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Sun Fire X2270 M2 Server Installation Guide for ESX Software
Preparing to Install VMware ESX 4.0 and ESXi 4.0
Task Map for the VMware Installation
How to Obtain VMware Installation and Administration Documentation
How to Obtain an Image of the Installation File
Selecting a Boot Media and OS Delivery Option
How to Update the ESX or ESXi Operating System
Translating Network Interface Card PCI Bus Numbers to Physical Network Ports
How to Install VMware ESXi 4.0
How to Boot From OS Media Locally
During the ESX 4.0 installation process, you must choose a live network adapter port (NET 0 or NET 1) for the VMware service console. The network adapters are identified by the MAC address of the NIC. Use this procedure to determine the MAC address of the NICs.
For information about accessing the ILOM CLI , refer to Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) 3.0 Supplement for the Sun Fire X2270 M2 Server or the Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) 3.0 Getting Started Guide.
-> show /SYS/MB/NETn
where is n is 0 or 1.
For example:
The CLI command show /SYS/MB/NET0, would produce the following output, where the fru_serial_number field lists the MAC address:
->show /SYS/MB/NET0 /SYS/MB/NET0 Targets: Properties: type = Network Interface ipmi_name = MB/NET0 fru_name = GIGABIT ETHERNET CONTROLLERS fru_manufacturer = INTEL fru_part_number = 82575EB fru_serial_number = 00:21:28:3d:ec:04 fault_state = OK clear_fault_action = (none)
Note - For more information about the ILOM CLI commands, refer to Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) 3.0 CLI Procedures Guide.
–> exit
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