Preparing to Install an OS

This section provides instructions for installing the Linux operating system (OS) on a Sun Blade X6275 M2 server module.

The Sun Blade X6275 M2 server module consists of two nodes, each with its own service processor (SP), and each capable of supporting its own operating system. These nodes are fully independent of each other, and must be managed as if they were separate servers. Therefore, for each server module, you must perform a separate operating system installation on each node.

The Sun Blade X6275 M2 supports multiple versions of the Linux OS. The minimum supported versions are:

• Oracle Linux 5.5 64-bit

• Red Hat Linux (RHEL) 5.5 64-bit

• SLES 10 SP3 64-bit and SLES 11 SP1 64-bit

For the latest list of supported operating systems, see http://www.oracle.com/goto/x6275m2.

Next Steps

Before installing an OS onto your server module, review the following sections and complete the tasks.

1. Preparing the Server

2. Things You Must Decide

3. Obtaining Necessary Items

4. Obtaining Drivers

After you have completed the tasks in these sections, proceed to one of the following sections to complete the installation:

• Installing Oracle Linux

• Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux

• Installing the SLES Operating System