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Sun Server X2-8 (formerly Sun Fire X4800 M2) Installation Guide for Linux Operating Systems     Sun Server X2-8 (formerly Sun Fire X4800 M2) Documentation Library
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Sun Server X2-8 Name Change

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About This Documentation

Change History

Linux Installation Task Map

Oracle Hardware Installation Assistant (OHIA)

Task Overview

Obtaining OHIA

Preparing for OS Installation

How to Erase Your Boot Hard Disk

Creating a Virtual Disk

About Using the x2APIC Option

Selecting a Media Delivery Method

Local Installation by Accessing the Console Using the Serial or Video Port

Remote Installation by Accessing the Console Using Oracle ILOM

Installing Oracle Linux

Installing Oracle Linux From Distribution Media

Updating Oracle Linux

Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Installing RHEL From Distribution Media

Updating RHEL

Installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

Installing SLES From Distribution Media

Updating SLES

Configuring a Linux Server to Support PXE Installation

Overview of PXE

How to Install and Configure a DHCP Server for PXE

How to Install Portmap on Your PXE Server

How to Configure the TFTP Service on Your PXE Server

How to Configure PXELINUX on Your PXE Server

How to Configure the NFS Service on Your PXE Server

Disabling the Firewall

How to Disable the Firewall for SUSE Linux

How to Disable the Firewall for Oracle Linux or Red Hat Enterprise Linux

How to Create a PXE Installation Image for Oracle Linux

How to Create a PXE Installation Image for RHEL

How to Create a PXE Installation Image for SLES

How to Create a PXE Installation Image for Oracle VM

How to Install Linux From a PXE Server

Identifying Logical and Physical Network Interface Names for Linux OS Configuration

How to Identify Installed Network Ports

How to Identify Logical and Physical Network Interface Names While Installing Oracle Linux or RHEL

How to Identify Logical and Physical Network Interface Names While Installing SLES

Index

How to Create a PXE Installation Image for SLES

The following steps explain how to create the directory setup containing SLES 11 files for PXE installation.

Before You Begin

The PXE installation procedure requires the following items:

  1. Set up the directory structure that will hold the SLES 11 OS. Type:
    # mkdir -p /home/pxeboot/sles11 

    You can use a different target directory from the /home/pxeboot/sles11/ directory shown. The examples in this procedure use this directory.

  2. Enter the following commands to copy the contents of each SLES distribution CD to the appropriate PXE subdirectory:
    # mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
    # cp -r /mnt/cdrom/* /home/pxeboot/sles11/
    # umount /mnt/cdrom

    Note - You must place the entire contents of SLES 11 in a single directory.


  3. Remove the media from the server.