How to Erase Your Boot Hard Disk

Your server might have the Oracle Solaris OS preinstalled on the hard drive. If an OS is installed, you must erase it before installing Oracle VM.

Before You Begin

Obtain a copy of the Tools and Drivers CD.

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Caution - This procedure erases all data from the hard drive. Back up any data you wish to save before starting this procedure.

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1. Back up any data on the hard drive that you want to save.
2. Insert the Tools and Drivers CD into the remote console (JavaRConsole).

   Refer to Communicating With Oracle ILOM and the System Console in Sun Server X2-8 (formerly Sun Fire X4800 M2) Installation Guide.

3. Boot the system from the Tools and Drivers CD.

   The tools and drivers main menu appears.

4. Select Erase Primary Boot Hard Disk.

   The Erase Primary Boot Hard Disk command erases all partitions currently on the primary hard drive, except for the diagnostic partition. An existing diagnostic partition is not erased.

Next Steps

Proceed to How to Create a Virtual Disk.