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Sun Blade X3-2B (formerly Sun Blade X6270 M3) Installation Guide |
Sun Blade X3-2B Model Name Change
Getting the Latest Firmware and Software
About the Installation Procedure
About Server Features and Components
Server Module Front Panel and Indicators
Preparing to Install the Server Module
Attach the 3-Cable Dongle to the Server Module
Attach a VGA Monitor to the Dongle Video Connector
Attach a Keyboard and Mouse to the Dongle or Server Module
Attach a Serial Device to the Dongle
Determining the Oracle ILOM SP IP Address
Logging In to Server Module SP Oracle ILOM
Accessing the Server Module Console Through Oracle ILOM
Setting Up Software and Firmware
Accessing Oracle System Assistant
Set Up Software and Firmware (Oracle System Assistant)
Setting Up an Operating System and Drivers
Preparing the Storage Drives to Install an Operating System
SG-SAS6-REM-Z Host Bus Adapter
Prepare the Storage Drives (Oracle System Assistant)
Make a Virtual Drive Bootable (LSI WebBIOS Utility)
Configuring the Preinstalled Oracle Solaris OS
Oracle Solaris OS Documentation
Configure Preinstalled Oracle Solaris 11
Configuring Preinstalled Oracle VM Software
Oracle VM Server Configuration Worksheet
Configure the Preinstalled Oracle VM Server
Getting Started With Oracle VM
Configuring the Preinstalled Oracle Linux OS
Oracle Linux Configuration Worksheet
Configure the Preinstalled Oracle Linux OS
Register and Update Your Oracle Linux OS
Troubleshoot Installation Issues
Powering Off the Server for Graceful Shutdown
Powering Off the Server for Immediate Shutdown
Troubleshooting Server Power States
Technical Support Information Worksheet
Locating the System Serial Number
Getting Server Firmware and Software
Firmware and Software Access Options
Available Software Release Packages
If you have the Sun Storage 6 Gb SAS REM RAID HBA (SG-SAS6–R-REM-Z) HBA installed on your server, this section contains information to help you to prepare a storage drive for OS installation.
Note - When using the SG-SAS6–R-REM-Z HBA, you must create a volume before installing an OS. The system BIOS does not recognize a drive connected to SG-SAS6–R-REM-Z unless it is part of a volume. If there is more than a single volume on the HBA, the volume that the OS will be installed on should be set as the boot device.
The options available for preparing the storage drive are described in the following topics:
Oracle System Assistant is the easiest way to prepare the disk for operating system installation. The following table shows the name that Oracle System Assistant uses for the HBA and support in Oracle System Assistant.
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See Prepare the Storage Drives (Oracle System Assistant) for instructions on preparing the storage drives with Oracle System Assistant.
The LSI WebBIOS Configuration Utility resides on the HBA firmware.
You can use the LSI WebBIOS Configuration Utility to prepare the storage drive for the following reasons:
The server does not have Oracle System Assistant, or you prefer not to use Oracle System Assistant.
You want to create a RAID volume level 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 using the disk on which you plan to install the OS (Oracle System Assistant supports only RAID 0 and 1 for SAS6–R-REM-Z).
The following high-level steps explain the process for preparing the storage drives for OS installation using the LSI WebBIOS Configuration Utility:
Create one or more RAID volumes (virtual drives).
Refer to MegaRAID SAS Software User's Guide (link on the web page is Software User's Guide) This document is available at:
If you create more than one virtual drive, select one virtual drive as the boot volume. See Make a Virtual Drive Bootable (LSI WebBIOS Utility).
The MegaRAID SAS Software User's Guide does not include instructions for making a drive bootable.