Install SLES Manually

Before You Begin

• Prepare the server storage drives. For more information, refer to the Sun Blade X4-2B Installation Guide .

• Perform the steps in the section, Preparing to Install the OS.

• While configuring an operating system for a networked server, you must provide the logical names (assigned by the OS) and the physical name (MAC address) of each network interface. See Identifying Logical and Physical Network Interface Names for details.

• Obtain the SLES OS installation guide available with the media kit.

1. Download the OS-specific ZIP package file from My Oracle Support.

   Refer to: Getting Server Firmware and Software Updates in Sun Blade X4-2B Installation Guide .

2. Unzip the file to a location accessible to the server.

   These are the OS-specific drivers and supplemental software (tools) for the server. For information about the file system structure, refer to Oracle X4 Series Servers Administration Guide.

3. Insert the Linux distribution DVD, or access the ISO image distribution media.
4. Power on or reset the server.

   BIOS messages appear on the console.

   
   
5. When you see a message offering a series of selections, press F8.

   After a delay, a menu offers a selection of boot devices (see the following example).

   
   
6. Select a boot device from the list.

   To boot from a physical CD/DVD or from an ISO image, select CD/DVD.

   Control passes to the OS installation program on the media.

7. Follow the instructions provided with the OS installation guide to complete the installation of the system software.

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   Note - If you already have an operating system besides Linux installed (for example, the Solaris OS), it appears as a partition during the installation process. If you choose to install SLES on that partition, it overwrites the OS. If you wish to preserve the partition, you must install SLES on a different partition.

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Next Steps

Installing Server System Tools and Updating Drivers