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Hardware Installation

Operating System Installation

Solaris

About Oracle Solaris OS Installation

Oracle Solaris Installation Task Table

Supported Oracle Solaris Operating System Versions

Supported OS Versions and Latest Information

Latest Information in Product Notes

OS Installation Options

Single-Server Installation Methods

Assisted OS Installation

Manual OS Installation

Oracle System Assistant

Oracle System Asssistant Overview

Oracle System Assistant OS Installation Task

Obtaining Oracle System Assistant

Preparing to Install the OS

Obtaining Oracle Solaris Documentation

Selecting the Installation Method

Set Up the Local Console

Set Up the Remote Console

Setting Up BIOS

Load BIOS Optimal Default Settings

Select the BIOS Boot Mode

Installing the Oracle Solaris OS

Installing the Oracle Solaris OS

Install the Solaris OS (Oracle System Assistant)

Install the Oracle Solaris OS (Manually)

Identify Logical and Physical Network Interface Names

Install Server System Tools (Optional)

Access System Drivers

Linux

About Linux OS Installation

Supported Linux OS Versions and Latest Information

Supported Linux Operating Systems

Oracle Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel for Linux

Linux OS Installation Options

Single-Server Installation Methods

Assisted OS Installation

Manual OS Installation

Oracle System Assistant

Oracle System Assistant OS Installation Task

Obtaining Oracle System Assistant

Preparing to Install the OS

Downloading Installation Media Kits

Download Oracle Linux Media Kits

Download SLES Media Kits

Download RHEL Media Kits

Selecting the Installation Method

Set Up the Local Console

Set Up the Remote Console

Setting Up BIOS

Load BIOS Optimal Default Settings

Select the BIOS Boot Mode

Installing the Operating System

Identifying Logical and Physical Network Interface Names

Identify Logical and Physical Network Interface Names (Oracle Linux or RHEL)

Identify Logical and Physical Network Interface Names (SLES)

Install a Linux OS (Oracle System Assistant)

Installing a Linux OS Manually

Install Oracle Linux Manually

Install SLES Manually

Install RHEL Manually

Installing Server System Tools and Updating Drivers

Install Server System Tools

Update or Install System Drivers

Updating a Linux OS to a New Version

Update the Oracle Linux Operating System Version

Update the SLES Operating System Version

Update the RHEL Operating System Version

OVM

About Oracle VM Software Installation

Oracle VM Installation Task Table

Oracle VM Overview

Supported Oracle VM Software

Oracle VM Installation Options

Single-Server Installation Methods

Multiple-Server Installation Options

Oracle System Assistant

Oracle System Asssistant Overview

Oracle System Assistant Install OS Task

Obtaining Oracle System Assistant

Preparing for Oracle VM Server Installation

Selecting the Installation Method

Set Up the Local Console

Set Up the Remote Console

Creating a Virtual Disk and Setting the Boot Disk

Setting Up BIOS

Select the BIOS Boot Mode

Disable VT-d and SR-IOV in BIOS

Installing Oracle VM Server

Install Oracle VM Server (Oracle System Assistant)

Installing Oracle VM Server (Manually)

Install Oracle VM Server (Local or Remote Media)

Installing Oracle VM Server (PXE Server)

PXE Server Installation Requirements

Install Oracle VM Server (PXE Server)

Completing the Oracle VM Installation

Access Server System Tools

Install Oracle VM NEM Drivers

Creating and Managing Oracle VM Resources

Windows

About Windows OS Installation

Supported OS Versions and Latest Information

Supported Windows Operating Systems

OS Installation Options

Single-Server Installation Methods

Assisted OS Installation

Manual OS Installation

Windows Deployment Services OS Installation

Oracle System Assistant

Oracle System Assistant OS Installation Task

Obtaining Oracle System Assistant

Preparing to Install the OS

Selecting the Installation Method

Set Up the Local Console

Set Up the Remote Console

Setting Up BIOS

Load BIOS Optimal Default Settings

Select the BIOS Boot Mode

Installing the Windows OS

Install Windows (Oracle System Assistant)

Install Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows Server 2008 SP2 (Manually)

Install Windows Server 2012 or 2012 R2 (Manually)

Install Windows Server (PXE)

Installing Server System Tools and Updating Drivers

Install Server System Tools

Update System Drivers

ESX

About VMware ESXi Installation

Installation Task Map

VMware ESXi 5 and Server Module Documentation

Supported VMware ESXi Software

Software Installation Options

Interactive Installation Methods

Preparing for ESXi 5 Installation

Set Up the Local Console

Set Up the Remote Console

Gather Required Information

Select the BIOS Boot Mode

Creating a Virtual Disk and Setting the Boot Disk

Installing VMware ESXi 5

Install VMware ESXi 5 (Local or Remote Interactive Installation)

Install VMware ESXi 5 Drivers

Update VMware ESXi 5

Service

Index

Oracle VM Installation Options

You can choose to install the Oracle VM software on a single server or on multiple servers. The scope of this document is for single-server software installations.

Single-Server Installation Methods

The following table lists the available single-server installation methods. Instructions for each installation method are available in Installing Oracle VM Server .

Media Delivery Method
Additional Requirements
Local assisted OS installation – Uses Oracle System Assistant.
A monitor, USB keyboard and mouse, USB device, and Oracle VM distribution media. For more information, see Oracle System Assistant.
Remote assisted OS installation – Uses Oracle System Assistant.
Network access to Oracle ILOM to launch OSA from a remote client, Oracle VM distribution media (remote client accessible DVD or ISO image). For more information, see Oracle System Assistant.
Local using a CD/DVD drive – Uses a physical CD/DVD drive connected to the server.
A monitor, USB keyboard and mouse, a USB CD/DVD drive, and Oracle VM distribution media.
Remote using a CD/DVD drive or CD/DVD .iso image – Uses a redirected physical CD/DVD drive on a remote system running the Oracle ILOM Remote Console application.
A remote system with a browser, an attached physical CD/DVD drive, Oracle VM distribution media, and network access to the server's management port.
PXE image – Uses an image of the OS installed on a PXE server.
A PXE server with the OS image installed.

Multiple-Server Installation Options

Oracle Enterprise Manager Ops Center can be used for multiple server software installations. For information about using Oracle Enterprise Manager Ops Center, refer to:

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/oem/ops-center/index.html