Configure the Preinstalled Oracle Solaris Operating System

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This procedure provides instructions for configuring a preinstalled Oracle Solaris operating system (OS).

After you have completed the Oracle Solaris OS Preinstallation Configuration Worksheet, use the following procedure to configure the preinstalled Oracle Solaris OS.

Log in to Oracle ILOM web interface or CLI.
See the Connecting to Oracle ILOM section.
Power on the server, using one of the following methods:
- From the Oracle ILOM web interface:
  1. Select the System Information > Summary screen from the navigation tree.
  2. In the Actions section of the Summary screen, click the Turn On button next to Power State.
- From the Oracle ILOM CLI, type the following command from the prompt:
  start /System
  
  When prompted, type y to confirm:
  
  Are you sure you want to start /System (y/n)?y
  
  Starting /System
The server begins the boot process.

Start the Remote Console.
- From the Oracle ILOM web interface, select Remote Control > Redirection in the navigation panel. Then, click the Launch Remote Console button to launch video console redirection.
- From the Oracle ILOM CLI, type the following command at the CLI prompt:
  start /HOST/console
  
  Are you sure you want to start /HOST/console (y/n)? y
  
  Serial console started.
After the server boots, the GRUB menu appears. For example (your preinstalled version might be different):
```
GNU GRUB Version 1.99 ,5.11.0.175.1.0.0.24.2

Oracle Solaris 11.1 - Serial Port ttya
Oracle Solaris 11.1 - Graphics Adapter
```
Note - When the GRUB menu appears, you have five seconds to make a selection.
From the GRUB menu, do one of the following:
- If you are using the Oracle ILOM CLI, use the up/down arrow keys to select the Serial Port (ttya) option and press Enter.
- If you are using Oracle ILOM Remote Console Plus (or a direct video port connection), use the up/down arrow keys to select the Graphics Adapter option and press Enter.
Note - If you do not make a selection, Serial Port (ttya) is used by default. This means that for the remainder of the OS configuration process, the system directs its output to the serial port and not to the video port.

Note - If needed, at the GRUB menu you can type e to edit commands before booting, or type c for a command line.

Follow the Oracle Solaris installer on-screen prompts to configure the operating system.
Use the information gathered in Oracle Solaris OS Preinstallation Configuration Worksheet to help you enter the system and network information as you are prompted.

The order of the configuration screens that appear may vary, depending on the method that you chose for assigning network information to the server (DHCP or static IP address).

After you have entered the system configuration information, the server completes the boot process and displays the Oracle Solaris login prompt.

See Also

For information about using the Oracle Solaris OS, including updating and registration, see Oracle Solaris Operating System Documentation.