This topic describes some of the common console options you could use when performing the Linux operating system installation. Which console option you choose to use will depend on the type of installation you want to perform.
You can mix and match any console option with any installation media option .
Console via Serial Port Connection. This option uses a console via a serial port connection to capture the output and input of the Linux OS installation.
If you choose to use a serial port connection to perform the OS installation, you must:
Physically attach the console to the serial port on either the Sun Blade Server Module (blade) or the Chassis Monitoring Module (CMM). For details, see Attach Local Serial Console to Sun Blade Server Module or Attach Serial Console to CMM.
Log in to ILOM as an Administrator.
Use a local client interface, such as a terminal window, capable of capturing the text output and input of the Linux OS installation.
Start the ILOM CLI console on the CMM or blade SP, for example: For CMM, you would type:
start /CH/BL#/SP/console
where # = the slot number of the blade in the chassis
For blade SP, you would type:
start /SP/console
Console via VGA Port Connection. This option uses a console via a VGA port connection to capture the output and input of the Linux OS installation.
If you choose to use the a VGA port connection to perform the OS installation, you must:
Physically attach the VGA console to the VGA analog port that is located on the front panel of the blade . For details, see Attach Local VGA Monitor to Sun Blade Server Module.
Physically attach a keyboard and mouse to the USB connectors on the front panel of the blade.
Use the start console command to direct the input and output of the OS installation to the VGA port connection.
Sun ILOM Remote Console (Remote KVMS). The Sun ILOM Remote Console is a Java application that is launched from the ILOM web interface. For this console option, the output device is the remote console that is running the Sun ILOM Remote Console application. The input devices are the remote keyboard and mouse.
If you choose to use the Sun ILOM Remote Console to perform the OS installation, you must:
Have network connectivity established to the Sun Blade 8000 or 8000 P Modular System. For details, see Attach CMM Network Management Cables and Configure Sun Blade 8000 Series Management Network.
Have the IP address for either the CMM or the blade SP. For details, see Configure Sun Blade 8000 Series Management Network.
Log in to ILOM as an Administrator.
Launch the Sun ILOM Remote Console (Java application running on a remote console) to capture the text input and output of the Linux OS installation.
For details about configuring ILOM for remote KVMS and launching the Sun ILOM Remote Console, see Use Sun ILOM Remote Console.
Console via SSH Connection. This option accesses the serial console of the operating system through a SSH connection to either the CMM or the blade SP. This option is similar to the “console via serial port connection” option except that it uses a SSH connection rather than a physical connection to the serial port.
If you choose to use a secure connection to perform the OS installation, you must:
Have network connectivity established to the Sun Blade 8000 Series. For details, see Attach CMM Network Management Cables and Configure Sun Blade 8000 Management Network.
Have the IP address for either the CMM or the Sun Blade Server Module SP to established a connection. For detail information about assigning an IP address to a CMM or Sun Blade Server Module SP, see Configure Sun Blade 8000 Series Management Network.
Log in to ILOM as an Administrator.
Have a remote client capable of establishing a secure shell connection to capture the text output and input of the Linux OS installation.
Start the ILOM CLI console on the CMM or blade SP, for example:
For CMM, you would type:
start /CH/BL#/SP/console
where # = the slot number of the blade in the chassis
For blade SP, you would type:
start /SP/console