Prior to installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux on a Sun Blade Server Module, consider these prerequisites:
You should have properly configured the boot sequence in the BIOS. For more information, see Configure BIOS Settings for New Installations.
You should have configured your network installation server on the same network as the Sun Blade Server Module.
You should have configured your site's installation environment:
Established console access. For more information see, Console Options.
Installation media. For more information see, Local and Remote Install Media Options.
Installation target. For more information, see Choose an Installation Target.
If you are installing Linux to a SAN device, you must configure the FC SAN adapter prior to performing the Linux OS installation. For more information, see Guidelines for Installing an Operating System to FC SAN Device.
You should have a list of MAC addresses for the NEMs or EMs installed in the Sun Blade 8000 Chassis. These MAC addresses should have been recorded for future reference prior to installing the EM or NEM into the system chassis. For more information about data port MAC addresses, see NEM and EM External Data Port MAC Addresses. For more information about obtaining the MAC addresses of the EM and NEM data ports, see Add Network Express Module (NEM) or Add PCIe ExpressModule (EM).