| Sun Blade X6220 Server Module Operating System Installation Guide |    
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Overview |
There are several supported operating system (OS) distributions and several ways to install each. This document is intended only as a general guide that refers you to detailed procedures.
Solaris 10 5/08 may be pre-installed on your Sun Blade X6220 server module. If not, you can install it. You can also install these 64-bit Linux or VMware operating systems:
You must complete the following prerequisite steps before you can begin installing an OS.
| Note - If you install a Linux OS by using the Sun Installation Assistant (see Chapter 2), which is the recommended procedure, you do not need to create a driver CD. |
Chapter 3 (RHEL), Chapter 4 (SLES), Chapter 5 (Solaris), and Chapter 6 (VMware) provide the information you need to manually install these operating systems.
For all supported Linux operating systems, you can use the Sun Installation Assistant (SIA) described in Chapter 2. The SIA simplifies installation and handles the acquisition and installation of the appropriate drivers automatically. If you choose to install a Linux OS manually, you must obtain and install the drivers yourself.
| Note - If you use SIA to install Linux, you do not need to refer to Chapter 3 (RHEL) or Chapter 4 (SLES) except as you are instructed to do in the Sun Installation Assistant for Windows and Linux User’s Guide (820-3357). |
Whether or not you use SIA, you have three basic options for installing an OS:
1. Local CD Installation To install the OS at the server, you will need to use a dongle cable plugged into the front slot of the Sun Blade X6220 server module. The dongle can connect a physical USB CD drive, a keyboard, a mouse, and a monitor. Depending on the equipment you have at hand, you may need a USB hub to increase the number of USB ports available (the Sun-supplied dongle only includes two).
2. Remote Console Installation You can use the ILOM Remote Console application to install the OS from a server on your network. ILOM 2.0 or later is required. You can download the ILOM 2.0.3.1 firmware for your X6220 server module from the product download page at http://www.sun.com/downloads.
3. PXE Boot The network ports for the X6220 server module are provided either through a network express module (NEM, NEM+) or PCI express module (PCI EM) installed on the back of the chassis.
The Sun documents can be found at http://docs.sun.com.
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, Linux, and VMware OS installation. For instructions on installing the Windows Server 2003 Operating System onto the Sun Blade X6220 server module, see the Sun Blade X6220 Server Modules Windows Operating System Installation Guide (820-0188).