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Sun Blade X6220 Server Module Operating System Installation Guide

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Contents

Tables

Preface

1. Overview

About Installing an Operating System on a Sun Blade X6220 Server Module

Supported Operating Systems

Installation Prerequisites

Installation Instructions

Installation Options

Related Documentation

2. Using the Sun Installation Assistant (SIA)

About the Sun Installation Assistant (SIA)

Features and Benefits

How to Get Started Using SIA

3. Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux

About the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Installation

Red Hat Installation and Administration Documentation

Task Map for RHEL Installation

Preparing to Install RHEL

Additional Software Updates or Patches

Obtaining Updated Media Kits

Installing RHEL From Distribution Media

Before You Begin

Required Items

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install RHEL From Local Media

Installing the RHEL OS Using the Remote Console Application

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install Using the ILOM Remote Console Application

Red Hat Enterprise Linux and PXE

Task Map

Preconfiguring Your Network to Support PXE Installation of RHEL

Required Items

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Download the Tools and Drivers CD Image

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Copy Files From the Tools and Drivers CD

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Configure a DHCP Server

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install Portmap on Your DHCP Server

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Configure the TFTP Service on Your DHCP Server

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install and Configure the neopxe Boot Server Daemon

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Configure the NFS Service on Your DHCP Server

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Disable the Firewall

Installing RHEL From the Network

Creating a PXE Install Image on the PXE Server

Before You Begin

Required Items

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Create a RHEL Image on Your PXE Install Server

Installing RHEL From a PXE Server

Before You Begin

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install a RHEL from a PXE Server

Updating the RHEL SCSI Drivers

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Update the RHEL SCSI Drivers

Updating the RHEL Operating System

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Update the RHEL4 Software

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Update the RHEL5 Software

4. Installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 and 10

Installing SLES 9

SLES 9 Installation and Configuration Documentation

Task Map for SLES 9 Installation

Preparing to Install SLES 9

Installation Prerequisites

Installing SLES 9 From Distribution Media

Required Items

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Perform a Basic Installation From Local CD/DVD Drive

Installing SLES 9 Using the Remote Console Application

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install SLES 9 Using the ILOM Remote Console Application

Installing SLES 10

SLES 10 Installation and Configuration Documentation

Task Map for SLES 10 Installation

Installing SLES 10 From Distribution Media

Required Items

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install SLES 10 from Distribution Media

Installing the SLES 10 Using the Remote Console Application

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install SLES 10 from the Remote Console

Preconfiguring Your Network to Support PXE Installation of SLES 9 or 10

Required Items

Copying Files From the Tools and Drivers CD

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Copy Files From the Tools and Drivers CD

Configuring a DHCP Server

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Configure a DHCP Server

Installing Portmap

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install Portmap

Configuring the TFTP Service

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Configure the TFTP Service

Installing and Configuring the neopxe Boot Server Daemon

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install and Configure the neopxe Boot Server Daemon

Configuring the NFS Service

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Configure the NFS Service

Disabling the Firewall

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Disable the Firewall

Installing SLES 9 Using PXE

Before You Begin

Task Map

Creating a SLES 9 Service Pack PXE Install Image on the PXE Server

Before You Begin

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Create a SLES 9 SP3 PXE Install Image on the PXE Server

Installing SLES 9, SP3 From a PXE Server

Before You Begin

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install a SLES 9 SP3 Image From a PXE Server

Installing SLES 10 Using PXE

Required Items

Creating a SLES 10 PXE Install Image on the PXE Server

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Create a SLES 10 Image on Your PXE Server

Installing SLES 10 From a PXE Server

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install SLES 10 From a PXE Server

Updating the SLES 9 or 10 Operating System

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Update Your SLES Operating System

Updating the SLES SCSI Drivers

5. Installing Solaris 10

About Solaris OS Installation

Before You Begin

System Requirements

Software Availability

Installation Methods

Installation Task Map

Where to Find Solaris 10 Information

Preparing to Install the Solaris OS

Installation Prerequisites

Booting a Server in a GRUB-Based Environment

Booting a Server Over the Network Using PXE

Before You Begin

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Boot a Server Over the Network Using PXE

Installing the Solaris OS From Distribution Media

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install the Solaris OS From Distribution Media

Using a Serial Console to Install the Solaris OS

Before You Begin

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Use a Serial Console to Install the Solaris OS

6. Installing VMware

Before You Begin

Task Map for VMware ESX Server 3 Installation

VMware Installation and Administration Documentation

Planning Network Interfaces

Select an Installation Method

VMware ESX Server 3 Installation Overview

Downloading the VMWare ESX Server ISO Image

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Download the VMware ESX Server ISO Image

Installing the VMware ESX Server OS Using the Remote Console Application

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install Using the ILOM Remote Console Application

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install VMware ESX Server 3 From a Local CD/DVD Drive

VMware Updates and Patches

A. Configuring RAID for Any Operating System from the BIOS

B. Identifying Logical and Physical Network Interface Names for Linux OS Configuration

Identifying Logical and Physical Network Interface Names While Installing a SUSE Linux OS

procedure iconsmall spaceLaunch User Shell and Identify Network Interfaces

Identifying Logical and Physical Network Interface Names While Installing a RHEL Linux OS

procedure iconsmall spaceLaunch User Shell and Identify Network Interfaces

C. Identifying Logical and Physical Network Interface Names for Solaris OS Installation

Identifying Logical and Physical Network Interface Names for a Pre-installed Solaris OS

Identifying Logical and Physical Network Interface Names While Installing a Solaris OS

procedure iconsmall spaceLaunch User Shell and Identify Network Interfaces

Index