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Sun Blade X6440 Server Module Operating System Installation Guide
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Contents |
About Installing an Operating System on a Sun Blade X6440 Server Module
2. Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux
About the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Installation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Installation and Administration Documentation
Task Map for the RHEL Installation
Preparing to Install the RHEL Operating System
Obtaining Updated RHEL Operating System Media Kits
Installing RHEL Operating System Updates and Patches
Installing the RHEL Operating System From Local Distribution Media
To Install RHEL From Local Distribution Media
Installing the RHEL Operating System Using the Remote Console Application
To Install RHEL Using the ILOM Remote Console Application
Installing the RHEL Operating System Using PXE
Task Map for RHEL Installation Using PXE
Preconfiguring a Network to Support PXE Installation of RHEL
To Install Portmap on a DHCP Server
To Configure the TFTP Service on the DHCP Server
To Install and Configure the neopxe Boot Server Daemon
To Configure the NFS Service on the DHCP Server
Creating a PXE Install Image on the PXE Server
Installing the RHEL Operating System From a PXE Server
To Install a RHEL Operating System From a PXE Server
Updating the RHEL Operating System
To Update the RHEL Operating System
3. Installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10
About SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Installation
Installing the SLES 10 Operating System
SLES 10 Installation and Configuration Documentation
Task Map for the SLES 10 Installation
Preparing to Install the SLES 10 Operating System
Installing the SLES 10 Operating System From Distribution Media
To Install the SLES 10 Operating System From Distribution Media
Installing SLES 10 Using the Remote Console Application
To Install SLES 10 Using the Remote Console Application
Preconfiguring the Network to Support PXE Installation of SLES 10
Installing and Configuring the neopxe Boot Server Daemon
To Install and Configure the neopxe Boot Server Daemon
Installing the SLES 10 Operating System Using PXE
Task Map for SLES 10 Installation
Configuring a SLES 10 PXE Installation Image on the PXE Server
Setting Up and Copying SLES 10 Operating System to a Directory
To Set Up and Copy SLES 10 Operating System to a Directory
Creating Links to SLES 10 PXE Files
To Create Links to the SLES 10 PXE Files
Installing SLES 10 From a PXE Server
To Install SLES 10 From a PXE Server
Updating the SLES 10 Operating System
To Update the SLES Operating System
About the Solaris 10 Installation
Task Map for Solaris 10 Installation
Preparing to Install the Solaris OS
Booting a Server in a GRUB-Based Environment
Booting a Server Over the Network Using PXE
To Boot a Server Over the Network Using PXE
Installing the Solaris OS From Distribution Media
To Install the Solaris OS From Distribution Media
Installing the Solaris Operating System Using a Serial Console
To Install the Solaris Operating System Using a Serial Console
About the OpenSolaris Installation
Task Map for OpenSolaris Installation
Installing OpenSolaris OS Using Local or Remote Media
To Install OpenSolaris OS Using Local or Remote Media
Post OpenSolaris Installation Tasks
Install System Device Drivers to Support Additional Hardware
Install Support Repository Updates
Enable the Option for Wake On LAN
6. Installing VMware ESX Server 3.5 Software
Task Map for VMware ESX Server 3.5 Installation
VMware Installation and Administration Documentation
VMware ESX Server 3.5 Update 1 Installation Overview
Downloading the VMware ESX Server 3.5 ISO Image
To Download the VMware ESX Server 3.5 ISO Image
Installing VMware ESX Server 3.5 From a Remote CD or Remote ISO Image
To Install VMware ESX Server 3.5 From a Remote CD or Remote ISO Image
Installing VMware ESX Server 3.5 From a Local CD
To Install VMware ESX Server 3.5 From a Local CD
Updating the VMware Server 3.5 Software With Updates and Patches
7. Installing and Booting an Operating System on Compact Flash
Compact Flash Operating System Installation Overview
Advantages and Disadvantages of Using Compact Flash
Prolonging Compact Flash Life Span by Reducing Write/Erase Cycles
Reducing OS Write/Erase Cycles for Linux OS Installation on Compact Flash
Redirecting Log Output for CF OS Installation
Redirecting Log Output to an NFS Share
To Redirect Log Output to an NFS Share
Redirecting Log Output Over the Network Using syslog
To Redirect Log Output Over the Network Using syslogd
Moving /tmp to tmpfs for an OS Installation on CF
Managing Swap Space for an OS Installation on Compact Flash
Configuring Swap on External Storage Post-Installation
To Configure Swap on External Storage Post-Installation
Reducing OS Write/Erase Cycles for Solaris OS or OpenSolaris OS Installation on CF
To Disable Swap by Editing the vfstab File
To Disable Swap Using the swap Command
To Configure a Dedicated Dump Device
Moving Temporary Files to a RAM Disk
To Move Temporary Files to a RAM Disk
Disabling Filesystem Access Time Updates
To Disable Filesystem Access Time Updates for ZFS
To Disable Filesystem Access Time Updates for UFS
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