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Overview |
This chapter presents an overview for installing an operating system (OS) on a Sun Blade X6450 server module. The Sun Blade X6450 supports several operating systems, and for each OS there are several different installation methods. This document covers installation of supported Solaris, Linux, and VMware operating systems only.
Note - To install the Windows Server Operating System on the Sun Blade X6450 server module, see the Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Windows Operating System Installation Guide. |
This chapter includes the following sections:
Before installing an OS on your server module, review the following sections for an understanding of the prerequisites and the decision-making process.
Complete the following tasks before you can begin the installation.
Note - See the Sun Blade X6450 Installation Guide for an overview of network hardware, and for instructions to configure the boot device. |
See the documentation for your particular Linux OS. For information about the SIA, see the Sun Installation Assistant for Windows and Linux User's Guide, and http://www.sun.com/systemmanagement/sia.jsp.
In addition, you must decide the following:
1. Which operating system are you installing?
Note - To install the Windows operating system, see the Sun Blade X6450 Windows Operating System Installation Guide. |
2. Are you configuring the server for diskless booting?
See Installing the Solaris 10 OS or Solaris 10 Installation Guide: Network-Based Installations at http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/817-5504 |
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See Red Hat Enterprise Linux System Administration Guide at https://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/ |
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3. Which installation method will you use?
Note - For information on remote KVMS devices, see Using a Remote Control Application (KVMS). |
4. Will you need to update the operating system and drivers?
In general, you need to perform updates after the operating system has been installed. For an update, see the appropriate chapter that corresponds to the OS you will install.
The chapters in this guide provide detailed installation information. For relevant procedures, see the appropriate chapter of this guide for your particular OS.
You should also gather the installation, administration, and configuration documentation distributed with the operating system. These documents generally accompany the distribution media as printed manuals or are included as PDF files on the medium itself. In many cases, the latest versions of such documents are also downloadable from the web site of the OS vendor.
The Sun Blade X6450 is a diskless server. This means that you cannot install the operating system on a local disk because it does not have one.
There are a number of options that allow you to access disks as if they were local. Most of them require hardware configuration before you can install an operating system.
For configurations that require additional hardware, you must install the hardware before you can install the operating system. You might also need to configure the boot device in the BIOS.
The Sun Blade X6450 server module supports industry-standard KVMS with devices connected to it through the service processor. This ability allows you to mount and boot from a remote CD/DVD, or an ISO file image.
Your server module might have one of two service processors:
The following sections describe how to configure KVMS on each.
To Mount a CD/DVD or Equivalent ISO Image File Using ELOM |
1. Locate your installation CD/DVD or the equivalent ISO images.
2. Connect to the ELOM Service Processor web GUI.
3. Click the Remote Control tab.
5. Click the Launch Redirection button to start the JavaRConsole application.
From the JavaRConsole Storage/Mount Device menu, you can redirect the CD in two ways:
The distribution media (or ISO file) is now mounted. When you power on the server module, it will appear in the BBS popup (boot list) menu as Virtual CD/DVD.
For more information about setting up a remote KVMS connection to your server with the ELOM Remote Console application, see the Sun Blade X6450 Embedded Lights Out Manager Administration Guide.
To Mount a CD/DVD or Equivalent ISO Image File Using ILOM |
1. Locate your installation CD/DVD or the equivalent ISO images.
3. Change the mouse mode from absolute to relative if you are installing one of the following operating systems.
RHEL 4.x, SLES, or VMware (with older Linux kernel).
a. Click the Remote Control tab.
b. Click the Mouse Mode Settings tab.
c. Select Relative Mouse Mode.
The ILOM displays a message, then reboots itself.
e. When the ILOM has rebooted, re-establish the remote session.
4. Click the Remote Control tab.
The Remote Control screen appears.
5. Click the Launch Redirection button.
The ILOM remote console appears.
6. In the Devices menu, select the following:
Depending on your selection, a dialog directs you to select either a CD/DVD drive, or a file.
7. Select the CD/DVD drive, or the ISO file.
The distribution media (or ISO file) is now mounted. When you power on the server module, it will appear in the BBS popup (boot list) menu as Virtual CD/DVD.
For more information about setting up a remote KVMS connection to your server with the ILOM Remote Console application, see the Sun Integrated Lights Out Manager 2.0 User Guide.
If you choose to do a local installation, you must connect a dongle cable directly to the server module.
The dongle cable connection appears in FIGURE 1-1.
Note - The dongle cable has either three of four connectors. FIGURE 1-1 shows a dongle with four connectors. |
1. Connect a USB hub to one of the USB connectors on the dongle.
2. Connect a keyboard, mouse, and CD drive to the USB hub or to the other USB connector.
3. Connect a monitor to the VGA port.
FIGURE 1-1 Dongle Cable Connections
DB9 serial console to server module ELOM. Note - This connector is not present on a three-connector dongle. |
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