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Sun Fire V60x and Sun Fire V65x Server Linux Operating System Installation Guide

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Contents

Preface

1. Installing Red Hat Linux 7.3 Software on Sun Fire V60x and V65x Servers

Installing Red Hat Linux 7.3 Software From CDs

Required Items

Installing the Service Partition (Optional)

Installing Red Hat Linux 7.3 Software

Creating a SCSI Driver Disk

Installing Red Hat Linux 7.3 From a Network

Required Items

Installing the Service Partition (Optional)

Creating a PXE Install Image on the PXE Server

Installing Red Hat Linux 7.3 Software From a PXE Server

2. Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 Software on Sun Fire V60x and V65x Servers

Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 Software From CDs

Required Items

Downloading Required Drivers and Support Files

Creating a SCSI Driver Disk

Installing the Service Partition (Optional)

Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 Software

Installing the Kernel Source (Optional)

Configuring the Network Connection

Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 Software From a Network

Required Items

Installing the Service Partition (Optional)

Creating a PXE Install Image on the PXE Server

Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 Software From a PXE Server

Upgrading the Kernel

SCSI and Network Driver Upgrades

3. Installing Red Hat Linux 8.0 Software on Sun Fire V60x and V65x Servers

Installing Red Hat Linux 8.0 Software From CDs

Required Items

Downloading Required Drivers and Support Files

Creating a SCSI Driver Disk

Installing the Service Partition (Optional)

Installing Red Hat Linux 8.0 Software

Installing the Kernel Source (Optional)

Configuring the Network Connection

Installing Red Hat Linux 8.0 Software From a Network

Required Items

Installing the Service Partition (Optional)

Creating a PXE Install Image on the PXE Server

Installing Red Hat Linux 8.0 Software From a PXE Server

SCSI and Network Driver Upgrades

Copying Driver Upgrade Files

4. Installing Red Hat Linux 9 Software on Sun Fire V60x and V65x Servers

Installing Red Hat Linux 9 Software From CDs

Required Items

Installing the Service Partition (Optional)

Installing Red Hat Linux 9 Software

Downloading and Updating Required Drivers

Configuring the Network Connection

Installing Red Hat Linux 9 Software From a Network

Required Items

Installing the Service Partition (Optional)

Creating a PXE Install Image on the PXE Server

Installing Red Hat Linux 9 Software From a PXE Server

SCSI Driver Upgrades

A. Preconfiguring Your Network to Support PXE Installation

Downloading the Required Support Files

Configuring a DHCP Server

Installing Portmap

Configuring the TFTP Service

Installing and Configuring the neopxe Boot Server Daemon

Configuring the NFS Service

Disabling the Firewall

Installing Red Hat Linux

B. Using Other Linux Distributions With Your Sun Fire V60x or V65x Server

Adaptec SCSI Controller (aic79xx)

Building an Adaptec Driver

Intel PRO/1000 Network Interface Controller (e1000)