Install an Operating System on the Management Server

An operating system must be installed on the management server before you can install N1 System Manager.

• For a list of qualified Solaris and Linux operating systems that can be installed on the management server, see Sun N1 System Manager Hardware and OS Requirements in Sun N1 System Manager 1.3 Site Preparation Guide.

• For Solaris installation procedures, see Installing the Solaris OS on the Management Server in Sun N1 System Manager 1.3 Site Preparation Guide

• For Linux installation procedures, see Installing the RedHat Enterprise Linux OS on the Management Server in Sun N1 System Manager 1.3 Site Preparation Guide

Each section provides disk drive considerations for the chosen operating system and guidelines for installation of the chosen operating system.

When you have completed operating system installation on the management server, install the N1 System Manager software on the management server as described in the next section.