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Operating System Installation Overview |
This chapter contains an overview of what you need to do if you plan to install a new operating system (OS) on your Sun Fire X2200 M2 server.
This chapter contains the following sections:
Note - If you have the Solaris 10 OS preinstalled on your Sun Fire X2200 M2 server, see the Sun Fire X2200 M2 Server Installation Guide for information about configuring the OS.
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The Solaris 10 6/06 OS, or later version, might be preinstalled on your server, depending on your hard drive configuration. If you do not plan to use the Solaris 10 OS preinstalled on your Sun Fire X2200 M2 server, you can install an OS of your choosing.
The following minimum OS versions are supported for the Sun Fire X2200 M2 server:
The most updated list of supported operating systems and certifications can be found at:
http://www.sun.com/servers/x64/x2200/os.jsp
You can order supported versions of Red Hat and SUSE operating systems from Sun at the following web site:
http://www.sun.com/software/linux/index.html
Instructions for installing these operating systems are provided in the media sets that are packaged with the OS software.
The following is an overview of the procedures that are needed to install a new OS.
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If you are not using the optional DVD drive for preparing the system for OS installation and installing the OS, see Section 1.3.1, Accessing the Server Output During Installation |
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If you have an OS preinstalled on the server, you need to remove it before installing a new operating system. See Section 1.3.2, Erasing the Primary Boot Hard Disk. |
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You need to make sure that the BIOS is set up for the OS that you plan to install. See Section 1.3.3, Setting up the BIOS for OS Installation. |
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If you plan to configure your server for RAID operation, you need to perform some setup tasks before installing the operating system. See Section 1.3.4, Configuring Your System for RAID. |
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Install the operating system, update the drivers, and run OS updates, as necessary. |
See Section 1.4, Choosing an OS Installation Method and the chapter that corresponds to the OS that you want to install: |
This section describes how to prepare your server for OS installation:
If you are not using the local DVD drive and monitor for the Tools and Drivers CD or OS installation CD, you have these options for your display environment:
1. View system output serially, through the Embedded Lights Out Manager (ELOM) service processor (SP) SSH or through the physical port.
2. Use the remote KVMS feature of the ELOM
Depending on the hard drive (HD) configuration, your Sun Fire X2200 M2 server might have the Solaris 10 OS preinstalled. If you want to install a different OS or reinstall the Solaris 10 OS, use the Erase Primary Boot Hard Disk option on the Sun Fire X2200 M2 Server Tools and Drivers CD main menu. The Erase Primary Boot Hard Disk option allows you to erase a previously installed OS to make room for the new installation.
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1. Back up all data that you want to save on the hard drive.
2. Insert the Tools and Drivers CD into the server’s optional DVD drive.
If you have a system that does not have a DVD drive, see the Sun Fire X2200 M2 Server Service Manual for instructions on booting the Tools and Driver from a PXE server.
3. Boot the system from the Tools and Drivers CD.
4. When the Tools and Drivers CD main menu appears, select option 3, Erase Primary Boot Hard Disk.
This option erases all partitions currently located on the primary hard drive, except the diagnostic partition. The diagnostic partition is not erased.
If you plan to install an OS on the Sun Fire X2200 M2 Server, you need to make sure that the BIOS is set up correctly before you install the software. See the section for the procedure for your OS:
The default for the Installed OS option is Others. If the default has not been changed, you do not need to perform this setup for the for a Solaris or Linux operating system.
If the BIOS Installed OS option has been changed from the default, do the following for the Solaris 10, and Linux operating systems.
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1. Power on the server and when the Sun logo screen appears press the F2 key to enter the BIOS Setup Utility.
The BIOS Setup Utility main menu appears.
2. Select the Advanced tab, and then select ACPI Configuration.
3. Change the Installed O/S option to Others.
4. Press the F10 key to save your changes and exit the BIOS.
Use this procedure to set up the BIOS for an installation of Windows Server 2003.
1. Power on the server, and press the F2 key at the Sun logo screen to enter the BIOS Setup menu.
2. Select the Advanced tab, and then select ACPI Configuration.
3. Change the Installed O/S option to Windows.
4. Press the F10 key to save your changes and exit the BIOS.
You have two RAID support options for Sun Fire X2200 M2 server. You can use the onboard Nvidia NVRAID option, which only supports the Windows OS, or, if you have an LSI SAS2042E-R PCIe card installed in your server, you can use the LSI option. See the following sections for more information on your RAID options:
The onboard Nvidia NVRAID only supports the Windows OS for a true hardware RAID. See Chapter 4 for information about configuring a Windows server to use Nvidia RAID.
You can purchase an optional LSI PCIe card to enable RAID 0 and RAID 1, which is supported for all operating systems for SAS and SATA hard drives. You need the following for LSI RAID support:
See the Sun Fire X2200 M2 Server Service Manual for instructions about how to install the LSI PCIe card and hard drives.
To configure RAID using the LSI SAS3041E-R PCIe card, see the chapter that corresponds to your OS:
This section contains an overview of the possible installation methods that you can use for the OS that you plan to install. See the specific section for details.
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Section 1.4.2, Installing an OS Using Network Installation (PXE/Jumpstart/RIS) |
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Section 1.4.3, Installing an OS Using Remote KVMS With Virtual CD-ROM |
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This method includes installing the OS directly onto the server, using the server’s onboard DVD, a USB connected drive, and a VGA monitor attached to the system.
For more details on CD/DVD installation for your specific operating system, see the instructions included in your installation software or the online documentation referenced in the specific OS chapters in this document.
This method includes setting up an installation on a host server, and then installing the OS using the PXE protocol over the network.
Network installation methods for supported operating systems include:
For more details about network installation for your specific OS, see the instructions included in your installation software or the specific OS chapters in this document.
Due to missing network interface card (NIC) drivers in some operating systems, the following is recommended for network installations:
For specific instructions on RIS installation for the Sun Fire X2200 M2 server, see Appendix B.
This method involves using a remote networked system and the Embedded Lights Out Manager (ELOM) web GUI’s Remote Console application to install the OS on the Sun Fire X2200 M2 server. The CD/DVD drive of the remote system is used to access the OS media, and all output of the Sun Fire X2200 M2 server is displayed on the remote system (using Remote Console).
For more information about using the Remote Console application and remote keyboard, video, mouse, and storage (RKVMS), see the Sun Fire X2200 M2 Server Embedded Lights Out Manager Administration Guide.
This method includes directing the server output to a terminal over the serial port.
For detailed instructions for other operating systems, see the installation instructions for your OS or specific OS chapters in this document.
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