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Solaris Installation |
This chapter contains instructions for installing the Solaris 10 Operating System from network or media, and is intended for experienced system administrators who are familiar with using the Solaris OS on an x86 platform.
| Note - If you are configuring the preinstalled Solaris 10 Operating System that is shipped with the server, refer to the Sun Fire X2250 Server Installation Guide. |
This chapter contains the following topics:
Before starting the Solaris 10 installation, you should ensure the following requirements are met.
You can download or order the media for Solaris 10 at http://www.sun.com/software/solaris/get.jsp.
For Solaris 10 5/08 installations, see overall planning information at:
http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/820-4038.
For a non-networked system, you need to know the host name of the system you are installing and the language and the locales that you intend to use on the system.
For a networked system, use the checklist to gather the following information:
If you are installing the Solaris OS over the network, you need to set up a
PXE-based network installation before you install the Solaris OS.
For information about setting up a PXE-based network installation, see Solaris 10 Installation Guide: Network-Based Installations at
http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/820-4040
http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/820-4078
http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/820-4038
http:// docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/820-4039
http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/820-4040
http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/820-4042
The following tasks must be performed in the order in which they are listed. Note that not all tasks are mandatory.
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Established installation environment. For more information see: |
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Set optimal default settings in the BIOS Setup Utility. For more information, see Configure BIOS Settings for New Installations. |
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Locate the Sun Fire X2250 Tools and Drivers CD provided with the X2250 server or download the required system device drivers from the following site: |
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Boot the Solaris 10 installation program to initiate the operating system installation. For more information see: |
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Install the system device drivers required for Solaris 10 installation. For more information, see |
This section summarizes the steps for installing the Solaris 10 OS over the network using a JumpStart image.
For additional information about performing a network installation, go to http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/820-4040. For specific information about performing custom JumpStart network installations, go to http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/820-4042.
Note that the installation server must have a CD/DVD drive, and it must be part of the site’s network and name service. If you use a name service, the server must already be in a name service, such as NIS, NIS+, DNS, or LDAP. If you do not use a name service, you must distribute information about this server by following your site’s policies.
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1. On the system that is to become the installation server, log in as root (superuser).
2. Insert the Solaris 10 media into the server's CD/DVD drive.
Enter the commands in this procedure in the terminal window at the system prompt.
4. Create a directory for the CD image. Type:
install_dir_path represents the directory where the CD image is to be copied.
5. Change to the Tools directory on the mounted disc. Type:
# cd /cdrom/cdrom0/Solaris_10/Tools
6. Copy the image in the drive to the installation server's hard drive. Type:
# ./setup_install_server install_dir_path
install_dir_path represents the directory where the CD image is to be copied.
7. Change directories to root (/). Enter:
8. Eject the Solaris 10 media.
9. Proceed with the instructions provided in:
The following procedure describes the initial steps involved for booting the Solaris 10 installation media from local or remote media (CD/DVD distribution media, ISO CD image, or JumpStart image). Use this procedure, along with the instructions for x86 platforms in Solaris 10 5/08 Installation Guide: Basic Installations (820-4040), to install the Solaris OS onto a X2250 server.
Note that the installation method described in this procedure includes directing the server output to the local console or to the Sun ILOM Remote Console when a local or remote CD/DVD drive is used. For additional information about redirecting storage devices in the Sun ILOM Remote Console, see Appendix A.
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2. Reset the X2250 server, for example:
3. In the BIOS power-on self-test screen, press F8 to specify a temporary boot device for the Solaris installation.
The Select Boot Device menu appears.
4. In the Select Boot Device menu, select either local, external, or virtual CD/ DVD device as the first boot device then press Enter.
5. Continue the normal Solaris installation. For more information, see
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1. Connect a serial terminal to the serial port on the X2250 server.
2. From a serial terminal, start a terminal session by doing one of the following:
Type the appropriate command to start a terminal session.
For example, you can start a terminal session on a Solaris console by typing:
Open the appropriate program to start a terminal session.
For example, you can start a terminal session on a Windows console by selecting:
Start -> Programs -> Accessories -> Communications -> Hyperterminal
Type the appropriate command to start a terminal session.
For example, to start a terminal session on a Linux console, you could launch Minicom.
Minicom is a text-based serial communication program that is included in the Linux distributions. For more information, see the man pages included in the Linux distribution.
3. Log in to the service processor as an administrator.
login: root
password: changeme
4. Enter the following command to use the serial console:
The system prompts you to confirm that you want to reset /SYS (y/n)?
6. Continue the reset operation by typing y (for yes) and pressing Enter.
The message Performing hard reset on /SYS appears followed by the system prompt -> .
7. At the system prompt (->), specify the following command to start the ILOM CLI console.
A message appears prompting you to confirm that you want to start the ILOM CLI console.
8. Continue the operation for starting the ILOM CLI console by typing y (for yes) and pressing Enter.
The server reboots and the BIOS screen appears.
The GRUB boot loader menu appears.
For more information about performing the installation from a serial terminal, follow the instructions in Solaris 10 5/08 Installation Guide: Network-Based Installations at: http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/820-4040.
After installing the Solaris 10 software on the X2250 server, you should install the AST2000 VGA driver.
| Note - The Sun Fire X2250 Server Tools and Drivers CD is provided in the Documentation and Media Kit, which is a customer orderable option. If necessary, you can also download an ISO image of the Tools and Drivers CD at http://www.sun.com/servers/x64/X2250/downloads.jsp. |
| Note - This installation method includes directing the server output to the local console or to the Sun ILOM Remote Console when a local or remote CD/DVD drive is used. For more information about redirecting devices to the Sun ILOM Remote Console, see Appendix A. |
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2. Change to the /cdrom/cdrom0/drivers/sx86 directory by typing the following command:
# cd /cdrom/cdrom0/drivers/sx86
3. Run the install script by typing the following command:
The system device driver(s) are now installed. The script prompts you to reboot the system for changes to take effect.
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