C H A P T E R 1 |
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This book applies to the Sun Fire X4100 and X4200 servers, and to Sun Fire X4100 M2 and Sun Fire X4200 M2 servers.
There are several supported operating system (OS) distributions and several ways to install each one. This topic is intended only as a general guide.
You must complete the following prerequisite steps before you can begin the installation.
In addition to the prerequisites listed above, you must also decide the following:
For a current list of supported operating systems for the Sun Fire X4100 or X4100 M2 server, go to http://www.sun.com/servers/entry/x4100/os.jsp.
For a current list of supported operating systems for the Sun Fire X4200 or X4200 M2 Series server, go to http://www.sun.com/servers/entry/x4200/os.jsp.
Use the table below to determine reference documents for diskless booting for your OS.
See About Solaris OS Installation 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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See SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 Administration Guide at http://www.novell.com/documentation/oes/index.html?page=/documentation/oes/sles_admin/data/front.html |
Use the table below to determine your installation method.
Assisted installation using Sun Installation Assistant (this method provides an easy-to-use process for locally, or remotely, installing your operating system) |
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In general, you need to perform updates once the operating system has been installed. For details, see the appropriate chapter for your particular OS.
Option cards supported by operating systems are listed on the platform-specific product web page under Companion Products. To check if the driver of your option card is available for download, check the Option Cards link on the Product Page.
For example, Sun Fire X4100 M2 platform page and related option card are:
http://www.sun.com/servers/entry/x4100/ http://www.sun.com/servers/entry/x4100/optioncards.jsp
For complete platform listings please visit:
http://www.sun.com/servers/index.jsp?tab=2
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