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Sun Fire X4140, X4240, and X4440 Servers Linux, ESX, and Solaris OS Installation Guide
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Contents |
About Installing an Operating System on Your Sun Fire Server
Installing an OS on the Server
2. Using the Sun Installation Assistant (SIA)
About the Sun Installation Assistant (SIA)
3. Installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10
About the SLES 11 Linux Installation
SLES 11 Installation and Configuration Documentation
Task Map for SLES 11 Installation
Installing SLES 11 From Distribution Media
To Install SLES 11 from Distribution Media
Installing SLES 11 Using the Remote Console Application
To Install SLES 11 from the Remote Console
Preconfiguring Your Network to Support PXE Installation of SLES 11
Copying Files From the Tools and Drivers CD
To Copy Files From the Tools and Drivers CD
Creating a SLES 11 PXE Install Image on the PXE Server
To Create a SLES 11 Image on Your PXE Server
Set Up and Copy SLES 11 Software to a Directory
Installing SLES 11 From a PXE Server
To Install SLES 11 From a PXE Server
Updating the SLES SCSI Drivers
4. Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux
About the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Installation
Red Hat Installation and Administration Documentation
Task Map for RHEL Installation
Additional Software Updates or Patches
Installing RHEL From Distribution Media
To Install RHEL From Local Media
Installing the RHEL OS Using the Remote Console Application
To Install Using the ILOM Remote Console Application
Red Hat Enterprise Linux and PXE
Preconfiguring Your Network to Support PXE Installation of RHEL
To Install Portmap on Your DHCP Server
To Configure the TFTP Service on Your DHCP Server
To Configure the NFS Service on Your DHCP Server
Installing RHEL From the Network
Creating a PXE Install Image on the PXE Server
To Create a RHEL Image on Your PXE Install Server
Installing RHEL From a PXE Server
To Install RHEL from a PXE Server
To Update the RHEL SCSI Drivers
Additional Software Information
Where to Find Solaris 10 Information
Task Map for Initial Solaris OS Installation
Preparing to Install the Solaris OS
Booting a Server in a GRUB-Based Environment
Booting a Server Over the Network by Using PXE
To Boot a Server Over the Network Using PXE
Installing the Solaris OS From Distribution Media
To Install the Solaris OS From Distribution Media
Using a Serial Console to Install the Solaris OS
To Use a Serial Console to Install the Solaris OS
OpenSolaris Installation Overview
Installing Using a Local Drive
Installing Using the ILOM Remote Console
To Install Using the ILOM Remote Console
Installing OpenSolaris OS Using Local or Remote Media
Install OpenSolaris OS Using Local or Remote Media
Post OpenSolaris Installation Tasks
Install System Device Drivers to Support Additional Hardware
Install Support Repository Updates
Enable the Option for Wake On LAN
Task Map for VMware ESX Server 3 Installation
VMware Installation and Administration Documentation
VMware ESX Server 3 Installation Overview
Downloading the VMWare ESX Server ISO Image
To Download the VMware ESX Server ISO Image
Installing the VMware ESX Server OS Using the Remote Console Application
To Install Using the ILOM Remote Console Application
To Install VMware ESX Server 3 From a Local CD/DVD Drive
8. Installing VMware ESXi Installable
VMware Installation and Administration Documentation
Task Map for VMware ESXi Installable Installation
Installing VMware ESXi Installable from CD-ROM
VMware ESXi Installable Installation Requirements
How To Install From Local Media
A. How to Make Your Server’s BIOS See Your Disks If You Use the Sun StorageTek SAS RAID HBA
If you Use the Sun StorageTek SAS RAID HBA, Your BIOS Does Not See Disks by Default
Using the Adaptec BIOS Utility
Configuring Adaptec RAID for Any Operating System from the BIOS
B. Configuring LSI RAID for Any Operating System from the BIOS
C. Identifying Logical and Physical Network Interface Names for Linux OS Configuration
Identifying Logical and Physical Network Interface Names While Installing a SUSE Linux OS
Launch User Shell and Identify Network Interfaces
Identifying Logical and Physical Network Interface Names While Installing a RHEL Linux OS
Launch User Shell and Identify Network Interfaces
D. Identifying Logical and Physical Network Interface Names for Solaris OS Installation
Identifying Logical and Physical Network Interface Names for a Pre-installed Solaris OS
Identifying Logical and Physical Network Interface Names While Installing a Solaris OS
Launch User Shell and Identify Network Interfaces
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