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Sun Fire X4150, X4250, and X4450 Servers Operating System Installation Guide
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1. Operating System Installation Overview and Preparation
Retain the Packaged Installation Instructions
Ordering Supported Versions of Linux from Sun
The Preinstalled Diagnostic Partition
Accessing the Server Output During Installation
Configuring the BIOS to Send Console Output to the Serial Port
Erasing the Primary Boot Hard Disk
To Erase the Primary Boot Hard Drive
Configuring Your Server for RAID
RAID Support Using the Sun StorageTek RAID Card
RAID Support Using LSI SAS3081E-INT Card
Choosing an OS Installation Method
Using Sun Installation Assistant
Using Remote KVMS Over IP With Virtual CD-ROM
Creating RAID for the LSI SAS3081E-S Controller Card
To Create a RAID for the LSI Logic SAS3081E-S Controller Card
Creating RAID for the Sun StorageTek Controller Card
To Create a RAID Array for the Sun StorageTek Controller Card
3. Solaris 10 Operating System Installation
Solaris 10 OS Installation Overview
Firmware Versions and Their Impact on Installation
Solaris 10 OS Installation Methods
Using the Direct Installation with CD/DVD Media and a Monitor
To Use the Direct Installation with CD/DVD Media and a Monitor
Using Direct Installation with CD/DVD Media and the Serial Port
To Use Direct Installation with the Serial Port
Installing Using Jumpstart Network Installation
To Install Using Jumpstart Network Installation
Installing Using the Serial Console
To Install Using the Serial Console
Installing Using a Local Console or Remote KVM
To Install Using a Local Console or Remote KVM
Installing Using Remote KVMS Over IP With Virtual CD/DVD
To Install Using Remote KVMS Over IP With Virtual CD/DVD
Installing Server-Specific Drivers
Using the Driver Installation Script
Installing the Drivers Using KVMS Over IP
Installing Drivers Directly Onto the Server
To Install Driver Directly Onto the Server
Installing the RAID Management Utility Software
To Install the Sun StorageTek RAID Management Utility Software
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
To Install OpenSolaris OS Using Local or Remote Media
OpenSolaris Post-Installation Tasks
Installing System Device Drivers to Support Additional Hardware
To Start the Device Driver Utility
Installing Support Repository Updates
Enabling the Option for Wake On LAN
5. Linux Operating System Installation
Installing the Operating System
Installing Linux Using Sun Installation Assistant
To Install Linux Using Sun Installation Assistant
Installing Linux Using Local CD/DVD Drive
To Install Linux Using Local CD/DVD Drive
Installing Linux Using Remote KVMS Over IP With Virtual CD/DVD
To Install Linux Using Remote KVMS Over IP With Virtual CD/DVD
Installing the System-Specific Drivers
Installing the Drivers Using KVMS Over IP
To Install the Drivers Using KVMS Over IP
Installing Drivers Directly Onto the Server
To Install Drivers Directly Onto the Server
Installing the RAID Management Utility Software
To Install the Sun StorageTek RAID Management Utility Software
To Install the LSI RAID Management Utilities
Running the up2date Utility for the RHEL OS
To Run the upd2date Utility for the RHEL OS
Running the SuSEWatcher Utility for the SLES OS
To Run the SuSEWatcher Utility for the SLES OS
6. Installing VMware ESX Server
VMware ESX Server Installation and Administration Documentation
Task Map for VMware ESX Server Installation
Installing VMware ESX Server From a CD/DVD
To Install VMware ESX Server From a CD/DVD
Installing VMware ESX Server From Local Media
To Install VMware ESX Server From Local Media
VMware ESX Server Updates and Patches
A. Identifying Network Interface Names for Linux and Solaris OS Configurations
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
Identifying Network Interface Names for a Pre-installed Solaris OS
To Identify Network Interface Names for the Preinstalled Solaris OS
Identifying Logical and Physical Network Interface Names While Installing the Solaris OS
To Identify Logical and Physical Network Interface Names While Installing the Solaris OS
B. Redirecting the Solaris OS Output to the Serial Port
To Redirect Solaris Output to the Serial Port
C. Network Interface Configuration
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