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Sun Fire X4800 Server Installation Guide for Linux Operating Systems Sun Fire X4800 Server Documentation |
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Introduction to Linux Installation
Oracle Hardware Installation Assistant
Oracle Hardware Installation Assistant Task Overview
Obtaining Oracle Hardware Installation Assistant
Preliminary Tasks Before Installing An OS
How to Erase Your Boot Hard Disk
Selecting a Media Delivery Method
Local Installation By Accessing the Console Using the Serial or Video Port
Remote Installation By Accessing the Console Using ILOM
Installing Oracle Linux from Distribution Media
Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Installing RHEL From Distribution Media
Installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
Installing SLES From Distribution Media
Configuring a Linux Server to Support PXE Installation
How to Install Portmap on Your PXE Server
How to Configure the TFTP Service on Your PXE Server
How to Configure PXELINUX on Your PXE Server
How to Configure the NFS Service on Your PXE Server
How to Disable the Firewall for SUSE Linux
How to Disable the Firewall for Oracle or Red Hat Enterprise Linux
How to Create a PXE Installation Image for Oracle Linux
How to Create a PXE Installation Image for RHEL
How to Create a PXE Installation Image for SLES
How to Create a PXE Installation Image for Oracle VM
How to Install Linux From a PXE Server
Identifying Logical and Physical Network Interface Names for Linux OS Configuration
How to Identify Installed Network Ports
How to Identify Logical and Physical Network Interface Names While Installing Oracle Linux or RHEL
How to Identify Logical and Physical Network Interface Names While Installing SLES
Although you can configure a separate server for PXE images, the following example will use a Linux DHCP server as the PXE server. Complete the following steps to set up the DHCP server.
Caution - Do not set up a new DHCP server if your network already has one because this can cause conflicts and prevent PXE booting. |
# rpm -qa | grep dhcp-
Add the following entry to the DHCP configuration file (refer to the dhcpd.conf man page for more information):
class "PXE" { match if substring(option vendor-class-identifier, 0, 9) ="PXEClient"; option vendor-class-identifier "PXEClient"; vendor-option-space PXE; next-server n.n.n.n; filename = "pxelinux.0";
where n.n.n.n is the IP address of the DHCP/PXE server.
server-identifier n.n.n.n
where n.n.n.n is the IP address of the DHCP/PXE server.
subnet 1.2.3.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 { range dynamic-bootp 1.2.3.100 1.2.3.200; option routers 1.2.3.1; option broadcast-address 1.2.3.225; }
Edit the subnet, range, router and broadcast-address entries according to the DHCP/PXE server’s network configuration.
For Oracle Linux or RHEL, type the service dhcp start command.
# service dhcpd start
For SLES, use YaST to start the services.
For Oracle Linux or RHEL, type:
# chkconfig dhcpd on
For SLES, use YaST to configure the services to start at bootup. For example:
# yast > system > Runlevel Editor