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
How to Configure the Serial Port
Remote Installation By Accessing the Console Using ILOM
How to Access the Server Console Using the Server's ILOM Web Interface
How to Access the Server Console Using the Server's ILOM CLI Interface
Installing Oracle Linux from Distribution Media
How to Download Oracle Linux Media
How to Install Oracle Linux From Distribution Media
How to Update the Oracle Linux Operating System
Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Installing RHEL From Distribution Media
How to Download RHEL Media Kits
How to Install RHEL From Distribution Media
How to Update the RHEL Operating System
How to Update the RHEL Drivers
Installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
Installing SLES From Distribution Media
How to Download SLES Media Kits
How to Install SLES From Distribution Media
How to Update the SLES Operating System
How to Update the SLES Drivers
Configuring a Linux Server to Support PXE Installation
How to Install and Configure a DHCP Server for PXE
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
Installing the OS requires you to view the system console output. This can appear on both the serial port and the video port.
Note - This topic describes the default video and serial port outputs. Other settings, including console commands and GRUB menu selections, can change this behavior.
If you are using a terminal or laptop, you can connect to the server's serial port or video port using the multiport cable (also called a 'dongle') to access the console. See Attaching Administration (SP) Cables in Sun Fire X4800 Server Installation Guide.
Serial Port – Connect a serial cable between the serial connector of the multiport cable and a terminal or laptop. From the moment you start the SP until the OS assumes control of the display, all output appears on the serial port. See How to Configure the Serial Port.
Video Port – Connect a VGA monitor cable from a KVM to the video port on the server's multiport cable. After the SP startup is complete, the system begins POST/BIOS, and displays all output on the video port. This continues until the OS assumes control of the display. Most OS configurations continue to display information on the video port. See Sun Fire X4800 Server Installation Guide for information on setting up the hardware.