Installing the Solaris OS on IBM BladeCenter Servers

This chapter describes how to install the Solaris OS on IBM BladeCenter servers, starting with the Solaris 10 1/06 release.

Installation information for the following IBM BladeCenter Servers is included:

• AMD Opteron LS20 for IBM BladeCenter

• AMD Opteron LS21 for IBM BladeCenter

• AMD Opteron LS41 for IBM BladeCenter

• Intel Xeon IBM BladeCenter HS20

• Intel Xeon IBM BladeCenter HS21

• Intel Xeon IBM BladeCenter HS40

For additional information about installing the Solaris 10 8/07 and Solaris 10 11/06 OS on the BladeCenter LS21, LS41, and HS21 servers, see the appropriate sections under Chapter 3, Troubleshooting Installation Issues on IBM BladeCenter Servers (Tasks).

See the following resources for additional hardware-specific installation instructions:

• Information about the AMD Opteron LS20 for IBM BladeCenter (Type 8850) can be found at:

  http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-63018

• Information about the Intel Xeon IBM BladeCenter HS20 (Type 7981) can be found at:

  http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-64047

• Information about the Intel Xeon IBM BladeCenter HS20 (Type 8843) can be found at:

  http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-62921

• Information about the Intel Xeon IBM BladeCenter HS40 (Type 8839) can be found at:

  http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-5070449

Before you begin the installation process, see Chapter 2, Bugs and Issues Encountered When Installing the Solaris Operating System on IBM BladeCenter Servers for information about bugs and issues you need to be aware of before installing and running the Solaris OS on IBM BladeCenter servers.

Also, see Chapter 3, Troubleshooting Installation Issues on IBM BladeCenter Servers (Tasks) for additional information that pertains to installing the Solaris 10 OS on IBM BladeCenter servers.