Installing OpenSolaris

C H A P T E R 7

This chapter provides information about installing the OpenSolaris trademark 2009.06 Operating System (OpenSolaris OS) on the Sun Fire X4170, X4270, and X4275 Servers.

This chapter includes the following topics:

Task Map for OpenSolaris Installation

Installing OpenSolaris OS Using Local or Remote Media

Post OpenSolaris Installation Tasks

For information describing how to configure the preinstalled OpenSolaris OS image, see the Sun Fire X4170, X4270, and X4275 Servers Installation Guide (820-5827) for setup instructions.

Task Map for OpenSolaris Installation

Use TABLE 7-1 to preview the installation process defined as a series of tasks. The table identifies and describes the tasks required, and provides pointers to the instructions for performing that task.

TABLE 7-1 T ask Map for the OpenSolaris Installation
Step	Task	Description	Relevant Topic(s)
1	Review installation prerequisites.	Verify that all applicable requirements are met for installing an operating system to the Sun Fire X4170, X4270, and X4275 Servers.	TABLE 1-2 OS Installation Prerequisites
2	Choose an installation method.	Evaluate and select an installation method that meets the needs of your infrastructure.	Installation Methods
3	Ensure that the BIOS factory defaults are set.	Verify that the factory default settings in the BIOS are set prior to performing the operating system installation.	Verify BIOS Settings for New Installations
4	Gather OpenSolaris 2009.06 installation media.	The OpenSolaris OS is shipped with the CD and DVD media and documentation that you will need to install the OpenSolaris OS for both SPARC and x86 platforms. For the Sun Fire X4170, X4270, and X4275 Servers, use the media for x86 platforms.	You can download or order the media for the OpenSolaris OS at: `http://opensolaris.org/os/downloads/`
5	Perform the OpenSolaris OS installation.	The installation instructions in this chapter describe the initial steps for booting the installation media and launching the OpenSolaris installation program. For further information about installing OpenSolaris, refer to the Getting Started with OpenSolaris 2009.06 web site at: `http://dlc.sun.com/osol/docs/content/2009.06/getstart/`	Installing OpenSolaris OS Using Local or Remote Media
6	Install driver(s), post installation, if necessary.	If the OpenSolaris OS does not include the necessary device drivers to support your system, you might need to install additional device drivers.	Install System Device Drivers to Support Additional Hardware
7	Install SRUs, post installation, if necessary.	If necessary, download and install OpenSolaris Support Repository Updates (SRUs). SRUs provide critical fixes to the OpenSolaris OS.	Install Support Repository Updates
8	Enable the Wake On LAN option, if desired.	This feature enables you to power on the server from another location over the network.	Enable the Option for Wake On LAN

Installing OpenSolaris OS Using Local or Remote Media

The following procedure describes how to boot the OpenSolaris 2009.06 Operating System installation from local or remote media. It assumes that you are booting the installation media from one of the following sources:

OpenSolaris 2009.06 (or subsequent release) Live CD/DVD (internal or external CD/DVD)

OpenSolaris 2009.06 (or subsequent release) Live CD ISO image (network repository)

Before You Begin

Prior to performing the installation, the following requirements must be met:

All applicable installation prerequisites for installing an operating system should have been met. For further information about these prerequisites, see TABLE 1-2 OS Installation Prerequisites.

An installation method (for example: console, boot media, and installation target) should have been chosen and established prior to performing the installation. For information about these setup requirements, see Installation Methods.

Note that the following procedure explains the initial steps for booting the installation media and launching the OpenSolaris installation program.

After completing this procedure, you should review and perform the required post installation tasks described later in this chapter. For more details, see Post OpenSolaris Installation Tasks.

Install OpenSolaris OS Using Local or Remote Media

1. Ensure that the installation media is available to boot.

Note - For the Sun Fire X4275 Server, which has neither a CD/DVD-ROM drive nor a USB connector on the front panel, use the ILOM Remote Console to redirect the boot media from a remote storage device. For instructions, see “Remote Boot Media” in TABLE 1-4 Boot Media Options for Performing the OS Installation.

For distribution CD/DVD. Insert the OpenSolaris 2009.06 Distribution Media (CD labeled 1 or the single DVD) into the local or remote CD/DVD-ROM drive.

For ISO image. Ensure that the ISO images are available and that the Sun ILOM Remote Console application is aware of the first ISO image location.

For additional information about how to set up the installation media, see TABLE 1-4 Boot Media Options for Performing the OS Installation.

2. Reset the power on the server.

For example:

From the ILOM web interface, select the Remote Control --> Remote Power Control tab, then select the Power Cycle option from the Host action drop-down list box.

From the local server, press the Power button (approximately 1 second) on the front panel of the server to turn the server off, then press the Power button again to power on the server module.

From the ILOM CLI on the server SP, type: reset /SYS

The BIOS screen appears.

Graphic showing BIOS Boot Screen.

Note - The next events occur very quickly; therefore, focused attention is needed for the following steps. Watch carefully for these messages as they appear on the screen for a brief time. You might want to enlarge the size of your screen to eliminate scroll bars.

3. In the BIOS power-on self-test screen, press F8 to specify a temporary boot device for the OpenSolaris installation.

The Please Select Boot Device menu appears.

Graphic showing the Please Select Boot Device Menu screen.

4. In the Boot Device menu, select either the external or virtual CD/DVD device as the first (temporary) boot device, then press Enter.

In the sample Boot Device menu shown in Step 3, the CD/DVDW device is specified as the first boot device.

The device strings listed on the Boot Device menu are in the format of:

device type: slot indicator: product ID string

Note - If you are performing the OpenSolaris installation from the Sun ILOM Remote Console application, select the AMI Virtual CDROM, or CDROM image as the first boot device.

The GRUB menu appears.

Graphic showing the GRUB menu screen.

5. In the GRUB menu, select OpenSolaris 2009.06, then press Enter.

Note - In the GRUB menu, if you want to redirect the installation output to a serial console, press “e” to edit the GRUB menu to support a serial console (-B console = ttya).

The system loads the OpenSolaris disk image into memory. This process can take several minutes.

The system discovers and configures the devices and interfaces. If the system discovers a keyboard, the Configure Keyboard Layout menu appears.

Graphic showing the Configure Keyboard Layout menu.

6. In the Configure Keyboard Layout menu, select the appropriate keyboard layout, then press Enter to continue.

The system configures the keyboard layout selection and searches for configuration files. The Select Desktop Language menu appears.

Graphic showing the Select Desktop Language menu

7. In the Select Desktop Language menu, select the appropriate desktop language, then press Enter to continue.

After a few moments the OpenSolaris 2009.06 desktop appears.

Graphic showing the OpenSolaris desktop.

8. In the OpenSolaris desktop, double-click the Install OpenSolaris icon to begin the OS installation.

The OpenSolaris Installer Welcome screen appears.

Graphic showing the Welcome screen.

9. In the Welcome screen, click Next to begin the installation.

The OpenSolaris installation program will display several configuration screens.

10. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the OpenSolaris installation.

For additional information, refer to the Getting Started with OpenSolaris 2009.06 web site at:

http://dlc.sun.com/osol/docs/content/2009.06/getstart

Note - If you did not configure the system to automatically reboot when the installation completes, you must manually reboot the system.

11. Proceed to the section Post OpenSolaris Installation Tasks to perform the post OpenSolaris configuration tasks.

Post OpenSolaris Installation Tasks

After completing the OpenSolaris installation and rebooting the Operating System, review the following post installation tasks and, if necessary, perform the tasks that are applicable to your system.

Install System Device Drivers to Support Additional Hardware

Install Support Repository Updates

Enable the Option for Wake On LAN (optional)

Install System Device Drivers to Support Additional Hardware

The Device Driver Utility enables you to connect to the Image Packaging System (IPS) and use it to search for device drivers for the devices on your system that do not have a driver attached with them.

To start the Device Driver Utility, click the Device Driver Utility icon on the OpenSolaris desktop.

Install Support Repository Updates

A Support Repository Update (SRU) contains the latest released bug fixes for your OpenSolaris release.

Directions for accessing and installing SRUs can be found at:

http://sunsolve.sun.com/show.do?target=opensolaris

Enable the Option for Wake On LAN

After installing the operating system, you might want to consider enabling the Wake On LAN (WOL) option in the BIOS Setup utility. This feature enables you to power on the server from another location over the network. For details about the requirements for enabling WOL, see “Wake On LAN” in the Sun Fire X4170, X4270, and X4275 Servers Service Manual.