Introduction to Solaris OS and OpenSolaris Installation

This document provides information for installing the Solaris OS and OpenSolaris on Oracle's Sun Fire X4640 server.

Solaris OS – Installing the Solaris 10 Operating System provides some of the information you need to install the Solaris Operating System (Solaris OS) on your server and directs you to the Solaris OS documentation for more detailed information. It supports installations from the network or from media. This information is designed for experienced system administrators who are familiar with using the Solaris OS on an x86/x64 platform.

Your server supports Solaris 10 05/09.
OpenSolaris – Installing the OpenSolaris Operating System provides instructions for installing OpenSolaris on your server.

Your server supports OpenSolaris 2009.06.

For a complete list of supported operating systems, see http://www.sun.com/servers/x64/x4640/os.jsp.

This document includes the following topics.

Description	Link
Instructions for installing the Solaris OS on your server, and pointers to additional Solaris OS documentation.	Installing the Solaris 10 Operating System
Instructions for installing OpenSolaris on your server.	Installing the OpenSolaris Operating System
Instructions for identifying the logical and physical names of the network interfaces.	Identifying Logical and Physical Network Interface Names for Solaris OS Installation
Instructions for booting from distribution media (CD or DVD) or for booting from an equivalent ISO file. This includes instructions for connecting remotely using the ILOM javaRconsole application.	Booting From OS Distribution Media
Tasks you might need to complete before installing an OS, including removing a previously-installed OS from your boot hard drive, and configuring your console display.	Preliminary Tasks Before Installing An OS

Note - If you are configuring the preinstalled Solaris 10 5/09 operating system that is shipped with the server, refer to the Sun Fire X4640 Server Installation Guide.

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