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Sun Netra X6720 M2 Server Module Installation Guide for Linux, Virtual Machine Software, and Oracle Solaris Operating Systems

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Preface

Part I Linux Software Installation

1.  Assisted OS Installation With Sun Installation Assistant (SIA)

2.  Getting Started With Linux Operating System Installations

3.  Installing Oracle Enterprise Linux

4.  Installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

Installing SLES 11 Using Local or Remote Media

Before You Begin

Installing SLES 11 Using Local or Remote Media

Installing SLES 11 Using a PXE Network Environment

Before You Begin

Install SLES 11 Using PXE Network Boot

Post SLES Installation Tasks

Updating the SLES Operating System

Update the SLES Operating System

Configuring Support for TPM

5.  Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Part II Virtual Machine Software Installations

6.  Getting Started With Virtual Machine Software Installations

7.  Installing Oracle VM

8.  Installing VMware ESX or ESXi

Part III Oracle Solaris Installation

9.  Getting Started With Oracle Solaris Operating System Installations

10.  Installing Oracle Solaris 10

Part IV System Administrator References

A.  Supported Installation Methods

B.  Supported Operating Systems

C.  BIOS Defaults for New Installations

D.  Downloading the ISO Image for the Tools and Drivers DVD

Index

Chapter 4

Installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

This chapter provides information about installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 (or subsequent release) for x86 (64-bit).


Note - It is highly recommended that you use the Sun Installation Assistant (SIA) to install the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server operating system on your server. SIA provides and installs the device driver(s), if required, for you. For more information about using SIA to install an operating system, see Chapter 1, Assisted OS Installation With Sun Installation Assistant (SIA).


This chapter includes the following topics:

Installing SLES 11 Using Local or Remote Media

The following procedure describes how to boot the SLES 11 operating system from local or remote media. It assumes that you are booting the SLES 11 installation media from one of the following sources:

To install SLES 11 using local or remote media, refer to the following topics:

For further details about installing SLES 11, see the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server documentation collection from Novell at: http://www.novell.com/documentation/suse

Before You Begin

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

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

Installing SLES 11 Using Local or Remote Media

  1. Ensure that the install media is available to boot.
    • For Distribution CD/DVD. Insert the SLES 11 boot disc (CD labeled number 1 or DVD) into the local or remote USB CD/DVD-ROM drive.
    • For ISO images. Ensure that the ISO images are available and that the boot disc image (CD labeled number 1 or DVD) has been selected in the ILOM Remote Console application (Device menu-->CD-ROM Image).

    For additional information about how to set up the install media, see Appendix A.

  2. Reset the power on the server.

    For example:

    • From the ILOM web interface, select the Remote Control --> Remote Power Control, then select Reset from the Select Action list box.
    • From the local server, press the Power button (approximately 1 second) on the front panel of the server to power off the server, then press the Power button again to power on the server.
    • From the ILOM CLI on the server SP, type: reset /SYS
    • From the ILOM CLI on a CMM, type: reset /CH/BLn/SYS

      Where n is the number of server module in chassis.

    The BIOS screen appears.


    Note - The next events occur very quickly; therefore, focused attention is needed for the following steps. Watch carefully for the 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 SLES installation.

    The Please Select Boot Device menu appears.

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

    The device strings listed on the Boot Device menu are in the format of: device type, slot indicator, and product ID string.

    After a few seconds the initial SUSE boot screen appears.


    Initial SUSE Boot Options Screen
  5. In the initial SUSE boot installation screen, do one of the following:
    • For systems without a Sun Storage 6 Gb SAS HBA configuration (SG-SAS6-EM-Z, SG-SAS6-REM-Z, or SGX-SAS6-REM-Z), use the tab key to select the second option Installation and press Enter.

      The Welcome screen appears. Proceed to Step 7.

      - or -

    • For systems with a Sun Storage 6 Gb SAS HBA (SG-SAS6-EM-Z, SGX-SAS6-REM-Z, or SG-SAS6-REM-Z) configuration, press F6 to load the appropriate LSI mass storage driver.

      The Driver Update Medium dialog appears. Proceed to Step 6.


      Note - The floppy storage media for loading LSI mass storage driver should have been mounted prior to starting the SLES 11 installation. For details about mounting the LSI floppy storage media prior to installation, see SAS HBAs Requiring Storage Drivers for SLES 11 Installations.



      SLES 11 Floppy Medium
  6. (LSI storage driver for SAS HBA configurations only) To load the LSI mass storage driver for the Sun Storage 6 Gb SAS HBA option (SG-SAS6-EM-Z, SG-SAS6-REM-Z, or SGX-SAS6-REM-Z), perform the following steps:
    1. In the Driver Update Medium dialog, select the medium where the LSI floppy storage image is mounted, then click OK.

      The driver is loaded then the Driver Update Medium dialog reappears.

    2. In the Driver Update Medium dialog, click Back.

      A message appears stating that the installation is being loaded then the SUSE Welcome screen appears.


    Welcome screen with language and license
  7. In the Welcome screen, do the following
    • Select the appropriate Language.
    • Select the Keyboard Layout.
    • Read the license agreement and select the check box for: I Agree to the License Terms.
    • Click Next.

      The System Probing screen appears with a progress bar. Upon completion of the system analysis, the Yast Installation Mode screen appears.


      Installation Mode screen
  8. In the Installation Mode screen, select New Installation, then click Next.

    The Clock and Time Zone screen appears.

  9. In the Clock and Time Zone screen, select the appropriate region and time zone, then click Next.

    The Server Base Scenario screen appears.

  10. In the Server Base Scenario screen, select Physical Machine, then click Next.

    The Installation Settings screen appears.


    Installation Settings screen
  11. In the Installation Settings screen, do the following:
    • Click Next to accept the installation settings shown.

      - or -

    • Click Change to edit the settings, then click Next to accept the installation settings.

      Note - For more information about how to create custom partitions or edit other installation settings, refer to the Novell SLES 11 documentation.


      The Confirm Package License screen appears.

  12. In the Confirm Package License screen, do the following:
    • Read the License Agreement.
    • Click I Agree.
    • Click Install.

    A Confirm Installation dialog appears.

  13. In the Confirm Installation dialog, read the message and click Install to start the installation.

    The Perform Installation dialog appears.


    Perform Installation screen
  14. Continue the basic installation setup until all the SLES 11 OS files are installed and the system reboots.
  15. After the completing the basic installation setup, refer the SLES 11 documentation to perform the following tasks:
    1. Create a password for your account.
    2. Configure and test the Internet access and network settings.
    3. Register the OS then download the latest updates available to the operating system.
  16. Review and, if necessary, perform the post installation tasks described later in this chapter.

    For details, see Post SLES Installation Tasks.

Installing SLES 11 Using a PXE Network Environment

This section describes how to boot SLES 11 from a PXE network environment. It assumes that you are booting the install media from one of the following sources:

AutoYaST enables you to install the SLES operating system on multiple systems. For information about how to prepare an automated installation using AutoYaST, refer to the Novell SUSE documentation collection at:

http://www.novell.com/documentation/suse

Before You Begin

The following requirements must be met prior to performing the SLES 11 installation from a PXE network boot environment:

Install SLES 11 Using PXE Network Boot

  1. Ensure that the PXE network environment is properly set up and the SLES installation media is available for PXE boot.
  2. Reset the power on the server.

    For example:

    • From the ILOM web interface, select the Remote Control --> Remote Power Control, then select Reset from the Select Action list box.
    • From the local server, press the Power button (approximately 1 second) on the front panel of the server to power off the server, then press the Power button again to power on the server.
    • From the ILOM CLI on the server SP, type: reset /SYS
    • From the ILOM CLI on a CMM, type: reset /CH/BLn/SYS

      Where n is the number of server module in chassis.

    The BIOS screen appears.


    Note - The next events occur very quickly; therefore, focused attention is needed for these steps. Watch carefully for the 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. Press F8 to specify a temporary boot device.

    The Please Select Boot Device menu appears listing the available boot device.

  4. In the Boot Device menu, select the PXE install boot device (physical port) that is configured to communicate with your network install server, then press Enter.

    The network bootloader loads and a boot prompt appears. Wait for the five second time-out and the installation kernel will begin to load.

    The initial SUSE Linux boot screen appears.

  5. To continue the installation, proceed to the following section:

Post SLES Installation Tasks

After completing the SLES 11 installation, review the following post installation tasks and, if necessary, perform the tasks that are applicable to your system.

Updating the SLES Operating System

The SLES OS installation media might not contain the most up-to-date versions of the operating system. The following procedure describes how to update the SLES OS on your server.

Update the SLES Operating System

  1. Log in to the SLES server as superuser.
  2. Type the following command to run the YaST Online Update:

    # you

    Note that YaST can operate in both text and graphical modes. These directions apply to both.

  3. If your server is behind a network firewall and you need to use a proxy server to access the Internet, you must first configure YaST with the correct proxy information.
    1. Select the Network Services tab, then the Proxy screen on the right. Type the correct proxy URLs in both the HTTP and HTTPS fields.

      Note - In order for the on-line update service to function correctly through a network HTTP or HTTPs proxy, the following additional configuration step must be performed.


    2. Exit the YaST utility and run the following command:

      run set-prefs proxy-url proxy_URL

      Where proxy_URL is the fully qualified URL of your proxy server (for example: http://proxy.yourdomain:3128/).

    3. After successfully running the command, launch YaST again.
  4. Register with the Novell Customer Center.

    Note - You will need your Novell Customer Center user name and password, as well as an SLES product activation code.


    1. Select the Software tab.
    2. Select Novell Customer Center Configuration and follow the directions.
  5. Once registered, select the Online Update tab to perform the software update.

Configuring Support for TPM

If you intend to use the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) feature set that is provided in SLES, you must configure the Sun Netra X6270 M2 server module to support this feature. For instructions, see the configuration support for TPM information in the Sun Netra X6270 M2 Server Module Service Manual, 821-0939.


Note - TPM enables you to administer the TPM security hardware in your server. For additional information about implementing this feature, refer to the TPM documentation available for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server.