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Sun Blade X6720 M2 Server Module Installation Guide for Linux, Virtual Machine Software, and Oracle Solaris Operating Systems |
Part I Linux Software Installation
1. Assisted OS Installation With Oracle Hardware Installation Assistant
2. Getting Started With Linux Operating System Installations
4. Installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
5. Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Installing RHEL 5 Using Local or Remote Media
Install RHEL 5 Using Local or Remote Media
Installing RHEL 5 Using a PXE Network Environment
Install RHEL 5 Using PXE Network Boot
Register RHEL and Activate Automatic Updates
Installing the Oracle Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel for Linux
Part II Virtual Machine Software Installations
6. Getting Started With Virtual Machine Software Installations
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
This chapter provides information about installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 for x86 (64-bit) on the server.
Note - It is highly recommended that you use the Oracle Hardware Installation Assistant to install the Red Hat Linux operating system on your server. The installation assistant provides and installs the device driver(s), if required, for you. For more information about using Oracle Hardware Installation Assistant to install an operating system, see Chapter 1, Assisted OS Installation With Oracle Hardware Installation Assistant.
This chapter includes the following topics:
The following procedure describes how to boot the Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5.5 operating system installation from local or remote media. The procedure assumes that you are booting the RHEL installation media from one of the following sources:
RHEL 5.5 (or subsequent release) CD or DVD set (internal or external CD/DVD)
RHEL 5.5 (or subsequent release) ISO DVD image (network repository)
Note - If you are booting the installation media from a PXE environment, refer to Installing RHEL 5 Using a PXE Network Environment for instructions.
For further details about installing RHEL, see the RHEL documentation collection at:http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/
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 Chapter 2, Getting Started With Linux Operating System Installations.
An installation method (for example: console, boot media, and install target) should have been chosen and established prior to performing the installation. For more information about these setup requirements, see Appendix A, Supported Installation Methods.
After completing this procedure, you should review and perform the required post installation tasks described later in this chapter. For more details, see Post RHEL Installation Tasks.
For example:
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 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.
The Please Select Boot Device menu appears.
The device strings listed on Boot menu are in the format of: device type, slot indicator, and product ID string.
After a few seconds, the splash screen for the RHEL 5 installation appears. The bottom half of the splash screen lists instructions, function keys, and the boot prompt.
Alternately, for text mode, enter the following command:
boot: linux textThe Keyboard Type screen appears.
The Installation Method screen appears.
The CD Found screen appears.
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 screen appears.
The Installation Number dialog appears.
The Disk Partition Setup screen appears.
Note - If the Oracle Solaris OS or Oracle VM is preinstalled on the disk, you can choose to partition the disk to remove the preinstalled OS; or, you can choose to keep the preinstalled OS and partition the disk to support dual-boot operating systems.
Refer to Red Hat documentation for more information.
Refer to Red Hat documentation for more information.
Refer to Post RHEL Installation Tasks.
This section describes how to boot the RHEL 5 from a PXE network environment. It assumes that you are booting the install media from one of the following sources:
RHEL 5.5 (or subsequent release) CD or DVD set (internal or external CD/DVD)
RHEL 5.5 (or subsequent release) ISO DVD image or KickStart image (network repository)
Note - KickStart is Red Hat’s automated installation method. It enables a system administrator to create a single image containing the settings for some or all installation and configuration parameters that are normally provided during a typical Red Hat Linux installation. Typically, a KickStart image is placed on a single network server and read by multiple systems for installation.
The following requirements must be met prior to performing the RHEL PXE installation:
If you are using a KickStart image to perform the installation, you must:
Create a KickStart file.
Create a boot media with the KickStart file or make the KickStart file available on the network.
Follow the KickStart installation instructions in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5: Administration Guide (http://www.redhat.com/docs).
To use PXE to boot the installation media over the network, you must:
Configure the network (NFS, FTP, HTTP) server to export the installation tree.
Configure the files on the TFTP server necessary for PXE booting.
Configure the Sun Blade X6720 M2 Server Module MAC network port address to boot from the PXE configuration.
Configure the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP).
Follow the PXE network installation instructions in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4: Administration Guide http://ww.redhat.com/docs.
For example:
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 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.
The Please Select Boot Device menu appears listing the available boot device.
The network bootloader loads and a boot prompt appears. After a few seconds the installation kernel will begin to load.
After completing the RHEL installation, you should review the following post installation tasks and, if necessary, perform the tasks that are applicable to your system.
After installing RHEL, you should activate your RHEL subscription to receive automatic updates to the software. For more details, see Red Hat Linux Support at:
http://www.redhat.com/apps/support/
If you intend to use the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) feature set that is provided in RHEL, you must configure the Sun Blade X6720 M2 Server Module to support this feature. For instructions, see configuration support for TPM information in the Sun Blade X6720 M2 Server Module Service Manual (821-0499).
Note - TPM allows you to administer the TPM security hardware in your server. For additional information about implementing this feature, refer to the TPM documentation available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
After you have installed RHEL 5 Update 5, you can install and use the Oracle Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel for Linux. For installation instructions, see Installing Oracle Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel for Linux Using Local or Remote Console.