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Sun Blade X6270 Server Module Linux, VMware, Solaris, and OpenSolaris Operating Systems Installation Guide

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Contents

Preface

1. Planning the Operating System Installation

Supported Operating Systems

Preinstalled Solaris 10 or OpenSolaris Image

Installation Prerequisites

Installation Methods

Console Outputs

Installation Boot Media

Installation Targets

Verifying BIOS Settings for New Installations

Before You Begin

procedure iconsmall spaceView or Edit BIOS Settings for New Installations

2. Installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

Task Map for the SLES Installation

Installing SLES10 or SLES11 Using Local or Remote Media

Before You Begin

procedure iconsmall spaceInstall SLES10 Using Local or Remote Media

procedure iconsmall spaceInstall SLES11 Using Local or Remote Media

Installing SLES10 or SLES 11 Using a PXE Network Environment

Before You Begin

procedure iconsmall spaceInstall SLES10 or SLES11 Using Network PXE Boot

Post SLES Installation Tasks

Update the SLES Operating System

procedure iconsmall spaceUpdate the SLES Operating System

Install System Device Drivers To Support Additional Hardware

Before You Begin

procedure iconsmall spaceInstall System Device Drivers From Local or Remote Media

3. Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Task Map for the RHEL Installation

Installing RHEL4 or RHEL5 Using Local or Remote Media

Before You Begin

procedure iconsmall spaceInstall RHEL4 Using Local or Remote Media

procedure iconsmall spaceInstall RHEL5 Using Local or Remote Media

Installing RHEL4 or RHEL5 Using PXE Network Environment

Before You Begin

procedure iconsmall spaceInstall RHEL4 or RHEL5 Using a Network PXE Boot

Post RHEL Installation Tasks

Install System Device Drivers to Support Additional Hardware

Enable Support for Wake On LAN

4. Installing Oracle Enterprise Linux

Task Map for the OEL Installation

Installing OEL4 or OEL5 Using Local or Remote Media

Before You Begin

procedure iconsmall spaceInstall OEL4 Using Local or Remote Media

procedure iconsmall spaceInstall OEL5 Using Local or Remote Media

Installing OEL4 or OEL5 Using a PXE Network Environment

procedure iconsmall spaceInstall OEL4 or OEL5 Using Network PXE Boot

Post OEL Installation Tasks

Install System Device Drivers to Support Additional Hardware

Enable the Option for Wake On LAN

5. Installing Solaris 10

Task Map for the Solaris 10 Installation

Installing Solaris 10 Using Local or Remote Media

Before You Begin

procedure iconsmall spaceInstall Solaris 10 Using Local or Remote Media

Installing Solaris 10 OS Using a PXE Network Environment

Before You Begin

procedure iconsmall spaceInstall Solaris 10 Using a Network PXE Boot

Post Solaris Installation Tasks

Install System Device Drivers to Support Additional Hardware

(Optional) Enable Support for Wake On LAN

Install RAID Management Software

6. Installing OpenSolaris

Task Map for the OpenSolaris Installation

Installing OpenSolaris OS Using Local or Remote Media

Before You Begin

procedure iconsmall spaceInstall OpenSolaris OS Using Local or Remote Media

Post OpenSolaris Installation Tasks

Install System Device Drivers to Support Additional Hardware

Install Support Repository Updates

Enable the Option for Wake On LAN

7. Installing VMware

Task Map for the VMware Installation

Installing VMware ESX or ESXi Using Local or Remote Media

Before You Begin

procedure iconsmall spaceInstall VMware ESX 3.5 Update 4 From Local or Remote Media

procedure iconsmall spaceInstall VMware ESXi 3.5 Update 4 From Local or Remote Media

procedure iconsmall spaceInstall VMware ESX 4.0 From Local or Remote Media

procedure iconsmall spaceInstall VMware ESXi 4.0 From Local or Remote Media

VMware ESX and ESXi Post Installation Tasks

Update the ESX or ESXi Operating System

Enable the Option for Wake On LAN

A. Translate Network Interface Card PCI Bus Number to Physical Network Port

Index