Preface

This installation guide contains procedures for installing the Linux, Virtual Machine Software, and Oracle Solaris operating systems and initial software configuration procedures for bringing the Sun Fire X4170 M2 and X4270 M2 Servers from Oracle to a configurable and usable state.

This document is written for technicians, system administrators, authorized service providers (ASPs), and users who have experience with installing operating systems.

The preface contains the following topics:

• Product Information

• Related Documentation

• Documentation, Support, and Training

• Typographic Conventions

Product Information

For information about the Sun Fire X4170 M2 and X4270 M2 Servers, go to the following web sites:

http://www.oracle.com/goto/x4170m2

http://www.oracle.com/goto/x4270m2

At these sites, you can find links and navigate to the following information and downloads:

• Product information and specifications

• Supported operating systems

• Software and firmware downloads

Related Documentation

The related documents listed in the following table are available online at:

http://www.oracle.com/documentation

Translated versions of some of these documents are available at the web site URLs listed above this table. English documentation is revised more frequently and might be more up-to-date than the translated documentation.

Documentation, Support, and Training

These web sites provide additional resources:

• Documentation

• Support

• Training

Typographic Conventions