C H A P T E R 4 |
This chapter contains information about installing the Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and SUSE Linux Enterprise System (SLES) operating systems and system‐specific drivers onto your Sun Netra X4250 server.
This section provides an overview of the Linux OS installation process and is not meant be a comprehensive source of information for installing a Linux OS. This section provides installation methods and tasks for installing a supported version of Linux on the Sun Netra X4250 server.
The following procedures are for installing drivers if you are performing a fresh installation of a Linux OS. You do not need to reinstall the drivers if you are using the preinstalled version of the OS. Perform the tasks in the order given.
See TABLE 4-1 for the task map for OS installation.
Step | Task | Description | Instructions |
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1. | Set up your server. | Install your server hardware and configure the service processor. | Sun Netra X4250 Server Installation Guide |
2. | Prepare your system for OS installation. | Set the display environment. If necessary, erase the primary boot disk. | Chapter 1, “Operating System Installation Overview And Preparation” |
3. | Set up your system for a RAID or non-RAID configuration based on the SAS controller card. | Sun Netra X4250 server supports two SAS controller cards. RAID setup is different for each card. | Chapter 2, “RAID Configuration” |
4. | Review the Sun Netra X4250 Server Product Notes. | The product notes contain late-breaking news about the Solaris OS software and patches. | Sun Netra X4250 Server Product Notes |
5. | Install the Linux OS. | Choose an installation method and locate the installation instructions. | OS Installation Methods |
6. | Install the system-specific drivers from the Tools and Drivers DVD. | Install the system-specific drivers needed to run the Linux OS on the Sun Netra X4250 server. | Installing the System-Specific Drivers |
7. | Run the up2date utility. | Patches are available from the SunSolve Patch Portal at: http://www.sunsolve.sun.com | To Run the up2date Utility for the RHEL OS |
See the following list of installation methods to determine the type of installation that you want to perform and the information source for the installation.
Method | Section or Procedure |
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Install from CD/DVD media. | To Install Using CD/DVD Media |
Install from the network. | To Install Using PXE |
Install from a remote server. | To Install Using Remote Console With Virtual CD/DVD |
See Choosing an OS Installation Method for a description of each method.
This method includes using a remote networked system to install the OS onto the Sun Netra X4250 server. The CD/DVD drive of the remote system (virtual CD-ROM) is used to access the OS media.The output of the Sun Netra X4250 server is displayed on the remote system (Remote Console).
Specific details on the using the Remote Console in the Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) can be found in the Sun Integrated Lights Out Manager 2.0 User’s Guide.
Note - This procedure assumes that you are familiar with the ILOM web GUI administration. More information can be found in the Sun Integrated Lights Out Manager 2.0 User’s Guide. |
On a remote system, open a browser and enter the IP address of the ILOM SP for the Sun Netra X4250 server on which you want to install the OS.
Type the user name and password for an account with administrator privileges and click Login.
The Redirection Screen appears with a Launch Redirection button.
Click the Launch Redirection button.
A screen appears with a Launch button, your current host name, IP address, and user name.
Insert the OS CD/DVD to be installed on the Sun Netra X4250 server into the local CD/DVD drive.
In the remote console screen, select Storage and then select Mount Devices.
In the Storage 1 Source drop-down list, select the CD/DVD drive to be used for installing the OS.
You can use the methods described in the following sections to install system-specific drivers onto your Sun Netra X4250 server.
A driver installation script is available on the Sun Netra X4250 Server Tools and Drivers DVD. You can download the Tools and Drivers DVD ISO image from the downloads link at http://www.sun.com/download.
See the instructions in To Install Using Remote Console With Virtual CD/DVD or the Sun Integrated Lights Out Manager 2.0 User’s Guide for specific details.
Note - Before performing a remote installation, use the ILOM web-based interface (web GUI) to disable the session timeout function. The installation process then can proceed without interruption. |
If your server has a DVD drive, you can install the drivers directly onto the server, using the Sun Netra X4250 Server Tools and Drivers DVD.
Insert the Sun Netra X4250 Server Tools and Drivers DVD into the DVD drive and type:
# cd /mountpoint/DRIVERS/LINUX/operating_system |
where /mountpoint is the directory to which the DVD is mounted and operating_system is the type of Linux installed on the server (value is RED_HAT or SUSE).
If the DVD does not automount, open a terminal window and mount the DVD:
# mount /dev/cdrom /mountpoint |
where /mountpoint is the appropriate mount point for the OS and optical drive type.
# mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/dvdrom |
Change to the /mountpoint/DRIVERS/LINUX/operating_system directory.
where /mountpoint is the directory where the DVD is mounted and operating_system is the version of Linux installed on the server (value is RED_HAT or SUSE).
# cd /mnt/dvdrom/DRIVERS/LINUX/RED_HAT |
Run the up2date utility after installing the OS and drivers from the Sun Netra X4250 Tools and Drivers DVD.
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