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Sun Fire X2270 M2 Server Installation Guide for Linux Operating Systems |
About This Documentation (PDF and HTML)
Download Server System Tools and Drivers
Introduction to Linux Installation
Sun Installation Assistant (SIA)
Preliminary Tasks Before Installing an OS
Accessing the Console During Installation
How to Configure the Serial Port
How to Erase Your Boot Hard Disk
Installing Oracle Enterprise Linux
Installing OEL from Distribution Media
Installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
Installing SLES10 or SLES11 From Distribution Media
Installing SLES10 Using Local or Remote Media
How to Install SLES10 Using Local or Remote Media
Installing SLES10 or SLES 11 Using a PXE Network Environment
How to Install SLES10 or SLES11 Using Network PXE Boot
How to Update the SLES Operating System
Installing System Device Drivers to Support Additional Hardware
How to Install System Device Drivers Using Local or Remote Media
How to Install the System Device Drivers Using a Network Share or USB Device
Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Overview of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Installation
Installing RHEL From Distribution Media
Booting From OS Distribution Media
How to Boot From OS Media Locally
How to Boot From OS Distribution Media or ISO File Remotely
Configuring a Linux Server to Support PXE Installation
How to Install and Configure a DHCP Server
How to Install Portmap on Your DHCP Server
How to Configure the TFTP Service on Your DHCP Server
How to Install and Configure the neopxe Boot Server Daemon
How to Configure the NFS Service on Your PXE Server
How to Create a PXE Installation Image for Oracle Enterprise Linux
How to Create a PXE Installation Image for Red Hat Linux
Creating a PXE Image for SUSE Linux
How to Install Linux From a PXE Server
Identifying Logical and Physical Network Interface Names for Linux OS Configuration
SUSE Linux - How to Identify Logical and Physical Network Interface Names While Installing the OS
RHEL - How to Identify Logical and Physical Network Interface Names While Installing the OS
For a distribution CD/DVD, insert the SLES11 boot disc (CD labeled number 1 or DVD) into the local or remote 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 installation media, see Installing SLES10 or SLES11 From Distribution Media.
For example:
From the ILOM web interface, select Remote Control —> Remote Power Control, then select the Power Cycle option from the Host action drop-down 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.
The BIOS screen appears.
Note - The following events occur very quickly. Watch carefully for the messages, which appear on the screen for only a brief time.
The Please Select Boot Device menu appears.
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 SUSE initial boot screen appears.
This option continues the normal user interactive installation process.
The Welcome screen appears.
Note - The Welcome screen might take several minutes to appear.
The Media Check screen appears.
The Installation Mode screen appears.
The Clock and Time Zone screen appears.
The Server Base Scenario screen appears.
The Installation Settings screen appears.
Refer to the YaST Partitioning instructions for more information.
Note - If the Solaris OS 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.
Alternatively, see How to Update the SLES Operating System to manually update your SLES OS.
Refer to Post SLES Installation Tasks.