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Sun Fire X2270 M2 Server Installation Guide for ESX Software
Preparing to Install VMware ESX 4.0 and ESXi 4.0
Task Map for the VMware Installation
How to Obtain VMware Installation and Administration Documentation
How to Obtain an Image of the Installation File
How to Connect to the SP Using a Web-Based Client
Selecting a Boot Media and OS Delivery Option
How to Update the ESX or ESXi Operating System
How to Determine the NIC MAC Address Using the ILOM CLI
Translating Network Interface Card PCI Bus Numbers to Physical Network Ports
How to Install VMware ESXi 4.0
How to Boot From OS Media Locally
Use this task to connect to the service processor (SP) with SSH and the ILOM command–line interface (CLI). For more information about using the ILOM CLI, refer to the Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) 3.0 CLI Procedures Guide, which is included with the Sun Fire X2270 M2 server documentation collection.
Before You Begin
This task assumes you have performed the hardware setup procedures described in the Sun Fire X2270 M2 Server Installation Guide.
For example: ssh root@sp_ipaddress
where sp_ipaddress is the IP address of the server SP.
The CLI prompt appears:
->
-> start /SP/console
Next Steps