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Download Server System Tools and Drivers

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Hardware Installation and Product Notes

Hardware Installation

Sun Fire X2270 M2 Server Installation Guide

Installation Overview and Preparation

Installing the Server Into a Rack With Optional Slide Rails

Managing Your Server

Communicating With the ILOM and the System Console

Configuring the Factory--Installed Oracle Solaris 10 Operating System

Powering On and Powering Off the Server

Troubleshooting and Support

Sun Fire X2270 M2 Server Product Notes

Operating System Installation

Oracle Solaris Operating System

Planning the Oracle Solaris Operating System Installation

Installing Oracle Solaris 10 OS

Introduction to Linux Installation

Preliminary Tasks Before Installing an OS

Installing Oracle Enterprise Linux

Installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Booting From OS Distribution Media

Configuring a Linux Server to Support PXE Installation

Identifying Logical and Physical Network Interface Names for Linux OS Configuration

Installing Oracle VM

Planning the Operating System Installation

Installing Windows Server 2008 Operating System

Post Installation

Incorporating Sun Fire Drivers Into a WIM Image

Configuring RAID Controller in the BIOS Setup Utility

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

Supported Operating Systems

How to Obtain VMware Installation and Administration Documentation

How to Obtain an Image of the Installation File

Selecting a Console Option

How to Connect to the SP Using a Web-Based Client

How to Connect to the SP Using an SSH Client

Selecting a Boot Media and OS Delivery Option

How to Update the ESX or ESXi Operating System

Installing VMware ESX 4.0

How to Determine the NIC MAC Address Using the ILOM CLI

How to Install Vmware ESX 4.0

Translating Network Interface Card PCI Bus Numbers to Physical Network Ports

Installing VMware ESXi 4.0

How to Install VMware ESXi 4.0

Booting Installation Media

How to Boot From OS Media Locally

How to Boot From OS Distribution Media or ISO File Remotely

Administration, Diagnostics, and Service

Administration Using ILOM

Overview of the ILOM Supplement

ILOM Feature Set

Communicating With the ILOM and the System Console

ILOM Platform Features for the Sun Fire X2270 M2 Server

Using ILOM to Monitor the Host

Updating Firmware

Diagnostics Guide

Introduction to Diagnostic Tools

U-Boot Diagnostic Startup Tests

Pc-Check Diagnostics Utility

Accessing the Pc-Check Diagnostics Utility on the Tools and Drivers CD/DVD

Sun Fire X2270 M2 Server Service Manual Organization

Sun Fire X2270 M2 Server Overview

Maintaining the Sun Fire X2270 M2 Server

Sun Fire X2270 M2 Server Service Procedures and Information

Sun Fire X2270 M2 Server Specifications

Selecting a Boot Media and OS Delivery Option

Once you've decided on a console method, choose the best boot media and OS delivery option (local or remote) for your infrastructure. The OS is not available on a CD/DVD, so you will need to use an ISO image or a physical CD/DVD. If you would like to use a physical CD/DVD, use the ISO image to burn a CD/DVD. The following table identifies the supported media options and the setup requirements for each.

Note - To use a physical CD/DVD to install the OS, download the ISO image and burn a CD/DVD.

Installation Media	Description	Setup Requirement
Local Boot Media	Local boot media requires a built-in storage device on the server, or an external storage device attached to the server. Supported OS local boot media sources can include: CD/DVD-ROM installation media, and, if applicable, floppy device driver media.	If your server does not contain a built-in storage device, attach the appropriate storage device to the server using a USB connector. Note - Refer to Connecting the Cables in the Sun Fire X2270 M2 Server Installation Guide.
Remote Boot Media	Remote media requires you to boot the installation media over the network. You can start the network installation from a redirected boot storage device. Supported OS remote media sources can include: CD/DVD-ROM installation media, and, if applicable, floppy device driver media CD/DVD-ROM ISO installation image and, if applicable, floppy ISO device driver media)	Insert the boot media into the storage device. Establish a web-based client connection to the ILOM server SP and launch the Sun ILOM Remote Console application. In the Device menu of the Sun ILOM Remote Console application, specify the location of the boot media.
PXE Installation	Automated installations use a Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE) technology to enable the clients without an operating system to boot remotely to the automated installation server that performs the installation of the operating system.	Configure the network server to export the installation using a PXE boot. Make the OS installation media available for PXE boot. To boot the installation media, select the PXE boot interface card as the temporary boot device.

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