How to Boot From OS Media Locally

1. Connect to the console.

   For more information, see Connecting to the System Console in Sun Fire X2270 M2 Server Installation Guide.

2. Insert the distribution media.
3. Reset the server .

   Do one of the following:

   • From the ILOM web interface, select Remote Control > Remote Power Control, then select the Power Cycle option from the Host action 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.

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     Note - The next events occur very quickly; therefore, focus your attention on the following steps. Watch carefully for these messages as they appear on the screen for a brief time. You might want to enlarge the size of your screen to eliminate scroll bars.

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4. When you see a message offering a series of selections, press F8.

   Initializing USB Controllers .. Done.
   Press F2 to run Setup (CTRL+E on Remote Keyboard)
   Press F8 for BBS POPUP (CTRL+P on Remote Keyboard)
   Press F12 to boot from the network (CTRL+N on Remote Keyboard)

   After a delay, a menu offers a selection of boot devices.

       Please select boot device:
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   USB CD/DVD
   PXE:IBA GE Slot 1000 v1331
   PXE:IBA GE Slot 1001 v1331
   PXE:IBA GE Slot 4100 v1331
   PXE:IBA GE Slot 4101 v1331
   PXE:IBA GE Slot 8100 v1331
   PXE:IBA GE Slot 8101 v1331
   PXE:IBA GE Slot C100 v1331
   PXE:IBA GE Slot C101 v1331
   
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5. Select CD/DVD from the list.

   Control passes to the OS installation program on the media.

Next Steps

Return to one of the following:

• How to Install Vmware ESX 4.0

• How to Install VMware ESXi 4.0