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Sun Fire X2270 M2 Server Product Documentation
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Document Information

Preface

Related Books

About This Documentation (PDF and HTML)

Documentation Comments

Download Server System Tools and Drivers

Documents History

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

Product Notes

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

Linux

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

Oracle VM

Installing Oracle VM

Windows

Planning the Operating System Installation

Installation Prerequisites

Supported Operating Systems

Installation Methods

Console Outputs

Installation Boot Media

Installation Targets

Sun Installation Assistant

Verifying BIOS Settings for New Installations

How to View or Edit BIOS Settings for New Installations

Installing Windows Server 2008 Operating System

Task Map for the Windows Server 2008 Installation

Booting Windows Server 2008 Using Local or Remote Media

How to Install Windows Server 2008 Using Local or Remote Media

How to Install Windows Server 2008 Using PXE Network

Prerequisites for Installing PXE Network

How to Install Windows Server 2008 Using PXE Network

Post Installation

Installing Platform-Specific Device Drivers

How to Install Platform-Specific Drivers Using the Tools and Drivers DVD

How to Install Supplemental Software Using the Tools and Drivers DVD

How to Manually Launch the Tools and Drivers Application Using a DVD

Incorporating Sun Fire Drivers Into a WIM Image

Determining Required Drivers

Adding Drivers to a WIM Image

How To Add Drivers to the WIM Image

How to Install the WIM Image on a Client System

Configuring RAID Controller in the BIOS Setup Utility

How to Configure RAID Controller in BIOS

ESX

Sun Fire X2270 M2 Server Installation Guide for ESX Software

Preparing to Install VMware ESX 4.0 and ESXi 4.0

Installing VMware ESX 4.0

Installing VMware ESXi 4.0

Booting Installation Media

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

Preface

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

Service

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

Index

How to Install Supplemental Software Using the Tools and Drivers DVD

  1. To launch the Tools and Drivers application, insert the Tools and Drivers DVD into the CD/DVD drive.

    The application's main menu screen appears.


    image:The Tools and Drivers DVD main screen.

    The DVD is autorun enabled and should automatically launch the application. If the application does not automatically launch, see How to Manually Launch the Tools and Drivers Application Using a DVD.

  2. Click Install Drivers and Supplemental Software.

    The Install Drivers and Supplemental Software screen appears.


    image:The Install Drivers and Supplemental Software screen.
  3. Click Install Drivers and Supplemental Software.

    The Install Pack screen appears.


    image:The Install Pack screen.

    The screen default is that both platform-specific drivers and supplemental software are selected for update. Updating both the platform-specific drivers and the supplemental software is highly recommended.

  4. Ensure that the Supplemental software check box is selected and click Next.

    An Install Pack information screen appears.

    If you chose to update both the platform-specific drivers and the supplemental software, the platform-specific drivers are updated first. When the drivers update is finished a restart pop-up dialog appears.

    This Install Pack informational screen is instructing you to not restart the server. Instead, click Restart Later, so that the supplemental software update can begin.


    image:The Install Pack information screen.
  5. Click Next.

    The Welcome screen appears.


    image:The Welocome screen.
  6. To continue, click Next.

    The End User License Agreement screen appears.


    image:The End User License Agreement screen.
  7. Ensure that the 'I accept the agreement' check box is selected and click Next.

    The Install Pack screen appears. You have the option to perform a typical or a custom installation. The typical installation option is recommended for most situations. The custom installation option is for advanced users. If you choose the Custom installation type, you can select the options to install and a wizard guides you through the update process.


    Note - The remaining steps in this procedure assume a 'Typical' installation type.



    image:The 'Select the installation type:' screen.
  8. Ensure that the Typical (Recommended) radio button is selected and click Next.

    The Installation Package screen appears.

  9. To update the supplemental software, click Install.

    The progress of the update appears in the Installation Package screen.


    image:The Installation Package screen appears.
  10. When the update finishes, click Next.

    A Restart pop-up screen appears.

  11. Click Restart Now.

    The server restarts with the new software.