Install Software Dependencies

The following distributions require that you install additional software on the BMI server system:

• Red Hat

• SUSE

The software is not included in the BMI or Sun Update Connection – Enterprisepackages.

Red Hat

If your BMI server is using Red Hat, verify that the following software is installed on your BMI server:

• Python

• Python-xml

• TFTP server

• If you are going to provision Solaris systems, you also need nfs-utils, configured to export /tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg as read only (ro)

  ---

  Note –

  Work Station 3.0 does not have tftp-server; use the RPM from the Advanced Server distribution.

  ---

SUSE

If your BMI server is using SUSE, verify that the following software is installed on your BMI server:

• Python

• TFTP server

• Python-xml

• If you are going to provision Solaris systems, you also need nfs-utils, configured to export /tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg (ro)