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Sun Blade X3-2B Model Name Change

Getting the Latest Firmware and Software

Documentation and Feedback

About This Documentation

Support and Training

Contributors

Change History

Hardware Installation and Product Notes

Hardware Installation

Product Notes

Operating System Installation

Oracle Solaris Installation

Linux Installation

About This Installation Guide for Linux Operating Systems

About Linux OS Installation

Supported OS Versions and Latest Information

Supported Linux Operating Systems

Latest Information in Product Notes

OS Installation Options

Single-Server Installation Methods

Oracle System Assistant

Oracle System Assistant OS Installation Task

Obtaining Oracle System Assistant

Preparing to Install the OS

Downloading Installation Media Kits

Download Oracle Linux Media Kits

Download SLES Media Kits

Download RHEL Media Kits

Setting Up the Installation Method

Set Up for Local Installation

Set Up for Remote Installation

Setting Up the BIOS

Load BIOS Optimal Default Settings

Set the BIOS Mode

Installing the Operating System

Identifying Logical and Physical Network Interface Names for Linux OS Configuration

Identify Logical and Physical Network Interface Names While Installing Oracle Linux or RHEL

Identify Logical and Physical Network Interface Names While Installing SLES

Install a Linux OS (Oracle System Assistant)

Installing a Linux OS Manually

Install Oracle Linux Manually

Install SLES Manually

Install RHEL Manually

Installing Server System Tools and Updating Drivers

Install Server System Tools

Update or Install System Drivers

Updating a Linux OS to a New Version

Update the Oracle Linux Operating System Version

Update the SLES Operating System Version

Update the RHEL Operating System Version

Getting Server Firmware and Software

Firmware and Software Updates

Firmware and Software Access Options

Available Software Release Packages

Accessing Firmware and Software

Download Firmware and Software Using My Oracle Support

Requesting Physical Media

Installing Updates

Installing Firmware

Installing Hardware Drivers and OS Tools

Oracle VM Installation

Windows Installation

ESX Installation

Administration and Service

Administration

Service

Index

Update or Install System Drivers

Oracle System Assistant installs most supported drivers during the OS installation process. To install or update individual drivers or to update all drivers after the OS installation, use the .rpm file or the Linux OS InstallPack application, respectively. The InstallPack application and the .rpm files are available with the Oracle System Assistant software on the USB drive and the downloaded OS-specific software package.

  1. Do one of the following:
    • If your system does not have Oracle System Assistant:
      1. Download the latest server system tools and drivers package from the My Oracle Support site.

        For more information, see Getting Server Firmware and Software.

      2. Unzip the downloaded tools and drivers package to the server.
      3. Within the unzipped directory file system, navigate to the Linux OS InstallPack folder:

        Linux/OS_name/version/InstallPack

        where OS_name is the installed OS as OL (Oracle Linux), RHEL (Red Hat), or SLES (SUSE), and version is the version of the installed Linux OS.

    • If your system has Oracle System Assistant:
      1. From the OS, navigate to the Oracle System Assistant USB device.

        The USB device is named: ORACLE_SSM

      2. Navigate to the Linux OS folder using the following path structure:

        Linux/OS_name/version

        where OS_name is the installed OS as OL (Oracle Linux), RHEL (Red Hat), or SLES (SUSE), and version is the version of the installed Linux OS.

  2. Do one of the following:
    • To update or install all supported drivers, navigate to the InstallPack directory and run the InstallPack.py file.

      Linux/OS_name/version/InstallPack

      Follow the InstallPack application instructions to complete the driver update.

    • To update or install other drivers, navigate to the driver directory and double-click the .rpm files.

      Linux/OS_name/version/Drivers/driver where driver is the directory name containing the driver.