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Sun Blade X4-2B Installation Guide for Linux Operating Systems
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Using This Documentation

About Linux OS Installation

Preparing to Install the OS

Installing the Operating System

Identifying Logical and Physical Network Interface Names

Identify Logical and Physical Network Interface Names (Oracle Linux or RHEL)

Identify Logical and Physical Network Interface Names (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

Index

Identifying Logical and Physical Network Interface Names

While configuring an operating system for a networked server, you might need to provide the logical name (assigned by the OS) and the physical name (MAC address) of each network interface.

This section explains how to obtain the needed logical information in these situations. It provides the following topics.