About Oracle Solaris OS Installation
Oracle Solaris Installation Task Table
Supported Oracle Solaris Operating System Versions
Supported OS Versions and Latest Information
Latest Information in Product Notes
Single-Server Installation Methods
Oracle System Asssistant Overview
Oracle System Assistant OS Installation Task
Obtaining Oracle System Assistant
Obtaining Oracle Solaris Documentation
Selecting the Installation Method
Load BIOS Optimal Default Settings
Installing the Oracle Solaris OS
Installing the Oracle Solaris OS
Install the Solaris OS (Oracle System Assistant)
Install the Oracle Solaris OS (Manually)
Identify Logical and Physical Network Interface Names
Install Server System Tools (Optional)
Supported Linux OS Versions and Latest Information
Supported Linux Operating Systems
Oracle Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel for Linux
Single-Server Installation Methods
Oracle System Assistant OS Installation Task
Obtaining Oracle System Assistant
Downloading Installation Media Kits
Download Oracle Linux Media Kits
Selecting the Installation Method
Load BIOS Optimal Default Settings
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
Installing Server System Tools and Updating Drivers
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
About Oracle VM Software Installation
Oracle VM Installation Task Table
Oracle VM Installation Options
Single-Server Installation Methods
Multiple-Server Installation Options
Oracle System Asssistant Overview
Oracle System Assistant Install OS Task
Obtaining Oracle System Assistant
Preparing for Oracle VM Server Installation
Selecting the Installation Method
Creating a Virtual Disk and Setting the Boot Disk
Disable VT-d and SR-IOV in BIOS
Install Oracle VM Server (Oracle System Assistant)
Installing Oracle VM Server (Manually)
Install Oracle VM Server (Local or Remote Media)
Installing Oracle VM Server (PXE Server)
PXE Server Installation Requirements
Install Oracle VM Server (PXE Server)
Completing the Oracle VM Installation
Creating and Managing Oracle VM Resources
Supported OS Versions and Latest Information
Supported Windows Operating Systems
Single-Server Installation Methods
Windows Deployment Services OS Installation
Oracle System Assistant OS Installation Task
Obtaining Oracle System Assistant
Selecting the Installation Method
Load BIOS Optimal Default Settings
Install Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows Server 2008 SP2 (Manually)
Install Windows Server 2012 or 2012 R2 (Manually)
Installing Server System Tools and Updating Drivers
About VMware ESXi Installation
VMware ESXi 5 and Server Module Documentation
Supported VMware ESXi Software
Interactive Installation Methods
Preparing for ESXi 5 Installation
Creating a Virtual Disk and Setting the Boot Disk
Install VMware ESXi 5 (Local or Remote Interactive Installation)
The Oracle System Assistant Install OS task is the easiest method for installing a supported OS on the Sun Blade X4-2B.
For more information about Oracle System Assistant, refer to the Oracle X4 Series Servers Administration Guide.
Before You Begin
Reference the OS installation task table. See Installing the Windows OS.
You must configure RAID for the boot disk before you install the Windows operating system. For more details, refer to the Sun Blade X4-2B Installation Guide .
Get the Windows OS install distribution media.
For local installation, have the Microsoft Windows installation media available to insert into the attached physical CD/DVD-ROM drive.
For remote installation:
Insert the Microsoft Windows installation media into the system’s CD/DVD-ROM drive. Make sure you have selected CD-ROM from the Device menu.
If you are using the Windows image, ensure that the ISO image is accessible. Make sure you have selected CD-ROM Image from the Device menu.
The Oracle System Assistant System Overview main screen appears.
If an update is available, the update's readme file appears.
The Get Updates Sign-In screen appears.
The server downloads the updates then displays a popup asking to reboot the server.
The server reboots and restarts Oracle System Assistant.
If you don't, the system will not see the drive.
The Install OS screen appears.
The options are CD/DVD or virtual drive.
The server reboots one or more times during the installation process.
Next Steps