Preparing the Server for OS Installation

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This section describes how to prepare your server for operating system installation.

A number of tasks must be completed before you can install an operating system. These include:

Getting firmware and software updates
Installing firmware updates
Configuring Oracle ILOM network addresses
Configuring RAID

Once these things are done, you can install the operating system.

You can do these things using Oracle System Assistant, or using other methods. Oracle recommends that you use Oracle System Assistant.

To use Oracle System Assistant, see Prepare the Server for OS Installation.
To prepare the server for OS installation using other methods, see:

Oracle x86 Administration Guide for X4 Series Servers (http://www.oracle.com/goto/x86AdminDiag/docs)

Note - For Oracle Solaris installations, Oracle System Assistant does not install recommended drivers or tools. For Linux, Oracle VM, and Windows, Oracle System Assistant installs the recommended drivers and tools that are supported by the specific operating system or virtual machine software. For the list of optional software that can be installed when you use Oracle System Assistant to install operating systems, refer to the Oracle System Assistant ReadMe.

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