Before You Begin
Ensure that the following requirements are met:
Perform the procedures in Preparing to Install a Linux Operating System.
If you want to configure the boot drive (that is, the storage drive onto which you are installing the OS) for RAID, you must do so before you install the Linux OS. For instructions on how to configure RAID on your server, refer to Configuring Storage Drives for Operating System Installation in Oracle Server X5-2 Installation Guide.
For Distribution CD/DVD, insert the Linux media (CD labeled number 1 or the single DVD) into the local or remote CD/DVD-ROM drive.
For ISO image, ensure that the ISO images are available and that the Oracle ILOM Remote System Console Plus application has mounted the ISO image.
For additional information about how to set up the installation media, see Selecting the Boot Media Option.
The Oracle ILOM Summary Information page appears.
The Oracle System Assistant System Overview screen appears.
The Oracle ILOM Remote System Console Plus window appears.
For example, do one of the following:
From the local server, press the Power button (approximately 1 second) on the front panel of the server to power off the server, then press the Power button again to power on the server.
From the Oracle ILOM web interface, click Host Management → Power Control, select Reset from the Select Action list box, then click Save.
From the Oracle ILOM CLI, type: reset /System
The BIOS screen appears in the Oracle ILOM Remote System Console Plus application.
The Oracle System Assistant System Overview screen appears.
This action ensures that the server has the latest version of Oracle System Assistant installed before you begin the OS installation.
This action ensures that the server has the latest firmware and BIOS before you begin the OS installation.
The Operating System Installation screen appears.
This is the location of the OS distribution media. The options are CD/DVD and Network.
The Installation Details dialog appears.
The server boots.
For post installation tasks, see the following sections: