Before you begin, review the installation prerequisites in Before You Begin.
For instructions, see Accessing the Host Console.
For instructions, see Preparing the Boot Media.
For example, to reset the server, do one of the following:
From the local server, press the Power button on the front panel of the server (for approximately 1 second) to power off the server, and then press the Power button again to power on the server.
From the Oracle ILOM web interface, select Host Management → Power Control, and then select Reset from the Select Action list box.
From the Oracle ILOM command-line interface, type reset /System.
The server begins the boot process.
The Please Select Boot Device menu appears.
The device strings listed in the Boot Device menu are in the following format: device type, slot indicator, and product ID string.
After a few seconds, the splash screen for Oracle VM Server appears.
If you do not press a key, after one minute, the installer automatically starts. The installer is only available in text mode.
The Oracle VM Installation and Upgrade Guide for Release 3.3.2 provides step-by-step instructions for installing Oracle VM.
Use entire drive
Replace existing Linux system
Use free space
Caution - In the Partitioning Type screen, the Oracle SSM drive is the Oracle System Assistant USB flash drive. You might have to scroll to the bottom of the screen to see this drive. You should never select the Oracle SSM drive as the software installation drive. Installing Oracle VM Server to the Oracle SSM drive will overwrite the Oracle System Assistant software and Oracle System Assistant will have to be restored. For instructions for restoring Oracle System Assistant, see the Oracle X5 Series Servers Administration Guide at http://www.oracle.com/goto/x86AdminDiag/docs. |
Refer to the Oracle VM Installation and Upgrade Guide for Release 3.3.2 at http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E50245_01/index.html.
If you do not have an Oracle VM Manager configured to manage the Oracle VM Server, you will need to install it before proceeding to Post Installation Tasks for Oracle VM Server.
For instructions for installing Oracle VM Manager, refer to the Oracle VM Installation and Upgrade Guide for Release 3.3.2 at http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E50245_01/index.html.
If you already have an Oracle VM Manager configured to manage the Oracle VM Server, proceed to Post Installation Tasks for Oracle VM Server.