Supported Operating Systems; System Requirements - Sun Microsystems Fire X2270 M2 Installation Manual

Supported Operating Systems

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Supported Operating Systems
For the most up-to-date information about the server, including a listing of supported versions
of operating systems, refer to

System Requirements

Before you install Oracle VM, you must meet the following requirements:
For the system that will be running Oracle VM Server, you must start out with a clean
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installation (no preinstalled OS or firmware-level RAID volumes).
The system that will be running Oracle VM Manager must have one of the following
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operating systems installed:
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You must have an Oracle VM media set or equivalent ISO images for VM Server and VM
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Manager.
The ISO images can be used for remote installation or for creating installation CDs.
Review the release notes for the Oracle VM software. The documentation set can be found
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at:
DVD-ROM drive.
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Note –
are connected to the local system instead of the server. Also, you can use an ISO image
instead of an actual DVD/CD-ROM.
USB keyboard and mouse.
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Monitor.
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While configuring an OS for a networked server, it might be necessary to provide the logical
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names (assigned by the OS) and the physical name (MAC address) of each network interface
being used on the Oracle VM server.
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Description
Create shared storage, a server pool, and virtual
machines.
Sun Fire X2270 M2 Server Product
Oracle Enterprise Linux Release 4.5 or later
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Release 4 or later
http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E15458_01/index.htm
If you are installing remotely, the DVD-ROM drive, keyboard, mouse, and monitor
Link
"Creating and Managing VM Resources" on
page 13
Notes.