Oracle Sun Fire X2270 M2 Installation Manual page 16

Selecting a Boot Media and OS Delivery Option
Note –
CD/DVD.
Installation Media
Local Boot Media
Remote Boot Media
PXE Installation
16 Sun Fire X2270 M2 Server Installation Guide for ESX Software • September 2011, -12
To use a physical CD/DVD to install the OS, download the ISO image and burn a
Description
Local boot media requires a
built-in storage device on the
server, or an external storage device
attached to the server. Supported
OS local boot media sources can
include: CD/DVD-ROM
installation media, and, if
applicable, floppy device driver
media.
Remote media requires you to boot
the installation media over the
network. You can start the network
installation from a redirected boot
storage device.
Supported OS remote media
sources can include:
■
CD/DVD-ROM installation
media, and, if applicable,
floppy device driver media
■
CD/DVD-ROM ISO
installation image and, if
applicable, floppy ISO device
driver media)
Automated installations use a
Preboot eXecution Environment
(PXE) technology to enable the
clients without an operating system
to boot remotely to the automated
installation server that performs
the installation of the operating
system.
Setup Requirement
If your server does not contain a
built-in storage device, attach the
appropriate storage device to the
server using a USB connector.
Refer to Connecting the
Note –
Cables in the Sun Fire X2270 M2
Server Installation Guide.
1. Insert the boot media into the
storage device.
2. Establish a web-based client
connection to the ILOM server
SP and launch the Sun ILOM
Remote Console application.
3. In the Device menu of the Sun
ILOM Remote Console
application, specify the
location of the boot media.
1. Configure the network server
to export the installation using
a PXE boot.
2. Make the OS installation media
available for PXE boot.
3. To boot the installation media,
select the PXE boot interface
card as the temporary boot
device.