Table Of Contents - Oracle Sun Fire X2270 M2 Installation Manual

Contents
Preface ......................................................................................................................................................5
Related Books ..................................................................................................................................5
About This Documentation (PDF and HTML) ..........................................................................7
Documentation Comments ...........................................................................................................7
Download Server System Tools and Drivers ...............................................................................7
Documents History ........................................................................................................................8
Sun Fire X2270 M2 Server Installation Guide for ESX Software ......................................................9
Preparing to Install VMware ESX 4.0 and ESXi 4.0 ......................................................................... 11
Task Map for the VMware Installation ...................................................................................... 11
Supported Operating Systems .................................................................................................... 12
How to Obtain VMware Installation and Administration Documentation ......................... 12
How to Obtain an Image of the Installation File ....................................................................... 12
Selecting a Console Option ......................................................................................................... 13
Selecting a Boot Media and OS Delivery Option ...................................................................... 15
How to Update the ESX or ESXi Operating System ................................................................. 17
Installing VMware ESX 4.0 ................................................................................................................. 19
How to Determine the NIC MAC Address Using the ILOM CLI .......................................... 19
How to Install Vmware ESX 4.0 ................................................................................................. 20
Translating Network Interface Card PCI Bus Numbers to Physical Network Ports ............ 22
Installing VMware ESXi 4.0 ............................................................................................................... 25
How to Install VMware ESXi 4.0 ................................................................................................ 25
Booting Installation Media ................................................................................................................. 27
How to Boot From OS Media Locally ........................................................................................ 27
How to Boot From OS Distribution Media or ISO File Remotely .......................................... 28
Index ......................................................................................................................................................31
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