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Sun Fire
X4150, X4250, and
™
X4450 Servers Operating System
Installation Guide
Sun Microsystems, Inc.
www.sun.com
Part No. 820-1853-16
November 2009, Revision A
Submit comments about this document at: http://www.sun.com/hwdocs/feedback

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  • Page 1 Sun Fire X4150, X4250, and ™ X4450 Servers Operating System Installation Guide Sun Microsystems, Inc. www.sun.com Part No. 820-1853-16 November 2009, Revision A Submit comments about this document at: http://www.sun.com/hwdocs/feedback...
  • Page 2 Cette distribution peut des éléments développés par des tiers. Sun, Sun Microsystems, le logo Sun, Java, Netra, Solaris, StarOffice, Sun Ray, Galaxy Sun Fire X et le logo SunSpectrum Pac (Sunburst design) sont des marques de fabrique ou des marques déposées de Sun Microsystems, Inc.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Preface ix Operating System Installation Overview and Preparation 1 Supported Operating Systems 2 Preinstalled Solaris OS 2 Retain the Packaged Installation Instructions 2 Ordering Supported Versions of Linux from Sun 2 OS Installation Tasks 3 The Preinstalled Diagnostic Partition 3 Accessing the Server Output During Installation 3 Console Output Overview 4 Configuring the BIOS to Send Console Output to the Serial Port 5...
  • Page 4 Installing Using a Local Console or Remote KVM 24 ▼ To Install Using a Local Console or Remote KVM 24 Installing Using Remote KVMS Over IP With Virtual CD/DVD 25 Sun Fire X4150, X4250, and X4450 Servers Operating System Installation Guide • November 2009...
  • Page 5 Before You Begin 25 ▼ To Install Using Remote KVMS Over IP With Virtual CD/DVD 25 Installing Server-Specific Drivers 26 Using the Driver Installation Script 27 Installing the Drivers Using KVMS Over IP 27 Installing Drivers Directly Onto the Server 27 ▼...
  • Page 6 Installing VMware ESX Server 57 About VMware ESX Server 58 VMware ESX Server Installation and Administration Documentation 58 Task Map for VMware ESX Server Installation 59 Sun Fire X4150, X4250, and X4450 Servers Operating System Installation Guide • November 2009...
  • Page 7 Planning Network Interfaces 59 Installing VMware ESX Server From a CD/DVD 60 Before You Begin 60 ▼ To Install VMware ESX Server From a CD/DVD 60 Installing VMware ESX Server From Local Media 61 ▼ To Install VMware ESX Server From Local Media 61 VMware ESX Server Updates and Patches 62 Identifying Network Interface Names for Linux and Solaris OS Configurations 63...
  • Page 8 Sun Fire X4150, X4250, and X4450 Servers Operating System Installation Guide • November 2009...

  • Page 9: Preface

    Preface This Sun Fire™ X4150, X4250, and X4450 Servers Operating System Installation Guide contains operating system installation and initial software configuration procedures for bringing the server to a configured and usable state. Typographic Conventions Typeface Meaning Examples The names of commands, files, Edit your.login file.

  • Page 10: Related Documentation

    Available translations for the Sun Fire X4150, X4250, and X4450 servers include Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, French, Japanese, and Korean. English documentation is revised more frequently and might be more up-to-date than the translated documentation. Sun Fire X4150, X4250, and X4450 Servers Operating System Installation Guide • November 2009...

  • Page 11: Sun Welcomes Your Comments

    Sun is interested in improving its documentation and welcomes your comments and suggestions. You can submit your comments by going to: http://www.sun.com/hwdocs/feedback Please include this title and part number of your document with your feedback: Sun Fire X4150, X4250, and X4450 Servers Operating System Installation Guide, 820- 1853-16 Preface...
  • Page 12 Sun Fire X4150, X4250, and X4450 Servers Operating System Installation Guide • November 2009...

  • Page 13: Operating System Installation Overview And Preparation

    Overview and Preparation This chapter contains an overview for installing a new Linux, ESX, or Solaris operating system (OS) on your Sun Fire X4150, X4250, or X4450 server. It also provides the OS installation preparation procedures. This chapter contains the following sections: “Supported Operating Systems”...

  • Page 14: Supported Operating Systems

    OS software. Retain these installation instructions for use in these procedures. Ordering Supported Versions of Linux from Sun You can order supported versions of Red Hat and SUSE OS from Sun at: http://www.sun.com/software/linux/index.html. Sun Fire X4150, X4250, and X4450 Servers Operating System Installation Guide • November 2009...

  • Page 15: Os Installation Tasks

    OS Installation Tasks The following is an overview of the procedures for installing a new OS. Step Task Description Set up the display If you are not planning to use the local CD/DVD environment. drive and a locally attached monitor to prepare and install the OS, see the section, “Accessing the Server Output During Installation”...

  • Page 16: Console Output Overview

    Whether or not any more output goes to the serial port depends on the remote access/external port setting in the BIOS. See “Configuring the BIOS to Send Console Output to the Serial Port” on page Sun Fire X4150, X4250, and X4450 Servers Operating System Installation Guide • November 2009...

  • Page 17: Configuring The Bios To Send Console Output To The Serial Port

    Service Processor The service processor provides a command to enter console mode. In this mode, it acts like a serial port connected to the console. The commands are: –> start /SP/console (for ILOM) –> start /SP/AgentInfo/Console (for ELOM) Configuring the BIOS to Send Console Output to the Serial Port Complete the following steps if you are going to use the serial port to view console output during the installation:...

  • Page 18: Erasing The Primary Boot Hard Disk

    Erasing the Primary Boot Hard Disk Your Sun Fire X4150, X4250, and X4450 servers server might have the Solaris 10 OS preinstalled on the hard drive, depending on your hard drive configuration. If you want to install a different OS, or reinstall the Solaris 10 OS, use the Erase Primary Boot Hard Disk option on the Tools and Drivers CD main menu.

  • Page 19: Configuring Your Server For Raid

    Configuring Your Server for RAID Your Sun Fire X4150, X4250, and X4450 servers server supports the Sun StorageTek™ and the LSI SAS3081E-INT RAID controller cards. More information about these two cards is available in the following sections: “RAID Support Using the Sun StorageTek RAID Card” on page 7 ■...

  • Page 20: Raid Support Using Lsi Sas3081E-Int Card

    See the Sun x64 Server - Disk Management (LSI) Documentation collection for ■ detailed information about the LSI SAS3081E-S card. Note – The LSI SAS3081E-S card is also referred to as the LSI SG-XPCIE8SAS-I-Z card. Sun Fire X4150, X4250, and X4450 Servers Operating System Installation Guide • November 2009...

  • Page 21: Choosing An Os Installation Method

    Choosing an OS Installation Method This section provides an overview of the four OS installation methods: Method Section/Procedure Sun Installation “Using Sun Installation Assistant” on page 9 Assistant CD/DVD “Using CD/DVD” on page 9 Network/PXE “Using Network Installation” on page 9 Remote KVMS “Using Remote KVMS Over IP With Virtual CD-ROM”...

  • Page 22: Using Remote Kvms Over Ip With Virtual Cd-Rom

    (remote console). Information about using KVMS over IP (remote KVMS) can be found in the ELOM or ILOM documentation, the instructions included in your installation software, or the specific OS chapters in this document. Sun Fire X4150, X4250, and X4450 Servers Operating System Installation Guide • November 2009...

  • Page 23: Configuring Raid

    C H A P T E R Configuring RAID This chapter provides information about configuring RAID on your server. It contains instructions for the two supported SAS controller cards, the Sun StorageTek and the LSI SAS3081E-S. It also contains instructions for setting up a non-RAID configuration.

  • Page 24: Configuring Raid

    RAID BIOS setup instructions. The Tools and Drivers CD. ■ Set up your display to access the server output (see “Accessing the Server Output ■ During Installation” on page Sun Fire X4150, X4250, and X4450 Servers Operating System Installation Guide • November 2009...

  • Page 25: To Create A Raid For The Lsi Logic Sas3081E-S Controller Card

    ▼ To Create a RAID for the LSI Logic SAS3081E-S Controller Card 1. Power on the server. 2. Watch the video output, and when the LSI SAS card is recognized, press Control-C to access the LSI controller card’s BIOS utility. 3.

  • Page 26: Before You Begin

    6. Linux users must run install.sh from the Tools and Drivers CD to update to the latest RAID driver. 7. Install the latest Sun StorageTek management software located on the Tools and Drivers CD under RAIDmgmt. Sun Fire X4150, X4250, and X4450 Servers Operating System Installation Guide • November 2009...

  • Page 27: Solaris 10 Operating System Installation

    Solaris 10 Operating System Installation This chapter provides instructions for installing the Solaris 10 OS and server-specific drivers on your Sun Fire X4150, X4250, and X4450 servers server. This chapter includes the following sections: “Installing the Solaris 10 OS” on page 16 ■...

  • Page 28: Installing The Solaris 10 Os

    Solaris 10 OS on on page 26 the your server. Install patches, if necessary. Patches are available from the See your server’s product notes SunSolve Patch Portal at: http://www.sunsolve.sun.com Sun Fire X4150, X4250, and X4450 Servers Operating System Installation Guide • November 2009...

  • Page 29: Firmware Versions And Their Impact On Installation

    Firmware Versions and Their Impact on Installation The way ttya and ttyb are handled in some procedures depends on the level of firmware installed on the system. These instances are noted in the corresponding procedures. Systems with newer firmware use ttya ■...
  • Page 30 “Choosing an OS Installation Method” on page 9 Note – The Solaris OS provides additional programs for installation, such as booting over a wide area network (WAN). However, the Sun Fire X4150, X4250, and X4450 servers servers support only those methods listed in this document.

  • Page 31: Using The Direct Installation With Cd/Dvd Media And A Monitor

    Using the Direct Installation with CD/DVD Media and a Monitor This procedure is for an installation using CD/DVD media and a monitor connected to the server video port. ▼ To Use the Direct Installation with CD/DVD Media and a Monitor 1.
  • Page 32 BIOS. 6. Select the correct tty port from the grub menu: Select ttya for systems with newer firmware. ■ Sun Fire X4150, X4250, and X4450 Servers Operating System Installation Guide • November 2009...

  • Page 33: Installing Using Jumpstart Network Installation

    Select ttyb for systems with older firmware. ■ “Firmware Versions and Their Impact on Installation” on page 17 to check your firmware levels. Solaris installation messages appear on the terminal screen. Installing Using Jumpstart Network Installation The system that you use as an installation server must have a CD/DVD drive, and it must be part of the site’s network and name service.

  • Page 34: Installing Using The Serial Console

    # mkdir -p install_dir_path install_dir_path The directory where the CD image is to be copied. 4. Change to the Tools directory on the mounted disc. Enter: # cd /cdrom/cdrom0/Solaris_10/Tools Sun Fire X4150, X4250, and X4450 Servers Operating System Installation Guide • November 2009...
  • Page 35 5. Check to see if enough disk space is available for the Solaris 10 sofware disc images. Use the command: # df -kl 6. Copy the image in the drive to the installation server's hard disk. Enter: # cp ./setup_install_server install_dir_path install_dir_path The directory where the CD image is to be copied.

  • Page 36: Installing Using A Local Console Or Remote Kvm

    ▼ To Install Using a Local Console or Remote ● See the instructions at http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/817-5504. Note – Before performing a remote installation, use the web GUI to disable the session timeout function. Sun Fire X4150, X4250, and X4450 Servers Operating System Installation Guide • November 2009...

  • Page 37: Installing Using Remote Kvms Over Ip With Virtual Cd/Dvd

    Installing Using Remote KVMS Over IP With Virtual CD/DVD This method includes using a remote networked server to install the OS onto your server. The CD/DVD drive of the remote system (virtual CDROM) is used to access the OS media, and all output of the server is displayed on the remote system (remote console).

  • Page 38: Installing Server-Specific Drivers

    “Using the Driver Installation Script” on page 27 ■ “Installing the Drivers Using KVMS Over IP” on page 27 ■ “Installing Drivers Directly Onto the Server” on page 27 ■ Sun Fire X4150, X4250, and X4450 Servers Operating System Installation Guide • November 2009...

  • Page 39: Using The Driver Installation Script

    Using the Driver Installation Script The driver installation script is available on the Sun Tools and Drivers CD, which is included with your server. You can download an ISO image of the Tools and Drivers CD ISO at: http://www.sun.com/servers/x64/x4150/downloads.jsp http://www.sun.com/servers/x64/x4250/downloads.jsp http://www.sun.com/servers/x64/x4450/downloads.jsp Note –...

  • Page 40: Installing The Raid Management Utility Software

    1. Insert the Tools and Drivers CD into the CD/DVD drive. 2. Navigate to the RAIDmgt/SunStorageTEK/sx8 directory using the following command: # cd /cdrom/cdrom0/RAIDmgt/SunStorageTEK/sx8 3. Enter the following command: # pkgadd -d Sun Fire X4150, X4250, and X4450 Servers Operating System Installation Guide • November 2009...

  • Page 41: Opensolaris Installation

    C H A P T E R OpenSolaris Installation This chapter provides information about installing the OpenSolaris 2009.06 operating system (OpenSolaris OS) on the Sun Fire X4150, X4250, and X4450 servers. This chapter includes the following topics: “OpenSolaris Installation Overview” on page 30 ■...

  • Page 42: Opensolaris Installation Overview

    “Installation Methods” on page 31 locate the installation instructions. Install patches, if necessary. Patches are available from the See your server’s product notes. SunSolve Patch Portal at: http://www.sunsolve.sun.com Sun Fire X4150, X4250, and X4450 Servers Operating System Installation Guide • November 2009...

  • Page 43: Installation Methods

    Installation Methods for installation methods. TABLE 4-1 The OpenSolaris OS Installation Methods TABLE 4-1 Method Description Section/Procedure Install from local Use the OpenSolaris Installation “Installing Using a Local Drive” on page media. Program on the CD or DVD media to install one server interactively.

  • Page 44: Installing Using The Ilom Remote Console

    To access the Session Time-Out screen, click the System Information tab, and then click the Session Time-Out submenu tab. The Session Time-Out screen appears. b. Click the Disable Timeout radio button, and then click Submit. Sun Fire X4150, X4250, and X4450 Servers Operating System Installation Guide • November 2009...

  • Page 45: Installing Opensolaris Os Using Local Or Remote Media

    4. From the main menu, click the Remote Control tab and select Redirection. The Redirection screen appears with a Launch Redirection button. 5. Click the Launch Redirection button to open a remote console window. A screen appears with a Launch button. It also identifies your current host name, IP address, and user name.

  • Page 46: Before You Begin

    Power button again to power on the server module. From the ILOM CLI on the server SP, type: reset /SYS ■ The BIOS screen appears. Sun Fire X4150, X4250, and X4450 Servers Operating System Installation Guide • November 2009...
  • Page 47 Note – The next events occur very quickly; therefore, focused attention is needed for the following steps. Watch carefully for these messages as they appear on the screen for a brief time. You might want to enlarge the size of your screen to eliminate scroll bars.
  • Page 48 Note – If you are performing the OpenSolaris installation from the Sun ILOM Remote Console application, select the AMI Virtual CDROM, or CDROM image as the first boot device. The GRUB menu appears. Sun Fire X4150, X4250, and X4450 Servers Operating System Installation Guide • November 2009...
  • Page 49 5. In the GRUB menu, select OpenSolaris 2009.06, then press Enter. Note – In the GRUB menu, if you want to redirect the installation output to a serial console, press “e” to edit the GRUB menu to support a serial console (-B console = ttya).
  • Page 50 7. In the Select Desktop Language menu, select the appropriate desktop language, then press Enter to continue. After a few moments the OpenSolaris 2009.06 desktop appears. Sun Fire X4150, X4250, and X4450 Servers Operating System Installation Guide • November 2009...
  • Page 51 8. In the OpenSolaris desktop, double-click the Install OpenSolaris icon to begin the OS installation. The OpenSolaris Installer Welcome screen appears. Chapter 4 OpenSolaris Installation...
  • Page 52 Note – If you did not configure the system to automatically reboot when the installation completes, you must manually reboot the system. 11. Proceed to the section “OpenSolaris Post-Installation Tasks” on page 41 perform the OpenSolaris post-installation tasks. Sun Fire X4150, X4250, and X4450 Servers Operating System Installation Guide • November 2009...

  • Page 53: Opensolaris Post-Installation Tasks

    OpenSolaris Post-Installation Tasks After completing the OpenSolaris installation and rebooting the operating system, review the following post-installation tasks and, if necessary, perform the tasks that are applicable to your system. “Installing System Device Drivers to Support Additional Hardware” on page 41 ■...
  • Page 54 Sun Fire X4150, X4250, and X4450 Servers Operating System Installation Guide • November 2009...

  • Page 55: Linux Operating System Installation

    C H A P T E R Linux Operating System Installation This chapter contains information about installing the Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), SUSE Enterprise Linux System (SLES) and Oracle Enterprise Linux (OEL) operating systems and system-specific drivers onto your server. This chapter includes the following sections: “Installing the Operating System”...

  • Page 56: Os Installation Overview

    “Running the up2date Utility for the SUSEWatcher utility. SunSolve Patch Portal at: RHEL OS” on page 55 “Running the SuSEWatcher Utility for the SLES http://www.sunsolve.sun.com OS” on page 55 Sun Fire X4150, X4250, and X4450 Servers Operating System Installation Guide • November 2009...

  • Page 57: Os Installation Methods

    OS Installation Methods See the following list of installation methods to determine the type of installation that you want to do and the information source for the installation. See “Choosing an OS Installation Method” on page 9 for a description of each method. The following sections describe the methods that you can use: Method Section/Procedure...

  • Page 58: Installing Linux Using Local Cd/Dvd Drive

    The following requirements must be met prior to performing the RHEL or OEL PXE installation: Sun Fire X4150, X4250, and X4450 Servers Operating System Installation Guide • November 2009...
  • Page 59 ■ Configure the files on the TFTP server necessary for PXE booting. ■ Configure the Sun Fire X4150, X4250, and X4450 servers MAC network port ■ address to boot from the PXE configuration. Configure the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP).

  • Page 60: To Install Linux Using Pxe

    The network bootloader loads and a boot prompt appears. Wait for the five second time-out and the installation kernel will begin to load. Sun Fire X4150, X4250, and X4450 Servers Operating System Installation Guide • November 2009...

  • Page 61: Installing Linux Using Remote Kvms Over Ip With Virtual Cd/Dvd

    5. Proceed with the installation as described in the OS documentation. Red Hat Enterprise Linux Installation Guide for the x86, Itanium, and AMD64 ■ Architectures at http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/ SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Administration and Installation at ■ http://www.novell.com/documentation/suse.html Oracle Enterprise Linux 4 Installation at ■...

  • Page 62: To Install Linux Using Remote Kvms Over Ip With Virtual Cd/Dvd

    The Device Configuration screen appears. b. In the Storage 1 Source drop-down list, select the CD/DVD drive to be used for installing the OS. 8. Click Submit. Sun Fire X4150, X4250, and X4450 Servers Operating System Installation Guide • November 2009...

  • Page 63: Installing The System-Specific Drivers

    9. Reboot the system. The system will boot from the virtual CD. 10. Proceed with the installation as described in the OS documentation. Red Hat Enterprise Linux Installation Guide for the x86, Itanium, and AMD64 ■ Architectures at http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/ SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Administration and Installation at ■...

  • Page 64: Installing The Drivers Using Kvms Over Ip

    If your server has a CD/DVD drive, you can install the drivers directly onto the server, using the Tools and Drivers CD. ▼ To Install Drivers Directly Onto the Server 1. Log in to the server as root (superuser). Sun Fire X4150, X4250, and X4450 Servers Operating System Installation Guide • November 2009...
  • Page 65 2. Insert the Tools and Drivers CD into the CD/DVD drive and enter: cd /mountpoint/drivers/linux/operating_system /mountpoint is the directory to which the CD is mounted. operating_system is the type of Linux installed on the server (red_hat or suse). If the directory does not exist, the CD did not automount. In this case, you ■...

  • Page 66: Installing The Raid Management Utility Software

    3. Enter the following command: # rpm -ivh [32bit|64bit].rpm ▼ To Install the LSI RAID Management Utilities 1. Insert the Tools and Drivers CD in the server’s CD/DVD drive. Sun Fire X4150, X4250, and X4450 Servers Operating System Installation Guide • November 2009...

  • Page 67: Running Update Utilities

    2. Navigate to the /RAIDmgmt/lsi/linux/[32bit|64bit] directory and list the directory contents using the following commands: # cd /drivers/linux/RAID/LSI/MSM # ls -al 3. Run the .bin file, and follow the instructions to install the RAID management software. Running Update Utilities Choose the section that corresponds to the Linux OS that you have installed: “Running the up2date Utility for the RHEL OS”...

  • Page 68: To Run The Susewatcher Utility For The Sles Os

    See the documentation included with your SLES 9 media kit for details. 2. Run the SuSEWatcher program. Select the kernel packages in the available package updates section. Sun Fire X4150, X4250, and X4450 Servers Operating System Installation Guide • November 2009...

  • Page 69: Installing Vmware Esx Server

    C H A P T E R Installing VMware ESX Server This chapter explains the procedure to install VMware ESX Server on the Sun Fire X4150, X4250, and X4450 servers and includes the following sections: “About VMware ESX Server” on page 58 ■...

  • Page 70: About Vmware Esx Server

    Server Configuration Guide ■ To prepare for PXE install, see the VMware Installation and Upgrade Guide for ■ Virtual Infrastructure 3, Chapter 6, "Remote and Scripted Installations." Sun Fire X4150, X4250, and X4450 Servers Operating System Installation Guide • November 2009...

  • Page 71: Task Map For Vmware Esx Server Installation

    Task Map for VMware ESX Server Installation Consult the following table to determine which sections in this document are relevant to the installation tasks that you want to perform: Installation Task Relevant Section Collect information about your “VMware ESX Server Installation and Administration system.

  • Page 72: Installing Vmware Esx Server From A Cd/Dvd

    3. Install the ESX Server software on your server. 4. Update the ESX Server software if necessary. Download available updates from: http://www.vmware.com/support/ The process is detailed in the following sections. Sun Fire X4150, X4250, and X4450 Servers Operating System Installation Guide • November 2009...

  • Page 73: Installing Vmware Esx Server From Local Media

    Installing VMware ESX Server From Local Media Installing VMware ESX Server 3.0.2 and later on your server, requires: USB keyboard, mouse connected to rear USB ports of server, or access through a ■ remote console. Monitor connected to server (not required if you are using remote KVMS) ■...

  • Page 74: Vmware Esx Server Updates And Patches

    This is described in the Installation and Upgrade Guide for VMware Infrastructure available at http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/vi_pubs.html. VMware ESX Server Updates and Patches When updated VMware ESX Server images are available you can download from: http://www.vmware.com/support/ Sun Fire X4150, X4250, and X4450 Servers Operating System Installation Guide • November 2009...

  • Page 75: Identifying Network Interface Names For Linux And Solaris Os Configurations

    A P P E N D I X Identifying Network Interface Names for Linux and Solaris OS Configurations When configuring an operating system for a networked server, it is necessary to provide the logical names (assigned by the OS) and the physical name (MAC address) of each network interface.

  • Page 76: Identifying Logical And Physical Network Interface Names While Installing A Suse Linux Os

    The message Loading Linux Kernel appears followed by the SUSE splash screen, then the Choose a Keyboard Map screen appears. 2. In the Choose a Keyboard Map screen, select the appropriate keyboard configuration and click OK. Sun Fire X4150, X4250, and X4450 Servers Operating System Installation Guide • November 2009...
  • Page 77 The user shell launches and the Rescue Login prompt appears. 3. At the Rescue Login prompt, type root to log in, then press Enter. The Rescue prompt appears. 4. At the Rescue prompt (#), type the following command then press Enter to display all network interfaces.
  • Page 78 See the following sample output as an example. If you have multiple network interfaces and the output of interfaces scrolls off the top of the screen, you can display the output per interface. Sun Fire X4150, X4250, and X4450 Servers Operating System Installation Guide • November 2009...
  • Page 79 5. To view the output per network interface, type the following command at the prompt, then press Enter: # ifconfig eth# where # is the interface number. For example, if you type: # ifconfig eth0 The output for eth0 appears: In the sample output above: eth0 entry in the first column refers to the SUSE Linux logical named ■...

  • Page 80: Identifying Logical And Physical Network Interface Names While Installing A Rhel Linux Os

    1. If you have not already done so, type: linux rescue at the boot prompt, then press Enter. The Choose a Language screen appears. 2. In the Choose a Language screen, select the appropriate language and click OK. Sun Fire X4150, X4250, and X4450 Servers Operating System Installation Guide • November 2009...
  • Page 81 The Keyboard Type screen appears. 3. In the Keyboard Type screen, select the appropriate configuration then click OK. The Setup Network screen appears. 4. In the Setup Network screen, click No. The Rescue screen appears. Appendix A Identifying Network Interface Names for Linux and Solaris OS Configurations...
  • Page 82 Enter. # ifconfig -a The output of the Red Hat Linux named network interfaces appear. See the following sample output as an example. Sun Fire X4150, X4250, and X4450 Servers Operating System Installation Guide • November 2009...
  • Page 83 If you have multiple network interfaces and the output of interfaces scrolls off the top of the screen, you can display the output per interface. 7. To view the output per network interface, type the following at the command prompt, then press Enter: # ifconfig eth# where # = the interface number.

  • Page 84: Identifying Network Interface Names For A Pre-Installed Solaris Os

    1. Log in to the system as root and run ifconfig -a plumb in a command shell. The command discovers all installed network interfaces. The shell prompt (#) appears when the discovery completes. Sun Fire X4150, X4250, and X4450 Servers Operating System Installation Guide • November 2009...
  • Page 85 2. To output a list of all Solaris named interfaces along with their physical MAC addresses, type this command at the prompt (#): # ifconfig -a An example of ifconfig-a output: # ifconfig -a lo0: flags=2001000849<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4,VIRTUAL> mtu 8232 index 1 inet 127.0.0.1 netmask ff000000 e1000g0: flags=1000802<BROADCAST,MULTICAST,IPv4>...

  • Page 86: Identifying Logical And Physical Network Interface Names While Installing The Solaris Os

    This section explains how to launch a user shell during the Solaris OS configuration to obtain the logical and physical network interface names that you need to continue with the configuration. Sun Fire X4150, X4250, and X4450 Servers Operating System Installation Guide • November 2009...

  • Page 87: To Identify Logical And Physical Network Interface Names While Installing The Solaris Os

    Note – Use the procedure in this section if you are installing a version of the Solaris OS. If you are configuring the preinstalled version of the Solaris OS, see “Identifying Network Interface Names for a Pre-installed Solaris OS” on page ▼...
  • Page 88 (per the Configuration Worksheet). 5. When you are done, type exit at the command prompt. The Solaris Installation program will resume where you last left off. Sun Fire X4150, X4250, and X4450 Servers Operating System Installation Guide • November 2009...

  • Page 89: Redirecting The Solaris Os Output To The Serial Port

    “Firmware Versions and Their Impact on Installation” on page 17 to identify ■ the firmware level on your Sun Fire X4150 and X4450 servers. Systems with newer firmware have the default serial port set to TTYA/COM1 (Solaris OS defaults). For systems with newer firmware, the baud rate setting in the files listed below should match the setting for the serial port mode in the BIOS –>Server–>Remote Access Configuration screen.
  • Page 90 5. Start the console using the start command. –> start /SP/console (for ILOM) –> start /SP/AgentInfo/Console (for ELOM) You should now begin to see console output of the system starting up. Sun Fire X4150, X4250, and X4450 Servers Operating System Installation Guide • November 2009...

  • Page 91: Network Interface Configuration

    A P P E N D I X Network Interface Configuration The network interface card (NIC) connectors are labeled physically on your server as follows: NIC Connector Label TABLE C-1 NIC Connector Label Interface Type net0 First Intel interface net1 Second Intel interface net2 Third Intel interface...
  • Page 92 Sun Fire X4150, X4250, and X4450 Servers Operating System Installation Guide • November 2009...

  • Page 93: Index

    Red Hat Enterprise Linux, 51 related, x Solaris 10 OS, 26 Sun Fire X4150, X4250, and X4450 Server, ix installing VMware drivers, 26, 27, 52 overview, 57 Red Hat Enterprise Linux, 51 installing VMware ESX server...
  • Page 94 SuSEWatcher utility for SUSE Linux Enterprise Sun ILOM Remote Console application, 34 Server, 55 overview of operating system installation, 1 system-specific driver installation, 26, 51 sys-unconfig command, Solaris, 74 Sun Fire X4150, X4250, and X4450 Servers Operating System Installation Guide • November 2009...
  • Page 95 task map VMware ESX server installation, 59 task overview, 3 typographic conventions, ix up2date utility for Red Hat Enterprise Linux, 55 update utilities Linux, 55 virtual CD-ROM for operating system, 10 VMware installing from CD, 60 VMware ESX server enabling network interfaces, 59 VMware ESX server installation, 57 Welcome screen, 40 WOL option...
  • Page 96 Sun Fire X4150, X4250, and X4450 Servers Operating System Installation Guide • November 2009...

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