Before You Begin; To Install Opensolaris Os Using Local Or Remote Media - Sun Microsystems Fire X4150 Installation Manual

Before You Begin

Prior to performing the installation, the following requirements must be met:
All applicable installation prerequisites for installing an operating system should
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have been met. For further information about these prerequisites, see
"OpenSolaris Installation Overview" on page
An installation method (for example: console, boot media, and installation target)
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should have been chosen and established prior to performing the installation. For
information about these setup requirements, see
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The following procedure explains the initial steps for booting the installation media
and launching the OpenSolaris installation program.
After completing this procedure, review and perform the required post installation
tasks described later in this chapter. For more details, see
Installation Tasks" on page
▼ To Install OpenSolaris OS Using Local or
Remote Media
1. Ensure that the installation media is available to boot.
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For additional information about how to set up the installation media, see
"Installation Methods" on page
2. Reset the power on the server.
For example:
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The BIOS screen appears.
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For distribution CD/DVD: Insert the OpenSolaris 2009.06 Distribution Media
(CD labeled 1 or the single DVD) into the local or remote CD/DVD-ROM
drive.
For ISO image: Ensure that the ISO images are available and that the Sun
ILOM Remote Console application is aware of the first ISO image location.
From the ILOM web interface, select the Remote Control --> Remote
Power Control tab, then select the Power Cycle option from the Host
action drop-down list box.
From the local server, press the Power button (approximately 1 second) on the
front panel of the server to turn the server off, then press the Power button
again to power on the server module.
From the ILOM CLI on the server SP, type: reset /SYS
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"Installation Methods" on
"OpenSolaris Post-