Reach A State To Install A Fresh Os (Oracle Ilom Cli) - Oracle SPARC T7-2 Installation Manual

You can now enter Oracle Solaris OS commands at the prompt. For more details, refer to the
Oracle Solaris 11 or 10 OS man pages and documentation at:
http://www.oracle.com/goto/solaris11/docs
http://www.oracle.com/goto/solaris10/docs
Related Information
"Prepare the Power Cords" on page 53
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"Connect a Terminal or Emulator to the SER MGT Port" on page 54
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"Power on the Server for the First Time" on page 55
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"Oracle Solaris OS Configuration Parameters" on page 63
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Reach a State to Install a Fresh OS (Oracle ILOM
CLI)
If you do not plan to use the preinstalled OS, use this procedure to prevent the server from
booting from the preinstalled OS.
Prepare the appropriate boot media according to your installation method.
1.
There are many methods by which you can install the OS. For example, you can boot and install
the OS from DVD media or from another server on the network.
For more information about the methods, refer to these Oracle Solaris document sections:
Installing Oracle Solaris 11 Systems, comparing installation options at:
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http://www.oracle.com/goto/Solaris11/docs
Oracle Solaris 10 Installation Guide: Planning for Installation and Upgrade, choosing an
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Oracle Solaris installation method at:
http://www.oracle.com/goto/Solaris10/docs
2.
From Oracle ILOM, set the OpenBoot auto-boot? parameter to false.
-> set /HOST/bootmode script="setenv auto-boot? false"
This setting prevents the server from booting from the preinstalled OS. When you use
bootmode, the change applies only to a single boot and expires in 10 minutes if the power on the
host is not reset.
When you are ready to initiate the OS installation, reset the host.
3.

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