Prepare The Server For Os Installation - Oracle sun X4-8 Installation Manual

Prepare the Server for OS Installation

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drivers or tools. For Linux, Oracle VM, and Windows, Oracle System Assistant installs the
recommended drivers and tools that are supported by the specific operating system or virtual
machine software. For the list of optional software that can be installed when you use Oracle
System Assistant to install operating systems, refer to the Oracle System Assistant ReadMe.
Related Information
"Launching Oracle System Assistant" on page 71
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"Prepare the Server for OS Installation" on page 78
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Prepare the Server for OS Installation
1. Launch Oracle System Assistant as described in
Assistant" on page
2. Use Oracle System Assistant to perform the tasks shown in the following table.
Refer to the
com/goto/x86AdminDiag/docs)
information about Oracle System Assistant.
Step Task
1 Set up Oracle System Assistant network
connection.
2 Get latest software and firmware updates
that will be used by Oracle System Assistant.
3 Update Oracle ILOM, BIOS, disk expander,
or HBA firmware, if needed. Oracle
recommends using the latest supported BIOS
and firmware versions available.
4 Configure Oracle ILOM. This helps prepare
your service processor for access.
5 Configure RAID. The Oracle System
Assistant RAID configuration utility is used
to create volumes on your disks. A volume
can then be used for an OS, or be included in
a RAID set.
78 Sun Server X4-8 Installation Guide • December 2015
For Oracle Solaris installations, Oracle System Assistant does not install recommended
71.
Oracle x86 Administration Guide for X4 Series Servers (http://www.oracle.
Oracle System Assistant Screen
Network Configuration
Get Updates
Update Firmware
Configure Hardware > Service Processor
Configuration
Configure Hardware > RAID
Configuration
or the embedded help on Oracle System Assistant for more
"Launching Oracle System
For More Information
"Prepare Oracle System
Assistant" on page 76
"Getting Server Firmware and
Software" on page 139
"Installing
Updates" on page 142
"Connecting to Oracle
ILOM" on page 53
You might have done this.
"Configuring RAID Using Oracle
System Assistant" on page 83.