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Sun Blade X3-2B (formerly Sun Blade X6270
M3) Installation Guide for Oracle® VM
Server
Part No: E20889
July, 2012, -05

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  • Page 1 Sun Blade X3-2B (formerly Sun Blade X6270 M3) Installation Guide for Oracle® VM Server Part No: E20889 July, 2012, -05...
  • Page 2 Copyright © 2012, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. This software and related documentation are provided under a license agreement containing restrictions on use and disclosure and are protected by intellectual property laws. Except as expressly permitted in your license agreement or allowed by law, you may not use, copy, reproduce, translate, broadcast, modify, license, transmit, distribute, exhibit, perform, publish, or display any part, in any form, or by any means.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    About This Documentation ......................6 Support and Training ........................6 Contributors ............................7 Change History ..........................7 About the Sun Blade X3-2B Installation Guide for Oracle VM ............9 About Oracle VM Software Installation ................... 11 Oracle VM Installation Task Table .................... 11 Oracle VM Overview ........................12 Oracle VM Installation Options ....................
  • Page 4 Firmware and Software Access Options ..................36 Available Software Release Packages ..................36 Accessing Firmware and Software ..................... 37 Installing Updates ........................41 Index ..............................43 Sun Blade X3-2B (formerly Sun Blade X6270 M3) Installation Guide for Oracle VM Server • July, 2012, -05...

  • Page 5: Using This Documentation

    ■ Sun Blade X3–2B Model Name Change The Sun Blade X3-2B was formerly named the Sun Blade X3-2B. This name might still appear in the software. The name change does not indicate any change in system features or functionality. The new name identifies the following: X identifies an x86 product.

  • Page 6: Documentation And Feedback

    HTML page. Support and Training These web sites provide additional resources: Support: ■ http://support.oracle.com Training: ■ http://education.oracle.com Sun Blade X3-2B (formerly Sun Blade X6270 M3) Installation Guide for Oracle VM Server • July, 2012, -05...

  • Page 7: Contributors

    Change History Contributors Primary Authors: Lisa Kuder, Ray Angelo, Mark McGothigan, Cynthia Chin-Lee. Contributors: Yi Cai, Kenny Tung, Salomon Chavez Velazquez, Daniel Silverman, Johnny Hui, Angela Vlahos, Anand Srinivasan, Darren Tran, Mark Stanton, Denise Silverman, Ralph Woodley, Mick Tabor Change History The following lists the release history of this documentation set: April 2012.

  • Page 9: About The Sun Blade X3-2B Installation Guide For Oracle Vm

    About the Sun Blade X3-2B Installation Guide for Oracle VM Important: The Sun Blade X3-2B was formerly named the Sun Blade X6270 M3 server Note – module. This name might still appear in the software. The name change does not indicate any change in system features or functionality.

  • Page 11: About Oracle Vm Software Installation

    About Oracle VM Software Installation This section describes the Oracle VM software and installation options. Description Link View a high-level overview of the Oracle VM “Oracle VM Installation Task Table” on page 11 installation tasks. Learn about the Oracle VM software. “Oracle VM Overview”...

  • Page 12: Oracle Vm Overview

    Related Information “Oracle VM Installation Options” on page 13 ■ “Installing Oracle VM Server ” on page 21 ■ Sun Blade X3-2B (formerly Sun Blade X6270 M3) Installation Guide for Oracle VM Server • July, 2012, -05...

  • Page 13: Oracle Vm Installation Options

    Oracle VM Installation Options Oracle VM Installation Options You can choose to install the Oracle VM software on a single server or on multiple servers. The scope of this document is for single-server software installations. Single-Server Installation Methods The following table lists the available single-server installation methods. Instructions for each installation method are available in “Installing Oracle VM Server ”...

  • Page 14: Oracle System Assistant

    You can access Oracle System Assistant locally or remotely. If you just completed the installation of the server, then using Oracle System Assistant locally (while physically present at Sun Blade X3-2B (formerly Sun Blade X6270 M3) Installation Guide for Oracle VM Server • July, 2012, -05...
  • Page 15 Oracle System Assistant might be already installed in the server. For more information about how to determine if the server has Oracle System Assistant or how to perform updates and recovery procedures, refer to the Sun Blade X3-2B (formerly Sun Blade X6270 M3) Administration Guide.

  • Page 17: Preparing For Oracle Vm Server Installation

    “Set Up for Remote or PXE Installation” on page 18 ■ ▼ Set Up for Local Installation Review the product notes for the Sun Blade X3-2B and Oracle VM software. The Sun Blade X3-2B documentation is available at: ■ http://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?ctx=SunBladeX3-2B The Oracle VM software documentation is available at: ■...
  • Page 18 If using a remote console, connect the following to the remote client. If using a PXE server, connect the following to the local server: DVD-ROM drive (if installing from media) ■ Sun Blade X3-2B (formerly Sun Blade X6270 M3) Installation Guide for Oracle VM Server • July, 2012, -05...

  • Page 19: Creating A Virtual Disk And Setting The Boot Disk

    Sun Storage 6Gb/s SAS REM HBA (SGX-SAS6-REM-Z), you do not need to do this. For more information, refer to “Preparing the Storage Drives to Install an Operating System” in Sun Blade X3-2B (formerly Sun Blade X6270 M3) Installation Guide. Related Information “Installing Oracle VM Server ”...
  • Page 20 To save the changes, and exit the BIOS Setup Utility, press F10. “Installing Oracle VM Server ” on page 21 Next Steps Sun Blade X3-2B (formerly Sun Blade X6270 M3) Installation Guide for Oracle VM Server • July, 2012, -05...

  • Page 21: Installing Oracle Vm Server

    Installing Oracle VM Server Step Description Link Install Oracle VM Server using Oracle System “Install Oracle VM Server (Oracle System Assistant. Assistant) ” on page 21 Install Oracle VM Server using manual local or “Installing Oracle VM Server (Manually)” on remote installation methods.
  • Page 22 System Assistant for the first time, you need to set up network access. See Sun Blade X3-2B (formerly Sun Blade X6270 M3) Administration Guide. Sun Blade X3-2B (formerly Sun Blade X6270 M3) Installation Guide for Oracle VM Server • July, 2012, -05...
  • Page 23 Installing Oracle VM Server Click the Check for Updates button to see if there are firmware and software updates available. If the system has the latest software update, a message appears, stating that Oracle System Assistant is up to date.
  • Page 24 Loss of data. The OS installation erases the contents of the disk. All data on the selected Caution – disk is erased. Click Install OS. Sun Blade X3-2B (formerly Sun Blade X6270 M3) Installation Guide for Oracle VM Server • July, 2012, -05...

  • Page 25: Installing Oracle Vm Server (Manually)

    Installing Oracle VM Server (Manually) Follow the prompts until the installation is finished. The server boots. Install Oracle VM Manager, if needed. See Next Steps ■ http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E20065_01/index.htm “Completing the Oracle VM Installation” on page 31 ■ Installing Oracle VM Server (Manually) If you choose not to use Oracle System Assistant to install Oracle VM Server, see one of the following procedures for instructions on installing the software manually: “Install Oracle VM Server Using Local or Remote Media”...
  • Page 26 When you see a message offering a series of selections, press F8. After a delay, a menu offers a selection of boot devices (see the following example). Sun Blade X3-2B (formerly Sun Blade X6270 M3) Installation Guide for Oracle VM Server • July, 2012, -05...
  • Page 27 PXE Server Installation Requirements Select a boot device from the list. You can boot from a either a physical CD/DVD or from a virtual CD/DVD when using an .iso image. Control passes to the OS installation program on the media. At the boot prompt, press Enter.
  • Page 28 In the BIOS screen, press F8 to specify a temporary boot device. The Please select boot device menu appears listing the available boot devices. Sun Blade X3-2B (formerly Sun Blade X6270 M3) Installation Guide for Oracle VM Server • July, 2012, -05...
  • Page 29 PXE Server Installation Requirements In the boot device menu, select the network port that is configured to communicate with your PXE network install server. The network bootloader loads, and a boot prompt appears to allow you to choose the PXE server to install from.

  • Page 31: Completing The Oracle Vm Installation

    Completing the Oracle VM Installation The following topics describe how to complete the Oracle VM software installation: Taak Link Install server system tools. “Access Server System Tools” on page 31 Update all drivers manually. “Install All Oracle VM Drivers” on page 32 Update specific drivers manually.

  • Page 32: Install All Oracle Vm Drivers

    Oracle VM. Run the install pack application: InstallPack.py. Continue through the installation pack application until the driver installation is finished. Restart the server. Sun Blade X3-2B (formerly Sun Blade X6270 M3) Installation Guide for Oracle VM Server • July, 2012, -05...

  • Page 33: Install Specific Oracle Vm Drivers

    Completing the Oracle VM Installation “Creating and Managing Oracle VM Resources” on page 34 Next Steps ▼ Install Specific Oracle VM Drivers Use this procedure to update the server system drivers if have the Sun Blade 6000 Virtualized 40 GbE Network Express Module or Sun Blade 6000 Virtualized Multi-Fabric 10GbE M2 Network Express Module installed in the chassis, and you only want to install the drivers for one NEM.

  • Page 34: Creating And Managing Oracle Vm Resources

    For detailed information, refer to the Oracle VM installation documentation at: http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E20065_01/index.htm Related Information Oracle VM documentation at: ■ http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E20065_01/index.htm “Installing Oracle VM Server ” on page 21 ■ Sun Blade X3-2B (formerly Sun Blade X6270 M3) Installation Guide for Oracle VM Server • July, 2012, -05...

  • Page 35: Getting Server Firmware And Software

    A Read Me file in the download package and the Sun Blade X3-2B (formerly Sun Blade X6270 M3) Product Notes contain information about the updated files in the download package, as well as bugs that are fixed with the current release.

  • Page 36: Firmware And Software Access Options

    X3-2B SWversion – Firmware Pack All the system firmware, You need the latest firmware. including Oracle ILOM, BIOS, and option card firmware. Sun Blade X3-2B (formerly Sun Blade X6270 M3) Installation Guide for Oracle VM Server • July, 2012, -05...

  • Page 37: Accessing Firmware And Software

    The Read Me file contains details on the components that have changed since the prior software release and the bugs that have been fixed. For more details on the directory structure of these downloads, refer to the Sun Blade X3-2B (formerly Sun Blade X6270 M3) Administration Guide.
  • Page 38 (PMR). The following table describes the high-level tasks for making a physical media request and provides links for further information. Sun Blade X3-2B (formerly Sun Blade X6270 M3) Installation Guide for Oracle VM Server • July, 2012, -05...
  • Page 39 Gathering Information for the Physical Media Request Description Link Gather information you will need to provide for the “Gathering Information for the Physical Media request. Request” on page 39 Make the physical media request either online or by “Request Physical Media (Online)” on page 39 calling Oracle Support.
  • Page 40 39 before making the request. Call Oracle support, using the appropriate number from the Oracle Global Customer Support Contacts Directory: http://www.oracle.com/us/support/contact-068555.html Sun Blade X3-2B (formerly Sun Blade X6270 M3) Installation Guide for Oracle VM Server • July, 2012, -05...

  • Page 41: Installing Updates

    Oracle Support, provide this information to the support representative. If you are not able to access the software release information, request the latest software ■ release for the Sun Blade X3-2B. Installing Updates The following topics provide information about installing firmware and software updates: “Installing Firmware”...
  • Page 42 Oracle System Assistant. Other deployment mechanisms such as JumpStart, Kickstart or third-party tools. ■ For more information, refer to your OS documentation. Sun Blade X3-2B (formerly Sun Blade X6270 M3) Installation Guide for Oracle VM Server • July, 2012, -05...

  • Page 43: Index

    Index assisted OS installation, Oracle VM, 21–25 local installation, setting up (Oracle VM), 17–18 BIOS, boot modes, setting (Oracle VM), 19–20 manual OS installation, Oracle VM, 25–27 downloading Oracle System Assistant, overview (Oracle VM), 14 Oracle VM, 17–18, 18–19 Oracle VM drivers creating and management resources, 34 installing all...
  • Page 44 (Oracle VM), 31–32 supported operating systems Oracle VM, 12 tools and drivers installing Oracle VM, 31–34 Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI), See see BIOS Sun Blade X3-2B (formerly Sun Blade X6270 M3) Installation Guide for Oracle VM Server • July, 2012, -05...

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