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Netra Blade X3-2B
(formerly Sun Netra X6270 M3 Blade)
for Oracle VM Operating System
Installation Guide
Part No.: E26409-04
November 2012

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  • Page 1 Netra Blade X3-2B (formerly Sun Netra X6270 M3 Blade) for Oracle VM Operating System Installation Guide Part No.: E26409-04 November 2012...
  • 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

    Contents Using This Documentation v About Oracle VM Software Installation 1 Oracle VM Installation Task Table 1 Oracle VM Overview 2 Latest Information About Supported Software Versions and Updates 2 Oracle VM Installation Options 3 Single-Server Installation Methods 3 Multiple Server Installation Options 4 Oracle System Assistant 4 Oracle System Assistant Overview 4 Oracle System Assistant OS Installation Task 5...
  • Page 4 Completing the Oracle VM Installation 23 ▼ Install Server System Tools 23 ▼ Update the Oracle VM Drivers 24 Creating and Managing Oracle VM Resources 25 Index 27 Netra Blade X3-2B Installation Guide for Oracle Virtual Machine Software • November 2012...

  • Page 5: Using This Documentation

    Using This Documentation This documentation describes how to install the Oracle VM server. “Product Notes” on page v ■ “Related Documentation” on page vi ■ “Feedback” on page vi ■ “Support and Accessibility” on page vi ■ Product Notes For late-breaking information and known issues about this product, see the product notes at: http://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?ctx=NetraBladeX3-2B...
  • Page 6 Support and Accessibility Description Links Access electronic support http://support.oracle.com through My Oracle Support For hearing impaired: http://www.oracle.com/accessibility/support.html Learn about Oracle’s http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/accessibility/index.html commitment to accessibility Find out about training http://education.oracle.com Netra Blade X3-2B Installation Guide for Oracle Virtual Machine Software • November 2012...

  • Page 7: 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 “Oracle VM Installation Task Table” on VM installation tasks. page 1 Learn about the Oracle VM software. “Oracle VM Overview”...

  • Page 8: Oracle Vm Overview

    The most recent version of this document, other server-specific documents, and related documents are available online in the blade documentation library at: http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E26403_01/index.html Netra Blade X3-2B Installation Guide for Oracle Virtual Machine Software • November 2012...

  • Page 9: Oracle Vm Installation Options

    Related Information “Oracle VM Installation Options” on page 3 ■ “Installing Oracle VM Server” on page 13 ■ 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.

  • Page 10: Multiple Server Installation Options

    User interface access to startup and maintenance provisioning tasks (including ■ Install OS task) Oracle Linux command-line environment ■ Operating system drivers and tools ■ Server-specific firmware ■ Server-related documentation ■ Netra Blade X3-2B Installation Guide for Oracle Virtual Machine Software • November 2012...

  • Page 11: Oracle System Assistant Os Installation Task

    Oracle System Assistant is a factory-installed option for Sun Oracle x86 servers. It has all the tools and drivers you need and resides on a USB drive installed in most blades. Related Information “Oracle System Assistant OS Installation Task” on page 5 ■...
  • Page 12 Netra Blade X3-2B Installation Guide for Oracle Virtual Machine Software • November 2012...

  • Page 13: Preparing For Oracle Vm Server Installation

    “Set Up for Remote or PXE Installation” on page 8 ■ ▼ Set Up for Local Installation 1. Review the release notes for the Netra Blade X3-2B and Oracle VM software. The Netra Blade X3-2B documentation is available at: ■...

  • Page 14: Set Up For Remote Or Pxe Installation

    Oracle ILOM Remote Console, and PXE server describes a server on which you will install a PXE image to install to the local server. 1. Review the release notes for the Netra Blade X3-2B and Oracle VM software. The Netra Blade X3-2B documentation is available at: ■...

  • Page 15: Creating A Virtual Disk And Setting The Boot Disk

    2. Make sure that the blade does not have an OS already installed. If you have a blade with preinstalled Oracle VM, and you want to use the preinstalled version, see the Netra Blade X3-2B Installation Guide for configuration instructions.

  • Page 16: Verify Bios Optimal Defaults

    Power button again to power on the server. The BIOS screen is displayed. Netra Blade X3-2B Installation Guide for Oracle Virtual Machine Software • November 2012...
  • Page 17 After a few moments, the BIOS Setup utility is displayed. 3. Make sure that the Legacy BIOS is running. The Netra Blade X3-2B also has a UEFI BIOS option, but Oracle VM does not currently support UEFI BIOS. See the Netra Blade X3-2B Administration Guide for more information about UEFI BIOS.
  • Page 18 OS. You must use the F10 option listed in the Keyboard menu that is available at the top of the console. Next Steps “Installing Oracle VM Server” on page 13 ■ Netra Blade X3-2B Installation Guide for Oracle Virtual Machine Software • November 2012...

  • Page 19: Installing Oracle Vm Server

    Installing Oracle VM Server Step Description Link Install Oracle VM Server using Oracle “Install Oracle VM Server (Oracle System Assistant. System Assistant)” on page 13 Install Oracle VM Server using manual “Installing Oracle VM Server local or remote installation methods. (Manually)”...
  • Page 20 The Oracle System Assistant main screen is displayed. 4. To update the Oracle System Assistant application, click the Get Updates button. Note – Server web access is required to update Oracle System Assistant. Netra Blade X3-2B Installation Guide for Oracle Virtual Machine Software • November 2012...
  • Page 21 5. 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 is displayed, stating that Oracle System Assistant is up to date. 6. To install the OS, click the Install OS button. The Install OS screen is displayed.
  • Page 22 To change boot devices, click No, and select another device. 11. Follow the prompts until the installation is finished. The server boots. Next Steps Install Oracle VM Manager, if needed. See ■ Netra Blade X3-2B Installation Guide for Oracle Virtual Machine Software • November 2012...

  • Page 23: Installing Oracle Vm Server (Manually)

    http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E20065_01/index.htm “Completing the Oracle VM Installation” on page 23 ■ 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 24 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. Netra Blade X3-2B Installation Guide for Oracle Virtual Machine Software • November 2012...

  • Page 25: Completing The Oracle Vm

    5. At the boot prompt, press Enter. 6. Follow the prompts to install the software. Oracle VM Server and Oracle VM Agent software are installed. For additional information see the Oracle VM Server installation documentation http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E20065_01/index.htm “Completing the Oracle VM 7.

  • Page 26: Install Oracle Vm Server Using A Pxe Server

    3. In the BIOS screen, press F8 to specify a temporary boot device. The Please select boot device menu is displayed listing the available boot device. Netra Blade X3-2B Installation Guide for Oracle Virtual Machine Software • November 2012...
  • Page 27 4. 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 is displayed. After a few seconds the installation kernel begins to load. 5.
  • Page 28 Netra Blade X3-2B Installation Guide for Oracle Virtual Machine Software • November 2012...

  • Page 29: 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. “Install Server System Tools” on page 23 Update drivers manually, if necessary. “Update the Oracle VM Drivers” on page 24 Learn about creating and managing Oracle “Creating and Managing Oracle VM VM resources.

  • Page 30: Update The Oracle Vm Drivers

    See Netra Blade X3-2B Product Notes for information about how to access the system tools and drivers. b. Unzip the package to extract the files. 2. Navigate to the directory containing the software tool that you want to install: Oracle Hardware Management Pack: OracleVM/version/Tools/hmp-tools ■...

  • Page 31: Creating And Managing Oracle Vm Resources

    b. Unzip the package to extract the files. 2. In a file browser or terminal window, navigate to the OVM Install Pack directory: OracleVM/version/InstallPack where version is the version of the installed Oracle VM. 3. In the installer folder, double-click the installation pack file: InstallPack.py. 4.
  • Page 32 Related Information Oracle VM Documentation Library ■ (http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E20065_01/index.htm) “Installing Oracle VM Server” on page 13 ■ Netra Blade X3-2B Product Notes ■ Netra Blade X3-2B Installation Guide for Oracle Virtual Machine Software • November 2012...

  • Page 33: Index

    Index Oracle VM downloading media, 7, 8 accessing installing, 2, 13 Oracle System Assistant from the OS, 23 installing from distribution media, 17 downloading media platform drivers, 24 Oracle VM, 7, 8 server-specific firmware (Oracle VM), 4 Get Updates task, 23 supplemental software, 24 install OS task overview tools and drivers...
  • Page 34 Netra Blade X3-2B Installation Guide for Oracle Virtual Machine Software • November 2012...

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