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- Page 1 Sun Ultra 27 Workstation Linux, OpenSolaris and Solaris Operating System Installation Guide Sun Microsystems, Inc. 4150 Network Circle Santa Clara, CA 95054 U.S.A. Part No: 820–6772–11 August 2009, Revision A...
- Page 2 Etats-Unis et dans d'autres pays; elle est licenciée exclusivement par X/Open Company, Ltd. Sun, Sun Microsystems, le logo Sun, le logo Solaris, le logo Java Coffee Cup, docs.sun.com, Open Solaris, Java et Solaris sont des marques de fabrique ou des marques déposées de Sun Microsystems, Inc., ou ses filiales, aux Etats-Unis et dans d'autres pays.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Contents Preface ..............................5 Installation Overview ...........................9 Process Flow ............................9 Installing the OpenSolaris Operating System ................11 System Requirements .......................... 11 Preparing for OpenSolaris OS Installation ..................12 Erasing a Currently Installed OS ....................12 Setting the BIOS for the OpenSolaris OS .................. 13 Setting the LSI RAID Configuration .................. - Page 4 Installing the Solaris Operating System From a JumpStart Server ..........33 ▼ Install the Solaris Operating System from a JumpStart Server ..........33 Index ..............................35 Sun Ultra 27 Workstation Linux, OpenSolaris and Solaris Operating System Installation Guide • August 2009, Revision A...
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Page 5: Preface
Preface The Sun Ultra 27 Workstation Linux, OpenSolaris and Solaris Operating System Installation Guide provides instructions for installing and configuring the Solaris and Linux operating systems. Typographic Conventions The following table describes the typographic conventions that are used in this book. Typographic Conventions TABLE P–1 Typeface... - Page 6 You can submit your comments by going to: http://www.sun.com/hwdocs/feedback Please include the title and part number of your document with your feedback: Sun Ultra 27 Workstation Linux and Solaris Operating System Installation Guide, 820-6772. Sun Ultra 27 Workstation Linux, OpenSolaris and Solaris Operating System Installation Guide • August 2009,...
- Page 7 Preface Change History The following changes have been made to the documentation set. March 2009, initial documentation was published. ■ August 2009, OpenSolaris installation instructions were added. ■...
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Page 9: Installation Overview
C H A P T E R Installation Overview This guide provides procedures for installing an operating system (OS) on your workstation if you do not want to use an optional preinstalled OS from Sun. For OpenSolaris installation instructions, see Chapter 2, “Installing the OpenSolaris ■... - Page 10 Process Flow Installation Flow Diagram FIGURE 1–1 Sun Ultra 27 Workstation Linux, OpenSolaris and Solaris Operating System Installation Guide • August 2009, Revision A...
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Page 11: Installing The Opensolaris Operating System
This chapter provides information about installing the OpenSolaris OS on your workstation if your workstation did not come with the preinstalled OpenSolaris OS option. OpenSolaris 2009.06 (x86/x64) is the minimum version supported for your Sun Ultra 27 Workstation. If you do not already have the latest LiveCD distribution media, you can download it from: http://www.opensolaris.com/get/index.jsp... -
Page 12: Preparing For Opensolaris Os Installation
Otherwise, the only output is the display on the diagnostic screen. If you accidentally remove the diagnostic partition, you can re-create and mount it using the Create Diagnostic Partition option on the Tools and Drivers DVD. See the Sun Ultra 27 Workstation Service Manual for instructions. -
Page 13: Setting The Bios For The Opensolaris Os
Preparing for OpenSolaris OS Installation ▼ To Erase the Currently Installed OS To erase all partitions on primary boot hard drive except the diagnostic partition: Back up any data on the workstation's boot hard disk that you want to save. Insert the Tools and Drivers DVD into the workstation DVD drive and power cycle the workstation. -
Page 14: Installing Opensolaris
“hands-free” network installations of the OpenSolaris OS. For information on using the automated installer, refer to the OpenSolaris Automated Installer Guide on the web at: http://dlc.sun.com/osol/docs/content/2009.06/AIinstall/ index.html Sun Ultra 27 Workstation Linux, OpenSolaris and Solaris Operating System Installation Guide • August 2009, Revision A... -
Page 15: Post Opensolaris Installation Tasks
Post OpenSolaris Installation Tasks After completing one of the above installation options, proceed to “Post OpenSolaris Installation Tasks” on page Post OpenSolaris Installation Tasks After completing the OpenSolaris installation and rebooting the Operating System, review the following post installation tasks and, if necessary, perform the tasks that are applicable to your system. -
Page 17: Installing The Solaris Operating System
Solaris OS. Solaris 10 10/08 (x86/x64) is the minimum version supported for your Sun Ultra 27 Workstation. If you do not already have the latest CD distribution media, you can download it from: http://www.sun.com/software/solaris/releases.jsp... -
Page 18: Preparing For The Solaris Os Installation
Otherwise, the only output is the display on the diagnostic screen. If you accidentally remove the diagnostic partition, you can re-create and mount it using the Create Diagnostic Partition option on the Tools and Drivers DVD. See the Sun Ultra 27 Workstation Service Manual for instructions. -
Page 19: Setting The Bios For The Solaris Os
Preparing for the Solaris OS Installation This option erases all partitions currently located on the primary hard drive, except for the diagnostic partition. The diagnostic partition, if it is present, remains untouched. Setting the BIOS for the Solaris OS SATA is configured as AHCI in the BIOS by default. If the BIOS was not changed, you do not need to perform this setup. -
Page 20: Installing The Solaris Os
After installing the OS, run the installation script provided on the Tools and Drivers DVD to install the drivers that correspond to your OS. The Tools and Drivers DVD is included with your workstation. Sun Ultra 27 Workstation Linux, OpenSolaris and Solaris Operating System Installation Guide • August 2009, Revision A... -
Page 21: To Install Drivers
The Tools and Drivers DVD also contains the tools to re-create and mount the diagnostic Note – partition. You should not have to do this unless you accidentally erased it. See the Sun Ultra 27 Workstation Service Manual for details. -
Page 23: Installing The Linux Operating System
C H A P T E R Installing the Linux Operating System This chapter provides information about installing the Linux OS on your workstation. The following Linux operating systems (or later versions) are supported for this workstation: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Release 5.3, 32–bit and 64–bit ■... -
Page 24: Preparing For Linux Installation
Otherwise, the only output is the display on the diagnostic screen. If you accidentally remove the diagnostic partition, you can re-create and mount it using the Create Diagnostic Partition option on the Tools and Drivers DVD. See the Sun Ultra 27 Workstation Service Manual for instructions. -
Page 25: Setting The Bios For Linux
Preparing for Linux Installation This option erases all partitions currently located on the primary hard drive, except for the diagnostic partition. The diagnostic partition, if it is present, remains untouched. Setting the BIOS for Linux SATA is configured as AHCI in the BIOS by default. To verify that this option is set correctly in the BIOS, do the following procedure: ▼... -
Page 26: Installing The Linux Os
The Tools and Drivers DVD also contains the tools to recreate and mount the diagnostic Note – partition. You should not have to do this unless you accidentally erased it. See the Sun Ultra 27 Workstation Service Manual for details. -
Page 27: To Install The Linux Drivers
Installing Drivers ▼ To Install the Linux Drivers Log in to the system as superuser. Insert the Tools and Drivers DVD into the DVD drive and type: # cd /mountpoint/drivers/linux/operating_system Where: mountpoint is the directory to which the DVD is mounted. operating_system is the type of Linux OS installed on the workstation. - Page 28 % init 3 b. Log in as superuser. c. Repeat Step 4 Step Eject the DVD after the driver installation is complete. Reboot the workstation. Sun Ultra 27 Workstation Linux, OpenSolaris and Solaris Operating System Installation Guide • August 2009, Revision A...
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Page 29: Installing Linux, Opensolaris And Solaris Os Remote Images
A P P E N D I X Installing Linux, OpenSolaris and Solaris OS Remote Images This appendix describes how to install Linux and the Solaris OS from remote images. It includes the following sections: “Installing the Linux Operating System From a PXE Server” on page 29 ■... -
Page 30: To Install The Linux Operating System From A Pxe Server
MASK: 255.255.255.0 DHCP IP: 10.6.68.49 GATEWAY: 10.6.68.1 When prompted, press F12 for a network service boot. The PXE image menu will be displayed. Sun Ultra 27 Workstation Linux, OpenSolaris and Solaris Operating System Installation Guide • August 2009, Revision A... -
Page 31: Installing The Opensolaris Operating System Using The Automated Installer
Installing the OpenSolaris Operating System Using the Automated Installer Select the image that you want to install. Reboot when the installation is complete. Install the workstation–specific drivers from the Tools and Drivers DVD as described in “Installing Drivers”on page 26, unless your client image is configured to preload the drivers. Installing the OpenSolaris Operating System Using the Automated Installer If you want to install the OpenSolaris operating system (OS) on multiple client systems on a... - Page 32 The image is selected automatically after a timeout. Note – The OpenSolaris OS installation will start and the workstation will reboot when it is complete. Sun Ultra 27 Workstation Linux, OpenSolaris and Solaris Operating System Installation Guide • August 2009, Revision A...
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Page 33: Installing The Solaris Operating System From A Jumpstart Server
Installing the Solaris Operating System From a JumpStart Server Installing the Solaris Operating System From a JumpStart Server Before you begin, build and place on the JumpStart server a Solaris image that includes Note – the Intel Ethernet Drivers (e1000g). The Solaris OS does not include e1000g drivers. For more information about JumpStart installations, see the Solaris 10 7/07 Installation Guide: Custom JumpStart and Advanced Installations, 819-5778. - Page 34 /var/sadm/system/logs/install_log begin_log finish_log sysidtool.log Install drivers as described in “Installing Drivers”on page 20, unless your JumpStart image is configured to preload the drivers. Sun Ultra 27 Workstation Linux, OpenSolaris and Solaris Operating System Installation Guide • August 2009, Revision A...
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Page 35: Index
Index erasing an installed OS, 18-19 Linux, preinstall tasks, 24-26 OpenSolaris automated installer, 14 erasing a currently installed OS, 12-13 installation, 14-15 installing device drivers, 15 installing updates, 15 obtaining, 11-15 preinstall tasks, 12-14 RAID configuration, 13-14 setting SATA to AHCI in the BIOS, 13 system requirements, 11-12 Solaris erasing a currently installed OS, 18-19, 24-25...
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