Sun Microsystems Sun Ultra 27 Operating System Installation Manual page 4

Contents
4 Installing the Linux Operating System ............................................................................................ 23
System Requirements .......................................................................................................................... 23
Preparing for Linux Installation ........................................................................................................ 24
Installing the Linux OS ....................................................................................................................... 26
Installing Drivers ................................................................................................................................. 26
▼ To Install the Linux Drivers ........................................................................................................ 27
A Installing Linux, OpenSolaris and Solaris OS Remote Images ..................................................... 29
Installing the Linux Operating System From a PXE Server ............................................................ 29
▼ To Install the Linux Operating System From a PXE Server .................................................... 30
Installing the OpenSolaris Operating System Using the Automated Installer ............................. 31
▼ Installing the OpenSolaris Operating System From an Automated Install Server ............... 31
Installing the Solaris Operating System From a JumpStart Server ................................................ 33
▼ Install the Solaris Operating System from a JumpStart Server ............................................... 33
Index ......................................................................................................................................................35
4 Sun Ultra 27 Workstation Linux, OpenSolaris and Solaris Operating System Installation Guide • August 2009,
Revision A
Erasing the Currently Installed OS ............................................................................................ 24
Setting the BIOS for Linux .......................................................................................................... 25
Setting the LSI RAID Configuration .......................................................................................... 25
Before You Begin ......................................................................................................................... 29
Before You Begin ......................................................................................................................... 31