Oracle Sun Server X4-4 Installation Manual
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- Page 1 Sun Server X4-4 Installation Guide for Oracle Solaris Operating System ® Part No: E38216-03 October 2015...
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
▼ Set the BIOS Boot Mode .............. 25 Installing the Oracle Solaris OS ................ 27 Installing Supported Versions of the Oracle Solaris OS ......... 27 ▼ Install the Oracle Solaris OS (Oracle System Assistant) ...... 27 ▼ Install the Oracle Solaris OS (Manually) .......... 32 ▼ Installing Server System Tools (Optional) ............. 34... - Page 6 Sun Server X4-4 Installation Guide for Oracle Solaris Operating System • October 2015...
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Page 7: Using This Documentation
You can obtain the latest version in one of following ways: Oracle System Assistant – This is a factory-installed option for Sun Oracle x86 servers. It ■ has all the tools and drivers you need and resides on an internal USB flash stick. -
Page 8: Documentation And Feedback
■ https://support.oracle.com Training: ■ http://education.oracle.com Contributors Primary Authors: Ralph Woodley, Ray Angelo, Cynthia Chin-Lee, Mark McGothigan, Michael Bechler, Lisa Kuder. Contributors: Kenny Tung, Barry Wright, David Savard Sun Server X4-4 Installation Guide for Oracle Solaris Operating System • October 2015... -
Page 9: Change History
Server X4-4 Installation Guide for Linux Operating System information to add support for the Oracle Linux Fault Management Architecture software available with Oracle Hardware Management Pack 2.3. Minor editorial updates to Sun Server X4-4 Installation Guide for Windows Operating System. - Page 10 Sun Server X4-4 Installation Guide for Oracle Solaris Operating System • October 2015...
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Page 11: About Oracle Solaris Os Installation
■ “OS Installation Options” on page 12 ■ Oracle Solaris Installation Task Table Use the following task table to install a supported version of Oracle Solaris on your Sun Server X4-4. Step Task Link Review the list of supported Solaris OS versions and “Supported OS Versions and Latest... -
Page 12: Supported Oracle Solaris Operating System Versions
OS Installation Options Supported Oracle Solaris Operating System Versions At the time of the release of this server, the Sun Server X4-4 supports the following Oracle Solaris OS versions: Solaris OS Version Edition Oracle Solaris 11 Release 11.1 (SRU12) For a specific and up-to-date list of supported operating systems, refer to: https://wikis.oracle.com/display/SystemsComm/Sun+Server+X4-4#tab:Operating-... -
Page 13: Single-Server Installation Methods
Assisted OS Installation This is the easiest method for installing a supported OS on the server. This method involves using the Oracle System Assistant application. You deliver the Solaris OS installation media on About Oracle Solaris OS Installation... -
Page 14: Oracle System Assistant
“Oracle System Assistant” on page 14 Manual OS Installation With this method, you deliver the Oracle Solaris distribution media on either a local or remote CD/DVD drive, USB device, or CD/DVD image. Most drivers for the server are included with the media, however newer drivers might be available from the My Oracle Support site. - Page 15 Obtaining Oracle System Assistant 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 Oracle X4 Series Servers Administration Guide (http://www.
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Page 17: Preparing To Install The Os
This section describes how to set up a local or remote installation session. A local OS installation is performed at the server. A remote OS installation is performed using the Oracle ILOM Remote Console Plus application, and a redirected CD/DVD drive, CD ISO image, or USB image. -
Page 18: Set Up For Local Installation
■ Set Up for Local Installation Use this procedure to set up for a local Oracle System Assistant assisted installation or a local manual (unassisted) installation. A local OS installation is performed at the server. The preferred procedure for a local installation method is to use the Oracle System Assistant's Install OS task. - Page 19 Set up the server service processor (SP). Follow the instructions in the Oracle ILOM ■ documentation for your server. The Oracle ILOM Remote Console Plus system can be any client with a browser connected ■ to a network that has access to the Sun Server X4-4 Ethernet management port.
- Page 20 The Oracle ILOM login screen appears. Type the user name and password and click Log In. To use the Oracle ILOM Remote Console Plus feature, you need to log in using an account that has Console role privileges. Sun Server X4-4 Installation Guide for Oracle Solaris Operating System • October 2015...
- Page 21 The Oracle ILOM System Summary screen appears. Click the Remote Console Launch button. Answer any prompts that appear. The Oracle ILOM Remote Console Plus screen appears. To redirect storage media, perform the following actions: Verify you have full-control privileges for the redirection session. If not, click Take Full-Control in the KVMS menu.
- Page 22 Set Up for Remote Installation Click Storage in the KVMS menu. Sun Server X4-4 Installation Guide for Oracle Solaris Operating System • October 2015...
- Page 23 The Storage Device dialog box automatically displays storage drive devices (such as CD, Note - DVD, floppy, and USB devices) detected on the Oracle ILOM Remote Console Plus client. If bootable media is not detected in the drive, a lock icon appears on the drive to indicate: 1) the drive is present, and 2) bootable media was not found in the drive.
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Page 24: Setting Up Bios
Watch the messages, and, when prompted, press F2 to access the BIOS Setup Utility. The BIOS Setup Utility main screen appears. To ensure that the factory defaults are set, press F9. Sun Server X4-4 Installation Guide for Oracle Solaris Operating System • October 2015... -
Page 25: Set The Bios Boot Mode
The Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) BIOS firmware supports both legacy BIOS boot mode and UEFI BIOS boot mode; the default setting is Legacy BIOS boot mode. Oracle Solaris 11.1 and later operating systems support UEFI BIOS boot mode and legacy BIOS boot mode. - Page 26 Sun Server X4-4 Installation Guide for Oracle Solaris Operating System • October 2015...
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Page 27: Installing The Oracle Solaris Os
■ Install the Oracle Solaris OS (Oracle System Assistant) The Oracle System Assistant Install OS task provides assisted OS installation of a supported versions of the Oracle Solaris OS. Prepare the server storage drives. For more information, refer to the... - Page 28 Watch the video monitor or Remote Console screen for the prompt to press the F9 key to access Oracle System Assistant. When the prompt appears, press the F9 key. Sun Server X4-4 Installation Guide for Oracle Solaris Operating System • October 2015...
- Page 29 Install the Oracle Solaris OS (Oracle System Assistant) The Oracle System Assistant main screen appears. To update the Oracle System Assistant application, click the Get Updates button. Installing the Oracle Solaris OS...
- Page 30 To update the server firmware, click the Update Firmware button. This action ensures that the server has the latest firmware before you begin the OS installation. To install the OS, click the Install OS button. Sun Server X4-4 Installation Guide for Oracle Solaris Operating System • October 2015...
- Page 31 Install the Oracle Solaris OS (Oracle System Assistant) The Install OS screen appears. From the Select Operating System drop-down list, select the OS. Select the BIOS boot mode. See “Set the BIOS Boot Mode” on page 25 For more information, refer to the Oracle X4 Series Servers Administration Guide (http:// www.oracle.com/goto/x86AdminDiag/docs).
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Page 32: Install The Oracle Solaris Os (Manually)
Remote installation: If your OS distribution media is a CD/DVD or USB image, insert ■ it into the remote client's DVD-ROM drive or USB port and mount it through the Oracle ILOM Remote Console KVMS > Storage menu. If you are using an ISO image of the OS distribution media, ensure that the image is mounted through the Oracle ILOM Remote Console KVMS >... - Page 33 Install the Oracle Solaris OS (Manually) Watch the screen until you see a list of selections and then press F8 to select "BBS Popup." BIOS messages, including the BIOS menu selection list, can go by quickly. If you miss Note - the messages, power cycle the server and hold down the F8 key during boot until the BBS Popup menu appears.
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Page 34: Installing Server System Tools (Optional)
My Oracle Support site. For more information, refer to “Getting Server Firmware and Software” in Sun Server X4-4 Installation Guide Unzip the downloaded tools and drivers package to the server. Sun Server X4-4 Installation Guide for Oracle Solaris Operating System • October 2015... - Page 35 Oracle Hardware Refer to the hmp-prerequisite-installation.txt ReadMe file in the hmp-tools/oracle- Management Pack hmp-version/SOFTWARE directory (where version is the version of Oracle Hardware Management Pack). For more information, refer to the Oracle Hardware Management Pack documentation at: http://www.oracle.com/goto/OHMP/docs Installing the Oracle Solaris OS...
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Page 37: Index
Solaris, 25 boot modes, setting (Solaris), 25 local installation loading optimal defaults setting up Solaris, 24 Solaris, 18 documentation Oracle Solaris OS, 17 manual OS installation Solaris, 14 MegaCLI installing, 34 MegaRAID Storage Manager installing installing, 34 local set up... - Page 38 Oracle System Assistant, 14 OS installation options, 12 supported operating systems Solaris, 12 tools and drivers, installing Solaris, 34 Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) BIOS boot mode Sun Server X4-4 Installation Guide for Oracle Solaris Operating System • October 2015...