System Management Options - Oracle Server X5-4 Getting Started Manual

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2. To start Oracle System Assistant, watch the monitor for the following message and when it appears, press

the F9 key:

Press F9 to start Oracle System Assistant (CTRL + O on serial keyboard)

The Oracle System Assistant application launches. When it starts, the System Overview screen appears.

3. To set up the server, perform the tasks in the order shown in the following table.

To do this task

Set up the server's network connection.

Download the latest server firmware and software.

Update the Oracle ILOM, BIOS, host bus adapter

(HBA), and PCIe card firmware on the server.

Configure Oracle ILOM.

Configure drives into RAID volumes.

has a preinstalled OS, skip this task.)

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For information about drive configuration, refer to the Oracle Server X5-4 Installation Guide.

4. To install an OS, do one of the following:

For minimum supported OS version information, refer to the Oracle Server X5-4 Product Notes.

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For servers with a preinstalled OS, refer to the Oracle Server X5-4 Installation Guide.

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For servers without a preinstalled OS, do one of the following:

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For automated updates and assisted OS installation, use Oracle System Assistant (recommended).

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For unassisted manual installation, refer to the Installation Guide for the OS.

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