Linux Os Installation Options - Oracle Sun Blade X4-2B Installation Manual

Oracle Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel for Linux
The Oracle Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel Release 2 for Linux is a recommended kernel that is
installed by default on Oracle Linux 5.9 and 6.3 and can be installed on Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 5.9, 6.3, and 6.4.
The Oracle Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel Release 2 for Linux is the second major release of
Oracle's heavily tested and optimized operating system kernel for Oracle Linux 5 and Oracle
Linux 6. It is based on the 3.0.16 mainline Linux kernel and contains improvements and new
features that have been incorporated into mainline Linux since the first version of the kernel.
Related Information
For the latest information about operating system compatibility and pointers to installation
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information for the Oracle Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel Release 2 for Linux, see the
Oracle Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel Release 2 Release Notes at:
oss.oracle.com/ol6/docs/RELEASE-NOTES-UEK2-en.html

Linux OS Installation Options

You can choose to install an OS on a single server or on multiple servers. The scope of this
document is for single-server OS installations. The following table provides some information
about these two installation options.
Option
Multiple servers
Single server
Related Information
"Single-Server Installation Methods" on page 12
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Description
For information on using Oracle Enterprise Manager Ops Center for installing on
multiple systems, see:
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/oem/ops-center/index.html
Installs an OS to a single server using one of the following methods:
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Locally: OS installation is performed locally at the server. Use this option if
you have just completed the physical installation of the server in the chassis.
Additional hardware is required.
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Remotely: OS installation is performed from a remote location. Use the Oracle
ILOM Remote Console application to access Oracle System Assistant or to
perform a manual OS installation.
Oracle System Assistant is the easiest method for local or remote
Note –
single-server OS installations.
Linux OS Installation Options
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