Installing A Linux Os Manually - Oracle Sun Blade X4-2B Installation Manual

Installing a Linux OS Manually

Follow the prompts until the installation is finished.
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The server boots.
"Installing Server System Tools and Updating Drivers" on page 38
Next Steps
Installing a Linux OS Manually
The easiest method for installing a Linux OS is to use the Oracle System Assistant application.
For more, see
Use the procedures in the following sections to install a Linux OS manually—without the
assistance of Oracle System Assistant:
"Install Oracle Linux Manually" on page 32
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"Install SLES Manually" on page 34
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"Install RHEL Manually" on page 36
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Install Oracle Linux Manually
Use this procedure to install the Oracle Linux OS without the use of Oracle System Assistant.
Prepare the server storage drives. For more information, refer to the Sun Blade X4-2B
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Installation Guide .
Perform the steps in the section
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To complete this installation, you need the following Oracle Linux installation articles:
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Download the OS-specific ZIP package file from My Oracle Support.
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Unzip the file to a location accessible to the server.
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These are the OS-specific drivers and supplemental software (tools) for the server. For
information about the folder file system structure, refer to Oracle X4 Series Servers
Administration Guide.
Insert the Linux distribution DVD, or access the ISO image distribution media.
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"Install a Linux OS (Oracle System Assistant)" on page
For Oracle Linux 5, go to:
http://www.oracle-base.com/
articles/linux/OracleEnterpriseLinux5Installation.php
For Oracle Linux 6, go to:
http://www.oracle-base.com/articles/linux/OracleLinux6Installation.php
"Getting Server Firmware and Software Updates" in Sun Blade X4-2B Installation Guide
"Preparing to Install the OS" on page
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