Selecting The Console Display Option; Console Display Options - Oracle X5-2 Installation Manual

preinstalled at the factory. If the Oracle Solaris OS is preinstalled on your server, but you do not
want to use it, you can install any other supported operating system or virtual machine software
on your server. For an updated list of operating systems supported by the server, refer to the
latest version of the Oracle Server X5-2 Product Notes at
docs.
The Oracle Solaris Hardware Compatibility List (HCL) identifies the latest operating system
version supported on Oracle hardware. To find the latest Oracle Solaris version supported for
the Oracle Server X5-2, go to the following site and search using your server model number:
http://www.oracle.com/webfolder/technetwork/hcl/index.html
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with the server UEFI/BIOS Boot Mode set to Legacy. If you choose to boot the server with the
UEFI/BIOS Boot Mode set to UEFI, the preinstalled image will not be accessible. Therefore, if
you want to use the Oracle Solaris 11.2 OS with the UEFI/BIOS Boot Mode set to UEFI, you
must perform a fresh installation of Oracle Solaris 11.2 (with SRU5, or later, required).
Related Information
"Installing the Oracle Solaris Operating System" on page 31
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Selecting the Console Display Option

This section describes the options for connecting a console to perform the installation.
"Console Display Options" on page 11
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"Set Up the Local Console" on page 12
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"Set Up the Remote Console" on page 12
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Console Display Options

You can install the OS and administer the server by attaching a local console directly to the
server's service processor (SP). The server supports two types of local consoles:
A terminal connected to the serial management port (SER MGT)
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You can connect the terminal directly to the port or connect it to a terminal emulator that is
connected directly to the port.
A VGA monitor, USB keyboard, and USB mouse connected directly to the video port
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(VGA) and any of the four exterior USB connectors
If the Oracle Solaris 11.2 (with SRU5, or later) OS was preinstalled, it was installed
Selecting the Console Display Option
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