Assisted Oracle Solaris Installation; Manual Oracle Solaris Installation; Oracle System Assistant Overview - Oracle X5-2 Installation Manual

Oracle System Assistant Overview

Media Delivery Method
Remote assisted OS
installation – Uses
Oracle System Assistant.
(Recommended)
Local OS install using a CD/
DVD drive – Uses a physical
CD/DVD drive connected to
the server.
Remote OS install using a
CD/DVD drive or CD/DVD
ISO image – Uses a redirected
physical CD/DVD drive on
a remote system running the
Oracle ILOM Remote System
Console Plus application.

Assisted Oracle Solaris Installation

Assisted installation is the recommended method for installing a supported OS on your server.
This method involves using Oracle System Assistant. You deliver the Oracle Solaris installation
media on either a local or remote CD/DVD drive, USB device, or CD/DVD image. Oracle
System Assistant guides the installation process. Your server must support Oracle System
Assistant, and it must be installed in the server.
Note -
drivers and tools required by the server are included in the Oracle Solaris installation media.

Manual Oracle Solaris 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. To install Oracle Solaris, you use the
distribution media's installation wizard.
Oracle System Assistant Overview
Oracle System Assistant is a single-server system management tool for Oracle x86 servers.
Oracle System Assistant integrates Oracle system management products, and a selection
of related software to provide a suite of tools that allows for the quick and convenient
configuration and maintenance of your server.
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Additional Requirements
The Oracle ILOM Remote System Console Plus application, a redirected CD/
DVD drive or ISO image file, and Oracle Solaris distribution media. For more
information, see
A monitor, USB keyboard and mouse, a USB CD/DVD or flash drive, and Oracle
Solaris distribution media. For local installations, you deliver the installation
media using a local DVD drive or USB flash drive attached directly to the server.
For more information, see
A remote system with a browser, an attached physical CD/DVD or flash drive,
Oracle Solaris distribution media, and network access to the server's management
port. For remote installations, you deliver the installation media using the remote
DVD, USB flash drive, or CD/DVD ISO image. For more information, see
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For Oracle Solaris, Oracle System Assistant does not install drivers or tools because all
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