Preparing To Install The Oracle Solaris Operating System; Preparing The Boot Environment - Oracle X5-2 Installation Manual

Preparing to Install the Oracle Solaris Operating
System
This section describes how to prepare the server for installing the operating system.
Description
Verifying and setting the server UEFI optimized
defaults.
Setting the boot mode.
Configuring RAID on the server.
Related Information
"Installing the Oracle Solaris 11.2 (With SRU5 or Later) on a Single System
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Manually" on page 36

Preparing the Boot Environment

Before you install the Oracle Solaris operating system, you should ensure that Unified
Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) settings are configured to support the type of installation
you plan to perform.
The following topics provide specific instructions on how to configure UEFI to support the
installation:
"Verify the UEFI Optimal Defaults" on page 24
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"Set the Boot Mode" on page 26
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For more information about changing boot properties, refer to the Oracle X5 Series Servers
Administration Guide at http://www.oracle.com/goto/x86AdminDiag/docs.
Links
"Verify the UEFI Optimal Defaults" on page 24
"Set the Boot Mode" on page 26
"Configuring RAID" on page 29

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