Setting Up An Operating System Using Oracle System Assistant - Oracle X5-2 Installation Manual

You can perform these tasks using Oracle System Assistant, or using other methods. Oracle
recommends that you use Oracle System Assistant.
To use Oracle System Assistant, see
■
Installation" on page
To prepare the server for OS installation using other methods, see Oracle X5 Series Servers
■
Administration Guide at https://www.oracle.com/goto/x86admindiag/docs.
Note -
drivers or tools. For Linux, Oracle VM, and Windows Server, Oracle System Assistant installs
the recommended drivers and tools that are supported by the specific operating system or virtual
machine software. For the list of optional software that can be installed when you use Oracle
System Assistant to install operating systems, refer to the Oracle System Assistant ReadMe.
Related Information
"Launching Oracle System Assistant" on page 101
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Setting Up an Operating System Using Oracle System
Assistant
The server supports several operating systems. Therefore, you do not have to use the
preinstalled operating system on your server. If you want to install a fresh or newer version of
the preinstalled operating system or a different operating system, you can do so, provided it is
a supported version. For a list of supported operating systems, refer to the Oracle Server X5-2
Product Notes at https://www.oracle.com/goto/x5-2/docs.
You can configure a preinstalled operating system (OS), or install a supported OS for your
server. The following table describes how to access information about installing or configuring
an OS.
What do you
want to do?
Configure a
preinstalled OS
106.
For Oracle Solaris installations, Oracle System Assistant does not install recommended
Which OS do you
want to configure
or install?
Preinstalled Oracle
Solaris OS
Preinstalled Oracle
Linux
Preinstalled Oracle
VM

Setting Up an Operating System Using Oracle System Assistant

"Preparing the Server for Operating System
Use this tool or documentation
"Configuring the Preinstalled Oracle Solaris Operating
System" on page 131
"Configuring the Preinstalled Oracle Linux Operating
System" on page 139
"Configuring the Preinstalled Oracle VM Server Software" on page 145
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