Operating System Options; Oracle Solaris Configuration Worksheet - Oracle X5-2 Installation Manual

Operating System Options

Boot Mode (the default) to make use of the preinstalled image. If you boot the server in the
UEFI Boot Mode, the server will not boot the Oracle Solaris preinstalled image and it cannot
be used. If you want to switch to UEFI Boot Mode and use Oracle Solaris 11.2 SRU5, you must
perform a fresh installation of the Oracle Solaris OS.
Related Information
"Legacy BIOS and UEFI" on page 36
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Operating System Options
The server supports several operating systems. Therefore, you do not have to use the
preinstalled version of the Oracle Solaris operating system on your server. If you want to install
a fresh or newer version of the Oracle Solaris operating system or a different operating system
such as Oracle Linux or other Linux, Oracle VM, Windows Server, or VMware ESXi, 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.

Oracle Solaris Configuration Worksheet

Before you begin configuring the operating system, use the configuration worksheet in
following table to gather the information that you will need. You need to collect only the
information that applies to your application of the system.
TABLE 9 Worksheet for Oracle Solaris Operating System Configuration
Information for Configuration
Language
Locale
Terminal
Network connection
DHCP
If you are not using IP address
DHCP, note the
network address:
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Description and Example
Select from the list of available languages for the OS.
Select your geographic region from the list of
available locales.
Select the type of terminal that you are using from the
list of available terminal types.
Is the system connected to a network?
Can the system use Dynamic Host Configuration
Protocol (DHCP) to configure its network interfaces?
If you are not using DHCP, supply the IP address for
the system.
Your Answers: Defaults (*)
English*
English (C - 7-bit ASCII)*
■ Networked
■ Non-networked*
■ Yes
■ No*