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PreliminaryTasks Before Installing an OS

Certain tasks must be done before you can install an operating system, depending on how you

are going to access the system console, and whether there is an OS already on your boot drive.

These tasks include:

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“Accessing the Console During Installation” on page 13

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“How to Congure the Serial Port” on page 14

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“How to Erase Your Boot Hard Disk” on page 15

Accessing the Console During Installation

Installing the OS requires you to view the system console output. This can appear on both the

serial port and the video port.

Note – This topic describes the default video and serial port outputs. Other settings, including

console commands and GRUB menu selections, can change this behavior.

Your server is equipped with a serial port and a video port.

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Serial port – From the moment you start the SP until the OS assumes control of the display,

all output appears on the serial port.

There are two ways to connect to the serial port:

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Physically, by connecting a cable to the serial port. See “How to Congure the Serial

Port” on page 14

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Virtually, by conguring an SSH connection to the SP, then by issuing the start

/SP/console command. See

“Communicating With the ILOM and the System Console”

in Sun Fire X2270 M2 Server Installation Guide

for more details.

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Video port – After the SP startup is complete, the system begins POST/BIOS, and displays

all output on the video port. This continues until the OS assumes control of the display.

Most OS congurations continue to display information on the video port.

Oracle Sun Fire X2270 M2 Installation Guide

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