Oracle Sun Fire X2270 M2 Installation Guide

Contents
Preface ......................................................................................................................................................5
Related Books ..................................................................................................................................5
About This Documentation (PDF and HTML) ..........................................................................7
Documentation Comments ...........................................................................................................7
Download Server System Tools and Drivers ...............................................................................7
Documents History ........................................................................................................................8
Introduction to Linux Installation .......................................................................................................9
Supported Operating Systems .................................................................................................... 10
Sun Installation Assistant (SIA) ................................................................................................. 10
Preliminary Tasks Before Installing an OS ....................................................................................... 13
Accessing the Console During Installation ............................................................................... 13
How to Congure the Serial Port ............................................................................................... 14
How to Erase Your Boot Hard Disk ........................................................................................... 15
Installing Oracle Enterprise Linux .................................................................................................... 17
Installing OEL from Distribution Media .................................................................................. 17
Updating OEL .............................................................................................................................. 19
Installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server .......................................................................................... 21
Installing SLES10 or SLES11 From Distribution Media .......................................................... 21
Installing SLES10 Using Local or Remote Media ..................................................................... 22
Installing SLES10 or SLES 11 Using a PXE Network Environment ....................................... 27
How to Install SLES10 or SLES11 Using Network PXE Boot ................................................. 27
Post SLES Installation Tasks .......................................................................................................29
How to Update the SLES Operating System ............................................................................. 30
Installing System Device Drivers to Support Additional Hardware ...................................... 31
How to Install System Device Drivers Using Local or Remote Media ................................... 31
How to Install the System Device Drivers Using a Network Share or USB Device .............. 32
Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux .................................................................................................. 33
Overview of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Installation ................................................................. 33
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Oracle Sun Fire X2270 M2 Specifications

General

Brand	Oracle
Model	Sun Fire X2270 M2
Category	Server
Language	English