Oracle X5-2 User Manual

Setting Up an Operating System Using Oracle System Assistant
You can perform these tasks using Oracle System Assistant, or using other methods. Oracle
recommends that you use Oracle System Assistant.
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To use Oracle System Assistant, see “Preparing the Server for Operating System
Installation” on page 106.
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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 - For Oracle Solaris installations, Oracle System Assistant does not install recommended
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
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“Launching Oracle System Assistant” on page 101
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?
Which OS do you
want to configure
or install?
Use this tool or documentation
Preinstalled Oracle
Solaris OS
“Configuring the Preinstalled Oracle Solaris Operating
System” on page 131
Preinstalled Oracle
Linux
“Configuring the Preinstalled Oracle Linux Operating
System” on page 139
Configure a
preinstalled OS
Preinstalled Oracle
VM
“Configuring the Preinstalled Oracle VM Server Software” on page 145
Setting Up Software and Firmware Using Oracle System Assistant 107

Oracle X5-2 Specifications

General

Number of Processors	2
Cores per Processor	Up to 18
Form Factor	2U Rackmount
Processor	Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3
Memory	Up to 768 GB DDR4
Power Supply	1200W
Operating System	Oracle Linux, Oracle Solaris
Network	4 x 10Gb Ethernet ports