Sunfire X4640 User manual

Sun Fire X4640 Server Solaris OS
Installation Guide
Part No: 821–0244
December 2010, Rev A

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Contents
Preface ......................................................................................................................................................5
Product Information Web Site ......................................................................................................5
Related Books ..................................................................................................................................5
About This Documentation (PDF and HTML) ..........................................................................7
We Welcome Your Comments .....................................................................................................8
Change History ...............................................................................................................................8
Introduction to Solaris OS and OpenSolaris Installation ..................................................................9
Installing the Solaris 10 Operating System ....................................................................................... 11
Solaris OS Installation Overview ................................................................................................ 11
Where to Find Solaris 10 Information ....................................................................................... 13
Installing the OpenSolaris Operating System .................................................................................. 15
OpenSolaris OS Installation Overview ...................................................................................... 15
How to Install OpenSolaris .........................................................................................................16
How To Install Device Drivers ................................................................................................... 19
How to Install Support Repository Updates ............................................................................. 20
Booting From OS Distribution Media .............................................................................................. 21
How to Boot From OS Media Locally ........................................................................................ 21
How to Boot From OS Distribution Media or ISO File Remotely .......................................... 22
Identifying Logical and Physical Network Interface Names for Solaris OS Installation ............. 25
How to Identify Logical and Physical Network Interface Names ........................................... 25
Preliminary Tasks Before Installing An OS ...................................................................................... 29
Accessing the Server Output During Installation .................................................................... 29
How to Congure the Serial Port ............................................................................................... 30
How to Erase Your Boot Hard Disk ........................................................................................... 31
Index ......................................................................................................................................................33
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Preface
This preface describes related documentation, submitting feedback, and a document change
history.
■“Product Information Web Site” on page 5
■“Related Books” on page 5
■“About This Documentation (PDF and HTML)” on page 7
■“We Welcome Your Comments” on page 8
■“Change History” on page 8
Product Information Web Site
For information about the Sun Fire X4640 server, go to the following web site:
http://www.oracle.com/goto/x86
Click “Previous Products” from the left nav menu.
At that site, you can nd links to the documentation, parts lists and downloads.
Related Books
The following is a list of documents related to your Oracle Sun Fire X4640 server. These and
additional support documents are available on the web at:
http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/prod/server.x64#hic
Document Group Document Description
Sun Fire X4640 Server-Specic
Documentation
Sun Fire X4640 Server Product
Documentation
Integrated HTML version of all
starred (*) documents, including
Search and Index.
Sun Fire X4640 Server Getting Started
Guide
Pictorial setup quick reference.
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Document Group Document Description
“Installation Overview” in Sun Fire
X4640 Server Installation Guide*
How to install, rack, and congure
the server up to initial power-on.
“Overview of the Sun Fire X4640 Server
Product Notes” in Sun Fire X4640
Server Product Notes*
Important late-breaking
information about the Sun Fire
X4640 server.
“Introduction to Sun Installation
Assistant” in Sun Installation
Assistant 2.3 through 2.4 User’s Guide
for x64 Servers*
A Sun tool used to perform an
assisted installation of a supported
Windows or Linux OS, upgrade
rmware (regardless of OS), and
other tasks.
“Introduction to Solaris OS and
OpenSolaris Installation” on page 9*
How to install the Solaris OS on
your server.
“Introduction to Linux Installation” in
Sun Fire X4640 Server Linux
Installation Guide*
How to install a supported Linux
OS on your server.
“Introduction to Windows Installation”
in Sun Fire X4640 Server Windows
Installation Guide*
How to install supported versions
of Microsoft Windows on your
server.
“Introduction to ESX Installation” in
Sun Fire X4640 Server ESX Installation
Guide*
How to install supported versions
of the ESX OS on your server.
Sun ILOM 3.0 Supplement for the Sun
Fire X4640 Server*
Version-specic supplemental
information for your server's
Integrated Lights Out Manager.
Sun Fire X4640 Server Diagnostics
Guide*
How to diagnose problems with
your server.
“Sun Fire X4640 Server Service Manual
Overview” in Sun Fire X4640 Server
Service Manual*
How to service and maintain your
server.
Sun Fire X4640 Server Safety and
Compliance Guide
Safety and compliance information
about your server.
4U Express Rail Rackmounting Kit
Label
Pictorial label on racking your
server
Sun Fire X4640 System Overview Label Pictorial label on servicing your
server
Sun Fire X4640 Top Cover Label Pictorial label on removing
components
Related Books
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Document Group Document Description
Sun Fire X4640 CPU Matrix Label Pictorial label on CPU module and
llers
Sun Integrated Controller Disk
Management
Sun x64 Server Disk Management
Overview
Information about managing your
server's storage.
Sun LSI 106x RAID Users Guide Information about LSI RAID
features
x64 Servers Applications and
Utilities Reference
Documentation
Sun x64 Server Utilities Reference
Manual
How to use the available utilities
included with your server.
Oracle Integrated Lights Out
Manager (ILOM) 3.0
Documentation
Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager
(ILOM) 3.0 Feature Updates and Release
Notes
Information about new ILOM
features
Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager
(ILOM) 3.0 Getting Started Guide
Overview of ILOM 3.0
Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager
(ILOM) 3.0 Concepts Guide
Conceptual information on ILOM
3.0
Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager
(ILOM) 3.0 Web Interface Procedures
Guide
How to use ILOM through the web
interface
Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager
(ILOM) 3.0 CLI Procedures Guide
How to use ILOM through
commands
Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager
(ILOM) 3.0 Management Protocols
Reference Guide
Information on management
protocols
About This Documentation (PDF and HTML)
This documentation set is available in both PDF and HTML. The information is presented in
topic-based format (similar to online help) and therefore does not include chapters, appendices
or section numbering.
About This Documentation (PDF and HTML)
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We Welcome Your Comments
Oracle is interested in improving its documentation and welcomes your comments and
suggestions. To share your comments, go to http://docs.sun.com and click Feedback.
Change History
The following changes have been made to the documentation set.
■October 2009, initial publication
■January 2010, two documents revised
■Service Manual - Revised DIMM population rules and addressed illustration issues
■Product Notes - Revised software information and xed bugs
■April 2010, one document revised
■Installation Guide - Revised power specications
■December 2010, two documents revised
■Service Manual - Revised motherboard FRUID update instructions
■Product Notes - Revised software information and xed bugs
We Welcome Your Comments
Sun Fire X4640 Server Solaris OS Installation Guide • December 2010, Rev A8

Introduction to Solaris OS and OpenSolaris
Installation
This document provides information for installing the Solaris OS and OpenSolaris on Oracle's
Sun Fire X4640 server.
■Solaris OS –“Installing the Solaris 10 Operating System” on page 11 provides some of the
information you need to install the Solaris Operating System (Solaris OS) on your server
and directs you to the Solaris OS documentation for more detailed information. It supports
installations from the network or from media. This information is designed for experienced
system administrators who are familiar with using the Solaris OS on an x86/x64 platform.
Your server supports Solaris 10 05/09.
■OpenSolaris –“Installing the OpenSolaris Operating System” on page 15 provides
instructions for installing OpenSolaris on your server.
Your server supports OpenSolaris 2009.06.
For a complete list of supported operating systems, see http://www.sun.com/servers/x64/
x4640/os.jsp.
This document includes the following topics.
Description Link
Instructions for installing the Solaris OS on your
server, and pointers to additional Solaris OS
documentation.
“Installing the Solaris 10 Operating System” on
page 11
Instructions for installing OpenSolaris on your server. “Installing the OpenSolaris Operating System” on
page 15
Instructions for identifying the logical and physical
names of the network interfaces.
“Identifying Logical and Physical Network Interface
Names for Solaris OS Installation” on page 25
Instructions for booting from distribution media (CD
or DVD) or for booting from an equivalent ISO le.
This includes instructions for connecting remotely
using the ILOM javaRconsole application.
“Booting From OS Distribution Media” on page 21
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Description Link
Tasks you might need to complete before installing an
OS, including removing a previously-installed OS
from your boot hard drive, and conguring your
console display.
“Preliminary Tasks Before Installing An OS” on
page 29
Note – If you are conguring the preinstalled Solaris 10 5/09 operating system that is shipped
with the server, refer to the Sun Fire X4640 Server Installation Guide.
Introduction to Solaris OS and OpenSolaris Installation
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Installing the Solaris 10 Operating System
This section provides instructions for installing the Solaris 10 OS on your server. It provides the
following topics.
■“Solaris OS Installation Overview” on page 11
■“Where to Find Solaris 10 Information” on page 13
Solaris OS Installation Overview
The Solaris 10 OS box contains the CD and DVD media and documentation that you will need
to install the Solaris OS software for both SPARC and x86/x64 platforms. For your server, use
the media for x86/x64 platforms.
The minimum Solaris OS for your server is Solaris 10 5/09 for the x86/x64 family of 64-bit and
32-bit AMD processors.
Note the following conditions:
■If you are going to install your OS on a disk that is part of a RAID array, you must congure
the RAID array before installing your OS. See your disk management documentation
collection for details.
■During the OS installation, you need to provide the logical names (assigned by the OS) and
the physical name (MAC address) of each network interface. See “Identifying Logical and
Physical Network Interface Names for Solaris OS Installation” on page 25 for details.
Your server supports the following Solaris OS installation methods:
■Boot from the preinstalled Solaris 10 5/09 OS image on the hard drive as described in the
Sun Fire X4640 Server Installation Guide.
■Install on one server from DVD or CD-ROM media interactively with the Solaris
installation program.
■Install on one server or several servers over the network with Preboot Execution
Environment (PXE) technology and the following installation methods:
■Solaris installation program over the network from remote DVD or CD images
■JumpStart installation
■Diskless boot
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■Installation using a serial console
The Solaris Installation Program on the Solaris 10 OS DVD or CD can be run with a graphical
user interface (GUI) or as an interactive text installer in a remote console. The Solaris Device
Conguration Assistant is included in the Solaris Installation Program.
Use Table 1 to identify the tasks you need to perform to install the Solaris OS.
TABLE 1 Task Map for Initial Solaris OS Installation
Task Description Instructions
Set up your server. Install your server hardware and
congure the service processor.
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Guide
Review the Sun Fire X4640 Server
Product Notes.
The Product Notes contain
late-breaking news about the Solaris
OS software and patches.
Sun Fire X4640 Server Product
Notes
Gather the information you need to
install the Solaris OS.
The type of information you need to
collect depends on your
environment and the method you
choose to install the Solaris OS.
Locate the Solaris OS
documentation.
The Solaris OS documentation
included with your software
contains most of what you need to
know about installation.
“Where to Find Solaris 10
Information” on page 13
Install the Solaris OS. Choose an installation method and
locate the installation instructions.
Table 2
Note – The Solaris OS provides additional programs for installation, such as booting over a wide
area network (WAN), but your server supports only those methods listed in this document.
TABLE 2 Installation Methods
Method Description Instructions
Boot from the
preinstalled image.
Depending on your conguration, a
Solaris OS image might be preinstalled
on a hard drive.
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Install from DVD or
CD-ROM media.
Use the Solaris Installation Program on
the CD or DVD media to install one
server interactively.
Follow the instructions for x86 installation
in the Solaris 10 5/09 Installation Guide:
Solaris Live Upgrade and Upgrade Planning.
Solaris OS Installation Overview
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TABLE 2 Installation Methods (Continued)
Method Description Instructions
Install from the
network by using
PXE.
You need to use PXE to install the
Solaris OS over the network from
remote DVD or CD images or to
automate the installation process and
install several systems with a JumpStart
installation.
To boot over the network by using PXE,
you need to set up an installation server
and a DHCP server, and congure the
BIOS on each server to boot from the
network.
Follow the instructions for an x86 PXE
installation in the Solaris 10 5/09
Installation Guide: Custom JumpStart and
Advanced Installations.
Use a serial console to install the Solaris
OS in a PXE-based network
installation.
Follow the instructions for an x86 PXE
installation in Solaris 10 5/09 Installation
Guide: Network-Based Installations.
Boot the Solaris OS on your server
without a hard drive. Use this method
with a PXE-based network installation.
Follow the instructions for an x86 PXE
installation in Solaris 10 5/09 Installation
Guide: Network-Based Installations.
Where to Find Solaris 10 Information
Solaris 10 OS documentation is available from the web at: http://docs.sun.com/
Select Solaris 10 to display the list of documents in the Solaris 10 Documentation Collection.
Make sure to follow instructions specic to x86 systems, where they are specied.
■For the Solaris 10 installation guides, see http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/coll/1236.1.
■For the Solaris 10 administration guides, see http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/coll/47.16.
■For information about upgrading your system, see Solaris 10 5/09 Installation Guide: Solaris
Live Upgrade and Upgrade Planning.
■For troubleshooting information, see Appendix A at Solaris 10 5/09 Installation Guide:
Custom JumpStart and Advanced Installations.
■See the Sun Fire X4640 Server Product Notes for patch and other late-breaking information.
Patches and instructions are available from the SunSolve Patch Portal at
http://www.sunsolve.sun.com.
Solaris 10 documentation is also available on the Solaris Documentation DVD included with
your Solaris OS software.
Where to Find Solaris 10 Information
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Installing the OpenSolaris Operating System
This section provides instructions for installing OpenSolaris on your server. It provides the
following topics.
■“OpenSolaris OS Installation Overview” on page 15
■“How to Install OpenSolaris” on page 16
■“How To Install Device Drivers” on page 19
■“How to Install Support Repository Updates” on page 20
OpenSolaris OS Installation Overview
Installing OpenSolaris requires the following procedures.
TABLE 3 Task Map for OpenSolaris Installation
Description For More Information
Install server hardware and congure the service
processor.
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Congure the console output and if necessary, erase
the boot disk.
“Preliminary Tasks Before Installing An OS” on
page 29
If you are going to install the OS on a RAID array,
congure it before installing the OS.
See your disk management documentation collection
Prepare to boot your OpenSolaris media. You can
boot locally from a CD or DVD, or remotely from a
CD or DVD, or equivalent ISO le.
“Booting From OS Distribution Media” on page 21
Review the Product Notes for late-breaking news
about OpenSolaris OS software and patches.
Sun Fire X4640 Server Product Notes
Install patches if necessary “How to Install Support Repository Updates” on
page 20
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▼How to Install OpenSolaris
If necessary, congure your console display and erase your boot hard drive. See “Preliminary
Tasks Before Installing An OS” on page 29 for details.
Boot the OpenSolaris media as described in “Booting From OS Distribution Media”on page 21.
The OpenSolaris installation script starts and the GRUB menu appears.
Note – In the GRUB menu, if you want to redirect the installation output to a serial console,
press “e” to edit the GRUB menu to support a serial console, then type -B console = ttya. See
“How to Congure the Serial Port” on page 30 for more details.
The system discovers and congures devices and interfaces, then it loads the OpenSolaris disk
image into memory. This can take several minutes.
Before You Begin
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If the system discovers a keyboard, the Congure Keyboard layout menu appears.
Select the desired language from the Congure Keyboard Layout menu, then press Enter.
The system congures the keyboard layout, then searches for conguration les.
The Select Desktop Language menu appears.
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Select a desktop language, then press Enter.
After a few moments, the OpenSolaris 2009.06 desktop appears.
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Double-click the Install OpenSolaris icon in the OpenSolaris desktop.
The OpenSolaris Installer Welcome screen appears.
Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
“How To Install Device Drivers” on page 19
▼HowTo Install Device Drivers
Click the Device Driver Utility icon on the OpenSolaris desktop.
“How to Install Support Repository Updates” on page 20
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See Also
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See Also
OpenSolaris OS Installation Overview
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▼How to Install Support Repository Updates
Navigate to the OpenSolaris support site:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/show.do?target=opensolaris
Find your OpenSolaris release.
Follow the directions for accessing and installing SRUs.
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