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1. 4 Change to the mountpoint DRIVERS LINUX operating_system directory where mountpoint is the directory where the DVD is mounted and operating_system is the version of Linux installed on the server value is RED_HAT or SUSE For example cd mnt dvdrom DRIVERS LINUX RED HAT 5 Eject the DVD after the driver installation is complete 6 Reboot the server Y To Install the LSI RAID Management Utilities 1 Insert the Tools and Drivers DVD in the server s DVD drive 2 Change to the DRIVERS LINUX RAID LSI MSM directory and list the directory contents cd DRIVERS LINUX RAID LSI MSM ls al 28 Sun Netra X4250 Server OS Installation Guide e May 2010 3 Copy the compressed MSM tar file to a directory of your choice and extract the RAID storage manager contents 4 Follow the instructions in the disk readme txt file Running the up2date Utility for the RHEL Run the up2date utility after installing the OS and drivers from the Sun Netra X4250 Tools and Drivers DVD Y To Run the up2date Utility for the RHEL OS Run the up2date utility after installing the OS and drivers from the Sun Netra X4250 Server Tools and Drivers DVD 1 Set up the up2date utility on the server See the documentation included with your RHEL media kit for details 2 Run the up2date program Select the kernel packages in the available package updates section Chapter 4 Linux Operating System Installation 29 3
2. press Control C to access the LSI controller card s BIOS setup utility Set up the RAID according to the instructions in the LSI Integrated RAID User s Guide Exit the RAID utility Install the OS that you want to use Download the latest LSI utilities for managing RAID at http www lsi com or from the Tools and Drivers DVD under the DRIVERS LINUX RAID LSI MSM directory or the DRIVERS WINDOWS RAID LSI MSM directory Sun Netra X4250 Server OS Installation Guide May 2010 CHAPTER 3 Solaris Operating System Installation This chapter includes information about installing the Solaris 10 OS and server specific drivers on your Sun Netra X4250 server This chapter includes the following sections m Installing the OS on page 11 m Installing Server Specific Drivers on page 21 Note Before you begin to install the OS you must have already configured the BIOS for your controller card see Configuring RAID on page 9 Installing the OS This section provides guidelines for installing the Solaris 10 OS Perform the tasks in the order given OS Installation Overview The procedures in this chapter cover the installation of the Solaris OS and supported drivers for a new installation See TABLE 3 1 for the Solaris OS installation task map Perform the tasks in the order given TABLE 3 1 Task Map for Initial Solaris OS Installation Step Task Description Instructions 1
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4. OS Installation Guide May 2010 Y To Install Windows Server 2003 Using the LSI SAS3081E R Driver Diskette This procedure describes how to use the LSI SAS3081E R driver diskette to install the Windows Server 2003 OS 1 2 Attach a USB diskette drive to the Sun Netra X4250 server Insert a Windows Server 2003 32 bit or 64 bit installation DVD into the DVD drive Press the F6 key to install the third party RAID driver Press the S key to specify additional drivers and insert the diskette Select LSI Logic Fusion MPT SAS Driver Server 2003 and then press Enter To continue the Windows Server 2003 installation press Enter When the OS installation is finished install the drivers as explained in Installing the Drivers on page 39 Installing the Drivers The following sections describe how to install the drivers from the Tools and Drivers DVD Choose one of the following procedures to install the drivers Method Section or Procedure Use KVMS Over IP to install To Install the Drivers Using Remote KVMS on page 40 the drivers Install the drivers using the To Install the Drivers Directly Onto the Sun Netra X4250 on board DVD Server on page 40 Note If you used the 2003Reburn option to create a Windows Server 2003 CD that contains the drivers the drivers are installed during the OS installation Chapter 5 Windows Server 2003 Operating System Installation 39 Y To Install the Dr
5. Onto the Server 21 Installing the RAID Management Utility Software 22 4 Linux Operating System Installation 23 Installing the Operating System 23 OS Installation Overview 23 OS Installation Methods 24 Y To Install Using CD DVD Media 25 Y To Install Using PXE 25 w To Install Using Remote Console With Virtual CD DVD 25 Installing the System Specific Drivers 27 Driver Installation Script 27 iv Sun Netra X4250 Server OS Installation Guide May 2010 Y To Install the Drivers Using KVMS Over IP 27 Y To Install Drivers Directly Onto the Sun Netra X4250 Server 27 Y To Install the LSI RAID Management Utilities 28 Running the up2date Utility for the RHEL 29 Y To Run the up2date Utility for the RHELOS 29 Windows Server 2003 Operating System Installation 31 Installing the Operating System 31 Windows Server 2003 OS Installation Overview 32 Windows Server 2003 OS Installation Methods 33 Y To Install Windows Server 2003 Using Direct Installation With DVD or CD ROM Media 33 v To Install Windows Server 2003 Using RIS 33 Y To Install the Windows Server 2003 Using Remote KVMS Over IP With Virtual CD ROM 34 Running Windows Update 35 To Run Windows Update 35 Installing Windows Server 2003 for a RAID Configuration 36 v To Install Windows Server 2003 Using a Reburn CD Containing LSI Drivers 36 Y To Install Windows 2003 Using a Driver Diskette 38 Y To Create an LSI SAS3081E R RAID Drivers Boot Diskette 38 w To Install Windows Server 2003 Using
6. Set up your server Install your server hardware and Sun Netra X4250 Server configure the service processor Installation Guide 2 Prepare your server for OS Set the display environment If Chapter 1 Operating System installation necessary erase the primary boot Installation And Preparation disk 3 Set up your system for a RAID or The Sun Netra X4250 server Chapter 2 RAID non RAID configuration based on supports the LSI SAS controller Configuration the SAS controller card card 4 Review the Sun Netra X4250 Server The product notes contain Sun Netra X4250 Server Product Notes late breaking news about the Product Notes Solaris OS software and patches 5 Install the Solaris OS Choose an installation method and OS Installation Methods on locate the installation instructions page 12 6 Install the server specific drivers Install the server specific drivers Installing Server Specific from the Tools and Drivers DVD needed to run the Solaris 10 OS on Drivers on page 21 the Sun Netra X4250 server 7 Install patches if necessary Patches are available from the Sun Netra X4250 Server SunSolveSM Patch Portal at Product Notes http www sunsolve sun co m OS Installation Methods This section details the three methods you can use to install the Solaris OS on a Sun Netra X4250 server See Choosing an OS Installation Method on page 6 for a description of each method 12 Sun Netra X4250 Server OS Installation Guid
7. click Next f Select the drive location that has the Windows 2003 SP1 32 bit CD in it and then click Next g Type a descriptive name for the stored Windows 2003 SP1 32 bit CD and then click Next For example X4250_Windows_2003_SP1_32bit h Type a description and Help text for the end user and click Next i Select Use the Old Client Installation Screens and click Next j Review the settings and click Finish to install the image k Click Done when the image is installed on the server 3 Update the RIS image created in Step 2 with the RIS Intel Ethernet drivers for Windows 2003 SP1 32 bit The RIS Intel Ethernet drivers are on the Tools and Drivers DVD a Insert the Tools and Drivers DVD into the RIS server b Copy the Windows 2003 SP1 32 bit RIS Intel Ethernet driver files locally to the RIS server gt copy cdrom_drive drivers windows IntelNIC 2003 RIS 2003_32 C temp intel where cdrom_drive is the media drive that contains the Tools and Drivers DVD c Copy all of the files in the c temp intel directory to the RIS image on the RIS server For example gt copy C temp intel D RemoteInstall Setup English Images image_dir i386 4 Modify the ristndrd sif file located in D RemoteInstall Setup English Image image_dir i386 templates Unattended OemPreinstall yes GuiUnattended AdminPassword password where image_dir is the directory on the RIS server that contains the
8. ou leur utilisation eo n KA Adobe PostScript Contents Preface vii Operating System Installation Overview and Preparation 1 Supported Operating Systems 1 Additional OS Support 2 Retaining the Packaged Installation Instructions 2 Ordering Supported Versions of Linux From Sun 2 Preparing for OS Installation 3 Accessing the Server Output During Installation 3 Erasing the Primary Boot Hard Disk 4 Y To Erase the Primary Boot Hard Drive 4 Preinstalled Diagnostic Partition 4 Configuring Your Server for RAID 5 RAID Support Using the LSI SAS3081E R Card 5 Choosing an OS Installation Method 6 Using the CD DVD Drive 6 Using Network Installation 6 Using Remote Console With Virtual CD ROM 7 Using Serial Redirection 7 2 RAID Configuration 9 Configuring RAID 9 Y To Create a RAID for the LSI Logic SAS3081E R Controller Card 9 3 Solaris Operating System Installation 11 Installing the OS 11 OS Installation Overview 12 OS Installation Methods 12 w To Use Direct Installation With CD DVD Media and a Monitor 13 w To Use Direct Installation With CD DVD Media and the Serial Port 14 Y To Install Using JumpStart Network Installation 15 v To Install Using the Serial Console 16 Y To Install Using a Local Console 19 w To Install Using Remote Console With Virtual CD DVD 19 Installing Server Specific Drivers 21 Y To Use the Driver Installation Script 21 Y To Install the Drivers Using Remote Console 21 Y To Install Drivers Directly
9. the LSI SAS3081E R Driver Diskette 39 Installing the Drivers 39 Y To Install the Drivers Using Remote KVMS 40 Y To Install the Drivers Directly Onto the Sun Netra X4250 Server 40 Installing RAID Management Utility Software for Windows Server 2003 41 Y To Install the LSI RAID Management Utility Software for Windows Server 2003 41 Contents v vi Solaris Output Redirection 43 Redirecting Solaris Output 43 Y To Redirect Solaris Output to the Serial Port 43 Windows RIS Installation 45 Installing Windows Server 2003 SP1 32 bit 45 v To Install Windows Server 2003 SP1 32 bit 45 Installing Windows Server 2003 SP1 64 bit 49 wv To Install Windows Server 2003 SP1 64 bit 49 Network Interface Configuration 53 NIC Connectors 53 Index 55 Sun Netra X4250 Server OS Installation Guide e May 2010 Preface This installation guide contains operating system installation and initial software configuration procedures for the Sun Netra X4250 server from Oracle Related Documentation The documentation set for the Sun Netra X4250 server documentation set is available online at http docs sun com app docs prod server nebs Documentation Support and Training These web sites provide additional resources Sun Function URL Description Documentation http docs sun com Download PDF and HTML documents and order printed documents Support and http www sun com support Obtain technical support download Tr
10. the OS installation is complete install the display and chipset drivers as explained in Installing the Drivers on page 39 Note Installing with the Windows Server 2003 Reburn CD does not allow for the ability to team the NICs To team the NICs run the OS specific bat file located in the DRIVERS WINDOWS IntelNIC on the Tools and Drivers DVD windows_1a32_install bat or windows_x64 install bat To Install Windows 2003 Using a Driver Diskette 1 Before installing Windows Server 2003 with LSI drivers configure the disks as described in Chapter 2 2 Create a driver diskette and install the OS following the steps in To Create an LSI SAS3081E R RAID Drivers Boot Diskette on page 38 To Create an LSI SAS3081E R RAID Drivers Boot Diskette This procedure describes how to create an LSI drivers boot diskette in preparation for installing Windows Server 2003 Note This procedure reguires a USB diskette drive 1 Copy drivers from the Tools and Drivers DVD to the diskette drive 8 DRIVERS WINDOWS RAID LSI MSM USB floppy 2 Attach a USB diskette drive to the Sun Netra X4250 server 3 On a Windows system insert the Sun Netra X4250 Server Tools and Drivers DVD 4 Insert a blank diskette into the Windows system 5 Copy the contents of the MSM directory on the Tools and Drivers DVD to the diskette gt Copy d DRIVERS WINDOWS RAID LSI MSM a Sun Netra X4250 Server
11. the remote system Remote Console Specific details on the using Remote Console in the Integrated Lights Out Manager ILOM can be found in the Sun Integrated Lights Out Manager 2 0 User s Guide Note This procedure assumes that you are familiar with the ILOM web based interface web GUI administration More information can be found in the Sun Integrated Lights Out Manager 2 0 User s Guide Requirements for Remote Console m Remote system connected to the network m One of the following browsers on the remote system Internet Explorer Mozilla or Firefox m CD DVD drive connected to the remote system m Media for installing the operating system of your choice m SP of the Sun Netra X4250 server set up as instructed in the Sun Netra X4250 Server Installation Guide 1 On a remote system open a browser and enter the IP address of the ILOM SP for the Sun Netra X4250 server on which you want to install the operating system 2 At the login screen enter a user name and password for an account that has administrator privileges The ILOM main menu screen appears 3 Set the session timeout a From the main menu click the System Information tab The System Information submenu tabs appear b Click the Session Time Out submenu tab The Session Time Out screen appears c Select 3 hours and then click Apply 4 From the main menu click the Remote Control tab The Remote Control screen appears 34 Sun Netra X42
12. where image_dir is the directory on the RIS server that contains the RIS image b Save and exit the file 8 Start and stop the Remote Installation Service BINLSVC on the RIS server net Stop binlsvc net Start binlsvc 9 Install the image onto the server 52 Sun Netra X4250 Server OS Installation Guide e May 2010 APPENDIX C Network Interface Configuration This appendix includes the following topic m NIC Connectors on page 53 NIC Connectors The network interface card NIC connectors are labeled physically on the Sun Netra X4250 server from Oracle as follows TABLE C 1 NIC Connector Label NIC Connector Label Interface Type net0 netl net2 net3 First Intel interface Intel E1000 GO Second Intel interface Intel E1000 G1 Third Intel interface Intel E1000 G2 Fourth Intel interface Intel E1000 G3 53 54 Sun Netra X4250 Server OS Installation Guide May 2010 Index Numerics 64 bit Windows Server 2003 installation 49 B boot hard disk erasing 4 C chipset drivers for Windows Server 2003 39 D direct driver installation Red Hat Enterprise Linux 27 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 27 display environment setting up 3 documentation related vii drivers 21 27 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 27 Solaris 21 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 27 Windows 39 E Ethernet drivers installation for Windows Server 2003 39 l installing drivers SUSE Linux E
13. 0 Sun Netra X4250 Server OS Installation Guide May 2010 CHAPTER 5 Windows Server 2003 Operating System Installation This chapter includes information about installing the Windows Server 2003 drivers onto your server The driver installation scripts are available on the Sun Netra X4250 Tools and Drivers DVD The Tools and Drivers DVD ISO image is available at http www sun com download This chapter includes the following sections m Installing the Operating System on page 31 m Running Windows Update on page 35 m Installing Windows Server 2003 for a RAID Configuration on page 36 m Installing the Drivers on page 39 m Installing RAID Management Utility Software for Windows Server 2003 on page 41 Note If you plan to install Windows RAID drivers you must install the RAID drivers during the installation of the OS Installing the Operating System This section does not provide comprehensive instructions for installing the Windows operating system This section does provide guidelines for the tasks involved in the OS installation and the installation methods available 31 Windows Server 2003 OS Installation Overview See TABLE 5 1 for the task map for operating system installation Perform the tasks in the order given TABLE 5 1 Task Map for Initial Windows 2003 OS Installation Step Task Description Instructions 1 Setup your server Install your server hardware and Sun N
14. 50 Server OS Installation Guide May 2010 10 Click the Redirection tab The Redirection screen appears with a Launch Redirection button Click the Launch Redirection button A JavaRconsole screen appears asking Do vou want to run the application Click the Run button The Sun ILOM Remote Console screen is displayed On the Sun ILOM Remote Console screen click the Device tab and select CD ROM The CD ROM Selection screen is displayed Choose or type the CD ROM drive that you are using to install the OS Insert the Operating System CD DVD to be installed on the Sun Netra X4250 server into the local CD DVD drive Note The LSI RAID drivers should be installed on the server See Installing the Drivers on page 39 to install the LSI drivers 11 Reboot the server a Click the Remote Control tab on the Sun ILOM screen s main menu b Click the Remote Power Control tab and select Reset from the Select Action menu c Click on the Save button The server boots from the virtual CD Running Windows Update To Run Windows Update Follow the instructions at the Windows Update download site at http windowsupdate microsoft com Chapter 5 Windows Server 2003 Operating System Installation 35 36 Installing Windows Server 2003 for a RAID Configuration The Sun Netra X4250 Tools and Drivers DVD contains the following drivers m Intel NIC drivers m Intel chipset drivers m A
15. 86 RHEL 5 or SLES 10 system insert the Sun Netra X4250 Server Tools and Drivers DVD into a DVD drive 2 Login as root superuser 3 Create a temporary directory with at least 1 2 GByte of space For example mkdir files 4 Copy the 2003REBURN_version zip file to that directory where version is the current version of 2003Reburn For example cp utilities REBURN 2003reburn Linux 2003Reburn 1 3 2 zip files 5 Eject the Tools and Drivers DVD and insert your retail Windows 2003 32 bit CD 6 Change to the directory that you copied the zip file to in Step 4 7 Unzip the 2003Reburn_version zip file For example unzip q 2003Reburn 1 3 2 zip 8 Run the 2003Reburn script For example files 2003Reburn b Note If your system does not have the ability to burn CDs type the command without the b option An ISO image is created which you can save to a system that has a CD burner The script displays the driver files it expects to be located in the current directory When the four driver files or have been downloaded into that directory the script creates a new ISO image and then automatically burns that ISO image onto a CD if the system has a CD burner 9 After you create the CD install Windows Server 2003 on the Sun Netra X4250 server using the newly created CD Chapter 5 Windows Server 2003 Operating System Installation 37 38 10 When
16. 9 Y To Install Using the Serial Console This procedure is needed only if you want to force the installation output to the serial port 16 Sun Netra X4250 Server OS Installation Guide May 2010 Note These steps are only for the installation output If you want the system output to be forced out the serial port after installation you must either follow the steps in Appendix A or create a finish script that performs the steps The system that you use as an installation server must include a CD DVD drive and be part of the network and name service If you use a name service the system must already be in a name service such as NIS NIS DNS or LDAP If you do not use a name service you must distribute information about this system by following your site s policies 1 On the system that is to become the installation server log in as root superuser 2 Insert the Solaris 10 or later version media in to the server CD DVD drive 3 Create a directory for the CD image mkdir p install_dir_path where install_dir_path is the directory where the CD image is to be copied 4 Change to the Tools directory on the mounted disk cd cdrom cdrom0 Solaris 10 Tools 5 Copy the image in the drive to the installation server s hard disk setup_install server install_dir_path where install_dir_path is the directory where the CD image is to be copied Note The setup_install_server command ind
17. E on page 25 Install from a remote To Install Using Remote Console With Virtual CD DVD on server page 25 See Choosing an OS Installation Method on page 6 for a description of each method 24 Sun Netra X4250 Server OS Installation Guide May 2010 Y To Install Using CD DVD Media See the instructions for basic installation in the document that corresponds to the OS you are installing m Red Hat Enterprise Linux Installation Guide for the x86 Itanium and AMD64 Architectures at http www redhat com docs manuals enterprise m SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Administration and Installation at http www novell com documentation sles10 Y To Install Using PXE See the instructions for network installation in the document that corresponds to the OS you are installing m Red Hat Enterprise Linux Installation Guide for the x86 Itanium and AMD64 Architectures at http www redhat com docs manuals enterprise m SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Administration and Installation at http www novell com documentation sles10 Y To Install Using Remote Console With Virtual CD DVD This method includes using a remote networked system to install the OS onto the Sun Netra X4250 server The CD DVD drive of the remote system virtual CD ROM is used to access the OS media The output of the Sun Netra X4250 server is displayed on the remote system Remote Console Specific details on the using the Remote Console i
18. RIS image 46 Sun Netra X4250 Server OS Installation Guide May 2010 a Edit the file to include the following for the LSI SAS3081E R card Unattended DriverSigningPolicy Ignore OemPnPDriversPath drivers nic drivers chipset drivers video drivers tpm MassStorageDrivers MassStorageDrivers LSI Logic Fusion MPT SAS Driver Server 2003 32 bit OEM OEMBootFiles txtsetup oem cocpyinf dll lsi_ sas cat lsi_sas inf lsi_sas tag lsi_sas sys lsipseud inf symmpi inf symmpi sys UserData ProductKey XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX Identification JoinWorkgroup WORKGROUP 5 Add the oem directory and its subdirectories to the RIS image a Add the oem subdirectory to the RIS image located at d RemoteInstall Setup English Images image_dir where image_dir is the directory on the RIS server that contains the RIS image b Create the following subdirectories under the oem directory 1 textmode c Create the following subdirectory under the 1 directory drivers d Create the following subdirectories under the drivers directory nic chipset video tpm Appendix B Windows RIS Installation 47 6 Copy driver files into the oem directory tree For the LSI SAS3081E R card copy the files as shown gt Copy cdrom_drive drivers windows RAID LSI 2003_32 D remoteinstall setup english images image_dir oem textmode gt Copy cdrom_drive drivers windows RAID chipset wi
19. S 2003 64 C temp intel where cdrom_drive is the media drive that contains the Tools and Drivers DVD c Copy all of the files in the c temp intel directory to the RIS image on the RIS server For example copy C temp intel D RemoteInstall Setup English Images image_dir amd64 where image_dir is the directory on the RIS server that contains the RIS image 4 Modify the ristndrd sif file with the following additions The ristndrd sif file can be found at D RemoteInstall Setup Englsh Images image_dir amd64 templates where image_dir is the directory on the RIS server that contains the RIS image a Change the following entries Unattended OemPreinstall yes GuiUnattended AdminPassword password b Add the following entries For the LSI SAS3081E R card use the following Unattended DriverSigningPolicy Ignore OemPnPDriversPath drivers nic drivers chipset drivers video drivers tpm MassStorageDrivers LSI Logic Fusion MPT SAS Driver Server 2003 x64 OEM OEMBootFiles txtsetup oem s2k3am64 cat lsi_sas sys lsi_sas inf lsinodrv inf UserData 50 Sun Netra X4250 Server OS Installation Guide e May 2010 ProductKey XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX Identification JoinWorkgroup WORKGROUP 5 Add the oem directory and its subdirectories to the RIS image a Add the oem subdirectory to RIS image located at d RemoteInstall Se
20. SAS3081E R controller card you must manage RAID using the controller card s BIOS Sun Netra X4250 Server OS Installation Guide e May 2010 CHAPTER 4 Linux Operating System Installation This chapter contains information about installing the Red Hat Enterprise Linux RHEL and SUSE Linux Enterprise System SLES operating systems and system specific drivers onto your Sun Netra X4250 server This chapter includes the following sections m Installing the Operating System on page 23 m Installing the System Specific Drivers on page 27 m Running the up2date Utility for the RHEL on page 29 Installing the Operating System This section provides an overview of the Linux OS installation process and is not meant be a comprehensive source of information for installing a Linux OS This section provides installation methods and tasks for installing a supported version of Linux on the Sun Netra X4250 server OS Installation Overview The following procedures are for installing drivers if you are performing a fresh installation of a Linux OS You do not need to reinstall the drivers if you are using the preinstalled version of the OS Perform the tasks in the order given 23 See TABLE 4 1 for the task map for OS installation TABLE 4 1 OS Installation Task Map Step Task Description Instructions 1 Set up your server Install your server hardware and Sun Netra X4250 Server configure the service processor Ins
21. ST2000 video drivers m LSI SAS3081E R RAID drivers m TPM drivers The server supports the LSI SAS3081E R RAID card Use these procedures to install Windows Server 2003 with a RAID configuration Method Section or Procedure Install Windows Server 2003 To Install Windows Server 2003 Using a Reburn CD using a Reburn CD created Containing LSI Drivers on page 36 with Solaris or Linux Install Windows Server 2003 To Install Windows 2003 Using a Driver Diskette on using a driver diskette page 38 To Install Windows Server 2003 Using a Reburn CD Containing LSI Drivers The Tools and Drivers DVD contains a script that enables you to create a new Windows Server 2003 CD with the necessary LSI drivers After creating the new CD you can boot from the CD and install Windows Server 2003 in the usual way This CD automatically installs the drivers For specific and current information about the 2003 Reburn script see the description at the top of the script which is located in utilities REBURN on the Tools and Drivers DVD You need the following m A system running Solaris Operating System for x86 Platforms Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 or SUSE Linux Enterprise Server SLES 10 m CD burner and a blank CD R or CD RW m A Windows Server 2003 CD retail media only not an OEM version Sun Netra X4250 Server OS Installation Guide May 2010 m The latest Sun Netra X4250 Server Tools and Drivers DVD 1 On a Solaris x
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23. To install the software follow the installation wizard Chapter 5 Windows Server 2003 Operating System Installation 41 42 Sun Netra X4250 Server OS Installation Guide May 2010 APPENDIX A Solaris Output Redirection This chapter shows how to redirect Solaris Operating System OS output from the Sun Netra X4250 server to a serial console Use these instructions to redirect OS output after the software is installed m Redirecting Solaris Output on page 43 Note For information about how to redirect the server output to the console during OS installation see the instructions in Chapter 3 Redirecting Solaris Output Y To Redirect Solaris Output to the Serial Port 1 After Solaris is installed log in to the server as root superuser 2 Make edits to the following files a Edit the following lines in the boot solaris bootenv rc file to read as follows setprop console ttya setprop ttya mode 9600 8 n 1 b Save and close the file 43 c Edit the following line in the boot grub menu 1st file to read as follows kernel platform i86pc multiboot B console ttya d Save and close the file e Add the following line to the end of the kernel drv asy conf file name asy parent isa reg 1 0x2f8 8 interrupts 3 f Save and close the file g Edit the following line in the var svc manifest system console login xml file to read as follows lt propval name label type as
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25. aining http www sun com training patches and learn about Sun courses vii Document Feedback Submit comments about this document by clicking the Feedback link and at http docs sun com Include the title and part number of your document with your feedback Sun Netra X4250 Server Operating System Installation Guide 820 4602 11 viii Sun Netra X4250 Server OS Installation Guide e May 2010 CHAPTER 1 Operating System Installation Overview and Preparation This chapter contains an overview for installing a new operating system OS on your Sun Netra X4250 server This chapter also provides the OS installation preparation procedures This chapter contains the following sections m Supported Operating Systems on page 1 m Preparing for OS Installation on page 3 m Accessing the Server Output During Installation on page 3 m Erasing the Primary Boot Hard Disk on page 4 m Configuring Your Server for RAID on page 5 m Choosing an OS Installation Method on page 6 Note If you have the Oracle Solaris 10 operating system OS preinstalled on your Sun Netra X4250 server see the Sun Netra X4250 Server Installation Guide for information about configuring the OS Supported Operating Systems The Solaris 10 Operating System OS might be preinstalled on your server If you do not plan to use the preinstalled Solaris OS you can install one of the following supported minimum OS ve
26. ck the Launch Redirection button A JavaRconsole screen appears asking Do you want to run the application 6 Click the Run button The Sun ILOM Remote Console screen is displayed 7 Click the Device tab and select CD ROM The CD ROM Selection screen is displayed 8 Choose or type the CD ROM drive that you are using to install the OS 9 Insert the OS CD DVD to be installed on the Sun Netra X4250 server into the remote CD DVD drive Note If the local server has a CD DVD drive ensure that the CD DVD drive does not contain a bootable disk Or configure the server s BIOS so that the virtual CD DVD drive is higher on the boot list than the local CD DVD drive 10 Install the OS The instructions for installing the OS are the same as the instructions for using a local CD DVD drive and monitor See To Use Direct Installation With CD DVD Media and the Serial Port on page 14 20 Sun Netra X4250 Server OS Installation Guide May 2010 Installing Server Specific Drivers You can use the methods described in the following sections to install server specific drivers onto your Solaris 10 Sun Netra X4250 server m To Use the Driver Installation Script on page 21 m To Install the Drivers Using Remote Console on page 21 m To Install Drivers Directly Onto the Server on page 21 To Use the Driver Installation Script The driver installation script is available on the Sun Netra X4250 Server Tools a
27. distribute information about this server by following your site s policies Note For basic instructions on setup and configuration for network installations goto http docs sun com app docs doc 817 5504 Chapter 3 Solaris Operating System Installation 15 1 On the system that is to become the installation server log in as root superuser 2 Insert the Solaris 10 OS installation media in the server s CD DVD drive 3 Open a terminal window Type the commands in this procedure in the terminal window at the system prompt 4 Create a directory for the CD image mkdir p install dir path where install_dir_path is the directory where the CD image is to be copied 5 Change to the Tools directory on the mounted disk cd cdrom cdrom0 Solaris 10 Tools 6 Copy the image in the drive to the installation server s hard drive setup_install_ server install_dir_path where install_dir_path is the directory where the CD image is to be copied Note Executing the setup_install_server command shows whether you have enough disk space available for the Solaris 10 software disc images To determine available disk space use the df k1 command 7 Change directories to root cd 8 Eject the Solaris 10 OS installation media 9 Proceed with the instructions in To Install Using the Serial Console on page 16 or To Install Using a Local Console on page 1
28. e May 2010 The installation methods are Method Section or Procedure Install from CD DVD media To Use Direct Installation With CD DVD Media and a Monitor on page 13 or To Use Direct Installation With CD DVD Media and the Serial Port on page 14 Install from network using To Install Using JumpStart Network Installation on PXE page 15 Install from a serial console To Install Using the Serial Console on page 16 Install from a local console or To Install Using a Local Console on page 19 RKVMS Install from KVMS over IP To Install Using Remote Console With Virtual CD DVD on page 19 Note The Solaris OS provides additional programs for installation such as booting over a wide area network WAN but the Sun Netra X4250 server supports only those methods listed in this document Additional Solaris 10 OS documentation is available at http docs sun com To Use Direct Installation With CD DVD Media and a Monitor This procedure is for an installation using CD DVD media and a monitor connected to the Sun Netra X4250 server video port 1 Insert the Solaris 10 OS CD DVD media into the CD DVD drive 2 Power on the server The system boots from the Solaris 10 OS CD DVD 3 Follow the installation wizard to complete the installation Chapter 3 Solaris Operating System Installation 13 W To Use Direct Installation With CD DVD Media and the Serial Port This procedur
29. e Remote Control screen appears 5 Select the Redirection tab The Redirection Screen appears with a Launch Redirection button 6 Click the Launch Redirection button A screen appears with a Launch button your current host name IP address and user name 7 Click Launch 8 Insert the OS CD DVD to be installed on the Sun Netra X4250 server into the local CD DVD drive 9 In the remote console screen select Storage and then select Mount Devices The Device Configuration screen appears 10 In the Storage 1 Source drop down list select the CD DVD drive to be used for installing the OS 11 Click Submit 26 Sun Netra X4250 Server OS Installation Guide May 2010 12 Reboot the server The server boots from the virtual CD Installing the System Specific Drivers You can use the methods described in the following sections to install system specific drivers onto your Sun Netra X4250 server Driver Installation Script A driver installation script is available on the Sun Netra X4250 Server Tools and Drivers DVD You can download the Tools and Drivers DVD ISO image from the downloads link at http www sun com download Note If you have created a new diagnostic partition you also must run this script to mount the diagnostic partition See the Sun Netra X4250 Server Service Manual for information about how to create a diagnostic partition Y To Install the Drivers Using KVMS Over IP See the instructio
30. e describes how to redirect the system output to the serial port and install the Solaris 10 8 07 OS using direct installation with CD DVD media 1 Connect either a terminal or a laptop running terminal emulation software directly to the serial port For information about connecting to the ILOM using a serial connection see the Sun Integrated Lights Out Manager 2 0 User s Guide Use the following terminal settings m 8 N 1 eight data bits no parity one stop bit m 9600 baud rate m Disable software flow control XON XOFF Press Enter 2 Log in to the CLI The CLI prompt appears 3 Type the following command at the CLI prompt start SP console 4 Boot the system and press F2 F4 on the remote keyboard to enter the BIOS Setup Utility 5 Use the right arrow key to navigate to the Server tab The left and right arrow keys enable you to access the BIOS Setup Utility menu tabs 6 Use the down arrow key to highlight the External Serial Port Select SYS in the option box 7 Use the down arrow key to highlight the Remote Access Set Remote Access to Enable if not already set 8 Press F10 to save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility The system processor output should be displayed to the serial port 9 Insert the Solaris CD DVD media The installation process begins and the Solaris OS GRUB menu appears 10 To install the Solaris OS select ttya at the GRUB menu 14 Sun Netra X4250 Server OS In
31. etra X4250 Server Installation configure the service processor Guide 2 Determine the SAS controller Configure the hard drives as Chapter 1 Operating System required by the SAS controller Installation Overview And on board configuration utility Preparation and Chapter 2 RAID Configuration 3 Review the Sun Netra X4250 The product notes contain Sun Netra X4250 Server Product Server Product Notes late breaking news about the Notes Windows OS software and patches 4 Install the Windows OS Choose an installation method and Windows Server 2003 OS locate the installation instructions Installation Methods on page 33 If you are using RAID see Installing Windows Server 2003 for a RAID Configuration on page 36 5 Install the system specific Install the system specific drivers Installing Windows Server 2003 drivers from the Tools and needed to run the Windows for a RAID Configuration on Drivers DVD operating system on the Sun Netra page 36 X4250 server and Installing the Drivers on page 39 6 Run Windows Update Run Windows Update to make sure http update microsoft co that you have the latest Microsoft m microsoftupdate Windows features 32 Sun Netra X4250 Server OS Installation Guide May 2010 Windows Server 2003 OS Installation Methods See the following list of OS installation methods to determine the type of installation that you want to perform and the relevant procedure for the installa
32. figuration This chapter provides information about configuring RAID on the Sun Netra X4250 server This chapter contains instructions for configuring RAID on the LSI SAS3081E R SAS controller card and for setting up a non RAID configuration This chapter includes the following sections m Configuring RAID on page 9 m To Create a RAID for the LSI Logic SAS3081E R Controller Card on page 9 Configuring RAID The Sun Netra X4250 server supports the LSI SAS3081E R 8 port internal SAS PCIe HBA card RAID configuration is performed in the card s BIOS See To Create a RAID for the LSI Logic SAS3081E R Controller Card on page 9 for instructions on configuring RAID on this card To Create a RAID for the LSI Logic SAS3081E R Controller Card Before you begin to create a RAID for your server using the LSI SAS3081E R controller card you must m Install the LSI SAS3081E R controller card in the server For SAS controller card installation instructions see the Sun Netra X4250 Server Service Manual m Obtain the user guide for the installed LSI controller card available at http www lsi com 10 Obtain the latest Sun Netra X4250 Server Tools and Drivers DVD image at http www sun com download Set up your display to access the server output see Accessing the Server Output During Installation on page 3 Power on the server Watch the video output and when the LSI SAS controller card is recognized
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34. h is the path on the Solaris 10 x86 system in which to create the new installation image This command creates a temporary installation image on the Solaris 10 x86 system to enable you to patch this image b Modify the server files to enable serial console redirection Edit the following lines in the destination_dir boot solaris bootenv rc file to read as follows setprop input device ttya setprop output device ttya setprop console ttya setprop ttya mode 9600 8 n 1 Sun Netra X4250 Server OS Installation Guide May 2010 9 Type add_install_ client B console ttya input device ttya output device ttya The output of the installation is pushed to the serial port 10 Install the Solaris 10 OS Y To Install Using a Local Console See the instructions at http docs sun com app docs doc 817 5504 This installation method includes directing the server output to the local console or to a remote console RVKM when the local CD DVD drive is used Note Before performing a remote installation use the ILOM web based interface web GUI to disable the session timeout function Y To Install Using Remote Console With Virtual CD DVD This method uses the Integrated Lights Out Manager s ILOM Remote Console application and a remote networked server to install the OS onto the Sun Netra X4250 server The CD DVD drive of the remote system virtual CD ROM is used to access the OS media The output of t
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36. he Sun Netra X4250 server is displayed on the remote system remote console Specific details on the ILOM Remote Console application can be found in the Sun Integrated Lights Out Manager 2 0 User s Guide Requirements for Remote Console installation include m Remote server connected to the network m One of the following browsers on the remote system Internet Explorer Mozilla or Firefox m CD DVD drive connected to the remote server m Media for installing the OS of your choice m SP of the Sun Netra X4250 server set up as instructed in the Sun Netra X4250 Server Installation Guide m You must be logged in to the remote server as root or as a user with administrator privileges Chapter 3 Solaris Operating System Installation 19 1 On a remote system open a browser and enter the IP address of the service processor for the Sun Netra X4250 server on which you want to install the OS The ILOM login screen appears 2 Enter a user name and password that has administrator privileges The ILOM main screen appears 3 Change the session timeout a From the main menu click the System Information tab and then click the Session Time Out submenu tab The Session Time Out screen appears b Select 15 minutes 30 minutes 1 hour or 3 hours and then click Apply 4 From the main menu click the Remote Control tab and then click the Redirection tab The Redirection screen appears with a Launch Redirection button 5 Cli
37. icates whether you have enough disk space available for the Solaris 10 software disc images To determine available disk space use the df k1 command 6 Change directories to root cd 7 Eject the Solaris 10 media Chapter 3 Solaris Operating System Installation 17 8 Edit the files that are located in the miniroot on the network installation image that was created by setup_install_ server To edit a Solaris 10 for x86 miniroot your server must be running the Solaris 10 or later for x86 release a If the installation server is not running the Solaris 10 for x86 release log in as superuser to another system on the network that is running the Solaris 10 for x86 release If your installation server is running the Solaris 10 for x86 release continue to Step b If you need to use a new server running the Solaris 10 for x86 release complete the following steps Change to the Tools directory of the installation image that you created in Step 5 cd install_server_path install_dir_path Solaris_10 Tools ii where install_server_path is the path to the install server system on your network for example net installserver 1 and install_dir_path is the directory where the CD image was copied Create a new installation image and place that image on the system that is running the Solaris 10 for x86 release setup_install_server remote_install_dir_path where remote_install_dir_pat
38. ivers Using Remote KVMS See instructions in To Install the Windows Server 2003 Using Remote KVMS Over IP With Virtual CD ROM on page 34 or the Sun Integrated Lights Out Manager 2 0 User s Guide for specific details Y To Install the Drivers Directly Onto the Sun Netra X4250 Server If your server has an on board DVD drive you can install the drivers directly onto the server using the Sun Netra X4250 Server Tools and Drivers DVD 1 Insert the Sun Netra X4250 Server Tools and Drivers DVD into the DVD drive 2 To install the chipset drivers double click the executable file d DRIVERS WINDOWS Chipset 3 To install the Ethernet drivers do one of the following m Install the drivers using the installation wizard a Double click the bat file and follow the installation wizard b When the wizard is done go to Step 4 m Install the drivers using the Windows Device Manager a Open the Device Manager b Right click the NIC with a yellow exclamation point and choose Update c Select No not at this time and click Next d Select Install from a List or Specific Location and click Next e Click Browse and point to the NIC driver on the CD DVD path d DRIVERS WINDOWS IntelNIC f Click OK g When the installation is done go to Step 4 4 To install TPM drivers extract the zip file from d DRIVERS WINDOWS TPM a Double click the executable b Follow the installation wizard to install TPM drivers 5 To in
39. n the Integrated Lights Out Manager ILOM can be found in the Sun Integrated Lights Out Manager 2 0 User s Guide Note This procedure assumes that you are familiar with the ILOM web GUI administration More information can be found in the Sun Integrated Lights Out Manager 2 0 User s Guide Reguirements for Remote Console installation include m Remote system connected to the network m One of the following browsers on the remote system Internet Explorer Mozilla or Firefox Chapter 4 Linux Operating System Installation 25 m CD DVD drive connected to the remote system m Media for installing the OS of your choice m SP of the Sun Netra X4250 server set up as instructed in the Sun Netra X4250 Server Installation Guide m You must be logged into the remote system as root 1 On a remote system open a browser and enter the IP address of the ILOM SP for the Sun Netra X4250 server on which you want to install the OS The ILOM login screen appears 2 Type the user name and password for an account with administrator privileges and click Login The ILOM main menu screen appears 3 Set the session timeout a From the main menu click the System Information tab The System Information submenu tabs appear b Click the Session Time Out submenu tab The Session Time Out screen appears c Select 15 minutes 30 minutes 1 hour or 3 hours and then click Apply 4 From the main menu click the Remote Control tab Th
40. n2003 SP D remoteinstall setup english images image_dir oem 1 drivers sp gt Copy cdrom_drive drivers windows IntelNIC 2003 2003_32 D remoteinstall setup english images image_dir oem 1 drivers nic gt Copy cdrom_drive drivers windows chipset win2003 D remoteinstall setup english images image_dir oem 1 drivers chipset gt Copy cdrom_drive drivers windows TPM 2003_32 Win32 TPM Driver D remoteinstall setup english images image_dir oem 1 drivers tpm gt Copy cdrom_drive drivers windows Display 2003 32 D remoteinstall setup english images image_dir oem 1 drivers video 7 Modify the txtsetup oem file a In a text editor open the D RemoteInstall Setup English Images image_dir oem textmode txtsetup oem file where image_dir is the directory on the RIS server that contains the RIS image b Comment out the d11 files in the Files scsi RAIDCIASS and Files scsi BUSDRV sections by adding a semicolon at the beginning of each line c Save the changes and exit the file 8 Stop and start the Remote Installation Service BINLSVC on the RIS server net Stop binlsvc net Start binlsvc 9 Install the image onto the Sun Netra X4250 server 48 Sun Netra X4250 Server OS Installation Guide e May 2010 Installing Windows Server 2003 SP1 64 bit W To Install Windows Server 2003 SP1 64 bit 1 Install RIS support on a Windows Server 2003 system For a complete
41. nd Drivers DVD image Download the Sun Netra X4250 Tools and Drivers DVD ISO image at http www sun com download Note If you have created a new diagnostic partition you also must run this script to mount the diagnostic partition See the Sun Netra X4250 Server Service Manual for information about how to create a diagnostic partition To Install the Drivers Using Remote Console This method is for installing the drivers on a server without an attached DVD drive or monitor See the instructions in To Install Using Remote Console With Virtual CD DVD on page 19 To Install Drivers Directly Onto the Server If your server has an on board DVD drive or attached DVD drive you can install the drivers directly using the Sun Netra X4250 Server Tools and Drivers DVD 1 Log in to the server as root superuser Chapter 3 Solaris Operating System Installation 21 22 2 Insert the Tools and Drivers DVD into the DVD drive The DVD is automatically mounted by the Solaris 10 OS 3 Change to the cdrom cdrom0 drivers sx86 directory cd cdrom cdrom0 drivers sx86 4 Run the installation script sh install sh The AST2000 VGA drivers are now installed The script prompts you to reboot the server for changes to take effect 5 Reboot the server Installing the RAID Management Utility Software LSI does not provide Solaris OS support for its RAID management software If your server is equipped with an LSI
42. ns in To Install Using Remote Console With Virtual CD DVD on page 25 or the Sun Integrated Lights Out Manager 2 0 User s Guide for specific details Note Before performing a remote installation use the ILOM web based interface web GUI to disable the session timeout function The installation process then can proceed without interruption Y To Install Drivers Directly Onto the Sun Netra X4250 Server If your server has a DVD drive you can install the drivers directly onto the server using the Sun Netra X4250 Server Tools and Drivers DVD 1 Log in to the Sun Netra X4250 server as root superuser Chapter 4 Linux Operating System Installation 27 2 Insert the Sun Netra X4250 Server Tools and Drivers DVD into the DVD drive and type cd mountpoint DRIVERS LINUX operating_system where mountpoint is the directory to which the DVD is mounted and operating_system is the type of Linux installed on the server value is RED_HAT or SUSE m If the directory does not exist the DVD did not automount You must mount the DVD and change to the correct directory as shown in Step 3 and Step 4 m If you were able to access the operating_system directory go to Step 5 3 If the DVD does not automount open a terminal window and mount the DVD mount dev cdrom mountpoint where mountpoint is the appropriate mount point for the OS and optical drive type For example mount dev cdrom mnt dvdrom
43. nterprise Server 27 installing operating system from CD ROM 6 from DVD 6 installation method 6 installation tasks 3 overview 1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 23 remote KVMS over IP 7 serial redirection 7 supported operating systems 1 with virtual CD ROM 7 installing operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 23 installing system specific drivers Red Hat Enterprise Linux 27 Solaris OS 21 installing Windows Server 2003 45 49 in a RAID configuration 36 J JumpStart installation overview 6 K KVMS over IP installing operating system 7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux driver installation 27 Solaris driver installation 21 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server driver installation 27 N network interface configuration 53 O overview of operating system installation 1 55 P installing SP1 64 bit 49 performing a Windows RIS installation 45 RAID configuraton 36 preparing to install an operating system 3 RIS installation 45 primary boot hard disk erasing 4 Windows Update utility 35 R RAID configuration installing Windows Server 2003 36 Red Hat Enterprise Linux installing drivers 27 installing operating system 23 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 configuring network interface 53 related documentation vii remote KVMS over IP installing operating system 7 RIS installation overview 6 specific instructions 45 s serial redirected operating system installation 7 Solaris OS installing drivers
44. on the server you must remove it before installing a new OS Configure your server for RAID If you plan to Configuring Your Server for RAID on page 5 configure your server for RAID operation you must perform some setup tasks before installing the OS Install the OS update the drivers and run the OS Choosing an OS Installation Method on page 6 updates as necessary and the chapter that corresponds to your OS e Chapter 3 Solaris Operating System Installation e Chapter 4 Linux Operating System e Chapter 5 Windows Server 2003 Operating System Installation Accessing the Server Output During Installation If you are not using the local DVD drive and a monitor for the OS installation CD DVD or tasks related to the Tools and Drivers DVD you have the following options for your display environment m View system output serially through the service processor SP or through the physical port See the Sun Netra X4250 Server Installation Guide for instructions on viewing system output through the serial console using the Sun Integrated Lights Out Manager ILOM SP m Use the Remote Console feature of the ILOM See the Sun Integrated Lights Qut Manager 2 0 User s Guide for instructions on setting up the remote KVMS Over IP for virtual CD operation Chapter 1 Operating System Installation Overview and Preparation 3 Erasing the Primary Boot Hard Disk The Sun Netra X4250 server might have the Solari
45. r refer to the Sun Netra X4250 Server Service Manual for information about how to reinstall the partition from the Sun Netra X4250 Tools and Drivers DVD Sun Netra X4250 Server OS Installation Guide e May 2010 Configuring Your Server for RAID Your Sun Netra X4250 server supports the LSI SAS3081E R RAID controller cards TABLE 1 1 list the RAID drive options More information is available in RAID Support Using the LSI SAS3081E R Card on page 5 TABLE 1 1 RAID Drive Options Based on SAS Card SAS CARD RAID Configuration Supported LSI SAS3081E R IM integrated mirror array 2 disk minimum plus up to 2 hot spare disks Data on primary disk might be merged IME integrated mirror enhanced array 3 to 10 disks including up to 2 hot spares All data is deleted during creation IS integrated striping array 2 to 10 disks All data is deleted during creation RAID Support Using the LSI SAS3081E R Card The LSI SAS3081E R SAS card supports all operating systems for SAS hard disks and several RAID levels see TABLE 1 1 Refer to the Sun Netra X4250 Server Service Manual for instructions on installing and cabling the LSI PCIe card For LSI RAID support you must have installed the LSI SAS3081E R card and cables installed See the chapter that corresponds to the OS that you want to install for further details on configuring RAID os Section Solaris Chapter 3 Solaris Operating System Installation Linux Chapter 4 Lin
46. rsions listed below m Solaris 10 08 07 OS m Red Hat Enterprise Linux RHEL 5 32 bit and 64 bit m SUSE Linux Enterprise Server SLES 10 SP2 64 bit m Windows Server 2003 Enterprise SP2 32 bit and 64 bit Additional OS Support Support for additional operating systems is available after the initial release of the Sun Netra X4250 server An updated list of the supported operating systems is available at http www sun com servers netra X4250 os jsp Retaining the Packaged Installation Instructions Instructions for installing the supported operating systems are provided in the media sets that are packaged with the OS software Retain these installation instructions for use in these procedures Ordering Supported Versions of Linux From Sun You can order supported versions of Red Hat and SUSE operating systems from Sun at http www sun com software linux index html Sun Netra X4250 Server OS Installation Guide May 2010 Preparing for OS Installation The following task map provides an overview of the tasks and relevant procedures for installing a new OS Perform the tasks in the order given Task Description Section or Procedure Set up the display environment Accessing the Server Output During Installation on page 3 If you are not planning to install the Solaris OS then Erasing the Primary Boot Hard Disk on page 4 you must erase the primary boot disk Or if you have the Solaris OS preinstalled
47. s 10 OS preinstalled on the hard drive depending on your hard drive configuration If you want to install a different OS or reinstall the Solaris 10 OS use the Erase Primary Boot Hard Disk option on the Sun Netra X4250 Server Tools and Drivers DVD main menu This option enables you to erase previously installed operating systems to make room for the new installation Drivers DVD erases all of the partitions on the hard drive with the exception of the diagnostic partition All user data is lost Ensure that you back up the hard drive before performing this action Caution Selecting the Erase Primary Boot Hard Disk option from the Tools and Y To Erase the Primary Boot Hard Drive 1 Back up the data on the hard drive that you want to save 2 Insert the Tools and Drivers DVD into the server s optional DVD drive If you have a system without a DVD drive you can boot the Tools and Drivers DVD from a PXE server 3 Boot the system from the Tools and Drivers DVD 4 When the main menu appears choose the following option from the Tools and Drivers DVD main menu 4 Erase Primary Boot Hard Disk This option erases all partitions currently located on the primary hard drive except for the diagnostic partition If the diagnostic partition is present it remains untouched Preinstalled Diagnostic Partition A diagnostic partition is preinstalled on the Sun Netra X4250 server If the diagnostic partition has been removed from the serve
48. set of instructions on how to install the RIS on Windows Server 2003 go to http support microsoft com default aspx scid kb en us 325862 2 Install Windows Server 2003 SP1 64 bit on the RIS server a Insert the Windows Server 2003 SP1 64 bit CD into the RIS server CD ROM drive b Type risetup exe in the Run field and press Enter The Welcome to the Remote Installation Services Setup Wizard screen appears c Click Next d Select Add a new OS image to this remote installation server and click Next e Select the drive location that has the Windows 2003 SP1 64 bit CD in it and click Next f Type a descriptive name for the stored Windows 2003 SP1 64 bit CD and click Next For example x4150_Windows_2003_64bit g Type a description and Help text for the end user and click Next h Select Use the Old Client Installation Screens overwrite the old ones and click Next i Review the settings in the Review Settings window and then click Finish j Click Done when the image is installed on the server 3 Update the RIS image created in Step 2 with the RIS Intel Ethernet drivers for Windows 2003 SP1 64 bit The RIS Intel Ethernet drivers can be found on the Tools and Drivers DVD Appendix B Windows RIS Installation 49 a Insert the Tools and Drivers DVD into the RIS server b Copy the Windows 2003 SP1 64 bit RIS Intel Ethernet driver files locally to the RIS server copy cdrom drive drivers windows IntelNIC 2003 RI
49. stall the AST2000 display drivers open the Windows Device Manager and update the device driver as follows 40 Sun Netra X4250 Server OS Installation Guide May 2010 Right click the display driver and choose Update The Hardware Update Wizard appears Select No not at this time and click Next In the next dialog box select Install from a list or specific location and click Next Click Browse and change to the following directory on the Tools and Drivers DVD D DRIVERS WINDOWS Display 2003_32 2003_64 Click OK and then click Next The AST2000 driver is installed 6 Reboot the server Installing RAID Management Utility Software for Windows Server 2003 Windows Server 2003 RAID Management Utility Software is available for the LSI SAS3081E R controller cards This section contains a procedure for installing the utility software on the LSI SAS3081E R controller card To Install the LSI RAID Management Utility Software for Windows Server 2003 Use this procedure to install the RAID Management Utility Software for a server equipped with an LSI SAS3081E R controller card 1 Insert the Tools and Drivers DVD into the server s DVD drive 2 Use the Windows file browser to navigate to the DRIVERS WINDOWS RAID LSI MSM directory on the Tools and Drivers DVD 3 To start the LSI RAID Management Utility Software installation wizard double click the executable exe file 4
50. stallation Guide e May 2010 11 If you need to use SSH to remotely access the SP and manage the Solaris OS using the start SP console command perform the following steps a After the Solaris OS is installed log in to the server as root superuser b Edit the following lines in the boot solaris bootenv rc file to read as follows setprop console ttya setprop ttya mode 9600 8 n 1 c Edit the following line in the boot grub menu 1st file to read as follows kernel platform i86pc multiboot B console ttya 12 Reboot the system with the following command reboot r 13 Press F2 14 Navigate to the Server tab 15 Use the down arrow key to highlight the External Serial Port Select SP in the option box 16 Use the down arrow key to highlight the Remote Access Set Remote Access to Enable if not already set 17 Save and exit the BIOS Setup Utility The SP output is now redirected to the serial port 18 Log in to the ILOM and type gt start SP console Y To Install Using JumpStart Network Installation JumpStart is a Solaris OS installation tool that enables you to boot and install the OS over a network The system that you use as an installation server must have a CD DVD drive The system must also be part of the site s network and name service If you use a name service the server must already be in a name service such as NIS NIS DNS or LDAP If you do not use a name service you must
51. tallation Guide 2 Prepare your system for OS Set the display environment If Chapter 1 Operating System installation necessary erase the primary boot Installation Overview And disk Preparation 3 Set up your system for a RAID or Sun Netra X4250 server supports Chapter 2 RAID non RAID configuration based on two SAS controller cards RAID Configuration the SAS controller card setup is different for each card 4 Review the Sun Netra X4250 Server The product notes contain Sun Netra X4250 Server Product Product Notes late breaking news about the Notes Solaris OS software and patches 5 Install the Linux OS Choose an installation method and OS Installation Methods on locate the installation instructions page 24 6 Install the system specific drivers Install the system specific drivers Installing the System Specific from the Tools and Drivers DVD needed to run the Linux OS on the Drivers on page 27 Sun Netra X4250 server 7 Run the up2date utility Patches are available from the To Run the up2date Utility SunSolve Patch Portal at for the RHEL OS on page 29 http www sunsolve sun co m OS Installation Methods See the following list of installation methods to determine the type of installation that you want to perform and the information source for the installation Method Section or Procedure Install from CD DVD To Install Using CD DVD Media on page 25 media Install from the network To Install Using PX
52. this document For instructions on RIS installation for the Sun Netra X4250 server see Appendix B Sun Netra X4250 Server OS Installation Guide May 2010 Using Remote Console With Virtual CD ROM This method includes using a remote networked system to install the OS onto the Sun Netra X4250 server The CD DVD drive of the remote system virtual CD ROM is used to access the OS media The output of the Sun Netra X4250 server is displayed on the remote system Remote Console Specific details on using the Remote Console in ILOM can be found in the Sun Integrated Lights Out Manager 2 0 User s Guide For more details on Remote Console installation refer to the Sun Integrated Lights Out Manager 2 0 User s Guide or to the instructions included in your installation software or the specific OS chapters in this document Note This procedure assumes that you are familiar with the ILOM web based interface web GUI administration For more information see the Sun Integrated Lights Out Manager 2 0 User s Guide Using Serial Redirection Serial redirection involves directing the server output to a terminal connected to the server s serial port For detailed instructions for other operating systems refer to the installation instructions for your OS or specific OS chapters in this document Chapter 1 Operating System Installation Overview and Preparation 7 Sun Netra X4250 Server OS Installation Guide May 2010 CHAPTER 2 RAID Con
53. tion Method Section or Procedure Install from CD DVD To Install Windows Server 2003 Using Direct Installation media With DVD or CD ROM Media on page 33 Install from the network To Install Windows Server 2003 Using RIS on page 33 Install from a remote To Install the Windows Server 2003 Using Remote KVMS server Over IP With Virtual CD ROM on page 34 See Choosing an OS Installation Method on page 6 for a description of each methods Note If you plan to install Windows using the disks attached to the LSI SAS card you need to install the RAID drivers while installing the OS See Installing Windows Server 2003 for a RAID Configuration on page 36 Y To Install Windows Server 2003 Using Direct Installation With DVD or CD ROM Media See the instructions for basic installation in Installing Windows Server 2003 R2 at http technet2 microsoft com WindowsServer en Library Y To Install Windows Server 2003 Using RIS See the instructions for RIS installation in Appendix B Chapter 5 Windows Server 2003 Operating System Installation 33 Y To Install the Windows Server 2003 Using Remote KVMS Over IP With Virtual CD ROM This method includes using a remote networked system to install the operating system onto the Sun Netra X4250 server The CD or DVD drive of the remote system virtual CD ROM is used to access the operating system media The output of the Sun Netra X4250 server is displayed on
54. tring value 9600 gt h Save and close the file 3 Reboot the system reboot r The SP CLI prompt appears 4 Type gt start SP console You should now begin to see console output of the system starting up 44 Sun Netra X4250 Server OS Installation Guide May 2010 APPENDIX B Windows RIS Installation This appendix contains instructions for performing a Remote Installation Services RIS network installation for the Windows Server 2003 operating system onto the Sun Netra X4250 server Choose the section that corresponds to the version of Windows Server 2003 that you wish to install m Installing Windows Server 2003 SP1 32 bit on page 45 m Installing Windows Server 2003 SP1 64 bit on page 49 Installing Windows Server 2003 SP1 32 bit W To Install Windows Server 2003 SP1 32 bit 1 Install RIS support on a Windows Server 2003 system For a complete set of instructions go to http support microsoft com default aspx scid kb en us 325862 2 Install Windows Server 2003 SP1 32 bit on the RIS server by doing the following a Insert the Windows Server 2003 SP1 32 bit CD into the RIS server CD ROM drive b From the Start menu choose Run 45 c Type risetup exe in the Run field and press Enter The Welcome to the Remote Installation Services Setup Wizard screen appears d Click Next e Select Add a New OS image to this remote installation server and
55. tup English Images image_dir where image_dir is the directory on the RIS server that contains the RIS image b Create the following subdirectories under the oem directory 1 textmode c Create the following subdirectory under the 1 directory drivers d Create the following subdirectories under the drivers directory nic video chipset tpm 6 Copy driver files into the oem directory tree For the LSI SAS3081E R card use the following gt Copy cdrom_drive drivers windows RAID LSI 2003_64 D remoteinstall setup english images image_dir 0em textmode gt Copy cdrom drive drivers windows RAID chipset win2003 SP D remoteinstall setup english images image_dir oem 1 drivers sp gt Copy cdrom_drive drivers windows IntelNIC 2003 2003_64 D remoteinstall setup english images image_dir oem 1 drivers nic gt Copy cdrom_drive drivers windows chipset win2003 D remoteinstall setup english images image_dir oem 1 drivers chipset gt Copy cdrom_drive drivers windows TPM 2003_32 Win32 TPM Driver D remoteinstall setup english images image_dir oem 1 drivers tpm gt Copy cdrom_drive drivers windows Display 2003_64 D remoteinstall setup english images image_dir oem 1 drivers video Appendix B Windows RIS Installation 51 7 Modify the txtsetup oem file a In a text editor open the D RemoteInstall Setup English Images image_dir Soem textmode txtsetup oem file
56. using KVMS over IP 21 installing system specific drivers 21 supported operating systems 1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server installing drivers 27 installing operating system 23 system specific driver installation 21 27 T task overview 3 U update utilities Windows 35 Vv virtual CD ROM for operating system 7 W Windows Server 2003 direct installation with DVD or CD ROM media 33 installing chipset drivers 39 installing ethernet drivers 39 56 Sun Netra X4250 Server OS Installation Guide e May 2010
57. ux Operating System Installation Windows Server 2003 Chapter 5 Windows Server 2003 Operating System Installation Chapter 1 Operating System Installation Overview and Preparation 5 Choosing an OS Installation Method This section provides an overview of the OS installation methods Method Section CD DVD Using the CD DVD Drive on page 6 Network PXE Using Network Installation on page 6 Remote console Using Remote Console With Virtual CD ROM on page 7 Serial redirection Using Serial Redirection on page 7 Using the CD DVD Drive This method includes installing the OS directly onto the server using the server s CD DVD drive and a VGA monitor attached to the system For information about CD DVD installation for your specific OS refer to the instructions included in your OS installation software or the online documentation referenced in the specific OS chapters in this document Using Network Installation This method involves setting up an installation on a host server and then installing the OS using the Preboot Execution Environment PXE protocol over the network Network installation methods include m AutoYast for the SUSE m Kickstart for Red Hat m JumpStart for the Solaris OS m Remote Installation Services RIS for the Windows OS For details on network installation for your specific OS refer to the instructions included in your installation software or the specific OS chapters in

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