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1. Caution The Erase Primary Boot Hard Disk option erases all partitions and all user data on the hard drive except the diagnostic partition Be sure to back up all data on the hard drive before performing this action To erase all partitions on primary boot hard drive except the diagnostic partition 1 Back up all the data that you want to save on the hard drive Chapter 2 Installing Solaris 2 3 2 Insert the Tools and Drivers DVD into the workstation 3 When the main menu appears select the following option from the Tools and Drivers DVD main menu 3 Erase Primary Boot Hard Disk This option erases all partitions currently located on the primary hard drive except for the diagnostic partition The diagnostic partition if it is present remains untouched 2 0 Installing the Solaris OS To install the Solaris OS see the instructions online at http docs sun com app docs doc 817 0544 To install a previously created remote image see Section A 2 Installing Solaris From a JumpStart Server on page A 2 2 6 2 4 Installing Drivers After installing the OS run the installation script provided on the Tools and Drivers DVD to install the drivers that correspond to your OS The Tools and Drivers DVD is included with your workstation Note The Tools and Drivers DVD also contains the tools to recreate and mount the diagnostic partition You should not have to do this unless you accidentall
2. 4 4 4 4 1 Installing Windows Manually This section describes a manual installation of Windows including the optional NVRAID drivers platform drivers and display drivers This section does not describe the complete Windows installation process This section contains the following subsections m Section 4 4 1 Creating an Intel SATA and RAID Drivers Diskette on page 4 5 m Section 4 4 2 Installing Windows Using the Diskette on page 4 6 m Section 4 4 3 Installing Windows Vista Using the Floppy Diskette on page 4 7 m Section 4 4 4 Installing NVIDIA Graphics and RealTek Audio Driver on page 4 7 Creating an Intel SATA and RAID Drivers Diskette This section describes the process to create a diskette containing the Intel RAID drivers You will use this diskette during the Windows installation process Chapter 4 Installing the Windows OS and Drivers 4 5 Requirements To install the Intel RAID drivers using a boot diskette you need the following Windows system with a CD ROM drive A blank diskette A Sun Ultra 24 Workstation Tools and Drivers DVD For RAID configuration a USB diskette drive 2003 XP Vista or USB flash for Vista only A Windows 2003 XP Vista Installation media non OEM version Creating the Diskette To create an Intel RAID diskette for Windows 32 bit and 64 bit you need a Windows system with a DVD drive and a diskette drive 1 2 On a Windows workstation insert the T
3. b Run the executable file c Follow the instructions in the installation software 4 Reboot the workstation Sun Ultra 24 Workstation Operating System Installation Guide September 2007 4 5 4 5 1 4 5 2 Using the XpReburn Script to Create a Windows CD that Includes Drivers The 2003Reburn or XpReburn script creates an installation CD ROM for Windows or an ISO CD image that incorporates Intel platform specific and Intel RAID drivers You can use the CD ROM created by 2003 or XpReburn to install the Windows OS without having to separately install platform specific and RAID drivers The Tools and Drivers DVD includes the 2003 and XpReburn scripts Further information about 2003 and XpReburn is available in the readme txt file within the utilities OSReburn_x x zip file where OS is either 2003 or XP and x x is the version number Requirements To use 2003Reburn and XpReburn to create a Windows OS installation CD you need the following m A system running Solaris 10 RHEL or SUSE m CD burner m Blank CD R or CD RW m Windows 2003 or XP CD retail media only not OEM version m The Sun Ultra 24 Workstation Tools and Drivers DVD Using 2003Reburn or XpReburn To create a Windows 2003 or XP installation CD with the Sun Ultra 24 Workstation and Intel RAID drivers 1 Ona Solaris OS Red Hat or SUSE system insert the Tools and Drivers DVD 2 As superuser create a temporary directory with at least 1 2 GB of
4. Choosing and Updating the Operating System on page 3 2 Section 3 2 Setting the BIOS for Linux on page 3 2 Section 3 3 Setting the LSI RAID Configuration on page 3 3 Section 3 4 Erasing the Currently Installed OS on page 3 3 Section 3 5 Installing the Linux OS on page 3 4 Section 3 6 Installing Drivers on page 3 4 3 1 3 1 Choosing and Updating the Operating System The following Linux operating systems or later versions are supported for this workstation Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 WS Update 5 32 bit and 64 bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Client Update 0 32 bit and 64 bit SUSE 9 SP3 64 bit only SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP1 64 bit only You can order Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS or SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop for the workstation from the following Sun web site http wwws sun com software linux index html 32 Setting the BIOS for Linux SATA is configured as IDE in the BIOS by default If the Configured SATA as option in the BIOS was not changed from the default do the following 1 2 3 Power on the workstation Press the F2 key at the Sun logo screen to enter the BIOS Setup menu Go to Advanced gt Integrated Devices Change the Configured SATA as o ption m If your Linux OS has onboard SATA support change the Configured SATA as option to AHCI m If your Linux OS does not have onboard SATA support change the Configured SATA as opti
5. Insert a Windows Vista 32 bit or 64 bit installation DVD into the DVD drive Boot from the DVD drive Follow the onscreen instructions and load the AHCI RAID driver from the USB or flash drive when Setup prompts you to load the driver Select the Intel ICH9 SATA AHCI Controller for SATA or Intel ICH9 SATA RAID Controller for RAID Click Next to load the driver and continue the installation After the OS installation is complete install the NVIDIA graphics and RealTek audio drivers as described in Section 4 4 4 Installing NVIDIA Graphics and RealTek Audio Driver on page 4 7 Installing NVIDIA Graphics and RealTek Audio Driver Perform this procedure after you install the Windows OS to install the NVIDIA graphics and RealTek audio drivers 1 2 Insert the Tools and Drivers DVD into the DVD drive If required perform the following steps to install the NVIDIA graphics drivers Chapter 4 Installing the Windows OS and Drivers 4 7 4 8 a Change to the directory on the Tools and Drivers DVD by typing the following command C gt cd D drivers windows video OS Where OS is 2003 XP or Vista b Run the executable file c Follow the instructions in the installation software 3 If required perform the following steps to install RealTek audio drivers a Change to the directory on the Tools and Drivers DVD by typing the following command C gt cd D drivers windows audio OS Where OS is 2003 XP or Vista
6. Intel SATA and RAID Setting the System BIOS for Windows OS and Intel SATA and RAID To configure the system BIOS for a Windows OS and optionally Intel RAID 1 Power on the workstation 2 Perform the following steps to set the system BIOS for Windows a Press the F2 key at the Sun logo screen to enter the BIOS Setup menu b Go to Advanced gt Integrated Devices c Change the Configured SATA as option to AHCI for ICH9R SATA or RAID for Intel RAID 3 Press the F10 key to save your changes and exit the system BIOS Sun Ultra 24 Workstation Operating System Installation Guide September 2007 4 1 2 4 1 3 Setting the Intel Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM To configure the Intel Matrix Storage Manager option ROM Note After creating the RAID volume you might have to configure the BIOS to boot from the newly created RAID volume 1 Reboot the workstation 2 Press the Control I to enter the Intel Matrix Storage Manager option ROM 3 Select menu option 1 Create RAID Volume and go through selections a Name your RAID volume b Select the RAID level 0 1 5 10 c Select the disks for the array d Select the strip size default 128KB e Select the volume capacity default total size of disks f Select Create Volume to finish creating the RAID volume 4 Select 5 to exit the Intel Matrix Storage Manager option ROM Note You will need to re write the MBR on the RAID volume You can do this by
7. booting the Tools and Drivers DVD and selecting 4 Exit to DOS at the main menu In DOS type fdisk When prompted that the hard disk sector zero has no boot sector ID press the y key to initialize the disk Setting the LSI RAID Configuration To configure a RAID array in LSI 1 During the BIOS portion of the boot press Control C to open the LSI configuration tool 2 Select the SAS controller you want and press Enter 3 Select RAID properties 4 Select the type of RAID array you would like Chapter 4 Installing the Windows OS and Drivers 4 3 5 Select the volumes you would like to include in the RAID Note Do not mix SAS and SATA volumes within a given RAID 6 When the array is set up save changes and exit Note After you create IM and IME RAID arrays the system will perform an automatic reset to enable the write cache feature 4 2 Understanding the Diagnostic Partition Diagnostics system test software is included on the Tools and Drivers DVD Instructions for using the diagnostics software are provided in the Sun Ultra 24 Workstation Service Manual A diagnostic partition is required for the test scripts to write their log files Without a diagnostic partition the only output is the display on the diagnostic screens The diagnostic partition is preinstalled on the Sun Ultra 24 Workstation You do not need to reinstall the diagnostic partition unless you removed it If you removed t
8. space For example mkdir files Chapter 4 Installing the Windows OS and Drivers 4 9 4 10 Copy the 2003 or Xp Reburn_version zip file to that directory Where version is the current version of 2003 or XpReburn For example cp utilities XpReburn_1 0 zip files Eject the Tools and Drivers DVD and insert your retail Windows 2003 or XP CD Unzip the 2003 or Xp Reburn version zip file For example unzip q XpReburn 1 0 zip Run the 2003 or XpReburn script For example iles XpReburn After the ISO image is created insert a blank CD R or CD RW to burn the image After the CD is created insert the CD into the workstation and boot from it After the OS installation is complete install the graphics and audio drivers as described in Section 4 4 4 Installing NVIDIA Graphics and RealTek Audio Driver on page 4 7 Sun Ultra 24 Workstation Operating System Installation Guide September 2007 APPENDIX A Installing Linux and Solaris OS Remote Images A 1 Installing LINUX From a PXE Server The following procedure assumes that a PXE server is set up on the same network as the system and that PXE images are loaded on the server To boot from a PXE server 1 During the BIOS portion of the system boot press the F8 key to display the boot menu 2 Select the Intel Boot Agent IBA GE boot option 3 Select the image that you want to install 4 Reboot whe
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10. e workstation For example cda mnt dvdrom drivers linux red_hat Run the installation script by typing the following command install sh This script does not execute if the Xserver is running m If the script exits and you receive an error message go to Step 6 Chapter 3 Installing Linux 3 5 m If the script executes correctly go to Step 7 6 If the script exits and you receive an error message perform the following procedure to disable the X server a Type the following at the system prompt init 3 b Log in as superuser c Repeat Step 4 and Step 5 7 Eject the DVD after the driver installation is complete 8 Reboot the workstation 3 6 Sun Ultra 24 Workstation Operating System Installation Guide September 2007 CHAPTER 4 Installing the Windows OS and Drivers The Sun Ultra 24 Workstation is WHOL certified to run the following Windows operating systems Windows XP SP2 32 bit and 64 bit WHQL certified Windows 2003 Enterprise Server R2 SP2 32 and 64 bit WHOL certified Windows Vista Ultimate 32 and 64 bit WHOL certified You have several options for installing Windows Install Windows using a Windows CD and manually load drivers during and after the OS installation Use the 2003Reburn and XpReburn scripts to create a Windows CD that includes the platform and Intel SATA and RAID drivers then use the newly created CD to install the OS You must install video and audio drivers separatel
11. he diagnostic partition you can re create it using the Create Diagnostic Partition option on the Tools and Drivers DVD See the Sun Ultra 24 Workstation Service Manual for instructions Note Windows XP cannot mount the diagnostic partition A workaround is detailed in the Sun Ultra 24 Workstation Service Manual 820 2480 4 3 4 4 Erasing Partitions on the Boot Hard Disk Drive To erase all partitions on the boot hard drive except the diagnostic partition use the Erase Primary Boot Hard Disk option on the Tools and Drivers DVD main menu Sun Ultra 24 Workstation Operating System Installation Guide September 2007 Caution The Erase Primary Boot Hard Disk option erases all partitions and all user data on the hard drive except the diagnostic partition Be sure to back up all data on the hard drive before performing this action To erase the primary boot hard drive 1 Back up all data that you want to save on the hard drive 2 Insert the Tools and Drivers DVD into the workstation 3 When the main menu appears select the following option from the Tools and Drivers DVD main menu 3 Erase Primary Boot Hard Disk This option erases all partitions currently located on the primary hard drive except for the diagnostic partition The diagnostic partition if it is present remains untouched 4 When prompted confirm that you wish to delete the partitions 5 When prompted press any key to reboot the system
12. ins information required to configure the Solaris Linux and Windows operating systems Shell Prompts Shell Prompt C shell C shell superuser Bourne shell and Korn shell Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser machine name machine name Typographic Conventions Typeface Meaning Examples AaBbCc123 The names of commands files Edit your Login file and directories on screen Use 1s a to list all files computer output You have mail AaBbCc123 What you type when contrasted su with onscreen computer output Password AaBbCc123 Book titles new words or terms Read Chapter 6 in the User s Guide words to be emphasized These are called class options Replace command line variables You must be superuser to do this with real names or values To delete a file type rm filename The settings on your browser might differ from these settings Related Documentation The document set for the Sun Ultra 24 Workstation is described in the Where to Find Documentation sheet that is packed with your system and all documents are posted at the product s documentation site See the following URL http www docs sun com Translated versions of some of these documents are available at the product documentation site in Simplified Chinese Traditional Chinese French German Italian Japanese Korean and Spanish English documentation is revised more frequently and might be more u
13. laris OS on your workstation if you do not want to use the preinstalled Solaris OS This chapter includes the following sections Section 2 1 Choosing and Updating the Operating System on page 2 2 Section 2 2 Setting the BIOS for Solaris on page 2 2 Section 2 3 Setting the LSI RAID Configuration on page 2 2 Section 2 4 Erasing the Currently Installed OS on page 2 3 Section 2 5 Installing the Solaris OS on page 2 4 Section 2 6 Installing Drivers on page 2 4 2 1 2 1 Choosing and Updating the Operating System The Solaris OS is preinstalled on the workstation Previous versions of the Solaris OS are not supported If you choose to replace the currently installed version of the Solaris OS you can download the Solaris OS from the following web site http www sun com software solaris 22 Setting the BIOS for Solaris SATA is configured as IDE in the BIOS by default m If the BIOS was not changed you do not need to perform this setup m If the Configured SATA as option in the BIOS has been changed from the default do the following 1 Power on the workstation 2 Press the F2 key at the Sun logo screen to enter the BIOS Setup menu 3 Go to Advanced gt Integrated Devices 4 Change the Configured SATA as option to IDE 5 Press the F10 key to save your changes and exit the BIOS 29 2 2 Setting the LSI RAID Configuration To configure a RAID array i
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15. n LSI 1 During the BIOS portion of the boot press control C to open the LSI configuration tool 2 Select the SAS controller you want and press Enter 3 Select RAID properties Sun Ultra 24 Workstation Operating System Installation Guide September 2007 4 Select the type of RAID array you would like 5 Select the volumes you would like to include in the RAID Note Do not mix SAS and SATA volumes within a given RAID 6 When the array is set up save changes and exit Note After you create IM and IME RAID arrays the system will perform an automatic reset to enable the write cache feature 2 4 2 4 1 2 4 2 Erasing the Currently Installed OS To erase the currently installed OS you can use the Tools and Drivers DVD to erase partitions on the boot hard drive If you use the Erase Primary Boot Hard Disk option it erases all partitions except the diagnostic partition About the Diagnostic Partition The system diagnostic software requires the diagnostic partition to write its test scripts Otherwise the only output is the display on the diagnostic screen The procedures in this section do not remove the diagnostic partition If you accidentally remove the diagnostic partition you can re create and mount it using the Create Diagnostic Partition option on the Tools and Drivers DVD See the Sun Ultra 24 Workstation Service Manual for instructions Erasing Currently Installed OS Procedure
16. n on the Tools and Drivers DVD See the Sun Ultra 24 Workstation Service Manual for instructions Chapter 3 Installing Linux 3 3 3 4 2 Erasing Currently Installed OS Procedure Caution The Erase Primary Boot Hard Disk option erases all partitions and all user data on the hard drive except the diagnostic partition Be sure to back up all data on the hard drive before performing this action To erase all partitions on the boot hard drive except the diagnostic partition 1 Back up all data that you want to save on the hard drive 2 Insert the Tools and Drivers DVD into the workstation 3 When the main menu appears choose the following option from the Tools and Drivers DVD main menu 3 Erase Primary Boot Hard Disk This option erases all partitions currently located on the primary hard drive except for the diagnostic partition The diagnostic partition if it is present remains untouched 3 5 Installing the Linux OS Install Linux from distribution media as described in your Linux documentation m If you are installing the Red Hat Enterprise Linux OS after installing the OS but before installing the video drivers run the up2date utility m If you have already installed the NVIDIA video drivers run the install sh script after running up2date 3 6 3 4 Installing Drivers After installing the OS run the installation script provided on the Tools and Drivers DVD to install the drivers that corre
17. n the the installation is complete 5 Follow the directions for manually installing drivers from the Tools and Drivers DVD A 2 A 2 Installing Solaris From a JumpStart Server Note Before you begin build and place on the JumpStart server a Solaris image that includes the Intel Ethernet Drivers e1000g The Solaris OS does not include e1000g drivers For more information about JumpStart installations see Solaris 10 7 07 Installation Guide Custom JumpStart and Advanced Installations 819 5778 Perform this procedure to install Solaris To reinstall the preinstalled Solaris OS see the Sun Ultra 24 Workstation Service Manual 820 2480 1 During the BIOS portion of the boot press the F8 key to display the boot menu 2 Select the Intel Boot Agent IBA GE boot option 3 The system automatically starts the installation process and reboots when it is complete Install drivers as described in Section 2 6 Installing Drivers on page 2 4 unless your JumpStart image is configured to preload the drivers Sun Ultra 24 Workstation Operating System Installation Guide September 2007
18. ng and Updating the Operating System 3 2 Setting the BIOS for Linux 3 2 Setting the LSI RAID Configuration 3 3 Erasing the Currently Installed OS 3 3 3 4 1 About the Diagnostic Partition 3 3 3 4 2 Erasing Currently Installed OS Procedure 3 4 3 5 Installing the Linux OS 3 4 3 6 Installing Drivers 3 4 3 6 1 Installing the Linux Drivers 3 5 4 Installing the Windows OS and Drivers 4 1 4 1 Setting the BIOS for the Windows OS 4 2 4 1 1 Setting the System BIOS for Windows OS and Intel SATA and RAID 4 2 4 1 2 Setting the Intel Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM 4 3 4 1 3 Setting the LSI RAID Configuration 4 3 4 2 Understanding the Diagnostic Partition 4 4 43 Erasing Partitions on the Boot Hard Disk Drive 4 4 4 4 Installing Windows Manually 4 5 4 4 1 Creating an Intel SATA and RAID Drivers Diskette 4 5 4 4 2 Installing Windows Using the Diskette 4 6 4 4 3 Installing Windows Vista Using the Floppy Diskette 4 7 4 4 4 Installing NVIDIA Graphics and RealTek Audio Driver 4 7 45 Using the XpReburn Script to Create a Windows CD that Includes Drivers 4 9 4 5 1 Requirements 4 9 4 5 2 Using 2003Reburn or XpReburn 4 9 A Installing Linux and Solaris OS Remote Images A 1 A 1 Installing LINUX From a PXE Server A 1 A 2 Installing Solaris From a JumpStart Server A 2 iv Sun Ultra 24 Workstation Operating System Installation Guide September 2007 Preface The Sun Ultra 24 Workstation Operating System Installation Guide conta
19. nt strictement interdites Les exportations ou reexportations vers les pays sous embargo am ricain ou vers des entit s figurant sur les listes d exclusion d exportation am ricaines y compris mais de maniere non exhaustive la liste de personnes qui font objet d un ordre de ne pas participer d une fa on directe ou indirecte aux exportations des produits ou des services qui sont r gis par la l gislation am ricaine sur le contr le des exportations et la liste de ressortissants sp cifiquement d sign s sont rigoureusement interdites L utilisation de pi ces d tach es ou d unit s centrales de remplacement est limit e aux r parations ou l change standard d unit s centrales pour les produits export s conform ment la l gislation am ricaine en mati re d exportation Sauf autorisation par les autorit s des Etats Unis l utilisation d unit s centrales pour proc der des mises jour de produits est rigoureusement interdite Od com SA Adobe PostScript Contents Preface v Installation Overview 1 1 Installing Solaris 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 3 24 2 5 2 6 Choosing and Updating the Operating System 2 2 Setting the BIOS for Solaris 2 2 Setting the LSI RAID Configuration 2 2 Erasing the Currently Installed OS 2 3 2 4 1 About the Diagnostic Partition 2 3 2 4 2 Erasing Currently Installed OS Procedure 2 3 Installing the Solaris OS 2 4 Installing Drivers 2 4 Installing Linux 3 1 3 1 3 2 3 3 3 4 Choosi
20. on to Il DE Press the F10 key to save your changes and exit the BIOS 3 2 Sun Ultra 24 Workstation Operating System Installation Guide September 2007 Do Setting the LSI RAID Configuration To configure a RAID array in LSI 1 During the BIOS portion of the boot press Control C to open the LSI configuration tool 2 Select the SAS controller you want and press Enter 3 Select RAID properties 4 Select the type of RAID array you would like 5 Select the volumes you would like to include in the RAID Note Do not mix SAS and SATA volumes within a given RAID 6 When the array is set up save changes and exit Note After you create IM and IME RAID arrays the system will perform an automatic reset to enable write the cache feature 3 4 3 4 1 Erasing the Currently Installed OS To erase the currently installed OS you can use the Tools and Drivers DVD to erase partitions on the boot hard drive If you use the Erase Primary Boot Hard Disk option it erases all partitions except the diagnostic partition About the Diagnostic Partition The system diagnostic software requires the diagnostic partition to write its test scripts Otherwise the only output is the display on the diagnostic screen The procedures in this section do not remove the diagnostic partition If you accidentally remove the diagnostic partition you can re create and mount it using the Create Diagnostic Partition optio
21. ools and Drivers DVD Change to the following directory on the DVD Enter C gt cd d utilities Extract the OSReburn_x x zip where OS is XP or 2003 x x is the version number Insert a blank diskette into the workstation Extract the intel_ahci_xx zip file to the floppy diskette drive where xx is 32 or 64 for 32 bit or 64 bit 4 4 2 Installing Windows Using the Diskette To install Windows 2003 or XP with the Intel AHCI RAID drivers on the Sun Ultra 24 Workstation 1 2 Attach a USB diskette drive to the workstation Insert a Windows 2003 XP 32 bit or 64 bit installation CD into the DVD drive When prompted press the F6 key to install third party SCSI or RAID drivers Press the S key then Enter to specify additional drivers then insert the diskette 4 6 Sun Ultra 24 Workstation Operating System Installation Guide September 2007 4 4 3 4 4 4 Select the Intel ICH9 SATA AHCI Controller for SATA or Intel ICH9 SATA RAID Controller for RAID Press Enter to continue the Windows 2003 XP installation After the OS installation is complete install the NVIDIA graphics and RealTek audio drivers as described in Section 4 4 4 Installing NVIDIA Graphics and RealTek Audio Driver on page 4 7 Installing Windows Vista Using the Floppy Diskette To install Windows Vista with the Intel AHCI RAID drivers on the Sun Ultra 24 Workstation 1 2 3 4 Attach a USB diskette or flash drive to the workstation
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23. spond to your OS The Tools and Drivers DVD is included with your workstation Sun Ultra 24 Workstation Operating System Installation Guide September 2007 3 6 1 Note The Tools and Drivers DVD also contains the tools to recreate and mount the diagnostic partition You should not have to do this unless you accidentally erased it See the Sun Ultra 24 Workstation Service Manual for details Installing the Linux Drivers To install the Linux drivers 1 2 Log in to the system as superuser Insert the 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 operating_system is the type of Linux installed on the workstation m If the directory does not exist the DVD did not automount You will need to 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 If the DVD does not automount open a terminal window and mount the DVD by typing the following command mount o ro dev cdrom mountpoint Where mountpoint is the appropriate mount point for the OS and optical drive type For example mount o ro dev cdrom mnt dvdrom Change to the mountpoint Arivers linux operating_system directory Where mountpoint is the directory to which the DVD is mounted operating_system is the type of Linux installed on th
24. uide 820 2476 10 Preface vii viii Sun Ultra 24 Workstation Operating System Installation Guide September 2007 CHAPTER 1 Installation Overview This guide provides information about installing an operating system OS on your workstation if you do not want to use the preinstalled Solaris OS m For Solaris OS installation instructions see Chapter 2 m For Linux OS installation instructions see Chapter 3 m For Windows OS installation instructions see Chapter 4 m For Linux and Solaris remote images see Appendix A FIGURE 1 1 shows the process flow for installing an operating system on your workstation 1 1 FIGURE 1 1 Installation Flow Diagram See the Sun Ultra 24 Workstation Installation Guide Power on the workstation Use the Configure f preinstalled preinstalled See the Sun Ultra 24 Workstation operating operating Operating System Installation Guide system system Installing Installin 5 Windows Solaris 10 Chapter 2 Chapter 4 Enough Use Tools hard disk and Drivers space to to erase i e primary install OS eden Install the OS If installing Red Hat Linux run the up2date utility Install drivers from Tools and Drivers DVD READY TO WORK 1 2 Sun Ultra 24 Workstation Operating System Installation Guide September 2007 CHAPTER 2 Installing Solaris This chapter provides information about installing the So
25. y Create a RIS image of the Windows OS and drivers then install the OS from a RIS server Note For instructions to create a RIS image of the Windows OS see the Readme file on the Tools and Drivers DVD The order of Windows XP OS and driver installation is as follows 1 If necessary set the BIOS for Window See Section 4 1 Setting the BIOS for the Windows OS on page 4 2 If required remove the preinstalled Solaris OS See Section 4 2 Understanding the Diagnostic Partition on page 4 4 and Section 4 3 Erasing Partitions on the Boot Hard Disk Drive on page 4 4 Install the OS using one of the following sections 4 1 m Section 4 4 Installing Windows Manually on page 4 5 m Section 4 5 Using the XpReburn Script to Create a Windows CD that Includes Drivers on page 4 9 Note Do not delete the diagnostic partition when you perform the OS installation If the diagnostic partition is erased the Sun Ultra 24 Workstation Service Manual provides instructions for using the Create Diagnostic Partition option on the Sun Ultra 24 Workstation Tools and Drivers DVD Note Windows XP cannot mount the diagnostic partition A workaround is detailed in the Sun Ultra 24 Workstation Service Manual 4 1 4 1 1 4 2 Setting the BIOS for the Windows OS This section describes how to set the system BIOS and Intel Matrix Storage Manager option ROM for the Windows OS and
26. y erased it See the Sun Ultra 24 Workstation Service Manual for details Perform this procedure to install drivers if you are performing a new installation of the Solaris OS Note You do not need to reinstall the drivers if you are restoring a backed up copy of the preinstalled version of the OS Perform this procedure to install the drivers 1 Log in to the system as superuser Sun Ultra 24 Workstation Operating System Installation Guide September 2007 Insert the Tools and Drivers DVD into the DVD drive The CD is automounted by the Solaris OS Change to the cdrom cdrom0 drivers sx86 directory by typing the following command cd cdrom cdrom0 drivers sx86 Run the installation script by typing the following command install sh The system drivers are installed The script prompts you to reboot the system for changes to take effect Press the Y key to reboot or the N key to allow a manual reboot Remove the CD from the DVD drive When prompted for networking information on your system enter the networking information for your server Chapter 2 Installing Solaris 2 5 2 6 Sun Ultra 24 Workstation Operating System Installation Guide September 2007 CHAPTER 3 Installing Linux This chapter provides information about installing the Linux OS on your workstation if you do not want to use the preinstalled Solaris OS This chapter includes the following sections Section 3 1

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