Sun Microsystems X4150 Server manual Before You Begin, Installation Worksheet

■Deliver the preinstalled Solaris 10 image using a directly connected monitor and keyboard.

About the GRUB Menu

Solaris uses a GRUB boot loader with a GRUB menu. When you start the Solaris OS, a GRUB-level menu appears. The GRUB menu allows you to select to direct output to either the serial port or video port.

If you do not make a selection, the GRUB menu times out, and the system boots using the default output (serial port).

If you take no action within 30 seconds at the boot menu, default redirection (serial management port–ttyb) of the Solaris OS occurs. Serial redirection requires a connection to the serial management port. See “Determining the Embedded LOM Service Processor IP Address” on page 34 and “Method 1: Using the Serial Connection” on page 36.

Before You Begin

Before you configure the preinstalled Solaris OS, you must do the following:

1.Perform initial configuration of the service processor, and determine the server’s network settings. See “Setting Up the Sun Fire X4150 Server” on page 29.

2.Gather the information that you will need to configure the server. See “Installation Worksheet” on page 44.

3.After these steps are complete, you can configure the preinstalled Solaris OS. See “Configuring Solaris OS” on page 47.

Installation Worksheet

Fill in TABLE 4-1with information you need to configure the preinstalled Solaris 10 OS for the server. Collect only the information that applies to your system.

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