Sun Microsystems B100X, B1600, AND B100S manual Overview of the Solaris x86 Installation Process

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3.1.2Overview of the Solaris x86 Installation Process

1.Set up a network install image for Solaris x86 using the Solaris 9 (12/03) Media Kit.

For instructions, refer to the Solaris 9 Installation Guide supplied with the Media Kit.

Note – If you intend to use the Solaris x86 CD media (instead of the DVD media), you need to use a Solaris x86 system to read the CDs. For more information, refer to Chapter 12 of the Solaris 9 Installation Guide. The section of that chapter that you require is called “To Create an x86 Install Server on a SPARC System With x86 CD Media”. To use the DVD media, refer to Chapter 11 of the Solaris 9 Installation Guide; the section you require is called “Preparing to Install From the Network with DVD Media (Tasks)”.

2.Apply the mandatory patches to the Solaris x86 network install image you have created.

For instructions, see Section 3.2, “Applying Mandatory Software Patches to the Solaris x86 Install Image” on page 3-3 of these Product Notes.

3.Configure the Network Install Server and the DHCP Server to perform the PXE boot installation for your blade or blades.

For instructions, refer to the Sun Fire B100x and B200x Server Blade Installation and Setup Guide).

3.2Applying Mandatory Software Patches to the Solaris x86 Install Image

Note – The earliest version of the Solaris x86 Operating System supported on the B100x or B200x server blade is Solaris 9 (12/03).

Before following the instructions in the Sun Fire B100x and B200x Server Blade Installation and Setup Guide for installing Solaris 9 x86 onto a blade, you must follow the instructions in this section of the Product Notes.

This is because the instructions in the blade installation and setup guide assume that you have a later version of Solaris 9 than is currently available. Until the later version becomes available, you need to apply mandatory patches to the Solaris 9 (12/03) install image for the B100x and B200x server blade. This section of the Product Notes tells you how to apply these patches.

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Contents Page Page Contents Sparc Solaris Contents Page Documentation and Miscellaneous Information Before Installing Solaris x86 Onto a Blade Upgrading the Bios on a B200x Server BladeUsing N1 Provisioning Software Miscellaneous InformationDownloading New Firmware for Chassis Components Using the Sun Fire B10n Content Load Balancing BladeDocumentation in this Release Documentation Errata Page Linux Installing Linux Onto a B100x or B200x Blade To Upgrade the Bios Upgrading the Bios on B200x Server BladesBlade prompt returns when the update is complete Issues Affecting the B200x Server Blade Only B100x and B200x Linux Server Blade IssuesIssues Affecting the B100x Server Blade Only Solaris Preparing to Install Solaris x86 Onto a BladeSolaris x86 Drivers and Documentation Overview of the Solaris x86 Installation Process # mkdir -m 755 /var/tmp/blades Proceed to Creating a Network Install Server on Creating a Network Install Server # ./modifyinstallserver -d installdirpath Page Need Support for Soft Poweroff in Solaris Workaround Workaround Page Consconfig complains on servers with no frame buffer Error Messages That Can be Safely IgnoredPage Solaris x86 Acpi Resource Conflicts Unnecessarily Reported Other Issues1The Network Interfaces on a B200x Blade Base MAC + 1, snet1 Solaris x86 Page Sparc Solaris B100s Sparc Solaris Server Blade Issues Installing Sparc Solaris Onto a B100s Server Blade# share -F nfs /cdrom/solaris8hw1202suppcd Installation of SUNWidecr failed System Controller Upgrading the System Controller SC Firmware Set up a new user name and password for yourself System Controller Firmware System Controller Software IssuesScreset -x -y sn Scremovefru -y psn scpoweron psn System Chassis’s Integrated Switch Switch Firmware Issues Console#configure Consoleconfig#vlan database Consoleconfig#no vlan vlanid System Chassis’s Integrated Switch Page Console#configure Page Consoleconfig#no bridge-ext gvrp Aggregated Links Switch-to-switch Tagged Vlan Trunk Connections Setting up a Tagged Vlan Trunk With Cisco Switches