Sun Microsystems X2100 manual 1Installation Flow Diagram

START

Power on the server.

See Section 1.6, “Powering On the Server” on page 1-20.

Use a

preinstalled Yes operating system?

No

Is there

space on the No hard disk for installation?

Yes

Configure the preinstalled operating system.

Use the Supplemental CD to erase the primary boot disk.

See Section 3.1, “Solaris 10 Operating Sys- tem” on page 3-1.

See Section 2.1.1, “Erasing the Primary Boot Hard Disk” on page 2-3.

Is this a		No	Set up the	See Section 2.1.2.2, “Setting up the BIOS for
			BIOS for a
Windows 2003
				a Linux Operating System” on page 2-4.
			Linux OS
or Solaris 10
			installation.
installation?
	Yes
			See Section 2.2,	“Installing the Operating System” on
Install the operating system.
			page 2-4.
If installing Red Hat Linux,			See Section 2.3, “Running the up2date Utility” on page 2-5
run the up2date utility.
			See Section 2.4.1, “Installing the Drivers Over a Network”
Install the drivers from the Sup-
			on page 2-6or Section 2.4.2, “Installing Drivers From the Sun
plemental CD or the network.
			Fire X2100 Server Supplemental CD” on page 2-13.
READY TO WORK!

FIGURE 2-1Installation Flow Diagram

2-2Sun Fire X2100 Server Getting Started Guide • April 2006