2.Insert the Sun Fire X2100 Server Supplemental CD into the DVD drive and type:

cd /mountpoint/drivers/linux/operating_system

Where /mountpoint is the directory to which the CD is mounted and operating_system is the type of Linux installed on the server.

If the directory does not exist, the CD did not automount. You need to mount the CD and change to the correct directory as shown in Step 3 and Step 4.

If you were able to access the operating_system directory, go to Step 5.

3.If the CD does not automount, open a terminal window and mount the CD 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

4.Change to the /mountpoint/drivers/linux/operating_system directory.

Where /mountpoint is the directory that the CD is mounted to, and operating_system is the type of Linux installed on the server.

For example:

#cd /mnt/dvdrom/drivers/linux/red_hat

5.Run the installation script by typing the following command:

#sh install.sh

This script is not executed if the X server is running.

If the script exits and you receive an error message, go to Step 6.

If the script executes correctly, go to Step 7.

6.If the script exits and you receive an error message, do the following steps to disable the X server:

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