Sun Microsystems X6450 manual Installing an Operating System, Directing Console Output

Installing an Operating System

After you have installed your server, you can install an operating system and drivers. Your server module supports the Solaris, Linux, VMware, or Windows operating systems.

■For details about installing a supported VMware, Linux, or Solaris operating system, refer to the Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Operating System Installation Guide (820-3536).

■For details about installing a supported Windows operating system, refer to the Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Windows Operating System Installation Guide (820-3537).

■For additional OS considerations specific to your server module, also refer to the Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Product Notes (820-3538).

Directing Console Output

The server module always sends console I/O to the VGA port.

By default, it sends service processor I/O to the serial port.

The External Serial Port control in the BIOS allows you to modify the behavior of the serial port connection.

■If you set it to BMC (the default), the server module sends ELOM output to the serial port.

■If you set it to System, the server module sends console output to the serial port.

These settings only affect the connections on the dongle cable.

Note – You can also view console output using the service processor (ELOM or ILOM), as described in “Accessing the System Console” on page 31.

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