Installing the Oracle Solaris OS
Next Steps
If you are installing the HBA in a SPARC system, install the Oracle Solaris OS, as described in
“Installing the Oracle Solaris OS” on page 44
If you are installing the HBA in an x86 system, install a supported OS (for a list of supported
“Operating System and Technology Requirements” on page 10
you plan to install the Oracle Solaris OS on a system, follow the instructions in
Installing the Oracle Solaris OS
You can install the Oracle Solaris 11.3 with SRU 20, at minimum, on the bootable drive that
you created or imported, as described in this chapter. This section provides the folllowing
procedures:
■
“To Prepare to Install the Oracle Solaris OS” on page 44
■
“To Install the Oracle Solaris OS” on page 44
To Prepare to Install the Oracle Solaris OS
Create a bootable drive upon which to install the Oracle Solaris OS, as described
in this chapter.
To Install the Oracle Solaris OS
1.
Obtain the Oracle Solaris 11.3 OS, at minimum, from the Oracle download site:
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/server-storage/solaris11/overview/index.html
2.
Perform a normal installation, as described in Oracle's Solaris 11.3 installation
documentation.
3.
Obtain the latest SRUs for the Oracle Solaris 11.3 OS, as required for your
hardware platform. The HBA requires SRU 20, at minimum, to work on x86
systems with the Oracle Solaris 11.3 OS.
You can obtain these Oracle Solaris SRUs at the My Oracle Support web site:
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