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OS See Notes
For unassisted OS installation, refer
to the Sun Fire X4800 Server
Installation Guide for Linux
Operating Systems
Alternate method
A supported Windows OS and the
required drivers, For assisted OS installation, use the
Sun Installation Assistant. Refer to
the
Sun Installation Assistant 2.3
through 2.4 User’s Guide for x64
Servers
Recommended method
For unassisted OS installation, refer
to the Sun Fire X4800 Server
Installation Guide for Windows
Operating Systems
Alternate method
Oracle VM Refer to the Sun Fire X4800 Server
Installation Guide for Oracle VM
Configuring the Preinstalled Oracle Solaris OS
Note –
If you are connected to a monitor, when you boot the system, after the POST messages, a
prompt asks if you wish to view graphic output. Select graphic output to continue viewing boot
messages on the monitor.
If you allow it to time out, or make another selection, it does not display any more boot
information on the monitor. However, the configuration process continues, and it continues to
display messages on the serial output.
Use the Installation Worksheet to gather the information that you need for configuring the OS.
Installation Worksheet
Use the worksheet to gather the information that you need to configure the preinstalled Oracle
Solaris 10 OS. You need to collect only the information that applies to your application of the
system.
Configuring the Preinstalled Oracle Solaris OS
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