For additional information about how to set up the installation media, see
SLES10 or SLES11 From Distribution Media” on page 21
Reset the power on the server.
For example:
■
From the ILOM web interface, select Remote Control —> Remote Power Control, then
select the Power Cycle option from the Host action drop-down list box.
■
From the local server, press the Power button (approximately 1 second) on the front panel of
the server to power off the server, then press the Power button again to power on the server.
■
From the ILOM CLI on the server SP, type:
reset /SYS
.
The BIOS screen appears.
Note –
The following events occur very quickly. Watch carefully for the messages, which
appear on the screen for only a brief time.
In the BIOS power-on self-test screen, press F8 to specify a temporary boot device for the SLES
installation.
The Please Select Boot Device menu appears.
In the Boot Device menu, select either the external or virtual CD/DVD device as the first boot
device, then press Enter.
The device strings listed on the Boot Device menu are in the format of:
device type
,
slot
indicator
, and
product ID string
.
After a few seconds the SUSE initial boot screen appears.
In the initial SUSE boot installation screen, use the tab key to select the second option
Installation, then press Enter.
This option continues the normal user interactive installation process.
The Welcome screen appears.
Note –
The Welcome screen might take several minutes to appear.
In the Welcome screen, use the tab key to navigate to the Language drop-down menu.
a. Select the appropriate language option, then tab to the Keyboard Layout.
b. Select the appropriate keyboard layout, then tab to the License Agreement.
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