Sun Microsystems Sun Fire V40z - Manual (Page 13)

Chapter 2 Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Software 7
Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
Software From a Network
The tasks for installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 software from a networked PXE
server consist of the following procedures.
1. Configure your network to support PXE installation. See “Preconfiguring Your
Network to Support PXE Installation” on page 41.
2. Create a PXE install image on a system that will be the PXE server, from which
the software is downloaded to other systems (PXE clients). See “Creating a PXE
Install Image on the PXE Server” on page 8.
3. Install the Red Hat software to the PXE clients from the PXE server. See
“Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Software From a PXE Server” on page 11.
4. Update the Red Hat software. See “Updating the Operating System and Drivers”
on page 12.
Required Items
The PXE installation procedure requires the following items.
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The DHCP server that you set up in “Preconfiguring Your Network to Support
PXE Installation” on page 41, equipped with:
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A CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive
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A PS/2 keyboard
■ Monitor
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Media CD Set (AS, ES, or WS version)
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Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers Documentation and Support Files CD