Sun Microsystems Sun Fire V40z - Manual (Page 7)

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C H A P T E R
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How To Use This Guide
Note – This guide is intended for users installing Linux software. For instructions
on installing Solaris ™ software, refer to the Solaris documentation.
This guide contains instructions for installing Linux operating system (OS) software
to Sun Fire
™ V20z and Sun Fire V40z servers. The guide contains a separate chapter
for each Linux OS that has been qualified for use with these servers by Sun
Microsystems
™ at the time of publishing.
For each operating system, instructions for installing from both disc media and from
a networked PXE installation server are included. The appendix in this guide
provides supplemental instructions for preconfiguring your network to support PXE
installation.
Each of these chapters also contains detailed instructions for updating to the latest
versions of the drivers and kernels that support server operation with each of these
OS’s.
Note – The system administration procedures in this guide are intended for users
with at least basic Linux administration experience.
To use this guide, follow these four steps:
1. Before you start the procedures in this guide, install your server hardware,
perform initial service processor configuration, and set up the network share
volume software on your server by performing the procedures in the Sun Fire
V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers Installation Guide (included on the Sun Fire V20z
and Sun Fire V40z Servers Documentation and Support Files CD).
2. Determine which chapter to use, based on which OS you have chosen to install.