Sun Microsystems SUN FIRE X2100 - Manual (Page 36)

2-2 Sun Fire X2100 Server Getting Started Guide • April 2006
FIGURE 2-1 Installation Flow Diagram
Install the operating system.
READY TO WORK!
See Section 1.6, “Powering On the Server” on
page 1-20 .
See Section 3.1, “Solaris 10 Operating Sys-
tem” on page 3-1 .
See Section 2.2, “Installing the Operating System” on
page 2-4 .
Configure the
preinstalled
operating
system. Use a
preinstalled
operating
system?
If installing Red Hat Linux,
run the up2date utility.
Is this a
Windows 2003
or Solaris 10
installation?
Set up the
BIOS for a
Linux OS
installation.
See Section 2.1.2.2, “Setting up the BIOS for
a Linux Operating System” on page 2-4 .
See Section 2.3, “Running the up2date Utility” on page 2-5
Install the drivers from the Sup-
plemental CD or the network.
See Section 2.4.1, “Installing the Drivers Over a Network”
on page 2-6 or Section 2.4.2, “Installing Drivers From the Sun
Fire X2100 Server Supplemental CD” on page 2-13 .
Is there
space on the
hard disk for
installation?
Use the
Supplemental
CD to erase
the primary
boot disk.
See Section 2.1.1, “Erasing the Primary Boot
Hard Disk” on page 2-3 .
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Power on the server.
START