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#### Introduction to Linux Installation

This document provides instructions for installing Red Hat Linux and SUSE Linux on Oracle's Sun Fire X4640 server. The following topics are included:

Description | Link
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Describes how to use the Sun Installation Assistant (SIA), a tool that helps you perform a variety of deployment and recovery tasks on your Sun x64 server. | Sun Installation Assistant (SIA)
Describes how to install Red Hat Linux on your server. | Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Describes how to install SUSE Linux on your server. | Installing and Updating SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
Describes how to configure a Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) server on a Linux system and use it to install Linux on your servers. | Configuring a Linux Server to Support PXE Installation
Describes how to boot from OS installation media. If you are installing locally, you can boot from physical media (CD or DVD). If you are installing remotely, you can boot from physical media or an equivalent ISO file. | Booting From OS Distribution Media
Describes how to prepare your server for OS installation, including how to view and configure serial and video output, and how to erase your primary boot disk, which is necessary if an OS is already installed. | Preliminary Tasks Before Installing An OS
Describes how to find the logical name (assigned by the OS) and the physical name (MAC address) of each network interface. | Identifying Logical and Physical Network Interface Names for Linux OS Configuration

Your server supports RHEL 4.8, RHEL 5.3, SLES10 SP2, and SLES 11. For a complete list of supported operating system, see http://www.sun.com/servers/x64/x2270/os.jsp

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