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#### Sun Fire X4470 Server Installation Guide for Linux Operating Systems |

| Part I Linux Software Installation on x86 Servers |

Chapter 4

## Installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

This chapter provides information about installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 10 SP3 or SLES 11 (or subsequent release) for x86 (64-bit) on the Sun Fire X4470 Server.

Note - It is highly recommended that you use the Oracle Hardware Installation Assistant to install the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server operating system on your server. Oracle Hardware Installation Assistant provides and installs the device driver(s), if required, for you. For more information about using Oracle Hardware Installation Assistant to install an operating system, see Chapter 1, Assisted OS Installation With Oracle Hardware Installation Assistant.

This chapter includes the following topics:

- Installing SLES Using Local or Remote Media

- Installing SLES Using a PXE Network Environment

- Post SLES Installation Tasks

### Installing SLES Using Local or Remote Media

The following procedure describes how to boot the SLES operating system from local or remote media. It assumes that you are booting the SLES installation media from one of the following sources:

- SLES 10 SP3 or SLES 11 (or subsequent release) CD or DVD set (internal or external CD/DVD)

- SLES 10 SP3 or SLES 11 (or subsequent release) ISO DVD image (network repository)

  Note - If you are booting the installation media from a PXE environment, refer to Installing SLES Using a PXE Network Environment for boot instructions.

To install SLES using local or remote media, refer to the following topics:

- Before You Begin

- Installing SLES 11 Using Local or Remote Media

For further details about installing SLES, see the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server documentation collection from Novell at: http://www.novell.com/documentation/suse

#### Before You Begin

Prior to performing the installation, the following requirements must be met:

- All applicable installation prerequisites for installing this operating system should have been met. For further information about these prerequisites, see Chapter 2, Getting Started .

- An installation method (for example: console, boot media, and install target) for booting the SLES installation media should have been chosen and established prior to performing the installation. For more information about these setup requirements, see Appendix A, Supported Installation Methods.

After completing this procedure, you should review and perform the required post installation tasks described later in this chapter. For more details, see Post SLES Installation Tasks.

# Install SLES10 SP3 Using Local or Remote Media

1. Ensure that the install media is available to boot.
   - For Distribution CD/DVD. Insert the SLES10 SP3 boot disc (CD labeled number 1 or DVD) into the local or remote USB CD/DVD-ROM drive.
   - For ISO images. Ensure that the ISO images are available and that the boot disc image (CD labeled number 1 or DVD) has been selected in the ILOM Remote Console application (`Devices` menu --> `CD-ROM Image`).

   For additional information about how to set up the install media, see .

2. Reset the power on the server.

   For example:

   - From the ILOM web interface, select the `Remote Control --> Remote Power Control` tab, then select `Reset` from the Select Action 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 next events occur very quickly; therefore, focused attention is needed for the following steps. Watch carefully for the messages as they appear on the screen for a brief time. You might want to enlarge the size of your screen to eliminate scroll bars.

3. In the BIOS screen, press F8 to specify a temporary boot device for the SLES installation.

   The Please Select Boot Device menu appears.

4. 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 initial SUSE Linux boot screen appears.

5. In the initial SUSE boot screen, use the tab key to select the second option `Installation`, then press Enter.

   This option continues the normal user interactive installation process.

   The Language screen appears.

   Note - The Language screen might take several minutes to appear.

6. In the Language screen, select the appropriate language option, then click `Next`.

   The License Agreement screen appears.

7. In the SUSE Linux Novell License Agreement screen, click `Accept`.

   The SUSE YaST installation program initializes. The YaST graphical installation screen appears.

   Depending on the AutoYaST file configuration, the YaST Language Selection screen might appear.

8. If the YaST Language Selection screen appears, specify which language to use.

   Depending on the AutoYaST file configuration, the YaST Installation Mode screen might appear.

9. If the YaST Installation Mode screen appears, select `New` `Installation`, then click `OK` to continue.

   The system’s hardware is detected. The YaST Installation Settings screen appears.

10. In the YaST Installation Settings screen, do the following:
    1. Click the `Partitioning` option.
    2. Select `Create Custom Partition`, then click `OK`.
    3. Partition the disk as appropriate.

       Refer to the YaST Partitioning instructions for more information.

       Note - If Oracle Solaris OS or Oracle VM is preinstalled on the disk, you can choose to partition the disk to remove the preinstalled OS; or, you can choose to keep the preinstalled OS and partition the disk to support dual-boot operating systems.

11. Continue the basic installation setup until all the SLES OS files are installed and the system reboots.
12. After completing the basic installation setup, refer to the YaST documentation to perform the following tasks:
    1. Create a password for your account.
    2. Configure and test the Internet access and network settings.
    3. Register the OS, then download available updates to the operating system.

       Alternatively, see Updating the SLES Operating System to manually update your SLES 10 SP3 OS.

13. Review and, if necessary, perform the post installation tasks described later in this chapter.

    Refer to Post SLES Installation Tasks.

# Installing SLES 11 Using Local or Remote Media

1. Ensure that the install media is available to boot.
   - For Distribution CD/DVD. Insert the SLES 11 boot disc (CD labeled number 1 or DVD) into the local or remote USB CD/DVD-ROM drive.
   - For ISO images. Ensure that the SLES 11 ISO images are available and that the boot disc image (CD labeled number 1 or DVD) has been selected in the ILOM Remote Console application (`Devices` menu --> `CD-ROM Image`).

   For additional information about how to set up the install media, see Appendix A.

2. Reset the power on the server.

   For example:

   - From the ILOM web interface, select `Remote Control` --> `Remote Power Control tab`, then select `Reset` option from the `Select Action` 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 next events occur very quickly; therefore, focused attention is needed for the following steps. Watch carefully for the messages as they appear on the screen for a brief time. You might want to enlarge the size of your screen to eliminate scroll bars.

3. In the BIOS screen, press F8 to specify a temporary boot device for the SLES installation.

   The Please Select Boot Device menu appears.

4. 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 initial SUSE boot screen appears.

5. In the initial SUSE boot installation screen, do one of the following:
   - For systems without a Sun Storage 6 Gb SAS PCIe HBA configuration (SG-SAS6-INT-Z or SG-SAS6-EXT-Z), use the tab key to select the second option `Installation` and press Enter.

     The Welcome screen appears. Proceed to Step 7.

     - or -

   - For systems with a Sun Storage 6 Gb SAS PCIe HBA (SG-SAS6-INT-Z or SG-SAS6-EXT-Z) configuration, press F6 to load the appropriate LSI mass storage driver.

     The Driver Update Medium dialog appears. Proceed to Step 6.

     Note - The floppy storage media for loading LSI mass storage driver should have been mounted prior to starting the SLES 11 installation. For details about mounting the LSI floppy storage media prior to installation, see SAS PCIe HBAs Requiring Storage Drivers for SLES 11 Installations.

6. (LSI storage driver for SAS PCIe HBA configurations only) To load the LSI mass storage driver for the Sun Storage 6 Gb SAS PCIe HBA option card (SG-SAS6-INT-Z or SG-SAS6-EXT-Z), perform the following steps:
   1. In the Driver Update Medium dialog, select the medium where the LSI floppy storage image is mounted, then click `OK`.

      The driver is loaded then the Driver Update Medium dialog reappears.

   2. In the Driver Update Medium dialog, click `Back`.

      A message appears stating that the installation is being loaded then the SUSE Welcome screen appears.

7. In the Welcome screen, do the following:
   - Select the appropriate Language.
   - Select the Keyboard Layout.
   - Read the license agreement and select the check box for: `I Agree to the License Terms`.
   - Click `Next`.

     The System Probing screen appears with a progress bar. Upon completion of the system analysis, the Yast Installation Mode screen appears.

8. In the Installation Mode screen, select `New Installation`, then click `Next`.

   The Clock and Time Zone screen appears.

9. In the Clock and Time Zone screen, select the appropriate region and time zone, then click `Next`.

   The Server Base Scenario screen appears.

10. In the Server Base Scenario screen, select `Physical Machine`, then click `Next`.

    The Installation Settings screen appears.

11. In the Installation Settings screen, do the following:
    - Click `Next` to accept the installation settings shown.

      - or -

    - Click `Change` to edit the settings, then click `Next` to accept the installation settings.

      Note - For more information about how to create custom partitions or edit other installation settings, refer to the Novell SLES 11 documentation.

      The Confirm Package License screen appears.

12. In the Confirm Package License screen, do the following:
    - Read the License Agreement.
    - Click `I Agree`.
    - Click `Install`.

    A Confirm Installation dialog appears.

13. In the Confirm Installation dialog, read the message and click `Install` to start the installation.

    The Perform Installation dialog appears.

14. Continue the basic installation setup until all the SLES 11 OS files are installed and the system reboots.
15. After the completing the basic installation setup, refer the SLES 11 documentation to perform the following tasks:
    1. Create a password for your account.
    2. Configure and test the Internet access and network settings.
    3. Register the OS then download the latest updates available to the operating system.
16. Review and, if necessary, perform the post installation tasks described later in this chapter.

    For details, see Post SLES Installation Tasks.

### Installing SLES Using a PXE Network Environment

This section describes how to boot SLES from a PXE network environment. It assumes that you are booting the install media from one of the following sources:

- SLES 10 SP3 or SLES 11 (or subsequent release) CD or DVD set (internal or external CD/DVD)

- SLES 10 SP3 or SLES 11 (or subsequent release) ISO DVD image or AutoYaST image (network repository)

AutoYaST enables you to install the SLES operating system on multiple systems. For information about how to prepare an automated installation using AutoYaST, refer to the Novell SUSE documentation collection at:

http://www.novell.com/documentation/suse

#### Before You Begin

The following requirements must be met prior to performing the SLES installation from a PXE network boot environment:

- If you are using AutoYaST to perform the installation, you must:

  - Create the AutoYast profile.

  Follow the AutoYaST installation instructions in the SUSE Linux Enterprise (10 or 11) documentation.

- To use PXE to boot the installation media over the network, you must:

  - Configure the network (NFS, FTP, HTTP) server to export the installation tree.

  - Configure the files on the TFTP server necessary for PXE booting.

  - Configure the Sun Fire X4470 Server MAC network port address to boot from the PXE configuration.

  - Configure the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP).

  Follow the setup instructions for booting SUSE media over the network in the SUSE Linux Enterprise documentation

  After completing this procedure, you might need to perform the tasks for Post SLES Installation Tasks.

# Install SLES Using PXE Network Boot

1. Ensure that the PXE network environment is properly set up and the SLES installation media is available for PXE boot.
2. Reset the power on the server.

   For example:

   - From the ILOM web interface, select the `Remote Control` --> `Remote Power Control` tab, then select `Reset` from the Select Action 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 next events occur very quickly; therefore, focused attention is needed for these steps. Watch carefully for the messages as they appear on the screen for a brief time. You might want to enlarge the size of your screen to eliminate scroll bars.

3. Press F8 to specify a temporary boot device.

   The Please Select Boot Device menu appears listing the available boot device.

4. In the Boot Device menu, select the PXE install boot device (physical port) that is configured to communicate with your network install server, then press Enter.

   The network bootloader loads and a boot prompt appears. Wait for the five second time-out and the installation kernel will begin to load.

   The initial SUSE Linux boot screen appears.

5. To continue the installation, proceed to one of the following sections:

   - For SLES 10 SP3 installations, continue the installation by following the instructions starting at Step 5 in Install SLES10 SP3 Using Local or Remote Media.

   - For SLES 11 installations, continue the installation by following the instructions starting at Step 5 in Installing SLES 11 Using Local or Remote Media.

### Post SLES Installation Tasks

After completing the SLES installation, review the following post installation tasks and, if necessary, perform the tasks that are applicable to your system.

- Updating the SLES Operating System

- Configuring Support for TPM

#### Updating the SLES Operating System

The SLES OS installation media might not contain the most up-to-date versions of the operating system. The following procedure describes how to update the SLES OS on your server.

# Update the SLES Operating System

1. Log in to the SLES server as superuser.
2. Type the following command to run the YaST Online Update:

   #`you`

   Note that YaST can operate in both text and graphical modes. These directions apply to both.

3. If your server is behind a network firewall and you need to use a proxy server to access the Internet, you must first configure YaST with the correct proxy information.
   1. Select the Network Services tab, then the Proxy screen on the right. Type the correct proxy URLs in both the HTTP and HTTPS fields.

      Note - In order for the on-line `update` service to function correctly through a network HTTP or HTTPs proxy, the following additional configuration step must be performed.

   2. Exit the YaST utility and run the following command:

      `run set-prefs proxy-url` proxy_URL

      Where proxy_URL is the fully qualified URL of your proxy server (for example: `http://`proxy.yourdomain`:3128/`).

   3. After successfully running the command, launch YaST again.
4. Register with the Novell Customer Center.

   Note - You will need your Novell Customer Center user name and password, as well as an SLES product activation code.

   1. Select the Software tab.
   2. Select Novell Customer Center Configuration and follow the directions.
5. Once registered, select the Online Update tab to perform the software update.

#### Configuring Support for TPM

If you intend to use the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) feature set that is provided in SLES, you must configure the Sun Fire X4470 Server to support this feature. For instructions, see the configuration support for TPM information in the Sun Fire X4470 Server Service Manual (821-0703).

Note - TPM enables you to administer the TPM security hardware in your server. For additional information about implementing this feature, refer to the TPM documentation available for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server.

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