HP (Hewlett-Packard) 10 Manual De Usuario

 

 

Basic installations  8  

 

 

Installing Solaris interactively 

The following procedure for installing Solaris on a ProLiant server might require adaptation to fit your 

target environment or as recommended by the ProLiant server support matrix at 

, relevant HP advisories, or HP support personnel. 

To install Solaris on a ProLiant server: 

1. 

Ensure you have met all the requirements for installation and have all the necessary tools available 
for installation, including a Smart Array Driver Update (DU) diskette or CD, if necessary. For more 

information, see “Prerequisites.” 

2. 

Apply system ROM and other firmware updates, as necessary. 

3. 

If installing to disks attached to a Smart Array controller, configure the arrays as necessary. The 
ORCA utility can be used to configure basic arrays. The array configuration utility available on the 

HP SmartStart CD should be used for a more complex array configuration. 

 

 

IMPORTANT:

 If the ORCA utility is used to create a new array, the system continues booting 

after exiting the utility. However, the system must be rebooted (for example, by pressing 

Ctrl+Alt+Delete) after exiting the utility and before booting the installation media. If the system 

is not rebooted, the Smart Array driver might not recognize the newly created logical volume. 

4. 

Insert the first Solaris CD or DVD into the drive. Alternatively, if using virtual media, attach the CD, 
DVD, or ISO image using iLO, and then boot the server. 

5. 

If installing to disks attached to a Smart Array controller, follow the procedure described in the 
HP Smart Array Controller Driver for Solaris 10 User Guide at 

 to load the driver. This step is time-sensitive 

because a timeout can occur on the menu that appears shortly after boot. If installing to disks 

attached to a Smart Array controller, the root disk must be SCSI target 0, LUN 0 (that is, 

cxt0d0

). 

6. 

To complete the installation, follow the onscreen instructions and the Solaris 10 11/06 Installation 
Guide: Basic Installations at 

. The following known 

issues or workarounds might apply: 

○ 

If a driver update such as the Smart Array driver was applied at the beginning of the installation, 

and you are configuring the network using a static IP address, select non-networked when 

prompted during the installation. Configure the network post-installation, as described in step 8. 

○ 

If using a NIC that requires the bnx driver, select non-networked when prompted during the 

installation. Install the driver and configure the network post-installation, as described in steps 7 

and 8. 

7. 

If the bnx driver is required, then after installation is complete, install the bnx driver according to the 
documentation that accompanies the driver distribution. 

8. 

If you selected non-networked in step 6, after installation is complete, you can use sys-unconfig(1M) 
to clear the system identification and reboot the system. Upon restart, Solaris prompts you for system 

identification, at which time you can select networked. Alternatively, you can manually configure the 
network instead of running sys-unconfig

.