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
http://www.hp.com/wwsolutions/solaris
, 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 ftp://ftp.compaq.com/pub/
softlib2/software1/pubsw-windows/p308167783/v40878/
HP_Smart_Array_Controller_Driver_User_Guide.pdf
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 http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/819-6394
. 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.
