User's Manual

46 Sun Fire X4150 Server Installation Guide • May 2009
■ Deliver the preinstalled Solaris 10 image using a directly connected monitor and
keyboard.
About the GRUB Menu
Solaris uses a GRUB boot loader with a GRUB menu. When you start the Solaris OS,
a GRUB menu appears. The GRUB menu allows you to select to direct output to
either the serial port or video port.
If you take no action within 30 seconds at the boot menu, default redirection (serial
management port–ttya) of the Solaris OS occurs. Serial redirection requires a
connection to the serial management port. See “Determining the LOM Service
Processor IP Address” on page 34 and “Method 2: Using the Serial Connection” on
page 38.
Before You Begin
Before you configure the preinstalled Solaris OS, you must do the following:
1. Perform initial configuration of the service processor, and determine the server’s
network settings. See “Setting Up the Sun Fire X4150 Server” on page 27.
2. Gather the information that you will need to configure the server. See
“Installation Worksheet” on page 47.
3. After these steps are complete, you can configure the preinstalled Solaris OS. See
“Configuring the Solaris OS” on page 49.