Preface

This document contains instructions for installing the Red Hat Linux operating system onto a Sun Fire trademark V60x or Sun Fire V65x server. Instructions are included for installing the software from CDs, installing from the network, and building drivers for Linux distributions that are not covered in this document.

How This Book Is Organized

This document is organized into the following chapters:

Chapter 1 contains instructions for installing Red Hat Linux 7.3 software on Sun Fire V60x and V65x servers.

Chapter 2 contains instructions for installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 software on Sun Fire V60x and V65x servers.

Chapter 3 contains instructions for installing Red Hat Linux 8.0 software on Sun Fire V60x and V65x servers.

Chapter 4 contains instructions for installing Red Hat Linux 9 software on Sun Fire V60x and V65x servers.

Appendix A explains how to preconfigure your network to support Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE) installation.

Appendix B contains information on using Linux distributions other than those covered in this manual with your Sun Fire V60x and V65x server.

Using UNIX Commands

This document might not contain information on basic UNIX^® commands and procedures such as shutting down the system, booting the system, and configuring devices. See the following for this information:

Software documentation that you received with your system

Solaris operating environment documentation, which is at:

http://docs.sun.com

Table with descriptions and examples of the typographic conventions that are used in this book.

Shell Prompts

Shell	Prompt
C shell	machine-name`%`
C shell superuser	machine-name`#`
Bourne shell and Korn shell	`$`
Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser	`#`

Typographic Conventions

Typeface`^[1]`	Meaning	Examples
`AaBbCc123`	The names of commands, files, and directories; on-screen computer output	Edit your`.login` file. Use `ls` `-a` to list all files. `% You have mail`.
`AaBbCc123`	What you type, when contrasted with on-screen computer output	`%` `su` `Password:`
AaBbCc123	Book titles, new words or terms, words to be emphasized. Replace command-line variables with real names or values.	Read Chapter 6 in the User's Guide. These are called class options. You must be superuser to do this. To delete a file, type `rm` filename.

Typeface^[1]

Meaning

Examples

AaBbCc123

The names of commands, files, and directories; on-screen computer output

Edit your.login file.

Use ls -a to list all files.

% You have mail.

AaBbCc123

What you type, when contrasted with on-screen computer output

% su

Password:

AaBbCc123

Book titles, new words or terms, words to be emphasized. Replace command-line variables with real names or values.

Read Chapter 6 in the User's Guide.

These are called class options.

You must be superuser to do this.

To delete a file, type rm filename.

Application	Title	Part Number
User Guide	Sun Fire V60x and Sun Fire V65x Server User Guide	817-2023-xx
Troubleshooting Guide	Sun Fire V60x and Sun Fire V65x Server Troubleshooting Guide	817-2024-xx
Server Management	Sun Fire V60x and Sun Fire V65x Server: Server Management Guide	817-2025-xx
Release Notes	Sun Fire V60x and Sun Fire V65x Server Release Notes	817-2026-xx

Accessing Sun Documentation

Documentation for Sun Fire V60x and V65x servers is available at:

http://www.sun.com/products-n-solutions/hardware/docs/Servers/ Workgroup_Servers/Sun_Fire_V60x-V65x/

You can view, print, or purchase a broad selection of Sun documentation, including localized versions, at:

http://www.sun.com/documentation

Contacting Sun Technical Support

If you have technical questions about this product that are not answered in this document, go to:

http://www.sun.com/service/contacting

Sun Welcomes Your Comments

Sun is interested in improving its documentation and welcomes your comments and suggestions. You can submit your comments by going to:

http://www.sun.com/hwdocs/feedback

Please include the title and part number of your document with your feedback:

Sun Fire V60x and Sun Fire V65x Server Linux Operating System Installation Guide,
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