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Creating a Multi-Boot Disk for Machines With AMD Opteron Processors Step-by-Step Installation Procedure: Solaris Operating System (x86 Platform Edition) and SuSE Linux 9.0 ProfessionalBy Craig Winter Installing Solaris 10 OS on x86 Platforms The first operating system to install is the Solaris 10 OS on x86 platforms. Place the first CD (number one of three) in the player and reboot the system. The machine will boot from the CD and display the first screen. Proceed with the installation as follows: Solaris Device Configuration Assistant: F2_Continue
Bus Enumeration: Enter_Continue
Identified Devices: F2_Continue
Boot Solaris: [X] CD
F2_Continue
Solaris Interactive: 3 Solaris Interactive
Text-only Installer
Enter
Select a Language: 0. English
Enter
The Solaris Installation Program: F2_Continue
kdmconfig:
Introduction: F2_Continue
View and Edit Window System
Configuration: Configure the Monitor and
Graphics Device for your
Machine
F2_Continue
Window System Configuration Test: F2_Continue
Is this display okay?: Test the Display
Click on "Yes"
Identify This System: F2_Continue
Network Connectivity: Site Dependent
F2_Continue
..
..
..
Time Zone: [X] <Your Continent>
F2_Continue
Time Zone: [X] <Your Country>
F2_Continue
Date and Time: Verify the date and time
F2_Continue
Confirm Information: F2_Continue
Root Password: Your discretion
F2_Continue
Solaris Interactive Installation: F2_Standard
Eject a CD/DVD Automatically?: [X] Automatically eject CD/DVD
F2_Continue
Reboot After Installation: [X] Auto Reboot
F2_Continue
Information: F2_OK
Initializing...
License: F2_Accept_License
Select Geographic Regions: [/] North America
[X] U.S.A. (en_US.ISO8859-1)
F2_Continue
Select System Locale: [X] U.S.A. (en_US.ISO8859-1)
F2_Continue
Select Products Your Discretion
F2_Continue
Additional Products: [X] None
F2_Continue
Select Software: [X] Entire Distribution plus
OEM Support
F2_Continue
Select Disks: Enter
No Solaris fdisk Partition: F2_OK
Create Solaris fdisk Partition: [X] Manually create fdisk
partitions
F2_OK
Customize fdisk Partitions for Disk: c0d0: F3_Delete
Delete fdisk Partition?: F2_OK
Note: If the disk has been previously used, you may need to delete all of the existing partitions. To delete the partition, arrow down to the partition number and use F3 and F2. Customize fdisk Partitions for Disk: c0d0: F4_Create
fdisk Partition Size: Partition type: SOLARIS
Partition size (MB): 36864
Partition size (Cyl): 18725
F2_OK
The table now shows only one
Partition Type Size Start Cylinder
================================================================
1 SOLARIS 36864 1
2 <unused> 0 0
3 <unused> 0 0
4 <unused> 0 0
========================================================
Capacity: 76316 MB
Allocated: 36864 MB
Rounding Error: 1 MB
Free: 39451 MB
Customize fdisk Partitions for Disk: c0d0: F2_OK
Select Disks: F2_Continue
Automatically Layout File Systems?: F2_Auto_Layout
Automatically Layout File Systems: F2_Continue
File System and Disk Layout: F2_Continue or F4_Customize
Note: Space can be allocated in the same manner as during a standard Solaris OS installation on the SPARC platform. Mount Remote File Systems?: Your Discretion
F2_Continue
Profile: F2_Begin_Installation
Warning: F2_OK
Solaris Initial Install...
Note: After the installation of the core Solaris software, the machine will automatically reboot. The first CD is still in the player, so it will begin the installation process again. Use the following steps to make the machine boot from the hard disk and continue installing the Solaris OS. Solaris Device Configuration Assistant: F2_Continue
Bus Enumeration: Enter_Continue
Identified Devices: F2_Continue
Boot Solaris: F4_Boot Tasks
Boot Tasks: [X] View/Edit Autoboot Settings
F2_Continue
View/Edit Autoboot Settings: [X] Set Default Boot Device
F2_Continue
Set Default Boot Device: [X] Disk
F2_Continue
View/Edit Autoboot Settings: [X] Accept Settings
F2_Continue
Boot Tasks: F3_Back
Boot Solaris: [X] Disk
F2_Continue
Specify Media: (*) CD/DVD
Next >
Insert Disk: 2 of 3
Close the CD tray
OK >
Ready to Install: Install Now >
Installing...
Specify Media: (*) CD/DVD
Next >
Insert Disk: 3 of 3
Close the CD tray
OK >
Ready to Install: Install Now >
Installing...
Reboot: Reboot Now
Installing SuSE 9.0 Professional for AMD64 The second operating system to install is SuSE 9.0 Professional for AMD64. Place the SuSE DVD in the DVD player (or SuSE CD number one in the CD player)
and then reboot the machine. When the SuSE Select your language: English
Accept
Installation Settings: If a "YaST2" Error form appears,
OK
Installation Settings: If a "YaST2" form appears,
Select "New Installation"
OK
Installation Settings: Software
Software Selection: Click on "Detailed Selection"
Select all of the packages in the left box
Accept
Press Continue on the "Changed Packages" form
Installation Settings: Partitioning
Expert Partitioner: Create
YaST2: Primary Partition
OK
Format->Format:
File system: Ext3
Size->End: +36GB
Fstab Options:
Volume Label: SuSE
OK
Mount Point: /
OK
Create
YaST2: Primary Partition
OK
Format->Format:
File system: Swap
Size->End: 155060 (default)
Mount Point: swap
OK
The Partition Table should look like the following: Device Size F Type Mount Start End Label /dev/hda 76.6GB WDG 0 155060 /dev/hda1 36.0GB Linux swap 0 74899 /dev/hda2 36.0GB F Linux native (Ext3) / 74900 149798 SuSE /dev/hda3 2.5GB F Linux swap swap 149799 155060 /dev/hda5 33.9GB Linux native 74900 145615 /dev/hda6 2.0GB Linux native 145616 149779 /dev/hda7 35.9GB Linux native 149780 224671 Note: The Expert Partitioner: Next
Installation Settings: Accept
Installation Settings: "YaST2"
Yes, install
Note: Both of the Linux partitions ( Installation...
Password for "root": Your discretion
Next
Network Configuration: Specify for your network
Test Internet Connection: Your discretion
Note: If you choose to do this, you will be prompted to download and install dozens of updated patches, which may take quite a while. User Authentication Method: Your choice Hardware Configuration: Use Following Configuration Note: Make sure that the monitor and graphics device are correctly specified, along with the resolution that you want to have. Installation Completed: Finish Log in to SuSE. Open a terminal window. mv /boot/grub/menu.lst /boot/grub/menu.lst-orig cp /boot/grub/menu.lst-orig /boot/grub/menu.lst vi /boot/grub/menu.lst Add a Solaris OS entry to the file so that it looks like the following: title SuSE 9.0 Professional AMD64 Linux
kernel (hd0,1) /boot/vmlinux root=/dev/hda2 vga=0x31a \
splash=silent desktop hdc=ide-scsi hdclun=0 showopts
initrd (hd0,1)/ boot/initrd
title 32-bit Solaris 10 x86
root (hd0,0)
makeactive
chainloader +1
Reboot. As the machine reboots, it will display the SuSE version of the GRUB Boot Loader. Use the arrow keys to select which operating system to boot. If you do not change the selection, the first entry (in this case SuSE) will be loaded. About the AuthorCraig Winter is a Staff Engineer for the HPTC Group in Market Development Engineering at Sun Microsystems, Inc. Unless otherwise licensed, code in all technical manuals herein (including articles, FAQs, samples) is provided under this License. |
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