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Howto install Solaris 10 on Fujitsu PRIMERGY RX300 S6

Configure iRMC (Remote Management)

Configure IP
use Java 1.5 latest
The RAID-Card (LSI MegaRAID) does not support JBOD, so you have to configure every disk separate for using ZFS
- Do not use the WebBIOS (CTRL-H) GUI
- Use the CLI (CTRL-Y)
  - -PDList -a0 show all physical disks (the controller should be in most cases 0) and remember your CaseID and Disk-Number)
  - -CFGLDADD -r0[CaseID:DiskNumber] -a0 for example -CFGLDADD -r0[64:0] -a0
  - -LDSETPROP EnDskCache -LAll -aAll enable disk cache on all disks
- Sometimes it is usefull to clear the old config befor adding a disk
  - CFGCLR -a0
  - =CFGFOREIGN -CLEAR -a0
  - CFGLDADD -r0[64:0] -a0
  - CFGLDADD -r0[64:1] -a0
  - CFGLDADD -r0[64:2] -a0
  - CFGLDADD -r0[64:3] -a0
  - LDSETPROP EnDskCache -LAll -aAll
  - q for quit
use the Remote Storage function from the video redirection (a direclty connected USB-DVD doesn't work)
Start the Solaris installation
- When you get the Error ERROR: The disc you inserted is not a Solaris OS CD/DVD
  - connect the USB-DVD directly to you hardware
  - ls -l /dev/usb/* search for you usb or cdrom device
  - ls -l /dev/dsk/* try to find the same physical device within disks
  - mount -F hsfs /dev/dsk/cXt0d0p0 /cdrom
  - /sbin/install-solaris

WARNING: pci_process_acpi_device: invalid _BBN 0xff
WARNING: pci_process_acpi_device: invalid _BBN 0xfe

ERROR: The disc you inserted is not a Solaris OS CD/DVD.