Newbie questions about installing Solaris 10

primal100 · 10-30-2009, 06:57 AM

Hi, I am going to install Solaris 10 on a Net T2000 in a few days; I've been reading a bit and I just want to confirm that I know what I'm doing. I've used Solaris a lot through a telnet connection but never actually installed it.

The server (Net T2000) doesn't have a keyboard or monitor, so as far as I know the only alternative is through a serial console connection. I am planning to use putty as the terminal emulator. The server has Solaris already installed so I basically want to over-write everything and start over. So I have a few beginners questions:

1) To create the serial connection to my laptop, will a usb-to-serial be enough? Apparently, I might need a null modem cable as well? What exactly is this? My usb-to-serial has a male db9; but I was also given a db9 female - to db9 female cable, which I would need to connect to a male db9. How would I know if this is a Null Modem?

2) Is there any way of creating a serial connection without a Null Modem?

3) Once I have the physical connection, do I just need to open up putty, connect to the right serial console; and then I can login?

4) I would then just need to login, init 0 to get to the ok prompt, and boot cdrom?

5) One more question, is there anyway of installing Solaris with a graphical interface, as opposed to the command line interface. Not absolutely necessary, but would be nice nonetheless.

primal100 · 10-30-2009, 08:08 AM

Server type should be "Sun Netra T2000"

**wmorri** · 11-01-2009, 11:28 AM

Hi,

Here are a couple of links that should help you with most of your questions. Serial Console on Solaris Null Modem

Cheers!

10-30-2009, 06:57 AM	#1 (permalink)
primal100 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 6 OS: Windows Vista	Newbie questions about installing Solaris 10 Hi, I am going to install Solaris 10 on a Net T2000 in a few days; I've been reading a bit and I just want to confirm that I know what I'm doing. I've used Solaris a lot through a telnet connection but never actually installed it. The server (Net T2000) doesn't have a keyboard or monitor, so as far as I know the only alternative is through a serial console connection. I am planning to use putty as the terminal emulator. The server has Solaris already installed so I basically want to over-write everything and start over. So I have a few beginners questions: 1) To create the serial connection to my laptop, will a usb-to-serial be enough? Apparently, I might need a null modem cable as well? What exactly is this? My usb-to-serial has a male db9; but I was also given a db9 female - to db9 female cable, which I would need to connect to a male db9. How would I know if this is a Null Modem? 2) Is there any way of creating a serial connection without a Null Modem? 3) Once I have the physical connection, do I just need to open up putty, connect to the right serial console; and then I can login? 4) I would then just need to login, init 0 to get to the ok prompt, and boot cdrom? 5) One more question, is there anyway of installing Solaris with a graphical interface, as opposed to the command line interface. Not absolutely necessary, but would be nice nonetheless.

10-30-2009, 08:08 AM	#2 (permalink)
primal100 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 6 OS: Windows Vista	Re: Newbie questions about installing Solaris 10 Server type should be "Sun Netra T2000"

11-01-2009, 11:28 AM	#3 (permalink)
wmorri Moderator/Fedora Amb. Join Date: May 2008 Location: /pm/etc Posts: 2,814 OS: Window 7/Fedora 10 My System	Re: Newbie questions about installing Solaris 10 Hi, Here are a couple of links that should help you with most of your questions. Serial Console on Solaris Null Modem Cheers! __________________ Linux Forever!