On 06/14/2010 02:26 PM, Rabindranath Seunarinesingh wrote:
Thanks for the reply Thomas. I don't have a Sun card, so I guess the
graphical install is out. Now, if I install via console, how can I
give the user a GUI desktop? Will that be possible at all?
BTW, I'm in the same noisy room with all the servers (:
thanks
robin
It depends on how your users are connecting to the server. If they have
a desktop system already, then
use VNC (http://blogs.sun.com/timthomas/entry/a_simple_vnc_server_and)
If they don't have any hardware, then use SunRay server software, and
SunRay thin clients.
>>> Thomas Maier-Komor <tho...@maier-komor.de> 6/14/2010 3:09 PM >>>
On 14.06.2010 20:43, rabindranath seunarine singh wrote:
> My apologies in advance if I'm posting this in the wrong place. I
have a Netra240 server and I'd like to use a video card so I can get a
graphical desktop. I put in a SIS 6326 PCI card, but my monitor just
goes to sleep. Does anyone know if I need to activate any settings in
the server hardware to use a non-Sun card? Please note, I have not
reached the stage of installing an OS as yet.
>
> thanks
> robin
I suspect this is your first Sun, isn't it?
It will be probably much easier to install the Netra using the serial
console. Anyway, if you prefer having a graphical login or even doing an
interactive GUI based install you'll need a Sun card with fcode.
Otherwise OpenBoot won't be able to initialize the card for the install
routine or even displaying the boot prompt.
Additionally, I'm not sure if you will be happy with a GUI on a Netra.
This is not the place where you'll find the power of the Sun. The power
of the Sun is hidden in the command-line.
Therefore, I can only recommend you to take a step back, and read the
installation guides and learn how to use the serial or network console
(I don't know if the Netra already has ALOM) to perform an installation.
It's a bit of a learning curve, but it's worth the effort. And once you
have done one remote installation via serial/network console, where the
machine is located in a noisy room and you have a comfortable place in
your office, you don't want to do a regular PeeCee installation again ;-)
Cheers,
Thomas
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