Thanks, i was able to connect by typing the ILOM ip into a web browser using https://
and then re-directing the keyboard, mouse and dvdrom to my laptop.
after a reboot of the server it picked up the solaris dvd in my laptop dvd drive.
the solaris install took a very long time and seemed to be subject to network disturbances, but in the end it was successful.
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