Sun Microsystems X2100 - Manuals

Page 3 - Contents; Preface

iii Contents Preface vii 1. System Setup 1–1 1.1 Safety and Compliance Information 1–1 1.2 Planning the Installation Process 1–2 1.3 Package Contents Inventory 1–3 1.4 Installing the Server Into a Rack With Optional Slide-Rails 1–4 1.4.1 Disassembling the Slide-Rails Before Installation 1–5 1.4.2 In...

Page 4 - Software Installation; up2date; Setting Up the Preinstalled Software

iv Sun Fire X2100 Server Getting Started Guide • May 2006 2. Software Installation 2–1 2.1 Preparing for Installation 2–1 2.1.1 Erasing the Primary Boot Hard Disk 2–3 2.1.2 Setting up the BIOS for Operating System Installation 2–3 2.1.2.1 Setting up the BIOS for Windows 2003 or Solaris 10 OS 2–3 2.1...

Page 7 - The; How This Book Is Organized; This guide is organized into the following chapters:

vii Preface The Sun Fire X2100 Server Getting Started Guide provides the information that you need to set up, power on, and configure the server hardware and software. How This Book Is Organized This guide is organized into the following chapters: Chapter 1 contains instructions on unpacking, rackmo...

Page 8 - Shell Prompts; su

viii Sun Fire X2100 Server Getting Started Guide • April 2006 Shell Prompts Typographic Conventions Shell Prompt C shell machine-name % C shell superuser machine-name # Bourne shell and Korn shell $ Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser # Typeface * * The settings on your browser might differ from t...

Page 9 - Related Documentation

Preface ix Related Documentation For a description of the document set for the Sun Fire™ X2100 server, see the product's documentation site at the following URL: http://www.sun.com/products-n-solutions/ hardware/docs/Servers/Workgroup_Servers/x2100/index.html Translated versions of some of these doc...

Page 10 - Third-Party Web Sites; Sun

x Sun Fire X2100 Server Getting Started Guide • April 2006 Third-Party Web Sites Sun is not responsible for the availability of third-party web sites mentioned in this document. Sun does not endorse and is not responsible or liable for any content, advertising, products, or other materials that are ...

Page 11 - System Setup; This chapter provides information about the following topics:; Safety and Compliance Information; Important Safety Information for Sun Hardware Systems

1-1 C H A P T E R 1 System Setup This chapter provides information about the following topics: ■ Section 1.1, “Safety and Compliance Information” on page 1-1 ■ Section 1.2, “Planning the Installation Process” on page 1-2 ■ Section 1.3, “Package Contents Inventory” on page 1-3 ■ Section 1.4, “Install...

Page 12 - Planning the Installation Process

1-2 Sun Fire X2100 Server Getting Started Guide • April 2006 1.2 Planning the Installation Process Use the following flowchart as a process tool to help you install the Sun Fire X2100 Server. FIGURE 1-1 Process for Setting Up the Sun Fire X2100 Server Unpack the server and become familiar with the s...

Page 13 - Package Contents Inventory; Sun Fire X2100 Server documentation:

Chapter 1 System Setup 1-3 1.3 Package Contents Inventory Carefully unpack all server components from the packing cartons. The following items are packaged with the Sun Fire X2100 Server: ■ Sun Fire X2100 Server documentation: ■ Sun Fire X2100 Server Setup Guide ■ Sun Fire X2100 Server Release Notes...

Page 14 - Caution –

1-4 Sun Fire X2100 Server Getting Started Guide • April 2006 1.4 Installing the Server Into a Rack With Optional Slide-Rails Perform the procedures in this section, in the order in which they are listed, to install your server into a four-post rack using the orderable slide-rail options These slide-...

Page 15 - Disassembling the Slide-Rails Before Installation; in; bracket, as shown in; , and simultaneously withdraw the mounting

Chapter 1 System Setup 1-5 1.4.1 Disassembling the Slide-Rails Before Installation Use this procedure to remove the mounting brackets from the slide-rail assemblies. 1. Unpack the slide-rails. 2. Locate the slide-rail lock at the front of one of the slide-rail assemblies, as shown in FIGURE 1-2 . 3....

Page 16 - Installing the Mounting Brackets Onto the Server; server; the three

1-6 Sun Fire X2100 Server Getting Started Guide • April 2006 1.4.2 Installing the Mounting Brackets Onto the Server Use this procedure to install the mounting brackets onto the sides of the server. 1. Position a mounting bracket against the chassis so that the slide-rail lock is at the server front,...

Page 17 - Attaching the Slide-Rail Assemblies to the Rack; and; Step

Chapter 1 System Setup 1-7 1.4.3 Attaching the Slide-Rail Assemblies to the Rack Use this procedure to install the slide-rail assemblies to the rack. 1. Position a slide-rail assembly in your rack so that the brackets at each end of the slide-rail assembly are on the outside of the front and rear ra...

Page 18 - through; for rear of the rack.

1-8 Sun Fire X2100 Server Getting Started Guide • April 2006 4. From the front of the rack, set the proper width of the rails with spacer. (See FIGURE 1-5 .) FIGURE 1-5 Setting the Rail Width 5. Tighten the screws on the brackets. 6. Remove the spacer and confirm that the rails are attached tightly ...

Page 20 - bracket while you push the server into the rack. (See; You will hear an audible click.

1-10 Sun Fire X2100 Server Getting Started Guide • April 2006 FIGURE 1-7 Inserting the Server With Mounting Brackets Into the Slide-Rails 4. Simultaneously pull and hold the slide-rail release buttons on each mounting bracket while you push the server into the rack. (See FIGURE 1-7 .) Continue pushi...

Page 21 - Installing the Cable Management Assembly; adequate room to work around the back of the server.; Note –; the back of the equipment rack.; extension locks into place with an audible click. (See; The CMA rail extension might be taped to the CMA assembly.

Chapter 1 System Setup 1-11 1.4.5 Installing the Cable Management Assembly Use this procedure to install an optional cable management assembly (CMA). 1. Unpack the CMA parts. 2. Take the CMA to the back of the equipment rack and ensure that you have adequate room to work around the back of the serve...

Page 23 - connector locks into place with an audible click. (See

Chapter 1 System Setup 1-13 5. Insert the CMA’s mounting bracket connector into the right slide-rail until the connector locks into place with an audible click. (See FIGURE 1-10 .) FIGURE 1-10 Inserting the CMA Mounting Bracket Into the Back of the Right Slide-Rail Right slide-rail CMA mountingbrack...

Page 24 - the connector locks into place with an audible click. (See

1-14 Sun Fire X2100 Server Getting Started Guide • April 2006 6. Insert the right CMA slide-rail connector into the right slide-rail assembly until the connector locks into place with an audible click. (See FIGURE 1-11 .) FIGURE 1-11 Inserting CMA Slide-Rail Connector Into Back of Right Slide-Rail A...

Page 26 - Attaching and Routing Cables; Refer to; Route the cables through the CMA cable hangers.

1-16 Sun Fire X2100 Server Getting Started Guide • April 2006 8. Position the cable hangers in the appropriate mounting holes in the CMA and snap them into place. (See FIGURE 1-13 .) For best results, place three hangers, evenly spaced, on the rear-facing side of the CMA, and three on the side facin...

Page 27 - Verifying Operation of the Slide-Rails and CMA; Inspect the attached cables for any binding or kinks.; The server travels approximately 15 inches (38 cm) and stops.; of each mounting bracket. See; . Simultaneously push or pull both of; Section; Cabling the Server; Connect the server and external devices in this order (see; Connect the server power cord to a grounded electrical outlet.

Chapter 1 System Setup 1-17 1.4.7 Verifying Operation of the Slide-Rails and CMA Use this procedure to ensure that the slide-rails and CMA are operating correctly. Note – This procedure can be performed more easily by two people: one to move the server in and out of the rack, and one to observe the ...

Page 28 - Connect a terminal to the serial port.

1-18 Sun Fire X2100 Server Getting Started Guide • April 2006 Note – Keyboard, mouse and video are optional with an operating system that supports headless operation. 4. Connect a terminal to the serial port. Note – The preinstall image is directed by default to the serial port (ttya) and nothing wi...

Page 29 - Server

Chapter 1 System Setup 1-19 1.5.1 Interconnecting Servers FIGURE 1-15 shows how to connect multiple servers using the platform Ethernet (LAN) connectors. If the service processor is installed, only LAN-1 can be used for the network interface. LAN-2 must be used for remote server management if you ha...

Page 30 - Powering On the Server; Tip –; the back of the server and into an AC power outlet. See; Press and release the server Power button on the front panel; for the location of the power LED.; LEDs on the front and back of the server.

1-20 Sun Fire X2100 Server Getting Started Guide • April 2006 1.6 Powering On the Server Tip – If you are installing optional internal components such as additional memory DIMMs, PCI cards, optical drives, or hard drives, install those components before you power on the server. If you are not instal...

Page 31 - Continue with software setup tasks as described in; or; Powering Off the Server; Save your data and close any open applications.; This shuts down the power to the server but does

Chapter 1 System Setup 1-21 5. Continue with software setup tasks as described in Section , “Software Installation” on page 2-1 or Section , “Setting Up the Preinstalled Software” on page 3-1 . 1.7 Powering Off the Server 1. Save your data and close any open applications. 2. Read all of the followin...

Page 32 - Using Serial Console Redirection; a. Connect a local keyboard and monitor to the Sun Fire X2100 Server.; a higher level window in the BIOS Setup utility.

1-22 Sun Fire X2100 Server Getting Started Guide • April 2006 1.8 Using Serial Console Redirection 1. To use serial console redirection with the Sun Fire X2100 Server, change the BIOS setting first, as follows: a. Connect a local keyboard and monitor to the Sun Fire X2100 Server. b. Reboot the serve...

Page 33 - c. Display output will be directed to the onboard video display.

Chapter 1 System Setup 1-23 a. Open a terminal window on the console system and type the following: b. Reboot the server. c. Display output will be directed to the onboard video display. eeprom console=text /usr/dt/bin/dtconfig -e

Page 35 - This chapter includes the following sections:; Preparing for Installation

2-1 C H A P T E R 2 Software Installation This chapter includes the following sections: ■ Section 2.1, “Preparing for Installation” on page 2-1 ■ Section 2.2, “Installing the Operating System” on page 2-4 ■ Section 2.3, “Running the up2date Utility” on page 2-5 ■ Section 2.4, “Installing Drivers and...

Page 37 - Erasing the Primary Boot Hard Disk; Selecting the Erase Primary Boot Hard Disk option from the; Back up all data that you want to save on the hard drive.; Erase Primary Boot Hard Disk; Setting up the BIOS for Windows 2003 or Solaris 10 OS

Chapter 2 Software Installation 2-3 2.1.1 Erasing the Primary Boot Hard Disk If you do not have enough space on the boot partition to install an operating system, there is an Erase Primary Boot Hard Disk option on the Sun Fire X2100 Server Supplemental CD main menu, which enables you to erase other ...

Page 38 - Setting up the BIOS for a Linux Operating System; Select the Advanced BIOS Features menu.; Installing the Operating System

2-4 Sun Fire X2100 Server Getting Started Guide • April 2006 1. Power on the server and press F2 at the Sun logo screen to enter the BIOS Setup menu. 2. Select the Advanced BIOS Features menu. 3. Change the Installed O/S option to Others. 4. Press F10 to save your changes and exit the BIOS. 2.1.2.2 ...

Page 39 - Sun Fire X2100 Server User Guide; Sun Fire X2100 Server User; Running the

Chapter 2 Software Installation 2-5 Please note the following items regarding operating systems: ■ An updated list of supported operating systems is available at the following URL: http://www.sun.com/servers/entry/x2100/os.jsp ■ You can purchase Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 or 4 or SUSE Linux Enterpri...

Page 40 - Sun Fire; Installing the Drivers Over a Network; This section covers the following topics:

2-6 Sun Fire X2100 Server Getting Started Guide • April 2006 2.4 Installing Drivers and Mounting the Diagnostic Partition After installing the operating system, install the drivers that correspond to your operating system over a network or run the installation script provided on the Sun Fire X2100 S...

Page 41 - Create a Shared Drivers Directory; “Create a Shared Drivers Directory on a Solaris System” on page; Throughout this section, the variable; Create a Shared Drivers Directory on a Solaris System; hostname; file in a text editor.; Save and exit the; dfstab

Chapter 2 Software Installation 2-7 2.4.1.1 Create a Shared Drivers Directory This section describes how to create a shared folder on a server attached to the same subnet as the Sun Fire X2100. Use the procedure appropriate to the type of host system: ■ “Create a Shared Drivers Directory on a Solari...

Page 42 - Create a Shared Drivers Directory on a Linux System

2-8 Sun Fire X2100 Server Getting Started Guide • April 2006 8. At the command prompt type: 9. The /export/home/drivers directory is now on the network as /net/ hostname /export/home/drivers . 10. Copy the drivers as shown in Section 2.4.1.2, “Copy the Drivers from the Supplemental CD” on page 2-10 ...

Page 43 - Create a Shared Drivers Directory on a Windows System

Chapter 2 Software Installation 2-9 8. Type the following command at the prompt: The /drivers directory will now be seen on the network as /net/ hostname / drivers. 9. Copy the drivers as shown in Section 2.4.1.2, “Copy the Drivers from the Supplemental CD” on page 2-10 . Create a Shared Drivers Dir...

Page 44 - Copy the Drivers from the Supplemental CD; Insert the Supplemental CD into the CD/DVD drive of the; directory into the shared folder created in; administrator for Windows.; that applies to the appropriate OS:

2-10 Sun Fire X2100 Server Getting Started Guide • April 2006 2.4.1.2 Copy the Drivers from the Supplemental CD 1. Insert the Supplemental CD into the CD/DVD drive of the hostname system. 2. Use the appropriate command for your operating system to copy the drivers directory into the shared folder cr...

Page 45 - Install the drivers as shown in; Install the Drivers onto the Target Sun Fire X2100 Server; Install the Drivers onto a Target Solaris System; Type the following command to install the drivers:; The script installs the networking and sound drivers.; When Xserver choices are displayed, select the default; Install the Drivers onto a Target Linux System; Type the following at the command line:

Chapter 2 Software Installation 2-11 iii. Select Map Network Drive. iv. Tpe in \\ hostname \drivers 5. Install the drivers as shown in Section 2.4.1.3, “Install the Drivers onto the Target Sun Fire X2100 Server” on page 2-11 . 2.4.1.3 Install the Drivers onto the Target Sun Fire X2100 Server Install...

Page 46 - Type the appropriate command to install the drivers:; For a Red Hat Linux system:; Install the Drivers on a Target Windows System; Read the instructions in; Install the drivers through the Device Manager.

2-12 Sun Fire X2100 Server Getting Started Guide • April 2006 3. Type the appropriate command to install the drivers: ■ For a Red Hat Linux system: ■ For a SUSE system: If the drivers do not install properly, you have two other alternatives: ■ Install the drivers using a CD-ROM connected to the USB ...

Page 47 - Installing Linux Operating System Drivers From a CD; Log in to the Sun Fire X2100 Server as superuser.

Chapter 2 Software Installation 2-13 2.4.2 Installing Drivers From the Sun Fire X2100 Server Supplemental CD If your server has an onboard DVD drive, you can install the drivers directly, using the Sun Fire X2100 Server Supplemental CD. This section covers the following topics: ■ Section 2.4.2.1, “I...

Page 48 - typing the following command:; Run the installation script by typing the following command:; disable the X server:; mount; mount

2-14 Sun Fire X2100 Server Getting Started Guide • April 2006 2. Insert the Sun Fire X2100 Server Supplemental CD into the DVD drive and type: Where /mountpoint is the directory to which the CD is mounted and operating_system is the type of Linux installed on the server. ■ If the directory does not ...

Page 49 - a. Type the following command at the system prompt:; Installing Solaris 10 OS Operating System Drivers from a CD; Install the drivers as shown in the following procedure.; The CD is automounted by the Solaris 10 Operating System.; directory by typing the following

Chapter 2 Software Installation 2-15 a. Type the following command at the system prompt: b. Log in as superuser. c. Repeat Step 4 and Step 5 . 7. Eject the CD after the driver installation completes. 8. Reboot the server. 2.4.2.2 Installing Solaris 10 OS Operating System Drivers from a CD The follow...

Page 50 - Run the install script by typing the following command:; The networking and sound drivers are now installed.; When Xserver choices are displayed, select the default; script to create a new Windows 2003 CD

2-16 Sun Fire X2100 Server Getting Started Guide • April 2006 4. Run the install script by typing the following command: The networking and sound drivers are now installed. The script prompts the user to reboot the system for changes to take effect. 5. Reboot the server. 6. When Xserver choices are ...

Page 51 - Drivers” on page; Installing RAID Drivers Using the; directory. On earlier versions of the Supplemental

Chapter 2 Software Installation 2-17 5. Install the Ethernet and chipset drivers as shown in “Installing Windows 2003 Drivers” on page 20 . Note – The Supplemental CD does not mount the diagnostic partition for Windows 2003. Installing RAID Drivers Using the 2003Reburn Script The Sun Fire X2100 Serv...

Page 52 - file to that directory.; version; shown in; “Installing Windows 2003 Drivers” on page; Installing RAID Drivers Using a Boot Diskette

2-18 Sun Fire X2100 Server Getting Started Guide • April 2006 3. Copy the 2003REBURN_ version .zip file to that directory. Where version is the current version of 2003Reburn . For example: 4. Eject the Supplemental CD and insert your retail Windows 2003 32 CD. 5. Unzip the 2003Reburn_ version .zip f...

Page 53 - A Windows 2003 CD (retail media only—not an OEM version); Where

Chapter 2 Software Installation 2-19 ■ A Windows 2003 CD (retail media only—not an OEM version) To create a boot diskette for Windows 2003 32-bit and 64-bit, you need a Windows system with a CD drive and a diskette drive. 1. On a Windows system, insert the Sun Fire X2100 Server Supplemental CD. 2. C...

Page 54 - Installing Windows 2003 Drivers; If you have used the

2-20 Sun Fire X2100 Server Getting Started Guide • April 2006 9. Attach a USB diskette drive to the server. 10. Insert a Windows 2003 32-bit or 64-bit installation CD into the DVD drive. 11. When prompted, press the F6 key to install the third-party RAID driver. 12. Press the S key and Enter to spec...

Page 55 - Specify the driver location as

Chapter 2 Software Installation 2-21 iii. Click on Device Manager. e. Right click on any drivers that have an exclamation point on them and select Update Driver. f. Proceed through the Update Driver screens. Specify the driver location as C:\NVIDIA\Ethernet . 3. Install the Broadcom Ethernet drivers...

Page 57 - This chapter contains the following sections:; Solaris 10 Operating System

3-1 C H A P T E R 3 Setting Up the Preinstalled Software This chapter contains information on the software preinstalled on standard Sun Fire X2100 Server configurations that have installed hard drives. This chapter contains the following sections: ■ Section 3.1, “Solaris 10 Operating System” on page...

Page 59 - Configuration Instructions; up a terminal session.; See; , write down the information that you might need before; connected to the Sun Fire X2100 Server:

Chapter 3 Setting Up the Preinstalled Software 3-3 3.1.2 Configuration Instructions Complete the following steps to configure the preinstalled Solaris 10 x86 Platform Edition. 1. Connect the Sun Fire X2100 Server serial port (COM 1) to a serial terminal and set up a terminal session. Note – The prei...

Page 61 - Java Enterprise System; before

Chapter 3 Setting Up the Preinstalled Software 3-5 3.2 Java Enterprise System The Sun Java™ Enterprise System (Java ES), which is preinstalled on your server, is an integration of previously independent Sun software products into a single software system. The Java ES installer is located in the foll...

Page 63 - Sun Studio Software; The Sun Studio software consists of two major components:

Chapter 3 Setting Up the Preinstalled Software 3-7 3.3 Sun Studio Software Your Sun Fire X2100 Server might have Sun Studio 11 software (or later version) installed. Sun Studio software provides a comprehensive, productive environment for developing reliable, scalable, high-performance applications ...

Page 65 - Windows 2003 Server Standard or Enterprise Edition, SP1 32-bit

A-1 A P P E N D I X A Creating Windows Images on a RIS Server and Installing RIS Images This appendix describes how to create Sun Fire X2100 Server specific images on the Remote Installation Service (RIS) server for the following operating systems: ■ Windows 2003 Server Standard or Enterprise Editio...

Page 66 - To start the RIS setup program, type the following command:; is shown as the DOS command prompt.; image to this remote installation server“.

A-2 Sun Ultra 20 Workstation Getting Started Guide • April 2006 A.1 Creating a RIS Image of Windows 2003 Server 32-bit and Platform Drivers This section tells you how to create a Windows 2003 Server 32-bit image on a RIS server and then add platform specific drivers to the image. The following secti...

Page 67 - client installation screens“.

Appendix A Creating Windows Images on a RIS Server and Installing RIS Images A-3 7. In the “Windows Installation Image Folder Name“ screen, type a descriptive name for the Windows 2003 Server 32-bit CD image you are creating. For example: 8. In the “Friendly Description and Help Text” screen, type a...

Page 68 - Change these entries in the; Remove the following entry from the; file

A-4 Sun Ultra 20 Workstation Getting Started Guide • April 2006 A.1.3 Adding Other Drivers and Modifying Setting Files To modify settings files, create driver directories, and copy drivers to their directories in the Windows 2003 Server 32-bit image on the RIS server, do the following steps. The ris...

Page 69 - Add the following entries to the; directory for the RIS image, type the following command:

Appendix A Creating Windows Images on a RIS Server and Installing RIS Images A-5 3. Add the following entries to the ristndrd.sif file : 4. To create the $oem$ directory for the RIS image, type the following command: The $oem$ directory will have a subdirectory tree structure with the following dire...

Page 70 - directory tree, type the following commands.; located in the following directory.

A-6 Sun Ultra 20 Workstation Getting Started Guide • April 2006 5. To copy Windows 2003 Server 32-bit driver files from the Supplemental CD to the $oem$ directory tree, type the following commands. The drivers are located in the following directory on Supplemental CD. cdrom_drive :\drivers\windows\2...

Page 73 - client installation screens, and overwrite the old ones“.

Appendix A Creating Windows Images on a RIS Server and Installing RIS Images A-9 7. In the “Windows Installation Image Folder Name“ screen, type a descriptive name for the Windows 2003 Server 64-bit CD image you are creating. For example: 8. In the “Friendly Description and Help Text“ screen, type a...

Page 75 - To copy Windows 2003 Server 64-bit driver files into the

Appendix A Creating Windows Images on a RIS Server and Installing RIS Images A-11 3. Add the following entries to the ristndrd.sif file : 4. To create the $oem$ directory for the RIS image, type the following command: The $oem$ directory will have a subdirectory tree structure with the following dir...

Page 76 - file is

A-12 Sun Ultra 20 Workstation Getting Started Guide • April 2006 a. To copy the zip package to the RIS server, type the following command: b. To unzip the package, type the following command: 6. To copy the driver files to the proper directories, type the following commands: 7. The txtsetup.oem file...

Page 77 - The server looks for the RIS server on the network.

Appendix A Creating Windows Images on a RIS Server and Installing RIS Images A-13 A.3 Installing a RIS Image onto a Client Server This section tells you how to install a RIS image onto a client server using PXE boot. 1. Either power on or reboot the server. 2. During POST, press the F12 key to enter...