Page 3 - Contents; Preface
Contents iii Contents Preface v 1. Preparing for Installation 1 About the Parts Shipped to You 1 Verify All Parts 2 Transfer Online Documentation 3 Plan the Installation 3 What Next 4 2. Installing a Sun Fire V440 Server Into a 4-Post Cabinet 5 Checklist of 4-Post Rackmounting Tasks 6 Inventory for ...
Page 4 - Setup and Power-On Procedures; tip; Background and Reference
iv Sun Fire V440 Server Installation Guide • July 2003 Secure the Cords and Cables to the Cable Management Arm 25 Install Optional Components 28 Connecting the Cords and Cables 29 Connect the Power Cords to the Server 30 Connect Twisted-Pair Ethernet Cables 32 Restore the Cabinet 34 What Next 34 3. ...
Page 5 - How This Book Is Organized
v Preface The Sun Fire V440 Server Installation Guide provides instructions, some backgroundinformation, and reference material to help you install a new Sun Fire™ V440 server.Instructions in Chapters 1 and 3 assume that a system administrator who isexperienced with the Solaris ™ operating environme...
Page 6 - Using UNIX Commands; Typographic Conventions
vi Sun Fire V440 Server Installation Guide • July 2003 Using UNIX Commands This document might not contain information on basic UNIX ® commands and procedures such as shutting down the system, booting the system, and configuringdevices. See one or more of the following for this information: ■ Solari...
Page 7 - System Prompts
Preface vii System Prompts Related Documentation Type of Prompt Prompt C shell machine-name % C shell superuser machine-name # Bourne shell and Korn shell $ Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser # ALOM system controller sc> OpenBoot firmware ok OpenBoot Diagnostics obdiag> Application Title Pa...
Page 8 - Accessing Sun Documentation; Note –; Contacting Sun Technical Support
viii Sun Fire V440 Server Installation Guide • July 2003 Accessing Sun Documentation You can view, print, or purchase a broad selection of Sun documentation, includinglocalized versions, at: http://www.sun.com/documentation Note – For important safety, compliance, and conformity information regardin...
Page 9 - Preparing for Installation; About the Parts Shipped to You
1 C H A P T E R 1 Preparing for Installation This chapter includes a description of the components of the Sun Fire V440 server, alist of documents on the Documentation CD, and a set of questions that the systemadministrator must answer before installing the server software. This chapter contains the...
Page 10 - Verify All Parts; Verify that you have received all the parts of your system.; Rackmounting kit carton
2 Sun Fire V440 Server Installation Guide • July 2003 Verify All Parts ● Verify that you have received all the parts of your system. See the illustration below to identify most of the parts shipped with the system. (Notshown in the illustration is the RJ-45/DB-9 adapter, which is also shipped with t...
Page 11 - Transfer Online Documentation
Chapter 1 Preparing for Installation 3 Transfer Online Documentation The Sun Fire V440 Server Documentation CD is included in the ship kit. See thebooklet included with the CD for instructions on transferring the documentation todisk or viewing the documentation directly from the CD. In addition to ...
Page 12 - What Next
4 Sun Fire V440 Server Installation Guide • July 2003 Note – Be sure to use a supported version of the Solaris operating environment. See the Sun Fire V440 Server Product Notes for more information. What Next Install the server into a cabinet, following instructions in Chapter 2.
Page 14 - Checklist of 4-Post Rackmounting Tasks
6 Sun Fire V440 Server Installation Guide • July 2003 ■ “Secure the Cords and Cables to the Cable Management Arm” on page 25 ■ “Install Optional Components” on page 28 ■ “Connecting the Cords and Cables” on page 29 ■ “Connect the Power Cords to the Server” on page 30 ■ “Connect Twisted-Pair Ethernet...
Page 15 - Inventory for 4-Post Rackmounting
Chapter 2 Installing a Sun Fire V440 Server Into a 4-Post Cabinet 7 Inventory for 4-Post Rackmounting You need one 4-post rackmounting kit for each Sun Fire V440 server you intend toinstall into a cabinet. The 4-post rackmounting kit is included with the server. Youalso need this document and the Ra...
Page 16 - Tools Required for Rackmounting
8 Sun Fire V440 Server Installation Guide • July 2003 The plastic bags of hardware contain screws and nuts that are shown below in actualsize. Any screws not used for rackmounting are spares. Note – Bar nuts are required (but not included) for non-threaded cabinets. See the instructions provided wit...
Page 17 - Attach the Inner Glides to the Chassis
Chapter 2 Installing a Sun Fire V440 Server Into a 4-Post Cabinet 9 Attach the Inner Glides to the Chassis ● Attach the inner glides to the chassis using four M4 screws for each inner glide. Position the straight end of each inner glide toward the front of the server. Align thesecond hole on the inn...
Page 18 - Prepare the Cabinet
10 Sun Fire V440 Server Installation Guide • July 2003 Prepare the Cabinet 1. Open and remove, if applicable, the front and back doors of the cabinet. See the instructions provided with your cabinet. 2. Stabilize the cabinet by extending its anti-tip legs or bolting the cabinet securely to the floor...
Page 19 - Locate the Mounting Holes
Chapter 2 Installing a Sun Fire V440 Server Into a 4-Post Cabinet 11 Locate the Mounting Holes ● Locate and mark the rack rail holes that you will use to attach each slide assembly. You can either count the holes on the vertical rack rails or use the Rack Alignmenttemplate included with your documen...
Page 20 - c. Repeat Step a and Step b for the left front vertical rack rail.
12 Sun Fire V440 Server Installation Guide • July 2003 To use the Rack Alignment template, complete these steps: a. Place the Rack Alignment template over the right front vertical rack rail, then move the bottom of the template to the location on the rack rail where thebottom of the server will be l...
Page 21 - Install the Slide Assemblies; Caution –
Chapter 2 Installing a Sun Fire V440 Server Into a 4-Post Cabinet 13 Install the Slide Assemblies Be aware of the following guidelines. Caution – Ensure that you have stabilized the cabinet by extending its anti-tip legs or bolting the cabinet securely to the floor. ■ Install the slide assemblies in...
Page 22 - a. Fully tighten the front bracket screws.; c. Fully tighten the 8-32 lock nuts on the back mounting bracket.
14 Sun Fire V440 Server Installation Guide • July 2003 3. With the help of an assistant, position one slide assembly on the inside of the cabinet with the front (short) mounting bracket at the front of the rack. a. Use the holes you marked in Step 1. b. Make sure that the slide assembly is level fro...
Page 24 - Install the Server Into the Cabinet; cabinet with the back of the server facing the front of the cabinet.
16 Sun Fire V440 Server Installation Guide • July 2003 Install the Server Into the Cabinet Caution – Before you install or remove the server from the cabinet, be sure the cabinet is stabilized so that it cannot move or tip forward. See the cabinetdocumentation for information about stabilizing the c...
Page 25 - Tip –
Chapter 2 Installing a Sun Fire V440 Server Into a 4-Post Cabinet 17 3. Holding the server level, slide it evenly into the cabinet until the inner glides stop. Tip – Slide the server in and out of the cabinet slowly and carefully to ensure that the slide assemblies are working correctly and are free...
Page 26 - of the way into the cabinet.
18 Sun Fire V440 Server Installation Guide • July 2003 4. Press the flat spring catch on each inner glide in order to slide the server the rest of the way into the cabinet. 5. Fully tighten the screws that attach the back brackets to the back rails.
Page 27 - on your cabinet, to attach the brackets to the rack.
Chapter 2 Installing a Sun Fire V440 Server Into a 4-Post Cabinet 19 6. Secure the server to the front rails using four M4, M6, or 10-32 screws, depending on your cabinet, to attach the brackets to the rack. What Next The next tasks are to install the cable management arm and to connect the powercor...
Page 28 - Install the Cable Management Arm; the front of the cabinet.
20 Sun Fire V440 Server Installation Guide • July 2003 Install the Cable Management Arm This procedure describes how to attach the cable management arm to a server thatis already installed in a cabinet. You need the following components from the ship kit and the rackmounting kit toinstall the cable ...
Page 29 - end of the left inner glide as viewed from the back.
Chapter 2 Installing a Sun Fire V440 Server Into a 4-Post Cabinet 21 a. Go to the back of the cabinet. Locate the tab and mounting hole on the curved end of the left inner glide as viewed from the back. b. Locate the slot and captive screw on one end of the cable management arm. The slot and captive...
Page 31 - d. Tighten the captive screw on the cable management arm.
Chapter 2 Installing a Sun Fire V440 Server Into a 4-Post Cabinet 23 d. Tighten the captive screw on the cable management arm. 4. Attach the other end of the cable management arm to the slide assembly. a. Go to the slide assembly on the right side of the server as viewed from the back. b. Locate the...
Page 32 - openings align with the barrel openings.
24 Sun Fire V440 Server Installation Guide • July 2003 d. Slide the cable management arm bracket over the barrel so that the bracket openings align with the barrel openings. You may have to rotate the bracket to align the bracket openings with the barrelopenings. You may also have to release the Vel...
Page 33 - and push the pin down firmly.
Chapter 2 Installing a Sun Fire V440 Server Into a 4-Post Cabinet 25 f. Insert the speed pin through the aligned openings of the bracket and the barrel and push the pin down firmly. Secure the Cords and Cables to theCable Management Arm This procedure illustrates how to secure the power cords and th...
Page 34 - Velcro straps in the first and third sections.
26 Sun Fire V440 Server Installation Guide • July 2003 2. Locate the oval cutouts in the center section of the cable management arm and the Velcro straps in the first and third sections. The cutouts and straps enable you to route the cables and cords and to secure themto the cable management arm. 3....
Page 35 - using the Velcro straps.
Chapter 2 Installing a Sun Fire V440 Server Into a 4-Post Cabinet 27 5. Group the cords and cables and insert each group into the oval cutouts. Use both oval cutouts in the center section to route different groups of cords andcables through the cable management arm. For example, you can group the po...
Page 36 - Install Optional Components; Install any optional components shipped with your system.; Electrostatic Precautions
28 Sun Fire V440 Server Installation Guide • July 2003 Install Optional Components ● Install any optional components shipped with your system. If you ordered options that are not factory-installed, see the Sun Fire V440 ServerParts Installation and Removal Guide for installation instructions. Note –...
Page 37 - Connecting the Cords and Cables
Chapter 2 Installing a Sun Fire V440 Server Into a 4-Post Cabinet 29 Connecting the Cords and Cables The following figure shows the Sun Fire V440 server back panel and identifies theAC power inlets and I/O ports. Port Information 1 AC inlets Power cords connect to each AC inlet. Do not connect theco...
Page 38 - Connect the Power Cords to the Server; Unlock and open the right system door.
30 Sun Fire V440 Server Installation Guide • July 2003 Connect the Power Cords to the Server 1. Unlock and open the right system door. 2. Insert the system key into the system control keyswitch. Note that you have two sizes of system keys. The smaller key enables you to closethe system door even whi...
Page 40 - Connect Twisted-Pair Ethernet Cables; Choose a network port, using the following table as a guide.
32 Sun Fire V440 Server Installation Guide • July 2003 Connect Twisted-Pair Ethernet Cables Connect a twisted-pair Ethernet (TPE) cable to one or both of the Ethernetports on the back panel. Each network interface is capable of 10-Mbps,100-Mbps, or 1000-Mbps operation depending on network characteri...
Page 42 - Restore the Cabinet
34 Sun Fire V440 Server Installation Guide • July 2003 Restore the Cabinet See the instructions provided with your cabinet to complete these steps. 1. Replace the side panels, if applicable. 2. Replace the front and back doors, if applicable. What Next The next tasks are to set up a system console d...
Page 43 - Set Up a System Console Device
35 C H A P T E R 3 Setup and Power-On Procedures This chapter tells you how to set up a system console device and how to power onthe server. It also provides guidelines for installing the Solaris operatingenvironment. Make sure that you have installed the Sun Fire V440 server into acabinet and, if y...
Page 44 - About Connecting the Server to a Terminal Server
36 Sun Fire V440 Server Installation Guide • July 2003 The following section provides background information on connecting the server toa terminal server. This section is followed by instructions for setting up a terminalserver, followed by instructions for setting up an alphanumeric terminal to acc...
Page 46 - Open a terminal session on the connecting device, and type:; Interface” on page 41.
38 Sun Fire V440 Server Installation Guide • July 2003 ▼ How to Access the System Console via aTerminal Server The following procedure assumes that you are accessing the system console deviceby connecting a terminal server to the serial management port (SERIAL MGT) of theSun Fire V440 server. For de...
Page 47 - How to Access the System Console via
Chapter 3 Setup and Power-On Procedures 39 2. Attach one end of the serial cable to the alphanumeric terminal’s serial port. Use an RJ-45 null modem serial cable or an adapter that is appropriate for yourdevice. If you are using a laptop system or a terminal with a DB-9 connector, use anappropriate ...
Page 48 - Make sure that the Sun system to which you are establishing the
40 Sun Fire V440 Server Installation Guide • July 2003 1. Make sure that the Sun system to which you are establishing the tip connection is powered on and active. 2. Connect the RJ-45 serial cable and RJ45/DB25 adapter. Use the cable and adapter to connect the other Sun system’s ttyb serial port to ...
Page 49 - Choose a host name for the server and make a note of it.; Determine which name service that the system will use.
Chapter 3 Setup and Power-On Procedures 41 Prepare to Configure the PrimaryNetwork Interface The following instructions assume that you have chosen a network port and haveinstalled an Ethernet cable, as instructed in the section, “Connect Twisted-PairEthernet Cables” on page 32. Note that some of th...
Page 50 - Power On the Server
42 Sun Fire V440 Server Installation Guide • July 2003 During installation of the Solaris operating environment, the software automaticallydetects the system’s on-board network interfaces and any installed PCI networkinterface cards for which native Solaris device drivers exist. The installation pro...
Page 51 - How to Power On via the Power Button; Make sure that your system console device is turned on and active.
Chapter 3 Setup and Power-On Procedures 43 ▼ How to Power On via the Power Button 1. Make sure that your system console device is turned on and active. 2. Turn on power to any peripherals and external storage devices. Read the documentation supplied with the device for specific instructions. 3. Unlo...
Page 52 - Turn the system control keyswitch to the Locked position.; How to Power On via the; Make sure that your system console device is set up and active.
44 Sun Fire V440 Server Installation Guide • July 2003 Note – Connect each cord to a separate circuit to maximize system availability. The Standby Available LEDs on the power supplies are lit, indicating that power isbeing supplied to the system. As soon as you plug in the power cord, several boot m...
Page 53 - Turn on power to any peripherals and external storage devices.; control keyswitch to the Diagnostics position.
Chapter 3 Setup and Power-On Procedures 45 2. Turn on power to any peripherals and external storage devices. Read the documentation supplied with the device for specific instructions. 3. Connect the Sun Fire V440 server ’s outlet plug of each power cord to the power sequencer in the cabinet (if your...
Page 54 - prompt, again type the
46 Sun Fire V440 Server Installation Guide • July 2003 6. At the ALOM sc> prompt, type the poweron command: sc> poweron The ALOM software then prompts you to enter a new administrative password. 7. When prompted, enter and then confirm a new administrative password. Once again, the ALOM sc>...
Page 55 - Install the Solaris operating environment on your server.
Chapter 3 Setup and Power-On Procedures 47 Install the Solaris OperatingEnvironment and Additional Software You must have set up a system console device before you can install the Solarisoperating environment. See the section, “Set Up a System Console Device” onpage 35. Be sure that you are using th...
Page 56 - Run the Sun; Install Check tool to validate installation configuration.
48 Sun Fire V440 Server Installation Guide • July 2003 5. Run the Sun SM Install Check tool to validate installation configuration. The tool identifies unsupported firmware and hardware configurations, identifyingconflicts with configuration rules. The tool also ensures that your firmware is current...
Page 57 - System LEDs
49 A P P E N D I X A Background and Reference This appendix includes background and reference information that can help youwith installation of your Sun Fire V440 server. All of the information in thisappendix is related directly to instructions in this guide. System LEDs As you install your Sun Fir...
Page 59 - Serial Port Connector; Serial Port Connector Diagram
Appendix A Background and Reference 51 Further details about the diagnostic use of LEDs are discussed separately in the SunFire V440 Server Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Guide. Serial Port Connector Accessible from the back panel of the Sun Fire V440 server is a DB-9 connectorlabeled ttyb that ser...
