Sun Microsystems X2100 - Manual

Sun Microsystems X2100

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Table of Contents:

  • Page 3 – Contents; Preface
  • Page 4 – Software Installation; up2date; Setting Up the Preinstalled Software
  • Page 7 – The; How This Book Is Organized; This guide is organized into the following chapters:
  • Page 8 – Shell Prompts; su
  • Page 9 – Related Documentation
  • Page 10 – Third-Party Web Sites; Sun
  • Page 11 – System Setup; This chapter provides information about the following topics:; Safety and Compliance Information; Important Safety Information for Sun Hardware Systems
  • Page 12 – Planning the Installation Process
  • Page 13 – Package Contents Inventory; Sun Fire X2100 Server documentation:
  • Page 14 – Caution –
  • Page 15 – Disassembling the Slide-Rails Before Installation; in; bracket, as shown in; , and simultaneously withdraw the mounting
  • Page 16 – Installing the Mounting Brackets Onto the Server; server; the three
  • Page 17 – Attaching the Slide-Rail Assemblies to the Rack; and; Step
  • Page 18 – through; for rear of the rack.
  • Page 20 – bracket while you push the server into the rack. (See; You will hear an audible click.
  • 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.
  • Page 23 – connector locks into place with an audible click. (See
  • Page 24 – the connector locks into place with an audible click. (See
  • Page 26 – Attaching and Routing Cables; Refer to; Route the cables through the CMA cable hangers.
  • 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.
  • Page 28 – Connect a terminal to the serial port.
  • Page 29 – Server
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • Page 33 – c. Display output will be directed to the onboard video display.
  • Page 35 – This chapter includes the following sections:; Preparing for Installation
  • 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
  • Page 38 – Setting up the BIOS for a Linux Operating System; Select the Advanced BIOS Features menu.; Installing the Operating System
  • Page 39 – Sun Fire X2100 Server User Guide; Sun Fire X2100 Server User; Running the
  • Page 40 – Sun Fire; Installing the Drivers Over a Network; This section covers the following topics:
  • 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
  • Page 42 – Create a Shared Drivers Directory on a Linux System
  • Page 43 – Create a Shared Drivers Directory on a Windows System
  • 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:
  • 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:
  • 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.
  • Page 47 – Installing Linux Operating System Drivers From a CD; Log in to the Sun Fire X2100 Server as superuser.
  • Page 48 – typing the following command:; Run the installation script by typing the following command:; disable the X server:; mount; mount
  • 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
  • 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
  • Page 51 – Drivers” on page; Installing RAID Drivers Using the; directory. On earlier versions of the Supplemental
  • Page 52 – file to that directory.; version; shown in; “Installing Windows 2003 Drivers” on page; Installing RAID Drivers Using a Boot Diskette
  • Page 53 – A Windows 2003 CD (retail media only—not an OEM version); Where
  • Page 54 – Installing Windows 2003 Drivers; If you have used the
  • Page 55 – Specify the driver location as
  • Page 57 – This chapter contains the following sections:; Solaris 10 Operating System
  • 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:
  • Page 61 – Java Enterprise System; before
  • Page 63 – Sun Studio Software; The Sun Studio software consists of two major components:
  • Page 65 – Windows 2003 Server Standard or Enterprise Edition, SP1 32-bit
  • 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“.
  • Page 67 – client installation screens“.
  • Page 68 – Change these entries in the; Remove the following entry from the; file
  • Page 69 – Add the following entries to the; directory for the RIS image, type the following command:
  • Page 70 – directory tree, type the following commands.; located in the following directory.
  • Page 73 – client installation screens, and overwrite the old ones“.
  • Page 75 – To copy Windows 2003 Server 64-bit driver files into the
  • Page 76 – file is
  • Page 77 – The server looks for the RIS server on the network.
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X2100 Server

Getting Started Guide

Part No. 819-3720-12
May 2006, Revision A

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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...

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