Sun Microsystems X6450 - Manual

Table of Contents:

• Page 3 – Contents; Preface
• Page 4 – Installing and Configuring the Server Module
• Page 5 – Installation Worksheet
• Page 6 – Select; Index
• Page 7 – Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Installation Guide; Using UNIX Commands
• Page 8 – Shell Prompts; For a description of the document set, see the; su
• Page 9 – Product Updates
• Page 10 – Sun Welcomes Your Comments
• Page 11 – Introduction; Terms and References Used in This Book; server module
• Page 12 – Installation Overview
• Page 13 – To install a supported Windows operating system, see th; Routine Power On and Power Off; Note –; service processor. Powering on is described in; To Apply Standby Power; Insert the server module into a powered chassis.; The server module comes up to standby power mode automatically.; recessed Power button on the server front panel.
• Page 14 – To Shut Down Main Power; To power off the server, use one of the following two methods:
• Page 15 – Press and hold the Power button for four seconds to force; disconnect the AC power cords from the back panel of the chassis.; About Diskless Servers; “Compact Flash Drive” on page 6
• Page 16 – “Connecting to SAS; Compact Flash Drive; and
• Page 17 – Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Service; Connecting to SAS Devices; Inside the chassis
• Page 19 – Internal Connection to a Sun Blade 6000 Disk Module; For more information, see the
• Page 20 – shows the configuration.; is the server slot number. The numbering is; About the Boot Process; This section provides an overview of the boot process.
• Page 21 – BIOS and BIOS Configuration Utilities; If you do nothing, the server module boots from the default device.; for; Bootloader
• Page 22 – Bootloaders are commonly used for two types of selections:; Booting different operating systems; between the serial management port and the VGA port.; GRUB; When the GRUB bootloader opens, it displays a menu of selections.; Windows Bootloader
• Page 23 – “Connecting to SAS Devices” on page 7
• Page 24 – Select the Boot Device Priority option.; To Configure the QLogic Fibre Channel in the BIOS; The page displays a list of all bootable HDDs.; Enable the PCIe ExpressModule as a boot device.; See the documentation for your PCIe ExpressModule for details.
• Page 25 – RAID Configuration; Caution –; “BIOS and BIOS Configuration Utilities” on page 11
• Page 26 – “To Configure the Sun Blade 0/1 RAID Expansion Module” on page 16; To Configure the Sun Blade RAID 5 Expansion Module; Follow the on-screen instructions to create a mirrored RAID.
• Page 27 – Installing an Operating System; Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Operating System Installation; Directing Console Output; The server module always sends console I/O to the VGA port.; “Accessing the System Console” on page 31
• Page 29 – “Inserting the Server Module” on page 19; Inserting the Server Module; To Insert the Server Module; Locate the desired slot in the chassis.
• Page 30 – Pull the lever out and eject the filler panel.; into an empty slot to reduce the possibility of module shutdown.
• Page 31 – See; Rotate the ejectors down until they snap into place.; LED Behavior
• Page 32 – Accessing and Configuring the ILOM; “Accessing and Configuring the ELOM” on page 26
• Page 33 – To Display the Service Processor ’s (ILOM) IP Address; where; Connecting to the ILOM; This section describes how to connect to the ILOM’s CLI and web GUI.
• Page 34 – To Connect to the ILOM Web GUI; “Displaying the; root
• Page 35 – changeme; To Connect to the ILOM CLI; Type the password when prompted. The default is
• Page 36 – exit; Accessing and Configuring the ELOM; “Accessing and Configuring the ILOM” on page 22
• Page 37 – ILOM’s CLI or GUI. To use the GUI, see the; To Display the Service Processor ’s (ELOM) IP Address
• Page 38 – Connecting to the ELOM; To connect to the web GUI, use a web browser, as described in; To Connect to the ELOM Web GUI; Type the IP address of the ELOM into your browser.; The login screen appears. See
• Page 39 – To Connect to the ELOM CLI
• Page 40 – You can also change these settings using the ILOM or ELOM. See the; Log in to the CMM ILOM; See the
• Page 41 – set commitpending=true; Accessing the System Console; Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Operating System; To Access the System Console Directly; module front panel. See; “Dongle Cable Connections” on page 38
• Page 42 – To power the server on or off, use a stylus as described in; To Access the System Console Using the ILOM CLI; Connect and log in to the ILOM as described in; The ILOM prompt appears.; To Access the System Console Using the ELOM CLI; Connect and log in to the ELOM as described in; The ELOM prompt appears.; The system console appears.
• Page 43 – Start the web GUI as described in; “To Connect to the ILOM Web GUI” on; The Versions screen appears.; The Remote Control screen appears.
• Page 44 – After some messages, the console appears.
• Page 45 – “To Connect to the ELOM Web GUI” on; Type the default user name and password.; The ELOM displays the System Information screen.
• Page 47 – Use the arrow keys to scroll through the list, then press Enter.; Sun
• Page 49 – To avoid physical damage to the dongle cable and the connector,
• Page 51 – Use the worksheet in
• Page 55 – This appendix contains the following sections:; On servers equipped with a Sun Blade RAID 5 Expansion Module, you
• Page 56 – Uniform Command-Line Interface User's Guide; Utility; Disk Utilities
• Page 57 – Hot-Unplug Removal Conditions; removal; Hot-Plug Addition Conditions; addition; Rescan Drives; replacement reinsertion; available; b. Complete a bus scan by using the; Rescan Drives
• Page 58 – target devices; To Start the BIOS RAID Configuration Utility
• Page 60 – To Start the ACU; Start the BIOS RAID Configuration utility.; To Create a New Array With the ACU; You can create an array with the ACU and the Sun StorageTek RAID; Select Create Arrays from the main ACU menu.; “To Initialize; settings to verify the correct boot order.
• Page 61 – To Manage Existing Arrays With the ACU; View the properties of an array.; Failed drives are displayed in a different text color.; To Make an Array Bootable With the ACU; more information, refer to your computer documentation.; Select Manage Arrays from the main ACU menu.; To Initialize Disk Drives With the ACU; Select Initialize Drives from the main ACU menu.
• Page 62 – To Rescan Disk Drives With the ACU; Select Rescan Drives from the main ACU menu.; choose to format it (see
• Page 63 – “To Start Using a -Select Utility” on page 53; To Start Using a; Start the BIOS RAID Configuration utility (see; “To Start the BIOS RAID; utility and press Enter.; To Apply Changes and Exit a; Press Esc until you are prompted to exit.; Any changes you made take effect after the computer restarts.
• Page 64 – To Modify General Settings With a -; Select Controller Configuration from the main; Some options might not be available.; Default settings are shown in; bold
• Page 65 – To Modify SAS-Specific REM Settings With a; In addition to the general settings listed on; Select PHY Configuration from the Serial; main menu and change the
• Page 66 – data on a disk drive.; Select Format Disk or Verify Disk Media.; To Locate Disk Drives With the Disk Utilities
• Page 67 – When you have finished locating your disk drive, press any key.; To Identify Disk Drives With the Disk Utilities; Initializing a RAID Array; Use the following procedure to initialize a RAID array.
• Page 68 – The Array Configuration Utility appears.
• Page 69 – A list of drives appears.; Use the arrow keys to scroll through the list.; system. Normally, these are new drives that you have installed.
• Page 70 – Select Create Array from the main menu.; A list of drives appears, as shown in; Select the drives to be included in the array.
• Page 71 – Press Enter or click Done to proceed.
• Page 72 – The utility initializes the array.