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Sun Fire X2100 Server
Getting Started Guide
Sun Microsystems, Inc.
www.sun.com
Part No. 819-3720-12
May 2006, Revision A
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Copyright © 2006 Sun Microsystems, Inc., 4150 Network Circle, Santa Clara, California 95054, U.S.A. All rights reserved. Sun Microsystems, Inc. has intellectual property rights relating to technology embodied in the product that is described in this document. In particular, and without limitation, these intellectual property rights may include one or more of the U.S. patents listed at http://www.sun.com/patents and one or more additional patents or pending patent applications in the U.S. and
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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 Installing the Mounting Brackets Onto the Server 1–6 1.4.3 Attaching the Slide-Rail Assemblies to the Rack 1–7 1.4.4 Installing the Server Into the Slide-Rail Assemblies 1–9 1.4.5 Installing the Cable Manag
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2. Software Installation 2–1 2.1 Pr eparing 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 2.1.2.2 Setting up the BIOS for a Linux Operating System 2–4 2.2 Installing the Operating System 2–4 2.3 Running the up2date Utility 2–5 2.4 Installing Drivers and Mounting the Diagnostic Partition 2–6 2.4.1 Installing the Drivers Over a Network 2–6 2.4.1.1 C
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A. Creating Windows Images on a RIS Server and Installing RIS Images A–1 A.1 Creating a RIS Image of Windows 2003 Server 32-bit and Platform Drivers A–2 A.1.1 Creating the Windows 2003 Server 32-bit Image on the RIS Server A–2 A.1.2 Adding the NVIDA Ethernet Drivers to the Windows Image A–3 A.1.3 Adding Other Drivers and Modifying Setting Files A–4 A.2 Creating a RIS Image of Windows 2003 Server, 64-bit, and Platform Drivers A–8 A.2.1 Installing Windows 2003 Server 64-bit onto the RIS Serve
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vi Sun Fire X2100 Server Getting Started Guide • May 2006
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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, rackmouting, cabling, and powering on the server. Chapter 2 describes the operating systems supported by the Sun Fire X2100 Server and the supplemental drivers included with the system. Chapter 3 explai
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Shell Prompts Shell Prompt C shell machine-name% C shell superuser machine-name# Bourne shell and Korn shell $ Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser # Typographic Conventions * Typeface Meaning Examples AaBbCc123 The names of commands, files, Edit your.login file. and directories; on-screen Use ls -a to list all files. computer output % You have mail. AaBbCc123 What you type, when contrasted % su with on-screen computer output Password: AaBbCc123 Book titles, new words or terms, Read Chapter 6
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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 documents are available at the web site described above in French, German, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese. English documentation is revised more frequently and might be more up-to-da
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CHAPTER 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, “Installing the Server Into a Rack With Optional Slide-Rails” on page 1-4 ■ Section 1.5, “Cabling the Server” on page 1-17 ■ Section 1.6, “Powering On the Server” on page 1-20 ■ Section 1.7, “Powering Off the Server”
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1.2 Planning the Installation Process Use the following flowchart as a process tool to help you install the Sun Fire X2100 Server. START Unpack the server and become See Section 1.3, “Package Contents Inventory” on familiar with the server features. 1-3 page . To install additional Install Yes components, see the Sun Fire Install optional optional X2100 Server User Guide or components? components. the component documentation. No See Section 1.4, “Installing the Server Into a Rack (Opti
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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 ■ Important Safety Information for Sun Hardware Systems ■ Sun Binary Code License ■ Sun Fire X2100 Server Supplemental CD (includes drivers and diagnostics software) ■ (Optional) Rackmount kit The country accessory kit (opt
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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- rails are compatible with a wide range of equipment racks that meet the following standards: ■ Four-post structure (mounting at both front and rear). Two-post racks are not compatible. ■ Rack horizontal opening and unit vertical pitch conforming to ANSI/EI
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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. Squeeze and hold the tabs at the top and bottom of the lock while you pull the mounting bracket out of the slide-rail assembly, until it reaches the stop. See FIGURE 1-2. 4. Pull the mounting bracket release button toward th
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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, and the three keyed openings on the mounting bracket are aligned with the three locating pins on the side of the chassis. Mounting-bracket clip Chassis front Mounting bracket Slide-rail lock FIGURE 1-3 Aligning the Mounting Bracket With the Server Chassis 2
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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 rack posts. See FIGURE 1-4. 2. Attach the slide-rail assembly to the rack posts. The method used to attach the slide-rails varies depending on the type of rack: ■ If your rack has threaded mounting holes in the rack posts, fi
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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 to the rack. 7. Repeat Step 4 through Step 6 for rear of the rack. 8. If available, extend the anti-tip foot at the bottom of the rack. (See FIGURE 1-6.) Caution – If your rack does not have an anti-tip foot, there is some danger of the rack tipping. 1-8
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FIGURE 1-6 Extending the Anti-tip Foot 1.4.4 Installing the Server Into the Slide-Rail Assemblies Use this procedure to install the server chassis, with mounting brackets, into the slide-rail assemblies that are mounted to the rack. Caution – This procedure requires a minimum of two people because of the weight of the server. Attempting this procedure alone could result in equipment damage or personal injury. 1. Push the slide-rails into the slide-rail assemblies as far as possible. 2. Raise
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Mounting bracket inserted into slide-rail Slide-rail Slide-rail assembly release button mounted on rack post 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 pushing until the slide-rail locks on the front of the mounting brackets engage the slide-rail assemblies. You will hear an audible click. Caution – Befo
