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™ ™
Ultra Enterprise 6000/5000/4000
SystemsInstallationGuide
™
The Network Is the Computer
Sun Microsystems Computer Company
2550 Garcia Avenue
Mountain View, CA 94043 USA
415 960-1300 fax 415 969-9131
Part No.: 802-3844-11
Revision A, November 1996
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Copyright 1996 Sun Microsystems, Inc. 2550 Garcia Avenue, Mountain View, California 94043-1100 U.S.A. All rights reserved. This product or document is protected by copyright and distributed under licenses restricting its use, copying, distribution, and decompilation. No part of this product or document may be reproduced in any form by any means without prior written authorization of Sun and its licensors, if any. ® Portions of this product may be derived from the UNIX system and from the Berkele
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Contents 1. Preparing for Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 1.1 Unpacking the Enterprise 6000/5000 Cabinet Systems . . 1-3 1.2 Shipping and Storing the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4 1.3 Preparing the Electrical Circuits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5 1.3.1 Enterprise 6000/5000 Cabinet Systems . . . . . . . . . . 1-5 1.3.2 Enterprise 4000 System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7 1.4 Preparing the Air C
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1.9 Using the User Naming Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15 2. Cabling the System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1 2.1 Preparing the System for Cabling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1 2.2 Removing and Replacing the Enterprise 6000/5000 Cabinet Rear Screen and Kick Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1 2.3 Connecting the Power Cords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4 2.3.1 Connecting the Enterprise 600
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3.3.3 Interpreting Status LED Patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13 3.3.4 Powering Off the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15 3.4 Failure of Network Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16 4. Using the Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1 4.1 Operating System Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1 4.2 Solstice SyMON Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1 Index .
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vi Ultra Enterprise 6000/5000/4000 Systems Installation Guide—November 1996
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Figures Figure 1-1 Ultra Enterprise 6000/5000/4000 Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Figure 1-2 Attaching the Ramps to the Shipping Pallet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4 Figure 1-3 NEMA L6-30P Electrical Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5 Figure 1-4 IEC 309 Electrical Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6 Figure 1-5 Types of Network Cables Used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8 Figure 1-6 Example of 10/100B
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Figure 2-6 Network Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6 Figure 2-7 10/100BASE-T Ethernet Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7 Figure 2-8 Connecting Twisted Pair Ethernet to N-type Coaxial Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8 Figure 2-9 Ethernet Cabling Length — Example Using N-type Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Tables Table 2-1 Ethernet Cabling Limitations for N-type Coaxial Cable . . . . . 2-9 Table 2-2 Internal SCSI Lengths (Approximate) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13 Table 3-1 Front Panel LED Status Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8 Table 3-2 Front Panel LED System Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14 ix
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x Ultra Enterprise 6000/5000/4000 Systems Installation Guide—November 1996
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Preface The Ultra™ Enterprise™ 6000/5000/4000 Systems Installation Guide provides installation instructions for factory-configured 16-slot and 8-slot cabinet and standalone server systems. These instructions are for an experienced system administrator with networking knowledge. UNIX Commands This document may not include specific software commands or procedures. Instead, it may name software tasks and refer you to operating system documentation or the handbook that was shipped with your new hard
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Typographic Conventions The following table describes the typographic changes used in this book. Typeface or Symbol Meaning Example AaBbCc123 The names of commands, Edit your .login file. files, and directories; Use ls -a to list all files. on-screen computer output machine_name% You have mail. AaBbCc123 What you type, contrasted machine_name% su with on-screen computer Password: output AaBbCc123 Command-line placeholder: To delete a file, type rm filename. replace with a real name or value AaBb
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Related Documents The following documents contain topics that relate to the information in the Ultra Enterprise 6000/5000/4000 Systems Installation Guide. Application Title Part Number Safety/EMI Ultra Enterprise Server Regulatory Compliance Manual 802-3846 Service Ultra Enterprise 6000/5000/4000 Systems Manual 802-3845 Software SMCC SPARC Hardware Platform Guide 802-5341 Solstice SyMON User’s Guide 802-5355 Options Expansion Cabinet Installation and Service Manual 802-6084 Enterprise Systems Bo
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Germany 01-30-81-61-91 01-30-81-61-92 The Netherlands 06-022-34-45 06-022-34-46 Sweden 020-79-57-26 020-79-57-27 Switzerland 155-19-26 155-19-27 Japan 0120-33-9096 0120-33-9097 World Wide Web: http://www.sun.com/sunexpress/ Sun Welcomes Your Comments Please use the Reader Comment Card that accompanies this document. We are interested in improving our documentation and welcome your comments and suggestions. If a card is not available, you can email or fax your comments to us. Please include the p
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Procedures contained in this document must be performed by qualified service-trained maintenance providers. Note – Before you begin, carefully read each of the procedures in this manual. If you have not performed similar operations on comparable equipment, do not attempt to perform these procedures. Preface xv
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PreparingforInstallation 1 This chapter describes how to prepare your site for these systems: • Ultra Enterprise 6000 system — 16-slot cabinet server • Ultra Enterprise 5000 system — 8-slot cabinet server • Ultra Enterprise 4000 system — 8-slot standalone server See Figure 1-1 on page 1-2 for diagrams of the cabinet and standalone servers. The tasks for installing the systems are: 1. Unpacking the cabinet server — Chapter 1 2. Preparing the site — Chapter 1 3. Preparing the servers — Chapter 1 4
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1 Enterprise 6000/5000 systems — 16-slot and Enterprise 4000 system — 8-slot servers in data center system cabinets 8-slot standalone server Figure 1-1 Ultra Enterprise 6000/5000/4000 Systems 1-2 Ultra Enterprise 6000/5000/4000 Systems Installation Guide—November 1996
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1 1.1 Unpacking the Enterprise 6000/5000 Cabinet Systems Note – Inspect all shipping cartons for evidence of physical damage. If a shipping carton is damaged, request that the carrier's agent be present when the carton is opened. Keep all contents and packing material for the agent's inspection. If you have a standalone Enterprise 4000 system, or the cabinet is already unpacked, go to Section 1.3, “Preparing the Electrical Circuits.” Note – Any unpacking instructions printed on the outside of th
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1 Caution – To prevent the cabinet from tipping over, push or pull only on the upper half of the cabinet. ! Adhesive strip Wheel guide Figure 1-2 Attaching the Ramps to the Shipping Pallet 1.2 Shipping and Storing the System Save the original shipping containers and packing materials in case you need to store or ship your system. If you cannot store the shipping materials, recycle or dispose of the materials properly. Consult your local recycling authority for information. 1-4 Ultra Enterprise 6
