Preface

This document describes issues for the Sun Fire X4600 server.

Issues include information that you should know about, such as prerequisites, tips, troubleshooting hints, and change requests. Change requests have tracking numbers shown in parentheses. For updates on change requests and for patches, see the SunSolve^SM web site at http://sunsolve.sun.com.

Note - The software on the CDs that are shipped with the system is the latest available at the time of shipping and can be used for reinstallation or system recovery. Because software versions are updated frequently, check the product download site for the latest versions of the software that are qualified by Sun.

Product Updates

For product updates that you can download for the Sun Fire X4600 server, go to the following URL and navigate to the page for this product:
http://www.sun.com/servers

This site contains updates for firmware and drivers, as well as CD-ROM .iso images.

Related Documentation

For a description of the document set for the Sun Fire X4600 server, see the Where To Find Documentation sheet that is packed with your system and also posted at the product's documentation web page:

http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/coll/x4600

Translated versions of some of these documents are available in French, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, and Japanese.

http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/coll/x4600-fr?l=fr
http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/coll/x4600-zh?l=zh
http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/coll/x4600-zh_TW?l=zh_TW
http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/coll/x4600-ko?l=ko
http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/coll/x4600-ja?l=ja

English documentation is revised more frequently and might be more up-to-date than the translated documentation.

For all Sun software and hardware manuals, go to:

http://docs.sun.com

For other documentation, go to:

http://www.sun.com/documentation

Typographic Conventions

Typeface`^[1]`	Meaning	Examples
`AaBbCc123`	The names of commands, files, and directories; onscreen computer output	Edit your`.login` file. Use `ls` `-a` to list all files. `% You have mail`.
`AaBbCc123`	What you type, when contrasted with onscreen computer output	`%` `su` `Password:`
AaBbCc123	Book titles, new words or terms, words to be emphasized. Replace command-line variables with real names or values.	Read Chapter 6 in the User’s Guide. These are called class options. You must be superuser to do this. To delete a file, type `rm` filename.

Typeface^[1]

Meaning

Examples

AaBbCc123

The names of commands, files, and directories; onscreen computer output

Edit your.login file.

Use ls -a to list all files.

% You have mail.

AaBbCc123

What you type, when contrasted with onscreen computer output

% su

Password:

AaBbCc123

Book titles, new words or terms, words to be emphasized. Replace command-line variables with real names or values.

Read Chapter 6 in the User’s Guide.

These are called class options.

You must be superuser to do this.

To delete a file, type rm filename.

Contacting Sun Technical Support

If you have technical questions about the server that are not answered in this document, go to:

http://www.sun.com/service/contacting

See the Support menu for links to the Knowledgebase.

If you need to contact Sun technical support, please have the following information available so that we can best assist you in resolving problems:

A description of the problem, including the situation where the problem occurs and its impact on your operation

The machine type, operating system version, and product version, including any patches and other software that might be affecting the problem

Detailed steps on the methods you have used to reproduce the problem

Any error logs or core dumps

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Sun Welcomes Your Comments

Sun is interested in improving its documentation and welcomes your comments and suggestions. Use the web-based form to provide feedback to Sun:

http://www.sun.com/secure/products-n-solutions/hardware/docs/ feedback/

Please include the title and part number of your document with your feedback:

Sun Fire X4600 Server Product Notes, part number 819-4347-19

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