Preface

This Netra X4200 M2 Server Operating System Installation Guide contains detailed procedures for bringing the server from the packing box to a configurable, usable state. Hardware installation and initial software configuration are covered.

Product Updates

For product updates that you can download for the Sun Fire X4100 or X4200 servers, please visit the following Web site:

http://www.sun.com/servers/entry/x4100/downloads.jsp

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

Related Documentation

For the most up-to-date information on the Netra X4200 M2 server, go to this site:

http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/prod/nt4200m2.srvr#hic

Information	Title and Format	Part Number
Safety information	Important Safety Information About Sun Hardware (included in system box)	819- 7190
Safety notices and international compliance certification statements	Netra X4200 M2 Server Safety and Compliance Guide (PDF)	820-0068
Server setup, including rack installation	Netra X4200 M2 Server Setup Guide (PDF)	820-0062
Operating system installation	Netra X4200 M2 Server Operating System Installation Guide(PDF)	820-0065
System management	System Management (PDF and HTML)	819-1160
Server and software setup	Setup and Maintenance Guide (PDF and HTML)	819-1157
Late-breaking information and issues	Netra X4200 M2 Server Product Notes (PDF)	820-0067
RAID	Sun LSI 106x RAID User’s Guide	820-4933
Diagnostic software patch information	SunVTS 6.0 Patch Set Documentation Supplement for x86 Platforms (HTML)	819-2948

Translated versions of some of these documents are available at the web sites described above in French, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Japanese, and German.

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

Using UNIX Commands

This document might not contain information about basic UNIX^® commands and procedures such as shutting down the system, booting the system, and configuring devices. Refer to the following for this information:

Software documentation that you received with your system

Solaris Operating System documentation, which is at:

http://docs.sun.com

Third-Party Web Sites

Sun is not responsible for the availability of third-party web sites mentioned in this document. Sun does not endorse and is not responsible or liable for any content, advertising, products, or other materials that are available on or through such sites or resources. Sun will not be responsible or liable for any actual or alleged damage or loss caused by or in connection with the use of or reliance on any such content, goods, or services that are available on or through such sites or resources.

Typographic Conventions

Typeface`^[1]`	Meaning	Examples
`AaBbCc123`	The names of commands, files, and directories; on-screen computer output	Edit your`.login` file. Use `ls` `-a` to list all files. `% You have mail`.
`AaBbCc123`	What you type, when contrasted with on-screen 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.

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Meaning

Examples

AaBbCc123

The names of commands, files, and directories; on-screen computer output

Edit your.login file.

Use ls -a to list all files.

% You have mail.

AaBbCc123

What you type, when contrasted with on-screen 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.

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http://www.sun.com/hwdocs/feedback

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

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