Preface

This Sun Blade X6270 Server Module Installation Guide contains procedures for installing the server module into a chassis, connecting to the service processor, and configuring the preinstalled Solaristrademark Operating System option or OpenSolaris Operating System, if ordered.


Product Updates

For product updates that you can download for the Sun Bladetrademark X6270 Server Module, please visit the following web site:

http://www.sun.com/download/

Find the Hardware Drivers section and click x64 Servers & Workstations. The Sun Blade X6270 Server Module site contains updates for firmware and drivers, as well as CD-ROM ISO images.


Related Documentation

The documents listed in the following table are available online at:

http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/prod/blade.x6270

At that site, search for the Sun Blade X6270 Server Module.


Title

Content

Part Number

Format

Sun Blade X6270 Server Module Product Notes

Late-breaking information about the server module

820-6179

PDF

HTML

Sun Blade X6270 Server Module Getting Started Guide

Basic installation information for setting up the server module

820-6181

PDF

Print

Sun Blade X6270 Server Module Installation Guide

Detailed installation information for setting up the server module

820-6175

PDF

HTML

Print option

Sun Blade X6270 Server Module Linux, VMware, and Solaris Operating Systems Installation Guide

Installation instructions for the Linux, VMware, and Solaris operating systems

820-6176

PDF

HTML

Sun Blade X6270 Server Module Windows Operating System Installation Guide

Installation instructions for the Windows Server operating system

820-6177

PDF

HTML

Sun Installation Assistant for Linux and Windows User’s Guide

Instructions for using the Sun Installation Assistant (SIA) when installing a Windows or Linux operating system

820-3357

PDF

HTML

Sun Blade X6270 Server Module Service Manual

Information and procedures for maintaining and upgrading the server module

820-6178

PDF

HTML

x64 Servers Utilities Reference Manual

Information for using applications and utilities common to x64 servers and server modules

820-1120

PDF

HTML

Sun x64 Servers Diagnostics Guide

Information about how to use the diagnostic software tools provided with x64 servers

820-6750

PDF

HTML

Sun Integrated Lights Out Manager 3.0 Documentation Collection

These documents cover ILOM features and tasks that are common to servers and server modules that support ILOM 3.0.

820-5523

820-6410

820-6411

820-6412

820-6413

PDF

HTML

Sun Integrated Lights Out Manager 2.0 User’s Guide

ILOM features and tasks that are common to servers and server modules that support ILOM 2.0

820-1188

PDF

HTML

Sun Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) Supplement for Sun Blade X6270 Server Module

ILOM information that is specific to the server module

820-6180

PDF

HTML

Important Safety Information for Sun Hardware Systems

Multilingual hardware safety and compliance information for all Sun hardware systems

816-7190

Print


Translated versions of some of these documents are available at the web site described above in French, Simplified Chinese, and Japanese. English documentation is revised more frequently and might be more up-to-date than the translated documentation.


Documentation, Support, and Training


Sun Function

URL

Sun Documentation

http://docs.sun.com

Support

http://www.sun.com/support/

Training

http://www.sun.com/training/



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Edit your.login file.

Use ls -a to list all files.

% You have mail.

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What you type, when contrasted with on-screen computer output

% su

Password:

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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.



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:

http://docs.sun.com


Sun Welcomes Your Comments

Sun is interested in improving its documentation and welcomes your comments and suggestions. You can submit your comments by going to:

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

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

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