Preface
This guide contains operating system installation and initial software configuration procedures for bringing the Sun Fire X4470 Server from Oracle to a configurable and usable state. This document is written for technicians, system administrators, authorized service providers (ASPs), and users who have experience with installing operating systems.
Product Information
For product information about the Sun Fire X4470 Server, go to the following web site:
http://www.oracle.com/goto/x4470
At that site, you can find links and navigate to the following information and downloads:
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Product information and specifications
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Supported operating systems
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Software and firmware downloads
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Supported option cards
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External storage options
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Power calculator
Related Documentation
The related documents listed in the following table are available online at:
http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/prod/sf.x4470#hic
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Sun Fire X4470 Server Product Notes |
Late-breaking information about the server |
821-0704 |
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Sun Fire X4470 Server Getting Started Guide |
Basic installation information for setting up the server |
821-0333 |
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Sun Fire X4470 Server Installation Guide |
Detailed installation information for setting up the server |
821-0332 |
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Sun Fire X4470 Server Installation Guide for Linux Operating Systems |
Installation instructions for the Linux operating systems |
821-1213 |
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Sun Fire X4470 Server Installation Guide for Windows Operating Systems |
Installation instructions for the Windows Server operating systems |
821-0701 |
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Sun Fire X4470 Server Installation Guide for Oracle Solaris Operating System |
Installation instructions for the Oracle Solaris operating system |
821-0700 |
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Sun Fire X4470 Server Installation Guide for Virtual Machine Software |
Installation instructions for Oracle VM and VMware ESX/ESXi software |
821-1214 |
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Sun Installation Assistant 2.3 Through 2.4 User’s Guide for x64 Servers |
Instructions for using the Sun Installation Assistant to install the operating systems |
821-0694 |
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Sun Fire X4470 Server Service Manual |
Information and procedures for maintaining and upgrading the server |
821-0703 |
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Sun Server CLI Tools and IPMItool 2.0 User’s Guide |
Information about installing, configuring, and working with CLI tools and IPMItool |
821-1600 |
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Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager
(ILOM) 3.0 Documentation Collection (formerly called Sun Integrated Lights Out Manager Documentation Collection) |
Documents covering 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 |
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Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) 3.0 Supplement for Sun Fire X4470 Server |
ILOM 3.0 information that is specific to the Sun Fire X4470 Server |
821-0702 |
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Sun Fire X4470 Safety and Compliance Guide |
Hardware safety and compliance information for the server |
821-0705 |
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Important Safety Information for Sun Hardware Systems |
Multilingual hardware safety and compliance information for all Sun hardware system |
821-1590 |
Print |
Oracle X86 Servers Diagnostics Guide |
Information for diagnosing and troubleshooting the server. |
820-6750 |
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Translated versions of some of these documents are available at the product documentation web site listed above the table. English documentation is revised more frequently and might be more up-to-date than the translated documentation.
Documentation, Support, and Training
These web sites provide additional resources:
Typographic Conventions
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Edit your .login file. Use ls -a to list all files. % You have mail. |
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Read Chapter 6 in the User’s Guide. These are called class options. You must be superuser to do this. To delete a file, enter rm filename. |
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Sun Fire X4470 Server Installation Guide for Oracle Solaris Operating System, part number 821-0700-10.
Product Downloads
To download the latest product software, go to the following web site:
http://www.oracle.com/goto/x4470
At that site, you can find links and navigate to the following items:
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Tools and Drivers DVD image
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Sun Installation Assistant DVD image
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Sun Validation Test Suite (Sun VTS) update
