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Front and Back Features and Components
Unpacking the Server and Identifying the Rack Mounting Hardware
How to Identify Your Rack Mounting Kit
Installing the Server In the Rack Using the Standard Rack Mounting Kit
Contents of the Standard Rack Mounting Kit
Location of the Rack Mounting Kit and the Shipping Bracket Kit
Installing the Server In a Rack Using the Standard Rack Mounting Kit
Removing and Installing the Standard Rack Mounting Kit Shipping Brackets
Installing the Server in the Rack Using the Universal Rack Mounting Kit
Contents of the Universal Rack Mounting Kit
Installing the Server in a Rack Using the Universal Rack Mounting Kit
Installing and Removing the Universal Shipping Brackets
Removing the Server from the Rack
How to Remove the Server from the Rack
How to Remove the Rackmounting Hardware from the Rack
Attaching Administration (SP) Cables
Powering the Server On and Off
Getting Service for Your Server
How to Find the Server's Serial Number
Determining Your Server Management Strategy
Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager
Oracle Hardware Management Pack
Oracle Hardware Installation Assistant
Configuring the Preinstalled Solaris Operating System
Configuring the Preinstalled Oracle Solaris OS
How to Connect to the Server Using the Server's IP Address
(Optional) How to Redirect the Console Output to the Video Port
How to Connect to the Server Using a Serial Capture Program
Oracle Solaris OS Information Products and Training
Configuring the Preinstalled Oracle Linux Operating System
Oracle Linux Configuration Worksheet
Configure the Preinstalled Oracle Linux OS
Register and Update Your Oracle Linux OS
Configuring the Preinstalled Oracle VM Software
Getting Started With Oracle VM
Communicating With Oracle ILOM and the System Console
About Oracle ILOM SP IP Addresses and the Oracle ILOM Interfaces
Connecting to the System Console
I/O and Interrupt Resource Allocation
Option ROM and I/O Space Allocation
Allocating MSI Interrupt Space (Oracle Solaris OS Only)
How to Identify and Fix Interrupt Resource Shortages
Sun Server X2-8 Specifications
Physical Specifications for the Sun Server X2-8
Power Specifications for the Sun Server X2-8
How to Request Physical Media Online
The following lists the release history of this documentation set:
July 2011 – Initial publication.
October 2011 – Revised for SW1.1.
April 2012 – Revised to add preinstalled Oracle VM, and additional rack mounting instructions.
June 2012 – Revided for SW1.1.1. Revised to add the preinstalled Oracle Solaris 11 operating system.
July 2012 – Revised to change the product name to Sun Server X2–8 and to add 32 GB DIMM support.
September 2012 – Added firmware versions to Product Notes.
December 2012 – Revised for SW1.1.2. Added support for dual-ranked and quad-ranked 16 GB DIMMs.
December 2012 – Removed erroneous listing of Windows Server 2008 pre-R2 as a supported OS. For Microsoft Windows, only Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 is supported.
January 2013 – Minor edit to Service Manual and Product Notes for memory DIMM population rules.
January 2013 – Minor editorial corrections to Product Notes and Service Manual.
March 2013 – Support for Windows Server 2012 added to Product Notes. Installation Guide revised to add the preinstalled Oracle Linux operating system.
July 2013 – Revised for SW1.2. Updated information in Product Notes on operating system support, finding Windows Server 2008 drivers, and new CRs. Updated Service Manual to add procedure animation links and make minor editorial changes.
August 2013 – Revised Installation Guide and Oracle ILOM Supplement to add information about changing the default Oracle ILOM password.