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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
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 default settings are 9600 baud, 8N1 (eight data bits, no parity, one stop bit), disable flow control.
On a client running Oracle Solaris OS, type:
$tip -9600 /dev/ttya
On a client running Windows, start a program such as Hyperterminal.
On a client running Linux, start a program such as Minicom, a text-based serial communication program that is included in the Linux distributions. For more information, see the man pages included in the Linux distribution.
login: root password: changeme
start /SP/console
The SP is now configured to connect to the console.
POST messages appear on your screen as the OS boots up.
The screens that are displayed vary, depending on the method that you chose for assigning network information to the server (DHCP or static IP address).
After you have entered the system-configuration information, the server completes the boot process and displays the Oracle Solaris login prompt.
See Also
You can access the Oracle Solaris OS user documentation at:
For the Solaris 10 OS: Oracle Solaris 10 8/11 Information Library
For the Solaris 11 OS: Oracle Solaris 11 Information Library