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Using This Documentation

Sun Server X2-8 Name Change

Product Downloads

Documentation and Feedback

About This Documentation

Change History

Installation Overview

Front and Back Features and Components

Front Features and Components

Back Features and Components

Unpacking the Server and Identifying the Rack Mounting Hardware

How to Identify Your Rack Mounting Kit

How to Unpack the Server

Installing the Server In the Rack Using the Standard Rack Mounting Kit

Tools and Staff Required

Installing Optional Equipment

Compatible Racks

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

Tools and Staff Required

Installing Optional Equipment

Compatible Racks

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

Cabling and Power

Attaching Administration (SP) Cables

Cabling NEMs and PCIe EMs

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

Installation Worksheet

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

How to Configure Oracle VM

Configuration Worksheets

Getting Started With Oracle VM

Communicating With Oracle ILOM and the System Console

Server Connections

About Oracle ILOM SP IP Addresses and the Oracle ILOM Interfaces

Determining the SP IP Address

Connecting to Oracle ILOM

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

Environmental Specifications

Acoustic Specifications

Requesting Physical Media

How to Request Physical Media Online

How To Request Physical Media by Phone

Index

Determining Your Server Management Strategy

With your Oracle x86 server, you have three single-server management options available. They are:

Each of these server management options has unique capabilities, but some of the functions of the tools overlap. Each of these software options is freely available and can be used together.

This section includes information to help you evaluate the single-server management solution that best fits your server environment and the management tasks that you can perform. It also provides information on how to access the software and documentation.

The following table gives examples of common server management tasks that you can perform with the available single-server management software.

Task
Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager
Oracle Hardware Management Pack
Oracle Hardware Installation Assistant
Update BIOS or Oracle ILOM firmware
Yes
No
Yes
Configure Oracle ILOM
Yes
Yes
Yes
Install Linux or Windows operating system and drivers
No
No
Yes
Monitor hardware components
Yes
Yes
No
Configure RAID
No
Yes
Yes
Update HBA and expander firmware
No
Yes
Yes
Power on or off the server remotely
Yes
No
No