1. Review Product Documentation
Sun Blade 6000 Modular System Documentation Library
Sun Blade X4-2B Documentation Library
2. Receive and Unpack the Server Module
3. Insert the Server Module Into a Chassis
Insert the Sun Blade X4-2B Server Module Into a Chassis
4. Access Server Module Management Tools
Set Up Server Module Remote Using Ethernet Network Connection
Set Up Server Module Using Local Serial Connection
Set Up Server Module Using Local KVM Connection
Determining Server Module Oracle ILOM SP IP Address
Display Server Module Oracle ILOM SP IP Address (Web Interface)
Display Server Module Oracle ILOM SP IP Address (CLI)
Access Server Module SP Oracle ILOM
Log In to Oracle ILOM SP (Web Interface)
Log In to Oracle ILOM SP (CLI)
5. Set up Server Module Software and Firmware (Oracle System Assistant)
Accessing Oracle System Assistant
Launch Oracle System Assistant (Oracle ILOM)
Launch Oracle System Assistant (Locally)
Set Up Software and Firmware (Oracle System Assistant)
6. Configure Server Module Drives for OS Installation
Identifying REM Host Bus Adapters
Configuring Storage Drives: SG-SAS6-R-REM-Z (Oracle System Assistant)
SG-SAS6-REM-Z Host Bus Adapter
Configure Storage Drives SG-SAS6-REM-Z (Oracle System Assistant)
Configure Storage Drives (LSI Configuration Utilities)
Configure Storage Drives (LSI WebBIOS Configuration Utility)
Set RAID Volume (Virtual Drive) as Bootable SG-SAS6-R-REM-Z HBA (LSI WebBIOS Utility)
Create a RAID Volume using LSI SAS 2 BIOS Configuration Utility
7. Set Up an Operating System and Drivers
Configuring Preinstalled Oracle Solaris OS
Configuring Preinstalled Oracle VM Software
Configuring Preinstalled Oracle Linux OS
Getting Server Firmware and Software Updates
Use this section to configure a storage drive for OS installation if you have the SG-SAS6-R-REM-Z (also known as Sun Storage 6 Gb SAS REM RAID HBA, Sun Storage 6 Gb SAS PCIe RAID HBA) installed on your server module.
To create a RAID volume with the disk before installing an operating system, choose one of the following methods:
Configuring Storage Drives: SG-SAS6-R-REM-Z (Oracle System Assistant)
Configure Storage Drives (LSI WebBIOS Configuration Utility)
The Sun Storage 6 Gb SAS PCIe RAID HBA name is supported by Oracle System Assistant.
The Sun Storage 6 Gb SAS PCIe RAID HBA set up in Oracle System Assistant has the following options:
Supports RAID 0 with one or more hard drives
Supports RAID 1 with two or more hard drives per volume
Can set a volume as a boot device
Can display if a volume is the boot device
Can display the state of a disk (good, bad, hotspare)
See Configure Storage Drives SG-SAS6-REM-Z (Oracle System Assistant) for instructions on preparing the storage drives with Oracle System Assistant.