Sun Fire B100x and B200x Server Blade Installation and Setup Guide
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Sun Fire B100x and B200x Server Blade Installation and Setup Guide
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Preparing to Install and Set Up Server Blades
Overview of the B100x Server Blade
B100x Server Blade Feature Set
Overview of the B200x Server Blade
B200x Server Blade Feature Set
Upgrading System Controller Firmware
General Environmental Parameters
Recommended Environment Parameters
Estimating the Heat Dissipation
Operating Power Limits and Ranges
Installing and Replacing Server Blades
Disabling an Existing Blade Prior to Removal
Removing an Existing Blade or Filler Panel
Inserting the New Blade or Filler Panel
Installing Linux From a PXE Boot Install Environment
Installing Linux From a Linux PXE Boot Server
Files Relevant to PXE Boot Installation
Configuring the PXE Boot Servers
Installing Linux on a Server Blade from a Linux PXE Boot Server
Installing Linux From a Solaris PXE Boot Server
Files Relevant to PXE Boot Installation
Configuring the PXE Boot Servers
Installing Linux on a Server Blade from a Solaris PXE Boot Server
Configuring the Server Blade to Boot From the Network
Powering On and Booting the Server Blade
Manually Installing the B100x and B200x Linux Kernel Drivers
Before Upgrading the Linux Kernel
After Upgrading the Linux Kernel
Using Linux Blades in Separated Data and Management Networks
SunFire B1600 Network Topology Overview
Preparing the Network Environment Using DHCP
Sun Fire B1600 Network Environment Using Static IP Addresses
Configuring the System Controllers and Switches
Configuring Network Interfaces
Example Network Interface Configurations
Failover Between the Physical Interfaces on a Blade
Failover Between Bonding Interfaces
VLAN Configured on a Physical Interface
Failover Between VLAN Interfaces
Configuring Bonding Interfaces
Configuring the B200x Blade for Link Aggregation
Example ifcfg file on a B200x Blade
Configuring the Switch for Link Aggregation
Configuring the Switch for Link Aggregation with Red Hat el-3.0 (Using LACP)
Configuring the Switch for Link Aggregation Using Active-Backup
Adding the Server Blades to a VLAN on the Switches in SSC0 and SSC1
Configuring Failover Interfaces
Setting up Linux Server Blades Using the Failover Interface Driver for Network Resiliency
Failover Support for Server Blades
Configuring Failover for a Server Blade
Example ifcfg-fail0 File for a B100x Server Blade
Configuring the Network Interfaces on a B200x Sever Blade
Adding the Server Blades to the Management and Data VLANs on the Switches in SSC0 and SSC1
Using Linux Server Blade Utilities
Performing Memory Diagnostics on a Server Blade
Running a Memory Test on a Server Blade
Example memdiag Output for Faulty DIMMs
Troubleshooting the Linux PXE Boot Installation
Overview of the Solaris x86 Installation Procedures
Preparing to Install Solaris x86
Configuring Global Settings for Solaris x86 Blades on the DHCP Server
Adding the Required Option Strings to the DHCP Server
Adding the Global PXE Macro for Solaris x86 to the DHCP Server
Configuring the Install Server and the DHCP Server to Install Solaris x86 Onto Each Blade
Re-initializing the Hard Disk On a Blade That Previously Ran Linux
Configuring a Blade to Boot Temporarily From the Network
Monitoring the Network Booting Process and Starting the Solaris Installation
Specifying Disk Partitioning During an Interactive Installation
Disk Partitioning for an Install Image Created From the Solaris CD Media
Disk Partitioning for an Install Image Created From the Solaris DVD Media
Creating a Solaris fdisk Partition Using the Solaris Installation Utility
Re-using or Deciding to Remove an Existing Partition Table
Aborting the Installation for a Used Blade Whose Disk Contains only a Single Partition
Removing the Entire Disk Partition Table Before Restarting the Solaris Install Program
Specifying Separate Boot and Solaris Partitions During a Manual Webstart Installation
Completing the Solaris x86 Installation
Preparatory Steps for Setting up a Jumpstart Installation for a Blade
Configuring a Jumpstart Installation
Useful Tips for Installing Solaris x86 onto Multiple Blades
Calling the add_install_client Utility From a Wrapper Shell Script
Speeding Up the Creation of Macros for Installing Multiple Blades
Using the DHCP Manager's Macro Include Facility
Using the DHCP Manager's Macro Duplicate Facility
Using the DHCP Manager's Command-line Interface Instead of the GUI
Installing Solaris x86 Onto a Blade by Using the Second, Third, or Fourth Network Interface
Different Properties You Must Specify for the B100x Interfaces
Different Properties You Must Specify for the B200x Interfaces
The New add_install_client -b Option
Configuring IPMP for Network Resiliency on Solaris x86 Blades
Taking Advantage of Having Two Switches in the System Chassis
How IPMP Works on B100x and B200x Blades
Migrating From DHCP to Static IP Addresses
Configuring IPMP on a B100x Blade
Configuring IPMP on a B200x Blade
Configuring IPMP on a B200x Blade Using a Single IPMP Group for All Interfaces
Configuring IPMP on a B200x Blade Using Two IPMP Groups
Adding Blade Management and VLAN Tagging in Solaris x86
Setting up the Server Blades Using IPMP for Network Resiliency (VLAN Tagging)
Configuring IPMP With Tagged VLAN Support on a B100x Blade
Configuring IPMP With Tagged VLAN Support on a B200x Blade
Testing the Solaris x86 Blade Memory (DIMMs)
Running the Memory Diagnostics Utility
Restoring the Blade's DHCP Configuration
Troubleshooting the Solaris x86 PXE Boot Installation
Installing Firmware Images on a TFTP Server
Upgrading the System Controller Firmware
Example for Upgrading the System Controller Firmware
Upgrading the Blade Support Chip Firmware on One or More Blades
Example of Upgrading Firmware on a Single Blade
Examples for Upgrading Firmware on a Number of Blades
Viewing the System Controller Details
Checking the Status of the Hardware Components
Checking Operating Conditions Inside the Blades
Checking a Server Blade or Server Blades
Checking the Information Stored by a Blade About Itself
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