Preface

This Sun Blade X6240 Server Module Operating System Installation Guide contains operating system installation and initial software configuration procedures for bringing the server module to a configurable and usable state.

Product Updates

For product updates that you can download for the Sun Blade X6240 server module, visit the following web site:

http://www.sun.com/download/index.jsp.

Find the Hardware Drivers section and click x64 Servers & Workstations. The Sun Blade X6240 server module site contains updates for firmware and drivers, as well as CD-ROM .iso images.

Related Documentation

For a description of the document set for the Sun Blade X6240 Server Module, see the Sun Blade X6240 Server Module Getting Started Guide (820-3975) that is packed with your server module and also posted at the product's documentation site. Go to the following URL, then navigate to the Sun Blade X6240 product documentation:

http://docs.sun.com/

The documents listed in the following table are available at that site.

Title	Content	Part Number	Format
Sun Blade X6240 Server Module Product Notes	Late-breaking information about the server module.	820-3972	PDF HTML
Sun Blade X6240 Server Module Getting Started Guide	Basic installation information for setting up the server module.	820-3975	PDF Print
Sun Blade X6240 Server Module Installation Guide	Detailed installation information for setting up the server module.	820-3968	PDF HTML Print option
Sun Blade X6240 Server Module Operating System Installation Guide	Installation instructions for the Solaris and Linux operating systems.	820-3969	PDF HTML
Sun Blade X6240 Server Module Windows Operating System Installation Guide	Installation instructions for the Windows Server operating system.	820-3970	PDF HTML
Sun Blade X6240 Server Module Service Manual	Information and procedures for maintaining and upgrading the server module.	820-3971	PDF HTML
x64 Servers Utilities Reference Manual	Information for using applications and utilities common to x64 servers and server modules.	820-1120	PDF HTML
Sun Integrated Lights Out Manager 2.0 User’s Guide	ILOM features and tasks that are common to servers and server modules that support ILOM.	820-1188	PDF HTML
Sun Integrated Lights Out Manager Supplement for Sun Blade X6240 Server Module	ILOM information that is specific to the server module.	820-3974	PDF HTML
Sun Blade X6240 Server Module Safety and Compliance Manual	Hardware safety and compliance information for the server module.	820-4411	PDF
Important Safety Information for Sun Hardware Systems	Multilingual hardware safety and compliance information for all Sun hardware systems.	816-7190	Print

Translated versions of some of these documents are available at the web site described above in French, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, and Japanese. English documentation is revised more frequently and might be more up-to-date than the translated documentation.

Support, and Training

Sun Function	URL
Support	`http://www.sun.com/support/`
Training	`http://www.sun.com/training/`

Using UNIX Commands

This document might not contain information about basic UNIX^® commands and procedures such as shutting down the system, booting the system, and configuring devices. Refer to the following for this information:

Software documentation that you received with your system

Solaris Operating System documentation, which is at:

http://docs.sun.com

Third-Party Web Sites

Sun is not responsible for the availability of third-party web sites mentioned in this document. Sun does not endorse and is not responsible or liable for any content, advertising, products, or other materials that are available on or through such sites or resources. Sun will not be responsible or liable for any actual or alleged damage or loss caused by or in connection with the use of or reliance on any such content, goods, or services that are available on or through such sites or resources.

Typographic Conventions

Typeface ^[1]	Meaning	Examples
`AaBbCc123`	The names of commands, files, and directories; on-screen computer output	Edit your`.login` file. Use `ls` `-a` to list all files. `% You have mail`.
`AaBbCc123`	What you type, when contrasted with on-screen computer output	`%` `su` `Password:`
AaBbCc123	Book titles, new words or terms, words to be emphasized. Replace command-line variables with real names or values.	Read Chapter 6 in the User’s Guide. These are called class options. You must be superuser to do this. To delete a file, enter `rm` filename.

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Meaning

Examples

AaBbCc123

The names of commands, files, and directories; on-screen computer output

Edit your.login file.

Use ls -a to list all files.

% You have mail.

AaBbCc123

What you type, when contrasted with on-screen computer output

% su

Password:

AaBbCc123

Book titles, new words or terms, words to be emphasized. Replace command-line variables with real names or values.

Read Chapter 6 in the User’s Guide.

These are called class options.

You must be superuser to do this.

To delete a file, enter rm filename.

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Sun is interested in improving its documentation and welcomes your comments and suggestions. You can submit your comments by going to:

http://www.sun.com/hwdocs/feedback

Please include the following document title and part number with your feedback:

Sun Blade X6240 Server Module Operating System Installation Guide, 820-3969-11

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