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Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Installation Guide

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Contents

Preface

1. Introduction

Terms and References Used in This Book

Installation Overview

Routine Power On and Power Off

To Apply Standby Power

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Power on Main Power for All Server Components

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Shut Down Main Power

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Control the Locate LED Using the ILOM Web Interface

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Control the Locate LED Using the ILOM Command Line Interface (CLI)

Operating System Installation Options

Compact Flash Drive

Solid State Disk Drive (SSD)

Connecting to SAS Devices

Internal Connection to a Sun Blade 6000 Disk Module

External Connecton to the 10 GbE Ethernet Connections

Connecting to Exterior Storage Devices Using a Fibre Channel Connection

RAID Configuration

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Configure the Sun Blade RAID 5 Expansion Module

Dongle Cable Connections

2. Installing and Configuring the Server Module

Inserting the Server Module

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Insert the Server Module

LED Behavior

Accessing and Configuring the ILOM Service Processor

Service Processor Overview

Service Processor Versions

Upgrading or Migrating the Service Processor

Displaying the Service Processor’s IP Address

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Display the Service Processor’s IP Address

Connecting to the ILOM

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Connect to the ILOM Web Interface

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Connect to the ILOM CLI

Configuring the Service Processor’s Network Settings (Optional)

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Configure the Service Processor’s Network Configuration:

Accessing the System Console

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Access the System Console Directly

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Access the System Console Using the ILOM CLI

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Access the System Console Using the ILOM Web Interface

Configuring or Installing an Operating System

Powering On the System and Configuring the Preinstalled Solaris Operating System

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Power On the Server Module and Configure the Preinstalled Solaris Operating System

Power Management

Initial Setup of the Factory-Installed Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 SP2 Operating System

Hardware and Software Prerequisites

Establishing Connection to the Server Module

Providing Customer Information for Windows Setup

Obtaining Updates Using SunLink

A. Installation Worksheet

Index