Preface

The Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Administration Guide is intended to be used by experienced system administrators. This guide contains general descriptive information about the Sun Fire^TMV210 and V240 servers and it includes detailed instructions on the various server administration tasks.

To use the information in this manual you must have a working knowledge of computer network concepts and terms, and advanced knowledge of the Solaris trademark Operating System (Solaris OS).

Before You Read This Document

This document does not cover server installation and rackmounting. For detailed information on those topics, refer to the Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Installation Guide (819-4209).

Before following any of the procedures described in this document, ensure that you have read the Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Compliance and Safety Manual (817-4827-12).

How This Document Is Organized

Chapter 1 is an overview of the Sun Fire V210 and V240 server's main features.

Chapter 2 describes how to remove hardware components located behind the bezel.

Chapter 3 describes basic Sun Advanced Lights Out Manager features and functions.

Chapter 4 describes Sun Management Center features and functions.

Chapter 5 describes SunVTS.

Chapter 6 describes diagnostic tools for the Sun Fire V210 and V240 servers.

Using UNIX Commands

This document does not contain information on basic UNIX® commands and procedures such as shutting down the system, booting the system, and configuring devices.

Refer to one or more of the following documents for this information:

Solaris^TM 10 Sun Hardware Platform Guide (817-6337)

Solaris Operating System documentation, which is at:

http://docs.sun.com

Other software documentation that you received with your system

Shell Prompts

Shell	Prompt
C shell	machine-name`%`
C shell superuser	machine-name`#`
Bourne shell and Korn shell	`$`
Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser	`#`
ALOM shell	`sc>`
OpenBoot PROM shell	`ok`

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, type `rm` filename.

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, type rm filename.

Application	Title	Part Number
Quick set up	Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Getting Started Guide	819-4206
Installation	Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Installation Guide	819-4209
Latest information	Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Product Notes	819-4205
Parts Installation and removal	Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Service Manual	819-4207
Compliance and safety	Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Compliance and Safety Manual	817-4827-12
Lights-Out Management	Advanced Lights Out Manager Software User's Guide	817-5481

Documentation, Support, and Training

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

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