Preface

The Sun Fire V490 Server Administration Guide is intended to be used by experienced system administrators. It includes general descriptive information about the
Sun Fire trademark V490 server and detailed instructions for installing, configuring, and administering the server and for diagnosing problems with the server. To use the information in this manual--particularly the instructional chapters--you must have working knowledge of computer network concepts and terms, and advanced familiarity with the Solaris trademark Operating System.

Before You Read This Book

While the first part of this manual focuses on installation of the Sun Fire V490 server, it does not deal with mounting the server in a cabinet or 2-post rack. For those instructions, refer to the Sun Fire V490 Server Setup and Rackmounting Guide. Rack mounting instructions are also printed on labels on the server chassis.

Follow the instructions for mounting the server in a cabinet or 2-post rack before continuing with the installation and configuration instructions in this manual.

How This Book Is Organized

The Sun Fire V490 Server Administration Guide is divided into three parts:

Part One - Installation

Part Two - Background

Part Three - Instructions

Each part of the book is divided into chapters.

Part One

Chapter 1 describes and provides instructions for Sun Fire V490 server installation.

Part Two

Chapter 2 presents an illustrated overview of the server and a description of the server's reliability, availability, and serviceability (RAS) features.

Chapter 3 describes and illustrates major system hardware.

Chapter 4 describes the network interfaces and system firmware, including OpenBoot trademark environmental monitoring.

Chapter 5 offers conceptual information (not instructions) relating to system administration tasks.

Chapter 6 is a discussion of diagnostic tools.

Part Three

Chapter 7 provides instructions for configuring system devices.

Chapter 8 provides instructions for configuring network interfaces and
the boot drive.

Chapter 9 provides instructions for configuring system firmware.

Chapter 10 provides instructions for isolating failed parts.

Chapter 11 provides instructions for monitoring the system.

Chapter 12 provides instructions for exercising the system.

Appendixes

This manual also includes the following reference appendixes:

Appendix A details connector pinouts.

Appendix B provides tables of various system specifications.

Using UNIX Commands

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

Documentation that you received with your system

Solaris Operating System documentation, which is at http://docs.sun.com

Typographic Conventions

Typeface*	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	Read Chapter 6 in the User's Guide. These are called class options. You must be superuser to do this.
AaBbCc123	Command-line variable; replace with a real name or value	To delete a file, type `rm` filename.

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Shell Prompts

Shell	Prompt
C shell	machine-name`%`
C shell superuser	machine-name`#`
Bourne shell and Korn shell	`$`
Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser	`#`

Related Documentation

Application	Title	Part Number / Location
Site Planning	Site Planning Guide for Entry-Level Servers	816-1613 Documentation CD
Rack installation	Sun Fire V490 Server Setup and Rackmounting Guide	817-3959 Documentation CD
Rack installation	Sun Fire V490 Server 4-Post Rackmounting Overview	817-6884 Printed, included in box
Parts installation and removal	Sun Fire V490 Server Parts Installation and Removal Guide	817-3952 Documentation CD
Remote System Control (RSC) software	Sun Remote System Control (RSC) 2.2 User's Guide	816-3314 Documentation CD
Sun Validation Test Suite (SunVTS) software	SunVTS 5.0 User's Guide	816-1666 `http://docs.sun.com`
Sun Validation Test Suite (SunVTS) software	SunVTS 5.0 Test Reference Manual	816-1667 `http://docs.sun.com`
Sun Management Center software	Sun Management Center 3.5 Installation and Configuration Guide	816-2678 `http://www.sun.com/sunmanagementcenter`
	Sun Management Center 3.5 User's Guide	816-2716 `http://www.sun.com/sunmanagementcenter`
Firmware configuration	OpenBoot PROM Enhancements for Diagnostic Operation	817-6957 Documentation CD
Firmware configuration	OpenBoot 4.x Command Reference Manual	816-1177 `http://docs.sun.com`
Late-breaking information	Sun Fire V490 Server Product Notes	817-4193 `http://docs.sun.com`
	Sun Remote System Control (RSC) 2.2.2 Release Notes	816-3995 Documentation CD
	SunVTS README file	`/opt/SUNWvts/`

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