Preface

This guide describes how to maintain the Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z servers.

How This Book Is Organized

Chapter 1 contains an overview of the Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z servers.

Chapter 2 contains information about how to power on the server and configure the BIOS.

Chapter 3 contains information about removing and replacing components in a Sun Fire V20z server.

Chapter 4 contains information about removing and replacing components in a Sun Fire V40z server.

Appendix A contains the system specifications and information about optimizing system performance.

Appendix B contains a listing of BIOS POST codes.

Appendix C contains reference information about using the Fusion-MPT PCI SCSI BIOS Configuration Utility.

Appendix D contains supplemental information about RAID configuration hardware.

Appendix E contains part numbers and descriptions for memory options and customer replaceable units (CRUs) for the Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z servers.

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. See the following documents for this information:

Software documentation that you received with your system

Solaris Operating System documentation, which is located at:

http://docs.sun.com

Shell Prompts

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

Table with examples of the types of shell prompts that may be used in this book.

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.

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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, type rm filename.

Table with descriptions and examples of the typographic conventions that may be used in this book.

Related Documentation

For the most up-to-date documentation, go to this site:

http://www.sun.com/products-n-solutions/hardware/docs/Servers/x64_servers/v20z_v40z/index.html

Translated versions of some of the documentation are available in French, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Japanese, and Korean.

Note that the English documentation is revised more frequently and might therefore be more up-to-date than the translated documentation.

Application	Title	Part Number
Safety information	Important Safety Information for Sun Hardware Systems	816-7190
Safety notices and international compliance certification statements	Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers-- Safety and Compliance Guide	817-5251
Hardware and system software installation	Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers-- Installation Guide	817-5246
Server maintenance	Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers-- User Guide (This document)	817-5248
Server management	Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers-- Server Management Guide	817-5249
Operating-system installation	Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers-- Linux Operating System Installation Guide	817-5250
Troubleshooting and diagnostics	Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers-- Troubleshooting Techniques and Diagnostics Guide	817-7184
Late-breaking information	Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers-- Release Notes	817-1771
Comparison of server models	Differences Between Versions of the Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers	817-7185
Configuring pre-installed Solaris 10 OS	Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers-- Guide for Pre-Installed Solaris 10 Operating System	819-1811

Table presents other documentation related to this user guide.

Accessing Sun Documentation

You can view, print or purchase a broad selection of Sun documentation, including localized versions, at:

http://www.sun.com/documentation

Third-Party Web Sites

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Contacting Sun Technical Support

If you have technical questions about this product that are not answered in this document, go to:

http://www.sun.com/service/contacting

Sun Welcomes Your Comments

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 title and part number of your document with your feedback:

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