Preface

This Sun Fire X2250 Server Installation Guide contains procedures for installing the server into a rack, connecting to the service processor, and configuring the preinstalled Solaris trademark

Operating System.

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:

Shell Prompts

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

Shell

Prompt

C shell

machine-name%

C shell superuser

machine-name#

Bourne shell and Korn shell

$

Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser

#

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.

Related Documentation

Title	Content	Part Number	Format
Sun Fire X2250 Server Product Notes	Late-breaking information about the server.	820-4594	PDF HTML
Sun Fire X2250 Server Getting Started Guide	Basic installation information for setting up the server.	820-4590	PDF Print
Sun Fire X2250 Server Installation Guide	Detailed installation information for setting up the server.	820-4591	PDF HTML Print option
Sun Fire X2250 Server Operating System Installation Guide	Installation instructions for the Solaris, Linux, and Windows Server operating systems.	820-4592	PDF HTML
Sun Installation Assistant for Windows and Linux User’s Guide	Installation instructions using the Sun Installation Assistant for the Linux and Windows Server operating systems.	820-3357	PDF HTML
Sun Fire X2250 Server Service Manual	Information and procedures for maintaining and upgrading the server.	820-4593	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 Fire X2250 Server	ILOM information that is specific to the server.	820-4596	PDF HTML
Sun Fire X2250 Server Safety and Compliance Manual	Hardware safety and compliance information for the server.	820-4595	PDF
Important Safety Information for Sun Hardware Systems	Multilingual hardware safety and compliance information for all Sun hardware systems.	816-7190	Print

Title

Content

Part Number

Format

Sun Fire X2250 Server Product Notes

Late-breaking information about the server.

820-4594

PDF

HTML

Sun Fire X2250 Server Getting Started Guide

Basic installation information for setting up the server.

820-4590

PDF

Sun Fire X2250 Server Installation Guide

Detailed installation information for setting up the server.

820-4591

PDF

HTML

Print option

Sun Fire X2250 Server Operating System Installation Guide

Installation instructions for the Solaris, Linux, and Windows Server operating systems.

820-4592

PDF

HTML

Sun Installation Assistant for Windows and Linux User’s Guide

Installation instructions using the Sun Installation Assistant for the Linux and Windows Server operating systems.

820-3357

PDF

HTML

Sun Fire X2250 Server Service Manual

Information and procedures for maintaining and upgrading the server.

820-4593

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 Fire X2250 Server

ILOM information that is specific to the server.

820-4596

PDF

HTML

Sun Fire X2250 Server Safety and Compliance Manual

Hardware safety and compliance information for the server.

820-4595

PDF

Important Safety Information for Sun Hardware Systems

Multilingual hardware safety and compliance information for all Sun hardware systems.

816-7190

Support and Training

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

Sun Function

URL

Support

http://www.sun.com/support/

Training

http://www.sun.com/training/

Product Updates

For product updates that you can download for the Sun Fire X2250 server, visit the following web site:

Find the Hardware Drivers section and click x64 Servers & Workstations. The Sun Fire X2250 server site contains updates for firmware and drivers, as well as CD-ROM .iso images.

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