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Hardware Installation and Product Notes

Hardware Installation

Installation Overview

Sun Fire X4640 Server Front and Back Panel Features and Components

Installing the Server Hardware

Removing the Server From the Rack

Cabling and Power

Getting Service for Your Server

Sun Fire X4640 Server Specifications

Managing Your Server

Communicating With the ILOM and the System Console

Setting Up Your Operating System

Product Notes

Overview of the Sun Fire X4640 Server Product Notes

Supported Software and Firmware

Hardware Issues

Solaris Operating System Issues

Linux Operating System Issues

Windows Operating System Issues

VMware ESX and VMware ESXi Issues

Sun Installation Assistant Issues

MegaRAID Storage Manager (MSM) Issues

Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) Issues

BIOS Issues

Documentation Issues

Operating System Installation

Sun Installation Assistant

Introduction to Sun Installation Assistant

Getting Started With Sun Installation Assistant

Starting SIA and Preparing for Deployment or Recovery Tasks

Configuring RAID

Installing Windows With SIA

Installing Linux With SIA

Using SIA to Upgrade System Firmware

Using SIA to Recover a Service Processor

Performing an SIA PXE-Based Attended Installation

Performing an SIA PXE-Based Unattended Installation

Observing an SIA PXE-Based Unattended Installation

Troubleshooting SIA

Creating a Bootable SIA USB Flash Drive

Identifying a Linux Boot Device on a Sun Fire X4500 Server

Installing Service Tags

Solaris Operating System

Introduction to Solaris OS and OpenSolaris Installation

Installing the Solaris 10 Operating System

Installing the OpenSolaris Operating System

Booting From OS Distribution Media

Identifying Logical and Physical Network Interface Names for Solaris OS Installation

Preliminary Tasks Before Installing An OS

Linux

Introduction to Linux Installation

Sun Installation Assistant (SIA)

Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Installing and Updating SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

Configuring a Linux Server to Support PXE Installation

Booting From OS Distribution Media

Preliminary Tasks Before Installing An OS

Identifying Logical and Physical Network Interface Names for Linux OS Configuration

Windows

Introduction to Windows Installation

Sun Installation Assistant (SIA)

Getting Started With Windows Server 2008 Installation

Downloading Server Software

Selecting a Media Delivery Method

Configuring a Remote Console

Installing Windows Server 2008

Updating Critical Drivers and Installing Supplemental Software

Incorporating Sun Fire Drivers Into a WIM Image

Identifying Network Interfaces in Windows

ESX

Introduction to ESX Installation

Installing VMware ESX 4

Installing VMware ESXi 4.0 Installable

Booting From OS Distribution Media

Preliminary Tasks Before Installing An OS

Administration, Diagnostics, and Service

Administration Using ILOM

Overview of the ILOM Supplement

Introduction to ILOM Software

Communicating With the ILOM and the System Console

Updating Firmware

Using ILOM to Monitor the Host

Diagnostics

Overview of the Diagnostics Guide

Introduction to System Diagnostics

Troubleshooting the Server

Troubleshooting DIMM Problems

Using the ILOM to Monitor the Host

Using SunVTS Diagnostics Software

Creating a Data Collector Snapshot

Resetting the SP

Service

Sun Fire X4640 Server Service Manual Overview

Controlling Power and Performing Hardware Reset

Removing and Installing Components

Configuring the System Using the BIOS Setup Utilities

Sun Fire X4640 Server References and Specifications

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PCI card
boot device detection and priority, index iconBoot Device Detection and Priority
installing, index iconHow to Install a PCI Card
removing, index iconHow to Remove a PCI Card
slot designation, index iconPCI Slot Designations
physical console
connecting directly
index iconHow to Connect to the Server Locally (Physical Console)
index iconHow to Connect to the Server Locally (Physical Console)
portmap installation, index iconHow to Install Portmap on Your DHCP Server
power
availability, index iconAbout Power Modes
controlling, index iconControlling Power and Performing Hardware Reset
controlling remotely, index iconControlling Server Power Remotely
controlling using
CLI, index iconHow to Use the ILOM Command-Line Interface (CLI) to Control Power
ILOM web interface, index iconHow to Use the ILOM Web Interface to Control Power
resetting, index iconResetting the Server Using the Reset Switch (SW2)
power distribution board
installing, index iconHow to Install the Power Distribution Board
removing, index iconHow to Remove the Power Distribution Board
powering, the server on and off, index iconPowering the Server On and Off
powering on or off the server, index iconHow to Apply Standby Power for Initial Service Processor Configuration
power modes
full-power mode, index iconAbout Power Modes
standby power mode, index iconAbout Power Modes
power off procedure, index iconHow to Inspect the Inside of the Server
power problems, troubleshooting, index iconHow to Troubleshoot Power Problems
power supplies, removing and installing, index iconReplacing or Adding a Power Supply (CRU)
power supply
designations, index iconPower Supply Designations
installing, index iconHow to Install a Power Supply
redundancy, index iconPower Supply Redundancy
removing, index iconHow to Remove a Power Supply
preinstalled Solaris OS, index iconConfiguring the Preinstalled Solaris OS
preparing
for operation, index iconHow to Prepare the Server for Operation
for servicing, index iconHow to Prepare the Server for Service
prerequisites for installing hardware, index iconTools and Staff Required
PXE-based SIA installation description, index iconSIA Version 2.3 Through 2.4 Features and Benefits
PXE installation
creating the SIA image for an attended install, index iconHow to Create the SIA Image and Prepare for PXE Boot
Linux, index iconHow to Boot SIA From a PXE Server for an Attended Installation
options using SIA, index iconPerforming an SIA PXE-Based Attended Installation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
configuring neopxe daemon, index iconHow to Install and Configure the neopxe Boot Server Daemon
configuring NFS service, index iconHow to Configure the NFS Service on Your PXE Server
configuring TFTP service, index iconHow to Configure the TFTP Service on Your DHCP Server
configuring the DHCP server, index iconHow to Install and Configure a DHCP Server
disabling the firewall, index iconHow to Disable the Firewall for Red Hat Linux
installing portmap, index iconHow to Install Portmap on Your DHCP Server
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
configuring neopxe daemon, index iconHow to Install and Configure the neopxe Boot Server Daemon
configuring NFS service, index iconHow to Configure the NFS Service on Your PXE Server
configuring TFTP service, index iconHow to Configure the TFTP Service on Your DHCP Server
configuring the DHCP server, index iconHow to Install and Configure a DHCP Server
disabling the firewall, index iconHow to Disable the Firewall for Red Hat Linux
installing portmap, index iconHow to Install Portmap on Your DHCP Server
Windows, index iconHow to Boot SIA From a PXE Server for an Attended Installation
PXE server configuration, index iconConfiguring a Linux Server to Support PXE Installation