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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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racks, index iconCompatible Racks
RAID, index iconReplacing or Adding a Hard Drive (CRU)
configuration, index iconLSI BIOS Configuration Utility
integrated mirror enhanced (IME), index iconRAID Support Using SIA
integrated mirror (IM), index iconRAID Support Using SIA
LSI MegaRAID Storage Mananger, index iconLSI BIOS Configuration Utility
mixing SAS and SATA, index iconRAID Support Using SIA
RAID arrays
OpenSolaris installation, index iconOpenSolaris OS Installation Overview
Red Hat Linux installation, index iconOverview of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Installation
Solaris 10 installation, index iconSolaris OS Installation Overview
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, index iconIntroduction to Installing SLES From Distribution Media
RAID consideration for the boot disk
index iconWindows Installation Considerations
index iconHow to Install Windows Server 2008
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
creating a PXE installation image, index iconHow to Create a PXE Installation Image for Red Hat Linux
distribution CDs
list of, index iconOverview of PXE Servers
distribution DVDs
list of, index iconOverview of PXE Servers
documentation, index iconOverview of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Installation
installing, index iconInstalling Red Hat Enterprise Linux
logical and physical interface names
identifying, index iconRHEL – How to Identify Logical and Physical Network Interface Names While Installing the OS
media kits, index iconHow to Download RHEL Media Kits
PXE installation
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
RAID arrays, index iconOverview of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Installation
updating, index iconUpdating RHEL
SCSI drivers, index iconHow to Update the RHEL SCSI Drivers
Red Hat Enterprise Linux, installation, using remote media from a PXE-based network, index iconHow to Boot SIA From a PXE Server for an Attended Installation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux installation, index iconInstalling Linux With SIA
Red Hat Enterprise Server, installing from a PXE server, index iconHow to Install RHEL and SUSE Linux From a PXE Server
redirecting console output to video port, index icon(Optional) How to Redirect the Console Output to the Video Port
reducing weight, index iconHow to Remove Components to Reduce Weight
remote console
connecting
index iconHow to Connect Remotely Using the ILOM Web Interface
index iconHow to Connect Remotely Using the ILOM Web Interface
remote console redirection to Windows media, index iconConfiguring a Remote Console
remote installation, index iconLocal and Remote Media Options
removal and replacement procedures, index iconRemoval and Replacement Procedures
removing
CPU module, index iconHow to Remove a CPU Module or Filler Card
CPU module filer card, index iconHow to Remove a CPU Module or Filler Card
DIMMs, index iconHow to Remove DIMMs
DVD module, index iconHow to Remove the DVD Module
fan tray, index iconHow to Remove the Fan Tray
fan tray carriage, index iconHow to Remove the Fan Tray Carriage
front bezel, index iconHow to Remove the Front Bezel
front I/O board, index iconHow to Remove the Front I/O Board
front panel indicator board, index iconHow to Remove the Front Panel Indicator Board
hard disk backplane, index iconHow to Remove the Hard Disk Backplane
hard drive, index iconHow to Remove a Hard Drive
motherboard, index iconHow to Remove the Motherboard
PCI card, index iconHow to Remove a PCI Card
power distribution board, index iconHow to Remove the Power Distribution Board
power supply, index iconHow to Remove a Power Supply
service processor board, index iconHow to Remove the Service Processor Board
removing and installing
DIMMs, index iconReplacing or Adding DIMMs (CRU)
identifying replaceable components, index iconIdentifying Components
removing and installing components
CPU module and filler card, index iconReplacing a CPU Module and Filler Card (CRU)
DVD module, index iconReplacing the DVD Module (FRU)
fan tray, index iconReplacing the Fan Tray (CRU)
fan tray carriage, index iconReplacing the Fan Tray Carriage (FRU)
front I/O board, index iconReplacing the Front I/O Board (FRU)
front panel indicator board, index iconReplacing the Front Panel Indicator Board (FRU)
hard disk backplane, index iconReplacing a Hard Disk Backplane (FRU)
hard drives, index iconReplacing or Adding a Hard Drive (CRU)
motherboard, index iconReplacing the Motherboard (FRU)
overview, index iconRemoving and Installing Components
PCI cards, index iconReplacing or Adding PCI Cards (CRU)
power distribution board, index iconReplacing the Power Distribution Board (FRU)
power supplies, index iconReplacing or Adding a Power Supply (CRU)
procedures, index iconRemoval and Replacement Procedures
service processor board, index iconReplacing the Service Processor Board (FRU)
system (CMOS) battery, index iconReplacing the CMOS Battery (CRU)
updating FRU information, index iconUpdating Field-Replaceable Unit Information
removing cable management arm, index iconHow to Remove the Cable Management Arm (CMA)
removing components to reduce weight, index iconHow to Remove Components to Reduce Weight
removing server
index iconHow to Remove the Server From the Rack
index iconHow to Remove the Server From the Rack
replaceable components, identifying, index iconIdentifying Components
replacing
CPU module, index iconReplacing a CPU Module and Filler Card (CRU)
CPU module filler card, index iconReplacing a CPU Module and Filler Card (CRU)
reset switch (SW2), index iconResetting the Server Using the Reset Switch (SW2)
resetting the ILOM SP
using the ILOM command-line interface, index iconHow to Reset the ILOM SP Using the Command-Line Interface
using the ILOM web interface, index iconHow to Reset the ILOM SP Using the Web Interface
resetting the server, index iconResetting the Server Using the Reset Switch (SW2)