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Hardware Installation and Product Notes
Sun Fire X4640 Server Front and Back Panel Features and Components
Installing the Server Hardware
Removing the Server From the Rack
Getting Service for Your Server
Sun Fire X4640 Server Specifications
Communicating With the ILOM and the System Console
Setting Up Your Operating System
Overview of the Sun Fire X4640 Server Product Notes
Supported Software and Firmware
Solaris 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
Introduction to Sun Installation Assistant
Getting Started With Sun Installation Assistant
Starting SIA and Preparing for Deployment or Recovery Tasks
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
Creating a Bootable SIA USB Flash Drive
Identifying a Linux Boot Device on a Sun Fire X4500 Server
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
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
Introduction to Windows Installation
Sun Installation Assistant (SIA)
Getting Started With Windows Server 2008 Installation
Selecting a Media Delivery Method
Installing Windows Server 2008
Updating Critical Drivers and Installing Supplemental Software
Incorporating Sun Fire Drivers Into a WIM Image
Identifying Network Interfaces in Windows
Introduction to ESX Installation
Installing VMware ESXi 4.0 Installable
Booting From OS Distribution Media
Preliminary Tasks Before Installing An OS
Administration, Diagnostics, and Service
Overview of the ILOM Supplement
Communicating With the ILOM and the System Console
Using ILOM to Monitor the Host
Overview of the Diagnostics Guide
Introduction to System Diagnostics
How to Gather Service Visit Information
How to Troubleshoot Power Problems
How to Inspect the Outside of the Server
How to Isolate and Correct DIMM ECC Errors
Identifying Correctable DIMM Errors (CEs)
How to Identify CEs on a Solaris Server
How to Identify CEs on a Linux Server
How to Identify CEs on a Windows Server
Identifying BIOS DIMM Error Messages
Using the ILOM to Monitor the Host
Viewing the ILOM Sensor Readings
How to Use the ILOM Web Interface to View the Sensor Readings
How to Use the ILOM Command-Line Interface to View the Sensor Readings
Viewing the ILOM System Event Log
How to View the System Event Log Using the ILOM Web Interface
How to View the System Event Log With the ILOM Command-Line Interface
Clearing the Faults from the System Event Log
How to Clear Faults From the System Event Log Using the ILOM Web Interface
How to Clear Faults From the System Event Log Using the ILOM Command-Line Interface
Interpreting Event Log Time Stamps
Using SunVTS Diagnostics Software
Introduction to SunVTS Diagnostic Test Suite
How to Diagnose Server Problems With the Bootable Diagnostics CD
Creating a Data Collector Snapshot
How To Create a Snapshot With the ILOM Web Interface
How To Create a Snapshot With the ILOM Command-Line Interface
How to Reset the ILOM SP Using the Web Interface
How to Reset the ILOM SP Using the Command-Line Interface
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
Graceful shutdown: Use a ballpoint pen or other nonconducting stylus to press and release the Power button on the front panel. This causes Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) enabled operating systems to perform an orderly shutdown of the operating system. Servers not running ACPI-enabled operating systems will shut down to standby power mode immediately.
Emergency shutdown: Use a ballpoint pen or other nonconducting stylus to press and hold the Power button for four seconds to force main power off and enter standby power mode.
When main power is off, the Power/OK LED on the front panel will begin flashing, indicating that the server is in standby power mode.
Caution - When you use the Power button to enter standby power mode, power is still directed to the service processor board and power supply fans, indicated when the Power/OK LED is flashing. To completely power off the server, you must disconnect the AC power cords from the back panel of the server. |
For instructions on removing the server cover, refer to the Sun Fire X4640 Server Service Manual.
Note - The server must be in standby power mode to view the internal LEDs.
For the LED locations and descriptions of their behavior, see Troubleshooting DIMM Problems.
Note - You can hold down the Locate button on the server back panel or front panel for 5 seconds to initiate a “push-to-test” mode that illuminates all other LEDs both inside and outside of the chassis for 15 seconds.
For a list of supported PCI cards and DIMMs, refer to the Sun Fire X4640 Server Service Manual.
When main power is applied to the full server, the Power/OK LED next to the Power button blinks intermittently till BIOS post finishes.
Refer to Sun Fire X4640 Server Service Manual for more information on POST and BIOS event logs.