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Hardware Installation and Product Notes

Hardware Installation

Installation Overview

Sun Fire X4640 Server Front and Back Panel Features and Components

Sun Fire X4640 Server Front Panel Features and Components

Sun Fire X4640 Server Back Panel Features and Components

Installing the Server Hardware

Contents of the Box and Optional Documentation Media Kit

Tools and Staff Required

Compatible Racks

Slide Rail Kit

How to Remove Components to Reduce Weight

How to Install the Express Slide Rails Onto the Server and the Rack

How to Insert the Server Into the Rack

How to Verify Slide-Rail Operation

Installing the Cable Management Arm (CMA)

How to Attach the Cable Management Arm (CMA)

How to Verify Cable Management Arm (CMA) Operation

How to Remove the Cable Management Arm (CMA)

Removing the Server From the Rack

How to Remove the Server From the Rack

Cabling and Power

Cabling Diagram

How to Cable the Server

How to Apply Standby Power for Initial Service Processor Configuration

How to Power On All Server Components

How to Power Off the Server

Getting Service for Your Server

How to Find the Server's Serial Number

Sun Fire X4640 Server Specifications

Physical Specifications For the Sun Fire X4640 Server

Power Specifications For the Sun Fire X4640 Server

Environmental Specifications

Acoustic Specifications

Managing Your Server

Overview of ILOM Software

Communicating With the ILOM and the System Console

Server Connections

About ILOM SP IP Addresses and the ILOM Interfaces

Determining the SP IP Address

How to Get the SP IP Address Using the BIOS Setup Utility

How to Get the SP IP Address By Using a Serial Connection and the CLI

Connecting to the ILOM

How to Connect to the Command-Line Interface Using SSH

How to Connect to the ILOM Command-Line Interface Through the Serial Management Port

How to Connect to the ILOM Web Interface

Connecting to the System Console

How to Connect to the Server Locally (Physical Console)

How to Connect Remotely Using the ILOM Web Interface

How to Connect to the Serial Console Using the ILOM Command-Line Interface

Setting Up Your Operating System

OS Information Links

Configuring the Preinstalled Solaris OS

(Optional) How to Redirect the Console Output to the Video Port

How to Connect to the Server Using a Serial Capture Program

Solaris OS Information Products and Training

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

Index

How to Verify Cable Management Arm (CMA) Operation

Before You Begin

Perform the steps in How to Attach the Cable Management Arm (CMA).

  1. Inspect the attached cables for any binding or kinks.
  2. Verify that the CMA extends and does not bind in the slide rails.
  3. Make sure that the power cord cables are secured to the chassis with the clips on each power supply.
  4. Adjust the cables and CMA as required, and then retest the operation of the slide rails and CMA.

    Tip - To maximize airflow, tie-wrap the power cords at the bottom of the CMA troughs and the data cables at the top of these troughs.