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Hardware Installation and Product Notes
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
How to Remove Components to Reduce Weight
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
How to Apply Standby Power for Initial Service Processor Configuration
How to Power On All Server Components
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
Communicating With the ILOM and the System Console
About ILOM SP IP Addresses and the ILOM Interfaces
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
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
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
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
Using the ILOM to Monitor the Host
Using SunVTS Diagnostics Software
Creating a Data Collector Snapshot
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
Installing the slide rails and cable management arm for the first time takes approximately 45 to 60 minutes.
Note - The express slide rail kit comes with the 4U Express Rail Rackmounting Kit card that contains illustrations that you should refer to during this procedure. It can also be used to block out the 4 unit (4U) space to be occupied by the server.
Each mounting bracket has a flat side, which fits against the server chassis. The other side has a pair of rims that fit into the slide rails. Each bracket has 6 key-shaped holes which fit over the pins on the side of the server.
Note - The last (rear-most) hole is not used.
The middle of the bracket will bow out slightly so that the middle hole does not engage.
All 5 pins should lock into place with an audible click.
The slide rails cover the holes on the 2U space on the bottom of the 4U space that is occupied by the server.
The installation card is designed so that it exactly covers a 4U space in the rack. The lower half of the card is narrower than the rest, so that the holes used by the slide rails are visible.
Tip - Install the cage nuts if you plan to ship the server in the future.
From behind the rack post, put the bottom tab of the cage nut into the hole and squeeze the top tab into the hole.
Note - In normal installation, securing is not required. Securing provides extra stability in special circumstances, such as shipping the server in place, that is, shipping the server mounted in the rack and then shipping the rack.
Each slide rail has an attachment assembly at either end. Each assembly has two pins that fit into the rack holes (either round and square) and a spring that holds the rack rail against the assembly. The front part of the rail is stamped with the word “FRONT.” The rear part of the rail is stamped with the word “REAR.”
Tip - Press the gray plastic tabs toward the rack post to adjust the length of the slide rails.
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