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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
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
Powering the Server On and Off
Controlling Server Power Remotely
How to Use the ILOM Command-Line Interface (CLI) to Control Power
How to Use the ILOM Web Interface to Control Power
How to Use IPMItool to Control Power
Resetting the Server Using the Reset Switch (SW2)
How to Reset the Server Using the Reset Switch (SW2)
Removing and Installing Components
Antistatic Procedures and Precautions
Tools Required for Servicing the Sun Fire X4640 Server
Preparing the Server for Service and Operation
How to Prepare the Server for Service
Removing the Server From the Rack
How to Prepare the Server for Operation
How to Install the Front Bezel
Removal and Replacement Procedures
List of Customer Replaceable Units and Field Replaceable Units
Replacing the CMOS Battery (CRU)
Replacing or Adding a Hard Drive (CRU)
Replacing a CPU Module and Filler Card (CRU)
How to Remove a CPU Module or Filler Card
CPU Module Features and Components
CPU Module Slot Designations and Population Rules
How to Install a CPU Module or Filler Card
Replacing or Adding DIMMs (CRU)
Replacing or Adding PCI Cards (CRU)
Replacing or Adding a Power Supply (CRU)
Power Supply Designations and Redundancy
Replacing the Service Processor Board (FRU)
How to Remove the Service Processor Board
How to Install the Service Processor Board
Replacing the DVD Module (FRU)
Replacing the Power Distribution Board (FRU)
How to Remove the Power Distribution Board
How to Install the Power Distribution Board
Bus Bar to DIMM Clearance Verification
Replacing the Fan Tray Carriage (FRU)
How to Remove the Fan Tray Carriage
How to Install the Fan Tray Carriage
Replacing the Front Panel Indicator Board (FRU)
How to Remove the Front Panel Indicator Board
How to Install the Front Panel Indicator Board
Replacing the Front I/O Board (FRU)
How to Remove the Front I/O Board
How to Install the Front I/O Board
Replacing a Hard Disk Backplane (FRU)
How to Remove the Hard Disk Backplane
How to Install the Hard Disk Backplane
Replacing the Motherboard (FRU)
Motherboard Connectors and Fasteners
How to Install the Motherboard
Updating Field-Replaceable Unit Information
How To Update Motherboard FRU Information
How to Update CPU Module FRU Information
How to Update the Server CPLDs
Configuring the System Using the BIOS Setup Utilities
BIOS and the BIOS Setup Utility
How to Configure the System BIOS
Boot Device Detection and Priority
BIOS and Service Processor Updates
LSI BIOS Configuration Utility
Sun Fire X4640 Server References and Specifications
Sun Fire X4640 Server Features and Components
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
Sun Fire X4640 Server Specifications
Physical Specifications For the Sun Fire X4640 Server
Power Specifications For the Sun Fire X4640 Server
Sun Fire X4640 Server Motherboard Jumpers and Switches
Clearing the Sun Fire X4640 Server CMOS Settings
Accessing System Status Information Using the NMI Dump Swtich (SW3)
Sun Fire X4640 Server External LED Locations and Meanings
Sun Fire X4640 Server Back Panel LEDs
LED is off: Power supply is operating properly.
LED is on (amber): Power supply is faulty and should be replaced.
The power supplies are hot-swappable, so you do not have to shut down the server or disconnect the other power supplies.
Note - The Service Action Required LEDs on the front panel and back panel blink when a power supply is unplugged. For the LED locations and descriptions, see Front Panel LEDs.
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