Power On the Server for the First Time

Before You Begin

Complete the following tasks:

• Confirm that you have completed the installation of the server in its rack. See Installing the Server.

• Attach the cable management assembly. See Install the CMA.

• Connect a terminal or terminal emulator to the SER MGT port. See Connect a Terminal or Emulator to the SER MGT Port.

1. (Optional) Connect an Ethernet cable between the server's NET MGT port and the network to which future connections to the SP and host will be made. See Connect the NET MGT Cable.

   After the initial configuration of the server using the SER MGT port, communication with the SP and host is usually performed through this Ethernet interface.

2. Connect an Ethernet cable between one of the server's NET ports (Rear Panel Connectors and Ports) and the network to which the server will communicate.
3. Plug the power cords into the power supplies and into a power source.

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   Note - Only two power connections are required for operation. Use four power connections and two separate circuits for redundancy.

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   The service processor runs on the 3.3V standby voltage. As soon as AC power is connected to the server, the service processor powers on, runs diagnostics, and initializes the ILOM firmware.

   After a few minutes, the SP login prompt appears on the terminal device. The host is not initialized or powered on yet.

4. At the terminal device, log in to the SP as root with a password of changeme.

   XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX login: root
   Password: changeme
   . . .
   ->

   After a brief delay, the SP prompt is displayed (->). At this point, there are many commands you can perform using the ILOM interface.

   Additional SP information, such as how to change the password and how to set up the SP network parameters is available in the online documentation set.

5. Open a second terminal device, log in to the SP as root with a password of changeme

   After a brief delay, the SP prompt is displayed (->). At this point, there are many commands you can perform using the ILOM interface.

6. In the first terminal device, redirect the host output to display on the serial terminal device:

   -> start /SP/console
   Are you sure you want to start /SP/console (y/n)? y
   Serial console started. To stop, type #.
   . . .

   After you start the SP console, the server initialization takes approximately 20 minutes to complete. This terminal device displays all SP console messages during intial boot.

7. In the second terminal device, power on the server:

   -> start /SYS
   Are you sure you want to start /SYS (y/n)? y

   This terminal device displays all system console messages during initial boot.

8. When prompted, follow the onscreen instructions for configuring the Oracle Solaris Operating System on your host and enter the following configuration information.

   You will be prompted to confirm the configuration several times, enabling confirmation and changes. If you are not sure how to respond to a particular value, you can accept the default, and make future changes when the Oracle Solaris OS is running. See Oracle Solaris OS Configuration Parameters for a description of the Oracle Solaris OS parameters you must provide during initial configuration.

9. Log in to the server and explore its capabilities.

   There are many commands you can use to verify the functionality of the server. The following list describes a few of them:

   • showrev – Displays the host name and server architecture information. Use the -a option with this command to see the patches that are installed.
   • psrinfo – Displays information about the number and status of the processors and cores in the host.
   • prtdiag – Displays server configuration and diagnostic information.

   Review the Oracle Solaris OS man pages and documentation for more details.