This guide contains procedures for installing Oracle’s Sun Blade X6270 M2 Server Module into a Sun Blade 6000 Series chassis. The guide also includes instructions for connecting cables, devices, and power cords; connecting to Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM); powering the server module; and installing or configuring the operating system.
Product Information
For information about the Sun Blade X6270 M2 Server Module, go to the following web site:
http://www.oracle.com/goto/x6270m2
At that site, you can find links and navigate to the following information and downloads:
- Product information and specifications
- Supported operating systems
- Software and firmware downloads
- Supported option cards
- Supported Network Express Modules
- External storage options
Software Downloads
To download the latest product software, go to the following web site:
http://www.oracle.com/us/products/servers-storage/servers/blades/index.html
At that site, click the Download Drivers and Firmware link. Navigate to your server page, then select the appropriate firmware image to download.
Related Documentation
The documents listed in the following table are available online at:
http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/prod/blade.x6270m2#hic
Title
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Content
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Part Number
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Format
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Sun Blade X6270 M2 Server Module Product Notes
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Late-breaking information about the server module
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821-0496
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PDF
HTML
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Sun Blade X6270 M2 Server Module Getting Started Guide
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Basic installation information for setting up the server module
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821-0494
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PDF
Print
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Sun Blade X6270 M2 Server Module Installation Guide
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Detailed installation information for setting up the server module
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821-0495
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PDF
HTML
Print option
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Sun Blade X6270 M2 Server Module Installation Guide for Linux, Virtual Machine Software, and Oracle Solaris Operating Systems
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Installation instructions for the Linux, Oracle VM, VMware, and Oracle Solaris operating systems
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821-0497
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PDF
HTML
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Sun Blade X6270 M2 Server Module Installation Guide for Windows Operating Systems
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Installation instructions for the Windows Server operating systems
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821-0498
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PDF
HTML
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Sun Installation Assistant 2.3 through 2.4 User’s Guide for x64 Systems (The Sun Installation Assistant is now called the Oracle Hardware Installation Assistant.)
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Instructions for using the Oracle Hardware Installation Assistant to install the Windows or Linux operating system
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821-0694
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PDF
HTML
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Sun Blade X6270 M2 Server Module Service Manual
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Information and procedures for maintaining and upgrading the server module
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821-0499
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PDF
HTML
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SAS-1/SAS-2 Compatibility Upgrade Guide
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Details on obtaining SAS-1/SAS-2 firmware revisions and performing the upgrade
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821-1800
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PDF
HTML
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Sun Server CLI Tools and IPMItool 2.0 User’s Guide
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Information about how to install, configure, and work with CLI tools and IPMItool
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821-1600
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PDF
HTML
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Oracle x86 Servers Diagnostics Guide
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Information about how to use the diagnostic software tools provided with x86 servers
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820-6750
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PDF
HTML
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Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) 3.0 Documentation Collection (formerly called Sun Integrated Lights Out Manager Documentation Collection)
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Documents covering ILOM features and tasks that are common to servers and server modules that support ILOM 3.0
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820-7329
820-5523
820-6410
820-6411
820-6412
820-6413
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PDF
HTML
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Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) 3.0 Supplement for Sun Blade X6270 M2 Server Module
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ILOM information that is specific to the Sun Blade X6270 M2 Server Module
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821-0501
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PDF
HTML
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Sun Blade X6270 M2 Server Module Safety and Compliance Manual
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Hardware safety and compliance information for the server module
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821-0500
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PDF
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Important Safety Information for Sun Hardware Systems
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Multilingual hardware safety and compliance information for all Sun hardware systems
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821-1590
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Print
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Translated versions of some of these documents are available at the web site listed above this table. English documentation is revised more frequently and might be more up-to-date than the translated documentation.
Documentation, Support, and Training
Typographic Conventions
Typeface
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Meaning
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Examples
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AaBbCc123
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The names of commands, files, and directories; on-screen computer output
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Edit your.login file.
Use ls -a to list all files.
% You have mail.
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AaBbCc123
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What you type, when contrasted with on-screen computer output
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% su
Password:
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AaBbCc123
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Book titles, new words or terms, words to be emphasized. Replace command-line variables with real names or values.
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Read Chapter 6 in the User’s Guide.
These are called class options.
You must be superuser to do this.
To delete a file, type rm filename.
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