Using This Documentation

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:


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

Content

Part Number

Format

Sun Blade X6270 M2 Server Module Product Notes

Late-breaking information about the server module

821-0496

PDF

HTML

Sun Blade X6270 M2 Server Module Getting Started Guide

Basic installation information for setting up the server module

821-0494

PDF

Print

Sun Blade X6270 M2 Server Module Installation Guide

Detailed installation information for setting up the server module

821-0495

PDF

HTML

Print option

Sun Blade X6270 M2 Server Module Installation Guide for Linux, Virtual Machine Software, and Oracle Solaris Operating Systems

Installation instructions for the Linux, Oracle VM, VMware, and Oracle Solaris operating systems

821-0497

PDF

HTML

Sun Blade X6270 M2 Server Module Installation Guide for Windows Operating Systems

Installation instructions for the Windows Server operating systems

821-0498

PDF

HTML

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.)

Instructions for using the Oracle Hardware Installation Assistant to install the Windows or Linux operating system

821-0694

PDF

HTML

Sun Blade X6270 M2 Server Module Service Manual

Information and procedures for maintaining and upgrading the server module

821-0499

PDF

HTML

SAS-1/SAS-2 Compatibility Upgrade Guide

Details on obtaining SAS-1/SAS-2 firmware revisions and performing the upgrade

821-1800

PDF
HTML

Sun Server CLI Tools and IPMItool 2.0 User’s Guide

Information about how to install, configure, and work with CLI tools and IPMItool

821-1600

PDF

HTML

Oracle x86 Servers Diagnostics Guide

Information about how to use the diagnostic software tools provided with x86 servers

820-6750

PDF

HTML

Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) 3.0 Documentation Collection (formerly called Sun Integrated Lights Out Manager Documentation Collection)

Documents covering ILOM features and tasks that are common to servers and server modules that support ILOM 3.0

820-7329

820-5523

820-6410

820-6411

820-6412

820-6413

PDF

HTML

Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) 3.0 Supplement for Sun Blade X6270 M2 Server Module

ILOM information that is specific to the Sun Blade X6270 M2 Server Module

821-0501

PDF

HTML

Sun Blade X6270 M2 Server Module Safety and Compliance Manual

Hardware safety and compliance information for the server module

821-0500

PDF

Important Safety Information for Sun Hardware Systems

Multilingual hardware safety and compliance information for all Sun hardware systems

821-1590

Print


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


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URL

Documentation

http://docs.sun.com

Support

http://www.sun.com/support/

Training

http://www.sun.com/training/



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