Power On the System 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 Into the Cabinet.

• Attach the cable management arm. See Installing the Cable Management Arm (CMA).

1. Connect a terminal or a terminal emulator (PC or workstation) to the service processor serial management port.

   Configure the terminal or terminal emulator with these settings:

   • 9600 baud
   • 8 bits
   • No parity
   • 1 Stop bit
   • No handshake

     A null modem configuration is needed, meaning the transmit and receive signals are reversed (crossed over) for DTE to DTE communications. You can use the supplied RJ-45 crossover adapters with a standard RJ-45 cable to achieve the null modem configuration.

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     Note - When you power on the server for the first time and you do not have a terminal or terminal emulator (PC or workstation) connected to the service processor serial management port, you will not see system messages.

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2. (Optional) Connect an Ethernet cable between the server’s Net MGT port (Server Rear Panel Connections) and the network to which future connections to the SP and host will be made.

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

3. Connect an Ethernet cable between one of the server’s NET ports (Server Rear Panel Connections) and the network to which the server will communicate.

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   Note - If a 10 GBit Ethernet (XAUI) card is installed in the system, the corresponding Ethernet port is disabled. For example, if a XAUI card is installed at XAUI0, the NET0 port is disabled.

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4. 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 system, 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.

5. 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 Integrated Lights Out Manager 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.

6. Power on the server and redirect the host output to display on the serial terminal device:

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

7. When prompted, follow the onscreen instructions for configuring the 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 Solaris OS is running. See Reference for Solaris OS Configuration for a description of the Solaris OS parameters you must provide during initial configuration.

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

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

   • showrev – Displays the hostname and system 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 system configuration and diagnostic information.

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