Preface

This installation guide provides detailed information about how to install the Sun Netra X4250 server from Oracle. The audience for this guide is primarily system administrator, network administrators, and service technicians who have an understanding of server systems.

Note - All internal components except hard drives must be installed by qualified service technicians only.

Using UNIX Commands

This document might not contain information about basic UNIX^® commands and procedures such as shutting down the system, booting the system, and configuring devices. Refer to the following for this information:

Software documentation that you received with your system

Oracle’s Solaris Operating System documentation, which is at:

http://docs.sun.com

Shell Prompts

Shell	Prompt
C shell	machine-name`%`
C shell superuser	machine-name`#`
Bourne shell and Korn shell	`$`
Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser	`#`

Table showing examples and descriptions of the typographic conventions used in this document.

Typographic Conventions

Typeface	Meaning	Examples
`AaBbCc123`	The names of commands, files, and directories; on-screen computer output	Edit your`.login` file. Use `ls` `-a` to list all files. `% You have mail`.
`AaBbCc123`	What you type, when contrasted with on-screen computer output	`%` `su` `Password:`
AaBbCc123	Book titles, new words or terms, words to be emphasized. Replace command-line variables with real names or values.	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.

Typeface

Meaning

Examples

AaBbCc123

The names of commands, files, and directories; on-screen computer output

Edit your.login file.

Use ls -a to list all files.

% You have mail.

AaBbCc123

What you type, when contrasted with on-screen computer output

% su

Password:

AaBbCc123

Book titles, new words or terms, words to be emphasized. Replace command-line variables with real names or values.

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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Related Documentation

The documents listed as online are available at:

http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/prod/server.nebs

Application	Title	Part Number	Location
Planning	Sun Netra X4250 Server Site Planning Guide	820-4053	Online
Installation	Sun Netra X4250 Server Installation Guide	820-4055	Online
Issues & updates	Sun Netra X4250 Server Product Notes	820-4059	Online
System Management	Sun Integrated Lights Out Manager 2.0 User’s Guide	820-1188	Online
	Addendum to the Sun Integrated Lights Out Manager 2.0 User’s Guide	820-4198	Online
	Sun Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) 2.0 Supplement for the Sun Netra X4250 Server	820-4060	Online
Service	Sun Netra X4250 Server Service Manual	820-4056	Online
Platform safety and compliance	Sun Netra X4250 Server Safety and Compliance Guide	816-7190	Online
Generic safety	Important Safety Information for Sun Hardware Systems	821-1590	Shipping kit
General	Sun Netra Rack Server Getting Started Guide	820-3016	Shipping kit

Table provides a listing of related documentation by title, part number, format, and location for obtaining or viewing the documentation.

Documentation, Support, and Training

These web sites provide additional resources:

Sun Function	URL
Documentation	`http://docs.sun.com/`
Support	`http://www.sun.com/support/`
Training	`http://www.sun.com/training/`

Table provides URLs for locating Sun product documentation, and obtaining support and training services.

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