Documentation, Support, and Training
Evaluating Product Compatibility
Form-Factor Physical Characteristics
Warranty and Technical Support
System Requirements and Options
Installing Optional Components
Preparing to Install the Blade Server
Power and Thermal Distribution
Required Cooling and Blade Impedance Curve
Local Network IP Addresses and Host Names
Connect the External I/O Cables
Connect Cables to a System Console Running the Oracle Solaris OS
Connect Cables to a System Console Not Running Oracle Solaris OS
Insert and Latch the Blade Server
Software and Firmware Upgrades
Software and Firmware Upgrades
Firmware and Blade Server Management
Creating a Boot Disk Server and Adding Clients
Create a Boot Server for Diskless Clients
Compact Flash Formatting for the Oracle Solaris OS
Multiplex Configuration of Zones 2 and 3
Advanced Rear Transition Module Connectors (Zone 3)
Locate Base MAC Address on Blade Server
Configuring and Using Serial Over LAN
Shut Down OS and Deactivate the Blade Server
Power Off and Remove the Blade Server
Ask your network administrator for help, if necessary. This information is not needed for a stand-alone installation (one that is not networked).
IP address and host name for each blade server client
Domain name
Type of name service and corresponding name server names and IP addresses—for example, DNS and NIS (or NIS+)
Subnet mask
Gateway router IP address
NFS server names and IP addresses
Web server URL
MAC (Ethernet) addresses of the local hosts
Note - Local IP addresses are not needed if they are assigned by a network DHCP server.
The base MAC address can be seen in the console output while booting to the ok prompt. Also, it can be derived from the host ID seen on the barcode label. (See Electronic Blade Server ID.)