1. Installation and Administration Guide
  2. Install the KMA
  3. Netra SPARC T4-1 Server Installation

Netra SPARC T4-1 Server Installation

For most installations, follow the Netra SPARC T4-1 Server Installation Guide. For a 19-in rack with 4-post sliding rails, you must modify the standard installation.

Find the Netra SPARC T4-1 Server Installation Guide in the server accessory kit or at: https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E23203_01/index.html.

For a 4-post sliding rail, the Netra Installation Guide has you secure the slide onto the short and long brackets at the front and rear of the rack. Instead, use a medium bracket rather than the short bracket. Use one of the following methods:

  • Use M6 screws (452721200037) and M6 threaded strips (in the unlabeled bag) to securely attach the medium and large brackets to the rack. The M6 screws already have washers with them. With this approach, you can use the flat washers (452721200051) to attach the large bracket to the slide.
  • Use 10-32 screws (452721200039), flat washers (452721200051), and 10-32 threaded strips in order to securely attach the medium and large brackets to the rack.

Install the T4-1 Server in a 19-Inch, 4-Post Sliding Rail Rack

Use these modified procedures when installing a 4-post sliding rail rack.

Follow the instructions in "Install the Server (19-inch, 4-Post Sliding Rail Rackmount Kit)" procedure in the Netra SPARC T4-1 Server Installation Guide until you come to the step to attach the short brackets. Use the steps below to install the medium bracket instead.

Note:

This process is much easier to perform if you have someone to assist you. Aligning the brackets in the rack may require one person in front of the rack and another in back.
  1. Align the two screws and threaded strips so that they appear above and below a white line that separates unit markers (other racks might use a different indicator for the unit marker). This helps to line up the screw holes in the threaded strips with the square holes in the rack.

    Note:

    • If you used M6 screws and M6 threaded strips to attach the medium and large brackets to the rack, then you do not need to use extra 5 mm x 15 mm flat washers.
    • Alternatively, you may use extra 5 mm x 15 mm flat washers (similar to 452721200051 but not 5mm x 13mm) to attach the brackets to the slides. The 5mm x 15mm flat washers are too wide to fit side by side when you attach the brackets to the rack.

    Refer to Figure 2-1 for an example of this alignment.

    Figure 2-1 Example of Screw Alignment in Rack

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    Description of "Figure 2-1 Example of Screw Alignment in Rack"
  2. Attach the medium and long brackets to the slide, spacing the two brackets approximately 140 mm (5.5 in.) apart. Attach the slide as far forward on the brackets as possible to be able to slide the server far enough out of the rack for servicing. Refer to Figure 2-2.

    Figure 2-2 Medium/Long Bracket Attachment

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    Description of "Figure 2-2 Medium/Long Bracket Attachment"
  3. Position the brackets and slide so that the long bracket is toward the rear of the rack and the brackets are inside the facings. Then fit the brackets between the facings and the threaded strips. They should fit fairly snugly between the facings of the rack; there should not be much horizontal play. Adjust them as needed.

    The flat side of the brackets should line up with the edge on the rack. Tighten the rack screws moderately securely. See Figure 2-3 and Figure 2-4 for views of the rack.

    Figure 2-3 View of Brackets at Front of Rack

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    Description of "Figure 2-3 View of Brackets at Front of Rack"

    Figure 2-4 View of Brackets at Rear of Rack

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    Description of "Figure 2-4 View of Brackets at Rear of Rack"
  4. Install the server onto the slide, and adjust the fit as needed.
  5. Remove the server, tighten the rack and bracket screws, and then re-install the server onto the slide.

Caution:

Do not leave the server pulled out for long periods of time; rack mount kits may not be sturdy. It is safer to pull the server all the way out of the rack and place it on a bench. Also, it's a two-person job to put the server back onto its sliding rackmount.

Install the Cryptographic Card into a Netra SPARC T4-1

Install the optional cryptographic card into slot 2 of the KMA.

  1. Obtain the cryptographic card. Either SCA 6000 or Thales nShield Solo+.
  2. Install the card in the PCIe2 slot 2 (below the mezzanine board) using a PCIe riser.

    Figure 2-5 SCA 6000 Card Installed with Riser

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    Description of "Figure 2-5 SCA 6000 Card Installed with Riser"
  3. After you seat the card into place, secure it tightly by placing your thumbs on the left and right sides of the back edge of the card and gently but firmly rocking your thumbs back and forth.
  4. Locate the clasp that is near the green captive screw but on the inside of the box.
  5. Rotate this clasp clockwise back into place so that the green captive screw can screw into it.

Caution:

Be careful when you rotate the clasp back against the side of the box. Do not force it. The clasp warps if you try to use two thumbs or a screwdriver. Observe the filler in the other slot to see how the clasp fits into place. Then go back and do the thumb rocking described above until you can gently rotate the clasp into place.