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    Sun Microsystems, Inc. www .sun.com Submit comments about this document at: http://www.sun.com/hwdocs/feedback Sun Blade™ T6300 Ser v er Module Installation Guide P ar t No . 820-0275-10 April 2007, Revision A[...]

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    Please Recycle Copyright 2007 Sun Microsystems, Inc., 4150 Network Cir cle, Santa Clara, California 95054, U.S.A. All rights reserved. Sun Microsystems, Inc. has intellectual pr operty rights relating to technology that is described in this document. In particular , and without limitation, these intellectual property rights may include one or mor e[...]

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    iii Contents Preface v 1. Before Y ou Begin the Installation 1 Hardware Overview 1 Physical Specifications 2 Environmental Requirements 2 Front Panel Features 3 Dongle Cable 4 Remote Manageability With ALOM CMT 5 2. Installation and Conf iguration 7 Handling the Module 7 Installing the Module Into the Chassis 8 ▼ T o Install the Module 8 Powering[...]

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    iv Sun Blade T6300 Server Module Installation Guide • April 2007[...]

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    v Pr eface This guide includes general information about the Sun Blade™ T6300 server module and instructions for installing the server module into the Sun Blade T6000 chassis. Using UNIX Commands This document might not contain information about basic UNIX ® commands and procedur es such as coping files, listing dir ectories, and configuring dev[...]

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    vi Sun Blade T6300 Server Module Installation Guide • April 2007 Shell Pr ompts T ypographic Conventions Shell Prompt C shell machine-name % C shell superuser machine-name # Bourne shell and Korn shell $ Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser # T ypeface * * The settings on your browser might differ from these settings. Meaning Examples AaBbCc123 [...]

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    Pref ace vii Related Documentation The documents listed as online are available at: http://www.sun.com/documentation/ Application Title Part Number Format Location Late breaking news Sun Blade T6300 Server Module Product Notes 820-0278 HTML and PDF Online Administration Sun Blade T6300 Server Module Administration Guide 820-0277 HTML and PDF Online[...]

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    viii Sun Blade T6300 Server Module Installation Guide • April 2007 Documentation, Support, and T raining Thir d-Party W eb Sites Sun is not responsible for the availability of thir d-party web sites mentioned in this document. Sun does not endorse and is not responsible or liable for any content, advertising, products, or other materials that are[...]

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    1 CHAPTER 1 Befor e Y ou Begin the Installation This chapter includes general information to help you become familiar with the hardwar e and software featur es of the Sun Blade T6300 server module. This chapter contains the following topics: ■ “Hardwar e Overview” on page 1 ■ “Physical Specifications” on page 2 ■ “Environmental Requ[...]

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    2 Sun Blade T6300 Server Module Installation Guide • April 2007 Physical Specif ications The Sun Blade T6300 server module is approximately 12.6 x 19.5 inches in a 1U form factor . The server module plugs in to a 10U chassis. The chassis provides cooling through six r edundant fans and 12V power to each module. In addition to 12V power , the chas[...]

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    Chapter 1 Bef ore Y ou Begin the Installation 3 Fr ont Panel Features This section contains an illustration of the front panel, along with descriptions of the features. FIGURE 1-1 Sun Blade T6300 Server Module Front Panel Univ ersal connector por t Locator LED Ready to Remov e LED Ser vice Action Required LED OK LED P ower b utton Reset button (non[...]

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    4 Sun Blade T6300 Server Module Installation Guide • April 2007 Dongle Cable Y ou can order a dongle cable with the Sun Blade T6300 server module, or you can use the dongle cable that shipped with the Sun Blade T6000 chassis. FIGURE 1-2 shows the connections on the dongle cable. FIGURE 1-2 Dongle Cable Connections Dual USB Vir tual console DB9 se[...]

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    Chapter 1 Bef ore Y ou Begin the Installation 5 Remote Manageability W ith ALOM CMT The Sun Advanced Lights Out Management (ALOM CMT) feature is a system controller that enables you to r emotely manage and administer the Sun Blade T6300 server module. The ALOM CMT software is pr einstalled as firmwar e, and initializes as soon as you apply power to[...]

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    6 Sun Blade T6300 Server Module Installation Guide • April 2007[...]

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    7 CHAPTER 2 Installation and Conf iguration After you have familiarized yourself with the features and components of the Sun Blade T6300 server module, use the instructions in this chapter to install the server into the chassis. This chapter contains the following topics: ■ “Handling the Module” on page 7 ■ “Installing the Module Into the[...]

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    8 Sun Blade T6300 Server Module Installation Guide • April 2007 Installing the Module Into the Chassis This section contains instructions for installing the module into the chassis. Note – The following instructions assume that you have connected a terminal to a terminal server , connected the terminal server to the chassis, and set up the netw[...]

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    Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration 9 FIGURE 2-1 Inserting the Sun Blade T6300 Server Module Into the Chassis 7. Push the server module into the slot until the module is about two inches from the chassis front. 8. Push the ejectors down until they snap into place. The server module goes into standby mode and the ALOM CMT system controller init[...]

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    10 Sun Blade T6300 Server Module Installation Guide • April 2007 Powering On the Server Module After the system controller boots, the system contr oller login prompt is displayed on the serial console. Use the instructions in this section to log in to the system controller and to power on the server module. ▼ T o Power On the Server Module 1. L[...]

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    Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration 11 For instructions on how to install the operating system from the network, refer to the Solaris 10 6/06 Installation Guide: Network-Based Installations . Y ou can obtain this guide at: http://docs.sun.com/ JumpStart Server Installation Y ou can use a JumpStart™ server to install the OS. A JumpStart serve[...]

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    12 Sun Blade T6300 Server Module Installation Guide • April 2007 6. Start the NFS server 7. Configure the client access The configuration and use of the JumpStart server depends on the conf iguration of your network. For a full explanation of these steps and instructions on how to configur e the JumpStart server , refer to the following documents[...]