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    Sun Microsystems, Inc. www .sun.com Submit comments abou t this document a t: http://www.s un.com/hwdocs/feedback Sun Fire ™ X4100/X4100 M2 and X4200/X4200 M2 Ser v ers Installation Guide P art No. 81 9-1155-16 Ma y 2007, Re vision A[...]

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    Copyright 2007 Sun Microsystems, Inc., 4150 Network Circle, Santa Clara, California 9505 4, U.S.A. All rights reserved. Sun Microsystems, Inc. has intellectu al property rights relating to technology tha t is described in this document. In particula r , and without limitation, these intellectual property rights may include one or mo re of the U.S. [...]

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    iii Contents Preface v 1. Setting Up the Server Hardware 1 Installation O verview 1 Installing the Server Into a Rack W ith Optional Slide Rails 2 Disassembling the Slide Rails Before Installation 3 Installing the Mounting Br ackets Onto the Server 4 Attaching the Slide-Rail Assemblies to the Rack 5 Installing the Server Into the Slide Rail A ssemb[...]

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    iv Sun Fire X4100/X4100 M2 and X4200/X4200 M2 Servers Installation Guide • May 2007 2. Setting Up the Server Software 19 Introduction to the Integrated Ligh ts Out Manager 19 Connecting to the ILOM Serv ice Processor 21 Connecting to ILOM Using a Serial Connection 21 Connecting to ILO M Using an Ethern et Connection 23 Setting Up Platform Operati[...]

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    v Pr eface This Installati on Guide conta ins procedur es for installing the server in a rack, cabling, and powering on the server . It also contains pr ocedur es for connecting to the servi ce proc essor administrator account. Links to documentation for confi guring the prein stalled Solaris 10 softwar e or for installing other supported operating[...]

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    vi Sun Fire X4100/X4100 M2 and X4200/X4200 M2 Servers Installation Guide • May 2007 Pr oduct Updates For pr oduct updates that you can download for the Sun F ire X4100 or X42 00 servers, please visit the following W eb site: http://www.sun.com/servers/entry/x4100/ downloads.jsp This site contains updates for firmwar e and drivers, as well as CD-R[...]

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    Preface vii T ypographic Conventions Sun W elcomes Y our Comments Sun is inter ested in improving its docu mentation a nd welcomes your comments and suggestions. Y ou can submit your comments by going to: http://www.sun.com/hwdocs/feedback Please include the title and part number o f y o u r d o c u m e n t w i t h y o u r f e e d b a c k : Sun Fir[...]

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    viii Sun Fire X4100/X4100 M2 and X4200/X4200 M2 Servers Installation Guide • May 2007[...]

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    1 CHAPTER 1 Setting Up the Server Har dware This chapter contains the following topics: ■ “Installation Overview” on pa ge 1 ■ “Installing the Server Into a Rack W ith Optional Slide Rails” on page 2 ■ “Cabling” on page 1 3 ■ “Powering On and Off the Server” on page 16 Note – The information in this boo k applies to all Su[...]

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    2 Sun Fire X4100/X4100 M2 and X4200/X4200 M2 Servers Installation Guide • May 2007 5. Configure the pr einstalled Solaris™ operating system or install a supported operating system of your choice. For details, r efer to one of th e following: ■ “Configuring the Preinstalled Sola ris 10 Operating System” on page 36 ■ Sun Fire X4100/X4 100[...]

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    Chapter 1 Setting U p the Ser ver Hardware 3 Disassembling the Slide Ra ils Before Installation Use this procedure to r emove the mounting brackets from the slide-rail assemblies. 1. Unpack the sl ide-rails. 2. Locate the slide-rail l ock at the fron t of one of the slide-rai l assemblies, as shown in FIGURE 1- 1 . 3. Squeeze and hold the tabs at t[...]

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    4 Sun Fire X4100/X4100 M2 and X4200/X4200 M2 Servers Installation Guide • May 2007 Installing the Mounting Brackets Onto the Server Use this procedure to install the mounting brackets o nto the sides of the server . 1. Position a mounting bracket ag ainst the chassis so that th e slide-rail lock is at the server front, and the three keyed op enin[...]

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    Chapter 1 Setting U p the Ser ver Hardware 5 Attaching the Slide-Rail Assemblies to the Rack Use this pr ocedur e to install the slide-rail assemblies to the rack. 1. Position a slide-rail assembly in your rack so that the brackets at each end of the slide-rail assembly are on the outside of the front and rear rack posts. See FIGURE 1-3 . 2. Attach[...]

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    6 Sun Fire X4100/X4100 M2 and X4200/X4200 M2 Servers Installation Guide • May 2007 Installing the Server Into the Slide Rail Assemblies Use this procedure to instal l the server chassis, with mounting brackets, into the slide-rail assemblies that ar e mounted to the rack. Caution – This procedure r equir es a minimum of two people becaus e of t[...]

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    Chapter 1 Setting U p the Ser ver Hardware 7 4. Simultaneously pull and hold th e slide rail release buttons on each mounting bracket while you push the server into the rack. See FIGURE 1-4 . Continue pus hing until the s lide-rail lo ck s on the front of the mounting brackets engage the slide-rail assemblies. Caution – V erify that the server is[...]

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    8 Sun Fire X4100/X4100 M2 and X4200/X4200 M2 Servers Installation Guide • May 2007 4. V erify that the CMA rail extension engages the sli de-rail, as shown in FI GURE 1-6 . FIGURE 1-6 Detail of CMA Rail Extension Inse rted Into the Left Slide-Rail Note – Support the CMA in the remaining inst allation steps. Do not allow the assembly to hang by [...]

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    Chapter 1 Setting U p the Ser ver Hardware 9 FIGURE 1-7 Inserting the CMA Mounting Bracket Into the Rear of the Right Slide-Rail 6. Insert the right CMA slide-rail connector into the ri ght slide-rai l assembly until the connector locks into plac e with an audible click. See FIGURE 1-8 . FIGURE 1-8 Inserting CMA Slide-Rail Co nnector Into Rear of R[...]

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    10 Sun Fire X4100/X4100 M2 and X4200/X4200 M2 Servers Installation Guide • May 2007 7. Insert the remaining CMA arm connector into the plastic cutout on the CMA rail extension, which you installed to the left slide- rail in Step 3 . See FI GURE 1-9 . FIGURE 1-9 Connecting the CMA Arm to Rail Extension Connector 8. Gently press the tab in the dire[...]

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    Chapter 1 Setting Up the Ser v er Hardware 11 FIGURE 1-10 Installing CMA Cable Hangers Attaching and Routing Cables Use this procedure to attach cables to yo ur server and r oute them through the CMA. 1. Refer to “Cabling” on p age 13 for an illustration of the server back panel ports and a procedure for installing cables to your server . 2. In[...]

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    12 Sun Fire X4100/X4100 M2 and X4200/X4200 M2 Servers Installation Guide • May 2007 V erifying Operation of the Slide Rails and CMA Use this procedure to ensur e that the sl ide-rails and CMA ar e operating correc tly . Note – T wo people are recommended for this pr ocedure: one to move the server in and out of the rack and one to observe the c[...]

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    Chapter 1 Setting Up the Ser v er Hardware 13 Cabling Attach cables to the back pan el connectors of your server as r equired. See FIGUR E 1- 1 1 or FIGURE 1- 12 . FIGURE 1-11 Sun Fire X4100/X4100 M2 Server Back Panel FIGURE 1-12 Sun Fire X4200/X4200 M2 Server Back Panel 1. If desired, conne ct a USB keyb oard cable to a USB connector . 2. If desir[...]

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    14 Sun Fire X4100/X4100 M2 and X4200/X4200 M2 Servers Installation Guide • May 2007 3. If desired, connect a vi deo moni tor cable to th e video connector . Note – Keyboard, mouse, and video ar e option al with an operating system that supports headless operation. Note – The system console supports only a scr e en res olution of 1024 by 768 a[...]

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    Chapter 1 Setting Up the Ser v er Hardware 15 5. If desired, conne ct an RJ-45 serial po rt cable to the “SERIAL MGT” connector . Note the following considerations for th e serial port and serial port cabling: ■ The default serial port speed is 9600 baud with no flow contr ol. ■ These servers use the sam e pinout as the RJ45 port on the RSC[...]

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    16 Sun Fire X4100/X4100 M2 and X4200/X4200 M2 Servers Installation Guide • May 2007 Powering On and Of f the Server Y ou have to apply only standby power to th e server at this point so that you can perform initial configuration o f the service processor . Procedures for pow ering on to main power mode and for shutting down fr om main power mode [...]

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    Chapter 1 Setting Up the Ser v er Hardware 17 Powering On Main Power Mode ● T o power on main power for all server components: a. V erify that power cor ds have been co nnected and that standby power is on. In standby power mode, the Power/OK LED on the front pa nel flashes. See FIGURE 1- 13 or FIGURE 1- 14 . b. Use a ballpoint pen or other stylu[...]

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    18 Sun Fire X4100/X4100 M2 and X4200/X4200 M2 Servers Installation Guide • May 2007 ■ Emergency shutdown: Pr ess and hold the Power button for four seconds to force main power off and enter stan dby power mode. When main p ower is of f, the Power/OK LED on the fron t panel will begin flashing , indicating that the server is in standby power mod[...]

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    19 CHAPTER 2 Setting Up the Server Softwar e This chapter descri bes the tasks for initial setup of the server ’s service pr ocessor and Integrat ed Light s Out Manager™ so ftwar e . This chapter contains these topics: ■ “Introduction to the Integrated Lights Out Manager” on page 19 ■ “Connecting to th e ILOM Service Pr ocessor” on [...]

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    20 Sun Fire X4100/X4100 M2 and X4200/X4200 M2 Servers Installation Guide • May 2007 ILOM consists of four components, three of which ar e on your host server and one that is on the client sys tem that accesses your host server . The four components are as follows: ■ ILOM SP hardware. Y our server is equipped with a Graphics Redirect and Service[...]

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    Chapter 2 Setting Up the Ser ver Software 21 Connecting to the ILOM Service Pr ocessor There ar e two methods for connect ing to th e ILOM SP to perform initial setup and configurat ion. Use the pr ocedur e that you prefer: ■ “Connecting to ILOM Using a Serial Con nection” on page 21 ■ “Connecting to ILOM Using an Eth ernet Connection” [...]

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    22 Sun Fire X4100/X4100 M2 and X4200/X4200 M2 Servers Installation Guide • May 2007 4. Press Enter on the terminal device to esta blish a connection between that terminal device and the ILOM SP . The SP eventually displays a login pr ompt, such as the following example: SUNSP 0003BA84D77 7 login: In this example l ogin pr ompt: ■ The string SUN[...]

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    Chapter 2 Setting Up the Ser ver Software 23 C o n n e c t i n g t o I L O M U s i n g a n E t h e r n e t Connection T o access the full range of ILOM functiona lity such as the graphical user interface (GUI), you must connect a LAN to the Ethe rnet port and configure your Ethernet connection. ILOM supports Dyna mic Host Conf igurat ion Pr otocol [...]

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    24 Sun Fire X4100/X4100 M2 and X4200/X4200 M2 Servers Installation Guide • May 2007 a. Identi fy the MAC address of the ILOM SP from one of the following locations and write it down: ■ CLI commands. The SP has a serial port to which you can attach a termina l device. If you log in to the SP and type the CLI command show /SP/network , the SP dis[...]

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    Chapter 2 Setting Up the Ser ver Software 25 FIGURE 2-2 Opening a Session W ith an SSH Command-Line Interface ■ T o establish a connection to the ILOM SP web GUI, type the IP address of the ILOM SP in the browser locator box and pr ess Enter . For example, if the IP address for your ILOM SP was 129.1 44.02.20, you would enter it as shown in FIGUR[...]

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    26 Sun Fire X4100/X4100 M2 and X4200/X4200 M2 Servers Installation Guide • May 2007 Configuring ILOM Using Static Ethernet Settings As an alternative to having your DHCP server assign an IP addr ess to your ILOM SP , you can also assign a static IP address to it. Y ou can do this by using the web GUI, by using the CLI over the networ k or se rial[...]

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    Chapter 2 Setting Up the Ser ver Software 27 FIGURE 2-4 Integrated Lights Out Manager Network Settings Page Configuring Static IP Addr esses Using the CLI 1. Log into the CLI using SSH or by con necting to the serial port. T o establish a Secure Shell (SSH ) connection to the ILOM CLI, type the appropriate connection command in the SS H application[...]

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    28 Sun Fire X4100/X4100 M2 and X4200/X4200 M2 Servers Installation Guide • May 2007 Configuring Static IP Addr esses Using the BIOS Setup Utility 1. Enter the BIOS Setup u tility by pressing the F2 key while the system is bootin g up and performing the power- on self-test (POST). 2. When the BIOS Main menu screen is displayed, select Advanced . 3[...]

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    Chapter 2 Setting Up the Ser ver Software 29 Setting Up Platform Operating System and Driver Softwar e After configuring the ILOM SP with ne twork settings, you can configure the prein stalled Solaris 10 operating system, or install a sup ported Linux or W indows platform operating system an d drivers. ■ If you want to use the preinstalled Solari[...]

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    30 Sun Fire X4100/X4100 M2 and X4200/X4200 M2 Servers Installation Guide • May 2007[...]

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    31 CHAPTER 3 Configuring the Pr einstalled Solaris 10 Operating System This chapter explains the step s for configuring the Solaris ™ 10 Operating System (OS) that has been prei nstalled on your server . The factory-installed version is Solaris 10 6/06 or later . Befor e Y ou Begin Before you begin configurin g the preinstalled OS, you need to do[...]

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    32 Sun Fire X4100/X4100 M2 and X4200/X4200 M2 Servers Installation Guide • May 2007 Installation W orksheet Use the worksheet in TA B L E 1 to gather the information you need to configure the preinstalled Solaris 10 OS. Y ou need to coll ect only the informati on that applies to your applicatio n. T ABLE 1 W orksheet for Installation Information [...]

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    Chapter 3 Configuring th e Preinstal led Solaris 10 Oper ating System 33 Name service: if the system uses a name service, pro vide th e following information. Name service Which name service should this syst em use? • NIS+ •N I S •D N S •L D A P •N o n e * Domain name Pro vide the name of the domain in whi ch the system res id es . NIS+ a[...]

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    34 Sun Fire X4100/X4100 M2 and X4200/X4200 M2 Servers Installation Guide • May 2007 Default route Do you want to specify a default ro ute IP address or let the Solaris in stallation pr ogram find one? The default rout e provides a bridge that forwards traffic between two phys ical networks. An IP address is a unique number that identifies each ho[...]

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    Chapter 3 Configuring th e Preinstal led Solaris 10 Oper ating System 35 Selecting Y our Console Output Unlike with SP ARC ® systems, you wil l not see the output of the preinstalled Solaris 10 image through a monitor when you power on the server . Instead, the output of the preinstalled image is dir ected to a serial console . GRUB, the open sour[...]

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    36 Sun Fire X4100/X4100 M2 and X4200/X4200 M2 Servers Installation Guide • May 2007 Configuring the Pr einstalled Solaris 10 Operating System Note – Before you perform this pr ocedure, you need to set up the service pr ocessor . If you have not done so, see “Before Y ou Begin” on page 31 . Use the information that you gathered in “Install[...]

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    Chapter 3 Configuring th e Preinstal led Solaris 10 Oper ating System 37 ▼ T o Connect to the Server Using the Service Pr ocessor ’s IP Address Note – This pr ocedure as sumes that you have connected the server to your network throug h an Ethernet cable. 1. If you have not already don e so, determ ine the service processor ’ s IP address: a[...]

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    38 Sun Fire X4100/X4100 M2 and X4200/X4200 M2 Servers Installation Guide • May 2007 The screens that ar e displa yed will vary , depending on the method that you chose for assigning network in formation to the server (DHCP or static IP addr ess). After you have entered the system-configura tion information, the server completes the boot proces s [...]

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    Chapter 3 Configuring th e Preinstal led Solaris 10 Oper ating System 39 After you have entered the system-configura tion information, the server completes the boot proces s and displays the Sol aris login pr ompt. Solaris 10 User Documentation Y ou can access the various collections of the Solaris 10 OS use r documentati on at: http://docs.sun.com[...]

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    40 Sun Fire X4100/X4100 M2 and X4200/X4200 M2 Servers Installation Guide • May 2007[...]

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    41 Index B back panel cable connectors 13 back panel illustration 13 C cable management assembly 7 cables 13 Cisco 72-3383-01 console cable 15 client-side secure shell 20 CMA assembly 7 connectors, back panel 13 D default serial port speed 15 driver update s vi E emergency shut down 18 Ethernet connection to service processor 23 Ethernet ports 14 F[...]

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    42 Sun Fire X4100/X4100 M2 and X4200/X4200 M2 Ser vers Installation Guide • Ma y 2007 P power powering off 17 powering on main power 17 powering on standby power 16 product upda tes vi R rack installation 2 remote co nsole application 20 RJ45 port 15 S screen r esolution 14 serial connection to service processor 21 service processor configuring w[...]