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Sun Fire
V20z and Sun Fire V40z
TM
Servers

Installation Guide

Sun Microsystems, Inc.
www.sun.com
Part No. 817-5246-16
July 2005 Revision A
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  • Page 1: Installation Guide

    Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers Installation Guide Sun Microsystems, Inc. www.sun.com Part No. 817-5246-16 July 2005 Revision A Submit comments about this document at: http://www.sun.com/hwdocs/feedback...
  • Page 2 Copyright 2005 Sun Microsystems, Inc., 4150 Network Circle, Santa Clara, California 95054, États-Unis. Tous droits réservés. Sun Microsystems, Inc. a les droits de propriété intellectuelle relatants à la technologie qui est décrite dans ce document. En particulier, et sans la limitation, ces droits de propriété...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Related Documentation Safety Guidelines 3 Installing the Server Into a Rack 4 Cabling 9 Notes for the Sun Fire V20z Server 9 Ethernet Port Labelling 9 PCI Slot Labelling 10 Notes for the Sun Fire V40z Server 11 Ethernet Port Labelling 11...
  • Page 4 Server Management and Platform Software 29 Network Share Volume Structure 30 Installing and Mounting the NSV Software 31 Setting up the Platform Operating System and Drivers 33 Index 35 Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers—Installation Guide • July 2005...

  • Page 5: Hardware Installation And Startup

    6. Perform initial software setup as described in Chapter 2 of this guide. 7. Configure your server to customize it for your use. Refer to the Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers—Server Management Guide for details.

  • Page 6: User Documentation

    Note – A document explaining the differences among the released versions of the Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z servers is also available at this Web site. Refer to part number (PN) 817-7185. Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers—Installation Guide • July 2005...

  • Page 7: Related Documentation

    Notes Safety Guidelines You can safely connect the Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z servers to an IT Power System. The use of the “exclamation-point-in-a-triangle” symbol on the product indicates a reference to the following important safety information,...

  • Page 8: Installing The Server Into A Rack

    Position the three holes in the mounting bracket over the front three locating pins on the server’s side and push forward on the mounting bracket until the middle locking-tab clicks over the middle pin. Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers—Installation Guide • July 2005...
  • Page 9 Locking-tab Locating pins Mounting bracket Installing the Slide-Rail Mounting Brackets Onto the Sun Fire V20z Server FIGURE 1-1 Locating pins Locking-tab Mounting bracket Installing the Slide-Rail Mounting Brackets Onto the Sun Fire V40z Server FIGURE 1-2 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation and Startup...
  • Page 10 Note – Leave the middle screw holes on each front mounting bracket open for the thumb screws on the server. Rear mounting Front mounting bracket (adjustable) bracket Slide rail assemblies Installing the Slide Rails Into the Rack FIGURE 1-3 Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers—Installation Guide • July 2005...
  • Page 11 Slide-rail assembly (rack posts not shown) Slide-rail locking tab Mounting bracket Installing the Sun Fire V20z Server Into the Rack FIGURE 1-4 Slide-rail assembly (rack posts not shown) Slide-rail Mounting locking tab...
  • Page 12 Front bracket Thumbscrew Securing the Sun Fire V20z Server Into the Rack FIGURE 1-6 Front bracket Thumbscrew Securing the Sun Fire V40z Server Into the Rack FIGURE 1-7 Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers—Installation Guide • July 2005...

  • Page 13: Cabling

    It is important to note the labelling of the Ethernet ports on the back panel of the Sun Fire V20z server. As shown on the far right side of the server illustrated in , interfaces eth1 and eth0 are labelled as “1” on the upper port and “0”...

  • Page 14: Pci Slot Labelling

    Keyboard Mouse Locate light SP reset Video Serial port connector connector button and LED button connector connector connector Back Panel of the Sun Fire V20z Server FIGURE 1-8 Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers—Installation Guide • July 2005...

  • Page 15: Notes For The Sun Fire V40Z Server

    Notes for the Sun Fire V40z Server Ethernet Port Labelling It is important to note the labelling of the ethernet ports on the back panel of the Sun Fire V40z server. Referring to the platform gigabit (Gb) ethernet ports at the right edge of the chassis (see ), the lower ethernet interface is eth0 andthe FIGURE 1-9...

  • Page 16: Daisy-Chaining The Servers

    . The figures also show how the servers are connected to FIGURE 1-11 FIGURE 1-12 external LANs using the platform gigabit connectors. Note – Sun Microsystems recommends that you use cross-over cables of at least one meter in length for daisy-chaining the servers. Switch 1 Server 01...
  • Page 17 To interconnect the servers, you must use an RJ-45 cross-over cable. Cables can be connected to either the top or bottom SP port. To configure servers in a daisy chain, connect the first and last server in the chain to different switches. In the configuration shown in , two managed spanning-tree-capable FIGURE 1-10...
  • Page 18 To interconnect the servers, you must use an RJ-45 cross-over cable. Cables can be connected to either the top or bottom SP port. In the configuration shown in , no redundancy is provided on the FIGURE 1-12 management LAN. Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers—Installation Guide • July 2005...

  • Page 19: Powering On And Booting The Server

    Powering On and Booting the Server Follow these steps to power on and boot the server: Caution – Do not operate this server without all fans, component heatsinks, air baffles and the cover installed. Severe damage to server components will occur if operated without adequate cooling mechanisms.
  • Page 20 Note – This procedure can be done with the server mounted in a rack. If it is in a rack, pull the server forward from the rack about 3 inches (76 mm) to provide clearance before opening the CPU card door. Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers—Installation Guide • July 2005...
  • Page 21 3. Power on the server using one of the following two methods, depending on which server type you have: If you have a Sun Fire V20z server, use these steps: ■ a. Turn on the AC power switch on the server back panel (see FIGURE 1-8 This switch provides AC power to the SP and basic hardware.
  • Page 22 Platform power Operator panel Operator panel button Locate button buttons (3) LCD display Platform power and LED indicator LED System fault Sun Fire V20z Server Front Panel FIGURE 1-16 Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers—Installation Guide • July 2005...
  • Page 23 USB connector Operator panel Operator panel LCD display buttons (3) Hard drive activity indicator LED Locate button Platform power and LED button and LED System fault Sun Fire V40z Server Front Panel FIGURE 1-17 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation and Startup...
  • Page 24 Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers—Installation Guide • July 2005...

  • Page 25: Initial Software Configuration

    C H A P T E R Initial Software Configuration To set up your Sun Fire V20z or Sun Fire V40z server the first time, you should perform some initial configuration tasks. This chapter explains these initial steps: “Configuring the Service Processor” on page 22 ■...

  • Page 26: Configuring The Service Processor

    Failure to secure the SP can expose the server to security and availability risks through the SP network interface. The Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z servers include a dedicated SP for complete server independence and maximum availability of server management. The SP is an...
  • Page 27 Back Select Forward Press both for Cancel Press both for Enter Operator Panel Buttons FIGURE 2-1 2. Press the Forward button until you reach the SP menu: Menu: SP menu 3. Press the Select button to display the SP menu options. SP Menu: Set SP IP info? 4.

  • Page 28: Assigning Static Sp Network Settings

    Note – A prompt appears that asks if you want to perform autoconfiguration. As an alternative to configuring an SP manually, you can run autoconfiguration, which replicates the configuration of one SP to another. Refer to the Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers—Server Management Guide for instructions on autoconfiguration.
  • Page 29 Note – A prompt appears that asks if you want to perform autoconfiguration. As an alternative to configuring an SP manually, you can run autoconfiguration, which replicates the configuration of one SP to another. Refer to the Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers—Server Management Guide for instructions on autoconfiguration.

  • Page 30: Creating The Initial Manager Account

    After you create the initial manager account, the setup account is deleted and you are logged out of the server. You can then log in using the new initial manager account, from which you can create other user accounts. Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers—Installation Guide • July 2005...

  • Page 31: Creating The Initial Account From The Sm Console

    Note – If you are prompted for a password, this indicates that the SP has already been secured with an account. If you do not know the management user name and password, you can reset the SP from the operator panel by navigating to the SP menu and selecting the Use defaults option.

  • Page 32: Defining A Name For The Server

    Press the Select button when you locate the character you want. c. Repeat this process until the entire name is complete. 7. Use the Enter button combination (Forward plus Select) to save your entry. Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers—Installation Guide • July 2005...

  • Page 33: Server Management And Platform Software

    Server Management and Platform Software This section includes descriptions of the network share volume (NSV) structure that is included with your server on CD, and a procedure for extracting and installing the software (see “Installing and Mounting the NSV Software” on page 31).

  • Page 34: Contents

    Servers—Server Management Guide (817-5249) for details. Application for updating the SP software and BIOS. update_server Refer to to Chapter 1 in the Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers—Server Management Guide (817-5249) for details. Contains a directory hierarchy of platform and SP components, sw_images including subdirectories for each version.

  • Page 35: Installing And Mounting The Nsv Software

    SP connectors and guidelines for connecting servers to management LANs. 2. Insert the Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers Network Share Volume CD into the NFS server and mount the CD. 3. Copy the folder that contains the NSV packages from the CD to the NFS server by typing the following command: # cp -r /mnt/cdrom/<NSV_file_directory>...
  • Page 36 # chmod 777 /mnt/nsv/diags/NSV_version_number/scripts # chmod -R 755 /mnt/nsv/diags/NSV_version_number/mppc 6. Log in to the Sun Fire V20z or Sun Fire V40z server SP via SSH by typing the following command at the NFS server’s command prompt: # ssh -l admin_or_higher_login SSH_hostname Note –...

  • Page 37: Setting Up The Platform Operating System And Drivers

    After setting up the SP and NSV software, you can install the platform operating system (OS) and drivers. For details about installing a supported Linux OS and the required drivers, refer ■ to the Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers—Linux Operating System Installation Guide. ™ For Solaris OS installation, refer to the documentation that is provided with the ■...
  • Page 38 Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers—Installation Guide • July 2005...

  • Page 39: Index

    Index assigning service processor network set- front panel buttons, Sun Fire V20z 18 tings, DHCP 22 front panel buttons, Sun Fire V40z 19 assigning service processor network set- tings, static 24 authentication 26 initial manager account, creating 26 installation cabling 9...
  • Page 40 26 server management and platform software overview 29 server name, defining 28 service processor assigning network settings, DHCP 22 assigning network settings, static 24 configuration 22 Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers—Installation Guide • July 2005...

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