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Oracle Sun Blade X627 Getting Started Manual

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Sun Blade
Getting Started Guide
This guide describes the minimum steps you must perform to power on and boot your server for the first time.
Detailed installation information can be found in the Sun Blade X6270 Server Module Installation Guide, which is
available at the Sun documentation web site. Refer to the section
of this guide for a list of documentation for this system.
Contents
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The Sun Blade
X6270 Server Module is shipped with safety documentation and the components that you
ordered for your configuration. Optional components might be packaged and shipped separately.
Documentation and Media Kit
The Documentation and Media Kit is an orderable option for your system. It contains installation
documentation, the Tools and Drivers CD/DVD, Sun Installation Assistant CD/DVD, and the SunVTS CD/
DVD. You can order the Documentation and Media Kit at any time, using the following marketing part number:
X6270-X-MEDDOCKIT.
You also can download the documentation and software that are included in the Documentation and Media Kit
from these sites.
For documentation:
For software:
http://www.sun.com/servers/blades/downloads.jsp

Safety and Compliance Information

Before performing an installation, refer to the following documents for safety information:
Important Information for Sun Hardware Systems – Printed document included in the ship kit.
Sun Blade X6270 Server Module Safety and Compliance Guide – Online at the Sun documentation web site.

Install Optional Components

Before installing the server into the chassis, you must first install any optional components that you ordered
with the server, such as storage drives, DIMMs, REM, FEM, and so forth. Refer to the Sun Blade X6270 Server
Module Installation Guide for the instructions on installing optional components.
X6270 Server Module
http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/prod/blade.x6270
"Documentation for This Product"
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Summary of Contents for Oracle Sun Blade X627

  • Page 1: Safety And Compliance Information

    Sun Blade X6270 Server Module ™ Getting Started Guide This guide describes the minimum steps you must perform to power on and boot your server for the first time. Detailed installation information can be found in the Sun Blade X6270 Server Module Installation Guide, which is available at the Sun documentation web site.
  • Page 2: Install Server Module And Verify Standby Power State

    Install Server Module and Verify STANDBY Power State The system chassis should be powered on prior to installing the server module into the chassis. The server module, by default, receives STANDBY power from the powered-on system chassis after inserting the server module into the chassis.
  • Page 3: Connect To Ilom And Configure Ip Address

    3. Continue the initial software configuration tasks, as described in the following sections: “Connect to ILOM and Configure IP Address” ■ “Apply Main Power to Server Module” ■ “Update Firmware” ■ “Set Up Platform Operating System and Driver Software” ■ When STANDBY power is supplied to the server module SP, you can connect to ILOM and configure an IP address.
  • Page 4: Set Up Platform Operating System And Driver Software

    Set Up Platform Operating System and Driver Software After connecting to the ILOM SP and configuring an IP address, you can configure a preinstalled operating system (OS) or install a supported Solaris, Linux, VMware, or Windows operating system and drivers. The following table provides additional references for installing an operating system, system device drivers, firmware, and patches.
  • Page 5: Power Off Server Module

    Power Off Server Module To power off the server module from main power mode, use one of the following two methods: Graceful shutdown – Use a non-metallic pointed object to press and release the Power button on the front ■ panel of the server module.
  • Page 6: Third-Party Web Sites

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