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Sun Ultra 20 Workstation ™ Setup Guide Sun Microsystems, Inc. www.sun.com Part No. 819-2150-12 March 2006, Revision A Submit comments about this document at: http://www.sun.com/hwdocs/feedback...
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Copyright 2006 Sun Microsystems, Inc., 4150 Network Circle, Santa Clara, Californie 95054, Etats-Unis. Tous droits réservés. Sun Microsystems, Inc. a les droits de propriété intellectuels relatants à la technologie qui est décrit dans ce document. En particulier, et sans la limitation, ces droits de propriété...
Installing an Additional Operating System and Drivers 12 Overview Instructions for Additional Operating Systems and Drivers 12 Troubleshooting Setup, Documentation, and Downloading Developer Software Applications 15 Troubleshooting the Sun Ultra 20 Workstation Setup 16 Technical Assistance 18 Sun Ultra 20 Workstation Documentation 20 Finding the Documentation 20...
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Sun Ultra™ 20 Workstation: Important Safety Information for Sun Hardware Systems, 816-7190 (included with the ■ workstation ship kit). Sun Ultra 20 Workstation Safety and Compliance Guide, 819-2149 (available at the ■ Sun Ultra 20 documentation site. See “Sun Ultra 20 Workstation Documentation”...
“Installing an Additional Operating System Install the supplemental drivers from the Sun and Drivers” on page Ultra 20 Workstation Supplemental CD. READY TO WORK! Process for Setting Up the Sun Ultra 20 Workstation FIGURE 1-1 Sun Ultra 20 Workstation Setup Guide • March 2006...
Package Contents Inventory Carefully unpack all workstation components from the packing cartons. The following items should be packaged with the Sun Ultra 20 Workstation: Description Hardware • DMS 59 cable (if the workstation has a NVS280 or NVS285 video card installed) •...
Front and Back Panels Front Panel FIGURE 1-3 Front Panel TABLE 1-1 Label Button/LED/Port Label Button/LED/port Power button 2 USB ports Power LED Microphone-in jack 2 1394 (firewire) ports Headphone-out jack Sun Ultra 20 Workstation Setup Guide • March 2006...
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Rear Panel FIGURE 1-4 Rear Panel TABLE 1-2 Label Connector/Slot Label Connector/Slot Power connector Ethernet connector Power switch 4 USB connectors Onboard HDI15 video connector PCI Express x16 graphics slot Microphone jack 4 PCI slots Line-in jack 2 PCI Express x1 slots Line-out jack Chapter 1 System Setup...
2. Connect the keyboard and mouse to the USB connectors on the rear of the panel. 3. Connect an Ethernet cable to the Ethernet connector on the Sun Ultra 20 Workstation and connect the other end to an Ethernet RJ45 jack.
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Note – The onboard video connector is disabled by default if a graphics card is installed. If you want to enable the onboard ATI connector, follow the instructions in the Sun Ultra 20 Workstation User Guide, Appendix B. 5. Connect any additional external devices to the workstation’s other connectors.
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Connecting the Monitor FIGURE 1-6 Sun Ultra 20 Workstation Setup Guide • March 2006...
Powering On the Workstation Tip – If you are installing optional internal components such as additional DIMMs, PCI cards, optical drives, or hard drives, install those components before you power on the workstation. If you are not installing optional components, you are ready to power on the workstation.
Setting Up the Preinstalled Software Further information on preinstalled software can be found in the Sun Ultra 20 Workstation Getting Started Guide, 819-2148. The preinstalled software applications are also available for download. See “Downloading Deverloper Software Applications”...
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Preinstalled Solaris 10 Setup Information for TABLE 1-3 Setup Window Explanation and Notes Your Information Select Language Native language and locale to use for the workstation. and Locale Host Name A name to give the workstation. Network Network or stand-alone workstation protocols. A system Connectivity administrator might be required to complete this section.
“Overview Instructions for Additional Operating Systems and Drivers” on page Detailed information on removing the existing operating system, installing ■ additional drivers, and installing another operating system is in the Sun Ultra 20 Workstation Getting Started Guide, available at: http://www.sun.com/products-n-solutions/hardware/docs /Workstation_Products/Workstations/ultra_20/index.html Drivers for supported operating systems are available on the Sun Ultra 20 ■...
Note – If you need to install RAID drivers for Windows XP, you will need to create a new Windows CD before installing the Windows XP OS. See the Sun Ultra 20 Workstation Getting Started Guide for further information.
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If you are using the preinstalled version of Solaris, the drivers are already installed. To install the drivers from the Supplemental CD if you have reinstalled the Solaris 10 Operating System: a. Change to the following directory: /cdrom/cdrom0/drivers/sx86 b. Run ./install.sh Sun Ultra 20 Workstation Setup Guide • March 2006...
Developer Software Applications This chapter contains information to help you troubleshoot minor workstation problems. This chapter includes information on the following topics: “Troubleshooting the Sun Ultra 20 Workstation Setup” on page 16 ■ “Technical Assistance” on page 18 ■ “Sun Ultra 20 Workstation Documentation” on page 20 ■...
Workstation Setup If you experience problems while setting up your workstation, refer to the troubleshooting information in . For additional troubleshooting TABLE 2-1 information, see the Sun Ultra 20 Workstation User Guide, 819-2146. Troubleshooting Procedures TABLE 2-1 Problem Possible Solution Workstation powers •...
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Troubleshooting Procedures TABLE 2-1 Problem Possible Solution Workstation does Keep notes on the following situations in case you need to call not power on when service: the front panel • Is the power switch on the back of the workstation turned on (see Power button is FIGURE 1-4 pressed.
Summary of the problem and the work being done when the problem occurred Output of diagnostics test, if applicable Other useful information IP address Workstation name (System host name) Network or internet domain name Proxy server configuration Sun Ultra 20 Workstation Setup Guide • March 2006...
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Workstation Documents and Support Resources URL or Telephone Number PDF and HTML files for all the current http://www.sun.com/documentation/ Sun Ultra 20 Workstation documents. Solaris and other software documents. http://docs.sun.com/documentation/ This web site has full search capabilities. Discussion and troubleshooting forums.
Sun Ultra 20 Workstation Documentation Finding the Documentation The documentation in the following table for the Sun Ultra 20 Workstation can be found at: http://www.sun.com/products-n-solutions/hardware/docs/ Workstation_Products/Workstations/ultra_20/ Application Title Part Number System overview, Sun Ultra 20 Workstation User Guide 819-2146 troubleshooting,...
Downloading Deverloper Software Applications Developer software applications are preinstalled on the Sun Ultra 20 workstation. To download the software packages, go to the web sites below. The sites contain the software packages, updates, documentation, and more. Software Package Download Site Sun Studio http://developers.sun.com/sunstudio...
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