Installing Optional Components; Rackmounting The Server; Preparing For Installation And Power On - Oracle Server X6-2 Getting Started Manual

Installing Optional Components

Install optional components, such as memory modules, PCIe cards, or storage drives before rackmounting the server.
Install Optional Components
For instructions to install optional components, refer to the Oracle Server X6-2 Service
1.
Manual.
2. Customers with service contracts can find a list of optional server components in the
Oracle System Handbook at:
https://support.oracle.com/handbook_private/

Rackmounting the Server

For rackmounting instructions, refer to the Rackmount Guide and Template that is shipped with the server, the
service label on the server, and the Oracle Server X6-2 Installation Guide. You can use the shipping bracket, ordered
as a separate X-option component, to secure the installed servers when moving a rack.

Preparing for Installation and Power On

Setting up the server for the first time takes about 1 hour. Plan for additional time if you are also installing optional
components and rackmounting hardware.
Do not apply full main power until instructed to do so. The server includes a service processor
Caution -
(SP) that is used to configure and monitor the server. To properly configure the server and to view SP
messages, do not apply AC power to the server until the SP and server networking connections are made, as
described in this guide.
Prepare to Install the Server
Choose the best way to set up your server environment.
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The instructions in this guide work for any networking environment and require a terminal device for
connecting to the server's serial management port (SER MGT). If you have a networking environment
running Dynamic Host Control Protocol (DHCP), you can configure your network using the network
management port (NET MGT) by following the instructions in the Oracle Server X6-2 Installation Guide.
2. Obtain a terminal device.
To communicate with the SP, you need a terminal device, which can be a terminal, a terminal server, or a
laptop running terminal emulation software. Set up the terminal device to communicate using 9600 baud, 8
bit, no parity, and 1 stop bit. For DTE-to-DTE communication, you need to obtain an RJ-45 to DB-9 adapter
with a standard RJ-45 cable to set up a null modem configuration so that transmit and receive signals cross
over.
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