Applying Power For The First Time - Sun Microsystems Sun Fire X4450 Installation Manual

11. If the IP address changes, you must reconnect using the newly assigned IP
address, because the current session will become unresponsive.
Refer to the Embedded Lights Out Manager (ELOM) Administration Guide or the Sun
Integrated Lights Out Manager Users Guide for detailed information.

Applying Power for the First Time

To turn on the server for the first time:
1. Verify that the top cover is on.
If the cover is removed, the system will power off.
2. Verify that the power cord has been connected and that standby power is on.
In standby power mode, the Power/OK LED on the front panel flashes. See
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FIGURE 3-2
3. Verify that you are connected to the server through the serial management
port. Perform the following sub-steps:
a. Connect a terminal (or a PC running terminal emulation software) to the
server serial port.
b. Ensure that the server hardware is installed and cables are inserted.
c. Verify that your terminal, laptop, PC, or terminal server is operational.
d. Configure the terminal device or the terminal emulation software running
on a laptop or PC to the following settings:
8,N,1: eight data bits, no parity, one stop bit
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9600 baud
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Disable hardware flow control (CTS/RTS)
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Disable software flow control (XON/XOFF)
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e. Connect a null serial modem cable from the server's back panel serial port
to a terminal device (if not connected already).
See
FIGURE 1-5
f. Press Enter on the terminal device to establish a connection between the
terminal device and the LOM service processor (SP).
The following prompt appears:
->
for the serial port position.
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