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Sun Ultra
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Getting Started Guide
Sun Microsystems, Inc.
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Part No. 819-3953-12
June 2006, Revision A
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  • Page 1 Sun Ultra 40 Workstation ™ Getting Started Guide Sun Microsystems, Inc. www.sun.com Part No. 819-3953-12 June 2006, Revision A Submit comments about this document at: http://www.sun.com/hwdocs/feedback...
  • Page 2 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...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Preface vii CD Name Change x Setting Up the Sun Ultra 40 Workstation 1 Safety Information 1 Planning the Workstation Installation 2 Package Contents Inventory 3 Front and Back Panel Overview 4 Side Cover Overview 6 Keyboard and Mouse Overview 7...
  • Page 4 Licensing Information 44 Disk Configuration 44 Planning the Solaris Installation 44 Configuring the Preinstalled Solaris 10 Operating System 45 Setting Up Preinstalled Development Software 47 Sun Studio 11 Software 47 Sun Ultra 40 Workstation Getting Started Guide • June 2006...
  • Page 5 Sun Java Studio Creator 2004Q2 Update 8 Software 48 Sun Java Studio Enterprise 8 Software 49 Net Beans IDE 4.1 49 Restoring and Backing Up Preinstalled Software 49 Restoring Preinstalled Software 49 Restoring Solaris Preinstalled Software 50 Reinstalling Other Software 51 Backing Up the Preinstalled Image to Another Hard Drive 51 Contents...
  • Page 6 Sun Ultra 40 Workstation Getting Started Guide • June 2006...

  • Page 7: Preface

    Chapter 2 describes the operating systems supported by the Sun Ultra 40 Workstation and the supplemental drivers included with the system. Chapter 3 explains how to set up the preinstalled Solaris™ 10 Operating System and...

  • Page 8: Typographic Conventions

    You must be superuser to do this. with real names or values. To delete a file, type rm filename. 1. The settings on your browser might differ from these settings. viii Sun Ultra 40 Workstation Getting Started Guide • June 2006...

  • Page 9: Related Documentation

    Installation information Sun Ultra 40 Workstation Getting Started Guide 819-3953 Safety information Important Safety Information for Sun System 816-7190 Sun Ultra 40 Workstation Safety and Compliance Guide 819-3955 Release Notes Sun Ultra 40 Workstation Release Notes 819-3954 Documentation, Support, and Training...

  • Page 10: Cd Name Change

    CD Name Change The Sun Ultra 40 Workstation Supplemental CD is now called Sun Ultra 40 Workstation Tools and Drivers CD. Sun Welcomes Your Comments Sun is interested in improving its documentation and welcomes your comments and suggestions.

  • Page 11: Setting Up The Sun Ultra 40 Workstation

    ■ “Powering Off the Workstation” on page 10 ■ Safety Information Refer to the following document for safety information regarding the Sun Ultra 40 Workstation: Important Safety Information for Sun Hardware Systems, 816-7190 (hard copy ■ document included in the Sun Ultra 40 Workstation ship kit).

  • Page 12: Planning The Workstation Installation

    “Installing Drivers and Mounting the Install the supplemental drivers from the Sun Diagnostic Partition” on page Ultra 40 Workstation Supplemental CD. READY TO WORK! Sun Ultra 40 Workstation Installation Process FIGURE 1-1 Sun Ultra 40 Workstation Getting Started Guide • June 2006...

  • Page 13: Package Contents Inventory

    Type 7 keyboard, mouse, and power cord (in separate country kits) Note – The Sun Ultra 40 Workstation will be packaged with the stand deployed, as shown in the following figure. This stand must be positioned as shown when the system is upright.

  • Page 14: Front And Back Panel Overview

    Front and Back Panel Overview The following figures and tables show the front and back panels of the Sun Ultra 40 Workstation. Front Panel of the Sun Ultra 40 Workstation FIGURE 1-3 Front Panel TABLE 1-1 Label Button/LED/Port DVD drive...
  • Page 15 Sun Ultra 40 Back Panel of the Sun Ultra 40 Workstation FIGURE 1-4 Back Panel TABLE 1-2 Label Connector/Slot Label Connector/Slot Audio connectors (6) top left to bottom right: PCI-Express x4 (PCI-E2) Blue: line in; Pink mic-in; Orange: center/LFE; Lime: line-out; Gray: side surround out;...

  • Page 16: Side Cover Overview

    7564) for powering off and side cover removal instructions. Side Cover Component Overview—Sun Ultra 40 Workstation FIGURE 1-5 Side Cover Component Overview TABLE 1-3 Item Component Description Side cover Latch (2) Sun Ultra 40 Workstation Getting Started Guide • June 2006...

  • Page 17: Keyboard And Mouse Overview

    Universal serial port (3) (third USB port located under keyboard) Mouse with scroll button Tip – For additional information about Sun keyboards and mouse devices see Sun Type 7 Keyboard Installation Guide (819-2907). Chapter 1 Setting Up the Sun Ultra 40 Workstation...

  • Page 18: Cabling The Workstation

    If your workstation has a NVS285 graphics card installed, a DMS59 cable is packaged with the workstation. 4. Connect the Ethernet cable to one of the Ethernet connector on the Sun Ultra 40 Workstation, and connect the other end of the cable to an Ethernet RJ-45 jack.

  • Page 19: Powering On The Workstation

    Tip – If you are installing optional internal components such as additional DIMMs, PCI cards, SLI connectors, optical drives, or hard drives, install those components before you power on the workstation. See the Sun Ultra 40 Workstation Service, Diagnostics, and Troubleshooting Manual for instructions on installing these components.

  • Page 20: Powering Off The Workstation

    This method could result in data loss. If the preceding options fail to power off the workstation, see “Troubleshooting” in the Sun Ultra 40 Workstation Service, Diagnostics, and Troubleshooting Manual, 819-3952, for more options. Note – After powering off the workstation, wait at least four seconds before powering on the workstation again.

  • Page 21: Software Installation

    Solaris 10 Operating System. Diagnostics software is also included on the Sun Ultra 40 Workstation Supplemental CD or Sun Ultra 40 Workstation Tools and Drivers CD. Instructions for using the diagnostics software are provided in the Sun Ultra 40 Workstation Service, Diagnostics, and Troubleshooting Manual, 819-3952.
  • Page 22 Install the drivers from the Supplemental CD. on page Install or enable additional software. “Configuring SLI Support” on page 40 “Downloading Sun N1 Grid Engine” on page READY TO WORK! Installation Operating System Process FIGURE 2-1 Sun Ultra 40 Workstation Getting Started Guide • June 2006...

  • Page 23: Erasing The Primary Boot Hard Disk

    Setting Up the BIOS for Operating System Installation If you plan to install an operating system onto the Sun Ultra 40 Workstation, you need to make sure that the BIOS is set up correctly before installing the software. See the section below that matches the operating system you plan to install.

  • Page 24: Enabling Raid Support

    Four drives with Spanning, Stripe-mirroring, and RAID5. ■ To enable RAID support for the Sun Ultra 40 Workstation, you need to configure the Sun Ultra 40 Workstation BIOS and the NVRAID BIOS. This procedure also contains instructions for creating a diagnostic partition for a RAID configuration.
  • Page 25 Choose No and press Ctrl-X to save your changes. Creating the Diagnostic Partition on the RAID Disk 1. Insert the Sun Ultra 40 Workstation Supplemental or Tools and Drivers CD and reboot the workstation. 2. At the Supplemental or Tools and Drivers CD menu screen, select 1 to load the Pc- Check Diagnostics.
  • Page 26 Return to Step 2 above. Sun Ultra 40 Workstation Getting Started Guide • June 2006...

  • Page 27: Installing The Operating System

    System Drivers” on page 21 “Enabling RAID Support” on page Note – The diagnostic partition is preinstalled on the Sun Ultra 40 Workstation. If the diagnostic partition has been removed from the workstation, refer to the Sun Ultra 40 Workstation Service, Diagnostics, and Troubleshooting Manual, 819-3952, for information about how to reinstall the diagnostic partition from the Sun Ultra 40 Workstation Supplemental or Tools and Drivers CD.

  • Page 28: Running The Up2Date Utility

    Diagnostic Partition After installing the operating system, run the installation script provided on the Sun Ultra 40 Workstation Supplemental or Tools and Drivers CD to install the drivers that correspond to your operating system. The Sun Ultra 40 Workstation Supplemental or Sun Ultra 40 Workstation Tools and Drivers CD is included with your Sun Ultra 40 Workstation.

  • Page 29: Installing Linux Operating System Drivers

    To install the video and chipset drivers and mount the diagnostic partition when running a Linux operating system: 1. Log in to the Sun Ultra 40 Workstation as superuser. 2. Insert the Sun Ultra 40 Workstation Supplemental or Tools and Drivers CD into the DVD drive and type: cd /mountpoint/drivers/linux/operating_system Where /mountpoint is the directory the CD is mounted to and operating_system is the type of Linux installed on the workstation (red_hat or suse).

  • Page 30: Installing Solaris Operating System Drivers

    Operating System (if the Solaris Operating System is not preinstalled): 1. Log in to the Sun Ultra 40 Workstation as superuser. 2. Insert the Sun Ultra 40 Workstation Supplemental or Tools and Drivers CD into the DVD drive. The CD is automounted by the Solaris 10 Operating System.

  • Page 31: Installing Windows Xp Operating System Drivers

    Installing Windows XP Operating System Drivers The Sun Ultra 40 Workstation Supplemental or Tools and Drivers CD contains NVRAID, NVIDIA display, and NVIDIA chipset drivers for Windows XP. If you are installing NVRAID drivers, you will need to use the XpReburn script to create a new Windows XP CD containing the necessary drivers or create a boot diskette to install the drivers before installing the Windows XP operating system.
  • Page 32 To create a Windows XP CD with the Sun Ultra 40 Workstation drivers: 1. On a system Solaris x86, Solaris OS (SPARC Platform Edition), or Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 or 4, or SLES 9 software, insert the Sun Ultra 40 Workstation Supplemental or Tools and Drivers CD.
  • Page 33 Installing RAID Drivers Using a Boot Diskette This section explains how to create a boot diskette for the NVIDIA RAID drivers using the Sun Ultra 40 Workstation Supplemental or Tools and Drivers CD, and how to install the drivers onto your workstation.
  • Page 34 4. Select all files in the directory and copy them to the diskette drive (a:). Installing Windows XP and NVIDIA RAID Drivers To install Windows XP with the NVIDIA RAID drivers on the Sun Ultra 40 Workstation: 1. Ensure that the system BIOS and NVIDIA BIOS is configured for RAID operation.
  • Page 35 To install the NVIDIA display and chipset drivers after installing Windows XP, do the following: 1. Insert the Sun Ultra 40 Workstation Supplemental or Tools and Drivers CD into the DVD drive. 2. (If necessary) Install the chipset drivers: a.
  • Page 36 C:\> cd/D D:\drivers\windows\OS\optional\audio\realtek\ Where OS is XP32 or XP64. 4. Unzip the file and double click on the executable. 5. Follow the instructions in the wizard to install the driver. Sun Ultra 40 Workstation Getting Started Guide • June 2006...

  • Page 37: Creating Windows Images On A Ris Server And Installing Ris Images

    Creating Windows Images on a RIS Server and Installing RIS Images This section contains the instructions for creating Sun Ultra 40 Workstation specific images on the Remote Installation Service (RIS) server for the following operating systems: Windows XP SP2 32-bit ■...

  • Page 38: Creating A 32-Bit Windows Xp (Service Pack 2) Ris Image

    5. In the “Remote Installation Services Options“ screen, choose “Add a new OS image to this remote installation server“. 6. In the Installation Source Files Location screen, choose the CDROM drive with the Windows XP SP2 32-bit CD. Sun Ultra 40 Workstation Getting Started Guide • June 2006...

  • Page 39: Adding The Nvida Ethernet Drivers To The Windows Image

    7. In the “Windows Installation Image Folder Name“ screen, type a descriptive name for the Windows XP SP2 32-bit CD image you are creating. For example: Ultra_40_Windows_XP_SP2_32-bit 8. In the “Friendly Description and Help Text” screen, type a description and help text (for future end-user reference).

  • Page 40: Adding Other Drivers And Modifying Setting Files

    1. Change these entries in the ristndrd.sif file to read as follows: [Unattended] OemPreinstall = yes [GuiUnattended] “ “ desired password AdminPassword = 2. Remove the following entry from the ristndrd.sif file: [Identification] JoinDomain = %MACHINEDOMAIN% DoOldStyleDomainJoin = Yes Sun Ultra 40 Workstation Getting Started Guide • June 2006...
  • Page 41 3. Add the following entries to the ristndrd.sif file: [Unattended] DriverSigningPolicy = Ignore “ OemPnPDriversPath = \drivers\audio;\drivers\nic;\drivers\sata_ide;\ “ drivers\smbus [MassStorageDrivers] “ “ “ “ Nvidia RAID CLASS DRIVER (required) “ “ “ “ Nvidia nForce Storage Controller (required) [OEMBootFiles] nvatabus.sys nvraid.cat nvraid.inf nvraid.sys...
  • Page 42 7. The txtsetup.oem file is located in the following directory. ris_partition :\RemoteInstall\Setup\English\Images\image_dir\$oem$\ textmode\ Add a semicolon to the beginning of each line for files that are of type *.dll in the [Files.scsi.RAIDClASS] and [Files.scsi.BUSDRV] sections. Sun Ultra 40 Workstation Getting Started Guide • June 2006...
  • Page 43 8. To enable the RIS server to distribute the RIS image you created, type the following commands: c:\ net Stop binlsvc c:\ net Start binlsvc Chapter 2 Software Installation...

  • Page 44: Creating A 64-Bit Windows Xp Ris Image

    Windows XP 64-bit CD. 7. In the “Windows Installation Image Folder Name“ screen, type a descriptive name for the Windows XP 64-bit CD image you are creating. For example: Ultra_40_Windows_XP_64-bit Sun Ultra 40 Workstation Getting Started Guide • June 2006...

  • Page 45: Adding The Nvida Ethernet Drivers To The Windows Image

    8. In the “Friendly Description and Help Text“ screen, type a description and help text (for future end-user reference). 9. In the “Previous Client Installation Screens Found” screen, choose “Use the new client installation screens, and overwrite the old ones“. 10.
  • Page 46 [UserData] ProductKey = XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX [Identification] JoinWorkgroup = WORKGROUP 4. To create the $oem$ directory for the RIS image, type the following command: c:\ mkdir cdrom_drive:\RemoteInstall\Setup\English\Images\image_dir Sun Ultra 40 Workstation Getting Started Guide • June 2006...
  • Page 47 The $oem$ directory will have a subdirectory tree structure with the following directory names: textmode drivers audio sata_ide smbus OemDir 5. To copy Windows XP 64-bit driver files into the $oem$ directory tree, type the following commands. The drivers are located in the following directory on the Supplemental or Tools and Drivers CD: cdrom_drive:\drivers\windows\xp64\chipset\ a.
  • Page 48 Add a semicolon to the beginning of each line for files that are of type *.dll in the [Files.scsi.RAIDClASS] and [Files.scsi.BUSDRV] sections. 8. To enable the RIS server to distribute the RIS image you created, type the following commands: c:\ net Stop binlsvc c:\ net Start binlsvc Sun Ultra 40 Workstation Getting Started Guide • June 2006...

  • Page 49: Installing A Ris Image Onto A Client Workstation

    Installing a RIS Image onto a Client Workstation This section tells you how to install a RIS image onto a client workstation using PXE boot. 1. Either power on or reboot the workstation. 2. During POST, press the F12 key to enter PXE. The workstation looks for the RIS server on the network.

  • Page 50: Configuring Sli Support

    NVIDIA GPU's in a single system. SLI technology can scale both geometry and fill rate performance for two GPU's. In order to enable SLI functionality, you need two of same cards installed. The following graphics cards are supported for Sun Ultra 40 Workstation SLI operation: FX1400 ■...

  • Page 51: Enabling Sli For Linux

    Enabling SLI for Linux To enable SLI for Linux operating systems: 1. Log in to the workstation as root (superuser). 2. Install the Linux display drivers, if you have not already done so. “Installing Linux Operating System Drivers” on page 3.

  • Page 52: Downloading Sun N1 Grid Engine

    Sun's N1 Grid Engine. To purchase support, no additional licenses are required. These RTU's can only be used with the Sun Ultra 40 workstation that it came with. The RTU's are non-transferable and can not be used on other hardware.

  • Page 53: Setting Up The Preinstalled Software

    Setting Up the Preinstalled Software The Solaris 10 Operating System and additional development software are preinstalled on all Sun Ultra 40 Workstations. This chapter contains instructions on configuring the operating system and using the software installed on the system. This chapter includes information about the following topics: “Configuring Solaris 10 Operating System Software”...

  • Page 54: Licensing Information

    If you install a different version of Solaris software, you might be required to pay a licensing fee for the new software version. The Sun Ultra 40 Workstation requires the Solaris 10 HW 1/06 operating system, or a compatible version.

  • Page 55: Configuring The Preinstalled Solaris 10 Operating System

    Configuring the Preinstalled Solaris 10 Operating System Complete the following steps to configure the preinstalled Solaris 10 Operating System. 1. Power on the workstation. “Powering On the Workstation” on page 2. Answer the setup prompts by following the on-screen instructions. Use a copy of to record the information that you might need to collect TABLE 3-1...
  • Page 56 -zone file). Date and Time Current date and time (accept the default or enter the current date and time). Root Password Root (superuser) password for the workstation. Sun Ultra 40 Workstation Getting Started Guide • June 2006...

  • Page 57: Setting Up Preinstalled Development Software

    In order to launch one of the preinstalled development programs, double-click on the appropriate icon on the JDS desktop. The following sections describe the development software that is preinstalled or preloaded on your Sun Ultra 40 Workstation: “Sun Studio 11 Software” on page 47 ■...

  • Page 58: Sun Java Studio Creator 2004Q2 Update 8 Software

    Java platform to solve business problems, using the highly productive visual style to which they are accustomed. Additional information about Sun Java Studio Creator can be found in the product documentation at: http://developers.sun.com/prodtech/javatools/jscreator/reference /docs/index.jsp Sun Ultra 40 Workstation Getting Started Guide • June 2006...

  • Page 59: Sun Java Studio Enterprise 8 Software

    Sun Java Studio Enterprise 8 Software Sun Java Studio Enterprise software is a complete, cost-effective, unified platform of tools, support, and services designed to fully integrate with the capabilities of the Sun Java Enterprise System. Sun Java Studio Enterprise enables you to develop applications in an environment carefully designed to improve productivity while simplifying the creation of sophisticated network applications that will be ready deployed on the Java Enterprise System.

  • Page 60: Restoring Solaris Preinstalled Software

    You can install the Solaris Operating System and as much of the additional software as you want. More patch information is available at this web site. You can also download patches from this web site: http://sunsolve.sun.com/ Sun Ultra 40 Workstation Getting Started Guide • June 2006...

  • Page 61: Reinstalling Other Software

    Reinstalling Other Software If you must reinstall other software packages, be sure that you have the latest software version. For more information on the latest software versions, refer to the web sites listed throughout this guide. Backing Up the Preinstalled Image to Another Hard Drive Information about hard drive backups can be found in the Solaris 10 System Administration Guide.
  • Page 62 Sun Ultra 40 Workstation Getting Started Guide • June 2006...

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