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Contents iii Contents Preface v 1. Preparing for Installation 1 About the Parts Shipped to You 1 Verify All Parts 2 Transfer Online Documentation 3 Plan the Installation 3 What Next 4 2.
iv Sun Fire V440 Server Installation Guide • July 2003 Secure the Cords and Cables to the Cable Management Arm 25 Install Optional Components 28 Connecting the Cords and Cables 29 Connect the Power Cords to the Server 30 Connect Twisted-Pair Ethernet Cables 32 Restore the Cabinet 34 What Next 34 3.
v Pr eface The Sun Fire V440 Server Installation Guide provides instructions, some backgr ound information, and reference material to help you install a new Sun Fir e™ V440 server . Instructions in Chapters 1 and 3 assume that a system administrator who is experienced with the Solaris ™ operating environment is performing the installation.
vi Sun Fire V440 Server Installation Guide • July 2003 Using UNIX Commands This document might not contain information on basic UNIX ® commands and procedur es such as shutting down the system, booting the system, and configuring devices.
Preface vii System Pr ompts Related Documentation T ype of Prompt Prompt C shell machine-name % C shell superuser machine-name # Bourne shell and Korn shell $ Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser # A.
viii Sun Fire V440 Server Installation Guide • July 2003 Accessing Sun Documentation Y ou can view , print, or pur chase a broad selection of Sun documentation, including localized versions, at: http://www.
1 CHAPTER 1 Pr eparing for Installation This chapter includes a description of the components of the Sun Fire V440 server , a list of documents on the Documentation CD, and a set of questions that the system administrator must answer before installing the server software.
2 Sun Fire V440 Server Installation Guide • July 2003 V erify All Parts ● V erify that you have received all the parts of your system. See the illustration below to identify most of the parts shipped with the system. (Not shown in the illustration is the RJ-45/DB-9 adapter , which is also shipped with the system.
Chapter 1 Preparing for Installation 3 T ransfer Online Documentation The Sun Fire V440 Server Documentation CD is included in the ship kit. See the booklet included with the CD for instructions on transferring the documentation to disk or viewing the documentation directly from the CD.
4 Sun Fire V440 Server Installation Guide • July 2003 Note – Be sure to use a supported version of the Solaris operating environment. See the Sun Fire V440 Server Pr oduct Notes for more information. What Next Install the server into a cabinet, following instructions in Chapter 2.
5 CHAPTER 2 Installing a Sun Fir e V440 Server Into a 4-Post Cabinet This chapter shows you how to install a Sun Fire V440 server into a 4-post Sun™ StorEdge Expansion Cabinet or other Electronic Industries Association (EIA)-compliant 19-inch (48.26-cm) wide rack.
6 Sun Fire V440 Server Installation Guide • July 2003 ■ “Secure the Cor ds and Cables to the Cable Management Arm” on page 25 ■ “Install Optional Components” on page 28 ■ “Connecting.
Chapter 2 Installing a Sun Fire V440 Server Into a 4-P ost Cabinet 7 Inventory for 4-Post Rackmounting Y ou need one 4-post rackmounting kit for each Sun Fire V440 server you intend to install into a cabinet. The 4-post rackmounting kit is included with the server .
8 Sun Fire V440 Server Installation Guide • July 2003 The plastic bags of hardwar e contain screws and nuts that are shown below in actual size. Any screws not used for rackmounting ar e spares. Note – Bar nuts are r equired (but not included) for non-threaded cabinets.
Chapter 2 Installing a Sun Fire V440 Server Into a 4-P ost Cabinet 9 Attach the Inner Glides to the Chassis ● Attach the inner glides to the chassis using four M4 screws for each inner glide. Position the straight end of each inner glide toward the front of the server .
10 Sun Fire V440 Server Installation Guide • July 2003 Pr epar e the Cabinet 1. Open and remove, if applicable, the front and back doors of the cabinet. See the instructions provided with your cabinet. 2. Stabilize the cabinet by extending its anti-tip legs or bolting the cabinet securely to the f loor .
Chapter 2 Installing a Sun Fire V440 Server Into a 4-P ost Cabinet 11 Locate the Mounting Holes ● Locate and mark the rack rail holes that you will use to attach each slide assembly . Y ou can either count the holes on the vertical rack rails or use the Rack Alignment template included with your documentation set.
12 Sun Fire V440 Server Installation Guide • July 2003 T o use the Rack Alignment template, complete these steps: a. Place the Rack Alignment template over the right front vertical rack rail, then move the bottom of the template to the location on the rack rail where the bottom of the server will be located.
Chapter 2 Installing a Sun Fire V440 Server Into a 4-P ost Cabinet 13 Install the Slide Assemblies Be aware of the following guidelines. Caution – Ensure that you have stabilized the cabinet by extending its anti-tip legs or bolting the cabinet securely to the floor .
14 Sun Fire V440 Server Installation Guide • July 2003 3. W ith the help of an assistant, position one slide assembly on the inside of the cabinet with the front (short) mounting bracket at the front of the rack. a. Use the holes you marked in Step 1.
Chapter 2 Installing a Sun Fire V440 Server Into a 4-P ost Cabinet 15 6. If the depth of the rack is greater than 27.25 inches (69.21 cm), install a Phillips 8-32 screw and an 8-32 lock nut on each back mounting bracket. Fully tighten the lock nuts. 7.
16 Sun Fire V440 Server Installation Guide • July 2003 Install the Server Into the Cabinet Caution – Before you install or r emove the server from the cabinet, be sure the cabinet is stabilized so that it cannot move or tip forward. See the cabinet documentation for information about stabilizing the cabinet.
Chapter 2 Installing a Sun Fire V440 Server Into a 4-P ost Cabinet 17 3. Holding the server level, slide it evenly into the cabinet until the inner glides stop. Tip – Slide the server in and out of the cabinet slowly and carefully to ensure that the slide assemblies are working correctly and ar e free from obstructions.
18 Sun Fire V440 Server Installation Guide • July 2003 4. Press the f lat spring catch on each inner glide in order to slide the server the rest of the way into the cabinet. 5. Fully tighten the screws that attach the back brackets to the back rails.
Chapter 2 Installing a Sun Fire V440 Server Into a 4-P ost Cabinet 19 6. Secure the server to the front rails using four M4, M6, or 10-32 screws, depending on your cabinet, to attach the brackets to the rack. What Next The next tasks are to install the cable management arm and to connect the power cords and Ethernet (RJ-45) cables.
20 Sun Fire V440 Server Installation Guide • July 2003 Install the Cable Management Arm This procedur e describes how to attach the cable management arm to a server that is already installed in a cabinet.
Chapter 2 Installing a Sun Fire V440 Server Into a 4-P ost Cabinet 21 a. Go to the back of the cabinet. Locate the tab and mounting hole on the curved end of the left inner glide as viewed from the back. b. Locate the slot and captive screw on one end of the cable management arm.
22 Sun Fire V440 Server Installation Guide • July 2003 c. Fit the slot of the cable management arm over the tab of the inner glide. Slide the slot over the tab until the captive screw aligns with the mounting hole on the inner glide.
Chapter 2 Installing a Sun Fire V440 Server Into a 4-P ost Cabinet 23 d. T ighten the captive screw on the cable management arm. 4. Attach the other end of the cable management arm to the slide assembly . a. Go to the slide assembly on the right side of the server as viewed from the back.
24 Sun Fire V440 Server Installation Guide • July 2003 d. Slide the cable management arm bracket over the barrel so that the bracket openings align with the barrel openings. Y ou may have to rotate the bracket to align the bracket openings with the barrel openings.
Chapter 2 Installing a Sun Fire V440 Server Into a 4-P ost Cabinet 25 f. Insert the speed pin through the aligned openings of the bracket and the barrel and push the pin down f irmly .
26 Sun Fire V440 Server Installation Guide • July 2003 2. Locate the oval cutouts in the center section of the cable management arm and the V elcro straps in the f irst and third sections. The cutouts and straps enable you to route the cables and cords and to secur e them to the cable management arm.
Chapter 2 Installing a Sun Fire V440 Server Into a 4-P ost Cabinet 27 5. Group the cords and cables and insert each group into the oval cutouts. Use both oval cutouts in the center section to route differ ent groups of cords and cables through the cable management arm.
28 Sun Fire V440 Server Installation Guide • July 2003 Install Optional Components ● Install any optional components shipped with your system. If you order ed options that are not factory-installed, see the Sun Fire V440 Server Parts Installation and Removal Guide for installation instructions.
Chapter 2 Installing a Sun Fire V440 Server Into a 4-P ost Cabinet 29 Connecting the Cor ds and Cables The following figur e shows the Sun Fire V440 server back panel and identifies the AC power inlets and I/O ports. P or t Inf ormation 1 AC inlets Power cords connect to each AC inlet.
30 Sun Fire V440 Server Installation Guide • July 2003 Connect the Power Cor ds to the Server 1. Unlock and open the right system door . 2. Insert the system key into the system control keyswitch.
Chapter 2 Installing a Sun Fire V440 Server Into a 4-P ost Cabinet 31 5. Connect an AC power cord to each AC inlet at the back of the server . Do not connect the cords to AC power outlets at this point. Y ou connect the cords to AC outlets during a later step, after you set up a system console device.
32 Sun Fire V440 Server Installation Guide • July 2003 Connect T wisted-Pair Ethernet Cables Connect a twisted-pair Ethernet (TPE) cable to one or both of the Ethernet ports on the back panel. Each network interface is capable of 10-Mbps, 100-Mbps, or 1000-Mbps operation depending on network characteristics.
Chapter 2 Installing a Sun Fire V440 Server Into a 4-P ost Cabinet 33 2. Plug in a Category-5 unshielded twisted-pair cable (which is included in your ship kit) to the appropriate RJ-45 connector . Y ou should hear the connector tab snap into place. The cable length must not exceed 328 feet (100 meters).
34 Sun Fire V440 Server Installation Guide • July 2003 Restor e the Cabinet See the instructions provided with your cabinet to complete these steps. 1.
35 CHAPTER 3 Setup and Power -On Pr ocedures This chapter tells you how to set up a system console device and how to power on the server . It also provides guidelines for installing the Solaris operating environment.
36 Sun Fire V440 Server Installation Guide • July 2003 The following section provides backgr ound information on connecting the server to a terminal server .
Chapter 3 Setup and P ower-On Procedures 37 FIGURE 3-1 Patch Panel Connection Between a T erminal Server and a Sun Fire V440 Server If the pinouts for the serial management port do not correspond with.
38 Sun Fire V440 Server Installation Guide • July 2003 ▼ How to Access the System Console via a T erminal Server The following procedur e assumes that you are accessing the system console device by connecting a terminal server to the serial management port (SERIAL MGT) of the Sun Fire V440 server .
Chapter 3 Setup and P ower-On Procedures 39 2. Attach one end of the serial cable to the alphanumeric terminal’ s serial port. Use an RJ-45 null modem serial cable or an adapter that is appropriate for your device. If you are using a laptop system or a terminal with a DB-9 connector , use an appropriate RJ-45/DB-9 adapter .
40 Sun Fire V440 Server Installation Guide • July 2003 1. Make sure that the Sun system to which you are establishing the tip connection is powered on and active.
Chapter 3 Setup and P ower-On Procedures 41 Pr epar e to Configur e the Primary Network Interface The following instructions assume that you have chosen a network port and have installed an Ethernet cable, as instructed in the section, “Connect T wisted-Pair Ethernet Cables” on page 32.
42 Sun Fire V440 Server Installation Guide • July 2003 During installation of the Solaris operating environment, the software automatically detects the system’s on-board network interfaces and any installed PCI network interface cards for which native Solaris device drivers exist.
Chapter 3 Setup and P ower-On Procedures 43 ▼ How to Power On via the Power Button 1. Make sure that your system console device is turned on and active. 2. T urn on power to any peripherals and external storage devices. Read the documentation supplied with the device for specific instructions.
44 Sun Fire V440 Server Installation Guide • July 2003 Note – Connect each cord to a separate cir cuit to maximize system availability . The Standby A vailable LEDs on the power supplies are lit, indicating that power is being supplied to the system.
Chapter 3 Setup and P ower-On Procedures 45 2. T urn on power to any peripherals and external storage devices. Read the documentation supplied with the device for specific instructions.
46 Sun Fire V440 Server Installation Guide • July 2003 6. At the ALOM sc> prompt, type the poweron command: sc> poweron The ALOM software then pr ompts you to enter a new administrative password. 7. When prompted, enter and then conf irm a new administrative password.
Chapter 3 Setup and P ower-On Procedures 47 Install the Solaris Operating Envir onment and Additional Softwar e Y ou must have set up a system console device before you can install the Solaris operating environment. See the section, “Set Up a System Console Device” on page 35.
48 Sun Fire V440 Server Installation Guide • July 2003 5. R un the Sun SM Install Check tool to validate installation conf iguration. The tool identifies unsupported firmwar e and hardware conf igurations, identifying conflicts with conf iguration rules.
49 APPENDIX A Backgr ound and Refer ence This appendix includes background and refer ence information that can help you with installation of your Sun Fire V440 server . All of the information in this appendix is related dir ectly to instructions in this guide.
50 Sun Fire V440 Server Installation Guide • July 2003 From left to right, system status LEDs operate as described in the following table. The following table describes the power supply LEDs.
Appendix A Background and Ref erence 51 Further details about the diagnostic use of LEDs ar e discussed separately in the Sun Fire V440 Server Diagnostics and T roubleshooting Guide .
52 Sun Fire V440 Server Installation Guide • July 2003 4-Post Cabinet Requir ements The server is designed so that you can install it into a 72-inch (184-cm) tall Sun StorEdge Expansion cabinet or other EIA-compliant industry-standard cabinet that meets the requir ements listed in the following table.
Appendix A Background and Ref erence 53 Airflow The server operating airflow is 92 cfm, regar dless of ambient air and altitude. This airflow provides appropriate cooling up to 104 o F (40 o C) and 10,000 feet (3000 meters).
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