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Accessing Documentation

Refer to the 

SPARC M8 and SPARC M7 Servers Installation Guide

 for detailed site planning and installation

instructions, and refer to the 

SPARC M8 and SPARC M7 Servers Product Notes

 for any late-breaking issues that

impact installation. The installation guide, product notes, and the rest of the server documentation are located at:

http://www.oracle.com/goto/m8/docs

http://www.oracle.com/goto/m7/docs

This web site also includes links to documentation for the software and firmware used with the server.
The server includes the following printed documentation:

Server Rackmount Guide

Getting Started Guide

 (this document)

Important Safety Information for Oracle's Hardware Systems

License and entitlement documents for the preinstalled software and firmware

Rackmounted and Stand-Alone Servers

You can order a server either factory-installed in an Oracle rack (

rackmounted

) or 

stand-alone

.

If you ordered a rackmounted server, see 

“Rackmounted Server Installation Task Overview” on page 2

 for

the installation tasks.

If you ordered a stand-alone server, see 

“Stand-Alone Server Installation Task Overview” on page 3

 for the

installation tasks.

While this guide summarizes the major tasks required to install both rackmounted and stand-alone servers, refer to

the 

SPARC M8 and SPARC M7 Servers Installation Guide

 for the complete installation instructions.

Rackmounted Server Installation Task Overview

Except where noted, refer to the 

SPARC M8 and SPARC M7 Servers Installation Guide

 for instructions on

performing the following site planning and installation tasks.

1. Refer to the 

Important Safety Information for Oracle's Hardware Systems

 and the 

SPARC M8-8 and SPARC

M7-8 Servers Safety and Compliance Guide

 to review the important safety and compliance information.

2. Refer to the 

SPARC M8 and SPARC M7 Servers Security Guide

 to understand the security issues relevant to

installing and operating the server.

3. Refer to the 

SPARC M8 and SPARC M7 Servers Product Notes

 to review any known issues, workarounds, and

late-breaking news about the server and its software.

4. Confirm that the installation site meets all power source, cooling, and physical space requirements.
5. Prepare the required network addresses.
6. Assemble the required tools and take electrostatic discharge (ESD) and safety precautions.
7. Prepare the receiving area and access route to the installation site.

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Summary of Contents for SPARC M8-8

Page 1: ...M8 8 and SPARC M7 8 Servers Getting Started Guide This guide identifies where you can access the online documentation and summarizes the tasks required to install Oracle s SPARC M8 8 and SPARC M7 8 servers 1 ...

Page 2: ...nstallation Task Overview on page 3 for the installation tasks While this guide summarizes the major tasks required to install both rackmounted and stand alone servers refer to the SPARC M8 and SPARC M7 Servers Installation Guide for the complete installation instructions Rackmounted Server Installation Task Overview Except where noted refer to the SPARC M8 and SPARC M7 Servers Installation Guide ...

Page 3: ...reinstalled Oracle Solaris OS and software or install the Oracle Solaris OS and software on an external storage device Refer to the SPARC M8 and SPARC M7 Servers Installation Guide for more information Stand Alone Server Installation Task Overview Except where noted refer to the SPARC M8 and SPARC M7 Servers Installation Guide for instructions on performing the following site planning and installa...

Page 4: ...o m8 docs http www oracle com goto m7 docs No Task Document or Link 1 Check for the latest software updates and firmware versions Note Some server features are enabled only when certain versions of patches or firmware are installed Install the latest available versions for the best performance security and stability SPARC M8 and SPARC M7 Servers Product Notes https support oracle com 2 Perform add...

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