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C H A P T E R
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Introduction
This chapter contains the following topics:
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“Terms and References Used in This Book” on page 1
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“Installation Overview” on page 2
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“Routine Power On and Power Off” on page 3
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“To Apply Standby Power” on page 3
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“Operating System Installation Options” on page 6
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“RAID Configuration” on page 10
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“Dongle Cable Connections” on page 11
Terms and References Used in This Book
Note the following terms used in this book:
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The term server module refers to the
Sun Blade X6250
server hardware.
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The term chassis refers to the Sun Blade 6000 modular system.
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The term
remote drive
refers to a disk drive that is located outside the server
module, but is configured to serve as a local drive.
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The server module includes a
service processor (SP)
, which is an embedded system
separate from the host system. It supports remote management through multiple
protocols including IPMI, and is available whenever external power is supplied to
the server module through the chassis.
The SP can be equipped with one of several versions of the SP software:
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Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) 3.0
– Sun Blade X6450 server modules are
currently shipped with ILOM 3.0.
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Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) 2.0
– Some Sun Blade X6420 server
modules might be equipped with ILOM 2.0 software.
