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Sun Fire V440 Server Setup: Cabling and Power On
• March
2005
1. Remove the terminal’s power plug from the AC outlet.
2. Connect one end of the serial cable to the terminal’s serial port.
The Sun Fire V440 is a DTE machine. Use an RJ-45 serial cable or an adapter
appropriate for your terminal. Plug in the cable to the terminal’s serial port
connector.
3. Connect the serial cable’s RJ-45 connector to the Sun Fire V440 server.
Plug in the cable to the server’s serial management port (SERIAL MGT), which is the
upper RJ-45 port on the ALOM card.
4. Connect the terminal’s power cord to an AC outlet and turn on the power.
5. Set the terminal to receive a 9600 baud, 8-bit signal with no parity and 1 stop bit.
Preparing to Configure the Primary
Interface
The following instructions assume that you have chosen a network port and have
installed an Ethernet cable.
1. Choose a host name for the server and make a note of it.
You need to furnish the host name at a later time, when you configure the network
interface according to prompts from the Solaris
TM
Operating System (Solaris OS).
The host name must be unique within the network. It can consist only of
alphanumeric characters and the dash (-). Do not use a dot in the host name. Do not
begin the name with a number or a special character. The name must not be longer
than 30 characters.
2. Determine the unique Internet Protocol (IP) address of the network interface and
make a note of it.
You need to furnish the IP address at a later time, when you configure the network
interface according to prompts from the Solaris OS.
An IP address must be assigned by the network administrator. Each network device
or interface must have a unique IP address.
After you boot the server, you must still configure the primary network.
For other network devices to communicate with the server, you must enter the
server’s IP address and host name into the namespace on the network name server.
