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Sun Blade

X6240

Server Module Installation Guide

Part No. 820-3968-10, Rev. A
June 2008

Содержание Blade X6240

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Страница 3: ...er for Initial Service Processor Configuration 5 To Power on Main Power for All Server Module Components 5 To Shut Down Main Power Mode 7 Using a Dongle Cable for Testing 8 To Use a Dongle Cable for Testing 8 2 Setting Up the Server Software 11 Integrated Lights Out Manager 11 What Is a Service Processor 12 About the Preconfigured Administrator Account 12 ILOM Connection Overview 13 Connecting to ...

Страница 4: ...the ILOM IP Address Using DHCP 25 To Configure the ILOM IP Address Using the CLI 26 Setting Up Platform Operating System and Driver Software 29 3 Configuring the Preinstalled Solaris 10 Operating System 31 Before You Begin 32 Installation Worksheet 32 Configuring the Preinstalled Solaris 10 Operating System 36 To Configure the Preinstalled Solaris 10 OS 36 To Redirect the Console Output to the Vid...

Страница 5: ...blish a Console Connection to the Sun Blade Server Module 48 Initial Setup of Preinstalled Windows Server 2003 R2 OS 49 To Perform the Initial Setup of the Preinstalled Windows OS 49 Configuring X6240 Server Module RAID Drives 50 RAID Drive Overview 51 RAID Drive Options 52 Mirroring the Preinstalled Windows OS with LSI RAID 52 To Create a Mirror Image of the Preinstalled Windows OS 53 Creating a ...

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Страница 7: ...Solaris or Windows Server 2003 R2 Operating System Using UNIX Commands This document might not contain information about basic UNIX commands and procedures such as shutting down the system booting the system and configuring devices Refer to the following for this information Software documentation that you received with your system Solaris Operating System documentation which is at http docs sun c...

Страница 8: ... shell superuser Typeface The settings on your browser might differ from these settings Meaning Examples AaBbCc123 The names of commands files and directories on screen computer output Edit your login file Use ls a to list all files You have mail AaBbCc123 What you type when contrasted with on screen computer output su Password AaBbCc123 Book titles new words or terms words to be emphasized Replac...

Страница 9: ...Windows Operating System Installation Guide Installation instructions for the Windows Server operating system 820 3970 PDF HTML Sun Blade X6240 Server Module Service Manual Information and procedures for maintaining and upgrading the server module 820 3971 PDF HTML x64 Servers Utilities Reference Manual Information for using applications and utilities common to x64 servers and server modules 820 1...

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Страница 13: ...s book The term server module refers to the blade or blade server hardware The term chassis refers to the modular system hardware The term Intergrated Lights Out Manager ILOM refers to the built in system management software that enables the monitoring and managing of installed components in the chassis and server module The term service processor SP refers to the hardware portion of the ILOM The ...

Страница 14: ...installed Solaris 10 Operating System on page 36 or Configuring the Preinstalled Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Operating System on page 47 See also the Sun Blade X6240 Server Module Operating System Installation Guide 820 3969 or the Sun Blade X6240 Server Module Windows Operating System Installation Guide 820 3970 6 Customize your server as needed For more information see the Sun ILOM document...

Страница 15: ...filler panel Note Other filler panels should remain in any unused slots as they ensure the chassis complies with FCC limits on electromagnetic interference EMI 3 Position the server module vertically so that the ejectors are on the right and extended outwardly The following illustrations show the server module being inserted into the Sun Blade 6000 Modular System your chassis might differ See box ...

Страница 16: ... Server Module Into the Chassis 4 Push the server module into the slot until the server module stops See Box 2 in FIGURE 1 1 5 Rotate the ejectors down until they snap into place The server module is now flush with the chassis and the ejectors are locked See Boxes 3 and 4 in FIGURE 1 1 ...

Страница 17: ...r SP before initial configuration 1 Connect grounded AC power cords to the AC power connectors on the back panel of the chassis and to grounded AC power outlets For details see your chassis documentation In standby power mode the blue Ready to Remove LED is illuminated indicating that the SP is working See FIGURE 1 2 for the LED location Note At this point standby power is supplied only to the ser...

Страница 18: ... LED above the Power button lights and remains lit FIGURE 1 2 Sun Blade X6240 Server Module Front Panel Legend 1 White LED Locate 2 Blue LED Ready to Remove 3 Amber LED Service Action Required 4 Green LED Power 5 Power button standby 6 Non Maskable Interrupt NMI button Service only 7 Universal Connector Port UCP used for dongle cable 8 Green LED Disk OK 9 Amber LED Disk Service Action Required 10 ...

Страница 19: ...utdown of the operating system Servers not running ACPI enabled operating systems will shut down to standby power mode immediately Emergency shutdown Press and hold the Power button for four seconds to force main power off and to enter standby power mode When main power is off the blue Ready to Remove LED on the front panel will be illuminated indicating that the server module is in standby power ...

Страница 20: ...should be disconnected from the server module when the configuration or servicing operation is completed If you have a dongle cable connected to a server module it must be removed before closing the door of a rack cabinet The dongle cable may be damaged if it is not removed before the cabinet door is closed To Use a Dongle Cable for Testing 1 Insert the dongle cable into the universal connector po...

Страница 21: ...Chapter 1 Setting Up the Server Hardware 9 FIGURE 1 3 Dongle Cable Connections Legend Connector Status 1 Dual USB 2 0 connectors Used 2 Serial port connector Used 3 VGA video connector Used 3 2 1 ...

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Страница 23: ...ILOM on page 13 Configuring the ILOM IP Address on page 23 Setting Up Platform Operating System and Driver Software on page 29 Integrated Lights Out Manager Sun Integrated Lights Out Manager ILOM is built in system management software that enables you to control your system Using ILOM you can monitor and manage the components installed in your chassis and server modules configure network informati...

Страница 24: ...is management module CMM and every server module in the chassis has its own service processor Note the following terms used in this book The term chassis management module CMM refers to the hardware module on the chassis The CMM ILOM refers to the ILOM software on the CMM The server module SP service processor refers to the server module s SP hardware The server module ILOM refers to the ILOM soft...

Страница 25: ...ons to the server module ILOM FIGURE 2 1 ILOM Connection Options Connecting to the Server Module ILOM Before you continue installing the server module you must ensure that you can connect to ILOM You can connect to the server module ILOM using one of several methods listed next and described in the corresponding sections Chassis CMM ILOM Serial Connector Net 0 Server Modules ILOM Dongle Cable CLI ...

Страница 26: ...ction directly to the server module ILOM See Option 2 Connecting to ILOM Through a Dongle Cable on page 18 Option 3 Connect through the Ethernet This connection supports both CLI and web GUI access See Option 3 Connecting to ILOM Through the Ethernet Port on page 19 The following sections describe each of these methods Option 1 Connecting to ILOM Through the Chassis Serial Connector The chassis se...

Страница 27: ...er ALOM or Remote System Control RSC See TABLE 2 1 4 Press Enter on the terminal device This establishes the connection between the terminal device and the CMM ILOM Note If you connect a terminal or emulator to the serial port before it has been powered up or during its power up sequence you will see bootup messages When the system has booted the CMM ILOM displays its login prompt SUNCMMnnnnnnnnnn...

Страница 28: ...h 9 for server modules 0 through 9 respectively 7 Type the command start A prompt appears 8 Type y to continue or n to cancel If you typed y the server module ILOM prompts for its password Note The CMM ILOM logs on to the server module ILOM using the user name in the user target under CH BLn SP cli where n is the server module number 9 When prompted type the password The default password is change...

Страница 29: ... CH BL2 SP cli y n y Password Type the password to the server module ILOM Sun TM Integrated Lights Out Manager Version 2 0 3 9 Copyright 2008 Sun Microsystems Inc All rights reserved Use is subject to license terms Warning password is set to factory default exit Type this command to exit the server module ILOM and return to the CMM ILOM Connection to 10 6 153 33 closed ...

Страница 30: ...o a server module Caution The dongle cable should be used only for configuration and service purposes It should be disconnected from the server module when the configuration or servicing operation is completed If you have a dongle cable connected to a server module it must be removed before closing the door of a rack cabinet The dongle cable may be damaged if it is not removed before the cabinet d...

Страница 31: ...appears 4 When you are done exit ILOM by typing exit Option 3 Connecting to ILOM Through the Ethernet Port The chassis Ethernet ports provide the most robust method of connecting to ILOM This connection supports both the CLI and the web GUI You can connect to ILOM through either the RJ 45 NET MGT 0 Ethernet port or the corresponding network express module NEM port Before you can use the Ethernet c...

Страница 32: ...ss is the IP address of the server SP 3 Type your password when prompted The default user name is root and the default password is changeme For example 4 To log out of ILOM type exit To Log In and Out of the ILOM Web GUI 1 To log in to the ILOM web GUI type the IP address of the ILOM service processor into your web browser The ILOM login screen appears ssh root 192 168 25 25 root 192 168 25 25 s p...

Страница 33: ...nd password The default user name and password are Default user name root Default password changeme The default user name and password are in lowercase characters 3 Click Log In The web GUI appears 4 To log out of the web GUI click the Log Out button at the top right of the web GUI The ILOM log out screen appears Caution Do not use the Log Out button in your web browser to log out from the ILOM we...

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Страница 35: ...ction you must already know the IP address 2 Type these commands from the root directory a To see all the IP address related information type show SP network b To see only the IP address type show SP network ipaddress To Configure the ILOM IP Address Using BIOS Setup Utility The BIOS Setup Utility enables you to set the ILOM IP address You can configure the IP address manually static or use DHCP t...

Страница 36: ...ule ILOM Continue to Step 8 Caution You must select Commit to save the changes on this page Using F10 will not save your changes 8 To find the IP address that DHCP assigned to the server module ILOM either Log in to ILOM CLI using option 1 or option 2 see Connecting to the Server Module ILOM on page 13 and enter this command show SP network Look in the DHCP log file Note Different DHCP server appl...

Страница 37: ... ILOM and type the command show CH BLn SP network the CMM ILOM displays the current MAC address See Option 3 Connecting to ILOM Through the Ethernet Port on page 19 The Customer Information Sheet shipped with your server module lists the MAC address You can get the MAC address from the system BIOS Setup screen Choose Advanced IPMI 2 0 Configuration Set LAN Configuration MAC address 3 Connect an Et...

Страница 38: ...LOM using one of the following methods Connect to the server module ILOM using the chassis serial connector as described in Option 1 Connecting to ILOM Through the Chassis Serial Connector on page 14 Connect to the server module ILOM using a dongle cable as described in Option 2 Connecting to ILOM Through a Dongle Cable on page 18 Connect to the server module ILOM using SSH as described in Option ...

Страница 39: ...s see your system administrator To configure a dynamic Ethernet configuration type the following commands set pendingipdiscovery dhcp set commitpending true 5 To log out of ILOM type exit If you connected to the server module ILOM through the CMM ILOM you will be returned to the CMM ILOM If you connected to ILOM using SSH you will be disconnected automatically because you logged in under a differe...

Страница 40: ... 42 1 pendingipnetmask 255 255 255 0 Commands cd set show set pendingipdiscovery dhcp Set pendingipdiscovery to dhcp set commitpending true Set commitpending to true if you logged in using SSH you will be disconnected here show SP network Targets Properties commitpending Cannot show property ipaddress 10 6 42 191 ipdiscovery dhcp ipgateway 10 6 42 1 ipnetmask 255 255 255 0 macaddress 00 14 4F 3A 2...

Страница 41: ... 31 If you want to use the preinstalled Windows Server 2003 R2 operating system refer to Configuring the Preinstalled Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Operating System on page 47 For details about installing a supported Linux or Solaris OS and the required drivers refer to Sun Blade X6240 Server Module Operating System Installation Guide 820 3969 For details about installing a supported Windows OS...

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Страница 43: ...information output The server ships with its console redirected to the serial port You can choose an option to send the output to VGA video port For more information see To Redirect the Console Output to the Video Port Optional on page 38 This chapter includes the following topics Before You Begin on page 32 Configuring the Preinstalled Solaris 10 Operating System on page 36 Configuring X6240 Serv...

Страница 44: ...for the configuration as listed in Installation Worksheet on page 32 Note that default values are indicated by an asterisk Tip To find the server module PCI Express Module and SP MAC addresses see the Customer Information Sheet included with the system box or the server PCI EM and SP MAC addresses printed on their respective labels Installation Worksheet Use the worksheet in TABLE 3 1 to gather th...

Страница 45: ...twork Networked Non networked DHCP Can the system use Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP to configure its network interfaces Yes No If you are not using DHCP note the network address IP address If you are not using DHCP supply the IP address for the system Example 129 200 9 1 Subnet If you are not using DHCP is the system part of a subnet If yes what is the netmask of the subnet Example 255 ...

Страница 46: ...r the DNS server You must enter at least one IP address but you can enter up to three addresses You can also enter a list of domains to search when a DNS query is made Search domain Search domain Search domain LDAP Provide the following information about your LDAP profile Profile name Profile server If you specify a proxy credential level in your LDAP profile gather the following information Proxy...

Страница 47: ... program detect an IP address However the system must be on a subnet that has a router that advertises itself by using the Internet Control Message Protocol ICMP for router discovery If you are using the command line interface the software detects an IP address when the system is booted You can select None if you do not have a router or do not want the software to detect an IP address at this time...

Страница 48: ...ervice processor using a serial terminal or the Ethernet as described in Connecting to the Server Module ILOM on page 13 If you connect to the service processor using a serial terminal you can use one of the following options To capture the serial port output on a client running Solaris OS type tip 9600 dev ttya On a client running the Windows OS start a program such as Hyperterminal On a client r...

Страница 49: ...odule by using a pointed object or stylus to press the recessed Power button on the front panel POST messages appear on your screen as the OS boots up 7 Follow the Solaris 10 preinstallation on screen prompts 8 Use the information gathered in Installation Worksheet on page 32 to help you enter the system and network information as you are prompted The screens that are displayed will vary depending...

Страница 50: ...fter you power on a system 1 Use a cable to connect the serial port of the host server either through the chassis SER MGT port or through a dongle cable s serial port to the video port of the client system 2 From the GRUB menu you have the option of displaying the installation process to a VGA connection video port as shown here Solaris 10 5 08 s10x_u5wos_10 X86 Serial Port ttya Solaris 10 5 08 s1...

Страница 51: ... OS installation is complete the option to upgrade your single disk OS to a mirrored RAID solution is available The configuration procedure is different for each supported REM card For example a Sun StorageTek REM card has many more options for RAID configuration than does an LSI REM card Configure the RAID depending on your needs as shown in TABLE 3 3 Note Configuring RAID for the Sun Blade X6240...

Страница 52: ...Fujitsu 200GB SATA Volume 1 disk RAID 0 stripe 2 disk minimum No redundancy RAID 1 mirror 2 disk minimum 50 RAID 1E 3 drive minimum 50 RAID 5 3 drive minimum 67 94 RAID 5EE 4 drive minimum 50 88 RAID 50 6 drive minimum 67 94 RAID 6 4 drive minimum 50 88 RAID 60 8 drive minimum 50 88 Spanned Volume 2 drive minimum 100 RAID Volume 4 drive minimum 50 100 LSI 3081E Seagate 73GB SAS Fujitsu 73GB SAS Se...

Страница 53: ...To Create a Mirror Image of the Preinstalled Solaris OS To create a mirror image of the Solaris OS on HDD1 1 Power on your server module for the first time 2 Press CTRL A to access the LSI RAID Configuration Utility 3 Select the REM card then press Enter 4 Choose RAID Properties 5 Create an IM Integrated Mirror for the required disk configuration 6 Select the hard disks to be used Use the right ar...

Страница 54: ...Incorporate a Preinstalled Solaris OS Using the Sun StorageTek REM Card Follow these steps to mirror your configured Solaris OS 1 Using your Solaris server log in and start Xserver This graphical user interface is required for StorageTek Software Management 2 Make a new directory on your Solaris server type mkdir StorMan 3 Insert the supplied Tools Drivers CD and copy the StorMan dss application l...

Страница 55: ...his example RAID 1 for Mirror 14 Choose a disk to mirror the OS with from the physical disk list Select the hard disk drive that best fits your needs 15 After you select the HDD click Next and then view the configuration summary 16 Click Apply to start the mirroring process You can also click Schedule to perform the mirroring process at a later time 17 Another confirmation screen appears Confirm t...

Страница 56: ...and Installation Collection for the version of the Solaris 10 Operating System you have installed This documentation is available at http docs sun com app docs prod solaris 10 After you configure the preinstalled Solaris OS the Solaris installation program reboots the system and prompts you to log in The system displays the message of the day indicating the preloaded software that comes with your ...

Страница 57: ... you can install the OS in one of several ways including by using DVD and network using the Jumpstart Enterprise Toolkit JET For step by step procedures see the Solaris 10 Installation Guide Basic Installations 820 0176 See also the Sun Blade X6240 Server Module Operating System Installation Guide 820 3969 Downloading Software If you need to reinstall software you can download the software from th...

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Страница 59: ...er Module Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 with SP2 Enterprise Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 with SP2 Enterprise Edition 64 bit Topics covered in this chapter include Before You Begin on page 48 Hardware and Software Prerequisites on page 48 Establish a Console Connection to the Sun Blade Server Module on page 48 Initial Setup of Preinstalled Windows Server 2003 R2 OS on page 49 Configu...

Страница 60: ...irrored RAID set before or after the configuration of the Windows preinstalled image For more information about hardware RAID configurations see Configuring X6240 Server Module RAID Drives on page 50 Windows Media Recovery User s Guide Refer to the Sun x64 Servers Windows Server 2003 R2 Recovery Installation Guide 820 3674 10 if you need instructions for recovering the preinstalled Windows image o...

Страница 61: ...he ILOM web interface select Reset on the Remote Power Control tab From server module press the Power button momentary 1 second on the front panel of the server module to turn off the server module then press the Power button momentary 1 second to turn on the server module From ILOM CLI on the server module SP type reset SYS From ILOM CLI on the CMM type reset CH BL SYS where is the slot number of...

Страница 62: ... 2003 R2 operating system you might need to configure the RAID drives Windows Setup Screen Name Action Required Welcome to Windows Setup Wizard Click Next License Agreement If you accept the license agreement click Next Regional Language Options Specify your regional and language settings and then click Next Personalize Your Software Type your name and organization and then click Next Licensing Mo...

Страница 63: ...ngle disk OS to a mirrored RAID solution is available The configuration procedure is different for each supported REM card For example a Sun StorageTek REM card has many more options for RAID configuration than does an LSI REM card Configure the RAID depending on your needs as shown in TABLE 4 2 Note Configuring RAID for the Sun Blade X6240 server module is optional By default the Windows Server 2...

Страница 64: ...i 146GB SAS Fujitsu 200GB SATA Volume 1 disk RAID 0 stripe 2 disk minimum No redundancy RAID 1 mirror 2 disk minimum 50 RAID 1E 3 drive minimum 50 RAID 5 3 drive minimum 67 94 RAID 5EE 4 drive minimum 50 88 RAID 50 6 drive minimum 67 94 RAID 6 4 drive minimum 50 88 RAID 60 8 drive minimum 50 88 Spanned Volume 2 drive minimum 100 RAID Volume 4 drive minimum 50 100 LSI 3081E Seagate 73GB SAS Fujitsu...

Страница 65: ... is blank To Create a Mirror Image of the Preinstalled Windows OS To create a mirror image of the Windows Server 2003 R2 OS on HDD1 1 Power on your server module for the first time 2 Press CTRL A to access the LSI RAID Configuration Utility 3 Select the REM card then press Enter 4 Choose RAID Properties 5 Create an IM Integrated Mirror for the required disk configuration 6 Select the hard disks to...

Страница 66: ...er Module Tools Drivers CD 707 0257 To Incorporate a Preinstalled Windows OS Using the Sun StorageTek REM Card Follow these steps to mirror your configured Windows Server 2003 R2 OS 1 Log in to the server 2 Insert the supplied Tools Drivers CD and install the SunStorageTek software If using Tools Drivers CD 1 1 or later an autorun will appear Click on the link to install the SunStorageTek RAID man...

Страница 67: ...ate RAID option in this example RAID 1 for Mirror 9 Choose a disk to mirror the OS with from the physical disk list Select the hard disk drive that best fits your needs 10 After you select the HDD click Next and then view the configuration summary 11 Click Apply to start the mirroring process You can also click Schedule to perform the mirroring process at a later time 12 Another confirmation scree...

Страница 68: ...4 Server Updates or the x64 Windows Server 2003 R2 Recovery Media Kit Sun Link on page 56 Recovery Media Kit on page 57 Sun Link From the Windows operating system Start menu you can conveniently obtain x64 server updates view online documentation and install supplemental software by clicking Sun Link Online Information see FIGURE 4 1 and FIGURE 4 2 FIGURE 4 1 Sun Link Online Information ...

Страница 69: ...s Windows Server 2003 R2 Recovery Installation Guide that is enclosed in the optional Recovery Media Kit If you do not have the Recovery Media Kit contact your support representative Note The optional Recovery Media Kit must be ordered separately By default it is not shipped with the preinstalled Windows HDDs The Sun x64 Servers Windows Server 2003 R2 Recovery Installation Guide that is enclosed w...

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Страница 71: ...38 H hardware RAID 40 52 I installation overview 1 Integrated Lights Out Manager ILOM defined 1 introduction 11 serial connection 14 SSH log in 20 SSH log out 20 IP address configuring through BIOS Setup utility 23 configuring through DHCP 25 L log in CLI and SSH 20 log out CLI and SSH 20 LSI REM card 39 51 M MAC address 15 25 server module 32 SP 32 mirrored RAID 39 51 O operating systems preinsta...

Страница 72: ...12 inserting 3 redirecting console to video 38 server module defined 1 server module ILOM connecting through chassis serial connector 14 connecting through dongle cable 18 connecting through the Ethernet port 19 service processor SP defined 1 MAC Address 32 shutting down power 7 Solaris 10 Operating System configuring the preinstalled OS 31 downloading 45 prerequisites 32 standby power applying 5 ...

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