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Sun Fire X2250 Server Installation Guide • May 2008
Planning the Installation Process
Use the flowchart in
FIGURE 1-1
to assist you with the server installation process.
FIGURE 1-1
Sun Fire X2250 Server Installation Process
Unpack the server and familiarize yourself
with the server features.
Connect the server and external device
cables.
Power on the server.
If necessary, install the supplemental drivers
from the Sun Fire X2250 Server Tools and
Drivers CD.
READY TO USE
START
Install the operating system or configure the
preinstalled operating system.
Install
additional
components?
Install
additional
components.
Yes
No
See
“Package Contents Inventory” on page 3
.
To install additional
components, see the
Sun Fire
X2250 Server Service Manual
or
the component documentation.
See
“Connecting the Cables” on page 4
.
See
“Powering On and Off the Server” on page 5
.
See
“Setting Up Platform Operating System
and Driver Software” on page 24
or
“Configuring the Preinstalled Solaris 10
Operating System” on page 25
.
See
“If you do not plan to use an operating
system (OS) that is preinstalled on your Sun
(Optional) Mount the server in a rack.
See the service label on the top cover of the
server or the
Sun Fire X2250 Server Service
Manual
.
Set up the service processor.
See
“Connecting to the ILOM Service
Processor” on page 16
.
