Server User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Sun Netra™ CP3250 Blade Server User’s Guide
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface
- Overview
- Hardware Installation and Service
- 2.1 Safety and Tool Requirements
- 2.2 Installing the Blade Server
- 2.3 Service Procedures
- 2.3.1 Hot-Swapping the Netra CP3250 Blade Server
- 2.3.2 Powering Off the Netra CP3250 Blade Server
- 2.3.3 Removing the Netra CP3250 Blade Server
- 2.3.4 Powering On the System
- 2.3.5 Automatic Power-Off Events
- 2.3.6 Servicing DIMMs
- 2.3.7 Installing the Optional Compact Flash Card
- 2.3.8 Installing Optional AMC
- 2.3.9 Adding or Replacing the Battery
- 2.3.10 Changing Jumper Settings
- 2.3.11 Checking DIP Switch Settings
- 2.3.12 Resetting the Netra CP3250 Blade Server
- Hardware Architecture
- Software Configuration
- Configuring and Using BIOS Firmware
- 5.1 About BIOS Settings
- 5.2 Changing the Configuration of a BIOS Menu Item
- 5.3 Setting the Boot Device Using BIOS Setup Screens
- 5.4 Setting Supervisor and User Passwords
- 5.5 Resetting the System Time and System Date
- 5.6 Updating the BIOS
- 5.7 Secondary BIOS Image
- 5.8 Perform a Live Firmware Upgrade
- 5.9 Power-On Self-Test
- 5.10 Changing POST Options
- BIOS Screens
- Physical Characteristics
- ShMM CLI and Commands
- Index
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Note – Use only serial cables that are less than 10 meters in length.
1.6.2 Optional Hardware Components
Sun Microsystems provides the following items for customer order:
■ Compact Flash card
■ AMCs
■ Netra CP32x0 ARTM (optional)
The ARTM is optional and must be ordered separately from the Sun Netra
CP3250 blade server.
The optional ARTM enables rear system I/O access to the following:
■ Network
■ Boot device
■ Two hot-swappable SAS hard disk drives (optional)
■ Console terminal (FIGURE 1-3).
■ Sun Netra CP3240 switch (optional)
The Sun Netra CP3240 switch is capable of operating at 10 GbE, but is set by
default to operate at 1GbE. To use the switch at 10 GbE, perform a one-time
configuration procedure, available in the Sun Netra CP3x40 Switch Product Notes
(820-3260).
1.6.3 Software Components
The following OSs are certified for use on Sun Netra CP3250 blade server:
■ Solaris™ 10 (05/08) Operating System (Solaris OS)
■ WindRiver Linux 3.1
■ RedHat Linux 5.2
■ Windows 2003
Additional OSs are being tested and will be supported after they are certified.
Refer to the Netra CP3250 Blade Server Product Notes (820-5194) for more Solaris OS
information, including a list of any required Netra software patches and support for
subsequent versions of Solaris and other OSs. You can view and download the latest
version of the product notes at the following web site:
http://docs.sun.com