Sun Blade™ 2500 Getting Started Guide (Silver) Silver bezel Sun Microsystems, Inc. www.sun.com Part No. 817-5119-11 December 2004, Revision A Submit comments about this document at: http://www.sun.
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Contents Preface 1. xi Setting Up the Sun Blade 2500 Workstation Safety and Compliance Information Planning the Installation Process Unpacking the Workstation 2.
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SunForum 29 Getting Started With SunForum Restoring Preinstalled Software 30 30 Restoring the Solaris Preinstalled Software 31 Restoring the Sun Blade 2500 Workstation Documentation Reinstalling Other Software 32 Reinstalling StarOffice Software Reinstalling Mozilla 32 32 Backing Up the Preinstalled Image to Another Hard Drive Hard Drive Mirroring 4.
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Figures FIGURE 1-1 Process for Installing the Sun Blade 2500 Workstation 2 FIGURE 1-2 Unpacking the Workstation 3 FIGURE 1-3 Front Panel Overview 4 FIGURE 1-4 Back Panel Overview 5 FIGURE 1-5 Optional Graphics Accelerators and Installed IEEE 1394 and USB Card 6 FIGURE 1-6 Cabling the Sun Blade 2500 Workstation 7 FIGURE 2-1 Installation Process Flow Diagram FIGURE 2-2 Sun USB Type-6 Keyboard Sleep Key and Power Off Selection Menu 17 12 vii
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Tables TABLE 1-1 Powering Off the Workstation 9 TABLE 2-1 Information for Setting Up the Solaris Desktop Operating System TABLE 2-2 Power-Indicator LED Status 16 TABLE 4-1 Troubleshooting Procedures TABLE 4-2 Sun Web Sites and Telephone Numbers 40 14 35 ix
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Preface The Sun Blade 2500 Getting Started Guide (817-5119-11) describes how to set up the Operating System and use the preinstalled software applications for Sun Blade 2500 workstations with silver bezels. This book is written for users who have experience installing workstation hardware and software. The Sun Blade 2500 Getting Started Guide is translated into French, German, Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese.
Using UNIX Commands The Sun Blade 2500 Getting Started Guide might not contain all of the information needed to perform basic UNIX® commands and procedures such as shutting down the system, booting the system, and configuring devices.
Typographic Conventions Typeface* 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. Replace command-line variables with real names or values. Read Chapter 6 in the User’s Guide. These are called class options.
Related Documentation Application Title Part Number System setup Sun Blade 2500 Start Here (Poster) 817-5113 Basic troubleshooting Sun Blade 2500 Troubleshooting Card 817-5115 Detailed service, diagnostics, and troubleshooting Sun Blade 2500 Service, Diagnostics, and Troubleshooting Manual 817-5117 Changes to hardware, software and documentation Sun Blade 2500 Product Notes 817-5121 Safety and compliance Sun Blade 2500 Safety and Compliance Guide Important Safety Information for Sun Hardware
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CHAPTER 1 Setting Up the Sun Blade 2500 Workstation This chapter includes information about the following topics: ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Safety and Compliance Information Planning the Installation Process Unpacking the Workstation Cabling the Workstation Powering On the Workstation Powering Off the Workstation Safety and Compliance Information Read the document, Important Safety Information for Sun Hardware Systems (816-7190). The document is included with the Sun Blade 2500 workstation.
START Unpack the workstation and familiarize yourself with the workstation features. See “Unpacking the Workstation”. See also “Front Panel Overview” and “Back Panel Overview”. Yes Install optional components? Install optional components. To install DIMMs, graphic accelerators, PCI cards, hard drives, diskette drives, tape drives, or optical media drives, see the Sun Blade 2500 Service, Diagnostics, and Troubleshooting Manual (817-5117) or the documents that ship with the components.
Unpacking the Workstation Carefully unpack all workstation components from the packing cartons. Your workstation configuration might not contain all the components shown in FIGURE 1-2.
Front Panel Overview Smart card reader DVD-ROM/CDRW drive Removable media drive or filler panel Silver bezel Power button FIGURE 1-3 4 Front Panel Overview Sun Blade 2500 Getting Started Guide • December 2004
Back Panel Overview Power Connect the mouse and keyboard to USB 1.1 connectors only Universal serial bus USB0 (4 x USB 1.
XVR-100 (33 MHz) Video DVI-I XVR-600 (66 MHz) DVI-I Stereo DIN7 XVR-1200 (66 MHz) DVI-I BNC Stereo DIN7 Serial DB9 IEEE 1394 and USB 2.x card (33 MHz) USB-2.
Cabling the Workstation FIGURE 1-6 illustrates the cable connections for the workstation. ~ FIGURE 1-6 ~ Cabling the Sun Blade 2500 Workstation Connect the workstation and external devices in this order (FIGURE 1-6): 1. Connect the workstation power cord to a grounded electrical outlet. 2. Connect the keyboard and mouse to the on-board USB 1.1 connectors (the connectors near the fan FIGURE 1-4).
Note – The on-board connectors are USB 1.1. You must connect the mouse and keyboard to the USB 1.1 connectors, not the USB 2.x connectors. The IEEE 1394 and USB 2.x card connectors are more appropriate for devices that require faster data transfer. 3. Connect the monitor power cord to a grounded electrical outlet. 4. Connect the monitor cable to the video connector on the filler panel of the graphics accelerator.
1. Turn on power to the monitor and to all external devices. 2. Press and release the workstation Power button on the front panel (FIGURE 1-3). 3. After several seconds, verify that the power-indicator LED on the Power button lights. The power-indicator LED on the Power button lights after the workstation begins the internal booting process (FIGURE 1-3). If you experience problems during power on, see “Troubleshooting the Sun Blade 2500 Workstation” on page 35.
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CHAPTER 2 Setting Up the Preinstalled Solaris Operating System Software This chapter includes information about the following topics: ■ Planning the Installation Process for Solaris ■ Setting Up Your Operating System ■ Sun Install Check ■ Power Management Features Planning the Installation Process for Solaris Your workstation has a dual-boot image. During the system set-up you can choose either the Solaris 8 or Solaris 9 Operating System. You can only choose one Solaris Operating System.
Note – The Sun Blade 2500 workstation requires Solaris 8 2/04 and Solaris 9 9/04, or a subsequent compatible version of Solaris software. Use the following flow chart to assist with setting up your operating system. START Power on the workstation. See “Powering On the Workstation”. Use a preinstalled version of software? No Install different version from other media. For instructions, refer to the documentation in the Solaris Media Kit for your operating environment. Yes Choose the Solaris version.
Note – Some Solaris versions might not work on the Sun Blade 2500 workstation. Verify Solaris Operating System compatibility before you begin the installation. 3. Answer the Solaris Operating System setup prompts by following the on-screen instructions. Tip – To help answer the setup prompts, your system administrator (SA) should provide you with information specific to your site before you begin. Some of the information might be available on your network—check with your SA.
TABLE 2-1 Information for Setting Up the Solaris Desktop Operating System Setup Window Explanation and Notes Solaris License Accept the Solaris Operating System License. Solaris Release Choose the Solaris Operating System release. Select Language and Locale Native language and locale to use for the workstation. Host Name A name to give the workstation. Network Connectivity Network or stand-alone workstation protocols. A system administrator might be required to complete this section.
Before you can run the Sun Install Check tool, you need to download it from the following web site: http://wwws.sun.com/software/installcheck/index.html The following procedure describes how to download the Sun Install Check tool. Downloading Sun Install Check 1. Log in as superuser of the Sun Blade 2500 workstation. Note – If you do not know how to become the superuser, contact your system administrator. 2. Open a web browser and go to the Install Check web site: http://wwws.sun.
Power Management Features Sun Microsystems is an Energy Star® partner. Configurations of this product that bear the Energy Star mark, meet or exceed the Energy Star guidelines. For information about which configurations are Energy Star compliant, go to: http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?=computers.pr_computers/ Select the links: Products→Computers→Product List The Power Management™ software that is integrated with your Solaris Operating System improves the energy efficiency of your workstation.
Putting the Workstation Into Low-Power Mode After a predetermined period of inactivity, the workstation might automatically enter the low-power mode. You can manually put the workstation into low-power mode. 1. Press the Sun Type 6 USB keyboard Sleep key (FIGURE 2-2). The Power Off Selection dialog box is displayed. 2. Select LowPower from the Power Off Selection dialog box. The workstation completes any in-process activities, then enters low-power mode after a short time-out period.
Note – By default, the internal disks of the hard drive are stopped when the workstation is in low-power mode. The internal disk drive can take as long as 30 seconds to restart and reach the correct speed. To change hard drive power management settings, refer to the preinstalled “Solaris User Collection” document, Using Power Management (see “Solaris Documentation” on page 20).
CHAPTER 3 Getting Started With the Additional Preinstalled Software This chapter includes information about the following topics: Desktop System Software and Related Documents: ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Solaris Documentation Sun Blade 2500 Workstation Hardware Documentation Mozilla Solstice DiskSuite and Volume Manager Common Desktop Environment (CDE) GNOME Desktop Environment Apache Server Collaboration and Interoperability Software: ■ Adobe Acrobat Reader Productivity Software ■ ■ Sun ONE Grid Engine StarOffice
Restoring Preinstalled Software and Backing Up the Preinstalled Image: ■ ■ Restoring Preinstalled Software Backing Up the Preinstalled Image to Another Hard Drive Solaris Documentation For Solaris™ Operating System documentation, refer to the following web site: http://docs.sun.com For Solaris on Sun Hardware documentation, refer to the following web site: http://www.sun.
Documentation on CD Documentation for the Sun Blade 2500 workstation is included on the Sun Blade 2500 Hardware Documentation CD (705-1198) that shipped with your system. The document, How to Use This CD (817-0585), contains a list of CD contents as well as instructions for using the Sun Blade 2500 Hardware Documentation CD (705-1198). Note – ShowMe How video animations are located on the Sun Blade 2500 Hardware Documentation CD (705-1198).
Mozilla Mozilla™ is the world’s premiere open source browser for the Internet. For more information about Mozilla, refer to the following web site: http://www.mozilla.
Getting Started With Volume Manager on the Solaris 9 Operating System For additional information on starting Solaris Volume Manager, see the Solaris Volume Manager Administration Guide at: http://docs.sun.com Common Desktop Environment (CDE) CDE is the default desktop environment for both Solaris 8 and Solaris 9 Operating Systems on the Sun Blade 2500 workstation. Find more information about CDE within the Solaris User’s Collections at: http://www.sun.
Getting Started With GNOME With the Solaris 9 Operating System, you can choose GNOME as your desktop environment. Follow the instructions below to use GNOME. 1. Log out of your CDE session. 2. At the login window, select the Options menu. 3. Select the Sessions submenu. 4. Select GNOME from the menu. 5. Log in to your system. Apache Server Apache Server is an open-source web server.
Adobe Acrobat Reader Adobe Acrobat Reader is a free and freely distributable software program that allows you to view and print Portable Document Format (PDF) files. PDF is a file type that allows you to view and print a file exactly as the author designed it. You do not need the original application or fonts that the author used to create the file.
StarOffice StarOffice™ is the optimum in office productivity software from Sun Microsystems. StarOffice is a powerful and comprehensive office suite that integrates word processing, spreadsheets, graphics, HTML, and database components into a single workspace. Key features include: ■ Robust and scalable integrated office productivity tools that include word processing, spreadsheets, graphics, web publishing, and database applications.
Where language is english, french, german, italian, japanese, korean, spanish, swedish, simplified_chinese, or traditional_chinese. For details about using StarOffice software, refer to the application’s built-in help system. Note – Support for StarOffice is not included with your Sun Blade 2500 workstation. StarOffice software support services must be contracted separately. For the latest information on StarOffice support services, see the following web sites: http://wwws.sun.
Getting Started With Perl To start Perl, type: /usr/bin/perl For information about using Perl, refer to the man pages for the application by typing: man perl Development Tools for the Java Platform The following Sun development tools for the Java platform are preinstalled on your workstation. Note – If you need to restore the Java products, you can download the latest versions by selecting links from the following web site: http://java.sun.
■ The Java Communications API can be used to write platform-independent communications applications for technologies such as voice mail, fax, and smart cards. For more information, refer to the following web site: http://java.sun.com/products/javacomm/ JMStudio JMStudio is a stand-alone Java application that uses the JMF 2.0 API to play, capture, transcode, and write media data. JMStudio also uses the JMF RTP APIs to receive and transmit media streams across the network.
■ Video and audio conferencing between two or more people. ■ Shared native and non-native applications that enable PC applications to run on a Solaris desktop, and vice-versa, providing the ability to transfer control of the applications between participants. ■ A shared whiteboard, chat window, clipboard, or file.
Restoring the Solaris Preinstalled Software Note – You must use Solaris 8 2/04 and Solaris 9 9/04 or subsequent compatible versions on the Sun Blade 2500 workstation. 1. Get the backup media, the Solaris Media Kit. You might already have the Solaris Media Kit if you ordered it with your workstation. If you did not order the kit with your system, contact your Sun sales representative and ask to order the Solaris Media Kit for your language and Solaris version.
Reinstalling Other Software If you must reinstall other software packages, be sure that you have the latest software version. For more information on the latest software versions, refer to the web sites listed throughout this guide. Reinstalling StarOffice Software You can download the Community Edition of StarOffice for free from: http://Openoffice.
Select the links: ■ ■ All Solaris Versions→Solaris 8→Solaris 8 System Administrator Collection Solaris 9→System Administrator Collection Hard Drive Mirroring Solaris 8 Refer to the Solstice DiskSuite User’s Guide for your Solaris version. The guide describes many different methods for managing hard drives. For additional information on Solstice DiskSuite, see the Solstice DiskSuite User’s Guide at: http://www.sun.
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CHAPTER 4 Troubleshooting and Technical Support This chapter contains information to help you troubleshoot minor workstation problems. This chapter includes information about the following topics: ■ ■ Troubleshooting the Sun Blade 2500 Workstation How to Get Technical Assistance Troubleshooting the Sun Blade 2500 Workstation If you experience problems while setting up your workstation, refer to the troubleshooting information in TABLE 4-1.
TABLE 4-1 Troubleshooting Procedures (Continued) Symptom Troubleshooting CD or DVD does not eject from the media tray when you press the Eject button. User-Level Procedures 1. Move the mouse or press any key on the keyboard. The drive might be in low-power mode. 2. Attempt to eject the CD using the Eject button on the media drive. 3. In a terminal window type: eject cdrom 4. If Step 3 does not work, verify that the CD is not mounted.
TABLE 4-1 Troubleshooting Procedures (Continued) Symptom Troubleshooting No video displays on the monitor screen. 1. Is the monitor cable attached to the graphics accelerator? 2. Does the monitor work when connected to another system? 3. If you have another monitor, does it work when connected to the original system? 4. Verify that OpenBoot™ PROM defaults are set properly: a. Press and hold the Power button for 4 seconds to power off the system. b. Wait 4 seconds and power on the system. c.
TABLE 4-1 Troubleshooting Procedures (Continued) Symptom Troubleshooting Hung application. Application won’t respond. Procedure 1: Using the Host Workstation 1. From the CDE toolbar, select Tools→Process. 2. In the Process Manager window, select Find Process. 3. Select the process that is hung. The name of the application or process is in the Command column. 4. From the Process Manager menu, select Process→Kill Process.
TABLE 4-1 Troubleshooting Procedures (Continued) Symptom Troubleshooting Hung or frozen workstation: No response from mouse or keyboard or any application. 1. Try to access your system from a different workstation on the network. 2. From a terminal window type: ping hostname 3. If no response, remotely log in from another system using telnet or rlogin, and ping the system again. 4. Attempt to kill processes until the system responds. (See the procedures for “Hung Application” in this table.
How to Get Technical Assistance TABLE 4-2 Sun Web Sites and Telephone Numbers Sun Blade 2500 Workstation Documents and Support Resources URL or Telephone Number PDF files for all the current Sun Blade 2500 workstation documents. Key documents include: Sun Blade 2500 Service, Diagnostics, and Troubleshooting Manual, 817-5117 Sun Blade 2500 Getting Started Guide, (817-5119) Sun Blade 2500 Product Notes, (817-5121) http://www.sun.
