Server User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Sun Fire™ X2250 Server Service Manual
- Contents
- Preface
- Sun Fire X2250 Server Overview
- Troubleshooting
- Performing Diagnostics
- 3.1 Pc-Check Diagnostics Overview
- 3.2 System Information Menu Options
- 3.3 Advanced Diagnostics Tests Menu Options
- 3.4 Immediate Burn-in Testing
- 3.5 Deferred Burn-in Testing
- 3.6 Create Diagnostic Partition Option
- 3.6.1 Removing Existing Partitions From a Hard Disk
- 3.6.2 Adding a Diagnostic Partition to the First Bootable Disk
- 3.6.3 Creating a Log File on the Diagnostic Partition
- 3.6.4 Accessing the Diagnostic Partition on a Red Hat Linux System
- 3.6.5 Accessing the Diagnostic Partition on the Solaris 10 Operating System
- 3.6.6 Accessing the Diagnostic Partition on the Windows Server 2003 Operating System
- 3.7 Show Results Summary
- 3.8 Print Results Report
- 3.9 About Pc-Check
- 3.10 Exit to DOS
- Maintaining the Sun Fire X2250 Server
- 4.1 Tools and Supplies Needed
- 4.2 Installation Precautions
- 4.3 Powering Off the Server and Removing the Cover
- 4.4 Locations of Server Components
- 4.5 Component Replacement Procedures
- 4.5.1 Replacing the I/O Board
- 4.5.2 Replacing the PCIe Card and Riser Assembly
- 4.5.3 Replacing a Hard Disk Drive and Carrier
- 4.5.4 Replacing an HDD Backplane Assembly
- 4.5.5 Removing and Installing the ODD Drive Assembly
- 4.5.6 Replacing the Air Duct
- 4.5.7 Replacing the Power Supply
- 4.5.8 Replacing the Single Fan Module
- 4.5.9 Replacing the Dual Blower Module
- 4.5.10 Replacing Memory Modules
- 4.5.11 Replacing the System Battery
- 4.5.12 Replacing a CPU and Heatsink
- 4.5.13 Installing a New CPU
- 4.5.14 Replacing Cables
- 4.5.15 Motherboard
- System Specifications
- Using the Tools & Drivers CD
- Installing the Server Into a Rack With Optional Slide Rails
- C.1 Disassembling the Slide Rails Before Installation
- C.2 Installing the Mounting Brackets Onto the Server
- C.3 Attaching the Slide-Rail Assemblies to the Rack
- C.4 Installing the Server Into the Slide-Rail Assemblies
- C.5 Installing the Cable Management Assembly
- C.6 Verifying Operation of the Slide Rails and CMA
- Index
Appendix B Using the Tools & Drivers CD B-7
B.4 Booting the Tools & Drivers CD From a
PXE Server
If you have a Sun Fire X2250 server that does not have a DVD drive, you can run the
Pc-Check diagnostics and flash the BIOS from a Preboot Execution Environment
(PXE) server.
The following topics are included in this section:
■ Section B.4.1, “Setting up the Tools & Drivers CD Image on the PXE Server” on
page B-7
■ Section B.4.2, “Accessing the Tools & Drivers CD From the Target Sun Fire X2250
Server” on page B-10
B.4.1 Setting up the Tools & Drivers CD Image on the
PXE Server
You will need the following to set up the PXE server:
■ Red Hat KickStart server with a CD or DVD drive
Instructions for setting up the Red Hat KickStart server can be found in the system
administration guides for Red Hat Enterprise Linux:
■ Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 manual at
http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/
RHEL-3-Manual/sysadmin-guide/
■ Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 manual at
http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/
RHEL-4-Manual/sysadmin-guide/
■ Sun Fire X2250 Server Tools & Drivers CD
■ MEMDISK kernel from the SYSLINUX project. Access this kernel at
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/boot/syslinux/
B.4.1.1 Setting Up the PXE Server
1. Log in to the PXE server as root (superuser).
2. Determine the directory where the Red Hat image is installed on the PXE server.