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

Chapter 1 Sun Fire X2250 Server Overview 1-3
1.2.1 Preinstalled Software
If you ordered a hard drive with your Sun Fire X2250 server, the hard drive might
have the Solaris™ 10 Operating System preinstalled.
Note – The preinstalled Solaris 10 Operating System is a customer-orderable option.
For information on configuring a preinstalled operating system for the Sun Fire
X2250 server, refer to the Sun Fire X2250 Server Installation Guide (820-4591).
For further information on the Solaris 10 OS, see the Solaris 10 OS documentation at:
http://docs.sun.com
1.2.2 Supported Operating Systems
The following operating systems (or later versions) are supported for the Sun Fire
X2250 server:
■ Solaris 10 Operating System (5/08 or later) with Sun Java Enterprise System
(Java ES)
■ Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.6 and 5.1 32-bit and 64-bit (Enterprise Server and
Advanced Server)
■ SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10, (SP 1 or later) 64-bit (SUSE-certified)
■ Windows Server 2003 R2 32-bit and 64-bit (WHQL-certified)
See the Sun Fire X2250 Operating System Installation Guide (820-4592), and the
product-specific documentation for instructions on installing these operating
systems.
If you want to run Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 or 5 or SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
10 on the Sun Fire X2250 server, you can order it from the from the following web
site:
http://wwws.sun.com/software/linux/index.html
Support for additional operating systems will be available after the initial release of
the Sun Fire X2250 servers. Go to the following URL for information about the
operating systems currently supported:
http://sun.com/servers/x64/X2250/os.jsp










