Sun Microsystems Sun Fire V490 User Manual

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Chapter 1

Sun Fire V490 Server Installation

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6. Turn on power to your server.

See “How to Power On the System” on page 122. For information about the LED
status indicators that appear during power-on, see “LED Status Indicators” on
page 13.

7. Install and boot the Solaris OS software.

See the installation instructions provided with your Solaris software. You should
also consult the Solaris on Sun Hardware Platform Guide for your particular operating
system which contains platform-specific information about software installation.

8. Set any desired OpenBoot PROM configuration options.

You can control several aspects of system behavior through OpenBoot™ PROM
commands and configuration variables. For additional details, see Chapter 9.

9. (Optional) Load additional software from the Solaris media kit.

The Solaris media kit (sold separately) includes several CDs containing software to
help you operate, configure, and administer your server. See the documentation
provided with the Solaris media kit for a complete listing of included software and
detailed installation instructions.

10. Load online documentation from the Sun Fire V490 Documentation CD.

You can copy the CD contents to a local or network disk drive, or view the
documentation directly from the CD. See the installation instructions that
accompany the CD in the Sun Fire V490 documentation set.

11. (Optional) Install and configure Sun Remote System Control (RSC) software.

Sun RSC software is included on the Solaris Software Supplement CD for your
specific Solaris release. For installation instructions, see the Solaris Sun Hardware
Platform Guide
for the particular operating system provided in the Solaris media kit.
For information about configuring and using RSC, see the Sun Remote System
Controller (RSC) User’s Guide
provided on the Sun Fire V490 Documentation CD.

Once you install RSC software, you can configure the system to use RSC as the
system console. For detailed instructions, see “How to Redirect the System Console
to the System Controller” on page 159.

12. (Optional) Install a local graphics terminal.

After you have installed the Sun Fire V490 system and the Solaris OS, if you prefer
to use a graphics terminal as your system console, you can install a graphics card
and attach a monitor, mouse, and keyboard to the server. See “How to Configure a
Local Graphics Terminal as the System Console” on page 135.

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