Server Module Installation Guide
Table Of Contents
- Sun Blade™ X6450 Server Module Installation Guide
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- Installing and Configuring the Server Module
- Installation Worksheet
- Using the BIOS Configuration Utility to Configure the Sun Blade RAID 5 Expansion Module
- Introduction to the BIOS RAID Configuration Utility
- Understanding Hot-Plug Limitations and Conditions Within the BIOS RAID Configuration Utility
- Running the BIOS RAID Configuration Utility
- Using the ACU to Create and Manage Arrays
- Using the -Select Utility to Modify REM Settings
- Using the Disk Utilities to Manage Disk Drives
- Initializing a RAID Array
- Index
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Contents
Preface vii
1. Introduction 1
Terms and References Used in This Book 1
Installation Overview 2
Routine Power On and Power Off 3
▼ To Apply Standby Power 3
▼ To Power On Main Power for All Server Components 3
▼ To Shut Down Main Power 4
About Diskless Servers 5
Compact Flash Drive 6
Solid State Disk Drive (SSD) 7
Connecting to SAS Devices 7
Internal Connection to a Sun Blade 6000 Disk Module 9
External Connecton to the 10 GbE Ethernet Connections 9
Connecting to Exterior Storage Devices Using a Fibre Channel Connection
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About the Boot Process 10
BIOS and BIOS Configuration Utilities 11
Bootloader 11