Sun Microsystems Netra ct Series Instruction Manual

Netra™ ct Server
Start Here
Installation Overview and Documentation Guide

Are you ready to install the
hardware and software?
Before starting installation, make sure you have reviewed the following Netra™ ct server documentation.
Have your Solaris™ 8 1/01 operating environment CDs ready. (The Solaris operating environment is ordered and
shipped separately from the Netra ct server.)
Title Description
Netra ct Server Product Notes Provides late-breaking information
about the system
Netra ct Server Safety and
Compliance Manual
Provides safety and compliance
information for the system
Netra ct Server Product Overview Provides an overall description of
the system
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Install the Netra ct server hardware.
If you want to install using detailed instructions, refer to the following Netra ct server documentation.
If you want to install using overview instructions only, refertothefollowingsteps.
a. Prepare your site for installation by checking the room and rack spacing, and DC power.
b. Mount the Netra ct chassis in a rack.
c. Connect the DC grounding cable.
d. Install optional cards, such as I/O cards.
e. Connect the cables to the CPU card and/or a CPU transition card.
f. Connect the cables to the alarm card or to the alarm rear transition card.
g. Connect the cables to any additional cards you installed.
h. Connect optional external SCSI devices.
i. Assemble and connect the DC input power cables to the server.
j. Verify that the locking mechanisms on the power supply units are in the locked (down) position.
k. Power on the server by pressing the system power button on the system status panel.
The system power LED on the system status panel should light, indicating that the system is completely
powered on.
Title Description
Netra ct Server Installation Guide Provides installation procedures for
the system
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Install the Solaris Operating Environment.
As root, install the Solaris 8 1/01 operating environment from the Solaris CDs, including the Software
Supplement for the Solaris Operating Environment CD,asfollows:
■For the Netra ct 800 server, you can install the Solaris operating environment from the CDs or over the
network. If you are installing from the CDs, you must have a CD-ROM drive in the removable media module
■For the Netra ct 400 server, you must install the Solaris operating environment over the network
For detailed instructions, refer to the software installation chapter in the Netra ct Server Installation Guide
and to the Solaris documentation that came with the Solaris CDs.
Install and/or configure additional software.
To configure the software for the alarm card, refer to the following Netra ct server documentation.
For any additional software, refer to the documentation that came with the software.
Title Description
Sun Remote System Control (RSC)
User’s Guide for the Netra ct Server
Alarm Card
Provides instructions for
configuring and using RSC software
for the alarm card
End of Installation
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Does the Netra ct server need servicing?
If your Netra ct server needs servicing, refer to the following Netra ct server documentation.
Title Description
Netra ct Server Product Notes Provides late-breaking information
about the system
Netra ct Server Safety and
Compliance Manual
Provides safety and compliance
information for the system
Netra ct Server Service Manual Describes how to remove and
replace field-replaceable units in the
system
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