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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 5
▼To Control the Locate LED Using the ILOM Web Interface 5
▼To Control the Locate LED Using the ILOM Command Line Interface
(CLI) 6
Operating System Installation Options 6
Compact Flash Drive 7
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
10
RAID Configuration 10

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▼To Configure the Sun Blade RAID 5 Expansion Module 11
Dongle Cable Connections 11
2. Installing and Configuring the Server Module 13
Inserting the Server Module 13
▼To Insert the Server Module 13
LED Behavior 15
Accessing and Configuring the ILOM Service Processor 16
Service Processor Overview 16
Service Processor Versions 17
Upgrading or Migrating the Service Processor 17
Displaying the Service Processor’s IP Address 17
▼To Display the Service Processor’s IP Address 18
Connecting to the ILOM 18
▼To Connect to the ILOM Web Interface 19
▼To Connect to the ILOM CLI 20
Configuring the Service Processor’s Network Settings (Optional) 21
▼To Configure the Service Processor’s Network Configuration: 21
Accessing the System Console 22
▼To Access the System Console Directly 22
▼To Access the System Console Using the ILOM CLI 23
▼To Access the System Console Using the ILOM Web Interface 23
Configuring or Installing an Operating System 25
Powering On the System and Configuring the Preinstalled Solaris Operating
System 26
▼To Power On the Server Module and Configure the Preinstalled
Solaris Operating System 26
Power Management 28
Initial Setup of the Factory-Installed Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 SP2
Operating System 29

Contents v
Hardware and Software Prerequisites 29
Establishing Connection to the Server Module 30
Providing Customer Information for Windows Setup 30
Obtaining Updates Using SunLink 31
A. Installation Worksheet 33
Index 37

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Preface
This Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Installation Guide provides procedures for
installing the server in a chassis, connecting to the service processor, and configuring
the preinstalled Solaris™ Operating System and the preinstalled Windows Server
2003 operating system.
Using UNIX Commands
This document might not contain information about basic UNIX®commands and
procedures such as shutting down the system, booting the system, and configuring
devices. Refer to the following for this information:
■Software documentation that you received with your system
■Solaris Operating System documentation, which is at:
http://docs.sun.com

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CHAPTER 1
Introduction
This chapter contains the following topics:
■“Terms and References Used in This Book” on page 1
■“Installation Overview” on page 2
■“Routine Power On and Power Off” on page 3
■“To Apply Standby Power” on page 3
■“Operating System Installation Options” on page 6
■“RAID Configuration” on page 10
■“Dongle Cable Connections” on page 11
Terms and References Used in This Book
Note the following terms used in this book:
■The term server module refers to the Sun Blade X6250 server hardware.
■The term chassis refers to the Sun Blade 6000 modular system.
■The term remote drive refers to a disk drive that is located outside the server
module, but is configured to serve as a local drive.
■The server module includes a service processor (SP), which is an embedded system
separate from the host system. It supports remote management through multiple
protocols including IPMI, and is available whenever external power is supplied to
the server module through the chassis.
The SP can be equipped with one of several versions of the SP software:
■Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) 3.0 – Sun Blade X6450 server modules are
currently shipped with ILOM 3.0.
■Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) 2.0 – Some Sun Blade X6420 server
modules might be equipped with ILOM 2.0 software.

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■Embedded Lights Out Manager (ELOM) – Earlier Sun Blade X6450 server
modules might be equipped with this version of the service processor software.
Installation Overview
The following paragraphs provide an outline of the a routine installation using the
preinstalled Solaris operating system. The actual procedures are in Chapter 2.
Unpack the server module before proceeding.
1. Insert the server module into the chassis.
■When you are done, the server module comes up to standby mode.
■See “Inserting the Server Module” on page 13.
2. Access and configure the service processor. Using the service processor, you can:
■Access the system console remotely over the network.
■Access the service processor’s IP address and MAC address.
■Change the service processor’s IP address, and configure whether the service
processor uses DHCP or static addressing. See “Configuring the Service
Processor’s Network Settings (Optional)” on page 21.
When you are done, you can access the service processor from the Ethernet.
You can also set the service processor’s network settings, including its IP
address and hostname at this time.
3. Access the system console. See “Accessing the System Console” on page 22.
4. Install or configure your operating system.
■If your server module is equipped with the preinstalled Solaris operating
system, follow the instructions in “Powering On the System and Configuring
the Preinstalled Solaris Operating System” on page 26.
■If your server is equipped with the preinstalled Windows Server 2003
operating system, follow the instructions in “Initial Setup of the Factory-
Installed Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 SP2 Operating System” on
page 29.
5. To install a different operating system:
■To install a supported Solaris, Linux, or VMware operating system, see the Sun
Blade X6250 Server Module Operating System Installation Guide.
■To install a supported Windows operating system, see the Sun Blade X6250
Server Module Windows Operating System Installation Guide.

Chapter 1 Introduction 3
Routine Power On and Power Off
This section describes how to apply standby power to the server module so you can
operate the service processor. It also includes procedures for powering on and for
shutting down the server module.
Note – You can also power on and power off the server module remotely using the
service processor. Powering on is described in “Powering On the System and
Configuring the Preinstalled Solaris Operating System” on page 26. More complete
instructions are provided in the corresponding service processor documentation.
To Apply Standby Power
When standby power is applied, the service processor is powered on, and
everything else is powered off.
If the chassis is powered on, standby power is automatically applied to the server
module. No action is required.
▼To Power on Main Power for All Server
Components
1. Insert the server module into a powered chassis.
The server module comes up to standby power mode automatically.
In standby power mode, the green OK LED on the front panel flashes. The blue
OK to Remove LED remains ON with ILOM 2.0 and ELOM. It remains Off with
ILOM 3.0.
See FIGURE 1-1.
2. Use a non-conducting pointed object, such as a wooden or plastic stylus, to
press and release the recessed Power button on the server front panel.
When main power is applied to the server, the green OK LED above the Power
button lights and remains lit.

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FIGURE 1-1 Server Module Front Panel
.
Figure Legend
1White LED - Locate. Use it to identify the server module. When turned on, the locate LED blinks
at .25Hz for 30 minutes.
To turn it on or off, press it momentarily, or use the ILOM as described in:
-“To Control the Locate LED Using the ILOM Web Interface” on page 5 or
-“To Control the Locate LED Using the ILOM Command Line Interface (CLI)” on page 6.
2Blue LED - Ready to remove. Use ILOM 3.0 commands to turn it On and Off
3Amber LED - Service action required
4Green LED - OK. See “LED Behavior” on page 15 for details.
5Power On/Standby button
6For service use only
7UCP (universal connector port), used for dongle cable
8Green LED - Disk OK
9Amber LED - Disk service action required
10 Blue LED - Disk ready to remove

Chapter 1 Introduction 5
▼To Shut Down Main Power
To power off the server, use one of the following two methods:
■Graceful shutdown. Use a non-conducting pointed object, such as a stylus, to
press and release the Power button on the front panel. This causes Advanced
Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) enabled operating systems to perform
an orderly shutdown of the operating system. Servers not running ACPI-enabled
operating systems will shut down to standby power mode immediately.
■Emergency shutdown. Press and hold the Power button for four seconds to force
main power off and enter standby power mode.
When main power is off, the Power/OK LED on the front panel will begin
flashing, indicating that the server is in standby power mode.
■To power off the server completely. Remove the server from the chassis, or
disconnect the AC power cords from the back panel of the chassis.
Note – Pressing the Power button for four seconds or more always causes the
subsystems in the server module (except for the service processor) to be powered
off, even if the server module is already in the powered-off state.
If the server module is already in the powered-off state when the Power button is
depressed for four seconds or more, power is briefly applied to the system, then it is
turned off again.
▼To Control the Locate LED Using the ILOM Web
Interface
1. Log in to the ILOM web interface. See “To Connect to the ILOM Web Interface”
on page 19 for details.
2. Navigate to System Monitoring -> Indicators.
3. Select the radio button next to /SYS/LOCATE.
4. Select an action from the drop-down menu:
■Set LED To Fast Blink to turn the LED on.
■Turn LED Off to turn the LED off.

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▼To Control the Locate LED Using the ILOM Command
Line Interface (CLI)
1. Log in to the ILOM CLI. See “To Connect to the ILOM CLI” on page 20 for
details.
2. Use the following commands:
■/SYS/LOCATE value=FastBlink to turn the LED on.
■/SYS/LOCATE value=Off to turn the LED off.
Operating System Installation Options
The Sun Blade X6250 can be configured to install the operating system in a wide
variety of locations other than on the local hard drives. This section describes some
of the options available.
They include:
■Installing the operating system on the compact flash, which shares characteristics
with a hard drive, and which can support some operating systems. This option is
described in “Compact Flash Drive” on page 7.
■Installing the operating system on the SSD, or Solid State Disk device. See “Solid
State Disk Drive (SSD)” on page 7.
■Configure diskless network boot, which boots the server module from a boot
image on another server. See the Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Operating System
Installation Guide or your operating system documentation for more information.
■Installing the operating system on a remote drive, which might be in the chassis
(connected through the SAS-NEM module to a Sun Blade 6000 Disk Module) or
outside the chassis, in a storage device such as a SAN. See “Connecting to SAS
Devices” on page 7 and “Connecting to Exterior Storage Devices Using a Fibre
Channel Connection” on page 10.
The following sections describe methods of configuring remote drives:
■“Connecting to SAS Devices” on page 7.
■“Connecting to Exterior Storage Devices Using a Fibre Channel Connection”
on page 10.
After you have configured one or more remote drives, you can proceed with the
operating system installation. From the point of view of the operating system
installation, when remote drives are installed and configured correctly, they operate
the same as local drives. They should appear in the list when the operating system
installation procedure queries for where to install the operating system.

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Compact Flash Drive
The Sun Blade X6250 is equipped with a compact flash device that can support some
operating systems. It is the only local option for installing an operating system.
The following operating systems support booting from compact flash:
■Solaris 10 8/07 Operating System U4 (64-bit) or later
■Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.6 (32/64-bit) or later
■Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0 (64-bit) or later
■SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 Sp4 (64-bit)
■SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Sp1 (64-bit) or later
■VMware ESX 3.0.2+
■Windows 2003 32-bit and 64-bit
■Windows 2008 32-bit and 64-bit
The compact flash drive supports a finite number of writes before its performance
degrades. You can mitigate the limited number of writes by configuring it to redirect
the log files (the /var and /tmp directories) to another location. See your operating
system documentation for details.
Solid State Disk Drive (SSD)
The X6250 server module supports installing SSDs in the HDD bays. Each SSD
provides 32Gb of SATA capacity.
The following conditions apply:
■SSDs cannot be combined with any other drive, SATA or SAS.
■SSDs can only be connected through the onboard SATA connection.
Connecting to SAS Devices
The SAS-NEM module, mounted in the back of the chassis, allows to the Sun Blade
X6250 Server Module to connect to SAS devices inside the chassis and outside of the
chassis. Each chassis can support one or two SAS-NEM modules.
These configurations require the Sun Blade X6250 Server Module to have either a
REM or a FEM.
■Inside the chassis, the Sun Blade 6000 Disk Module provides eight SAS drives.

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The Sun Blade 6000 Disk Module and the Sun Blade X6250 Server Module work
in pairs, with the server module in an even-numbered slot, directly to the left of
the disk module. Thus, the pairs can be in slots 0+1, 2+3, 4+5, 6+7, or 8+9.
In this configuration, the eight disks on the disk module are available to the
server module, and appear in the boot list as local drives.
■Outside the chassis, the Sun Blade 6000 10GbE Multi-Fabric Network Express
Module provides four 10 GbE SAS external ports as well as connections to the
Sun Blade 6000 Disk Module.
For more information, see the Sun Blade 6000 Disk Module Installation Guide (820-
1702), and the documentation for the corresponding SAS NEM module.
The following device requires software 3.0 or newer.
■Sun Blade 6000 10GbE Multi-Fabric Network Express Module
Note – The Sun Blade 6000 10GbE Multi-Fabric Network Express Module can run
on a server module equipped with SW2.0.3, CPLD 250 or newer, and a 375-3501-06
or newer motherboard. However to support hot plugging this component requires
SW3.0.
The following devices require software 2.0 or newer.
■Sun Blade RAID 5 Expansion Module
■Sun Blade 6000 Multi-Fabric Network Express Module
The following devices require a F540-7821-01 or newer motherboard, with 2.0
software installed. The motherboard part number appears on the motherboard, and
can be read using the service processor.
■Sun Dual 10GbE Fabric Expansion Module
The combinations, and the configurations they support appear in TABLE 1-1.
TABLE 1-1 SAS Connection Summary
REM SAS-NEM Module Supported Connections
Sun Blade RAID 5 Expansion Module NEM None
Sun Blade RAID 5 Expansion Module Sun Blade 6000 Multi-Fabric
Network Express Module
Sun Blade 6000 Disk Module
External SAS connectors
Sun Blade RAID 5 Expansion Module Sun Blade 6000 10GbE Multi-Fabric
Network Express Module
Note - This SAS-NEM also
supports the 10GbE Ethernet
connectors. See “External
Connecton to the 10 GbE Ethernet
Connections” on page 9.
Sun Blade 6000 Disk Module
External SAS connectors

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FIGURE 1-2 shows a Sun Blade X6250 server module in slot 0 and a Sun Blade 6000
Disk Module in slot 1, with a pair of Sun Blade 6000 10GbE Multi-Fabric Network
Express Modules.
FIGURE 1-2 Connections to a SAS NEM Module
Internal Connection to a Sun Blade 6000 Disk Module
Inside the chassis, the Sun Blade 6000 Disk Module provides eight SAS drives.
The Sun Blade 6000 Disk Module and the Sun Blade X6250 Server Module work in
pairs, with the server module in an even-numbered slot, directly to the left of the
disk module. Thus, the pairs can be in slots 0+1, 2+3, 4+5, 6+7, or 8+9.
In this configuration, the eight disks on the disk module are available to the server
module, and appear in the boot list as local drives.
External Connecton to the 10 GbE Ethernet Connections
In addition to the four external SAS connectors, the Sun Blade 6000 10GbE Multi-
Fabric Network Express Module provides ten 10GbE ports. To use the 10GbE ports,
you must have a Sun Blade 6000 10GbE Multi-Fabric Network Express Module
installed.
For more information, see the Sun Blade 6000 Disk Module Installation Guide, and the
documentation for the SAS NEM module.

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Connecting to Exterior Storage Devices Using a
Fibre Channel Connection
The Sun Blade X6250 supports connections to an external SAN over a fibre channel
link provided by a PCIe ExpressModule card in the corresponding PCIe
ExpressModule slot. The PCIe ExpressModule card provides a fibre channel
connection to the external SAN.
FIGURE 1-3 shows the configuration.
FIGURE 1-3 PCIe ExpressModule with Fibre Channel and SAN
The chassis supports two PCIe ExpressModule slots for each server slot. They are
numbered N-0 and N-1, where Nis the server slot number. The numbering is
described in the chassis documentation.
See the documentation provided with the PCIe ExpressModule card for more details.
RAID Configuration
RAID configuration requires an (optional) RAID Expansion Module (REM).
Note – This section only applies to server modules equipped with a Sun Blade
RAID 5 Expansion Module.