2 Sun Fire X4170, X4270, and X4275 Servers Installation Guide • December 2009
Server Installation Task Checklist
TABLE 1-1 summarizes an ordered list of tasks that you must perform to properly
install the server.
TABLE 1-1 Installation Task Checklist
Step Task Description For Instructions, See:
1 Unpack the server and any optional
components ordered for the server
from the shipping containers
• “Opening the Box” on page 3
2 If applicable, install the optional server
module components prior to installing
the server module into the chassis
• Chapter 2 “Installing Server
Options” on page 17
3 Install the server into a rack • Chapter 3 “Installing the Server Into
a Rack With Slide-Rails” on page 51
4 Connect cables to the server, configure
the ILOM service processor, and apply
main power to the server
• Chapter 4 “Setting Up the Server”
on page 73
5 If ordered, configure the factory-
installed Solaris or OpenSolaris
Operating System image shipped on
one of the storage drives
• Chapter 5 “Configuring the
Preinstalled Solaris 10 Operating
System” on page 87
• Chapter 6 “Configuring the
Preinstalled OpenSolaris Operating
System” on page 103
If applicable, install one of the
following operating systems:
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10
• Solaris 10 Operating System
• OpenSolaris Operating System
• VMware
• Sun Fire X4170, X4270, and X4275
Servers Linux, VMware, Solaris, and
OpenSolaris Operating Systems
Installation Guide (820-5828)
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 or
2008 Operating System
• Sun Fire X4170, X4270, and X4275
Servers Windows Operating System
Installation Guide (820-5829)
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