Sun Cobalt Control Station Installation And Setup Manual

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Sun Cobalt™

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Installation and Setup Guide

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Important Safeguards

For your protection, please read and understand all of the safety and operating instructions regarding your Sun Cobalt™ Control Station and retain for future reference.

1. Ventilation

The vents and fan openings on the Sun Cobalt Control Station protect it from overheating. These openings must not be blocked or covered. This product should not be placed in a built-in installation unless proper ventilation is provided.

2. Lithium Battery

The lithium battery on the system board provides power for the real-time clock and CMOS RAM. The battery has an estimated useful life expectancy of 5 to 10 years. If your system no longer keeps accurate time and date settings, it may be time to change the battery. Contact Sun Microsystems™ for service information.

Warning:

replaced or replaced with the wrong type of battery. Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the equipment manufacturer. Dispose of used batteries according to manufacturer’s instructions.

Avertissement :

incorrect de la pile. Remplacer uniquement avec une pile du même type ou d’un type équivalent recommandé par le fabricant. Mettre au rebut les piles usagées conformément aux instructions du fabricant.

Achtung:

Polarität eingesetzt wird. Nur mit einem gleichen oder ähnlichen, vom Hersteller empfohlenen Typ, ersetzen. Verbrauchte Batterien müssen gemäß den Anweisungen des Herstellers verwertet werden.

There is a danger of explosion if the battery is incorrectly

Il y a danger d’explosion s’il y a remplacement

Explosionsgefahr wenn die Batterie in umgekehrter

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3. Power Cord

Caution:

device. Ensure that the socket outlet is located or installed near the

4. Electrical Shock

To reduce the risk of electrical shock, do not disassemble this product. Take it to a qualiﬁed service person when service or repair work is required. Opening or removing covers may expose you to dangerous voltage or other risks. Incorrect reassembly can cause electric shock when this product is subsequently used.

equipment and is easily accessible.

Attention :

prise de courant doit être située ou installée à proximité du matériel et offrir un accès facile.

Achtung:

Netzstecker zu ziehen. Vergewissern Sie sich, dass die Steckdose leicht zugänglich ist.

The power-supply cord is used as the main disconnect

Le cordon d’alimentation sert d’interrupteur général. La

Zur sicheren Trennung des Gerätes vom Netz ist der

5. Operating the unit in an equipment rack

If you plan to install the Sun Cobalt Control Station in an equipment rack, take the following precautions:

a. Ensure the ambient temperature around the Sun Cobalt Control Station

(which may be higher than the room temperature) is within the speciﬁed limits. Refer to the PDF

b. Ensure there is sufﬁcient air ﬂow around the unit.

c. Ensure electrical circuits are not overloaded; consider the nameplate

ratings of all the connected equipment and ensure you have overcurrent protection.

d. Ensure the equipment is properly grounded, particularly any equipment

connected to a power strip.

e. Do not place any objects on top of the Sun Cobalt Control Station.

Product Speciﬁcations

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6. Browsers

Both Netscape Navigator™ and Microsoft Internet Explorer can sometimes suffer unexplained failures. When using a Web browser to interact with your Sun Cobalt Control Station, you may occasionally experience a browser failure. Released product versions of the browsers are usually more reliable than beta versions and later versions typically work the most reliably. A browser program failure, although annoying, does not adversely affect the data on your Sun Cobalt Control Station.

To use the Sun Cobalt Control Station, you need a computer (attached to the network) that uses a Web browser (for example, Netscape Navigator, version 4.7 or later, or Microsoft Internet Explorer, version 5.0 or later). To manage the control station from the browser-based user interface (UI), known as the Server Desktop, you must enable cookies, cascading style sheets and JavaScript™ on your browser (these features are normally enabled by default).

Regulations and Information

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Re-orient or re-locate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

In order to maintain compliance with FCC regulations, shielded cables must be used with this equipment. Operation with non-approved equipment or unshielded cables is likely to result in interference to radio and TV reception. The user is cautioned that changes and modiﬁcations made to the equipment without the approval of manufacturer can void the user’s authority to operate this equipment.

This equipment is in compliance with Underwriters Laboratories (UL) and is UL-listed.

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Contents

Important Safeguards v

1 Introduction 1

Requirements for the Sun Cobalt™ Control Station 1 Documentation 2

2 Installation 3

Installing the Sun Cobalt™ Control Station 3

Front view of the Sun Cobalt Control Station 4 Rear view of the Sun Cobalt Control Station 5

Installing the Sun Cobalt Control Station 6

Connecting to the network 7 Connecting the power cord 8 Powering on the Sun Cobalt Control Station 8 Configuring the Sun Cobalt Control Station for the network 9

Using the LCD console to configure the network 10 Setting the configuration 11

3 Setup Wizard 15

Active Assist — Online Help 16 Configuring the Sun Cobalt™ Control Station with the Setup Wizard 16

Binary Code License Agreement 17 Administrator Settings 18

Password guidelines 19 Time Settings 20 Network Integration 21

Gateway on a LAN 23 Product Registration 25 Completing configuration with the Setup Wizard 26

Documentation 26

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Contents

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Chapter 1

Introduction

The Installation Guide takes you through the process of connecting and conﬁguring the Sun Cobalt™ Control Station for your network. A typical setup process takes less than 15 minutes, after which you can begin using all of the services on the Sun Cobalt Control Station.

Requirements for the Sun Cobalt™ Control Station

To use the Sun Cobalt Control Station, you need:

• A 10/100BaseTX Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)

-based local area network (LAN).

• A personal computer (attached to the network) that uses a Web browser (for example, Netscape Navigator, version 4.7 or later, or Microsoft Internet Explorer, version 5.0 or later).

To manage the Sun Cobalt Control Station from the browser-based user interface (UI), known as the Server Desktop, you must enable cookies, cascading style sheets and JavaScript™ on your browser (these features are normally enabled by default).

• Network parameters, which you can obtain from your network administrator; these include the Sun Cobalt Control Station’s assigned IP address, the subnet mask of your network and, if communicating with other networks, a gateway or router address.

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Chapter 1: Introduction

Documentation

You can access the user manuals in PDF format from the Server Desktop UI. If you have installed third-party software on the Sun Cobalt Control Station, the relevant documentation is also available.

To access the PDF ﬁle for a user manual, click on the help icon in the top right corner. A separate browser window opens displaying a list of PDF ﬁles available. Click the link for a PDF ﬁle; you can open the PDF ﬁle in the browser window or save it to your personal computer.

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Chapter 2

Installation

This chapter guides you through the process of connecting and conﬁguring the Sun Cobalt™ Control Station for your network.

Installing the Sun Cobalt™ Control Station

The installation process occurs in two phases.

• Chapter 2, “Installation”, explains the physical connection of the Sun Cobalt Control Station to a power source and the network.

• Chapter 3, “Setup Wizard”, explains the process of network integration through a browser-based Setup Wizard.

Figure 1 and Figure 2 show the controls, indicators and connectors on the Sun Cobalt Control Station.

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Chapter 2: Installation

Front view of the Sun Cobalt Control Station

Figure 1.

1. The

Tx/Rx

Front view of the Sun Cobalt Control Station

Status Indicators

(Transmit/Receive) blinks when there is network trafﬁc on the

primary interface.

Link

indicates an active network connection on the primary interface.

Col

blinks when a collision is detected on the primary interface.

100 M

indicates that 100 BaseT ethernet is being used on the primary

interface.

Disk

indicates activity on the hard disk drive.

signal Ethernet and hard-disk-drive activity:

2. The

3. The

4. The

Web

indicator blinks to indicate Web activity.

Logo Badge

LCD screen

glows when the Sun Cobalt Control Station is powered on.

displays messages and values entered. Use the arrow

buttons to toggle between choices or to enter values.

5. You can use the recessed

Reset Password

button if you forget the password

for the Sun Cobalt Control Station administrator.

6. The

LCD arrow buttons

allow you to enter network conﬁguration information, conﬁgure a UPS unit, reboot the control station and power down the control station.

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Installing the Sun Cobalt™ Control Station

Rear view of the Sun Cobalt Control Station

Figure 2.

Rear view of the Sun Cobalt Control Station

Sun Cobalt

and

RaQ

are trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. www.cobalt.com P/N 550-00282-01

1. The

2. The

Security lock hole

Cooling fans

maintain proper operating temperature. Ensure that the

Link

Tx/Rx

Link

Tx/Rx

is used to lock the unit to a secure location.

ventilation holes are not blocked.

3. The

4. The

USB port

provides a Universal Serial Bus (USB) connection.

SCSI connector

enables a Small Computer System Interface (SCSI)

connection for connecting such devices as hard disk drives.

5. The

Network status indicators/OK to Power Off

and information. The

OK to Power Off light

ﬂashes when it is safe to turn

the power off.

100 - 240 VAC 50/60 Hz

1.4 A 60W max

11 12 13

signal network activity

6. The

7. The

Serial console port

Serial connector

allows you to connect an uniterruptible power supply

allows you to connect serial devices.

(UPS) to the serial port for Smart UPS support.

8. The

PCI expansion slot

The

Network connectors

provides space for adding a PCI card.

enable ethernet network connections and accept

the 10/100 BaseT network cables.

Network connection 2

10.

Network connection 1

11.

Cooling fan

12. The

13. The

Power switch

Power socket

toggles the power on or off.

receives the AC cord that is provided.

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Chapter 2: Installation

Installing the Sun Cobalt Control Station

You can place the Sun Cobalt Control Station on a ﬂat surface—for example, a desk, shelf or table top—or mount it in a standard 19-inch equipment rack.

Caution:

✍

If you plan to use the control station on a ﬂat surface, attach the rubber feet to the ﬁve indentations in the bottom of the case; see Figure 3.

Figure 3.

equipment rack, see the precautions described in “5. Operating the unit in an equipment rack” on page vi.

Rubber feet for the Sun Cobalt Control Station

Rubber feet

If you operate the Sun Cobalt Control Station in an

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Installing the Sun Cobalt Control Station

If you plan to operate the control station in an equipment rack, you must ﬁrst attach the mounting ears included with the server.

Attach the ears to the chassis with the screws included with the control station (see Figure 4), near either the front or the rear of the case. Now position the control station in the equipment rack and attach the ears securely to the rack.

Figure 4.

Mounting ears for the Sun Cobalt Control Station

Connecting to the network

Connect one end of a Category 5 Ethernet cable to the 10/100 BaseT Network 1 connector on the control station; see Figure 5. Connect the other end of the cable to an existing network socket.

Figure 5.

Network connectors

Sun Cobalt

and

RaQ

are trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. www.cobalt.com P/N 550-00282-01

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Link

Tx/Rx

Link

Tx/Rx

Network connection 2

100 - 240 VAC 50/60 Hz

1.4 A 60W max

Network connection 1

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Connecting the power cord

Connect the power supply cord to the Sun Cobalt Control Station and to an electrical outlet (100-240 volts AC, 50/60 Hz; refer to the PDF

Speciﬁcations

Product

Powering on the Sun Cobalt Control Station

Turn on the power by pressing the Control Station.

The hard disk drive spins up, the fan turns on, and the LCD screen lights up. The “C” logo scrolls across the screen.

A number of status messages are displayed on the LCD screen as the control station completes its boot process. When complete, the LCD screen displays

PRIMARY IP ADDR:

✍

Caution:

procedure before turning off the Sun Cobalt Control Station. See “Powering Down” in the PDF

It is important to follow the proper power-down

On/Off

switch on the back of the Sun Cobalt

Using the LCD Console

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Installing the Sun Cobalt Control Station

Conﬁguring the Sun Cobalt Control Station for the network

Now that you have made the network and power connections, you can conﬁgure the network settings.

The Sun Cobalt Control Station requires speciﬁc network information to function properly. You must enter the necessary information using the LCD console on the front panel.

Before you proceed, make sure you have the following information:

• the IP address assigned to the Sun Cobalt Control Station by you network administrator

• the subnet mask of your network

• the gateway or router address (necessary only if communicating with other networks)

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Using the LCD console to conﬁgure the network

Figure 6 shows the LCD console for the Sun Cobalt Control Station.

The LCD screen on the front of the control station displays two lines of text. The top line of the LCD presents instructions on data to enter; the bottom line displays the data already entered. Use the arrow buttons to the right of the LCD screen to enter the required network information manually.

For more information about the LCD console, refer to the PDF

Console

Figure 6.

LCD console

LCD screen

LCD arrow buttons

Using the LCD

During startup, the LCD screen displays status information about the boot process. When setting up the Sun Cobalt Control Station, you use the LCD console to enter network conﬁguration information. Once the Sun Cobalt Control Station is running, the LCD console is used to change network conﬁguration information, conﬁgure a UPS unit, reboot the control station and power down the control station.

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The arrow buttons function as follows:

The Left arrow button moves the cursor to the left.

The Right arrow button moves the cursor to the right.

The Up arrow button increases the digit located at the cursor position.

The Down arrow button decreases the digit located at the cursor position.

The S button (“select”) displays the next option.

The E button (“enter”) accepts the information entered or the option

displayed.

Setting the conﬁguration

Installing the Sun Cobalt Control Station

Important: In this phase, you conﬁgure only the primary network

☞

During setup, the LCD console is used to enter network conﬁguration information on the Sun Cobalt Control Station. The LCD display reads:

PRIMARY IP ADDR: 0

00.000.000.000

A blinking cursor appears on the second line of the LCD display. The following steps explain how to enter the required network information for the primary network interface. The secondary network interface is conﬁgured through the browser-based Server Desktop UI; see “TCP/IP” in the PDF Administrator Manual.

interface. To complete this phase, you must know:

• the IP address assigned to the control station

• the subnet mask of your network

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Chapter 2: Installation

To conﬁgure the Sun Cobalt Control Station manually:

1. When you see the prompt

ENTER IP ADDR: 0

00.000.000.000

use the arrow buttons on the LCD console to enter the IP address assigned to the control station.

2. Press the button to accept the IP address.

If the IP address is valid, the following prompt appears:

PRIMARY NETMASK: 2

3. Enter the netmask of your network.

4. Press the button to accept the entry.

If the netmask is valid, the following prompt appears:

ENTER GATEWAY: 0

5. Enter the IP address of the gateway for your network.

If your network does not have a gateway, do not enter a number — leave the default value of “000.000.000.000”.

6. Press the button to accept the entry.

The LCD displays:

55.000.000.000

00.000.000.000

[S]AVE [C]ANCEL

7. To save the conﬁguration information, use the left or right arrow button to select [S]ave, and then press the button. It pauses for a moment and then you will see:

VERIFYING AND SAVING

Note: Selecting [C]ancel cancels the conﬁguration and the

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LCD screen displays ENTER IP ADDR: again. You must repeat the entry process.

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Installing the Sun Cobalt Control Station

After verifying and saving, the Sun Cobalt Control Station completes the boot process. The LCD screen shows several messages in succession before displaying the IP address assigned to the control station.

Conﬁguration is complete when the LCD screen displays the IP address assigned to the Sun Cobalt Control Station, for example:

IP ADDRESS:

192.168.25.77

The remainder of the setup process is performed through a Web browser on a computer on your network. Proceed to Chapter 3, “Setup Wizard”.

Use one of the standard Web browsers such as Netscape Navigator™ (version 4.7 or later) or Microsoft Internet Explorer (version 5.0 or later) to do this. Once the setup process is complete, the Sun Cobalt Control Station can be managed from any computer on the network with a valid Web browser.

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Chapter 3

Setup Wizard

This chapter explains the network integration process through a browser-based Setup Wizard.

Caution: For important information on conﬁguring an external ﬁrewall or the internal Basic Firewall, see “Basic Firewall” in

To conﬁgure the Sun Cobalt Control Station through the browser-based user interface (UI), known as the Server Desktop, follow these steps:

Chapter 2 of the PDF Administrator Manual .

1. Launch a standard Web browser on a computer connected to the network.

2. Enter the IP address of the control station (displayed on the LCD screen of the control station) in the URL ﬁeld of your browser, for example:

3. Press Return (or Enter) on your keyboard.

If you conﬁgured the network settings successfully, the Sun Cobalt Welcome screen appears; see Figure 7.

Figure 7. Welcome screen

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Active Assist — Online Help

Active Assist provides real-time context-sensitive help on the Server Desktop UI. When you move the mouse pointer over a context-sensitive area of the screen, a description of the item appears at the bottom of the browser page.

Conﬁguring the Sun Cobalt™ Control Station with the Setup Wizard

To conﬁgure the Sun Cobalt Control Station, enter information into the ﬁelds on the Setup Wizard screens. These ﬁelds are described in the sections that follow.

The Setup Wizard is a series of screens that guide you through the setup process. After completing each step, click on the right arrow at the bottom to apply the changes and move on to the next step. You can click on the left arrow to return to a previous screen.

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Configuring the Sun Cobalt™ Control Station with the Setup Wizard

The Sun Cobalt Control Station performs automatic checks on the information entered and alerts you when an illegal value or a problem is encountered. When the information is entered correctly at each stage, the control station enters the changes in its conﬁguration ﬁles before proceeding to the next step. Changes may take several seconds to complete.

Click Start to begin the Setup Wizard.

Binary Code License Agreement

You are presented with the Sun Cobalt Binary Code License Agreement.

By clicking the button below Accept on this screen, you acknowledge receipt of and agreement with the License Agreement shown in Figure 8.

Read through the License Agreement and, if you agree with its terms, click Accept at the end of the License Agreement to signify your agreement.

Figure 8. Binary Code License Agreement

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Chapter 3: Setup Wizard

Administrator Settings

The Administrator Settings screen appears; see Figure 9. The Administrator of the Sun Cobalt Control Station is responsible for the following:

• Adding managed appliances and creating groups of managed server appliances

• Conﬁguring and maintaining the services on the control station

• Managing server appliances through the control modules

• Responding to email alerts from the Sun Cobalt Control Station in order to forestall potential problems

Figure 9. Administrator Settings

To set up the Sun Cobalt Control Station for the Server Administrator, you must enter a Password in this ﬁeld. For guidelines on choosing a password, see “Password guidelines” on page 19.

Be sure to remember the password to access the administration features on the Sun Cobalt Control Station.

Note: If you forget the administrator password for the Sun Cobalt

✍

Click the right arrow at the bottom to move to the next screen.

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Control Station and need to reset it, or if you want to modify the administrator password, see “Administrator” in the PDF

Administrator Manual.

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Password guidelines

Use the following guidelines when choosing a password:

1. Use between three and sixteen alphanumeric characters.

The valid characters include: a-z A-Z 0-9 % ! @ $ ^ & * - _ = \ | . , / ? ; : +

2. Use both upper- and lower-case letters.

Note: A password is case-sensitive.

✍

3. Do not use a proper name.

4. Do not use a word found in a dictionary.

5. Do not use a date.

6. Do not use a UNIX® command word.

7. Do not use a string of consecutive keys on a keyboard (for example, “qwerty”).

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Chapter 3: Setup Wizard

Time Settings

The Time Settings screen appears; see Figure 10. Use the pull-down menus to enter the current date, time and time zone on the Sun Cobalt Control Station.

Click the right arrow at the bottom to move to the next screen.

Figure 10. Time Settings

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Configuring the Sun Cobalt™ Control Station with the Setup Wizard

Network Integration

Figure 11 shows the Network Integration screen;

Figure 11. Network Integration

On this screen, you can conﬁgure the network settings:

• Host Name. Enter a host name for the Sun Cobalt Control Station. The host name and the domain name combined together should uniquely identify this server. Enter only lowercase alphanumeric characters, dashes or periods. For example, qube3 is a valid entry.

• Domain Name. Enter a domain name for the Sun Cobalt Control Station. The host name and the domain name combined together should uniquely identify this server. Enter only lowercase alphanumeric characters, dashes or periods. For example, sun.com is a valid entry.

The domain name is either the official domain name that is registered with an ICANN-accredited registrar (for example, “sun.com”) or an intranet domain name specific to your network.

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Coordinate the host name and domain name with your Internet service provider (ISP) to ensure the integrity of your network. If your Sun Cobalt Control Station is integrated into a larger network, consult with your network administrator for this information.

This allows you to access your Sun Cobalt Control Station by host name and domain name, rather than only by IP address.

• You can connect the Sun Cobalt Control Station to the Internet through a gateway on a local area network (LAN). For more information on this option, see “Gateway on a LAN” on page 23.

If you do not know your network information or if you do not want to set up your connection yet, you can select “None or Intranet”.

If you select “None”, you can set up your Internet connection in the Server Desktop UI once the Sun Cobalt Control Station is operating. See “Internet” in the PDF Administrator Manual.

• DNS Servers. Enter the IP address or addresses of your local Domain Name System (DNS) server or servers. A DNS server maintains a list of computer names and their IP addresses. The Sun Cobalt Control Station needs access to this list on the DNS server in order to convert between IP addresses and names.

Enter a series of four numbers between 0 and 255 separated by periods. For example, 192.168.1.1 is a valid entry. Leaving this ﬁeld empty will prevent this machine from ﬁnding other machines by hostname or domain name and will cause networking difﬁculties.

Note: Be sure to enter the IP address of your DNS server(s) here.

✍

Click the right arrow at the bottom to move to the next screen.

Otherwise, the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) will not work. SMTP is used for transferring electronic mail messages.

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Gateway on a LAN

Complete this section only if you intend to connect the Sun Cobalt Control Station to the Internet through an existing gateway located on a local area network (LAN). This gateway may be connected to the outside world through a T1/E1 line or other type of leased line.

You need a network connection and the IP address for the gateway.

Note: If the gateway is on the secondary network interface, ensure

✍

Figure 12 shows the “Local Area Network Settings” table.

that you connect the secondary network interface on the back of the Sun Cobalt Control Station to the network on which the gateway is located.

See Figure 5 on page 7.

Figure 12. Internet Settings for Gateway on a LAN table

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1. Conﬁgure the following settings:

• Gateway. Enter the IP address of your local network gateway. A

network gateway allows you to connect to the world outside of your LAN. Enter a series of four numbers between 0 and 255 separated by periods. For example, 192.168.1.254 is a valid entry. Leaving this field empty prevents this machine from communicating with other networks.

• IP Address. Enter the IP address of the secondary interface. If you are

using only one network interface connection to the server appliance, use the primary interface and leave the secondary interface empty. Enter a series of four numbers between 0 and 255 separated by periods. For example, 209.43.21.5 is a valid entry.

• IP Network Mask. Enter the network mask of the secondary interface.

If you are using only one network interface connection to the server, use the primary interface and leave the secondary interface empty. Enter a series of four numbers between 0 and 255 separated by periods. For example, 255.255.255.0 is a valid entry.

Note: If you conﬁgured the Sun Cobalt Control Station manually

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2. Click Save.

and want to use the control station as the Internet connection for your network, you must conﬁgure the clients on your network to use the IP address of the Sun Cobalt Control Station as their default gateway.

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Configuring the Sun Cobalt™ Control Station with the Setup Wizard

Product Registration

The Product Registration screen appears; see Figure 13. If you are connected to the Internet, you can register the Sun Cobalt Control Station by completing the online registration.

If you do not want to register online at this time, click the right arrow at the bottom to move to the next screen. A conﬁrmation dialog conﬁrms you do not want to register online.

If you are not connected to the Internet, you cannot register online and the Registration screen does not appear.

To register the control station online at a later time through the Server Desktop UI; see “Information” in the PDF Administrator Manual.

Enter your contact information in the ﬁelds. Click the right arrow at the bottom to submit your registration; a conﬁrmation dialog states that your registration was sent.

Figure 13. Online Registration

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Completing conﬁguration with the Setup Wizard

If you completed the Product Registration screen, click the right arrow at the bottom.

Once the Sun Cobalt Control Station has been conﬁgured, the Control Modules screen appears; see Figure 14.

The buttons on the left side of Server Desktop UI provide access to the information and functions on this site. Move the mouse pointer over the menu buttons and a description of the Server Desktop UI feature appears in the help text frame at the bottom.

Figure 14. Control Modules screen

Documentation

You can access the user manuals in PDF format from the Server Desktop UI. If you have installed third-party software on the Sun Cobalt Control Station, the relevant documentation is also available.

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Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual