Sun Microsystems Ultra 40 Setup Manual

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Sun Ultra

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40 Workstation

Setup Guide

Part No. 819-3951-11
April 2007, Revision A

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Contents

1. System Setup 1

Safety and Compliance Information 1

Planning the Installation Process 2

Package Contents Inventory 3

Front and Back Panel Overview 4

Cabling the Workstation 6

Powering On the Workstation 7

Setting Up the Software 8

Setting Up the Preinstalled Solaris 10 Operating System 8

Installing an Additional Operating System and Drivers 10

Additional System Software 12

Enabling the Secondary PCI-E Graphics Card 13

2. Setup Troubleshooting and Documentation 15

Troubleshooting the Sun Ultra 40 Workstation Setup 16

Technical Assistance 18

Sun Ultra 40 Workstation Documentation 20

Accessing the Documentation 20

Localization 20

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1

CHAPTER

1

System Setup

This chapter includes information about the following topics:

■ “Safety and Compliance Information” on page 1

■ “Planning the Installation Process” on page 2

■ “Cabling the Workstation” on page 6

■ “Powering On the Workstation” on page 7

■ “Setting Up the Software” on page 8

■ “Enabling the Secondary PCI-E Graphics Card” on page 13

Safety and Compliance Information

Refer to the following documents for safety information regarding the Sun Ultra 40
Workstation:

■ Important Safety Information for Sun Hardware Systems, 816-7190 (included with the

workstation kit).

■ Sun Ultra 40 Workstation Safety and Compliance Guide, 819-3955 (available on the

Sun Ultra 40 Workstation documentation web site. See “Sun Ultra 40 Workstation

Documentation” on page 20).

2 Sun Ultra 40 Workstation Setup Guide • February 2007

Planning the Installation Process

Use the following flowchart as a process tool to assist you with installation of the
Sun Ultra 40 Workstation.

FIGURE 1-1 Process for Setting Up the Sun Ultra 40 Workstation

Unpack the workstation and familiarize
yourself with the workstation features.

Connect the workstation and external device
cables.

Power on the workstation.

If necessary, install the supplemental drivers
from the Sun Ultra 40 Workstation
Supplemental CD.

READY TO WORK!

START

Configure the preinstalled operating system
or install another operating system.

Install optional
components?

Install
optional
components

.

Yes

No

See “Package Contents Inventory” on page 3 and

“Front and Back Panel Overview” on page 4.

To install DIMMs, graphic
accelerators, PCI cards, hard
drives, tape drives, or
CD or DVD drives, see the Sun

Ultra 40 Workstation Service,
Diagnostics, and Troubleshooting
Manual or the component

documentation.

See “Cabling the Workstation” on page 6.

See “Powering On the Workstation” on page 7.

See “Setting Up the Software” on page 8.

See “Installing an Additional Operating System

and Drivers” on page 10.

If necessary, enable the secondary
PCI-Express card.

See “Enabling the Secondary PCI-E Graphics

Card” on page 13.

Chapter 1 System Setup 3

Package Contents Inventory

Carefully unpack all workstation components from the packing cartons. The
following items should be packaged with the Sun Ultra 40 Workstation:

Note – The Sun Ultra 40 Workstation is packaged with the stand in place, as shown

in the following figure. This stand must be positioned as shown when the system is
upright.

FIGURE 1-2 Sun Ultra 40 Workstation in Upright Position

Item Type Item

Hardware • DVI video adapter

• DMS59 cable (if an NVS285 graphics card is installed)

• SLI connector (if workstation has dual video cards with SLI support)

Documentation • Sun Ultra 40 Workstation Setup Guide

• Sun Ultra 40 Workstation Release Notes

• Where to Find Sun Ultra 40 Workstation Documentation

• Additional license and safety documentation

Media • Sun Ultra 40 Workstation Supplemental CD (drivers and diagnostics)

• DVD media kit containing the following software: Sun™ Studio 11,
Sun Java™ Studio Creator Update 8, Sun Java™ Studio Enterprise
Update 8

Additional
hardware

Type 7 keyboard, mouse and power cord (in separate country kits)

Stand position for
upright workstation

4 Sun Ultra 40 Workstation Setup Guide • February 2007

Front and Back Panel Overview

FIGURE 1-3 and TABLE 1-1 show the front panel of the Sun Ultra 40 Workstation.

FIGURE 1-3 Front Panel of Sun Ultra 40 Workstation

TABLE 1-1 Front Panel

Label Button/LED/Port

1 DVD drive

2 Power button

3 Platform power LED

4 1394 ports (2)

5 USB ports (2)

6 Microphone-in jack

7 Headphone-out jack

2

3

4

6

7

1

5