Sun Microsystems Ultra Workstatoin 20 User Manual

Sun Ultra™ 20 Workstation

Getting Started Guide

Sun Microsystems, Inc. www.sun.com

Part No. 819-2148-12 April 2006, Revision A

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Preface vii

1. Setting Up the Sun Ultra 20 Workstation 1–1

1.1 Safety Information 1–1

1.2 Planning the Installation 1–2

1.3 Unpacking the Workstation 1–3

1.3.1 Front Panel Overview 1–4

1.3.2 Back Panel Overview 1–5

1.4 Cabling the Workstation 1–6

1.5 Powering On the Workstation 1–8

1.6 Powering Off the Workstation 1–9

2. Software Installation 2–1

2.1 Preparing for Installation 2–1

2.1.1 Erasing the Primary Boot Hard Disk 2–3

2.1.2 Setting up the BIOS for Operating System Installation 2–4

2.1.2.1 Setting up the BIOS for Windows XP or Solaris 10 2–4

2.1.2.2 Setting up the BIOS for a Linux Operating System 2–4

2.2 Installing the Operating System 2–5

2.3 Running the up2date Utility 2–6

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2.4 Installing Drivers and Mounting the Diagnostic Partition 2–6

2.4.1 Installing Linux Operating System Drivers 2–7

2.4.2 Installing Solaris Operating System Drivers 2–9

2.4.3 Installing Windows XP Operating System Drivers 2–10

2.4.3.1 Installing RAID Drivers Using XPReburn Script 2–11

2.4.3.2 Installing RAID Drivers Using a Boot Diskette 2–12

2.4.4 Installing NVIDIA Display and Chipset Drivers for Windows XP 2–14

3. Setting Up the Preinstalled Software 3–1

3.1 Configuring Solaris 10 Operating System Software 3–1

3.1.1 Licensing Information 3–2

3.1.2 Disk Configuration 3–2

3.1.3 Installation Flowchart 3–2

3.1.4 Configuring the Preinstalled Solaris 10 Operating System 3–3

3.2 Setting Up Preinstalled Development Software 3–5

3.2.1 Sun Studio Software 3–5

3.2.2 Sun Java Studio Creator 3–6

3.2.3 Sun Java Studio Enterprise 3–6

3.2.4 NetBeans IDE 3–7

3.3 Restoring and Backing Up Preinstalled Software 3–7

3.3.1 Restoring Preinstalled Software 3–7

3.3.2 Restoring Solaris Preinstalled Software 3–8

3.3.3 Reinstalling Other Software 3–8

3.3.4 Backing Up the Preinstalled Image to Another Hard Drive 3–9

3.3.5 Hard Drive Mirroring 3–9

A. Creating Windows Images on a RIS Server and Installing RIS Images A–1

A.1 Creating a 32-bit Windows XP (Service Pack 2) RIS Image A–2

A.1.1 Creating the Windows XP SP2 32-bit Image on the RIS Server A–2

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A.1.2 Adding the NVIDA Ethernet Drivers to the Windows Image A–3

A.1.3 Adding Other Drivers and Modifying Setting Files A–4

A.2 Creating a 64-bit Windows XP RIS Image A–7

A.2.1 Installing Windows XP 64-bit onto the RIS Server A–7

A.2.2 Adding the NVIDA Ethernet Drivers to the Windows Image A–8

A.2.3 Adding Other Drivers and Modifying Setting Files A–8

A.3 Installing a RIS Image onto a Client Workstation A–12

Contents v

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Preface

The Sun Ultra 20 Workstation Getting Started Guide provides the information that you need to set up, power on, and configure the workstation hardware and software.

How This Book Is Organized

This guide is organized into the following chapters:

Chapter 1 contains instructions on unpacking, cabling, and powering on the

workstation.

Chapter 2 describes the operating systems supported by the Sun Ultra 20

Workstation and the supplemental drivers included with the system.

Chapter 3 explains how to set up the preinstalled Solaris™ 10 Operating System and

additional development software.

Appendix A explains how to use the Remote Installation Service (RIS) to create a

Windows XP CD image containing Sun Ultra 20 Workstation drivers.

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You must be superuser to do this.

To delete a file, type rm filename.

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Setting Up the Sun Ultra 20 Workstation

This chapter includes information about the following topics:

■ Section 1.1, “Safety Information” on page 1-1

■ Section 1.2, “Planning the Installation” on page 1-2

■ Section 1.3, “Unpacking the Workstation” on page 1-3

■ Section 1.4, “Cabling the Workstation” on page 1-6

■ Section 1.5, “Powering On the Workstation” on page 1-8

■ Section 1.6, “Powering Off the Workstation” on page 1-9

1.1 Safety Information

Refer to the following document for safety information regarding the Sun Ultra 20 Workstation:

■ Important Safety Information for Sun Hardware Systems, 816-7190-xx (a hard-copy

document is included in the Sun Ultra 20 Workstation ship kit).

■ Sun Ultra 20 Workstation Safety and Compliance Guide, 819-2149-xx (available at

http://sun.com/documentation).

1-1

1.2 Planning the Installation

Use the following flowchart as a process tool to assist you with installation of the Sun Ultra 20 Workstation.

START

Unpack the workstation and familiarize yourself with the workstation features.

Install optional components?

Connect the workstation and external device cables.

Power on the workstation.

Install the operating system or configure the preinstalled operating system.

Install the supplemental drivers from the Sun Ultra 20 Workstation Supplemental CD.

Yes

See Section 1.3, “Unpacking the Workstation” on

page 1-3. Also see Section 1.3.1, “Front Panel Overview” on page 1-4 and Section 1.3.2, “Back Panel Overview” on page 1-5.

To install DIMMs, graphic

Install optional components

See Section 1.4, “Cabling the Workstation” on

page 1-6.

See Section 1.5, “Powering On the Workstation”

on page 1-8.

See Section 2.2, “Installing the Operating

System” on page 2-5 or Chapter 3.

See Section 2.4, “Installing Drivers and

Mounting the Diagnostic Partition” on page 2-6.

accelerators, PCI cards, hard drives, tape drives, or CD or DVD drives, see the Sun

Ultra 20 Workstation User Guide or the component documentation.

READY TO WORK!

FIGURE 1-1 Flowchart for Installing the Sun Ultra 20 Workstation

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1.3 Unpacking the Workstation

Carefully unpack all workstation components from the packing cartons. The following items are contained in the package.

■ Sun Ultra 20 Workstation

■ Sun Ultra 20 Workstation Documentation, which includes the following:

■ Sun Ultra 20 Workstation Setup Guide

■ Sun Ultra 20 Workstation Release Notes

■ Additional safety and license documentation

■ Sun Ultra 20 Workstation Supplemental CD (includes drivers and diagnostics

software)

■ DMS-59 cable (if the workstation is configured with an NVS280 or NVS285

graphics card)

■ Mouse (for some Sun Ultra 20 Workstation configurations)

An optional country accessory kit, which includes a power cable, keyboard, and a mouse, is packaged separately from the other items (if ordered).

FIGURE 1-2 Sun Ultra 20 Workstation Kit Contents

Chapter 1 Setting Up the Sun Ultra 20 Workstation 1-3

1.3.1 Front Panel Overview

12 3 456

FIGURE 1-3 Front Panel of the Sun Ultra 20 Workstation

TABLE 1-1 Front Panel of the Sun Ultra 20 Workstation

Label Button/LED/Port Label Button/LED/port

1 Power button 4 Two USB ports

2 Power LED 5 Microphone-in jack

3 Two 1394 (FireWire) ports 6 Headphone-out jack

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1.3.2 Back Panel Overview

4 5

6 7

4 5

6 7

FIGURE 1-4 Back Panel of the Sun Ultra 20 Workstation

TABLE 1-2 Back Panel of the Sun Ultra 20 Workstation

Label Connector/Slot Label Connector/Slot

1 Power connector 7 Ethernet connector

2 Power switch 8 Four USB connectors

3 Onboard HDI15 video connector 9 PCI Express x16 graphics slot

4 Microphone jack 10 Four PCI slots

5 Line-in jack 11 Two PCI Express x1 slots

6 Line-out jack

Chapter 1 Setting Up the Sun Ultra 20 Workstation 1-5

1.4 Cabling the Workstation

FIGURE 1-5 illustrates the cable connections for the workstation.

FIGURE 1-5 Cable Connections

Connect the workstation and external devices in this order:

1. Connect the workstation power cord to a grounded electrical outlet.

2. Connect the keyboard and mouse to the USB connectors on the back panel.

3. Connect the Ethernet cable to the Ethernet connector on the Sun Ultra 20 Workstation, and connect the other end of the cable to an Ethernet RJ-45 jack.

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4. Connect the monitor cable as follows:

■ If a PCI Express graphics card is not installed in the top PCI slot, connect the

monitor to the onboard video connector. See the top of

■ If a PCI Express graphics card is installed in the top PCI slot, connect the monitor

to the graphics card connector. See the bottom of

FIGURE 1-6.

Your graphics card may require a DVI cable to connect to your monitor. Systems with a NVS280 or NVS285 video card installed include a Dual DVI-I DMS-59 cable (both ends are digital); a VGA to DVI adapter is required to connect to analog monitors.

Note – The onboard video card is disabled by default when a graphics card is

installed. To enable the onboard video card, follow the instructions in the Sun Ultra 20 Workstation User Guide, Appendix B.

Connecting a monitor to the onboard video connector

Connecting a monitor to a PCI Express graphics card connector

FIGURE 1-6 Connecting the Monitor

5. Connect any additional external devices to the workstation’s other connectors.

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1.5 Powering On the Workstation

Tip – If you are installing optional internal components such as additional DIMMs,

PCI cards, optical drives, or hard drives, install those components before you power on the workstation. If you are not installing optional components, you are ready to power on the workstation.

1. Turn on the power to the monitor and to all external devices.

2. Turn the power switch on the rear of the workstation to the On ( | ) position.

3. Press and release the workstation Power button on the front panel (see FIGURE 1-3).

4. After several seconds, verify that the platform power LED next to the Power button lights.

The platform power LED on the Power button lights after the workstation begins the internal booting process (see

5. If you are powering on the workstation for the first time, install the operating system or configure the preinstalled operating system after the system is finished booting.

■ See Chapter 2 for information about installing an operating system.

■ See Chapter 3 for information about configuring the preinstalled Solaris 10

operating system.

FIGURE 1-3).

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