Sun Microsystems X2100 M2 manual Connecting the Cables, To Connect the Cables

Connecting the Cables

See FIGURE 1-2and TABLE 1-1for the locations of the connectors.

▼To Connect the Cables

Connect the server and external devices as follows:

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

2.Connect a serial null modem cable to the serial port. The default serial port speed is 9600 with no flow control.

Note – See “Changing Serial Output to Display the System Information” on page 23 for more information on viewing system output from a serial console.

3.Connect Ethernet cables to the RJ-45 LAN Gigabit Ethernet connectors as needed (see FIGURE 1-2).

Note the following guidelines regarding the Ethernet (LAN) ports:

■The Broadcom LAN-1 NET MGT port can be used for server management and network access.

See “Setting Up the Sun Fire X2100 M2 Server Software” on page 13 for additional information about setting up the service processor for remote system management.

■The LAN-0and LAN-1 ports are Broadcom Ethernet ports. The LAN-2 and LAN-3 ports are NVIDIA Ethernet ports.

■The two Broadcom NICs (LAN-0 and LAN-1) are the primary network interface controllers (NICs) and should be used for network installation of the operating system and drivers.

4.Connect any additional external devices to the server’s other connectors.

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