Sun Microsystems 280R manual System Administration, Hardware and Software Configuration

How to Power On the System	40
How to Power On the System With
Full Diagnostics Enabled	43

How to Install the System Software 46

How to Select the Boot Device 48

How to Configure the Standard Ethernet Interface 51

How to Configure the Remote System Control (RSC) Ethernet Interface 53 How to Add an Ethernet Interface 54

How to Connect a Twisted-PairEthernet (TPE) Cable 57

How to Boot the System Using the Standard Ethernet Interface 59 How to Power Off the System 61

3.System Administration 63

About System Reliability, Availability, and Serviceability Features 64

About Managing the System		71
About Storage Management Tools			76
About Personal Computer Connectivity				78
4. Hardware and Software Configuration				79
About System Memory	80
About Central Processing Unit (CPU) Modules					83
About Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) Buses						84
About Network Interface Options			86
About Disk Array Configurations and Concepts					87
About Internal Disk Drives		91
About Power Supplies	95
About the Serial Ports	97
About the Small Computer System Interface (SCSI) Port						98
About the Parallel Port	101
About the Universal Serial Bus (USB) Ports 102

xx Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001