Sun Microsystems X2100 manual Back Panel

Note – Keyboard, mouse and video are optional with an operating system that supports headless operation.

4.Connect a terminal to the serial port.

Note – The preinstall image is directed by default to the serial port (ttya) and nothing will show up on the monitor until the installation is completed an the system is reconfigured to allow video to the video port. See Section 1.8, “Using Serial Console Redirection” on page 1-22for instructions on setting up serial console redirection and redirecting video back to the onboard video display, if needed.

5.Connect Ethernet cables to the server’s gigabit Ethernet connectors.

See Section 1.5.1, “Interconnecting Servers” on page 1-19for information on how to interconnect servers and connect them to a LAN.

6.Connect any additional external devices to the server’s other connectors. FIGURE 1-14FIGURE1-14depicts the back panel of the Sun Fire X2100 Server.

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FIGURE 1-14 Back Panel

TABLE 1-1	Back Panel
Label	Connector/Slot	Label	Connector/Slot
1	Power connector	6	Onboard HD15 video connector
2	Locate LED	7	Ethernet connectors (2)
3	Service indicator LED	8	PCI EXPRESS x16 graphics slot
4	Power LED	9	USB connectors (4)
5	Serial connector

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