xx Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001
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-Pair Ethernet (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