1-2 Sun Fire X2100 Server Getting Started Guide • April 2006
1.2 Planning the Installation Process
Use the following flowchart as a process tool to help you install the Sun Fire X2100
Server.
FIGURE 1-1 Process for Setting Up the Sun Fire X2100 Server
Unpack the server and become
familiar with the server features.
Connect the server and
external device cables.
Power on the server.
Install the supplemental drivers
from the Sun Fire X2100 Server
Supplemental CD or the network.
READY TO WORK!
START
Install the operating system or configure
the preinstalled operating system.
Install optional
components?
Install
optional
components
.
Yes
No
See Section 1.3, “Package Contents Inventory” on
page 1-3.
To install additional
components, see the Sun Fire
X2100 Server User Guide or
the component documentation.
See Section 1.5, “Cabling the Server” on
page 1-17.
See Section 1.6, “Powering On the Server” on
page 1-20.
See Section 2.2, “Installing the Operating
System” on page 2-4 or Section 3.1, “Solaris 10
Operating System” on page 3-1.
See Section 2.4, “Installing Drivers and
Mounting the Diagnostic Partition” on page 2-6.
(Optional) Mount the server in a rack.
See Section 1.4, “Installing the Server Into a Rack
With Optional Slide-Rails” on page 1-4.