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Chapter 1 Setting Up the Sun Fire X2100 M2 Server Hardware 5
Connecting the Cables
See FIGURE 1-2 and TABLE 1-1 for 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.