Preface

The Netra CT 820 Server Installation Guide describes how to perform the initial installation of the Netra trademark CT 820 server. Upon completion of the procedures in this document, your server will be functional.

The intended reader of this manual is an experienced system administrator who has experience installing hardware systems and components and has used the Solaris trademark Operating System (Solaris OS). The reader should be comfortable with LAN fundamentals and with networking concepts in general.

Before performing the procedures described this book, you should review the information in the Netra CT 820 Server Product Overview.

Note - Refer to the Netra CT 820 Server Release Notes (817-2646-13, or future compatible revisions) for the Solaris Operating System installation instructions.

Safety and Compliance

All Netra CT 820 servers are shipped with the Netra CT 820 Server Safety and Compliance Manual, which specifies the environmental and electrical safety requirements for the product and contains compliance certification for various countries. Review the information in the Netra CT 820 Server Safety and Compliance Manual before proceeding with the instructions in this document.

How This Book Is Organized

Chapter 1 presents the documentation overview for this document.

Chapter 2 describes how to mount the chassis into a rack and connect the DC power to the chassis.

Chapter 3 describes how to install additional cards into the Netra CT 820 server.

Chapter 4 describes how to connect the necessary cables to the Netra CT 820 server.

Chapter 5 describes how to power the Netra CT 820 server on and off.

Appendix A provides the system specifications.

Using UNIX Commands

This document might not contain information on basic UNIX^® commands and procedures such as shutting down the system, booting the system, and configuring devices. Refer to the following for this information:

Software documentation that you received with your system

Solaris Operating System documentation, which is at

http://docs.sun.com

Shell Prompts

Shell	Prompt
C shell	machine-name`%`
C shell superuser	machine-name`#`
Bourne shell and Korn shell	`$`
Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser	`#`

Typographic Conventions

Typeface`^[1]`	Meaning	Examples
`AaBbCc123`	The names of commands, files, and directories; on-screen computer output	Edit your`.login` file. Use `ls` `-a` to list all files. `% You have mail`.
`AaBbCc123`	What you type, when contrasted with on-screen computer output	`%` `su` `Password:`
AaBbCc123	Book titles, new words or terms, words to be emphasized. Replace command-line variables with real names or values.	Read Chapter 6 in the User's Guide. These are called class options. You must be superuser to do this. To delete a file, type `rm` filename.

Typeface^[1]

Meaning

Examples

AaBbCc123

The names of commands, files, and directories; on-screen computer output

Edit your.login file.

Use ls -a to list all files.

% You have mail.

AaBbCc123

What you type, when contrasted with on-screen computer output

% su

Password:

AaBbCc123

Book titles, new words or terms, words to be emphasized. Replace command-line variables with real names or values.

Read Chapter 6 in the User's Guide.

These are called class options.

You must be superuser to do this.

To delete a file, type rm filename.

Title	Part Number
Netra CT 820 Server Product Overview	817-2643
Netra CT 820 Server Installation Guide	817-2641
Netra CT 820 Server Service Manual	817-2642
Netra CT 820 Server System Administration Guide	817-2647
Netra CT 820 Server Safety and Compliance Manual	817-2645
Netra CT 820 Server Product Note	817-2646

Accessing Sun Documentation

You can view, print, or purchase a broad selection of Sun documentation, including localized versions, at:

http://www.sun.com/documentation

Third-Party Web Sites

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Contacting Sun Technical Support

If you have technical questions about this product that are not answered in this document, go to:

http://www.sun.com/service/contacting

Sun Welcomes Your Comments

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http://www.sun.com/hwdocs/feedback

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