Preface

How This Book is Organized

Chapter 1 contains an overview of the Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z servers.

Chapter 2 contains information about how to power on the server and configure the BIOS.

Chapter 3 contains information about troubleshooting and diagnostics.

Chapter 4 contains information about removing and replacing components in a Sun Fire V20z server.

Chapter 5 contains information about removing and replacing components in a Sun Fire V40z server.

Appendix A contains information about optimizing system performance.

Appendix B contains a listing of BIOS POST codes.

Appendix C contains reference information about diagnostics commands.

Appendix D contains reference information about using the Fusion-MPT SCSI BIOS Configuration Utility.

Appendix E contains supplemental information about hardware.

Using UNIX Commands

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

Software documentation that you received with your system

Solaris operating environment documentation, which is located 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.

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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.

Application	Title	Part Number
Safety notices and international compliance certification statements	Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers Safety and Compliance Guide	817-5251-xx
Hardware and system software installation	Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers Installation Guide	817-5246-xx
Server management	Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers, Server Management Guide	817-5249-xx
Operating-system installation	Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers Linux Operating System Installation Guide	817-5250-xx
Safety information	Important Safety Information for Sun Hardware Systems	816-7190-xx
Late-breaking information	Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers Release Notes	817-5252-xx

Accessing Sun Documentation

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

http://www.sun.com/documentation

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Contacting Sun Technical Support

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

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

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