Sun Microsystems Java W1100z, Getting Started Manual

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Page 3: ...5 Cabling the Workstation 6 Powering On the Workstation 7 Powering Off the Workstation 8 2 Software Installation 9 Preparing for Installation 9 Erasing the Primary Boot Hard Disk 11 Installing the Operating System 11 Running the up2date Utility 12 Installing Drivers and Mounting the Diagnostics Partition 12 Red Hat Linux Operating System Driver Installation 13 Solaris Operating System Driver Insta...

Page 4: ...llation 15 Java Desktop System Release 2 Installation or Recovery 16 Installing JDS for Solaris Systems 17 Installing JDS for SUSE Linux 18 JDS Post Installation Procedures 24 3 Setting Up the Preinstalled Solaris Operating System Software 27 Configuring the Preinstalled Solaris Operating System 29 Sun Install Check 31 Configuring the Preinstalled Java Desktop System 31 ...

Page 5: ...hapter 1 contains instructions on unpacking cabling and powering on the workstation Chapter 2 describes the operating systems supported by the Sun Java Workstation W1100z and W2100z and the supplemental drivers included with the system It also contains information on restoring the Java Desktop System if you have the software preinstalled on your system Chapter 3 describes how to set up the Java De...

Page 6: ...00z documentation from the Documentation links at http www sun com w1100z http www sun com w2100z Related Documentation Application Title Part Number System set up information Sun Java Workstation W1100z and W2100z Setup Poster 817 6583 xx Overview and service information Sun Java Workstation W1100z and W2100z User Guide 817 6585 xx Safety Information Sun Java Workstation W1100z and W2100z Safely ...

Page 7: ...ting Sun Welcomes Your Comments Sun is interested in improving its documentation and welcomes your comments and suggestions You can submit your comments by going to http www sun com hwdocs feedback Please include the title and part number of your document with your feedback The part number of this Sun Java Workstation W1100z and W2100z Getting Started Guide is 817 6584 11 ...

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Page 9: ...e 6 Powering On the Workstation on page 7 Powering Off the Workstation on page 8 Safety Information Refer to the following documents for safety information regarding the Sun Java Workstation W1100z and W2100z Important Safety Information for Sun Hardware Systems 816 7190 10 hardcopy document included in the ship kit Sun Java Workstation W1100z and W2100z Safety and Compliance Guide 817 6586 xx inc...

Page 10: ...00z Supplemental CD READY TO WORK START Install the operating system or configure the preinstalled operating system Install optional components Install optional components Yes No See Unpacking the Workstation on page 3 Also see Front Panel Overview on page 4 and Rear Panel Overview on page 5 To install DIMMs graphic accelerators PCI cards hard drives tape drives or CD or DVD drives see the Sun Jav...

Page 11: ...W2100z Safety and Compliance Guide Sun Binary Code License Sun Java Workstation W1100z and W2100z Documentation CD Sun Java Workstation W1100z and W2100z Supplemental CD includes drivers and diagnostics software Ethernet cable Graphics cards adapters DVI to HD15 adapter for all graphics cards 60 pin LFH connector cable if your system has an NVS280 graphics card Solaris 9 x86 HW Operating System 4 ...

Page 12: ... Front Panel Overview FIGURE 1 2 illustrates the front panel of the Sun Java Workstation W1100z and W2100z FIGURE 1 2 Front Panel CD DVD ROM drive Power button Hard Disk Drive Activity LED System Fault LED USB 2 0 connectors IEEE 1394 connector Microphone in Jack Line out Jack ...

Page 13: ...W1100z and W2100z FIGURE 1 3 Rear Panel AC Power connector Unused PCI X 100 Mhz PCI X 100 Mhz PCI X 100 Mhz PCI X 100 Mhz PCI X 133 Mhz AGP 8X Parallel connector Serial connectors IEEE 1394 connector USB 2 0 connectors Gigabit Ethernet connector Line out jack Line in jack Microphone in jack Optional graphics accelerators LFH 60 FX500 00 DVI 1 DVI 2 ...

Page 14: ...trical outlet 2 Connect the keyboard and mouse to the USB connectors on the rear of the panel 3 Connect the monitor cable to the video connector on the filler panel of the graphics accelerator Note If the video card on your system has only DVI connectors you will need to connect the included DVI HD15 adapter to the DVI connector before connecting the monitor cable If you are using the NVS280 video...

Page 15: ...optional components you are ready to power on the workstation 1 Turn on power to the monitor and to all external devices 2 Press and release the workstation Power button on the front panel FIGURE 1 2 3 After several seconds verify that the platform power LED on the Power button lights The platform power LED on the Power button lights after the workstation begins the internal booting process FIGURE...

Page 16: ... and release the power button location shown in FIGURE 1 2 This initiates an orderly shutdown of the operating system and powers off the workstation Note Use the options in the first two bullets whenever possible to avoid data loss If the workstation does not shut off press and hold the power button for approximately 4 seconds This shuts down the power to the workstation but does not initiate an o...

Page 17: ... page 17 This chapter includes information on installing an operating system on your workstation if you do not have a preinstalled operating system Diagnostics software is also included on the Sun Java Workstation W1100z and W2100z Supplemental CD Instructions for using the diagnostics software can be found in the Sun Java Workstation W1100z and W2100z User Guide 817 6585 xx Preparing for Installa...

Page 18: ...nstalling Red Hat Linux run the up2date utility Is this an initial OS installation Use the recovery DVD or CDs to install SolarisorJDS See Installing the Operating System on page 11 and or Java Desktop System Instal lation or Recovery on page 17 See Running the up2date Utility on page 12 Install the drivers from the Supplemental CD See Installing Drivers and Mounting the Diagnostic Partition on pa...

Page 19: ...ept for the diagnostic partition The diagnostic partition if one if present will remain untouched Installing the Operating System If your Sun Java Workstation W1100z and W2100z system does not have a preinstalled operating system you will need to install an operating system of your choosing The following operating systems are supported at the time of this document release Red Hat Enterprise Linux ...

Page 20: ... W2100z at the factory If for some reason the diagnostic partition has been removed from the workstation refer to the Sun Java Workstation W1100z and Sun W2100z User Guide 817 6585 xx for information on how to reinstall the diagnostic partition from the Sun Java Workstation W1100z and Sun W2100z Supplemental CD Running the up2date Utility If you are installing the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 WS sof...

Page 21: ...ve created a new diagnostic partition see the Sun Java Workstation W1100z and W2100z User Guide 817 6585 xx for information on how to create a diagnostic partition The diagnostic partition cannot be mounted on a Windows XP workstation This section contains the following subsections Red Hat Linux Operating System Driver Installation on page 13 Solaris Operating System Driver Installation on page 14...

Page 22: ...e the X server a Type init 3 at the system prompt b Login as superuser c Repeat Step 4 and Step 5 7 Eject the CD after the driver installation is completed 8 Reboot the workstation Solaris Operating System Driver Installation To install the drivers and mount the diagnostic partition when running the Solaris operating system 1 Log in to the Sun Java Workstation W1100z or W2100z as superuser 2 Inser...

Page 23: ...nd type the following command mount o ro dev cdrom mnt cdrom This mounts the Supplemental CD to mnt cdrom 4 Change to the mnt cdrom drivers linux suse directory by typing the following command cd mnt cdrom drivers linux suse 5 Run the installation script by typing the following command install sh 6 Reboot the workstation Sun Java Desktop System Release 2 for Solaris 9 x86 Platform Edition If you a...

Page 24: ...nstall the SCSI drivers The remaining AMD and NVIDIA drivers are left on the CD in the Drivers directory for ease of installation after Windows XP has been installed For specific and current information see the description at the top of the script which is located in drivers utilities XpReburn on Supplemental CD V1 2 705 1059 12 or later Note The Supplemental CD does not mount the diagnostic parti...

Page 25: ...l on either the Sun Java Workstation W1100Z or W2100z After installation is complete install the AMD driver pack and the NVIDIA drivers from the installers located in the Drivers directory Refer to the description at the top of the script file for details and the latest information Java Desktop System Installation or Recovery This section contains the following subsections Installing the Java Desk...

Page 26: ...scribes how to install the Java Desktop System from the product DVD Note You must first install the Solaris 9 Operating System 9 04 on x86 platforms on your Sun Java Workstation W1100z or Sun Java Workstation W2100z See Installing the Operating System on page 11 or the documentation that applies to the version of Solaris you are using at http docs sun com Perform the following steps to install the...

Page 27: ... begins to install the Java Desktop System Release 2 software 8 When the installation is complete choose File then Eject and close the installer terminal window 9 Reboot your workstation 10 From the Login screen choose Options then Sessions then Java Desktop System Release 2 to log into the Java Desktop System Installing the Java Desktop System for SUSE Linux This section describes how to install ...

Page 28: ...llation Select this option if SUSE Linux is not installed on your system or if you want to replace an installed version of Linux Update an existing system Select this option if you want to upgrade an installed version of SUSE Linux This option preserves configuration settings from your existing system whenever possible Boot installed system Select this option if you have an installed version of SU...

Page 29: ...ator displays the following software options Default system with StarSuite for Japan China Korea and Taiwan only Default system with StarOffice for all other countries Select the appropriate option and click on Accept Booting Booting from 1 IDE 9 54 GB dev hda Booting from 1 IDE 954 GB dev hda If you click on Booting the Configurator displays the following boot options Write GRUB to the boot disk ...

Page 30: ...rom CD 3 are successfully installed the Configurator prompts you to enter a password for root super user the system administrator Note Make a note of the root password for future references You only need to log in as root for system administration purposes 11 Enter a password for the root user 12 Reenter the password for verification and click on Next You are then prompted to add a new user This o...

Page 31: ...Click on Next to accept the settings A message is displayed that the configuration is saved successfully and the system automatically reboots 17 Eject the DVD 18 At the login screen log in with the username and password that you set up for the new user You can now use the Java Desktop System The following desktop objects are displayed This Computer Documents Network Places Trash Learn About The Ja...

Page 32: ...artition that you want to resize then click on Resize 3 Use the slider to set how much space you want to allocate to your Windows partition and your Linux partition then click OK Note The minimum allocation of space for Linux is 3024 MB 4 Click on Next to save the partition table and return to the Installation Settings screen TABLE 2 1 Partitioning Guidelines Partition Size Type Notes 5 Gbyte 3 Gb...

Page 33: ...op up window set the Start Cylinder size to 0 set the End Cylinder size to 5 GB and set the mount point to 7 Click Create to create a new partition and select the Extended option The pop up window must contain all the correct settings For example the Start Cylinder value must be one more than the End Cylinder value of hda1 and the End Cylinder value can be the same as the End Cylinder value for de...

Page 34: ...s Guide for more information This guide is available at http docs sun com Configuring the Xorg Xserver Before you start to configure your Xorg Xserver you need to know the following Type of keyboard for example Sun Type 6 UK Mouse device for example dev usb hid1 Graphics adapter for example the model of your graphics adapter and the amount of video RAM Specification of the monitor Configuring the ...

Page 35: ... Execute the following command usr X11R6 bin X xconfigure 3 Copy the generated xorg conf new file to etc X11 xorg conf as follows cp xorg conf new etc X11 xorg conf Configuring the Xorg Xserver on Linux System Use the YaST2 configuration tool for configuring the Xorg Xserver on Linux systems ...

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Page 37: ...ystems on page 33 Note The Solaris operating environment version installed on your workstation requires no licensing fee If you install a different version of Solaris software you may be required to pay a license fee for the new software version The Sun Java Workstation W1100z and W2100z require Solaris 9 x86 HW 4 04 or a subsequent compatible version of Solaris software For more information refer...

Page 38: ...ORK START Yes See Powering On the Workstation on page 7 For instructions refer to Chapter 3 and the documentation in the media kit for your operating environment See Configuring the Preinstalled Java Desktop System on Solaris Systems on page 31 or Con figuring the Preinstalled Java Desktop System on Linux Systems on page 33 No Install different version from other media Use a preinstalled version o...

Page 39: ...e before you begin Some of the information might be available on your network check with your SA 3 When you are finished with the configuration set up the workstation will reboot and a log in screen will be displayed The workstation displays the login window in which you can enter your user name and password to log in and begin using the workstation 4 Review the Solaris and Java Desktop System rel...

Page 40: ...the workstation s IP address IPv6 Enable IPv6 on the workstation Security Settings Security settings and protocols Name Service Name service to use NIS NIS DNS LDAP or None Note This window is not displayed if the workstation is not connected to a network Domain Name NIS or NIS domain for this workstation Note This window is not displayed if the workstation is not using the NIS or NIS service Name...

Page 41: ...d with the details you enter The Configurator starts to initialize the Desktop Settings as follows Text mode only no graphical desktop Graphical desktop environment 5 Select the Graphical desktop environment and click on Accept For a standalone non networked installation the Configurator tries to detect local printers only 6 Click Yes if you have a local printer attached to your system Otherwise c...

Page 42: ...t the login screen log in with the username and password that you set up for the new user You can now use the Java Desktop System The following desktop objects are displayed This Computer Documents Network Places Trash Learn About The Java Desktop System StarOffice Bottom Edge Panel Refer to the Java Desktop System Release 2 User Guide for help to get you started using the Java Desktop System on a...