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May 21, 2007
Article #18132
Volume 111, Issue 4
Section: Workstation

 


 

Sun Ultra 40 M2 Workstation Documentation
Updated Product Notes and Operating System Installation Guide

Sun UltraTM 40 M2 Workstation documentation includes an updated product notes document and OS installation guide. Other reference materials include a service manual and a safety and compliance guide.

  • Sun Ultra 40 M2 Workstation Product Notes (May 2007): Lists what operating systems are supported, tools and drivers on the DVD, hardware and BIOS issues, Pc-Check diagnostic issues (it incorrectly detects and reports SolarisTM 10 Operating System (Solaris OS) issues (patches listed) ), Windows OS issues (blank screen after booting XP installation if there are certain Linux partitions), and Linux issues.

  • Sun Ultra 40 M2 Workstation Operating System Installation Guide (May 2007): For installing other OS if you do not want to use the preinstalled Solaris 10 OS, how to erase the primary boot hard drive, setting the BIOS for OS installation, enabling SATA RAID support, creating Windows images on a RIS server and installing RIS images, downloading Sun N1 Grid Engine to increase the system productivity by leveraging unused compute cycles for power-hungry applications.

Other guides available online:

  • Sun Ultra 40 M2 Workstation Installation Guide

  • Sun Ultra 40 M2 Workstation Service Manual

  • Sun Ultra 40 M2 Workstation Safety and Compliance Guide

See the documentation page for links to these guides. [...read more...]

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