Install memory sun blade 2000

By the way I am using CDE environment. Thanks 0 Replies. Solaris 9 Installation on Sunblade I have a sunblade It is preloaded with Solaris 8 but I do not have root password. I want to erase and install Solaris 9 on it. What are my options? Could any one help me in getting started to install in from CDs? Appreciate your help guyz. I have tried to install the Debian distribution for SPARC processor, but is a pian in the neck trying to boot from cdrom or floppy.

Moving to Solaris 10 on a SunBlade Soon a 2nd 80Gbyte drive will be installed. Are there any 'interesting' points I need to watch for in the RedHat Commands.

OpenSolaris Commands. Linux does support the Blade to an extent, but your options for graphics are quite limited. Unless you have a specific reason to run another OS, Solaris 10 comes highly recommended. If you're bound and determined to look elsewhere, however, OpenBSD is also a good choice. As of 4. Prices for the Blade vary wildly, as does availability. They're still too new to pop up inexpensively in surplus shops or most used computer resellers, but eBay still offers a reasonable chance of finding one cheaply.

Unlike most earlier SPARC workstations, upgraded processors are disproportionately expensive, though the MHz version can be had for relatively little, even in dual-CPU configurations.

They use proprietary Sun RAM which is tricky to get and sometimes expensive. Disk upgrades don't tend to add much to the price of an entire system, but since Fibre Channel disks are somewhat hard to find, it pays to find a system with two large, fast disks. The Blade can use standard USB keyboards and mice, though having at least a Sun keyboard is useful, and most X environments really expect a 3-button mouse.

Its internal layout is strongly reminiscent of other Sun tower workstations, such as the Ultra 80 , with a separate, right-facing disk cage and removable optical drive cage.

This allows the installation of two double-width UPA graphics cards. Of course, the device itself needs drivers. Download the patch to a temporary location. Repeat Step 3 and Step 4 for each patch required. Become superuser of the system to receive the patch. Transfer and unzip each patch.

Note - Where xxxxxx-x represents a patch ID number. Repeat Step 7 and Step 8 for each patch required. If requested by a patch, reboot the system after installing all of the patches. Verify the system configuration by running the Sun Install Check tool. This section describes changes to the Sun Blade documentation. The Sun Microsystems web site does not list the workstation configurations that are Energy Star compliant. The Sun Blade Service, Diagnostics, and Troubleshooting Manual has been revised to include all of the information contained within the original service manual and the following Sun Blade Product Notes :.

If this happens, perform one of the following steps to see the movies:. Copyright Copyright Sun Microsystems, Inc. The power button's switch would usually stick closed.

As a result, if you pressed the power button, the system would turn on, then turn off 4 seconds later. I temporarily worked around it by cutting and stripping the power button's wires, and manually shorting the wires when I wanted to power it on. The system came with a single MiB stick, but it was installed in the wrong slot. Apparently the system must be populated starting with Slot 0. Of course not knowing this, combined with the above power button problems, meant that it was hours before I was even able to get to the OBP.

The MiB stick was good, but I wanted to upgrade the memory, if possible. I quickly bought 2 pairs, and maxed out the memory with MiB. The faceplate is a little cracked, but otherwise the chassis looks fine. The faceplate is missing the Sun logo, but I have not been able to find a replacement faceplate.