Preface

The Sun Fire T1000 Server Service Manual provides information to aid in troubleshooting problems with and replacing components within the Sun Fire trademark T1000 server.

This manual is written for technicians, service personnel, and system administrators who service and repair computer systems. The person qualified to use this manual:

Can open a system chassis, identify, and replace internal components

Understands the Solaris Operating System and the command-line interface

Has superuser privileges for the system being serviced

Understands typical hardware troubleshooting tasks

How This Book Is Organized

This guide is organized into the following chapters:

Chapter 1 describes the safety precautions of the server.

Chapter 2 describes the main features of the server.

Chapter 3 describes the diagnostics that are available for monitoring and troubleshooting the server.

Chapter 4 describes how to prepare for servicing the server.

Chapter 5 describes how to remove and replace the field-replaceable units (FRUs) within the server.

Chapter 6 describes how to finish up the servicing of the server.

Appendix A lists the field-replaceable components in the server.

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. 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

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.

Shell Prompts

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

Sun Fire T1000 Server Documentation

You can view and print the following documents from the Sun documentation web site at http://www.sun.com/documentation

Title	Description	Part Number
Sun Fire T1000 Server Site Planning Guide	Site planning information for the server.	819-3749
Sun Fire T1000 Server Product Notes	Late-breaking information about the server. The latest notes are posted at: `http://www.sun.com/documentation`	819-3246
Sun Fire T1000 Server Getting Started Guide	Information about where to find documentation to get your system installed and running quickly.	819-3244
Sun Fire T1000 Server Overview	Provides an overview of the features of this server.	819-3245
Sun Fire T1000 Server Installation Guide	Detailed rackmounting, cabling, power-on, and configuration information.	819-3247
Sun Fire T1000 Server Administration Guide	How to perform administrative tasks that are specific to this server.	819-3249
Advanced Lights Out Management (ALOM) CMT Guide	How to use the Advanced Lights Out Manager (ALOM) CMT software on this server.	819-3250 (version 1.1) 819-6672 (version 1.2)
Sun Fire T1000 Server Safety and Compliance Guide	Provides safety and compliance information that is specific to this server.	819-6674

Additional Service Related Information

In addition to this service manual, the following resources are available to help you keep your server running optimally:

Product Notes - The Sun Fire T1000 Server Product Notes (819-3246) contain late- breaking information about the system including required software patches, updated hardware and compatibility information, and solutions to know issues. The product notes are available online at: http://www.sun.com/documentation

Release Notes - The Solaris OS release notes contain important information about the Solaris OS. The release notes are available online at:
http://www.sun.com/documentation

SunSolve^SM Online - Provides a collection of support resources. Depending on the level of your service contract, you have access to Sun patches, the Sun System Handbook, the SunSolve knowledge base, the Sun Support Forum, and additional documents, bulletins, and related links. Access this site at: http://sunsolve.sun.com

Predictive Self-Healing Knowledge Database - You can access the knowledge article corresponding to a self-healing message by taking the Sun Message Identifier (SUNW-MSG-ID) and entering it into the field on this page: http://www.sun.com/msg

Documentation, Support, and Training

Sun Function	URL
Documentation	`http://www.sun.com/documentation/`
Support	`http://www.sun.com/support/`
Training	`http://www.sun.com/training/`

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