Preface

This book provides an overview of the system and presents a step-by-step description of common administration procedures. It explains how to configure and manage the platform and domains. It also explains how to remove and replace components and perform firmware upgrades. It contains information about security, troubleshooting, and a glossary of technical terms.

How This Book Is Organized

Chapter 1 describes domains and the system controller. It provides an overview of partitions and domains, redundant system components, and minimum system configurations. This chapter also provides an overview of reliability, serviceability, and availability.

Chapter 2 explains how to navigate between the platform and domain shells, between the Solaris operating environment and the domain shell, or between the OpenBoot PROM and the domain shell. This chapter also explains how to terminate a system controller session.

Chapter 3 explains how to power on and set up the system for the first time.

Chapter 4 explains how to create and start multiple domains.

Chapter 5 provides information on general administrative tasks, such as powering on and powering off the system. It also explains how to update firmware.

Chapter 6 presents information on security.

Chapter 7 describes the automatic diagnosis and domain restoration features of the firmware.

Chapter 8 describes how system controller failover works.

Chapter 9 describes the Capacity on Demand (COD) option and how to allocate, activate, and monitor COD resources.

Chapter 10 describes how to test boards.

Chapter 11 describes the firmware steps necessary to remove and install a
CPU/Memory board, I/O assembly, Compact PCI card, PCI card, Repeater board, System Controller board, and ID board/centerplane.

Chapter 12 provides troubleshooting information about system faults and procedures for gathering diagnostic information, recovering from a hung domain, and handling component failures.

Appendix A describes how to map device path names to physical system devices.

Appendix B provides examples of setting up an HTTP and FTP server.

Using UNIX Commands

This book assumes you are experienced with the UNIX® operating environment. If you are not experienced with the UNIX operating environment, see one or more of the following for this information:

Online documentation for the Solaris operating environment, available at:

http://www.sun.com/documentation

Sun Hardware Platform Guide, which is available in both hard copy and online with your operating system release.

This document describes the Solaris operating environment information specific to Sun Fire systems.

Release Notes Supplement for Sun Hardware, which describes late-breaking information about the Solaris operating environment.

Other software documentation that you received with your system.

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	`#`

Type of Book	Title	Part Number
Release Notes	Sun Fire Midrange Systems Firmware 5.20.0 Release Notes	819-5084
System Controller	Sun Fire Midrange System Controller Command Reference Manual	819-5085
Sun Management Center	Sun Management Center 3.5 Version 6 Supplement for Sun Fire Midrange Systems	819-0418
Dynamic Reconfiguration	Sun Fire Midrange Systems Dynamic Reconfiguration User Guide	817-4585
Overview	Sun Fire 6800/4810/4800/3800 Systems Overview Manual	805-7362
	Sun Fire E6900/E4900 Systems Overview Manual	817-4119
Service	Sun Fire 6800/4810/4800/3800 Systems Hardware Reference Manual	805-7363
	Sun Fire E6900/E4900 Systems Service Manual	817-4120
	Sun Fire 4810/4800/3800 System Cabinet Mounting Guide	806-6781
Solaris operating environment	Sun Hardware Platform Guide	Varies with release
Solaris operating environment	Release Notes Supplement for Sun Hardware	Varies with release

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/`

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:

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