Sun Fire V490 Server Administration Guide
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Contents |
Regulatory Compliance Statements
Safety Agency Compliance Statements
1. Sun Fire V490 Server Installation
About the Parts Shipped to You
How to Install the Sun Fire V490 Server
About the Sun Fire V490 Server
Security Lock and Top Panel Lock
About Reliability, Availability, and Serviceability Features
Hot-Pluggable and Hot-Swappable Components
Environmental Monitoring and Control
Sun Remote System Control Software
Hardware Watchdog Mechanism and XIR
Dual-Loop Enabled FC-AL Subsystem
Support for RAID Storage Configurations
Error Correction and Parity Checking
About Hot-Pluggable and Hot-Swappable Components
About the System Controller (SC) Card
About the Internal Disk Drives
4. Network Interfaces and System Firmware
About Redundant Network Interfaces
What You Should Know About Accessing the ok Prompt
Ways of Reaching the ok Prompt
Stop-A (L1-A) or Break Key Sequence
Externally Initiated Reset (XIR)
About OpenBoot Environmental Monitoring
Enabling or Disabling the OpenBoot Environmental Monitor
OpenBoot Environmental Status Information
About OpenBoot Emergency Procedures
About Automatic System Recovery
Normal Mode and Service Mode Information
About Manually Configuring Devices
Deconfiguring Devices vs. Slots
Deconfiguring All System Processors
Reference for Device Identifiers
5. System Administration Software
About System Administration Software
About Volume Management Software
RAID 5: Disk Striping With Parity
About Communicating With the System
Default System Console Configuration
Alternative System Console Configuration
About Diagnostics and the Boot Process
Prologue: System Controller Boot
Stage One: OpenBoot Firmware and POST
The Purpose of POST Diagnostics
What POST Error Messages Tell You
Stage Two: OpenBoot Diagnostics Tests
What Are OpenBoot Diagnostics Tests For?
Controlling OpenBoot Diagnostics Tests
What OpenBoot Diagnostics Error Messages Tell You
Stage Three: The Operating System
Error and System Message Log Files
Solaris System Information Commands
Tools and the Boot Process: A Summary
About Isolating Faults in the System
Monitoring the System Using Remote System Control Software
Monitoring the System Using Sun Management Center
How Sun Management Center Works
Other Sun Management Center Features
Who Should Use Sun Management Center?
Obtaining the Latest Information
Exercising the System Using SunVTS Software
Exercising the System Using Hardware Diagnostic Suite
When to Run Hardware Diagnostic Suite
Requirements for Using Hardware Diagnostic Suite
Reference for OpenBoot Diagnostics Test Descriptions
Reference for Decoding I2C Diagnostic Test Messages
Reference for Terms in Diagnostic Output
How to Avoid Electrostatic Discharge
How to Attach a Twisted-Pair Ethernet Cable
How to Access the System Console via tip Connection
How to Modify the /etc/remote File
How to Verify Serial Port Settings
How to Set Up an Alphanumeric Terminal as the System Console
How to Configure a Local Graphics Terminal as the System Console
How to Initiate a Reconfiguration Boot
Reference for System Console OpenBoot Variable Settings
8. Configuring Network Interfaces and the Boot Device
How to Configure the Primary Network Interface
How to Configure Additional Network Interfaces
The boot device is specified by the setting of an OpenBoot firmware configuration parameter called boot-device. The default setting of this parameter is disk net. Because of this setting, the firmware first attempts to boot from the system hard drive, and if that fails, from the on-board Sun GigaSwift Ethernet interface.Before You Begin
9. Configuring System Firmware
How to Enable OpenBoot Environmental Monitoring
How to Disable OpenBoot Environmental Monitoring
How to Obtain OpenBoot Environmental Status Information
How to Enable the Watchdog Mechanism and Its Options
How to Obtain ASR Status Information
How to Redirect the System Console to the System Controller
How to Restore the Local System Console
How to Deconfigure a Device Manually
How to Reconfigure a Device Manually
How to Implement Stop-N Functionality
How to Operate the Locator LED
How to Put the Server in Service Mode
How to Put the Server in Normal Mode
How to Isolate Faults Using LEDs
How to Isolate Faults Using POST Diagnostics
How to Isolate Faults Using Interactive OpenBoot Diagnostics Tests
How to View Diagnostic Test Results After the Fact
How to View and Set OpenBoot Configuration Variables
Reference for Choosing a Fault Isolation Tool
How to Monitor the System Using Sun Management Center Software
How to Monitor the System Using the System Controller and RSC Software
How to Use Solaris System Information Commands
How to Use OpenBoot Information Commands
How to Exercise the System Using SunVTS Software
How to Check Whether SunVTS Software Is Installed
Twisted-Pair Ethernet Connector
Agency Compliance Specifications
Clearance and Service Access Specifications
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