C H A P T E R 2 |
Initial Software Configuration |
To set up your Sun Fire V20z or Sun Fire V40z server the first time, you should perform some initial configuration tasks. This chapter explains these initial steps:
The Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z servers include a dedicated SP for complete server independence and maximum availability of server management. The SP is an embedded PowerPC that provides the following functions:
After supplying AC power to the server, you are ready to begin configuring the SP by setting an IP address and associated network settings for the SP. You can configure the SP network settings by using DHCP or by using a static IP address.
This section contains two alternate methods you can use to define SP network settings:
The following procedure describes how to set the SP network settings using DHCP from the Operator Panel. If your network does not use DHCP, or you want to assign a static IP address to the SP, follow the instructions in Assigning Static SP Network Settings.
1. Press any operator panel button on the server front panel (see FIGURE 2-1).
The LCD panel displays the first menu option:
2. Press the Forward button until you reach the SP menu:
3. Press the Select button to display the SP menu options.
The following prompt appears with the default response:
5. Press the Forward button to change to Yes, then press the Select button.
6. Press the Select button at the confirmation prompt.
The server attempts to contact a DHCP server for an IP address. When the server receives a DHCP response, the LCD panel displays the DHCP-assigned SP IP addresses. The SP address is configured and the server is ready for use.
Note - Depending on your network conditions, it may take five to ten seconds for the new IP address allocated by the DHCP server to appear in the LCD panel. |
7. Continue with Creating the Initial Manager Account for instructions on creating the initial manager account.
From the operator panel, follow these steps to set the SP network settings using a static IP address. You must specify a subnet mask and default gateway. This example uses the following sample settings:
IP Address: 10.10.30.5
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway: 10.10.30.254
1. Press any operator panel button on the server front panel (see FIGURE 2-1).
The LCD panel displays the first menu option:
2. Press the Forward operator panel button until you reach the SP menu:
3. Press the Select operator panel button to display the SP menu options.
4. Press the Select operator panel button. The following prompt displays with the default response:
5. Press the Select operator panel button.
6. With the cursor in the first field, increase or decrease the value using the Back or Forward operator panel button.
This field can hold a value between 0 and 255.
7. After reaching your desired value, press the Select operator panel button to advance the cursor to the next field.
8. Repeat Step 6 and Step 7 for each field until the desired IP address is displayed, then use the Enter button combination to save the IP Address.
The process continues to the next network setting, the Subnet Mask. The LCD displays as follows:
9. Edit the subnet mask setting in the same manner as you did for the IP address. When finished, use the Enter button combination to save the subnet mask.
The process continues to the next network setting, the default gateway. The LCD displays as follows:
10. Edit the default gateway setting in the same manner as you did for the IP address and the subnet mask. When finished, use the Enter button combination to save the default gateway.
The LCD displays the following confirmation prompt:
11. Press the Select operator panel button to use the new data, or use the Cancel button combination to disregard.
The SP address is now configured and the server is ready for use.
12. Continue with Creating the Initial Manager Account.
After you install the server and configure the SP's network settings, you must create the initial manager account. You can then perform initial configuration of the server and create additional user accounts. Only the administrator who does the initial system configuration can create the initial manager account.
A setup account is included with each server. This setup account has no password. When you log in to the SP the first time using the setup account, you are prompted to define the initial manager account with a password and an optional public key.
Usernames and passwords are strings that consist of any alphanumeric character, underscore, hyphen, or period.
There are two methods you can use to create the initial manager account:
Log in to the setup account and create the initial manager account by following this procedure:
1. Using an SSHv1 or SSHv2 client, connect to the IP address of the SP.
2. Authenticate as the user setup with no password required:
3. Follow the on-screen prompts to create the initial manager account.
After you create the initial manager account, the setup account is deleted and you are logged out of the server. You can then log in using the new initial manager account, from which you can create other user accounts.
After you create the initial manager account, continue with Defining a Name for the Server or Server Management and Platform Software.
To create the initial manager account from the SM Console:
1. Enter the SP name or IP address as the URL or address in a browser, to enter the SM Console.
Note - When you create the initial manager account, you are prompted to accept a license agreement. After you create the initial manager account, this prompt no longer appears. |
2. At the Create Initial Manager-Level User ID screen, enter a user ID for this account.
3. Enter a password for the account.
4. Re-enter the password to confirm.
5. Click the check mark button.
6. Use the SM Console to select initial configuration options.
After you create the initial manager-level user, the Initial Configuration Checklist screen displays in the SM Console. This enables you to determine the options you want for the initial setup of the SP.
The Initial Configuration Checklist is a table that lists the SM Console menu options and the commands you use to configure each option. It also includes links to the online help that provides instructions for each option.
After you create the initial manager account, continue with Defining a Name for the Server or Server Management and Platform Software.
If desired, you can define a name for the server that will be displayed in the operator-panel LCD when the SP is idle. After you define a name, the name and the IP address of the SP alternate every few seconds in the LCD.
Note - This is a descriptive name for the server, for your convenience only. It is not a DNS host name for the server on the network. |
1. When the server is in background state, press any operator-panel button (see FIGURE 2-1).
After you press a button, the LCD panel displays the first menu option:
2. Press the Forward button until you reach the Panel menu:
3. Press the Select button to display the Panel menu options.
4. Press the Forward button until the Name for LCD menu option displays:
5. Press the Select button to enable data entry.
6. Enter an alphanumeric string to display on the first line of the LCD.
You can enter letters A through Z, digits 0 through 9, hyphen and space.
a. Use the Forward and Back buttons to locate the character you wish to enter in each field.
b. Press the Select button when you locate the character you want.
c. Repeat this process until the entire name is complete.
7. Use the Enter button combination (Forward plus Select) to save your entry.
This section includes descriptions of the network share volume (NSV) structure that is included with your server on CD, and a procedure for extracting and installing the software (see Installing and Mounting the NSV Software).
Although the SP functions normally without access to an external file system, a file system is required to enable several features, including event log files, software updates, diagnostics and the troubleshooting dump utility. You can configure the NSV to be shared among multiple SPs. Admin- and manager-level users can configure the external file system; however, monitor users can only view the current configuration with read-only access.
The following software components are included with your server:
All of these software packages are packaged with the NSV and are installed on the file server when the external file system is installed and configured, as described in Installing and Mounting the NSV Software.
TABLE 2-1 lists the the compressed packages that are included on the Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers Network Share Volume CD-ROM:
SP and platform diagnostics with some support for the SP software |
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When extracted, the compressed packages in TABLE 2-1 populate the following directories on the NSV:
/mnt/nsv/
diags
logs
scripts
snmp
update_server
sw_images (this folder appears after you extract one of the OS-specific .zip files)
To install and configure the NSV, follow these steps:
1. Connect the SP of the server to the same network as your NFS server.
See Cabling for the location of the SP connectors and guidelines for connecting servers to management LANs.
2. Insert the Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers Network Share Volume CD into the NFS server and mount the CD.
3. Copy the folder that contains the NSV packages from the CD to the NFS server by typing the following command:
# cp -r /mnt/cdrom/<NSV_file_directory> /mnt/nsv/
4. Change to the directory on the server that now contains the compressed NSV packages and extract them by typing the following commands:
# cd /mnt/nsv/
# unzip -a *.zip
Note - When unzipping a compressed file on a Linux platform, use the -a switch as shown to force text files to convert to the target operating system's appropriate end-of-line termination. |
The extracted packages populate these directories:
/mnt/nsv/
diags
logs
snmp
update_server
sw_images
5. If you will be running the server diagnostics, run the following commands to create the appropriate permissions within the diags directories:
# chmod 777 /mnt/nsv/diags/NSV_version_number/scripts
# chmod -R 755 /mnt/nsv/diags/NSV_version_number/mppc
6. Log in to the Sun Fire V20z or Sun Fire V40z server SP via SSH by typing the following command at the NFS server's command prompt:
# ssh -l admin_or_higher_login SSH_hostname
7. Mount the NSV onto the Sun Fire V20z or Sun Fire V40z server SP by typing the following command:
# sp add mount -r NFS_server_hostname:/directory_with_NSV_files -l /mnt
Note - If you did not set up the SP on a DHCP network, you must use the
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8. Continue with Setting up the Platform Operating System and Drivers.
After setting up the SP and NSV software, you can install the platform operating system (OS) and drivers.
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