XSCF ESM Monitoring for SPARC M Series Servers

For later-generation F20 cards (part number 511-1500-02 or greater), ESM lifespan is automatically monitored by the XSCF system management firmware installed on your host.

XSCF monitors ESMs by recording the Total_Time_On for each installed F20 card, and then issues fault reports when an ESM appoaches the end of its lifespan.

To view the ESM lifespan at any time, type:

XSCF> ioxadm lifetime
NAC                 Total Time On  (% of life)
IOU#0-PCI#1         1685           0
IOU#0-PCI#3         1685           0
XSCF> ioxadm -v lifetime
NAC            Total Time On  (% of life)  Warning Time   Fault Time 
IOU#0-PCI#1         1685           0              1008000        1051200 
IOU#0-PCI#3         1685          0              1008000        1051200

30-days before an ESM reaches its threshold, XSCF posts a message, similar to the following message, to the console log:

Mar 25 15:35:10 burl-m4000-0 fmd: SOURCE: sde, REV: 1.16, CSN: 0000000000  EVENT-ID:
144796b5-a7e2-4285-a3f1-30ce047767f3 Refer to http://www.sun.com/msg/SCF-8000-9X for detailed information.

Once you receive this message, type the following command for more detail:

XSCF> fmdump -m
MSG-ID: SCF-8000-9X, TYPE: Fault, VER: 1, SEVERITY: Minor
EVENT-TIME: Thu Mar 25 15:35:10 EDT 2010
PLATFORM: SPARC Enterprise M4000 , CSN: 0000000000, HOSTNAME: burl-m4000-0
SOURCE: sde, REV: 1.16
EVENT-ID: 144796b5-a7e2-4285-a3f1-30ce047767f3
DESC: An energy storage module is approaching its lifespan.
Refer to http://www.sun.com/msg/SCF-8000-9X for more information.
AUTO-RESPONSE: No immediate action is taken
IMPACT: Backup power may not be available in event of power loss.
REC-ACTION: Schedule a repair procedure as soon as possible to replace the ESM.

When an ESM reaches its threshold, XSCF posts this message to the console log:

Feb 17 12:49:24 burl-m4000-0 fmd: SOURCE: sde, REV: 1.16, CSN: 0000000000  EVENT-ID:
98198f1d-2e66-4635-90dd-5381b2bf2f1f Refer to http://www.sun.com/msg/SCF-8000-AE for detailed information.

Once you receive this message, type the following command for more detail:

XSCF> fmdump -m
MSG-ID: SCF-8000-AE, TYPE: Fault, VER: 1, SEVERITY: Major
EVENT-TIME: Wed Feb 17 12:49:24 EST 2010
PLATFORM: SPARC Enterprise M4000 , CSN: 0000000000, HOSTNAME: burl-m4000-0
SOURCE: sde, REV: 1.16
EVENT-ID: 98198f1d-2e66-4635-90dd-5381b2bf2f1f
DESC: An energy storage module has exceeded its lifespan.
Refer to http://www.sun.com/msg/SCF-8000-AE for more information.
AUTO-RESPONSE: No immediate action is taken
IMPACT: Backup power may not be available in event of power loss.
REC-ACTION: Schedule a repair procedure as soon as possible to replace the ESM.

Once you replace your ESM, use the following command to clear the fault warnings and reset the F20 card Total_Time_On counter to 0:

XSCF> ioxadm lifetime -z IOU#x-PCI#y

Use of ioxadm lifetime -z requires fieldeng privileges.

For more information, see the XSCF product documentation:

http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E19867-01/E21466-01/E21466-01.pdf

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