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Sun N1 System Manager 1.3 Site Preparation Guide

Setting Up Manageable Servers

Before you can use the N1 System Manager to discover manageable servers, each manageable server must be set up as follows:

Discovery of a manageable server will fail if the server's management port has not been configured.

SPARC Architecture Manageable Server Credentials

If you do not specify the management server management port credentials when running discovery, the discovery process will use the default credentials shown in the following table.

Table 2–11 SPARC Architecture Manageable Server Default Credentials

Server Type 

Management Port Type 

Telnet Login 

Telnet Password 

Netra 240 and 440 

ALOM 

admin 

admin 

Sun Fire V210, V240, and V440 

ALOM 

admin 

admin 

Sun Fire V490, V890 

RSC 

admin 

n1smadmin 

Sun Fire T1000 and T2000 

ALOM 

admin 

admin 

To manage RSC-based manageable servers, you must first configure the RSC credentials and the Online Boot Prom (OBP) as described in Preparing RSC-based Manageable Servers.

x86 Architecture Manageable Server Credentials

If you do not specify the management server management port credentials when running discovery, the discovery process will use the default credentials shown in the following table.

Table 2–12 x86 Architecture Manageable Server Default Credentials

Server Type 

Management Port Type 

SSH Login 

SSH Password 

IPMI Login 

IPMI Password 

SNMP Read Community String 

Sun Fire V20z and V40z 

SP 

admin 

admin 

- 

admin 

public 

Sun Fire X2100 

SP 

- 

- 

Admin 

admin 

- 

Sun Fire X4100 and X4200 

ILOM 

root 

changeme 

root 

changeme 

public 

If only one credential is specified during discovery for x86 architecture manageable servers, the missing credential is configured with one of the defaults specified above.

Automatic configuration of credentials during discovery is supported for Sun Fire V20z and V40z servers if they are in the factory default state. If you do specify the login accounts and passwords for discovery of a Sun Fire V20z or V40z, the discovery process configures the Sun Fire V20z or V40z using the credentials you provide.

Although the Sun Fire X2100 does not support SNMP, the X2100 does support IPMI platform event trap (PET), which generates SNMP V1 traps for IPMI events. The N1 System Manager listens for the X2100 IPMI events.

Preparing RSC-based Manageable Servers

The Sun Fire V490 and V890 RSC IP address and credentials, are configured by running configuration utilities from the Solaris root command line prompt on the server. The servers are shipped with Solaris pre-installed. Configuration of the Online Boot Prom (OBP) is done using a telnet session to the RSC.

Preparation of an RSC-based manageable server is comprised of the following tasks:

ProcedureTo Download and Update the RSC Utilities

Before You Begin

Assign an IP address, netmask and gateway to the server. You must download the RSC utilities version 2.2.3 or later to the server and run the utilities before you can configure the server's RSC.

Steps

  1. Log in as root to the V490 or V890 manageable server.

  2. Download the RSC version 1.2.3 utilities zip file.

    Go to http://www.sun.com/servers/rsc.html. Download the zip file appropriate for the Solaris operating system installed on the server:

    • Solaris 9 or later: rsc2.2.3_packages_s9.zip

    • Solaris 8: rsc2.2.3_packages_s8.zip

    When the download has completed, unzip the file to a temporary directory, and then change directory to the temporary directory.

  3. Install the RSC version 2.2.3 packages on the manageable server.

    Install the following packages on the server using the pkgadd command:

    • SUNWrsc - the RSC base package for installation on the host machine

    • SUNWrscd - the RSC documentation package

    • SUNWrscj - the RSC GUI package to display the RSC GUI

    If you are asked whether to install conflicting files, type Y to override the existing version.

    For example:


    # pkgadd -d . SUNWrsc
The following files are already installed on the system and are being
used by another package:
  /usr <attribute change only>

Do you want to install these conflicting files [y,n,?,q] y
## Checking for setuid/setgid programs

Installing Remote System Control as <SUNWrsc>
    .
    .
    .
Installation of <SUNWrsc> was successful
# pkgadd -d . SUNWrscd

Processing package instance <SUNWrscd>
    .
    .
    .
Installation of <SUNWrscd> was successful
# pkgadd -d . SUNWrscj

Processing package instance <SUNWrscj>
    .
    .
    .
Installation of <SUNWrscj> was successful
Next Steps

Configure the server's RSC as described in the next procedure.

ProcedureTo Configure the RSC IP Address and Credentials

The Sun Fire V490 and V890 RSC credentials are configured by running configuration utilities from the Solaris root command line prompt on the server. The servers are shipped with Solaris pre-installed.

This procedure describes only the information required by the N1 System Manager. For detailed information about the RSC configuration utility, see the Sun Remote System Control (RSC) 2.2 User's Guide at http://docs.sun.com/source/816–3314–12 and the Sun Remote System Control (RSC) 2.2.3 Release Notes at http://docs.sun.com/source/819–2022.

Before You Begin

RSC Configuration Utilities version 2.3.3 must be installed on the server as described in To Download and Update the RSC Utilities

Steps

  1. Log in as root on the RSC-based manageable server.

  2. Run the RSC configuration utility.

    • If you are configuring a V490 server, type /usr/platform/SUNW,Sun-Fire-V490/rsc/rsc-config.

    • If you are configuring a V890 server, type /usr/platform/SUNW,Sun-Fire-V890/rsc/rsc-config.

    Respond to each prompt according to the requirements of your network, except for the RSC user account prompts:

    • When prompted for the RSC user account, type admin.

    • When prompted for the RSC user account password, type n1smadmin.

    • When prompted for the RSC user privileges, type cuar.

Next Steps

Redirect the server console to the RSC, and configure the Online Boot Prom (OBP) settings.

ProcedureTo Redirect the Server's Console to the RSC and Configure the OBP

The Sun Fire V490 and V890 RSC credentials are configured by running configuration utilities from the Solaris root command line prompt on the server. The servers are shipped with Solaris pre-installed.

This procedure describes only the information required by the N1 System Manager. For detailed information about console redirection on an RSC-based server and OBP configuration, see the Sun Remote System Control (RSC) 2.2 User's Guide at http://docs.sun.com/source/816–3314–12 and the Sun Remote System Control (RSC) 2.2.3 Release Notes at http://docs.sun.com/source/819–2022.

Before You Begin
Steps

  1. Log on to the manageable server's RSC using the command telnet IP address where IP address is the address you assigned to the RSC.

  2. Redirect the server's console to the RSC as described in the Sun Remote System Control (RSC) 2.2 User's Guide at http://docs.sun.com/source/816–3314–12.

  3. Configure the server's OBP as described in the Sun Remote System Control (RSC) 2.2 User's Guide at http://docs.sun.com/source/816–3314–12.

    Ensure the following environment variables are set to the values shown:

    OBP Environment Variable 

    Value 

    local-mac-address? 

    true 

    output-device 

    rsc-console 

    input-device 

    rsc-console 

    diag-device 

    disk 

    diag-script 

    none 

    diag-level 

    off 

    diag-switch? 

    false 

    For example: 


    > setenv local-mac-address? true
> setenv output-device rsc-console

    To verify the settings, type printenv.