Refreshing and Finding Managed Servers and Groups

This section describes the following tasks:

• To Refresh Data for a Managed Server or a Group

• To Find a Managed Server in a Rack

Refreshing Managed Server and Group Data

To update managed server and group data, use the set server command with the refresh subcommand. This command updates the following data:

• Hardware health information including power status, memory, processor information and NIC information

• Firmware information

• OS resource usage, such as CPU and filesystem usage, if an OS is loaded and if OS monitoring is supported and enabled

• OS update information if an OS update is loaded and if OS monitoring is supported and enabled

To Refresh Data for a Managed Server or a Group

Steps

1. Log in to the N1 System Manager.

2. Use one of the following commands:

   N1-ok> set server server refresh

   The managed server data is updated. See set server in Sun N1 System Manager 1.3 Command Line Reference Manual for details.

   N1-ok> set group group refresh

   The group data is updated. See set group in Sun N1 System Manager 1.3 Command Line Reference Manual for details.

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   Refresh job completion will be longer for server groups.

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Finding a Managed Server in a Rack

To illuminate the server's LED locator light, use the set server command with the locator subcommand. For syntax and parameter details, type help set server at the N1–ok command line.

To Find a Managed Server in a Rack

This procedure describes how to illuminate the LED locator light on a managed server.

Steps

1. Log in to the N1 System Manager.

2. Use the following command:

   N1-ok> set server server locator=true

   The LED locator light on the managed server illuminates. See set server in Sun N1 System Manager 1.3 Command Line Reference Manual for details.