Preface

This manual tells you how to use the System Controller command-line interface (called Advanced Lights Out Management Software) to monitor and manage the Sun Fire B1600 blade system chassis. It also tells you how to upgrade firmware on the different components of the system chassis.

The manual is intended for experienced Solaris and Linux System Administrators.

Before You Read This Book

Before performing the instructions in this manual, make sure you have installed the blade system chassis into a rack and connected all of the power, network, and serial cables required. For information on how to install the system hardware, read the Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Hardware Installation Guide.

How This Book Is Organized

Chapter 1 introduces the System Controller software and refers you to the Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Software Setup Guide for more information. This chapter also tells you how to restore the factory default settings for the System Controller.

Chapter 2 tells you how to power on and off and how to reset components on the chassis.

Chapter 3 tells you how to set up named users of the System Controller.

Chapter 4 tells you how to access the event messages generated by the components on the chassis.

Chapter 5 tells you how to access the consoles on the switches and server blades in the chassis.

Chapter 6 tells you how to use the System Controller's monitoring facilities.

Chapter 7 tells you how to force the standby System Controller to take over from the currently active one.

Chapter 8 tells you how to use the System Controller to control the booting behavior of the server blades.

Chapter 9 tells you how to recover access to the System Controller if you have lost your password.

Chapter 10 tells you how to upgrade firmware on the SSCs, switches, and server blades.

Chapter 11 provides information for troubleshooting the chassis.

Chapter 12 tells you how to replace components of the chassis or how to replace an entire chassis.

Chapter 13 tells you how to install DIMMs in the Sun Fire B100x and B200x blades.

Appendix A tells you how to interpret the LEDs on the front and rear of the chassis.

Using UNIX Commands

This document does not contain information on basic UNIX^® commands and procedures.

See either of the following for this information:

Solaris Handbook for Sun Peripherals

AnswerBook2 online documentation for the Solaris operating environment

Typographic Conventions

Typeface`^[1]`	Meaning	Examples
`AaBbCc123`	The names of commands, files, and directories; on-screen computer output	Edit your`.login` file. Use `ls` `-a` to list all files. `% You have mail`.
`AaBbCc123`	What you type, when contrasted with on-screen computer output	`%` `su` `Password:`
AaBbCc123	Book titles, new words or terms, words to be emphasized. Replace command-line variables with real names or values.	Read Chapter 6 in the User's Guide. These are called class options. You must be superuser to do this. To delete a file, type `rm` filename.

Typeface^[1]

Meaning

Examples

AaBbCc123

The names of commands, files, and directories; on-screen computer output

Edit your.login file.

Use ls -a to list all files.

% You have mail.

AaBbCc123

What you type, when contrasted with on-screen computer output

% su

Password:

AaBbCc123

Book titles, new words or terms, words to be emphasized. Replace command-line variables with real names or values.

Read Chapter 6 in the User's Guide.

These are called class options.

You must be superuser to do this.

To delete a file, type rm filename.

Shell Prompts

Shell	Prompt
C shell	machine-name`%`
C shell superuser	machine-name`#`
Bourne shell and Korn shell	`$`
Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser	`#`
System Controller shell	sc>
Integrated switch shell	Console#

Related Documentation

Application	Title
Compliance and safety	Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Compliance and Safety Manual
Hardware installation overview (foldout poster)	Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Quick Start
Hardware installation	Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Hardware Installation Guide
Software installation (foldout poster)	Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Software Setup Quick Start
Chassis software and Solaris blade setup	Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Software Setup Guide
B100x and B200x server blade installation and setup	Sun Fire B200x and B200x Server Blade Installation and Setup Guide
B10n content load balancing blade installation and setup	Sun Fire B10n Content Load Balancing Blade Administration Guide
Chassis administration and component replacement	Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Administration Guide (this manual)
Switch administration	Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide
Late-breaking information	Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Product Notes

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