The following procedure describes how to configure the factory installed Solaris 10 OS through a secure shell (ssh) connection.
To use this procedure, you will need:
Management network connectivity established to the Sun Blade 8000 or 8000 P Modular System. For details, see Attach CMM Network Management Cables and Sun Blade 8000 Series Management Network.
The MAC address of all EM and NEM ports connected to a network. For more information about data port MAC addresses, see NEM and EM External Data Port MAC Addresses.
A remote client capable of establishing a secure shell connection to capture the text output and input of the Solaris 10 OS configuration.
The Sun Blade Server Module (blade) Service Processor (SP) IP address or the CMM IP address to establish a secure shell connection to the blade or CMM.
The ILOM administrator account to log into the system. For details about using the preconfigured administrator account (
root
) supplied with ILOM, see Preconfigured ILOM Administrator Account.
After completing the following procedure, you will need to configure a new time-out value for the Grub boot loader menu. For details, see Reset GRUB Menu Time-out Value (Mandatory).
Establish a secure shell connection by doing one of the following:
Establish a secure shell connection to CMM
From the remote client, establish a secure connection as root to the CMM. For example, you could establish a secure connection from a remote Solaris client to the CMM by typing the following:
ssh -1 root <cmm_ip_address>
Password: changeme
or
Establish a secure shell connection to the blade SP
From a remote client, establish a secure connection as root to the blade SP. For example, you could establish a secure connection from a remote Solaris client to the blade SP by typing the following:
ssh -1 root <sp_ip_address>
Password: changeme
Reset the Solaris 10 OS image on the blade by doing one of the following:
Reset Solaris 10 OS through CMM
In the ILOM ssh session, type the command to rest the Solaris OS on the blade, for example:
reset /CH/BL#/SYS
where # = the slot number of the blade in the chassis. For example, if you wanted to reset the blade that is installed in slot 2 of the chassis, you would type:
reset /CH/BL2/SYS
or
Reset Solaris 10 OS image through blade SP:
In the ILOM SSH session, type the command to rest the Solaris OS on the blade, for example:
reset /SYS
The system prompts you to confirm that you want to reset /SYS (y/n)?
Continue to reset operation by typing y (for yes) and pressing Enter.
The message Performing hard reset on /sys
appears followed by the system prompt ->.
At the system prompt (->), specify the command to start the ILOM CLI console by doing one of the following:
Start the ILOM CLI console on CMM
Type the command to start the ILOM CLI console from the CMM, for example:
start /CH/BL#/SP/console
where # = the slot number of the blade in the chassis. For example, if you wanted to connect to the blade that is installed in slot 2 of the chassis, you would type:
start /CH/BL2/SP/console
or
Start the ILOM CLI console on the blade SP
Type the command to start the ILOM CLI console from the blade SP, for example:
start /SP/console
A message appears prompting you to confirm that you want to start the ILOM CLI console.
Continue the operation for starting the ILOM CLI console by typing y (for yes) and pressing Enter.
The GRUB boot loader menu appears.
In the GRUB boot loader menu, press Enter to boot the factory-installed Solaris OS image.
The Terminal Type menu appears enabling yout to choose a terminal type.
In the Terminal Type menu, select the appropriate terminal choice and press Enter.
The Configure kdmconfig menu appears enabling you to configure a keyboard, display, and mouse
In the Configure kdmconfig menu, press F2.
The kdmconfig utility detects the drivers that are necessary to configure the keyboard, display, and mouse on your system. A second Configure kdmconfig menu appears.
In the Configure kdmconfig menu, examine the information about the kdmconfig, then press F2 to continue
After a few moments, a series of network-related questions appear. If the system is to be attached to a network, you will be expected to choose at least one network interface from a list of Solaris-named interfaces (for example, e1000g0; e1000g1; and so on).
To continue configuring the Solaris system and network information, do one of the following:
For a non-network system configuration. You should choose No in the Network Configuration screen and continue the normal Solaris configuration by following the Solaris 10 OS preinstallation on-screen prompts.
After you have entered the system-configuration information, the server completes the boot process and displays the Solaris login prompt. Next, you will need to reconfigure the GRUB time-out value, for more information see Reset GRUB Menu Time-out Value (Mandatory).
For a networked system configuration; certain of logical interface names and physical port names.
If you are certain how to match the Solaris logical network interface names with the physical network ports, then:
Continue the normal Solaris configuration process by following the Solaris 10 OS preinstallation on-screen prompts.
Refer to the Solaris documentation for additional details and the information you gathered in the Configuration Worksheet to help you specify the required Solaris system and network information.
The screens that appear may vary depending on the method that you chose for assigning network information to the server (DHCP or static IP address). After you have entered the system-configuration information, the server completes the boot process and displays the Solaris login prompt.
After Solaris reboots, reset the GRUB menu time-out value, see Reset GRUB Menu Time-out Value (Mandatory).
For a networked system configuration; uncertain of logical interface names and physical port names.
If you are uncertain how to match a Solaris-named interface to a physical EM or NEM networked port, you should choose NO in the Network Connection screen then continue the normal Solaris configuration process.
After the system boots, you will need to log into the system as root and run the ifconfig -a command in a shell to display a complete list of interfaces. For more details, see Identify Network Inteface Names by Logical and Physical Names for Factory-Installed Solaris.