C H A P T E R  3

Platform Administration

This chapter provides information about the platform administration module (Plat Admin Module SPARC Enterprise Mx000) in the following sections:

The chapter also provides information about accessing the Hardware Summary and Physical and Logical views of the platform in the platform Details window in these sections:


About the Platform Administration Module

The platform administration module, Plat Admin Module SPARC Enterprise Mx000, provides information about the hardware configuration for the entire server platform. This module also provides interactive pop-up menus for active management of the server.



Note - The platform administration module is loaded by default. Unloading and re-loading the platform administration module is not supported.



Platform Administration Module Refresh

The platform administration module stores platform information. It gathers and refreshes this information in two ways:

By using the browser from the platform Details window, you can refresh any module property. However, doing so only retrieves the current value of the property from the platform agent; it does not force a recalculation of the data.


Accessing the Platform Administration Module


procedure icon  To Access the Platform Administration Module

1. Navigate to the platform Details window.

From the main console window, open the Details window for the target platform by one of these methods:

The platform Details window appears. By default, the window opens to the Module Browser tab.

2. Expand the platform administration module.

In the Details window, notice the Hardware icon. Expand or open it by using one of these methods:

The Hardware icon is expanded in the left pane, showing the platform administration icon, labeled Plat Admin Module SPARC Enterprise Mx000.

The Hardware icon is expanded in the left pane, showing the platform administration module icon. The module's icon also appears in the right pane.

You will now see the platform administration module in the left pane or display its contents in the right pane, by double-clicking the module's icon.

3. Browse the tables and monitor the platform state.

Use the methods described in Step 2 to browse the properties displayed in the tables.

4. Perform active management tasks.

You can perform active management tasks in the platform administration module by right-clicking on certain tables. Refer to Performing Active Management in the Platform Administration Module for more information about how to perform typical tasks. Also refer to the reference sections for the various tables in the module for lists of tasks available for each table, where applicable.


Performing Active Management in the Platform Administration Module

This section describes how to perform some common tasks within the platform administration module to manage your Sun SPARC Enterprise server by right-clicking certain platform administration module tables. For full lists of the active management commands available within the module, refer to reference sections describing tables and related pop-up menus in Reference: Platform Administration Properties and Tasks.

This section includes instructions for performing the following tasks:

Setting Up Server Hardware

This section includes a description of the steps required to build a simple domain.


procedure icon  To Build a Simple Domain

1. Log in to the software and navigate to the platform administration module in the platform Details window.

2. Expand the module items to see the tables.

3. Set up the Domain Component List (DCL).

a. Navigate to the Domain table and select the row for the target domain.

b. Right-click the Domain table.

The pop-up menu appears.

c. Choose Assign XSB to LSB.

The Assign XSB to LSB dialog appears. The domain ID for the target domain is displayed.

d. Select the target LSB and XSB IDs and click the Add to Assignment List button.

e. Click the Assign XSB button.

The assignment is implemented. Information about progress is displayed in the Progress window.

f. Click Close to close the dialog.

4. Set the physical System Board mode.

a. Navigate to the System Board table and select the row for the target system board.

b. Right-click the System Board table.

The pop-up menu appears.

c. Choose Set SB Mode.

The Set SB Mode dialog appears. The target system board is displayed in the Selected System Board field.

d. Select the desired mode to be set.

e. Click the Set Mode button.

The mode is set to your selection. Information about progress is displayed in the Progress window.

f. Click Close to close the dialog.

5. Add an XSB to the domain.

g. Navigate to the XSB table and select the row for the target XSB.

a. Right-click the XSB table.

The pop-up menu appears.

b. Choose Add XSB.

The Add XSB dialog appears. The target board is displayed in the Selected Board field. The target board's current Assignment and Configuration states are displayed in the Current State box.

c. In the Add XSB To Domain field, select the Domain ID to which you are adding the XSB.

d. In the State After Add XSB box, select Configured.

e. Click the Add XSB button.

The XSB is added to the domain. Information about progress is displayed in the Progress window.

f. Click Close to close the dialog.

6. Power on the domain.

a. Navigate to the Domain table and select the target domain.

b. Right-click the Domain table.

The pop-up menu appears.

c. Choose Power On Domain.

The Power On confirmation dialog appears. The name of the target domain is displayed in the dialog.

d. Click OK to power on the domain.

Upgrading, Downgrading, and Retasking Server Hardware

This section describes the steps required to perform the following common tasks:


procedure icon  To Remove an XSB From a Domain

1. Navigate to the XSB table and select the row for the target XSB.

Note the Domain ID for the target XSB.

2. Right-click the table.

The pop-up menu appears.

3. Choose Delete XSB.

The Delete XSB dialog appears. The target XSB is displayed in the Selected Board field. Its current Assignment and Configuration states are displayed in the Current State box.

4. In the State After Delete XSB box, choose the desired state.

The default value is Unassigned.

5. Click Delete XSB.

The Delete XSB action is implemented. Information about progress is displayed in the Progress window.

6. Click Close to close the dialog.


procedure icon  To Add an XSB to a Domain

1. Navigate to the XSB table and select the row for the target XSB.

2. Right-click the XSB table.

The pop-up menu appears.

3. Choose Add XSB.

The Add XSB dialog appears. The target XSB is displayed in the Selected Board field. Its current Assignment and Configuration states are displayed in the Current State box.

4. In the Add XSB To Domain field, select the Domain ID to which you are adding the XSB.

5. In the State After Add XSB box, select Configured.

6. Click the Add XSB button.

The XSB is added to the domain. Information about progress is displayed in the Progress window.

7. Click Close to close the dialog.


procedure icon  To Reconfigure Domains

1. Navigate to the System Board table and view its properties.

Determine which system boards you would like to reconfigure and note the value of their Domain Assignment property. This will be the target domain for the operation.

2. Power off the target domain.

a. Navigate to the Domain table and select the row for the target domain.

b. Right-click the Domain table.

The pop-up menu appears.

c. Choose Power Off Domain.

The Power Off confirmation dialog appears. The target domain is named in the dialog.

d. Click the OK button.

3. Delete the XSB(s) from the domain.

a. Navigate to the XSB table and select the first target XSB to be removed.

b. Right-click the row containing the XSB target.

The pop-up menu appears.

c. Choose Delete XSB.

The Delete XSB dialog appears. The target XSB is displayed in the Selected Board field. Its current Assignment and Configuration states are displayed in the Current State box.

d. In the State After Delete XSB box, select Unassigned.

e. Click the Delete XSB button.

The Delete XSB action is implemented. Information about progress is displayed in the Progress window.

f. For each additional XSB to be removed, repeat Steps a through e.

4. Clear the domain's LSB(s).

a. Navigate to the Domain table and select the row for the target domain.

b. Right-click the Domain table.

The pop-up menu appears.

c. Choose Clear LSB.

The Clear LSB dialog appears. The target domain is displayed in the Selected Domain field.

d. Choose the first LSB to be deleted from the Clear LSB menu.

e. Click the Clear LSB button.

The Clear LSB action is implemented. Information about progress is displayed in the Progress window.

f. Repeat Step e for each LSB.

5. Set the system board mode to Uni-XSB.

a. Navigate to the System Board table and select the row for the target system board.

b. Right-click the System Board table.

The pop-up menu appears.

c. Choose Set SB Mode.

The Set SB Mode dialog appears. The selected system board is displayed in the Selected System Board field, and its current SB mode is displayed in the Current Mode box.

d. In the Select SB Mode box, select Uni-XSB.

e. Click Set Mode.

The Set Mode action is implemented. Information about progress is displayed in the Progress window.

f. Click the Close button.

6. Assign the target XSB to the target LSB.

a. Navigate to the Domain table and select the row for the target domain.

b. Right-click the Domain table.

The pop-up menu appears.

c. Choose Assign XSB to LSB.

The Assign XSB to LSB dialog appears. The target domain appears in the Selected Domain field.

d. Select the target LSB from the Assign to LSB menu.

e. Select the target XSB ID in the Select XSB to Assign box and and click Add to Assignment List to add it to the LSB=XSB list.

f. Click the Assign XSB button.

The assignment is implemented. Information about progress is displayed in the Progress window.

g. Click Close to close the dialog.

7. Add the target XSB to the target domain.

a. Navigate to the XSB table and select the target XSB.

b. Right-click the XSB table.

The pop-up menu appears.

c. Choose Add XSB.

The Add XSB dialog appears. The selected XSB is displayed in the Selected Board field. Its current Assignment and Configuration states are displayed in the Current State box.

d. Select the target domain from the Add XSB To Domain menu.

e. Select Assigned in the State After Add XSB box.

f. Click the Add XSB button.

The Add XSB action is implemented. Information about progress is displayed in the Progress window.

g. Click the Close button.

8. Power on the domain.

a. Navigate to the Domain table and select the row for the target domain.

b. Right-click the Domain table.

The pop-up menu appears.

c. Choose Power On Domain.

The Power On confirmation dialog appears. The target domain is named in the dialog.

d. Click the OK button.

9. Double-click the Domain table icon and read its properties.

Ensure the reconfiguration has been successfully completed.


procedure icon  To Move an XSB

1. Navigate to the Domain table and read its properties.

Determine the target domain.

2. Navigate to the XSB table and select the row for the target board.

3. Right-click the XSB table.

The pop-up menu appears.

4. Choose Move XSB.

The Move XSB dialog appears. The target XSB is displayed in the Selected Board field. Its current Assignment and Configuration states are displayed in the Current State box.

5. From the Move XSB to Domain menu, select the target domain.

6. In the State After Move XSB box, select Configured.

7. Click the Move XSB button.

The Move XSB action is implemented. Information about progress is displayed in the Progress window.

8. Click the Close button.

9. Navigate to the Domain table and read its properties.

Ensure that the move has been successfully completed.


procedure icon  To Power Off an I/O Boat

1. Ensure that all PCI cards in the target I/O Boat have been disconnected from the domain side.

a. Use one of these methods to disconnect the PCI cards:

b. Ensure the value of the Receptacle property in the Domain DR Attachment Points table is DISCONNECTED.

2. Navigate to the IO Boat table and select the row for the target I/O boat.

3. Right-click the IO Boat table.

The pop-up menu appears.

4. Choose Power Off IO Boat.

The Power Off confirmation dialog appears. The target I/O boat is named in the dialog.



Note - Clicking the Use Force Option box might crash the domain. If an I/O boat is powered off using the Use Force Option while the I/O boat is still in use by a domain, the domain might crash. To avoid such domain crashes, ensure that all PCI cards on an I/O boat have been disconnected from the domain before powering off.



5. Click the OK button.

The Power Off action is implemented.

6. Double-click the IO Boat table and select the row for the target I/O boat.

For the target I/O boat, the value of the OK To Remove LED property is ON if the Power Off action has been successful.

7. Right-click the IO Boat table.

The pop-up menu appears.

8. Choose IO Boat Set Locator LED.

The IO Boat Set Locator LED dialog appears. The target I/O boat is named in the dialog.

9. Select On and click the OK button.

The Locator LED is launched and the dialog closes.

Operating and Maintaining Server Hardware


procedure icon  To Power On a Domain

1. Navigate to the Domain table and select the row for the target domain.

2. Right-click the Domain table.

The pop-up menu appears.

3. Choose Power On Domain.

The Power On confirmation dialog appears. The target domain is named in the dialog.

4. Click the OK button.


procedure icon  To Reset a Domain

1. Navigate to the Domain table and select the row for the target domain.

2. Right-click the Domain table.

The pop-up menu appears.

3. Choose Reset Domain.

The Reset Domain dialog appears. The target domain is named in the dialog.

4. Select POR to reset the domain immediately, and click OK.


procedure icon  To Power Off a Domain

1. Navigate to the Domain table and select the row for the target domain.

2. Right-click the Domain table.

The pop-up menu appears.

3. Choose Power Off Domain.

The Power Off confirmation dialog appears. The target domain is named in the dialog.

4. Click the OK button.

Replacing FRUs

Using Sun Management Center, FRU replacement is supported only on high-end servers and only for:

Replacing FRUs requires fieldeng privileges. Refer to To Set Up Privileges on the Service Processor and the setprivileges(8) man page for information about setting privileges on the Service Processor.


procedure icon  To Replace a System Board

1. Use the XSCF deleteboard command on the Service Processor to disconnect all thoseExtended System Boards (XSBs) targeted for replacement from all domains.

Refer to the reference manual for Sun SPARC Enterprise Mx000 servers or to the deleteboard(8) man page for more information about using the command.

2. Use the cfgadm command on the domains to disconnect all the PCI cards in the corresponding IOUs.

Refer to the cfgadm(1M) man page for more information.

3. Navigate to the System Board table and select the row for the target system board to be replaced.

4. Right-click the System Board table.

The pop-up menu appears.

5. Choose Replace SB.

The Replace SB dialog appears.

6. Click the Replace SB button to start the replacement process.

The Replace CMU dialog appears.

7. Physically replace the CMU board.

Refer to your hardware documentation for instructions.

8. Click the OK button in the Replace CMU dialog.

The dialog closes, and you are still in the Replace SB dialog.

9. Click the Replace IOU button.

The Replace IOU dialog appears.

10. Physically replace the IOU board.

Refer to your hardware documentation for instructions.

11. Click the OK button in the Replace IOU dialog.

The dialog closes, and you are still in the Replace SB dialog.

12. In the Replace SB dialog, click the Finalize button.

13. Click the Close button to close the dialog.


procedure icon  To Delete a System Board

1. Use the XSCF deleteboard command on the Service Processor to disconnect all Extended System Boards (XSBs) targeted for deletion from all domains.

Refer to the reference manual for Sun SPARC Enterprise Mx000 servers or to the deleteboard(8) man page for more information about using the command.

2. Use the cfgadm command on the domains to disconnect all the PCI cards in the corresponding IOUs.

Refer to the cfgadm(1M) man page for more information.

3. Navigate to the System Board table and select the row for the target system board to be deleted.

4. Right-click the System Board table.

The pop-up menu appears.

5. Choose Delete SB.

The Delete SB dialog appears.

6. Click the Delete SB button to start the deletion process.

The Delete CMU dialog appears.

7. Physically remove the CMU board.

Refer to your hardware documentation for instructions.

8. Click the OK button in the Delete CMU dialog.

The dialog closes, and you are still in the Delete SB dialog.

9. Click the Delete IOU button.

The Delete IOU dialog appears.

10. Physically remove the IOU board.

Refer to your hardware documentation for instructions.

11. Click the OK button in the Delete IOU dialog.

The dialog closes, and you are still in the Delete SB dialog.

12. In the Delete SB dialog, click the Finalize button.

13. Click the Close button to close the dialog.

 


procedure icon  To Add a System Board

1. Navigate to the System Board table.

2. Right-click the System Board table.

The pop-up menu appears.

3. Choose Add SB.

The Add SB dialog appears.

4. In the pull-down menu, select the target location where the system board will be added.

5. Click the Add SB button.

The process of adding the system board is started, and the Add CMU dialog appears.

6. Physically add the system board.

Refer to your hardware documentation for instructions.

7. Click the OK button in the Add CMU dialog.

The dialog closes, and you are still in the Add SB dialog.

8. Click the Add IOU button.

The process of adding the IOU is started, and the Add IOU dialog appears.

9. Physically add the IOU.

Refer to your hardware documentation for instructions.

10. Click the OK button in the Add IOU dialog.

The dialog closes, and you are still in the Add SB dialog.

11. In the Add SB dialog, click the Finalize button.

12. Click the Close button to close the dialog.


Reference: Platform Administration Properties and Tasks

This section contains descriptions of the properties listed in tables for each Sun SPARC Enterprise Mx000 server Platform Administration object. If a property has a value of -- (double dash) or -1, the Platform Administration module is unable to obtain data for that property.

The tables include references to pertinent alarm rules. For more detailed information about alarm rules, refer to Chapter 6.

This section also includes descriptions of the pop-up menus that are available for active management of the target system from each table. For information about how to use these pop-up menus, refer to Performing Active Management in the Platform Administration Module.

The following tables are described in this section:

System

TABLE 3-1 provides a brief description of the system properties for the target server.


TABLE 3-1 Platform Administration: System Table

Property

Alarm Rule
(if any)

Description

Node Name

 

Node name. Value is system.

Platform Name

 

Name assigned to this server during XSCF firmware configuration. Sample values: chiron, balon

Platform Type

 

Platform type identifier. Sample value: Sun SPARC Enterprise M4000

Serial Number

 

System serial number. Sample value: FJ890023-020

Number of CPUs

 

Number of CPU chips in the system. Sample values: 1, 2 ... 64

Memory Capacity

 

Total capacity of memory in the system, in Gbytes.

Number of Domains

 

Number of domains in the system. The maximum value varies depending on the platform.

Power LED

 

Indicates whether main power is on or off. Possible values: ON, OFF, BLINKING, UNKNOWN.

Ready LED

 

Indicates whether machine is online. Possible values: ON, OFF, BLINKING, UNKNOWN.

Check LED

rLEDState

Indicates that service may be required. Possible values: ON, OFF, BLINKING, UNKNOWN.

System State

rErrorStatus

Overall system state. Possible values: NORMAL, DEGRADED, FAULTED, CHANGE, UNKNOWN.

Firmware State

rErrorStatus

State of the firmware. Possible values: NORMAL, DEGRADED, FAULTED, CHANGE, UNKNOWN.

Hardware State

rErrorStatus

State of the hardware. Possible values: NORMAL, DEGRADED, FAULTED, CHANGE, UNKNOWN.

Modeswitch State

 

State of the mode switch. Possible values: LOCKED, SERVICE, UNKNOWN.


Platform View Tables

The tables in this section appear in the Platform View of the platform administration module. For information about the tables in the External IO section, refer to External I/O.

CPU/Memory Unit Boards

The CMU Board table displays all the CPU/Memory Unit (CMU) boards in the system. The number of entries varies depending on the type of Sun SPARC Enterprise Mx000 server. TABLE 3-2 shows the information displayed for each CMU board. The information in this table is also available in the Hardware Physical/Logical View.


TABLE 3-2 Platform Administration: CMU Board Table

Property

Alarm Rule
(if any)

Description

Name

 

Type and ID of board. Sample values: CMU#00, PCMU#01

Board Name

 

Name of the CMU board.

Board State

 

State of the CMU board. Possible values: UNMOUNTED, STOP, INIT, NOT CONFIGURED, IDLE, RUN, DECONFIGURED, CHANGE, UNKNOWN

XSB Mode

 

Indicates Uni-XSB or Quad-XSB mode. Possible values: 1, 4

Domain Assignment

 

Domain to which the CMU is assigned. Value can be > 1, depending on XSB mode. Sample values: 0, 1, 2, 3

COD Enabled

 

Specifies whether the CMU board is a COD board. Possible values: ENABLED, DISABLED

Error Status

rErrorStatus

Error status. Possible values: NORMAL, DEGRADED, FAULTED, CHANGE, UNKNOWN.

Part Number

 

FRU part number.

Serial Number

 

FRU serial number.

Product Name

 

FRU product name. Sample value: CMU.


Active Management is available from the CMU Board table and supported only on high-end servers. The pop-up menu items for this table are described in TABLE 3-3.



Note - Clicking the Abort button is ignored.




TABLE 3-3 Platform Administration: CMU Board Table Pop-Up Menu

Menu Item

Equivalent Command

Description

Add CMU...

addfru

Add a CMU. Displayed only when empty CMU locations are available. Requires fieldeng privileges.

Delete CMU...

deletefru

Delete a CMU. Displayed only when the value of the CMU Board State property is not RUN. Requires fieldeng privileges.

Replace CMU...

replacefru

Replace a CMU. Displayed only when the value of the CMU Board State property is not RUN. Requires fieldeng privileges.


CPU Modules

The CPU Module (CPUM) table displays all the CPUMs in the system. Each CPU/Memory unit contains up to four CPUMs. TABLE 3-4 shows the information displayed for each CPUM. The information in this table is also available in the Hardware Physical/Logical View.


TABLE 3-4 Platform Administration: CPU Module Table

Property

Alarm Rule
(if any)

Description

Name

 

Concatenation of CMU and CPU type and identifier. Sample values: CMU#00/CPUM#00, PCMU#00/CPUM#01

CPU Chip Number

 

CPU chip number. Sample value: CPUCHIP#00.

Parent CMU

 

The CMU to which this CPU module belongs. Sample values: CMU#00, PCMU#01

CPU Type

 

Type of CPU. Sample value: CPUM_A -12-2277.

CPU State

 

State of the CPU. Possible values: UNMOUNTED, STOP, INIT, NOT CONFIGURED, IDLE, RUN, DECONFIGURED, CHANGE, UNKNOWN.

Clock Frequency

 

Frequency of the CPU clock. Sample values: 2150, 2277

Error Status

rErrorStatus

Error status. Possible values: NORMAL, DEGRADED, FAULTED, CHANGE, UNKNOWN.

Part Number

 

FRU part number.

Serial Number

 

FRU serial number.

Product Name

 

FRU product name. Sample value: CPUM_A


Memory Boards

The Memory Board table displays all the Memory boards in a midrange server. TABLE 3-5 shows the information displayed for each Memory board. Note: This table is populated with information for midrange servers only. The information in this table is also available in the Hardware Physical/Logical View.


TABLE 3-5 Platform Administration: Memory Board Table

Property

Alarm Rule
(if any)

Description

Name

 

Type and ID of board. Sample values: PCMU#00/MEMB#00, PCMU#00/ MEMB#01

Parent CMU

 

The CMU to which this memory board belongs. Sample values: PCMU#00, PCMU#01

Memory Capacity

 

Total memory capacity of all DIMMs on the memory board, in Gbytes. Sample value: 8.

Status

 

Memory board status. Possible values: UNMOUNTED, STOP, INIT, NOT CONFIGURED, IDLE, RUN, DECONFIGURED, CHANGE, UNKNOWN.

Error Status

rErrorStatus

Error status. Possible values: NORMAL, DEGRADED, FAULTED, CHANGE, UNKNOWN.

Part Number

 

FRU part number.

Serial Number

 

FRU serial number.

Product Name

 

FRU product name. Sample value: FFMEMB


Memory DIMMs

The Memory DIMM table displays all the DIMM modules in the server. TABLE 3-6 shows the information displayed for each entry. The information in this table is also available in the Hardware Physical/Logical View.


TABLE 3-6 Platform Administration: Memory DIMM Table

Property

Alarm Rule
(if any)

Description

Name

 

Concatenation of CMU & MEM type and

IDs. Sample values: CMU#00/MEM#00, CMU#00/MEM#01

Parent CMU

 

The CMU to which this DIMM module belongs. Sample values: CMU#00, CMU#01

Memory Capacity

 

Size of the memory DIMM, in Gbytes. Sample values: 2, 4

Memory State

 

State of the memory DIMM module. Possible values: UNMOUNTED, STOP, INIT, NOT CONFIGURED, IDLE, RUN, DECONFIGURED, CHANGE, UNKNOWN.

Error Status

rErrorStatus

Error status. Possible values: NORMAL, DEGRADED, FAULTED, CHANGE, UNKNOWN.

Part Number

 

FRU part number.

Serial Number

 

FRU serial number.

Product Name

 

FRU product name.


I/O Unit Boards

The IOU Board table displays all the I/O unit boards in the server. TABLE 3-7 shows the information displayed for each entry. The information in this table is also available in the Hardware Physical/Logical View.


TABLE 3-7 Platform Administration: IOU Board Table

Property

Alarm Rule
(if any)

Description

Name

 

Type and ID of Board. Sample values: IOU#00, IOU#01

Board Name

 

Name of the I/O board.

Board State

 

State of the I/O board. Possible values: UNMOUNTED, STOP, INIT, NOT CONFIGURED, IDLE, RUN, DECONFIGURED, CHANGE, UNKNOWN.

XSB Mode

 

Indicates Uni-XSB or Quad-XSB mode. Possible values: 1, 4

Domain Assignment

 

Domain to which the IOU is assigned. Value can be > 1, depending on XSB mode. Sample values: 0, 1, 2, 3

Error Status

rErrorStatus

Error status. Sample values: NORMAL, DEGRADED, FAULTED, CHANGE, UNKNOWN.

Part Number

 

FRU part number.

Serial Number

 

FRU serial number.

Product Name

 

FRU product name. Sample value: IOU.


Active Management is available from the IOU Board table. The Add IOU, Delete IOU, and Replace IOU menu items are supported only on high-end servers. The pop-up menu items for this table are described in TABLE 3-8.



Note - Clicking the Abort button is ignored.




TABLE 3-8 Platform Administration: IOU Board Table Pop-Up Menu

Menu Item

Equivalent Command

Description

Add IOU...

addfru

Add an I/O unit. Displayed only when empty IOU slot locations are available. Requires fieldeng privileges.

Delete IOU...

deletefru

Delete an I/O unit. Displayed only when the value of the IOU Board State property is not RUN. Requires fieldeng privileges.

Replace IOU...

replacefru

Replace an I/O unit. Displayed only when the value of the IOU Board State property is not RUN. Requires fieldeng privileges.


PCI Slots

The PCI Slot table displays all the occupied PCI slots. TABLE 3-9 shows the information displayed for each entry. Note: The information in this table is also available in the Hardware Physical/Logical View.


TABLE 3-9 Platform Administration: PCI Slot Table

Property

Alarm Rule
(if any)

Description

Name

 

Concatenation of IOU and PCI types and IDs. Sample values: IOU#00/PCI#00, IOU#01/PCI#01

Parent IOU

 

The IOU to which this PCI slot belongs. Sample values: IOU#00, IOU#01

PCI State

 

State of the PCI slot. Possible values: UNMOUNTED, STOP, INIT, NOT CONFIGURED, IDLE, RUN, DECONFIGURED, CHANGE, UNKNOWN.

Error Status

rErrorStatus

Error status. Sample values: NORMAL, DEGRADED, FAULTED, CHANGE, UNKNOWN.

Part Number

 

FRU part number.

Serial Number

 

FRU serial number.

Product Name

 

FRU product name.


System Boards

The System Board table lists every system board in the system. TABLE 3-10 shows the information displayed for each entry.


TABLE 3-10 Platform Administration: System Board Table

Property

Alarm Rule
(if any)

Description

Name

 

Unique Name. Sample values: SB#00, SB#01

Board State

 

DR state of the board. Sample values: UNMOUNTED, STOP, INIT, NOT CONFIGURED, IDLE, RUN, DECONFIGURED, CHANGE, UNKNOWN.

XSB Mode

 

Indicates Uni-XSB or Quad-XSB mode. Possible values: 1, 4

Domain Assignment

 

List of the domains to which the board belongs. When XPAR mode is off, the maximum value is 1. When XPAR mode is on, the value can be > 1. Sample values: 0, 1, 2, ..., 23, --

CMU Board

 

Name (type and ID) of the CMU that is part of the system board. Sample values: CMU#00, CMU#01

CMU Error Status

rErrorStatus

Error status of the CMU that is part of the system board. Sample values: NORMAL, DEGRADED, FAULTED, CHANGE, UNKNOWN.

IOU Board

 

The I/O unit board that is part of the system board. A one-to-one relationship exists between the CMUs and IOU boards that make up a system board. Sample values: IOU#01, IOU#02

IOU Error Status

rErrorStatus

Error status of IOU. Sample values: NORMAL, DEGRADED, FAULTED, CHANGE, UNKNOWN.


Active Management is available from the System Board table. The Add SB, Delete SB, and Replace SB menu items are supported only on high-end servers. The pop-up menu items for this table are described in TABLE 3-11.



Note - Clicking the Abort button is ignored.




TABLE 3-11 Platform Administration: System Board Table Pop-Up Menu

Menu Item

Equivalent Command

Description

Add SB...

addfru

Add a system board. Displayed only when empty SB locations are available. Requires fieldeng privileges.

Delete SB...

deletefru

Delete a system board. Displayed only when the value of the System Board State property is not RUN. Requires fieldeng privileges.

Replace SB...

replacefru

Replace a system board. Displayed only when the value of the System Board State property is not RUN. Requires fieldeng privileges.

Set SB Mode...

setupfru

Set the SB modes (x1 or x4).

Test SB...

testsb

Execute initial diagnosis of SB.


Extended System Boards

The XSB table lists every Extended System Board (XSB) in the Sun SPARC Enterprise Mx000 server system. TABLE 3-12 shows the information displayed for each entry.


TABLE 3-12 Platform Administration: XSB Table

Property

Alarm Rule
(if any)

Description

ID

 

Identifier for the XSB. Sample values: 00-0, 02-3

Status

 

Current status of the XSB. Sample values: UNMOUNTED, STOP, INIT, NOT CONFIGURED, IDLE, RUN, DECONFIGURED, CHANGE, UNKNOWN.

Error Status

rErrorStatus

Error status for the XSB. Sample values: NORMAL, DEGRADED, FAULTED, CHANGE, UNKNOWN.

Domain ID

 

Identifier for the domain to which the XSB belongs. Sample values: 0, 1

DR Status

 

DR status of the XSB. Possible values: CONFIGURED, UNCONFIGURED, WAITING, DISCONNECTED, UNKNOWN.

After a DR operation, such as Add XSB, the value WAITING indicates that the CONFIGURED status has not yet been reached.

Power

 

Current power setting for the XSB. Sample values: OFF, ON

Test

rTestState

Describes the result of testing the XSB. Possible values: PASSED, FAILED, UNKNOWN, UNMOUNTED, TESTING

Assignment

 

Describes whether the XSB is assigned. Possible values: ASSIGNED, AVAILABLE, UNAVAILABLE.

Connectivity

 

Describes whether the XSB is connected. Sample values: CONNECTED, DISCONNECTED

Configuration

 

Describes whether the XSB is configured. Sample values: CONFIGURED, UNCONFIGURED


Active Management is available from the XSB table. The pop-up menu items for this table are described in TABLE 3-13.



Note - Clicking the Abort button is ignored.




TABLE 3-13 Platform Administration: XSB Table Pop-Up Menu

Menu Item

Equivalent Command

Description

Add XSB...

addboard

Add selected XSB to a domain.

Options for State After Add XSB:

  • ASSIGNED - The XSB is assigned to the specified domain. The assigned system board is reserved for the specified domain and cannot be interrupted or assigned by other domains. Upon being assigned, the system board will be added, either by rebooting or by executing the Add XSB operation with the CONFIGURED option.
  • CONFIGURED - The XSB is added to the specified domain configuration. Once added, the XSB can be accessed from the operating system.

Delete XSB...

deleteboard

Delete selected XSB from a domain. Not available if the value of Assignment is UNAVAILABLE.

Options for State After Delete XSB:

UNASSIGNED - Disconnects the system board completely from the domain configuration and puts it into the system board pool. Once in the system board pool, the system board can be added or assigned to the other domains.

DISCONNECTED - Disconnects the system board from the domain configuration and changes the status to ASSIGNED. Since the system board is still assigned to the domain, it can be added again to the same domain configuration simply by rebooting or using the Add XSB dialog.

RESERVED - Holds the immediate disconnection of the system board from the domain configuration, but does the reservation of the disconnection only. After being reserved, it will be disconnected by domain power being turned off and will be put into the system board pool.

Move XSB...

moveboard

Move the selected XSB to a new domain. Not available if the value of Assignment is UNAVAILABLE.

Options for State After Move XSB:

ASSIGNED - Assigns the XSB to the destination domain configuration. The assigned XSB is then reserved for the specified domain and cannot be added or assigned to another domain. After being assigned, the XSB will be added to the domain by rebooting or using the Add XSB dialog with the CONFIGURED option.

CONFIGURED - Adds the XSB to the destination domain configuration. The added XSB can then be accessed from the operating system.

RESERVED - Rather than moving the XSB immediately from the domain configuration, it only reserves the XSB for the move. After reserving, the XSB will be disconnected from the domain when the domain power is turned off, and added to the destination domain when the new domain is powered on.


Logical System Boards

The Logical System Board (LSB) table lists every LSB in the system. Each domain contains 16 LSBs. Therefore, the number of rows in the table equals the number of possible domains times 16. TABLE 3-14 shows the information displayed for each entry.


TABLE 3-14 Platform Administration: LSB Table

Property

Alarm Rule
(if any)

Description

Domain ID

 

Domain identifier. Value falls between 0 and 23. Sample values: 0, 1

LSB ID

 

LSB identifier. Sample values: 0, 10, 15

XSB ID

 

Identifier for the XSB associated with this LSB. Sample values: 01-2, 00-1

No Mem

 

Indicates whether to omit the use of memory on a domain. Possible values: ON, OFF.

No IO

 

Indicates whether to omit the use of I/O devices on a domain. Possible values: ON, OFF.

Floating Board

 

Indicates whether to set a priority for the board as a floating board, relative to other boards. Possible values: ON, OFF.


System Components

The System Components table displays field-replaceable units (FRUs) that share common properties and are not listed in TABLE 3-1 through TABLE 3-14. The following system components are displayed in this table:

TABLE 3-15 shows the information displayed for each entry.


TABLE 3-15 Platform Administration: System Components Table

Property

Alarm Rule
(if any)

Description

Name

 

Type and ID of component. Sample values: PSU#00, XSCFA#01

Status

 

Component status. Sample values: UNMOUNTED, STOP, INIT, NOT CONFIGURED, IDLE, RUN, DECONFIGURED, CHANGE, UNKNOWN.

Error Status

rErrorStatus

Error status. Sample values: NORMAL, DEGRADED, FAULTED, CHANGE, UNKNOWN.

Part Number

 

FRU part number.

Serial Number

 

FRU serial number.

Product Name

 

FRU product name.


Environmental Monitors

The Environmental Monitors table displays information about environmental probes for temperature, current, and voltage information. TABLE 3-16 shows the information displayed for each entry.


TABLE 3-16 Platform Administration: Environmental Monitors Table

Property

Alarm Rule
(if any)

Description

Name

 

Location of the environmental probe. Sample values: CMU#00, CMU#00/CPUM#00

Description

 

Description of the environmental probe. Sample values: CPUM CHIP 0, 1.2V

Value

 

Current value measured by the sensor.

Units

 

Unit of measure for the value of Value. Sample values: mV, C (degrees Celcius).

Status

rValidStatus

Status of environmental probe. Possible values: INVALID, VALID, UNKNOWN.

Value Status

rErrorStatus

Status of the current value measured by the sensor. Possible values: NORMAL, DEGRADED, FAULTED, CHANGE, UNKNOWN.


Domains

The Domain table displays information about all existing domains. TABLE 3-17 shows the information displayed for each domain in the system.


TABLE 3-17 Platform Administration: Domain Table

Property

Alarm Rule
(if any)

Description

Domain ID

 

Unique identifier of the domain. Sample values: 0, 1, 2 ... 31

Domain Name

 

Name of the domain. Sample values: col2-45, tokyo32

OS Release

 

Identifier for the operating system release. Sample value: 5.10

OS Version

 

Identifier for the operating system version. Sample value: Generic_118833-29

Number of CPUs

 

Number of CPU strands in the domain. There are four strands per CPU chip. Sample values: 1, 2 ... 64

Memory Capacity

 

Capacity of memory in the domain, in Gbytes. Sample values: 0, 64

Status

rDomainStatus

Domain status. Possible values: POWER OFF, PANIC, SHUTDOWN, INITIALIZE, BOOT, RUNNING, PROM, CHANGE, UNKNOWN.

Error Status

rErrorStatus

Error status. Sample values: NORMAL, DEGRADED, FAULTED, CHANGE, UNKNOWN.

Configuration Policy

 

Configuration policy for degradation area when a hardware error is detected at initial hardware diagnosis. Sample values: COMPONENT, XSB, SYSTEM


Active Management is available from the Domain table. The pop-up menu items for this table are described in TABLE 3-18.



Note - Clicking the Abort button is ignored.




TABLE 3-18 Platform Administration: Domain Table Pop-Up Menu

Menu Item

Equivalent Command

Description

Clear LSB...

setdcl

Clear LSB configuration values in Domain Component List for a domain.

Setup LSB Configuration...

setdcl

Set up LSB configuration values in Domain Component List for a domain.

Assign XSB to LSB...

setdcl

Assign XSBs to LSBs in Domain Component List for a domain.

Power On Domain...

poweron

Power on domain. Not available if the value of domain Status is one of these: PANIC, SHUTDOWN, INITIALIZE, BOOT, RUNNING, PROM, CHANGE, or UNKNOWN.

Power On All Domains...

poweron

Power on all domains that are powered off.

Power Off Domain...

poweroff

Power off domain. Not available if the value of domain Status is POWER OFF.

Power Off All Domains...

poweroff

Power off all domains that are powered on.

Reset Domain...

reset

Reset the domain.


External I/O

The tables in this section appear in the External IO section of the platform administration module. This section is hierarchically nested within the Platform View section. Information about External I/O Expansion Units is available only if you have an External I/O Expansion Unit installed on the system.

External I/O Expansion Unit Chassis

The IO Box Chassis table displays general information about any available External I/O Expansion Unit. TABLE 3-19 shows the information displayed for each External I/O Expansion Unit in the system.


TABLE 3-19 Platform Administration: IO Box Chassis Table

Property

Alarm Rule
(if any)

Description

ID

 

Unique External I/O Expansion Unit identifier. Sample value: XCX01U

Locator LED

 

Locator LED used to visually locate the I/O External Expansion Unit. Sample values: ON, OFF.

Over Temperature LED

rIoBoxLEDState

LED indicating whether temperature is too high. Possible values: OFF, BLINK FAST, BLINK SLOW, FEEDBACK FLASH, ON, STANDBY BLINK, UNKNOWN

Service Required LED

rIoBoxLEDState

LED indicating that service may be required. Possible values: OFF, BLINK FAST, BLINK SLOW, FEEDBACK FLASH, ON, STANDBY BLINK, UNKNOWN

Active LED

 

LED indicating I/O activity. Possible values: OFF, BLINK FAST, BLINK SLOW, FEEDBACK FLASH, ON, STANDBY BLINK, UNKNOWN

Part Number

 

FRU part number.

Serial Number

 

FRU serial number.

Dash Level

 

Dash level.


Active Management is available from the IO Box Chassis table. The pop-up menu item for this table is described in TABLE 3-20.


TABLE 3-20 Platform Administration: IO Box Chassis Table Pop-Up Menu

Menu Item

Equivalent Command

Description

IO Box Set Locator LED...

ioxadm locator {on|off} target

Change the state of the Locator LED.


I/O Boats

The IO Boat table displays general information about all I/O boats in the system. TABLE 3-21 shows the information displayed for each I/O boat in the system.


TABLE 3-21 Platform Administration: IO Boat Table

Property

Alarm Rule
(if any)

Description

Box ID

 

Unique External I/O Expansion Unit identifier. Sample value: XCX01U

Boat ID

 

I/O boat identifier. Sample value: 1

Boat Location

 

Side of the External I/O Expansion Unit on which the I/O boat resides. Possible values: LEFT, RIGHT

Boat Type

 

Type of board. Sample values: PCIE, PCIX

OK To Remove LED

rOKtoRemoveLED

LED indicating whether boat is ready for removal. Sample values: OFF, ON

Service Required LED

rIoBoxLEDState

Indicates that service may be required. Sample values: ON, OFF

Active LED

 

LED indicating I/O activity. Sample values: ON, OFF, STANDBY BLINK

Part Number

 

FRU part number.

Serial Number

 

FRU serial number.

Dash Level

 

Dash level.


Active Management is available from the IO Boat table. The pop-up menu items for this table are described in TABLE 3-22.


TABLE 3-22 Platform Administration: IO Boat Table Pop-Up Menu

Menu Item

Equivalent Command

Description

Power On IO Boat...

ioxadm poweron target

Power on the I/O boat. Not available if the value of OK To Remove LED is OFF.

Power Off IO Boat...

ioxadm [-f] poweroff target

Power down the I/O boat and light the OK to Remove LEDs on the host chassis. PCI slots and components in the I/O boat are powered down. An I/O boat that is part of a domain cannot be powered down except by checking Use Force Option, which may crash the domain. Not available if the value of OK To Remove LED is ON.

IO Boat Set Locator LED...

ioxadm locator {-off|-on} target

Change the state of the Locator LED.


Link Cards

The Link Card table displays general information about all Link Cards in the system. TABLE 3-23 shows the information displayed for each Link Card in the system.


TABLE 3-23 Platform Administration: Link Card Table

Property

Alarm Rule
(if any)

Description

Box ID

 

Unique External I/O Expansion Unit identifier. Sample value: XCX01U

Boat ID

 

I/O boat Identifier

Link Card ID

 

Link Card Identifier

Data LED

rLinkCardLEDState

Data LED. Possible values: ON, OFF, STANDBY BLINK, BLINK SLOW, BLINK FAST, FEEDBACK FLASH, UNKNOWN

Management LED

rLinkCardLEDState

Management LED. Possible values: ON, OFF, STANDBY BLINK, BLINK SLOW, BLINK FAST, FEEDBACK FLASH, UNKNOWN

Downlink Card Location

 

Location of the downlink card.

Downlink Card ID

 

Downlink card identifier.

Part Number

 

FRU part number.

Serial Number

 

FRU serial number.

Dash Level

 

Dash level.


External I/O Expansion Unit Power Supplies and Fans

The IO Box Power Supply and Fan table displays information about all the power supplies and fan trays in the External I/O Expansion Unit. TABLE 3-24 shows the information displayed for each External I/O Expansion Unit in the system.


TABLE 3-24 Platform Administration: IO Box Power Supply and Fan Table

Property

Alarm Rule
(if any)

Description

Box ID

 

Unique External I/O Expansion Unit identifier. Sample value: XCX01U

ID

 

I/O boat identifier.

Location

 

Location of External I/O Expansion Unit power supply and fan.

OK To Remove LED

rOKtoRemoveLED

Describes the OK to Remove LED. Sample values: ON, OFF, UNKNOWN

Service Required LED

rIoBoxLEDState

Describes the Service Required LED. Sample values: ON, OFF, UNKNOWN

AC Power LED

 

AC Power LED.

DC Power LED

 

DC Power LED.

Part Number

 

FRU part number.

Serial Number

 

FRU serial number.

Dash Level

 

Dash level.


Active Management is available from the IO Box Power Supply and Fan table. The pop-up menu items for this table are described in TABLE 3-25.


TABLE 3-25 Platform Administration: IO Box Power Supply and Fan Table Pop-Up Menu

Menu Item

Equivalent Command

Description

Power On IO Box PSU...

ioxadm poweron target

Power on a power supply that has been previously put to sleep or marked OK to Remove. Not available if the value of OK To Remove LED is OFF.

Power Off IO Box PSU...

ioxadm [-f] poweroff target

Power off I/O Boat and light OK to Remove LEDs. When a power supply is powered off, the corresponding fan may nonetheless continue to run. Not available if the value of OK To Remove LED is ON.

Note: If both PSUs are powered down from the same External I/O Expansion Unit at the same time, you will only be able to turn the unit back on by physically powering on the unit. You must check Use Force Option to remove a solitary PSU from a unit.

IO Box PSU Set Locator LED...

ioxadm locator {-off|-on} target

Change the state of the Locator LED.


External I/O Expansion Unit Sensors

The IO Box Sensor table displays information about all the sensors in the External I/O Expansion Unit. TABLE 3-26 shows the information displayed for each External I/O Expansion Unit sensor in the system.


TABLE 3-26 Platform Administration: IO Box Sensor Table

Property

Alarm Rule
(if any)

Description

Box ID

 

Unique External I/O Expansion Unit identifier. Sample value: XCX01U

Sensor ID

 

Sensor Identifier.

Value

rIoBoxSensor

Current value measured by the sensor.

Units

 

Unit of measure for the value of Value.

Enabled Alarms

 

Indicates which values are being monitored to throw alarms. Possible values: MIN, MAX, BOTH, NONE.

Minimum Alarm Threshold

 

A sensed value lower than this minimum threshold indicates an alarm condition. Used in the alarm rule for the Value property.

Maximum Alarm Threshold

 

A sensed value higher than this maximum threshold indicates an alarm condition. Used in the alarm rule for the Value property.


Domain Views

For each domain in the system, a Domain View object displays information that relates specifically to that domain. Each Domain View replicates a subset of the tables available in the Platform View tables. This section describes the contents of a Domain View for any given domain.

Domain Information

The Domain table displays information about the target domain for the Domain View. TABLE 3-27 shows the information displayed for the target domain.


TABLE 3-27 Domain Views: Domain Table

Property

Alarm Rule
(if any)

Description

Domain ID

 

Unique identifier of the domain. Sample values: 0, 1, 2 ... 31

Domain Name

 

Name of the domain. Sample values: col2-45, tokyo32

OS Release

 

Identifier for the operating system release. Sample value: 5.10

OS Version

 

Identifier for the operating system version. Sample value: Generic_118833-29

Number of CPUs

 

Number of CPUs in the domain. Sample values: 1, 2 ... 64

Memory Capacity

 

Capacity of memory in the domain in Gbytes. Sample value: 64.

Status

rDomainStatus

Domain status. Possible values: POWER OFF, PANIC, SHUTDOWN, INITIALIZE, BOOT, RUNNING, PROM, CHANGE, UNKNOWN.

Error Status

rErrorStatus

Error status. Sample values: NORMAL, DEGRADED, FAULTED, CHANGE, UNKNOWN.

Configuration Policy

 

Configuration policy. Sample values: COMPONENT, XSB, SYSTEM


Some Active Management is available from the domain view of the Domain table. The pop-up menu items for this table are described in TABLE 3-28.


TABLE 3-28 Domain Views: Domain Table Pop-Up Menu

Menu Item

Equivalent Command

Description

Power Off Domain...

poweroff

Power off domain. Not available if the value of the domain Status property is POWER OFF.

Power On Domain...

poweron

Power on domain. Not available if the value of the domain Status property is one of these: PANIC, SHUTDOWN, INITIALIZE, BOOT, RUNNING, PROM, CHANGE, or UNKNOWN.

Reset Domain...

reset

Reset the domain. Possible reset levels:

  • Power On Reset (POR) - Reset the domain system immediately.
  • Request (Instruct Panic) - Instruct the operating system on the domain to panic. Ignored during poweroff or shutdown.
  • Externally Initiated Reset (XIR) - Reset the CPU of the domain.

System Boards

The System Board table lists every system board in the targeted domain for the Domain View. TABLE 3-29 shows the information displayed for each entry.


TABLE 3-29 Domain Views: System Board Table

Property

Alarm Rule
(if any)

Description

Name

 

Unique Name. Sample values: SB#00, SB#01

Board State

 

DR state of the board. Sample values: UNMOUNTED, STOP, INIT, NOT CONFIGURED, IDLE, RUN, DECONFIGURED, CHANGE, UNKNOWN.

XSB Mode

 

Indicates Uni-XSB or Quad-XSB mode. Possible values: 1, 4

Domain Assignment

 

List of the domains to which the board belongs. When XPAR mode is off, the maximum value is 1. When XPAR mode is on, the value can be > 1. Sample values: 0, 1, 2, ..., 23, SP

CMU Board

 

Name (type and ID) of the CMU that is part of the system board. Sample values: CMU#00, CMU#01

CMU Error Status

rErrorStatus

Error status of the CMU that is part of the system board. Sample values: NORMAL, DEGRADED, FAULTED, CHANGE, UNKNOWN.

IOU Board

 

The IOU board that is part of the system board. A one-to-one relationship exists between the CMUs and IOUs that make up a system board. Sample values: IOU#01, IOU#02

IOU Error Status

rErrorStatus

Error status of IOU. Sample values: NORMAL, DEGRADED, FAULTED, CHANGE, UNKNOWN.


Extended System Boards

The Extended System Board (XSB) table lists every XSB in the domain. TABLE 3-30 shows the information displayed for each entry.


TABLE 3-30 Domain Views: XSB Table

Property

Alarm Rule
(if any)

Description

ID

 

Identifier for the XSB. Sample values: 00-0, 01-0, 01-1, 01-2, 01-3

Status

 

Current status of the XSB. Sample values: UNMOUNTED, STOP, INIT, NOT CONFIGURED, IDLE, RUN, DECONFIGURED, CHANGE, UNKNOWN.

Error Status

rErrorStatus

Error status for the XSB. Sample values: NORMAL, DEGRADED, FAULTED, CHANGE, UNKNOWN.

Domain ID

 

Identifier for the domain to which the XSB belongs. Sample values: 0, 1

DR Status

 

DR status of the XSB. Sample values: CONFIGURED, UNCONFIGURED, UNKNOWN

Power

 

Current power setting for the XSB. Sample values: OFF, ON

Test

rTestState

Describes the result of testing the XSB. Possible values: PASSED, FAILED, UNKNOWN, UNMOUNTED, TESTING

Assignment

 

Describes whether the XSB is assigned. Sample values: UNAVAILABLE, AVAILABLE, ASSIGNED.

Connectivity

 

Describes whether the XSB is connected. Sample values: CONNECTED, DISCONNECTED

Configuration

 

Describes whether the XSB is configured. Sample values: CONFIGURED, UNCONFIGURED


Logical System Boards

The Logical System Board (LSB) table lists the 16 LSBs in the targeted domain for the Domain View. TABLE 3-31 shows the information displayed for each entry.


TABLE 3-31 Domain Views: LSB Table

Property

Alarm Rule
(if any)

Description

Domain ID

 

Domain identifier. Value falls between 0 and 23. Sample values: 0, 1

LSB ID

 

LSB identifier. Sample values: 0, 9, 15

XSB ID

 

Identifier for the XSB associated with this LSB. Sample values: 00-3, 01-2

No Mem

 

Indicates whether to omit the use of memory on a domain. Possible values: ON, OFF.

No IO

 

Indicates whether to omit the use of I/O devices on a domain. Possible values: ON, OFF.

Floating Board

 

Indicates whether to set a priority for the board as a floating board, relative to other boards. Possible values: ON, OFF.



About the Hardware Tab

In the platform Details window, you can access two types of views from the Hardware tab.

Physical View

The Physical View provides a photo-realistic view of the Sun SPARC Enterprise Mx000 server. The Physical View shows only components that are visible in the chassis. To view information about devices that are not visible in the chassis, examine the Logical View or Module Browser displays.

Logical View

The Logical View provides a hierarchical view of the boards and components in that entity. Unlike the Physical View, which shows only those boards and components physically visible in the chassis, the Logical View shows all the boards and components.


Accessing Views Under the Hardware Tab

Table describing the properties mentioned in the Sun Fire High-End Systems Hardware Resources table of the platform Details panel's Hardware summary tab.

procedure icon  To Access the Physical View

To access a photo-realistic view of the platform:

1. Open the platform Details window.

2. Click on the Hardware tab.

3. In the Views pull-down menu, choose platform under Physical View.

4. In the Rotate Current View pull-down menu, choose System--Front to view the front of the platform.

For more information about navigating the Physical Views, refer to the Sun Management Center User's Guide.


procedure icon  To Access the Logical View

The platform Logical View shows the hierarchy of all boards and components attached to the entire server. To access a hierarchical view of a platform:

1. Open the platform Details window.

2. Click on the Hardware tab.

3. In the Views pull-down menu, choose platform under Logical View.

4. Click on the Expand All button and then click on an object in the left pane to see a logical view

For more information about navigating Logical Views, refer to the Sun Management Center User's Guide.