 
Sun Fire High-End and Midrange Systems Dynamic Reconfiguration User's Guide
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DR on Sun Fire High-End and Midrange Systems
Overview of Common DR Operations
DR on Domains Running the Solaris 9 OS or Solaris 10 OS
DR on Domains Running the Solaris 8 OS
High-End System Attachment Points
Midrange System Attachment Points
Permanent and Non-Permanent Memory
Suspend-Safe and Suspend-Unsafe Devices
High-End Systems I/O Boards, Golden IOSRAM, MaxCPU, and hsPCI+
Midrange Systems I/O Assemblies, PCI and CompactPCI
The rcfgadm(1M) Command (High-End Only)
Checking Device Type, State and Condition

 To display states, types and conditions
To display states, types and conditions 

 To display information about board slots and components
To display information about board slots and components 
Preparing to Use DR on a Domain

 To Display Boards Available to the Domain
To Display Boards Available to the Domain 
Displaying System Board Status

 To Display System Board Status
To Display System Board Status 

 To Test an I/O Board (Midrange Only)
To Test an I/O Board (Midrange Only) 

 To Prepare an I/O Board for DR (High-End Only)
To Prepare an I/O Board for DR (High-End Only) 
4. DR Procedures - From the System Domain

 To Connect a System Board But Not Configure it
To Connect a System Board But Not Configure it 

 To Configure a Connected System Board
To Configure a Connected System Board 

 To Unconfigure But Not Disconnect a System Board
To Unconfigure But Not Disconnect a System Board 

 To Delete an Unconfigured System Board
To Delete an Unconfigured System Board 

 To Delete a System Board Temporarily
To Delete a System Board Temporarily 

 To Find the System Board that Contains a Domain's Permanent Memory
To Find the System Board that Contains a Domain's Permanent Memory 

 To Unconfigure a System Board with Permanent Memory
To Unconfigure a System Board with Permanent Memory 

 To Move a System Board Between Domains
To Move a System Board Between Domains 

 To Add and Connect an I/O Board But Not Configure it
To Add and Connect an I/O Board But Not Configure it 

 To Configure a Connected I/O Board
To Configure a Connected I/O Board 

 To Unconfigure an I/O Board But Not Disconnect it
To Unconfigure an I/O Board But Not Disconnect it 

 To Disconnect an Unconfigured I/O Board
To Disconnect an Unconfigured I/O Board 
Adding/Deleting/Tracking Memory and CPU

 To Configure CPU on a System Board
To Configure CPU on a System Board 

 To Configure Memory on a System Board
To Configure Memory on a System Board 

 To Configure All CPUs and Memory on a System Board
To Configure All CPUs and Memory on a System Board 

 To Unconfigure CPU on a System Board
To Unconfigure CPU on a System Board 

 To Unconfigure Memory on a System Board
To Unconfigure Memory on a System Board 

 To Unconfigure All CPUs and Memory on a System Board
To Unconfigure All CPUs and Memory on a System Board 

 To Track a Memory Unconfigure Operation
To Track a Memory Unconfigure Operation 

 To Connect a PCI slot on an I/O Board
To Connect a PCI slot on an I/O Board 

 To Configure a PCI slot on an I/O Board
To Configure a PCI slot on an I/O Board 

 To Disconnect a PCI slot on an I/O Board
To Disconnect a PCI slot on an I/O Board 

 To Unconfigure a PCI Slot on an I/O Board
To Unconfigure a PCI Slot on an I/O Board 
5. SMS DR Procedures - From the SC (High-End Only)

 To Delete a Board From a Domain
To Delete a Board From a Domain 
Replacing Active System Boards

 To Replace an Active System Board
To Replace an Active System Board 
Software Components on the Domain
Domain Configuration Server (High-End Only)
Reconfiguration Coordination Manager
Software Components on the SC (High-End Only)
Domain Configuration Agent (DCA)
Platform Configuration Daemon (PCD) (High-End Only)
System Board Unconfiguration Failures
Cannot Unconfigure a Board Whose Memory Is Interleaved Across Boards
Cannot Unconfigure a CPU to Which a Process is Bound
Cannot Unconfigure a CPU Before All Memory is Unconfigured (Midrange Only)
Unable to Unconfigure Memory on a Board With Permanent Memory
I/O Board Unconfiguration Failure
RPC or TCP Time-out or Loss of Connection
Memory Configuration Failure (Midrange Only)
I/O Board Configuration Failure
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