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System Management Services (SMS) 1.5 Administrator Guide
for Sun Fire
High-End Systems
817-7295-10
Preface
1. Introduction to System Management Services
Sun Fire High-End Systems
Redundant SCs
SMS Features
Features Provided in Previous Releases of SMS
New Features Provided in SMS 1.5 Release
VCMON
System Architecture
SMS Administration Environment
Network Connections for Administrators
SMS Operating System
To Begin Using the SC
SMS Console Window
To Display a Console Window Locally
Tilde Usage
Remote Console Session
Sun Management Center
2. SMS 1.5 Security
Domain Security Overview
System Controller Security Overview
Redundant System Controllers
SC Network Interfaces
Main SC Network Interfaces
Domain-to-SC Communication (scman0) Interface
SC-to-SC Communication (scman1) Interface
Spare SC Network Interfaces
Main and Spare Network Interface Sample Configurations
What Has Changed in SMS 1.5
Secure By Default (Fresh Install)
Secure By Choice (Upgrade)
Changes
Assumptions and Limitations
Obtaining Support
Initial/Fresh SMS Install Using smsinstall Command (Secure by Default)
Customizing the Solaris Security Toolkit
Optionally Securing Domains
SMS Upgrade Install Using smsupgrade Command (Secure by Choice)
Optionally Securing Domains
Using Solaris Security Toolkit to Secure the System Controller
Solaris Security Toolkit Software
Customizing the Solaris Security Toolkit Driver
To Disable I1 Traffic (Domain Exclusion)
To Enable ftp or telnet
To View the Contents of the Driver File
To Undo a Solaris Security Toolkit Run
3. SMS Administrative Privileges
Platform Administrator Group
Platform Operator Group
Platform Service Group
Domain Administrator Group
Domain Configuration Group
Superuser Privileges
All Privileges
4. SMS Internals
Startup Flow
SMS Daemons
Capacity on Demand Daemon
Domain Configuration Agent
Domain Status Monitoring Daemon
Domain X Server
Error and Fault Handling Daemon
Event Log Access Daemon
Event Reporting Daemon
Environmental Status Monitoring Daemon
Failover Management Daemon
FRU Access Daemon
Hardware Access Daemon
Key Management Daemon
Management Network Daemon
Message Logging Daemon
OpenBoot PROM Support Daemon
Platform Configuration Database Daemon
Platform Configuration
Domain Configuration
System Board Configuration
SMS Startup Daemon
Scripts
Spare Mode
Main Mode
Domain-Specific Process Startup
Monitoring and Restarts
SMS Shut Down
Task Management Daemon
Environment Variables
5. SMS Domain Configuration
Domain Configuration Units
Domain Configuration Requirements
DCU Assignment
Static Versus Dynamic Domain Configuration
Global Automatic Dynamic Reconfiguration
Configuration for Platform Administrators
Available Component List
To Set Up the Available Component List
Configuring Domains
To Name or Change Domain Names From the Command Line
To Add Boards to a Domain From the Command Line
To Delete Boards From a Domain From the Command Line
To Move Boards Between Domains From the Command Line
To Set Domain Defaults
To Obtain Board Status
To Obtain Domain Status
Virtual Time of Day
Setting the Date and Time
To Set the Date on the SC
To Set the Date for Domain eng2
To Display the Date on the SC
To Display the Date on Domain eng2
Configuring NTP
To Create the ntp.conf File
Virtual ID PROM
The flashupdate Command
Configuration for Domain Administrators
Configuring Domains
To Add Boards to a Domain From the Command Line
To Delete Boards From a Domain From the Command Line
To Move Boards Between Domains From the Command Line
To Set Domain Defaults
To Obtain Board Status
To Obtain Domain Status
To Obtain Device Status
Virtual Keyswitch
The setkeyswitch Command
To Set the Virtual Keyswitch On in Domain A
To Display the Virtual Keyswitch Setting in Domain A
Virtual NVRAM
Setting the OpenBoot PROM Variables
To Recover From a Repeated Domain Panic
To Set the OpenBoot PROM Security Mode Variable in Domain A
To See the OpenBoot PROM Variables
Degraded Configuration Preferences
The setbus Command
To Set All Buses on All Active Domains to Use Both CSBs
The showbus Command
To Show All Buses on All Active Domains
6. Automatic Diagnosis and Recovery
Automatic Diagnosis and Recovery Overview
Hardware Errors Associated with Domain Stops
Non-Fatal Domain Hardware Errors
POST-Detected Hardware Failures
Enabling Email Event Notification
To Enable Email Event Notification
Configuring an Email Template
Configuring the Email Control File
Testing Email Event Notification
To Test Email Event Notification
What To Do If Test Email Fails
Obtaining Diagnosis and Recovery Information
Reviewing Diagnosis Events
Reviewing the Event Log
7. Capacity on Demand
COD Overview
COD Licensing Process
COD RTU License Allocation
Instant Access CPUs
Instant Access CPUs as Hot Spares
Resource Monitoring
Getting Started with COD
Managing COD RTU Licenses
To Obtain and Add a COD RTU License Key to the COD License Database
To Delete a COD License Key From the COD License Database
To Review COD License Information
Activating COD Resources
To Enable Instant Access CPUs and Reserve Domain RTU Licenses
Monitoring COD Resources
COD System Boards
To Identify COD system Boards
COD Resource Usage
To View COD Usage By Resource
To View COD Usage by Domain
To View COD Usage by Resource and Domain
Deconfigured and Unlicensed COD CPUs
Other COD Information
8. Domain Control
Domain Boot
Keyswitch On
Power
To Power System Boards On and Off From the Command Line
To Recover From Power Failure
Domain-Requested Reboot
Automatic System Recovery (ASR)
Fast Boot
Domain Abort/Reset
Hardware Control
Power-On Self-Test (POST)
Blacklist Editing
Platform and Domain Blacklisting
To Blacklist a Component
To Remove a Component From the Blacklist
ASR Blacklist
Power Control
Fan Control
Hot-Plug
Hot-Unplug
Hot-Plug
SC Reset and Reboot
To Reset the Main or Spare SC
HPU LEDs
9. Domain Services
Management Network Overview
I1 Network
I2 Network
External Network Monitoring
MAN Daemons and Drivers
Management Network Services
Domain Console
Message Logging
Dynamic Reconfiguration
Network Boot and Solaris Software Installation
SC Heartbeats
10. Domain Status
Software Status
Status Commands
showboards Command
showdevices Command
showenvironment Command
showobpparams Command
showplatform Command
showxirstate Command
Solaris Software Heartbeat
Hardware Status
Hardware Configuration
Environmental Status
To Display the Environment Status for Domain A
Hardware Error Status
SC Hardware and Software Status
11. Domain Events
Message Logging
Log File Maintenance
Log File Management
Domain Reboot Events
Domain Reboot Initiation
Domain Boot Failure
Domain Panic Events
Domain Panic
Domain Panic Hang
Repeated Domain Panic
Solaris Software Hang Events
Hardware Configuration Events
Hot-Plug Events
Hot-Unplug Events
POST-Initiated Configuration Events
Environmental Events
Over-Temperature Events
Power Failure Events
Out-of-Range Voltage Events
Under-Power Events
Fan Failure Events
Clock Failure Events
Hardware Error Events
Domain Stop Events
CPU-Detected Events
Record Stop Events
Other ASIC Failure Events
SC Failure Events
12. SC Failover
Overview
Fault Monitoring
File Propagation
Failover Management
Startup
Main SC
Spare SC
Failover CLI Commands
setfailover Command
showfailover Command
Command Synchronization
cmdsync CLIs
initcmdsync Command
savecmdsync Command
cancelcmdsync Command
runcmdsync Command
showcmdsync Command
Data Synchronization
setdatasync Command
showdatasync Command
Failure and Recovery
Failover on Main SC (Main-Controlled Failover)
Fault on Main SC (Spare Takes Over Main Role)
I2 Network Fault
Fault on Main SC (I2 Network Is Also Down)
Fault Recovery and Reboot
I2 Fault Recovery
Reboot and Recovery
Client Failover Recovery
Security
13. SMS Utilities
SMS Backup Utility
SMS Restore Utility
SMS Version Utility
Version Switching
To Switch Between Two Adjacent, Co-resident Installations of SMS
SMS Configuration Utility
UNIX Groups
Access Control List (ACL)
Network Configuration
MAN Configuration
A. SMS man Pages
B. Error Messages
Installing SMSHelp
To Install theSUNWSMSjh Package
To Start smshelp
Types of Errors
Error Categories
Glossary
Index
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