Sun Fire V125 Server Administration Guide

Sun Fire V125 Server Administration Guide

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Figures

Tables

Preface

1. Introduction

Bezel Features

Server Status Indicators

To Turn the Locator Indicator On

To Turn the Locator Indicator Off

To Display Locator Indicator Status

Front Panel

On/Standby Button

Controlling Server Power States

Hard Drive

DVD Drive

System Configuration Card

Back Panel Features

I/O Ports

Network Status Indicators

USB Ports

External SCSI Port

Power Supply Unit

System Prompts

2. Removing and Replacing Components

Replaceable Components

Avoiding Electrostatic Discharge

To Avoid Electrostatic Discharge While Working on the Front Panel

Opening the Front Bezel

To Open the Front Bezel

Controlling Server Power

To Power On the Server

To Power Off the Server

Swapping a System Configuration Card Between Servers

To Swap the System Configuration Card

Removing and Replacing the Hard Drive

To Remove a Hard Drive

To Replace a Hard Drive

To Install a SCSI Hard Drive With Solaris Running

To Remove a SCSI Hard Drive With the Solaris OS Running

Removing and Replacing the DVD Drive

To Remove the DVD Drive

To Replace the DVD Drive

3. Sun Advanced Lights Out Manager

Sun Advanced Lights Out Manager

Email Delivery Alerts

What ALOM Monitors

Automatic Server Restart

ALOM Management Ports

Setting the admin Password

To Set the admin Password

Basic ALOM Functions

To Switch to the ALOM Prompt

To Switch to the Server Console Prompt

To Set the Serial Port Speed Back to the Default

scadm resetrsc Command

TTYB Console Output

4. Sun Management Center

Sun Management Center

How Sun Management Center Works

Other Sun Management Center Features

Informal Tracking

Hardware Diagnostic Suite

Interoperability - Third-Party Monitoring Tools

Using Sun Management Center

Obtaining the Latest Information

Hardware Diagnostic Suite

When to Run Hardware Diagnostic Suite

Requirements for Using Hardware Diagnostic Suite

5. SunVTS

SunVTS

SunVTS Software and Security

Using SunVTS

To Find Out If SunVTS Is Installed

Installing SunVTS

Viewing SunVTS Documentation

6. Diagnostics

Overview of Diagnostic Tools

Status Indicators

Sun Advanced Lights Out Manager

POST Diagnostics

To Start POST Diagnostics - Method 1

To Start POST Diagnostics - Method 2

Controlling POST Diagnostics

OpenBoot Diagnostics

To Start OpenBoot Diagnostics

Controlling OpenBoot Diagnostics Tests

test and test-all Commands

What OpenBoot Diagnostics Error Messages Tell You

OpenBoot Commands

probe-scsi Command

probe-ide Command

show-devs Command

To Run OpenBoot Commands

Operating System Diagnostic Tools

Error and System Message Log Files

Solaris System Information Commands

prtconf command

prtdiag Command

prtfru Command

psrinfo Command

showrev Command

To Run Solaris System Information Commands

Recent Diagnostic Test Results

To View Recent Test Results

OpenBoot Configuration Variables

To View OpenBoot Configuration Variables

To Set OpenBoot Configuration Variables

Additional Diagnostic Tests for Specific Devices

Using the probe-scsi Command to Confirm That Hard Drives Are Active

Using probe-ide Command to Confirm That the DVD or CD-ROM Drive Is Connected

Using watch-net and watch-net-all Commands to Check the Network Connections

Automatic System Recovery

Auto-Boot Options

To Set the Switches

Error Handling Summary

Reset Scenarios

To Enable ASR

To Disable ASR

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