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C H A P T E R  3
Powering On the System

This chapter includes instructions for booting the Sun Fire V215 and V245 servers and for enabling the system controller network management port.

The following topics are discussed:

Powering On the System Controller

The system controller runs on the 3.3V standby voltage. As soon as AC power is connected to the system, the system controller powers on, runs diagnostics, and initializes the ALOM firmware.


Note - If you are not logged in, ALOM times out after 60 seconds and reverts to the system console. For more information, refer to the Advanced Lights Out Management (ALOM) User's Guide.



procedure icon  To Power On the System Controller

1. Connect a terminal or a terminal emulator to the SC serial management port.

2. Configure the terminal or terminal emulator with these settings:

3. Turn on the terminal or terminal emulator.

4. Connect the AC power cable(s).

5. Watch the terminal for system messages.

After the system controller boots, the system controller login prompt is displayed on the serial console. The following example shows a partial output from the system controller boot sequence leading to the login prompt.


CODE EXAMPLE 3-1 Example of System Controller Output 


ALOM POST 1.0

 

 

Dual Port Memory Test, PASSED.

 

TTY External - Internal Loopback Test

          TTY External - Internal Loopback Test, PASSED.

 

TTYC - Internal Loopback Test

          TTYC - Internal Loopback Test, PASSED.

 

TTYD - Internal Loopback Test

          TTYD - Internal Loopback Test, PASSED.

 

....................

 

 

Full VxDiag Tests - PASSED

 

 

 

    Status summary  -  Status = 7FFF

 

       VxDiag    -          -  PASSED

       POST      -          -  PASSED

       LOOPBACK  -          -  PASSED

 

       I2C       -          -  PASSED

       EPROM     -          -  PASSED

       FRU PROM  -          -  PASSED

 

       ETHERNET  -          -  PASSED

       MAIN CRC  -          -  PASSED

       BOOT CRC  -          -  PASSED

 

       TTYD      -          -  PASSED

       TTYC      -          -  PASSED

       MEMORY    -          -  PASSED

       MPC885    -          -  PASSED

 

 

Please login:

 

Enabling the System Controller Network Management Port

The system controller network management port is not operational until you configure the network settings for the system controller. Configure the system controller in this order:

1. After the system controller boots, access the ALOM command-line interface through the serial management port. See To Log Into the System Controller.

2. Configure the system controller. See To Configure the System Controller Network Management Port.

3. Enable the new values by resetting the system controller. See To Reset the System Controller.

Logging Into the System Controller

When you power on the system for the first time, you use the system controller serial port to power on the server and run POST.


procedure icon  To Log Into the System Controller

After the system controller boots, the sc> prompt is displayed. The default configuration provides an ALOM user account called admin. There is no default password, so you must create a password using the system controller password command.

1. Use the password command to set the admin password. 


sc> password

password: Changing password for admin

Setting password for admin.

New password: new-password

 

Re-enter new password: new-password

 

sc>

2. Enter admin for the login name followed by your password. 


sc> 

Please login: admin

Please Enter password: password

	(Press Return twice) 

sc>


procedure icon  To Configure the System Controller Network Management Port

To access the system controller using the network for the first time, you must first configure the SC network management port through the SC serial management port.

Set these network parameters according to the specific details of your network configuration:

To configure these parameters you must use the setsc command. The usage is:

setsc parameter

1. Set the netmask for the system controller. 


sc> setsc netsc_ipnetmask 255.255.255.0

This example uses 255.255.255.0 to set the netmask. Your network environment subnet might require a different netmask. Use a netmask number most appropriate to your environment.

2. Set the IP address for the system controller. 


sc> setsc netsc_ipaddr service-processor-IPaddr

3. Set the IP address for the system controller gateway. 


sc> setsc netsc_ipgateway gateway-IPaddr

4. Set the if_network parameter to true. 


sc> setsc if_network true

5. Use the showsc command to verify that the parameters were set correctly.

The showsc command displays all the configuration parameters and their values, as listed in TABLE 3-1.


TABLE 3-1 Sample Configuration Parameter Settings

Parameter

Sample Value

netsc_enetaddr

00:03:ba:81:2d:02

if_network[1]

true

if_modem

false

if_emailalerts

false

sys_autorestart

xir

sys_xirtimeout

900

netsc_tpelinktest

true

netsc_dhcp

false

netsc_ipaddr*

129.148.40.30

netsc_ipnetmask*

255.255.255.0

netsc_ipgateway*

129.148.40.254

mgt_mailhost

mgt_mailalert

sc_customerinfo

 

sc_escapechars

#.

sc_powerondelay

false

sc_powerstatememory

false

sc_clipasswdecho

true

sc_cliprompt

sc

sc_clitimeout

0

sc_clieventlevel

2

sc_backupuserdata

true

sys_eventlevel

2

sys_confighost

wgs40-80

sys_configip

129.148.40.80

ser_baudrate

9600

ser_parity

none

ser_stopbits

1

ser_data

8

netsc_enetaddr

00:03:ba:81:2d:02

sys_hostname

 

sys_enetaddr

00:03:ba:81:2c:f9



procedure icon  To Reset the System Controller

After all of the configuration parameters are set, you must reset the system controller for the new values to take affect.

1. Issue the resetsc command.

2. Reply y when you are prompted to confirm that you want to reset the system controller. 


sc> resetsc

Are you sure you want to reset the SC [y/n]? y

User Requested SC Shutdown


Note - You can specify the -y flag to the resetsc command and bypass the confirmation message.


The system controller resets, runs diagnostics, and returns to the login prompt. 


ALOM POST 1.0

 

 

Dual Port Memory Test, PASSED.

 

TTY External - Internal Loopback Test

          TTY External - Internal Loopback Test, PASSED.

 

TTYC - Internal Loopback Test

          TTYC - Internal Loopback Test, PASSED.

 

TTYD - Internal Loopback Test

          TTYD - Internal Loopback Test, PASSED.

 

....................

 

 

Full VxDiag Tests - PASSED

 

 

 

    Status summary  -  Status = 7FFF

 

       VxDiag    -          -  PASSED

       POST      -          -  PASSED

       LOOPBACK  -          -  PASSED

 

       I2C       -          -  PASSED

       EPROM     -          -  PASSED

       FRU PROM  -          -  PASSED

 

       ETHERNET  -          -  PASSED

       MAIN CRC  -          -  PASSED

       BOOT CRC  -          -  PASSED

 

       TTYD      -          -  PASSED

       TTYC      -          -  PASSED

       MEMORY    -          -  PASSED

       MPC885    -          -  PASSED

 

 

Please login:


procedure icon  To Log Into the System Controller Using the Network Management Port


Note - You must configure the system controller parameters shown in To Configure the System Controller Network Management Port before you can use the network management port.


1. Open a Telnet session and connect to the system controller by specifying its network address. 


% telnet 129.148.40.30

Trying 129.148.40.30...

Connected to 129.148.40.30.

Escape character is '^]'.

Copyright 2003 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.

Use is subject to license terms.

Sun(tm) Advanced Lights Out Manager 1.0.11 ()

Please login:

2. Login as admin using the password you previously set. 


Please login: admin

Please Enter password: password

sc>

Powering On the Server

After you have enabled the network management port on the system controller, power on the server and connect to the system console by following the procedures in this section.


procedure icon  To Power On the System

Powering on the system requires you to use the poweron command at the SC console.

single-step bulletTo initiate the power-on sequence, issue the poweron command.

You see an sc> alert message on the system console. This indicates that the system has reset. 


sc> poweron

SC Alert: Host System has Reset

sc>


procedure icon  To Connect to the System Console

Output from POST, OpenBoottrademark, and the Solaris OS is displayed in the system console using the network console on the system controller.

single-step bulletExecute the console command, and use the -f option to force the console to be attached to your session.

Multiple users can be connected to the console, but only one can be attached. 


sc> console -f

Enter #. to return to ALOM.

Booting the Solaris Operating System

After you have connected to the system console, you are ready to boot the Solaris OS. The Solaris OS is preinstalled on Sun Fire V215 and V245 servers on the disk in slot 0. The Solaris OS is not configured (that is, the sys-unconfig command was run in the factory). If you boot the system from this disk, you will be prompted to configure the Solaris OS for your environment.


procedure icon  To Boot the Solaris Operating System

1. At the ok prompt, boot from the disk that contains the Solaris OS.

2. Type the boot command at the ok prompt.

Use the value from Step 1 to construct the boot command. You must append the target to the disk path. In the following example, the system is being booted from disk 0 (zero), so @0,0 is appended to the disk path. 


ok boot /pci@7c0/pci@0/pci@2/pci@0,2/LSILogic,sas@4/disk@0,0

The Solaris OS should boot at this point.

3. Use the configuration information you gathered during preparing for the installation, and follow the instructions on the preinstalled software site.

4. Install the necessary patches and updates, if needed.

5. Install any optional software at this time.

If you have purchased any optional software, you should install it now by following the instructions provided with the software. Otherwise, at this point, you should be done with the installation of the server.

1 (TableFootnote) These parameters must be set according to the specific details of your network configuration for the network management port to function properly.


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