Refreshing and Finding Servers and Server Groups

This section describes the following tasks:

• To Refresh Data for a Server or a Server Group

• To Find a Server in a Rack

Refreshing Server and Server Group Data

To update server and server group data, use the set command with the server or group keyword and the refresh subcommand. This command updates the following data:

• Hardware health information including power status, memory, processor information and NIC information

• Firmware information

• OS resource usage, such as CPU and filesystem usage, if an OS is loaded

• OS update information if an OS update is loaded

To Refresh Data for a Server or a Server Group

Steps

1. Log in to the N1 System Manager.

   See To Access the N1 System Manager Command Line for details.

2. Type one of the following commands:

   N1-ok> set server server refresh

   The server data is updated. See set server in Sun N1 System Manager 1.1 Command Line Reference Manual for details.

   N1-ok> set group group refresh

   The server group data is updated. See set group in Sun N1 System Manager 1.1 Command Line Reference Manual for details.

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   Note –

   Refresh job completion will be longer for server groups.

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Finding a Server in a Rack

To illuminate the server's LED locator light, use the set command with the server keyword and the locator subcommand. For syntax and parameter details, type help set server at the N1–ok command line.

To Find a Server in a Rack

This procedure describes how to illuminate the LED locator light on a physical server.

Steps

1. Log in to the N1 System Manager.

   See To Access the N1 System Manager Command Line for details.

2. Type the following command:

   N1-ok> set server server locator=true

   The LED locator light on the physical server illuminates. See set server in Sun N1 System Manager 1.1 Command Line Reference Manual for details.