| Sun Fire Entry-Level Midrange System Administration Guide |     |
| Sun Fire Entry-Level Midrange System Administration Guide | |
Sun Fire Entry-Level Midrange System Administration Guide
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Contents |
Reliability, Availability, and Serviceability (RAS)
Disabling Components or Boards and Power-On Self-Test (POST)
Manual Disabling of Components
System Controller Error Logging
System Controller XIR (eXternally Initiated Reset) Support
2. Starting and Setting Up Sun Fire Entry-Level Midrange Systems
Installing and Cabling Hardware
Using the Power (On/Standby) Switch
Bringing the System to Standby Mode
To Configure Network Parameters
Installing and Booting the Solaris Operating Environment
To Install and Boot the Solaris Operating Environment
To Install the Lights Out Management Packages
To Install the LOM Manual Pages
To Reset the System Controller
3. Console Navigation Procedures
Establishing a LOM/Console Connection
Accessing the LOM/Console Using the Serial Port
To Connect to an ASCII Terminal
To Connect to a Network Terminal Server
To Connect to Serial Port B of a Workstation
To Access the LOM/Console Using the Telnet Command
To Disconnect from the LOM/Console
Switching Between the Different Consoles
To Connect to the Solaris Console from the LOM Prompt
To Break to the LOM Prompt from the OpenBoot PROM
To Break to the OpenBoot Prompt when Solaris is Running
To Terminate a Session If You Are Connected To the System Controller Through the Serial Port
To Terminate a Session If You Are Connected to the System Controller with telnet
4. System Controller Message Logging
5. Using Lights Out Management and the System Controller from Solaris
Monitoring the System From Solaris
Viewing Online LOM Documentation
Viewing the LOM Configuration (lom -c)
Checking the Status of the Fault LED and Alarms (lom -l)
Viewing the Event Log (lom -e)
Checking the Internal Voltage Sensors (lom -v)
Checking the Internal Temperature (lom -t)
Viewing All Component Status Data and the LOM Configuration Data (lom -a)
Other LOM Tasks Performed From Solaris
Turning Alarms On and Off (lom -A)
Changing the lom> Prompt Escape Sequence (lom -X)
Stopping LOM from Sending Reports to the Console When at the LOM Prompt (lom -E off)
Upgrading the Firmware (lom -G filename)
OpenBoot PROM Variables for POST Configuration
Controlling POST With the bootmode Command
Controlling the System Controller POST
7. Automatic Diagnosis and Recovery
Automatic Diagnosis and Recovery Overview
Automatic Recovery of a Hung System
Diagnostic and Recovery Controls
Obtaining Auto-Diagnosis and Recovery Information
Reviewing Auto-Diagnosis Event Messages
Reviewing Additional Error Information
Manual Blacklisting (while waiting for repair)
Special Considerations for CPU/Memory Boards
To Recover a Hung System Manually
Displaying Diagnostic Information
Assisting Sun Service Personnel in Determining Causes of Failure
9. Firmware Upgrade Procedures
To Upgrade a Sun Fire V1280 or Netra 1280 System Running Firmware Version 5.13.x to 5.17.0 Using the flashupdate Command
To Downgrade the Firmware on a Sun Fire V1280 or Netra 1280 System From Firmware Version 5.17.0 to 5.13.x
To Upgrade a Sun Fire V1280 or Netra 1280 System Running Firmware Version 5.13.x to 5.17.0 Using the lom -G Command
To Downgrade the Firmware on a Sun Fire V1280 or Netra 1280 System From Firmware Version 5.17.0 to 5.13.x Using the lom -G Command
10. CPU/Memory Board Replacement and Dynamic Reconfiguration (DR)
Suspend-Safe and Suspend-Unsafe Devices
Component States and Conditions
Nonpermanent and Permanent Memory
Reconfiguring Permanent Memory
Displaying Detailed Board Status
Installing or Replacing CPU/Memory Boards
To Hot-Swap a CPU/Memory Board
To Remove a CPU/Memory Board From the System
To Disconnect a CPU/Memory Board Temporarily
CPU/Memory Board Unconfiguration Failures
CPU/Memory Board Configuration Failure
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