Index

A

AC Present LED (power supply), 1

accounts

RSC, 1

Activity LED

disk drive, 1

Ethernet, 1

address

bitwalk (POST diagnostic), 1

of I²C devices (table), 1

agency compliance specifications, 1

agents, Sun Management Center, 1

alphanumeric terminal

attaching, 1

baud verification, 1

setting up as system console, 1

settings for, 1

.asr command, 1

asr-disable command, 1, 2

auto-boot? configuration variable, 1, 2, 3

auto-boot-on-error? configuration variable, 1, 2

automatic system recovery (ASR), 1

deconfiguring devices manually, 1, 2

overview, 1

B

back panel

illustration, 1

baud rate, 1, 2

baud rate, verifying, 1

BIST, See built-in self-test

BMC Patrol, See third-party monitoring tools

boot device, how to select, 1

Boot PROM

function of, 1

illustration of, 1

boot-device configuration variable, 1, 2

booting

after installing new hardware, 1

firmware, OpenBoot, 1

boxes shipped to you, 1

Break key (alphanumeric terminal), 1, 2

built-in self-test, 1

IEEE 1275-compatible, 1

test-args variable and, 1

C

cables

keyboard/mouse, 1

central processing unit, See CPU

checklist of parts, 1

clearance specifications, 1

clock speed (CPU), 1

concatenation of disks, 1

configuration script, RSC, 1

console

enabling SC as, 1

redirecting to SC, 1

removing SC as default, 1

console, 1, 2

CPU

displaying information about, 1

master, 1, 2

CPU/Memory board, 1, 2

currents, 1, 2

D

data bitwalk (POST diagnostic), 1

data bus, Sun Fire V480, 1

data crossbar switch (CDX), 1

illustration of, 1

location of, 1

DC Present LED (power supply), 1

device paths, hardware, 1, 2, 3

device tree

defined, 1, 2

Solaris, displaying, 1

device trees, rebuilding, 1

diag-level configuration variable, 1

diag-level variable, 1

diagnostic mode

how to put server in, 1

diagnostic tests

availability of during boot process (table), 1

bypassing, 1

disabling, 1

terms in output (table), 1

diagnostic tools

informal, 1, 2, 3

summary of (table), 1

tasks performed with, 1

diag-out-console configuration variable, 1

diag-script configuration variable, 1

diag-switch? configuration variable, 1, 2, 3

diag-trigger configuration variable, 1

DIMMs (dual inline memory modules), 1

groups, 1, 2

disk configuration

concatenation, 1

hot plug, 1

hot spares, 1

mirroring, 1, 2

RAID 0, 1, 2

RAID 1, 1, 2

RAID 5, 1, 2

striping, 1, 2

disk drive

caution, 1

hot plug, 1

internal, about, 1

LEDs, 1

Activity, 1, 2

Fault, 1, 2

OK-to-Remove, 1

locating drive bays, 1

dual inline memory modules (DIMMs), 1

groups, 1, 2

E

electrical specifications, 1

electrostatic discharge (ESD) precautions, 1

.env command (OpenBoot), 1

environmental monitoring subsystem, 1

environmental specifications, 1

environmental status, displaying with .env, 1

error correcting code (ECC), 1

error messages

correctable ECC error, 1

log file, 1

OpenBoot Diagnostics, interpreting, 1

POST, interpreting, 1

power-related, 1

/etc/remote file, how to modify, 1

Ethernet

configuring interface, 1, 2

LEDs, 1

link integrity test, 1, 2

using multiple interfaces, 1

Ethernet Activity LED

described, 1

Ethernet cable, attaching, 1

Ethernet Link Up LED

described, 1

exercising the system

FRU coverage (table), 1

with Hardware Diagnostic Suite, 1

with SunVTS, 1, 2

externally initiated reset (XIR), 1, 2

described, 1

manual command, 1

F

fan

displaying speed of, 1

Fan Tray 0

isolating faults in cable, 1

Fan Tray 0 LED

described, 1

Fan Tray 1 LED

described, 1

fan tray assembly, 1

configuration rule, 1

illustration, 1

LEDs, 1

fan tray LED, 1

fans

See also fan tray assembly

monitoring and control, 1

fault isolation, 1

FRU coverage (table), 1

procedures for, 1

using system LEDs, 1

Fault LED

described, 1, 2

disk drive, 1

power supply, 1

system, 1

FC-AL, See Fibre Channel-Arbitrated Loop (FC-AL)

Fibre Channel-Arbitrated Loop (FC-AL)

backplane, 1

configuration rules, 1

defined, 1

diagnosing problems in devices, 1

disk drives supported, 1

dual loop access, 1

features, 1

high-speed serial data connector (HSSDC) port, 1

host adapters, 1

configuration rules, 1

isolating faults in cables, 1

protocols supported, 1

field-replaceable unit, See FRU

frame buffer card, 1

front panel

illustration, 1

LEDs, 1

locks, 1

Power button, 1

system control switch, 1

FRU

boundaries between, 1

coverage of fault isolating tools (table), 1

coverage of system exercising tools (table), 1

hardware revision level, 1

hierarchical list of, 1

manufacturer, 1

not isolated by diagnostic tools (table), 1

part number, 1

POST and, 1

FRU data

contents of IDPROM, 1

fsck command (Solaris), 1

G

go (OpenBoot command), 1

graceful halt, 1, 2

H

H/W under test, See interpreting error messages

halt

gracefully, advantages of, 1, 2

halt command (Solaris), 1, 2

hardware configuration, 1, 2

hardware jumpers, 1

serial port, 1

hardware device paths, 1, 2, 3

Hardware Diagnostic Suite, 1

about exercising the system with, 1

hardware jumpers, 1

hardware revision, displaying with showrev, 1

hardware watchdog

described, 1

host adapter (probe-scsi), 1

hot spares, See disk configuration

HP Openview, See third-party monitoring tools

I

I²C bus, 1

I²C device addresses (table), 1

IDE bus, 1

IDPROM

function of, 1

IEEE 1275-compatible built-in self-test, 1

informal diagnostic tools, 1, 2

See also informal diagnostic tools, LEDs, system, 172

init command (Solaris), 1, 2

input-device configuration variable, 1, 2

installing a server, 1, 2

Integrated Drive Electronics, See IDE bus

intermittent problem, 1, 2, 3

internal disk drive bays, locating, 1

interpreting error messages

I²C tests, 1

OpenBoot Diagnostics tests, 1

POST, 1

isolating faults, 1

FRU coverage (table), 1

J

jumpers, 1

flash PROM, 1

PCI riser board functions, 1

PCI riser board identification, 1

L

L1-A keyboard combination, 1, 2

LEDs

AC Present (power supply), 1

Activity (disk drive), 1

Activity (Ethernet), 1

back panel, 1

back panel, 1, 2

DC Present (power supply), 1

disk drive, 1

Activity, 1, 2

Fault, 1, 2

OK-to-Remove, 1

Ethernet, 1

Ethernet Activity

described, 1

Ethernet Link Up

described, 1

Ethernet, 1, 2

fan tray, 1, 2

Fan Tray 0

described, 1

Fan Tray 1

described, 1

Fault, 1

Fault (disk drive), 1

Fault (power supply), 1

Fault (system), 1

Fault, 1, 2

front panel, 1

Link Up (Ethernet), 1

Locator, 1, 2

Locator, operating, 1

OK-to-Remove (disk drive), 1

OK-to-Remove (power supply), 1

power supply, 1

power supply, 1, 2

Power/OK, 1, 2

system, 1

LEDs, system

isolating faults with, 1

light-emitting diode, See LEDs

link integrity test, 1, 2

Link Up LED (Ethernet), 1

Locator LED, 1

described, 1, 2

operating, 1

log files, 1, 2

logical unit number (probe-scsi), 1

logical view (Sun Management Center), 1

loop ID (probe-scsi), 1

M

manual hardware reset, 1

manual system reset, 1

master CPU, 1, 2

memory interleaving, 1

mirroring, disk, 1, 2

monitor, attaching, 1

monitoring the system

with RSC, 1

moving the system, precautions, 1

MPxIO (multiplexed I/O)

features, 1

N

network

name server, 1

primary interface, 1

types, 1

O

OBDIAG, See OpenBoot Diagnostics tests

ok prompt

risks in using, 1

ways to access, 1, 2

OK-to-Remove LED

disk drive, 1

power supply, 1

OpenBoot commands

dangers of, 1

.env, 1

printenv, 1

probe-ide, 1

show-devs, 1

OpenBoot configuration variables

auto-boot?, 1

auto-boot-on-error?, 1

boot-device, 1, 2

diag-switch?, 1, 2

diag-trigger, 1

displaying with printenv, 1

input-device, 1

output-device, 1

purpose of, 1, 2

resetting to default values, 1

service-mode?, 1

table of, 1

OpenBoot Diagnostics

role in automatic system recovery, 1, 2

OpenBoot Diagnostics tests, 1

controlling, 1

descriptions of (table), 1

error messages, interpreting, 1

hardware device paths in, 1

interactive menu, 1

purpose and coverage of, 1

running from the ok prompt, 1

test command, 1

test-all command, 1

OpenBoot emergency procedures, 1

OpenBoot firmware, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

defined, 1

OpenBoot variable settings, 1

operating system software

installing, 1

suspending, 1

output-device configuration variable, 1, 2

overtemperature condition

determining with prtdiag, 1

determining with RSC, 1

P

parity, 1, 2, 3, 4

parts

checklist of, 1

patches, installed

determining with showrev, 1

PCI (peripheral component interconnect) card

frame buffer card, 1

PCI buses, 1

parity protection, 1

PCI card

device name, 1

device names, 1

PCI riser board

jumper functions, 1

PCI riser board jumpers, 1, 2

physical specifications, 1

physical view (Sun Management Center), 1

pkgadd utility, 1

pkginfo command, 1, 2

POST, 1

controlling, 1

criteria for passing, 1

defined, 1

error messages, interpreting, 1

how to run, 1

persistent problems and, 1

purpose of, 1

post-trigger configuration variable, 1

power

specifications, 1

turning off, 1

turning on, 1

Power button, 1

power distribution board

isolating faults in, 1

power supplies

LEDs, 1

LEDs, 1, 2

power supply

fault monitoring, 1

output capacity, 1

redundancy, 1

Power/OK LED, 1

described, 1

power-on self-tests, See POST

pre-POST preparation, verifying baud rate, 1

printenv command (OpenBoot), 1

probe-ide command (OpenBoot), 1

probe-scsi and probe-scsi-all commands (OpenBoot), 1

processor speed, displaying, 1

prtconf command (Solaris), 1

prtdiag command (Solaris), 1

prtfru command (Solaris), 1

psrinfo command (Solaris), 1

R

reconfiguration boot, initiating, 1

reliability, availability, and serviceability (RAS), 1, 2

remote system control, See RSC

Removable media bay board and cable assembly

isolating faults in, 1

reset

manual hardware, 1

manual system, 1

reset command, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

reset events, kinds of, 1

reset-all command, 1

revision, hardware and software

displaying with showrev, 1

RJ-45 serial communications, 1

RSC (Remote System Control), 1

accounts, 1

configuration script, 1

features, 1

graphical interface, starting, 1

interactive GUI, 1, 2

invoking reset command from, 1

invoking xir command from, 1, 2

main screen, 1

monitoring with, 1

run levels

explained, 1

ok prompt and, 1

S

safety agency compliance, 1

schematic view of Sun Fire V480 system (illustration), 1

SCSI

parity protection, 1

SCSI devices

diagnosing problems in, 1

SEAM (Sun Enterprise Authentication Mechanism), 1

serial port

about, 1

connecting to, 1

server installation, 1, 2

server media kit, contents of, 1

service access specifications, 1

service-mode? configuration variable, 1, 2

shipping (what you should receive), 1

show-devs command, 1, 2

show-devs command (OpenBoot), 1

showrev command (Solaris), 1

shutdown, 1

shutdown command (Solaris), 1, 2

software revision, displaying with showrev, 1

Solaris commands

fsck, 1

halt, 1, 2

init, 1, 2

prtconf, 1

prtdiag, 1

prtfru, 1

psrinfo, 1

showrev, 1

shutdown, 1, 2

sync, 1

uadmin, 1, 2

specifications, 1, 2

agency compliance, 1

clearance, 1

electrical, 1

environmental, 1

physical, 1

service access, 1

standby power

RSC and, 1

status LEDs

environmental fault indicators, 1

Stop-A keyboard combination, 1, 2, 3

Stop-D keyboard combination, 1

Stop-F keyboard combination, 1

Stop-N keyboard combination, 1

See also stress testing, exercising the system, 106

striping of disks, 1, 2

Sun Enterprise Authentication Mechanism, See SEAM

Sun Fire V480 server

described, 1, 2

Sun Management Center

tracking systems informally with, 1

Sun Remote System Control, See RSC

Sun Validation and Test Suite, See SunVTS

SunVTS

checking if installed, 1

exercising the system with, 1, 2

guided tour of, 1

suspending the operating system software, 1

sync command (Solaris), 1

system console, 1

accessing via tip connection, 1

messages, 1

setting up alphanumeric terminal as, 1

setting up local graphics terminal as, 1

system control switch, 1

Forced Off position, 1

illustration, 1

Locked position, 1

Normal position, 1

settings, 1

System control switch cable

isolating faults in, 1

system controller

See also ALOM

introduced, 1

system exercising

FRU coverage (table), 1

system LEDs, 1

isolating faults with, 1

system memory

determining amount of, 1

system specifications, See specifications

T

temperature sensors, 1

temperatures, 1, 2

terminal, 1, 2

terminal, baud verification, 1

terms

in diagnostic output (table), 1

test command (OpenBoot Diagnostics tests), 1

test-all command (OpenBoot Diagnostics tests), 1

test-args variable, 1

keywords for (table), 1

thermistors, 1

third-party monitoring tools, 1

tip connection, 1

Tivoli Enterprise Console, See third-party monitoring tools

tree, device, 1

defined, 1

U

uadmin command (Solaris), 1, 2

Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports

about, 1

connecting to, 1

V

/var/adm/messages file, 1

/var/crash directory, 1

verifying baud rate, 1

voltages, 1, 2

W

watchdog, hardware

described, 1

World Wide Name (probe-scsi), 1

X

XIR (externally initiated reset), 1, 2

described, 1

manual command, 1