Index

A

AC power cord

connecting, 1

when to disconnect, 1

agency compliance specifications, 1

air baffle, CPU, 1

AL_PAs, 1

alphanumeric terminal, 1, 2

attaching, 1

settings for, 1

.asr command, 1, 2 - 3

asr-disable command, 1, 2 - 3

asr-enable command, 1, 2

auto-boot? configuration variable, 1, 2, 3 - 4

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

automatic failover, 1

automatic system recovery (ASR)

deconfiguring devices manually, 1

disabling, 1

enabling, 1

obtaining status information, 1

overview, 1

reconfiguring devices manually, 1, 2

B

backplane, See FC-AL disk backplane

baud rate, 1, 2

boot device, how to select, 1

boot-device configuration variable, 1

booting

after installing new hardware, 1

boxes shipped to you, 1

Break key

disabling, 1

C

cables

Gigabit Ethernet, 1

keyboard/mouse, 1

serial port splitter cable, 1

twisted-pair Ethernet (TPE), 1

cfgadm command, 1

chassis ground screw, 1

checklist of parts, 1

chip multithreading processor, 1

clearance specifications, 1

cluster configurations, 1

compact disc

cleaning, 1

ejecting in an emergency, 1

ejecting manually, 1

ejecting with software commands, 1

inserting into drive, 1

when drive cannot read, 1

compact PCI (cPCI) cards, 1

concatenation of disks, 1

configuration, See hardware configuration

console, See system console

Control-C, keyboard combination, 1

conventions used in this book, 1

correctable ECC error, 1

CPU fan tray, See fan tray assemblies

CPU/Memory board, 1, 2, 3

air baffle, 1

configuration guidelines, 1, 2

CPU numbering, 1

slot status LEDs, 1

UltraSPARC IV, 1

D

damage, preventing

electrostatic, 1

to tape cartridges, 1

devalias command, 1 - 2

device trees, rebuilding, 1

diag-console command, 1, 2

diagnostic testing, 1, 2, 3

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

diag-trigger configuration variable, 112, 1

digital versatile disc

cleaning, 1

ejecting in an emergency, 1

ejecting manually, 1

ejecting with software commands, 1

inserting into drive, 1

when drive cannot read, 1

DIMM, See memory modules

disc, compact, See compact disc

disc, digital versatile, See digital versatile disc

disk backplane, See FC-AL disk backplane

disk configuration

concatenation, 1

configuration guidelines, 1, 2

hot spares, 1, 2

hot-plug, 1, 2, 3 - 4, 5

mirroring, 1, 2

RAID 0, 1, 2, 3

RAID 1, 1, 2

RAID 5, 1, 2, 3

striping, 1, 2, 3

disk drive, 1, 2, 3

access door, 1

configuration guidelines, 1, 2

dual-ported, 1, 2, 3

hot-plug, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 - 6, 7

LEDs, 1, 2, 3, 4

locating drive bays, 1, 2

documentation

related, 1

door lock, 1

dual inline memory module (DIMM),See memory modules

dual-loop FC-AL configuration, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

DVD, See digital versatile disc (DVD)

DVD-ROM drive, 1 - 2

location, 1

specifications, 1

Dynamic Multipathing (DMP), 1

Dynamic Reconfiguration (DR), 1

E

EIA-232D serial communication, 1

EIA-232D serial communications, 1, 2

EIA-423 serial communication, 1

EIA-423 serial communications, 1, 2

eject cd command, 1, 2

ejecting a CD or DVD, 1 - 2

electrical specifications, 1

emergency eject (of a CD or DVD), 1

emergency shutdown, 1, 2

.env command, 1, 2, 3

environmental monitoring subsystem

and hot-swap events, 1

and RSC, 1, 2

automatic thermal shutdown, 1, 2, 3, 4

error messages, 1, 2, 3

monitoring for fan faults, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

monitoring for power faults, 1, 2, 3

temperature monitoring, 1, 2, 3

environmental specifications, 1

env-off command, 1, 2

env-on command, 1, 2, 3

eri Fast Ethernet driver, 1, 2

error correcting code (ECC), 1

error messages

correctable ECC error, 1

fan-related, 1, 2

log file, 1

power-related, 1, 2, 3

temperature-related, 1

/etc/hostname file, 1

/etc/hosts file, 1

Ethernet, 1, 2

adding an interface, 1

cable requirements, 1, 2

configuring interface, 1, 2

drivers, 1, 2

link integrity test, 1, 2

redundant network interfaces, 1

See also Fast Ethernet port

twisted-pair cable, attaching, 1

using multiple interfaces, 1, 2, 3

external storage, 1, 2

F

failover capability, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

fan tray assemblies

configuration guidelines, 1 - 2

CPU fan tray filler panel, 1

hot-swap capability, 1, 2, 3 - 4

LEDs, 1, 2

redundancy, 1

See also fans

fans

See also fan tray assemblies

fault monitoring and reporting, 1, 2, 3, 4

Fast Ethernet port, 1, 2

attaching twisted-pair cable, 1

location, 1

fault indicators, See status LEDs

FC-AL

administration, 1

arbitrated loop physical address (AL_PA), 1

technology overview, 1, 2

FC-AL disk backplane, 1, 2, 3

configuration guidelines, 1, 2

dual-loop configuration, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

full and split configurations, 1

jumpers, 1

FC-AL disk drive, See disk drive

FC-AL host adapter, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

configuration guidelines, 1, 2

Fibre Channel-Arbitrated Loop, See FC-AL

filler panel

CPU air baffle, 1

CPU fan tray, 1

firmware updates, 1, 2

flash PROM

jumpers, 1

programming, 1

disabling, 1, 2, 3

frame buffer card, 1, 2

front panel features, 1

fuser command, 1, 2

G

ge Gigabit Ethernet driver, 1, 2

Gigabit Ethernet port, 1, 2

cabling requirements, 1

LEDs, 1

location, 1

grounding screw, 1, 2

H

hardware configuration, 1

CPU/Memory boards, 1, 2

disk drives, 1, 2

fan tray assemblies, 1 - 2

FC-AL disk backplanes, 1, 2

FC-AL host adapters, 1, 2

hardware jumpers, 1 - ??

FC-AL disk backplane, 1

flash PROM, 1

serial ports, 1

memory, 1 - ??

PCI cards, 1 - 2

power supplies, 1, 2

removable media devices, 1

SCSI devices, 1

serial ports, 1

system controller card, 1

USB ports, 1

hardware jumpers, See jumpers

hardware redundancy, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

hardware watchdog, enabling, 1

host name, 1, 2

hot spares, See disk configuration

hot-plug feature

definition, 1

disk drives, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 - 6, 7

OK-to-Remove LED, 1, 2, 3, 4

PCI cards, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 - 6

user interfaces, 1, 2

hot-swap feature

definition, 1

fan tray assemblies, 1, 2 - 3

power supplies, 1, 2 - 3

I

I/O board, 1, 2, 3 - 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

jumpers, 1, 2

PCI slot locations, 1

I/O bridge fan tray, See fan tray assemblies

I/O fan tray, See fan tray assemblies

I²C bus, 1

IDE

parity protection, 1

input-device configuration parameter, 1

input-device configuration variable, 1, 2

installing a server, 1

interleaving, memory, 1

internal disk drive bays, locating, 1, 2

Internet Protocol (IP) address, 1, 2

ISP2100 processor, 1

ISP2200A processor, 1, 2

J

jumpers, 1

FC-AL disk backplane, 1

flash PROM jumpers, 1

serial port jumpers, 1

K

key lock, 1

keyboard, attaching, 1

keyboard/mouse connector, location, 1

keyswitch

Diagnostics position, 1, 2

Forced Off position, 1, 2

effect on RSC, 1, 2

location, 1, 2

Locked position, 1, 2, 3

monitoring and control, 1

Normal position, 1, 2, 3

settings, 1

L

LEDs, See status LEDs

link integrity test, 1, 2

log files

error, 1

RSC, 1

luxadm utility, 1, 2

M

memory modules, 1, 2

banks of, 1

capacities, 1

configuration guidelines, 1 - ??

handling, 1

memory interleaving, 1, 2

mirroring, disk, 1, 2

monitor, attaching, 1

motherboard, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

motherboard fan tray, See fan tray assemblies

multipathing software, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

N

network

See also Ethernet

configuring interface, 1, 2

name server, 1

primary interface, 1, 2

redundant interfaces, 1

types, 1

O

ok prompt, See OpenBoot firmware

OK-to-Remove LED, 1, 2, 3, 4

OpenBoot configuration variables

auto-boot?, 1 - 2

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

boot-device, 1

diag-switch?, 1 - 2, 3

diag-trigger, 112, 1

input-device, 1

output-device, 1

resetting to default values, 1

OpenBoot Diagnostics, 1, 2, 3

role in automatic system recovery, 1

OpenBoot emergency procedures, 1

OpenBoot environmental monitor, 1, 2 - 3

automatic thermal shutdown, 1

disabled by Stop-A keyboard command, 1, 2

disabling, 1, 2, 3

enabling, 1, 2, 3

obtaining status information, 1, 2, 3

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

operating system software, installing, 1

output-device configuration variable, 1, 2, 3

overtemperature conditions, 1, 2

P

parity, 1, 2, 3

parts checklist, 1

PBCs, 1

PCI bridge chips, 1 - 2

PCI buses, 1, 2 - 3

availability considerations, 1, 2

configuration guidelines, 1 - 2

parity protection, 1

performance considerations, 1

slot characteristics, 1

PCI card

configuration guidelines, 1 - 2

device names, 1, 2

frame buffer card, 1, 2, 3

host adapters, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

hot-plug operations, 1, 2, 3, 4 - 5

slot characteristics, 1

slot locations, 1, 2

slot status LEDs, 1, 2

physical specifications, 1

port bypass controllers (PBCs), 1

.post command, 1

power

LED indicator, 1, 2

specifications, 1

turning off, 1

turning on, 1

Power button, 1, 2, 3, 4

disabling, 1

location, 1, 2

power cord, AC

connecting, 1

when to disconnect, 1

power distribution board, 1

Power Fault LED, 1, 2

power supply, 1, 2

configuration guidelines, 1, 2

DC output voltages, 1

fault monitoring and reporting, 1, 2

hot-swap capability, 1, 2, 3

LEDs, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

location, 1

output capacity, 1, 2, 3

redundancy, 1, 2, 3, 4

power-on self-test (POST), 1, 2, 3

and RSC, 1

Q

Qlogic ISP2100 processor, 1

Qlogic ISP2200A processor, 1, 2

R

rackmount kit, 1

rear panel features, 1

reconfiguration boot, 1, 2

redundancy, See hardware redundancy

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

Remote System Control (RSC), 1, 2, 3, 4

and keyswitch Forced Off position, 1

Ethernet port, 1

features, 1, 2, 3, 4

overview, 1, 2, 3, 4

redirecting system console to, 1

serial port, 1, 2

software installation, 1, 2

user interfaces, 1

User's Guide, 1

removable media devices

configuration, 1

removable media devices configuration, 1

reset-all command, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

RSC, See Remote System Control (RSC)

S

safety agency compliance, 1

SBus cards, 1

SCSI

configuration guidelines, 1

SCSI Enclosure Services (SES) processor, 1

security features, 1, 2, 3

serial ports, 1, 2

configuring, 1, 2, 3

connecting to, 1

jumpers, 1

location, 1

splitter cable, 1, 2, 3

server installation, 1

service access specifications, 1

SES processor, 1

shipping (what you should receive), 1

show-devs command, 1, 2, 3

shutdown, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Solaris Operating System, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

installing, 1

Solstice DiskSuite, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

agency compliance, 1

clearance, 1

DVD-ROM drive, 1

electrical, 1

environmental, 1

Ethernet cable requirements, 1, 2

physical, 1

service access, 1

SSC-100 processor, 1

status and control panel, 1, 2

status LEDs, 1 - 2, 3, 4 - 5

behavior during POST, 1

CPU/Memory board slots, 1

disk drive LEDs, 1, 2, 3

Disk Fault LED, 1, 2

environmental fault indicators, 1

fan tray LEDs, 1, 2

Gigabit Ethernet LEDs, 1

location, 1, 2 - 3

meaning, 1, 2 - 3

OK-to-Remove LED, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

PCI slots, 1, 2

Power Fault LED, 1, 2

Power LED, 1

power supply LEDs, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

System Fault LED, 1, 2

Thermal Fault LED, 1, 2, 3

Stop-A keyboard combination, 1, 2, 3

disables OpenBoot environmental monitor, 1, 2

disabling, 1

Stop-D keyboard combination, 1

Stop-F keyboard combination, 1

Stop-N keyboard combination, 1

striping of disks, 1, 2, 3

Sun Cluster software, 1

Sun Management Center software, 1, 2, 3, 4

Sun StorEdge PCI Dual Fibre Channel Host Adapter card, 1, 2

Sun Validation Test Suite (SunVTS), 1

SunSolve Online web site, 1

system banner, 1

system configuration, See hardware configuration

system console, 1, 2

redirecting to local console, 1

redirecting to RSC, 1

setting up, 1

system controller card, 1

and keyswitch Forced Off position, 1

connector locations, 1

hardware configuration, 1

location, 1

recovering from failed RSC console, 1

System Fault LED, 1, 2

system features, 1 - ??

front panel, 1

rear panel, 1

system interconnect bus, 1

system specifications, See specifications

T

tape cartridge

ejecting, 1

handling, 1

inserting into drive, 1

magnetic fields and, 1

storing, 1

sunlight and, 1

write-enabling, 1

write-protecting, 1

tape drive

cleaning, 1

controlling with software commands, 1

temperature sensors, 1

terminal, 1, 2, 3

Thermal Fault LED, 1, 2, 3

thermal shutdown, 1, 2, 3, 4

tip connection, 1

typographic conventions, 1

U

undertemperature conditions, 1

universal PCI card, 1

Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports, 1, 2

hot-plug feature, 1

Universal Serial Bus ports, 1

hardware configuration, 1

location, 1

USB hubs, 1

USB, See Universal Serial Bus ports

user interfaces, 1

V

/var/adm/messages file, 1

virtual processor, 1

Visual Instruction Set (VIS), 1, 2

W

watchdog, hardware

enabling, 1

wrench LED, See System Fault LED, status LEDs

write-enabling a tape cartridge, 1

write-protecting a tape cartridge, 1