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Netra CT Server System Administration Guide

For the Netra CT 810 Server and Netra CT 410 Server

819-2743-10



Contents

Figures

Tables

Preface

1. Introduction

Overview of Netra CT Server Software

System Administration Tasks

2. Configuring Your System

Accessing the Alarm Card

Configuring the Alarm Card Serial Ports

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Configure the Alarm Card Serial Ports

Configuring the Alarm Card Ethernet Ports

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Configure the Alarm Card Ethernet Ports

Setting Up User Accounts on the Alarm Card

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Set Up a User Account

Username Restrictions

Password Restrictions

Specifying Netra CT Server FRU ID Information

Specifying the Netra CT Server Functional Configuration

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Specify the Netra CT Server Functional Configuration

Configuring a Chassis Slot for a Board

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Configure a Chassis Slot for a Board

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Unconfigure A Chassis Slot Setting

Configuring the MCNet Interface

Choosing the IP Address for the MCNet

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Configure the MCNet Interface

Checking the MCNet Configuration for the Solaris OS

Checking the MCNet Configuration on the Alarm Card

Specifying Other FRU ID Information

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Specify Other FRU ID Information

Displaying Netra CT Server FRU ID Information

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Display FRU ID Information

Configuring the CPU Boards

Enabling the Managed Object Hierarchy Application

Software Required

Starting the MOH Application

MOH Configuration and SNMP

Alarm Card SNMP Interface

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Configure the Alarm Card SNMP Interface

CPU Board SNMP Interface

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Configure a CPU Board SNMP Interface

MOH Configuration and RMI

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Set Up an MOH User Account on the Alarm Card

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Configure the Alarm Card RMI Interface

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Configure the Host CPU Board RMI Interface

Enabling the Processor Management Service Application

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Start or Stop the PMS Application on a CPU Board

Stopping and Restarting the PMS Daemon on the Alarm Card

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Manually Stop the Processor Management Service on the Alarm Card

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Manually Start the Processor Management Service on the Alarm Card

Setting the IP Address for the Alarm Card to Control CPU Boards in the Same System

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Set the IP Address for the Alarm Card to Control CPU Boards in the Same System

Printing IP Address Information

Adding Address Information for a Local CPU Board to Control CPU Boards in Local or Remote Systems

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Add Address Information for a Local CPU Board to Control CPU Boards in Local or Remote Systems

Deleting Address Information

Printing Address Information

3. Administering Your System

Using the Alarm Card Command-Line Interface

CLI Commands

Security Provided

Updating the Alarm Card Flash Images

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Update All the Alarm Card Flash Images

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Update an Individual Alarm Card Flash Image

Setting the Date and Time on the Alarm Card

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Set the Alarm Card Date and Time Manually

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Set the Alarm Card Date and Time as an NTP Client

Using Remote Shell With the Alarm Card

Running Scripts on the Alarm Card

Scripting Limitations

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Run a Script on the Alarm Card

Using the rsh Command Interactively

Viewing Alarm Card Logs

Console Logs

procedure iconsmall spaceTo View Console Logs

Event Logs

procedure iconsmall spaceTo View the Event Log

Debugging Log

procedure iconsmall spaceTo View the Debugging Log

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Clear the Debugging Log

Booting CPU Boards

Boot Device Variables

Booting With a DHCP Server

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Configure a CPU Board to Boot Over DHCP

Connecting to CPU Board Consoles From the Alarm Card

Configuring Your System for Multiple Console Use

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Configure Your System for Multiple Consoles

Establishing Console Sessions Between the Alarm Card and CPU Boards

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Start a Console Session From the Alarm Card

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Determine the Status of the Current Console

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Toggle Between MCNet and IPMI

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Break into OpenBoot PROM from the Console

procedure iconsmall spaceTo End the Console Session

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Show the Current Escape Character

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Change the Default Escape Character

Using the PMS Application for Recovery and Control of CPU Boards

Recovery Configuration of a CPU Board From the Alarm Card

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Specify the Recovery Configuration of a CPU Board

Printing PMS Recovery Configuration Information

Detailed Recovery of a Board in Case of Fault

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Manually Recover a Board

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Automatically Recover a Board

Printing PMS Automatic Recovery Information

Monitoring and Controlling a CPU Board's Resources From the Alarm Card

Hardware Operations

Operating System Operations

Application Operations

Printing Other PMS Information

Using the Netra High Availability Suite With the Netra CT Server Applications

Monitoring Your System

Command-Line Interface Information

LED Information

The MOH Application

Starting and Stopping MOH

SNMP Notification of Memory Errors

Additional Troubleshooting Information

Hot-Swap on the Netra CT Server

How High Availability Hot-Swap Works

Hot-Swap With Boards That Don't Support Full Hot-Swap

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Determine the Current Hot-Swap State of a Slot

procedure iconsmall spaceTo List Attachment Point IDs for I/O Slots

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Disable Full Hot-Swap and Enable Basic Hot-Swap

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Re-Enable Full Hot-Swap

A. Software Error Messages

Overview

Messages

Index