Index

Symbols

/etc/remote file, 1

modifying, 1

A

Activity (disk drive LED), 1

Advanced Lights Out Manager (ALOM)

escape sequence (#.), 1

logging in, 1

multiple connections to, 1

alarm

get status, 1 - 2

relay output API, 1 - 2

set status, 1 - 2

alphanumeric terminal

accessing system console from, 1

baud verification, 1

setting baud rate, 1

asr-disable (OpenBoot command), 1

auto-boot (OpenBoot configuration variable), 1, 2

automatic system recovery (ASR)

about, 1

commands, 1

disabling, 1

enabling, 1

obtaining recovery information, 1

B

bootmode diag (sc> command), 1

bootmode reset_nvram (sc> command), 1

break (sc> command), 1

Break key (alphanumeric terminal), 1

C

cables, keyboard and mouse, 1

cfgadm (Solaris command), 1

cfgadm install_device (Solaris command), cautions against using, 1

cfgadm remove_device (Solaris command), cautions against using, 1

Cisco L2511 Terminal Server, connecting, 1

command prompts, 1, 2

communicating with the system

about, 1

options, table, 1

concatenation of disks, 1

console (sc> command), 1

console configuration, 1, 2

console -f (sc> command), 1

D

default system console configuration, 1

device identifiers, 1, 2

device reconfiguration, 1, 2

device unconfiguration, 1, 2

DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol), 1

diag-device (OpenBoot configuration variable), 1

disk configuration

concatenation, 1

hot-spares, 1

mirroring, 1

RAID 0, 1

RAID 1, 1

RAID 5, 1

striping, 1

disk drives

LEDs

Activity, 1

OK-to-Remove, 1, 2, 3

logical device names, table, 1

disk hot-plug

mirrored disk, 1

non-mirrored disk, 1

disk slot number, reference, 1

disk striping with parity (RAID 5), 1

disk volumes

about, 1

deleting, 1

DMP (Dynamic Multipathing), 1

dtterm (Solaris utility), 1

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) client on network management port, 1, 2

Dynamic Multipathing (DMP), 1

E

environmental information, viewing, 1

error handling, summary, 1

error-reset-recovery (OpenBoot configuration variable), 1

escape sequence (#.), ALOM system controller, 1

externally initiated reset (XIR)

invoking from sc> prompt, 1

F

fsck (Solaris command), 1

G

go (OpenBoot command), 1

graceful system halt, 1, 2

graphics monitor

accessing system console from, 1

connecting to PCI graphics card, 1

restrictions against using for initial setup, 1

restrictions against using to view POST output, 1

H

halt, gracefully, advantages of, 1, 2

hardware disk mirror

about, 1

checking the status of, 1

hot-plug operation, 1

hardware watchdog mechanism

enabling, 1

hot-plug operation

non-mirrored disk drive, 1

on hardware disk mirror, 1

hot-spares (disk drives), 1

See also See also disk configuration

I

init (Solaris command), 1, 2

input-device (OpenBoot configuration variable), 1, 2, 3

K

keyboard

attaching, 1

keyboard sequences

L1-A, 1, 2, 3

Stop-D (non-USB keyboard sequence), 1

Stop-F (non-USB keyboard sequence), 1

Stop-N (non-USB keyboard sequence), 1

L

L1-A keyboard sequence, 1, 2, 3

LEDs

Activity (disk drive LED), 1

Locator (system status LED), 1

OK-to-Remove (disk drive LED), 1, 2, 3

Locator (system status LED)

controlling, 1

controlling from sc> prompt, 1, 2

controlling from Solaris, 1, 2

logging in to the Advanced Lights Out Manager (ALOM), 1

logical device name (disk drive), reference, 1

M

manual device reconfiguration, 1

manual device unconfiguration, 1

manual system reset, 1, 2

mirrored disk, 1

monitor, attaching, 1

multiple ALOM sessions, 1

Multiplexed I/O (MPxIO), 1

N

network management port (NET MGT)

activating, 1

configuring IP address, 1

configuring using Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), 1

non-mirrored disk hot-plug operation, 1

O

ok prompt

about, 1

accessing via ALOM break command, 1, 2

accessing via Break key, 1, 2

accessing via externally initiated reset (XIR), 1

accessing via graceful system shutdown, 1

accessing via L1-A (Stop-A) keys, 1, 2

accessing via manual system reset, 1, 2

risks in using, 1

suspension of Solaris operating environment, 1

ways to access, 1, 2

OK-to-Remove (disk drive LED), 1, 2, 3

OpenBoot commands

asr-disable, 1

go, 1

power-off, 1, 2, 3

probe-ide, 1

probe-scsi, 1

probe-scsi-all, 1

reset-all, 1, 2, 3

set-defaults, 1

setenv, 1, 2

show-devs, 1

showenv, 1

OpenBoot configuration variables

auto-boot, 1, 2

described, table, 1

diag-device, 1

error-reset-recovery, 1

input-device, 1, 2, 3

output-device, 1, 2, 3

system console settings, 1

ttyb-mode, 1

OpenBoot emergency procedures

non-USB keyboard commands, 1

performing, 1

USB keyboard commands, 1

OpenBoot firmware

scenarios for control, 1

operating environment software, suspending, 1

output-device (OpenBoot configuration variable), 1, 2, 3

P

parity, 1, 2, 3

patch panel, terminal server connection, 1

PCI cards

device names, 1

frame buffers, 1

PCI graphics card

configuring to access system console, 1

connecting graphics monitor to, 1

physical device name (disk drive), 1

port settings, verifying on ttyb, 1

power-off (OpenBoot command), 1, 2, 3

poweroff (sc> command), 1

poweron (sc> command), 1

probe-ide (OpenBoot command), 1

probe-scsi (OpenBoot command), 1

probe-scsi-all (OpenBoot command), 1

R

RAID (redundant array of independent disks)

disk concatenation, 1

striping, 1

RAID 0 (striping), 1

RAID 1 (mirroring), 1

RAID 5 (striping with parity), 1

raidctl (Solaris command), 1 - 2

reset

manual system, 1, 2

scenarios, 1

reset (sc> command), 1

reset -x (sc> command), 1

reset-all (OpenBoot command), 1, 2, 3

run levels

explained, 1

ok prompt and, 1

S

sc> commands

bootmode diag, 1

bootmode reset_nvram, 1

break, 1

console, 1, 2

console -f, 1

poweroff, 1

poweron, 1

reset, 1, 2

reset -x, 1

setlocator, 1, 2

setsc, 1

showlocator, 1

shownetwork, 1

sc> prompt

about, 1, 2

accessing from network management port, 1

accessing from serial management port, 1

multiple sessions, 1

system console escape sequence (#.), 1

system console, switching between, 1

ways to access, 1

scadm (Solaris utility), 1

serial management port (SERIAL MGT)

acceptable console device connections, 1

as default communication port on initial startup, 1

configuration parameters, 1

default system console configuration, 1

using, 1

set-defaults (OpenBoot command), 1

setenv (OpenBoot command), 1, 2

setlocator (sc> command), 1

setlocator (Solaris command), 1

setsc (sc> command), 1

show-devs (OpenBoot command), 1

showenv (OpenBoot command), 1

shownetwork (sc> command), 1

shutdown (Solaris command), 1, 2

Solaris commands

cfgadm, 1

cfgadm install_device, cautions against using, 1

cfgadm remove_device, cautions against using, 1

fsck, 1

init, 1, 2

raidctl, 1 - 2

scadm, 1

setlocator, 1, 2

showlocator, 1

shutdown, 1, 2

sync, 1

tip, 1, 2

uadmin, 1

uname, 1

uname -r, 1

Solaris Volume Manager, 1, 2

Solstice DiskSuite, 1

Stop (non-USB keyboard) command, 1

Stop-A (non-USB keyboard sequence)

See L1-A keyboard sequence

Stop-A (USB keyboard functionality), 1

Stop-D (non-USB keyboard command), 1

Stop-D (USB keyboard functionality), 1

Stop-F (non-USB keyboard command), 1

Stop-F (USB keyboard functionality), 1

Stop-N (non-USB keyboard command), 1

Stop-N (USB keyboard functionality), 1

striping of disks, 1

Sun StorEdge 3310, 1

Sun StorEdge A5x00, 1

Sun StorEdge T3, 1

Sun StorEdge Traffic Manager software (TMS), 1, 2

suspending the operating environment software, 1

sync (Solaris command), 1

system console

accessing via alphanumeric terminal, 1

accessing via graphics monitor, 1

accessing via terminal server, 1, 2

accessing via tip connection, 1

alphanumeric terminal connection, 1, 2

alternate configurations, 1

configuring local graphics monitor to access, 1

connection using graphics monitor, 1

default configuration explained, 1, 2

default connections, 1

defined, 1

Ethernet attachment through network management port, 1

graphics monitor connection, 1, 2

multiple view sessions, 1

redirecting output to ttyb (terminal server connection), 1

sc> prompt, switching between, 1

setting OpenBoot configuration variables for, 1

system reset scenarios, 1

system status LEDs

Locator, 1, 2

T

terminal server

accessing system console from, 1, 2

connection through patch panel, 1

pinouts for crossover cable, 1

tip (Solaris command), 1

tip connection

accessing system console, 1

accessing terminal server, 1

ttyb port

redirecting console output (terminal server connection), 1

verifying baud rate, 1

verifying settings on, 1

ttyb-mode (OpenBoot configuration variable), 1

U

uadmin (Solaris command), 1

uname (Solaris command), 1

uname -r (Solaris command), 1

V

VERITAS Volume Manager, 1, 2

volume management software, 1