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Sun Management Center 3.5 Version 6 Supplement for Sun Fire High-End Systems

819-0417-10



Contents

Figures

Tables

Preface

1. Introduction

2. Installation and Setup

Sun Fire High-End System-Specific Packages

Network Port Configuration

What You Can Do

Installation Process Overview

Updating Existing Sun Management Center 3.5 Add-On Software

Uninstalling the Sun Management Center 3.5 Add-On Software for Sun Fire High-End Systems

Installing and Setting Up the Sun Management Center 3.5 Add-On Software for Sun Fire High-End Systems

Upgrading From Sun Management Center 3.0 Software

Installing and Setting Up New Sun Management Center Add-On Software

Choosing the Server Machine

Server Layers on the Server Machine

Agent Layers on System Controllers and Sun Fire High-End Systems Domains

Console Layer and Basic Help on Workstations or Network

Sun Fire High-End Systems Hosts and Installed Layers

Installing the Sun Fire High-End Systems Add-On Software Using the Sun Management Center Installation Wizard

Setting Up the Sun Fire High-End Systems Add-On Software Using the Sun Management Center Setup Wizard

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Set Up Sun Fire High-End Systems Add-On Software on the System Controllers

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Set Up Sun Fire High-End Systems Add-On Software on the Domains

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Set Up Sun Fire High-End Systems Add-On Software on the Server Machine

Updating Multiple Hosts Using Agent Update

Before You Start the Agent Update Process

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Create the Agent Update Configuration File on the Target Hosts

Using the Agent Update Process

Supported Update Configurations

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Update From Sun Management Center Add-On Software

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Update From No Add-On Software or Sun Management Center 3.0 Platform Update 4 Add-On Software

Uninstalling Software Using the CLI

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Uninstall All Sun Management Center Software

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Uninstall Add-On Software from Sun Fire High-End Systems

Starting Sun Management Center Software Using the CLI

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Start Sun Management Center Software

Stopping and Exiting Sun Management Center Software Using the CLI

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Stop Server and Agents

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Exit Console

Reconfiguring Sun Fire High-End Systems Setup Parameters

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Rerun Setup Script

Sun Management Center Web Interface

Installation and Setup Log Files

3. Security Access Setup

Security Considerations for Defining Groups

Superuser Access

Name Service Switch

Network Name Service

Sun Management Center Groups

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Add Users Into Sun Management Center User Groups

System Management Services Groups

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Add Users Into SMS Groups Using the smsconfig Command

Using Sun Fire High-End Systems Modules

SMS Groups Required for PDSM Operations

Platform View Access Permissions

Domain View Access Permissions

Limit of 16 Group IDs for a User ID

4. Sun Fire High-End Systems Topology Objects

Sun Fire High-End Systems Platform Composites

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Create a Sun Fire High-End Systems Composite Object

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Discover a Sun Fire High-End Systems Composite

Updating a Sun Fire High-End Systems Platform Composite

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Update a Composite Created by Create Topology Object

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Update a Composite Created by Discovery

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Troubleshoot a Composite Failure

Sun Fire High-End Systems Platform Objects

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Create a Sun Fire High-End Systems Platform Object

5. Sun Fire High-End Systems Details Windows

Views Under the Hardware Tab

Hardware Summary

Physical View

Logical View

Sun Fire High-End Systems Platform Details Window

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Access the Hardware Summary for the Sun Fire High-End Systems Platform

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Access the Physical View of the Sun Fire High-End Systems Platform

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Access the Logical View of the Sun Fire High-End Systems Platform

Sun Fire High-End Systems Domain Details Window

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Access the Hardware Summary for a Sun Fire High-End Systems Domain

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Access the Physical View of a Sun Fire High-End Systems Domain

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Access the Logical View of a Sun Fire High-End Systems Domain

Sun Fire High-End Systems SC Details Window

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Access the Hardware Summary for a System Controller

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Access a Physical View of the System Controller

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Access the Logical View of a System Controller

6. Sun Fire High-End Systems Agent Modules

Platform Modules Disabled

Sun Fire High-End Systems Module Properties

Sun Fire High-End Systems Module Alarm Rules

Platform Config Reader Module

Platform Config Reader Module Refresh

Platform Config Reader Properties

System

Centerplane

Expander Board

Centerplane Support Board

System Controller

System Controller Peripheral

Fan Tray

Power Supply

CPU Board

HPCI Board

HPCI+ Board

WPCI Board

MaxCPU Board

HPCI Cassette

Paroli Card

Processor

Memory Bank

DIMM

Domain

Unknown Component

Fault Event Table

Discovery Object Table

Platform Config Reader Alarm Rules

Board Current Rule (scBCurrt)

Board Power Rule (scBPower)

Board Temperature Rule (scBTemp)

Board Voltage Rule (scBVolt)

Domain Stop and Record Stop Rule (scStop)

HPCI Cassette Rule (scHPCIcd)

Failover State Rule (scFoStat)

OK/BAD/UNKNOWN State Rule (scOBURul)

OK/FAIL Rule (scOkFail)

ON/OFF Rule (scOnOff)

POST Status Rule (scPOST)

Power Supply Breaker Rule (scBreakr)

System Board DR State Rule (scDrStat)

System Board Test Status Rule (scBTest)

Domain Status Alarm Rule (scDmnSt)

Domain Bus Configuration Rule (scBusCfg)

Fault Event Rule (faultEventRuleProc)

Domain Config Reader Module

Domain Agent Might Not Start on a Configuration With Many External Disks

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Modify the agent-stats-d.def File

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Modify Alarm Attributes for the Domain

Domain Config Reader Module Refresh Intervals

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Refresh Domain Config Reader Data

Domain Config Reader Properties

System

CPU/Memory Board

IO Board

WPCI Board

MaxCPU Board

HPCI Card

Paroli Card

Processor

Memory Controller

Memory Bank

DIMM

Disk Devices

Tape Devices

Network Interfaces

WCI

Domain Config Reader Alarm Rules

CPU Status Rule (scCPUStatus)

DIMM Error Count Rule (scDimmErrCnt)

Disk Error Count Rule (scDskErrCnt)

POST Status Rule (scPOSTStatus)

State Check Rule (scStateCheck)

Tape Error Count Rule (scTpeErrCnt)

Link Status Rule (scLnkSt)

Link Valid Rule (scLnkVld)

SC Config Reader Module

SC Config Reader Properties

System

SC Board

Processor

Memory Module

PCI Device

Disk Device

Tape Device

Network Interface

SC Config Reader Alarm Rules

Board Voltage Rule (cpBrdVolt)

CPU Status Rule (cpCPUStatus)

CPU Temperature Rule (cpCPUTemp)

Disk Error Count Rule (cpDskErrCnt)

Tape Error Count Rule (cpTpeErrCnt)

Platform/Domain State Management Module

Platform View

Platform Info

Platform Slot 0 Boards

Platform Slot 1 Boards

Platform Empty Slots

Expander Boards

Power Supplies

Fan Trays

Domain X View

Domain X Info

Domain X Slot 0 Boards

Domain X Slot 1 Boards

Domain X Empty Slots

Dynamic Reconfiguration Module

SC Monitoring Module

SC Monitoring Properties--SC Daemon Process

SC Monitoring Alarm Rule--Process Down Rule (rDownProc)

SC Status Module

SC Status Properties

SC Status Alarm Rule (rscstatus)

Displaying Platform and Domain Log Files

7. Platform/Domain State Management From the System Controller

Prerequisites

Supported Components

SMS Commands Supported by PDSM

Platform Management Operations From the System Controller

Showing Platform Information

Adding a Board

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Add a Board

Deleting a Board

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Delete a Board

Moving a Board

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Move a Board

Powering on a Board or Peripheral

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Power on a Board or Peripheral

Powering off a Board or Peripheral

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Power off a Board or Peripheral

Showing Status

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Show Status

Domain Management Operations From the System Controller

Showing Domain Information From the System Controller

Adding a Board

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Add a Board

Deleting a Board

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Delete a Board

Moving a Board

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Move a Board

Powering on a Board

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Power on a Board

Powering off a Board

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Power off a Board

Testing a Board

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Test a Board

Adding or Changing a Domain Tag

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Add or Change a Domain Tag

Deleting a Tag

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Delete a Domain Tag

Changing the Keyswitch Position

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Change the Keyswitch Position

Setting Up or Changing the Access Control List

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Set Up or Change the Access Control List

Resetting a Domain

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Reset a Domain

Showing Status

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Show Status

Possible Reasons for DR Operation Attempts Failing

8. Dynamic Reconfiguration From the Domain

Prerequisites

Dynamic Reconfiguration Module

Dynamic Reconfiguration Properties

Attachment Points

CPU/MEM

I/O

WPCI

cPCI/hPCI Cards

SCSI

Empty Slots

MaxCPU

Dynamic Attachment Points

CPU Components

Memory Components

I/O Components

SCSI Components

Dynamic Reconfiguration Operations From the Domain

cfgadm Options Supported

Showing Domain Information From the Domain

Ensure Boards Are in a Domain's ACL

Assigning a Board

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Assign a Board

Unassigning a Board

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Unassign a Board

Attaching a System Board

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Attach a System Board

Detaching a System Board

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Detach a System Board

Connecting a Board

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Connect a System Board

Disconnecting a Board

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Disconnect a System Board Other Than a SCSI Board

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Disconnect a SCSI Board

Configuring a Board, a Component, or Memory

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Configure a System Board, a Component, or Memory

Unconfiguring a Board, a Component, or Memory

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Unconfigure a System Board or a Component

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Unconfigure Memory

Powering on a Board

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Power on a Board

Powering off a Board

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Power off a Board

Testing a Board

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Test a Board

Showing Status

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Show Status

A. Installation and Setup Using the CLI

Installing the Sun Fire High-End Systems Add-On Software Using the CLI

Setting Up the Sun Fire High-End Systems Add-On Software Using the CLI

Setting Up System Controllers

Setting Up Sun Fire High-End Systems Domains

Glossary

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