Front and Rear Panel Components
Plan Communication With the Server Module During Installation
Optional Component Installation
Modular System Chassis Preparation
Insert the Server Module Into the Chassis
Communicating With the Server Module During Startup
Monitor the Diagnostic Messages
Powering On the Server Module for the First Time
Initial Power-On Task Overview
Power On the System for the First Time
Install Oracle Solaris Software From the Network
Oracle Solaris Configuration Settings
Assign a Static IP Address to the Service Processor
Understanding System Administration Resources
Platform-Specific Oracle ILOM Features
Oracle VM Server for SPARC Overview
Hardware Management Pack Overview
Source for Downloading Hardware Management Pack Software
Hardware Management Pack Documentation
Display the Oracle ILOM -> Prompt
Reset the Server From the Oracle Solaris OS
Reset the Server From Oracle ILOM
Reset the SP to Default Values
Important Hardware RAID Guidelines
Disk Zones for SPARC T3-1 Servers With Sixteen-Disk Backplanes
Displaying Disk Zone Information
Enabling and Disabling Disk Zoning In the Field
Prepare to Use the FCode Utility
Hot Spare Drives in RAID Volumes (LSI)
Determining If a Drive Has Failed
RAID Drive Replacement Strategies
Changing Server Identification Information
Change Customer FRUdata Information
Change System Identifier Information
Restore Host Power State at Restart
Specify Host Power State at Restart
Disable or Re-Enable Power-On Delay
Specify Parallel Boot of the SP and Host
Configure Host Behavior With the Keyswitch State
Disable or Re-Enable Network Access to the SP
Display the DHCP Server IP Address
Using an In-band Connection to the SP
Configure the Host Boot Mode of Oracle VM Server for SPARC
Change the Host Boot Mode Behavior at Reset
Manage the Host Boot Mode Script
Display Host Boot Mode Expiration Date
Override OpenBoot PROM Settings to Reset the Server
Configuring Server Behavior at Restart
Specify Behavior When the Host Resets
Specify Behavior When the Host Stops Running
Specify Behavior at Boot Timeout
Specify Behavior if Restart Fails
Specify Maximum Restart Attempts
Enabling Automatic System Recovery
Identifying WWN-Designated SAS2 Devices
probe-scsi-all Output Example (SPARC T3-1, Eight-Disk Backplane)
probe-scsi-all Output Example (SPARC T3-1, Sixteen-Disk Backplane)
probe-scsi-all Output Example (SPARC T3-4)
Identify a Disk Slot Using probe-scsi-all (OBP)
Identify a Disk Slot Using prtconf (Oracle Solaris, Onboard Controllers)
Identify a Disk Slot Using prtconf (Oracle Solaris, Single Initiator)
WWN Syntax in an OS Installation on a Specific Device
WWN Syntax in an OS Installation on a RAID Volume
Front and Rear Panel Components
Oracle ILOM Troubleshooting Overview
Display FRU Information (show Command)
Check for Faults (show faulty Command)
Check for Faults (fmadm faulty Command)
Clear Faults (clear_fault_action Property)
Service-Related Oracle ILOM Command Summary
Interpreting Log Files and System Messages
Check the Message Buffer (dmesg Command)
View the System Message Log Files
List FRU Status (prtdiag Command)
Managing Faults (Oracle Solaris PSH)
Oracle Solaris PSH Technology Overview
Oracle ILOM Properties That Affect POST Behavior
Managing Components (ASR Commands)
Checking if Oracle VTS Software Is Installed
Check if Oracle VTS Software Is Installed
Find the Modular System Serial Number
Find the Server Module Serial Number
Removing the Server Module From the Modular System for Service
Clear the Fault and Verify the Functionality of the Replacement DIMM
Servicing a Service Processor Card
Remove the Service Processor Card
Install the Service Processor Card
Replacing the Server Module Enclosure Assembly
Transfer Components to Another Enclosure Assembly
Returning the Server Module to Operation
You can use a variety of diagnostic tools, commands, and indicators to monitor and troubleshoot a server module:
LEDs – Provide a quick visual notification of the status of the server module and of some of the FRUs.
Oracle ILOM – This firmware runs on the SP. In addition to providing the interface between the hardware and OS, Oracle ILOM also tracks and reports the health of key server module components. Oracle ILOM works closely with POST and Oracle Solaris PSH technology to keep the system running even when there is a faulty component. You can log in to multiple SP accounts simultaneously and have separate Oracle ILOM shell commands executing concurrently under each account.
Note - Unless indicated otherwise, all examples of interaction with the SP are depicted with Oracle ILOM shell commands.
POST – POST performs diagnostics on system components upon system reset to ensure the integrity of those components. POST can be configured and works with Oracle ILOM to take faulty components offline if needed.
Oracle Solaris PSH - This technology continuously monitors the health of the CPU, memory and other components, and works with Oracle ILOM to take a faulty component offline if needed. The PSH technology enables systems to accurately predict component failures and mitigate many serious problems before they occur.
Log files and command interface – Provide the standard Oracle Solaris OS log files and investigative commands that can be accessed and displayed on the device of your choice.
Oracle VTS (formerly SunVTS) – An application that exercises the system, provides hardware validation, and discloses possible faulty components with recommendations for repair.
The LEDs, Oracle ILOM, PSH, and many of the log files and console messages are integrated. For example, when the Oracle Solaris software detects a fault, it displays the fault, logs it, and passes information to Oracle ILOM where it is logged. Depending on the fault, one or more LEDs might also be illuminated.
The diagnostic flow chart in Diagnostics Process describes an approach for using the server module diagnostics to identify a faulty field-replaceable unit (FRU). The diagnostics you use, and the order in which you use them, depend on the nature of the problem you are troubleshooting. Therefore, you might perform some actions and not others.