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
Displaying Disk Zone Information
Disk Zone Status (zoningcli list)
Disk Zone Status (probe-scsi-all)
Enabling and Disabling Disk Zoning In the Field
Enable Disk Zones (zoningcli Command)
Disable Disk Zones (zoningcli Command)
Update Firmware to Enable Zoning
Minimum System Firmware for Valid devalias in Upper Disk Locations
Prepare to Use the FCode Utility
Hot Spare Drives in RAID Volumes (LSI)
Determining If a Drive Has Failed
Front Service Required Drive LEDs
Error Messages (System Console and Log Files)
Display Status (show-volumes Command, OBP)
Display Status (sas2ircu Utility, LSI)
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
Interpreting Log Files and System Messages
Managing Faults (Oracle Solaris PSH)
Managing Components (ASR Commands)
Checking 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
Whenever a SPARC T3-1 sixteen-disk backplane is managed by the onboard SAS-2 controllers, the backplane must be partitioned into two logical zones, with eight disk slots per zone:
Zone A -- Contains backplane slots 0 through 7, which are visible only to onboard SAS-2 controller 0.
Zone B -- Contains backplane slots 8 through 15, which are visible only to onboard SAS-2 controller 1.
Disk zoning requires that the LSI expander firmware on the backplane include patch 147034-01 (at least). This patch creates the required disk zones.
Note - For additional information about patch 147034-01, refer to its README document, README.147034 on the My Oracle Support site.
Tip - When zoning is enabled, devalias for slots 8-15 will be incorrect unless the system firmware is updated to either 8.0.5.b (or a higher 8.0 level) or to 8.1.0 (or higher). For more information see Minimum System Firmware for Valid devalias in Upper Disk Locations for more information.
These disk zone definitions are persistent. Their configuration cannot be modified and they remain in effect across power cycles and reboot operations. They must be active whenever the SAS-2 onboard controllers are used to manage disks in a sixteen-disk capable backplane.
However, if you use an internal PCIe RAID HBA instead of the onboard SAS-2 controllers, you must disable disk zoning. You do this with the following command:
# zoningcli disable zoning
The zoningcli command is contained in versions 2.1.1 and 2.2 of the Oracle Hardware Management Pack. See Hardware Management Pack Overview for more information.
Most SPARC T3-1 servers with sixteen-disk capable backplanes are shipped with zoning enabled. There are two exceptions to this default rule:
Zoning is disabled at the factory when a SPARC T3-1 system containing a sixteen-disk backplane is built with an internal PCIe RAID HBA.
SPARC T3-1 systems manufactured with 16-disk backplanes before disk zoning became the default were shipped without patch 147034-01. For these systems, the patch must be installed in the field to support disk zoning.
Note - Because disks are not visible to controllers across zone boundaries, a SAS-2 controller cannot create a RAID volume that contains disks that are included in the other zone.
You can use the zoningcli utility to enable or disable zoning in a sixteen-disk capable backplane. See Enabling and Disabling Disk Zoning In the Field for more information.