A P P E N D I X A - Recovering the Software

If the Solaris operating system (OS) or the Sun StorEdge Management Portal software on your system is irreparably damaged, you can reinstall the Solaris OS and the Enterprise Storage Manager Base Applications from the Sun StorEdge Enterprise Storage Manager Base Applications 4.0, Pre-installed, DVD. This returns the system to its original factory configuration.

If you reinstall the ESM Base Applications from the DVD, you will also have to reconfigure the Solaris OS and the Management Portal. The reinstallation takes approximately 35 minutes.

This appendix describes the reinstallation process. It includes the following topics:

Preparing for Reinstallation

Make sure you have the following information before you start reinstalling. You will be prompted to provide this information, unless otherwise noted:

There are several other settings and selections you must make to complete the configuration of the Solaris OS. See the Solaris documentation for more information about these settings.

Reinstalling from the DVD

This section describes how to reinstall the system to its factory configuration, using the Sun StorEdge Enterprise Storage Manager Base Applications 4.0, Pre-installed, DVD.

After reinstalling the software, you will need to copy the backup files to the V210 boot drive to restore the databases. If you do not perform this step, the backup files will be deleted. The database backup procedures work correctly only if you do not change the host name, domain name, or IP address during software reinstallation. Otherwise, the results are unsupported.

3. Use Telnet to connect to the ALOM IP address you set during the initial installation and configuration of the ESM Base Applications. Then, log in as admin using the ALOM password you assigned.

$ telnet n.n.n.n

Trying n.n.n.n...

Connected to n.n.n.n.

Escape character is '^]'.

Copyright 2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc.  All rights reserved.

Use is subject to license terms.

Sun(tm) Advanced Lights Out Manager 1.4 (n.n.n.n)

Please login: admin

Please Enter password: ********

sc>

4. To initiate a system console session from ALOM, type console -f and then answer y when prompted to continue.

sc> console -f

Warning: User < > currently has write permission to this console and forcibly removing them will terminate any current write actions and all work will be lost.  Would you like to continue? [y/n]y

Enter #. to return to ALOM.

{1} ok

5. At the V210 Open Boot Prom {1} Ok prompt, type boot cdrom - install to start the reinstallation.

{1} ok boot cdrom - install

SC Alert: Host System has Reset

Sun Fire V210, No Keyboard

Copyright 1998-2003 Sun Microsystems, Inc.  All rights reserved.

OpenBoot 4.13.2, 2048 MB memory installed, Serial #61270919.

Ethernet address 0:3:ba:a6:eb:87, Host ID: 83a6eb87.

Rebooting with command: boot cdrom - install

Boot device: /pci@1e,600000/ide@d/cdrom@0,0:f  File and args: - install

SunOS Release 5.10 Version Generic 64-bit

Copyright 1983-2005 Sun Microsystems, Inc.  All rights reserved.

Use is subject to license terms.

...

Select a Language

   0. English

   1. French

   2. German

   3. Italian

   4. Japanese

   5. Korean

   6. Simplified Chinese

   7. Spanish

   8. Swedish

   9. Traditional Chinese

Please make a choice (0 - 9), or press h or ? for help: 0

7. Type the number for the terminal type you want to use, and press Return to continue.

What type of terminal are you using?

 1) ANSI Standard CRT

 2) DEC VT52

 3) DEC VT100

 4) Heathkit 19

 5) Lear Siegler ADM31

 6) PC Console

 7) Sun Command Tool

 8) Sun Workstation

 9) Televideo 910

 10) Televideo 925

 11) Wyse Model 50

 12) X Terminal Emulator (xterms)

 13) CDE Terminal Emulator (dtterm)

 14) Other

Type the number of your choice and press Return: 3

8. Read the instructions for screen navigation and press F2 (or the appropriate key combination) to continue.

The Solaris Installation Program

The Solaris installation program is divided into a series of short sections where you'll be prompted to provide information for the installation. At the end of each section, you'll be able to change the selections you've made before continuing.

  About navigation...

- The mouse cannot be used

- If your keyboard does not have function keys, or they do not respond, press ESC; the legend at the bottom of the screen will change to show the ESC keys to use for navigation.

F2_Continue    F6_Help

9. Read the instructions about identifying the system, and press F2 to continue.

Identify This System

On the next screens, you must identify this system as networked or non-networked, and set the default time zone and date/time.

If this system is networked, the software will try to find the information it needs to identify your system; you will be prompted to supply any information it cannot find.

> To begin identifying this system, press F2.

F2_Continue    F6_Help

Network Connectivity

Specify Yes if the system is connected to the network by one of the Solaris or vendor network/communication Ethernet cards that are supported on the Solaris CD. See your hardware documentation for the current list of supported cards.

Specify No if the system is connected to a network/communication card that is not supported on the Solaris CD, and follow the instructions listed under Help.

      Networked

      [X] Yes

      [ ] No

F2_Continue    F6_Help

Configure Multiple Network Interfaces

Multiple network interfaces have been detected on this system.  Specify all of the network interfaces you want to configure.

Note: You must choose at least one interface to configure.

      Network interfaces

      [X] bge0

      [ ] bge1

      [ ] bge2

      [ ] bge3

F2_Continue    F6_Help

DHCP for bge0

Specify whether or not this network interface should use DHCP to configure itself.Choose Yes if DHCP is to be used, or No if the network interface is to be configured manually.

NOTE: DHCP support will not be enabled, if selected, until after the system reboots.

      Use DHCP for bge0

      [ ] Yes

      [X] No

F2_Continue    F6_Help

13. Type the host name (server1 is used in this example), and press F2 to continue.

Host Name for bge0

Enter the host name which identifies this system on the network.  The name must be unique within your domain; creating a duplicate host name will cause problems on the network after you install Solaris.

A host name must be at least two characters; it can contain letters, digits,and minus signs (-).

    Host name for bge0 server1

F2_Continue    F6_Help

IP Address for bge0

Enter the Internet Protocol (IP) address for this network interface. It must be unique and follow your site's address conventions, or a system/network failure could result.

IP addresses contain four sets of numbers separated by periods (for example 129.200.9.1).

    IP address for bge0 10.20.30.40

F2_Continue    F6_Help

Subnet for bge0

On this screen you must specify whether this system is part of a subnet. If you specify incorrectly, the system will have problems communicating on the network after you reboot.

> To make a selection, use the arrow keys to highlight the option and press Return to mark it [X].

      System part of a subnet

      [X] Yes

      [ ] No

F2_Continue    F6_Help

16. Type 255.255.255.0 or the appropriate subnet mask for your network, and press F2 to continue.

Netmask for bge0

On this screen you must specify the netmask of your subnet.  A default netmask is shown; do not accept the default unless you are sure it is correct for your subnet.  A netmask must contain four sets of numbers separated by periods (for example 255.255.255.0).

    Netmask for bge0 255.255.255.0

F2_Continue    F6_Help

IPv6 for bge0

Specify whether or not you want to enable IPv6, the next generation Internet Protocol, on this network interface.  Enabling IPv6 will have no effect if this machine is not on a network that provides IPv6 service.IPv4 service will not be affected if IPv6 is enabled.

> To make a selection, use the arrow keys to highlight the option and press Return to mark it [X].

      Enable IPv6 for bge0

      [ ] Yes

      [X] No

F2_Continue    F6_Help

Confirm Information for bge0

  > Confirm the following information.  If it is correct, press F2;

    to change any information, press F4.

                  Networked: Yes

                   Use DHCP: No

                  Host name: server1

                 IP address: 10.20.30.40

    System part of a subnet: Yes

                    Netmask: 255.255.255.0

                Enable IPv6: No

F2_Continue    F4_Change    F6_Help

Configure Security Policy:

Specify Yes if the system will use the Kerberos security mechanism.

Specify No if this system will use standard UNIX security.

      Configure Kerberos Security

      [ ] Yes

      [X] No

F2_Continue    F6_Help

Confirm Information

  > Confirm the following information.  If it is correct, press F2;

    to change any information, press F4.

    Configure Kerberos Security: No

F2_Continue    F4_Change    F6_Help

21. Select the appropriate name service (DNS is used in this example), and press F2 to continue.

Name Service

On this screen you must provide name service information.  Select the name service that will be used by this system, or None if your system will either not use a name service at all, or if it will use a name service not listed here.

  > To make a selection, use the arrow keys to highlight the option

    and press Return to mark it [X].

      Name service

      [ ] NIS+

      [ ] NIS

      [X] DNS

      [ ] LDAP

      [ ] None

F2_Continue    F6_Help

22. Type the DNS domain name for the system (lab.example.com is used in this example), and press F2 to continue.

Domain Name

On this screen you must specify the domain where this system resides. Make sure you enter the name correctly including capitalization and punctuation.

    Domain name: lab.example.com

F2_Continue    F6_Help

DNS Server Addresses

On this screen you must enter the IP address of your DNS server(s).  You must enter at least one address.  IP addresses must contain four sets of numbers separated by periods (for example 129.200.9.1).

    Server's IP address: 10.10.10.35

    Server's IP address: 10.10.10.55

    Server's IP address:

F2_Continue    F6_Help

On this screen you can enter a list of domains that will be searched when a DNS query is made.  If you do not enter any domains, DNS will only search the DNS domain chosen for this system.  The domains entered, when concatenated, may not be longer than 250 characters.

    Search domain:

    Search domain:

    Search domain:

    Search domain:

    Search domain:

    Search domain:

F2_Continue    F6_Help

> Confirm the following information.  If it is correct, press F2;

to change any information, press F4.

          Name service: DNS

           Domain name: lab.example.com

    Server address(es): 10.10.10.35

                        10.10.10.55

F2_Continue    F4_Change    F6_Help

Time Zone

On this screen you must specify your default time zone.  You can specify a time zone in three ways:  select one of the continents or oceans from the list, select other - offset from GMT, or other - specify time zone file.

> To make a selection, use the arrow keys to highlight the option and press Return to mark it [X].

Continents and Oceans

[ ] Africa

[X] Americas

[ ] Antarctica

[ ] Arctic Ocean

[ ] Asia

[ ] Atlantic Ocean

[ ] Australia

[ ] Europe

[ ] Indian Ocean

F2_Continue    F6_Help

Country or Region

> To make a selection, use the arrow keys to highlight the option and press Return to mark it [X].

Countries and Regions

[X] United States

[ ] Anguilla

[ ] Antigua & Barbuda

[ ] Argentina

[ ] Aruba

[ ] Bahamas

[ ] Barbados

[ ] Belize

[ ] Bolivia

[ ] Brazil

[ ] Canada

[ ] Cayman Islands

[ ] Chile

F2_Continue    F6_Help

Time Zone

> To make a selection, use the arrow keys to highlight the option and press Return to mark it [X].

Time zones

[X] Eastern Time

[ ] Eastern Time - Michigan - most locations

[ ] Eastern Time - Kentucky - Louisville area

[ ] Eastern Time - Kentucky - Wayne County

[ ] Eastern Standard Time - Indiana - most locations

[ ] Eastern Standard Time - Indiana - Crawford County

[ ] Eastern Standard Time - Indiana - Starke County

[ ] Eastern Standard Time - Indiana - Switzerland County

[ ] Central Time

[ ] Central Time - Michigan - Wisconsin border

[ ] Central Time - North Dakota - Oliver County

[ ] Mountain Time

[ ] Mountain Time - south Idaho & east Oregon

F2_Continue    F6_Help

29. Verify that the date and time information is correct, and press F2 to continue.

Date and Time

> Accept the default date and time or enter new values.

  Date and time: 2005-10-25 08:41

    Year   (4 digits) : 2005

    Month  (1-12)     : 10

    Day    (1-31)     : 25

    Hour   (0-23)     : 08

    Minute (0-59)     : 41

F2_Continue    F6_Help

Confirm Information

> Confirm the following information.  If it is correct, press F2;

    to change any information, press F4.

        Time zone: Eastern Time

                   (US/Eastern)

    Date and time: 2005-10-25 08:41:00

F2_Continue    F4_Change    F6_Help

32. After the system has rebooted, type the root password you want to assign to the system. Type the root password again to confirm your input, and press F2 to continue.

Root Password

Please enter the root password for this system.

The root password may contain alphanumeric and special characters.  For security, the password will not be displayed on the screen as you type it.

> If you do not want a root password, leave both entries blank.

    Root password:  ********

    Root password:  ********

F2_Continue    F6_Help

33. Type yes if you want to override the system's default NFS version 4 domain name as described in the screen.

System identification is completed.

This system is configured with NFS version 4, which uses a domain name that is automatically derived from the system's name services. The derived domain name is sufficient for most configurations. In a few cases, mounts that cross different domains might cause files to be owned by "nobody" due to the lack of a common domain name.

Do you need to override the system's default NFS version 4 domain

name (yes/no) ? [no] : <Return>

35. Restore the contents of the Management Portal database and the DRM database, as described in Chapter 3 and Chapter 4, respectively.