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Sun Netra CP3260 Blade Server User’s Guide

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Contents

Figures

Tables

Preface

1. Introduction

1.1 Overview

1.2 Features

1.3 System Configurations

1.4 Advanced Rear Transition Modules

1.5 Hot-Swap Support

1.6 System Requirements and Options

1.6.1 Hardware Requirements and Options

1.6.2 Software Requirements

1.7 Technical Support and Warranty

1.7.1 Part Number, Serial Number, and Revision Number Identification

2. Hardware Installation

2.1 Equipment and Operator Safety

2.2 Materials and Tools Required

2.3 Preparing for the Installation

2.3.1 Checking Power, Thermal, Environmental, and Space Requirements

2.4 Installation Procedure Summary

2.5 Configuring On-Board Hardware

2.5.1 Adding or Replacing FB-DIMM Memory Modules

2.5.1.1 To Remove FB-DIMM Memory Modules

2.5.1.2 To Install FB-DIMM Memory Modules

2.5.2 Adding or Replacing Compact Flash Card

2.5.3 Adding or Replacing TOD Clock Battery

2.6 Installing an Advanced Rear Transition Module (Optional)

2.7 Installing the Netra CP3260 Blade Server

2.8 Connecting External I/O Cables

2.9 Hot-Swapping the Netra CP3260 Blade Server

3. Software Installation

3.1 Operating Systems and Patches

3.2 Configuring Payload OS NIU Driver for Multiplexing to Zones 2 and 3

3.3 Installing as a Diskless Clients

3.3.1 Creating a Boot Server for Diskless Clients

3.3.2 Adding a Diskless Client

3.3.3 Determining Local Network IP Addresses and Host Names

3.4 Firmware Updates

3.5 Configuring for 1-GbE or 10-GbE Switches

3.6 Downloading and Installing SunVTS Software

3.7 Formatting the Optional Compact Flash Card

4. Firmware and Blade Server Management

4.1 System Firmware

4.2 Power-On Self-Test Diagnostics

4.2.1 POST Test Coverage

4.2.2 POST Diagnostic and Error Message Format

4.3 OpenBoot Firmware

4.3.1 Getting to the ok Prompt

4.3.2 Auto-Boot Options

4.3.3 OpenBoot Commands

4.3.3.1 probe-scsi and probe-scsi-all Commands

4.3.3.2 probe-ide Command

4.3.3.3 show-devs Command

4.3.3.4 Using watch-net and watch-net-all Commands to Check the Network

4.3.4 OpenBoot Configuration Variables

4.3.4.1 Viewing and Setting OpenBoot Configuration Variables

4.4 Error Handling Summary

4.5 Automatic System Recovery

4.5.1 Enabling and Disabling Automatic System Recovery

4.5.1.1 To Enable Automatic System Recovery

4.5.1.2 To Disable Automatic System Recovery

4.6 Network Device Aliases

4.7 Retrieving Device Information

4.8 Multiplexing to Zones 2 and 3

5. Hardware Functional Descriptions

5.1 Hardware Architecture

5.1.1 UltraSPARC T2 Processor and Memory

5.1.2 I/O

5.1.3 Base and Fabric Interfaces

5.1.4 Additional I/O

5.1.5 Power PC

5.1.6 ARTM Support

5.2 Hardware Modules

5.2.1 UltraSPARC T2 Processor

5.2.1.1 Electronic Fuse

5.2.1.2 Cores

5.2.1.3 L2 Cache

5.2.1.4 Memory Controller

5.2.1.5 I/O Interface

5.2.2 Memory Subsystem

5.2.2.1 Memory Capacity

5.2.2.2 Memory Speed

5.2.3 I/O Subsystem

5.2.3.1 PCI Express Switch

5.2.3.2 Base Interface

5.2.3.3 Fabric Interface

5.2.3.4 Common ARTM

5.2.4 Other ARTM Interfaces

5.2.4.1 Serial Ports

5.2.4.2 Ethernet Management Port

5.2.5 Front Panel I/O

5.2.5.1 Ethernet Management Port

5.2.5.2 Serial Port

5.2.5.3 Dual USB Ports

5.2.6 Compact Flash Socket

5.2.7 Service Processor MPC885

5.2.7.1 Field-Programmable Gate Array

5.2.8 Intelligent Platform Management Controller

5.2.8.1 Intelligent Platform Management Bus

5.2.8.2 Interface to the PPC

5.2.8.3 IPMB-L Interface

5.2.8.4 ATCA Hot-Swap Latch

5.2.8.5 LEDs

5.2.8.6 Power Control

5.2.8.7 System Monitor (ADM1026) and Thresholds

5.2.8.8 FRUID PROMs

5.2.9 I/O Subsystem Resets

5.2.10 ATCA Power Module (-48V to 12V)

5.2.11 TOD Clock Battery

A. Physical Characteristics

A.1 Form Factor

A.2 Layout

A.3 Front Panel

A.3.1 Visual Indicators

A.3.2 Ports

A.4 Connectors and Pinout

A.4.1 Front Panel Connectors

A.4.1.1 Ethernet Port

A.4.1.2 Dual USB Port

A.4.1.3 Serial Port

A.4.2 Compact Flash Connector

A.4.3 Midplane Power Connector (Zone 1)

A.4.4 Data Transport Connector (Zone 2)

A.4.5 Sun Netra ARTM Connectors (Zone 3)

A.4.6 TOD Clock Battery Holder

B. Sun OEM IPMI Commands

B.1 Get Version Command

B.2 Get RTM Status Command

B.3 Solaris OS Graceful Shutdown Commands

B.4 Send Sensor State Command

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