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
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)
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
In the SPARC and Netra SPARC T3 series servers and blades, hardware RAID support is provided by either onboard SAS2 RAID controllers or pluggable RAID expansion modules (REMs). Both types of controller enable you to create logical disk volumes consisting of two or more redundant disk drives. The following table identifies the type of hardware RAID controller used by each T3 platform.
Table 2 Hardware RAID Support for T3 Series Servers and Server Modules
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Note - Up to two logical volume can be configured on each RAID controller.
There are three sets of RAID management utilities available for use with the onboard SAS2 controllers provided on SPARC T3-1 and T3-2 servers:
Fcode utility -- You can use Fcode commands to display targets and manage logical volumes on your server. These commands are accessed through OBP.
The examples shown in this manual rely on Fcode commands.
Oracle Hardware Management Pack -- You can use the raidconfig commands contained in this software’s Oracle Server CLI Tools component to create and manage RAID volumes on your server. To use these commands, download and install the Oracle Hardware Management Pack version 2.2 or later. Refer to the Oracle Hardware Management Pack 2.2 Installation Guide for instructions.
You can find documentation for the Oracle Hardware Management Pack software at this location:
LSI SAS2 2008 RAID Management Utility (sas2ircu) -- You can use sas2ircu commands (version 6.250.02.00 or later) to manage RAID functionality for the onboard SAS2 controllers.
The sas2ircu utility for Oracle’s T3-1 and T3-2 servers, together with user documentation, are available on the LSI website:
http://www.lsi.com/sep/Pages/oracle/index.aspx
Note - You can download documentation for the REM controllers from: http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19946-01/index.html
Caution - Firmware updates for the onboard SAS controllers must be acquired from Oracle’s support site http://support.oracle.com. Firmware applied to the onboard SAS controllers from any other location or any vendor other than Oracle is not supported. |