Restarting The System - Sun Microsystems SPARCserver 1000 Manual

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2.9 Restarting the System

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To verify that the SBus cards, SuperSPARC modules, SIMMs, OpenBoot
PROMs, system boards, or TOD/NVRAM were installed properly, run the
power-on self-test (POST) program, as follows:
1. Turn on power to the monitor.
If the system does not have a monitor, connect an RS232 TTY terminal to
serial port A on the system master. By convention, the system master is the
system board occupying the lowest-numbered card cage slot (usually slot 0.)
2. Configure the terminal software.
The most commonly-used set-up is as follows:
• 9600 baud
• 1 stop bit
• 8 data bits
• Parity off
• Full duplex
Note – The listed setup parameters may differ from the customer site settings.
These parameters can be changed in the NVRAM.
Refer to the instruction manual shipped with the terminal for configuration
instructions.
3. Turn the server front panel key switch to 1 in order to boot the system and
run normal system diagnostics.
Watch the diagnostics display for error messages about the newly installed
or replaced hardware.
After testing is completed, POST configures the system to take advantage of
all available processors and options.
4. Watch the boot display to confirm that all processors and the newly
installed or replaced hardware are recognized.
5. After the system finishes booting, the login prompt is displayed.
Log in and resume operation.
SPARCserver 1000 System Board Manual—October 1994