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280R Server
Owner's Guide
Sun Microsystems, Inc.
901 San Antonio Road
Palo Alto, CA 94303-4900 U.S.A.
650-960-1300
Part No. 806-4806-10
January 2001 Revision A

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  • Page 1 Sun Fire 280R Server ™ Owner’s Guide Sun Microsystems, Inc. 901 San Antonio Road Palo Alto, CA 94303-4900 U.S.A. 650-960-1300 Part No. 806-4806-10 January 2001 Revision A...
  • Page 2 AdminSuite, Solstice AutoClient, Solstice Backup, et Solaris sont des marques de fabrique ou des marques déposées, ou marques de service, de Sun Microsystems, Inc. aux Etats-Unis et dans d’autres pays. Toutes les marques SPARC sont utilisées sous licence et sont des marques de fabrique ou des marques déposées de SPARC International, Inc.
  • Page 3: Fcc Class A Notice

    FCC radio frequency emission limits. Networking connections can be made using unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) cables. Modifications: Any modifications made to this device that are not approved by Sun Microsystems, Inc. may void the authority granted to the user by the FCC to operate this equipment.
  • Page 4 ICES-003 Class B Notice - Avis NMB-003, Classe B This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001...
  • Page 5: Bsmi Class A Notice

    BSMI Class A Notice The following statement is applicable to products shipped to Taiwan and marked as Class A on the product compliance label. Regulatory Compliance Statements...
  • Page 6 Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001...
  • Page 7: Supplementary Information

    Burlington, MA 01803-0903 USA Tel: (781) 442-0006 Fax: (781) 442-1673 Declaration of Conformity 350R Sun Fire 280R Class A 4 kV (Direct), 8 kV (Air) 3 V/m 1.0 kV AC Power Lines, 0.5 kV Signal DC & Power Lines 1 kV AC Line-Line & Outdoor Signal Lines 2 kV AC Line-Gnd, 0.5 kV DC Power Lines...
  • Page 8 Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001...
  • Page 9: Safety Precautions

    – The On/Standby switch is in the standby position. Modifications to Equipment Do not make mechanical or electrical modifications to the equipment. Sun Microsystems is not responsible for regulatory compliance of a modified Sun product. Placement of a Sun Product Caution –...
  • Page 10: Power Cord Connection

    Do not connect the power cord when the power supply has been removed from the system chassis. Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001 Lithium Battery Caution – On Sun CPU boards, there is a lithium battery molded into the real-time clock, SGS No.
  • Page 11: Laser Compliance Notice

    (Stand-by-Position) - Der Ein- /Wartezustand-Schalter steht auf Wartezustand. Änderungen an Sun-Geräten. Nehmen Sie keine mechanischen oder elektrischen Änderungen an den Geräten vor. Sun Microsystems, übernimmt bei einem Sun-Produkt, das geändert wurde, keine Verantwortung für die Einhaltung behördlicher Vorschriften Safety Agency Compliance Statements...
  • Page 12: Aufstellung Von Sun-Geräten

    Netzsteckdosen geliefert. Um die Gefahr eines Stromschlags zu reduzieren, schließen Sie das Kabel nur an eine fachgerecht verlegte, geerdete Steckdose an. Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001 Die folgende Warnung gilt nur für Geräte mit Wartezustand-Netzschalter: Achtung –...
  • Page 13: Conformité Aux Normes De Sécurité

    Strahlungen zur Folge haben. Conformité aux normes de sécurité Ce texte traite des mesures de sécurité qu’il convient de prendre pour l’installation d’un produit Sun Microsystems. Mesures de sécurité Pour votre protection, veuillez prendre les précautions suivantes pendant l’installation du matériel : Suivre tous les avertissements et toutes les instructions inscrites sur le matériel.
  • Page 14 En cas de doute quant au type d’alimentation électrique du local, veuillez vous adresser au directeur de l’exploitation ou à un électricien qualifié. Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001 Attention: – tous les cordons d’alimentation n’ont pas forcément la même puissance nominale en matière de courant.
  • Page 15: Precauciones De Seguridad

    Bloc-batterie Attention: – Les unités Sun Fire 280R contiennent une batterie étanche au plomb (produits énergétiques portatifs n˚TLC02V50). Il existe un risque d’explosion si ce bloc- batterie est manipulé de façon erronée ou mal mis en place. Ne remplacez ce bloc que par un bloc-batterie Sun Microsystems du même...
  • Page 16: Cumplimiento De La Normativa Selv

    45 635, Parte 1000, se admite un nivel de presión acústica para puestos de trabajo máximo de 70Db(A). Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001 Cumplimiento de la normativa SELV El estado de la seguridad de las conexiones de entrada/ salida cumple los requisitos de la normativa SELV.
  • Page 17: Tapa De La Unidad Del Sistema

    No arroje las baterías al fuego. No las abra o intente recargarlas. Paquete de pilas Precaución – Las unidades Sun Fire 280R contienen una pila de plomo sellada, Productos de energía portátil nº TLC02V50. Existe riesgo de estallido si el paquete de pilas se maneja sin cuidado o se sustituye de manera indebida.
  • Page 18: Nordic Lithium Battery Cautions

    Levér det brugte batteri tilbage til leverandøren. Suomi VAROITUS – Paristo voi räjähtää, jos se on virheellisesti asennettu. Vaihda paristo ainoastaan laitevalmistajan suosittelemaan tyyppiin. Hävitä käytetty paristo valmistajan ohjeiden mukaisesti. xviii Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001...
  • Page 19: Table Of Contents

    About the Sun Fire 280R Server Software 11 System Setup 13 About the Parts Shipped to You 14 How to Install the Sun Fire 280R Server 15 About System Rackmounting 21 How to Install the System Into the Rack 23...
  • Page 20 About Power Supplies 95 About the Serial Ports 97 About the Small Computer System Interface (SCSI) Port 98 About the Parallel Port 101 About the Universal Serial Bus (USB) Ports 102 Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001...
  • Page 21 About the Standard Ethernet Port 103 About the Fibre Channel-Arbitrated Loop (FC-AL) and Port 104 About the Remote System Control (RSC) Card and Ports 107 About the Remote System Control (RSC) Software 110 About the Main Logic Board Jumpers 112 About Changing Serial Port Settings 113 About Flash Permanent Read Only Memory (PROM) Jumpers 114 About Multipathing Software 115...
  • Page 22 Reference for the Fibre Channel-Arbitrated Loop (FC-AL) Port Connector 214 Reference for the Universal Serial Bus (USB) Connectors 215 System Specifications 217 Reference for Physical Specifications 218 Reference for Electrical Specifications 219 Reference for Environmental Specifications 220 xxii Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001...
  • Page 23: Preface

    Sun Fire 280R server are covered in this manual. With the exception of internal disk drives in the Sun Fire 280R server, all component part installation or replacement is to be performed by a qualified service provider.
  • Page 24: How This Book Is Organized

    Software features are summarized and listed. Chapter 2 describes how to attach the cables needed to get the Sun Fire 280R server hardware up and running. For information about rackmounting the server, consult the Sun Fire 280R Server Setup and Rackmounting Guide that accompanied your system.
  • Page 25: Using Unix Commands

    Using UNIX Commands This document does not contain comprehensive information on basic commands and procedures such as shutting down the system, booting the system, and configuring devices. See one or more of the following for this additional information: Solaris Handbook for Sun Peripherals AnswerBook2™...
  • Page 26: Related Documentation

    Installation and removal of parts by qualified service providers Late-breaking product news and information System diagnostics System management xxvi Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001 Prompt machine_name% machine_name# Title Sun Fire 280R Server Setup and Rackmounting Guide...
  • Page 27: Accessing Sun Documentation Online

    Ordering Sun Documentation Fatbrain.com, an Internet professional bookstore, stocks select product documentation from Sun Microsystems, Inc. For a list of documents and how to order them, visit the Sun Documentation Center on Fatbrain.com at: http://www.fatbrain.com/documentation/sun...
  • Page 28: Sun Welcomes Your Comments

    We are interested in improving our documentation and welcome your comments and suggestions. You can email your comments to us at: docfeedback@sun.com Please include the part number (806-4806) of your document in the subject line of your email. xxviii Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001...
  • Page 29: System Overview

    C H A P T E R System Overview This chapter introduces you to the Sun Fire 280R server and explains some of its hardware and software features. The following information is covered in this chapter: “About the Sun Fire 280R Server Hardware” on page 1 “About Front and Back Panel Features”...
  • Page 30 Multiple simultaneous remote access connections to the RSC card on each host are configurable over modem and serial ports, or over the card’s 10-Mbps standard Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001...
  • Page 31 UltraSCSI port. Additional external tape devices are supported with appropriate PCI host adapter cards. You can easily connect the Sun Fire 280R server to either a 10-Mbps or a 100-Mbps Ethernet by means of an auto-sensing Ethernet interface provided on the system’s main logic board.
  • Page 32 (182.80-cm) high EIA-compliant cabinet, such as the Sun™ StorEdge Expansion Cabinet. The Sun Fire 280R server is shipped with a rackmounting kit for installation into a standard EIA 310-compliant 29-inch to 32-inch (73.6-cm to 81.3-cm) deep and 19-inch (48.26-cm) wide rack, with at least four rack units (7.0 inches, 17.78 cm) of vertical mounting space available per server, and sufficient load-bearing capacity.
  • Page 33: About Front And Back Panel Features

    About Front and Back Panel Features The following sections describe the system front panel, with the doors open and closed, and the system back panel, showing all the ports and standard connectors. Front Panel Features The illustration below shows the system control features and status indicators that are accessible from the front panel with the system front doors closed.
  • Page 34 Each disk drive has an LED indicating when lit steadily that the drive is present, and if the LED is blinking that there is activity on the disk. For additional information see “About Power Supplies” on page 95. Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001 Internal disk Power supply...
  • Page 35: Back Panel Features

    Back Panel Features The illustration below shows the system features that are accessible from the back panel. Serial B Parallel Serial A UltraSCSI USB 1, 2 USB 3, 4 A ground screw hole 0.157 inch in diameter and 0.236 inch deep (4 mm x 6 mm) is located in the lower-right corner of the back panel.
  • Page 36 Locked position. For more detailed information, see “Keyswitch Settings” on page 9 and “System LED Indicators” on page 10. On/Off position Power LED Keyswitch System Power button fault LED Off position Diagnostics position Locked position Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001...
  • Page 37: Keyswitch Settings

    Keyswitch Settings The front panel keyswitch controls the power-on modes of the system. The following table describes the function of each switch setting. Keyswitch Setting Icon Power-On/Off Diagnostics Locked Description This setting enables the system’s Power button to power on, or to power off, the system. If Solaris software is running, quickly pressing and releasing the Power button initiates a software system shutdown.
  • Page 38: System Led Indicators

    LEDs operate as described in the following table. Name Power- on/Activity General fault Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001 Icon Description This green LED lights continuously when the system power is on. This amber LED lights steadily when a system hardware fault is detected.
  • Page 39: About The Sun Fire 280R Server Software

    About the Sun Fire 280R Server Software The Sun Fire 280R server requires the Solaris 8 Hardware 1/01 Operating Environment or later compatible versions. Together, the Solaris 8 Operating Environment and the server’s OpenBoot™ firmware (version 4.0.xx) support a suite...
  • Page 40 For more information about these management features, see Chapter 3. For more information about the Solaris 8 Operating Environment support for testing and diagnostics, see Chapter 6. The OpenBoot firmware on the Sun Fire 280R server supports the following tools: Power-on self-test (POST) OpenBoot Diagnostics...
  • Page 41: System Setup

    Sun Fire 280R server up and running. Where software is involved, this chapter explains some of what you need to do, and then points you to the appropriate software manuals for the rest of the information.
  • Page 42: About The Parts Shipped To You

    You will receive a rackmounting kit (standard) or kits (ordered separately) to install your system(s) into a rackmounting cabinet. See the Sun Fire 280R Server Setup and Rackmounting Guide for a list of parts in the rackmounting kit. You may also have separately ordered one or more rackmounting cabinets with accompanying documentation (ordered separately).
  • Page 43: How To Install The Sun Fire 280R Server

    How to Install the Sun Fire 280R Server Before You Begin The Sun Fire 280R server is a general-purpose server, which you can use for many types of applications. Exactly how you set up your machine depends in some measure upon what you want it to do.
  • Page 44: What To Do

    Many of the options ordered with your system are pre-installed at the factory. For information about how to install other options, see the Sun Fire 280R Server Service Manual or contact your qualified service provider. However, if you ordered a second internal disk drive that was not factory-installed, see the section “How to Install a...
  • Page 45 To attach a strain relief, wrap the loose end of the tie-wrap around the AC power cord and thread the tie-wrap through the opening in the relief pedestal. Pull the end to tighten the tie-wrap. Note – Each outlet must connect the system to a 15A circuit for North America and Japan, and to a 10A circuit for Europe.
  • Page 46 To release the AC power cord from the strain relief, pull the tab away from the strain relief pedestal and loosen the tie-wrap. Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001...
  • Page 47 7. Set up a console for installing your server. You must either establish a tip connection from another server, or use an ASCII terminal connected to serial port A, or install a graphics card and attach a monitor, mouse, and keyboard to the server. For more information, see “About Communicating With the System”...
  • Page 48 13. Load the Sun Fire 280R server hardware online documentation. See the installation instructions that accompany the CD-ROM disc in the Sun Fire 280R documentation set.
  • Page 49: About System Rackmounting

    1.75 inches or 4.45 cm). The system has a maximum weight of 75 lb (34 kg). Shipped with your system is the Sun Fire 280R Server Setup and Rackmounting Guide, which describes how to rackmount your server. Use the guide for rackmounting instructions.
  • Page 50 Caution – A ground screw hole is located in the lower right corner of the chassis back panel. For more information about rackmounting peripherals and grounding them, see the documentation accompanying the peripheral. Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001 Ninth Third...
  • Page 51: How To Install The System Into The Rack

    For additional information on installing the slide assemblies and about rack enclosures, see the Sun Fire 280R Server Setup and Rackmounting Guide and “About System Rackmounting” on page 21.
  • Page 52 Caution – Ensure that each ball-bearing slide is secured at the front of each inner slide assembly before inserting the system into the slide assemblies. Also verify that the inner slides are as far back as they can travel into the rack. Ball-bearing runner Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001 Dimple...
  • Page 53 Caution – The system is heavy. Two persons are required to move the system. 2. Lift the server (one person on each side of the server) and approach the rack with the back of the server facing the front of the rack enclosure. 3.
  • Page 54 Flat spring catch Tip – Slide the server in and out slowly and carefully to ensure that the slide assemblies and the innermost glides are working correctly. Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001...
  • Page 55 6. Completely tighten all of the slide assembly rackmounting screws. a. Make sure that the slide assemblies are level front-to-back and left-to-right. b. Tighten the eight 10-32 screws that secure the slide assemblies to the vertical rack rails. Tigh fron Chapter 2 System Setup...
  • Page 56 7. Secure the server to the rails. On both sides of the rack, using the decorative panel retaining screws, secure the top and bottom of the system to the rails. Decorative panel Retaining screws Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001...
  • Page 57: What Next

    8. Connect the external cables to the back panel of the system. As you connect each cable, check it for information indicating the cable’s origin and its terminating connection. If you are installing the server for the first time, see the “About Communicating With the System”...
  • Page 58: How To Remove The System From The Rack

    Review the steps in the procedure with your helper beforehand and discuss how to coordinate your efforts to ensure your mutual safety. Caution – When completing a two-person procedure, always communicate your intentions clearly before, during, and after each step to minimize confusion. Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001...
  • Page 59 What to Do 1. Open the rack door (if necessary). Release the decorative panel retaining screws securing the server to the rack, and extend the server from the rack. Position one person on each side of the system, facing the system glides. When you are both in position, verify that your helper understands what to do with the system after you release it and remove it from the rack.
  • Page 60 7. Reattach, close, and lock the rack door(s) as appropriate. What Next For information about placing the system into the rack glides, see: “How to Install the System Into the Rack” on page 23 Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001...
  • Page 61: About Communicating With The System

    About Communicating With the System To install your server software or to diagnose problems, you need some way to enter system commands and view system console output. There are three ways to do this. 1. Attach an alphanumeric American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) character terminal to serial port A.
  • Page 62: How To Attach An Alphanumeric (Ascii) Terminal

    Sun system, see: “About Communicating With the System” on page 33 What to Do 1. Connect the terminal’s data cable to the serial port A connector on the back panel. Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001...
  • Page 63 2. Connect the terminal’s power cable to an AC outlet. 3. Set the terminal to receive: At 9600 baud An 8-bit signal with no parity and 1 stop bit See the documentation accompanying your terminal for more information. What Next You can now issue system commands from the terminal keyboard and view system messages.
  • Page 64: How To Configure A Local Graphics Console

    X3668A is currently supported A monitor with appropriate resolution A Sun-compatible USB keyboard (Sun USB Type 6 keyboard) A Sun-compatible USB mouse (Sun USB mouse) and mouse pad (if necessary) Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001...
  • Page 65 1. Install the graphics card into an appropriate PCI slot. Note – Installation must be performed by a qualified service provider. For further information, see the Sun Fire 280R Server Service Manual or contact your qualified service provider. 2. Attach the monitor video cable to the graphic card’s video port.
  • Page 66 4. Connect the keyboard USB cable to any USB port on the back panel. Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001...
  • Page 67 5. Connect the mouse USB cable to any USB port on the back panel. What Next You can now issue system commands from the keyboard and view system messages. Continue with your installation or diagnostic procedure as needed. Chapter 2 System Setup...
  • Page 68: How To Power On The System

    “How to Power Off the System” on page 61. Caution – Before you power on the system, make sure that the top cover is properly installed. See the Sun Fire 280R Server Service Manual for more information. 1. Turn on power to any peripherals and external storage devices.
  • Page 69 2. Turn on power to the local graphics console or ASCII terminal. A local graphics console or ASCII terminal is required for viewing system messages. For setup instructions, see “How to Attach an Alphanumeric (ASCII) Terminal” on page 34 or “How to Configure a Local Graphics Console” on page 36. 3.
  • Page 70 The Locked position prevents accidentally powering-off the system. See “Keyswitch Settings” on page 9 for information about each keyswitch setting. 6. Remove the key from the keyswitch, and keep it in a secure place. Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001 Locked position...
  • Page 71: How To Power On The System With Full Diagnostics Enabled

    “How to Power Off the System” on page 61. Caution – Before you power on the system, make sure that the top cover is properly installed. See the Sun Fire 280R Server Service Manual for more information. Chapter 2 System Setup...
  • Page 72 This time depends on the level of power-on self-test (POST) diagnostics being performed. Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001 Power button Diagnostics position...
  • Page 73 5. Turn the keyswitch to the Locked position. The Locked position prevents accidentally powering-off the system. See “Keyswitch Settings” on page 9 for information about each keyswitch setting. Locked position 6. Remove the key from the keyswitch, and keep it in a secure place. Chapter 2 System Setup...
  • Page 74: How To Install The System Software

    Solaris 8 Installation Requirement The Sun Fire 280R server requires the Solaris 8 Hardware 1/01 Operating Environment software, or a subsequent compatible operating environment release. Tip – For a quick summary of your installation options, consult the Start Here: Installation Instructions for Solaris 8 that accompanies your software.
  • Page 75 Note – The operating environment CD installation process on the Solaris 8 Software 1 CD installs certain required software upgrade patches to support your Sun Fire 280R server. This update is automatically done before you can use the second (Solaris 8 Software 2) CD. Installing the Operating Environment From a Network Boot Server If you are installing Solaris software over a network, read the Solaris Advanced Installation Guide.
  • Page 76: How To Select The Boot Device

    Before you can select a boot device, you must complete the installation procedure; see: “How to Install the Sun Fire 280R Server” on page 15 Specifically, you must perform the following tasks: Set up a system console; see “About Communicating With the System” on page 33 Power on the system;...
  • Page 77 What to Do 1. At the ok prompt, type: Note – After you have installed the Remote System Control (RSC) software, you can also access the ok prompt using RSC from a remote server. ok setenv boot-device device-specifier where the device-specifier is one of the following: cdrom –...
  • Page 78 Power button. See “How to Power On the System” on page 40 for more information. What Next For more information about using the OpenBoot firmware, see the OpenBoot 3.x Command Reference Manual in the Solaris System Administrator AnswerBook collection for your specific Solaris release. Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001...
  • Page 79: How To Configure The Standard Ethernet Interface

    IP address. 3. Resume the installation of the system. See “How to Install the Sun Fire 280R Server” on page 15. When installing the operating system, you will be prompted to enter the host name, IP address, and netmask (if necessary) of the system.
  • Page 80 If you want to install and configure an additional network interface by means of a PCI card, you must configure it separately, after installing the operating system; see: “How to Add an Ethernet Interface” on page 54 Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001...
  • Page 81: How To Configure The Remote System Control (Rsc) Ethernet Interface

    How to Configure the Remote System Control (RSC) Ethernet Interface Before You Begin You must perform the following tasks: Install the system hardware and software; complete the prerequisite network- related preparations at the beginning of the section “How to Install the Sun Fire 280R Server”...
  • Page 82: How To Add An Ethernet Interface

    Sun sales representative. Install any additional PCI Ethernet interface cards that you wish to configure; see the Sun Fire 280R Server Service Manual for installation instructions Attach a cable to the new Ethernet port and to the network; see “How to Connect a Twisted-Pair Ethernet (TPE) Cable”...
  • Page 83 3. Boot the operating system and log on to the system as superuser. Type the following command at the system prompt and the superuser password: zardoz # su Password: 4. Create an appropriate /etc/hostname file for the new interface. The name of the file you create should be of the form /etc/hostname.typenum, where type is the Ethernet type identifier (some common types are eri, hme, le, nf, and ie) and num is the logical number of the interface according to the order in which it was installed in the system.
  • Page 84 For information about setting up a network name service, consult the Solaris System Administrator AnswerBook for your specific Solaris release. Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001 localhost loghost...
  • Page 85: How To Connect A Twisted-Pair Ethernet (Tpe) Cable

    “How to Install the Sun Fire 280R Server” on page 15 Install a PCI Ethernet interface card; see the Sun Fire 280R Server Service Manual What to Do 1. Locate the RJ-45 connector for the appropriate Ethernet interface.
  • Page 86 What Next If you are installing your system, complete the installation procedure. Return to: “How to Install the Sun Fire 280R Server” on page 15 If you are installing additional interfaces to the system, then you need to configure those interfaces; see: “How to Add an Ethernet Interface”...
  • Page 87: How To Boot The System Using The Standard Ethernet Interface

    Before you can boot the system over a network interface, you must complete the installation procedure; see: “How to Install the Sun Fire 280R Server” on page 15 Specifically, you must perform the following tasks: Set up either an ASCII terminal, see “How to Attach an Alphanumeric (ASCII) Terminal”...
  • Page 88 If you want to use the main logic board Ethernet interface as the default boot device, you must change the value of certain OpenBoot parameters. For more information, see the OpenBoot Command Reference Manual in the Solaris System Administrator AnswerBook for your specific Solaris release. Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001...
  • Page 89: How To Power Off The System

    How to Power Off the System In general, system administrators bring the operating system and applications to a halt in an orderly manner, warning the system users and others of a system shutdown. Follow the instructions below to accomplish an orderly shutdown of the server.
  • Page 90 Note – Standby current (5 V DC) is still present in the system. To remove all current from the system, remove both AC cables from their back panel receptacles. 6. Remove the key from the keyswitch, and keep it in a secure place. Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001 Off position...
  • Page 91: System Administration

    C H A P T E R System Administration This chapter is an overview of the Sun Fire 280R server’s enhanced reliability, availability, and serviceability (RAS) features. It also covers administrative information and tools associated with system management, system monitoring, system diagnostics, device troubleshooting, storage management, and personal computer connectivity.
  • Page 92: About System Reliability, Availability, And Serviceability Features

    Error-correcting code (ECC) is used on all internal system data paths to ensure high levels of data integrity. All data that moves between processors, I/O, and memory have end-to-end ECC protection. Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001...
  • Page 93: Hot-Pluggable Disk Drives

    The system reports and logs correctable ECC errors. A correctable ECC error is any single-bit error in a 64-bit field. Such errors are corrected as soon as they are detected. The ECC implementation can also detect double-bit, triple-bit, and quadruple-bit errors in the same 64-bit field that occur in the same nibble (4 bits). In addition to providing ECC protection for data, the system offers parity protection on all system address buses.
  • Page 94: Temperature Controls

    Control (RSC) card and on the CPU modules, and allow monitoring of each CPU module and the system ambient temperature. Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001 C) bus implemented throughout the system. The I C bus is a...
  • Page 95: Power Supplies

    Prior to Solaris control, or following a Stop-A (L1-A) keyboard command, the OpenBoot firmware will issue a warning message to the console after a temperature of 75 ˚C (167 ˚F) is reached. To indicate an overheating condition, the operating system monitoring subsystem generates a warning or error message, and depending on the nature of the condition, may even shut down the system.
  • Page 96: Power Supply Redundancy

    A full suite of diagnostic software is provided to diagnose such failures (see the following section for a summary of these software tools, and Chapter 6 for information about using these diagnostic tools). Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001...
  • Page 97 Automated remote event notification of system problems is configurable through RSC software. For more information about RSC software, see “Using the Sun Remote System Control (RSC) Card” on page 74. Control over the system’s ASR firmware functionality is provided by the OpenBoot PROM commands.
  • Page 98 Control (RSC) Card” on page 74. Enhanced System Availability Software The Sun Fire 280R system supports alternate pathing for network connections and for disk drives. Network availability is supported using multipathing features in the Internet Protocol Network MultiPathing(IPMP) software in the Solaris 8 Operating Environment.
  • Page 99: About Managing The System

    About Managing the System The following sections provide an overview of the Solaris Operating Environment system management software, the system device test firmware and operating environment software, and the tools available for diagnosing problems with system parts in your remote or your local server(s). The new tool set, described in the following sections, facilitates system management: “Managing and Monitoring System Performance”...
  • Page 100 SunVTS system exerciser is a graphics-oriented UNIX application that permits the continuous exercising of system resources and internal and external peripheral equipment. For more information about SunVTS software, see “How to Exercise the System Using SunVTS Software” on page 199. Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001...
  • Page 101: Problem Analysis

    When to Use the Tools The following diagram provides an overview of the sequence of events when a local server boots. It illustrates which of the tools you can use at the firmware and at the operating environment levels, when diagnosing hardware and software problems. Successful diagnosis leads to system performance monitoring and system management at the resource level.
  • Page 102 Ethernet port and a modem. With the RSC card in the Sun Fire 280R server, the Sun Management Center and all other supported Solaris 8 software can now monitor multiple Sun servers and systems, devices, and network resources from a single system.
  • Page 103: Remote Host

    Remote Host Connection to local server with RSC from Solaris/PC/ASCII terminal via telnet or modem. Connected to local server ok prompt, or Solaris OE CLI prompt, or RSC GUI. Remote System Control card ok prompt and/or the UNIX operating environment prompt Run POST Run OpenBoot Diagnostics...
  • Page 104: About Storage Management Tools

    About Storage Management Tools The following software tools are supported on the Sun Fire 280R server for managing either the system’s internal drives, or externally connected storage devices. Sun StorEdge™ Management Console Sun StorEdge Management Console software serves as the storage management framework for Java technology-based management browser plug-in software, making it easier to operate, administer, and maintain storage area networks.
  • Page 105 VERITAS Volume Manager VERITAS Volume Manager provides easy-to-use online disk storage management for enterprise computing environments. Alternate pathing for disk drives is supported currently in the VERITAS virtual disk manager’s disk controller multipathing using the VERITAS Disk MultiPathing (DMP) feature. For more information contact your Sun sales representative.
  • Page 106: About Personal Computer Connectivity

    Solaris PC NetLink has the following features: Enables Sun Fire 280R servers, Sun Enterprise servers, and the Solaris Operating Environment to run in Windows NT domains, coexisting with or replacing Windows NT servers...
  • Page 107: Hardware And Software Configuration

    C H A P T E R Hardware and Software Configuration This chapter describes the hardware and software configuration of the Sun Fire 280R system. Topics covered in this chapter include: “About System Memory” on page 80 “About Central Processing Unit (CPU) Modules” on page 83 “About Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) Buses”...
  • Page 108: About System Memory

    The memory modules must be replaced or installed by a qualified service provider. For information about removing and installing DIMMs, see the Sun Fire 280R Server Service Manual. Configuration Rules The following memory configuration rules apply to your system: At least one memory group consisting of 4 slots (slots J0101, J0203, J0305, and J0407;...
  • Page 109: Chapter 4 Hardware And Software Configuration

    CPU read or write requests independently and in parallel. Main memory on the Sun Fire 280R server supports interleaving across all eight slots on 64-byte boundaries, and the memory system can support from one to four logical banks.
  • Page 110 Bank 0 Bank 2 Group 0 Bank 0 Bank 2 Group 0 Bank 0 Bank 2 Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001 Group 1 No interleaving Bank 1 Bank 3 Group 1 No interleaving Bank 1 Bank 3...
  • Page 111: About Central Processing Unit (Cpu) Modules

    MHz providing maximum data throughput of 1.2 Gbytes per second. A qualified service provider must remove and replace CPU modules in your system. For information about installing and removing CPU modules, see the Sun Fire 280R Server Service Manual. Configuration Rules The following rules apply for your system: You can install one or two UltraSPARC III CPU modules into the server.
  • Page 112: About Peripheral Component Interconnect (Pci) Buses

    Most PCI cards operate at clock speeds of 33 MHz, while some newer cards operate at 66 MHz. All four PCI slots can accept 33-MHz cards. 66-MHz cards are restricted to the slot labeled PCI 1. Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001...
  • Page 113: Configuration Rules

    The table below shows the mapping of the PCI slots to the two PCI buses and the type of PCI cards supported in each slot. Back Panel Board Slot Label Address PCI 1 J2301 PCI 2 J2401 PCI 3 J2501 PCI 4 J2601 For the board addresses of the PCI slots on the main logic board, see the Sun Fire...
  • Page 114: About Network Interface Options

    For more information, see “About Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) Buses” on page 84, “How to Add an Ethernet Interface” on page 54, and the documentation supplied with the PCI network interface card. Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001...
  • Page 115: About Disk Array Configurations And Concepts

    For instance, you can combine the two disks c1t2d0s2 and c1t3d0s2 into the metadevice /dev/md/rdsk/d0. The Sun Fire 280R server’s internal disks support RAID 1 and RAID 0. More complicated configurations, including RAID 0+1 and RAID 5, are supported by additional disks and external disk arrays with one or more PCI host adapter cards.
  • Page 116: Disk Concatenation

    The scheme is sometimes called RAID 1, where RAID stands for redundant arrays of independent disks. RAID 1 offers the highest level of data protection, but storage costs are high, since all data is stored twice. Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001...
  • Page 117: Hot Spares

    Disk Striping: RAID 0 Disk striping (sometimes called RAID 0) is a technique for increasing system throughput by using several disk drives in parallel. Whereas in non-striped disks the operating system writes a single block to a single disk, in a striped arrangement each block is divided and portions of the data are written to different disks.
  • Page 118: For More Information

    Remove and replace faulty hardware with minimal system service disruption For more information about hot-pluggable disk drives, see “About Internal Disk Drives” on page 91. For More Information See the documentation supplied with the Solstice DiskSuite software. Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001...
  • Page 119: About Internal Disk Drives

    About Internal Disk Drives The Sun Fire 280R server supports up to two internal, hot-pluggable Fibre Channel- Arbitrated Loop (FC-AL) disk drives. Drives are 3.5 inches wide and 1 inch high (8.89 cm x 2.54 cm). The drives are supported by the up to 106-Mbyte per second FC-AL interface on the system’s main logic board.
  • Page 120 (if two drives are configured) while the system is operational. This capability significantly reduces system down-time associated with disk drive replacement. Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001 Internal disk drive LEDs...
  • Page 121 Hot-Plug Configuration Rules The following rules apply for your system: You must use Sun supported standard 3.5 inch wide and 1 inch high (8.89 cm x 2.5 cm) disk drives that are FC-AL compatible and run at 10,000 revolutions per minute (rpm).
  • Page 122 For instructions about removing or inserting hot-plug drives, see: “How to Remove a Disk Drive Using the Hot-Plug Operation” on page 128 “How to Install a Disk Drive Using the Hot-Plug Operation” on page 132 Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001...
  • Page 123: About Power Supplies

    About Power Supplies A power distribution board delivers DC power for all internal system components. The system’s power supplies plug in to connectors on this board, and when both supplies are installed, they share equally in satisfying the power demands of the system.
  • Page 124 Three LED indicators on the front of the power supply display AC and DC status, and fault conditions. For additional details, see “Power Supply Failure” on page 195. Note – Sun Fire 280R power supplies shut down automatically in response to certain over-temperature and power fault conditions. To recover from an automatic shutdown, you must disconnect the AC power cord, wait roughly 10 seconds, and then reconnect the power cord.
  • Page 125: About The Serial Ports

    About the Serial Ports The system provides two serial communication ports through a pair of DB-25 connectors located on the back panel. Both ports are capable of synchronous and asynchronous communication. In synchronous mode, each port operates at any rate from 50 Kbaud to 256 Kbaud when the clock is generated internally.
  • Page 126: About The Small Computer System Interface (Scsi) Port

    For one to three devices, the maximum bus length is 9.84 feet (3 meters) For four to seven devices, the maximum bus length is 4.92 feet (1.5 meters) You must include the Sun Fire 280R server internal bus length of .2226 feet (.067 meter) in your bus length calculations.
  • Page 127: External Scsi Cabling And Termination

    For fast/wide performance on the external SCSI bus, the maximum SCSI bus length for daisy-chained SCSI devices is 19.7 feet (6 meters), including the Sun Fire 280R server internal bus length of .2226 feet (.067 meter). External UltraSCSI-compliant SCSI cables have an impedance of 90 ohm (+/- 6 ohm) and are required for UltraSCSI interface.
  • Page 128: Multi-Initiator Support

    Termpower. This means that if the system should lose power, the devices on the SCSI bus (except those powered by the system) can continue to operate. Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001...
  • Page 129: About The Parallel Port

    About the Parallel Port The system provides one IEEE 1284-compatible, bidirectional parallel port for connecting the system to a local printer or other compatible parallel device. Connectivity is provided by a standard 25-pin DB-25 connector on the back panel of the system. The parallel port operates at a 2-Mbyte per second data transfer rate and supports the enhanced parallel port (EPP) protocol modes as well as standard Centronics, Nibble, and Byte modes.
  • Page 130: About The Universal Serial Bus (Usb) Ports

    The USB ports, connectors J3001 and J3002, operate at a 12-Mbps data transfer rate. See “Reference for the Universal Serial Bus (USB) Connectors” on page 215 for the connector diagram, back panel icon, and pin assignments. Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001...
  • Page 131: About The Standard Ethernet Port

    About the Standard Ethernet Port The system’s main logic board provides an autosensing, switchable 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX Ethernet interface conforming to the IEEE 802.3u Ethernet standard. The autosensing interface configures itself automatically for either 10-Mbps or 100-Mbps operation, depending on network characteristics. One preconfigured RJ-45 back panel connector, for connecting a Category-5 twisted- pair Ethernet (TPE) cable, provides access to the Ethernet interface.
  • Page 132: About The Fibre Channel-Arbitrated Loop (Fc-Al) And Port

    (ATM). By supporting these standard protocols, FC-AL preserves your investment in existing legacy systems, firmware, applications, and software. The Sun Fire 280R system supports a single FC-AL loop. The internal FC-AL disk controller application specific integrated circuit (ASIC)—the QLogic 2200A—is the interface between the 64-bit 66-MHz PCI bus and the rest of the FC-AL loop, and serves as the loop controller.
  • Page 133 Configuration The FC-AL disk controller ASIC supports fabric switches, and both public and private loops are configurable using the external port. Optical links are not used internally on the server, but are supported for mass storage externally via a supported PCI adapter card. Up to four dual-ported PCI card controllers can be used in the system’s PCI slots.
  • Page 134 Controller 6 Both of the above cases assume that devices are attached to each controller. Initial Support Sun Fire 280R system’s FC-AL external port supports the following products: Sun StorEdge Multipack-FC Sun StorEdge T3 Arrays The following optional FC-AL controller PCI adapter card is supported:...
  • Page 135: About The Remote System Control (Rsc) Card And Ports

    About the Remote System Control (RSC) Card and Ports The Remote System Control (RSC) host controller card provides resident firmware, a power-on self-test (POST), standby power, backup battery power, and RSC software that provides simultaneous remote access to the RSC host via the RSC Ethernet or modem ports.
  • Page 136 Note – Never change RSC card address J0502 default jumper setting, as the RSC card will not boot. RSC Monitoring The RSC card contributes significantly to improvements in environmental monitoring. The Sun Fire 280R system RSC monitors the following devices or events: Power supplies System keyswitch System fans...
  • Page 137 The following LED information is displayed through the RSC software interface: The system fault LED lights when a fan fault, a power supply mismatch, a power supply fault, or a software triggered fault has occurred. The system power-on LED lights when the system is functioning normally. The system fault LED lights when the system is hung or the operating environment software is brought down in some way.
  • Page 138: About The Remote System Control (Rsc) Software

    Note – To use the RSC command shell, a client must be an ASCII character terminal or have ASCII character terminal emulation software installed. Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001...
  • Page 139 For instructions about connecting the hardware on the RSC card, see “About the Remote System Control (RSC) Card and Ports” on page 107. The RSC Ethernet port is configured just like the standard Ethernet connector on the main logic board. For more information, see “How to Configure the Remote System Control (RSC) Ethernet Interface”...
  • Page 140: About The Main Logic Board Jumpers

    “About Flash Permanent Read Only Memory (PROM) Jumpers” on page 114. Modifying jumper settings should only be performed by a qualified service provider. For more information about changing jumper settings, see the Sun Fire 280R Server Service Manual. Jumpers are marked on the main logic board with jumper addresses. For example, the serial port jumper is marked to the jumper address.
  • Page 141: About Changing Serial Port Settings

    About Changing Serial Port Settings The serial port jumper on the Sun Fire 280R permits the configuration of the system’s two serial ports for either EIA-423 or EIA-232D signal levels. EIA-423 levels are the default standard for North American users. EIA-232D levels are required for digital telecommunication in nations of the European Community.
  • Page 142: About Flash Permanent Read Only Memory (Prom) Jumpers

    For information about how jumpers are marked on the main logic board with jumper addresses, see “About the Main Logic Board Jumpers” on page 112. For more information about flash PROM programming, see the Sun Fire 280R Server Service Manual.
  • Page 143: About Multipathing Software

    To take advantage of multipathing capabilities, your server must be configured with redundant hardware, such as redundant network interfaces or disk drives. For the Sun Fire 280R system, two different types of multipathing software are available: Solaris IP Network Multipathing – Provides multipathing and load-balancing capabilities for IP network interfaces VERITAS Volume Manager –...
  • Page 144 For additional information about VERITAS Volume Manager and its Dynamic Multipathing feature, see “About Sun Clustering Software” on page 117 and refer to the documentation provided with VERITAS Volume Manager software. Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001...
  • Page 145: About Sun Clustering Software

    About Sun Clustering Software The Sun Fire 280R server supports Sun Cluster 3.0 software running with the Solaris 8 Hardware 1/01 Operating Environment software. Sun Cluster 3.0 software connects a group of servers into a cluster system to avoid a loss of service by managing failures on a larger scale than on a single server.
  • Page 146 Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001...
  • Page 147: Using And Servicing Internal Storage Devices

    This chapter describes the internal storage devices in your system, and how to use them when the operating environment is running. With the exception of internal disk drives in the Sun Fire 280R server, all other component or part installation or replacement must be performed by a qualified service provider. The chapter covers what you need to know, and need to do, to install, remove, or replace the internal disk drives.
  • Page 148: How To Avoid Electrostatic Discharge

    The AC power cord provides a discharge path for static electricity, so you generally want to leave it plugged in during installation and repair procedures. The only time you should unplug the cord is when you service the power distribution board. Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001...
  • Page 149 2. Use an antistatic mat or similar surface. When performing any option installation or service procedure, place static-sensitive parts, such as disk drives, on an antistatic surface. The following items can be used as an antistatic surface: The bag used to wrap a Sun replacement part The shipping container used to package a Sun replacement part Sun electrostatic discharge (ESD) mat (part number 250-1088, available through your Sun sales representative)
  • Page 150: How To Remove A Disk Drive

    Turn the keyswitch to the Power-On/Off position. This unlocks the system front doors. 3. Identify the disk drive to be removed and note the bay in which it is installed. The lower bay is the default system disk location. Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001...
  • Page 151 4. Using your thumb and forefinger, pinch the disk drive latch sideways to release the drive handle. Pull the handle away from the drive until you feel the drive connector disengage from the backplane connector. Disk drive handle 5. Holding the disk drive by the handle, slide it out of the drive bay. Note –...
  • Page 152 If you have finished removing or installing disk drives, remove the antistatic strap. What Next To install a disk drive, complete this task: “How to Install a Disk Drive” on page 125 Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001...
  • Page 153: How To Install A Disk Drive

    How to Install a Disk Drive This procedure describes the physical drive installation. The procedure for installing a disk drive varies if you are installing a drive using a hot-plug operation or if you are installing one without using a hot-plug operation. If want to perform a disk drive hot-plug installation, see “How to Install a Disk Drive Using the Hot-Plug Operation”...
  • Page 154 5. Holding the drive by its handle, fit the drive into the drive bay guide rails. Disk drive handle 6. Slide the drive into the bay until it barely contacts the backplane. Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001...
  • Page 155 7. Press carefully on the center of the drive and watch as the handle begins to close. The drive handle begins to close as the drive engages its backplane connector. 8. Press the handle toward the drive until the latch closes, securing the drive in place.
  • Page 156: How To Remove A Disk Drive Using The Hot-Plug Operation

    You may also have to reconfigure your application software to operate without the removed drive. Use the luxadm and the devfsadm software tools to remove the Sun Fire 280R server’s internal disk drive(s) using the hot-plug operation. The following procedure describes the general steps involved, but your specific device names may be different.
  • Page 157 Synchronize and unmount any file systems mounted on the drive. You must follow antistatic precautions when handling a disk drive. Complete this task: “How to Avoid Electrostatic Discharge” on page 120 What to Do 1. Become superuser or the root user. % su Password: <root_password>...
  • Page 158 7. List the system’s current c1t1d* device links again. # ls /dev/rdsk/c1t1d* No match The output confirms that the cleanup command has removed all dangling links, and the operating environment can proceed to use the remaining devices. Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001...
  • Page 159 For more information, refer to the luxadm documentation in the Solaris on Sun Hardware AnswerBook. This AnswerBook documentation is provided on the Solaris Supplement CD for the Solaris release you are running. Refer also to luxadm(1M) and to devfsadm(1M) man pages. What Next If you need to install a drive using a hot-plug operation, see: “How to Install a Disk Drive Using the Hot-Plug Operation”...
  • Page 160: How To Install A Disk Drive Using The Hot-Plug Operation

    Solaris environment recognizes the drive. Finally you configure your application (if necessary) to operate with this new drive. Use the luxadm and the devfsadm software tools to hot-plug the Sun Fire 280R server’s internal disk drive(s). The following procedure describes the general steps involved, but your specific device names may be different.
  • Page 161 You must follow antistatic precautions when handling a disk drive. Complete this task: “How to Avoid Electrostatic Discharge” on page 120 What to Do 1. Become superuser or the root user. % su Password: <root_password> 2. Insert the drive into its disk drive bay. Follow Step 2 through Step 10 of “How to Install a Disk Drive”...
  • Page 162 For more information, refer to the luxadm documentation in the Solaris on Sun Hardware AnswerBook. This AnswerBook documentation is provided on the Solaris Supplement CD for the Solaris release you are running. Refer also to luxadm(1M), devfsadm(1M), and format(1M) man pages. Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001...
  • Page 163 What Next Mount and synchronize any file systems associated with the drive. Restart any applications accessing the drive. If you need to remove a disk drive using the hot-plug operation, see: “How to Remove a Disk Drive Using the Hot-Plug Operation” on page 128 Chapter 5 Using and Servicing Internal Storage Devices...
  • Page 164: How To Initiate A Reconfiguration Boot

    “How to Power On the System With Full Diagnostics Enabled” on page 43, or see “About Diagnostic Levels” on page 167. Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001...
  • Page 165 4. When the system banner is displayed on the monitor or terminal, immediately enter the Stop-a sequence on the Sun keyboard or press the Break key on the terminal keyboard. The system banner contains the Ethernet address and host ID. To enter the Stop-a sequence, hold down the Stop key and press the a key.
  • Page 166: About The Digital Video Disc (Dvd) Drive

    Drive There are a number of different digital video disc-read only memory (DVD-ROM) drives offered by Sun Microsystems for your system. These drives support both DVDs and compact discs (CDs). Each drive is shipped with a specification sheet that contains the following information:...
  • Page 167 Label side up 3. Gently push the tray back into the drive. The drive has an automated closing mechanism that retracts the tray into the drive. Chapter 5 Using and Servicing Internal Storage Devices...
  • Page 168 Manually; see “How to Eject a Digital Video Disc (DVD) Manually” on page 143 Using an emergency procedure; see “How to Eject a Digital Video Disc (DVD) in an Emergency” on page 145 Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001...
  • Page 169: How To Eject A Digital Video Disc (Dvd) With Software Commands

    How to Eject a Digital Video Disc (DVD) With Software Commands Before You Begin Verify that no users are accessing the drive Note – You should warn users before abruptly halting processes. The command fuser -u /cdrom/cdrom0 helps you identify who’s accessing the DVD drive. Refer to the Solaris System Administrator’s Guide for more information about the fuser command.
  • Page 170 Manually; see “How to Eject a Digital Video Disc (DVD) Manually” on page 143 Using an emergency procedure; see “How to Eject a Digital Video Disc (DVD) in an Emergency” on page 145 Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001...
  • Page 171: How To Eject A Digital Video Disc (Dvd) Manually

    How to Eject a Digital Video Disc (DVD) Manually Before You Begin Verify that no users are accessing the drive. Note – Warn users before abruptly halting processes. The command fuser -u /cdrom/cdrom0 helps you identify who’s accessing the ROM drive. Refer to the Solaris System Administrator’s Guide for more information about the fuser command.
  • Page 172 With software commands; see “How to Eject a Digital Video Disc (DVD) With Software Commands” on page 141 Using an emergency procedure; see “How to Eject a Digital Video Disc (DVD) in an Emergency” on page 145 Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001...
  • Page 173: How To Eject A Digital Video Disc (Dvd) In An Emergency

    How to Eject a Digital Video Disc (DVD) in an Emergency Before You Begin Use the emergency ejection procedure if you unmounted the disc, and the Eject button does not function. What to Do Caution – If this procedure is used while a disc is mounted, you can degrade or destroy data in your system.
  • Page 174 With software commands; see “How to Eject a Digital Video Disc (DVD) With Software Commands” on page 141 Manually; see “How to Eject a Digital Video Disc (DVD) Manually” on page 143 Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001...
  • Page 175: How To Clean A Digital Video Disc (Dvd)

    How to Clean a Digital Video Disc (DVD) Before You Begin The following procedure applies equally well to DVDs and to CDs. Eject the DVD or CD and remove it from the tray; see: “How to Eject a Digital Video Disc (DVD) With Software Commands” on page 141 “How to Eject a Digital Video Disc (DVD) Manually”...
  • Page 176 The figure below shows the correct and incorrect ways to clean a DVD or CD. Data area of disc Incorrect Incorrect What Next To insert the disc into the drive, see: “How to Insert a Digital Video Disc (DVD) Into the Drive” on page 138. Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001...
  • Page 177: About The Tape Drive And Tape Cartridges

    About the Tape Drive and Tape Cartridges There are a number of different tape drives offered by Sun Microsystems for your system. The system only supports one storage device installed into the internal drive bay, and you cannot install an internal DVD drive and an internal tape drive in the same bay.
  • Page 178: How To Insert A Tape Cartridge

    1. Verify that the tape cartridge write-protect switch is set correctly. If the lock window is open, the tape is write-protected. 2. Insert the cartridge into the drive, label side up. Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001 Write-protect switch...
  • Page 179 3. Push gently on the cartridge until it is pulled into the drive. What Next To remove a tape cartridge from the drive, see: “How to Remove a Tape Cartridge” on page 152 Chapter 5 Using and Servicing Internal Storage Devices...
  • Page 180: How To Remove A Tape Cartridge

    Caution – Do not eject the tape cartridge when the drive is active, or you may incur data loss or equipment damage. Activity LED 2. Push the Eject button and remove the tape cartridge. Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001 Attention LED Eject button...
  • Page 181 What Next To insert a cartridge into the drive, see: “How to Insert a Tape Cartridge” on page 150 Chapter 5 Using and Servicing Internal Storage Devices...
  • Page 182: How To Control The Tape Drive

    2. After that, clean the tape drive after every 25 hours of use to maintain reliable operation. 3. Clean the drive twice as often if you use it in a dusty environment or operate it infrequently. Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001...
  • Page 183 What to Do Insert a cleaning cartridge into the drive. The tape should play for a short while, and then eject automatically. Do not use any cartridge other than a DDS-approved cleaning tape cartridge to clean your tape drive. Chapter 5 Using and Servicing Internal Storage Devices...
  • Page 184 Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001...
  • Page 185: Diagnostics, Monitoring, And Troubleshooting

    C H A P T E R Diagnostics, Monitoring, and Troubleshooting The Sun Fire 280R server and its accompanying software contain many tools and features that help you: Monitor the status of a functioning system Isolate problems when there is a failure of a field-replaceable component Exercise the system to disclose an intermittent or incipient problem For step-by-step instructions, turn to the relevant section.
  • Page 186 “About Exercising the System” on page 173 “About Exercising the System Using SunVTS Software” on page 173 In addition, this chapter contains information designed to help you troubleshoot some common problems given their symptoms. Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001...
  • Page 187: About Communicating With The System

    About Communicating With the System To diagnose problems with your server, you need some way to enter system commands and view output. There are three ways to do this. 1. If console output is not redirected to the RSC console, attach an ASCII character terminal to serial port A.
  • Page 188: About Diagnostic Tools

    OpenBoot Diagnostics even if the system is unable to boot. For more information about OpenBoot Diagnostics, see “About Isolating Failures Using OpenBoot Diagnostics” on page 166 and “How to Isolate Failures Using OpenBoot Diagnostics” on page 181. Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001...
  • Page 189 The SunVTS system exerciser is a graphics-oriented UNIX application that enables the continuous exercising of system resources and internal and external peripheral equipment. For more information about SunVTS software, see “About Exercising the System Using SunVTS Software” on page 173. UNIX-based Sun Management Center (formerly Sun Enterprise SyMON) software allows you to monitor the system hardware status and operating system performance of your server.
  • Page 190: About Using Diagnostic Tools To Monitor, Diagnose, And Exercise The System

    The RSC card runs independently, and uses standby power from the server. Therefore, RSC firmware and software continue to be effective when the server operating system goes offline, and can send notification of hardware failures or other Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001...
  • Page 191 The RSC card also includes a backup battery that supplies approximately 30 minutes of power to the RSC card in case of a complete system power failure. RSC lets you monitor the following on your Sun Fire 280R server. Item Monitored What RSC Reveals...
  • Page 192 Connected to local server ok prompt, or Solaris OS CLI prompt, or RSC GUI. Software or disk problem Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001 Remote Host Connection Remote System Control card ok prompt and/or the Solaris Operating Environment prompt.
  • Page 193: About Monitoring The System Using Sun Management Center Software

    Software User’s Guide. About Isolating Failed Components The Sun Fire 280R server includes a collection of software and firmware tools that let you quickly determine what FRU needs to be replaced in a malfunctioning system. About Isolating Failures Using Sun Remote System Control...
  • Page 194: About Isolating Failures Using Power-On Self-Test (Post)

    When you run OpenBoot Diagnostics you can select which tests you want to perform. For instructions on how to run OpenBoot Diagnostics interactively, see “How to Isolate Failures Using OpenBoot Diagnostics” on page 181. Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001...
  • Page 195: About Diagnostic Levels

    10 minutes. Using RSC to set the boot mode is similar to using L1-N key combinations on non-USB Sun keyboards (the Sun Fire 280R server uses a USB keyboard). See the Sun Remote System Control (RSC) User’s Guide for information about the bootmode and rscadm bootmode commands.
  • Page 196: The Test Command

    OpenBoot PROM test command at the ok prompt, followed by the device alias or device path name. For example: ok test net Testing network Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001 o b d i a g 2 bbc@1,0 5 gpio@1,300600...
  • Page 197 The following table describes what each self-test does. Test Function Tests the registers in the boot bus controller, and then verifies that at least one processor has boot bus access. Accesses the Ebus through the RIO port and then tests DMA ebus controller functionality.
  • Page 198: The Test-All Command

    Note – The OpenBoot PROM configuration variables test-args and diag-level affect the behavior of OpenBoot Diagnostics. Set diag-level to max for maximum coverage. Enter help at the obdiag> prompt for more information on the use of test-args. Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001...
  • Page 199: Error Messages

    : FLASHPROM CRC-32 is incorrect SUMMARY: Obs=0x4374a5be Exp=0xffffffff XOR=0xbc8b5a41 Addr=0xfefffffc DEVICE : /pci@8,700000/ebus@5/flashprom@0,0 SUBTEST: selftest CALLERS: (f00aeeb4) MACHINE: Sun Fire 280R (2 X UltraSPARC-III) SERIAL#: 12134113 DATE : 10/31/2000 19:13:39 Selftest at /pci@8,700000/ebus@5/flashprom@0,0 (return:1,errors:1) ... failed Hit any key to return to the main menu...
  • Page 200: The Watch-Clock Command

    ‘.’ is a Good Packet. ‘X’ is a Bad Packet. Type any key to stop... {0} ok watch-net-all /pci@8,700000/network@5,1 gme register test --- succeeded. Internal loopback test -- succeeded. Link is Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001 -- Using Onboard Transceiver - Link Up Up.
  • Page 201: About Exercising The System

    Using Onboard Transceiver - Link Up. Looking for Ethernet Packets. ‘.’ is a Good Packet. ‘X’ is a Bad Packet. Type any key to stop. The probe-scsi and probe-scsi-all Commands The OpenBoot PROM commands probe-scsi and probe-scsi-all report information about SCSI devices on the server that are active and connected. To run either command, type it at the ok prompt.
  • Page 202 The system must be up and running if you want to use SunVTS, since this tool runs on top of the Solaris Operating Environment. For instructions on running SunVTS software to exercise your Sun Fire 280R server, see “How to Exercise the System Using SunVTS Software” on page 199. For more information about the product, see: SunVTS User’s Guide (806-6515-10) —...
  • Page 203: How To Monitor The System

    How to Monitor the System Before you can monitor your Sun Fire 280R system, you must install and configure one of the monitoring tools provided by Sun. These tools include: Sun Remote System Control (RSC), which is available on the Solaris Supplement CD-ROM and on the Web at http://www.sun.com/servers/rsc.html...
  • Page 204: How To Start The Sun Remote System Control (Rsc) Graphical User Interface

    Sun Remote System Control (RSC) User’s Guide. How to Use Sun Remote System Control (RSC) Software For instructions on using RSC software, see the Sun Remote System Control (RSC) User’s Guide. Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001...
  • Page 205: How To Monitor The System Using Sun Management Center Software

    Monitor your server remotely from any location in the network Isolate potential problems or failed components Sun Management Center software is supported on the Sun Fire 280R server. To download the current Sun Management Center software packages, and to obtain information about the software documentation, go to the Web site www.sun.com/software/sunmanagementcenter.
  • Page 206: How To Isolate Failed Components

    ’diag-switch?’ is true ’use-nvramrc?’ is false ’input-device’, ’output-device’ are defaulted ’ttya-mode’, ’ttyb-mode’ are defaulted These changes are temporary and the original values will be restored after the next hardware or software reset. Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001...
  • Page 207: Before You Begin

    Note – Before attempting to boot again, restore a working system configuration by resetting the appropriate variables in the NVRAM using the OpenBoot setenv command at the ok prompt. The Safe NVRAM mode settings are temporary session settings to ensure a successful recovery boot. How to Isolate Failures Using Sun Remote System Control (RSC) Run each OpenBoot Diagnostics test from the ok prompt.
  • Page 208 1. When the ok prompt is displayed, type the following command: ok setenv diag-switch? true 2. After a few seconds, press the Power button on the system once. The keyswitch must be set to the Power-On/Off position. Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001...
  • Page 209: Observing Post In Progress

    The system runs the POST diagnostics. POST displays status and error messages in the system console. While POST is running, you can observe its progress and any error indications in the system console. You can view these results on an ASCII terminal, on a graphics console, or through a tip connection.
  • Page 210 The first line of the error report describes the possible problem. The optional summary line displays the associated memory address and values. What Next Replace any field-replacable unit (FRU) that the OpenBoot Diagnostics test determines is defective. Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001...
  • Page 211: How To Set Up A Tip Connection

    How to Use a Second Sun Server to Diagnose Problems You can use the ttya or ttyb ports on your UltraSPARC system to connect to a second Sun server. By connecting two systems in this way, you can use a shell window on the Sun server as a terminal to your UltraSPARC system.
  • Page 212 Typing ~# in the tip window is equivalent to pressing Stop-a at the UltraSPARC system. 7. When you are finished using the tip window, end your tip session and exit the window. Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001...
  • Page 213: How To Verify The Baud Rate

    To ensure that you are at the start of a new line, press Return first. How to Verify the Baud Rate To verify the baud rate between the Sun Fire 280R server and a terminal or another Sun system monitor: 1. Open a shell window.
  • Page 214: How To Set The Diagnostics Level

    “How to Configure a Local Graphics Console” on page 36 “How to Set Up a tip Connection” on page 183 For background information about the available levels of testing, see: “About Diagnostic Levels” on page 167 Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001...
  • Page 215: Network Communications Failure

    What To Do 1. Press the Break key on your alphanumeric terminal’s keyboard, or enter the Stop-a sequence on a Sun keyboard. The ok prompt is displayed. 2. Set the desired diagnostics level, type: ok setenv diag-level value where value is off, min, max, or menus, as described in “About Diagnostic Levels” on page 167.
  • Page 216 PCI-based Ethernet interface, you must first know the device name of the desired Ethernet interface. To list the device name use either solution described below. Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001 -- Using Onboard Transceiver - Link Up.
  • Page 217: Use This Method While The Operating System Is Running

    Use this method while the operating system is running: 1. Become superuser. 2. Type: # eeprom nvramrc=”probe-all install-console banner apply disable-link-pulse device-name” (Repeat for any additional device names.) # eeprom “use-nvramrc?”=true 3. Reboot the system to make the changes effective. Use this method when the system is already at the OpenBoot prompt: 1.
  • Page 218: Video Output Failure

    Action 1. Check that the power cord is connected to the monitor and to the wall outlet. 2. Verify with a volt-ohm meter that the wall outlet is supplying AC power. Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001...
  • Page 219: Fc-Al Disk Drive Failure

    3. Verify that the video cable connection is secure between the monitor and the video output port. Use a volt-ohm meter to perform the continuity test on the video cable. 4. If the cables and their connections are okay, then troubleshoot the monitor and the graphics card.
  • Page 220: Fc-Al Controller Failure

    To check whether the main logic board FC-AL controller is defective, first test the drive response to the probe-scsi command and then run OpenBoot Diagnostics. Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001 command to look for failures on the...
  • Page 221 1. At the ok prompt, type: ok probe-scsi If a message is displayed for each installed disk, the system FC-AL controllers have successfully probed the devices. This indicates that the main logic board is working correctly. 2. Use the test command to get more information, type: ok test /SUNW,qlc 3.
  • Page 222 If replacing both the disk drive and the main logic board does not correct the problem, replace the associated UltraSCSI data cable and UltraSCSI backplane. Note – You can also use the probe-scsi-all command to look for failures on the external UltraSCSI loop. Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001...
  • Page 223: Scsi Controller Failure

    SCSI Controller Failure Symptom An external SCSI drive fails to boot or is not responding to commands. Action To check whether the main logic board SCSI controllers are defective, first test the external drive response to the probe-scsi-all command. Then run OpenBoot Diagnostics by entering test scsi at the ok prompt.
  • Page 224: Dimm Failure

    Use the following diagram to identify the location of a failing memory module from its J (or U) number: Memory group 0 Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001 DIMM mapping—main logic board System Side J0407...
  • Page 225 After you have identified the defective DIMM, for more information see the Sun Fire 280R Server Service Manual; to replace any defective part(s) contact your qualified service provider. Chapter 6 Diagnostics, Monitoring, and Troubleshooting...
  • Page 226: How To Exercise The System

    If SunVTS software is loaded, information about the package will be displayed. If SunVTS software is not loaded, you will see an error message: ERROR: information for "SUNWvts" was not found Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001...
  • Page 227: How To Exercise The System Using Sunvts Software

    What to Do You can run SunVTS locally or remotely. The following procedure assumes you will test your Sun Fire 280R server by running a SunVTS session from a remote machine using the SunVTS graphical interface. For information about SunVTS interfaces and options, see the SunVTS User’s Guide.
  • Page 228 5. Fine-tune your testing session by selecting only the tests you want to run. Click to select and deselect tests. (A check mark in the box means the item is selected.) Some tests useful to run on a Sun Fire 280R server are listed below. SunVTS Test...
  • Page 229 If SunVTS tests indicate an impaired or defective part, with the exception of an internal disk drive, contact your qualified service representative. For information about replacing the part, see the Sun Fire 280R Server Service Manual. Chapter 6 Diagnostics, Monitoring, and Troubleshooting...
  • Page 230 Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001...
  • Page 231: Connector Signal Descriptions

    A P P E N D I X Connector Signal Descriptions This appendix describes the Sun Fire 280R server main logic board connector signals and pin assignments that are accessible from the back panel. The following topics are covered in this appendix: “Reference for the Serial Port A and B Connectors”...
  • Page 232: Reference For The Serial Port A And B Connectors

    Serial port B Serial Port Signals Signal SER_TDX_A_CONN SER_RXD_A_CONN SER_RTS_A_L_CONN SER_CTS_A_L_CONN SER_DSR_A_L_CONN SER_DCD_A_L-CONN Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001 Description Not connected Transmit Data Receive Data Ready To Send Clear To Send Data Set Ready Signal Ground...
  • Page 233 Signal SER_TRXC_A_L_CONN SER_RXC_A_L_CONN SER_DTR_A_L_CONN SER_TXC_A_L_CONN Description Not connected Not connected Not connected Not connected Not connected Not connected Transmit Clock Not connected Receive Clock Not connected Not connected Data Terminal Ready Not connected Not connected Not connected Terminal Clock Not connected Appendix A Connector Signal Descriptions...
  • Page 234: Reference For The Twisted-Pair Ethernet (Tpe) Connector

    TPE Connector Diagram TPE Connector Signals Signal Name Common mode termination Common mode termination +5VDC Common mode termination Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001 Description Termination Termination Transmit Data + +5 VDC Transmit Data - Receive Data +...
  • Page 235: Tpe Cable-Type Connectivity

    TPE Cable-Type Connectivity You can connect the following types of TPE cables to the TPE connector. For 10BASE-T applications, unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) cable: Category 3 (UTP-3, voice grade) Category 4 (UTP-4) Category 5 (UTP-5, data grade) For 100BASE-T applications, UTP cable: Category 5 (UTP-5, data grade) External UTP-5 Cable Lengths The following list describes the TPE UTP-5 cable applications and maximum lengths.
  • Page 236: Reference For The Ultrascsi Connector

    The Ultra Small Computer System Interface (UltraSCSI) connector (J2202) is located on the main logic board back panel. UltraSCSI Connector Diagram UltraSCSI Connector Signals Signal Name Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001 Description Ground Ground Not connected...
  • Page 237 Signal Name TERMPOWER TERMPOWER SCSI_B_DAT<12> SCSI_B_DAT<13>_ SCSI_B_DAT<14>_ SCSI_B_DAT<15>_ SCSI_B_PAR<l> SCSI_B_DAT<0>_ SCSI_B_DAT<1>_ SCSI_B_DAT<2>_ SCSI_B_DAT<3>_ Description Ground Termpower Termpower Not connected Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Data 12 Data 13 Data 14 Data 15 Parity 1 Data 0...
  • Page 238 TERMPOWER_B SCSI_B_ATN_L SCSI_B-BSY_L SCSI_B_ACK_L SCSI_B_RESET_L SCSI_B_MSG_L SCSI_B_SEL_L SCSI_B-CD_L SCSI_B_REQ_L SCSI_B_IO_L SCSI_B_DAT<8> Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001 Description Data 4 Data 5 Data 6 Data 7 Parity 0 Ground Not connected Terminal B Power Terminal B Power...
  • Page 239 Signal Name SCSI_B_DAT<9> SCSI_B_DAT<10> SCSI_B_DAT<11> Note – _L signifies active low. Description Data 9 Data 10 Data 11 Appendix A Connector Signal Descriptions...
  • Page 240: Reference For The Parallel Port Connector

    2 to 9 PP_DAT[0..7]_CON PAR_ACK_L_CONN PAR_BUSY_CONN PAR_PE_CONN PAR_SELECT_L_CO PAR_AFXN_L_CON PAR_ERROR_L_CO PAR_INIT_L_CONN PAR_IN_L_CONN Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001 Description Data Strobe Low Data0 Through Data7 Acknowledge Low Busy Parity Error Select Low Auto Feed Low Error Low...
  • Page 241 Signal Description Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Appendix A Connector Signal Descriptions...
  • Page 242: Reference For The Fibre Channel-Arbitrated Loop (Fc-Al) Port Connector

    FC-AL Port Connector Diagram FC-AL Connector Pin Assignments Signal T_CM_FC_TX_EX_P T_CM_FC_TX_EX_N 4, 5 FC_RX_EX_N FC_RX_EX_P Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001 Description TX + Ground TX - Not connected RX + Ground RX -...
  • Page 243: Reference For The Universal Serial Bus (Usb) Connectors

    Reference for the Universal Serial Bus (USB) Connectors Four Universal Serial Bus (USB) connectors (J3001, J3002) are located on the main logic board back panel. The port pin assignments are identical. USB Port Connector Diagram J3001 USB Connector Pin Assignments Signal Name Description USB0_VCC...
  • Page 244 Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001...
  • Page 245: System Specifications

    A P P E N D I X System Specifications This appendix provides the following product specifications for the Sun Fire 280R server: “Reference for Physical Specifications” on page 218 “Reference for Electrical Specifications” on page 219 “Reference for Environmental Specifications” on page 220...
  • Page 246: Reference For Physical Specifications

    Height Width Depth Weight (estimated, fully configured) The system key fits into the system cover lock on the top of the system. Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001 U.S.A. Metric 6.95 inches 17.6 centimeters 17.25 inches 43.8 centimeters 27.25 inches...
  • Page 247: Reference For Electrical Specifications

    Reference for Electrical Specifications Parameter Input Nominal Frequencies Nominal Voltages Maximum Current AC RMS AC Operating Range Outputs 5.1 VDC +3.3 VDC +5 VDC +12 VDC -12 VDC Maximum DC Power Output Maximum AC Power Consumption Maximum Heat Dissipation Volt-Ampere Rating 1.
  • Page 248: Reference For Environmental Specifications

    Temperature Humidity Altitude Vibration Handling Drops Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001 Value 5˚C to 40˚C (41˚F to 104˚F)—IEC 60068-2-1, 60068-2-2 20% to 80% RH (noncondensing), 27 ˚C max wet bulb—IEC 60068-2-56 0 to 3000 meters (0 to 10,000 feet)—IEC 60068-2-13 0.0002 G...
  • Page 249 Index AC (alternating current) power cord attaching strain relief, 17 connecting, 16 removing strain relief, 18 when to disconnect, 120 power inlet (default), 7 power inlets 1 and 2, 7 alphanumeric terminal, 33 attaching, 34 baud verification, 185 settings for, 34 antistatic foot strap, 120 mat, 120...
  • Page 250 DIMMs (dual in-line memory modules) capacities, 1 See also memory modules (DIMMs) disc, compact, See CD/DVD Index 222 Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001 disk configuration array, 87 concatenation, 88 guidelines, 91 to 93 hot spares, 89, 92...
  • Page 251 electrostatic damage, preventing, 120 emergency eject (of a compact disc), 146 environmental monitoring subsystem, 66 error messages, 67 EPP (enhanced parallel port) protocol, 101 error correcting code (ECC), 64 error messages correctable ECC error, 65 fan-related, 67 log file, 67 memory-related, 195 POST diagnostics, 180, 181, 197 power-related, 67...
  • Page 252 8 power-on mode, 41, 44 settings, 9 standby mode, 62 Index 224 Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001 LEDs (light-emitting diode), See status LEDs link integrity test, 52, 187, 189 lock, 5 lock, cover, 216 lock, doors, 5...
  • Page 253 types, 19 nvedit command, 189 nvstore command, 189 OpenBoot Diagnostics software, 72 OpenBoot firmware, 48 version, 11 OpenBoot PROM variables boot-device, 48 diag-switch?, 179 operating system software installing, 19 loading over a network, 59 options, installing, 16 parallel port, 3 characteristics, 101 location, 7 pin and signal specifications, 210...
  • Page 254 76 site management, 76 storage management software, 76 specifications, See system specifications Index 226 Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001 status and control panel, 8 location, 8 status LEDs, 65 behavior during POST, 181 environmental fault indicators, 67...
  • Page 255 tape cartridge ejecting, 152 handling, 149 inserting into drive, 150 magnetic fields and, 149 storing, 149 sunlight and, 149 write-protecting, 150 tape drive, 3 cleaning, 154 controlling with software commands, 154 location, 6 temperature sensors, 66 terminal, alphanumeric, 33, 34 terminal, baud verification, 185 thermistors, 66 tip connection, 33, 180, 197...
  • Page 256 Index 228 Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001...

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