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Netra
ft 1800
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Installation Guide

Sun Microsystems, Inc.
901 San Antonio Road
Palo Alto, CA 94303-4900 USA
650 960-1300
Fax 650 969-9131
Part No.: 805-4533-10
Revision A, February 1999
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  • Page 1: Installation Guide

    Netra ft 1800 ™ Installation Guide Sun Microsystems, Inc. 901 San Antonio Road Palo Alto, CA 94303-4900 USA 650 960-1300 Fax 650 969-9131 Part No.: 805-4533-10 Revision A, February 1999 Send comments about this document to: docfeedback@sun.com...
  • Page 2 Etats-Unis et dans d’autres pays et licenciée exclusivement par X/Open Company, Ltd. Sun, Sun Microsystems, le logo Sun, AnswerBook, Java, le logo Jave Coffee Cup, Netra 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: Table Of Contents

    Contents Before Installation 1 Electrical Supply Considerations 1 Environmental Considerations 1 Dimensions 2 Airflow Consideration when Mounting in the Equipment Frame 2 Mechanical Considerations when Mounting in the Equipment Frame 6 Mounting Requirements 6 Hardware Installation 9 Unshipping and Mounting the System 9 Mounting Flanges 13 19-inch Mountings 13 23-inch, 24-inch and 600mm Mountings 18...
  • Page 4 Disk Space Requirement 57 Installation Methods 58 Local Installation 58 Network Installation 59 Before You Start 60 Finishing Installation 63 Setting up Access to Netra ft 1800 CMS Utilities 63 Setting the MANPATH Variable 63 Netra ft 1800 Installation Guide • February 1999...
  • Page 5 Installing and Configuring Sun StorEdge Volume Manager 65 Before You Install Sun StorEdge Volume Manager 65 Installing the Volume Manager Software 67 Mounting the CD-ROM Manually 67 Running the Installation 67 Setting up the Volume Manager Environment 68 Initializing the Volume Manager 69 Setting up Boot Disks 70 Setting up Other Disks 71 Configuring Storage 71...
  • Page 6 Netra ft 1800 Installation Guide • February 1999...
  • Page 7 Figures Netra ft 1800 Airflow Requirements (External) 4 FIGURE 1-1 Netra ft 1800 Airflow Requirements (Internal) 5 FIGURE 1-2 Shipping Brackets and Sacrificial Plinth 11 FIGURE 2-1 Location Matrix For Mounting Flange Screws (19-inch rack) 14 FIGURE 2-2 Support Rail and Fixings (19-inch Rack) 15...
  • Page 8 FIGURE 3-5 Power Lead Receptacles 53 FIGURE 3-6 Power Lead Securing Screws 53 FIGURE 3-7 Power Cable Arrangement for Strain Relief 54 FIGURE 3-8 System Switches (Front Panel) 56 FIGURE 4-1 viii Netra ft 1800 Installation Guide • February 1999...
  • Page 9 Tables Mounting Hole Pattern Dimensions 7 TABLE 1-1 19-inch Mounting Flange Kit 13 TABLE 2-1 Support Rail Screw Hole Locations 15 TABLE 2-2 23-inch, 24-inch and 600mm Mounting Flange Kits 18 TABLE 2-3 Console Connector Pinout 39 TABLE 2-4 Console and Modem Port Parameters TABLE 2-5 Modem Port Pinout TABLE 2-6...
  • Page 10 Netra ft 1800 Installation Guide • February 1999...

  • Page 11: How This Book Is Organized

    Chapter 3 “Electrical Supply Installation” provides the information required to install the electrical supply. Chapter 4 “Powering on the System” tells you how apply power to the Netra ft 1800. Chapter 5 “Software and Operating Environment Installation” explains the software...

  • Page 12: Related Books

    Chapter 6 “Installing and Configuring Sun StorEdge Volume Manager” summarizes what you need to know in order to use the Volume Manager on the Netra ft 1800. Related Books Netra ft 1800 Software Release Notes (Part No. 805-4527-10) Netra ft 1800 Hardware Release Notes (Part No. 806-0179-10) Netra ft 1800 CMS API Developer’s Guide (Part No.
  • Page 13 Shell Prompts in Command Examples The following table shows the default Open Boot PROM (OBP) prompt and the system prompt and superuser prompt for the C shell, Bourne shell, and Korn shell. Shell prompts TABLE P-2 Shell Prompt Open Boot PROM prompt C shell prompt machine_name% C shell superuser prompt...

  • Page 14: 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 of your document in the subject line of your email. Netra ft 1800 Installation Guide • February 1999...

  • Page 15: Before Installation

    Before Installation This section provides information on what should be considered when choosing a location for a Netra ft 1800 system. Note – This equipment is only intended for installation in a Restricted Access Location as defined by UL1950, 3rd Edition, and EN60950: 1992 / A11: 1997.

  • Page 16: Dimensions

    Netra ft 1800 system utilizes internal fans that can achieve a maximum airflow of 840 cfm in free air. 2. The inlet air must enter at the bottom of the Netra ft 1800 cabinet and in front of the Power Supply Units (PSUs); the airflow exhausts vertically from the top of the cabinet.
  • Page 17 3. A minimum of 2U (88.9 mm/3.5 inches) clearance must be allowed at both top and bottom of the Netra ft 1800 cabinet when mounted to allow adequate inlet and exhaust ventilation. 4. The Netra ft 1800 system must not be mounted above any heat-generating sources within the same frame unless a heat deflector is used to provide fresh inlet air at ambient temperature.

  • Page 18: Figure 1-1 Netra Ft 1800 Airflow Requirements (External)

    Minimum 2U (90 mm) gap Minimum 2U (90 mm) gap Netra ft 1800 Airflow Requirements (External) FIGURE 1-1 Netra ft 1800 Installation Guide • February 1999...

  • Page 19: Figure 1-2 Netra Ft 1800 Airflow Requirements (Internal)

    Front Rear Front Rear Front Min. 2U (90 mm) gap at base of system Fan unit Min. 75 mm between front of system and rack door (if fitted) Netra ft 1800 Airflow Requirements (Internal) FIGURE 1-2 Chapter 1 Before Installation...

  • Page 20: Mechanical Considerations When Mounting In The Equipment Frame

    Adaptor flanges to suit 19-inch, 23-inch, 24-inch and 600-mm (ETSI) rack sizes are available as required. The Netra ft 1800 system is shipped with a plinth, which protects the bottom of the chassis during transit and handling, and also ensures that the correct airflow inlet plenum is provided during installation.

  • Page 21: Table 1-1 Mounting Hole Pattern Dimensions

    37RU (64.75 inches). When you fit the Netra ft 1800 into a rack with its red transit plinth in place, allow 1U (1.75 inches) of clearance beneath the plinth. This space permits removal of the plinth.
  • Page 22 The front door (if fitted) must provide a minimum of 75 mm (3 inches) of clearance across the entire front surface of the Netra ft 1800 to allow for routing of I/O cables. As all I/O cables must be routed from the front of the Netra ft 1800 system, due consideration should be made of the space required within the rack for these cables, as well as the power cables at the rear of the system.

  • Page 23: Hardware Installation

    C H A P T E R Hardware Installation This chapter provides information on the initial hardware installation procedure, including installing modules and external I/O connections. Unshipping and Mounting the System Once you have removed the packaging from the system, you must then unship the system from the delivery pallet and brackets before attempting to mount the chassis in a rack.
  • Page 24 Note – Do not discard the tools after unshipping and mounting the system. They can be stored in the cloth bag supplied and attached to the rack adjacent to the system for easy access when required. Netra ft 1800 Installation Guide • February 1999...

  • Page 25: Figure 2-1 Shipping Brackets And Sacrificial Plinth

    To Unship and Mount the System 3 x Phillips screws at rear of plinth 4 x Phillips screws 2 x Allen bolts at front of plinth securing bracket to pallet Insert lifting device here 2 x Phillips screws on each bracket Shipping Brackets and Sacrificial Plinth FIGURE 2-1 Chapter 2...
  • Page 26 Refer to “To Install the Filter Trays” on page 36. The filter tray thumbscrews are inserted in the tapped threads exposed by removal of the mounting plinth. 8. Install the modules into their appropriate locations. Refer to “Removing and Installing Modules” on page 23. Netra ft 1800 Installation Guide • February 1999...

  • Page 27: Mounting Flanges

    Mounting Flanges The system is supplied with the appropriate mounting flanges; other mounting flanges kits are available, as follows, to enable the system to mounted in different industry-standard racks: 19-inch racks X-Option No. X6938A 23-inch racks X-Option No. X6939A 24-inch racks X-Option No. X6940A ETSI (600 mm) racks X-Option No.

  • Page 28: Figure 2-2 Location Matrix For Mounting Flange Screws (19-Inch Rack)

    19) are screwed to holes A and B in rows 1, FIGURE 2-7 4, 7 and 10. The spacers provided must be used between the rails and the chassis to prevent the rails being fouled by the rivets in the chassis metalwork. Netra ft 1800 Installation Guide • February 1999...

  • Page 29: Figure 2-3 Support Rail And Fixings (19-Inch Rack)

    Spacer Spacer (340-5483) Support Rail and Fixings (19-inch Rack) FIGURE 2-3 The mounting screws should be placed in position pairs E1 and F1, E2 and F2, E3 and F3, E4 and F4 or E5 and F5. The pair of holes to be used depends on the front- to-back depth of the rack (mounting flange to mounting flange).

  • Page 30: Figure 2-5 Rear Rack Mounting (19-Inch Rack)

    Spacer (340-5483) M5 10mm countersunk screw M4 10mm panhead screw and crinkle washer Rack Rear flange (340-5479/5480) Lockable fixing (not supplied) Rack rear mounting flange Rear Rack Mounting (19-inch Rack) FIGURE 2-5 Netra ft 1800 Installation Guide • February 1999...

  • Page 31: Figure 2-6 19-Inch Rack Mounting Flange Kit

    Support rail (340-5484) Spacer Use M5 10mm (340-5483) screws Rear top mounting flange (left 340-5479 right 340-5480) Use M4 10mm screws Front mounting flange (left 340-4699 right 340-4698) Use M5 8mm screws Rear bottom mounting flange (left 340-5481 right 340-5482) Use M4 10mm screws 19-inch Rack Mounting Flange Kit FIGURE 2-6...

  • Page 32: 23-Inch, 24-Inch And 600Mm Mountings

    (see FIGURE 2-7 FIGURE 2-8 FIGURE 2-9 and slide the chassis onto the brackets until the front brackets are flush with the front of the rack. Netra ft 1800 Installation Guide • February 1999...

  • Page 33: Figure 2-7 23-Inch Rack Mounting Flange Kit

    Rear top mounting flange (340-5449) Use M5 6mm screws Front mounting flange (left 340-4592 right 340-4591) Use M5 6mm screws Slide support (340-5330) Use M5 8mm screws Rear bottom mounting flange (340-5450) Use M5 6mm screws 23-inch Rack Mounting Flange Kit FIGURE 2-7 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation...

  • Page 34: Figure 2-8 24-Inch Rack Mounting Flange Kit

    (left 340-5445 right 340-5446) Use M5 6mm screws Slide support (340-5330) Use M5 8mm screws Rear bottom mounting flange (340-5448) Use M5 6mm screws 24-inch Rack Mounting Flange Kit FIGURE 2-8 Netra ft 1800 Installation Guide • February 1999...

  • Page 35: Figure 2-9 600-Mm Rack Mounting Flange Kit

    Rear top mounting flange (340-5331) Use M5 6mm screws Front mounting flange (left 340-5328 right 340-5329) Use M5 6mm screws Slide support (340-5330) Use M5 8mm screws Rear bottom mounting flange (340-5427) Use M5 6mm screws 600-mm Rack Mounting Flange Kit FIGURE 2-9 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation...

  • Page 36: Cable Bracket Assemblies

    The hooks can be fitted to the brackets in one of three positions using the countersunk M3 screws supplied. The hooks must be fitted before the brackets are fixed to the mounting flange/rack. Netra ft 1800 Installation Guide • February 1999...

  • Page 37: Removing And Installing Modules

    The wrist-strap connection point on the Netra ft 1800 system is located on the panel at the bottom rear of the chassis. All modules have their own guides in slots in the chassis, into which they fit exactly.

  • Page 38: Figure 2-11 Module Injector/Ejector Lever

    3. Slide the module out of its slot, using the handle if there is one. For specific procedures relating to individual modules, refer to: “CPUset Modules” on page 25 “CAF Modules” on page 27 “PCI Modules” on page 28 “PSU Modules” on page 29 Netra ft 1800 Installation Guide • February 1999...
  • Page 39 CPUset Modules CPUset modules have two injector levers which must be operated simultaneously. As you pull out the CPUset module, the handle in the top panel pops up and must be depressed again manually in order to withdraw the module fully from the chassis (see ).

  • Page 40: Figure 2-12 Removing A Cpuset Module

    Removing a CPUset Module FIGURE 2-12 Netra ft 1800 Installation Guide • February 1999...

  • Page 41: Figure 2-13 Removing A Caf

    CAF Modules Removing a CAF FIGURE 2-13 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation...

  • Page 42: Figure 2-14 Removing A Pci Card Carrier

    PCI Modules Removing a PCI Card Carrier FIGURE 2-14 Netra ft 1800 Installation Guide • February 1999...

  • Page 43: Figure 2-15 Removing A Power Supply

    PSU Modules Removing a Power Supply FIGURE 2-15 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation...

  • Page 44: Replacing An Rmm

    To Remove the RMM 1. Slide the latch in the handle of the RMM to the left (towards the ‘unlocked’ symbol). 2. Lift the handle. 3. Slide the RMM out of its slot. Netra ft 1800 Installation Guide • February 1999...

  • Page 45: Figure 2-16 Removing An Rmm Module

    Removing an RMM Module FIGURE 2-16 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation...

  • Page 46: Replacing A Disk Chassis

    Always put a hard disk back in the same location from which you removed 2. Slide the latch in the handle of the disk chassis to the left (towards the ‘unlocked’ symbol). 3. Lift the handle. 4. Slide the disk chassis out of its slot. Netra ft 1800 Installation Guide • February 1999...
  • Page 47 NOTE: The injector/ejector lever of a disk drive module does not switch the power on and off. If the chassis is powered on, the disk drive will power off when it is removed and power on as soon as it is inserted, regardless of the position of the lever.

  • Page 48: Figure 2-18 Removing A Dsk Module

    2. Lower the handle to engage the disk chassis fully in its slot. 3. Slide the latch in the handle to the right (towards the ‘locked’ symbol). 4. Replace the hard disk drives. Netra ft 1800 Installation Guide • February 1999...

  • Page 49: Flexible Module Cabling

    Flexible Module Cabling The cable management shelf is illustrated in FIGURE 2-19 Cable Management Shelf FIGURE 2-19 The cable management shelf adjacent to the PCI card locations is flexible and can be used in a number of different configurations. The holes are equidistant, and the hooks can be inserted in whatever position is required.

  • Page 50: Installing The Filter Trays

    Installing the Filter Trays The Netra ft 1800 has three filter trays, two large and one small. To Install the Filter Trays Large Filter Tray FIGURE 2-20 Netra ft 1800 Installation Guide • February 1999...

  • Page 51: Figure 2-21 Small Filter Tray

    Small Filter Tray FIGURE 2-21 1. Insert the trays into the appropriate apertures at the base of the chassis; the two large trays are fitted on the left and the small tray on the right. It is unimportant which way up the trays are fitted. 2.

  • Page 52: Caf External I/O Connections

    CAF External I/O Connections The Netra ft 1800 system has the following connectors on each CAF module: Female 25-pole D-type connectors for the system console and modem ports (RS232). A male 9-pole D-type connector for the Remote Control Processor (RCP) ports.

  • Page 53: System Console Terminal Connections

    Chassis ground Except for pin 1, all pins of the console and modem connectors are isolated from the frame ground of the Netra ft 1800 system. The connectors have two screw-threaded mounting pillars with 4-40 UNC threads. You should secure the cable headshell in place with the screws engaged in these pillars.

  • Page 54: Modem Port Connections

    The modem port pinout is described in TABLE 2-6 Modem Port Pinout TABLE 2-6 Function Description Chassis ground Output data Input data Output handshake Input handshake SREF Signal reference Input status Output status Shield Chassis ground Netra ft 1800 Installation Guide • February 1999...

  • Page 55: Alarms Port Connections

    Alarms Port Connections The alarms port pinout is described in TABLE 2-7 Alarms Port Pinout TABLE 2-7 Description Description RESET0+ ALARM0-NC RESET0- ALARM0-COM RESET1+ ALARM1-NO RESET1- ALARM1-NC SYSTEM-NO ALARM1-COM SYSTEM-NC ALARM2-NO SYSTEM-COM ALARM2-COM ALARM0-NO Chapter 2 Hardware Installation...
  • Page 56 Netra ft 1800 Installation Guide • February 1999...

  • Page 57: Electrical Supply Installation

    The Netra ft 1800 has six power input feed pairs, three for each side, which plug in to the back of the system. These must be assembled by the user, as described in “Connecting the Power Leads”...

  • Page 58: Dc Source Site Requirements

    Overcurrent protection devices must be provided as part of each host equipment rack. Circuit breakers meeting the requirements shown in must be fitted TABLE 3-1 between the DC source and the Netra ft 1800. Overcurrent Protection Requirements TABLE 3-1 Current rating 30A maximum Voltage Maximum 60 Vdc rated in –48 Vdc power systems...
  • Page 59 Caution – Double pole circuit breakers are required on each rail for DC installations. This is necessary because the return path of the current is not isolated in the PSU. on page 3-46 shows the required arrangement for single power rails. FIGURE 3-1 on page 3-47 shows the required arrangement for dual power rails.

  • Page 60: Figure 3-1 Circuit Breakers For Single Power Rails

    RTN B RTN A –48V A –48V B RTN B RTN A –48V A –48V B RTN B RTN A –48V A –48V B Circuit Breakers for Single Power Rails FIGURE 3-1 Netra ft 1800 Installation Guide • February 1999...

  • Page 61: Figure 3-2 Circuit Breakers For Dual Power Rails

    Return A Return B RTN B RTN A –48V supply –48V A –48V supply –48V B RTN B RTN A –48V A –48V B RTN B RTN A –48V A –48V B RTN B RTN A –48V A –48V B RTN B RTN A –48V A...

  • Page 62: Required Connection Materials

    DC Supply and Ground Conductor The requirements are: Suitable conductor material: copper only. Supply conductors: 8 AWG (6 mm ) (between the Netra ft 1800 and the circuit breaker). Ground conductor: 8 AWG. Cable insulation rating: minimum 75 degrees Celsius, Low Smoke Fume (LSF), Flame Retardant.

  • Page 63: Dual Grounding Environment

    Dual Grounding Environment Caution – To be compatible with grounding environments requiring isolation between logic 0V and chassis ground, the fitted grounding bridge plate must be removed and individual connections made to logic 0V and chassis ground studs. The grounding bridge plate is located on the middle rear left edge of the unit between the motherboards.

  • Page 64: Figure 3-3 Location Of Chassis-To-Logic-0V Link And Grounding Points, And Wrist Strap Connection Point

    Chassis to logic 0V link Wrist strap connection point Grounding studs Location of Chassis-to-Logic-0V Link and Grounding Points, and Wrist Strap FIGURE 3-3 Connection Point Netra ft 1800 Installation Guide • February 1999...

  • Page 65: Connecting The Power Leads

    Connecting the Power Leads The inlet power filter must be plugged into the power sockets on the motherboards at the back of the Netra ft 1800, then the six power leads must be attached to the input power filter. Note – Disengage all the PSUs before you insert the power connectors. Inserting the connectors with the PSUs engaged can damage the connectors.

  • Page 66: Figure 3-5 Power Connector Wiring Polarity And Securing Screws

    Power Connector Wiring Polarity and Securing Screws FIGURE 3-5 3. Strip 9mm of insulation from boths ends of each power lead. The connectors will not accommodate leads of greater than 8 AWG (6 mm Netra ft 1800 Installation Guide • February 1999...

  • Page 67: Figure 3-6 Power Lead Receptacles

    4. Insert the leads into the appropriate receptacles in the terminal block. Refer to FIGURE 3-6 Insert power leads here Power Lead Receptacles FIGURE 3-6 5. Tighten the terminal block power lead M4 securing screws to 1.5-1.8 Nm. Refer to FIGURE 3-7 Power lead securing...

  • Page 68: Figure 3-8 Power Cable Arrangement For Strain Relief

    Power Cable Arrangement for Strain Relief FIGURE 3-8 7. Ensure the circuit breakers are open, then connect the other ends of the leads to the circuit breakers. Secure the cables using adequate strain relief. Netra ft 1800 Installation Guide • February 1999...

  • Page 69: Powering On The System

    C H A P T E R Powering on the System This chapter describes the procedure for powering on the Netra ft 1800. To Power On the System 1. Prior to powering on, inspect the supply conductors for mechanical security.

  • Page 70: Figure 4-1 System Switches (Front Panel)

    The CPUset LEDs will perform their own test sequence towards the end of the POST procedure, then the Target LED on one of the CPUsets will flash as the OBP ok prompt appears. Netra ft 1800 Installation Guide • February 1999...

  • Page 71: Software And Operating Environment Installation

    Environment Installation This chapter describes all the steps necessary to install a software and operating environment release for the Netra ft 1800. To perform the steps described here, you should be familiar with the Solaris operating environment. Netra ft 1800 Install Media The release software consists of the following: Netra ft 1800 Full Installation containing Solaris and Netra ft 1800 install software.

  • Page 72: Installation Methods

    Otherwise, the procedure is the same for both types of installation. Note – Inadvertent keyboard use during installation can abort installation. Local Installation To perform a local installation of the Netra ft 1800 software, you must have an RMM module that contains a CD-ROM drive in slot A-RMM...

  • Page 73: Network Installation

    In the following instructions, this will simply be referred to as the server. That the Netra ft 1800 system to be installed is on the same subnet as the server. In the following instructions, this will be simply referred to as the client.

  • Page 74: Before You Start

    2. You need to be at the OBP ok prompt in order to perform the installation. To Install the Software This section describes the steps necessary to install a Netra ft 1800 system with the Solaris operating environment and Netra ft 1800 software.
  • Page 75 Insert the Netra ft 1800 CD-ROM in the drive on side A, at the top of the system, or the drive on side B at the bottom of the system. Check that the Power LED is lit on the RMM that contains the CD-ROM drive.

  • Page 76: Table 5-1 Suggested Disk Layout

    A few minutes after the system has rebooted to the system prompt, the Sync LEDs on the CPUsets will illuminate and remain steadily lit, indicating that the system is now running in synchronization. Netra ft 1800 Installation Guide • February 1999...

  • Page 77: Finishing Installation

    5.1.1 Setting up Access to Netra ft 1800 CMS Utilities To allow access to Netra ft 1800 CMS utilities, append the following path to your PATH variable in your shell start-up file. For a C-shell, in your $HOME/.cshrc file type:...
  • Page 78 For a C-shell, in your $HOME/.cshrc file type: setenv MANPATH ${MANPATH}:/opt/SUNWftm For a Bourne or Korn shell, in your $HOME/.profile file type: MANPATH=${MANPATH}:/opt/SUNWftm export MANPATH Netra ft 1800 Installation Guide • February 1999...

  • Page 79: Installing And Configuring Sun Storedge Volume Manager

    Volume Manager” on page 69. Refer to the Sun StorEdge Volume Manager documentation for full information about installing and using the Volume Manager, and to the Netra ft 1800 User’s Guide for information about using the cmsconfig utility. (You use cmsconfig to obtain the device name of the root disk when you add disks to your server.)
  • Page 80 You will need this information when you initialize the Volume Manager. It can be useful for other purposes, so you may wish to keep it. You should install the Volume Manager after the Netra ft 1800 software and any required patches, and before other applications. You should also configure the Volume Manager volumes before you install other applications.

  • Page 81: Installing The Volume Manager Software

    Installing the Volume Manager Software This section describes the special requirements when you install the Volume Manager on the Netra ft 1800. You must install Sun StorEdge Volume Manager and patches specified in the Release Notes. See the Sun StorEdge Volume Manager Installation Guide for full details of the Volume Manager installation.

  • Page 82: Setting Up The Volume Manager Environment

    Setting Default Volume Creation Note – Disk mirroring in Volume Manager provides the fault tolerance for the disk storage of the Netra ft 1800. This step is essential to ensure that all disks are mirrored. To mirror disks by default when they are created, enter the following: echo "mirror=yes"...

  • Page 83: Initializing The Volume Manager

    Note – Volume Manager mirroring provides the fault tolerance for disk storage on the Netra ft 1800. This is provided by default when you add a disk to the Volume Manager provided you have added the required line to /etc/default/vxassist as described in “Setting Default Volume Creation”...

  • Page 84: Setting Up Boot Disks

    You must encapsulate the boot disk for Sun StorEdge Volume Manager to be able to mirror it. You are strongly recommended to do the following to ensure that the boot disk is configured for the Netra ft 1800: Assuming that A-DSK0 is the Solaris install disk, you should have entered the command shown below at the end of the Solaris installation.

  • Page 85: Setting Up Other Disks

    See the Sun StorEdge Volume Manager System Administrator’s Guide for full details of using vxdiskadm. See the Netra ft 1800 User’s Guide for details of adding disks that are not already in the system. Note – You should plan to store all non-boot data on disks in groups other than rootdg.

  • Page 86: Boot Disk Aliases

    Note – There is a limit to the number of characters that can be stored in the NVRAMRC. Therefore, there is a limit on the number of boot disk aliases that can be recorded in it. Netra ft 1800 Installation Guide • February 1999...

  • Page 87: Index

    Index Console Alarms and Fans module, See CAF module console connector, pinout, 39 airflow console port, parameters, 39 clearance, 3 direction of, 2 CPUset inlet plenum, 6 changing, 25 natural convection, 2 requirements, 2 alarms connector, 38 alarms port DC source requirements, 44 pinout, 41 dimensions, 2 disk...
  • Page 88 60 injector/ejector mechanism, 23 netmask, 60 disk chassis, RMM chassis, 30, 32 network installation installation methods, 58 requirements, 59 installation, electricity supply, 43 NVRAMRC, specify boot disk aliases, 72 IP address, 60 Netra ft 1800 Installation Guide • February 1999...
  • Page 89 RS232 ports, on CAF module, 38 On system switch, 56 ON/STBY switch, 43, 44 operating environment installation, 57 overcurrent protection, 44 screws, mounting requirements, 6 Securing, 53 SEVM, See Volume Manager shipping configuration, 6 software installation, 57 packaging, 12 software release contents, 57 partitions, required by Volume Manager, 62 Solaris installation patches, required, 58...
  • Page 90 6 maximum, 2 removable modules, 6 Netra ft 1800 Installation Guide • February 1999...

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