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- Page 1 ™ Sun Fire V215 and V245 Servers Administration Guide Sun Microsystems, Inc. www.sun.com Part No. 819-3036-10 September 2006, A Submit comments about this document at: http://www.sun.com/hwdocs/feedback...
- Page 2 Copyright 2006 Sun Microsystems, Inc., 4150 Network Circle, Santa Clara, Californie 95054, Etats-Unis. Tous droits réservés. Sun Microsystems, Inc. a les droits de propriété intellectuels relatants à la technologie qui est décrit dans ce document. En particulier, et sans la limitation, ces droits de propriété...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Contents Preface xi Performing General Administrative Tasks 1 Understanding the System Prompts 1 Controlling Server Power 2 ▼ To Power On the Server By Using the On/Standby Button 3 ▼ To Power Off the Server By Using the On/Standby Button 3 ▼... - Page 4 Sun Advanced Lights Out Manager 25 New ALOM Features 25 Setting the admin Password 26 SunVTS 29 SunVTS Test Modes 29 SunVTS Software and Security 30 SunVTS Installation 30 SunVTS Documentation 31 Sun Fire V215 and V245 Servers Administration Guide • September 2006...
- Page 5 Managing RAS Features and System Firmware 33 OpenBoot Emergency Procedures 33 OpenBoot Emergency Procedures 34 Stop-A Functionality 34 Stop-N Functionality 34 ▼ To Restore OpenBoot Configuration Defaults 34 Stop-F Functionality 35 Stop-D Functionality 35 Automatic System Recovery 35 Autoboot Options 36 Error Handling Summary 36 Displaying System Fault Information 37 ▼...
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- Page 7 Figures System Prompt Flow Diagram 2 FIGURE 1-1 Directing the System Console 5 FIGURE 1-2 Patch Panel Connection Between a Terminal Server and a Sun Fire V245 Server 8 FIGURE 1-3 TIP Connection Between a Sun Fire V245 Server and Another Sun System 10 FIGURE 1-4 Separate System Console and System Controller Channels 16 FIGURE 1-5...
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- Page 9 Tables Pin Crossovers for Connecting to a Typical Terminal Server 9 TABLE 1-1 OpenBoot Configuration Variables That Affect the System Console 15 TABLE 1-2...
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Page 11: Preface
Preface The Sun Fire V215 and V245 Servers Administration Guide is intended to be used by experienced system administrators. This guide contains general descriptive ™ information about the Sun Fire V215 and V245 servers and includes detailed instructions on various server administration tasks. -
Page 12: How This Document Is Organized
Chapter 3 describes platform-specific information associated with the SunVTS™ software. Chapter 4 describes the RAS features available on the Sun Fire V215 and V245 servers and how to manage the server’s firmware. Using UNIX Commands ® This document does not contain information about basic UNIX commands. -
Page 13: Typographic Conventions
Shell Prompts Shell Prompt C shell machine-name% C shell superuser machine-name# Bourne shell and Korn shell Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser Typographic Conventions Typeface Meaning Examples The names of commands, files, Edit your.login file. AaBbCc123 and directories; on-screen Use ls -a to list all files. computer output % You have mail. -
Page 14: Related Documentation
Lights out Advanced Lights Out Manager (ALOM) 1.6 819-2445 PDF and Online management Administration Guide HTML You can obtain copies of these documents at the following site: http://www.sun.com/documentation xiv Sun Fire V215 and V245 Servers Administration Guide • September 2006... -
Page 15: Sun Welcomes Your Comments
Sun is interested in improving its documentation and welcomes your comments and suggestions. You can submit your comments by going to: http://www.sun.com/hwdocs/feedback Please include the title and part number of your document with your feedback: Sun Fire V215 and V245 Servers Administration Guide, part number 819-3036-10 Preface... - Page 16 Sun Fire V215 and V245 Servers Administration Guide • September 2006...
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Page 17: Performing General Administrative Tasks
■ “Selecting a Boot Device” on page 20 ■ Understanding the System Prompts The following default server prompts are used by the Sun Fire V215 and V245 servers: ok – OpenBoot PROM prompt ■ sc> – Advanced Lights Out Manager (ALOM) prompt ■... -
Page 18: Controlling Server Power
Tip – For detailed information on controlling server power with the ALOM software, go to: http://docs.sun.com Sun Fire V215 and V245 Servers Administration Guide • September 2006... -
Page 19: To Power On The Server By Using The On/Standby Button
To Power On the Server By Using the ▼ On/Standby Button Caution – Never move the system when the system power is on. Movement can cause catastrophic hard drive failure. Always power off the system before moving it. 1. Connect the server to an AC power source. After the power cord is connected, the server automatically goes into Standby power mode. -
Page 20: To Power On The Server From The System Controller
To use the system console, you need to attach an input/output device to the system. Initially, you might have to configure that hardware, and load and configure appropriate software as well. Sun Fire V215 and V245 Servers Administration Guide • September 2006... -
Page 21: Connecting Through The Serial Management And Network Management Ports
Connecting Through the Serial Management and Network Management Ports On Sun Fire V215 and V245 servers, the system console comes preconfigured. Input and output is enabled only by means of hardware devices connected to the serial or network management ports. However, because the network management port is not available until you assign it an IP address, your first connection must be to the serial management port (SER MGT). -
Page 22: Configuring An Alternative System Console
The escape sequence and command do not work if the system console is redirected to a graphics card’s port. Sun Fire V215 and V245 Servers Administration Guide • September 2006... -
Page 23: Accessing The System Console Through A Graphics Monitor
“Using the OpenBoot Configuration Variables” on page Accessing the System Console Through a Graphics Monitor The Sun Fire V215 and V245 servers are shipped without a mouse, keyboard, monitor, or frame buffer for the display of bitmapped graphics. To install a graphics... -
Page 24: Accessing The System Console Through A Terminal Server
(supplied by Sun) to connect the patch panel to the server. Patch Panel Connection Between a Terminal Server and a Sun Fire V245 FIGURE 1-3 Server Sun Fire V215 and V245 Servers Administration Guide • September 2006... -
Page 25: Accessing The System Console Through A Tip Connection
If the pinouts for the serial management port do not correspond with the ■ pinouts for the RJ-45 ports on the terminal server, you need to make a cross- over cable that takes each pin on the serial management port to the corresponding pin in the terminal server’s serial port. -
Page 26: To Access The System Console Through The Tip Connection
Solaris OS software, or if the /etc/remote file has been modified, you might need to edit it. See “Modifying the /etc/remote File” on page 11 details. Sun Fire V215 and V245 Servers Administration Guide • September 2006... -
Page 27: Modifying The /Etc/Remote File
3. In a shell tool window on the Sun system, type: % tip hardwire The Sun system responds by displaying: connected The shell tool is now a TIP window directed to the server through the Sun system’s serial port. This connection is established and maintained even when the server is completely powered off or just powering on. -
Page 28: Accessing The System Console Through An Alphanumeric Terminal
This procedure assumes that you are accessing the system console by connecting the serial port of an alphanumeric terminal to the serial management port of the Sun Fire V245 server. Sun Fire V215 and V245 Servers Administration Guide • September 2006... -
Page 29: To Access The System Console Through An Alphanumeric Terminal
▼ To Access the System Console Through an Alphanumeric Terminal 1. Attach one end of the serial cable to the alphanumeric terminal’s serial port. Use a null modem serial cable or an RJ-45 serial cable and null modem adapter. Connect this cable to the terminal’s serial port connector. 2. -
Page 30: To Access The System Console Through A Local Graphics Monitor
1. Install the graphics card into an appropriate PCI slot. Installation must be performed by a qualified service provider. For further information, refer to the Sun Fire V215 and V245 Servers Service Manual or contact your qualified service provider. 2. Attach the monitor’s video cable to the graphics card’s video port. -
Page 31: Using The Openboot Configuration Variables
You can issue system commands and view system messages using your local graphics monitor. If you want to redirect the system console back to the serial management and network management ports, see “Using the OpenBoot Configuration Variables” on page Using the OpenBoot Configuration Variables The system console is directed to the serial management and network management ports (SER MGT and NET MGT). -
Page 32: Switching Between The Alom System Controller And The System Console
Switching Between the ALOM System Controller and the System Console The Sun Fire V215 and V245 servers feature two management ports, labeled SER MGT and NET MGT, located on the server’s rear panel. If the system console is directed to use the serial management and network management ports, these ports... -
Page 33: Resetting The Server
Note – If no text or prompt appears, it might be that no console messages were recently generated by the system. If this happens, pressing the terminal’s Enter or Return key should produce a prompt. To reach the system console from the ALOM system controller, type the console command at the sc>... - Page 34 5. Reconnect to the system console using the console command. sc> console -f Enter #. to return to ALOM. The server outputs various messages, followed by the ok prompt. Sun Fire V215 and V245 Servers Administration Guide • September 2006...
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Page 35: Controlling The Locator Indicator
Controlling the Locator Indicator This section explains how to turn the Locator indicator on and off and how to check the status of the Locator indicator. To Turn the Locator Indicator On ▼ ● Do one of the following: As superuser, type ■... -
Page 36: To Display Locator Indicator Status
– Specifies internal drive 3. ■ net, net0, net1, net2, net3 – Specifies the network interfaces. ■ full path name – Specifies the device or network interface by its full path name. ■ Sun Fire V215 and V245 Servers Administration Guide • September 2006... -
Page 37: Updating The Firmware
Note – The Solaris OS modifies the boot-device variable to its full path name, not the alias name. If you choose a nondefault boot-device variable, the Solaris OS specifies the full device path of the boot device. Note – You can specify the name of the program to be booted as well as the way the boot program operates. -
Page 38: To Update The Firmware
The full pathname to the flash image that the IP address specified above can ■ access. The username and password of an account registered on the system specified by ■ the IP address used above. Sun Fire V215 and V245 Servers Administration Guide • September 2006... - Page 39 The command usage is as follows: flashupdate [-s IP-address -f pathname] [-v] -s IP-address is the IP address of any system on the network that can access the ■ flash image. -f pathname is the full pathname to the flash image. ■...
- Page 40 PASSED POST PASSED LOOPBACK PASSED PASSED EPROM PASSED FRU PROM PASSED ETHERNET PASSED MAIN CRC PASSED BOOT CRC PASSED TTYD PASSED TTYC PASSED MEMORY PASSED MPC885 PASSED Please login: Sun Fire V215 and V245 Servers Administration Guide • September 2006...
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Page 41: Sun Advanced Lights Out Manager
DIMMs. When OpenBoot PROM reports DIMM errors to ALOM, it sends system console (SC) alert messages with the incorrect memory slot position for the Sun Fire V215 and V245 servers. However the memory errors are still valid. -
Page 42: Setting The Admin Password
Contain at least one numeric or one special character. ■ Be at least six characters long. ■ After the password is set, the admin user has full permissions and can execute all ALOM CLI commands. Sun Fire V215 and V245 Servers Administration Guide • September 2006... - Page 43 Tip – If you log in to ALOM with a 16-character user name and execute the showusers command, ALOM enters a loop and refuses all other connection attempts. If you encounter this problem, establish a Telnet connection to the host server and use the scadm resetrsc command to reset ALOM.
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Page 45: Sunvts
C H A P T E R SunVTS The Sun Validation and Test Suite (SunVTS) is a software suite that performs system, subsystem, and configuration testing. You can view and control a SunVTS session over a network. Using a remote system, you can view the progress of a testing session, change testing options, and control all testing features of another machine on the network. -
Page 46: Sunvts Software And Security
The SunVTS software is installed as part of the preinstalled software image on the Sun Fire V215 and V245 servers. However, it is available on the software supplement CD supplied with the Solaris OS. For information about downloading it from this CD, refer to the Sun Hardware Platform Guide for the release of the Solaris OS you are using. -
Page 47: Sunvts Documentation
To find out more about using the SunVTS software, refer to the SunVTS documentation that corresponds to the Solaris OS release that you are running. SunVTS Documentation SunVTS documents are included on the Software Supplement CD that is part of each Solaris Media Kit release and is also accessible at: http://docs.sun.com For further information, you can also consult the following SunVTS documents: SunVTS User’s Guide describes how to install, configure, and run the SunVTS... - Page 48 Sun Fire V215 and V245 Servers Administration Guide • September 2006...
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Page 49: Managing Ras Features And System Firmware
C H A P T E R Managing RAS Features and System Firmware This chapter describes how to manage reliability, availability, and serviceability (RAS) features and system firmware, including the Sun Advanced Lights Out Manager (ALOM) system controller, and automatic system recovery (ASR). In addition, this chapter describes how to unconfigure and reconfigure a device manually, and introduces multipathing software. -
Page 50: Openboot Emergency Procedures
10 minutes, the host server ignores the bootmode command. You can issue the bootmode command without arguments to display the current setting. sc> bootmode Bootmode: reset_nvram Expires WED SEP 09 09:52:01 UTC 2006 bootscript="setenv auto-boot? false" Sun Fire V215 and V245 Servers Administration Guide • September 2006... -
Page 51: Stop-F Functionality
3. To reset the system, type the following commands: sc> reset Are you sure you want to reset the system [y/n]? sc> 4. To view console output as the system boots with default OpenBoot configuration variables, switch to console mode. sc>... -
Page 52: Autoboot Options
SAS subsystem failure. In this case, a working alternate path to the boot disk is ■ required. For more information, see “Multipathing Software” on page Ethernet interface failure. ■ USB interface failure. ■ Serial interface failure. ■ PCI card failure. ■ Sun Fire V215 and V245 Servers Administration Guide • September 2006... -
Page 53: Displaying System Fault Information
Memory failure. Given a failed DIMM, the firmware will unconfigure the entire ■ logical bank associated with the failed module. Another nonfailing logical bank must be present in the system for the system to attempt a degraded boot. Note – If POST or OpenBoot firmware detects a nonfatal error associated with the normal boot device, the OpenBoot firmware automatically unconfigures the failed device and tries the next-in-line boot device, as specified by the boot-device configuration variable. -
Page 54: To Display System Fault Information
For instructions on how to configure and administer Solaris IP Network Multipathing, consult the IP Network Multipathing Administration Guide provided with your specific Solaris release. For information about Sun StorEdge Traffic Manager, refer to your Solaris OS documentation. Sun Fire V215 and V245 Servers Administration Guide • September 2006... -
Page 55: Index
Index Symbols /etc/remote file, 10 error handling, summary, 36 modifying, 11 graphics monitor ALOM prompt, 1 accessing system console from, 13 connecting to PCI graphics card, 14 alphanumeric terminal, 6 restrictions against using for initial setup, 13 accessing system console from, 12 restrictions against using to view POST setting baud rate, 13 output, 13... - Page 56 -r, 11 Stop-A (USB keyboard functionality), 34 Stop-D (USB keyboard functionality), 35 Stop-F (USB keyboard functionality), 35 Stop-N (USB keyboard functionality), 34 stress testing, See also exercising the system, 29 Sun Fire V215 and V245 Servers Administration Guide • September 2006...
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