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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Contents Preface xxi System Overview 1 Sun Fire V445 Server Overview 1 Processors and Memory 3 External Ports 3 Gigabit Ethernet Ports 3 10BASE-T Network Management Port 4 Serial Management and DB-9 Ports 4 USB Ports 4 RAID 0,1 Internal Hard Drives 5...
Page 4 Network Management Ports 27 ALOM 29 Alternative System Console Configuration 29 Accessing the System Console Through a Graphics Monitor 30 About the sc> Prompt 31 Access Through Multiple Controller Sessions 32 Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • August 2006...
Page 5 Ways of Reaching the sc> Prompt 32 About the ok Prompt 33 Entering the ok Prompt 33 Graceful Shutdown 34 ALOM System Controller break or console Command 34 L1-A (Stop-A) Keys or Break Key 35 Externally Initiated Reset (XIR) 35 Manual System Reset 35 About Switching Between the ALOM System Controller and the System Console 36...
Page 6 Initiating a Reconfiguration Boot 62 ▼ To Initiate a Reconfiguration Boot 63 Selecting a Boot Device 65 ▼ To Select a Boot Device 65 Configuring Hardware 67 About the CPU/Memory Modules 67 DIMMs 68 Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • August 2006...
Page 7 Memory Interleaving 70 Independent Memory Subsystems 70 DIMM Configuration Rules 71 About the ALOM System Controller Card 71 Configuration Rules 74 About the PCI Cards and Buses 75 Configuration Rules 77 About the SAS Controller 78 About the SAS Backplane 79 Configuration Rules 79 About Hot-Pluggable and Hot-Swappable Components 79 Hard Disk Drives 80...
Page 8 Unconfiguring a Device Manually 106 ▼ To Unconfigure a Device Manually 106 Reconfiguring a Device Manually 108 ▼ To Reconfigure a Device Manually 108 Enabling the Hardware Watchdog Mechanism and Its Options 108 viii Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • August 2006...
Page 9 ▼ To Enable the Hardware Watchdog Mechanism and Its Options 109 About Multipathing Software 109 Managing Disk Volumes 111 About Disk Volumes 111 About Volume Management Software 112 VERITAS Dynamic Multipathing 112 Sun StorEdge Traffic Manager 113 About RAID Technology 114 Disk Concatenation 114 RAID 0 –...
Page 10 About Overriding Service Mode Settings 150 About Normal Mode 150 About Initiating Normal Mode 151 About the post Command 151 ▼ To Initiate Service Mode 153 ▼ To Initiate Normal Mode 153 Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • August 2006...
Page 11 Reference for Estimating System Boot Time (to the ok Prompt) 154 Boot Time Estimates for Typical Configurations 155 Estimating Boot Time for Your System 155 Reference for Sample Outputs 156 Reference for Determining Diagnostic Mode 158 Quick Reference for Diagnostic Operation 162 OpenBoot Diagnostics 163 ▼...
Page 12 Displaying Automatic System Restoration Information 200 About SunVTS 201 SunVTS Software and Security 201 Using SunVTS 202 ▼ To Find Out Whether SunVTS Is Installed 203 Installing SunVTS 203 Viewing SunVTS Documentation 203 Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • August 2006...
Page 13 About Sun Management Center 204 How Sun Management Center Works 205 Using Sun Management Center 206 Other Sun Management Center Features 206 Informal Tracking 206 Hardware Diagnostic Suite 206 Interoperability With Third-Party Monitoring Tools 207 Obtaining the Latest Information 207 Hardware Diagnostic Suite 207 When to Run Hardware Diagnostic Suite 207 Requirements for Using Hardware Diagnostic Suite 208...
Page 14 Gigabit Ethernet Connector Diagram 226 Gigabit Ethernet Connector Signals 226 System Specifications 227 Reference for Physical Specifications 228 Reference for Electrical Specifications 228 Reference for Environmental Specifications 229 Reference for Agency Compliance Specifications 230 Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • August 2006...
Page 15 Reference for Clearance and Service Access Specifications 231 OpenBoot Configuration Variables 233 Index 237 Contents...
Page 16 Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • August 2006...
Page 17 FIGURE 2-2 Separate System Console and System Controller Channels 37 FIGURE 2-3 Patch Panel Connection Between a Terminal Server and a Sun Fire V445 Server 43 FIGURE 2-4 Tip Connection Between a Sun Fire V445 Server and Another Sun System 46...
Page 18 Serial Management Connector Diagram 222 FIGURE A-1 Network Management Connector Diagram 223 FIGURE A-2 Serial Port Connector Diagram 224 FIGURE A-3 USB Connector Diagram 225 FIGURE A-4 Gigabit Ethernet Connector Diagram 226 FIGURE A-5 xviii Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • August 2006...
Page 19 Tables Sun Fire V445 Server Features at a Glance 2 TABLE 1-1 System Status Indicators 10 TABLE 1-2 System Diagnostic Indicators 10 TABLE 1-3 Network Management Port Indicator 18 TABLE 1-4 Ethernet Indicators 20 TABLE 1-5 Ways of Communicating With the System 24...
Page 20 TABLE B-2 Environmental Specifications 229 TABLE B-3 Agency Compliance Specifications 230 TABLE B-4 Clearance and Service Access Specifications 231 TABLE B-5 OpenBoot Configuration Variables Stored on a ROM Chip 233 TABLE C-1 Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • August 2006...
Page 21: Preface
Solaris™ operating system (OS). How This Book Is Organized The Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide is divided into the following chapters: Chapter 1 presents an illustrated overview of the system and a description of the ■...
Page 22 See one or more of the following for this information: Solaris Handbook for Sun Peripherals ■ AnswerBook2™ online documentation for the Solaris OS ■ Other software documentation that you received with your system ■ xxii Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • August 2006...
Page 23: Typographic Conventions
Typographic Conventions TABLE P-1 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. What you type, when AaBbCc123 contrasted with on-screen Password: computer output AaBbCc123...
Page 24: Related Documentation
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Page 27: System Overview
C H A P T E R System Overview This chapter introduces you to the Sun Fire V445 server and describes its features. The following sections are included: “Sun Fire V445 Server Overview” on page 1 ■ “New Features” on page 7 ■...
Page 28: Table 1-1 Sun Fire V445 Server Features At A Glance
Advanced Lights Out Manager (ALOM) software, which also controls powering on/off and diagnostics. The system also meets ROHS requirements. provides a brief description of the Sun Fire V445 server features. More TABLE 1-1 details on these features are provided in the following subsections.
Page 29: Processors And Memory
“DIMMs” on page External Ports The Sun Fire V445 server provides four Gigabit Ethernet ports, one 10BASE-T network management port, two Serial ports, and four USB ports. Gigabit Ethernet Ports The four on-board Gigabit Ethernet ports located on the back panel support several modes of operations at 10, 100, and 1000 megabits per second (Mbps).
Page 30: 10Base-T Network Management Port
Sun Type-6 USB keyboard and mouse. The USB ports are USB 2.0 compliant, and support 480Mbps, 12Mbps, and 1.5Mbps speeds. For additional details, see “About the USB Ports” on page Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • August 2006...
Page 31: Raid 0,1 Internal Hard Drives
RAID 0,1 Internal Hard Drives Internal disk storage is provided by up to eight 2.5 inch (5.1 cm) high, hot-pluggable, SAS disk drives. The basic system includes a SAS disk backplane that accommodates eight disks capable of data transfer rates of up to 320 megabytes per second. See “About the Internal Disk Drives”...
Page 32: System Fan Trays
ALOM System Controller Card The Sun ALOM system controller card enables system management and administration for the Sun Fire V445 server over a serial line or an Ethernet network. ALOM system controller provides remote system administration for geographically distributed or physically inaccessible systems. These features include powering on/off the system and enabling diagnostics.
Page 33: New Features
Sun systems to accurately predict component failures and mitigate many serious problems before they actually occur. This technology is incorporated into both the hardware and software of the Sun Fire V445 server. At the heart of the Predictive Self-Healing capabilities is the Solaris Fault Manager, a service that receives data relating to hardware and software errors, and automatically and silently diagnoses the underlying problem.
Page 34: Locating Front Panel Features
The illustration below shows the system features that you can access from the front panel. SAS disk drives (8) Status Indicators/control panel USB ports Removable media drive Front Panel Features FIGURE 1-1 Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • August 2006...
Page 35: Front Panel Indicators
For information about front panel controls and indicators, see “Front Panel Indicators” on page The system is configured with up to eight disk drives, which are accessible from the front of the system. Front Panel Indicators Several front panel indicators provide general system status, alert you to system problems, and help you to determine the location of system faults.
Page 36: Table 1-2 System Status Indicators
This indicator indicates that a CPU has detected an Overtemperature overtemperature condition. Look for any fan failures, as well as a local overtemperature condition around the server. Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • August 2006...
Page 37: Power Button
Power Button Location FIGURE 1-3 USB Ports The Sun Fire V445 server has four Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports: two on the front panel, and two on the back panel. All four USB ports comply with the USB 2.0 specification.
Page 38: Figure 1-4 Usb Ports Location
USB ports USB Ports Location FIGURE 1-4 For more information about the USB ports, see “About the USB Ports” on page Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • August 2006...
Page 39: Sas Disk Drives
For more information about how to configure internal disk drives, see the “About the Internal Disk Drives” on page Removable Media Drive The Sun Fire V445 server has a DVD-ROM drive in a removable media bay. This drive also has DVD-RW and CD-RW capabilities. Chapter 1 System Overview...
Page 40: Figure 1-6 Removable Media Drive Location
Removable Media Drive Location FIGURE 1-6 For more information about servicing the DVD-ROM drive, see the following sections: “Removing the DVD-ROM Drive” on page 197 ■ “Installing the DVD-ROM Drive” on page 199 ■ Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • August 2006...
Page 41: Locating Back Panel Features
Locating Back Panel Features The illustration below shows the system features that are accessible from the back panel. Power PCIe card slots supplies PCI-X card slots System status External indicators ports Back Panel Features FIGURE 1-7 Chapter 1 System Overview...
Page 42: Back Panel Indicators
“About the Power Supplies” on page PCI Slots The Sun Fire V445 server has four PCIe slots and four PCI-X slots. (One of the PCI-X slots is occupied by the LSI Logic 1068X SAS controller.) These are labeled on the back panel.
Page 43: Figure 1-9 Pci Slot Locations
PCI0 PCI6 PCI7 PCI1 PCI3 PCI5 PCI4 PCI2 PCI Slot Locations FIGURE 1-9 For more information about how to install a PCI card, see “Installing a PCI Card” on page 195. For more information about PCI cards, see “About the PCI Cards and Buses” on page Chapter 1 System Overview...
Page 44: System Controller Ports
The network management port has a Link indicator that operates as described in TABLE 1-4 Network Management Port Indicator TABLE 1-4 Name Description Link This green indicator is lit when an Ethernet connection is present. Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • August 2006...
Page 45: Serial Management Port
There are two USB ports on the back panel. These comply with the USB 2.0 specification. For more information about the USB ports, see “About the USB Ports” on page Gigabit Ethernet Ports The Sun Fire V445 server has four Gigabit Ethernet ports. Chapter 1 System Overview...
Page 46: Db-9 Serial Port
There is a POSIX compliant DB-9 serial port labeled TTYB. In addition, you may configure the RJ-45 serial management port as a conventional serial port. See “About the Serial Ports” on page Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • August 2006...
Page 47: Reliability, Availability, And Serviceability (Ras) Features
Reliability, Availability, and Serviceability (RAS) Features The Sun Fire V445 server provides the following RAS features: Hot-pluggable disk drives ■ Redundant, hot-swappable power supplies, fan trays, and USB components ■ Sun ALOM system controller with SSH connections for all remote monitoring and ■...
Page 48: Sun Management Center Software
The software is written in Java and uses Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) to provide enterprise-wide monitoring of Sun servers and workstations, including their subsystems, components, and peripheral devices. For more information, see “About Sun Management Center” on page 204. Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • August 2006...
Page 49: Configuring The System Console
Configuring the System Console This chapter explains what the system console is, describes the different ways of configuring it on a Sun Fire V445 server, and helps you understand its relation to the system controller. Tasks covered in this chapter include: “Entering the ok Prompt”...
Page 50: About Communicating With The System
“Accessing the System Console With an Alphanumeric Terminal” on page 51 • “To Verify Serial Port Settings on TTYB” on page 53 • “Reference for System Console OpenBoot Configuration Variable Settings” on page 56 Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • August 2006...
Page 51: Using The System Console
Ways of Communicating With the System (Continued) TABLE 2-1 During After Devices Available for Accessing the System Console Installation Installation ✓ ✓ A tip line attached to the serial management port (SERIAL MGT) or TTYB. See the following: • “Using the Serial Management Port” on page 39 •...
Page 52: Figure 2-1 Directing The System Console To Different Ports And Different Devices
You also must ensure that the system console is directed to the appropriate port on the Sun Fire V445 server’s back panel – generally, the one to which your hardware console device is attached. (See .) You do this by setting the input- FIGURE 2-1 device and output-device OpenBoot configuration variables.
Page 53: Default System Console Connection Through The Serial Management And Network Management Ports
Default System Console Connection Through the Serial Management and Network Management Ports On Sun Fire V445 servers, the system console comes preconfigured to allow input and output only by means of hardware devices connected to the serial or network management ports. However, because the network management port is not available until network parameters are assigned, your first connection must be to the serial management port.
Page 54: Figure 2-2 Serial Management Port (Default Console Connection)
If you want to use a general- purpose serial port with your server – to connect a serial printer, for instance – use the regular 9-pin serial port on the back panel of the Sun Fire V445. The Solaris OS sees this port as TTYB.
Page 55: Alom
Access Through the Network Management Port Once you have configured the network management port, you can connect an Ethernet-capable device to the system console through your network. This connection provides for remote monitoring and control. In addition, up to four simultaneous connections to the system controller sc>...
Page 56: Accessing The System Console Through A Graphics Monitor
For details, see the Sun Advanced Lights Out Manager (ALOM) Online Help. Accessing the System Console Through a Graphics Monitor The Sun Fire V445 server is shipped without a mouse, keyboard, monitor, or frame buffer for the display of bitmapped graphics. To install a graphics monitor on the server, you must install a frame buffer card into a PCI slot, and attach a monitor, mouse, and keyboard to the appropriate back panel ports.
Page 57: About The Sc> Prompt
About the sc> Prompt The ALOM system controller runs independently of the Sun Fire V445 server and regardless of system power state. When you connect a Sun Fire V445 server to AC power, the ALOM system controller immediately starts up, and begins monitoring the system.
Page 58: Access Through Multiple Controller Sessions
“Using the Serial Management Port” on page You can log in directly to the ALOM system controller using a connection through ■ the network management port. See “Activating the Network Management Port” on page Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • August 2006...
Page 59: About The Ok Prompt
A synopsis of run levels follows. For a full description, see the Solaris system administration documentation. Most of the time, you operate a Sun Fire V445 server at run level 2 or run level 3, which are multiuser states with access to full system and network resources.
Page 60: Graceful Shutdown
■ ALOM System Controller break or console Command Typing break from the sc> prompt forces a running Sun Fire V445 server to move to OpenBoot firmware control. If the OS is already halted, you can use the console command instead of break to reach the ok prompt.
Page 61: L1-A (Stop-A) Keys Or Break Key
When it is impossible or impractical to shut down the system gracefully, you can get to the ok prompt by typing the L1-A (Stop-A) key sequence from a Sun keyboard, or, if you have an alphanumeric terminal attached to the Sun Fire V445 server, by pressing the Break key.
Page 62: About Switching Between The Alom System Controller And The System Console
Caution – When you access the ok prompt from a functioning Sun Fire V445 server, you are suspending the Solaris OS and placing the system under firmware control.
Page 63: Figure 2-3 Separate System Console And System Controller Channels
System Console NET MGT or SERIAL MGT Port console sc> ALOM System Controller Separate System Console and System Controller Channels FIGURE 2-3 If the system console is configured to be accessible from the serial management and network management ports, when you connect through one of these ports you can access either the ALOM command-line interface or the system console.
Page 64: Entering The Ok Prompt
“About the ok Prompt” on page Caution – Dropping the Sun Fire V445 server to the ok prompt suspends all application and OS software. After you issue firmware commands and run firmware-based tests from the ok prompt, the system might not be able to resume where it left off.
Page 65: Using The Serial Management Port
(for example, the shutdown or init command) as described in Solaris system administration documentation. L1-A (Stop-A) keys or • From a Sun keyboard connected directly to the Sun Fire V445 server, press the Stop and A keys simultaneously. Break key –or–...
Page 66: To Use The Serial Management Port
IP address using the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) from another server. Data centers frequently devote a separate subnet to system management. If your data center has such a configuration, connect the network management port to this subnet. Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • August 2006...
Page 67: To Activate The Network Management Port
Note – The network management port is a 10BASE-T port. The IP address assigned to the network management port is a unique IP address, separate from the main Sun Fire V445 server IP address, and is dedicated for use only with the ALOM system controller.
Page 68: Accessing The System Console With A Terminal Server
1. Complete the physical connection from the serial management port to your terminal server. The serial management port on the Sun Fire V445 server is a data terminal equipment (DTE) port. The pinouts for the serial management port correspond with the pinouts for the RJ-45 ports on the Serial Interface Breakout Cable supplied by Cisco for use with the Cisco AS2511-RJ terminal server.
Page 69: Figure 2-4 Patch Panel Connection Between A Terminal Server And A Sun Fire V445 Server
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 crossover cable that takes each pin on the Sun Fire V445 server serial management port to the corresponding pin in the terminal server’s serial port.
Page 70: To Access The System Console With A Terminal Server Through The Ttyb Port
2. Open a terminal session on the connecting device, and type: % telnet IP-address-of-terminal-server port-number For example, for a Sun Fire V445 server connected to port 10000 on a terminal server whose IP address is 192.20.30.10, you would type: % telnet 192.20.30.10 10000 To Access the System Console With a Terminal ▼...
Page 71: What Next
The system permanently stores the parameter changes and powers off. Note – You can also power off the system using the front panel Power button. 3. Connect the null modem serial cable to the TTYB port on the Sun Fire V445 server.
Page 72: Management Port
The cable and adapter connect between another Sun system’s serial port (typically TTYB) and the serial management port on the back panel of the Sun Fire V445 server. Pinouts, part numbers, and other details about the serial cable and adapter are provided in the Sun Fire V445 Server Parts Installation and Removal Guide.
Page 73: To Access The System Console With A Tip Connection Through The Ttyb Port
The Sun system responds by displaying: connected The shell tool is now a Tip window directed to the Sun Fire V445 server through the Sun system’s serial port. This connection is established and maintained even when the Sun Fire V445 server is completely powered off or just starting up.
Page 74 The system permanently stores the parameter changes and powers off. Note – You can also power off the system using the front panel Power button. 3. Connect the null modem serial cable to the TTYB port on the Sun Fire V445 server.
Page 75: Modifying The /Etc/Remote File
Modifying the /etc/remote File This procedure might be necessary if you are accessing the Sun Fire V445 server using a Tip connection from a Sun system running an older version of the Solaris OS software. You might also need to perform this procedure if the /etc/remote file on the Sun system has been altered and no longer contains an appropriate hardwire entry.
Page 76 /dev/ttyb with /dev/ttya. The /etc/remote file is now properly configured. Continue establishing a Tip connection to the Sun Fire V445 server system console. See: “Accessing the System Console With a Tip Connection” on page 45 ■...
Page 77: Accessing The System Console With An Alphanumeric Terminal
Accessing the System Console With an Alphanumeric Terminal This procedure assumes that you are accessing the Sun Fire V445 server system console by connecting the serial port of an alphanumeric terminal to the serial management port (SERIAL MGT) of the Sun Fire V445 server.
Page 78: To Access The System Console With An Alphanumeric Terminal Through The Ttyb Port
The system permanently stores the parameter changes and powers off. Note – You can also power off the system using the front panel Power button. 3. Connect the null modem serial cable to the TTYB port on the Sun Fire V445 server.
Page 79: Verifying Serial Port Settings On Ttyb
Note – The serial management port always operates at 9600 baud, 8 bits, with no parity and 1 stop bit. You must be logged in to the Sun Fire V445 server, and the server must be running Solaris OS software.
Page 80: Accessing The System Console With A Local Graphics Monitor
4. Connect the USB keyboard cable to any USB port on the Sun Fire V445 server front panel. 5. Connect the USB mouse cable to any USB port on the Sun Fire V445 server front panel. Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • August 2006...
Page 81 6. Obtain the ok prompt. For more information, see “Entering the ok Prompt” on page 7. Set OpenBoot configuration variables appropriately. From the existing system console, type: ok setenv input-device keyboard ok setenv output-device screen Note – There are many other OpenBoot configuration variables. Although these variables do not affect which hardware device is used to access the system console, some of them affect which diagnostic tests the system runs and which messages the system displays at its console.
Page 82: Reference For System Console Openboot Configuration Variable Settings
Reference for System Console OpenBoot Configuration Variable Settings The Sun Fire V445 system console is directed to the serial management and network management ports (SERIAL MGT and NET MGT) by default. However, you can redirect the system console to the serial DB-9 port (TTYB), or to a local graphics monitor, keyboard, and mouse.
Page 83: Powering On And Powering Off The System
C H A P T E R Powering On and Powering Off the System This chapter describes how to power on and power off the system, and how to initiate a reconfiguration boot. This chapter explains the following tasks: “Powering On the Server Remotely” on page 58 ■...
Page 84: Powering On The Server Remotely
Tip connection to the Sun Fire V445 server. See Chapter 2 for more information about connecting the Sun Fire V445 server to a terminal or similar device. Do not use this power-on procedure if you have just added any new internal option or external storage device, or if you have removed a storage device without replacing it.
Page 85: Powering On The Server Locally
Powering On the Server Locally Do not use this power-on procedure if you have just added any new internal option or external storage device, or if you have removed a storage device without replacing it. To power on the system under those circumstances, you must initiate a reconfiguration boot.
Page 86: Powering Off The System Remotely
Tip connection to the Sun Fire V445 server. See Chapter 2 for more information about connecting the Sun Fire V445 server to a terminal or similar device. You can power off the system remotely either from the ok prompt or from the ALOM system controller sc>...
Page 87: To Power Off The System Remotely From The Ok Prompt
Caution – Applications running on the Solaris OS can be adversely affected by a poorly executed system shutdown. ensure that you stop and exit applications, and shut down the OS before powering off the server. For more information, see: “About Communicating With the System” on page 24 ■...
Page 88: Powering Off The Server Locally
OS is able to recognize newly installed devices. In addition, if you remove any device and do not install a replacement device prior to rebooting the system, you must perform a reconfiguration boot for Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • August 2006...
Page 89: To Initiate A Reconfiguration Boot
Tip connection to the Sun Fire V445 server. See Chapter 2 for more information about connecting the Sun Fire V445 server to a terminal or similar device. This procedure assumes that you are accessing the system console using the serial management or network management port.
Page 90 The system front panel LED indicators provide power-on status information. For information about the system indicators, see: “Front Panel Indicators” on page 9 ■ “Back Panel Indicators” on page 16 ■ Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • August 2006...
Page 91: Selecting A Boot Device
Gigabit Ethernet interface. Before you can select a boot device, you must complete system installation according to the instructions in the Sun Fire V445 Server Installation Guide. This procedure assumes that you are familiar with the OpenBoot firmware and that you know how to enter the OpenBoot environment.
Page 92 The show-devs command lists the system devices and displays the full path name of each PCI device. For more information about using the OpenBoot firmware, refer to the OpenBoot 4.x Command Reference Manual in the OpenBoot Collection AnswerBook for your specific Solaris release. Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • August 2006...
Page 93: Configuring Hardware
C H A P T E R Configuring Hardware This chapter provides hardware configuration information for the Sun Fire V445 server. Note – This chapter does not provide instructions for installing or removing hardware components. For instructions on preparing the system for servicing and procedures to install and remove the server components described in this chapter, refer to the Sun Fire V445 Server Service Manual.
Page 94: Dimms
Note – CPU/memory modules on a Sun Fire V445 server are not hot-pluggable or hot-swappable. The UltraSPARC IIIi processor is a high-performance, highly integrated superscalar processor implementing the SPARC V9 64-bit architecture. The UltraSPARC IIIi processor can support both 2D and 3D graphics, as well as image processing, video compression and decompression, and video effects through the sophisticated Visual Instruction Set extension (Sun VIS software).
Page 95: Figure 4-1 Memory Module Groups 0 And 1
DIMM group 1 DIMM group 0 Memory Module Groups 0 and 1 FIGURE 4-1 lists the DIMMs on the CPU/memory module, and to which group each TABLE 4-1 DIMM belongs. Memory Module Groups 0 and 1 TABLE 4-1 Label Group Physical Group B1/D1 1 (must be installed as a pair)
Page 96: Memory Interleaving
V445 Server Installation Guide and the Sun Fire V445 Server Service Manual. For guidelines and complete instructions on how to install and identify DIMMs in a CPU/memory module, refer to the Sun Fire V445 Server Service Manual and the Sun Fire V445 Server Installation Guide.
Page 97: Dimm Configuration Rules
Card The Sun Advanced Lights Out Manager (ALOM) system controller card enables access, monitoring, and control of the Sun Fire V445 server from a remote location. It is a fully independent processor card with its own resident firmware, self- diagnostics, and OS.
Page 98: Figure 4-2 Alom System Controller Card
The ALOM system controller card features serial and 10BASE-T Ethernet interfaces that provide multiple ALOM system controller software users with simultaneous access to the Sun Fire V445 server. ALOM system controller software users are provided secure password-protected access to the system’s Solaris and OpenBoot console functions.
Page 99 Caution – Although access to the ALOM system controller through the network management port is secure, access through the serial management port is not secure. Therefore, avoid connecting a serial modem to the serial management port. Note – The ALOM system controller serial management port (labeled SERIAL MGT) and network management port (labeled NET MGT) are present in the Solaris OS device tree as /dev/ttya, and in the OpenBoot configuration variables as ttya.
Page 100: Configuration Rules
The 100BASE-T network management port on the ALOM system controller is ■ reserved for use with the ALOM system controller and the system console. The network management port does not support connections to Gigabit networks. If Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • August 2006...
Page 101: About The Pci Cards And Buses
PCI bus characteristics and maps each bus to its associated TABLE 4-2 bridge chip, integrated devices, and PCI card slots. All slots comply with PCI Local Bus Specification Revision 2.2. Note – PCI cards in a Sun Fire V445 server are not hot-pluggable or hot-swappable. Chapter 4 Configuring Hardware...
Page 102: Table 4-2 Pci Bus Characteristics, Associated Bridge Chips, Motherboard Devices, And Pci Slots
** Internal SAS Controller Card Expansion Connector not in use at time of this release *** Slot Consumed by the SAS1068 Disk Controller shows the PCI card slots on the motherboard. FIGURE 4-4 Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • August 2006...
Page 103: Configuration Rules
PCI0 PCI6 PCI7 PCI1 PCI3 PCI5 PCI4 PCI2 PCI Slots FIGURE 4-4 lists the device name and path for the eight PCI slots. TABLE 4-3 PCI Slot Device Names and Paths TABLE 4-3 PCI Slot PCI-Express Bus Device Name an d Base Path (not full path) PCIe Slot 0 /pci@1e,600000/pci@0 PCIe Slot 1...
Page 104: About The Sas Controller
3) they each run at 100MHz. 133-MHz operation is only possible when only one slot is populated with one PCI-X 133-MHz capable card. For information about installing or removing PCI cards, see the Sun Fire V445 Server Service Manual.
Page 105: About The Sas Backplane
About the SAS Backplane The Sun Fire V445 server includes a single SAS backplane with connections for up to eight internal hard disk drives, all of which are hot-pluggable. The SAS disk backplane accepts eight, low-profile (2.5-inch), SAS disk drives. Each hard disk drive is connected to the backplane with a standard SAS hot plug disk connector, which makes it easy to add or remove hard disk drives from the system.
Page 106: Hard Disk Drives
For more information about the disk drives, see “About the Internal Disk Drives” on page 81. For general hard disk hot-plug procedures, refer to the Sun Fire V445 Server Service Manual. For procedures to perform a hard disk hot-plug operation on mirrored and nonmirrored disks, see “Performing a Mirrored Disk Hot-Plug...
Page 107: System Fan Trays
Server Service Manual. System Fan Trays For procedues on removing and installing fan trays, refer to the Sun Fire V445 Server Service Manual. Caution – At least one fan must remain operational in each of the three pairs of fan trays to maintain adequate system cooling.
Page 108: Figure 4-5 Hard Disk Drives And Indicators
OS after installing a drive. For detailed instructions, see Chapter 6 and also the Sun Fire V445 Server Service Manual. Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • August 2006...
Page 109: Configuration Rules
AC power is brought to each power supply with a power cord (total of four power cords). The Sun Fire V445 server’s power supplies are modular, hot-swappable units. They are customer replacable units (CRUs) designed for fast, easy installation or removal, even while the system is fully operational.
Page 110: Figure 4-6 Power Supplies And Indicators
Power supplies in a redundant configuration feature a hot-swap capability. You can remove and replace a faulty power supply without shutting down the OS or turning off the system power. Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • August 2006...
Page 111: Performing A Power Supply Hot-Swap Operation
Check the Service Required indicators to verify which power supply has failed. The failed power supply causes the amber system Service Required indicator and power supply Service Required indicator to light. To complete this procedure, refer to the Sun Fire V445 Server Service Manual. Chapter 4 Configuring Hardware...
Page 112: Power Supply Configuration Rules
For FIGURE 4-7 each fan in the system, the environmental monitoring subsystem monitors fan speed in revolutions per minute. Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • August 2006...
Page 113: Figure 4-7 System Fan Trays And Fan Indicators
System Fan Trays and Fan Indicators FIGURE 4-7 Refer to these indicators to determine which fan tray needs to be replaced. provides a description of the fan tray indicators. TABLE 4-6 Fan Tray Status Indicators TABLE 4-6 Indicator Color Notes Power/OK Green This indicator is lit when the system is running and the...
Page 114: System Fan Configuration Rules
The minimum system configuration requires at least one fan operating per ■ redundant pair. Note – For instructions on how to remove and install fan trays, refer to the Sun Fire V445 Server Service Manual. Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • August 2006...
Page 115: About The Usb Ports
About the USB Ports The system front and back panels provide two external Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports on two independent controllers to connect USB peripheral devices such as: Sun Type-6 USB keyboard ■ Sun opto-mechanical three-button USB mouse ■ Modems ■...
Page 116: About The Serial Ports
About the Serial Ports The default console connection to the Sun Fire V445 server is through the RJ-45 serial management port (labeled SERIAL MGT) on the back panel of the ALOM system controller card. This port operates only at 9600 baud.
Page 117: 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 Sun Advanced Lights Out Manager (ALOM) system controller, automatic system restoration (ASR), and the hardware watchdog mechanism.
Page 118: About Reliability, Availability, And Serviceability Features
Together, reliability, availability, and serviceability features provide near continuous system operation. To deliver high levels of reliability, availability, and serviceability, the Sun Fire V445 server offers the following features: Hot-pluggable disk drives ■...
Page 119: N+2 Power Supply Redundancy
Sun Advanced Lights Out Manager (ALOM) system controller is a secure server management tool that comes preinstalled on the Sun Fire V445 server, in the form of a module with preinstalled firmware. It lets you monitor and control your server over a serial line or over a network.
Page 120: Environmental Monitoring And Control
Environmental Monitoring and Control The Sun Fire V445 server features an environmental monitoring subsystem that protects the server and its components against: Extreme temperatures ■ Lack of adequate airflow through the system ■ Operating with missing or misconfigured components ■...
Page 121: Automatic System Restoration
detects the failure and generates an error message to the system console, logs the message in the /var/adm/messages file, and lights the Service Required indicators. The power subsystem is monitored in a similar fashion. Polling the power supply status periodically, the monitoring subsystem indicates the status of each supply’s DC outputs, AC inputs, and presence.
Page 122: Sun Storedge Traffic Manager
Solaris software documentation. Hardware Watchdog Mechanism and XIR To detect and respond to a system hang, should one ever occur, the Sun Fire V445 server features a hardware “watchdog” mechanism, which is a hardware timer that is continually reset as long as the operating system is running. In the event of a system hang, the operating system is no longer able to reset the timer.
Page 123: Error Correction And Parity Checking
(striping with interleaved parity). You choose the appropriate RAID configuration based on the price, performance, reliability, and availability goals for your system. You can also configure one or more disk drives to serve as “hot spares” to fill in automatically in the event of a disk drive failure. In addition to software RAID configurations, you can set up a hardware RAID 1 (mirroring) configuration for any pair of internal disk drives using the SAS controller, providing a high-performance solution for disk drive mirroring.
Page 124: Logging In To The Alom System Controller
The ALOM system controller command prompt (sc>) provides you with a way of interacting with the system controller. For more information about the sc> prompt, see “About the sc> Prompt” on page 31 Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • August 2006...
Page 125: To Log In To The Alom System Controller
Note – There is no default password. You must assign a password during initial system configuration. For more information, see your Sun Fire V445 Server Installation Guide and Sun Advanced Lights Out Manager (ALOM) Online Help. Caution – In order to provide optimum system security, best practice is to change the default system login name and password during initial setup.
Page 126: About The Scadm Utility
ALOM from the host system. For more information about the scadm utility, refer to the following: scadm man page ■ Sun Advanced Lights Out Manager (ALOM) Online Help ■ Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • August 2006...
Page 127: Viewing Environmental Information
Viewing Environmental Information Use the showenvironment command to view environment information. ▼ To View Environmental Information 1. Log in to the ALOM system controller. 2. Use the showenvironment command to display a snapshot of the server’s environmental status. sc> showenvironment =============== Environmental Status =============== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ System Temperatures (Temperatures in Celsius):...
Page 128: Controlling The Locator Indicator
3. To turn off the Locator indicator, do one of the following: ● In Solaris, log in as root and type the following command: # /usr/sbin/locator -f Locator LED is off. Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • August 2006...
Page 129: About Performing Openboot Emergency Procedures
Specifically, the Stop-N, Stop-D, and Stop-F commands that were available on systems with non-USB keyboards are not supported on systems that use USB keyboards, such as the Sun Fire V445 server. If you are familiar with the earlier (non-USB) keyboard functionality, this section describes the analogous OpenBoot emergency procedures available in newer systems that use USB keyboards.
Page 130: Stop-A Function
This command resets the default OpenBoot configuration variables. 3. To reset the system, type the following command: sc> reset Are you sure you want to reset the system [y/n]? sc> console Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • August 2006...
Page 131: Stop-F Function
4. To view console output as the system boots with default OpenBoot configuration variables, switch to console mode. sc> console 5. Type set-defaults to discard any customized IDPROM values and to restore the default settings for all OpenBoot configuration variables. Stop-F Function The Stop-F function is not available on systems with USB keyboards.
Page 132: Unconfiguring A Device Manually
On-board Ethernet controllers net0, net1,net2,net3 SAS controller ob-scsi pci0, ... pci7 PCI slots 0 – 7 All PCI slots pci-slot* All on-board PCI devices (on-board pci* Ethernet, SAS) and all PCI slots Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • August 2006...
Page 133 Device Identifiers and Devices (Continued) TABLE 5-1 Device Identifiers Devices PCI bridge chips 0 and 1, respectively hba8, hba9 USB devices usb0, ..., usb4 All devices You can determine full physical device paths by typing: ok show-devs The show-devs command lists the system devices and displays the full path name of each device.
Page 134: Reconfiguring A Device Manually
Enabling the Hardware Watchdog Mechanism and Its Options For background information about the hardware watchdog mechanism and related externally initiated reset (XIR) functionality, see: “Hardware Watchdog Mechanism and XIR” on page 96 ■ Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • August 2006...
Page 135: To Enable The Hardware Watchdog Mechanism And Its Options
For the Sun Fire V445 server, three different types of multipathing software are available: Chapter 5 Managing RAS Features and System Firmware...
Page 136 Solaris OS documentation. For information about VERITAS Volume Manager and its DMP feature, see “About Volume Management Software” on page 112 and refer to the documentation provided with the VERITAS Volume Manager software. Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • August 2006...
Page 137: Managing Disk Volumes
C H A P T E R Managing Disk Volumes This chapter describes redundant array of independent disks (RAID) concepts, how to manage disk volumes, and how to configure hardware mirroring using the SAS controller. This chapter contains the following sections: “About Disk Volumes”...
Page 138: About Volume Management Software
I/O performance, and simplified administration. About Volume Management Software Volume management software lets you create disk volumes. Sun Microsystems offers two different volume management applications for use on the Sun Fire V445 server: Solaris Volume Manager software ■ VERITAS Volume Manager software ■...
Page 139: Sun Storedge Traffic Manager
Sun StorEdge Traffic Manager A newer alternative to DMP that is also supported by the Sun Fire V445 server is Sun StorEdge Traffic Manager software. Sun StorEdge Traffic Manager is a server- based dynamic path failover software solution, used to improve the overall availability of business applications.
Page 140: About Raid Technology
Using this method, the concatenated disks are filled with data sequentially, with the second disk being written to when no space remains on the first, the third when no space remains on the second, and so on. Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • August 2006...
Page 141: Raid 0 - Disk Striping
RAID 0 – Disk Striping Disk striping (RAID 0) is a technique for increasing system throughput by using several disk drives in parallel. In nonstriped disks the OS 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 simultaneously.
Page 142: Raid 5 - Disk Striping With Parity
On the Sun Fire V445 server, you can configure hardware disk mirroring using the SAS controller. This provides higher performance than with conventional software mirroring using volume management software. For more information, see: “Creating a Hardware Disk Mirror” on page 118 ■...
Page 143: About Physical Disk Slot Numbers, Physical Device Names, And Logical Device Names
Caution – Creating or restoring a disk mirror destroys all data previously stored on the disk drive. About Physical Disk Slot Numbers, Physical Device Names, and Logical Device Names In order to perform a disk hot-plug procedure, you must know the physical or logical device name for the drive that you want to install or remove.
Page 144: Creating A Hardware Disk Mirror
The example indicates a hardware mirror has degraded at disk c1t2d0. Note – The logical device names might appear differently on your system, depending on the number and type of add-on disk controllers installed. Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • August 2006...
Page 145 2. Type the following command: # raidctl -c master slave For example: # raidctl -c c1t0d0 c1t1d0 When you create a RAID mirror, the slave drive (in this case, c1t1d0) disappears from the Solaris device tree. 3. To check the status of a RAID mirror, type the following command: # raidctl RAID RAID...
Page 146: Deleting A Hardware Disk Mirror
2. To delete the volume, type the following command: # raidctl -d mirrored-volume For example: # raidctl -d c1t0d0 RAID Volume ‘c1t0d0’ deleted Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • August 2006...
Page 147: Performing A Mirrored Disk Hot-Plug Operation
3. To confirm that you have deleted the RAID array, type the following command: # raidctl For example: # raidctl No RAID volumes found For more information, see the raidctl(1M) man page. Performing a Mirrored Disk Hot-Plug Operation Verify which disk drive corresponds with which logical device name and physical device name.
Page 148: To Perform A Mirrored Disk Hot-Plug Operation
There is no need to issue a software command to bring the drive offline when the drive has failed and the OK-to-Remove indicator is lit. 3. Install a new disk drive, as described in the Sun Fire V445 Server Service Manual. The RAID utility automatically restores the data to the disk.
Page 149: Performing A Nonmirrored Disk Hot-Plug Operation
■ Names” on page 117 Ensure that no applications or processes are accessing the disk drive. You need to refer to the following document to perform this procedure: Sun Fire V445 Server Service Manual ■ Chapter 6 Managing Disk Volumes...
Page 150: To View The Status Of The Scsi Devices
The -al options return the status of all SCSI devices, including buses and USB devices. (In this example, no USB devices are connected to the system.) Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • August 2006...
Page 151: To Perform A Nonmirrored Disk Hot-Plug Operation
This warning is issued because these commands attempt to quiesce the SAS bus, but the Sun Fire V445 server firmware prevents it. This warning message can be safely ignored in the Sun Fire V445 server, but the following procedure avoids this warning message altogether.
Page 152 Removal Guide. The blue OK-to-Remove indicator goes out when you remove the disk drive. 4. Install a new disk drive, as described in the Sun Fire V445 Server Parts Installation and Removal Guide. 5. To configure the new disk drive, type the following command:...
Page 153 6. To verify that the new disk drive is in the device tree, type the following command: # cfgadm -al Ap_Id Type Receptacle Occupant Condition scsi-bus connected configured unknown c0::dsk/c0t0d0 CD-ROM connected configured unknown scsi-bus connected configured unknown c1::dsk/c1t0d0 disk connected configured unknown...
Page 154 Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • August 2006...
Page 155: Managing Network Interfaces
“Configuring Additional Network Interfaces” on page 133 ■ About the Network Interfaces The Sun Fire V445 server provides four on-board Sun Gigabit Ethernet interfaces, which reside on the system motherboard and conform to the IEEE 802.3z Ethernet standard. For an illustration of the Ethernet ports, see .
Page 156: About Redundant Network Interfaces
PCI buses, which are supported by separate PCI bridges. For additional details, see “About the PCI Cards and Buses” on page Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • August 2006...
Page 157: Attaching A Twisted-Pair Ethernet Cable
Attaching a Twisted-Pair Ethernet Cable You must complete this task: Install the server into the rack, following instructions in the Sun Fire V445 Server ■ Installation Guide. To Attach a Twisted-Pair Ethernet Cable ▼ 1. Install the server into the rack.
Page 158: Configuring The Primary Network Interface
You need to furnish the address in a later step. An IP address must be assigned by the network administrator. Each network device or interface must have a unique IP address. Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • August 2006...
Page 159: Configuring Additional Network Interfaces
133. Note – The Sun Fire V445 server conforms to the Ethernet 10/100BASE-T standard, which states that the Ethernet 10BASE-T link integrity test function should always be enabled on both the host system and the Ethernet hub. If you have problems establishing a connection between this system and your hub, verify that the Ethernet hub also has the link test function enabled.
Page 160: To Configure Additional Network Interfaces
Install the Sun Fire V445 server as described in the Sun Fire V445 Server ■ Installation Guide. If you are setting up a redundant network interface, see “About Redundant ■ Network Interfaces” on page 130. If you need to install a PCI network interface card, follow the installation ■...
Page 161 The name of the file you create should be of the form /etc/hostname.typenum, where type is the network interface type identifier (some common types are ce, le, hme, eri, and ge) and num is the device instance number of the interface according to the order in which it was installed in the system.
Page 162 # ifconfig e1000g0 plumb inet ip-address netmask ip-netmask ..up For more information, see the ifconfig(1M) man page. Note – The Sun Fire V445 server conforms to the Ethernet 10/100BASE-T standard, which states that the Ethernet 10BASE-T link integrity test function should always be enabled on both the host system and the Ethernet hub.
Page 163: Diagnostics
C H A P T E R Diagnostics This chapter describes the diagnostic tools available for the Sun Fire V445 server. Topics in this chapter include: “Diagnostic Tools Overview” on page 138 ■ “About Sun™ Advanced Lights-Out Manager 1.0 (ALOM)” on page 140 ■...
Page 164: Diagnostic Tools Overview
Diagnostic Tools Overview Sun provides a range of diagnostic tools for use with the Sun Fire V445 server. The diagnostic tools are summarized in TABLE 8-1 Summary of Diagnostic Tools TABLE 8-1 Diagnostic Tool Type What It Does Accessibility and Availability...
Page 165: Table 8-1 Summary Of Diagnostic Tools
Summary of Diagnostic Tools (Continued) TABLE 8-1 Diagnostic Tool Type What It Does Accessibility and Availability Remote Capability SunVTS Software Exercises and stresses the Requires OS. Optional View and control system, running tests in package that needs to be over network parallel installed separately Software...
Page 166: About Sun™ Advanced Lights-Out Manager 1.0 (Alom)
Advanced Lights-Out ™ Manager 1.0 (ALOM) The Sun Fire V445 server ships with Sun Advanced Lights Out Manager (ALOM) 1.0 installed. The system console is directed to ALOM by default and is configured to show server console information on startup.
Page 167: Alom Management Ports
Another serial port – labeled TTYB – is available for general purpose serial data transfer. This port uses a DB-9 connector. For information on pinouts, refer to the Sun Fire V445 Server Installation Guide. In addition, the server has one 10Base-T Ethernet management domain interface, labelled NET MGT.
Page 168: Basic Alom Functions
If another user is logged on and has write capability, you will see the message below after issuing the console command: sc> Console session already in use. [view mode] To take console write capability away from another user, type: sc> console -f Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • August 2006...
Page 169: About Status Indicators
About Status Indicators For a summary of the server’s LED status indicators, see “Front Panel Indicators” on page 9 “Back Panel Indicators” on page About POST Diagnostics POST is a firmware program that is useful in determining if a portion of the system has failed.
Page 170: Openboot Prom Enhancements For Diagnostic Operation
– Diagnostics are executed at a Sun-prescribed level. ■ diag-trigger – Replaces and consolidates the functions of post-trigger ■ and obdiag-trigger. verbosity – Controls the amount and detail of firmware output. ■ Redefined variable: ■ Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • August 2006...
Page 171: About The Default Configuration
diag-switch? parameter has modified behaviors for controlling diagnostic ■ execution in normal mode on Sun UltraSPARC™ based volume servers. Behavior of the diag-switch? parameter is unchanged on Sun workstations. Default value changes: ■ auto-boot-on-error? – New default value is true. ■...
Page 172: Table 8-3 Openboot Configuration Variables That Control Diagnostic Testing And Automatic System Restoration
OpenBoot Diagnostics (obdiag) menu. Default is 1. Note: diag-passes applies only to systems with firmware that contains OpenBoot Diagnostics and has no effect outside the OpenBoot Diagnostics menu. Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • August 2006...
Page 173 OpenBoot Configuration Variables That Control Diagnostic Testing and Automatic System TABLE 8-3 Restoration (Continued) OpenBoot Configuration Variable Description and Keywords Determines which devices are tested by OpenBoot Diagnostics. Default is diag-script normal. – • none OpenBoot Diagnostics do not run. –...
Page 174: About Service Mode
Service mode is an operational mode defined by Sun that facilitates fault isolation and recovery of systems that appear to be nonfunctional. When initiated, service mode overrides the settings of key OpenBoot configuration variables. Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • August 2006...
Page 175: About Initiating Service Mode
Note that service mode does not change your stored settings. After initialization (at the ok prompt), all OpenBoot PROM configuration variables revert to the user- defined settings. In this way, you or your service provider can quickly invoke a known and maximum level of diagnostics and still preserve your normal mode settings.
Page 176: About Overriding Service Mode Settings
TABLE 8-3 control diagnostic testing. Note – The standard (default) configuration is recommended for improved fault isolation and system restoration, and for increased system availability. Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • August 2006...
Page 177: About Initiating Normal Mode
When you are deciding whether to enable diagnostic testing in your normal environment, remember that you always should run diagnostics to troubleshoot an existing problem or after the following events: Initial system installation ■ New hardware installation and replacement of defective hardware ■...
Page 178 If you specify a setting for level only, the post command uses the normal mode value for verbosity with the following exception: If the normal mode value of verbosity = none, post uses verbosity = min. ■ Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • August 2006...
Page 179: To Initiate Service Mode
If you specify settings for neither level nor verbosity, the post command uses the normal mode values you specified for the configuration variables, diag-level and verbosity, with two exceptions: If the normal mode value of diag-level = off, post uses level = min. ■...
Page 180: Reference For Estimating System Boot Time (To The Ok Prompt)
CPU. Because the competition for system resources makes CPU testing a less linear ■ process than memory testing, CPU test time will depend on the number of CPUs. Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • August 2006...
Page 181: Boot Time Estimates For Typical Configurations
If you need to know the approximate boot time of your new system before you power on for the first time, the following sections describe two methods you can use to estimate boot time: If your system configuration matches one of the three typical configurations cited ■...
Page 182: Reference For Sample Outputs
Note – The diag-level configuration variable also affects how much output the system generates. The following samples were produced with diag-level set to max, the default setting. Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • August 2006...
Page 183 POST execution message, the system’s install banner, and the device self-tests conducted by OpenBoot Diagnostics. Executing POST w/%o0 = 0000.0400.0101.2041 Sun Fire V445, Keyboard Present Copyright 1998-2006 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved. OpenBoot 4.15.0, 4096 MB memory installed, Serial #12980804.
Page 184: Reference For Determining Diagnostic Mode
OpenBoot variables affect whether a system boots in normal or service mode, as well as whether any overrides occur. CODE EXAMPLE 8-1 {3} ok post SC Alert: Host System has Reset Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • August 2006...
Page 185 Q#0> 0>@(#)Sun Fire[TM] V445 POST 4.22.11 2006/06/12 15:10 /export/delivery/delivery/4.22/4.22.11/post4.22.x/Fiesta/boston /integrated (root) 0>Copyright ? 2006 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved SUN PROPRIETARY/CONFIDENTIAL. Use is subject to license terms. 0>OBP->POST Call with %o0=00000800.01012000. 0>Diag level set to MIN. 0>Verbosity level set to NORMAL.
Page 186 CODE EXAMPLE 8-1 Copyright 2006 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved. OpenBoot 4.22.11, 24576 MB memory installed, Serial #64548465. Ethernet address 0:3:ba:d8:ee:71, Host ID: 83d8ee71. Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • August 2006...
Page 187: Figure 8-1 Diagnostic Mode Flowchart
System Reset Normal Mode skip_diag diag System Controller one-shot execution bootmode with some overrides normal true service-mode? variable false Service Mode Sun-prescribed level of diagnostics diag System Control normal user-reset error-reset power-on-reset false diag-switch? diag-trigger variable variable true none Normal Mode Power-On Reset? full user control OpenBoot...
Page 188: Quick Reference For Diagnostic Operation
• diag-level = user-defined setting • verbosity = user-defined setting • diag-script = user-defined setting • diag-trigger = user-defined setting • input-device = user-defined setting • output-device = user-defined setting bootmode Commands Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • August 2006...
Page 189: Openboot Diagnostics
Summary of Diagnostic Operation (Continued) TABLE 8-6 User Action Sets Configuration Variables And Initiates Issue bootmode diag command Overrides service mode settings and uses Normal mode normal mode settings with the following diagnostics with the exceptions: exceptions in the preceding column. •...
Page 190: To Start Openboot Diagnostics
3. Type: obdiag> test n where n represents the number corresponding to the test you want to run. A summary of the tests is available. At the obdiag> prompt, type: obdiag> help Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • August 2006...
Page 191: Controlling Openboot Diagnostics Tests
4. You can also run all tests, type: obdiag> test-all Hit the spacebar to interrupt testing Testing /pci@1f,700000/pci@0/pci@2/pci@0/pci@8/LSILogic,sas@1 ..passed Testing /ebus@1f,464000/flashprom@0,0 ......... passed Testing /pci@1f,700000/pci@0/pci@2/pci@0/pci@8/pci@2/network@0 Internal loopback test -- succeeded. Link is -- up ..passed Testing /ebus@1f,464000/rmc-comm@0,c28000 ......passed Testing /pci@1f,700000/pci@0/pci@1/pci@0/isa@1e/rtc@0,70 ....
Page 192: Test And Test-All Commands
For example: ok test /pci@x,y/SUNW,qlc@2 Note – Knowing how to construct an appropriate hardware device path requires precise knowledge of the hardware architecture of the Sun Fire V445 system. Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • August 2006...
Page 193: Openboot Diagnostics Error Messages
: There is no POST in this FLASHPROM or POST header is unrecognized DEVICE : /pci@1e,600000/isa@7/flashprom@2,0 SUBTEST : selftest:crc-subtest MACHINE : Sun Fire V445 SERIAL# : 51347798 DATE : 03/05/2003 15:17:31 CONTR0LS: diag-level=max test-args=errors=1 Error: /pci@1e,600000/isa@7/flashprom@2,0 selftest failed, return code = 1 Selftest at /pci@1e,600000/isa@7/flashprom@2,0 (errors=1) .....
Page 194: About Openboot Commands
For any SAS device that is connected and active, the probe-scsi-all command displays its loop ID, host adapter, logical unit number, unique World Wide Name (WWN), and a device description that includes type and manufacturer. Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • August 2006...
Page 195: Probe-Ide
The following is sample output from the probe-scsi-all command. Sample probe-scsi-all Command Output CODE EXAMPLE 8-3 {3} ok probe-scsi-all /pci@1f,700000/pci@0/pci@2/pci@0/pci@8/LSILogic,sas@1 MPT Version 1.05, Firmware Version 1.08.04.00 Target 0 Unit 0 Disk SEAGATE ST973401LSUN72G 0356 143374738 Blocks, 73 GB SASAddress 5000c50000246b35 PhyNum 0 Target 1 Unit 0...
Page 196 ( Primary Master ) Removable ATAPI Model: DV-28E-B Device 1 ( Primary Slave ) Not Present Device 2 ( Secondary Master ) Not Present Device 3 ( Secondary Slave ) Not Present Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • August 2006...
Page 197 show-devs Command The show-devs command lists the hardware device paths for each device in the firmware device tree. shows some sample output. show-devs Command Output ( Truncated) CODE EXAMPLE 8-5 /i2c@1f,520000 /ebus@1f,464000 /pci@1f,700000 /pci@1e,600000 /memory-controller@3,0 /SUNW,UltraSPARC-IIIi@3,0 /memory-controller@2,0 /SUNW,UltraSPARC-IIIi@2,0 /memory-controller@1,0 /SUNW,UltraSPARC-IIIi@1,0 /memory-controller@0,0 /SUNW,UltraSPARC-IIIi@0,0 /virtual-memory...
Page 198: To Run Openboot Commands
About Predictive Self-Healing In Solaris 10 systems, the Solaris Predictive Self-Healing (PSH) technology enables Sun Fire V445 server to diagnose problems while the Solaris OS is running, and mitigate many problems before they negatively affect operations. The Solaris OS uses the fault manager daemon, fmd(1M), which starts at boot time and runs in the background to monitor the system.
Page 199: Predictive Self-Healing Tools
Use the following web site to interpret faults and obtain information on a fault: http://www.sun.com/msg/ This web site directs you to provide the message ID that your system displayed. The web site then provides knowledge articles about the fault and corrective action to resolve the fault.
Page 200: Using The Predictive Self-Healing Commands
The fmdump command displays the contents of any log files associated with the Solaris Fault Manager. The fmdump command produces output similar to . This example assumes TABLE 8-9 there is only one fault. Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • August 2006...
Page 201 fmdump TIME UUID SUNW-MSG-ID Jul 02 10:04:15.4911 0ee65618-2218-4997-c0dc-b5c410ed8ec2 SUN4-8000-0Y fmdump -V The -V option provides more details. # fmdump -V -u 0ee65618-2218-4997-c0dc-b5c410ed8ec2 TIME UUID SUNW-MSG-ID Jul 02 10:04:15.4911 0ee65618-2218-4997-c0dc-b5c410ed8ec2 SUN4-8000-0Y 100% fault.io.fire.asic FRU: hc://product-id=SUNW,A70/motherboard=0 rsrc: hc:///motherboard=0/hostbridge=0/pciexrc=0 Three lines of new output are delivered with the -V option. The first line is a summary of information displayed previously in the console ■...
Page 202: Using The Fmadm Faulty Command
DE (also seen in the console output) has received an event which it accepted. A case is opened for that event and a diagnosis is performed to solve the cause for the failure. Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • August 2006...
Page 203: About Traditional Solaris Os Diagnostic Tools
# fmstat module ev_recv ev_acpt wait svc_t open solve memsz bufsz cpumem-diagnosis 3.0K cpumem-retire 713K fmd-self-diagnosis io-retire snmp-trapgen sysevent-transport 0.0 6704.4 syslog-msgs zfs-diagnosis About Traditional Solaris OS Diagnostic Tools If a system passes OpenBoot Diagnostics tests, it normally attempts to boot its multiuser OS.
Page 204: Solaris System Information Commands
■ ■ prtdiag prtfru ■ ■ psrinfo showrev ■ This section describes the information these commands give you. For more information on using these commands, refer to the Solaris man pages. Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • August 2006...
Page 205: Using The Prtconf Command
The output of prtconf also includes the total amount of system memory. shows an excerpt of prtconf output (truncated to save space). prtconf Command Output (Truncated) CODE EXAMPLE 8-6 # prtconf System Configuration: Sun Microsystems sun4u Memory size: 1024 Megabytes System Peripherals (Software Nodes): SUNW,Sun-Fire-V445 packages (driver not attached)
Page 206 The display format used by the prtdiag command can vary depending on what version of the Solaris OS is running on your system. Following is an excerpt of some of the output produced by prtdiag on a Sun Fire V445 server. prtdiag Command Output...
Page 207 prtdiag Command Output (Continued) CODE EXAMPLE 8-7 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Base Address Size Interleave Factor Contains ----------------------------------------------------------------------- BankIDs 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15 0x1000000000 BankIDs 16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31 0x2000000000 BankIDs 32,33,34,35 0x3000000000 BankIDs 48,49,50,51 Bank Table: ----------------------------------------------------------- Physical Location ControllerID GroupID Size Interleave Way ----------------------------------------------------------- 512MB 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15 512MB 512MB 512MB 512MB...
Page 208 MB/C3/P0/B1/D0 MB/C3/P0/B1/D1 =============================== usb Devices =============================== Name Port# ------------ ----- HUB0 bash-3.00# Page 177 Verbose output with fan tach fail ============================ Environmental Status ============================ Fan Status: ------------------------------------------- Location Sensor Status ------------------------------------------- Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • August 2006...
Page 209 prtdiag Command Output (Continued) CODE EXAMPLE 8-7 MB/FT0/F0 TACH okay MB/FT1/F0 TACH failed (0 rpm) MB/FT2/F0 TACH okay MB/FT5/F0 TACH okay FF_FAN okay FF_FAN okay Temperature sensors: ----------------------------------------- Location Sensor Status ----------------------------------------- MB/C0/P0 T_CORE okay MB/C1/P0 T_CORE okay MB/C2/P0 T_CORE okay MB/C3/P0 T_CORE...
Page 210: Using The Prtfru Command
[NO_FAULT] CPU1 0000 [FAULT] Using the prtfru Command The Sun Fire V445 system maintains a hierarchical list of all FRUs in the system, as well as specific information about various FRUs. Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • August 2006...
Page 211 The prtfru command can display this hierarchical list, as well as data contained in the serial electrically-erasable programmable read-only memory (SEEPROM) devices located on many FRUs. shows an excerpt of a hierarchical list of CODE EXAMPLE 8-11 FRUs generated by the prtfru command with the -l option. prtfru -l Command Output (Truncated) CODE EXAMPLE 8-11 # prtfru -l...
Page 212 /InstallationR[2]/Geo_Alt: 251 /InstallationR[2]/Geo_Location: /InstallationR[3] /InstallationR[3]/UNIX_Timestamp32: Fri Apr 21 08:50:32 EDT 2006 /InstallationR[3]/Fru_Path: MB.SEEPROM /InstallationR[3]/Parent_Part_Number: 3753302 /InstallationR[3]/Parent_Serial_Number: 0001 /InstallationR[3]/Parent_Dash_Level: 03 /InstallationR[3]/System_Id: /InstallationR[3]/System_Tz: 0 /InstallationR[3]/Geo_North: 1 /InstallationR[3]/Geo_East: 16531457 /InstallationR[3]/Geo_Alt: 251 /InstallationR[3]/Geo_Location: /Status_EventsR (0 iterations) Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • August 2006...
Page 213 prtfru -c Command Output (Continued) CODE EXAMPLE 8-12 SEGMENT: PE /Power_EventsR (50 iterations) /Power_EventsR[0] /Power_EventsR[0]/UNIX_Timestamp32: Mon Jul 10 12:34:20 EDT 2006 /Power_EventsR[0]/Event: power_on /Power_EventsR[1] /Power_EventsR[1]/UNIX_Timestamp32: Mon Jul 10 12:34:49 EDT 2006 /Power_EventsR[1]/Event: power_off /Power_EventsR[2] /Power_EventsR[2]/UNIX_Timestamp32: Mon Jul 10 12:35:27 EDT 2006 /Power_EventsR[2]/Event: power_on /Power_EventsR[3] /Power_EventsR[3]/UNIX_Timestamp32: Mon Jul 10 12:58:43 EDT 2006...
Page 214: Using The Psrinfo Command
Command Output CODE EXAMPLE 8-14 # showrev Hostname: sunrise Hostid: 83d8ee71 Release: 5.10 Kernel architecture: sun4u Application architecture: sparc Hardware provider: Sun_Microsystems Domain: Ecd.East.Sun.COM Kernel version: SunOS 5.10 Generic_118833-17 bash-3.00# Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • August 2006...
Page 215: To Run Solaris System Information Commands
When used with the -p option, this command displays installed patches. TABLE 8-10 shows a partial sample output from the showrev command with the -p option. showrev -p Command Output TABLE 8-10 Patch: 109729-01 Obsoletes: Requires: Incompatibles: Packages: SUNWcsu Patch: 109783-01 Obsoletes: Requires: Incompatibles: Packages: SUNWcsu...
Page 216: Viewing Recent Diagnostic Test Results
This section explains how to access and modify OpenBoot configuration variables. For a list of important OpenBoot configuration variables, see TABLE 8-3 Changes to OpenBoot configuration variables usually take effect upon the next reboot. Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • August 2006...
Page 217: To View And Set Openboot Configuration Variables
To View and Set OpenBoot Configuration ▼ Variables 1. Obtain the ok prompt. To display the current values of all OpenBoot configuration variables, use the ■ printenv command. The following example shows a short excerpt of this command’s output. ok printenv Variable Name Value Default Value...
Page 218: Additional Diagnostic Tests For Specific Devices
36 GB Hard Disk Drives, both of them active. probe-scsi-all Output Message CODE EXAMPLE 8-16 ok probe-scsi-all /pci@1f,0/pci@1/scsi@8,1 /pci@1f,0/pci@1/scsi@8 Target 0 Unit 0 Disk SEAGATE ST336605LSUN36G 4207 Target 1 Unit 0 Disk SEAGATE ST336605LSUN36G 0136 Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • August 2006...
Page 219: Using The Probe-Ide Command To Confirm That The Dvd Drive Is Connected
Using the probe-ide Command To Confirm That the DVD Drive is Connected The probe-ide command transmits an inquiry command to internal and external IDE devices connected to the system’s on-board IDE interface. The following sample output reports a DVD drive installed (as Device 0) and active in a server. probe-ide Output Message CODE EXAMPLE 8-17 ok probe-ide...
Page 220: About Automatic Server Restart
About Automatic Server Restart Note – Automatic Server Restart is not the same as Automatic System Restoration (ASR), which the Sun Fire V445 server also supports. Automatic Server Restart is a functional part of ALOM. It monitors the Solaris OS while it is running and, by default, captures cpu register and memory contents to the dump-device using the firmware level sync command.
Page 221: About Automatic System Restoration
About Automatic System Restoration Note – Automatic System Restoration (ASR) is not the same as Automatic Server Restart, which the Sun Fire V445 server also supports. Automatic System Restoration (ASR) consists of self-test features and an auto- configuring capability to detect failed hardware components and unconfigure them.
Page 222: Auto-Boot Options
Auto-Boot Options The OpenBoot firmware stores configuration variables on a ROM chip called auto- boot? and auto-boot-on-error? The default setting on the Sun Fire V445 server for both of these variables is true. The auto-boot? setting controls whether or not the firmware automatically boots the OS after each reset.
Page 223: Error Handling Summary
Error Handling Summary Error handling during the power-on sequence falls into one of the following three cases: If no errors are detected by POST or OpenBoot Diagnostics, the system attempts ■ to boot if auto-boot? is true. If only nonfatal errors are detected by POST or OpenBoot Diagnostics, the system ■...
Page 224: Reset Scenarios
In addition, ASR is enabled by default because diag-trigger is set to power-on- reset and error-reset. This default setting remains when the diag-switch? variable is set to false. auto-boot? and auto-boot-on-error? are set to true by default. Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • August 2006...
Page 225: Automatic System Restoration User Commands
Automatic System Restoration User Commands The OpenBoot commands .asr, asr-disable, and asr-enable are available for obtaining ASR status information and for manually unconfiguring or reconfiguring system devices. For more information, see “Unconfiguring a Device Manually” on page 106. Enabling Automatic System Restoration The ASR feature is enabled by default.
Page 226: Displaying Automatic System Restoration Information
In the .asr command output, any devices marked disabled have been manually unconfigured using the asr-disable command. The .asr command also lists devices that have failed firmware diagnostics and have been automatically unconfigured by the OpenBoot ASR feature. Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • August 2006...
Page 227: About Sunvts
About SunVTS SunVTS is a software suite that performs system and subsystem stress testing. You can view and control a SunVTS session over a network. Using a remote machine, you can view the progress of a testing session, change testing options, and control all testing features of another machine on the network.
Page 228: Using Sunvts
PCI cards Performs a loopback test to check that the Ethernet adapter can netlbtest send and receive packets Tests the physical memory (read only) pmemtest Tests the server’s on-board serial ports sutest Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • August 2006...
Page 229: To Find Out Whether Sunvts Is Installed
ERROR: information for “SUNWvts” was not found Installing SunVTS By default, SunVTS is not installed on the Sun Fire V445 servers. However, it is available in the Solaris_10/ExtraValue/CoBundled/SunVTS_X.X Solaris 10 DVD supplied in the Solaris Media Kit. For information about downloading SunVTS from the Sun Downloard Center, refer to the Sun Hardware Platform Guide for the Solaris version you are using.
Page 230: About Sun Management Center
The system being monitored must be up and running, and you need to install all the proper software components on various systems in your network. Sun Management Center enables you to monitor the following on the Sun Fire V445 server.
Page 231: How Sun Management Center Works
The servers being monitored must be up and running if you want to use Sun Management Center, since this tool relies on the Solaris OS. For instructions on using this tool to monitor a Sun Fire V445 server, see the Chapter...
Page 232: Using Sun Management Center
Sun Management Center. The suite enables you to exercise a system while it is still up and running in a production environment. See “Hardware Diagnostic Suite” on page 207 for more information. Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • August 2006...
Page 233: Interoperability With Third-Party Monitoring Tools
Interoperability With Third-Party Monitoring Tools If you administer a heterogeneous network and use a third-party network-based system monitoring or management tool, you might be able to take advantage of Sun Management Center software’s support for Tivoli Enterprise Console, BMC Patrol, and HP Openview.
Page 234: Requirements For Using Hardware Diagnostic Suite
Hardware Diagnostic Suite. Instructions for setting up Sun Management Center, as well as for using the Hardware Diagnostic Suite, can be found in the Sun Management Center Software User’s Guide. Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • August 2006...
Page 235: Troubleshooting
C H A P T E R Troubleshooting This chapter describes the diagnostic tools available for the Sun Fire V445 server. Topics in this chapter include: “Troubleshooting” on page 209 ■ “About Updated Troubleshooting Information” on page 210 ■ “About Firmware and Software Patch Management” on page 211 ■...
Page 236: About Updated Troubleshooting Information
V445 Server Product Notes and at Sun web sites. These resources can help you understand and diagnose problems that you might encounter. Product Notes Sun Fire V445 Server Product Notes contain late-breaking information about the system, including the following: Current recommended and required software patches ■...
Page 237: Big Admin
You can find the latest patches and updates for the Sun Fire V445 server at the Web sites listed in “Web Sites”...
Page 238: About Sun Install Check Tool
When you install the Sun Install Check tool, you also install Sun Explorer Data Collector. The Sun Install Check tool uses Sun Explorer Data Collector to help you confirm that Sun Fire V445 server installation has been completed optimally. Together, they can evaluate your system for the following: Minimum required OS level ■...
Page 239: About Sun Remote Services Net Connect
About Sun Remote Services Net Connect Sun Remote Services (SRS) Net Connect is a collection of system management services designed to help you better control your computing environment. These Web-delivered services enable you to monitor systems, to create performance and trend reports, and to receive automatic notification of system events.
Page 240: Automatic System Restoration Settings
For more information about how ASR works, and complete instructions for enabling ASR capability, see “About Automatic System Restoration” on page 195. Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • August 2006...
Page 241: Remote Troubleshooting Capabilities
Remote Troubleshooting Capabilities You can use the Sun Advanced Lights Out Manager (ALOM) system controller (ALOM system controller) system controller to troubleshoot and diagnose the system remotely. The ALOM system controller enables you to do the following: Turn system power on and off ■...
Page 242: Predictive Self-Healing
You might also want to change the default Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • August 2006...
Page 243: Enabling The Core Dump Process
core dump directory to another locally mounted location so that you can better manage any system core dumps. In certain testing and pre-production environments, this is recommended since core dump files can take up a large amount of file system space. Swap space is used to save the dump of system memory.
Page 244 System dump time: Wed Apr 23 17:03:48 2003 savecore: not enough space in /var/crash/sf440-a (216 MB avail, 246 MB needed) Perform Steps 4 and 5 if there is not enough space. Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • August 2006...
Page 245: Testing The Core Dump Setup
4. Type the df -k1 command to identify locations with more space. # df -k1 Filesystem kbytes used avail capacity Mounted on /dev/dsk/c1t0d0s0 832109 552314 221548 /proc /proc /dev/fd mnttab /etc/mntab swap 3626264 362624 /var/run swap 3626656 362624 /tmp /dev/dsk/c1t0d0s7 33912732 9 33573596 /export/home...
Page 246 There should also be a bounds file that contains the next crash number savecore will use. If a core dump is not generated, perform the procedure described in “Enabling the Core Dump Process” on page 217. Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • August 2006...
Page 247: Connector Pinouts
A P P E N D I X Connector Pinouts This appendix provides reference information about the system back panel ports and pin assignments. Topics covered in this appendix include: “Reference for the Serial Management Port Connector” on page 221 ■...
Page 248: Serial Management Connector Diagram
The network management connector (labeled NET MGT) is an RJ-45 connector located on the ALOM card and can be accessed from the back panel. This port needs to be configured prior to use. Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • August 2006...
Page 249: Network Management Connector Diagram
Network Management Connector Diagram Network Management Connector Diagram FIGURE A-2 Network Management Connector Signals For Network Management connector signals, see TABLE A-2 Network Management connector signals TABLE A-2 Signal Description Signal Description Transmit Data + Common Mode Termination Transmit Data – Receive Data –...
Page 250: Reference For The Serial Port Connector
Serial port connector signals TABLE A-3 Signal Description Signal Description Data Carrier Detect Data Set Ready Receive Data Request to Send Transmit Data Clear to Send Data Terminal Ready Ring Indicate Ground Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • August 2006...
Page 251: Reference For The Usb Connectors
Reference for the USB Connectors Two Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are located on the motherboard in a double- stacked layout and can be accessed from the back panel. USB Connector Diagram USB3 USB2 USB Connector Diagram FIGURE A-4 USB Connector Signals For USB connector signals, see TABLE A-4 USB connector signals...
Page 252: Reference For The Gigabit Ethernet Connectors
Transmit/Receive Data 0 + Transmit/Receive Data 2 – Transmit/Receive Data 0 – Transmit/Receive Data 1 – Transmit/Receive Data 1 + Transmit/Receive Data 3 + Transmit/Receive Data 2 + Transmit/Receive Data 3 – Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • August 2006...
Page 253: System Specifications
A P P E N D I X System Specifications This appendix provides the following specifications for the Sun Fire V445 server: “Reference for Physical Specifications” on page 228 ■ “Reference for Electrical Specifications” on page 228 ■ “Reference for Environmental Specifications” on page 229 ■...
Page 254: Reference For Physical Specifications
6 A @ 220 VAC 5.74 A @ 230 VAC 5.5A @ 240 VAC Output +12 VDC 0.5 to 45A -12 VDC 0 to 0.8A +5 VDC 0.5 to 28A -5 VDC 0.5 to 50A Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • August 2006...
Page 255: Reference For Environmental Specifications
Electrical Specifications (Continued) TABLE B-2 Parameter Value Maximum DC Output of Two (2) 1100W Max AC power consumption 1320W for Power Supplies operation @ 100VAC to 240 VAC Max heat dissipation 4505 BTUs/Hr for operation @ 200 VAC to 240 VAC. Maximum AC Power Consumption 788W for operation @ 100 VAC to 240 VAC (maximum configuration)
Page 256: Reference For Agency Compliance Specifications
Immunity EN55024 IEC 61000-4-2 IEC 61000-4-3 IEC 61000-4-4 IEC 61000-4-5 IEC 61000-4-6 IEC 61000-4-8 IEC 61000-4-11 Telecommunications EN300-386 Regulatory Marking CE, FCC, ICES-003, C-tick, VCCI, GOST-R, BSMI, MIC, UL/cUL, UL/S-mark, UL/GS-mark Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • August 2006...
Page 257: Table B-5 Clearance And Service Access Specifications
Reference for Clearance and Service Access Specifications Minimum clearances needed for servicing the system are as follows. Clearance and Service Access Specifications TABLE B-5 Blockage Required Clearance Front of System 36 in (91.4 cm) Back of System 36 in (91.4 cm) Appendix B System Specifications...
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Page 259: Table C-1 Openboot Configuration Variables Stored On A Rom Chip
A P P E N D I X OpenBoot Configuration Variables describes the OpenBoot firmware configuration variables stored on an TABLE C-1 IDPROM module on a new system controller. The OpenBoot configuration variables are printed here in the order in which they appear when you issue the showenv command.
Page 260 Device(s) from which to boot if boot-device disk net diag-switch? is false. If true, execute commands in NVRAMRC use-nvramrc? true, false false during server start-up. variable-name Command script to execute if use-nvramrc? nvramrc none is true. Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • August 2006...
Page 261 OpenBoot Configuration Variables Stored on a ROM Chip (Continued) TABLE C-1 Variable Possible Values Default Value Description Firmware security level. security-mode none, command, full none variable-name Firmware security password if security-password none security-mode is not none (never displayed) - do not set this directly. variable-name Number of incorrect security password security-...
Page 262 If diag-script is set to none, only POST runs. Command to execute following a system reset error-reset- boot, sync, none boot generated by an error. recovery Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • August 2006...
Page 263 Index Symbols accessing system console from, 25, 51 remote power-off, 60, 63 /etc/hostname ﬁle, 134 remote power-on, 58 /etc/hosts ﬁle, 135 setting baud rate, 51 /etc/remote ﬁle, 46 asr-disable (OpenBoot command), 106 modifying, 49 auto-boot (OpenBoot conﬁguration variable), 33, /var/adm/messages ﬁle, 177 Automatic System Recovery (ASR) Numerics use in troubleshooting, 214...
Page 264 120 device trees, rebuilding, 64 DMP (Dynamic Multipathing), 112 device unconﬁguration, manual, 106 double-bit errors, 97 df -k command (Solaris), 218 dtterm (Solaris utility), 47 DHCP (Dynamic Host Conﬁguration Protocol), 40 Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • August 2006...
Page 265 dual inline memory modules (DIMMs), See DIMMs illustration, 87 dumpadm command (Solaris), 217 fans, monitoring and control, 94 dumpadm -s command (Solaris), 219 ﬁrmware patch management, 211 Dynamic Host Conﬁguration Protocol (DHCP) front panel client on network management port, 40, 41 illustration, 8 LEDs, 9 Dynamic Multipathing (DMP), 112...
Page 266 (NET MGT) local graphics monitor about, 25 remote power-off, 60, 63 activating, 40 remote power-on, 58 advantages over serial management port, 29 Locator (system status LED) conﬁguration rules, 74 Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • August 2006...
Page 267 conﬁguring IP address, 41 test-all command, 167 conﬁguring using Dynamic Host Conﬁguration OpenBoot emergency procedures Protocol (DHCP), 40 performing, 103 issuing an externally initiated reset (XIR) from, 4 OpenBoot ﬁrmware non-mirrored disk hot-plug operation, 123 scenarios for control, 33 selecting a boot device, 65 operating environment software, suspending, 36 ok prompt output message...
Page 268 (#.), 32 RAID 1 (mirroring), 115 system console, switching between, 36 ways to access, 32 RAID 5 (striping with parity), 116 scadm (Solaris utility), 100 raidctl (Solaris command), ?? to 123 Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • August 2006...
Page 269 SEAM (Sun Enterprise Authentication psrinfo, 188 Mechanism), 202 raidctl, ?? to 123 scadm, 100 serial management port (SERIAL MGT) setlocator, 102 about, 4, 7 showlocator, 103 acceptable console device connections, 28 showrev, 188 as default communication port on initial shutdown, 34, 39 startup, 24 swap -l, 218 as default console connection, 90...
Page 270 89 terminal server accessing system console from, 28, 42 connection through patch panel, 42 connection through serial management port, 25 VERITAS Volume Manager, 112, 113 pinouts for crossover cable, 43 Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • August 2006...
Page 271 watchdog, hardware, See hardware watchdog mechanism watch-net all diagnostic output message, 194 watch-net diagnostic output message, 194 World Wide Name (probe-scsi), 168 XIR, See externally initiated reset XIR, See externally initiated reset (XIR) Index...
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Sun Microsystems Sun Fire V445 Administration Manual

Table of Contents

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Preface

1 System Overview

2 Configuring the System Console

3 Powering on and Powering off the System

4 Configuring Hardware

5 Managing RAS Features and System Firmware

6 Managing Disk Volumes

7 Managing Network Interfaces

8 Diagnostics

9 Troubleshooting

Connector Pinouts

System Specifications

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