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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Contents Preface xxvii 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 29 Access Through the Network Management Port 30 ALOM 30 Alternative System Console Configuration 31 Accessing the System Console Through a Graphics Monitor 32 About the sc> Prompt 32 Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • September 2007...
Page 5 Access Through Multiple Controller Sessions 34 Ways of Reaching the sc> Prompt 34 About the ok Prompt 35 Entering the ok Prompt 35 Graceful Shutdown 36 ALOM System Controller break or console Command 36 L1-A (Stop-A) Keys or Break Key 37 Externally Initiated Reset (XIR) 37 Manual System Reset 37 About Switching Between the ALOM System Controller and the System...
Page 6 To Power Off the Server Locally 66 Initiating a Reconfiguration Boot 66 To Initiate a Reconfiguration Boot 67 Selecting a Boot Device 69 To Select a Boot Device 70 Configuring Hardware 73 About the CPU/Memory Modules 73 Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • September 2007...
Page 7 DIMMs 74 Memory Interleaving 76 Independent Memory Subsystems 76 DIMM Configuration Rules 77 About the ALOM System Controller Card 77 Configuration Rules 80 About the PCI Cards and Buses 81 Configuration Rules 84 About the SAS Controller 84 About the SAS Backplane 85 Configuration Rules 85 About Hot-Pluggable and Hot-Swappable Components 85 Hard Disk Drives 86...
Page 8 Stop-D Function 111 About Automatic System Restoration 111 Unconfiguring a Device Manually 112 To Unconfigure a Device Manually 112 Reconfiguring a Device Manually 114 To Reconfigure a Device Manually 114 viii Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • September 2007...
Page 9 Enabling the Hardware Watchdog Mechanism and Its Options 114 To Enable the Hardware Watchdog Mechanism and Its Options 115 About Multipathing Software 115 Managing Disk Volumes 117 About Disk Volumes 118 About Volume Management Software 118 VERITAS Dynamic Multipathing 119 Sun StorEdge Traffic Manager 119 About RAID Technology 120 Disk Concatenation 120...
Page 10 What’s New in Diagnostic Operation 158 About the New and Redefined Configuration Variables 158 About the Default Configuration 159 About Service Mode 162 About Initiating Service Mode 163 About Overriding Service Mode Settings 164 Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • September 2007...
Page 11 About Normal Mode 164 About Initiating Normal Mode 165 About the post Command 165 To Initiate Service Mode 167 To Initiate Normal Mode 167 Reference for Estimating System Boot Time (to the ok Prompt) 168 Boot Time Estimates for Typical Configurations 169 Estimating Boot Time for Your System 169 Reference for Sample Outputs 170 Reference for Determining Diagnostic Mode 172...
Page 12 Reset Scenarios 211 Automatic System Restoration User Commands 212 Enabling Automatic System Restoration 212 Disabling Automatic System Restoration 212 To Disable Automatic System Restoration 212 Displaying Automatic System Restoration Information 213 Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • September 2007...
Page 13 About SunVTS 214 SunVTS Software and Security 214 Using SunVTS 215 To Find Out Whether SunVTS Is Installed 216 Installing SunVTS 216 Viewing SunVTS Documentation 216 About Sun Management Center 217 How Sun Management Center Works 218 Using Sun Management Center 219 Other Sun Management Center Features 219 Informal Tracking 219 Hardware Diagnostic Suite 220...
Page 14 Reference for the USB Connectors 239 USB Connector Diagram 239 USB Connector Signals 239 Reference for the Gigabit Ethernet Connectors 240 Gigabit Ethernet Connector Diagram 240 Gigabit Ethernet Connector Signals 241 Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • September 2007...
Page 15 System Specifications 243 Reference for Physical Specifications 244 Reference for Electrical Specifications 244 Reference for Environmental Specifications 245 Reference for Agency Compliance Specifications 246 Reference for Clearance and Service Access Specifications 247 OpenBoot Configuration Variables 249 Index 253 Contents...
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Page 17 FIGURE 2-3 Separate System Console and System Controller Channels 39 FIGURE 2-4 Patch Panel Connection Between a Terminal Server and a Sun Fire V445 Server 45 FIGURE 2-7 Tip Connection Between a Sun Fire V445 Server and Another Sun System 48...
Page 18 Serial Management Connector Diagram 236 FIGURE A-2 Network Management Connector Diagram 237 FIGURE A-3 Serial Port Connector Diagram 238 FIGURE A-4 USB Connector Diagram 239 FIGURE A-5 Gigabit Ethernet Connector Diagram 241 xviii Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • September 2007...
Page 19 Tables TABLE 1-1 Sun Fire V445 Server Features at a Glance 2 TABLE 1-2 System Status Indicators 11 TABLE 1-3 System Diagnostic Indicators 11 TABLE 1-4 Network Management Port Indicator 19 TABLE 1-5 Ethernet Indicators 21 TABLE 2-1 Ways of Communicating With the System 26...
Page 20 PCI Slot Device Names and Paths TABLE 4-4 Hard Disk Drive Status Indicators 88 TABLE 4-5 Power Supply Status Indicators TABLE 4-6 Fan Tray Status Indicators 93 TABLE 5-1 TABLE 5-2 Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • September 2007...
Page 21 TABLE 5-3 TABLE 5-4 TABLE 5-5 TABLE 5-6 TABLE 5-7 TABLE 5-8 TABLE 5-9 TABLE 5-10 TABLE 5-11 TABLE 5-12 TABLE 5-13 TABLE 5-14 TABLE 5-15 Device Identifiers and Devices 112 TABLE 5-16 TABLE 6-1 Disk Slot Numbers, Logical Device Names, and Physical Device Names 124 TABLE 6-2 TABLE 6-3 TABLE 6-4...
Page 22 TABLE 6-23 TABLE 6-24 TABLE 6-25 TABLE 6-26 TABLE 6-27 TABLE 6-28 TABLE 6-29 TABLE 6-30 TABLE 6-31 TABLE 6-32 TABLE 6-33 TABLE 6-34 TABLE 6-35 TABLE 6-36 TABLE 6-37 xxii Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • September 2007...
Page 23 TABLE 6-38 TABLE 6-39 TABLE 8-1 Summary of Diagnostic Tools 152 TABLE 8-2 What ALOM Monitors 154 TABLE 8-3 TABLE 8-4 TABLE 8-5 TABLE 8-6 TABLE 8-7 OpenBoot Configuration Variables That Control Diagnostic Testing and Automatic System Restoration 160 TABLE 8-8 Service Mode Overrides 163 TABLE 8-9 Scenarios for Overriding Service Mode Settings 164...
Page 24 TABLE 8-39 Sun Management Center Features 218 TABLE 9-1 OpenBoot Configuration Variable Settings to Enable Automatic System Restoration 228 TABLE 9-2 TABLE 9-3 TABLE 9-4 TABLE 9-5 TABLE 9-6 TABLE 9-7 xxiv Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • September 2007...
Page 25 TABLE A-1 Serial Management Connector Signals 236 TABLE A-2 Network Management Connector Signals 237 TABLE A-3 Serial Port Connector Signals 238 TABLE A-4 USB Connector Signals 239 TABLE A-5 Gigabit Ethernet Connector Signals 241 TABLE B-1 Dimensions and Weight 244 TABLE B-2 Electrical Specifications 244 TABLE B-3...
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Page 27: 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 system’s reliability, availability, and serviceability (RAS) features, as well as new...
Page 28 See one or more of the following for this information: Online documentation for the Solaris OS at docs.sun.com Other software documentation that you received with your system xxviii Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • September 2007...
Page 29: 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 contrasted AaBbCc123 with on-screen computer output Password: AaBbCc123 Book titles, new words or terms,...
Page 30: Related Documentation
Sun Fire V445 Server Site 819-3745 Printed Shipping kit planning Planning Guide data sheet Online Sun Advanced Lights Out 817-1960 Online Advanced Manager (ALOM) 1.6 Online Lights Out Help Manager (ALOM) system controller xxx Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • September 2007...
Page 31: 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 V445 Server Administration Guide, part number 819-3741 Preface xxxi...
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Page 33: 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 “Locating Front Panel Features”...
Page 34: 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 35: 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 36: 10Base-T Network Management Port
Sun Type-6 USB keyboard and mouse. The USB ports are USB 2.0 compliant, and support 480 Mbps, 12 Mbps, and 1.5 Mbps speeds. For additional details, see “About the USB Ports” on page Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • September 2007...
Page 37: 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 38: 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. The 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 39: 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 40 Automated diagnosis of CPU, memory, and I/O fault events during runtime (Solaris 10 and subsequent compatible versions of Solaris OS) Dynamic FRUID support of environmental events Software readable chassis serial number for asset management Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • September 2007...
Page 41: Locating Front Panel Features
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 For information about front panel controls and indicators, see “Front Panel Indicators”...
Page 42: Front Panel Indicators
Front Panel System Status Indicators FIGURE 1-2 Each system status indicator has a corresponding indicator on the back panel. Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • September 2007...
Page 43: Table 1-2 System Status Indicators
Listed from left to right, the system status indicators operate as described in the following table. System Status Indicators TABLE 1-2 Icon Name Description Locator This white indicator is lit by a Solaris command, Sun Management Center command, or ALOM commands to help you locate the system.
Page 44: 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 45: 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 Chapter 1 System Overview...
Page 46: Sas Disk Drives
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. Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • September 2007...
Page 47: Figure 1-6 Removable Media Drive Location
Removable media drive Removable Media Drive Location FIGURE 1-6 For more information about servicing the DVD-ROM drive, see the Sun Fire V445 Server Service Manual. Chapter 1 System Overview...
Page 48: 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 Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • September 2007...
Page 49: 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 50: Figure 1-8 Pci Slot Locations
PCI4 PCI2 PCI Slot Locations FIGURE 1-8 For more information about how to install a PCI card, see the Sun Fire V445 Server Service Manual. For more information about PCI cards, see “About the PCI Cards and Buses” on page...
Page 51: System Controller Ports
System Controller Ports There are two system controller ports. Both use an RJ-45 connector. Network management port Serial management port (NET MGT) (SER MGT) Network and Serial Management Port Locations FIGURE 1-9 Network Management Port This port provides direct network access to the ALOM system controller, when configured, and can access the ALOM prompt and system console output.
Page 52: 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. Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • September 2007...
Page 53: Db-9 Serial Port
NET2 NET3 NET0 NET1 Gigabit Ethernet Port Locations FIGURE 1-11 Each Gigabit Ethernet port has a corresponding status indicator, described in TABLE 1-5 Ethernet Indicators TABLE 1-5 Color Description (None) No connection present. Green This indicates a 10/100 Megabit Ethernet connection. The indicator blinks to indicate network activity.
Page 54: 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 55: Sun Management Center Software
With Sun Cluster software installed, other nodes in the cluster will automatically take over and assume the workload when a node goes down. The software delivers predictability and fast recovery capabilities through features such as local application restart, individual application failover, and local network adapter failover.
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Page 57: 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 58: About Communicating With The System
“Accessing the System Console With an Alphanumeric Terminal” on page 53 • “To Verify Serial Port Settings on TTYB” on page 55 • “Reference for System Console OpenBoot Configuration Variable Settings” on page 59 Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • September 2007...
Page 59: About 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: • “Using the Serial Management Port” on page 41 •...
Page 60: 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 61: Default System Console Connection Through The Serial Management And Network Management Ports
Using a Tip line might be preferable to connecting an alphanumeric terminal, since the tip command allows you to use windowing and OS features on the machine being used to connect to the Sun Fire V445 server. Although the Solaris OS sees the serial management port as TTYA, the serial management port is not a general-purpose serial port.
Page 62: Access Through The Network Management Port
USB overcurrent monitoring and alerts Hot-plug configuration change monitoring and alerts Dynamic FRU ID data transactions For more information about ALOM software, see “About the ALOM System Controller Card” on page Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • September 2007...
Page 63: Alternative System Console Configuration
Alternative System Console Configuration In the default configuration, system controller alerts and system console output appear interspersed in the same window. After initial system installation, you can redirect the system console to take its input from and send its output to the serial port TTYB, or to a graphics card’s port.
Page 64: Accessing The System Console Through A Graphics Monitor
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 65 Note – When you access the ALOM system controller for the first time, it forces you to create a user name and password for subsequent access. After this initial configuration, you will be prompted to enter a user name and password every time you access the ALOM system controller.
Page 66: 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 • September 2007...
Page 67: 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 68: Graceful Shutdown
“Powering Off the System Remotely” on page 64 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 69: 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 70: 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 71: 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 72: 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 73: Using The Serial Management Port
4. Refer to for instructions. TABLE 2-3 Ways of Accessing the ok Prompt TABLE 2-3 Access Method What to Do Graceful shutdown of • From a shell or command tool window, issue an appropriate the Solaris OS command (for example, the shutdown or init command) as described in Solaris system administration documentation.
Page 74: 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 • September 2007...
Page 75: 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 76: 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 77: 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 78: To Access The System Console With A Terminal Server Through The Ttyb Port
2. Open a terminal session on the connecting device, and type: TABLE 5 % 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: TABLE 6 % telnet 192.20.30.10 10000...
Page 79: What Next
Accessing the System Console With a Tip Connection This procedure assumes that you are accessing the Sun Fire V445 server system console by connecting the serial port of another Sun system to the serial management port (SERIAL MGT) of the Sun Fire V445 server (...
Page 80: To Access The System Console With A Tip Connection Throught The Serial Management 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 81: To Access The System Console With A Tip Connection Through The Ttyb Port
Table 2-12 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 82 If you have redirected the system console to TTYB and want to change the system console settings back to use the serial management and network management ports, see: “Reference for System Console OpenBoot Configuration Variable Settings” on page 59 Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • September 2007...
Page 83: 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 84 /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 47...
Page 85: 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 86: To Access The System Console With An Alphanumeric Terminal Through The Ttyb Port
You can issue system commands and view system messages using the alphanumeric terminal. Continue with your installation or diagnostic procedure, as needed. When you are finished, type the alphanumeric terminal’s escape sequence. Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • September 2007...
Page 87: 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 88: Accessing The System Console With 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, see the Sun Fire V445 Server Installation Guide or contact your qualified service provider. 2. Attach the monitor’s video cable to the graphics card’s video port.
Page 89 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. Chapter 2 Configuring the System Console...
Page 90 Continue with your installation or diagnostic procedure, as needed. If you want to redirect the system console back to the serial management and network management ports, see: “Reference for System Console OpenBoot Configuration Variable Settings” on page Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • September 2007...
Page 91: 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.
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Page 93: 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 62 “Powering On the Server Locally”...
Page 94: 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 95: 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 96: 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 97: 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 26 “About the ok Prompt”...
Page 98: 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 • September 2007...
Page 99: 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 100 POST and OpenBoot Diagnostics tests being performed. For more information about OpenBoot configuration variables, see Appendix The system front panel LED indicators provide power-on status information. For information about the system indicators, see: Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • September 2007...
Page 101: 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 102 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 • September 2007...
Page 103 Chapter 3 Powering On and Powering Off the System...
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Page 105: Configuring Hardware
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. Topics in this chapter include: “About the CPU/Memory Modules” on page 73 “About the ALOM System Controller Card”...
Page 106: 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 107: 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 108: 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 109: 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 110: 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 111 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 112: Configuration Rules
The serial management port on the ALOM system controller cannot be used as a conventional serial port. If your configuration requires a standard serial connection, use the DB-9 port labeled “TTYB” instead. Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • September 2007...
Page 113: 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 114 ** 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 • September 2007...
Page 115: 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 PCIe Bus Device Name an d Base Path (not full path) PCIe Slot 0 /pci@1e,600000/pci@0 PCIe Slot 1...
Page 116: About The Sas Controller
3) they each run at 100 MHz. 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 117: 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 118: Hard Disk Drives
For more information about the disk drives, see “About the Internal Disk Drives” on page 87. 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 119: 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 120: Figure 4-5 Hard Disk Drives And Indicators
The hot-plug feature of the system’s internal hard disk drives enables you to add, remove, or replace disks while the system continues to operate. This capability significantly reduces system downtime associated with hard disk drive replacement. Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • September 2007...
Page 121: 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 122: Figure 4-6 Power Supplies And Indicators
AC power is available, regardless of system power state. Note – If a power supply is faulty, the system Service Required indicator is also lit. “Front Panel Indicators” on page 10 for more information. Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • September 2007...
Page 123: 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 124: 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 • September 2007...
Page 125: 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 126: 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 • September 2007...
Page 127: 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 Printers Scanners Digital cameras The USB ports are compliant with the Open Host Controller Interface (Open HCI)
Page 128: 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 129: 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 130: About Reliability, Availability, And Serviceability Features
Sun Fire V445 hardware is designed to support hot-plugging of internal disk drives. By using the proper software commands, you can install or remove these components while the system is running. The server also supports hot-swapping of Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • September 2007...
Page 131: 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 132: 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 Power supply failures...
Page 133: 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 134: Sun Storedge Traffic Manager
Chapter 9 Support for RAID Storage Configurations By attaching one or more external storage devices to the Sun Fire V445 server, you can use a redundant array of independent disks (RAID) software application such as Solstice DiskSuite™ to configure system disk storage in a variety of different RAID levels.
Page 135: 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 136: 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 32 Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • September 2007...
Page 137: 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 138: About The Scadm Utility
The scadm utility sends its output to stdout. You can also use scadm in scripts to manage and configure 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 • September 2007...
Page 139: 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. TABLE 5-5 sc> showenvironment =============== Environmental Status =============== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ System Temperatures (Temperatures in Celsius):...
Page 140: Controlling The Locator Indicator
Locator LED is on. 2. To turn off the Locator indicator, do one of the following: In Solaris, log in as root and type: TABLE 5-8 # /usr/sbin/locator -f Locator LED is off. Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • September 2007...
Page 141: 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 142: Stop-A Function
Expires TUE FEB 18 18:44:41 2003 This command resets the default OpenBoot configuration variables. 3. To reset the system, type: TABLE 5-13 sc> reset Are you sure you want to reset the system [y/n]? sc> console Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • September 2007...
Page 143: Stop-F Function
4. To view console output as the system boots with default OpenBoot configuration variables, switch to console mode. TABLE 5-14 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 144: 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 • September 2007...
Page 145 Device Identifiers and Devices (Continued) TABLE 5-15 Device Identifiers Devices PCI bridge chips 0 and 1, respecti 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 146: 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 102 Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • September 2007...
Page 147: To Enable The Hardware Watchdog Mechanism And Its Options
To Enable the Hardware Watchdog Mechanism and Its Options 1. Edit the /etc/system file to include the following entry: set watchdog_enable = 1 2. To obtain the ok prompt, type: TABLE 5-16 # init 0 3. Reboot the system so that the changes can take effect. 4.
Page 148 For the Sun Fire V445 server, three different types of multipathing software are available: Solaris IP Network Multipathing software provides multipathing and load-balancing capabilities for IP network interfaces.
Page 149: 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 150: About Disk Volumes
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 Sun’s volume management applications offer the following features:...
Page 151: Veritas Dynamic Multipathing
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 152: About Raid Technology
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Page 153: Raid 0: Disk Striping Or Intergated Stripe (Is)
RAID 0: Disk Striping or Intergated Stripe (IS) Disk striping, Integrated Stripe (IS), or 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 154: Hot-Spares
Member disk devices are invisible to the operating system, and are accessed only by the SAS controller. Note – The Sun Fire V445 server’s on-board controller can configure as many as two RAID sets. Prior to volume creation, ensure that the member disks are available and that there are not two sets already created.
Page 155: About Physical Disk Slot Numbers, Physical Device Names, And Logical Device Names
Caution – Creating RAID volumes using the on-board controller destroys all data on the member disks. The disk controller’s volume initialization procedure reserves a portion of each physical disk for metadata and other internal information used by the controller. Once the volume initialization is complete, you can configure the volume and label it using format(1M).
Page 156: Creating A Hardware Disk Mirror
Names” on page 123 To Create a Hardware Disk Mirror 1. To verify that a hardware disk mirror does not already exist, type: TABLE 6-2 # raidctl No RAID volumes found. Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • September 2007...
Page 157 The example indicates that no RAID volume exists. In another case: TABLE 6-3 # raidctl RAID Volume RAID RAID Disk Volume Type Status Disk Status ------------------------------------------------------ c0t4d0 c0t5d0 c0t4d0 The example indicates a hardware mirror has degraded at disk c1t2d0. Note –...
Page 158: Creating A Hardware Mirrored Volume Of The Default Boot Device
One alternate medium is a network installation image in single-user mode (refer to the Solaris 10 Installation Guide for information about configuring and using network-based installations). Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • September 2007...
Page 159: To Create A Hardware Mirrored Volume Of The Default Boot Device
To Create a Hardware Mirrored Volume of the Default Boot Device 1. Determine which disk is the default boot device From the OpenBoot ok prompt, type the printenv command, and if necessary the devalias command, to identify the default boot device. For example: TABLE 6-8 ok printenv boot-device boot-device =...
Page 160: Creating A Hardware Striped Volume
Creating RAID volume c0t1d0 will destroy all data on member disks, proceed (yes/no)? yes Volume ’c0t1d0’ created When you create a RAID striped volume, the other member drives (in this case, c0t2d0 and c0t3d0) disappear from the Solaris device tree. Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • September 2007...
Page 161: Configuring And Labeling A Hardware Raid Volume For Use In The Solaris Operating System
As an alternative, you can use the –f option to force the creation if you are sure of the member disks, and sure that the data on all other member disks can be lost. For example: TABLE 6-14 # raidctl -f -c -r 0 c0t1d0 c0t2d0 c0t3d0 Volume ’c0t1d0’...
Page 162 - read and display labels save - save new disk/partition definitions inquiry - show vendor, product and revision volname - set 8-character volume name !<cmd> - execute <cmd>, then return quit Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • September 2007...
Page 163 Caution – If a RAID Volume is created using the on-board controller and a disk drive in the volume set is removed without deleting the RAID Volume, the disk will not be useable in the Solaris Operating System unless special procedures are followed.
Page 164: Deleting A Hardware Disk Mirror
Verify which disk drive corresponds with which logical device name and physical device name. See: “About Physical Disk Slot Numbers, Physical Device Names, and Logical Device Names” on page 123 Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • September 2007...
Page 165: To Delete A Hardware Disk Mirror
To Delete a Hardware Disk Mirror 1. Determine the name of the mirrored volume. Type: TABLE 6-21 # raidctl RAID RAID RAID Disk Volume Status Disk Status ------------------------------------ c1t0d0 c1t0d0 c1t1d0 In this example, the mirrored volume is c1t0d0 Note – The logical device names might appear differently on your system, depending on the number and type of add-on disk controllers installed.
Page 166: Performing A Mirrored Disk Hot-Plug Operation
# raidctl RAID RAID RAID Disk Volume Status Disk Status ---------------------------------------- c1t1d0 DEGRADED c1t1d0 c1t2d0 DEGRADED This example indicates that the disk mirror has degraded due to a failure in disk c1t2d0. Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • September 2007...
Page 167 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 168: Performing A Nonmirrored Disk Hot-Plug Operation
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Page 169 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 170: To Perform A Nonmirrored Disk Hot-Plug Operation
The corresponding disk drive OK-to-Remove indicator is lit. 3. Remove the disk drive, as described in the Sun Fire V445 Server Parts Installation and Removal Guide. The blue OK-to-Remove indicator goes out when you remove the disk drive.
Page 171 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: TABLE 6-37 # cfgadm -c configure Ap-Id For example: TABLE 6-38 # cfgadm -c configure c1::dsk/c1t3d0 The green Activity indicator flashes as the new disk at c1t3d0 is added to the device tree.
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Page 173: Managing Network Interfaces
“Configuring Additional Network Interfaces” on page 145 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 174: 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 • September 2007...
Page 175: Attaching A Twisted-Pair Ethernet Cable
To Attach a Twisted-Pair Ethernet Cable 1. Install the server into the rack. Refer to the Sun Fire V445 Server Installation Guide. 2. Locate the RJ-45 twisted-pair Ethernet (TPE) connector for the appropriate Ethernet interface – the left top (net0), left bottom (net1), right top (net2, right bottom (net3).
Page 176: 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 • September 2007...
Page 177: Configuring Additional Network Interfaces
145. 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 178: 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 142. If you need to install a PCI network interface card, follow the installation instructions in the Sun Fire V445 Server Parts Installation and Removal Guide.
Page 179 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 180 # 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 181 Chapter 7 Managing Network Interfaces...
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Page 183: 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 152 “About Sun Advanced Lights-Out Manager 1.0 (ALOM)” on page 154 “About Status Indicators”...
Page 184: 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 185 Summary of Diagnostic Tools (Continued) TABLE 8-1 Diagnostic Tool Type What It Does Accessibility and Availability Remote Capab SunVTS Software Exercises and stresses the Requires OS. Optional View and co system, running tests in package that needs to be over network parallel installed separately Software...
Page 186: About Sun Advanced Lights-Out Manager 1.0 (Alom)
About Sun 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 187: 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 188: Basic Alom Functions
If another user is logged on and has write capability, you will see the message below after issuing the console command: TABLE 8-5 sc> Console session already in use. [view mode] To take console write capability away from another user, type: TABLE 8-6 sc> console -f Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • September 2007...
Page 189: About Status Indicators
About Status Indicators For a summary of the server’s LED status indicators, see “Front Panel Indicators” on page 10 “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 190: 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 • September 2007...
Page 191: 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. diag-level – New default value is max. error-reset-recovery –...
Page 192 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 • September 2007...
Page 193 OpenBoot Configuration Variables That Control Diagnostic Testing and Automatic System TABLE 8-7 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 194: About Service Mode
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. Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • September 2007...
Page 195: About Initiating Service Mode
lists the OpenBoot configuration variables that are affected by service TABLE 8-8 mode and the overrides that are applied when you select service mode. Service Mode Overrides TABLE 8-8 OpenBoot Configuration Variable Service Mode Override auto-boot? false diag-level diag-trigger power-on-reset error-reset user-reset Factory default input-device Factory default...
Page 196: About Overriding Service Mode Settings
TABLE 8-7 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 • September 2007...
Page 197: 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 Hardware configuration modification Hardware relocation Firmware upgrade...
Page 198 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 • September 2007...
Page 199: 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. If the normal mode value of verbosity = none, post uses verbosity = min.
Page 200: 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 • September 2007...
Page 201: 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 “Boot Time Estimates for Typical Configurations”...
Page 202: 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 • September 2007...
Page 203 OpenBoot Diagnostics. TABLE 5 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. Ethernet address 8:0:20:c6:12:44, Host ID: 80c61244. Running diagnostic script obdiag/normal...
Page 204: 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 Executing Power On Self Test Q#0> Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • September 2007...
Page 205 CODE EXAMPLE 8-1 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 206 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 • September 2007...
Page 207 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 208: 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 • September 2007...
Page 209: Openboot Diagnostics
Summary of Diagnostic Operation (Continued) TABLE 8-10 User Action Sets Configuration Variables And Initiates Issue bootmode diag command Overrides service mode settings and uses Normal mode diagnostics normal mode settings with the following with the exceptions in the exceptions: preceding column. •...
Page 210: Controlling Openboot Diagnostics Tests
A summary of the tests is available. At the obdiag> prompt, type: TABLE 8-15 obdiag> help Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • September 2007...
Page 211 4. You can also run all tests, type: TABLE 8-16 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 ......
Page 212: Test And Test-All Commands
You can also run OpenBoot Diagnostics tests directly from the ok prompt. To do this, type the test command, followed by the full hardware path of the device (or set of devices) to be tested. For example: TABLE 8-19 ok test /pci@x,y/SUNW,qlc@2 Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • September 2007...
Page 213 Note – Knowing how to construct an appropriate hardware device path requires precise knowledge of the hardware architecture of the Sun Fire V445 system. To customize an individual test, you can use test-args as follows: TABLE 8-20 ok test /usb@1,3:test-args={verbose,debug} This affects only the current test without changing the value of the test-args OpenBoot configuration variable.
Page 214: About Openboot Commands
The probe-scsi-all command diagnoses problems with the SAS devices. Caution – If you used the halt command or the Stop-A key sequence to reach the ok prompt, then issuing the probe-scsi-all command can hang the system. Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • September 2007...
Page 215 The probe-scsi-all command communicates with all SAS devices connected to on-board SAS controllers and accesses devices connected to any host adapters installed in PCI slots. 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.
Page 216: Show-Devs
( 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 • September 2007...
Page 217 show-devs The show-devs command lists the hardware device paths for each device in the firmware device tree. shows some sample output. Truncated) show-devs Command Output ( 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 /memory@m0,0...
Page 218: 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 219: 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 220: 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 8-23 there is only one fault. Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • September 2007...
Page 221: Table 2-10
TABLE 8-24 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. TABLE 8-25 # 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.
Page 222: 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 • September 2007...
Page 223: Solaris System Information Commands
TABLE 8-29 # 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 224: Using The Prtconf Command
Sun Fire V445 server: prtconf 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 • September 2007...
Page 225 The output of prtconf also includes the total amount of system memory, and 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 226 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 227 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 512MB...
Page 228 =============================== usb Devices =============================== Name Port# ------------ ----- HUB0 bash-3.00# Page 177 Verbose output with fan tach fail ============================ Environmental Status ============================ Fan Status: ------------------------------------------- Location Sensor Status ------------------------------------------- MB/FT0/F0 TACH okay Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • September 2007...
Page 229 prtdiag Command Output (Continued) CODE EXAMPLE 8-7 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 okay MB/C0 T_AMB...
Page 230: 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 • September 2007...
Page 231 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 232 /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) SEGMENT: PE Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • September 2007...
Page 233 prtfru -c Command Output (Continued) CODE EXAMPLE 8-12 /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 /Power_EventsR[3]/Event: power_off...
Page 234: 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 • September 2007...
Page 235: To Run Solaris System Information Commands
When used with the -p option, this command displays installed patches. TABLE 8-30 shows a partial sample output from the showrev command with the -p option. showrev -p Command Output TABLE 8-30 Patch: 109729-01 Obsoletes: Requires: Incompatibles: Packages: SUNWcsu Patch: 109783-01 Obsoletes: Requires: Incompatibles: Packages: SUNWcsu...
Page 236: 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 8-7 Changes to OpenBoot configuration variables usually take effect upon the next reboot. Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • September 2007...
Page 237 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. TABLE 8-33 ok printenv Variable Name Value Default Value...
Page 238: Using The Probe-Scsi Command To Confirm That Hard Disk Drives Are Active
36 Gbyte 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 • September 2007...
Page 239: 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 240: 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 241 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 242: 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 243: 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 attempts to boot if auto-boot? is true and auto-boot-on-error? is true.
Page 244: 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 • September 2007...
Page 245: 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 112. Enabling Automatic System Restoration The ASR feature is enabled by default.
Page 246 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 • September 2007...
Page 247: 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 248: Using Sunvts
PCI cards Performs a loopback test to check that the Ethernet adapter can send netlbtest 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 • September 2007...
Page 249: To Find Out Whether Sunvts Is Installed
SunVTS Tests TABLE 8-35 SunVTS Test Description Tests the virtual memory (a combination of the swap partition and vmemtest the physical memory) Tests the environmental devices env6test Tests ALOM hardware devices ssptest Tests I2C devices for correct operation i2c2test To Find Out Whether SunVTS Is Installed Type: TABLE 8-36 # pkginfo -l SUNWvts...
Page 250: How Sun Management Center Works
What Sun Management Center Monitors Disk drives Status Fans Status CPUs Temperature and any thermal warning or failure conditions Power supply Status System temperature Temperature and any thermal warning or failure conditions Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • September 2007...
Page 251: Using Sun Management Center
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 Chapter...
Page 252: Informal Tracking
Sun Management Center periodically check whether it is up and running, and notify you if it goes out of commission. Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • September 2007...
Page 253: Obtaining The Latest Information
Hardware Diagnostic Suite The Hardware Diagnostic Suite is a package that you can purchase as an add-on to 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”...
Page 254 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 • September 2007...
Page 255: 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 Options” on page 223 “About Updated Troubleshooting Information” on page 224 “About Firmware and Software Patch Management” on page 225 “About Sun Install Check Tool”...
Page 256: 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 257: 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 258: 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:...
Page 259: 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 260: 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 209. Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • September 2007...
Page 261: Remote Troubleshooting Capabilities
Remote Troubleshooting Capabilities You can use the Sun Advanced Lights Out Manager (ALOM) 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 Control the Locator indicator Change OpenBoot configuration variables View system environmental status information View system event logs...
Page 262: Predictive Self-Healing
You might also want to change the default Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • September 2007...
Page 263: 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 264 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 • September 2007...
Page 265: Testing The Core Dump Setup
4. Type the df -k1 command to identify locations with more space. TABLE 9-6 # 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...
Page 266 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 231. Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • September 2007...
Page 267: 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 235 “Reference for the Network Management Port Connector”...
Page 268: 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 • September 2007...
Page 269: 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 270: 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 • September 2007...
Page 271: 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 272: Reference For The Gigabit Ethernet Connectors
Four RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet connectors (NET0, NET1, NET2, NET3) are located on the system motherboard and can be accessed from the back panel. The Ethernet interfaces operate at 10 Mbit/sec, 100 Mbit/sec, and 1000 Mbit/sec. Gigabit Ethernet Connector Diagram Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • September 2007...
Page 273: Gigabit Ethernet Connector Signals
Gigabit Ethernet Connector Diagram FIGURE A-5 Gigabit Ethernet Connector Signals For Gigabit Ethernet connector signals, see TABLE A-5 Gigabit Ethernet Connector Signals TABLE A-5 Signal Description Signal Description Transmit/Receive Data 0 + Transmit/Receive Data 2 – Transmit/Receive Data 0 – Transmit/Receive Data 1 –...
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Page 275: 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 244 “Reference for Electrical Specifications” on page 244 “Reference for Environmental Specifications” on page 245 “Reference for Agency Compliance Specifications”...
Page 276: Reference For Physical Specifications
13.2 A @ 100 VAC 11 A @ 120 VAC 6.6 A @ 200 VAC 6.35 A @ 208 VAC 6 A @ 220 VAC 5.74 A @ 230 VAC 5.5A @ 240 VAC Output Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • September 2007...
Page 277: Reference For Environmental Specifications
Electrical Specifications TABLE B-2 Parameter Value +12 VDC 0.5 to 45A -12 VDC 0 to 0.8A +5 VDC 0.5 to 28A -5 VDC 0.5 to 50A Maximum DC Output of Two (2) Power 1100W Max AC power consumption 1320W for Supplies operation @ 100 VAC to 240 VAC Max heat dissipation 4505 BTUs/Hr for operation @ 200...
Page 278: Reference For Agency Compliance Specifications
0.5 inch roll-off side to sideIEC 60068-2-27 Handling Drops 60 mm, 1 drop per corner, 4 cornersIEC 60068-2-31 Threshold Impact 0.85m/s, 3 impacts per caster, all 4 casters, 25 mm step-upETE 1010-01 Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • September 2007...
Page 279 Reference for Agency Compliance Specifications The system complies with the following specifications. Agency Compliance Specifications TABLE B-4 Category Relevant Standards Safety UL/CSA-60950-1, EN60950-1, IEC60950-1 CB Scheme with all country deviations, IEC825-1, 2, CFR21 part 1040, CNS14336 RFI/EMI EN55022 Class A 47 CFR 15B Class A ICES-003 Class A VCCI Class A...
Page 280: 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) Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • September 2007...
Page 281: Openboot Configuration Variables
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 282 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. Firmware security level. security-mode none, command, full none Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • September 2007...
Page 283 OpenBoot Configuration Variables Stored on a ROM Chip (Continued) TABLE C-1 Variable Possible Values Default Value Description 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- none attempts.
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Page 285: Index
Index Symbols accessing system console from, 27, 53 remote power-off, 64, 67 /etc/hostname ﬁle, 146 remote power-on, 62 /etc/hosts ﬁle, 147 setting baud rate, 53 /etc/remote ﬁle, 48 asr-disable (OpenBoot command), 112 modifying, 51 auto-boot (OpenBoot conﬁguration variable), 35, /var/adm/messages ﬁle, 190 Automatic System Recovery (ASR) Numerics use in troubleshooting, 228...
Page 286 68 double-bit errors, 103 device unconﬁguration, manual, 112 dtterm (Solaris utility), 49 df -k command (Solaris), 232 dual inline memory modules (DIMMs), See DIMMs DHCP (Dynamic Host Conﬁguration Protocol), 42 Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • September 2007...
Page 287 dumpadm command (Solaris), 231 fans, monitoring and control, 100 dumpadm -s command (Solaris), 233 ﬁrmware patch management, 225 Dynamic Host Conﬁguration Protocol (DHCP) front panel client on network management port, 42, 43 illustration, 9 LEDs, 10 Dynamic Multipathing (DMP), 119 hardware revision level, 200 hierarchical list of, 198 ECC (error-correcting code), 103...
Page 288 142 link integrity test, 145, 148 network management port (NET MGT) local graphics monitor about, 27 remote power-off, 64, 67 activating, 42 remote power-on, 62 advantages over serial management port, 30 Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • September 2007...
Page 289 conﬁguration rules, 81 test command, 179 conﬁguring IP address, 43 test-all command, 180 conﬁguring using Dynamic Host Conﬁguration OpenBoot emergency procedures Protocol (DHCP), 42 performing, 109 issuing an externally initiated reset (XIR) from, 4 OpenBoot ﬁrmware non-mirrored disk hot-plug operation, 136 scenarios for control, 35 selecting a boot device, 69 operating environment software, suspending, 38...
Page 290 (#.), 34 RAID 0 (striping), 121, 128 system console, switching between, 38 RAID 1 (mirroring), 121, 124 ways to access, 34 raidctl (Solaris command), ?? to 135 scadm (Solaris utility), 106 Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • September 2007...
Page 291 SEAM (Sun Enterprise Authentication psrinfo, 201 Mechanism), 215 raidctl, ?? to 135 scadm, 106 serial management port (SERIAL MGT) setlocator, 108 about, 4, 7 showlocator, 109 acceptable console device connections, 29 showrev, 201 as default communication port on initial shutdown, 36, 41 startup, 26 swap -l, 232 as default console connection, 96...
Page 292 USB ports about, 4 temperature sensors, 100 conﬁguration rules, 95 terminal server connecting to, 95 accessing system console from, 29, 44 connection through patch panel, 44 connection through serial management port, 27 Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • September 2007...
Page 293 VERITAS Volume Manager, 118, 119, 120 watchdog, hardware, See hardware watchdog mechanism watch-net all diagnostic output message, 207 watch-net diagnostic output message, 207 World Wide Name (probe-scsi), 181 XIR, See externally initiated reset XIR, See externally initiated reset (XIR) Index...
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Sun Microsystems Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Manual

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

Quick Links

Troubleshooting

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