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Sun Microsystems Sun Fire V445 Administration Manual (294 pages)

Brand: Sun Microsystems | Category: Server | Size: 2 MB

Table of Contents
3
Preface

27
- How this Book Is Organized
  27
- Typographic Conventions
  29
- System Prompts
  29
- Related Documentation
  30
- Sun Welcomes Your Comments
  31
1 System Overview

33
- Sun Fire V445 Server Overview
  33
  - TABLE 1-1 Sun Fire V445 Server Features at a Glance
    34
  - External Ports
    35
    
    Gigabit Ethernet Ports
    35
    
    10BASE-T Network Management Port
    36
    
    Serial Management and DB-9 Ports
    36
    
    USB Ports
    36
  - Processors and Memory
    35
  - PCI Subsystem
    37
  - Power Supplies
    37
  - RAID 0,1 Internal Hard Drives
    37
  - ALOM System Controller Card
    38
  - Hardware Disk Mirroring and Striping
    38
  - Predictive Self-Healing
    38
  - System Fan Trays
    38
- New Features
  39
- Locating Front Panel Features
  41
- Locating Back Panel Features
  48
  - Back Panel Indicators
    49
  - Power Supplies
    49
    
    FIGURE 1-7 Back Panel Features
    49
    
    PCI Slots
    49
    
    FIGURE 1-8 PCI Slot Locations
    50
  - System Controller Ports
    51
    
    FIGURE 1-9 Network and Serial Management Port Locations
    51
    
    Network Management Port
    51
    
    TABLE 1-4 Network Management Port Indicator
    51
    
    Serial Management Port
    52
  - System I/O Ports
    52
    
    FIGURE 1-10 System I/O Port Locations
    52
    
    Gigabit Ethernet Ports
    52
    
    USB Ports
    52
    
    DB-9 Serial Port
    53
    
    FIGURE 1-11 Gigabit Ethernet Port Locations
    53
    
    TABLE 1-5 Ethernet Indicators
    53
- Reliability, Availability, and Serviceability (RAS) Features
  54
- Sun Cluster Software
  54
- Sun Management Center Software
  55
2 Configuring the System Console

57
3 Powering on and Powering off the System

93
4 Configuring Hardware

105
- About the Cpu/Memory Modules
  105
  - Dimms
    106
  - FIGURE 4-1 Memory Module Groups 0 and 1
    107
  - Memory Interleaving
    108
  - Independent Memory Subsystems
    108
  - DIMM Configuration Rules
    109
- About the ALOM System Controller Card
  109
- About the PCI Cards and Buses
  113
  - Configuration Rules
    115
  - FIGURE 4-4 PCI Slots
    115
- About the SAS Controller
  116
- About the SAS Backplane
  117
  - Configuration Rules
    117
- About Hot-Pluggable and Hot-Swappable Components
  117
  - Hard Disk Drives
    118
  - Power Supplies
    118
  - System Fan Trays
    119
  - USB Components
    119
- About the Internal Disk Drives
  119
  - FIGURE 4-5 Hard Disk Drives and Indicators
    120
  - Configuration Rules
    121
- About the Power Supplies
  121
- About the System Fan Trays
  124
  - FIGURE 4-7 System Fan Trays and Fan Indicators
    125
  - System Fan Configuration Rules
    126
- About the USB Ports
  127
  - Configuration Rules
    127
- About the Serial Ports
  128
5 Managing RAS Features and System Firmware

129
- About Reliability, Availability, and Serviceability Features
  130
- Hot-Pluggable and Hot-Swappable Components
  130
- N+2 Power Supply Redundancy
  131
- ALOM System Controller
  131
- Environmental Monitoring and Control
  132
- Automatic System Restoration
  133
- Sun Storedge Traffic Manager
  134
- Hardware Watchdog Mechanism and XIR
  134
- Support for RAID Storage Configurations
  134
- Error Correction and Parity Checking
  135
- About the ALOM System Controller Command Prompt
  135
- Logging in to the ALOM System Controller
  136
  - To Log in to the ALOM System Controller
    137
- About the Scadm Utility
  138
- Viewing Environmental Information
  139
  - To View Environmental Information
    139
- Controlling the Locator Indicator
  140
  - To Control the Locator Indicator
    140
- About Performing Openboot Emergency Procedures
  141
  - Stop-A Function
    142
  - Stop-N Function
    142
    
    To Emulate the Stop-N Function
    142
    
    Stop-D Function
    143
    
    Stop-F Function
    143
- About Automatic System Restoration
  143
- Unconfiguring a Device Manually
  144
  - To Unconfigure a Device Manually
    144
- Reconfiguring a Device Manually
  146
6 Managing Disk Volumes

149
7 Managing Network Interfaces

173
8 Diagnostics

183
- Diagnostic Tools Overview
  184
- About Sun Advanced Lights-Out Manager 1.0 (ALOM)
  186
  - ALOM Management Ports
    187
  - Setting the Admin Password for ALOM
    187
  - Basic ALOM Functions
    188
    
    To Switch to the ALOM Prompt
    188
    
    To Switch to the Server Console Prompt
    188
- About Status Indicators
  189
- About POST Diagnostics
  189
- Openboot PROM Enhancements for Diagnostic Operation
  190
  - What's New in Diagnostic Operation
    190
  - About the New and Redefined Configuration Variables
    190
  - About the Default Configuration
    191
  - About Service Mode
    194
    
    About Initiating Service Mode
    195
  - About Overriding Service Mode Settings
    196
  - About Normal Mode
    196
    
    About Initiating Normal Mode
    197
  - About the Post Command
    197
    
    To Initiate Normal Mode
    199
    
    To Initiate Service Mode
    199
  - Reference for Estimating System Boot Time (to the Ok Prompt)
    200
    
    Boot Time Estimates for Typical Configurations
    201
    
    Estimating Boot Time for Your System
    201
  - Reference for Sample Outputs
    202
  - Reference for Determining Diagnostic Mode
    204
  - Table 6
    204
  - Quick Reference for Diagnostic Operation
    208
  - FIGURE 8-7 Diagnostic Mode Flowchart
    208
- Openboot Diagnostics
  209
  - To Start Openboot Diagnostics
    209
  - Controlling Openboot Diagnostics Tests
    210
    
    Openboot Diagnostics Error Messages
    212
    
    Test and Test-All Commands
    212
- About Openboot Commands
  214
  - Probe-Scsi-All
    214
  - Probe-Ide
    214
  - Show-Devs
    216
  - To Run Openboot Commands
    218
- About Predictive Self-Healing
  218
  - Predictive Self-Healing Tools
    219
  - Using the Predictive Self-Healing Commands
    220
    
    Using the Fmdump Command
    220
    
    Table 2-10
    221
    
    Using the Fmadm Faulty Command
    222
    
    Using the Fmstat Command
    222
- About Traditional Solaris os Diagnostic Tools
  222
- Solaris System Information Commands
  223
  - Table 2-7
    223
  - Using the Prtconf Command
    224
  - Using the Prtdiag Command
    224
  - Using the Prtfru Command
    230
  - Using the Psrinfo Command
    234
  - Using the Showrev Command
    234
  - To Run Solaris System Information Commands
    235
- Viewing Recent Diagnostic Test Results
  236
  - To View Recent Test Results
    236
- Setting Openboot Configuration Variables
  236
  - To View and Set Openboot Configuration Variables
    236
  - Using the Probe-Scsi Command to Confirm that Hard Disk Drives Are Active
    238
- Additional Diagnostic Tests for Specific Devices
  238
  - Using the Probe-Ide Command to Confirm that the DVD Drive Is Connected
    239
  - Using the Watch-Net and Watch-Net-All Commands to Check the Network Connections
    239
- About Automatic Server Restart
  240
- About Automatic System Restoration
  240
  - Auto-Boot Options
    242
    
    To Set the Auto-Boot Switches
    242
  - Error Handling Summary
    243
  - Reset Scenarios
    244
  - Automatic System Restoration User Commands
    245
  - Enabling Automatic System Restoration
    245
  - Disabling Automatic System Restoration
    245
    
    To Disable Automatic System Restoration
    245
  - Displaying Automatic System Restoration Information
    245
  - About Sunvts
    247
    
    Sunvts Software and Security
    247
    
    Using Sunvts
    248
    
    Installing Sunvts
    249
    
    To Find out Whether Sunvts Is Installed
    249
    
    Viewing Sunvts Documentation
    249
  - About Sun Management Center
    249
    
    How Sun Management Center Works
    250
    
    Other Sun Management Center Features
    251
    
    Using Sun Management Center
    251
    
    Hardware Diagnostic Suite
    252
    
    Informal Tracking
    252
    
    Interoperability with Third-Party Monitoring Tools
    252
    
    When to Run Hardware Diagnostic Suite
    252
    
    Obtaining the Latest Information
    253
    
    Requirements for Using Hardware Diagnostic Suite
    253

Sun Microsystems Sun Fire V445 Administration Manual (272 pages)

Brand: Sun Microsystems | Category: Server | Size: 4 MB

Sun Microsystems Sun Fire V445 Service Manual (212 pages)

Brand: Sun Microsystems | Category: Server | Size: 12 MB

Table of Contents
3
Preface

19
- Before You Read this Book
  19
- How this Book Is Organized
  20
- Typographic Conventions
  22
- Related Documentation
  23
- Sun Welcomes Your Comments
  24
1 Identifying Front Panel and Back Panel Features

25
- Locating Front Panel Features
  26
- Locating Back Panel Features
  33
  - Power Supplies
    33
    
    FIGURE 1-7 Back Panel Features
    33
    
    Figure
    34
    
    FIGURE 1-8 Pcie and PCI-X Slots as Identified in Openboot Firmware
    34
    
    PCI Slots
    34
  - System Controller Ports
    35
    
    Network Management Port
    35
    
    TABLE 1-3 Network Management Port Indicator
    35
    
    Serial Management Port
    36
  - System I/O Ports
    36
    
    FIGURE 1-10 System I/O Port Locations
    36
    
    USB Ports
    36
    
    DB-9 Serial Port
    37
    
    FIGURE 1-11 Gigabit Ethernet Port Locations
    37
    
    Gigabit Ethernet Ports
    37
    
    TABLE 1-4 Ethernet Indicators
    37
- System Status Indicators
  38
- FIGURE 1-12 Back Panel System Status Indicators
  38
2 Preparing to Service the System

39
- Service Guidelines
  40
- Tools Required for Installation and Service
  40
- Powering on the System
  41
  - Before You Begin
    41
  - What to Do
    41
  - What Next
    42
- Powering off the System
  42
  - Before You Begin
    42
  - What to Do
    42
  - What Next
    43
- Initiating a Reconfiguration Boot
  43
  - Before You Begin
    43
  - What to Do
    44
  - What Next
    45
- Sliding the Server out of the Cabinet
  46
  - Before You Begin
    46
  - What to Do
    47
  - What Next
    49
- Sliding the Server into the Cabinet
  50
  - Before You Begin
    50
  - What to Do
    50
  - What Next
    51
- Removing the Top Cover
  52
  - Before You Begin
    52
  - What to Do
    52
  - What Next
    53
  - Installing the Top Cover
    53
    
    Before You Begin
    53
    
    What to Do
    53
    
    What Next
    54
  - Removing the Server from the Cabinet
    54
    
    Before You Begin
    55
    
    What to Do
    55
    
    What Next
    60
  - Installing the System into the Cabinet
    60
    
    Before You Begin
    60
    
    What to Do
    61
    
    What Next
    64
  - Avoiding Electrostatic Discharge
    65
    
    Before You Begin
    65
    
    What to Do
    65
    
    What Next
    67
3 Servicing Customer-Replacable Units

69
- About Hot-Pluggable and Hot-Swappable Components
  70
- About the Fan Trays
  70
- Removing a Fan Tray
  71
  - Before You Begin
    71
  - What to Do
    71
  - What Next
    72
- Installing a Fan Tray
  73
  - Before You Begin
    73
  - What to Do
    73
  - What Next
    74
- Removing a Hard Drive
  75
- Before You Begin
  75
- What to Do
  75
- What Next
  76
- Installing a Hard Drive
  77
  - Before You Begin
    77
  - What to Do
    77
  - What Next
    78
- Removing a Hard Drive Using a Hot-Plug Operation
  79
  - Before You Begin
    79
  - What to Do
    80
  - What Next
    80
- Installing a Hard Drive Using the Hot-Plug Operation
  81
  - Before You Begin
    81
  - What to Do
    82
  - What Next
    82
- Removing a Power Supply
  82
  - Before You Begin
    83
  - What to Do
    83
  - What Next
    84
- Installing a Power Supply
  84
  - Before You Begin
    84
  - What to Do
    85
- Removing a PCI Card
  86
  - Before You Begin
    86
  - What to Do
    86
  - What Next
    89
- Installing a PCI Card
  90
  - Before You Begin
    90
    
    What to Do
    90
    
    What Next
    93
  - Removing the Front Bezel
    94
  - Installing the Front Bezel
    95
  - Removing the Removable Media Drive
    95
    
    Before You Begin
    95
    
    What Next
    96
    
    What to Do
    96
  - Installing the Removable Media Drive
    97
    
    Before You Begin
    97
    
    What to Do
    97
    
    What Next
    98
  - Reference for Fan Tray Status Indicators
    98
  - FIGURE 3-1 Fan Tray Status Indicator Label
    98
  - TABLE 3-1 Fan Tray Status Indicator
    98
  - Reference for Hard Drive Status Indicators
    99
  - FIGURE 3-2 Location of Hard Drive Status Indicators
    99
  - Reference for Power Supply Status Indicators
    100
  - FIGURE 3-3 Location of Power Supply Status Indicators
    100
  - TABLE 3-2 Hard Drive Status Indicators
    100
  - TABLE 3-3 Power Supply Status Indicators
    101
4 Servicing the Motherboard Components

103
- About Predictive Self-Healing
  104
- About the Dimms
  104
  - FIGURE 4-1 Location of DIMM Groups 0 and 1
    105
  - Configuration Rules
    106
  - Memory Interleaving
    106
- About the IDPROM
  106
- Removing a Cpu/Memory Module
  107
  - Before You Begin
    107
  - What to Do
    108
  - What Next
    109
- Installing a Cpu/Memory Module
  110
  - Before You Begin
    110
  - What to Do
    110
- What Next
  112
- Removing a DIMM
  113
  - Before You Begin
    113
  - What to Do
    113
  - What Next
    115
- Installing a DIMM
  116
  - Before You Begin
    116
  - What to Do
    116
  - What Next
    117
- Removing the System Controller Card
  117
  - Before You Begin
    117
  - What to Do
    118
  - What Next
    119
- Installing the System Controller Card
  120
  - Before You Begin
    120
  - What to Do
    120
  - What Next
    121
- Removing the IDPROM
  122
  - Before You Begin
    122
  - What to Do
    122
  - What Next
    123
- Installing the IDPROM
  123
  - Before You Begin
    123
  - What to Do
    123
  - What Next
    124
- Removing the System Controller Battery
  124
  - Before You Begin
    124
  - What to Do
    125
    
    What Next
    125
  - Installing the System Controller Battery
    125
    
    Before You Begin
    125
    
    What Next
    126
  - Removing the Cpu/Memory Module Bracket
    126
    
    Before You Begin
    126
    
    What to Do
    126
    
    What Next
    127
  - Installing the Cpu/Memory Module Bracket
    128
    
    Before You Begin
    128
    
    What to Do
    128
    
    What Next
    129
  - Removing the Motherboard
    130
    
    Before You Begin
    130
    
    What to Do
    130
    
    What Next
    132
  - Installing the Motherboard
    133
    
    Before You Begin
    133
    
    What to Do
    133
    
    What Next
    136
5 Servicing Miscellaneous Components

137
- Removing the Motherboard Fan Cage
  138
  - Before You Begin
    138
  - What to Do
    138
  - What Next
    139
- Installing the Motherboard Fan Cage
  139
  - Before You Begin
    139
- What to Do
  139
- What Next
  140
- Removing the Front I/O Board
  141
  - Before You Begin
    141
  - What to Do
    141
  - What Next
    142
- Installing the Front I/O Board
  143
  - Before You Begin
    143
  - What to Do
    143
  - What Next
    144
- Removing the Front Indicator Board
  145
  - Before You Begin
    145
  - What to Do
    146
  - What Next
    147
- Installing the Front Indicator Board
  147
  - Before You Begin
    147
  - What to Do
    148
  - What Next
    149
- About the Data Cable Connector Board/Sas Controller Configurations
  150
- Removing the Multilane Data Cable Connector Board
  150
  - Before You Begin
    150
  - What to Do
    151
  - What Next
    151
- Installing the Multilane Data Cable Connector Board
  152
  - Before You Begin
    152
  - What to Do
    152
  - What Next
    153
- Removing the Multilane Data Cable
  154
  - Before You Begin
    154
  - What to Do
    154
  - What Next
    155
  - Installing the Multilane Data Cable
    156
    
    Before You Begin
    156
    
    What to Do
    156
    
    What Next
    157
  - Removing the Hard Drive Backplane
    158
    
    Before You Begin
    158
    
    What to Do
    158
    
    What Next
    160
  - Installing the Hard Drive Backplane
    161
    
    Before You Begin
    161
    
    What to Do
    161
    
    What Next
    163
  - Removing the DVD Backplane
    163
    
    Before You Begin
    163
    
    What to Do
    163
    
    What Next
    164
  - Installing the DVD Backplane
    164
    
    Before You Begin
    164
    
    What to Do
    164
    
    What Next
    165
  - Removing the Power Distribution Board
    165
    
    Before You Begin
    165
    
    What to Do
    166
    
    What Next
    167
  - Installing the Power Distribution Board
    167
  - Before You Begin
    167
  - What to Do
    167
  - What Next
    168
- Removing the Top Cover Interlock Switch
  169
  - Before You Begin
    169
  - What to Do
    170
  - What Next
    170
- Installing the Top Cover Interlock Switch
  171
  - Before You Begin
    171
  - What to Do
    171
  - What Next
    171

Sun Microsystems Sun Fire V445 Installation Manual (66 pages)

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Sun Microsystems Sun Fire V445 Administration Manual (294 pages)

Table of Contents

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

Sun Microsystems Sun Fire V445 Administration Manual (272 pages)

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

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Preface

1 System Overview

2 Configuring the System Console

3 Powering on and Powering off the System

4 Configuring Hardware

5 Managing RAS Features and System Firmware

6 Managing Disk Volumes

7 Managing Network Interfaces

8 Diagnostics

9 Troubleshooting

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Sun Microsystems Sun Fire V445 Service Manual (212 pages)

Table of Contents

Preface

1 Identifying Front Panel and Back Panel Features

2 Preparing to Service the System

3 Servicing Customer-Replacable Units

4 Servicing the Motherboard Components

5 Servicing Miscellaneous Components

Sun Microsystems Sun Fire V445 Installation Manual (66 pages)

Table of Contents

Preface

1 Preparing for Installation

2 Installing a Sun Fire V445 Server into a 4-Post Cabinet

3 Setup and Power-On Procedures

4 Post Cabinet Requirements

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