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Sun Microsystems Sun Fire X4200 Service Manual (278 pages)
Brand:
Sun Microsystems
| Category:
Server
| Size: 5 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
3
Product Updates
11
Related Documentation
12
Sun Welcomes Your Comments
13
Features of the Servers
15
Sun Fire X4100/X4100 M2 Server Front Panel
18
Sun Fire X4100/X4100 M2 Server Back Panel
18
Replaceble Components Overview
18
Sun Fire X4100/X4100 M2 Server Components
20
Sun Fire X4200/X4200 M2 Server Front Panel
22
Sun Fire X4200/X4200 M2 Server Back Panel
23
Sun Fire X4200/X4200 M2 Server Components
24
Accessory Kits
27
Additional Options and Replaceable Components
28
Powering off the Server
29
Powering on the Server
29
Configuring BIOS Settings
29
Powering on the Server
30
Powering off the Server
31
Changing the Configuration of a BIOS Menu Item
32
PCI Card Slot Boot Priority
33
Ethernet Port Device and Driver Naming
34
Ethernet Port (Nic) Boot Priority
36
Bios Option Rom Size Limitation
37
Bios Setup Screen Overview
37
Bios Main Menu Screen
40
Bios Setup Menu Screens
40
Bios Advanced Menu Main Screens
41
Bios Advanced Menu Cpu Configuration Screen
43
Bios Advanced Menu Ide Configuration Screen
45
Bios Advanced Menu Acpi Settings Screen
48
Bios Advanced Menu Acpi Configuration Screen
49
Bios Advanced Menu Event Logging Details Screen
50
Bios Advanced Menu Ipmi Configuration Screen
53
Bios Advanced Menu Ipmi, Pef Configuration Screen
56
Bios Advanced Menu Mps Configuration Screen
57
Bios Advanced Menu Usb Configuration Screen
61
Bios Pci/Pnp Menu
63
BIOS Boot Menu Main Screen
65
BIOS Boot Settings Configuration Screen
66
BIOS Boot Menu Boot Device Priority Screen
67
BIOS Boot Menu Hard Disk Drives Screen
69
BIOS Boot Menu Removable Drives Screen
70
BIOS Boot Menu CD/DVD Drives Screen
71
BIOS Security Settings Menu
72
BIOS Chipset Menu Main Screen
73
Bios Chipset Menu Northbridge Configuration Screen
74
Bios Chipset Menu Northbridge Memory Configuration
75
Screen
75
Screen
76
Bios Chipset Menu Southbridge Configuration Screen
77
BIOS Chipset Menu PCI-X Configuration Screen
79
BIOS Exit Option Menu Screen
80
Resetting SP and BIOS Passwords Using Jumper P4 or J12
81
Resetting the SP Password
84
Using the Clear Cmos Jumper
87
Using the Reset and NMI Switches
88
Power-On Self-Test (Post)
89
Updating the BIOS
89
Maintaining the Sun Fire Servers
91
Locations of Replaceable Components
92
Tools and Supplies Needed
92
Removing the Main Cover of the Sun Fire X4100/X4100 M2 Server
96
Removing the Front Bezel of the Sun Fire X4100/X4100 M2 Server
97
Removing the Front Cover of the Sun Fire X4100/X4100 M2 Server
98
Removing the Main Cover of the Sun Fire X4200/X4200 M2 Servers
100
Removing the Front Bezel of the Sun Fire X4200/X4200 M2 Servers
101
Removing the Front Cover of the Sun Fire X4200/X4200 M2 Servers
102
HT Jumper Configuration for Single-CPU Servers (Sun Fire X4100 M2 and X4200 M2)
104
Replaceable Component Procedures
104
Replacing the Battery
105
Replacing a CPU and Heatsink (Sun Fire X4100 and X4200 Servers)
107
Replacing a CPU and Heatsink
107
Servers)
107
Replacing the DVD-ROM Drive
120
Installing a DVD-ROM Drive Upgrade Kit
123
Replacing a Fan Module
128
Replacing a Fan Connector Board
131
Replacing the Front Panel Indicator Board
134
Replacing the Front I/O Board
136
Replacing the Graphics Redirect and Service Processor (GRASP) Board
141
Servicetool FRU Update Procedure
143
Replacing a Drive
144
Replacing the Drives Backplane
147
DIMM Population Rules
151
Supported DIMM Configurations
153
Installing Dimms into a Single-CPU System
154
Replacing Dimms
155
Supported Dimms
155
Replacing PCI Cards
162
Replacing the Motherboard
167
Installing the Motherboard
172
Replacing a Power Supply
173
Replacing the Power Distribution Board (PDB)
176
Installing the New Power Distribution Board
179
Replacing the Rear Fan Tray (Sun Fire X4200/X4200 M2 Servers)
179
System Specifications
183
Sun Fire X4100/X4100 M2 Specifications
183
Sun Fire X4200/X4200 M2 Specifications
185
BIOS POST Codes
187
How BIOS POST Memory Testing Works
187
Redirecting Console Output
188
Changing POST Options
189
POST Codes
190
POST Code Checkpoints
192
Status Indicator Leds
197
External Status Indicator Leds
197
Internal Status Indicator Leds
201
Sensors
207
Sensor Values
207
Physical Locations of Sensors
208
Connector Pinouts
211
USB Connector
211
Configuration Utility
231
Sas Topology Screen
240
Device Paths
271
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Sun Microsystems Sun Fire X4200 Product Notes (82 pages)
Brand:
Sun Microsystems
| Category:
Server
| Size: 2 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
3
Preface
11
Additional Software
15
Additional Software in this Release
15
Solaris 10 Operating System
15
Sun Java Enterprise System
16
Sun N1 System Manager
16
Diagnosing Server Problems with the Bootable Diagnostics CD-ROM
17
LSI Firmware, Service Processor, and BIOS Issues
19
LSI Firmware Issues
20
RAID Volume Requires 64 Mbytes of Unpartitioned HDD Space for Metadata (6312581)
20
RAID 1 Volume Cannot be Created, Partition Warnings Displayed (6310074)
20
LSI MPT BIOS Does Not Provide Low-Level, Hard-Disk Drive Formatting Functionality (6301350)
21
Hard-Disk Drive Resynchronization Completion Indicated by Optimal
21
Service Processor Issues
22
Service Processor Neither Logs Event nor Provides Visual Alert after Hard Disk Removed (6306536)
22
Service Processor and USB Interactions Interrupt the os (6277725)
22
Kernel Error During Reset Hangs some System Components (6295154)
23
Network Port Does Not Operate at 10 Mbyte/Sec (6302923)
23
System Might Not Initially Mount Iso Image (6276086)
23
Installing os Using Redirected Samsung SN-124 CD-ROM Drive Might Not Work (6279896)
24
Sun Integrated Lights out Manager (ILOM) Web GUI Displays Incorrect Thresholds (6316706)
24
Cannot Log in to Service Processor with 16-Character Passwords with ILOM Web GUI or CLI (6286187)
24
Unimplemented Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Traps (6300437)
25
Other SNMP Issues
25
SP Does Not Handle SNMP Traps (6396525)
26
Serial Port Speed Setting Reverts to 9600 after Exiting CLI Session (6298521)
26
Browser Displays Confusing Message after Transfer Has Completed (6254310)
27
Break Key Does Not Work in Secure Shell (SSH) Session or from Java Remote Console (6306610)
27
Java Remote Console Might Crash During External CD-ROM Redirection (6306010)
27
Java Remote Console Might Hang When Restarting Floppy Disk Redirection (6295147)
28
External Storage Redirection Error Messages Might be Erroneous
28
Accessibility Issues
29
Incorrect Name Used for Rear Fan Tray (6323731)
30
Serial Console Access over SSH Might Lock up When Using Start -Script Command (6337909)
30
BIOS Upgrades Fail When Upgrading SP Firmware Older than Version 6169 (6324746)
31
Upgrading the ILOM SP Firmware from Version 6169 to 6464 Causes SP Configuration to be Lost
31
Determining the Firmware Version Using the CLI through the Management Ethernet Port
32
Determining the Firmware Version Using the CLI through the Serial Port
32
Determining the Firmware Version Using the Web GUI
33
BIOS Issues
34
System Does Not Detect Supported HBA Card During Bootup Process (6272514)
34
BIOS 36 Improves Stability of Dimms by Disabling Powerdown Mode
34
System Connected to External Storage Device Using PCI Card in Slot 0 Might Not Boot from Internal Disk (6268877)
35
System Does Not Boot up with Emulex LP10000 Card Enabled (6306640)
36
HDD Order Changes in BIOS Settings after Installing HBA Card (6308569)
36
BIOS Date and Time and Optimal Defaults Must be Reset after Certain System Events (6379898)
36
Upgrading BIOS Without Changing and Saving Optimal Defaults Might Result in Increased Memory Latency (6306622, 6299794)
38
Resetting System Might Create Invalid CMOS Checksum (6297018)
38
BIOS Boot Order Lost after Reset Testing (6302703)
39
DIMM Fault Leds Are Not Implemented at this Time (6324863)
39
System Does Not Detect Supported HBA Card During Bootup Process (6272514)
39
Qimonda Dimms Return Manufacturer Mismatch Warning Message During POST
40
Log Event Timestamps Might Appear Different between Host and Client Systems Because of Time Zone Adjustment (6369917)
41
Server Goes into BIOS Recovery Mode When Control-Alt-Delete Keys Are Pressed (6386222)
41
Systems with more than Three PCI Cards PXE-Booting Return Error Message (6403173)
42
Software Issues
43
Solaris 10 Operating System Issues
44
Solaris 10 1/06 os Adds Support for GRUB-Based Booting
44
Solaris 10 1/06 os Installation Might Fail if System Has Multiple Infiniband Host Channel Adapter Cards (6321372)
44
Drives Moved from Two-Drive System to Four-Drive System Might Not Operate Correctly (6300178)
45
Solaris 10 3/05 X86 os Patch Cluster Installation Required before Installing Patches for some Host Bus Adapters (6312352)
45
Window Server Default Is Xorg (6321043)
46
Do Not Use Raidctl Command in Solaris 10 3/05 os (6228874)
46
Ignore Bootup Message: Method or Service Exit Timed out (6297813)
46
Solaris 10 os Installation from CD Media Hangs When the Second Disc Is Inserted (6374024)
47
AMD Erratum 131 Warning Message Can be Safely Ignored During Solaris os Startup (6438926, 6447850)
47
Sun Installation Assistant Issues
48
RHEL4: Cannot Enable Security-Enhanced Linux (Selinux) (6288799)
48
Incorrect MPT Driver Included in Sun Installation Assistant Base (6319680)
48
Ignore Kudzu Messages after Installing RHEL3 or RHEL4 (6290559)
49
The Ext3 File System Reports Errors after Red hat Linux Installation Using Sun Installation Assistant CD (6336064)
49
Linux Operating System Issues
50
Hard-Disk Drive Display Omits Disk Listing at Installation When Multiple SCSI Disks Are Attached to System on RHEL4 U4 (6447738)
50
Duplicate Devices Seen by Linux os if External RAID Array Connects to Server through Ultra320 SCSI (6220406)
50
List of Attached Hard-Disk Drives for the Pyramid (Qlogic) and Summit Option Cards Is Not Displayed in Red hat Linux (6460883)
51
Graceful Shutdown Not Available on Non-ACPI Supported Linux os (6278514)
51
External Hard-Disk Drives Attached to Emulex HBA Are Not Recognized Because RHEL3 U8 Does Not Automatically Load Emulex Drivers (6447329, 6460769)
52
Base Versions of Linux Distributions Shipped by Sun Must be Upgraded to Receive Full Sun Support
53
Unloading Qlogic Drivers Might be Necessary before Installing Updated Drivers (6312342, 6314923)
54
Translation Look-Aside Buffer (TLB) Reload Causes Errors with Certain Linux Software (6296473)
55
AMD Powernow! Might Cause System Clock to Lose Ticks (6298500, 6281771)
56
RHEL3: I/O Errors Are Displayed When Initializing USB Mass Storage Device (6241851)
56
RHEL3: Kernel Might Report Incorrect CPU Information on Dual Core Processors (6241701)
56
RHEL3 U5 (64-Bit): Ignore Keyboard Reset Failed Message (6306118)
57
Infinite Reboot Loop Cycle in RHEL4 U3 with Smp Kernel, BIOS 31/34/36, and Single Dual-Core CPU (6466105)
57
RHEL3 U7 32-Bit Installation Might Hang When any PCI Card Is in a PCI Slot Other than PCI
58
Cannot Access External Storage Attached to Emulex and Qlogic HBA Cards During RHEL3 U8 Installation (6447329)
60
RHEL3 U8 Installer Might Have Problems Installing to a Hard-Disk Drive that Contains Solaris Partitions (6415176)
60
Cannot Install RHEL4 U3 (32-Bit) to Sun Fire X4200 if Qlogic PCI Card Is Already Installed in PCI Slots 1, 3, or 4 (6437504)
61
Server Might Reboot Sun Fire X4100 Server When MTU Is Set to 9K on Kirkwood Interface (6335741)
61
SLES9 64-Bit: Incorrect CPU Speeds Reported When Powernow! Is Enabled (6287519)
62
SLES9 SP1: Multipath Driver Does Not Work after Reboot (6332988)
62
SLES9 SP2 Update Does Not Work if SLES9 Already Installed (6343559)
62
Windows Server 2003 Operating System Issues
64
Bootup Time Affected by Degraded RAID Volume (6297804)
64
OS Cannot be Installed on LSI RAID Array if RAID Is Not Recognized as First Storage Device (6297723)
64
No Output Displayed on Java Remote Console after Issuing Restart Command (6301444)
64
OS Installation on External Disks Requires Partition on Internal Disk (6238985)
65
Alert and Power Failure Leds Might Illuminate if AMD Powernow! Feature Is Enabled (6310814)
65
Windows Server 2003: Graceful Shutdown and Power off Fails (6293118)
65
Do Not Use Backup or Restore Functionality in LSI Mystorage (6456252)
66
Systems with under 4 GB Memory Fail to Resume from Hibernation When Running Windows Server 2003 with BIOS 34 (6457304)
66
Windows Utility Mkfloppy.exe Does Not Select Correct Floppy Drive if more than One Floppy Drive Is Present
67
Sun VTS Bootable Diagnostics CD Issues
68
Sunvts Ramtest Might Cause System to Reboot When Testing more than Seven Hours (6369893)
68
Meter Button in Bootable Diagnostics CD
68
Version 2.1F Does Not Work (6465167)
68
Ignore Messages When Booting from Sun VTS Bootable Diagnostics CD .Iso Image, Version 2.1F (CR 6470488)
69
Hardware Issues
71
Miscellaneous Issues
72
Qualified DC Power Supplies for Sun Fire X4100 and Sun Fire X4200 Servers
72
AMD Powernow! Feature Supported Only on Qualified Cpus
72
Non-Recommended Optical Mouse Devices and Keyboards (6299692, 6317710, 6304725)
73
Support for New 4-GB Dimms Requires Gasket Installation and Upgrade to BIOS 36
73
Preventative Maintenance Issue
76
Heatsinks and Fans Can Become Clogged
76
Hard-Disk Drive (HDD) Issues
76
Do Not MIX HDD Capacities When Using RAID
76
HDD Leds Bleed through to Adjacent Leds (6286872)
77
Documentation Issues
79
Documentation Titles Changed
79
Index
81
Sun Microsystems Sun Fire X4200 Manual (100 pages)
Brand:
Sun Microsystems
| Category:
Server
| Size: 2 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
3
Preface
7
Related Documentation
8
Web Sites
9
Sun Welcomes Your Comments
10
1 Initial Inspection of the Server
11
Service Visit Troubleshooting Flowchart
11
View Service Processor Logs and Sensor Information
12
View Service Processor Logs and Sensor
12
Gathering Service Visit Information
13
Serial Number Locations
13
Figure
13
System Inspection
14
Troubleshooting Power Problems
14
Externally Inspecting the Server
14
Internally Inspecting the Server
15
Troubleshooting DIMM Problems
18
How DIMM Errors Are Handled by the System
18
Uncorrectable DIMM Errors
18
Correctable DIMM Errors
19
BIOS DIMM Error Messages
19
DIMM Fault Leds
21
DIMM Population Rules
24
Sun Fire X4100/X4200 Rules
24
Sun Fire X4100 M2/X4200 M2 Rules
25
Isolating and Correcting DIMM ECC Errors
26
2 Diagnostic Testing Software
29
Sunvts Diagnostic Tests
29
Sunvts Documentation
30
Diagnosing Server Problems with the Bootable Diagnostics CD
30
Requirements
30
Using the Bootable Diagnostics CD
31
BIOS Event Logs and POST Codes
33
Viewing BIOS Event Logs
33
Power-On Self-Test (POST)
35
How BIOS POST Memory Testing Works
35
Redirecting Console Output
36
Changing POST Options
37
POST Codes
38
POST Code Checkpoints
40
Status Indicator Leds
45
External Status Indicator Leds
45
Internal Status Indicator Leds
49
Using the ILOM SP GUI to View System Information
53
Making a Serial Connection to the SP
54
Viewing ILOM SP Event Logs
55
Interpreting Event Log Time Stamps
57
Viewing Replaceable Component Information
58
Viewing Temperature, Voltage, and Fan Sensor Readings
60
Sunvts Diagnostic Tests" on Page
63
Using Ipmitool to View System Information
65
About IPMI
66
About Ipmitool
66
Ipmitool man Page
66
Connecting to the Server with Ipmitool
67
Enabling the Anonymous User
67
Changing the Default Password
68
Configuring an SSH Key
68
Using Ipmitool to Read Sensors
69
Reading Sensor Status
69
Reading All Sensors
69
Reading Specific Sensors
70
Using Ipmitool to View the ILOM SP System Event Log
72
Viewing the SEL with Ipmitool
72
Clearing the SEL with Ipmitool
73
Using the Sensor Data Repository (SDR) Cache
74
Sensor Numbers and Sensor Names in SEL Events
74
Viewing Component Information with Ipmitool
75
Viewing and Setting Status Leds
76
LED Sensor Ids
76
LED Modes
78
LED Sensor Groups
78
Using Ipmitool Scripts for Testing
79
Error Handling
81
Handling of Uncorrectable Errors
81
Handling of Correctable Errors
84
Handling of Parity Errors (PERR)
86
Handling of System Errors (SERR)
89
Handling Mismatching Processors
91
Hardware Error Handling Summary
92
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Sun Microsystems Sun Fire X4200 Installation Manual (50 pages)
Sun Microsystems, Inc. Servers Installation Guide
Brand:
Sun Microsystems
| Category:
Server
| Size: 3 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
3
Preface
5
Related Documentation
5
Product Updates
6
Third-Party Web Sites
6
Using UNIX Commands
6
Sun Welcomes Your Comments
7
Typographic Conventions
7
1 Setting up the Server Hardware
9
Installation Overview
9
Installing the Server into a Rack with Optional Slide Rails
10
Disassembling the Slide Rails before Installation
11
Installing the Mounting Brackets Onto the Server
12
Attaching the Slide-Rail Assemblies to the Rack
13
Installing the Server into the Slide Rail Assemblies
14
Installing the Cable Management Assembly
15
Attaching and Routing Cables
19
Verifying Operation of the Slide Rails and CMA
20
Cabling
21
Powering on and off the Server
24
Applying Standby Power for Initial Service Processor Configuration
24
Powering on Main Power Mode
25
Shutting down Main Power Mode
25
Introduction to the Integrated Lights out Manager
27
2 Setting up the Server Software
27
Connecting to ILOM Using a Serial Connection
29
Connecting to the ILOM Service Processor
29
Connecting to ILOM Using an Ethernet Connection
31
Setting up Platform Operating System and Driver Software
37
Configuring the Preinstalled Solaris 10 Operating System
39
Before You Begin
39
Installation Worksheet
40
Selecting Your Console Output
43
3 Configuring the Preinstalled Solaris 10 Operating System
44
To Connect to the Server Using the Service Processor's IP Address
45
To Connect to the Server Using a Terminal Program
46
Downloading Solaris 10 os Software
47
Solaris 10 os Training
47
Solaris 10 User Documentation
47
Index
49
Sun Microsystems Sun Fire X4200 Installation Manual (50 pages)
Brand:
Sun Microsystems
| Category:
Server
| Size: 3 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
3
Preface
5
Related Documentation
5
Product Updates
6
Typographic Conventions
7
Sun Welcomes Your Comments
7
1 Setting up the Server Hardware
9
Installation Overview
9
Installing the Server into a Rack with Optional Slide-Rails
10
Disassembling the Slide-Rails before Installation
11
Installing the Mounting Brackets Onto the Server
12
Attaching the Slide-Rail Assemblies to the Rack
13
Installing the Server into the Slide-Rail Assemblies
14
Installing the Cable Management Assembly
15
Attaching and Routing Cables
19
Verifying Operation of the Slide-Rails and CMA
20
Cabling
21
Powering on and Powering off the Server
23
To Apply Standby Power for Initial Service Processor Configuration
23
Powering on Main Power Mode
24
Shutting down Main Power Mode
24
2 Setting up the Server Software
27
Introduction to the Integrated Lights out Manager
27
Connecting to Ilom Using a Serial Connection
29
Configuring Ilom Ethernet Settings Using Dhcp
31
Configuring Ilom Using Static Ethernet Settings
34
Setting up Platform Operating System and Driver Software
37
Solaris 10 Operating System
39
Before You Begin
39
Installation Worksheet
39
Operating System
43
To Connect to the Server Using the Service Processor's Ip Address
44
Redirecting the Console Output to the Video Port (Optional)
45
Solaris 10 User Documentation
47
Downloading Solaris 10 os Software
47
Solaris 10 os Training
47
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