Sun Blade 1500 Troubleshooting Card (Red)
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1. in this table If the above procedures do not work Caution Only experienced system administrators should use a Stop command Using any Stop command might cause loss of core dumps which makes it difficult to diagnose system problems 1 Press Stop A If the system responds the system displays the ok prompt Try to force a core file dump At the ok prompt type this command sync N Note The default location for a core file deposit is var crash hostname 3 The Sun Service Support Center might request the core file for root cause analysis If the above procedures do not work 1 Press the Power button to power off the system 2 Wait 20 to 30 seconds and power on the system Note When you power on the system again you might need to run fsck to repair damaged links If the system still does not function properly contact Sun Service Support 1 Verify that the mouse and keyboard cables are connected to the on board USB 1 1 connectors on the workstation Do not connect the mouse and keyboard to the USB connectors on the IEEE 1394 and USB 2 0 card 2 Verify that the workstation is powered on and the front Power button LED is illuminated Use this procedure if the system displays these error messages Warning timed out waiting for NIS to come up Timeout waiting for ARP RARP packet 1 From a remote system contact the system with this command ping hostname 2 Verify with your system administrator that the networ2. Procedure 2 Using a Terminal Window From Your Own Workstation 1 To determine the ID number of the hung process type ps ef grep process name Note First kill the last application you used when the system hung and if necessary kill the next most recent applications that you used 2 To stop the process type kill 9 process ID Procedure 3 Using Remote Login or Telnet 1 From another workstation use a terminal window and type either rlogin hostname or type telnet hostname 2 Type your login ID and password From the terminal window type ps ef grep process name 4 Start killing processes Type the name of the last application you were using when the system froze Type kill 9 process ID After killing the processes for the last used application look at your system to see if it is usable If not continue to kill processes until the system is usable or until you can shut it down and restart it w Caution Be sure to log off from the remote system Another user might be able to access your system if you do not exit the terminal window 5 On the second workstation type exit and close the terminal window 1 Try to access your system from a different workstation on the network 2 From a terminal window type ping hostname 3 If no response remotely log in from another system using telnet or rlogin and ping the system again 4 Attempt to kill processes until the system responds See the procedures for Hung Application
3. NS Ry SUN microsystems Sun Blade 1500 Workstation Troubleshooting Card Power supply DIMMS DIMM cooling duct Smart card reader DVD ROM drive Hard drive s HHDO top Rear HDD1 bottom fan Spare drive rails CPU Speaker Power PCI button retainer PCI connect Slot 4 Slot 3 Slot 2 Slot 1 Slot 0 Front fan Bezel NVRAM Battery PCI card support Headphone Translations of Troubleshooting Card Information Some information in this card is included in the Sun Blade 1500 Workstation Getting Started Guide 816 7565 which is available in French German Italian Japanese Korean Spanish Swedish Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese languages Optional graphics accelerators XVR 600 66 MHz Connect mouse _ Power and keyboard Qf to USB 1 1 connectors Universal serial bus 2 USB 1 1 lt gt Seriali DB 9 RS 232 Serial0 DB 9 RS 232 Twisted pair Ethernet gt Stereo DIN7 DVI I KS Le XVR 500 66 MHz 2 ow O Stereo DIN7 Video XVR 100 66 MHz ae Video DVI I Stereo Le o DIN7 60 Audio output amp Audio input Parallel DB 25 EE OOO 200000 PCI slot 1 PCI slot 0 lca A lea SA IEEE 1394 and USB 2 0 PCI slot 3 20909 33 MHz 64 bit 4 Rs card 33 MHz Da LPCI slot 2 eee Po oro 33 MHz 32 bit 4 USB 2 0 IEEE 1394A ss Information to Collec
4. Symptom Troubleshooting CD or DVD does not eject from the media tray when you press the Eject button No video displays on the monitor screen User Level Procedures 1 Move the mouse or press any key on the keyboard The drive might be in low power mode 2 Attempt to eject the CD using the Eject button on the media drive 3 In a terminal window type eject cdrom 4 If Step 3 does not work verify that the CD is not mounted In a terminal window type df grep cdrom If the CD is mounted text similar to this example will be displayed cdrom wzi 2230 vol dev dsk c0t2d0 wzi 2230 0 blocks 0 files 5 Unmount the CD by typing umount and the command output shown in parentheses in Step 4 In the example above the mount point is wzi 2230 You would type umount vol dev dsk c0t2d0 wzi 2230 6 Type the command eject cdrom Alternate Procedure for Media CDs 1 Right click the mouse and select Workspace Menu Folders Open CDROM A File Manager window should open 2 Select File Eject 3 If the CD does not eject use a terminal window to exit the CD directory by typing cd 4 Try again to eject the CD from the File Manager window If you need further assistance contact your system administrator or a Sun Service Support Center System Administrator Emergency Procedures for All CDs As superuser stop the vold daemon 1 Open a terminal window 2 As superuser type etc init d volmgt stop 3 Press the Eject button on t
5. evice information prtconf vp showrev p last psrinfo w or uptime prtconf vp prtpicl prtpicl List of installed replaceable components prt fru prtfru IDE devices probe ide Device tree show devs Device alias pathnames devalias Boots system in single user mode reboot s boot s Useful Sun Web Sites and Phone Numbers Sun Blade 1500 Workstation Documents and Support Resources PDF files for all the current Sun Blade 1500 Documents Key documents include Sun Blade 1500 Service Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Manual 816 7564 Sun Blade 1500 Workstation Getting Started Guide 816 7565 Sun Blade 1500 Product Notes 816 7569 Find Solaris and other software documents here This is also an alternative web site for some Sun Blade 1500 workstation documents This web site has full search capabilities Warranty and Contract Support contacts Links to other service tools URL or Telephone Number http www sun com documentation Select the links Additional Hardware Documentation gt Desktops amp Workstations Sun Blade Workstations Select the Sun Blade 1500 link http docs sun com http www sun com service online Discussion and troubleshooting forums Support diagnostic tools and alerts for all Sun products http support forum sun com http www sun com bigadmin SunSolve Contains links to software patches Lists some system specifications tr
6. front of the system Ensure that the power cord is connected to the system and to a grounded power receptacle 2 Does the wall outlet have power Test by plugging in another device Does the system beep when the system is powered on Ensure that the keyboard is plugged in 4 Test with another keyboard that you know is functional Does the system beep when you connect the keyboard and power on the system 5 Does the monitor sync within 5 minutes after power on The green LED on the monitor stops flashing and remains illuminated w Note If the monitor syncs but does not display an ok prompt or a login window the system might not be passing POST Call a Sun Service Support Center If the system passes POST and displays the ok prompt but does not boot Solaris type boot Symptom Troubleshooting Hung application Application won t respond Hung or frozen workstation No response from mouse or keyboard or any application Keyboard or mouse does not respond to actions During the boot procedure the system displays a network error message Procedure 1 Using the Host Workstation 1 From the CDE toolbar select Tools Find Process 2 In the Process Manager window select the process that is hung The name of the application or process is in the Command column 3 Select Process Kill Note You may be able to log in from another workstation and use these same GUI tools to save and close or kill applications
7. he media player Note To mount another CD you need to start vold by typing etc init d volmgt start If the CD has not ejected using Step 3 above complete these steps 1 Bring the system to the ok prompt 2 Press the Eject button If the CD still does not eject using the two processes above there might be a cable problem or other hardware problem Call a Sun Service Support Center for further assistance 1 Verify that the monitor cable is attached to the graphics accelerator connector 2 Connect the monitor to another system Does the monitor work when connected to the other system 3 If you have another monitor does it work when connected to the original system 4 Verify that OpenBoot PROM defaults are set properly a Press and hold the Power button for 4 seconds to power off the system b Wait 4 seconds and power on the system c As soon as the Power button blinks quickly press the Power button twice The ok prompt is displayed and the system enters a safe NVRAM mode d Verify the settings of these OpenBoot PROM parameters output device is set to screen and input device is set to keyboard e If the ok prompt does not display or if changing the output device setting does not help contact a Sun Service Support Center Workstation does not power on when the front panel Power button is pressed Keep notes on the following situations in case you need to call service 1 Is the Power button LED illuminated on the
8. k is operational 3 Verify that the Ethernet cable is connected between the workstation and the wall outlet or router 4 Try connecting another Ethernet cable Does the new cable work 5 If cable changes do not help bring the system to the ok prompt and verify the OpenBoot PROM settings Most systems should be set to diag switch false and boot device set to disk net For more information on OpenBoot PROM settings see the Sun Blade 1500 Service Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Manual 816 7564 or contact a Sun Service Support Center Symptom Troubleshooting Workstation appears to be in low power mode but the Power button LED does not blink not blink The power indicator LED only blinks when all workstation components are in low power mode A tape drive might be connected to your workstation Because tape drives do not enter low power mode the power indicator LED does For more troubleshooting information see the Sun Blade 1500 Service Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Manual 816 7564 Diagnostics Commands User To View 5 or prompt or custom prompt OpenBoot PROM settings Default settings are not shown eeprom Superuser prompt eeprom OpenBoot PROM ok Prompt printenv Most recent error messages more var adm messages more var adm messages Installed Solaris patches showrev p System boot dates and time system has last been active psrinfo w or uptime Component and d
9. oubleshooting and maintenance information and other tools http www sunsolve sun com Warranties for every Sun product Sun Service Support phone numbers http www sun com service support warranty 1 800 872 4786 1 800 USA 4Sun Select Option 1 This web site lists international telephone numbers for Sun Service Support solution html http www sun com service contacting Powering Off the Workstation Method Procedure Method 1 1 Close and save any open applications 2 Press the Sleep key or press and release the system Power button 3 Select Shutdown Method 2 1 Close and save any open applications 2 As superuser type shutdown Sun Welcomes Your Comments Sun is interested in improving its documentation and welcomes your comments and suggestions You can email your comments to Sun at docfeedback sun com Please include the part number 816 7563 11 of the document in the subject line of your email Copyright 2004 Sun Microsystems Inc All rights reserved Use is subject to license terms Third party software including font technology is copyrighted and licensed from Sun suppliers Portions may be derived from Berkeley BSD systems licensed from U of CA Sun Sun Microsystems Sun Blade the Sun logo OpenBoot and Solaris are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems Inc in the U S and in other countries All SPARC trademarks are used under license and are trademark
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11. t Before Calling a Sun Service Support Center System Configuration Information Write Your Information Here Sun service contract number System model Example Sun Blade 1500 Solaris operating environment and release that you are using In a terminal window type cat etc release System serial number Find the label on the left side of the bezel Peripherals attached to the system Example printer external hard drive Email address and phone number for you and a secondary contact Street address where the system is located Superuser password Do not write your password Summary of problem and the work being done when the problem occurred Other Useful Information Displayed when you click the CPU disk button on the CDE toolbar and select Hosts System Info IP address Workstation name System host name Network or internet domain name Proxy server configuration Troubleshooting Procedures Symptom Troubleshooting Workstation powers 1 Verify that the Power button for the monitor is turned on on but the monitor 2 Verify that the monitor power cord is connected to a wall outlet does not 3 Does the wall outlet have power Test the wall outlet by plugging in another device System stops booting At the ok prompt type boot after the ok prompt is If the system does not boot contact your system administrator or a Sun Service Support Center displayed
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