Sun Fire T1000 Server System Administration Guide
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1. a If no errors are detected by POST or OpenBoot Diagnostics the system attempts to boot if auto boot is true a 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 Nonfatal errors include the following Ethernet interface failure Serial interface failure PCI Express card failure Memory failure Given a failed DIMM the firmware will unconfigure the entire logical bank associated with the failed module Another nonfailing logical bank must be present in the system for the system to attempt a degraded boot Note that certain DIMM failures may not be diagnosable to a single DIMM These failures are fatal and result in both logical banks being unconfigured Note If POST or OpenBoot Diagnostics detects a nonfatal error associated with the normal boot device the OpenBoot firmware automatically unconfigures the failed device and tries the next in line boot device as specified by the boot device configuration variable a Ifa fatal error is detected by POST or OpenBoot Diagnostics the system does not boot regardless of the settings of auto boot or auto boot on error Fatal nonrecoverable errors include the following Any CPU failed All logical memory banks failed Flash RAM cyclical redundancy check CRC failure Critical field replaceable unit FRU PROM configuration data failure Critical system configuration SEEPROM read2. Accessing the System Console Through a Tip Connection on page 18 Once you have assigned an IP address to the network management port NET MGT you can connect an Ethernet capable device to the system console through your network This provides for remote monitoring and control In addition up to eight simultaneous connections to the system controller sc gt prompt are available through the network management port For more information see Activating the Network Management Port on page 14 Chapter 1 Configuring the System Console 5 About the sc gt Prompt The ALOM system controller runs independently of the Sun Fire T1000 server and regardless of system power state When you connect a Sun Fire T1000 server to AC power the ALOM system controller immediately starts up and begins monitoring the system Note To view ALOM system controller boot messages you must connect an alphanumeric terminal to the serial management port before connecting the AC power cords to the Sun Fire T1000 server You can log in to the ALOM system controller at any time regardless of system power state as long as AC power is connected to the system and you have a way of interacting with the system You can also access the ALOM system controller prompt sc gt from the OpenBoot ok prompt or from the Solaris or prompt The sc gt prompt indicates that you are interacting with the ALOM system controller directly It is the first prompt you
3. TABLE 2 5 TABLE A 1 Ways of Communicating With the System 2 Ways of Accessing the ok Prompt 11 Pin Crossovers for Connecting a Sun Fire T1000 Server to a Terminal Server 17 OpenBoot Configuration Variables That Affect the System Console 22 LED Behavior and Meaning 26 LED Behaviors with Assigned Meanings 26 Virtual Keyswitch Setting for Reset Scenario 31 ALOM Variable Settings for Reset Scenario 31 Device Identifiers and Devices 34 OpenBoot Configuration Variables Stored on the System Configuration Card 37 x Sun Fire T1000 Server System Administration Guide January 2006 Preface The Sun Fire T1000 Server System Administration Guide is written for experienced system administrators It includes general descriptive information about the Sun Fire T1000 server and detailed instructions for configuring and administering the server To use the information in this manual you must have working knowledge of computer network concepts and terms and advanced familiarity with the Solaris Operating System Solaris OS How This Book Is Organized The Sun Fire T1000 Server System Administration Guide is divided into the following chapters m Chapter 1 describes the system console and how to access it m Chapter 2 describes the tools used to configure system firmware including Sun Advanced Lights Out Manager ALOM CMT system controller environmental monitoring automatic system recovery ASR and multipathing software
4. from boot device Command to execute following a system reset generated by an error Arguments to be used by the PROM for network booting Defaults to an empty string network boot arguments can be used to specify the boot protocol RARP DHCP to be used and a range of system knowledge to be used in the process For further information see the eeprom 1M man page or your Solaris Reference Manual Appendix A OpenBoot Configuration Variables 39 40 Sun Fire T1000 Server System Administration Guide January 2006 Index Symbols etc remote file 19 modifying 19 A Advanced Lights Out Manager ALOM commands See sc gt prompt escape sequence 7 logging in 24 multiple connections to 6 sc gt prompt See sc gt prompt ALOM commands disablecomponent 34 enablecomponent 34 ALOM See Sun Advanced Lights Out Manager ALOM alphanumeric terminal accessing system console from 21 setting baud rate 21 auto boot OpenBoot configuration variable 8 29 automatic system recovery ASR about 28 commands 31 disabling 32 enabling 31 obtaining recovery information 33 B break sc gt command 9 Break key alphanumeric terminal 11 C Cisco L2511 Terminal Server connecting 16 command prompts explained 13 communicating with the system about 1 options table 2 console sc gt command 9 console configuration connection alternatives explained 6 console f sc gt command 7 D default s
5. status front panel LED status system control keyswitch position and so on Chapter 2 Managing RAS Features and System Firmware 25 Note Some environmental information might not be available when the server is in standby mode Note You do not need ALOM system controller user permissions to use this command Interpreting System LEDs The behavior of LEDs on the Sun Fire T1000 Server conform the the American National Standards Institute ANSI Status Indicator Standard SIS These standard LED behaviors are described in TABLE 2 1 TABLE 2 1 LED Behavior and Meaning LED Behavior Meaning Off The condition represented by the color is not true Steady On The condition represented by the color is true Standby Blink The system is functioning at a minimal level and ready to resume full function Slow Blink Transitory activity or new activity represented by the color is taking place Fast Blink Attention is required Feedback Flash Activity is taking place commensurate with the flash rate such as disk drive activity The LEDs have assigned meanings described in TABLE 2 2 TABLE 2 2 LED Behaviors with Assigned Meanings Color Behavior Definition Description White Off Steady State Fast Blink 4Hz repeating This indicator helps you to locate a particular sequence equal enclosure board or subsystem intervals On For example the Locator LED and Off Blue Off Steady State 26 Sun Fire T1000 Server S
6. a Sun Fire T1000 server is at run level 0 the ok prompt appears This prompt indicates that the OpenBoot firmware is in control of the system There are a number of scenarios under which OpenBoot firmware control can occur a By default before the operating system is installed the system comes up under OpenBoot firmware control Chapter 1 Configuring the System Console 7 a When the auto boot OpenBoot configuration variable is set to false the system boots to the ok prompt m When the operating system is halted the system transitions to run level 0 in an orderly way m When the operating system crashes the system reverts to OpenBoot firmware control m During the boot process when there is a serious hardware problem that prevents the operating system from running the system reverts to OpenBoot firmware control m When a serious hardware problem develops while the system is running the operating system transitions smoothly to run level 0 m When you deliberately place the system under firmware control in order to execute firmware based commands It is the last of these scenarios which most often concerns you as an administrator since there will be times when you need to reach the ok prompt The section Reaching the ok Prompt on page 8 lists several ways For detailed instructions see Getting to the ok Prompt on page 10 Reaching the ok Prompt There are several ways to reach the ok prompt depending on the stat
7. error true false false If true boot automatically after system error load base 0 n 16384 Address auto boot true false true If true boot automatically after power on or reset boot command variable name boot Action following a boot command boot file variable name none File from which to boot if diag switch is false boot device variable name disk net Device s from which to boot if diag switch is false use nvramrc true false false If true execute commands in NVRAMRC during server startup nvramrc variable name none Command script to execute if use nvramrc is true security mode none command none Firmware security level full security password variable name none Firmware security password if security mode is not none never displayed Do not set this directly security badlogins variable name none Number of incorrect security password attempts 38 Sun Fire T1000 Server System Administration Guide January 2006 TABLE A 1 OpenBoot Configuration Variables Stored on the System Configuration Card Continued Variable Possible Values Default Value Description diag switch error reset recovery network boot arguments true false boot sync none protocol key value false boot none If true OpenBoot verbosity is set to maximum e After a boot request boot diag file from diag device If false OpenBoot verbosity is set to minimum e After a boot request boot boot file
8. failure Critical application specific integrated circuit ASIC failure For more information about troubleshooting fatal errors refer to the Sun Fire T1000 Server Service Manual 819 3248 10 Reset Scenarios Three ALOM configuration variables diag_mode diag_level and diag_trigger control whether the system runs firmware diagnostics in response to system reset events 30 Sun Fire T1000 Server System Administration Guide January 2006 The standard system reset protocol bypasses POST completely unless the virtual keyswitch or ALOM variables and are set as follows TABLE 2 3 Virtual Keyswitch Setting for Reset Scenario Keyswitch Value virtual keyswitch diag TABLE 2 4 ALOM Variable Settings for Reset Scenario Variable Value diag mode normal or service diag level min or max diag trigger power on reset error reset The default settings for these variables are m diag_mode normal m diag_level max m diag_trigger power on reset Therefore ASR is enabled by default For instructions see Enabling and Disabling Automatic System Recovery on page 31 Automatic System Recovery User Commands The ALOM commands are available for obtaining ASR status information and for manually unconfiguring or reconfiguring system devices For more information see m Unconfiguring and Reconfiguring Devices on page 33 m To Reconfigure a Device Manually on page 34 a Obtaining Automatic System Re
9. mac address fcode debug scsi initiator id oem logo oem banner ansi terminal screen columns screen rows ttya rts dtr off ttya ignore cd Possible Values true true 0 15 true false false false false false false false Default Value true false false false true 80 34 false true Description If true network drivers use their own MAC address not the server MAC address If true include name fields for plug in device FCodes SCSI ID of the Serial Attached SCSI controller If true use custom OEM logo otherwise use Sun logo If true use custom OEM banner If true enable ANSI terminal emulation Sets number of columns on screen Sets number of rows on screen If true operating system does not assert rts request to send and dtr data transfer ready on serial management port If true operating system ignores carrier detect on serial management port 37 TABLE A 1 OpenBoot Configuration Variables Stored on the System Configuration Card Continued Variable Possible Values Default Value Description ttya mode 9600 8 n 1 9600 8 n 1 Serial management port baud rate bits parity stop handshake The serial management port only works at the default values output device virtual virtual Power on output device console console screen input device virtual virtual Power on input device console console keyboard auto boot on
10. management port to your terminal server The serial management port on the Sun Fire T1000 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 If you use a terminal server made by another manufacturer check that the serial port pinouts of the Sun Fire T1000 server match those of the terminal server you plan to use If the pinouts for the server serial ports correspond with the pinouts for the RJ 45 ports on the terminal server you have two connection options m Connect a serial interface breakout cable directly to the Sun Fire T1000 server See Accessing the System Controller on page 13 m Connect a serial interface breakout cable to a patch panel and use the straight through patch cable supplied by Sun to connect the patch panel to the server 16 Sun Fire T1000 Server System Administration Guide January 2006 FIGURE 1 4 Patch Panel Connection Between a Terminal Server and a Sun Fire T1000 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 ca
11. see when you log in to the system through the serial management port or network management port Note When you access the ALOM system controller for the first time and you issue an administrative command it forces you to create a password for the default username admin 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 For more information about navigating between the system console and the ALOM system controller see the following m Getting to the ok Prompt on page 10 m Switching Between the ALOM System Controller and the System Console on page 12 Access Through Multiple Controller Sessions Up to nine ALOM system controller sessions can be active concurrently one session through the serial management port and up to eight sessions through the network management port Users of each of these sessions can issue commands at the sc gt prompt For more information see m Accessing the System Controller on page 13 m Activating the Network Management Port on page 14 6 Sun Fire T1000 Server System Administration Guide January 2006 Note Only one user has active control of the system console at any time Any additional ALOM system controller sessions afford passive views of system console activity until the active user of the system console logs out However the console f command allows use
12. system using the front panel Power button After you disable the automatic system recovery ASR feature it is not activated again until you re enable it Obtaining Automatic System Recovery Information Use the following procedure to retrieve information about the status of system components affected by automatic system recovery ASR At the sc gt prompt type sc gt showcomponent In the showcomponent command output any devices marked disabled have been manually unconfigured using the system firmware The showcomponent command also lists devices that have failed firmware diagnostics and have been automatically unconfigured by the system firmware For more information see Automatic System Recovery on page 28 Enabling and Disabling Automatic System Recovery on page 31 To Disable Automatic System Recovery on page 32 Unconfiguring and Reconfiguring Devices on page 33 To Reconfigure a Device Manually on page 34 Unconfiguring and Reconfiguring Devices To support a degraded boot capability the ALOM firmware provides the disablecomponent command which enables you to unconfigure system devices manually This command marks the specified device as disabled by creating an entry in the ASR database Any device marked disabled whether manually or by the system s firmware diagnostics is removed from the system s machine description prior to the hand off to Hypervisor or OpenBoot PRO
13. work properly in a command tool window Modifying the etc remote File This procedure might be necessary if you are accessing the Sun Fire T1000 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 Log in as superuser to the system console of a Sun system that you intend to use to establish a Tip connection to the Sun Fire T1000 server Chapter 1 Configuring the System Console 19 Y To Modify the etc remote File 1 Determine the release level of Solaris OS software installed on the Sun system Type uname r The system responds with a release number 2 Do one of the following depending on the number displayed a If the number displayed by the uname r command is 5 0 or higher The Solaris OS software shipped with an appropriate entry for hardwire in the etc remote file If you have reason to suspect that this file was altered and the hardwire entry modified or deleted check the entry against the following example and edit it as needed hardwire dv dev term b br 9600 el C S Q U D ie 0e D Note If you intend to use the Sun system s serial port A rather than serial port B edit this entry by replacing dev term b with dev term a a If the number displayed by the uname r command is less th
14. 0 risks in using 10 suspension of Solaris operating environment 10 ways to access 8 10 OpenBoot commands go 10 probe ide 9 probe scsi 9 probe scsi all 9 showenv 37 OpenBoot configuration variables auto boot 8 29 described table 37 input device 22 output device 22 system console settings 22 OpenBoot firmware scenarios for control 7 operating environment software suspending 10 output device OpenBoot configuration variable 22 P parity 21 patch panel terminal server connection 16 poweroff sc gt command 10 poweron sc gt command 10 probe ide OpenBoot command 9 probe scsi OpenBoot command 9 probe scsi all OpenBoot command 9 R reset manual system 10 11 scenarios 30 reset sc gt command 10 run levels explained 7 ok prompt and 7 S sc gt commands break 9 console 9 console f 7 poweroff 10 poweron 10 42 Sun Fire T1000 Server System Administration Guide January 2006 reset 10 setlocator 28 setsc 15 showlocator 28 shownetwork 16 sc gt prompt about 6 23 accessing from network management port 7 accessing from serial management port 7 multiple sessions 6 system console escape sequence 7 system console switching between 12 ways to access 7 serial management port SERIAL MGT acceptable console device connections 5 as default communication port on initial startup 2 configuration parameters 14 default system console configuration 4 usi
15. In addition it describes how to unconfigure and reconfigure a device manually This manual also includes the following reference appendix m Appendix A provides a list of all OpenBoot configuration variables and a short description of each xi Using UNIX Commands This document might not contain information on basic UNIX commands and procedures such as shutting down the system booting the system and configuring devices See the following for this information a Software documentation that you received with your system m Solaris OS documentation which is at http docs sun com xii Shell Prompts Shell Prompt C shell C shell superuser Bourne shell and Korn shell Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser machine name machine name Sun Fire T1000 Server System Administration Guide January 2006 Typographic Conventions Typeface Meaning Examples AaBbCc123 The names of commands files Edit your login file and directories on screen Use 1s a to list all files computer output You have mail AaBbCc123 What you type when contrasted su with on screen computer output password AaBbCc123 Book titles new words or terms Read Chapter 6 in the User s Guide words to be emphasized Replace command line variables with real names or values These are called class options You must be superuser to do this To delete a file type rm filename The setti
16. M Chapter 2 Managing RAS Features and System Firmware 33 v To Unconfigure a Device Manually At the sc gt prompt type sc gt disablecomponent asr key Where the asr key is one of the device identifiers from TABLE 2 5 Note The device identifiers are not case sensitive You can type them as uppercase or lowercase characters TABLE 2 5 Device Identifiers and Devices Device Identifiers Devices MB CMPcpu_number Pstrand_number CPU Strand Number 0 31 PCIEslot_number PCI E Slot Number 0 MB PCIEa PCI E leaf A pci 780 MB PCIEb PCI E leaf B pci 7c0 MB CMPO CHchannel_number Rrank_number Ddimm_number DIMMS Vv To Reconfigure a Device Manually 1 At the sc gt prompt type sc gt enablecomponent asr key where the asr key is any device identifier from TABLE 2 5 Note The device identifiers are not case sensitive You can type them as uppercase or lowercase characters You can use the ALOM enablecomponent command to reconfigure any device that you previously unconfigured with the disablecomponent command 34 Sun Fire T1000 Server System Administration Guide January 2006 Displaying System Fault Information ALOM software lets you display current valid system faults The showfaults command displays the fault ID the faulted FRU device and the fault message to standard output The showfaults command also displays POST results For example sc gt s
17. Server Service Manual 819 3248 10 ALOM System Controller The ALOM system controller supports a total of nine concurrent sessions per server one connection through the serial management port and eight connections available through the network management port 23 24 After you log in to your ALOM account the ALOM system controller command prompt sc gt appears and you can enter ALOM system controller commands If the command you want to use has multiple options you can either enter the options individually or grouped together as shown in the following example The commands shown in the following example are identical sc gt poweroff f y sc gt poweroff fy Logging In To the ALOM System Controller All environmental monitoring and control is handled by the ALOM system controller The ALOM system controller command prompt sc gt provides you with a way of interacting with the system controller For more information about the sc gt prompt see About the sc gt Prompt on page 7 For instructions on connecting to the ALOM system controller see m Accessing the System Controller on page 15 m Activating the Network Management Port on page 17 Note This procedure assumes that the system console is directed to use the serial management and network management ports the default configuration Sun Fire T1000 Server System Administration Guide January 2006 Y To Log In To the ALOM
18. System Controller 1 If you are logged in to the system console type Pound Period to get to the sc gt prompt Press the Pound sign key followed by the Period key Then press the Return key 2 At the ALOM login prompt enter the login name and press Return The default login name is admin Sun tm Advanced Lights Out Manager 1 0 12 Please login admin 3 At the password prompt enter the password and press Return twice to get to the sc gt prompt Please Enter password Note There is no default password You must assign a password during initial system configuration For more information refer to your Sun Fire T2000 Server Installation Guide 819 3246 10 and Advanced Lights Out Management ALOM CMT v 1 1 Guide 819 3250 10 Caution In order to provide optimum system security best practice is to change the default system login name and password during initial setup Using the ALOM system controller you can monitor the system turn the Locator LED on and off or perform maintenance tasks on the ALOM system controller card itself For more information refer to the Advanced Lights Out Management ALOM CMT v 1 1 Guide 819 3250 10 v 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 The information this command can display includes temperature power supply
19. This procedure provides several ways of reaching the ok prompt For details about when to use each method see OpenBoot ok Prompt on page 7 10 Sun Fire T1000 Server System Administration Guide January 2006 Caution Dropping the Sun Fire T1000 server to the ok prompt suspends all application and operating system 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 If at all possible back up system data before starting this procedure Also exit or stop all applications and warn users of the impending loss of service For information about the appropriate backup and shutdown procedures see Solaris system administration documentation To Get to the ok Prompt Decide which method you need to use to reach the ok prompt See OpenBoot ok Prompt on page 7 for details Follow the appropriate instructions in TABLE 1 2 TABLE 1 2 Ways of Accessing the ok Prompt 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 L1 A Stop A keys or From a Sun keyboard connected directly to the Sun Fire T1000 Break key server press the Stop and A keys simultaneously or From an alphanumeric terminal configured to access the system console pres
20. To turn on the Locator LED from the ALOM system controller command prompt type sc gt setlocator on To turn off the Locator LED from the ALOM system controller command prompt type sc gt setlocator off To display the state of the Locator LED from the ALOM system controller command prompt type sc gt showlocator Locator LED is on Note You do not need user permissions to use the setlocator and showlocator commands Automatic System Recovery The system provides for automatic system recovery ASR from failures in memory modules or PCI cards Automatic system recovery functionality enables the system to resume operation after experiencing certain nonfatal hardware faults or failures When ASR is enabled the system s firmware diagnostics automatically detect failed hardware components An auto configuring capability designed into the system firmware enables the 28 Sun Fire T1000 Server System Administration Guide January 2006 system to unconfigure failed components and to restore system operation As long as the system is capable of operating without the failed component the ASR features enable the system to reboot automatically without operator intervention Note ASR is not activated until you enable it See Enabling and Disabling Automatic System Recovery on page 31 For more information about ASR refer to the Sun Fire T1000 Server Service Manu
21. al 819 3248 10 Auto Boot Options The system firmware stores a configuration variable called auto boot which controls whether the firmware will automatically boot the operating system after each reset The default setting for Sun platforms is true Normally if a system fails power on diagnostics auto boot is ignored and the system does not boot unless an operator boots the system manually An automatic boot is generally not acceptable for booting a system in a degraded state Therefore the Sun Fire T1000 server OpenBoot firmware provides a second setting auto boot on error This setting controls whether the system will attempt a degraded boot when a subsystem failure is detected Both the auto boot and auto boot on error switches must be set to true to enable an automatic degraded boot To set the switches type ok setenv auto boot true ok setenv auto boot on error true Note The default setting for auto boot on error is false The system will not attempt a degraded boot unless you change this setting to true In addition the system will not attempt a degraded boot in response to any fatal nonrecoverable error even if degraded booting is enabled For examples of fatal nonrecoverable errors see Error Handling Summary on page 29 Error Handling Summary Error handling during the power on sequence falls into one of the following three cases Chapter 2 Managing RAS Features and System Firmware 29
22. al management port does not function as a standard serial connection If you want to connect a conventional serial device such as a printer to the system you must connect it to ttya not the serial management port It is important to note that the sc gt prompt and POST messages are only available through the serial management port and network management port In addition to the OpenBoot configuration variables described in TABLE 1 4 there are other variables that affect and determine system behavior These variables are discussed in more detail in Appendix A Sun Fire T1000 Server System Administration Guide January 2006 CHAPTER 2 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 and automatic system recovery ASR In addition this chapter describes how to unconfigure and reconfigure a device manually and introduces multipathing software This chapter contains the following sections ALOM System Controller on page 23 Automatic System Recovery on page 28 Unconfiguring and Reconfiguring Devices on page 33 Multipathing Software on page 35 Note This chapter does not cover detailed troubleshooting and diagnostic procedures For information about fault isolation and diagnostic procedures refer to the Sun Fire T1000
23. an 5 0 Check the etc remote file and add the following entry if it does not already exist hardwire dv dev ttyb br 9600 el C S 0 U D ie 0e D Note If you intend to use the Sun system s serial port A rather than serial port B edit this entry by replacing dev ttyb with dev ttya The etc remote file is now properly configured Continue establishing a Tip connection to the Sun Fire T1000 server system console See Accessing the System Console Through a Tip Connection on page 18 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 System Console OpenBoot Configuration Variable Settings on page 22 20 Sun Fire T1000 Server System Administration Guide January 2006 Accessing the System Console Through an Alphanumeric Terminal Use this procedure when you access the Sun Fire T1000 server system console by connecting the serial port of an alphanumeric terminal to the serial management port SERIAL MGT of the Sun Fire T1000 server To Access the System Console Through an Alphanumeric Terminal Attach one end of the serial cable to the alphanumeric terminal s serial port Use a null modem serial cable or an RJ 45 serial cable and null modem adapter Connect this cable to the terminal s serial port connector Attach the opposite end of the serial cable to the serial m
24. anagement port on the Sun Fire T1000 server Connect the alphanumeric terminal s power cord to an AC outlet Set the alphanumeric terminal to receive 9600 baud 8 bits No parity 1 stop bit No handshake protocol Refer to the documentation accompanying your terminal for information about how to configure the terminal 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 For more information about connecting to and using the ALOM system controller refer to the Advanced Lights Out Management ALOM CMT v 1 1 Guide 819 3250 10 Chapter 1 Configuring the System Console 21 22 System Console OpenBoot Configuration Variable Settings The Sun Fire T1000 system console is directed to the serial management and network management ports SERIAL MGT and NET MGT by default Certain OpenBoot configuration variables control from where system console input is taken and to where its output is directed The table below shows how to set these variables in order to use the serial management and network management ports Continued TABLE 1 4 OpenBoot Configuration Variables That Affect the System Console OpenBoot Configuration Variable Name Serial and Network Management Ports output device virtual console input device virtual console The seri
25. ble that takes each pin on the Sun Fire T1000 server serial management port to the corresponding pin in the terminal server s serial port TABLE 1 3 shows the crossovers that the cable must perform TABLE 1 3 Pin Crossovers for Connecting a Sun Fire T1000 Server to a Terminal Server Sun Fire T1000 Serial Port RJ 45 Connector Pin Terminal Server Serial Port Pin Pin 1 RTS Pin 1 CTS Pin 2 DTR Pin 2 DSR Pin 3 TXD Pin 3 RXD Pin 4 Signal Ground Pin 4 Signal Ground Pin 5 Signal Ground Pin 5 Signal Ground Pin 6 RXD Pin 6 TXD Pin 7 DSR DCD Pin 7 DTR Pin 8 CTS Pin 8 RTS 2 Open a terminal session on the connecting device and type telnet P address of terminal server port number Chapter 1 Configuring the System Console 17 For example for a Sun Fire T1000 server connected to port 10000 on a terminal server whose IP address is 192 20 30 10 you would type telnet 192 20 30 10 10000 Accessing the System Console Through a Tip Connection Use this procedure to access the Sun Fire T1000 server system console by connecting the serial management port SERIAL MGT to the serial port of another Sun system FIGURE 1 5 e pu jue A uw mu a ae UE LUE Cd mises Lin Lnn Em epa MORE TT oe J Hilo FIGURE 1 5 Tip Connection Between a Sun Fire T1000 Server and Another Sun Sys
26. console command switches you to the system console 4 To switch back to the sc gt prompt type the Pound Period escape sequence Note The characters of the escape sequence are not echoed to the screen 5 For instructions on how to use the ALOM system controller see the Advanced Lights Out Management ALOM CMT v 1 1 Guide 819 3250 10 Activating the Network Management Port You must assign an Internet Protocol IP address to the network management port before you can use it If you are configuring the network management port for the first time you must first connect to the ALOM system controller using the serial 14 Sun Fire T1000 Server System Administration Guide January 2006 management port and then assign an IP address to the network management port You can either assign an IP address manually or you can configure the port to obtain an 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 Note The network management port is a 10 100 BASE T port The IP address assigned to the network management port is a unique IP address separate from the main Sun Fire T1000 server IP address and is dedicated for use only with the ALOM system controller v To Activate the Network Management Port 1 Connect an Ethern
27. covery Information on page 33 Enabling and Disabling Automatic System Recovery The automatic system recovery ASR feature is not activated until you enable it Enabling ASR requires changing configuration variables in ALOM as well as OpenBoot Chapter 2 Managing RAS Features and System Firmware 31 v To Enable Automatic System Recovery 1 At the sc gt prompt type sc gt setsc diag mode normal sc gt setsc diag level max sc gt setsc diag trigger power on reset 2 At the ok prompt type ok setenv auto boot true ok setenv auto boot on error true Note For more information about OpenBoot configuration variables refer to the Sun Fire T1000 Server Service Manual 819 3248 10 3 To cause the parameter changes to take effect type ok reset all The system permanently stores the parameter changes and boots automatically when the OpenBoot configuration variable auto boot is set to true its default value Note To store parameter changes you can also power cycle the system using the front panel Power button Y To Disable Automatic System Recovery 1 At the ok prompt type ok setenv auto boot on error false 2 To cause the parameter changes to take effect type ok reset all The system permanently stores the parameter change 32 Sun Fire T1000 Server System Administration Guide January 2006 Note To store parameter changes you can also power cycle the
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29. e of the system and the means by which you are accessing the system console These are Graceful shutdown ALOM system controller break and console command pair L1 A Stop A keys or Break key Manual system reset A discussion of each method follows For step by step instructions see Getting to the ok Prompt on page 10 Note As a rule before suspending the operating system you should back up files warn users of the impending shutdown and halt the system in an orderly manner However it is not always possible to take such precautions especially if the system is malfunctioning 8 Sun Fire T1000 Server System Administration Guide January 2006 Graceful Shutdown The preferred method of reaching the ok prompt is to shut down the operating system by issuing an appropriate command for example the shutdown init or uadmin command as described in Solaris system administration documentation You can also use the system Power button to initiate a graceful system shutdown Gracefully shutting down the system prevents data loss enables you to warn users beforehand and causes minimal disruption You can usually perform a graceful shutdown provided the Solaris OS is running and the hardware has not experienced serious failure You can also perform a graceful system shutdown from the ALOM system controller command prompt ALOM System Controller break or console Command Typing break from the sc gt prompt forces a run
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31. et cable to the network management port 2 Log in to the ALOM system controller through the serial management port For more information about connecting to the serial management port see Accessing the System Controller on page 13 3 Type one of the following commands If your network uses static IP addresses type sc gt setsc if_network true sc gt setsc netsc_ipaddr ip address sc gt setsc netsc_ipnetmask ip address sc gt setsc netsc_ipgateway ip address If your network uses Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP type sc gt setsc netsc_dhcp true 4 You must reset the system controller so that the new settings take affect sc gt resetsc Chapter 1 Configuring the System Console 15 5 After the system controller resets log in to the system controller and issue the shownetwork command to verify network settings sc gt shownetwork You can log out of the ALOM system controller session at this point To connect through the network management port use the telnet command to the IP address you specified in Step 3 of the preceding procedure Accessing the System Console Through a Terminal Server The following procedure assumes that you are accessing the system console by connecting a terminal server to the serial management port SERIAL MGT of the Sun Fire T1000 server Y To Access The System Console Through a Terminal Server 1 Complete the physical connection from the serial
32. howfaults ID FRU Fault 0 FTO F2 SYS_FAN at FTO F2 has FAILED Adding the v option sc gt showfaults v ID Time FRU Fault 0 MAY 20 10 47 32 FTO F2 SYS_FAN at FTO F2 has FAILED For more information about the showfaults command refer to the Advanced Lights Out Management ALOM CMT v 1 1 Guide 819 3250 10 v To Display System Fault Information At the sc gt prompt type sc gt showfaults v Multipathing Software Multipathing software lets you define and control redundant physical paths to I O devices such as storage devices and network interfaces If the active path to a device becomes unavailable the software can automatically switch to an alternate path to maintain availability This capability is known as automatic failover To take advantage of multipathing capabilities you must configure the server with redundant hardware such as redundant network interfaces or two host bus adapters connected to the same dual ported storage array Chapter 2 Managing RAS Features and System Firmware 35 For the Sun Fire T1000 server three different types of multipathing software are available m Solaris IP Network Multipathing software provides multipathing and load balancing capabilities for IP network interfaces a VERITAS Volume Manager VVM software includes a feature called Dynamic Multipathing DMP which provides disk multipathing as well as disk load balancing to optimize I O throughp
33. k Management Ports 4 About the sc gt Prompt 6 Access Through Multiple Controller Sessions 6 Reaching the sc gt Prompt 7 OpenBoot ok Prompt 7 Reaching the ok Prompt 8 Graceful Shutdown 9 ALOM System Controller break or console Command 9 L1 A Stop A Keys or Break Key 9 Manual System Reset 10 For More Information 10 Getting to the ok Prompt 10 v To Get tothe ok Prompt 11 Switching Between the ALOM System Controller and the System Console 12 Accessing the System Controller 13 Using the Serial Management Port 13 v To Use the Serial Management Port 14 Activating the Network Management Port 14 v To Activate the Network Management Port 15 Accessing the System Console Through a Terminal Server 16 v To Access The System Console Through a Terminal Server 16 Accessing the System Console Through a Tip Connection 18 v To Access the System Console Through the Tip Connection 18 Modifying the etc remote File 19 v To Modify the etc remote File 20 Accessing the System Console Through an Alphanumeric Terminal 21 v To Access the System Console Through an Alphanumeric Terminal 21 System Console OpenBoot Configuration Variable Settings 22 2 Managing RAS Features and System Firmware 23 ALOM System Controller 23 Logging In To the ALOM System Controller 24 v To Log In To the ALOM System Controller 25 v To View Environmental Information 25 Interpreting System LEDs 26 Controlling the Locator LED 27 Automatic System Recovery 28 Auto Boot Options 29 E
34. nd output only by means of hardware devices connected to the serial or network management ports 4 Sun Fire T1000 Server System Administration Guide January 2006 Typically you connect one of the following hardware devices to the serial management port m Terminal server a Alphanumeric terminal or similar device m Tip line connected to another Sun computer These constraints provide for secure access at the installation site Serial Port PCI E slot Net3 SC NET MGT Port Net2 etl SC SERIAL MGT Port Neto FIGURE 1 2 Rear I O panel of the chassis SC Serial Management Port Is Default Console Connection Using a Tip line enables you to use windowing and operating system features on the system making the connection to the Sun Fire T1000 server The serial management port is not a general purpose serial port If you want to use a general purpose serial port with your server to connect a serial printer for instance use the regular 9 pin serial port on the back panel of the Sun Fire T1000 The Solaris OS sees this port as ttya m For instructions on accessing the system console through a terminal server see Accessing the System Console Through a Terminal Server on page 16 m For instructions on accessing the system console through an alphanumeric terminal see Accessing the System Console Through an Alphanumeric Terminal on page 21 m For instructions on accessing the system console through a Tip line see
35. nd system console see the following Communicating With the System on page 1 About the sc gt Prompt on page 6 OpenBoot ok Prompt on page 7 Accessing the System Controller on page 13 Advanced Lights Out Management ALOM CMT v 1 1 Guide Accessing the System Controller The following sections describe ways of accessing the system controller Using the Serial Management Port This procedure assumes that the system console is directed to use the serial management and network management ports the default configuration Chapter 1 Configuring the System Console 13 When you are accessing the system console using a device connected to the serial management port you first access the ALOM system controller and its sc gt prompt After connecting to the ALOM system controller you can switch to the system console For more information about the ALOM system controller card refer to the Advanced Lights Out Management ALOM CMT v 1 1 Guide 819 3250 10 v To Use the Serial Management Port 1 Ensure that the serial port on your connecting device is set to the following parameters m 9600 baud 8 bits No parity 1 stop bit No handshaking 2 Establish an ALOM system controller session See Advanced Lights Out Management ALOM CMT v 1 1 Guide 819 3250 10 for instructions 3 To connect to the system console at the ALOM system controller command prompt type sc gt console The
36. ng 13 SERIAL MGT See serial management port setlocator sc gt command 28 setsc sc gt command 15 showenv OpenBoot command 37 shownetwork sc gt command 16 shutdown Solaris command 9 11 Solaris commands fsck 10 init 9 11 shutdown 9 11 tip 18 19 uadmin 9 uname 20 uname r 20 suspending the operating environment software 10 system console accessing via alphanumeric terminal 21 accessing via terminal server 16 accessing via Tip connection 18 accessing with terminal server 2 alphanumeric terminal connection 2 21 default configuration explained 2 4 default connections 4 defined 1 Ethernet attachment through network management port 3 multiple view sessions 7 sc gt prompt switching between 12 setting OpenBoot configuration variables for 22 system reset scenarios 30 system status LEDs Locator 27 28 T terminal server accessing system console from 5 16 connection through patch panel 16 pinouts for crossover cable 17 tip Solaris command 19 Tip connection accessing system console 18 accessing terminal server 18 U uadmin Solaris command 9 uname Solaris command 20 uname r Solaris command 20 Index 43 44 Sun Fire T1000 Server System Administration Guide January 2006
37. ngs on your browser might differ from these settings Related Documentation Title Description Part Number Sun Fire T1000 Server Site Planning Guide Sun Fire T1000 Server Product Notes Sun Fire T1000 Server Getting Started Guide Sun Fire T1000 Server Installation Guide Sun Fire T1000 Server System Administration Guide Sun Fire T1000 Server Service Manual Advanced Lights Out Manager ALOM CMT v1 1 Guide Site planning information for the Sun Fire T1000 server Late breaking information about the server The latest notes are posted at http www sun com documentation Information about where to find documentation to get your system installed and running quickly Detailed rack mounting cabling power on and configuration information How to perform administrative tasks that are specific to the Sun Fire T1000 server How to run diagnostics to troubleshoot your server and how to remove and replace parts in the server How to use the Advanced Lights Out Manager ALOM software on the Sun Fire T1000 server 819 3749 819 3246 819 3244 819 3247 819 3249 819 3248 819 3250 Preface xiii Accessing Sun Documentation You can view print or purchase a broad selection of Sun documentation including localized versions at http www sun com documentation Third Party Web Sites Sun is not responsible for the availability of third party web sites mentioned in this docume
38. ning Sun Fire T1000 server to drop into OpenBoot firmware control If the operating system is already halted you can use the console command instead of break to reach the ok prompt After forcing the system into OpenBoot firmware control be aware that issuing certain OpenBoot commands like probe scsi probe scsi all1 or probe ide might hang the system 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 If you have an alphanumeric terminal attached to the Sun Fire T1000 server press the Break key After forcing the system into OpenBoot firmware control be aware that issuing certain OpenBoot commands like probe scsi probe scsi all1 or probe ide might hang the system Note These methods of reaching the ok prompt work only if the system console has been redirected to the appropriate port For details see System Console OpenBoot Configuration Variable Settings on page 22 Chapter 1 Configuring the System Console 9 Manual System Reset Caution Forcing a manual system reset results in loss of system state data and should be attempted only as a last resort After a manual system reset all state information is lost which inhibits troubleshooting the cause of the problem until the problem reoccurs Use the ALOM system controller reset command or poweron and poweroff c
39. nt Sun does not endorse and is not responsible or liable for any content advertising products or other materials that are available on or through such sites or resources Sun will not be responsible or liable for any actual or alleged damage or loss caused by or in connection with the use of or reliance on any such content goods or services that are available on or through such sites or resources Contacting Sun Technical Support If you have technical questions about this product that are not answered in this document go to http www sun com service contacting 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 xiv Sun Fire T1000 Server System Administration Guide January 2006 Please include the title and part number of your document with your feedback Sun Fire T1000 Server System Administration Guide part number 819 3249 10 Preface xv xvi Sun Fire T1000 Server System Administration Guide January 2006 CHAPTER 1 Configuring the System Console This chapter explains what the system console is describes the different ways of configuring it on a Sun Fire T1000 server and helps you understand its relation to the system controller Topics covered in this chapter include Communicating With the System on page 1 About the sc gt Prompt on
40. ommands to reset the server Reaching the ok prompt by performing a manual system reset or by power cycling the system should be the method of last resort Using these commands result in the loss of all system coherence and state information A manual system reset could corrupt the server s file systems although the fsck command usually restores them Use this method only when nothing else works Caution Accessing the ok prompt suspends the Solaris OS When you access the ok prompt from a functioning Sun Fire T1000 server you are suspending the Solaris OS and placing the system under firmware control Any processes that were running under the operating system are also suspended and the state of such processes might not be recoverable The commands you run from the ok prompt have the potential to affect the state of the system This means that it is not always possible to resume execution of the operating system from the point at which it was suspended Although the go command will resume execution in most circumstances in general each time you drop the system down to the ok prompt you should expect to have to reboot the system to get back to the operating system For More Information For more information about the OpenBoot firmware refer to the OpenBoot 4 x Command Reference Manual An online version of the manual is included with the OpenBoot Collection AnswerBook that ships with Solaris software Getting to the ok Prompt
41. ont utilis es sous licence et sont des marques de fabrique ou des marques d pos es de SPARC International Inc aux Etats Unis et dans d autres pays Les produits portant les marques SPARC sont bas s sur une architecture d velopp e par Sun Microsystems Inc L interface d utilisation graphique OPEN LOOK et Sun a t d velopp e par Sun Microsystems Inc pour ses utilisateurs et licenci s Sun reconna t les efforts de pionnier de Xerox pour la recherche et le d veloppement du concept des interfaces d utilisation visuelle ou graphique pour l industrie de l informatique Sun d tient une license non exclusive de Xerox sur l interface d utilisation grephique Xerox cette licence couvrant galement les licenci es de Sun qui mettent en place l interface d utilisation graphique OPEN LOOK et qui en outre se conforment aux licences crites de Sun LA DOCUMENTATION EST FOURNIE EN L TAT ET TOUTES AUTRES CONDITIONS DECLARATIONS ET GARANTIES EXPRESSES OU TACITES SONT FORMELLEMENT EXCLUES DANS LA MESURE AUTORISEE PAR LA LOI APPLICABLE Y COMPRIS NOTAMMENT TOUTE GARANTIE IMPLICITE RELATIVE A LA QUALITE MARCHANDE A L APTITUDE A UNE UTILISATION PARTICULIERE OU A L ABSENCE DE CONTREFA ON SA Ca Adobe PostScript Contents Preface xi Configuring the System Console 1 Communicating With the System 1 What the System Console Does 3 Using the System Console 3 Default System Console Connection Through the Serial Management and Networ
42. page 6 OpenBoot ok Prompt on page 7 Switching Between the ALOM System Controller and the System Console on page 12 Accessing the System Controller on page 13 Activating the Network Management Port on page 14 Accessing the System Console Through a Terminal Server on page 16 Getting to the ok Prompt on page 10 Accessing the System Console Through a Tip Connection on page 18 Modifying the etc remote File on page 19 Accessing the System Console Through an Alphanumeric Terminal on page 21 System Console OpenBoot Configuration Variable Settings on page 22 Communicating With the System To install your system software or to diagnose problems you need some way to interact at a low level with the system The system console is Sun s facility for doing this You use the system console to view messages and issue commands There can be only one system console per computer The serial management port SERIAL MGT is the default port for accessing the system console upon initial system installation After installation you can configure the system console to accept input from and send output to different devices TABLE 1 1 lists these devices and where they are discussed in the document TABLE 1 1 Ways of Communicating With the System Devices Available Further Information A terminal server attached to the serial management port SERIAL MGT An alphanumeric terminal or simila
43. r device attached to the serial management port SERIAL MGT Accessing the System Controller on page 13 Accessing the System Console Through a Terminal Server on page 16 System Console OpenBoot Configuration Variable Settings on page 22 Accessing the System Controller on page 13 Accessing the System Console Through an Alphanumeric Terminal on page 21 System Console OpenBoot Configuration Variable Settings on page 22 A Tip line attached to the serial management port SERIAL MGT Accessing the System Controller on page 13 Accessing the System Console Through a Tip Connection on page 18 Modifying the etc remote File on page 19 2 Sun Fire T1000 Server System Administration Guide January 2006 TABLE 1 1 Ways of Communicating With the System Continued During After Devices Available Installation Installation Further Information X X System Console OpenBoot Configuration Variable Settings on page 22 An Ethernet line connected to the network management port NET MGT X Activating the Network Management Port on page 14 What the System Console Does The system console displays status and error messages generated by firmware based tests during system startup After running those tests you can enter special commands that affect the firmware and alter system behavior For more information about tests that run during the boot proces
44. r the ALOM command line interface or the system console You can switch between the ALOM system controller and the system console at any time but you cannot access both at the same time from a single terminal or shell tool 12 Sun Fire T1000 Server System Administration Guide January 2006 The prompt displayed on the terminal or shell tool tells you which channel you are accessing m The or prompt indicates that you are at the system console and that the Solaris OS is running m The ok prompt indicates that you are at the system console and that the server is running under OpenBoot firmware control m The sc gt prompt indicates that you are at the ALOM system controller Note If no text or prompt appears it might be the case that no console messages were recently generated by the system If this happens pressing the terminal s Enter or Return key should produce a prompt If the ALOM session has timed out pressing the terminal s Enter or Return key may not be effective In that case it may be necessary to issue the escape sequence is Pound Period to return to ALOM To reach the system console from the ALOM system controller m Type the console command at the sc gt prompt To reach the ALOM system controller from the system console m Type the system controller escape sequence By default the escape sequence is Pound Period For more information about communicating with the ALOM system controller a
45. rror Handling Summary 29 Reset Scenarios 30 Automatic System Recovery User Commands 31 iv Sun Fire T1000 Server System Administration Guide January 2006 Enabling and Disabling Automatic System Recovery 31 v To Enable Automatic System Recovery 32 v To Disable Automatic System Recovery 32 Obtaining Automatic System Recovery Information 33 Unconfiguring and Reconfiguring Devices 33 v To Unconfigure a Device Manually 34 v To Reconfigure a Device Manually 34 Displaying System Fault Information 35 v To Display System Fault Information 35 Multipathing Software 35 For More Information 36 Storing FRU Information 36 v To Store Information in Available FRU PROMs 36 OpenBoot Configuration Variables 37 Index 41 Contents v vi Sun Fire T1000 Server System Administration Guide January 2006 Figures FIGURE 1 1 Directing the System Console 4 FIGURE 1 2 Rear I O panel of the chassis SC Serial Management Port Is Default Console Connection 5 FIGURE 1 3 Separate System Console and System Controller Channels 12 FIGURE 1 4 Patch Panel Connection Between a Terminal Server and a Sun Fire T1000 Server 17 FIGURE 1 5 Tip Connection Between a Sun Fire T1000 Server and Another Sun System 18 FIGURE 2 1 LocatorButton on front of the Sun Fire T1000 Chassis 28 vii viii Sun Fire T1000 Server System Administration Guide January 2006 Tables TABLE 1 1 TABLE 1 2 TABLE 1 3 TABLE 1 4 TABLE 2 1 TABLE 2 2 TABLE 2 3 TABLE 2 4
46. rs to seize access to the system console from one another For more information see the Advanced Lights Out Management ALOM CMT v 1 1 Guide 819 3250 10 Reaching the sc gt Prompt There are several ways to get to the sc gt prompt m You can log in directly to the ALOM system controller from a device connected to the serial management port See Accessing the System Controller on page 13 m 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 14 m If you have logged in to the ALOM system controller and then directed the system console to the serial management and network management ports you can return to the prior ALOM session by typing the ALOM system controller escape sequence OpenBoot ok Prompt A Sun Fire T1000 server with the Solaris OS installed is capable of operating at different run levels A synopsis of run levels follows For a full description of run levels refer to the Solaris system administration documentation Most of the time you operate a Sun Fire T1000 server at run level 2 or run level 3 which are multiuser states with access to full system and network resources Occasionally you might operate the system at run level 1 which is a single user administrative state However the lowest operational state is run level 0 At this state it is safe to turn off power to the system When
47. s refer to the Sun Fire T1000 Server Service Manual Once the operating system is booted the system console displays UNIX system messages and accepts UNIX commands Using the System Console To use the system console you need to attach an input output device to the system Initially you might have to configure that hardware and load and configure appropriate software as well Chapter 1 Configuring the System Console 3 You must also ensure that the system console is directed to the appropriate port on the Sun Fire T1000 server s back panel generally the one to which your hardware console device is attached see FIGURE 1 1 You do this by setting the input device and output device OpenBoot configuration variables Sun Fire T1000 Server Ports Console devices Serial OpenBoot configuration management gt TIP line variable settings Alphanumeric input device virtual console terminal output device virtual console Network 7 management Terminal System server console Network device FIGURE 1 1 Directing the System Console Default System Console Connection Through the Serial Management and Network Management Ports On Sun Fire T1000 servers your first connection must be to the serial management port SERIAL MGT because the network management port is not available until you assign it an IP address The system console comes preconfigured to allow input a
48. s the Break key ALOM system From the sc gt prompt type the break command The break controller break and command should put the system in a state in which the console commands operating environment software is not running and the server is under OpenBoot firmware control e Then issue the console command Manual system reset e From the sc gt prompt type the reset command Requires the OpenBoot configuration variable input device keyboard For more information see System Console OpenBoot Configuration Variable Settings on page 22 Chapter 1 Configuring the System Console 11 Switching Between the ALOM System Controller and the System Console The Sun Fire T1000 server features two management ports labeled SERIAL MGT and NET MGT located on the server s back panel If the system console is directed to use the serial management and network management ports its default configuration these ports provide access to both the system console and the ALOM system controller each on a separate channel see FIGURE 1 3 Network management or Serial management port ae 4 console l System console ALOM system controller FIGURE 1 3 Separate System Console and System Controller Channels 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 eithe
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50. tem Y To Access the System Console Through the Tip Connection 1 Connect the RJ 45 serial cable and if required the DB 9 or DB 25 adapter provided The cable and adapter connect between another Sun system s serial port typically ttyb and the serial management port on the back panel of the Sun Fire T1000 server Pinouts part numbers and other details about the serial cable and adapter are provided in the Sun Fire T1000 Server Service Manual 819 3248 10 18 Sun Fire T1000 Server System Administration Guide January 2006 2 Ensure that the etc remote file on the Sun system contains an entry for hardwire Most releases of Solaris OS software shipped since 1992 contain an etc remote file with the appropriate hardwire entry However if the Sun system is running an older version of Solaris OS software or if the etc remote file has been modified you might need to edit it See Modifying the etc remote File on page 19 for details 3 In a shell tool window on the Sun system type tip hardwire The Sun system responds by displaying connected The shell tool is now a Tip window directed to the Sun Fire T1000 server through the Sun system s serial port This connection is established and maintained even when the Sun Fire T1000 server is completely powered off or just starting up Note Use a shell tool or a CDE terminal such as dtterm not a command tool Some Tip commands might not
51. ut m Sun StorEdge Traffic Manager is an architecture fully integrated within the Solaris OS beginning with the Solaris 8 release that enables I O devices to be accessed through multiple host controller interfaces from a single instance of the 1 0 device For More Information For instructions on how to configure and administer Solaris IP Network Multipathing consult the IP Network Multipathing Administration Guide provided with your specific Solaris release For information about VVM and its DMP feature refer to the documentation provided with the VERITAS Volume Manager software For information about Sun StorEdge Traffic Manager refer to your Solaris OS documentation 36 Storing FRU Information The setfru command enables you to store information on FRU PROMs For example you might store information identifying the server in which the FRUs have been installed v To Store Information in Available FRU PROMs At the sc gt prompt type setfru c data Sun Fire T1000 Server System Administration Guide January 2006 APPENDIX A OpenBoot Configuration Variables TABLE A 1 describes the OpenBoot firmware configuration variables stored in non volatile memory on the system The OpenBoot configuration variables are printed here in the order in which they appear when you issue the showenv command TABLE A 1 OpenBoot Configuration Variables Stored on the System Configuration Card Variable local
52. ystem Administration Guide January 2006 TABLE 2 2 LED Behaviors with Assigned Meanings Continued Color Behavior Definition Description Steady On Steady State If blue is on a service action can be performed on the applicable component with no adverse consequences For example the OK to Remove LED Yellow Amber Off Steady State Slow Blink 1Hz repeating This indicator signals new fault conditions Service is sequence equal required intervals On For example the Service Required LED and Off Steady On Steady State The amber indicator stays on until the service action is completed and the system returns to normal function Green Off Steady State Standby Blink Steady On Slow Blink Repeating sequence consisting of a brief 0 1 sec ON flash followed by a long OFF period 2 9 sec Steady State The system is running at a minimum level and is ready to be quickly revived to full function For example the System Activity LED Status normal system or component functioning with no service actions required A transitory temporary event is taking place for which direct proportional feedback is not needed or not feasible Controlling the Locator LED You control the Locator LED from the sc gt prompt or by the Locator button on the front of the chassis Chapter 2 Managing RAS Features and System Firmware 27 Locator Button LED FIGURE 2 1 LocatorButton on front of the Sun Fire T1000 Chassis
53. ystem console configuration 4 device identifiers listed 34 device reconfiguration manual 34 device unconfiguration manual 33 DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol 15 disablecomponent ALOM command 34 dtterm Solaris utility 19 Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP client on network management port 15 E enablecomponent ALOM command 34 environmental information viewing 25 error handling summary 29 escape sequence ALOM system controller 7 F fsck Solaris command 10 41 G go OpenBoot command 10 graceful system halt 9 11 H halt gracefully advantages of 9 11 l init Solaris command 9 11 input device OpenBoot configuration variable 22 K keyboard sequences L1 A 8 9 11 L L1 A keyboard sequence 8 9 11 LEDs Locator system status LED 27 Locator system status LED controlling 27 controlling from sc gt prompt 28 logging in to the Advanced Lights Out Manager ALOM 24 M manual device reconfiguration 34 manual device unconfiguration 33 manual system reset 10 11 multiple ALOM sessions 6 N network management port NET MGT activating 14 configuring IP address 15 configuring using Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP 15 O ok prompt about 7 accessing via ALOM break command 8 9 accessing via Break key 8 9 accessing via graceful system shutdown 9 accessing via L1 A Stop A keys 8 9 accessing via manual system reset 8 1
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