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1. If POST diagnostics do not uncover a fault and your server still does not start up run OpenBoot Diagnostics tests 6 5 OpenBoot Diagnostics Like POST diagnostics OpenBoot Diagnostics code is firmware based and resides in the OpenBoot PROM 6 5 1 To Start OpenBoot Diagnostics 1 Type setenv diag switch true setenv diag level max setenv auto boot false reset all 2 Type ok obdiag This command displays the OpenBoot Diagnostics menu See TABLE 6 3 6 8 Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Administration Guide December 2005 6 9 2 TABLE 6 3 Sample obdiag menu 1 flashprom 2 0 2 12c 0 320 3 ide d 4 network 2 5 network 2 1 6 rtce 0 70 7 scsi 2 8 scsi 2 1 9 serial 0 2e8 10 serial 0 3 f 8 11 usb a 12 usb b Commands test test all except help what setenv set default exit diag passes 1 diag level max test args subtests verbose Note If you have a PCI card installed in the server then additional tests are displayed on the OBDiag menu 3 Type obdiag gt test n Where n represents the number corresponding to the test you want to run A summary of the tests is available At the obdiag gt prompt type obdiag gt help Controlling OpenBoot Diagnostics Tests Most of the OpenBoot configuration variables you use to control POST see TABLE 6 2 on page 7 also affects OpenBoot Diagnostics tests m Use the diag level variable to control the OpenBoot Diagnostics testing level m Use test arg
2. none none none none max false none boot Description Command script to execute if use nvramrc is true Firmware security level options none command or full Firmware security password if security mode is not none never displayed do not set this directly Number of incorrect security password attempts OpenBoot Diagnostics test suite is executed automatically after power on if diag switch is true and POST passes Defines how diagnostic tests are run options are off min menu and max If true e Run in diagnostic mode e After a boot request boot diag file from diag device If false e Run in non diagnostic mode e Following a boot request boot file from boot device parameter Command to execute following a system reset generated by an error Identifies number and order in which PCI slots are probed For additional information about OpenBoot PROM configuration parameters see tio docs sin com Search for OpenBoot 4 x then select Forth Word Reference 1 14 Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Administration Guide December 2005 1 2 10 Keyswitch The Sun Fire V240 server has a keyswitch that provides control over the following aspects of the server s operation m Power state m Security level m Diagnostics level Located behind the front bezel is a rotary switch with four positions operated by a key supplied with the server The key is shipped in a clip on th
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4. Panel on page 2 2 Open the bezel by rotating it down on its hinges 2 2 Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Administration Guide December 2005 FIGURE 2 1 Opening the Bezel Sun Fire V210 Server FIGURE 2 2 Opening The Bezel Sun Fire V240 Server Note Always grip the bezel at both ends to open it Do not attempt to open it using a single point of grip Chapter 2 Removing and Replacing Components 2 3 2 3 Zod Controlling Server Power Before you remove or replace a system configuration card or DVD ROM drive the server must be powered down Tip For detailed information on controlling server power with software see http docs sun com and search for ALOM documentation Powering On Using the On Standby Switch Caution Never move the system when the system power is on Movement can cause catastrophic disk drive failure Always power off the system before moving it Connect the server to an AC power source Once connected the server automatically goes into Standby power mode Turn on power to any peripherals and external storage devices you have connected to the server Read the documentation supplied with the device for specific instructions Open the front bezel Sun Fire V240 only insert the system key into the keyswitch and set it to the Normal or Diagnostics position Press the On Standby switch Verify that the LED for the On Standby switch illuminates S
5. ok show post results Chapter 6 Diagnostics 6 25 6 9 6 9 1 6 9 1 1 6 9 1 2 OpenBoot Configuration Variables Switches and diagnostic configuration variables stored in the IDPROM determine how and when power on self test POST diagnostics and OpenBoot Diagnostics tests are performed This section explains how to access and modify OpenBoot configuration variables For a list of important OpenBoot configuration variables see TABLE 6 2 Changes to OpenBoot configuration variables usually take effect upon the next reboot To View and Set OpenBoot Configuration Variables To View OpenBoot Configuration Variables Halt the server to reach the ok prompt To display the current values of all OpenBoot configuration variables use the printenv command The following example shows a short excerpt of this command s output ok printenv Variable Name Default Value diag level diag switch To Set OpenBoot Configuration Variables Halt the server to reach the ok prompt To set or change the value of an OpenBoot configuration variable use the setenv command 6 26 Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Administration Guide December 2005 ok setenv diag level max diag level max To set OpenBoot configuration variables that accept multiple keywords separate keywords with a space Note Keywords for the OpenBoot configuration variable test args must be separated by commas 6 10 6 10 1
6. 1 1 5 Sun Fire V210 Server 1 2 Sun Fire V240 Server 1 3 Features 1 4 Preinstalled Software 1 4 Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Comparison 1 5 Bezel Features 1 5 t21 1 2 2 T 23 1 2 4 L29 1 2 6 1 2 7 1 2 8 L29 Server Status Indicators 1 6 To Turn the Locator LED On 1 7 To Turn the Locator LED Off 1 7 To Display Locator LED Status 1 8 Front Panel 1 8 On Standby Switch 1 9 1 2 6 1 Controlling Server Power States 1 10 Hard Drives 1 11 DVD ROM Drive 1 12 System Configuration Card 1 12 1 3 1 4 1 2 10 Keyswitch 1 15 Back Panel Features 1 17 1 3 1 I O Ports 1 17 1 3 2 Network Status Indicators 1 18 1 3 3 USB Ports 1 19 1 3 4 External SCSI Port 1 19 1 3 5 Power Supply Unit 1 19 System Prompts 1 20 2 Removing and Replacing Components 2 1 21 PA Zo 2 4 2 5 2 6 2 7 Replaceable Components 2 2 Avoiding Electrostatic Discharge 2 2 2 2 1 Avoiding Electrostatic Discharge While Working on the Front Panel 2 2 2 2 2 Opening the Front Bezel 2 2 Controlling Server Power 2 4 2 3 1 Powering On Using the On Standby Switch 2 4 2 3 2 Powering Off Using the On Standby Switch 2 5 Swapping a System Configuration Card Between Servers 2 6 2 4 1 Swapping a System Configuration Card Between Servers 2 6 Removing and Replacing Hard Drives 2 7 2 5 1 Removing a Hard Drive 2 7 2 5 2 Replacing a Hard Drive 2 8 2 5 3 Installing a SCSI Hard Drive With Solaris Running 2 9 2 5 4 Removing a SCSI Hard
7. Drive With Solaris Running 2 11 Removing and Replacing the DVD Drive 2 12 2 6 1 Removing the DVD Drive 2 13 2 6 2 Replacing the DVD Drive 2 13 Removing and Replacing a Power Supply Unit 2 14 iv Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Administration Guide December 2005 2 7 1 Removing a Power Supply Unit 2 14 2 7 2 Replacing a Power Supply Unit 2 15 3 Sun Advanced Lights Out Manager 3 1 3 1 Su 3 3 3 4 Sun Advanced Lights Out Manager ALOM 3 2 3 1 1 Email Delivery Alerts 3 2 3 1 2 What ALOM Monitors 3 3 3 1 3 Automatic Server Restart 3 4 ALOM Management Ports 3 4 Setting the admin Password 3 5 Basic ALOM Functions 3 5 3 4 1 To Switch to the ALOM Prompt 3 6 3 4 2 To Switch to the Server Console Prompt 3 6 3 4 3 To Set the Serial Port Speed Back to the Default 3 7 3 4 4 scadm resetrsc Command 3 7 3 4 5 TTYB Console Output 3 7 4 Sun Management Center 4 1 4 1 4 2 Sun Management Center 4 2 4 1 1 How Sun Management Center Works 4 2 4 1 2 Other Sun Management Center Features 4 3 4 1 2 1 Informal Tracking 4 3 4 1 2 2 Hardware Diagnostic Suite 4 3 4 1 2 3 Interoperability Third Party Monitoring Tools 4 3 4 1 3 Using Sun Management Center 44 4 1 3 1 Obtaining the Latest Information 4 4 Hardware Diagnostic Suite 44 4 2 1 When to run Hardware Diagnostic Suite 44 4 2 2 Requirements for Using Hardware Diagnostic Suite 4 5 Contents V 5 SunVTS 5 1 5 1 sunVIS 5 2 5 1 1 SunVTS Software and Security
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9. a few minutes and is a good way to sanity check system connections a Functional mode exercises only the specific subsystems you choose This is the default mode m Auto Config mode automatically detects all subsystems and exercises them in one of two ways Confidence testing performs one pass of tests on all subsystems and then stops For typical system configurations this requires one or two hours Comprehensive testing tests all subsystems repeatedly for up to 24 hours Since SunVTS software can run many tests in parallel and consume many system resources you should take care when using it on a production system If you are stress testing a system using SunVTS software s Comprehensive test mode do not run anything else on that system at the same time A server must be running the Solaris OS for SunVTS software to be able to test it Since SunVTS software packages are optional they may not be installed on your system See To Find Out Whether SunVTS Is Installed on page 4 for instructions SunVTS Software and Security During SunVTS software installation you must choose between Basic or Sun Enterprise Authentication Mechanism security Basic security uses a local security file in the SunVTS installation directory to limit the users groups and hosts permitted to use SunVTS software Sun Enterprise Authentication Mechanism security is based on the standard network authentication protocol Kerberos and prov
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11. cpu fru frutree chassis MB Label MB system board P0 Label PO cpu FO0O Label F0 CODE EXAMPLE 6 11 shows an excerpt of SEEPROM data generated by the prtfru command with the c option Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Administration Guide December 2005 CODE EXAMPLE 6 11 prtfru c Command Output prtfru c Erutree chassis MB Label MB system board container SEGMENT SD SpecPartNo 885 0092 02 ManR ManR UNIX_Timestamp32 Wednesday April 10 11 34 49 BST 2002 ManR Fru_Description FRUID INSTR M BD O0CPU 0MB ENXU ManR Manufacture_Loc HsinChu Taiwan ManR Sun_Part_No 3753107 ManR Sun_Serial_No abcdef ManR Vendor_Name Mitac International ManR Initial_HW_Dash_Level 02 ManR Initial_HW_Rev_Level 01 Data displayed by the prt fru command varies depending on the type of FRU In general it includes m FRU description Manufacturer name and location Part number and serial number Hardware revision levels 6 7 2 4 psrinfo Command The psrinfo command displays the date and time each CPU came online With the verbose v option the command displays additional information about the CPUs including their clock speed The following is sample output from the psrinfo command with the v option CODE EXAMPLE 6 12 psrinfo v Command Output psrinfo v Status of processor 0 as of 09 20 02 11 35 49 Processor has been on line since 09 20 02 11 30 53 The sparcv9 processor operates at 960 MHz and has a sparcv9
12. enabled For examples of fatal non recoverable errors see Error Handling Summary on page 31 Error Handling Summary Error handling during the power on sequence falls into one of the following three cases m If no errors are detected by POST or OpenBoot Diagnostics the system attempts to boot if auto boot is true a If only non fatal errors are detected by POST or OpenBoot Diagnostics the system attempts to boot if auto boot is true and auto boot on error is Crue Note If POST or OpenBoot Diagnostics detects a non fatal 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 m 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 non recoverable errors include the following a All CPUs failed Chapter6 Diagnostics 6 31 All logical memory banks failed Flash RAM cyclical redundancy check CRC failure Critical field replaceable unit FRU PROM configuration data failure Critical application specific integrated circuit ASIC failure 6 11 3 Reset Scenarios Two OpenBoot configuration variables diag switch and diag trigger control how the system runs firmware diagnostics in response to system reset events The standard system reset protocol bypasses POST an
13. floating point processor Status of processor 1 as of 09 20 02 11 35 49 Processor has been on line since 09 20 02 11 30 52 The sparcv9 processor operates at 960 MHz and has a sparcv9 floating point processor Chapter6 Diagnostics 6 23 6 7 2 5 showrev Command The showrev command displays revision information for the current hardware and software CODE EXAMPLE 6 13 shows sample output of the showrev command CODE EXAMPLE 6 13 showrev Command Output showrev Hostname griffith Hostid 63058192 Release 5 8 sun4u Kernel architecture Application architecture sparc Hardware provider Sun_Microsystems Domain Kernel version SunOS 5 8 Generic 108528 16 August 2002 When used with the p option this command displays installed patches CODE EXAMPLE 6 14 shows a partial sample output from the showrev command with the p option CODE EXAMPLE 6 14 showrev p Command Output showrev p Patch Patch Patch Patch Patch Patch Patch Patch 109749 01 109783 01 109807 01 109809 01 110905 01 110910 01 110914 01 108964 04 Obsoletes Obsoletes Obsoletes Obsoletes Obsoletes Obsoletes Obsoletes Obsoletes Requires Requires Requires Requires Requires Requires Requires Requires Incompatibles Incompatibles Incompatibles Incompatibles Incompatibles Incompatibles Incompatibles Incompatibles Packages Packages Packages Packages Packages Packages
14. link is established but not running at its maximum supported speed e If the network activity indicator is off network link is not established USB Ports The server has two USB ports for attaching supported USB devices The ports are USB 1 1 compliant They support device speeds of 1 5 Mbit s and 12 Mbit s and a 5V supply is available at each connector to power the external device External SCSI Port The SCSI port is a multimode Ultra160 SCSI interface To operate at Ultra160 SCSI speeds it must be in Low Voltage Differential LVD mode If a single ended device is connected to the server it automatically switches to single ended mode Power Supply Unit The Sun Fire V210 server has one PSU and two associated status indicators A summary of the function of the indicators is given in TABLE 1 10 Chapter 1 Introduction 1 19 TABLE 1 10 Power Supply Unit Indicators LED color LED State Component Status Green On Power is present and PSU is active Off Either power is not present or the PSU has shut down due to an internal protection event Amber On The PSU has shut down due to an internal protection event and requires service attention Off The PSU is operating normally The Sun Fire V240 server has dual redundant PSUs This server has an additional LED indicator which tells you when a power supply unit is ready to be removed with the server running The Sun Fire V210 server has a single PSU and does not support this f
15. more of the following documents for this information a Solaris 10 Sun Hardware Platform Guide 817 6337 m Solaris Operating System documentation which is at hooey aocs sun com m Other software documentation that you received with your system xiv Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Administration Guide December 2005 Shell Prompts Shell C shell C shell superuser Bourne shell and Korn shell Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser ALOM shell OpenBoot PROM shell Prompt machine name machine name SCc gt ok Typographic Conventions Typeface Meaning AaBbCc123 The names of commands files and directories on screen computer output AaBbCc123 What you type when contrasted with on screen computer output AaBbCc123 Book titles new words or terms words to be emphasized Replace command line variables with real names or values 1 The settings on your browser might differ from these settings Examples Edit your login file Use 1s a to list all files Q You have mail su Password Read Chapter 6 in the User s Guide These are called class options You must be superuser to do this To delete a file type rm filename Preface xv Related Documentation Application Title Part Number Quick set up Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Getting 819 4206 Started Guide Installation Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers 819 4209 Installation Guide Latest information Sun Fire V210 and
16. the local disk drives dvdtest Tests the DVD ROM drive fputest Tests the floating point unit nettest Tests the Ethernet hardware on the system board and the networking hardware on any optional PCI cards netlbtest Performs a loopback test to check that the Ethernet adapter can send and receive packets pmem Tests the physical memory read only sutest Tests the server s on board serial ports vmem Tests the virtual memory a combination of the swap partition and the physical memory Chapter5 SunVTS 5 3 5 1 3 5 1 4 TABLE 5 1 SunVTS Tests SunVTS Test Description envetSst Tests temperature sensors power supply status fan speeds and keyswitch position Test LEDs by toggling them on and off ssptest Tests functionality of ALOM hardware Test onboard Ethernet flash ram SEEPROM TOD I2C connections from ALOM to the host system and serial ports i2c2test Verifies all available IC devices and the system bus connections Performs data checking for SCC and FRU SEEPROM devices To Find Out Whether SunVTS Is Installed Type the following pkginfo 1 SUNWvts a If SunVTS software is loaded information about the package is displayed a If SunVTS software is not loaded you see the following error message ERROR information for SUNWvts was not found Installing SunVTS By default SunVTS is not installed on the Sun Fire V210 and V240 servers However it is available on the software supplement CD supp
17. you have alerts configured for email delivery ALOM waits for success or failure confirmation from email delivery before sending the next alert This affects event alerts sent to the ALOM shell and to syslog If mail alerts are incorrectly configured this could result in significant delays These delays do not occur if email alerts are not configured If you are experiencing delays in alerts check to see that the values you entered for the mgt_mailhost and mgt_mailalert configuration variables are correct For more information refer to ALOM online help 3 2 Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Administration Guide December 2005 3 1 2 Note When a mail alert occurs and the mail host is unable to communicate with the network s naming service for example NIS ALOM stops generating and logging messages What ALOM Monitors The ALOM circuitry uses standby power from the server This means that m ALOM is active as soon as the server is connected to a power source and until power is removed by unplugging the power cable m ALOM firmware and software continue to be effective when the server operating system goes offline See TABLE 3 1 for a list of components monitored by ALOM and the information it provides for each TABLE 3 1 What ALOM Monitors Component Information Hard drives Presence and status System and CPU fans Speed and status CPUs Presence temperature and any thermal warning or failure conditions DIMMs Memor
18. 5 2 5 1 2 Using SunVTS 5 3 5 1 3 To Find Out Whether SunVTS Is Installed 5 4 5 1 4 Installing SunVTS 5 4 5 1 5 Viewing SunVTS Documentation 5 5 6 Diagnostics 6 1 6 1 6 2 6 3 6 4 6 5 6 6 6 7 Overview of Diagnostic Tools 6 2 Status Indicators 6 3 Sun Advanced Lights Out Manager 6 3 POST Diagnostics 6 4 6 4 1 To Start POST Diagnostics Method 1 6 5 6 4 2 To Start POST Diagnostics Method 2 6 5 6 4 3 Controlling POST Diagnostics 6 6 OpenBoot Diagnostics 6 8 6 5 1 To Start OpenBoot Diagnostics 6 8 6 5 2 Controlling OpenBoot Diagnostics Tests 6 9 6 5 2 1 test and test all Commands 6 10 6 5 2 2 What OpenBoot Diagnostics Error Messages Tell You 6 11 OpenBoot Commands 6 13 6 6 1 probe scsi Command 6 13 6 6 2 probe ideCommand 6 14 6 6 3 show devs Command 6 14 6 6 4 To Run OpenBoot Commands 6 16 Operating System Diagnostic Tools 6 17 6 7 1 Error and System Message Log Files 6 17 vi Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Administration Guide December 2005 6 7 2 Solaris System Information Commands 6 17 6 7 2 1 prtconf command 6 18 6 7 2 2 prtdiag Command 6 19 6 7 2 3 prtfruCommand 6 22 6 7 2 4 psrinfo Command 6 23 6 7 2 5 showrev Command 6 24 6 7 3 To Run Solaris System Information Commands 6 24 6 8 Recent Diagnostic Test Results 6 25 6 8 1 To View Recent Test Results 6 25 6 9 OpenBoot Configuration Variables 6 26 6 9 1 To View and Set OpenBoot Configuration Variables 6 26 6 9 1 1 To View OpenBoot Configu
19. Additional Diagnostic Tests for Specific Devices Using the probe scsi Command to Confirm That Hard Drives are Active The probe scsi command transmits an inquiry to SCSI devices connected to the system s internal SCSI interface If a SCSI device is connected and active the command displays the unit number device type and manufacturer name for that device CODE EXAMPLE 6 15 probe scsi Output Message ok probe scsi Target 0 Unit 0 Disk SEAGATE ST336605LSUN36G 4207 Target 1 Unit 0 Disk SEAGATE ST336605LSUN36G 0136 The probe scsi all command transmits an inquiry to all SCSI devices connected to both the system s internal and its external SCSI interfaces CODE EXAMPLE 6 16 shows sample output from a server with no externally connected SCSI devices but containing two 36 GB hard drives both of them active Chapter6 Diagnostics 6 27 CODE EXAMPLE 6 16 probe scsi all Output Message ok probe scsi all pci 1f 0 pci 1 scsi 8 1 pci lf 0 pci l scsi s8 Target 0 Unit 0 Disk SEAGATE ST336605LSUN36G 4207 Target 1 Unit 0 Disk SEAGATE ST336605LSUN36G 0136 6 10 2 Using probe ide Command to Confirm That the DVD or CD ROM Drive is Connected The probe ide command transmits an inquiry command to internal and external IDE devices connected to the system s on board IDE interface The following sample output reports a DVD drive installed as Device 0 and active in a server CODE EXAMPLE 6 17 probe ide Output Message ok prob
20. M Management Ports on page 3 4 m Section 3 3 Setting the admin Password on page 3 5 m Section 3 4 Basic ALOM Functions on page 3 5 3 1 3 1 3 1 1 Sun Advanced Lights Out Manager ALOM Both the Sun Fire V210 server and the Sun Fire V240 server are shipped with Sun Advanced Lights Out Manager ALOM 1 5 4 or a subsequently compatible version of ALOM software preinstalled The system console is directed to ALOM by default and is configured to show server console information on startup For the latest up to date documentation about ALOM see the following web sites http www sun com server http docs sun com Always download and use the latest version of ALOM that is compatible with the version of OpenBoot PROM you are using ALOM enables you to monitor and control your server through a serial connection using the SERIAL MGT port or Ethernet connection using the NET MGT port Note The ALOM serial port labelled SERIAL MGT is for server management only If you need a general purpose serial port use the serial port labeled 10101 Note If you use ALOM to reset the server and the diag switch is set to true the bootscript command is not executed when the server reboots If you use OpenBoot PROM to reset the server bootscript executes correctly ALOM can be configured to send email notification of hardware failures and other events related to the server or to ALOM Email Delivery Alerts If
21. OpenBoot 6 13 processor speed displaying 6 23 prtconf command Solaris 6 18 prtdiag command Solaris 6 19 prtfru command Solaris 6 22 psrinfo command Solaris 6 23 R removal CD ROM 2 13 hard drives 2 7 2 8 2 11 reset events kinds of 6 7 revision hardware and software displaying with showrev 6 24 S show devs command OpenBoot 6 14 showrev command Solaris 6 24 software revision displaying with showrev 6 24 Solaris commands prtconf 6 18 prtdiag 6 19 prtfru 6 22 psrinfo 6 23 showrev 6 24 stress testing See also exercising the system 5 2 Index 2 Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Administration Guide December 2005 Sun Enterprise Authentication Mechanism 5 2 Sun Management Center tracking systems informally with 4 3 SunVTS exercising the system with 5 2 system configuration card 6 4 system control switch Diagnostics position 2 4 Locked position 2 4 Normal position 2 4 system memory determining amount of 6 18 T test command OpenBoot Diagnostics tests 6 10 test all command OpenBoot Diagnostics tests 6 11 test args variable 6 9 keywords for table 6 10 third party monitoring tools 4 3 Tivoli Enterprise Console See third party monitoring tools tree device 4 2 U Universal Serial Bus USB devices running OpenBoot Diagnostics self tests on 6 11 W watch net all diagnostic output message 6 29 watch net diagnostic output message 6 29 World Wide Name p
22. Packages Packages 6 7 3 To Run Solaris System Information Commands 1 Decide on the of system information you want to display For more information see Solaris System Information Commands on page 17 2 Type the appropriate command at a console prompt See TABLE 6 5 for a summary of the commands 6 24 Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Administration Guide December 2005 Command prtcont prtdiag prtfru psrinfo showrev TABLE 6 5 What It Displays System configuration information Diagnostic and configuration information FRU hierarchy and SEEPROM memory contents Date and time each CPU came online processor clock speed Hardware and software revision information 6 8 6 8 1 Using Solaris Information Display Commands What to Type usr sbin prtconet usr platform sun4u sb in prtdiag usr sbin prtfru usr sbin psrinfo usr bin showrev Notes Use the v option for additional detail Use the 1 option to display hierarchy Use the c option to display SEEPROM data Use the v option to obtain clock speed and other data Use the p option to show software patches Recent Diagnostic Test Results Summaries of the results from the most recent power on self test POST and OpenBoot Diagnostics tests are saved across power cycles To View Recent Test Results 1 Go to the ok prompt 2 Type the following To see a summary of the most recent POST results
23. V240 Servers Product 819 4205 Notes Parts Installation and Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Service 819 4207 removal Manual Compliance and safety Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers 817 4827 12 Compliance and Safety Manual Lights Out Management Advanced Lights Out Manager Software 817 5481 User s Guide Read Important Safety Information 816 7190 and the Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Getting Started Guide 819 4206 before performing any of the procedures documented in this manual The documents listed are available online at http www sun com products n solutions hardware docs Documentation Support and Training Sun Function URL Documentation http www sun com documentation Support http www sun com support Training http www sun com training xvi Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Administration Guide December 2005 Third Party Web Sites Sun is not responsible for the availability of third party web sites mentioned in this document 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 Sun Welcomes Your Comments Sun is interested in improving its documentation and
24. agement Center Web site http www sun com sunmanagementcenter 4 2 4 2 1 Hardware Diagnostic Suite The Sun Management Center features an optional Hardware Diagnostic Suite which you can purchase as an add on The Hardware Diagnostic Suite is designed to exercise a production system by running tests sequentially Sequential testing means the Hardware Diagnostic Suite has a low impact on the system Unlike SunVTS which stresses a system by consuming its resources with many parallel tests see SunVTS on page 2 the Hardware Diagnostic Suite lets the server run other applications while testing proceeds When to run Hardware Diagnostic Suite The best use of the Hardware Diagnostic Suite is to identify a suspected or intermittent problem with a non critical part on an otherwise functioning system Examples might include questionable disk drives or memory modules on a server that has ample or redundant disk and memory resources 4 4 Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Administration Guide December 2005 4 2 2 In cases like these the Hardware Diagnostic Suite runs unobtrusively until it identifies the source of the problem The machine under test can be kept in production mode until and unless it must be shut down for repair If the faulty part is hot pluggable or hot swappable the entire diagnose and repair cycle can be completed with minimal impact to system users Requirements for Using Hardware Diagnostic Suite Si
25. ated behind the server s front bezel The procedures documented in this chapter do not require the attention of qualified service personnel page 2 2 and wear a properly grounded antistatic strap before you carry out any of i Caution Read the section Section 2 2 Avoiding Electrostatic Discharge on the procedures in this section The chapter contains the following sections m Section 2 1 Replaceable Components on page 2 2 m Section 2 2 Avoiding Electrostatic Discharge on page 2 2 m Section 2 4 Swapping a System Configuration Card Between Servers on page 2 6 m Section 2 5 Removing and Replacing Hard Drives on page 2 7 m Section 2 6 Removing and Replacing the DVD Drive on page 2 12 2 1 2 1 Replaceable Components Open the bezel to access these components m System Configuration Card m Hard drives me DVD ROM drive Note Access to any other component requires the removal of the server s lid and involves procedures that must be carried out by trained personnel only 2 2 PAN 222 Avoiding Electrostatic Discharge Avoiding Electrostatic Discharge While Working on the Front Panel Attach one end of the antistatic wrist strap to your wrist Attach the other end to a grounding stud on the rack or cabinet Opening the Front Bezel Ensure that you are properly grounded See Section 2 2 1 Avoiding Electrostatic Discharge While Working on the Front
26. ator off Chapter 1 Introduction 1 7 1 2 4 To Display Locator LED Status Do one of the following m As superuser type usr sbin locator m At the ALOM command line interface type sc gt showlocator 1 2 5 Front Panel Access the front panel by opening the bezel which you do by rotating it forward It has no clips or locks to hold it closed only the spring retention built into its hinges The front panel contains the following On Standby switch Hard drive DVD ROM drive System configuration card keyswitch Sun Fire V240 server 1 8 Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Administration Guide December 2005 Hard drive wc eC or MCC OS we SO ee Oi OR Keyswitch On Standby switch System configuration card DVD ROM drive FIGURE 1 4 Location of Front Panel Features Sun Fire V240 Server 1 2 6 On Standby Switch Access to the On Standby switch is by opening the front bezel The On Standby switch controls only the power state of the server it does not isolate the server from its electrical power source The On Standby switch is a momentary switch and has two operation modes m Press and immediately release m Press and hold down for more than 4 seconds The results of these actions are summarized in TABLE 1 3 Chapter 1 Introduction 1 9 1 2 6 1 TABLE 1 3 On Standby Switch Actions and Results Server Power State Press and release Press down for more than 4 seconds On with Solar
27. automatically or interactively Available when the operating system is not running Available when the operating system is not running Requires operating system 6 2 Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Administration Guide December 2005 Remote Capability Local but can be viewed via ALOM Designed for remote access Local but can be viewed via ALOM Local but can be viewed via ALOM Local but can be accessed via ALOM Local but can be accessed via ALOM Diagnostic Tool SunVTS Sun Management Center Hardware Diagnostic Suite TABLE 6 1 Type Software Software Software 6 2 Summary of Diagnostic Tools Continued What It Does Exercises and stresses the system running tests in parallel Monitors both hardware environmental conditions and software performance of multiple machines Generates alerts for various conditions Exercises an operational system by running sequential tests Also reports failed FRUs Status Indicators Accessibility and Availability Requires operating system functionality Optional package may need to be installed Requires operating system to be running on both monitored and master servers Requires a dedicated database on the master server Separately purchased optional add on to Sun Management Center Requires operating system and Sun Management Center Remote Capability View and control over network D
28. be used by experienced system administrators This guide contains general descriptive information about the Sun Fire V210 and V240 servers and it includes detailed instructions on the various server administration tasks To use the information in this manual you must have a working knowledge of computer network concepts and terms and advanced knowledge of the Solaris Operating System Solaris OS Before You Read This Document This document does not cover server installation and rackmounting For detailed information on those topics refer to the Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Installation Guide 819 4209 Before following any of the procedures described in this document ensure that you have read the Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Compliance and Safety Manual 817 4827 12 xiii How This Document Is Organized Chapter 1 is an overview of the Sun Fire V210 and V240 server s main features Chapter 2 describes how to remove hardware components located behind the bezel Chapter 3 describes basic Sun Advanced Lights Out Manager features and functions Chapter 4 describes Sun Management Center features and functions Chapter 5 describes SunVTS Chapter 6 describes diagnostic tools for the Sun Fire V210 and V240 servers Using UNIX Commands This document does not contain information on basic UNIX commands and procedures such as shutting down the system booting the system and configuring devices Refer to one or
29. bles on page 26 e error reset A reset caused by certain non recoverable hardware error conditions In general an error reset occurs when a hardware problem corrupts system data Examples include CPU and system watchdog resets fatal errors and certain CPU reset events default e power on reset A reset caused by pressing the Power button default e user reset A reset initiated by the user or the operating system e all resets Any kind of system reset e none No Power On Self Tests or OpenBoot Diagnostics tests run Selects where console input is taken from Default is TTYA e TTYA From built in SERIAL MGT port e TTYB From built in general purpose serial port 10101 e keyboard From attached keyboard that is part of a graphics terminal Selects where diagnostic and other console output is displayed Default is TTYA e TTYA To built in SERIAL MGT port e TTYB To built in general purpose serial port 10101 e screen To attached screen that is part of a graphics terminal 1 POST messages cannot be displayed on a graphics terminal They are sent to TTYA even when output device is set to screen Chapter 6 Diagnostics 6 7 Note These variables affect OpenBoot Diagnostics tests as well as POST diagnostics Once POST diagnostics have finished running POST reports back to the OpenBoot firmware the status of each test it has run Control then reverts back to the OpenBoot firmware code
30. c 0 320 rscrtc 0 dd oci le 600000 isa 7 1i2c 0 320 dimm spd 0 c8 poci le 600000 isa 7 1i2c 0 320 dimm spd 0 c pci le 600000 isa 7 1i2c 0 320 dimm spd 0 b8 pci le 600000 isa 7 1i2c 0 320 dimm spd 0 b6 oci le 600000 isa 7 12c 0 320 power supply fru prom 0 a4 pci le 600000 isa 7 12c 0 320 power supply fru prom 0 b0 oci le 600000 isa 7 1i2c 0 320 chassis fru prom 0 a8g Chapter6 Diagnostics 6 15 CODE EXAMPLE 6 4 show devs Command Output Continued pci le 600000 isa 7 12c 0 320 motherboard fru prom 0 a2 pci le 600000 isa 7 1i2c 0 320 12c bridge 0 18 pci le 600000 isa 7 1i2c 0 320 12c bridge 0 16 pci 1lf 700000 network 2 1 pci l 700000 network 2 openprom client services packages obdiag menu packages obdiag lib packages SUNW asr packages SUNW fru device packages SUNW 12c ram device packages obp tfttp packages kbd translator packages dropins packages terminal emulator packages disk label packages deblocker packages SUNW bultin drivers 1 ok 6 6 4 To Run OpenBoot Commands Caution If you used the halt command or the Stop A key sequence to reach the ok prompt then issuing the probe scsi command can hang the system 1 Halt the system to reach the ok prompt How you do this depends on the system s condition If possible you should warn users before you shut the system down 2 Type the appropriate command at the console prompt 6 16 Sun Fire V210 and V240 Serv
31. chronous serial port and one serial management port and two independent USB hubs I O expansion is provided via one PCI card slot supporting both 33 MHz and 66 MHz cards FIGURE 1 2 Sun Fire V240 Server 1 1 2 Sun Fire V240 Server The Sun Fire V240 server is a commercial grade server in a 2U high package It uses the UltraSPARC IIli processor and can be configured with either one or two processors The Sun Fire V240 server is AC powered only with dual redundant hot swap PSUs Server depth enables mounting in a standard 800 mm deep rack Storage is provided by four hot swappable disk drives and an optional non hot swappable slimline DVD drive Built in I O network functionality is provided by four Gigabit Ethernet channels one Ultra160 SCSI multimode port one general purpose asynchronous Chapter 1 Introduction 1 3 1 1 3 1 1 4 serial port and one serial management port and two independent USB hubs I O expansion is provided via one PCI card slot supporting both 33 MHz and 66 MHz cards and two PCI card slots supporting 33 MHz cards Features The Sun Fire V210 and V240 servers share the following features m One or two UltraSPARC IIIi processors m Four DIMM slots per processor m Four 10 100 1000BASE T Ethernet ports m One Ultra160 SCSI port for connecting external devices m One general purpose serial port m One serial management port m Iwo USB ports m One 10BASE T Ethernet server management port m PCI expansion
32. ci ic 600000 pci le 600000 pci 1f 700000 memory controller 1 0 SUNW ULtraSPARC II1Ii 1 0 memory controller 0 0 6 14 Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Administration Guide December 2005 CODE EXAMPLE 6 4 show devs Command Output Continued SUNW UltraSPARC II1Ii 0 0 virtual memory memory m0O 0 aliases options openprom chosen packages pci ld 700000 network 2 1 pci l1ld 700000 network 2 pci ic 600000 scsi 2 1 pci lc 600000 scsi 2 pci ic 600000 scsi 2 1 tape pci ic 600000 scsi 2 1 disk pci ic 600000 scsi 2 tape pci ic 600000 scsi 2 disk pci le 600000 ide d pci le 600000 usb a pci le 600000 pmu 6 pci le 600000 isa 7 poci le 600000 ide d cdrom pci le 600000 ide d disk pci le 600000 pmu 6 gpio 80000000 8a pci le 600000 pmu 6 1i2c 0 0 pci le 600000 isa 7 rmc comm 0 3e8 pci le 600000 isa 7 serial 0 2e8 pci le 600000 isa 7 serial 0 3 8 pci le 600000 isa 7 power 0 800 pci le 600000 isa 7 1i2c 0 320 pci le 600000 isa 7 rtc 0 70 pci le 600000 isa 7 flashprom 2 0 pci le 600000 1isa 7 i2c 0 320 gpi0 0 70 pci le 600000 1isa 7 i2c 0 320 gpi0 0 88 pci le 600000 1isa 7 i2c 0 320 gpio 0 68 pci le 600000 1isa 7 1i2c 0 320 gpio0 0 4a pci le 600000 1isa 7 i2c 0 320 gpio0 0 46 pci le 600000 isa 7 i2c 0 320 gpi0 0 44 pci le 600000 isa 7 1i2c 0 320 idprom 0 50 oci le 600000 isa 7 1i2c 0 320 nvram 0 50 oci le 600000 isa 7 1i2
33. commission Hardware Diagnostic Suite The Hardware Diagnostic Suite is a package which you can purchase as an add on to Sun Management Center The suite lets you exercise a system while it is still up and running in a production environment See Section 4 2 Hardware Diagnostic Suite on page 4 4 for more information Interoperability Third Party Monitoring Tools If you administer a heterogeneous network and use a third party network based system monitoring or management tool you may be able to take advantage of Sun Management Center software s support for Tivoli Enterprise Console BMC Patrol and HP Openview Chapter 4 Sun Management Center 4 3 4 1 3 4 1 3 1 Using Sun Management Center Sun Management Center software is aimed at system administrators who have large data centers to monitor or other installations that have many computer platforms to monitor If you administer a smaller installation you need to weigh Sun Management Center software s benefits against the requirement of maintaining a significant database typically over 700 Mbytes of system status information The servers to be monitored must be running Sun Management Center relies on the Solaris OS for its operation Tip For detailed instructions see the Sun Management Center 3 0 Supplement for Sun Fire Sun Blade and Netra Systems 817 1007 Obtaining the Latest Information For the latest information about this product go to the Sun Man
34. d FIGURE 2 3 Inserting a System Configuration Card Sun Fire V210 Server 2 9 2 5 1 Removing and Replacing Hard Drives Caution The server and hard drives contain electronic parts that are extremely sensitive to static electricity Wear a grounded antistatic wrist strap when you carry out this procedure Removing a Hard Drive The hard drives are hot pluggable modules If more than one is fitted you can install or remove a hard drive without powering off the server or removing it from the rack However you do need to make sure that no system or application software is using a hard drive when you remove it Chapter 2 Removing and Replacing Components 2 7 22 Note If you intend to remove a hard drive with Solaris running follow the instructions in Section 2 5 4 Removing a SCSI Hard Drive With Solaris Running on page 2 11 before performing the following steps Open the front bezel See Section 2 2 2 Opening the Front Bezel on page 2 2 Check that the blue indicator LED is lit on the hard drive The blue LED comes on when the hard drive is ready to remove Slide the catch at the front of the hard drive to the right This releases the handle on the front of the hard drive Pull the handle and remove the hard drive from the server by sliding it out from its bay Replacing a Hard Drive Caution The server and hard drives contain electronic parts that are extremely sensitive
35. d OpenBoot Diagnostics unless diag switch is set to true or diag trigger is set toa reset event The default setting for this variable is false Because ASR relies on firmware diagnostics to detect faulty devices diag switch must be set to true for ASR to run For instructions see Section 6 11 4 To Enable ASR on page 6 32 To control which reset events if any automatically initiate firmware diagnostics use diag trigger For detailed explanations of these variables and their uses see Section 6 4 3 Controlling POST Diagnostics on page 6 6 6 11 4 To Enable ASR 1 At the system ok prompt type ok setenv diag switch true 2 Set the diag trigger variable to power on reset error reset or user reset For example type ok setenv diag trigger user reset 3 Type ok setenv auto boot true ok setenv auto boot on error true 4 Type 6 32 Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Administration Guide December 2005 The system permanently stores the parameter changes and boots automatically if the OpenBoot 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 switch 6 11 5 To Disable ASR 1 At the system ok prompt type ok setenv diag switch false ok setenv diag trigger none 2 Type The system permanently stores the parameter change Note To store parameter changes you can also power cycl
36. d and active the probe scsi command displays its loop ID host adapter logical unit number unique World Wide Name WWN and a device description that includes type and manufacturer The following is sample output from the probe scsi command CODE EXAMPLE 6 2 Sample probe scsi Command Output probe scsi Disk SEAGATE ST336605LSUN3 6G Disk SEAGATE ST336605LSUN3 6G Disk SEAGATE ST336605LSUN3 6G 0 0 1 0 2 O 3 0 Disk SEAGATE ST336605LSUN3 6G Chapter6 Diagnostics 6 13 6 6 2 6 6 3 probe ide Command The probe ide command communicates with all Integrated Drive Electronics IDE devices connected to the IDE bus This is the internal system bus for media devices such as the DVD drive Caution If you used the halt command or the Stop A key sequence to reach the ok prompt then issuing the probe ide command can hang the system The following is sample output from the probe ide command CODE EXAMPLE 6 3 sample probe ide Command Output 1 ok probe ide Device 0 Primary Master Removable ATAPI Model DV 28E B Device 1 Primary Slave Not Present Device 2 Secondary Master Not Present Device 3 Secondary Slave Not Present show devs Command The show devs command lists the hardware device paths for each device in the firmware device tree The following code example shows sample output from the show devs command CODE EXAMPLE 6 4 show devs Command Output ok show devs pci id 700000 p
37. d performs one of three user configurable actions m xir This is the default action and does not cause the server to sync the file systems and restart In the event of the sync hanging ALOM fallbacks to a hard reset after 15 minutes m Reset This is a hard reset and results in a rapid system recovery but diagnostic data regarding the hang is not stored m None This results in the system being left in the hung state indefinitely after the watchdog time out has been reported For additional information see http docs sun com search ALOM for the ALOM documentation 3 2 ALOM Management Ports The default management port is labeled SERIAL MGT This port uses an RJ 45 connector and is for server management only it supports only ASCII connections to an external console Use this port when you first begin to operate the server 3 4 Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Administration Guide December 2005 Another serial port labeled 10101 is available for general purpose serial data transfer This port uses a DB 9 connector In addition the server has one 10OBASE T Ethernet management domain interface labelled NET MGT To use this port ALOM configuration is required Note If you use the OpenBoot PROM command setenv ttya mode to change the speed of the ALOM serial port SERIAL MGT to a value other than the default of 9600 baud reset the host server This sets the port speed to the specified value For addi
38. e POST can be run even if the system is unable to boot POST detects most system faults and is located in the motherboard OpenBoot PROM POST can be set to run by the OpenBoot firmware at power up by setting two environment variables the diag switch and the diag level flag which are stored on the system configuration card POST runs automatically when the system power is applied and all of the following conditions apply m diag switch is set to true default is false m diag level is set to min max or menus default is min POST also runs automatically when the system is reset and all of the following conditions apply m diag switch is set to false default is false m the current type of system reset matches any of the reset types set in post trigger m diag level is set to min max or menus default is min If diag level is set to min or max POST performs an abbreviated or extended test respectively If diag level is set to menus a menu of all the tests executed at power up is displayed POST diagnostic and error message reports are displayed on a console 6 4 Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Administration Guide December 2005 6 4 1 6 4 2 To Start POST Diagnostics Method 1 There are two methods for starting POST diagnostics In the following procedures both methods are described ok setenv diag switch true Type ok setenv diag level value Where value is either min or max depending on the desired
39. e DVD ROM drive m Hot swappable hard drives m System configuration card m Front and rear service indicators Preinstalled Software The Solaris 10 OS is preinstalled on the Sun Fire V210 and V240 servers HDI To identify which specific version of software is installed on your server use the cat etc release command When you power on your server for the first time you might be given the option to choose the version of Solaris OS you want installed If this occurs when you choose one version the other one is deleted 1 4 Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Administration Guide December 2005 1 1 5 Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Comparison TABLE 1 1 Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Comparison Sun Fire V210 server Sun Fire V240 server Height 1U high 2U high 1x64 bit 33 66 MHz 3 3V PCI 1x64 bit 33 66 MHz 3 3V PCI PCI slot slot 2x64 bit 33 MHz 5V PCI slots hard drive bays Two Ultra160 SCSI Four Ultra160 SCSI Power supply units Single AC Dual redundant AC Keyswitch None Behind bezel For addition information about the differences between V210 and V240 servers or for information about V210 and V240 server configurations see http www sun com servers For detailed service information about the servers see http sunsolve sun com or http www sun com hwdocs Search for The Sun System Handbook 1 2 Bezel Features The front bezel of the Sun Fire V210 and V240 servers contains the server status LEDs and a spac
40. e back of the bezel 5 gt J 5235397 gt d gt gt J gt gt gt 5 es J gt fesse gt po g ETEA Keyswitch gt FIGURE 1 6 Location of the Keyswitch Sun Fire V240 Server The keyswitch has four positions each keyswitch position enables the user to select a different mode of behavior For a description of the behavior forced by each keyswitch position see TABLE 1 7 Chapter 1 Introduction 1 15 Normal Forced standby G Locked as Diagnostics FIGURE 1 7 Keyswitch Positions Sun Fire V240 Server Keyswitch positions and the behaviors they force are given in TABLE 1 7 TABLE 1 7 Keyswitch Position and Server Behaviors Keyswitch position Forced Server behavior Normal Normal operation Diagnostics Full POST during system boot Locked Disable On Standby switch Write protect ALOM Flash PROM Write protect OpenBoot PROM POST Flash PROM Disable suspension to OpenBoot PROM Kadb Forced Standby Force server into Standby mode Disable On Standby switch Disable remote power control Write protect ALOM Flash PROM 1 16 Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Administration Guide December 2005 1 3 Back Panel Features The server s I O ports and power inlets are on the back panel Power inlet SERIAL 10101 LAIIILA 0000 aes my l fe j 000000 fi Srl NET MGT SERIAL Ethernet USB SCSI MGT FIGURE 1 8 I O Ports Sun Fire V210 Serv
41. e for placing an identification label Chapter 1 Introduction 1 5 Locator LED Service required LED Activity LED FIGURE 1 3 Location of Status Indicators Sun Fire V210 Server 1 2 1 Server Status Indicators The server has three LED status indicators They are located on the front bezel and repeated on the back panel A summary of the indicators is given in TABLE 1 2 TABLE 1 2 Server Status Indicators Indicator LED color LED State Meaning Activity Green On The server is powered up and running the Solaris OS Off Either power is not present or Solaris OS is not running 1 6 Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Administration Guide December 2005 TABLE 1 2 Server Status Indicators Indicator LED color LED State Meaning Service Yellow On The server has detected a problem and Required requires the attention of service personnel Off The server has no detected faults Locator White On Identifies the server from others in a rack You can turn the Locator LED on and off either from the system console or the Sun Advanced Light Out Manager ALOM command line interface CLI T22 To Turn the Locator LED On Do one of the following m As root type usr sbin locator n m At the ALOM command line interface type sc gt setlocator on 1 2 3 To Turn the Locator LED Off Do one of the following m As superuser type usr sbin locator f m At the ALOM command line interface type sc gt setloc
42. e ide Device 0 Primary Master Removable ATAPI Model DV 28E B Device 1 Primary Slave Not Present Device 2 Secondary Master Not Present Device 3 Secondary Slave Not Present 6 28 Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Administration Guide December 2005 6 10 3 Using watch net and watch net all Commands to Check the Network Connections The watch net diagnostics test monitors Ethernet packets on the primary network interface The watch net all1 diagnostics test monitors Ethernet packets on the primary network interface and on any additional network interfaces connected to the system board Good packets received by the system are indicated by a period Errors such as the framing error and the cyclic redundancy check CRC error are indicated with an X and an associated error description Start the watch net diagnostic test by typing the watch net command at the ok prompt For the watch net all1 diagnostic test type watch net all1 at the ok prompt CODE EXAMPLE 6 18 watch net Diagnostic Output Message 1 ok watch net 100 Mbps FDX Link up Looking for Ethernet Packets 18 a Good Packet X is a Bad Packet Type any key to stop CODE EXAMPLE 6 19 watch net all Diagnostic Output Message 1 ok watch net all pci 1ld 700000 network 2 1 Timed out waiting for Autonegotation to complete Check cable and try again Link Down oci 1l 700000 network 2 100 Mbps FDX Link up Looking for Eth
43. e the system using the front panel Power switch Chapter6 Diagnostics 6 33 6 34 Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Administration Guide December 2005 Index Symbols var adm messages file 6 17 A agents Sun Management Center 4 2 auto boot variable 6 7 B BIST See built in self test BMC Patrol See third party monitoring tools built in self test test args variable and 6 10 C central processing unit See CPU clock speed CPU 6 23 CPU displaying information about 6 23 D device paths hardware 6 10 6 14 device tree defined 4 2 Solaris displaying 6 18 diag level 6 4 diag level variable 6 7 6 9 diagnostic tests bypassing 6 7 diagnostic tools summary of table 6 2 diagnostics Command gt probe ide 6 28 Command gt probe scsi probe scsi all 6 27 OpenBoot Diagnostics 6 8 POST 6 4 SunVTS 5 3 watch net and watch net all 6 29 diag script variable 6 7 diag switch 6 4 diag switch variable 6 7 disk drive caution 2 4 E electrostatic discharge ESD precautions 2 2 error messages OpenBoot Diagnostics interpreting 6 11 exercising the system with Hardware Diagnostic Suite 4 4 with Sun VTS 5 2 F FRU hardware revision level 6 23 hierarchical list of 6 22 manufacturer 6 23 part number 6 23 FRU data contents of IDPROM 6 23 H hard drive installing 2 9 removing 2 11 Index 1 hardware device paths 6 10 6 14 Hardware Diagnostic Suite 4 3 about e
44. er Power inlet 2 SERIAL 10101 E E o ommo 2e jor NET MGT SERIAL Ethernet USB SCSI MGT FIGURE 1 9 I O Ports Sun Fire V240 Server 1 3 1 I O Ports The I O ports on the rear of the Sun Fire V210 and V240 servers are arranged as shown in FIGURE 1 8 and FIGURE 1 9 For more information on the I O ports refer to the Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Getting Started Guide 819 4206 10 Chapter 1 Introduction 1 3 2 Network Status Indicators Each network connector has two status indicators Network link LED Network speed LED FIGURE 1 10 Location of Network Status Indicators The network status indicators convey m Network link status m Network speed status does not apply to the NET MGT port For a summary of what the Network Link Status indicators mean see TABLE 1 8 TABLE 1 8 Network Link Indicators LED color LED State Green On Blinking Off Network Link Status Link is established Link is transferring data Link is not established 1 18 Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Administration Guide December 2005 1 3 3 1 3 4 1 3 5 For a summary of what the network speed indicators mean see TABLE 1 9 TABLE 1 9 Network Speed Indicators LED color LED State Network Speed Status Green On The network link is established and running at its maximum supported speed Off e If the network activity indicator is on the network
45. er has dual redundant power supplies You can swap one power supply while the other is still running The Sun Fire V210 server has a single power supply Swapping it requires the attention of qualified service personnel Refer to the Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Service Manual 819 4207 10 2 7 1 Removing a Power Supply Unit 1 At the ALOM prompt type sc gt removefru y PSX 2 14 Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Administration Guide December 2005 2 7 2 Where x is the power supply unit identifier 0 or 1 When the blue ok to remove LED lights on the back of the power supply unit remove it Pull down on the PSU lever Withdraw the PSU from the server s chassis Replacing a Power Supply Unit Slide the PSU into the back of the server until it stops Do not push the PSU lever closed until the PSU is all the way in Press the PSU lever until it clicks home This engages the PSU with the power distribution board inside the server At the ALOM prompt type Sc gt poweron PSX Where x is the power supply unit identifier 0 or 1 Chapter 2 Removing and Replacing Components 2 15 2 16 Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Administration Guide December 2005 CHAPTER 3 Sun Advanced Lights Out Manager This chapter gives an overview of the Sun Advanced Lights Out Manager ALOM software The chapter contains m Section 3 1 Sun Advanced Lights Out Manager ALOM on page 3 2 m Section 3 2 ALO
46. erature condition prtdiag reports an error in the Status column for that device CODE EXAMPLE 6 8 prtdiag Overtemperature Indication Output System Temperatures Celsius Similarly if there is a failure of a particular component prtdiag reports a fault in the appropriate Status column CODE EXAMPLE 6 9 prtdiag Fault Indication Output Fan Status Status NO_FAULT FAULT Chapter6 Diagnostics 6 21 6 7 2 3 prtfru Command 6 22 The Sun Fire V210 and V240 servers maintain a hierarchical list of all field replacable units FRUs in the system as well as specific information about various FRUs The prt fru command can display this hierarchical list as well as data contained in the serial electrically erasable programmable read only memory SEEPROM devices located on many FRUs CODE EXAMPLE 6 10 shows an excerpt of a hierarchical list of FRUs generated by the prtfru command with the 1 option CODE EXAMPLE 6 10 prtfru 1 Command Output prtfru 1 frutree frutree chassis fru Erutree chassis MB Label MB Erutree chassis MB Label MB system board container Erutree chassis MB Label MB system board SC Label SC frutree chassis MB Label MB system board SC Label SC sc fru Erutree chassis MB Label MB system board BAT Label BAT frutree chassis MB Label MB system board BAT Label BAT battery fru frutree chassis MB Label MB system board P0O Label P0 Erutree chassis MB Label MB system board P0 Label P0
47. ernet Packets is a Good Packet X is a Bad Packet Type any key to stop For additional information about diagnostic tests for the OpenBoot PROM see OpenBoot PROM Enhancements for Diagnostic Operation 817 6957 10 Chapter6 Diagnostics 6 29 6 11 Automatic System Recovery Note Automatic System Recovery ASR is not the same as Automatic Server Restart which the Sun Fire V210 and V240 servers also support For additional information about Automatic Server Restart see Section 3 1 3 Automatic Server Restart on page 3 4 Automatic System Recovery ASR consists of self test features and an auto configuring capability to detect failed hardware components and unconfigure them By doing this the server is able to resume operating after certain non fatal hardware faults or failures have occurred If a component is one that is monitored by ASR and the server is capable of operating without it the server automatically reboots if that component develops a fault or fails ASR monitors memory modules m Memory modules If a fault is detected during the power on sequence the faulty component is disabled If the system remains capable of functioning the boot sequence continues If a fault occurs on a running server and it is possible for the server to run without the failed component the server automatically reboots This prevents a faulty hardware component from keeping the entire system down or causing t
48. ers Administration Guide December 2005 6 7 6 7 1 6 7 2 Operating System Diagnostic Tools If a system passes OpenBoot Diagnostics tests it normally attempts to boot its multiuser operating system For most Sun systems this means the Solaris OS Once the server is running in multiuser mode you have access to the software based diagnostic tools SunVTS and Sun Management Center These tools enable you to monitor the server exercise it and isolate faults Note If you set the auto boot OpenBoot configuration variable to false the operating system does not boot following completion of the firmware based tests In addition to the tools mentioned you can refer to error and system message log files and Solaris system information commands Error and System Message Log Files Error and other system messages are saved in the var adm messages file Messages are logged to this file from many sources including the operating system the environmental control subsystem and various software applications Solaris System Information Commands The following Solaris commands display data that you can use when assessing the condition of a Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers server prtcont prtdiag prtfru psrinfo showrev This section describes the information these commands give you More information about using each command is contained in the appropriate man page Chapter 6 Diagnostics 6 17 6 7 2 1 prtconf command The
49. es not boot a If the content of the NVRAM section is invalid the system is not initialized with its default NVRAM configuration It is essential that you store the SCC safely if you have to remove it from the server and replace it before restarting the system For more information see Section 2 4 Swapping a System Configuration Card Between Servers on page 2 6 TABLE 1 6 OpenBoot PROM Configuration Parameters Stored on the System Configuration Card Parameter Default Description diag passes 1 Defines the number of times self test methods are performed loca mac address true If true network drivers use their own MAC address not the server s code debug false If true include name fields for plug in device FCodes ttyb rte dtr orff true If true operating system does not assert RTS and DTR on TTYB port ttyb ignore cd false If true operating system ignores carrier detect on TTYB 1 12 Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Administration Guide December 2005 TABLE 1 6 Configuration Card Parameter ttya rts dtr off ttya ignore cd silent mode scSi initiator id oem logo oem banner ansi terminal screen columns screen rows ttya mode ttyb mode output device input device load base auto boot boot command diag file diag device boot file boot device use nvramrc Default true false false false true 80 34 9600 8 n 1 9600 8 n 1 ttya tt
50. esigned for remote access Designed for remote access For a summary of the server s LED status indicators see Section 1 2 1 Server Status Indicators on page 1 6 6 3 Sun Advanced Lights Out Manager Both the Sun Fire V210 server and the Sun Fire V240 server are shipped with Sun Advanced Lights Out Manager ALOM pre installed ALOM enables you to monitor and control your server through a serial connection using the SERIAL MGT port or Ethernet connection using the NET MGT port ALOM can send email notification of hardware failures or other server events The ALOM circuitry uses standby power from the server This means that m ALOM is active as soon as the server is connected to a power source and until power is removed by unplugging the power cable Chapter 6 Diagnostics 6 3 m ALOM continues to be effective when the server operating system goes off line See TABLE 3 1 for a list of the components monitored by ALOM and the information it provides for each Tip For additional information see the Advanced Lights Out Management User s Guide 817 5481 6 4 POST Diagnostics POST is a firmware program that is useful in determining if a portion of the system has failed POST verifies the core functionality of the system including the CPU module or modules motherboard memory and some on board I O devices POST generates messages that can be useful in determining the nature of a hardware failur
51. firmware 6 18 Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Administration Guide December 2005 6 7 2 2 prtdiag Command The prtdiag command displays a table of diagnostic information that summarizes the status of system components The display format used by the prtdiag command can vary depending on what version of the Solaris OS is running on your system Following is an excerpt of the output produced by prtdiag on a healthy Sun Fire V240 server running Solaris OS 8 PSR1 Chapter 6 Diagnostics 6 19 CODE EXAMPLE 6 6 prtdiag Command Output prtdiag System Configuration Sun Microsystems sun4u Sun Fire V240 System clock frequency 160 MHZ Memory size 1GB Temperature Ambient MB PO 960 MHz 1MB US IIIi MB P1 960 MHz 1MB US LITL 66 network SUNW bge network 66 scsi pcil000 21 1 scsi 2 66 scsi pcil000 21 1 scsi 2 66 network SUNW bge network 33 isa serial su16550 serial 1sa serial sul6550 serial isa rmc comm rmc_comm seria 1de pcil0b9 5229 c4 ide Interleave Factor Contains GroupID 0 GroupID 0 MB P1 B0 D0 MB P1 B0 D1 6 20 Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Administration Guide December 2005 In addition to the information in CODE EXAMPLE 6 6 prtdiag with the verbose option v reports on front panel status disk status fan status power supplies hardware revisions and system temperatures CODE EXAMPLE 6 7 prtdiag Verbose Output System Temperatures Celsius Status In the event of an overtemp
52. following sc gt console More than one ALOM user can be connected to the server console stream but only one user is permitted to type input characters to the console If another user is logged on and has write capability you will see the following message after issuing the console command sc gt Console session already in use view mode To take console write capability away from another user type sc gt console f Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Administration Guide December 2005 3 4 3 3 4 4 3 4 5 To Set the Serial Port Speed Back to the Default Type the following sc gt bootmode reset nvram sc gt reset scadm resetrsc Command If two users are running ALOM at the same time and one user issues the scadm resetrsc command for Solaris OS while the other user is updating ALOM firmware using either the scadm download command or the ALOM shell command flashupdate the firmware could become corrupted and cause ALOM to be unusable m Do not issue the scadm resetrsc command until after the firmware update is complete Do not issue the scadm resetrsc command within 60 seconds after the firmware update has been completed TTYB Console Output If you have your console set to TTYB 10101 rather than to TTYA the ALOM serial port labeled SERIAL MGT you may not see all the output from the console This is because both OpenBoot PROM and Power On Self Test POST send diagnostic output to TTYA by defa
53. he system to crash repeatedly To support degraded boot capability OpenBoot firmware uses the 1275 Client interface via the device tree to mark a device as either failed or disabled This creats an appropriate status property in the device tree node The Solaris OS does not activate a driver for any subsystem so marked As long as a failed component is electrically dormant not causing random bus errors or signal noise for example the system reboots automatically and resumes operation while a service call is made Note ASR is not enabled until you activate it 6 30 Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Administration Guide December 2005 6 11 1 6 11 2 Auto Boot Options The auto boot setting controls whether or not the firmware automatically boots the operating system after each reset The default setting is true The auto boot on error setting controls whether the system attempts a degraded boot when a subsystem failure is detected Both the auto boot and auto boot on error settings 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 autto boot on error is false Therefore the system does 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 non recoverable error even if degraded booting is
54. ides secure user authentication data integrity and privacy for transactions over networks If your site uses Sun Enterprise Authentication Mechanism security you must have Sun Enterprise Authentication Mechanism client and server software installed on your network and configured properly in both Solaris and SunVTS software If your 5 2 Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Administration Guide December 2005 gal site does not use Sun Enterprise Authentication Mechanism security do not choose the Sun Enterprise Authentication Mechanism option during SunVTS software installation If you enable the wrong security scheme during installation or if you improperly configure the security scheme you choose you may find yourself unable to run SunVTS tests For more information see the SunVTS User s Guide and the instructions accompanying the Sun Enterprise Authentication Mechanism software Using Sun VTS SunVTS the Sun Validation and Test Suite is an online diagnostics tool that you can use to verify the configuration and functionality of hardware controllers devices and platforms It runs in the Solaris OS and presents the following interfaces u command line interface m serial tty interface SunVTS software lets you view and control testing sessions on a remotely connected server The following is a list of some of the tests that are available TABLE 5 1 SunVTS Tests SunVTS Test Description cputest Tests the CPU disktest Tests
55. ing Components 2 5 2 4 2 4 1 gt gt gt Swapping a System Configuration Card Between Servers Swapping a System Configuration Card Between Servers Caution Never remove the system configuration card while the server is booting or running the Solaris OS Either remove power from the server or put it into Standby mode before removing or inserting the system configuration card Caution Do not handle the system configuration card unless you need to transfer it to another system If you need to handle it for this reason avoid contact with the gold terminals on the underside of the card Caution If you remove the system configuration card SCC and replace it with the SCC from a system of a different platform type the card will be reconfigured A message tells you when this has been done but the system does not request confirmation before reformatting the card Power down both servers See Section 2 3 Controlling Server Power on page 2 4 Open the front bezel on both servers See Section 2 2 2 Opening the Front Bezel on page 2 2 Remove the cable ties that secure the system configuration cards and remove the cards Insert the system configuration card from the old server into the new one Replace the cable tie on the new system Power on the new system 2 6 Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Administration Guide December 2005 Cable tie System configuration car
56. is OS Software performs orderly Server enters Standby state running shutdown Server enters directly Standby state On with Solaris OS No effect Server enters Standby state not running directly Standby Server enters On power state Server enters On power state Controlling Server Power States For information on connecting the server to a power source and powering on the server see the Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Getting Started Guide 819 4206 10 For information on controlling server power using software see http docs sun com and search for ALOM version 1 5 4 release notes The server immediately goes into Standby mode as soon as it is connected to a power source As long as it remains connected to the power source the server stays in either the Standby or On power state An explanation of the power states is given in TABLE 1 4 TABLE 1 4 Explanation of Power States Power State Description On Server is connected to a power source and the power is enabled Standby Server is connected to a power source but power is not enabled Off Server is not connected to a power source Power cable is disconnected Note The only way to completely remove power from the server is to disconnect the power cable 1 10 Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Administration Guide December 2005 L2 Hard Drives The Sun Fire V210 server has slots for up to two hard drives The Sun Fire V240 server has slots for up to four The slo
57. known gl scsi bus connected configured unknown cl dsk clt0d0 disk connected configured unknown c1 dsk c1it1ido disk connected configured unknown C2 scsi bus connected unconfigured unknown Note Before proceeding you must remove the hard drive from all of its software mount positions and delete any swap areas in use on the drive If the drive is the system s boot device do not proceed further with these instructions Do not attempt to unconfigure the boot disk Chapter 2 Removing and Replacing Components 2 11 3 Unconfigure the hard drive that you intend to remove Use the unconfigure command and specify the device you intend to remove For example if it is Disk 1 type cfgadm c unconfigure c1 dsk c1t1d0 4 Verify that the device is now unconfigured Type cfgadm al Ap_Id Type Receptacle Occupant Condition eo scsi bus connected configured unknown c0 dsk c0t0do0 CD ROM connected configured unknown el scsi bus connected configured unknown Cl rdsk citod0 disk connected configured unknown c1 dsk c1t1d0 unavailable connected unconfigured unknown G2 scsi bus connected unconfigured unknown 5 Confirm that the hard drive you want to remove from the server is no longer visible to the operating system Type format Searching for disks done AVAILABLE DISK SELECTIONS 0 c0t0dO lt SUN36G cyl 24427 alt 2 hd 27 sec 107 gt poci 1l 0 pci 1l scsi 8 sd 0 0 It is now safe to remove the hard drive fr
58. les on page 6 26 Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Administration Guide December 2005 TABLE 6 2 OpenBoot Configuration Variables OpenBoot Configuration Variable auto boot Description and Keywords Determines whether the operating system automatically starts up Default is true diag level diag script diag switch diag trigger input device output device e true Operating system automatically starts once firmware tests finish e false System remains at ok prompt until you type boot Determines the level or type of diagnostics executed Default is min e off No testing e min Only basic tests are run e max More extensive tests may be run depending on the device Determines which devices are tested by OpenBoot Diagnostics Default is none e none No devices are tested e normal On board centerplane based devices that have self tests are tested e all All devices that have self tests are tested Toggles the system in and out of diagnostic mode Default is false e true Diagnostic mode POST diagnostics and OpenBoot Diagnostics tests may run e false Default mode Do not run POST or OpenBoot Diagnostics tests Specifies the class of reset event that causes Power On Self Test and OpenBoot Diagnostics to run These variables can accept single keywords as well as combinations of the first three keywords separated by spaces For details see To View and Set OpenBoot Configuration Varia
59. lied with the Solaris OS For information about downloading it from this CD refer to the Sun Hardware Platform Guide for the release of the Solaris OS you are using To find out more about using SunVTS refer to the SunVTS documentation that corresponds to the Solaris OS release that you are running 5 4 Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Administration Guide December 2005 en Re Viewing SunVTS Documentation SunVTS documents are included on the Software Supplement CD that is part of each Solaris Media Kit release and is also accessible at http docs sun com For further information you can also consult the following SunVTS documents m SunVTS User s Guide describes how to install configure and run the SunVTS diagnostic software m SunVTS Quick Reference Card provides an overview of how to use the SunVTS CDE interface m SunVTS Test Reference Manual provides details about each individual SunVTS test Chapter5 SunVTS 5 5 5 6 Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Administration Guide December 2005 CHAPTER 6 Diagnostics This chapter describes the diagnostics tools available to the Sun Fire V210 and V240 servers The chapter contains the sections Section 6 1 Overview of Diagnostic Tools on page 6 2 Section 6 3 Sun Advanced Lights Out Manager on page 6 3 Section 6 2 Status Indicators on page 6 3 Section 6 4 POST Diagnostics on page 6 4 Section 6 5 OpenBoot Diagnostics on page 6 8 Secti
60. m the ok prompt To do this type the test command followed by the full hardware path of the device or set of devices to be tested For example ok test pci x y SUNW qlc 2 Knowing how to construct an appropriate hardware device path requires precise knowledge of the hardware architecture of the Sun Fire V210 and V240 servers 6 10 Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Administration Guide December 2005 6 9 2 2 Tip Use the show devs command to list the hardware device paths To customize an individual test you can use test args as follows ok test usb 1 3 test args verbose debug This affects only the current test without changing the value of the test args OpenBoot configuration variable You can test all the devices in the device tree with the test all command ok test all If you specify a path argument to test al1 then only the specified device and its children are tested The following example shows the command to test the USB bus and all devices with self tests that are connected to the USB bus ok test all pci 9 700000 usb 1 3 What OpenBoot Diagnostics Error Messages Tell You OpenBoot Diagnostics error results are reported in a tabular format that contains a short summary of the problem the hardware device affected the subtest that failed and other diagnostic information CODE EXAMPLE 6 1 displays a sample OpenBoot Diagnostics error message Chapter6 Diagnostics 6 11 CODE EXAMPLE 6 1 OpenBood Diagno
61. nce it is a part of Sun Management Center you can only run Hardware Diagnostic Suite if you have set up your data center to run Sun Management Center This means you have to dedicate a master server to run the Sun Management Center server software that supports Sun Management Center software s database of platform status information In addition you must install and set up Sun Management Center agent software on the systems to be monitored Finally you need to install the console portion of Sun Management Center software which serves as your interface to the Hardware Diagnostic Suite Instructions for setting up Sun Management Center as well as for using the Hardware Diagnostic Suite can be found in the Sun Management Center Software User s Guide Chapter 4 Sun Management Center 4 5 4 6 Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Administration Guide December 2005 CHAPTER 5 SunVTS This chapter contains information about SunVTS 5 1 5 1 Datel SunVITS SunVTS is a software suite that performs system subsystem and configuration testing You can view and control a SunVTS session over a network Using a remote system you can view the progress of a testing session change testing options and control all testing features of another machine on the network You can run SunVTS software in three different test modes m Connection mode verifies the presence of device controllers on all subsystems This typically takes no more than
62. ns a large database of status information for a wide range of Sun platforms This database is updated frequently and includes information about boards tapes power supplies and disks as well as operating system parameters like load resource usage and disk space You can create alarm thresholds and be notified when these are exceeded 4 2 Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Administration Guide December 2005 4 1 2 4 1 2 1 4 1 2 2 4 1 2 3 The monitor components present the collected data to you in a standard format Sun Management Center software provides both a standalone Java application and a Web browser based interface The Java interface affords physical and logical views of the system for highly intuitable monitoring Other Sun Management Center Features Sun Management Center software provides you with additional tools which can operate with management utilities made by other companies The tools are an informal tracking mechanism and the optional add on Hardware Diagnostics Suite Informal Tracking Sun Management Center agent software must be loaded on any system you want to monitor However the product lets you informally track a supported platform even when the agent software has not been installed on it In this case you do not have full monitoring capability but you can add the system to your browser have Sun Management Center periodically check whether it is up and running and notify you if it goes out of
63. nt Condition co scsi bus connected configured unknown c0 dsk c0t0do0 CD ROM connected configured unknown el scsi bus connected configured unknown cls dsk crtogau disk connected configured unknown c1 dsk c1t1d0 disk connected configured unknown ey scsi bus connected unconfigured unknown The disk is now available to be mounted for operation 2 10 Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Administration Guide December 2005 2 5 4 Removing a SCSI Hard Drive With Solaris Running If you are removing a hard drive while the operating system is still running you must remove the drive logically from the operating system before removing it physically Follow the instructions in this section then remove the hard drive physically by following the instructions in Section 2 5 1 Removing a Hard Drive on page 2 7 Use the following instructions in conjunction with the cfgadm M man page 1 Check that the hard drive you want to remove is visible to the Operating System Type format Searching for disks done AVAILABLE DISK SELECTIONS 0 cOt0Od0 lt SUN36G cyl 24427 alt 2 hd 27 sec 107 gt pci l1lf 0 pci l scsi 8 sde e0 0 1 c0Ot1d0 lt SUN36G cyl 24427 alt 2 hd 27 sec 107 gt pci 1f 0 pci 1l scsi 8 sd 1 0 2 Get the correct Ap_Id label for the hard drive that you want to remove Type cfgadm al Ap_Id Type Receptacle Occupant Condition co scsi bus connected configured unknown c0 dsk c0t0do0 CD ROM connected configured un
64. om the server without shutting down the operating system 2 6 Removing and Replacing the DVD Drive The DVD drive is not hot swappable The server must be powered down and the power cable removed from the back panel before you remove or install a DVD drive 2 12 Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Administration Guide December 2005 2 6 1 2 0 2 Class 1 Laser Product Luokan 1 Laserlaite Klasse 1 Laser Apparat Laser Klasse 1 Caution Follow the instructions in this section carefully The DVD ROM drive contains a laser device Do not attempt to open the DVD ROM drive s enclosure or remove a DVD ROM drive using any procedures other than those contained in this section If you do you risk being exposed to radiation Removing the DVD Drive Power down the server See Section 2 3 Controlling Server Power on page 2 4 Open the bezel See Section 2 2 2 Opening the Front Bezel on page 2 2 Unclip the catches that fasten the DVD drive to the chassis FIGURE 2 5 Pull the DVD drive towards you until it is free of its connectors and out of the chassis Replacing the DVD Drive Insert the new DVD ROM drive Press it home firmly until the clips engage with the server s chassis Close the bezel Chapter 2 Removing and Replacing Components 2 13 FIGURE 2 5 Removing a DVD ROM Drive Sun Fire V240 Server 2 Removing and Replacing a Power Supply Unit The Sun Fire V240 serv
65. on 6 6 OpenBoot Commands on page 6 13 Section 6 7 Operating System Diagnostic Tools on page 6 17 Section 6 8 Recent Diagnostic Test Results on page 6 25 Section 6 9 OpenBoot Configuration Variables on page 6 26 Section 6 10 Additional Diagnostic Tests for Specific Devices on page 6 27 Section 6 11 Automatic System Recovery on page 6 30 6 1 6 1 Diagnostic Tool LEDs ALOM POST OpenBoot Diagnostics OpenBoot commands Solaris commands Overview of Diagnostic Tools Sun provides a range of diagnostic tools for use with the Sun Fire V210 and V240 servers These diagnostic tools are summarized in TABLE 6 1 TABLE 6 1 Type Hardware Hardware and software Firmware Firmware Firmware Software Summary of Diagnostic Tools What It Does Indicate status of overall system and particular components Monitors environmental conditions performs basic fault isolation and provides remote console access Tests core components of system Tests system components focusing on peripherals and I O devices Display various kinds of system information Display various kinds of system information Accessibility and Availability Accessed from system chassis Available anytime power is available Can function on standby power and without operating system Runs automatically on startup Available when the operating system is not running Runs
66. output is from a system containing two hard drives format Searching for disks done AVAILABLE DISK SELECTIONS 0 cOt0d0 lt SUN36G cyl 24427 alt 2 hd 27 sec 107 gt pci 1f 0 pci l scsi 8 sde e0 0 1 c0Ot1d0 lt SUN36G cyl 24427 alt 2 hd 27 sec 1075 pci 1f 0 pci 1l scsi 8 sd 1 0 2 Find the label of the new hard drive which appears in the Ap_Id column of the sample output Type Chapter 2 Removing and Replacing Components 2 9 cfgadm al Ap_Id Type Receptacle Occupant Condition co scsi bus connected configured unknown c0 dsk c0t0do0 CD ROM connected configured unknown et scsi bus connected configured unknown el tdsk ele0dd disk connected configured unknown c1 dsk c1t1d0 unavailable connected unconfigured unknown c2 scsi bus connected unconfigured unknown In this sample output the new drive is Disk 1 Note The output text provided is example text only In the example outputs the disk identified is not consistent across examples However the format of the output is correct When you type commands the drive name is consistent in the output you see 3 Connect the new drive logically to the operating system Type the following command specifying the correct Ap_Id label for the disk you have installed In this sample command the Ap_Id label is for Disk 1 cfgadm c configure c1 dsk c1t1d0 4 Confirm that the drive is now connected and configured Type cfgadm al Ap_Id Type Receptacle Occupa
67. prtconf command displays the Solaris device tree This tree includes all the devices probed by OpenBoot firmware as well as additional devices like individual disks that only the operating system software can detect The output of prtconf also includes the total amount of system memory CODE EXAMPLE 6 5 shows an excerpt of prtconf output CODE EXAMPLE 6 5 prtconf Command Output prtconft System Configuration Sun Microsystems sun4u Memory size 1024 Megabytes System Peripherals Software Nodes SUNW Sun Fire V240 packages driver not attached SUNW builtin drivers driver not attached deblocker driver not attached disk label driver not attached terminal emulator driver not attached dropins driver not attached kbd translator driver not attached obp tftp driver not attached SUNW 12c ram device driver not attached SUNW fru device driver not attached ufs file system driver not attached chosen driver not attached openprom driver not attached client services driver not attached options instance 0 aliases driver not attached memory driver not attached virtual memory driver not attached SUNW UlLtraSPARC IIIi driver not attached memory controller instance 0 SUNW ULtraSPARC IITIi driver not attached memory controller instance 1 The prtconf command s p option produces output similar to the OpenBoot show devs command This output lists only those devices compiled by the system
68. range coverage Power cycle the server After you have powered the server off wait 60 seconds before powering the server on POST executes after the server is powered on Note Status and error messages could be displayed in the console window If POST detects an error it displays an error message describing the failure When you have finished running POST restore the value of diag switch to false by typing ok setenv diag switch false Resetting diag switch to false minimizes boot time To Start POST Diagnostics Method 2 Go to the ok prompt Type ok setenv diag switch false Chapter 6 Diagnostics 6 5 3 Type ok setenv diag level value Where value is either min or max depending on the desired range of coverage 4 Type ok setenv diag trigger user reset 5 Type ok setenv diag trigger all resets Note Status and error messages could be displayed in the console window If POST detects an error it displays an error message describing the failure 6 4 3 Controlling POST Diagnostics 6 6 You control POST diagnostics and other aspects of the boot process by setting OpenBoot configuration variables Changes to OpenBoot configuration variables generally take effect only after the system is restarted TABLE 6 2 lists the most important and useful of these variables You can find instructions for changing OpenBoot configuration variables in Section 6 9 OpenBoot Configuration Variab
69. ration Variables 6 26 6 9 1 2 To Set OpenBoot Configuration Variables 6 26 6 10 Additional Diagnostic Tests for Specific Devices 6 27 6 10 1 Using the probe scsi Command to Confirm That Hard Drives are Active 6 27 6 10 2 Using probe ide Command to Confirm That the DVD or CD ROM Drive is Connected 6 28 6 10 3 Using watch net and watch net all Commands to Check the Network Connections 6 29 6 11 Automatic System Recovery 6 30 6 11 1 Auto Boot Options 6 31 6 11 2 Error Handling Summary 6 31 6 11 3 Reset Scenarios 6 32 6 11 4 ToEnable ASR 6 32 6 11 5 To Disable ASR 6 33 Index Index 1 Contents vii viii Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Administration Guide December 2005 FIGURE 1 1 FIGURE 1 2 FIGURE 1 3 FIGURE 1 4 FIGURE 1 5 FIGURE 1 6 FIGURE 1 7 FIGURE 1 8 FIGURE 1 9 FIGURE 1 10 FIGURE 1 11 FIGURE 2 1 FIGURE 2 2 FIGURE 2 3 FIGURE 2 4 FIGURE 2 5 Figures Sun Fire V210 Server 1 2 Sun Fire V240 Server 1 3 Location of Status Indicators Sun Fire V210 Server 1 6 Location of Front Panel Features Sun Fire V240 Server 1 9 Location of Hard Drive Service Indicators 1 11 Location of the Keyswitch Sun Fire V240 Server 1 15 Keyswitch Positions Sun Fire V240 Server 1 16 I O Ports Sun Fire V210 Server 1 17 I O Ports Sun Fire V240 Server 1 17 Location of Network Status Indicators 1 18 System Prompt Flow Diagram 1 21 Opening the Bezel Sun Fire V210 Server 2 3 Opening The Bezel S
70. robe scsi 6 13 Index 3 Index 4 Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Administration Guide December 2005
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72. s to customize how the tests run By default test args is set to contain an empty string You can modify test args using one or more of the reserved keywords shown in TABLE 6 4 Chapter6 Diagnostics 6 9 6 5 2 1 TABLE 6 4 Keywords for the test args OpenBoot Configuration Variable Keyword What It Does bist Invokes built in self test BIST on external and peripheral devices debug Displays all debug messages iopath Verifies bus interconnect integrity loopback Exercises external loopback path for the device media Verifies external and peripheral device media accessibility restore Attempts to restore original state of the device if the previous execution of the test failed silent Displays only errors rather than the status of each test subtests Displays main test and each subtest that is called verbose Displays detailed messages of status of all tests callers n Displays backtrace of n callers when an error occurs callers 0 displays backtrace of all callers before the error Default is callers 1 errors n Continues executing the test until n errors are encountered errors 0 displays all error reports without terminating testing Default is errors 1 If you want to customize the OpenBoot Diagnostics testing you can set test args to a comma separated list of keywords as in this example ok setenv test args debug loopback media test and test all Commands You can also run OpenBoot Diagnostics tests directly fro
73. stics Error Message Testing pci le 600000 isa 7 flashprom 2 0 ERROR There is no POST in this FLASHPROM or POST header is unrecognized DEVICE pci le 600000 isa 7 flashprom 2 0 SUBTEST selttest cre subtest MACHINE Sun Fire V210 SERIAL 51347798 DATE 03 05 2003 15 17 31 GMT CONTROLS diag level max test args errors 1 Error pci le 600000 isa 7 flashprom 2 0 selftest failed return code 1 Selftest at pci le 600000 isa 7 flashprom 2 0 errors 1 failed Pass 1 of 1 Errors 1 of 1 Tests Failed 1 Elapsed Time 0 0 0 1 To change the system defaults and the diagnostics settings after initial boot refer to the OpenBoot PROM Enhancements for Diagnostic Operation 817 6957 You can view or print this document by going to http www sun com documentation 6 12 Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Administration Guide December 2005 6 6 6 6 1 OpenBoot Commands OpenBoot commands are commands you type from the ok prompt OpenBoot commands which can provide useful diagnostic information are m probe scsi m probe ide m show devs probe scsi Command The probe scsi command is used to diagnose problems with SCSI devices Caution If you used the halt command or the Stop A key sequence to reach the ok prompt then issuing the probe scsi command can hang the system The probe scsi command communicates with all SCSI devices connected to on board SCSI controllers For any SCSI device that is connecte
74. tional information see http docs sun com Search for ALOM to find the ALOM documentation 3 3 Setting the admin Password When you switch to the ALOM prompt after initial power on you are logged in as the admin user and prompted to set a password You must set this password in order to execute certain commands If you are prompted to do so set a password for the admin user The password must m contain at least two alphabetic characters m contain at least one numeric or one special character m be at least six characters long Once the password is set the admin user has full permissions and can execute all ALOM CLI commands Tip If you login to ALOM with a 16 character user name and execute the showusers command ALOM enters a loop and refuses all other connection attempts If you encounter this problem establish a telenet connection to the host server and use the scadm resetrsc command to reset ALOM 3 4 Basic ALOM Functions This section covers some basic ALOM functions Chapter 3 Sun Advanced Lights Out Manager 3 5 Tip For additional information see http docs sun com Search for ALOM to find the ALOM documentation 3 4 1 To Switch to the ALOM Prompt Type the following Note When you switch to the ALOM prompt you are logged in with the userid admin See Section 3 3 Setting the admin Password on page 3 5 3 4 2 To Switch to the Server Console Prompt 3 6 Type the
75. to static electricity Wear a grounded antistatic wrist strap when you carry out this procedure FIGURE 2 4 Installing a Hard Drive Sun Fire V210 Server 2 8 Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Administration Guide December 2005 1 Slide the catch on the front of the hard disk to the right This releases a handle on the front of the hard drive The lever must be open before you insert the hard drive If it is not the hard drive does not engage with the server correctly 2 Slide the hard drive into its bay at the front of the server Push it in firmly until the metal lever starts to close This indicates that the hard drive is engaged with its connector attached to the server 3 Push the metal lever until the disk drive clicks into place 4 Close the bezel If you have installed a hard drive with Solaris running perform the steps in Section 2 5 3 Installing a SCSI Hard Drive With Solaris Running on page 2 9 200 Installing a SCSI Hard Drive With Solaris Running Before performing the instructions in this section install the hard drive by following the instructions in Section 2 5 2 Replacing a Hard Drive on page 2 8 Use the following instructions in conjunction with the cfgadm M man page 1 With the new hard drive physically installed in the drive bay log into the system as superuser and run the format command to make the disk visible to the Solaris OS Type the following command The following sample
76. ts accept any Sun LVD SCSI hard drive conforming to the 1 inch SCA 2 form factor Each hard drive has two LED indicators associated with it See TABLE 1 5 for a summary of what the indicators mean Ready to remove blue Activity green FIGURE 1 5 Location of Hard Drive Service Indicators TABLE 1 5 Hard Drive Service Indicators Indicator LED color LED State Component Status Activity Green Flashing Active SCSI transactions Off No activity Ready to Remove Blue On Ready to remove Off Not ready to remove For information on removing and replacing a hard drive see Section 2 5 Removing and Replacing Hard Drives on page 2 7 Chapter 1 Introduction 1 11 1 2 8 DVD ROM Drive The Sun Fire V210 and V240 servers contain a bay to accept an optional slimline ATAPI DVD ROM drive The bay is located on the front panel and is accessed by opening the bezel For information on DVD ROM drive installation see Section 2 6 Removing and Replacing the DVD Drive on page 2 12 129 System Configuration Card The system configuration card SCC is housed in a slot behind the front bezel next to the On Standby switch FIGURE 1 4 The card contains unique network identity information including the MAC address and host ID known as the IDPROM and the OpenBoot PROM configuration also known as NVRAM The server attempts to access the SCC while booting m Ifa properly formatted card is not present in the reader the system do
77. ult Chapter 3 Sun Advanced Lights Out Manager 3 7 3 8 Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Administration Guide December 2005 CHAPTER 4 sun Management Center This chapter describes SunMC The chapter contains the sections m Section 4 1 Sun Management Center on page 4 2 m Section 4 2 Hardware Diagnostic Suite on page 4 4 4 1 4 1 4 1 1 sun Management Center Sun Management Center software provides enterprise wide monitoring of Sun servers and workstations including their subsystems components and peripheral devices The system being monitored must be up and running and you need to install all the proper software components on various systems in your network Sun Management Center lets you monitor the following on the Sun Fire V210 and V240 Server server TABLE 4 1 TABLE 4 1 What Sun Management Center Monitors Item Monitored What Sun Management Center Monitors Disk drives Status Fans Status CPUs Temperature and any thermal warning or failure conditions Power supply Status System temperature Temperature and any thermal warning or failure conditions How Sun Management Center Works The Sun Management Center consists of three components m Agent m Server Monitor You install agents on systems to be monitored The agents collect system status information from log files device trees and platform specific sources and reports that data to the server component The server component maintai
78. un Fire V240 Server 2 3 Inserting a System Configuration Card Sun Fire V210 Server 2 7 Installing a Hard Drive Sun Fire V210 Server 2 8 Removing a DVD ROM Drive Sun Fire V240 Server 2 14 x Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Administration Guide December 2005 TABLE 1 1 TABLE 1 2 TABLE 1 3 TABLE 1 4 TABLE 1 5 TABLE 1 6 TABLE 1 7 TABLE 1 8 TABLE 1 9 TABLE 1 10 TABLE 1 11 TABLE 3 1 TABLE 4 1 TABLE 5 1 TABLE 6 1 TABLE 6 2 TABLE 6 3 TABLE 6 4 TABLE 6 5 Tables Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Comparison 1 5 Server Status Indicators 1 6 On Standby Switch Actions and Results 1 10 Explanation of Power States 1 10 Hard Drive Service Indicators 1 11 OpenBoot PROM Configuration Parameters Stored on the System Configuration Card 1 12 Keyswitch Position and Server Behaviors 1 16 Network Link Indicators 1 18 Network Speed Indicators 1 19 Power Supply Unit Indicators 1 20 Power Supply Unit Ready to Remove Indicator Sun Fire V240 1 20 What ALOM Monitors 3 3 What Sun Management Center Monitors 4 2 SunVTS Tests 5 3 Summary of Diagnostic Tools 6 2 OpenBoot Configuration Variables 6 7 Sample obdiag menu 6 9 Keywords for the test args OpenBoot Configuration Variable 6 10 Using Solaris Information Display Commands 6 25 xi xii Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Administration Guide December 2005 Preface The Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Administration Guide is intended to
79. un Fire V240 only a Turn the key switch to the Locked position This prevents anyone from accidentally powering off the system b Remove the system key from the keyswitch and store it in the clip on the back of the bezel Close the front bezel 2 4 Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Administration Guide December 2005 2 32 Powering Off Using the On Standby Switch Note Applications running on the Solaris OS can be adversely affected by a poorly executed system shutdown Make sure you have gracefully shut down any applications before powering off the system Notify users that the system will be powered down Back up the system files and data if necessary Sun Fire V240 only Ensure that the keyswitch is in the Normal or Diagnostics position Press and release the On Standby switch behind the front bezel The system begins an orderly software system shutdown Note Pressing and releasing the On Standby switch initiates an orderly software shutdown Pressing and holding the switch for four seconds causes an immediate hardware shutdown Whenever possible initiate an orderly shutdown Forcing an immediate hardware shutdown can corrupt the disk drive and cause loss of data Wait for the front panel green LED to go out Sun Fire V240 only remove the system key from the keyswitch and store it in the clip on the back of the front bezel 7 Close the front bezel Chapter 2 Removing and Replac
80. unction A summary of the function of this indicator is given in TABLE 1 11 TABLE 1 11 Power Supply Unit Ready to Remove Indicator Sun Fire V240 LED color LED State Component Status Blue On PSU is ready to be removed Off The PSU is not ready for removal Caution As long as AC power is supplied to the server potentially dangerous voltages might be present within the server 1 4 system Prompts The following default server prompts are used by the Sun Fire V210 and V240 servers m ok OpenBoot PROM prompt m sc Advanced Lights Out Manager ALOM prompt m Solaris OS superuser Bourne and Korn shell 1 20 Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Administration Guide December 2005 FIGURE 1 11 shows the relationship between the three prompts and how to change from one prompt to another ALOM prompt Sc gt ALOM prompt console a07 OBP prompt ok Shutdown halt init O console boot Solaris SU prompt OBP prompt ok console ALOM prompt sc gt FIGURE 1 11 System Prompt Flow Diagram For additional information about obtaining switching from OpenBoot PROM to server console sc prompts see Section 3 4 Basic ALOM Functions on page 3 5 Chapter 1 Introduction 1 21 1 22 Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Administration Guide December 2005 CHAPTER 2 Removing and Replacing Components This chapter tells you how to remove and replace the components that are loc
81. welcomes your comments and suggestions You can submit your comments by going to http www sun com hwdocs feedback Please include the title and part number of your document with your feedback Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Administration Guide part number 819 4208 10 Preface xvii xviii Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Administration Guide December 2005 CHAPTER 1 Introduction This chapter describes the Sun Fire V210 and V240 servers and contains an overview of the following main features m Section 1 1 Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Overview on page 1 2 m Section 1 2 Bezel Features on page 1 5 m Section 1 3 Back Panel Features on page 1 17 m Section 1 4 System Prompts on page 1 20 1 1 1 1 Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Overview FIGURE 1 1 Sun Fire V210 Server 1 1 1 Sun Fire V210 Server The Sun Fire V210 server is a commercial grade server in a 1U high package It uses the UltraSPARC Ii processor and can be configured with either one or two processors The Sun Fire V210 server is AC powered only Server depth enables mounting in a standard 800 mm deep rack Storage is provided by two hot swappable disk drives and an optional non hot swappable slimline DVD drive Built in I O network functionality is provided by four Gigabit Ethernet channels one Ultra160 SCSI 1 2 Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Administration Guide December 2005 multimode port one general purpose asyn
82. xercising the system with 4 4 hardware revision displaying with showrev 6 24 host adapter probe scsi 6 13 HP Openview See third party monitoring tools l IDE bus 6 14 input device variable 6 7 installation CD ROM drive 2 13 hard drives 2 9 Integrated Drive Electronics See IDE bus intermittent problem 4 4 interpreting error messages OpenBoot Diagnostics tests 6 11 L log files 4 2 6 17 logical unit number probe scsi 6 13 logical view Sun Management Center 4 3 loop ID probe scsi 6 13 M message POST 6 4 moving the system precautions 2 4 O obdiag trigger variable 6 7 OpenBoot commands probe ide 6 14 probe scsi and probe scsi all 6 13 show devs 6 14 OpenBoot configuration variables purpose of 6 6 table of 6 7 OpenBoot Diagnostics 6 8 OpenBoot Diagnostics tests error messages interpreting 6 11 hardware device paths in 6 10 running from the ok prompt 6 10 test command 6 10 test all command 6 11 OpenBoot PROM parameters diag level 6 4 diag switch 6 4 output message watch net all diagnostic 6 29 watch net diagnostic 6 29 output device variable 6 7 overtemperature condition determining with prtdiag 6 21 P patches installed determining with showrev 6 24 physical view Sun Management Center 4 3 POST limitations of message display 6 7 POST messages 6 4 post trigger variable 6 7 probe ide command OpenBoot 6 14 probe scsi and probe scsi all commands
83. y errors Power supplies Presence and status System temperature Ambient temperature and any thermal warning or failure conditions Server front panel Keyswitch position and LED status Voltage Status and thresholds SCSI circuit breakers Status Note When you issue the showfru command from the ALOM command shell the command does not read the layout of the DIMMs Chapter 3 Sun Advanced Lights Out Manager 3 3 3 1 3 Note When OpenBoot PROM reports DIMM errors to ALOM it sends system concole SC alert messages with the incorrect memory slot position for the Sun Fire V210 and V240 servers However the memory errors are still valid Automatic Server Restart Note Automatic Server Restart is not the same as Automatic System Recovery ASR which the Sun Fire V210 and V240 servers also support For additional information about Automatic System Recovery see Section 6 11 Automatic System Recovery on page 6 30 Automatic Server Restart is a component of ALOM It monitors the Solaris OS while it is running and by default synchronizes the file systems and restarts the server if it hangs ALOM uses a watchdog process to monitor the kernel only ALOM does not restart the server if a process hangs and the kernel is still running The ALOM watchdog parameters for the watchdog patting interval and watchdog time out are not user configurable If the kernel hangs and the watchdog times out ALOM reports and logs the event an
84. ya 16384 true boot none net none disk net false OpenBoot PROM Configuration Parameters Stored on the System Description If true operating system does not assert RTS and DTR on TTYA port If true operating system ignores carrier detect on TTYA port Suppress all messages if true and diag switch is false SCSI ID of the SCSI controller If true use custom OEM logo otherwise use Sun logo If true use custom OEM banner Sets number of columns on the scree Sets number of rows on the screen TTYA baud rate bits parity stop handshake TTYB baud rate bits parity stop handshake Power on output device Power on input device Address from which data is read from a device If true system boots automatically to OS after power on or reset occurs Action following a boot command File from which to boot if diag switch is true Device to boot from if diag switch is true File to boot if diag switch is false Device or devices from which to boot if diag switch is false If true execute commands stored in NVRAM during server start up Chapter 1 Introduction 1 13 TABLE 1 6 OpenBoot PROM Configuration Parameters Stored on the System Configuration Card Parameter Nnvramre security mode security password security badlogins diag script diag level diag switch diag trigger error reset recovery pcia probe list Default none

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