Sun Microsystems Cobalt LX50, User Manual

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Using the Service Partition Menu
User Guide—Sun Cobalt LX50 Server 4-25
Comprehensive Test With Continuous Looping
This test performs the same test as the Comprehensive Test, but runs continuously until stopped. To stop the testing
and display the test pass count, press Ctrl + Break. The number of test loops executed is shown as “Pass Count = n” at
the upper right side of the screen.
The run time for this test is approximately 15 to 20 minutes per pass, depending on the amount of memory installed.
Run Baseboard
1
Management Controller (BMC) Firmware Update
2
Use this menu selection to update the Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) firmware. The BMC code resides
both on the Diagnostics CD and on the Service Partition in the
C: /BMC
directory.
Run HSC Firmware Update
Use this menu selection to update the hard disk controller firmware. The HSC code resides both on the Diagnostics
CD and on the Service Partition in the
C: /HSC
directory.
Run Field Replaceable Unit/System Data Record (FRU/SDR) Update
2
Use this menu item to re-inventory the FRUs and System Data Records (SDR) on the Sun Cobalt LX50 server. You
can also use this selection to modify the asset tag and the chassis serial number. These are both customer optional
fields that are left blank when the system is shipped from the factory.
When you run the update, make sure you choose the following at the appropriate prompt:
• Main Board supports SCSI drives
• SR1200 chassis
The FRU/SDR code resides both on the Diagnostics CD and on the Service Partition in the
C: /FRUSDR
directory.
Run BIOS Update (reboot required)
2
Use this menu item to update the BIOS Boot block in the event that the boot block becomes corrupted. Use this menu
item to also update the BIOS in the event that the BIOS becomes corrupted or if you want to set the BIOS settings
back to their defaults. A reboot occurs automatically after the update is complete. The BIOS code resides both on the
Diagnostics CD and on the Service Partition in the
C: /BIOS
directory.
Reboot to Service Partition
Selecting this menu item causes a reboot to the service partition.
Reboot System
Choosing this menu item causes a reboot, maintaining normal boot ordering.
✍
Note: The Comprehensive Test should be run after changing any FRU, CRU, or adding an
optional component.
1. The baseboard refers to the server Main Board
2.
The update files are on the hard drive service partition. This allows accessibility to the partition from within
Linux, since it is mounted as
/diag
at the root. The latest firmware updates can be downloaded by means of
FTP onto the
/diag
partition so that you can simply reboot and update the system