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Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers

Administration Guide

Part No. 816-4826-11
April 2003, Revision A

Summary of Contents for Fire V240

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Page 3: ...l Features 4 Server Status Indicators 5 To Turn The Locator LED On 6 To Turn The Locator LED Off 6 Front Panel Features 7 On Standby Switch 7 Hard disk drives 9 DVD ROM Drive 9 System Configuration Ca...

Page 4: ...etween Servers 25 To Swap the System Configuration Card Between Servers 25 Removing and Replacing Hard Disk Drives 27 Removing A Hard Disk Drive 27 Installing A Hard Disk Drive 28 Installing a SCSI Ha...

Page 5: ...ic Suite 44 When to Run Hardware Diagnostic Suite 44 Requirements for Using Hardware Diagnostic Suite 44 5 Sun VTS 47 SunVTS 48 SunVTS Software and Security 48 Using SunVTS 49 To Find Out Whether SunV...

Page 6: ...st Results 76 OpenBoot Configuration Variables 76 To View And Set OpenBoot Configuration Variables 77 Additional Diagnostic Tests for Specific Devices 78 Using the probe scsi Command To Confirm That H...

Page 7: ...I O Ports On A Sun Fire V240 Server 15 FIGURE 1 10 Location Of Network Status Indicators 15 FIGURE 1 11 System Prompt Flow Diagram 19 FIGURE 2 1 Opening The Bezel on a Sun Fire V210 Server 23 FIGURE...

Page 8: ...Figures viii FIGURE 6 5 watch net all Diagnostic Output Message 80 80...

Page 9: ...k Link Indicators 16 TABLE 1 9 Network Speed Indicators 16 TABLE 1 10 Power Supply Unit Indicators 17 TABLE 1 11 Power Supply Unit Ready To Remove Indicator Sun Fire V240 only 17 TABLE 1 12 Optional C...

Page 10: ...x Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Administration Guide April 2003 TABLE 6 6 Using Solaris Information Display Commands 75 75...

Page 11: ...owledge of the Solaris operating environment Before You Read This Book This book does not cover server installation and rackmounting For detailed information on those topics refer to the Sun Fire V210...

Page 12: ...xii Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Administration Guide April 2003 Solaris Handbook for Sun Peripherals Other software documentation that you received with your system...

Page 13: ...h on screen computer output su Password AaBbCc123 Book titles new words or terms words to be emphasized Replace command line variables with real names or values Read Chapter 6 in the User s Guide Thes...

Page 14: ...Sun is interested in improving its documentation and welcomes your comments and suggestions You can email your comments to Sun at docfeedback sun com Please include the part number 816 4826 xx of your...

Page 15: ...e Sun Fire V210 and V240 servers and gives an overview of their main features It contains the sections Overview of the Servers on page 2 Bezel Features on page 4 Back Panel Features on page 14 Optiona...

Page 16: ...un Fire V210 server is AC powered only Server depth allows mounting in a standard 800mm deep rack Storage is provided by two hot swappable disk drives together with an optional non hot swappable sliml...

Page 17: ...ided by four hot swappable disk drives together with an optional non hot swappable slimline DVD drive Built in I O network functionality is provided by four Gigabit ethernet channels one ultra160SCSI...

Page 18: ...ration card Front and rear service indicators Differences Between The Servers Bezel Features The front bezel of the Sun Fire V210 and V240 server contains the server status LEDs and a space for placin...

Page 19: ...stem console or the Sun Advanced Light Out Manager ALOM command line interface CLI TABLE 1 2 Server Status Indicators Indicator LED Colour LED State Meaning Activity Green On The server is powered up...

Page 20: ...mmand line interface type To Turn The Locator LED Off Do one of the following As root type At the ALOM command line interface type To Display Locator LED Status Do one of the following As root type At...

Page 21: ...disk drive DVD ROM drive System configuration card Sun Fire V240 server only keyswitch FIGURE 1 4 Location Of Front Panel Features On Standby Switch Access to the On Standby switch is by opening the f...

Page 22: ...the server stays in either the Standby or On power state An explanation of the power states is given in TABLE 1 4 Note The only way to remove power totally from the server is to disconnect the power...

Page 23: ...Drive Service Indicators Sun Fire V120 Server Shown For information on removing and replacing a hard disk drive see Removing and Replacing Hard Disk Drives on page 27 DVD ROM Drive The Sun Fire V210 a...

Page 24: ...d OBP displays a warning message and the system will not auto boot Solaris However you can boot the system from the ok prompt using the boot command It is therefore essential that you store the SCC sa...

Page 25: ...ess auto boot true If true boot automatically after power on or reset boot command boot Action following a boot command diag file none File from which to boot if diag switch is true diag device net De...

Page 26: ...curity badlogins none Number of incorrect security password attempts diag script none diag level max Defines how diagnostic tests are run options are off min med max diag switch false If true Run in d...

Page 27: ...es the server into a different mode of behaviour The key has an integral pointer which you need to tell accurately which position the keyswitch is in For a description of the behaviour forced by each...

Page 28: ...1 7 Keyswitch Position and Server Behaviours Keyswitch position Forced Server Behaviour Normal Normal operation Diagnostics Full POST during system boot Locked Disable on standby switch Write protect...

Page 29: ...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 Server Installation Guide Network Status Indicators Each network connector has two statu...

Page 30: ...al SCSI Port The SCSI port is a mulitmode Ultra 160SCSI interface To operate at Ultra 160SCSI speeds it must be in LVD mode If a single ended device is connected to the server it automatically switche...

Page 31: ...r is given in TABLE 1 11 Caution As long as an AC power cord remains connected to the server potentially dangerous voltages could be present within the server TABLE 1 10 Power Supply Unit Indicators L...

Page 32: ...rive X7410A Rackmount kit 24 inch X6967A PCI Cards High Speed Serial Interface X1155A Cauldron X2222A PGX 64 8 24 bit colour graphics PCI Adapter Frame Buffer X3768A Jasper LVD 160 HBA X6758A ISP 2200...

Page 33: ...t PROM OBP prompt sc Advanced Lights Out Manager ALOM prompt Solaris superuser Bourne and Korn shell FIGURE 1 11 shows the relationship between the three prompts and how to change from one to the othe...

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Page 35: ...aution Read the section Avoiding Electrostatic Discharge on page 22 and wear a properly grounded antistatic strap before you carry out any of the procedures in this section The chapter contains the fo...

Page 36: ...erver s lid and involves procedures that must be carried out by trained personnel only Avoiding Electrostatic Discharge To Avoid Electrostatic Discharge While Working On The Front Panel 1 Attach one e...

Page 37: ...bezel by rotating it down on its hinges FIGURE 2 1 Opening The Bezel on a Sun Fire V210 Server FIGURE 2 2 Opening The Bezel on a Sun Fire V210 Server Note Always grip the bezel at both ends to open i...

Page 38: ...power off the system before moving it 1 Connect the server to an AC power source Once connected the server automatically goes into Standby power mode 2 Turn on power to any peripherals and external s...

Page 39: ...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 sec...

Page 40: ...stem FIGURE 2 3 Inserting a System Configuration Card Sun Fire V210 Server Shown Caution Never remove the system configuration card while the server is booting or running the Solaris operating environ...

Page 41: ...make sure that no system or application software is using a hard disk drive when you remove it Note If you intend to remove a hard disk drive with Solaris running follow the instructions in Removing a...

Page 42: ...s a handle on the front of the hard disk drive The lever must be open before you insert the hard disk drive If it is not the hard disk drive will not engage with the server correctly 6 Slide the hard...

Page 43: ...Id column of the sample output Type In the sample output above the new disk is Disk 1 3 Connect the new disk logically to the Operating System Type the following command specifying the correct Ap_Id l...

Page 44: ...moving A Hard Disk Drive on page 27 Use the instructions below in conjunction with the cfgadm M man page 1 Check that the Hard Disk Drive you want to remove is visible to the Operating System Type for...

Page 45: ...t is Disk 1 type 4 Check that the device is now unconfigured Type cfgadm c unconfigure c1 dsk c1t1d0 cfgadm al Ap_Id Type Receptacle Occupant Condition c0 scsi bus connected configured unknown c0 dsk...

Page 46: ...owered down and the power cable removed from the back panel before you remove or insert a DVD ROM drive Caution Follow the instructions in this section carefully The DVD ROM drive contains a laser dev...

Page 47: ...ront Bezel on page 22 3 Unclip the catches that fasten the DVD ROM drive to the chassis See FIGURE 2 5 4 Pull the DVD ROM drive towards you until it is free of its connectors and out of the chassis 5...

Page 48: ...ual which is contained on the Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Documentation CD To Remove a Power Supply Unit 1 At the ALOM prompt type Where x is the power supply unit identifier 0 or 1 When the blue o...

Page 49: ...Chapter 2 Removing and Replacing Components 35 3 At the ALOM prompt type Where x is the power supply unit identifier 0 or 1 sc poweron PSx...

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Page 51: ...apter gives an overview of the Sun Advanced Lights Out Manager ALOM software The chapter contains Sun Advanced Lights Out Manager 1 0 ALOM on page 38 ALOM Management Ports on page 39 Setting the admin...

Page 52: ...purpose serial port use the serial port labeled 10101 ALOM can be configured to send email notification of hardware failures and other events related to the server or to ALOM The ALOM circuitry uses s...

Page 53: ...uration is required For information see the ALOM Online Help which is included on the Sun Fire V210 and V240 Server Documentation CD Setting the admin Password When you switch to the ALOM prompt after...

Page 54: ...ch to the ALOM prompt you will be logged in with the userid admin See Setting the admin Password on page 39 To Switch To The Server Console Prompt 1 Type More than one ALOM user can be connected to th...

Page 55: ...41 CHAPTER 4 Sun Management Center This chapter describes SunMC The chapter contains the sections Sun Management Center on page 42 Hardware Diagnostic Suite on page 44...

Page 56: ...to the server component The server component maintains a large database of status information for a wide range of Sun platforms This database is updated frequently and includes information about board...

Page 57: ...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 Hardware Diagnostic Suite on page 44 for more information Inte...

Page 58: ...Run Hardware Diagnostic Suite The best use of the Hardware Diagnostic Suite is to disclose a suspected or intermittent problem with a non critical part on an otherwise functioning machine Examples mig...

Page 59: ...n 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...

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Page 61: ...47 CHAPTER 5 Sun VTS This chapter describes SunVTS The chapter contains the following sections SunVTS on page 48...

Page 62: ...s 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...

Page 63: ...tion and functionality of hardware controllers devices and platforms It runs in the Solaris operating environment and presents the following interfaces command line interface serial tty interface SunV...

Page 64: ...olaris you are using To find out more about using SunVTS refer to the SunVTS documentation that corresponds to the Solaris release that you are running Viewing SunVTS Documentation The SunVTS document...

Page 65: ...Chapter 5 Sun VTS 51 SunVTS Quick Reference Card provides an overview of how to use the SunVTS CDE interface SunVTS Test Reference Manual provides details about each individual SunVTS test...

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Page 67: ...ut Manager on page 55 Status Indicators on page 56 POST Diagnostics on page 56 OpenBoot Diagnostics on page 59 OpenBoot Commands on page 63 Operating Environment Diagnostic Tools on page 67 Recent Dia...

Page 68: ...rall system and particular components Accessed from system chassis Available anytime power is available Local but can be viewed via ALOM POST Firmware Tests core components of system Runs automaticall...

Page 69: ...e SunVTS Software Exercises and stresses the system running tests in parallel Requires operating system Optional package may need to be installed View and control over network Sun Management Center So...

Page 70: ...ST verifies the core functionality of the system including the CPU module s motherboard memory and some on board I O devices and generates messages that can be useful in determining the nature of a ha...

Page 71: ...s the class of reset default is power on reset 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 execu...

Page 72: ...bles OpenBoot Configuration Variable Description and Keywords auto boot Determines whether the operating system automatically starts up Default is true true Operating system automatically starts once...

Page 73: ...uration Variables on page 77 error reset A reset caused by certain non recoverable hardware error conditions In general an error reset occurs when a hardware problem corrupts system state data and the...

Page 74: ...e Where n represents the number corresponding to the test you want to run A summary of the tests is available At the obdiag prompt type ok setenv diag switch true ok setenv auto boot false ok reset al...

Page 75: ...ariable 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 ext...

Page 76: ...e Sun Fire V210 and V240 system To customize an individual test you can use test args as follows This affects only the current test without changing the value of the test args OpenBoot configuration v...

Page 77: ...can provide useful diagnostic information are probe scsi and probe scsi all probe ide show devs probe scsi and probe scsi all The probe scsi and probe scsi all commands diagnose problems with the SCSI...

Page 78: ...e 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 The following is sa...

Page 79: ...uch 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 t...

Page 80: ...tem 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 pci...

Page 81: ...etion of the firmware based tests In addition to the tools mentioned above you can refer to error and system message log files and Solaris system information commands Error and System Message Log File...

Page 82: ...are prtconf 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 att...

Page 83: ...Chapter 6 Diagnostics 69 prtdiag The prtdiag command displays a table of diagnostic information that summarizes the status of system components...

Page 84: ...Guide April 2003 The display format used by the prtdiag command can vary depending on what version of the Solaris operating environment is running on your system Following is an excerpt of some of the...

Page 85: ...network SUNW bge network 0 pci 66 2 scsi pci1000 21 1 scsi 2 0 pci 66 2 scsi pci1000 21 1 scsi 2 0 pci 66 2 network SUNW bge network 0 pci 33 7 isa serial su16550 serial 0 pci 33 7 isa serial su16550...

Page 86: ...t In the event of an overtemperature condition prtdiag reports an error in the Status column CODE EXAMPLE 6 9 prtdiag Overtemperature Indication Output Similarly if there is a failure of a particular...

Page 87: ...is fru frutree chassis MB Label MB frutree chassis MB Label MB system board container frutree chassis MB Label MB system board SC Label SC frutree chassis MB Label MB system board SC Label SC sc fru f...

Page 88: ...ev The showrev command displays revision information for the current hardware and software CODE EXAMPLE 6 14 shows sample output of the showrev command CODE EXAMPLE 6 14 showrev Command Output psrinfo...

Page 89: ...Packages SUNWcsu Patch 110905 01 Obsoletes Requires Incompatibles Packages SUNWcsu Patch 110910 01 Obsoletes Requires Incompatibles Packages SUNWcsu Patch 110914 01 Obsoletes Requires Incompatibles Pa...

Page 90: ...oduces a system dependent list of hardware components along with an indication of which components passed and which failed POST or OpenBoot Diagnostics tests OpenBoot Configuration Variables Switches...

Page 91: ...env command The following example shows a short excerpt of this command s output To set or change the value of an OpenBoot configuration variable use the setenv command To set OpenBoot configuration v...

Page 92: ...scsi all command transmits an inquiry to all SCSI devices connected to both the system s internal and its external SCSI interfaces FIGURE 6 2 shows sample output from a server with no externally conne...

Page 93: ...test monitors Ethernet packets on the primary network interface The watch net all diagnostics test monitors Ethernet packets on the primary network interface and on any additional network interfaces...

Page 94: ...he filesystems and restarts the server if it hangs ALOM uses a watchdog process to monitor the kernel only ALOM will not restart the server if a process hangs and the kernel is still running The ALOM...

Page 95: ...nd 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 hav...

Page 96: ...true to enable an automatic degraded boot To set the switches type Note The default setting for auto boot on error is false Therefore the system will not attempt a degraded boot unless you change this...

Page 97: ...ure Reset Scenarios Three OpenBoot configuration variables diag switch obdiag trigger and post trigger control how the system runs firmware diagnostics in response to system reset events The standard...

Page 98: ...oot variable auto boot is set to true its default value Note To store parameter changes you can also power cycle the system using the front panel Power button To Disable ASR 1 At the system ok prompt...

Page 99: ...watch net all 79 diag script variable 58 diag switch 57 diag switch variable 58 disk drive caution 24 E electrostatic discharge ESD precautions 22 error messages OpenBoot Diagnostics interpreting 63...

Page 100: ...OBP output message watch net all diagnostic 80 watch net diagnostic 80 output device variable 59 overtemperature condition determining with prtdiag 72 P patches installed determining with showrev 75 p...

Page 101: ...24 Normal position 24 system memory determining amount of 68 T test command OpenBoot Diagnostics tests 62 test all command OpenBoot Diagnostics tests 62 test args variable 61 keywords for table 61 thi...

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