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SPARCcenter™ 2000/2000E Installation Manual—June 1996

2. Unpacking the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2-1

2.1 Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2-1

2.2 Inspecting for Damage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2-1

2.3 Unpacking the Server Cabinet  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2-1

2.4 Moving the System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2-3

2.5 Adjusting the Levelling Pads  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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2.6 Shipping or Storing the System  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2-6

3. Cabling the System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3-1

3.1 Connecting the AC Power Cable  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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3.2 Attaching the Network Cable to the Master Board  . . . . .

3-4

3.3 Precautions for JumpStart Automatic Installation . . . . . .

3-5

3.4 Connecting the System to the Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3-6

3.5 Connecting an ASCII Terminal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3-6

3.6 Connecting External SCSI Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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3.7 Replacing the Rear Screen and Kick Panel  . . . . . . . . . . . .

3-8

4. Powering the System On and Off  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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4.1 Powering On the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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4.2 Reading Boot Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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4.3 Interpreting Status LED Patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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4.4 Powering Off the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Index  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Summary of Contents for SPARCcenter 2000

Page 1: ...SPARCcenter 2000 2000EInstallation Manual Part No 800 6975 16 Revision A June 1996 A Sun Microsystems Inc Business 2550 Garcia Avenue Mountain View CA 94043 U S A 415 960 1300 FAX 415 969 9131 ...

Page 2: ...TABILITY FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON INFRINGEMENT Copyright 1996 Sun Microsystems Inc 2550 Garcia Avenue Mountain View Californie 94043 1100 U S A Tous droits réservés Ce produit ou document est protégé par un copyright et distribué avec des licences qui en restreignent l utilisation la copie et la décompilation Aucune partie de ce produit ou de sa documentation associée ne peut être r...

Page 3: ...nal Options 1 4 1 4 External Options 1 5 1 5 Cabinet Specifications 1 6 1 5 1 Physical Specifications 1 6 1 5 2 Electrical Specifications 1 7 1 5 3 Environmental Requirements 1 8 1 6 Site Preparation 1 9 1 6 1 Electrical Circuits 1 9 1 6 2 Air Conditioning 1 11 1 6 3 Ethernet Network 1 11 1 6 4 Floorspace 1 12 ...

Page 4: ...necting the AC Power Cable 3 1 3 2 Attaching the Network Cable to the Master Board 3 4 3 3 Precautions for JumpStart Automatic Installation 3 5 3 4 Connecting the System to the Network 3 6 3 5 Connecting an ASCII Terminal 3 6 3 6 Connecting External SCSI Devices 3 8 3 7 Replacing the Rear Screen and Kick Panel 3 8 4 Powering the System On and Off 4 1 4 1 Powering On the System 4 1 4 2 Reading Boot...

Page 5: ...d 1 12 Figure 1 7 Server Access Areas Top View 1 13 Figure 1 8 Server Access Areas for Serial Parallel Port Hardware 1 13 Figure 2 1 Attaching the Ramps to the Shipping Pallet 2 3 Figure 2 2 Moving the Server Safely Down the Ramps 2 4 Figure 2 3 Rear Screen Levelling Wrench Kick Panel and Levelling Pad 2 5 Figure 2 4 Stabilizer Bar 2 6 Figure 3 1 Key Switch Standby Position 3 2 Figure 3 2 The AC D...

Page 6: ...xample of Network Cable 3 5 Figure 3 6 Serial Port for an ASCII Terminal 3 7 Figure 4 1 Key Switch Positions 4 2 Figure 4 2 The AC Distribution Unit Power Switch 4 3 Figure 4 3 Local Remote Switch 4 4 Figure 4 4 System Reset Switch 4 5 Figure 4 5 System Status LEDs 4 7 ...

Page 7: ...hysical Specifications 1 6 Table 1 4 Clearance and Service Access 1 6 Table 1 5 Main Cabinet Shipping Specifications 1 6 Table 1 6 Main Cabinet Electrical Specifications 1 7 Table 1 7 Temperature Limits 1 8 Table 1 8 Humidity Limits 1 8 Table 1 9 Altitude Limits 1 9 Table 4 1 LED Status Indicators 4 7 ...

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Page 9: ...enter 2000E system When You Need Help with UNIX Commands This manual does not include specific software commands or procedures Refer to the operating system documentation when you need help with commands or procedures such as Shutting down the system Booting the system Configuring devices Other software procedures ...

Page 10: ...s Guide 802 1850 20 Gbyte 4 mm Internal Tape Auto Loader User s Guide 801 4977 Writing FCODE Programs for SBus Cards 800 5673 Service System Sun SPARCcenter 2000 Service Manual 801 2007 SPARCcenter 2000 System Board Manual 800 6993 Sun 4D Technical Reference Manual 800 6994 Service Peripheral Front Load Tape Drive Install 800 7011 150 Mbyte 1 4 Inch QIC Tape Drive Installation Manual 800 7010 2 1 ...

Page 11: ... Typeface or Symbol Meaning Example AaBbCc123 The names of commands files and directories on screen computer output Edit your login file Use ls a to list all files system You have mail AaBbCc123 What you type contrasted with on screen computer output system su Password AaBbCc123 Command line placeholder replace with a real name or value To delete a file type rm filename AaBbCc123 Book titles new w...

Page 12: ...pliance with skill level requirements certification and all applicable local and national laws Procedures contained in this document must be performed by qualified service trained maintenance providers Note Before you begin carefully read each of the procedures in this manual If you have not performed similar operations on comparable equipment do not attempt to perform these procedures ...

Page 13: ...omments and suggestions If a card is not available you can email or fax your comments to us Please include the part number of your document in the subject line of your email or fax message Email smcc docs sun com Fax SMCC Document Feedback 1 415 786 6443 Country Telephone Fax United States 1 800 873 7869 1 800 944 0661 United Kingdom 0 800 89 88 88 0 800 89 88 87 France 05 90 61 57 05 90 61 58 Bel...

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Page 15: ...er to both server systems 1 1 Task Map Table 1 1 lists in order the tasks for installing a SPARCcenter 2000 system Table 1 1 Task Map Task Reference Site preparation Chapter 1 Unpacking Chapter 2 Cabling and SBus card installation Chapter 3 Installing other options Installation manual for each option Powering up Chapter 4 Diagnostics and verification SPARCcenter 2000 Post User s Guide and SPARCcen...

Page 16: ... 1 SPARCcenter 2000 System Cabinet As shown in Figure 1 2 the server cabinet contains System card cage Blower fan Power supplies up to two AC distribution unit SCSI tray for removable media drives SunCD CD ROM drive The minimum configuration consists of One system board Two SuperSPARC modules Eight SIMMs FSBE S SBus cards for Ethernet and single ended SCSI device interface ...

Page 17: ...ds for differential SCSI device interface Disk storage One tape drive One SunCD CD ROM drive Figure 1 2 Major Subassemblies Front View Card cage Front Power supply Blower fan AC distribution unit Disk drive trays SCSI tray tape drives CD ROM drive Power supply ...

Page 18: ...oard Organized as 2 groups of 4 SIMMs or NVSIMMs SIMMs are 8 Mbyte or 32 Mbyte Battery backed NVSIMMs are 1 Mbyte SBus card 1 40 per system 0 4 cards per system board SCSI tray Maximum capacity is 3 full height and 2 half height drives or 2 full height and 4 half height drives or 4 full height drives SCSI tray takes removable media drives only One SunCD CD ROM drive is standard equipment Tape driv...

Page 19: ...net types Figure 1 3 SPARCcenter 2000 System Main Cabinet and Expansion Cabinets Peripheral devices require use of SBus interface cards that are installed on system boards in the system cabinet Each system board has four SBus slots Note Some server configurations do not have terminals or monitors A TTY terminal can be attached temporarily to display system messages and results of self test diagnos...

Page 20: ... Main cabinet Expansion cabinet Power cord 15 ft 4 6 m Table 1 4 Clearance and Service Access U S Metric Comments Front 48 in 122 cm Rear 36 in 92 cm Right 2 in 5 cm Left 2 or 48 in 5 or 120 cm If side mounted interface ports are installed allow 4 feet 1 2 meters for service access See Figure 1 7 Table 1 5 Main Cabinet Shipping Specifications Truck and Air Shipment U S Metric Height 62 0 in 157 cm...

Page 21: ...ge 200 240 VAC Current maximum 24A Current frequency range 47 63 Hz Output current 5 VDC maximum 330A 1 2 VDC maximum 176A 12 VDC maximum 14A 12 VDC maximum 2A 24 VDC maximum 9A Input power rating Total continuous power 3500W with 3 drive trays Volt Ampere rating 3600 VA BTU rating 12 000 BTU Power factor 0 98 at full load Plug type U S NEMA L6 30P for 200 240 VAC International 32A single phase IE...

Page 22: ...e 104 F at 20 RH 40 C at 20 RH 140 F 60 C Maximum gradient 27 F hr 30 RH hr 15 C hr 30 RH hr 27 F hr 30 RH hr 15 C hr 30 RH hr Dwell at extremes 8 hours 8 hours 24 hours 24 hours Table 1 8 Humidity Limits Operating Non operating U S Metric U S Metric Recommended range 5 to 95 RH at 104 F 5 to 95 RH at 40 C 5 to 95 RH at 104 F 5 to 95 RH at 40 C Minimum humidity 5 5 5 5 With tape drive 20 Maximum h...

Page 23: ... connector is available for 220 240V international operation Figure 1 5 The cabinet side of the AC cable is wired directly to the AC distribution unit Figure 1 4 NEMA L6 30P Electrical Connector Table 1 9 Altitude Limits Operating Non operating U S Metric U S Metric Maximum altitude 10 000 ft 3 km 40 000 ft 12 km Temperature range 50 104 F 10 40 C 32 F 0 C Maximum gradient 1 5kPa min 18 F hr 1 5kP...

Page 24: ...r that is identical in size insulation material and thickness to the earthed and unearthed branch circuit supply conductors except that it is green with or without one or more yellow stripes is to be installed as part of the branch circuit that supplies the unit or system The earthing conductor described is to be connected to earth at the service equipment or if supplied by a separately derived sy...

Page 25: ...ular telephone cable The twisted pair cables used with Sun Microsystems products have RJ 45 connectors that resemble the smaller RJ 11 connectors used for modular telephone cables The 10Base T cable connects the server to a hardware interface a converter or hub A coaxial Ethernet cable or an optical fiber cable then connects the hardware interface to the network Various types of hardware interface...

Page 26: ...llow an additional three feet of access space to the left side of the cabinet See Figure 1 7 The server system including expansion cabinets should have a dedicated AC breaker panel The server system should not share this breaker panel with other unrelated equipment Keep power and interface cables out of the way of foot traffic Cables can be routed inside walls floors ceilings or in protective chan...

Page 27: ...Access Areas for Serial Parallel Port Hardware Tape exp Tape exp System main cabinet Disk exp Disk exp Disk exp 3 Access at rear 4 Access at front Front Disk exp Tape exp Tape exp Disk exp Disk exp Disk exp 3 Access at rear 4 Access at front Disk exp 3 Access at side Front System main cabinet ...

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Page 29: ...closeable bag in the accessory box 2 2 Inspecting for Damage Inspect the shipping cartons for evidence of physical damage If a shipping carton is damaged request that the carrier s agent be present when the carton is opened Keep all contents and packing material for the agent s inspection The docuggment carton packed in the server shipping container contains this installation manual and the system...

Page 30: ... Remove the sides of the container The container is held together by six plastic clips To unlock a clip press the two inner tabs together and pull out the entire clip 3 Remove inner packing materials from the top and corners of the cabinet 4 At the front of the pallet lift the Velcro strip at each end of the wooden bar to detach the bar then set it aside 5 Slide out the two wooden ramps from under...

Page 31: ...ograms or more and can be unstable when rolling down ramps Caution Three or more people are needed to move the cabinet safely Two people must push at the front of the cabinet to control the movement of the cabinet Caution To prevent the cabinet from tipping over push or pull only on the upper half of the cabinet Adhesive strip Wheel guide ...

Page 32: ...stic strap that holds it to the inside of the server cabinet Do not cut the strap Press the plastic tab to unlock the strap around the wrench then slide part of the strap through the lock to loosen the wrench 3 Extend the stabilizer bar fully from the bottom of the cabinet See Figure 2 4 4 Screw the two stabilizer bar levelling pads down until they are 1 8 to 1 4 inch three to six millimeters abov...

Page 33: ...st the floor so that the cabinet does not move To adjust levelling pads on the cabinet rear you may have to remove the kick panel Two captive screws attach the panel to the cabinet Figure 2 3 This completes the first part of the system installation If you are unable to continue the installation at this time close the cabinet 1 Secure the levelling wrench inside the cabinet 2 Replace the kick panel...

Page 34: ... of the unpacking instructions pictured on the shipping container Caution If an ordinary wooden pallet is used for shipping the system cabinet extend the cabinet levelling pads so that the cabinet cannot roll If the original shipping pallet with side rails is used for shipping it is not necessary to lower the levelling pads If you cannot store the shipping materials please recycle or dispose of th...

Page 35: ... is set to Off This switch is at the rear of the cabinet See Figure 3 2 Warning Risk of Electric Shock Turn off AC power at the AC distribution unit before you insert or remove boards and disk drives For proper grounding of the system do not disconnect the AC power cord from its receptacle 4 If the rear screen is still in place remove it now Remove two screws near the top of the screen See Figure ...

Page 36: ...3 2 SPARCcenter 2000 2000E Installation Manual June 1996 3 Figure 3 1 Key Switch Standby Position Figure 3 2 The AC Distribution Unit Power Switch Standby Main Power Off ...

Page 37: ...cables along the bottom panel of the cabinet and over the edge of the bottom panel See Figure 3 4 The cables should be between the bottom panel and the kick panel when you replace the kick panel 8 Connect and route any remaining interface cables 9 Uncoil the AC power cord and plug it into a grounded wall outlet The outlet must be a 200 240 Vac 30 ampere circuit dedicated solely to the server cabin...

Page 38: ...on the system master board the system board in card cage slot 0 The SBus card and the interface cable may vary with the type of network The locations specified in the following instructions assume the use of twisted pair 10Base T Ethernet To connect the server side of the cable 1 Locate the network cable Figure 3 5 shows the twisted pair style of Ethernet network cable Kick panel Cables Bottom pan...

Page 39: ...ature is present on a hard disk in your system Caution JumpStart may incorrectly install the system as a stand alone workstation You should prevent JumpStart automatic installation from proceeding if the appropriate server specific configuration information is not in place Information about the JumpStart feature is on a card titled JumpStart Installation Instructions that is provided with the syst...

Page 40: ...thernet network 3 5 Connecting an ASCII Terminal An ASCII terminal must be attached to the server for viewing diagnostic messages A terminal is not required for normal server operations so it may be necessary to find a terminal to connect to the server To connect an ASCII terminal 1 Plug the terminal cable to port A on the system board in card cage slot 0 See Figure 3 6 The system board in card ca...

Page 41: ...nfigure the ASCII terminal software as follows 9600 bps 1 stop bit 8 data bits Parity off Full duplex Refer to the instruction manual shipped with the terminal for specific configuration instructions 0 1 2 3 BAR CODE A B 0 1 2 3 BAR CODE A B 0 1 2 3 BAR CODE A B 0 1 2 3 BAR CODE A B 0 1 2 3 BAR CODE A B 0 1 2 3 BAR CODE A B 0 1 2 3 BAR CODE A B 0 1 2 3 BAR CODE A B 0 1 2 3 BAR CODE A B 0 1 2 3 BAR...

Page 42: ... to your system 1 Plug the cable for the external SCSI device to the appropriate SCSI host adapter card located in the SBus slots on a system board 2 Route the cable from the system board down along the left mounting rail inside the cabinet Use tie wraps to secure the cable to the left mounting rail 3 Connect the cable to the external SCSI device 3 7 Replacing the Rear Screen and Kick Panel To rep...

Page 43: ... time read Section 3 3 Precautions for JumpStart Automatic Installation To power on the SPARCcenter 2000 system 1 Begin with a safety inspection of the system a Turn the system key switch to the standby position See Figure 4 1 Note The standby position does not turn off any AC powered drive trays in the lower part of the system cabinet The key switch controls only the DC power supply and DC powere...

Page 44: ... the earth ground at the service equipment Caution Do not disconnect the AC power cord from the wall socket when you work on or in the server cabinet This connection provides a ground path that prevents damage from electrostatic discharge Warning Never move the system or expansion cabinets when system power is on Excessive movement can cause catastrophic disk drive failure Always power the system ...

Page 45: ...ystem cabinet Local Remote switch to Local See Figure 4 3 5 Turn on the AC distribution unit power switch See Figure 4 2 Listen for the sound of AC powered devices such as disk drives and fans in the disk drive tray s Note The front panel keys for this switch are packed in the accessory box Main Power AC distribution unit Off On ...

Page 46: ...the cabinet begins turning The left LED green on the front of the cabinet turns on immediately to indicate the DC power supply is functioning The middle LED yellow lights immediately and should turn off after approximately 60 seconds The right LED green lights after POST completes to denote boot is successful The terminal beep indicates that the system is ready The terminal screen lights up upon c...

Page 47: ...nually after the system has booted Refer to the OpenBoot Command Reference for instructions 8 To restart POST or if the system hangs press the reset switch on the back of the front panel See Figure 4 4 Figure 4 4 System Reset Switch 4 2 Reading Boot Messages Use the boot software messages to verify the presence of options in the system After POST completes the system self test a message similar to...

Page 48: ...ter a slot selection the system is not hung but will pause indefinitely until you enter a selection Refer to the SPARCcenter 2000 Service Manual for information about system master board selection Note When the system finishes booting for the first time if there is no appropriate server configuration file on the disk drive it may be necessary to prevent the JumpStart automatic configuration progra...

Page 49: ...after self tests end Hardware failure was detected Right LED green Off first 60 seconds Self tests are running On after self tests end System is running Off after self tests end System cannot run repair is needed Status LEDs yellow marked 0 7 on all system boards All boards LEDs cycle on and off in irregular pattern during POST If no OBP master has been selected LEDs will flash on one board after ...

Page 50: ...pt 5 Turn off the system power in this order a First External drives and expansion cabinets if any b Next System cabinet c Last Terminal Slave boards with SuperSPARC modules After POST ends LEDs show solid pattern during OBP then display cyclic pattern after system boots Because all boards display the same pattern after boot you can identify the OBP master only during boot up Slave boards without ...

Page 51: ...II terminal 3 6 network 3 4 3 6 routing 3 3 SCSI 3 8 carton documents 2 1 caution SCSI bus SBus duplicate address 3 8 configuration minimum 1 2 D disk drive caution improper shutdown 4 8 moving with power on 4 2 tray use stabilizer bar 2 5 document carton 2 1 drive test 4 5 tray safety 2 5 duplicate addresses caution 3 8 E electrical site preparation 1 9 environmental specifications 1 9 error mess...

Page 52: ...5 error 4 1 minimum configuration 1 2 N network cabling 3 4 to 3 6 SBus card 3 4 site preparation 1 11 O options hardware 1 2 to 1 5 internal 1 4 P panel remove kick 3 3 rear screen 3 1 replace kick 3 8 rear screen 3 8 port ethernet 3 5 POST error messages 4 1 LED interpretation 4 5 restart 4 5 SBus card 4 5 TTY terminal 4 1 power cabling 3 1 off the system 4 8 on the system 4 1 to 4 5 power on se...

Page 53: ...ctrical 1 9 floorspace 1 12 network 1 11 specifications cabinet electrical 1 7 to environmental 1 8 to 1 9 physical 1 6 stabilizer bar 2 5 standard features 1 2 status LEDs 4 5 storage 2 6 switch AC 3 1 4 1 local remote 4 3 reset 4 5 system cabling 3 1 ground 3 1 T task map for installation 1 1 terminal See ASCII terminal testing drives SBus cards 4 5 tools 2 1 tray stabilizer bar 2 5 TTY terminal...

Page 54: ...Index 4 SPARCcenter 2000 2000E Installation Manual June 1996 ...

Page 55: ...996 Fifth Revision to FCS 800 6975 14 A October 1994 Fourth Revision to FCS 800 6975 13 A May 1994 Third Revision to FCS 800 6975 12 A August 1993 Second Revision to FCS 800 6975 11 A May 1993 First Revision to FCS 800 6975 10 A December 1992 First Customer Ship FCS ...

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Page 57: ...Disagree Applicable Comments The information provided in SPARCcenter 2000 Installation Manual was complete Strongly Strongly Not Agree Agree Disagree Disagree Applicable Comments The information I needed was easy to find Strongly Strongly Not Agree Agree Disagree Disagree Applicable Comments The manual was useful to me Strongly Strongly Not Agree Agree Disagree Disagree Applicable Comments Do you ...

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