Sun Microsystems StorEdge T3+, Service Manual

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C H A P T E R
2
Connecting to the Sun StorEdge T3
and T3+ Array
This chapter describes how to connect to the Sun StorEdge T3 and T3+ array and
contains the following sections:
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Section 2.1, “Establishing a Serial Port Connection” on page 2-1
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Section 2.2, “Establishing a Telnet Session” on page 2-3
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Section 2.3, “Establishing an FTP Session” on page 2-5
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Section 2.4, “Using tftpboot to Boot a Single Array or a Partner Group Remotely”
on page 2-6
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Section 2.5, “Configuring a Server for Remote Booting” on page 2-9
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Section 2.6, “Setting Up Remote Logging” on page 2-10
2.1 Establishing a Serial Port Connection
The serial port is a direct connection to the array from any serial port on any host or
system. Individual commands can be run to query and repair the unit from this
interface using the command-line interface (CLI). The serial port connection
provides the following advantages over the Telnet connection:
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Boot messages are displayed when the array boots.
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The
tftp boot
configuration is available.
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EPROM access is available.
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Useful for debugging RARP/IP address assignment issues.
The status of the array unit can quickly be determined from the CLI. The
syslog
file
of the array file system contains a record of events that have occurred in the unit.