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Sun Enterprise 250 Server Owner’s
Guide

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Palo Alto, , CA 94303-4900

Part No: 805-3389-11

Revision A, June 1998

Summary of Contents for Enterprise 250

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Page 5: ...3 Locating Rear Panel Features 5 About the Status and Control Panel 6 2 Photographic Tour of System 11 System View 11 Internal System Components 13 Removable Media Components 15 Main Logic Board Components 17 Side Access Panel 19 Disk Drives 20 Removable Media Assembly 21 Diskette Drive 22 CD ROM Drive 23 Tape Drive 25 Main Logic Board 26 Contents iv ...

Page 6: ...hipped to You 43 How to Install the Enterprise 250 Server 44 Before You Begin 44 What to Do 44 How to Install the Security Lock Block 48 What to Do 48 About Setting Up a Console 49 How to Attach an Alphanumeric Terminal 50 Before You Begin 50 What to Do 50 What Next 51 How to Configure a Local Graphics Console 51 Before You Begin 51 What to Do 52 What Next 53 4 Preparing to Install or Replace Part...

Page 7: ...onstration 60 What to Do 61 What Next 62 How to Install the Side Access Panel 62 Before You Begin 62 Video Demonstration 62 What to Do 63 What Next 64 How to Avoid Electrostatic Discharge 64 Before You Begin 64 What to Do 65 Reference for Installation and Service Tools Required 66 5 Hardware Configuration 69 About Reliability Availability and Serviceability Features 69 Error Correction and Parity ...

Page 8: ...9 About Peripheral Component Interconnect PCI Buses 80 Configuration Rules 82 About Internal Disk Drives 83 Configuration Rules 85 About Power Supplies 87 About the Standard Ethernet Port 89 About the Serial Ports 90 About the Parallel Port 90 About the Main Logic Board Jumpers 90 About Serial Port Jumpers 92 About Flash PROM Jumpers 93 About the SCSI Removable Media Bays and the External SCSI Por...

Page 9: ...ard 102 Before You Begin 102 Video Demonstration 102 What to Do 102 What Next 104 How to Remove a Memory Module 105 Before You Begin 105 What to Do 105 What Next 106 How to Install a Memory Module 107 Before You Begin 107 What to Do 107 What Next 108 How to Remove a CPU Module 109 Before You Begin 109 What to Do 109 What Next 110 How to Install a CPU Module 110 Before You Begin 110 What to Do 111 ...

Page 10: ...7 Video Demonstration 117 What to Do 117 What Next 119 How to Install the SSP Paddle Card 120 Video Demonstration 120 What to Do 120 What Next 122 How to Remove the NVRAM TOD Module 123 Before You Begin 123 What to Do 123 What Next 124 How to Install the NVRAM TOD Module 124 What to Do 125 What Next 125 7 Removing and Installing Storage Devices 127 How to Remove the Removable Media Assembly RMA 12...

Page 11: ... 135 What to Do 135 What Next 137 How to Install a Disk Drive 137 Before You Begin 137 What to Do 137 What Next 139 How to Remove a CD ROM Drive or Tape Drive 139 Before You Begin 139 Video Demonstration 140 What to Do 140 What Next 141 How to Install a CD ROM Drive or Tape Drive 141 Before You Begin 141 Video Demonstration 142 What to Do 142 What Next 144 How to Remove the Diskette Drive 144 Befo...

Page 12: ...50 Before You Begin 150 What to Do 150 What Next 151 How to Install the Fan Tray Assembly 151 What to Do 151 What Next 153 How to Remove a Power Supply 153 Before You Begin 153 What to Do 154 What Next 155 How to Install a Power Supply 155 Before You Begin 155 What to Do 155 What Next 156 How to Remove the LED Keyswitch Assembly 157 Before You Begin 157 Video Demonstration 157 What to Do 157 xi Su...

Page 13: ...t Next 170 How to Remove the Floor Casters Assembly 170 Before You Begin 170 What to Do 171 What Next 172 How to Install the Floor Casters Assembly 172 Before You Begin 172 What to Do 173 How to Remove the Chassis Foot Glides 174 Before You Begin 174 What to Do 175 What Next 176 How to Install the Chassis Foot Glides 176 Before You Begin 176 What to Do 176 9 Removing and Installing Backplanes and ...

Page 14: ... What Next 187 How to Connect the System Cables 187 Before You Begin 187 What to Do 187 What Next 193 10 Administration and Networking 195 About Network Interface Options 195 How to Configure the Standard Ethernet Interface 196 Before You Begin 196 What to Do 197 What Next 197 How to Add an Ethernet Interface 198 Before You Begin 198 What to Do 198 What Next 200 How to Attach a Twisted Pair Ethern...

Page 15: ... 205 How to Boot the System Using a PCI Based Ethernet Interface 205 Before You Begin 205 What to Do 206 What Next 207 How to Select the Boot Device 207 Before You Begin 207 What to Do 208 What Next 209 About Disk Array Configurations and Concepts 209 Disk Concatenation 210 RAID 1 Disk Mirroring 210 RAID 0 Disk Striping 211 RAID 5 Disk Striping With Parity 211 Hot Spares 211 Hot Plug 212 For More ...

Page 16: ...fdformat to Format a New Diskette 217 Before You Begin 217 What to Do 218 How to Use fdformat to Reformat a Used Diskette 218 Before You Begin 218 What to Do 219 How to Copy Files To and From a Diskette 220 What to Do 220 How to Insert a Compact Disc Into the Drive 220 What to Do 220 What Next 221 How to Eject a Compact Disc With Software Commands 222 Before You Begin 222 What to Do 222 What Next ...

Page 17: ...Cartridge 226 What to Do 226 What Next 227 How to Remove a Tape Cartridge 228 Before You Begin 228 What to Do 228 What Next 229 How to Control the Tape Drive 229 What to Do 229 How to Clean the Tape Drive 229 Before You Begin 229 What to Do 229 What If Your CD Drive Can t Read a CD 230 Before You Begin 230 What to Do 230 What Next 231 12 Diagnostics and Troubleshooting 233 About Diagnostic Tools 2...

Page 18: ...c Level for POST and OBDiag 250 Before You Begin 250 What to Do 250 About SunVTS Software 251 For More Information 252 How to Check Whether SunVTS Software Is Installed 252 What to Do 253 What Next 253 How to Use SunVTS Software 253 Before You Begin 253 What to Do 254 Results 255 About Solstice SyMON Software 255 About Remote System Control RSC 256 For More Information 256 About Troubleshooting Yo...

Page 19: ... 280 Reference for the Keyboard Mouse Connector 282 Reference for the Twisted Pair Ethernet TPE Connector 283 Reference for the Media Independent Interface MII Ethernet Connector 284 Reference for the 13W3 Video Connector 285 Reference for the RSC SSP Serial Port Connector 287 Reference for the RSC SSP Twisted Pair Ethernet TPE Connector 288 B System Specifications 291 Reference for System Specifi...

Page 20: ...Vorschriften 300 Sicherheitsvorkehrungen 300 Symbole 301 Aufstellung von Sun Geräten 301 Einhaltung der SELV Richtlinien 302 Ergonomie Richtlinien 302 Anschluß des Netzkabels 302 Lithiumbatterie 303 Gehäuseabdeckung 303 Einhaltung der Richtlinien für Laser 303 Conformité aux normes de sécurité 303 Mesures de sécurité 304 Symboles 304 Modification du matériel 305 Positionnement d un produit Sun 305...

Page 21: ...ión del cable de alimentación eléctrica 309 Batería de litio 310 Tapa de la unidad del sistema 310 Aviso de cumplimiento con requisitos de láser 310 Nordic Lithium Battery Cautions 311 Norge 311 Sverige 311 Danmark 311 Suomi 311 D Illustrated Parts Breakdown 313 Illustrated Parts Breakdown 313 Assembly Illustrations 316 E Video Player Help 323 Do You Have a Problem Playing Video 323 Requirements f...

Page 22: ...howMe TV 330 Improving Online Video Performance 331 Improving File Loading Time 331 Avoiding Using Proxy Servers to Access the AnswerBook2 Server 331 Quitting the Video Player 333 Adjusting the Brightness of ShowMe TV Files 334 F Index to Videos 335 xxi Sun Enterprise 250 Server Owner s Guide Revision A June 1998 ...

Page 23: ...he following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Note This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful ...

Page 24: ...enerates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment of...

Page 25: ...que de la classe A respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada DOC Class B Notice Avis DOC Classe B This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference Causing Equipment Regulations Cet appareil numérique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada xxiv ...

Page 26: ...Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This equipment may not cause harmful interference 2 This equipment must accept any interference that may cause undesired operation European Union This equipment complies with the following requirements of the EMC Directive 89 336 EEC xxv Sun Enterprise 250 Server Owner s Guide Revision A June 1998 ...

Page 27: ...1994 Pass Safety This equipment complies with the following requirements of the Low Voltage Directive 73 23 EEC TABLE P 2 EC Type Examination Certificates EN60950 IEC950 1993 TUV GS Certificate S9871518 Model Sun Enterprise 250 floor mount unit TUV Bauart Certificate R9871519 Model Sun Enterprise 250R rack mount unit EN60950 w Nordic Deviations CB Scheme Certificate UL2214 113363 USA Supplementary...

Page 28: ...anager Sun Microsystems Computer Company Sun Microsystems Limited 4 Omni Way UCHL04 203 Springfield Linlithgow Chelmsford MA 01824 USA West Lothian EH49 7LR Tel 508 442 0599 Scotland United Kingdom Fax 508 250 5059 Tel 1506 670000 Fax 1506 672323 xxvii Sun Enterprise 250 Server Owner s Guide Revision A June 1998 ...

Page 29: ...bout this topic 4 Reference for Where can I find reference material for something You determine how much or how little of the information you need to read Using the table of contents or the task list on the first page of each chapter you can quickly find a specific topic or task The information modules are brief however they are interrelated and refer to other modules that you may want to read For...

Page 30: ...our system Shell Prompts The following table shows the default system prompt and superuser prompt for the C shell Bourne shell and Korn shell TABLE P 1 Shell Prompt C shell machine_name C shell superuser machine_name Bourne shell and Korn shell Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser Conventions The following table describes the typographic conventions used in this book xxix Sun Enterprise 250 Serve...

Page 31: ...l name or value Read Chapter 6 in the User s Guide These are called class options You must be root to do this To delete a file type rm filename The table below provides definitions of the terms left and right as used in this book TABLE P 3 Term Meaning Left The side to your left as you face the front of the system the side that contains the system s main logic board Right The side to your right as...

Page 32: ...Guide Solaris on Sun Hardware AnswerBook Solaris 2 x Handbook for SMCC Peripherals Miscellaneous SMCC SPARC Hardware Platform Guide Cautions Caution This equipment contains lethal voltage Accidental contact can result in serious injury or death Caution Improper handling by unqualified personnel can cause serious damage to this equipment Unqualified personnel who tamper with this equipment may be h...

Page 33: ...e been trained at the Sun Microsystems TM training facilities or by Sun Microsystems affiliates and have been certified as required by local and national laws are considered qualified Ordering Sun Documents SunDocsSM is a distribution program for Sun Microsystems technical documentation Contact SunExpress for easy ordering and quick delivery You can find a listing of available Sun documentation on...

Page 34: ...ntation on the Web You can browse the docs sun com archive or search for a specific book title or subject at http docs sun com Sun Welcomes Your Comments We are interested in improving our documentation and welcome your comments and suggestions You can email your comments to us at smcc docs sun com Please include the part number of your document in the subject line of your email xxxiii Sun Enterpr...

Page 35: ...o deliver outstanding overall system performance The system is housed in a roll around tower enclosure which measures 20 4 inches high 10 3 inches wide and 27 1 inches deep 51 7 cm x 26 2 cm x 68 8 cm The system has a maximum weight of 118 lb 53 kg Processing power is provided by up to two modular UltraSPARC II CPUs each of which comes with 1 Mbyte or 2 Mbytes of local high speed external cache me...

Page 36: ...nclude multi session capability and fast access for image and video data An optional 1 44 Mbyte 3 5 inch diskette drive is also available A 5 25 inch half height 1 6 inch bay is provided at the front of the system which may be used to house a removable media SCSI device such as an 8 mm tape drive a 4 mm DDS 2 or DDS 3 tape drive or a quarter inch cassette tape drive For additional details see Abou...

Page 37: ... serviceability are enhanced by features that include 4 Error correcting code on memory and all data paths 4 Parity checking on all address buses 4 Front panel status indicator lights 4 Disk drive health indicator lights 4 Hot pluggable disk drives with easy front access 4 Support for RAID 0 1 and 5 implementations 4 Thermal sensing and over temperature protection 4 Power system monitoring and fau...

Page 38: ...ont of the system The disk access door features a key lock for added security When the key is in the vertical position the door is unlocked Make sure that the key is in this position before you close the door To lock the door simply turn the key 90 degrees counterclockwise and remove the key This same key also controls the front panel keyswitch 4 Sun Enterprise 250 Server Owner s Guide Revision A ...

Page 39: ...Figure 1 2 Locating Rear Panel Features The illustration below shows the system features that are accessible from the rear panel System Overview 5 ...

Page 40: ...terprise 250 server to any rack mounted peripheral be sure to connect an appropriate grounding strap between the server s grounding screw and the rack enclosure A grounding strap prevents ground loops between the two systems and guards against possible data loss About the Status and Control Panel The status and control panel includes six LED indicators and a security keyswitch The panel is located...

Page 41: ...BLE 1 1 Name Icon Description Power On Turns the system power on Diagnostics Turns the system power on and runs power on self test POST and OpenBoot TM diagnostics OBDiag Turn the switch to this setting when you want to run POST and OBDiag at power up For more information on POST and OBDiag see About Diagnostic Tools on page 234 System Overview 7 ...

Page 42: ...nd fault indicators The system health indicators light to show you that the system is functioning normally The fault indicators light when a problem is detected in the system Because it is important for you to know that a fault exists in the system the fault indicators remain lit when the system is reset or switched to standby mode using the keyswitch When you first power on the system the LEDs ar...

Page 43: ...n this LED is lit one or more disk LEDs may also be lit indicating the source of the fault Temperature fault This yellow LED lights steadily to indicate an over temperature condition in the system Power supply fault This yellow LED lights steadily to indicate a power supply fault LEDs on the rear of the power supply indicate the nature of the fault and identify which supply is faulty in a system w...

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Page 45: ...CHAPTER 2 Photographic Tour of System System View 11 ...

Page 46: ...Figure 2 1 1 Side Access Panel on page 19 12 Sun Enterprise 250 Server Owner s Guide Revision A June 1998 ...

Page 47: ...s on page 13 3 Disk Drives on page 20 4 Removable Media Components on page 15 5 LED Keyswitch Assembly on page 41 For additional information see 4 Appendix D 4 Appendix B Internal System Components Photographic Tour of System 13 ...

Page 48: ...Figure 2 2 14 Sun Enterprise 250 Server Owner s Guide Revision A June 1998 ...

Page 49: ...ain Logic Board Components on page 17 8 Power Distribution Board on page 35 9 Fan Tray Assembly on page 40 10 Disk Cage Assembly on page 37 11 UltraSCSI Backplane on page 39 Removable Media Components Photographic Tour of System 15 ...

Page 50: ...Figure 2 3 12 Diskette Drive on page 22 16 Sun Enterprise 250 Server Owner s Guide Revision A June 1998 ...

Page 51: ...13 CD ROM Drive on page 23 14 Tape Drive on page 25 15 Removable Media Assembly on page 21 Main Logic Board Components Photographic Tour of System 17 ...

Page 52: ...Figure 2 4 18 Sun Enterprise 250 Server Owner s Guide Revision A June 1998 ...

Page 53: ...odule on page 32 17 SSP Paddle Card and Cable on page 31 18 PCI Cards on page 30 19 Main Logic Board on page 26 20 CPU Modules on page 28 21 Memory Modules on page 29 Side Access Panel Photographic Tour of System 19 ...

Page 54: ...or information related to this part see 4 How to Remove the Side Access Panel on page 60 4 How to Install the Side Access Panel on page 62 Disk Drives 20 Sun Enterprise 250 Server Owner s Guide Revision A June 1998 ...

Page 55: ... information related to this part see 4 About Internal Disk Drives on page 83 4 How to Remove a Disk Drive on page 135 4 How to Install a Disk Drive on page 137 Removable Media Assembly Photographic Tour of System 21 ...

Page 56: ...SCSI Removable Media Bays and the External SCSI Port on page 95 4 How to Remove the Removable Media Assembly RMA on page 128 4 How to Install the Removable Media Assembly RMA on page 132 Diskette Drive 22 Sun Enterprise 250 Server Owner s Guide Revision A June 1998 ...

Page 57: ...igure 2 8 For information related to this part see 4 Chapter 11 4 How to Remove the Diskette Drive on page 144 4 How to Install the Diskette Drive on page 146 CD ROM Drive Photographic Tour of System 23 ...

Page 58: ... the SCSI Removable Media Bays and the External SCSI Port on page 95 4 Chapter 11 4 How to Remove a CD ROM Drive or Tape Drive on page 139 4 How to Install a CD ROM Drive or Tape Drive on page 141 24 Sun Enterprise 250 Server Owner s Guide Revision A June 1998 ...

Page 59: ... 10 For information related to this part see 4 About the SCSI Removable Media Bays and the External SCSI Port on page 95 4 Chapter 11 4 How to Remove a CD ROM Drive or Tape Drive on page 139 Photographic Tour of System 25 ...

Page 60: ...4 How to Install a CD ROM Drive or Tape Drive on page 141 Main Logic Board 26 Sun Enterprise 250 Server Owner s Guide Revision A June 1998 ...

Page 61: ...ee 4 How to Remove the Main Logic Board on page 100 4 How to Install the Main Logic Board on page 102 4 About the Standard Ethernet Port on page 89 4 About the Serial Ports on page 90 4 About the Parallel Port on page 90 Photographic Tour of System 27 ...

Page 62: ...t the Main Logic Board Jumpers on page 90 4 About Serial Port Jumpers on page 92 4 About Flash PROM Jumpers on page 93 4 Appendix A CPU Modules 28 Sun Enterprise 250 Server Owner s Guide Revision A June 1998 ...

Page 63: ...e 2 12 For information related to this part see 4 About CPU Modules on page 78 4 How to Remove a CPU Module on page 109 4 How to Install a CPU Module on page 110 Memory Modules Photographic Tour of System 29 ...

Page 64: ...rmation related to this part see 4 About Memory on page 76 4 How to Remove a Memory Module on page 105 4 How to Install a Memory Module on page 107 PCI Cards 30 Sun Enterprise 250 Server Owner s Guide Revision A June 1998 ...

Page 65: ...on related to this part see 4 About Peripheral Component Interconnect PCI Buses on page 80 4 How to Remove a PCI Card on page 112 4 How to Install a PCI Card on page 114 SSP Paddle Card and Cable Photographic Tour of System 31 ...

Page 66: ...o this part see 4 How to Remove the SSP Paddle Card on page 117 4 How to Install the SSP Paddle Card on page 120 4 About Remote System Control RSC on page 256 NVRAM TOD Module 32 Sun Enterprise 250 Server Owner s Guide Revision A June 1998 ...

Page 67: ...Figure 2 16 For information related to this part see 4 How to Remove the NVRAM TOD Module on page 123 4 How to Install the NVRAM TOD Module on page 124 Power Supply Photographic Tour of System 33 ...

Page 68: ...formation related to this part see 4 About Power Supplies on page 87 4 How to Remove a Power Supply on page 153 4 How to Install a Power Supply on page 155 34 Sun Enterprise 250 Server Owner s Guide Revision A June 1998 ...

Page 69: ...Power Distribution Board Photographic Tour of System 35 ...

Page 70: ...Figure 2 18 For information related to this part see 36 Sun Enterprise 250 Server Owner s Guide Revision A June 1998 ...

Page 71: ...4 How to Remove the Power Distribution Board on page 184 4 How to Install the Power Distribution Board on page 185 Disk Cage Assembly Photographic Tour of System 37 ...

Page 72: ...19 For information related to this part see 4 How to Remove the Disk Cage Assembly on page 163 4 How to Install the Disk Cage Assembly on page 167 38 Sun Enterprise 250 Server Owner s Guide Revision A June 1998 ...

Page 73: ...UltraSCSI Backplane Figure 2 20 For information related to this part see Photographic Tour of System 39 ...

Page 74: ... UltraSCSI Backplane on page 179 4 How to Install the UltraSCSI Backplane on page 182 Fan Tray Assembly Figure 2 21 For information related to this part see 40 Sun Enterprise 250 Server Owner s Guide Revision A June 1998 ...

Page 75: ...ow to Remove the Fan Tray Assembly on page 150 4 How to Install the Fan Tray Assembly on page 151 LED Keyswitch Assembly Figure 2 22 For information related to this part see Photographic Tour of System 41 ...

Page 76: ...4 How to Remove the LED Keyswitch Assembly on page 157 4 How to Install the LED Keyswitch Assembly on page 160 42 Sun Enterprise 250 Server Owner s Guide Revision A June 1998 ...

Page 77: ... Terminal on page 50 4 How to Configure a Local Graphics Console on page 51 Other information covered in this chapter includes 4 About the Parts Shipped to You on page 43 4 About Setting Up a Console on page 49 About the Parts Shipped to You Your system is configured to order which means that most internal options that you order are pre installed at the factory However if you ordered options that ...

Page 78: ... procedure is intended to be as generic as possible so as to cover the needs of most sites Even so you will need to make certain decisions to complete the procedure 4 On which network or networks do you intend your machine to operate For background information about network support see About Network Interface Options on page 195 4 How do you want to use configure your machine s internal disk array...

Page 79: ... wrap loop located to the right of the supply Tighten the tie wrap to secure the connection Figure 3 1 Note If your server includes a second power supply connect its AC power cord in the same manner You may connect the second power supply to the same circuit as the first supply However for increased system redundancy you should connect the two power supplies to separate circuits 4 Install any opti...

Page 80: ... for digital telecommunication in nations of the European Community If you require EIA 232D signal levels see the following sections for configuration instructions 4 How to Remove the Side Access Panel on page 60 4 How to Avoid Electrostatic Discharge on page 64 4 About the Main Logic Board Jumpers on page 90 4 About Serial Port Jumpers on page 92 4 How to Install the Side Access Panel on page 62 ...

Page 81: ...udes several CD ROM discs containing software to help you operate configure and administer your server This software may include 4 Solaris 2 x 4 Updates for Solaris Operating Environment for Sun Microsystems Computer Company 4 Solaris Desktop 4 Solstice TM DiskSuite TM 4 Solstice TM AdminSuite TM 4 Solstice TM AutoClient TM 4 Solstice TM Backup TM See the appropriate documents provided in the serv...

Page 82: ...the system rear panel Use the captive Phillips screw and washer provided with the lock block Figure 3 2 2 Install a padlock or combination lock through the lock block to prevent unauthorized removal of the side access panel To secure the power supplies as well loop a cable through the lock block and through each power supply handle Secure the cable with a padlock or combination lock 48 Sun Enterpr...

Page 83: ... For information about establishing a tip connection see the OpenBoot 3 x Command Reference Manual an online version of which is included with the Solaris System Administrator AnswerBook that ships with Solaris software 3 Install a local graphics console on your server The server is often shipped without a mouse keyboard monitor or frame buffer for the display of graphics To install a local graphi...

Page 84: ...al or establish a tip connection to the server in order to install the system and to run diagnostic tests For background information see About Setting Up a Console on page 49 Alternatively you can install a local graphics console on the server see How to Configure a Local Graphics Console on page 51 For information about establishing a tip connection see the OpenBoot 3 x Command Reference Manual a...

Page 85: ...on What Next You can now issue system commands and view system messages Continue with your installation or diagnostic procedure as needed How to Configure a Local Graphics Console Before You Begin If your server is configured without a local graphics console you need to install one in order to install the system and to run diagnostic tests For background information see About Setting Up a Console ...

Page 86: ... compatible keyboard 4 A Sun compatible mouse and mouse pad What to Do 1 Install the graphics card in a vacant PCI slot See How to Install a PCI Card on page 114 2 Attach the monitor video cable to the graphic card s video port Tighten the thumbscrews to secure the connection Figure 3 5 3 Connect the monitor s power cord to an appropriate AC power outlet 4 Attach the keyboard cable to the server s...

Page 87: ...tach the mouse cable to the appropriate receptacle on the keyboard What Next You can now issue system commands and view system messages Continue with your installation or diagnostic procedure as needed System Setup 53 ...

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Page 89: ...ge 58 4 How to Remove the Side Access Panel on page 60 4 How to Install the Side Access Panel on page 62 4 How to Avoid Electrostatic Discharge on page 64 Other information covered in this chapter includes 4 Reference for Installation and Service Tools Required on page 66 How to Power Off the System Caution Before turning off system power halt the operating system as described below Failure to hal...

Page 90: ...ssages and the ok prompt 5 Turn the keyswitch on the front panel of the system to the Standby position which is fully counterclockwise Figure 4 1 How to Power On the System Before You Begin If a terminal or local console is not already connected to the system you need to install one before continuing the startup procedure 4 See About Setting Up a Console on page 49 56 Sun Enterprise 250 Server Own...

Page 91: ...e system power interlock switches This safety mechanism prevents all DC voltages except 5V standby power from reaching any internal component when the side panel or removable media assembly is removed and the front panel keyswitch is in the Power on position 1 Turn on power to any peripherals and external storage devices Read the documentation supplied with the device for specific instructions 2 T...

Page 92: ...nitiate a Reconfiguration Boot Before You Begin After installing any new part that plugs into the main logic board or any internal or external storage device you must perform a reconfiguration boot so that your system is able to recognize the newly installed option s Caution Before you power on the system make sure that the side access panel and all plastic outer panels and doors are properly inst...

Page 93: ...osition See About the Status and Control Panel on page 6 Use the Diagnostics position to run POST and OpenBoot Diagnostic tests to verify that the system functions correctly with the new part s you have just installed For additional information see Chapter 12 4 When the system banner is displayed on the monitor or terminal immediately enter the Stop a sequence on the Sun keyboard or press the Brea...

Page 94: ...t operate the system while any of its plastic outer panels or doors are removed Caution Removing the side access panel or removable media assembly activates the system power interlock switches This safety mechanism prevents all DC voltages except 5V standby power from reaching any internal component when the side panel or removable media assembly is removed and the front panel keyswitch is left on...

Page 95: ...esent See How to Install the Security Lock Block on page 48 2 Loosen the two captive screws securing the side panel to the rear of the chassis Figure 4 4 3 Pull the side panel toward the back of the system Carefully disengage the hooks securing the side panel to the top of the chassis Preparing to Install or Replace Parts 61 ...

Page 96: ... replace components inside the system chassis How to Install the Side Access Panel Before You Begin Remember to detach the antistatic wrist or foot strap from the system chassis sheet metal Video Demonstration Figure 4 6 Click on the icon above for a video demonstration 62 Sun Enterprise 250 Server Owner s Guide Revision A June 1998 ...

Page 97: ...sert them into the slots in the top of the system chassis Figure 4 7 2 Slide the panel toward the front of the system until it contacts the system s plastic front panel 3 Tighten the two captive Phillips screws that secure the side panel to the rear of the chassis Preparing to Install or Replace Parts 63 ...

Page 98: ...to Initiate a Reconfiguration Boot on page 58 How to Avoid Electrostatic Discharge Use the following procedure to prevent static damage whenever you are accessing any of the internal components of the system Before You Begin Complete this task 4 How to Power Off the System on page 55 You must have the following items 4 Antistatic wrist or foot strap 64 Sun Enterprise 250 Server Owner s Guide Revis...

Page 99: ...only time you should unplug the cord is when you service the power distribution board 2 Use an antistatic mat or similar surface When performing any option installation or service procedure place static sensitive parts such as boards cards and disk drives on an antistatic surface The following items can be used as an antistatic surface 4 The bag used to wrap a Sun TM replacement part 4 The shippin...

Page 100: ... Reference for Installation and Service Tools Required The following tools are required to install and service the system 4 Screwdriver Phillips 1 4 Screwdriver Phillips 2 4 Screwdriver long flat blade 2 4 ESD mat Sun PN 250 1088 or equivalent 66 Sun Enterprise 250 Server Owner s Guide Revision A June 1998 ...

Page 101: ... or foot strap The latter two items help protect the server against damage due to electrostatic discharge For more information see How to Avoid Electrostatic Discharge on page 64 Preparing to Install or Replace Parts 67 ...

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Page 103: ...ower Supplies on page 87 4 About the Standard Ethernet Port on page 89 4 About the Serial Ports on page 90 4 About the Parallel Port on page 90 4 About the Main Logic Board Jumpers on page 90 4 About Serial Port Jumpers on page 92 4 About Flash PROM Jumpers on page 93 4 About the SCSI Removable Media Bays and the External SCSI Port on page 95 About Reliability Availability and Serviceability Featu...

Page 104: ...stem Control RSC Error Correction and Parity Checking Error correcting code ECC is used on all internal system data paths to ensure high levels of data integrity All data that moves between processors I O and memory have end to end ECC protection The system reports and logs correctable ECC errors A correctable ECC error is any single bit error in a 64 bit field Such errors are corrected as soon as...

Page 105: ...page 209 Support for RAID 0 RAID 1 and RAID 5 Disk Configurations The Solstice DiskSuite software designed for use with the system provides the ability to configure system disk storage in a variety of different RAID levels You choose the appropriate RAID configuration based on the price performance and reliability availability goals for your system RAID 0 striping RAID 1 mirroring RAID 0 1 stripin...

Page 106: ...own capability is also built into the main logic board circuitry as a fail safe measure This feature provides backup thermal protection in the unlikely event that the environmental monitoring subsystem becomes disabled at both the software and firmware levels All error and warning messages are displayed on the system console if one is attached and are logged in the var adm messages file Front pane...

Page 107: ...m recovery ASR from the following types of hardware component failures 4 CPU modules 4 Memory modules 4 PCI buses 4 System I O interfaces The automatic system recovery feature allows the system to resume operation after experiencing certain hardware faults or failures Automatic self test features enable the system to detect failed hardware components and an auto configuring capability designed int...

Page 108: ...t To enable this feature you must edit the etc system file to include the following entry set watchdog_enable 1 This change does not take effect until you reboot the system Four Levels of Diagnostics For enhanced serviceability and availability the system provides four different levels of diagnostic testing power on self test POST OpenBoot diagnostics OBDiag SunVTS TM and Solstice TM SyMON TM POST...

Page 109: ... or physically inaccessible systems The RSC software works with the System Service Processor SSP on the Enterprise 250 main logic board The RSC and SSP support both serial and Ethernet connections to a remote console Once RSC is configured to manage your server you can use it to run diagnostic tests view diagnostic and error messages reboot your server and display environmental status information ...

Page 110: ...anosecond memory modules Modules of 32 64 and 128 Mbyte capacities can be installed in the system Total system memory capacity ranges from 128 Mbytes to 2 Gbytes Memory slots are organized into four banks with each bank comprising four slots The system reads from or writes to all four DIMMs in a bank at the same time 76 Sun Enterprise 250 Server Owner s Guide Revision A June 1998 ...

Page 111: ...4 Mbyte DIMMs installed in bank B Memory modules are delicate Be sure to take appropriate precautions to avoid damaging them through electrostatic discharge For more information see How to Avoid Electrostatic Discharge on page 64 Caution Dual inline memory modules DIMMs are made of electronic components that are extremely sensitive to static electricity Static from your clothes or work environment...

Page 112: ...nd 3 D graphics as well as image processing video compression and decompression and video effects through the sophisticated visual instruction set VIS VIS provides high levels of multimedia performance including real time video compression decompression and two streams of MPEG 2 decompression at full broadcast quality with no additional hardware support 78 Sun Enterprise 250 Server Owner s Guide R...

Page 113: ...he clock rate of the CPUs For example if the CPUs operate at 300 MHz the UPA will operate at a clock rate of 100 MHz For information on installing CPU modules see How to Install a CPU Module on page 110 Configuration Rules One or two CPU modules can be installed Only UltraSPARC II processors are supported The first CPU module must be installed in the slot labeled CPU0 the one closest to the system...

Page 114: ...nd keyboard mouse ports PCI cards come in a variety of configurations Not all cards will fit or operate in all PCI slots so it is important to know the specifications of your PCI cards and the types of cards supported by each PCI slot in the system Some PCI cards are as short as 6 875 inches 17 46 cm in length called short cards while the maximum length of PCI cards is 12 28 inches 31 19 cm called...

Page 115: ...rds operate at clock speeds of 33 MHz while some newer cards operate at 66 MHz All four PCI slots can accept 33 MHz cards 66 MHz cards are restricted to the slot labelled PCI66 0 The table below shows the mapping of the PCI slots to the two PCI buses and the type of PCI cards supported in each slot TABLE 5 1 Rear Panel Slot Number Connector Label PCI Bus Slot Width bits Card Type bits Clock Rates ...

Page 116: ...er In most cases the system s I O performance will be unaffected by placement of PCI cards in the slots Heavily loaded systems however will deliver better overall performance by installing high throughput interface cards on separate buses Examples of high throughput interfaces are dual channel UltraSCSI host adapters and ATM 622 interfaces Overall system availability may also be improved by instal...

Page 117: ...CSI disk drives Drives are 3 5 inches wide and either 1 inch or 1 6 inches high All internal drives are supported by the 40 Mbyte per second UltraSCSI interface on the system s main logic board All drives plug in to a six disk backplane which mounts to the rear of the system s disk cage Hardware Configuration 83 ...

Page 118: ...d RAID 5 striping with interleaved parity are all supported You can also configure drives as hot spares For more information on RAID configurations see About Disk Array Configurations and Concepts on page 209 The hot plug feature of the system s internal disk drives allows the removal and installation of drives while the system is operational This capability significantly reduces system down time ...

Page 119: ...he following table to associate a disk slot number with the logical and physical device names for each disk drive TABLE 5 2 Disk Slot Number Logical Device Name Physical Device Name Slot 0 c0t0d0 devices pci 1f 4000 scsi 3 sd 0 0 Slot 1 c0t8d0 devices pci 1f 4000 scsi 3 sd 8 0 Slot 2 c0t9d0 devices pci 1f 4000 scsi 3 sd 9 0 Slot 3 c0t10d0 devices pci 1f 4000 scsi 3 sd a 0 Slot 4 c0t11d0 devices pc...

Page 120: ...removable media assembly RMA The removable media SCSI cable provides the termination for the internal SCSI bus For information about implementing RAID configurations see About Disk Array Configurations and Concepts on page 209 86 Sun Enterprise 250 Server Owner s Guide Revision A June 1998 ...

Page 121: ...Power Supplies Figure 5 8 A central power distribution board delivers DC power for all internal system components The system s power supplies plug in to connectors on this board and Hardware Configuration 87 ...

Page 122: ...ystem to continue operating should one of the power supplies fail Power supplies in a redundant configuration feature a hot swap capability You can remove and replace a faulty power supply without turning off the system power or even shutting down the operating system Note When removing a hot swappable power supply do not disengage and reengage the supply in rapid succession Always remove a supply...

Page 123: ...s you cannot connect to the TPE and MII connectors at the same time The Media Independent Interface lets you connect the system to a variety of external 100BASE TX Fast Ethernet transceivers providing compatibility with different Ethernet wiring types When an external transceiver is connected to the MII the system automatically activates the MII port and disables the TPE port Sun Microsystems offe...

Page 124: ...t Serial Port Jumpers on page 92 See Reference for the Serial Port A and B Connectors on page 277 for the connector diagram rear panel icon and pin assignments About the Parallel Port The system provides one IEEE 1284 compatible bidirectional parallel port for connecting the system to a local printer or other compatible parallel device Connectivity is provided by a standard 25 pin DB 25 connector ...

Page 125: ...age 93 The illustration below shows the jumper locations on the main logic board Figure 5 10 Jumpers are marked on the main logic board with identification numbers For example the serial port jumpers are marked J2604 and J2605 Jumper pins are located immediately adjacent to the identification number Pin 1 is marked with an asterisk in any of the positions shown below Hardware Configuration 91 ...

Page 126: ...her EIA 423 or EIA 232D signal levels EIA 423 levels are the default standard for North American users EIA 232D levels are required for digital telecommunication in nations of the European Community The figure below shows the jumper locations and the table describes their function Figure 5 11 92 Sun Enterprise 250 Server Owner s Guide Revision A June 1998 ...

Page 127: ...sh PROMs to permit the reprogramming of specific code blocks that are held in non volatile system memory and to permit remote reprogramming of that code by an authorized system administrator over a local area network Three jumpers on the main logic board affect flash PROM operation The figure below shows the jumper locations and the table describes their function Hardware Configuration 93 ...

Page 128: ... flash PROM is write enabled You use the keyswitch located on the front panel to write protect the flash PROM When the switch is set to the Locked position the flash PROM is write protected When the switch is set to the Power on position or to the Diagnostics position the flash PROM is write enabled For descriptions of the various keyswitch settings see About the Status and Control Panel on page 6...

Page 129: ...ternal SCSI devices are supported via a 68 pin SCSI connector located on the system s rear panel This bus is UltraSCSI capable 40 Mbytes per second and can support additional external single ended wide or narrow SCSI devices The external SCSI bus is separate from the internal SCSI bus for removable media devices and internal disk drives See Reference for the SCSI Connector on page 280 for a diagra...

Page 130: ...t checking and setting jumpers Bus Length For UltraSCSI performance on the external SCSI bus you must adhere to the following bus length restrictions for daisy chained SCSI devices 4 For 1 to 3 devices the maximum bus length is 3 meters 9 84 feet 4 For 4 to 7 devices the maximum bus length is 1 5 meters 4 92 feet You must include the Enterprise 250 internal bus length 0 5 meter 1 7 feet in your bu...

Page 131: ...ectors connect all non Sun devices to the system first and connect a Sun autoterminating device to the end of the chain 4 If external mass storage devices consist of 68 pin devices and 50 pin devices connect the Sun 68 pin devices to the system first and terminate the chain with a 50 pin device and its terminator The 68 pin device connected to the 68 50 pin adapter cable must be autoterminating in...

Page 132: ...aximum SCSI bus length for daisy chained SCSI devices is 6 meters 19 7 feet including the Enterprise 250 internal bus length 0 5 meter 1 7 feet UltraSCSI devices can be mixed with non UltraSCSI devices on the same bus The UltraSCSI devices will still operate at UltraSCSI speeds 40 Mbytes sec provided that the rules for UltraSCSI cabling bus length termination and target devices are followed If all...

Page 133: ...ve the Main Logic Board on page 100 4 How to Install the Main Logic Board on page 102 4 How to Remove a Memory Module on page 105 4 How to Install a Memory Module on page 107 4 How to Remove a CPU Module on page 109 4 How to Install a CPU Module on page 110 4 How to Remove a PCI Card on page 112 4 How to Install a PCI Card on page 114 4 How to Remove the SSP Paddle Card on page 117 4 How to Instal...

Page 134: ... the necessary components 4 How to Power Off the System on page 55 4 How to Remove the Side Access Panel on page 60 4 How to Avoid Electrostatic Discharge on page 64 4 How to Remove a Memory Module on page 105 4 How to Remove the NVRAM TOD Module on page 123 4 How to Remove a CPU Module on page 109 4 How to Remove a PCI Card on page 112 4 How to Remove the SSP Paddle Card on page 117 Video Demonst...

Page 135: ...ta cable at connector J1801 3 Loosen the three captive screws securing the main logic board to the rear panel Figure 6 2 Note Be sure to remove the SSP paddle card and all PCI cards prior to removing the main logic board See Before You Begin on page 100 4 Slide the main logic board away from the rear panel until it is free 5 Pull the bottom edge of the main logic board away from the machine and li...

Page 136: ... applicable local and national laws Before You Begin You must remove all removable components from the old main logic board so that you can transfer them to the replacement board For more information see 4 How to Remove the Main Logic Board on page 100 Note Be sure to remove the NVRAM TOD module from the old main logic board so that you can transfer it to the replacement board Video Demonstration ...

Page 137: ...ign the notches at the top and bottom edges of the board with the corresponding tabs on the chassis wall Figure 6 4 4 Press the main logic board against the chassis wall as you slide it toward the rear panel 5 Tighten the three captive screws securing the main logic board to the rear panel 6 Reconnect the internal cables to the main logic board a Reconnect the two power cables to connectors J2902 ...

Page 138: ...SP Paddle Card on page 120 4 How to Install a CPU Module on page 110 4 How to Install the NVRAM TOD Module on page 124 4 How to Install a Memory Module on page 107 Complete this task to reassemble the system 4 How to Install the Side Access Panel on page 62 When you are ready to restart the system be sure to run POST and OpenBoot Diagnostic tests to verify that the system functions correctly with ...

Page 139: ...clothes or work environment can destroy the modules Do not remove any DIMM from its antistatic packaging until you are ready to install it on the main logic board Handle the modules only by their edges Do not touch the components or any metal parts Always wear a grounding strap when you handle the modules What to Do 1 Locate the DIMM module you want to remove on the main logic board See About Memo...

Page 140: ...mory module and pull it out of its socket Place the module on an antistatic mat What Next To replace a memory module complete this task 4 How to Install a Memory Module on page 107 106 Sun Enterprise 250 Server Owner s Guide Revision A June 1998 ...

Page 141: ...tem on page 55 4 How to Remove the Side Access Panel on page 60 4 How to Avoid Electrostatic Discharge on page 64 For information about memory configuration see About Memory on page 76 What to Do 1 Remove the new memory module from its antistatic packaging 2 Locate the socket into which you will install the module See About Memory on page 76 Note Each bank used must contain four modules of equal c...

Page 142: ...semble the system 4 How to Install the Side Access Panel on page 62 When you are ready to restart the system be sure to run POST and OpenBoot Diagnostic tests to verify that the system functions correctly with the new parts you have just installed You must also perform a reconfiguration boot so that your system is able to recognize the new device s For additional information see 4 How to Initiate ...

Page 143: ... discharge For more information see How to Avoid Electrostatic Discharge on page 64 What to Do 1 Determine which CPU module you need to remove from the CPU card cage on the main logic board 2 Pull the module ejection levers out and away from the CPU module to disengage the module from its main logic board connector The ejection levers are located on each side of the front of the CPU module Using y...

Page 144: ...antistatic mat What Next To replace a CPU module complete this task 4 How to Install a CPU Module on page 110 How to Install a CPU Module Before You Begin Know the configuration guidelines for installing CPU modules see 4 About CPU Modules on page 78 Complete these tasks 110 Sun Enterprise 250 Server Owner s Guide Revision A June 1998 ...

Page 145: ...n the main logic board 2 Align the edges of the CPU module board with the grooves in the CPU card cage and ensure that the ejection levers are open 3 Slide the CPU module evenly into the grooves in the CPU card cage Push until the CPU module board meets the connector at the back of the CPU card cage Figure 6 8 4 Engage the notch in each lever with its side of the CPU card cage Removing and Install...

Page 146: ...vice s For additional information see 4 How to Initiate a Reconfiguration Boot on page 58 How to Remove a PCI Card Before you Begin Complete these tasks 4 How to Power Off the System on page 55 4 How to Remove the Side Access Panel on page 60 4 How to Avoid Electrostatic Discharge on page 64 Video Demonstration Figure 6 9 Click on the icon above for a video demonstration Click here for Appendix E ...

Page 147: ...and pull each end in turn until the card is freed from its slot Place the PCI card on an antistatic mat 5 If you are not replacing the PCI card install a PCI filler panel into the vacated slot Secure the filler panel with the screw from the PCI faceplate What Next To replace a PCI card complete this task 4 How to Install a PCI Card on page 114 Removing and Installing Main Logic Board Components 11...

Page 148: ...on page 80 Video Demonstration Figure 6 11 Click on the icon above for a video demonstration Click here for Appendix E What to Do 1 If you are installing a new PCI card remove the filler panel from the appropriate slot Otherwise go to step 2 a Remove the Phillips screw that secures the PCI filler panel to the system rear panel Use a magnetized screwdriver if possible to prevent the screw from fall...

Page 149: ... i Insert the faceplate end of the card into the appropriate slot opening in the rear panel while at the same time aligning the opposite end of the card with the long card slot guide ii Push the card into the corresponding connector on the main logic board Removing and Installing Main Logic Board Components 115 ...

Page 150: ...CI card for information about external cable connections What Next Complete the following tasks to reassemble the system 4 How to Install the Side Access Panel on page 62 When you are ready to restart the system be sure to run POST and OpenBoot Diagnostic tests to verify that the system functions correctly with the new parts you have just installed You must also perform a reconfiguration boot so t...

Page 151: ...harge on page 64 Video Demonstration Figure 6 14 Click on the icon above for a video demonstration Click here for Appendix E What to Do 1 Disconnect any cables from the external faceplate of the SSP card 2 Remove the Phillips screw that secures the card faceplate to the system rear panel Use a magnetized screwdriver if possible to prevent the screw from falling into the system chassis Save the scr...

Page 152: ...panel opening 4 Disconnect the SSP data cable from the main logic board at connector J4201 a Lift up the collar on the SSP cable connector b Remove the SSP data cable from the connector 118 Sun Enterprise 250 Server Owner s Guide Revision A June 1998 ...

Page 153: ...lacing the SSP card install a PCI filler panel into the vacated SSP slot Secure the filler panel with the screw from the PCI faceplate What Next To replace an SSP card complete this task 4 How to Install the SSP Paddle Card on page 120 Removing and Installing Main Logic Board Components 119 ...

Page 154: ...the SSP data cable to the main logic board at connector J4201 a Lift the collar on the SSP cable connector b Insert the cable into the connector so that the cable s exposed contacts are facing away from the system rear panel c Press down on each side of the collar to secure the cable in the connector 120 Sun Enterprise 250 Server Owner s Guide Revision A June 1998 ...

Page 155: ...Figure 6 18 2 Insert the SSP card into the SSP rear panel opening The SSP paddle card mounts in the top slot opening in the system s rear panel Removing and Installing Main Logic Board Components 121 ...

Page 156: ... to the SSP card s external connectors What Next Complete the following task to reassemble the system 4 How to Install the Side Access Panel on page 62 When you are ready to restart the system be sure to run POST and OpenBoot Diagnostic tests to verify that the system functions correctly with the new parts you have just installed For additional information see Chapter 12 122 Sun Enterprise 250 Ser...

Page 157: ...cal and national laws Before You Begin Complete these tasks 4 How to Power Off the System on page 55 4 How to Remove the Side Access Panel on page 60 4 How to Avoid Electrostatic Discharge on page 64 What to Do 1 Locate the NVRAM TOD module on the main logic board The NVRAM TOD module is located at board address U2706 2 Grasp the NVRAM TOD carrier assembly by the edges and pull out the NVRAM TOD m...

Page 158: ...ied service trained maintenance provider Persons who remove any of the outer panels to access this equipment must observe all safety precautions and comply with skill level requirements certification and all applicable local and national laws Caution Use only NVRAM TOD modules that have been specifically programmed for a Sun Enterprise 250 server 124 Sun Enterprise 250 Server Owner s Guide Revisio...

Page 159: ...tem 4 How to Install the Side Access Panel on page 62 Note If you are installing a new NVRAM TOD module the NVRAM TOD must be programmed by a Sun authorized service representative before your system can resume normal operation When you are ready to restart the system be sure to run POST and OpenBoot Diagnostic tests to verify that the system functions correctly with the new parts you have just ins...

Page 160: ...126 Sun Enterprise 250 Server Owner s Guide Revision A June 1998 ...

Page 161: ... 313 Tasks covered in this chapter include 4 How to Remove the Removable Media Assembly RMA on page 128 4 How to Install the Removable Media Assembly RMA on page 132 4 How to Remove a Disk Drive on page 135 4 How to Install a Disk Drive on page 137 4 How to Remove a CD ROM Drive or Tape Drive on page 139 4 How to Install a CD ROM Drive or Tape Drive on page 141 4 How to Remove the Diskette Drive o...

Page 162: ...e the system is operating or the system will power off abruptly Before You Begin Complete these tasks 4 How to Power Off the System on page 55 4 How to Remove the Side Access Panel on page 60 4 How to Avoid Electrostatic Discharge on page 64 4 How to Remove the Fan Tray Assembly on page 150 Video Demonstration Figure 7 1 Click on the icon above for a video demonstration Click here for Appendix E W...

Page 163: ...Leave all other cabling connected to the rear of the drives in the removable media assembly 4 At the front of the system pull off the plastic cover from the front of the removable media assembly Grasp the cover on both sides and pull it away from the front of the system 5 Loosen the two captive Phillips screws securing the removable media assembly to the chassis Removing and Installing Storage Dev...

Page 164: ...ure that you feed all the cables carefully out of the RMA chassis opening as you remove the assembly Note At this point all the power and data cables are attached to the rear of the drives installed in the assembly 130 Sun Enterprise 250 Server Owner s Guide Revision A June 1998 ...

Page 165: ... to Remove the Diskette Drive on page 144 4 How to Install the Diskette Drive on page 146 4 How to Remove a CD ROM Drive or Tape Drive on page 139 4 How to Install a CD ROM Drive or Tape Drive on page 141 To replace the removable media assembly complete this task 4 How to Install the Removable Media Assembly RMA on page 132 Removing and Installing Storage Devices 131 ...

Page 166: ...e filler panel into place 2 Grasp any cables attached to the rear of the removable media devices and feed them into the RMA opening at the front of the chassis Hold the removable media assembly in one hand and use the other hand to feed the cables into the opening 3 Slide the removable media assembly into the system chassis Make sure that the cables are not caught between the removable media assem...

Page 167: ...Figure 7 6 4 Tighten the two captive Phillips screws securing the removable media assembly to the system chassis Figure 7 7 Removing and Installing Storage Devices 133 ...

Page 168: ...nt of the chassis and press the cover evenly on both sides until it snaps into place 7 Connect the removable media SCSI cable to the UltraSCSI backplane at connector J0501 Each connector is keyed so that it connects in only one way 8 If applicable connect the diskette data cable to the SCSI backplane at connector J0502 9 Connect the removable media power cable to the UltraSCSI backplane at connect...

Page 169: ...scharge on page 64 What to Do 1 Prepare the system for disk removal The hot plug removal procedure involves software commands for preparing the system prior to removing the disk drive See About Internal Disk Drives on page 83 Note If the server is set up without a local graphics console terminal or monitor you need to set up one of these options in order to issue software commands See How to Attac...

Page 170: ...bout Internal Disk Drives on page 83 6 Using your thumb and forefinger push the drive latch upward to release the drive handle Swing the handle out away from the drive until you feel the drive connector disengage from the backplane Figure 7 9 7 Holding the drive by the handle slide it out of the drive bay Place the drive on an antistatic mat 136 Sun Enterprise 250 Server Owner s Guide Revision A J...

Page 171: ... Internal Disk Drives on page 83 Before You Begin You must follow antistatic precautions when handling a disk drive For more information see 4 How to Avoid Electrostatic Discharge on page 64 What to Do 1 Prepare the system to receive the new disk drive The hot plug installation procedure involves software commands for preparing the system prior to installing the disk drive See About Internal Disk ...

Page 172: ...ve handle on the disk drive Use your thumb and forefinger to pinch the drive latch sideways to open it 6 Align the disk drive to its drive bay Orient the drive so the drive handle s hinge faces the bottom of the drive bay the left side of the bay in a rackmount configuration Note If you are replacing a drive that you removed previously be sure to install the drive in the same drive bay as the one ...

Page 173: ...bout Internal Disk Drives on page 83 What Next If you have other parts to replace in the system do so now When you are ready to restart the system be sure to run POST and OpenBoot Diagnostic tests to verify that the system functions correctly with the new parts you have just installed You must also perform a reconfiguration boot so that your system is able to recognize the new device s For additio...

Page 174: ...ndix E What to Do 1 Disconnect the SCSI data and power cables from the rear of the CD ROM or tape drive Figure 7 12 2 Remove the four screws securing the drive in the removable media assembly There are two screws on each side of the drive 140 Sun Enterprise 250 Server Owner s Guide Revision A June 1998 ...

Page 175: ...all a CD ROM Drive or Tape Drive on page 141 How to Install a CD ROM Drive or Tape Drive Before You Begin Know the configuration guidelines for installing removable media devices see 4 About the SCSI Removable Media Bays and the External SCSI Port on page 95 Complete these tasks 4 How to Power Off the System on page 55 4 How to Remove the Side Access Panel on page 60 4 How to Avoid Electrostatic D...

Page 176: ...panel from the RMA plastic cover On the back side of the RMA cover push the filler panel retainer tabs inward to disengage the filler panel 3 If you are replacing a defective drive make sure that the jumper settings on the new drive match the settings on the old drive 4 Slide the CD ROM or tape drive into its drive bay Align the two screw holes on each side of the drive with the corresponding hole...

Page 177: ... connectors at the rear of the drive The connectors are keyed so that they install in only one way Figure 7 16 Note Wide SCSI removable media devices require a 68 to 50 pin SCSI adapter These devices only operate in narrow SCSI mode Removing and Installing Storage Devices 143 ...

Page 178: ... s For additional information see 4 How to Initiate a Reconfiguration Boot on page 58 How to Remove the Diskette Drive Before You Begin Complete these tasks 4 How to Power Off the System on page 55 4 How to Remove the Side Access Panel on page 60 4 How to Avoid Electrostatic Discharge on page 64 4 How to Remove the Removable Media Assembly RMA on page 128 Video Demonstration Figure 7 17 Click on t...

Page 179: ...ssembly There are two screws located on each side of the drive Figure 7 19 3 Slide the drive out the front of its bay in the removable media assembly Push the drive from the rear to start the removal process 4 Place the drive on an antistatic mat Removing and Installing Storage Devices 145 ...

Page 180: ...diskette drive complete this task 4 How to Install the Diskette Drive on page 146 How to Install the Diskette Drive Before You Begin Complete these tasks 4 How to Power Off the System on page 55 4 How to Remove the Side Access Panel on page 60 4 How to Avoid Electrostatic Discharge on page 64 4 How to Remove the Removable Media Assembly RMA on page 128 Video Demonstration Figure 7 20 Click on the ...

Page 181: ...he two screw holes on each side of the diskette drive with the corresponding holes in each side of the diskette drive bay Figure 7 21 4 Insert and tighten the four flat head Phillips screws that secure the drive in its bay 5 Connect the removable media power cable to the power connector at the rear of the diskette drive The connector is keyed and only fits one way 6 Connect the diskette data cable...

Page 182: ...start the system be sure to run POST and OpenBoot Diagnostic tests to verify that the system functions correctly with the new parts you have just installed You must also perform a reconfiguration boot so that your system is able to recognize the new device s For additional information see 4 How to Initiate a Reconfiguration Boot on page 58 148 Sun Enterprise 250 Server Owner s Guide Revision A Jun...

Page 183: ...w to Install the Fan Tray Assembly on page 151 4 How to Remove a Power Supply on page 153 4 How to Install a Power Supply on page 155 4 How to Remove the LED Keyswitch Assembly on page 157 4 How to Install the LED Keyswitch Assembly on page 160 4 How to Remove the Disk Cage Assembly on page 163 4 How to Install the Disk Cage Assembly on page 167 4 How to Remove the Floor Casters Assembly on page 1...

Page 184: ...nel on page 60 4 How to Avoid Electrostatic Discharge on page 64 What to Do 1 Disconnect the fan tray cable from the fan tray assembly Press the tab to release the connector Figure 8 1 2 Deflect the tab that secures the fan tray in the upper guide 3 Slide the fan tray out of the system 150 Sun Enterprise 250 Server Owner s Guide Revision A June 1998 ...

Page 185: ...e 151 How to Install the Fan Tray Assembly What to Do 1 Align the fan tray assembly with the upper and lower fan tray guides Hold the fan tray so that the arrow on its outer edge is facing up 2 Slide the fan tray into the top and bottom guides Hold the tray at the center so that the tray slides into the guides evenly Removing and Installing Miscellaneous Assemblies 151 ...

Page 186: ...held securely in the guides 4 Connect the fan tray cable to the fan tray assembly Connect the end of the cable that is labeled P2 The connector is keyed and attaches in only one way Press the connector until the tab locks the cable in place 152 Sun Enterprise 250 Server Owner s Guide Revision A June 1998 ...

Page 187: ... Power Supply Before You Begin It is not necessary to power off the system if you are removing a redundant power supply For more information see 4 About Power Supplies on page 87 If your system has only one power supply complete this task 4 How to Power Off the System on page 55 Removing and Installing Miscellaneous Assemblies 153 ...

Page 188: ...in a smooth motion Note When removing a hot pluggable power supply do not disengage and reengage the supply in rapid succession Always remove a supply completely before reinserting the same supply or a replacement supply Rapid seating and unseating of power supplies will result in false error conditions 5 If you are not replacing the power supply immediately install a power supply filler panel The...

Page 189: ...ge 87 What to Do 1 If you are upgrading your system with an additional power supply remove the filler panel covering the power supply bay a Remove the two screws securing the filler panel to the chassis b Partially pry the left side of the filler panel out of the bay using a flat blade screwdriver c Lift the filler panel up and away from the bay and set it aside 2 Slide the new power supply into t...

Page 190: ...d seating and unseating of power supplies will result in false error conditions 4 Tighten the two captive screws that secure the power supply to the chassis 5 Connect the AC power cord to both the power supply and an AC power outlet Secure the cord to the rear panel with the strain relief tie wrap What Next Verify correct operation of the power supply by checking the fan and LED indicators on the ...

Page 191: ...tions of the various keyswitch settings see About the Status and Control Panel on page 6 How to Remove the LED Keyswitch Assembly Before You Begin Complete these tasks 4 How to Power Off the System on page 55 4 How to Remove the Side Access Panel on page 60 4 How to Avoid Electrostatic Discharge on page 64 4 How to Remove the Fan Tray Assembly on page 150 Video Demonstration Figure 8 7 Click on th...

Page 192: ...le media shelf Note At the front left corner of the system the LED ribbon cable is secured to the underside of the removable media shelf with double sided adhesive tape Carefully pull the cable downward to detach it from the shelf Reach in through the side of the chassis or open the disk access door for better access to the cable Figure 8 8 3 Pull off the RMA plastic cover from the front of the re...

Page 193: ... from the slot in the chassis wall 6 Carefully pull the assembly and its attached cables out through the openings in the chassis wall Open the disk access door if necessary to gain better access to the LED ribbon cable What Next To replace the LED keyswitch assembly complete this task 4 How to Install the LED Keyswitch Assembly on page 160 Removing and Installing Miscellaneous Assemblies 159 ...

Page 194: ... UltraSCSI backplane 4 Thread the LED ribbon cable straight down behind the chassis wall and pull it out through the disk bay opening 5 Insert the bottom portion of the LED keyswitch assembly into the rectangular opening at the front of the chassis Position the assembly so that the bottom tab rests inside the chassis 6 Replace the Phillips screw that secures the top portion of the assembly to the ...

Page 195: ...SI backplane This connector is located at the upper left corner of the backplane as viewed from the front Make sure that the label at the end of the cable faces up Press down the connector collar to secure the connection 11 Secure the LED ribbon cable to the underside of the removable media shelf At the front left corner of the system the LED ribbon cable should be secured to the underside of the ...

Page 196: ...mplete these tasks 4 How to Install the Fan Tray Assembly on page 151 4 How to Install the Side Access Panel on page 62 When you are ready to restart the system be sure to run POST and OpenBoot Diagnostic tests to verify that the system functions correctly with the new parts you have just installed For additional information see Chapter 12 162 Sun Enterprise 250 Server Owner s Guide Revision A Jun...

Page 197: ...nstall the disk drives it is important to return each drive to its original location What to Do 1 Disconnect the LED ribbon cable from connector J0602 at the front of the UltraSCSI backplane This connector is located in the upper left corner of the backplane as viewed from the front Lift the thin collar at the top of the connector to disconnect the cable 2 Disconnect any remaining cables from the ...

Page 198: ...carefully flex the panel as shown below to disengage it from the chassis b Slide the panel toward the rear of the system until the hooks beneath the panel are disengaged from the chassis c Pull the bottom center edge of the panel outward until it disengages from the chassis Lift the panel off the system and set it aside 164 Sun Enterprise 250 Server Owner s Guide Revision A June 1998 ...

Page 199: ...system onto a solid surface that spaces the unit about 2 inches 5 cm off the floor for example use a pair of wooden boards Do not allow any of the weight to rest on the plastic panels at the front of the chassis 5 From the underside of the chassis use a large flat blade screwdriver to loosen the two captive screws that secure the disk cage to the bottom of the chassis Removing and Installing Misce...

Page 200: ...s Insert the screwdriver through the two access holes on top of the chassis Caution Take care to avoid damaging any cables that may be located near the captive screws 8 Remove the disk cage assembly through the open side of the chassis Place the assembly on an antistatic mat What Next To replace the disk cage assembly complete this task 4 How to Install the Disk Cage Assembly on page 167 166 Sun E...

Page 201: ...re tightening the screws fully ensure that the two bottom screws are fully tightened see Step 5 Finish tightening the top two screws only after the bottom screws are tightened Caution Take care to avoid damaging any cables that may be located near the captive screws 4 Carefully lower the chassis onto its closed side Enlist the help of another person to accomplish this safely Do not lift the chassi...

Page 202: ...ane Arrange the middle portion of the cable so that it lies flat across the top of the disk cage at the front of the chassis 10 Reconnect the LED ribbon cable to connector J0602 at the front of the UltraSCSI backplane This connector is located in the upper left corner of the backplane as viewed from the front Make sure that the label at the end of the cable faces up Press down the connector collar...

Page 203: ...at partially covers the top of the chassis a Insert the hooks on the underside of the panel into the corresponding slots in the chassis b Slide the panel toward the front of the system until the hooks engage the chassis and the rear edge of the panel snaps into place Press along the bottom edge of the panel to guide it into place Removing and Installing Miscellaneous Assemblies 169 ...

Page 204: ...51 4 How to Install a Disk Drive on page 137 4 How to Install the Side Access Panel on page 62 Note When you reinstall the disk drives it is important to return each drive to its original location How to Remove the Floor Casters Assembly Before You Begin Complete this task 4 How to Power Off the System on page 55 170 Sun Enterprise 250 Server Owner s Guide Revision A June 1998 ...

Page 205: ...ple use a pair of wooden boards Do not allow any of the weight to rest on the plastic panels at the front of the chassis 2 Remove the eight Phillips screws that secure the floor casters assembly to the underside of the chassis 3 Remove the casters assembly and set it aside Note There are two foot glide mounting brackets attached to the underside of the chassis Do not remove these brackets unless y...

Page 206: ...ters assembly with foot glides complete this task 4 How to Install the Chassis Foot Glides on page 176 How to Install the Floor Casters Assembly Before You Begin Complete these tasks 172 Sun Enterprise 250 Server Owner s Guide Revision A June 1998 ...

Page 207: ...low any of the weight to rest on the plastic panels at the front of the chassis Note The right side of the casters assembly mounts to the two foot glide mounting brackets on the underside of the chassis If you removed these brackets previously you must reinstall them now See How to Install the Chassis Foot Glides on page 176 2 Align the holes in the floor casters assembly with the corresponding mo...

Page 208: ...return the chassis to its upright position Enlist the help of another person to accomplish this safely Do not lift the chassis using the plastic panels at the front or the side of the chassis How to Remove the Chassis Foot Glides Before You Begin Complete this task 174 Sun Enterprise 250 Server Owner s Guide Revision A June 1998 ...

Page 209: ...aces the unit about 2 inches 5 cm off the floor for example use a pair of wooden boards Do not allow any of the weight to rest on the plastic panels at the front of the chassis 2 Remove the four plastic foot glides from the underside of the chassis Remove the Phillips screw at the center of each foot glide Note Do not remove the two foot glide mounting brackets unless you are converting the chassi...

Page 210: ...onto a solid surface that spaces the unit about 2 inches 5 cm off the floor for example use a pair of wooden boards Do not allow any of the weight to rest on the plastic panels at the front of the chassis 2 Attach the four plastic foot glides to the corresponding mounting holes on the underside of the chassis Insert a Phillips screw through the center of each foot glide Note Two of the plastic foo...

Page 211: ...e chassis to its upright position Enlist the help of another person to accomplish this safely Do not lift the chassis using the plastic panels at the front or the side of the chassis Removing and Installing Miscellaneous Assemblies 177 ...

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Page 213: ...UltraSCSI Backplane on page 179 4 How to Install the UltraSCSI Backplane on page 182 4 How to Remove the Power Distribution Board on page 184 4 How to Install the Power Distribution Board on page 185 4 How to Connect the System Cables on page 187 How to Remove the UltraSCSI Backplane Before You Begin Complete these tasks 4 How to Power Off the System on page 55 4 How to Remove the Side Access Pane...

Page 214: ...k drives it is important to return each drive to its original location What to Do 1 Remove the two screws that secure the cage center divider to the disk cage Orient the cage so that the back is facing you Remove the two screws that are located in the middle of the back 2 From the front of the disk cage slide the center divider half way out of the cage Figure 9 1 3 Free the backplane from the six ...

Page 215: ...e the backplane out of the opening at the base of the disk cage Place the backplane on an antistatic mat Figure 9 2 What Next To replace the UltraSCSI backplane complete this task 4 How to Install the UltraSCSI Backplane on page 182 Removing and Installing Backplanes and Cables 181 ...

Page 216: ...I drive connectors are facing the open drive bays 2 Insert the six posts at the rear of the disk cage into the corresponding keyholes in the backplane Lift the backplane slightly so that each post rests in the narrow part of a keyhole Figure 9 3 3 Push the cage center divider back into the disk cage as far as it can go 182 Sun Enterprise 250 Server Owner s Guide Revision A June 1998 ...

Page 217: ...tem complete these tasks 4 How to Install the Disk Cage Assembly on page 167 4 How to Install the Removable Media Assembly RMA on page 132 4 How to Install a Disk Drive on page 137 4 How to Install the Fan Tray Assembly on page 151 4 How to Install the Side Access Panel on page 62 Note When you reinstall the disk drives it is important to return each drive to its original location Removing and Ins...

Page 218: ...ion board Start at the top of the board and work your way down a Disconnect the keyswitch LED cable at connector J0401 b Disconnect the system interlock cable at connector J0501 c Disconnect the two power sense cables at connectors J0201 and J0202 d Disconnect the DC power cables at connectors J0204 J0205 and J0206 e Disconnect the UltraSCSI power cable at connector J0207 2 Loosen the two captive ...

Page 219: ...e power distribution board complete this task 4 How to Install the Power Distribution Board on page 185 How to Install the Power Distribution Board What to Do 1 Position the power distribution board in its mounting brackets on the chassis ceiling and floor Removing and Installing Backplanes and Cables 185 ...

Page 220: ...ts in order to engage the screws in the screw holes Figure 9 6 3 Reconnect all cables that you previously detached from the power distribution board Start at the top of the board and work your way down a Connect the keyswitch LED cable at connector J0401 b Connect the system interlock cable at connector J0501 c Connect the two power sense cables at connectors J0201 and J0202 d Connect the DC power...

Page 221: ...l on page 60 4 How to Avoid Electrostatic Discharge on page 64 4 How to Remove the Fan Tray Assembly on page 150 What to Do 1 Identify the cable you wish to install or replace Use the information in the following tables and illustrations to determine where to connect each end of the cable Each cable connector is keyed so that it can be connected in only one way 2 Install the cable according to the...

Page 222: ...e is attached to rear chassis wall with two small Phillips screws Switch at front end of cable is attached to the front chassis wall with two small Phillips screws 14 pin Power Sense I2 C Cable From Power Distribution Board J0202 To Main Logic Board J4501 Tie wrapped with other cables to chassis ceiling in two locations near fan tray assembly 16 pin Power Sense Control Cable From Power Distributio...

Page 223: ...r Cable From UltraSCSI Backplane J0104 To CD ROM Tape Diskette Drive Power Connectors Includes connectors for two RMA SCSI devices and one optional diskette drive Diskette Data Cable From UltraSCSI Backplane J0502 To Diskette Drive Data Connector Fan Tray Cable From Power Distribution Board J0303 To Fan Tray Connector Cable end labeled P1 connects to power distribution board Removing and Installin...

Page 224: ...ower Cable 530 2441 9 Removable Media SCSI Cable 530 2445 3 System Interlock Cable 530 2482 10 Removable Media Power Cable 530 2440 4 14 pin Power Sense I2 C Cable 530 2480 11 Diskette Data Cable 530 2439 5 16 pin Power Sense Control Cable 530 2481 12 Fan Tray Cable 530 2685 190 Sun Enterprise 250 Server Owner s Guide Revision A June 1998 ...

Page 225: ...itch Assembly1 540 3604 7 UltraSCSI Data Cable 530 2446 14 SSP Paddle Card and Cable2 501 4818 1 To install this part see How to Install the LED Keyswitch Assembly on page 160 2 To install this part see How to Install the SSP Paddle Card on page 120 Removing and Installing Backplanes and Cables 191 ...

Page 226: ...Figure 9 8 192 Sun Enterprise 250 Server Owner s Guide Revision A June 1998 ...

Page 227: ... 9 What Next To reassemble the system complete these tasks 4 How to Install the Fan Tray Assembly on page 151 4 How to Install the Side Access Panel on page 62 Removing and Installing Backplanes and Cables 193 ...

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Page 229: ...stem Using a PCI Based Ethernet Interface on page 205 4 How to Select the Boot Device on page 207 Other information covered in this chapter includes 4 About Network Interface Options on page 195 4 About Disk Array Configurations and Concepts on page 209 About Network Interface Options The system s main logic board provides an auto sensing switchable 10BASE T 100BASE TX Ethernet interface conformin...

Page 230: ...rating characteristics and configuration parameters for the hme Fast Ethernet device driver please see Platform Notes The Fast Ethernet Device Driver This document is available on Solaris on Sun Hardware AnswerBook which is provided on the SMCC Supplement CD for the Solaris release you are running Additional network interfaces are available through PCI cards providing connection to Ethernet token ...

Page 231: ... a PCI card as a second Ethernet interface the operating system asks you to select a primary network interface and then prompts you for its host name and IP address You must configure the second interface separately after the operating system is installed See How to Add an Ethernet Interface on page 198 Note This system conforms to the Ethernet 10 100BASE T standard which states that the Ethernet ...

Page 232: ... 198 How to Add an Ethernet Interface Before You Begin Follow this procedure to add a PCI card that provides an additional Ethernet interface You must perform the following tasks 4 Install the system see How to Install the Enterprise 250 Server on page 44 4 Install any additional PCI Ethernet interface cards that you wish to configure see How to Install a PCI Card on page 114 4 Attach a cable to t...

Page 233: ... hme0 type hme num 0 If you add a SunSwift TM PCI Ethernet adapter card as a second hme interface the file name should be hostname hme1 Note The documentation accompanying the Ethernet interface should identify its type Alternatively you can enter the show devs command from the ok prompt to obtain a list of all installed devices The host name has an associated IP address that you enter in the etc ...

Page 234: ...the interface information its IP address and host name must be entered into the namespace on the network name server For information about setting up a network name service consult the Solaris System Administrator AnswerBook for your specific Solaris release How to Attach a Twisted Pair Ethernet TPE Cable Before You Begin If you are attaching a twisted pair Ethernet TPE cable to the system s stand...

Page 235: ...TPE outlet in the wall or the floor You should hear the connector tab snap into place See your network administrator if you need more information about how to connect to your network Note You can use only one of the main logic board Ethernet ports You cannot connect to the main logic board s TPE and MII ports at the same time For information about connecting to the MII port see How to Attach an MI...

Page 236: ...vers see the documentation supplied with the transceiver Before You Begin If you are attaching an Ethernet Media Independent Interface MII transceiver to the system s standard Ethernet interface you must have already performed the following task 4 Completed prerequisite steps in How to Install the Enterprise 250 Server on page 44 If you are adding an Ethernet interface you must have already perfor...

Page 237: ...0 2 3 Attach the network AUI cable to the AUI connector on the MII to AUI transceiver 4 Lock the AUI connector As viewed from the top slide the latch to the right to lock the AUI cable to the MII to AUI transceiver Use a flat blade screwdriver if necessary Figure 10 3 Administration and Networking 203 ...

Page 238: ...ding an additional interface to your system then you need to configure that interface see 4 How to Add an Ethernet Interface on page 198 How to Boot the System Using the Standard Ethernet Interface Before You Begin Before you can boot the system over a network interface you must complete the installation procedure see 4 How to Install the Enterprise 250 Server on page 44 Specifically you must perf...

Page 239: ...nstall the operating system onto the server s internal system disk enter ok boot net install Both commands boot the system and the system console displays the system prompt What Next If you want to use the main logic board Ethernet interface as the default boot device you must change the value of certain OpenBoot parameters For more information see OpenBoot 3 x Command Reference Manual in the Sola...

Page 240: ...k For details see the installation instructions accompanying your Solaris software What to Do 1 At the ok prompt enter ok show devs The show devs command lists the system devices It displays the full path name of the hme device similar to the example below pci 1f 4000 pci 5 SUNW hme 0 1 2 Change the default net device At the ok prompt enter ok nvalias net hme_path ok nvstore where hme_path is the ...

Page 241: ...e 4 How to Install the Enterprise 250 Server on page 44 Specifically you must perform the following tasks 4 Set up a system console see About Setting Up a Console on page 49 4 Power on the system see How to Power On the System on page 56 If you want to boot across a network interface then you must also perform the following tasks 4 Configure the Ethernet port see How to Configure the Standard Ethe...

Page 242: ... 4 net Selects the Ethernet interface on the main logic board 4 full path name Selects the Ethernet interface specified by the path name Note You can also specify the name of the program to be booted as well as the way the boot program operates For more information see OpenBoot 3 x Command Reference Manual in the Solaris System Administrator AnswerBook for your specific Solaris release If you want...

Page 243: ...ty Note Solstice DiskSuite and other software must be ordered separately This section describes some of the most popular and useful of those configurations including 4 Disk concatenation 4 Disk mirroring RAID 1 4 Disk striping RAID 0 4 Disk striping with parity RAID 5 4 Hot spares 4 Hot plug The DiskSuite software creates metadevices logical disk devices consisting of one or more physical disks or...

Page 244: ...omplete copies of all data stored on two separate disks to protect against loss of data due to disk failure One metadevice is created from two disks Figure 10 5 Whenever the operating system needs to write to the mirrored metadevice both disks are updated The disks are maintained at all times with exactly the same information When the operating system needs to read from the mirrored metadevice it ...

Page 245: ...k Striping With Parity RAID Level 5 is an implementation of disk striping in which parity information is included with each disk write The advantage of the technique is that if any one disk in a RAID 5 array fails all the information on the failed drive can be reconstructed from the data and parity on the remaining disks System performance using RAID 5 will fall between that of RAID 0 and RAID 1 a...

Page 246: ...dynamically to enable the system to handle an increasingly larger work load perform load balancing and improve performance of a running system 4 Remove replace faulty hardware with minimal system service disruption For more information about hot pluggable disk drives see About Internal Disk Drives on page 83 For More Information See the documentation supplied with the Solstice DiskSuite software 2...

Page 247: ...mat to Format a New Diskette on page 217 4 How to Use fdformat to Reformat a Used Diskette on page 218 4 How to Copy Files To and From a Diskette on page 220 4 How to Insert a Compact Disc Into the Drive on page 220 4 How to Eject a Compact Disc With Software Commands on page 222 4 How to Eject a Compact Disc Manually on page 223 4 How to Eject a Compact Disc in an Emergency on page 224 4 How to R...

Page 248: ...ite enable status and once again write and store information on it What to Do 1 Turn the diskette upside down and find the write protect tab 2 Move the tab toward the diskette s edge until you can see through the notch Use a ballpoint pen or other implement When you can see through the notch the diskette is write protected Figure 11 1 What Next If you want to change the diskette to write enable st...

Page 249: ...store information on it What to Do 1 Turn the diskette upside down and find the write protect tab 2 Push the tab away from the diskette s edge as far as it will go Use a ballpoint pen or other implement When the notch is covered the diskette is write enabled Figure 11 2 What Next You can now write to the diskette If the diskette hasn t been formatted see 4 How to Use fdformat to Format a New Diske...

Page 250: ...el side up into the drive 2 Push firmly until you feel the diskette click into position Figure 11 3 What Next For instructions on removing a diskette from the drive see 4 How to Remove a Diskette From Its Drive on page 217 216 Sun Enterprise 250 Server Owner s Guide Revision A June 1998 ...

Page 251: ...of the drive Pull it from the diskette drive How to Use fdformat to Format a New Diskette Before You Begin You must format new diskettes before you use them The simplest way to format list the contents of read copy or eject a diskette is to use the File Manager tool Refer to Solaris User s Guide for information about File Manager If the server is set up without a local console you need to set up a...

Page 252: ...nsity MD 1 2 Mbytes fdformat m Low Density 2DD 720 Kbytes fdformat l You can now write to and read from the diskette How to Use fdformat to Reformat a Used Diskette Before You Begin The simplest way to format list the contents of read copy or eject a diskette is to use the File Manager tool Refer to Solaris User s Guide for information about File Manager Caution Formatting erases everything on a d...

Page 253: ... 215 What to Do 1 Insert a diskette into the diskette drive 2 From the console device enter the fdformat command Type the appropriate command as listed for your diskette It takes a minute or two for the system to format the diskette TABLE 11 2 Diskette Density Storage Capacity Formatted Command High Density HD 1 44 Mbytes fdformat U Medium Density MD 1 2 Mbytes fdformat mU Low Density 2DD 720 Kbyt...

Page 254: ...herals and Solaris User s Guide How to Insert a Compact Disc Into the Drive What to Do 1 Push the Eject button on the CD ROM drive to release the drive tray 2 Place a CD into the drive tray label side up A compact disc is a single sided storage medium Place it into the tray with the label side up as shown 220 Sun Enterprise 250 Server Owner s Guide Revision A June 1998 ...

Page 255: ...xt You can eject a compact disc from the drive by using one of three methods 4 With software commands see How to Eject a Compact Disc With Software Commands on page 222 4 Manually see How to Eject a Compact Disc Manually on page 223 4 Using an emergency procedure see How to Eject a Compact Disc in an Emergency on page 224 Using Storage Devices 221 ...

Page 256: ...Password fuser k cdrom cdrom0 Note You should warn users before abruptly halting processes The command fuser u cdrom cdrom0 helps you identify who s accessing the CD ROM drive Refer to the Solaris 2 x System Administrator s Guide for more information about the fuser command 2 From the console device enter eject cdrom0 The CD ROM disc should eject What Next You can also eject a compact disc by usin...

Page 257: ...sers before abruptly halting processes The command fuser u cdrom cdrom0 helps you identify who s accessing the CD ROM drive Refer to the Solaris 2 x System Administrator s Guide for more information about the fuser command 2 Press the Eject button on the front panel The drive ejects the CD tray and you can remove the disc Figure 11 5 What Next You can also eject a compact disc by using one of thes...

Page 258: ... function What to Do Caution If this procedure is used while a disc is mounted you can degrade or destroy data in your system 1 Turn off the power to your system See How to Power Off the System on page 55 2 Unfold and straighten one end of a large wire paper clip 3 Insert the straightened end of the clip into the emergency eject hole and press firmly Pull the tray from the drive after the clip is ...

Page 259: ...Tape Cartridges There are a number of different tape drives offered by Sun Microsystems for your system Each tape drive is shipped with a specification sheet that contains the following information 4 Type of cartridges that can be used with the drive 4 Cartridge storage capacity 4 Handling and storage information 4 Physical characteristics 4 Power requirements 4 Cleaning instructions 4 Description...

Page 260: ...Constant room temperature and 50 humidity is recommended 4 Do not touch the surface of the tape Thermal Conditioning To ensure proper thermal conditioning keep the tape cartridge at the same temperature as the drive for 24 hours This applies to cartridges for any of the tape drives offered for your system How to Insert a Tape Cartridge What to Do 1 Verify that the tape cartridge write protect swit...

Page 261: ...rtridge into the drive label side up 3 Push gently on the cartridge until it is pulled into the drive What Next To remove a tape cartridge from the drive see 4 How to Remove a Tape Cartridge on page 228 Using Storage Devices 227 ...

Page 262: ...ith the drive for information What to Do 1 Check that there is no drive activity The green activity LED should be unlit A flashing LED indicates drive activity Caution Do not eject the tape cartridge when the drive is active or you may incur data loss or equipment damage Figure 11 8 2 Push the Eject button and remove the tape cartridge 228 Sun Enterprise 250 Server Owner s Guide Revision A June 19...

Page 263: ...ide How to Clean the Tape Drive Before You Begin Observe these rules about when to clean a tape drive 1 Clean the drive after the first four hours of use with a new tape 2 After that clean the tape drive after every 25 hours of use to maintain reliable operation 3 Clean the drive twice as often if you use it in a dusty environment or operate it infrequently What to Do 1 Insert a cleaning cartridge...

Page 264: ...the compact disc and remove it from the tray see How to Eject a Compact Disc With Software Commands on page 222 Note If the drive cannot read a disc you may have a dusty or dirty disc What to Do 1 Clean the disc with compressed air Compressed air can remove most accumulations of dust and large dirt particles 230 Sun Enterprise 250 Server Owner s Guide Revision A June 1998 ...

Page 265: ...he disc radially from the center to the outside 4 Do not wipe in a circular motion 4 Wipe only the affected areas of the disc The figure below shows the correct and incorrect ways to clean a compact disc Figure 11 10 What Next To insert the compact disc into the drive see 4 How to Insert a Compact Disc Into the Drive on page 220 Using Storage Devices 231 ...

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Page 267: ...on page 248 4 How to Set the Diagnostic Level for POST and OBDiag on page 250 4 How to Check Whether SunVTS Software Is Installed on page 252 4 How to Use SunVTS Software on page 253 Other information covered in this chapter includes 4 About Diagnostic Tools on page 234 4 About Power On Self Test POST Diagnostics on page 235 4 About OpenBoot Diagnostics OBDiag on page 239 4 About SunVTS Software o...

Page 268: ...s exercising of system resources and internal and external peripheral equipment For more information about SunVTS see About SunVTS Software on page 251 Solstice SyMON allows you to monitor system hardware status and operating system performance of your server For information about SyMON see About Solstice SyMON Software on page 255 Remote System Control RSC is a server management tool that provide...

Page 269: ...e hardware problems Figure 12 1 About Power On Self Test POST Diagnostics The POST diagnostic code resides in flash PROM on the main logic board It runs whenever the system is turned on or when a system reset is issued POST tests the following system components Diagnostics and Troubleshooting 235 ...

Page 270: ...Control RSC on page 256 For information about running POST see How to Use POST Diagnostics on page 236 How to Use POST Diagnostics When you turn on the system power POST diagnostics run automatically if any of the following conditions apply 4 The OpenBoot PROM variable diag switch is set to true when you power on the system 4 You hold down the keyboard s Stop and D keys as you power on the system ...

Page 271: ...ser s Guide for additional details You can choose to run an abbreviated POST with concise error and status reporting or run an extensive POST with more detailed messages For more information see How to Set the Diagnostic Level for POST and OBDiag on page 250 What to Do 1 Ensure that the front panel keyswitch is in the Standby position For descriptions of the various keyswitch settings see About th...

Page 272: ...5 keyboard is attached POST status and error indications are also displayed via the four LEDs on the keyboard When POST starts all four keyboard LEDs blink on and off simultaneously After that the Caps Lock LED blinks slowly to indicate POST is running If an error is detected the pattern of the lit LEDs provides an error indication See Error Indications on page 257 for more information If POST det...

Page 273: ...ut OpenBoot Diagnostics OBDiag OpenBoot Diagnostics OBDiag reside in flash PROM on the main logic board OBDiag can isolate errors in the following system components 4 Main logic board 4 Diskette drive 4 CD ROM drive 4 Tape drive 4 Disk drives 4 Any option card that contains an on board self test On the main logic board OBDiag tests not only the main logic board but also its interfaces 4 PCI 4 SCSI...

Page 274: ...to affect the operation of the OBDiag tests For information about the configuration variables see OBDiag Configuration Variables on page 242 OBDiag Menu The OBDiag menu is created dynamically whenever you invoke OBDiag in interactive mode OBDiag determines whether any optional devices are installed in the system If the device has an on board self test OBDiag incorporates the test name into the lis...

Page 275: ...Boot PROM variable used to run OBDiag printenvs Displays the value of all of the OBDiag variables See OBDiag Configuration Variables on page 242 for information about settings setenv variable value Sets the value for an OpenBoot PROM configuration variable See OBDiag Configuration Variables on page 242 for information about settings test all Runs all of the tests displayed in the menu test Runs on...

Page 276: ...nd to set or change a value Both commands are described in OBDiag Commands on page 241 TABLE 12 2 Variable Setting Description Default diag level off No tests are run at power up min Performs minimal testing of core functionality min med Performs functional tests for all system functions max Runs exhaustive tests for all functions except external loopbacks External loopback tests are run only if d...

Page 277: ...nt device Invokes built in self test BIST on PCI cards and external devices loopback Runs external loopback tests on the parallel serial keyboard mouse TPE and RSC serial ports loopbacks Not for use on Enterprise 250 servers loopback2 Not for use on Enterprise 250 servers loopback3 Runs external loopback tests on the RSC Ethernet port nomem Performs tests without testing system memory device loopb...

Page 278: ...eset events soft reset Runs diagnostics on all resets except XIR diag verbosity 0 Prints one line that indicates the device being tested and its pass fail status 0 1 Prints more detailed test status which varies in content from test to test 2 Prints subtest names 4 Prints debug messages 8 Prints back trace of callers on error OBDiag Test Descriptions The following table provides information about ...

Page 279: ...he variable diag targets must be set to loopback device loopback or device loopback 3 The Sun part number for the parallel port loopback connector is 501 2965 01 eeprom 14 0 Tests the NVRAM functionality fdthree 14 3023f0 Tests diskette drive control logic and the operation of the drive The test does not differentiate among a drive media or main logic board error if any of these fail it reports th...

Page 280: ...ests you must have a special passive loopback connector attached to each serial port and the variable diag targets must be set to loopback device loopback or device loopback 3 There is one passive connector available for this test Sun part number 501 4205 01 Use 501 4205 01 when ports A and B are not attached to external devices su 14 3062f8 Tests keyboard control and input logic including interna...

Page 281: ... see About Remote System Control RSC on page 256 This test is not run if RSC is being used as the console device To run external loopback tests on the RSC Ethernet port the port must be connected to a 10 Mbps Ethernet network The variable diag targets must also be set to loopback3 or device loopback 3 To run external loopback tests on the RSC serial port a special passive serial loopback connector...

Page 282: ...positions see About the Status and Control Panel on page 6 OBDiag tests run automatically without operator intervention under the conditions described above However you can also run OBDiag in an interactive mode and select which tests you want to perform The following procedure describes how to run OBDiag interactively from the system ok prompt What to Do Note Perform this procedure with the power...

Page 283: ...onfiguration Variables on page 242 4 Enter obdiag at the ok prompt ok obdiag 5 When the OBDiag menu appears enter the appropriate command and test name number at the command prompt For command usage and descriptions see OBDiag Commands on page 241 Figure 12 3 Note For more information about OBDiag tests see About OpenBoot Diagnostics OBDiag on page 239 Diagnostics and Troubleshooting 249 ...

Page 284: ...onsole before setting the diagnostic level See About Setting Up a Console on page 49 What to Do Note Perform this procedure with the power on and the keyswitch set to the Power on position 1 With the keyswitch in the Power on position press the Break key on your alphanumeric terminal s keyboard or enter the Stop a sequence on a Sun keyboard To enter the Stop a sequence press the Stop key and the a...

Page 285: ...stem include TABLE 12 4 SunVTS Test Description ecpptest Verifies the ECP1284 parallel port printer functionality cdtest Tests the CD ROM drive by reading the disc and verifying the CD table of contents TOC if it exists disktest Verifies local disk drives env2test Tests the I2 C environment control system including all fans front panel LEDs and keyswitch disk backplane LEDs power supplies and ther...

Page 286: ...elease you are running 4 SunVTS User s Guide This document describes the SunVTS environment including how to start and control the various user interfaces SunVTS features are described in this document 4 SunVTS Test Reference Manual This document contains descriptions of each test SunVTS software runs in the SunVTS environment Each test description explains the various test options and gives comma...

Page 287: ...package onto your system from the SMCC Update CD Note that opt SUNWvts is the default directory for installing SunVTS software What Next For more information refer to the appropriate Solaris documentation as well as the pkgadd reference manual page How to Use SunVTS Software Before You Begin If your system passes the firmware based diagnostics and boots the operating system yet does not function c...

Page 288: ...log in to the server as superuser root 3 Check whether SunVTS software is loaded on the server SunVTS is an optional package that may or may not have been loaded when the server software was installed For more information see How to Check Whether SunVTS Software Is Installed on page 252 4 To start the SunVTS software enter cd opt SUNWvts bin sunvts display local_hostname 0 Substitute the name of t...

Page 289: ... potential problems such as capacity problems or bottlenecks 4 Display physical and logical views of your exact server configuration 4 Monitor your server remotely from any location in the network 4 Isolate potential problems or failed components 4 Access SunVTS diagnostics to diagnose hardware problems Solstice SyMON software is included on the SMCC Updates CD for the Solaris release you are runn...

Page 290: ...porting including output from POST and OBDiag 4 Remote reboot on demand 4 Ability to monitor system environmental conditions remotely 4 Ability to run POST and OBDiag tests and use SunVTS from a remote console 4 Remote event notification for over temperature conditions power supply failures fatal system errors or system crashes 4 Remote access to detailed event and error logs 4 Remote console func...

Page 291: ... LEDs in the following places 4 Front panel 4 Keyboard 4 Power supplies 4 Disk drives Error messages are logged in the var adm messages file and are also displayed on the system console by the diagnostic tools Front Panel LEDs Front panel LEDs provide your first indication if there is a problem with your system Usually a front panel LED is not the sole indication of a problem Error messages and ev...

Page 292: ... all POST diagnostic tests all four LEDs light again and then go off Once the system banner appears on the monitor screen the keyboard LEDs assume their normal functions and should no longer be interpreted as diagnostic error indicators If the system fails any test one or more LEDs will light to form an error code that indicates the nature of the problem Note The LED error code may be lit continuo...

Page 293: ... X X X Memory bank 2 X X X X Memory bank 3 X NVRAM Note The Caps Lock LED blinks on and off to indicate that the POST diagnostics are running When it lights steadily it indicates an error Power Supply LEDs Power supply LEDs are visible from the rear of the system The following figure shows the LEDs on the power supply in bay 0 Diagnostics and Troubleshooting 259 ...

Page 294: ... has power When this LED is lit the power supply is providing standby power to the system DC Status This green LED is lit to indicate that all DC outputs from the power supply are functional Disk LEDs The disk LEDs are visible from the front of the system when the bottom door is open as shown in the following figure 260 Sun Enterprise 250 Server Owner s Guide Revision A June 1998 ...

Page 295: ...m messages The two firmware based diagnostic tools POST and OBDiag provide error messages either locally on the system console or remotely on an RSC console These error messages can help to further refine your problem diagnosis The amount of error information displayed in diagnostic messages is determined by the value of the OpenBoot PROM variable diag verbosity See OBDiag Configuration Variables ...

Page 296: ...ag history log Use prtdiag with the l log option to send output to a log file in var adm Note Refer to the prtdiag man page for additional information An example of prtdiag output follows The exact format of prtdiag output depends on which version of the Solaris operating environment is running on your system prtdiag output ok usr platform sun4u sbin prtdiag v System Configuration Sun Microsystems...

Page 297: ...I 33 1 pciclass 078000 SYS PCI 33 2 pciclass 078000 SYS PCI 33 3 glm Symbios 53C875 No failures found in System Environmental Status System Temperatures Celsius CPU0 44 CPU1 52 MB0 32 MB1 26 PDB 26 SCSI 24 Front Status Panel Keyswitch position is in On mode System LED Status DISK ERROR POWER OFF ON POWER SUPPLY ERROR ACTIVITY OFF OFF GENERAL ERROR THERMAL ERROR OFF OFF Disk LED Status OK GREEN ERR...

Page 298: ... to display the OpenBoot PROM configuration variables stored in the system NVRAM The display includes the current values for these variables as well as the default values OBP probe scsi and probe scsi all Commands To diagnose problems with the SCSI subsystem you can use the OBP probe scsi and probe scsi all commands Both commands require that you halt the system Note When it is not practical to ha...

Page 299: ... all output message probe scsi output ok probe scsi This command may hang the system if a Stop A or halt command has been executed Please type reset all to reset the system before executing this command Do you wish to continue y n n ok reset all ok probe scsi Primary UltraSCSI bus Target 0 Unit 0 Disk SEAGATE ST34371W SUN4 2G3862 Target 4 Unit 0 Removable Tape ARCHIVE Python 02635 XXX5962 Target 6...

Page 300: ...430W SUN2 1G0666 Target 8 Unit 0 Disk SEAGATE ST32550W SUN2 1G0416 probe scsi all output continued Target 9 Unit 0 Disk SEAGATE ST32550W SUN2 1G0416 Target a Unit 0 Disk SEAGATE ST32550W SUN2 1G0418 Target b Unit 0 Disk SEAGATE ST32550W SUN2 1G0418 Target c Unit 0 Disk SEAGATE ST32550W SUN2 1G0418 Target d Unit 0 Disk SEAGATE ST32550W SUN2 1G0418 Target e Unit 0 Disk SEAGATE ST32550W SUN2 1G0418 T...

Page 301: ...10BASE T link integrity test function should always be enabled on both the host system and the Ethernet hub The system cannot communicate with a network if this function is not set identically for both the system and the network hub either enabled for both or disabled for both This problem applies only to 10BASE T network hubs where the Ethernet link integrity test is optional This is not a proble...

Page 302: ...he Device Name of the Ethernet Interface To enable or disable the link integrity test for the standard Ethernet interface or for a PCI based Ethernet interface you must first know the device name of the desired Ethernet interface To list the device name 1 Shut down the operating system and take the system to the ok prompt 2 Determine the device name for the desired Ethernet interface Solution 1 Us...

Page 303: ...n or RSC console Note By default POST output is displayed locally on an attached terminal or through a tip connection If your server has been reconfigured to display POST output on an RSC console POST results will not display locally To redirect POST output to the local system you must execute the OpenBoot PROM command diag output to ttya from the RSC console See the Remote System Control RSC User...

Page 304: ...l outlet is supplying AC power 3 Verify that the video cable connection is secure between the monitor and the video output port Use a volt ohmmeter to perform the continuity test on the video cable 4 If the cables and their connections are okay then troubleshoot the monitor and the graphics card Disk or CD ROM Drive Failure Symptom A disk drive read write or parity error is reported by the operati...

Page 305: ...nfigured with the system and the probe scsi all test fails to show the device in the message replace the drive If the problem is still evident after replacing the drive replace the main logic board If replacing both the disk drive and the main logic board does not correct the problem replace the associated UltraSCSI data cable and UltraSCSI backplane SCSI Controller Failures To check whether the m...

Page 306: ... fault indicator and the power supply fault indicator on the front panel If you have more than one power supply then you can use the LEDs located on the power supplies themselves to identify the faulty supply The power supply LEDs will indicate any problem with the AC input or DC output See Power Supply LEDs on page 259 for more information about the LEDs DIMM Failure SunVTS and POST diagnostics c...

Page 307: ...ring subsystem monitors the temperature of the system as well as the operation of the fans and power supplies For more information on the environmental monitoring subsystem see Environmental Monitoring and Control on page 71 In response to an environmental error condition the monitoring subsystem generates error messages that are displayed on the system console and logged in the var adm messages f...

Page 308: ...arning Indicates that the temperature measured at location Y has exceeded a critical threshold After this warning message the system automatically shuts down If the value of location Y is a sensor on a CPU CP0 or CP1 the temperature identified by the value X has exceeded 65 degrees C If the value of location Y is a sensor on the PDB power distribution board SCSI backplane MB0 or MB1 main logic boa...

Page 309: ...e LED on the status and control panel If it detects a power supply problem it lights the power supply fault LED on the panel The LEDs located on the power supplies themselves will help to further identify the problem For information about system LEDs see 4 About the Status and Control Panel on page 6 4 Front Panel LEDs on page 257 4 Power Supply LEDs on page 259 Note Enterprise 250 power supplies ...

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Page 311: ...onnector on page 280 4 Reference for the Keyboard Mouse Connector on page 282 4 Reference for the Twisted Pair Ethernet TPE Connector on page 283 4 Reference for the Media Independent Interface MII Ethernet Connector on page 284 4 Reference for the 13W3 Video Connector on page 285 4 Reference for the RSC SSP Serial Port Connector on page 287 4 Reference for the RSC SSP Twisted Pair Ethernet TPE Co...

Page 312: ...Ready To Send 5 CTS I Clear To Send 6 DSR I Data Set Ready 7 GND Signal Ground 8 DCD I Data Carrier Detect 9 none none N C 10 none none N C 11 none none N C 12 none none N C 13 none none N C 14 none none N C 15 TRXC I Transmit Clock 16 none none N C 17 RXC I Receive Clock 18 none none N C 278 Sun Enterprise 250 Server Owner s Guide Revision A June 1998 ...

Page 313: ... C 22 none none N C 23 none none N C 24 TXC O Transmit Clock 25 none none N C 1 N C means No Connection Reference for the Parallel Connector Figure A 2 Signal names ending in L indicate that the signal is active low TABLE A 2 Parallel Port Signals Pin Description Pin Description 1 STROBE_L 14 AUTO_FEED_L 2 DAT0 15 ERROR_L Connector Pinouts 279 ...

Page 314: ...N_L 5 DAT3 18 GND 6 DAT4 19 GND 7 DAT5 20 GND 8 DAT6 21 GND 9 DAT7 22 GND 10 ACK_L 23 GND 11 BUSY 24 GND 12 PERROR 25 GND 13 SELECT_L Reference for the SCSI Connector Figure A 3 Signal names ending in L indicate that the signal is active low 280 Sun Enterprise 250 Server Owner s Guide Revision A June 1998 ...

Page 315: ...I_CONN_DAT 2 9 SCSI_GND 43 SCSI_CONN_DAT 3 10 SCSI_GND 44 SCSI_CONN_DAT 4 11 SCSI_GND 45 SCSI_CONN_DAT 5 12 SCSI_GND 46 SCSI_CONN_DAT 6 13 SCSI_GND 47 SCSI_CONN_DAT 7 14 SCSI_GND 48 SCSI_CONN_PAR 0 15 SCSI GND 49 SCSI_GND 16 SCSI_GND 50 SCSI_TERMDIS_L 0 17 SCSI_CONN_TERMPWR 51 SCSI_CONN_TERMPWR 18 SCSI_CONN_TERMPWR 52 SCSI_CONN_TERMPWR 19 N C 1 53 N C 20 SCSI_GND 54 SCSI_CONN_GND 21 SCSI_GND 55 SC...

Page 316: ...CSI_CONN_SEL_L 28 SCSI_GND 62 SCSI_CONN_CD_L 29 SCSI_GND 63 SCSI_CONN_REQ_L 30 SCSI_GND 64 SCSI_CONN_IO_L 31 SCSI_GND 65 SCSI_CONN_DAT 8 32 SCSI_GND 66 SCSI_CONN_DAT 9 33 SCSI_GND 67 SCSI_CONN_DAT 10 34 SCSI_GND 68 SCSI_CONN_DAT 11 1 N C means No Connection Reference for the Keyboard Mouse Connector Figure A 4 282 Sun Enterprise 250 Server Owner s Guide Revision A June 1998 ...

Page 317: ...ion Pin Description 1 GND 5 KYBD_OUT_L 2 GND 6 KYBD_IN_L 3 5 VDC 7 POWERON_L 4 MOUSE_IN_L 8 5 VDC Reference for the Twisted Pair Ethernet TPE Connector Figure A 5 TABLE A 5 TPE Connector Signals Pin Description Pin Description 1 Transmit Data 5 Common Mode Termination 2 Transmit Data 6 Receive Data Connector Pinouts 283 ...

Page 318: ...Common Mode Termination Reference for the Media Independent Interface MII Ethernet Connector Figure A 6 TABLE A 6 MII Connector Signals Pin Function Pin Function 1 5 VDC 21 5 VDC 2 MDIO 22 GND 3 MDC 23 GND 4 RXD 3 24 GND 5 RXD 2 25 GND 6 RXD 1 26 GND 7 RXD 0 27 GND 8 RX_DV 28 GND 284 Sun Enterprise 250 Server Owner s Guide Revision A June 1998 ...

Page 319: ...TXD 0 34 GND 15 TXD 1 35 GND 16 TXD 2 36 GND 17 TXD 3 37 GND 18 COL 38 GND 19 CRS 39 GND 20 5 VDC 40 5 VDC Note The 5V supply is fuse protected with a fuse that automatically resets Reference for the 13W3 Video Connector The optional PGX Graphics Frame Buffer is a PCI based frame buffer card with a 13W3 video connector Figure A 7 Connector Pinouts 285 ...

Page 320: ...log A2 Green O Analog A3 Blue O Analog 1 Serial Read TTL 2 Vert Sync O TTL 3 Sense 0 I TTL 4 GND Ground 5 Comp Sync O TTL 6 Horiz Sync O TTL 7 Serial Write TTL 8 Sense 1 I TTL 9 Sense 2 I TTL 10 GND Ground 286 Sun Enterprise 250 Server Owner s Guide Revision A June 1998 ...

Page 321: ... O Signal Description 1 none none N C 1 2 TXD O Transmit Data 3 RXD I Receive Data 4 RTS O Ready To Send 5 CTS I Clear To Send 6 DSR I Data Set Ready 7 GND Signal Ground 8 DCD I Data Carrier Detect 9 none none N C 10 none none N C 11 none none N C 12 none none N C 13 none none N C 14 none none N C Connector Pinouts 287 ...

Page 322: ...7 none none N C 18 none none N C 19 none none N C 20 DTR O Data Terminal Ready 21 none none N C 22 none none N C 23 none none N C 24 none none N C 25 none none N C 1 N C means No Connection Reference for the RSC SSP Twisted Pair Ethernet TPE Connector Figure A 9 288 Sun Enterprise 250 Server Owner s Guide Revision A June 1998 ...

Page 323: ...or Signals Pin Description Pin Description 1 Transmit Data 5 Common Mode Termination 2 Transmit Data 6 Receive Data 3 Receive Data 7 Common Mode Termination 4 Common Mode Termination 8 Common Mode Termination Connector Pinouts 289 ...

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Page 325: ...s Physical Specifications The dimensions and weight of the system are as follows TABLE B 1 U S Metric Comments Height 18 1 in 46 0 cm 20 4 in 51 7 cm if equipped with floor casters Width 10 3 in 26 2 cm Depth 27 1 in 68 8 cm Power supply handles add 1 2 in 3 1 cm Weight 118 lb max 53 kg max Actual weight depends on the installed options Power Cord 8 2 ft 2 5 m 291 ...

Page 326: ...perating Temperature 5 C to 35 C 41 F to 95 F IEC 68 2 1 68 2 2 Humidity 20 to 80 RH noncondensing 27 C max wet bulb IEC 68 2 2 68 2 3 Altitude 0 to 3000 meters 0 to 10 000 feet IEC 68 2 40 68 2 41 Vibration 0 2 gravity g peak 5 500 Hz swept sine 0 0002 g2 Hz 5 500 Hz random vertical axis only castered configuration vertical and horizontal axes foot glide configuration IEC 68 2 6 Shock 4g peak 11 ...

Page 327: ...ept sine 0 002 g2 Hz 5 500 Hz random 3 perpendicular axes IEC 68 2 6 Shock 15g peak 11 milliseconds half sine pulse IEC 68 2 27e Threshold Impact 1 m s SUN 900 1813 Agency Compliance Specifications The system complies with the following specifications TABLE B 4 Category Relevant Standards Safety EN60950 IEC950 TUV UL 1950 CB Scheme IEC 950 C22 2 No 950 from UL RFI EMI EN55022 CISPR22 Class B VCCI ...

Page 328: ...ides the electrical specifications for the system TABLE B 5 Parameter Value Input Nominal Frequencies 50 Hz or 60 Hz nominal Nominal Voltage Range 100 to 240 VAC Maximum Current AC RMS 6 0 A 100 VAC AC Operating Range 90 to 264 Vrms 47 to 63Hz Output 1 8 to 3 0 VDC 3 to 27 A 3 3 VDC 3 to 34 A 5 VDC 2 to 30 A 12 VDC 0 5 to 10 A 12 VDC 0 to 0 5 A 294 Sun Enterprise 250 Server Owner s Guide Revision ...

Page 329: ...umption 580 Watts Maximum Heat Dissipation 1980 BTUs hr Volt Ampere Rating 600 VA with 360 Watt load CPU core voltage Actual voltage is determined by the specific CPU module s installed Combined output power of the 3 3 VDC and 5 VDC outputs must not exceed 170 Watts System Specifications 295 ...

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Page 331: ...otection observe the following safety precautions when setting up your equipment 4 Follow all cautions and instructions marked on the equipment 4 Ensure that the voltage and frequency of your power source match the voltage and frequency inscribed on the equipment s electrical rating label 4 Never push objects of any kind through openings in the equipment Dangerous voltages may be present Conductiv...

Page 332: ...tch is in the standby position Modifications to Equipment Do not make mechanical or electrical modifications to the equipment Sun Microsystems is not responsible for regulatory compliance of a modified Sun product Placement of a Sun Product Caution Caution Do not block or cover the openings of your Sun product Never place a Sun product near a radiator or heat register Failure to follow these guide...

Page 333: ...oduct is shipped with a grounding type three wire power cord To reduce the risk of electric shock always plug the cord into a grounded power outlet The following caution applies only to devices with a Standby power switch Caution Caution The power switch of this product functions as a standby type device only The power cord serves as the primary disconnect device for the system On systems with mul...

Page 334: ...ements Figure C 1 Einhaltung sicherheitsbehördlicher Vorschriften Auf dieser Seite werden Sicherheitsrichtlinien beschrieben die bei der Installation von Sun Produkten zu beachten sind Sicherheitsvorkehrungen Treffen Sie zu Ihrem eigenen Schutz die folgenden Sicherheitsvorkehrungen wenn Sie Ihr Gerät installieren 4 Beachten Sie alle auf den Geräten angebrachten Warnhinweise und Anweisungen 4 Verge...

Page 335: ...Wechselstromzufuhr zum Gerät Achtung Gefährliche Spannungen Anweisungen befolgen um Stromschläge und Verletzungen zu vermeiden Wartezustand Stand by Position Der Ein Wartezustand Schalter steht auf Wartezustand Änderungen an Sun Geräten Nehmen Sie keine mechanischen oder elektrischen Änderungen an den Geräten vor Sun Microsystems übernimmt bei einem Sun Produkt das geändert wurde keine Verantwortu...

Page 336: ...e Netzkabel haben die gleichen Nennwerte Herkömmliche im Haushalt verwendete Verlängerungskabel besitzen keinen Überlastungsschutz und sind daher für Computersysteme nicht geeignet Caution Achtung Ihr Sun Gerät wird mit einem dreiadrigen Netzkabel für geerdete Netzsteckdosen geliefert Um die Gefahr eines Stromschlags zu reduzieren schließen Sie das Kabel nur an eine fachgerecht verlegte geerdete S...

Page 337: ...g Sie müssen die obere Abdeckung Ihres Sun Systems entfernen um interne Komponenten wie Karten Speicherchips oder Massenspeicher hinzuzufügen Bringen Sie die obere Gehäuseabdeckung wieder an bevor Sie Ihr System einschalten Caution Achtung Bei Betrieb des Systems ohne obere Abdeckung besteht die Gefahr von Stromschlag und Systemschäden Einhaltung der Richtlinien für Laser Sun Produkte die mit Lase...

Page 338: ...it qui entraînerait des flammes des risques d électrocution ou des dégâts matériels Symboles Vous trouverez ci dessous la signification des différents symboles utilisés TABLE C 3 Attention risques de blessures corporelles et de dégâts matériels Veuillez suivre les instructions MARCHE Votre système est sous tension courant alternatif Attention surface à température élevée Evitez le contact La tempé...

Page 339: ...ets Pour le traitement de texte un affichage en mode positif c est à dire des caractères noirs sur fond blanc est nécessaire Connexion du cordon d alimentation Caution Attention les produits Sun sont conçus pour fonctionner avec des alimentations monophasées munies d un conducteur neutre mis à la terre Pour écarter les risques d électrocution ne pas brancher de produit Sun dans un autre type d ali...

Page 340: ... lithium référence MK48T59Y MK48TXXB XX MK48T18 XXXPCZ M48T59W XXXPCZ ou MK48T08 a été moulée dans l horloge temps réel SGS Les batteries ne sont pas des pièces remplaçables par le client Elles risquent d exploser en cas de mauvais traitement Ne pas jeter la batterie au feu Ne pas la démonter ni tenter de la recharger Couvercle Pour ajouter des cartes de la mémoire ou des unités de stockage intern...

Page 341: ...rcados en el equipo 4 Asegúrese de que el voltaje y la frecuencia de la red eléctrica concuerdan con las descritas en las etiquetas de especificaciones eléctricas del equipo 4 No introduzca nunca objetos de ningún tipo a través de los orificios del equipo Pueden haber voltajes peligrosos Los objetos extraños conductores de la electricidad pueden producir cortocircuitos que provoquen un incendio de...

Page 342: ...n de En espera Modificaciones en el equipo No realice modificaciones de tipo mecánico o eléctrico en el equipo Sun Microsystems no se hace responsable del cumplimiento de las normativas de seguridad en los equipos Sun modificados Ubicación de un producto Sun Caution Precaución Para asegurar la fiabilidad de funcionamiento de su producto Sun y para protegerlo de sobrecalentamien tos no deben obstru...

Page 343: ...isma capacidad Los cables de tipo doméstico no están provistos de protecciones contra sobrecargas y por tanto no son apropiados para su uso con computadores No utilice alargadores de tipo doméstico para conectar sus productos Sun Caution Precaución Con el producto Sun se proporciona un cable de alimentación con toma de tierra Para reducir el riesgo de descargas eléctricas conéctelo siempre a un en...

Page 344: ...la tapa del sistema cuando sea necesario añadir tarjetas memoria o dispositivos de almacenamiento internos Asegúrese de cerrar la tapa superior antes de volver a encender el equipo Caution Precaución Es peligroso hacer funcionar los productos Sun sin la tapa superior colocada El hecho de no tener en cuenta esta precaución puede ocasionar daños personales o perjudicar el funcionamiento del equipo A...

Page 345: ...t typ som rekommenderas av apparattillverkaren Kassera använt batteri enligt fabrikantens instruktion Danmark Caution ADVARSEL Litiumbatteri Eksplosionsfare ved fejlagtig håndtering Udskiftning må kun ske med batteri af samme fabrikat og type Levér det brugte batteri tilbage til leverandøren Suomi Caution VAROITUS Paristo voi räjähtää jos se on virheellisesti asennettu Vaihda paristo ainoastaan la...

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Page 347: ...ustomer site by a qualified service engineer Note Part numbers listed in this section are correct as of the manual publication date but are subject to change without notice Consult your authorized Sun sales representative or service provider to confirm a part number prior to ordering a replacement part TABLE D 1 Category Replacement Part Part Number Main Logic Board and Components Main Logic Board...

Page 348: ... Devices 4 2 GB UltraSCSI Disk Drive 540 2938 9 GB UltraSCSI Disk Drive 540 2951 12X CD ROM Drive 370 2817 32X CD ROM Drive 370 3416 Diskette Drive 370 2730 12 24 GB 4 mm DDS3 Tape Drive 370 2376 Miscellaneous Assemblies Fan Tray Assembly 540 3274 Power Supply 360W 300 1352 LED Keyswitch Assembly 540 3604 PCI Filler Panel 340 3256 Diskette Filler Panel plastic 330 2400 CD ROM Tape Filler Panel pla...

Page 349: ...3V Power Cable 530 2444 System Interlock Cable 530 2482 14 pin Power Sense Cable 530 2480 16 pin Power Sense Cable 530 2481 UltraSCSI Power Cable 530 2443 UltraSCSI Data Cable 530 2446 Keyswitch LED Cable 530 2525 Removable Media SCSI Cable 530 2445 Removable Media Power Cable 530 2440 Diskette Data Cable 530 2439 Fan Tray Cable 530 2685 Illustrated Parts Breakdown 315 ...

Page 350: ...Assembly Illustrations Figure D 1 TABLE D 2 Key Description Part Number 1 Power Supply Filler Panel 340 4416 2 Power Supply 360W 300 1352 316 Sun Enterprise 250 Server Owner s Guide Revision A June 1998 ...

Page 351: ...TABLE D 2 continued Key Description Part Number 3 Main Logic Board 501 4681 4 Fan Tray Assembly 540 3274 5 UltraSCSI Backplane 501 4682 Figure D 2 Illustrated Parts Breakdown 317 ...

Page 352: ...Card PCI 370 2256 3 SSP Paddle Card and Cable 501 4818 4 UltraSPARC II CPU 250 MHz 1 MB Ecache 501 4857 UltraSPARC II CPU 300 MHz 2 MB Ecache 501 4849 5 DIMM 32 MB 60 NS 501 2622 DIMM 64 MB 60 NS 501 2480 DIMM 128 MB 60 NS 501 3136 318 Sun Enterprise 250 Server Owner s Guide Revision A June 1998 ...

Page 353: ...ey Description Part Number 1 PCI Filler Panel 340 3256 2 Power Distribution Board 501 4683 3 4 2 GB UltraSCSI Disk Drive 540 2938 9 GB UltraSCSI Disk Drive 540 2951 4 Disk Access Door 540 3352 Illustrated Parts Breakdown 319 ...

Page 354: ...ABLE D 5 Key Description Part Number 1 RMA Bezel 540 3273 2 Diskette Filler Panel plastic 330 2400 3 CD ROM Tape Filler Panel plastic 330 2399 4 Diskette Drive 370 2730 320 Sun Enterprise 250 Server Owner s Guide Revision A June 1998 ...

Page 355: ...er 5 12X CD ROM Drive 370 2817 32X CD ROM Drive 370 3416 6 12 24 GB 4 mm DDS3 Tape Drive 370 2376 7 LED Keyswitch Assembly 540 3604 Figure D 5 TABLE D 6 Key Description Part Number 1 LED Keyswitch Assembly 540 3604 Illustrated Parts Breakdown 321 ...

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Page 357: ...ppears in the document Figure E 1 Do You Have a Problem Playing Video In order to play videos from the AnswerBook2 product your administrator must install Version 1 70 or greater of the AnswerBook2 server software on the server Consult your system administrator to confirm that the correct version of the server software is being used Sun workstation users 4 If you are unsure of what the problem mig...

Page 358: ...0 or later 4 ActiveMovie and Netscape version 3 x or later 4 ActiveMovie and Internet Explorer version 4 0 or later On a PC ActiveMovie should work with the supported platforms listed above If you do not have ActiveMovie on your system you must obtain it No special installation or configuration procedures are required Note Other browser player combinations may work but have not been tested 4 On a ...

Page 359: ... you If the exported file system is in your path you should be able to type showmetv in a command window and the ShowMe TV player will start In this case you can skip to Configuring Browsers to Use ShowMe TV on page 327 and configure your browser to use the accessible version of the video player If the exported file system is not in your path you need to find out the path from your administrator a...

Page 360: ... Activate the FTP program by typing this command ftp servername Where servername is the hostname of the AnswerBook2 server b The FTP program will request that you type in your user name and password Name username Password password c While in the FTP environment type these commands ftp binary ftp get smtvtmp smtv tar tmp smtv tar ftp bye The FTP program will end 3 To extract the contents of the smt...

Page 361: ...to use it This section provides instructions for configuring the browsers These instructions are provided as an example The screens you see may differ depending on the version of the browser you are running 4 Configuring Netscape to Use ShowMe TV on page 327 4 Configuring HotJava to Use ShowMe TV on page 330 Configuring Netscape to Use ShowMe TV 1 From the Edit menu at the top of the Netscape wind...

Page 362: ...enter video mpeg 4 Beside suffixes enter mpg for the Sun videos You can also enter mpeg to accommodate file names from other suppliers 4 Beside Application enter the path to the installed ShowMe TV player software such as opt SUNWsmtv bin showmetv exit s If your administrator has made ShowMe TV available to you in an exported file system enter the 328 Sun Enterprise 250 Server Owner s Guide Revisi...

Page 363: ...r will continue to play the selected video until you instruct it to stop An example of the Edit screen is shown below Figure E 3 6 When you have finished click on the OK button on the Edit screen 7 Repeat Steps 4 through 6 to change the settings for the video entry The settings should be identical to the MPEG Video settings 8 Click on the OK button of the Netscape Preferences dialog box so that yo...

Page 364: ...Application enter the path to the installed ShowMe TV player software such as opt SUNWsmtv bin showmetv exit s If your administrator has made ShowMe TV available to you in an exported file system enter the path to the exported software If the directory containing the command is not in your path you should provide the full path The exit option configures the movie player to quit after the movie fin...

Page 365: ...es can take anywhere from seconds to minutes depending on the size of the file and the amount of network traffic Because load time is so dependent on your network environment it is impossible to be more specific The status bar at the bottom of your browser window will generally provide real time reports on what percentage of the file has been downloaded To improve access times to the videos you ca...

Page 366: ...eferences Proxies The Proxies window opens 4 In the large Don t Proxy field type the full hostname of the AnswerBook2 server 5 Click on the Apply button and then click the Back button To Configure Netscape Navigator 4 x Not to Use Proxies 1 Log in to the client as a user Type hostname console login username password password 2 Start the Navigator browser 3 For Navigator 4 x perform the following s...

Page 367: ... is displayed 4 Click on the Connection tab The Proxy Server window is displayed 5 If Connect Through Proxy Server is checked click on the Settings button Otherwise skip to Step 7 The Proxy Settings window is displayed 6 In the field of the Exception window type the full hostname of the AnswerBook2 server and click OK 7 Click OK to complete the task Quitting the Video Player Although AnswerBook2 a...

Page 368: ...r is still advisable but less critical ActiveMovie does not loop the video file nor does it capture the audio device exclusively But ActiveMovie will remain on your desktop until you exit the application and the file you are playing remains in your swap space Adjusting the Brightness of ShowMe TV Files The settings on your monitor partly determine how bright or dark the video appears on your scree...

Page 369: ... SSP Paddle Card on page 117 4 How to Install the SSP Paddle Card on page 120 4 How to Remove the Removable Media Assembly RMA on page 128 4 How to Install the Removable Media Assembly RMA on page 132 4 How to Remove a CD ROM Drive or Tape Drive on page 139 4 How to Install a CD ROM Drive or Tape Drive on page 141 4 How to Remove the Diskette Drive on page 144 4 How to Install the Diskette Drive o...

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