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Sun Fire

880 Server

Owner’s Guide

Part No. 806-6592-1

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August 2001 Revision A

Содержание Fire 880

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Страница 9: ...ty and Serviceability Features 14 2 Setting Up the System 23 About the Parts Shipped to You 24 How to Install the Sun Fire 880 Server 25 How to Open the Side Doors 29 How to Avoid Electrostatic Discha...

Страница 10: ...About PCI Cards and Buses 68 About the Remote System Control Card 71 About Power Supplies 73 About Fan Trays 75 About Removable Media Devices 78 About the Serial Ports 79 About the USB Ports 80 About...

Страница 11: ...Environmental Monitoring 122 How to Disable OpenBoot Environmental Monitoring 123 How to Obtain OpenBoot Environmental Status Information 124 About Automatic System Recovery 126 How to Enable ASR 130...

Страница 12: ...w to Insert a CD or DVD Into the Drive 171 How to Eject a CD or DVD With Software Commands 173 How to Eject a CD or DVD Manually 175 How to Eject a CD or DVD in an Emergency 177 How to Clean a CD or D...

Страница 13: ...B System Specifications 195 Reference for Physical Specifications 196 Reference for Electrical Specifications 196 Reference for Environmental Requirements 197 Reference for Agency Compliance Specific...

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Страница 15: ...ns and answers such as How to How do I do something About Is there more information about this topic Reference for Where can I find reference material for something You determine how much or how littl...

Страница 16: ...Meaning Examples AaBbCc123 The names of commands files and directories on screen computer output Edit your login file Use ls a to list all files You have mail AaBbCc123 What you type when contrasted...

Страница 17: ...Sun Hardware System Diagnostics SunVTS User s Guide SunVTS Test Reference Manual SunVTS Quick Reference Card System Management Sun Management Center Software Installation Guide Sun Management Center S...

Страница 18: ...Fatbrain com an Internet professional bookstore stocks select product documentation from Sun Microsystems Inc For a list of documents and how to order them visit the Sun Documentation Center on Fatbra...

Страница 19: ...f its features The following information is covered in this chapter About the Sun Fire 880 Server on page 2 Locating Front Panel Features on page 6 Locating Rear Panel Features on page 8 About the Sta...

Страница 20: ...e About CPU Memory Boards on page 62 System main memory is provided by up to 64 next generation dual inline memory modules DIMMs which operate at a 75 MHz clock frequency The system supports 128 256 a...

Страница 21: ...vers supporting SCSI FC AL and other types of devices are included in the Solaris operating environment The Sun Fire 880 server provides front panel access to three mounting bays for 5 25 inch half he...

Страница 22: ...r modem lines or over a network RSC provides remote system administration for geographically distributed or physically inaccessible systems RSC software works in conjunction with the RSC card included...

Страница 23: ...with depths ranging from 32 inches 81 3 cm to 36 inches 91 4 cm Instructions for rackmounting the server are supplied with the rackmounting kit System reliability availability and serviceability are...

Страница 24: ...shows the system features that are accessible from the front panel with the front door open For information about front panel controls and indicators see About the Status and Control Panel on page 10...

Страница 25: ...ecurity When the key is in the horizontal position the door is unlocked Make sure that the key is in the horizontal position before you close the door To prevent unauthorized access to the disk drives...

Страница 26: ...features that are accessible from the rear panel SC Gigabit USB A USB B TPE Fast RSC card Power supply 0 Serial port A B Power supply 1 Power supply 2 optional Ethernet interface Grounding screw Ethe...

Страница 27: ...63 for additional details A grounding screw is located just above the center power supply When installing a Sun Fire 880 server into a rack or connecting the server to an external storage array be sur...

Страница 28: ...panel includes several LED status indicators a Power button and a security keyswitch The following figure shows the status and control panel Security keyswitch Attention Left Side Attention Right Sid...

Страница 29: ...LEDs remain lit for any fault condition that results in a system shutdown For more information about LED indicators on the rear panel and inside the enclosure see LED Status Indicators on page 159 Du...

Страница 30: ...te a serious power subsystem fault that is likely to bring down the system When this LED is lit one or more power supply LEDs may also be lit on the system rear panel See About Power Supply LEDs on pa...

Страница 31: ...d and RSC break command preventing users from suspending system operation to access the system ok prompt Prevents unauthorized programming of the system flash PROMs The Locked position is the recommen...

Страница 32: ...ovide for near continuous system operation To deliver high levels of reliability availability and serviceability the Sun Fire 880 system offers the following features Hot pluggable disk drives and PCI...

Страница 33: ...plug operations PCI hot plug procedures may involve software commands for preparing the system prior to removing a card and for reconfiguring the operating environment after installing a PCI card For...

Страница 34: ...without shutting down the operating system For additional details see About Fan Trays on page 75 Environmental Monitoring and Control The Sun Fire 880 system features an environmental monitoring subsy...

Страница 35: ...system is also designed to detect fan failures The basic system features three primary fan trays which include a total of five individual fans Systems equipped with the redundant cooling option includ...

Страница 36: ...s detected the component is effectively disabled and if the system remains capable of functioning the boot sequence continues In a running system some types of failures such as a processor failure can...

Страница 37: ...ge your server you can use it to run diagnostic tests view diagnostic and error messages reboot your server and display environmental status information from a remote console If the operating system i...

Страница 38: ...1 striping plus mirroring RAID 1 0 mirroring plus striping and RAID 5 configurations striping with interleaved parity You choose the appropriate RAID configuration based on the price performance and r...

Страница 39: ...known as Sun Enterprise SyMON software POST and OpenBoot Diagnostics are firmware resident diagnostics that can run even if the server is unable to boot the operating system POST diagnostics provide...

Страница 40: ...22 Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001...

Страница 41: ...page 31 How to Install a Disk Drive on page 33 How to Remove a Disk Drive on page 36 How to Install a Power Supply on page 39 How to Remove a Power Supply on page 42 How to Attach an Alphanumeric Term...

Страница 42: ...be shipped to you separately In addition you should have received the media and documentation for all appropriate system software Check that you have received everything you ordered Note Inspect all s...

Страница 43: ...ay For background information about internal storage array configuration options see Mass Storage Subsystem Configuration on page 89 What software do you intend to load Software included in the Solari...

Страница 44: ...system are pre installed at the factory However if you ordered options that are not factory installed see the following sections for installation instructions How to Install a Disk Drive on page 33 H...

Страница 45: ...29 How to Avoid Electrostatic Discharge on page 31 About Serial Port Jumpers on page 82 For information about serial port characteristics see About the Serial Ports on page 79 Note All internal jumper...

Страница 46: ...g software to help you operate configure and administer your server See the documentation provided with the Solaris media kit for a complete listing of included software and detailed installation inst...

Страница 47: ...Chapter 2 Setting Up the System 29 How to Open the Side Doors What to Do 1 Use the system key to unlock the door 2 Swing the side door open...

Страница 48: ...st 2001 3 To remove the door completely open the door 90 degrees and lift it up until its mounting pins clear the hinge brackets on the rear panel What Next You are now ready to install remove or repl...

Страница 49: ...foot strap Antistatic mat or the equivalent What to Do Caution Printed circuit boards and hard disk drives contain electronic components that are extremely sensitive to static electricity Ordinary am...

Страница 50: ...un replacement part The shipping container used to package a Sun replacement part Sun electrostatic discharge ESD mat Sun part number 250 1088 available through your Sun sales representatives Disposab...

Страница 51: ...45 You must follow antistatic precautions when handling a disk drive see How to Avoid Electrostatic Discharge on page 31 What to Do 1 If you are performing a hot plug operation prepare the system to...

Страница 52: ...y until it barely contacts the backplane 9 Press carefully on the center of the drive and watch as the handle begins to close The drive handle begins to close as the drive engages its backplane connec...

Страница 53: ...cedure at Step 4 See How to Install the Sun Fire 880 Server on page 25 If the operating system has been installed already and you added the disk drive while the system was powered off you need to perf...

Страница 54: ...ee About Setting Up a Console on page 45 You must follow antistatic precautions when handling a disk drive see How to Avoid Electrostatic Discharge on page 31 What to Do 1 Unlock and open the front do...

Страница 55: ...tion If you are hot plugging the disk drive after disconnecting it from the backplane allow 30 seconds or so for the drive to spin down completely before removing it from the system 7 Holding the driv...

Страница 56: ...ow to Install a Disk Drive on page 33 If you removed the disk drive while the system was powered off and you are not replacing the drive right away you need to perform a reconfiguration boot A reconfi...

Страница 57: ...se error conditions will result What to Do 1 If you are upgrading your system with an additional power supply remove the filler panel covering the empty power supply bay Remove the two Phillips screws...

Страница 58: ...secure the power supply to the chassis 5 Connect the AC power cord to both the power supply and a dedicated AC power outlet Insert the female end of the power cord through the strain relief tie wrap...

Страница 59: ...reconfiguration boot A reconfiguration boot is required in order for the environmental monitoring software to recognize the new power supply See How to Initiate a Reconfiguration Boot on page 55 You...

Страница 60: ...are removing a redundant power supply For more information see About Power Supplies on page 73 About Hot Pluggable and Hot Swappable Components on page 144 If your system has only two power supplies c...

Страница 61: ...ssage on the system console before installing a new supply otherwise the environmental monitoring software will not recognize the new device and false error conditions will result 6 If you removed a p...

Страница 62: ...44 Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 What Next To replace a power supply complete this task How to Install a Power Supply on page 39...

Страница 63: ...n a server you must install a graphics frame buffer card in a PCI slot and attach a monitor mouse and keyboard to the appropriate rear panel ports For detailed instructions see How to Configure a Loca...

Страница 64: ...lternatively you can install a local graphics console create a tip connection from another Sun system or set up an RSC console For more information see About Setting Up a Console on page 45 Note You c...

Страница 65: ...r cable 3 Connect the terminal s power cable to an AC outlet 4 Set the terminal to receive At 9600 baud An 8 bit signal with no parity and 1 stop bit See the documentation accompanying your terminal f...

Страница 66: ...SC console to perform the initial installation of the Solaris operating environment The operating environment must be installed prior to setting up an RSC console To install a local graphics console y...

Страница 67: ...ach the monitor video cable to the graphic card s video port Tighten the thumbscrews to secure the connection 3 Connect the monitor s power cord to an appropriate AC power outlet 4 Attach the keyboard...

Страница 68: ...001 5 Attach the mouse cable to the system s remaining USB port or to a USB port on the keyboard if applicable What Next You can now issue system commands and view system messages Continue with your i...

Страница 69: ...What to Do Caution Before you power on the system make sure that the front and side doors and all plastic outer panels are properly installed 1 Turn on power to any peripherals and external storage d...

Страница 70: ...the key from the keyswitch and keep it in a secure place What Next The system s front panel LED indicators provide power on status information For more information about the system LEDs see About the...

Страница 71: ...system front panel The system begins a graceful software system shutdown Note Pressing and releasing the Power button initiates a graceful software system shutdown Pressing and holding in the Power bu...

Страница 72: ...switch to the Forced Off position before handling any internal components Otherwise it is possible for an RSC user to restart the system remotely while you are working inside it The Forced Off positio...

Страница 73: ...ore the operating system is installed or Installed as an identical replacement for a component that is already recognized by the operating system Before You Begin Caution Before you power on the syste...

Страница 74: ...e terminal keyboard Type in a tip window Issue the RSC break command Note The system may take anywhere from 30 seconds to two minutes before the system banner appears This time depends on the system c...

Страница 75: ...e About the Status and Control Panel on page 10 If your system encounters a problem during system start up and the keyswitch is in the Normal position try restarting the system in Diagnostics mode to...

Страница 76: ...penBoot firmware and that you know how to enter the OpenBoot environment For more information about the OpenBoot firmware see the OpenBoot 4 x Command Reference Manual An online version of the manual...

Страница 77: ...nsole to the local console device but only until the next system reset If you are not installing a replacement RSC card right away you must permanently restore the local system console until a replace...

Страница 78: ...e and that you know how to enter the OpenBoot environment For more information about the OpenBoot firmware see the OpenBoot 4 x Command Reference Manual An online version of the manual is included wit...

Страница 79: ...n page 71 About Power Supplies on page 73 About Fan Trays on page 75 About Removable Media Devices on page 78 About the Serial Ports on page 79 About the USB Ports on page 80 About Hardware Jumpers on...

Страница 80: ...be upgraded it is fixed at 8 Mbytes which is the maximum amount that the UltraSPARC III architecture supports The following illustration shows the four CPU Memory board slots on the system motherboard...

Страница 81: ...In a system configured with multiple CPU Memory boards all main memory is accessible from any processor over the system bus The main memory is shared logically by all processors and I O devices in the...

Страница 82: ...d contains slots for 16 DIMMs Total system memory ranges from a minimum of 1 Gbyte one CPU Memory board with eight 128 Mbyte DIMMs to a maximum of 32 Gbytes four boards fully populated with 512 Mbyte...

Страница 83: ...Memory interleaving is limited to memory within the same CPU Memory board Memory interleaving between CPU Memory boards is not supported Eight way interleaving occurs automatically when all 16 DIMM sl...

Страница 84: ...lled only by qualified service personnel For information about installing or removing DIMMs see the Sun Fire 880 Server Service Manual which is included on the Sun Fire 880 Documentation CD Caution DI...

Страница 85: ...are identical two way interleaving otherwise Install next four DIMMs into group A1 Four way interleaving between any two groups configured identically two way interleaving in any group that does not m...

Страница 86: ...ndard PCI card provided that its Solaris device drivers support PCI hot plug operations and the system is running the Solaris 8 7 01 operating environment or a subsequent release that supports Sun Fir...

Страница 87: ...roduct Notes Status LEDs provide power fault and hot plug status indications for each PCI slot A contact push button is also provided for each slot which allows you to initiate the hot plug procedure...

Страница 88: ...then add a PCI card to either slot via a hot plug operation the card must be a 66 MHz card a 33 MHz card will fail to operate under these conditions If either slot 7 or 8 contains a 33 MHz PCI card w...

Страница 89: ...console functions and have full control over power on self test POST and OpenBoot Diagnostics The RSC card runs independently of the host server and operates off of 5 volt standby power from the syst...

Страница 90: ...ing up an RSC console For more information see About Sun Remote System Control Software on page 150 Once you install the operating environment and the RSC software you can then configure the system to...

Страница 91: ...on this board and all of the supplies installed share equally in satisfying the power demands of the system Sun Fire 880 power supplies are modular units designed for fast easy installation or removal...

Страница 92: ...atus information For additional details see About Power Supply LEDs on page 163 Configuration Rules Sun Microsystems recommends that you connect each power supply to a dedicated AC circuit Consult you...

Страница 93: ...n as the I O bridge fan tray since its primary purpose is to cool the I O bridge chips on the system motherboard The following table describes the system s fan trays Fan s Bay No Description Primary C...

Страница 94: ...CPU fans have variable speed control The secondary CPU fans the primary and secondary motherboard fans and the primary and secondary I O fans can only be turned fully on or fully off Fan speed is cont...

Страница 95: ...be present in the system at all times After removing a fan tray if the system is left with fewer than three working fan trays you must install a replacement fan tray immediately to avoid an automatic...

Страница 96: ...re available in the ranges of 0 through 5 and 8 through 15 The following target addresses are reserved for internal devices Configuration Rules You cannot assign target addresses 6 or 7 to any SCSI re...

Страница 97: ...a standard serial cable to the rear panel serial port connector To access the secondary port you must attach a serial port splitter cable Sun part number X985A to the rear panel serial port connector...

Страница 98: ...at speeds of 1 5 Mbps and 12 Mbps Note that the USB data transmission speed is significantly faster than that of the standard serial ports which operate at a maximum rate of 460 Kbaud The USB ports ar...

Страница 99: ...About Flash PROM Jumpers on page 83 J0403 is used to affect the operation of the FRU SEEPROM located on the RSC card See About Flash PROM Jumpers on page 83 Note All internal jumper modifications mus...

Страница 100: ...ial ports for either 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 Eur...

Страница 101: ...quired are available for download from the SunSolveSM Online web site at the following URL http sunsolve sun com Instructions for performing a firmware update procedure are provided with the downloade...

Страница 102: ...flash PROM jumpers on the system I O board are shown below Jumper Shunt on Pins 1 2 Selects Shunt on Pins 2 3 Selects Default Setting OpenBoot Flash PROM For factory use only 1 2 Write protect Write e...

Страница 103: ...OM 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...

Страница 104: ...re Channel Arbitrated Loop FC AL disk backplane are shown below Jumper Shunt on Pins 1 2 Selects Shunt on Pins 2 3 Selects Default Setting High half booting Loop B Normal booting Loop B 2 3 High half...

Страница 105: ...Note Do not change the configuration of J0501 and J0502 from the default settings otherwise the RSC card will not boot Jumper Shunt on Pins 1 2 Selects Shunt on Pins 2 3 Selects Default Setting Not us...

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Страница 107: ...onfigurations The following topics covered in this chapter About FC AL Technology on page 90 About Sun Fire 880 Mass Storage Features on page 92 About the Mass Storage Subsystem Components on page 94...

Страница 108: ...eveloped specifically to meet the needs of storage system interconnects Employing a simple loop topology FC AL can support both simple configurations and complex arrangements of hubs switches servers...

Страница 109: ...nectivity controlled by one device allows flexible and simpler configurations Supports distances up to 10 km between devices using fiber optic cable up to 30 meters using copper cable Long distances b...

Страница 110: ...st adapters and appropriate multipathing software If a component in either path fails the software automatically detects the failure and switches all data transfers to the alternate path For additiona...

Страница 111: ...om 100 to 200 Mbytes per second DMP automatically balances the I O load across multiple data paths to the system s internal or external storage arrays For additional details see About the FC AL Disk B...

Страница 112: ...oop A of the mass storage subsystem See About FC AL Host Adapters on page 99 Component Quantity Description Expansion FC AL disk backplane 1 Expands the base array to accommodate up to 12 disks See Ab...

Страница 113: ...isks The FC AL backplane accepts low profile 1 0 inch dual ported FC AL disk drives Each disk drive connects to the backplane via a standard 40 pin single connector attachment SCA interface Incorporat...

Страница 114: ...Cs on the disk backplane ensure loop integrity When a disk or external device is unplugged or fails the PBCs automatically bypass the device closing the loop to maintain data availability Each backpla...

Страница 115: ...ersus 100 Mbytes per second for single loop configurations Hardware redundancy Providing the ability to sustain component failures in one path by switching all data transfers to an alternate path For...

Страница 116: ...ness and any fault conditions associated with the drive These status LEDs help administrators to quickly identify drives requiring service For additional details see About Disk Drive LEDs on page 166...

Страница 117: ...by a Qlogic ISP2200A processor Each channel provides an external port for connection to external Fibre Channel devices One of the channels also provides an internal port for connection to the Loop B...

Страница 118: ...s under these circumstances is considered an unsupported configuration In this case use only Port 2 to connect to external devices Do not use the internal port of the Sun StorEdge PCI Dual Fibre Chann...

Страница 119: ...part of a hot plug operation Hard assigned AL_PAs are established first according to the selection ID for each device If for any reason there are conflicts with hard assigned addresses during loop in...

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Страница 121: ...apter include How to Configure the Primary Network Interface on page 106 How to Configure Additional Network Interfaces on page 108 How to Attach a Fiber Optic Gigabit Ethernet Cable on page 112 How t...

Страница 122: ...ons to other network types are available by installing the appropriate PCI interface cards A Gigabit Ethernet or Fast Ethernet PCI card can serve as a redundant network interface for one of the system...

Страница 123: ...To set up redundant network interfaces you can install a pair of identical PCI network interface cards or add a single card that provides an interface identical to one of the on board Ethernet interf...

Страница 124: ...et Cable on page 112 or How to Attach a Twisted Pair Ethernet Cable on page 114 If you are using a PCI network interface card see the documentation supplied with the card What to Do 1 Choose a host na...

Страница 125: ...ris System Administrator AnswerBook for your specific Solaris release The eri and ge device drivers for the system s on board Ethernet interfaces are automatically installed with the Solaris release F...

Страница 126: ...a Twisted Pair Ethernet Cable on page 114 If you are using a PCI network interface card see the documentation supplied with the card Note All internal options except disk drives and power supplies mus...

Страница 127: ...ystem For example the file names for the system s on board Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet interfaces are etc hostname eri0 and etc hostname ge0 respectively Both interfaces have a device instance...

Страница 128: ...ge0 type For more information see the ifconfig 1M man page What Next After completing this procedure any new network interfaces are ready for operation However in order for other network devices to co...

Страница 129: ...documents are available on the Solaris on Sun Hardware AnswerBook which is provided on the Computer Systems Supplement CD for your specific Solaris release Note This system conforms to the Ethernet 1...

Страница 130: ...ptic cable The cable must meet UL910 and UL1651 specifications and must have a standard dual SC connector with a UL94V 2 rating or better Cable lengths must not exceed 300 meters for 62 5 125 micron c...

Страница 131: ...nector are keyed for correct mating orientation What Next If you are installing your system complete the installation procedure Return to How to Install the Sun Fire 880 Server on page 25 If you are a...

Страница 132: ...cate the RJ 45 twisted pair Ethernet TPE connector for the appropriate Fast Ethernet interface See Locating Rear Panel Features on page 8 For a PCI Fast Ethernet adapter card see the documentation sup...

Страница 133: ...etwork administrator if you need more information about how to connect to your network What Next If you are installing your system complete the installation procedure Return to How to Install the Sun...

Страница 134: ...see About Setting Up a Console on page 45 Power on the system see How to Power On the System on page 51 If you want to boot from a network you must also perform the following tasks Connect the network...

Страница 135: ...on board Fast Ethernet interface gem Specifies the on board Gigabit Ethernet interface full path name Specifies the device or network interface by its full path name Note You can also specify the name...

Страница 136: ...Note To store parameter changes you can also power cycle the system using the front panel Power button What Next For more information about using the OpenBoot firmware see the OpenBoot 4 x Command Ref...

Страница 137: ...ntal Status Information on page 124 How to Enable ASR on page 130 How to Disable ASR on page 131 How to Deconfigure a Device Manually on page 132 How to Reconfigure a Device Manually on page 134 How t...

Страница 138: ...conds to prevent hardware damage For additional information about the system s environmental monitoring capabilities see Environmental Monitoring and Control on page 16 Enabling or Disabling the OpenB...

Страница 139: ...must type the env on command to reinstate OpenBoot environmental monitoring Caution If you type Control C to abort an impending shutdown you should immediately replace the component responsible for th...

Страница 140: ...enBoot level They have no effect on the system s environmental monitoring and control capabilities while the operating system is running Before You Begin This procedure assumes that you are familiar w...

Страница 141: ...l monitoring and control capabilities while the operating system is running Note Using the Stop A keyboard command to enter the OpenBoot environment will immediately disable the OpenBoot environmental...

Страница 142: ...PS2 Not Present Fans Tray 1 CPU Present Fan A 3125 RPM Fan B 3333 RPM Tray 2 CPU Not Present Tray 3 I O Present Fan A 2912 RPM Fan B 2830 RPM Tray 4 I O Not Present Fan 5 I O Bridge Present Fan 3333...

Страница 143: ...obtain environmental status at any time regardless of whether OpenBoot environmental monitoring is enabled The env status command simply reports the current environmental status information it does n...

Страница 144: ...y component is detected the component is automatically deconfigured and if the system remains capable of functioning without it the boot sequence continues In a running system certain types of failure...

Страница 145: ...boot on error is false Therefore the system will not attempt a degraded boot unless you change this setting to true In addition the system will not attempt a degraded boot in response to any fatal non...

Страница 146: ...ce as specified by the boot device configuration variable 3 If a fatal error is detected by POST and or OpenBoot Diagnostics the system will not boot regardless of the settings of auto boot or auto bo...

Страница 147: ...reconfiguring system devices For more information see How to Deconfigure a Device Manually on page 132 How to Reconfigure a Device Manually on page 134 How to Obtain ASR Status Information on page 13...

Страница 148: ...er reset error reset or soft reset Type For more information see Reset Scenarios on page 128 3 To cause the parameter changes to take effect type The system permanently stores the parameter changes an...

Страница 149: ...llowing at the system ok prompt 2 To cause the parameter change to take effect type The system permanently stores the parameter change Note To store parameter changes you can also power cycle the syst...

Страница 150: ...reported by the OpenBoot show devs command Any valid device alias as reported by the OpenBoot devalias command Any device identifier from the following table Note The device identifiers above are not...

Страница 151: ...your own device alias for a physical device by typing where alias_name is the alias that you want to assign and physical_device_path is the full physical device path for the device Note If you manuall...

Страница 152: ...vice Identifiers Devices cpu0 cpu1 cpu7 CPU 0 CPU 7 cpu All CPUs cpu0 bank0 cpu0 bank1 cpu0 bank2 cpu0 bank3 cpu7 bank0 cpu7 bank1 cpu7 bank2 cpu7 bank3 Memory banks 0 3 for each CPU cpu0 bank cpu1 ba...

Страница 153: ...asr enable wildcards are not allowed with asr disable You can determine which devices are currently disabled by typing See How to Obtain ASR Status Information on page 136 2 To cause the parameter cha...

Страница 154: ...ank2 Disabled Memory Bank3 Disabled CPU2 Memory Enabled CPU3 Memory Enabled CPU4 Memory Enabled CPU5 Memory Enabled CPU6 Memory Enabled CPU7 Memory Enabled HBA8 Enabled HBA9 Enabled GPTwo Slot A Enabl...

Страница 155: ...asr disable command It does not show devices that have been automatically deconfigured as a result of failing firmware diagnostics To see which devices if any have failed POST diagnostics use the pos...

Страница 156: ...cedures for Systems With Standard non USB Keyboards The following table summarizes the Stop key command functions for systems that use standard non USB keyboards OpenBoot Emergency Procedures for Syst...

Страница 157: ...ts for this power cycle If you do nothing other than reset the system at this point the values are not permanently changed Only settings that you change manually at this point become permanent All oth...

Страница 158: ...n systems with USB keyboards Stop D Functionality The Stop D diags key sequence is not supported on systems with USB keyboards However the Stop D functionality can be closely emulated by turning the s...

Страница 159: ...hapter About Server Administration Software on page 142 About Hot Pluggable and Hot Swappable Components on page 144 About Multipathing Software on page 148 About Sun Management Center Software on pag...

Страница 160: ...ug operations and provides the ability to logically and physically attach or detach hardware resources such as PCI cards without impacting normal system operations See page 144 Multipathing software M...

Страница 161: ...omputing environments Using advanced RAID technology these products ensure high data availability excellent I O performance and simplified administration See page 152 Solaris luxadm utility The Solari...

Страница 162: ...pluggable components fall into three basic groups Fan trays and power supplies Disk drives PCI cards Each group is discussed in more detail in the sections that follow Note PCI and disk hot plug opera...

Страница 163: ...ning For additional information see About Power Supplies on page 73 About Fan Trays on page 75 Disk Drives Sun Fire 880 internal disk drives are hot pluggable However certain software preparations are...

Страница 164: ...plug any standard PCI card that complies with PCI Hot Plug Specification Revision 1 1 provided a suitable software driver exists for the Solaris operating environment and the driver supports hot plugg...

Страница 165: ...safe to insert or remove a board and also show whether the operation has succeeded or failed For additional details on hot plug status LEDs see About PCI Slot LEDs on page 161 Note Regardless of the...

Страница 166: ...nate path while the DR feature lets you remove and replace the faulty component without impacting normal system operations For Sun Fire 880 systems two different types of multipathing software are ava...

Страница 167: ...ostic software for online diagnosis of hardware problems Use predictive failure analysis features to warn of potential memory and disk hardware failures before they happen Organize systems by geograph...

Страница 168: ...unction even when the server operating system goes offline the system is powered off or a power outage occurs The RSC card plugs into a dedicated slot on the system I O board and provides the followin...

Страница 169: ...d modem connection or through an alphanumeric terminal attached directly to the RSC serial port The Java technology based GUI client application runs on workstations running the Solaris Microsoft Wind...

Страница 170: ...ailability excellent I O performance and simplified administration Sun s volume management applications offer the following features Support for several types of RAID configurations which provide vary...

Страница 171: ...figurations that provide varying degrees of data availability with corresponding trade offs in performance and cost This section describes some of the most popular and useful of those configurations i...

Страница 172: ...y accessible at the moment which can result in enhanced performance for read operations RAID 1 offers the highest level of data protection but storage costs are high and write performance is reduced s...

Страница 173: ...ID 5 will fall between that of RAID 0 and RAID 1 however RAID 5 provides limited data redundancy If more than one disk fails all data is lost Hot Spares Hot Relocation In a hot spares arrangement one...

Страница 174: ...dual disks Display configuration environmental and status information for any array or individual disk Reserve a specific disk for exclusive use by a single host Perform hot plug insertion or removal...

Страница 175: ...ically take over and assume the workload when a node goes down It delivers predictability and fast recovery capabilities through features such as local application restart individual application failo...

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Страница 177: ...n this chapter include About CPU Memory Slot LEDs on page 160 About PCI Slot LEDs on page 161 About Power Supply LEDs on page 163 About Fan Tray LEDs on page 164 About Disk Drive LEDs on page 166 Abou...

Страница 178: ...ted on the horizontal panel between CPU Memory slots B and C and are visible when the right side door is open There are three LEDs for each CPU Memory slot as shown below Icon Name LED Function Power...

Страница 179: ...en There are three LEDs for each PCI slot as shown below Icon Name LED Function Power On Lights when the slot is receiving power Fault Blinks while the card is being tested when a hot plug operation i...

Страница 180: ...and Buses on page 68 About Hot Pluggable and Hot Swappable Components on page 144 Interpretation Off Off Off The slot power is off A PCI card can be safely inserted to start a hot plug operation On Bl...

Страница 181: ...of each power supply as shown below Icon Name LED Function Fault Lights when the power supply encounters a fault AC Present Status Lights when AC power input is present and within acceptable operatin...

Страница 182: ...de the system indicate the fault status of each fan tray assembly The fan tray LEDs are located beside or beneath each fan tray assembly There are three LEDs Power On Fault and OK to Remove per fan tr...

Страница 183: ...lug operations see About Fan Trays on page 75 About Hot Pluggable and Hot Swappable Components on page 144 Interpretation Off Off Off The fan tray is not receiving power or is improperly inserted On O...

Страница 184: ...on the front of the disk cage as shown below Icon Name LED Function Activity Blinks slowly while the disk drive is being tested configured or unconfigured during a hot plug operation Blinks rapidly a...

Страница 185: ...Off Slot power is off A disk drive can be safely inserted as part of a hot plug operation Rapid Blinking Off Off Disk drive is spinning up or down Slow Blinking Off Off Disk drive is being configured...

Страница 186: ...t Ethernet port on the system rear panel as shown below Label Name LED Function RX Receive Activity Indicates data activity on the receive channel TX Transmit Activity Indicates data activity on the t...

Страница 187: ...two bays into a single full height bay by removing a metal shelf divider This chapter contains basic information about how to use removable media storage devices The following tasks are covered in thi...

Страница 188: ...ROM drive in your system ships with a specification sheet that contains the following information Type of DVD ROM discs that you can use with the drive Handling and storage information Physical chara...

Страница 189: ...VD ROM drive to release the drive tray 2 Place a CD or DVD into the drive tray label side up A disc is a single or double sided storage medium Place it into the tray with the appropriate label side up...

Страница 190: ...DVD from the drive by using one of three methods With software commands see How to Eject a CD or DVD With Software Commands on page 173 Manually see How to Eject a CD or DVD Manually on page 175 Usin...

Страница 191: ...the following command to eject the CD or DVD The disc should eject 3 If the disc does not eject kill any processes accessing the DVD ROM drive and repeat step 2 The disc will not eject while the driv...

Страница 192: ...s Guide August 2001 What Next You can also eject a disc by using one of these methods Manually see How to Eject a CD or DVD Manually on page 175 Using an emergency procedure see How to Eject a CD or D...

Страница 193: ...t a system console you need to set up one in order to issue software commands see About Setting Up a Console on page 45 What to Do 1 From the console device change directories to a directory that is n...

Страница 194: ...ld warn users before abruptly halting processes The command fuser u cdrom cdrom0 helps identify who is accessing the DVD ROM drive Refer to the Solaris System Administrator s Guide for more informatio...

Страница 195: ...n emergency situations for instance if you unmount the disc and the Eject button does not function What to Do Caution If this procedure is used while a disc is mounted you can degrade or destroy data...

Страница 196: ...eject hole and press firmly 4 Pull the tray from the drive after the clip is inserted into the hole What Next You can also eject a disc by using one of these methods With software commands see How to...

Страница 197: ...n remove most accumulations of dust and large dirt particles If you have access to the drive s read head verify that it is also dust free 2 If spraying with compressed air fails to remove the dirt on...

Страница 198: ...180 Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 What Next To insert a CD or DVD into the drive see How to Insert a CD or DVD Into the Drive on page 171...

Страница 199: ...ndicators and jumper settings Handling and Storing Tape Cartridges The following general handling and storage information applies to cartridges for any of the tape drives offered for your system Keep...

Страница 200: ...ite protect switch is set correctly If the lock window is open the tape is write protected 2 Insert the cartridge into the drive label side up 3 Push gently on the cartridge until it is pulled into th...

Страница 201: ...e 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 t...

Страница 202: ...s Guide August 2001 How to Control a Tape Drive What to Do For information about software commands needed to read and write data with your tape drive refer to the Solaris Handbook for Sun Peripherals...

Страница 203: ...e 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...

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Страница 205: ...red in this appendix include Reference for Serial Port A and B Connectors on page 188 Reference for the USB Connectors on page 189 Reference for the Twisted Pair Ethernet Connector on page 190 Referen...

Страница 206: ...associated with the port provided by the connector labeled B on the optional DB 25 splitter cable Pin Signal Description Pin Signal Description 1 No Connection 14 Transmit Data B 2 Transmit Data A 15...

Страница 207: ...nnectors are located on the system I O board and can be accessed from the rear panel USB Connector Diagram USB Connector Signals Pin Signal Description Pin Signal Description A1 5 VDC B1 5 VDC A2 Port...

Страница 208: ...J 45 connector located on the system I O board and can be accessed from the rear panel TPE Connector Diagram TPE Connector Signals Pin Signal Description Pin Signal Description 1 Transmit Data 5 Commo...

Страница 209: ...located on the RSC board and can be accessed from the rear panel RSC Ethernet Connector Diagram RSC Ethernet Connector Signals Pin Signal Description Pin Signal Description 1 Transmit Data 5 Common M...

Страница 210: ...or The Remote System Control RSC modem connector is an RJ 11 connector located on the RSC card and can be accessed from the rear panel RSC Modem Connector Diagram RSC Modem Connector Signals Pin Signa...

Страница 211: ...is an RJ 45 connector located on the RSC card and can be accessed from the rear panel RSC Serial Connector Diagram RSC Serial Connector Signals Pin Signal Description Pin Signal Description 1 Ready To...

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Страница 213: ...Fire 880 server Reference for Physical Specifications on page 196 Reference for Electrical Specifications on page 196 Reference for Environmental Requirements on page 197 Reference for Agency Complia...

Страница 214: ...Minimum Maximum 194 0 lb 288 0 lb 88 0 kg 130 6 kg Actual weight depends upon the installed options Power Cord 8 2 ft 2 5 m Parameter Value Input Nominal Frequencies 50 Hz or 60 Hz nominal Nominal Vo...

Страница 215: ...eskside Rackmounted 4 g peak 11 milliseconds half sine pulse IEC 68 2 27 3 g peak 11 milliseconds half sine pulse IEC 68 2 27 Declared Acoustics 6 7 bels dB A operating 7 6 bels dB A at ok prompt Non...

Страница 216: ...2 No 950 from UL EK from KTL RFI EMI Australia New Zealand AS NZ 3548 Class A Industry Canada ICES 003 Class A European Community EN55022 Class A Japan VCCI Class A Taiwan CNS 13438 Class A US FCC 47C...

Страница 217: ...ifications 199 Minimum clearances needed for servicing the system are as follows Area Required Clearance Front deskside system rackmounted system 36 in 91 cm 48 in 122 cm Rear 36 in 91 cm Right 36 in...

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Страница 219: ...201 APPENDIX C Safety Precautions This appendix supplies you with reference information about safety precautions you should take when setting up your equipment...

Страница 220: ...of the following symbols may be used Modifications to Equipment Do not make mechanical or electrical modifications to the equipment Sun Microsystems is not responsible for regulatory compliance of a m...

Страница 221: ...outlet 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 Be sure to plug the power cord into a gro...

Страница 222: ...erantwortung f r die Einhaltung beh rdlicher Vorschriften Aufstellung von Sun Ger ten Einhaltung der SELV Richtlinien Die Sicherung der I O Verbindungen entspricht den Anforderungen der SELV Spezifika...

Страница 223: ...rei zug ngliche geerdete Netzsteckdose an Schlie en Sie das Netzkabel nicht an wenn das Netzteil aus der Systemeinheit entfernt wurde Achtung CPU Karten von Sun verf gen ber eine Echtzeituhr mit integ...

Страница 224: ...produit Sun Conformit SELV S curit les raccordements E S sont conformes aux normes SELV Connexion du cordon d alimentation Attention risques de blessures corporelles et de d g ts mat riels Veuillez su...

Страница 225: ...taller le produit proximit d une prise murale facilement accessible Ne connectez pas la prise d alimentation lorsque le ch ssis du syst me n est plus aliment Attention sur les cartes CPU Sun une batte...

Страница 226: ...guridad de las conexiones de entrada salida cumple los requisitos de la normativa SELV Conexi n del cable de alimentaci n el ctrica Precauci n Existe el riesgo de lesiones personales y da os al equipo...

Страница 227: ...po debe instalarse cerca del enchufe de forma que este ltimo pueda ser f cil y r pidamente accesible No conecte el cable de alimentaci n cuando se ha retirado la fuente de alimentaci n del chasis del...

Страница 228: ...aktigt batteribyte Anv nd samma batterityp eller en ekvivalent typ som rekommenderas av apparattillverkaren Kassera anv nt batteri enligt fabrikantens instruktion ADVARSEL Litiumbatteri Eksplosionsfar...

Страница 229: ...ASR 126 to 137 deconfiguring devices manually 132 133 disabling 131 enabling 127 130 obtaining status information 136 137 overview 18 126 reconfiguring devices manually 134 135 B backplane See FC AL...

Страница 230: ...nserting into drive 171 when drive cannot read 179 dimensions See specifications DIMM See memory modules disc compact See compact disc disc digital versatile See digital versatile disc disk backplane...

Страница 231: ...52 fan tray assemblies configuration guidelines 75 to 77 CPU fan tray filler panel 76 hot swap capability 16 76 144 to 147 LEDs 76 164 location 75 primary versus secondary 75 redundancy 16 75 See also...

Страница 232: ...156 hot swap feature definition 144 fan tray assemblies 16 144 to 147 power supplies 16 144 to 147 I I O board 19 27 69 72 79 81 to 85 94 104 146 150 189 190 jumpers 82 84 I O bridge fan tray See fan...

Страница 233: ...ocedures 138 to 140 OpenBoot environmental monitor 56 120 to 125 See also Environmental monitoring subsystem automatic thermal shutdown 121 disabled by Stop a keyboard command 56 120 123 disabling 56...

Страница 234: ...0 151 and keyswitch Forced Off position 13 54 battery 4 71 150 card location 8 connector locations 72 connector specifications 191 to 193 Ethernet port 72 150 191 features 4 19 71 72 150 hardware conf...

Страница 235: ...d keyboard combination 140 Stop f keyboard combination 140 Stop n keyboard combination 139 striping of disks 20 93 154 Sun Cluster software 157 Sun Management Center software 21 142 149 150 Sun StorEd...

Страница 236: ...B hubs 80 USB See Universal Serial Bus ports user interfaces 151 V VERITAS Volume Manager 20 92 93 143 148 152 153 Visual Instruction Set 2 63 W warnings and cautions 201 to 210 watchdog hardware 18 e...

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