Siemens T1000 Administration Manual

Administration Guide

SPARC® Enterprise

T1000 Server

English

SPARC

Enterprise T1000 Server

Administration Guide

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Preface xiii

1. Configuring the System Console 1

Communicating With the System 1

What the System Console Does 3

What the System Controller Console Does 3

Using the System Console 3

Default System Console Connection Through the Serial Management and

Network Management Ports 4

Accessing the System Controller 6

Using the Serial Management Port 6

▼ To Use the Serial Management Port 6

Activating the Network Management Port 7

▼ To Activate the Network Management Port 7

Accessing the System Console Through a Terminal Server 9

▼ To Access The System Console Through a Terminal Server 9

Accessing the System Console Through a TIP Connection 10

▼ To Access the System Console Through a TIP Connection 11

Modifying the /etc/remote File 12

▼ To Modify the /etc/remote File 12

Accessing the System Console Through an Alphanumeric Terminal 13

▼ To Access the System Console Through an Alphanumeric Terminal

Switching Between the System Controller Prompt and the System Console 15

ALOM CMT and The sc> Prompt 16

Access Through Multiple Controller Sessions 17

Reaching the sc> Prompt 17

OpenBoot ok Prompt 18

Methods To Reach the ok Prompt 19

Graceful Shutdown 19

ALOM CMT break or console Command 20

L1-A (Stop-A) Keys or Break Key 20

Manual System Reset 20

For More Information about OpenBoot Firmware 21

Getting to the ok Prompt 21

▼ To Get to the ok Prompt 22

System Console OpenBoot Configuration Variable Settings 23

2. Managing RAS Features and System Firmware 25

ALOM CMT and The System Controller 25

Logging In To The System Controller 26

▼ To Log In To ALOM CMT 27

▼ To View Environmental Information 27

Interpreting System LEDs 28

Controlling the Locator LED 30

Automatic System Recovery 30

AutoBoot Options 31

▼ To enable an Automatic Degraded Boot 31

Error Handling Summary 32

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Reset Scenarios 32

Automatic System Recovery User Commands 33

Enabling and Disabling Automatic System Recovery 33

▼ To Enable Automatic System Recovery 34

▼ To Disable Automatic System Recovery 34

Obtaining Automatic System Recovery Information 35

Unconfiguring and Reconfiguring Devices 35

▼ To Unconfigure a Device Manually 36

▼ To Reconfigure a Device Manually 36

Displaying System Fault Information 37

▼ To Display System Fault Information 37

Multipathing Software 37

For More Information on Multipathing Software 38

Storing FRU Information 38

▼ To Store Information in Available FRU PROMs 38

3. Managing Disk Volumes 39

RAID Requirements 39

Disk Volumes 39

RAID Technology 40

Integrated Stripe Volumes (RAID 0) 40

Integrated Mirror Volumes (RAID 1) 41

Hardware Raid Operations 42

Physical Disk Slot Numbers, Physical Device Names, and Logical Device

Names for Non-RAID Disks 42

▼ To Create a Hardware Mirrored Volume of the Default Boot Device 43

▼ To Create a Hardware Striped Volume 48

▼ To Delete a Hardware RAID Volume 51

A. OpenBoot Configuration Variables 57

Contents vii

Index 61

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Figures

FIGURE 1-1 Directing the System Console 4

FIGURE 1-2 Rear I/O Panel of the Chassis 5

FIGURE 1-3 Patch Panel Connection Between a Terminal Server and Your Server 9

FIGURE 1-4 TIP Connection Between a Server and Another System 11

FIGURE 1-5 Switching between the System Console and the System Controller Prompt 15

FIGURE 2-1 Locator Button on the Front of the Server Chassis 30

FIGURE 3-1 Graphical Representation of Disk Striping 41

FIGURE 3-2 Graphical Representation of Disk Mirroring 41

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Tables

TABLE 1-1 Ways of Communicating With the System 2

TABLE 1-2 Pin Crossovers for Connecting the Server to a Terminal Server 10

TABLE 1-3 Ways of Accessing the ok Prompt 22

TABLE 1-4 OpenBoot Configuration Variables That Affect the System Console 23

TABLE 2-1 LED Behavior and Meaning 28

TABLE 2-2 LED Behaviors With Assigned Meanings 29

TABLE 2-3 Virtual Keyswitch Setting for Reset Scenario 33

TABLE 2-4 ALOM CMT Variable Settings for Reset Scenario 33

TABLE 2-5 Device Identifiers and Devices 36

TABLE 3-1 Disk Slot Numbers, Logical Device Names, and Physical Device Names 43

TABLE A-1 OpenBoot Configuration Variables Stored on the System Configuration Card 57

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Preface

The SPARC Enterprise T1000 Server Administration Guide is written for experienced system administrators. It includes general descriptive information about the server and detailed instructions for configuring and administering the server. To use the information in this manual, you must have working knowledge of computer network concepts and terms, and advanced familiarity with the Solaris System (Solaris OS).

FOR SAFE OPERATION

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™ Operating

Structure and Contents of This Manual

This manual is organized as described below:

■ CHAPTER 1 Configuring the System Console

Describes the system console and how to access it.

■ CHAPTER 2 Managing RAS Features and System Firmware

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Describes the tools used to configure system firmware, including Advanced Lights Out Manager (ALOM) CMT system controller environmental monitoring, automatic system recovery (ASR), and multipathing software. In addition, it describes how to unconfigure and reconfigure a device manually.

■ CHAPTER 3 Managing Disk Volumes

Describes redundant array of independent disks (RAID) concepts, and how to configure and manage RAID disk volumes using your server’s on-board serial attached SCSI (SAS) disk controller.

■ APPENDIX A OpenBoot Configuration Variables

Provides a list of all OpenBootTM configuration variables, and a short description of each.

■ Index

Provides keywords and corresponding reference page numbers so that the reader can easily search for items in this manual as necessary.

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Configuring the System Console

This chapter explains what the system console is, describes the different ways of configuring it on your server, and helps you understand its relation to the system controller.

Topics covered in this chapter include:

■ “Communicating With the System” on page 1

■ “Accessing the System Controller” on page 6

■ “Switching Between the System Controller Prompt and the System Console” on

page 15

■ “ALOM CMT and The sc> Prompt” on page 16

■ “OpenBoot ok Prompt” on page 18

■ “System Console OpenBoot Configuration Variable Settings” on page 23

Communicating With the System

To install your system software or to diagnose problems, you need some way to interact at a low level with the system. The system console is the facility for doing this. You use the system console to view messages and issue commands. There can be only one system console per computer.

The system console must be accessed through the system controller during initial system installation. After installation, you can configure the system console to accept input from and send output to different devices. where they are discussed in the document.

TABLE 1-1 Ways of Communicating With the System

TABLE 1-1 lists these devices and

Devices Available During

Installation

A terminal server attached to the serial management port (SER MGT).

An alphanumeric terminal or similar device attached to the serial management port (SER MGT).

A TIP line attached to the serial management port (SER MGT).

After Installation

Further Information

“Accessing the System Controller” on page 6

“Accessing the System Console Through a Terminal Server” on page 9

“System Console OpenBoot Configuration Variable Settings” on page 23

“Accessing the System Controller” on page 6

“Accessing the System Console Through an Alphanumeric Terminal” on page 13

“System Console OpenBoot Configuration Variable Settings” on page 23

“Accessing the System Controller” on page 6

“Accessing the System Console Through a TIP Connection” on page 10

“Modifying the /etc/remote File” on page 12

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TABLE 1-1 Ways of Communicating With the System (Continued)

Devices Available During

Installation

An Ethernet line connected to the network management port (NET MGT).

What the System Console Does

The system console displays status and error messages generated by firmware-based tests during system startup. After running those tests, you can enter special commands that affect the firmware and alter system behavior. For information about the tests that run during the boot process, refer to the service manual for your server.

Once the operating system is booted, the system console displays UNIX system messages and accepts UNIX commands. You can access the system console using the ALOM CMT console command.

After Installation

Further Information

“System Console OpenBoot Configuration Variable Settings” on page 23

“Activating the Network Management Port” on page 7

What the System Controller Console Does

The system controller console displays the results of the ALOM CMT boot diagnostics and initialization.

If it receives no user input within 60 seconds, ALOM CMT automatically connects to the system console. To return to the system controller, type the console escape sequence #. (Hash-Period).

Using the System Console

To use the system console, you need to attach an I/O device to the system. Initially, you might have to configure that hardware, and load and configure appropriate software as well.

Chapter 1 Configuring the System Console 3

You must also ensure that the system console is directed to the appropriate port on your server’s rear panel, generally, the one to which your hardware console device is attached (see device OpenBoot configuration variables.

FIGURE 1-1). You do this by setting the input-device and output-

Server Ports Console devices

Serial

OpenBoot configuration

variable settings

management

TIP line

input-device=virtual-console

output-device=virtual-console

System console

FIGURE 1-1 Directing the System Console

Default System Console Connection Through the Serial Management and Network Management Ports

On your server, the system console comes preconfigured to allow input and output only by means of ALOM CMT. ALOM CMT must be accessed either through the system controller’s serial management port (SER MGT) or the network management port (NET MGT). By default, the network management port is configured to retrieve network configuration using DHCP and to allow connections using SSH. You can modify the network management port configuration after connecting to ALOM CMT through either the system controller’s serial or network management ports.

Network management

Alphanumeric

terminal

Terminal

server

Network

device

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Typically, you connect one of the following hardware devices to the serial management port:

■ Terminal server

■ Alphanumeric terminal or similar device

■ TIP line connected to another computer

These constraints provide for secure access at the installation site.

TTYA

Serial Port

PCI-E Slot

Net0

Net2

Net1

Net3

SC NET MGT Port

SC SER MGT Port

FIGURE 1-2 Rear I/O Panel of the Chassis

Using a TIP line enables you to use windowing and operating system features on the system making the connection to your server.

The serial management port is not a general-purpose serial port. If you want to use a general-purpose serial port with your server, to connect a serial printer, for instance, use the regular 9-pin serial port on the rear panel of your server. The Solaris OS sees this port as TTYA.

■ For instructions on accessing the system console through a terminal server, see

“Accessing the System Console Through a Terminal Server” on page 9.

■ For instructions on accessing the system console through an alphanumeric

terminal, see “Accessing the System Console Through an Alphanumeric

Terminal” on page 13.

■ For instructions on accessing the system console through a TIP line, see

“Accessing the System Console Through a TIP Connection” on page 10.

Once the network management port (NET MGT) has been assigned an IP address by a DHCP server, you can connect to ALOM CMT using Secure Shell (SSH). As an alternative to the (default) DHCP configuration, you can configure the network management port with a static IP address, and change the communication protocol

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