Sun Microsystems Fire V20z, Fire V40z Management Manual
Sun Fire™ V20z and Sun Fire V40z
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Contents
Preface xxi
How This Book Is Organized xxi
Related Documentation xxii
Accessing Sun Documentation xxii
Third-Party Web Sites xxiii
Contacting Sun Technical Support xxiii
Sun Welcomes Your Comments xxiii
1. Introduction 1
Overview 1
User Documentation 2
Acronyms 2
Server Management 4
Service Processor 4
Server-Management Interfaces 6
SNMP Integration 6
Operator Panel 8
Characteristics of Operator Panel Displays 9
User Groups 10
Users 10
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Passwords Files 11
Systems Management Tasks 11
Initial Setup of the SP 14
Part I: Assigning Network Settings to the SP 14
Assigning SP Network Settings Using DHCP 14
Assigning Static SP Network Settings 16
Part II: Securing the SP 18
Creating the Initial Manager Account 18
Part III: Enabling IPMI Access on the Server 20
Enabling IPMI Access on a Linux-Based Server (In-Band) 20
Enabling IPMI Access on a Solaris-Based x86 Server (In-Band) 22
Part IV: Enabling IPMI LAN Access 23
Enabling IPMI LAN Access on a Linux-Based Server (In-Band) 23
Enabling IPMI LAN Access on a Solaris-Based x86 Server (In-Band) 24
Alternate Method for Enabling IPMI LAN Access (Out-of-Band) 24
Upgrading the Linux Kernel 25
Site Integration 26
Daisy-Chaining the Servers 26
Platform Drivers and Applications 30
Updating Software 32
Selecting and Setting Up the File Server 33
Configuring and Starting the Update Server Application 34
Identifying Packages for Update 36
Updating the SP Base Package 37
Updating the SP Value-Add Package 38
Updating the BIOS 38
Updating the Diagnostics 39
Autoconfiguring the SP (Optional Method) 40
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Determining SP and Platform Network MAC Addresses 44
Systems Management Console Features 45
Configuring Network Settings 45
Starting and Stopping the Platform OS 46
Configuring SMTP Event Notification 47
Configuring Directory Services 49
Mapping Directory Service Groups 51
Creating Keytab Files for ADS 52
ADS Server Requirements 52
ADS SP Requirements 52
Configuring Date and Time 53
Configuring SSL 54
Configuring the SSL Certificate from the SM Console 54
Monitoring System Status 56
System Events 59
Event Type Icons 62
2. IPMI Server Management 63
Intelligent Platform Management Interface 63
Baseboard Management Controller 64
Manageability 65
Functional Overview 65
IPMI Compliance and LAN Channel Access 66
Usernames and Passwords 67
Server Boot-Option Support 67
System Event Log 68
Sensors 68
Determine Sensor Presence 68
Sensor Thresholds 68
Contents v
Temperature Sensors 69
Memory Sensors for DIMMs 69
Voltage Sensors 69
Fan Sensors 70
Power-Supply Sensors 70
Management Controllers 70
Miscellaneous Sensors 70
Event Filters 72
Watchdog Timers 73
Alerting 73
Alert Policy Set Determination 73
Lights Out Management (LOM) 74
Description 74
Further Information 74
Syntax 74
Options 75
Expressions 76
IPMI Linux Kernel Device Driver 80
LAN Interface for the BMC 80
Files 81
Viewing the IPMI System Event Log 82
Clearing the IPMI System Event Log 82
IPMI Troubleshooting 83
3. SNMP Server Management 85
Simple Network Management Protocol 85
SNMP Integration 86
SNMP Management Information Base (MIB) 87
Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers MIB Tree 87
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Integrating MIBs with Third-Party Consoles 88
Configuring SNMP on Your Server 88
Out-of-Band Management Configuration 89
SNMP Agent on the Service Processor 89
Proxy Agent 90
Setting the Community Name 90
Agent X 91
Using a Third-Party MIB Browser 91
Setting Logging Options 92
SNMP Traps 93
Configuring SNMP Trap Destinations 94
Configuring SNMP Destinations 94
Server MIB Details 95
SNMP Troubleshooting 97
4. Further Management Information 99
Configuring Scripting Capabilities 99
Using Shell Scripts 100
Remote Scripting Using SSH 101
Configuring Multiple Systems for Scripting 101
Generating Host Keys 102
Creating Trusted-Host Relationships 103
Adding Public Keys 103
Generating a Host-Key Pair 104
Configuring a Windows Client for Scripting 104
Enabling SSH Access Using Trusted-Hosts 105
Generating a Hot-Key Pair on Windows 106
Enabling SSH Access Using Public Keys 107
Guidelines for Writing Server Management Command Scripts 108
Contents vii
Command Output 108
Other Tips For Best Results 109
Console Redirection Over Serial 110
Linux-based Server 110
grub 111
LILO 112
getty 113
securetty 113
Solaris-based Server 114
Enabling and Disabling BIOS Console Redirection 115
Network Share Volume (NSV) CD-ROM 116
Network Share Volume Structure 116
Serial Over LAN 117
Enabling or Disabling the SOL Feature on the Server 118
Launching an SOL Session 118
Terminating an SOL Session 119
Escape Sequences for Remote Console Terminal 119
A. Server Management Commands Summary 121
Using the ssh Protocol 122
Interactive Shell on the SP 122
Preface Text 122
Commands 123
Return Codes 124
B. Access Commands 127
Access Config-Sharing Subcommands 128
Access Enable Config-Sharing Subcommand 128
Format 128
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Return Codes 129
Access Disable Config-Sharing Subcommand 129
Format 129
Return Codes 129
Access Get Config-Sharing Subcommand 130
Format 130
Values 130
Return Codes 131
Access Groups Subcommands 131
Access Get Group Subcommand 131
Format 131
Return Codes 132
Access Get Groups Subcommand 132
Format 132
Return Codes 132
Access Map Subcommands 133
Access Get Map Subcommand 133
Format 133
Return Codes 134
Access Map Subcommand 134
Format 134
Return Codes 135
Access Unmap Subcommand 135
Format 135
Return Codes 136
Access Directory Services Subcommands 137
Access Disable Service Subcommand 137
Format 137
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Return Codes 138
Access Enable Service Subcommand 138
Format 138
Return Codes 139
Access Get Services Subcommand 140
Format 140
Return Codes 141
Access Trust Subcommands 142
Access Add Trust Subcommand 142
Format 142
Generating Host Keys 143
Return Codes 144
Access Delete Trust Subcommand 144
Format 144
Return Codes 145
Access Get Trusts Subcommand 146
Format 146
Return Codes 146
Access Public Key Subcommands 147
Access Add Public Key Subcommand 147
Format 147
Return Codes 148
Access Get Public Key Users Subcommand 149
Format 149
Return Codes 149
Access Delete Public Key Subcommand 150
Format 150
Return Codes 150
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Access User Subcommands 151
Access Add User Subcommand 151
Format 151
Return Codes 152
Access Delete User Subcommand 152
Format 152
Return Codes 153
Access Get Users Subcommand 153
Format 153
Return Codes 154
Access Update Password Subcommand 154
Format 154
Return Codes 155
Access Update User Subcommand 155
Format 155
Return Codes 156
C. Diagnostics Commands 157
Before You Start 158
Do Not Access the SP While Diagnostics Are Loaded 158
Known Issues 158
Benign Error Message 158
Diags Cancel Tests Subcommand 159
Format 159
Return Codes 160
Diags Get Modules Subcommand 160
Diags Get State Subcommand 162
Format 162
Return Codes 163
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Diags Get Tests Subcommand 163
Format 163
Return Codes 164
Diags Run Tests Subcommand 164
Format 164
Return Codes 165
Diags Start Subcommand 166
Format 166
Return Codes 167
Diags Terminate Subcommand 168
Format 168
Return Codes 168
D. Inventory Commands 169
Inventory Compare Versions Subcommand 170
Format 170
Return Codes 171
Inventory Get Hardware Subcommand 171
Format 171
Return Codes 173
Inventory Get Software Subcommand 174
Format 174
Return Codes 174
Inventory Get Remote-Software Subcommand 175
Format 175
Return Codes 175
Inventory Get All Subcommand 176
Format 176
Return Codes 176
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E. IPMI Commands 177
IPMI Disable Channel Subcommand 178
Format 178
Return Codes 178
IPMI Enable Channel Subcommand 179
Format 179
Return Codes 179
IPMI Disable PEF Subcommand 180
Format 180
Return Codes 180
IPMI Enable PEF Subcommand 181
Format 181
Return Codes 181
IPMI Get Channels Subcommand 182
Format 182
Return Codes 182
IPMI Get Global Enables Subcommand 183
Format 183
Return Codes 183
IPMI Get Sel Subcommand 183
Format 183
IPMI Clear Sel Subcommand 185
IPMI Set Global Enable Subcommand 186
Format 186
Return Codes 187
IPMI Reset Subcommand 188
Format 188
Return Codes 188
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F. Platform Commands 189
Platform Console Subcommands 190
Platform Console Subcommand 190
Format 190
Return Codes 193
Platform Get Console Subcommand 194
Format 194
Return Codes 195
Platform Set Console 196
Format 196
Return Codes 197
Platform OS State Subcommands 198
Platform Get OS State Subcommand 199
Format 199
Return Codes 199
Platform Set OS State Subcommands 200
Platform Set OS State Reboot 200
Platform Set OS State Boot 201
Platform Set OS State Shutdown 202
Platform Set OS State Update-BIOS 204
Platform Power State Subcommands 205
Platform Get Power State Subcommand 206
Format 206
Return Codes 206
Platform Set Power State Subcommand 207
Format 207
Return Codes 208
Platform Get Hostname Subcommand 209
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Format 209
Return Codes 209
Platform Get MAC Subcommand 210
Format 210
Return Codes 210
Platform Get Product ID Subcommand 211
Format 211
Return Codes 211
G. Sensor Commands 213
Sensor Get Subcommand 214
Format 214
Return Codes 216
Sensor Set Subcommand 217
Format 217
Return Codes 219
H. Service Processor Commands 221
SP Date Subcommands 222
SP Get Date Subcommand 222
Format 222
Return Codes 223
SP Set Date Subcommand 223
Format 223
Return Codes 224
SP DNS Subcommands 224
SP Disable DNS Subcommand 224
Return Codes 225
SP Enable DNS Subcommand 225
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Format 225
Return Codes 226
SP Get DNS Subcommand 226
Format 226
Return Codes 227
SP Events Subcommands 227
SP Delete Event Subcommand 227
Format 227
Return Codes 228
SP Get Events Subcommand 228
Format 229
Return Codes 229
SP Hostname Subcommands 230
SP Get Hostname Subcommand 230
Format 230
Return Codes 231
SP Set Hostname Subcommand 231
Format 231
Return Codes 232
SP IP Subcommands 232
SP Get IP Subcommand 232
Format 233
Return Codes 233
SP Set IP Subcommand 234
Format 234
Return Codes 234
SP JNET Address Subcommands 235
SP Get JNET Subcommand 235
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Format 235
Return Codes 236
SP Set JNET Subcommand 236
Format 236
Return Codes 237
SP Locate Light Subcommands 238
SP Get Locatelight Subcommand 238
Format 238
Return Codes 238
SP Set Locatelight Subcommand 239
Format 239
Return Codes 239
SP Logfile Subcommands 240
SP Get Logfile Subcommand 240
Format 240
Return Codes 241
SP Set Logfile Subcommand 241
Format 241
Return Codes 242
SP Miscellaneous Subcommands 243
SP Create Test Events Subcommand 243
Format 244
Return Codes 244
SP Get MAC Address Subcommand 245
Format 245
Return Codes 245
SP Get Port 80 Subcommand 245
Format 245
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Return Codes 246
BIOS POST Codes 246
Boot Block Codes for Flash ROM 251
SP Autoconfigure Subcommand 253
Format 253
Return Codes 254
SP Get Status Subcommand 254
Format 254
Return Codes 255
SP Get TDULog Subcommand 255
Format 255
Return Codes 257
SP Reboot Subcommand 257
Format 257
Return Codes 258
SP Reset Subcommand 258
Format 258
Return Codes 260
SP Mount Subcommands 261
SP Add Mount Subcommand 261
Format 261
Return Codes 263
SP Delete Mount 264
Format 264
Return Codes 264
SP Get Mount Subcommand 265
Format 265
Return Codes 265
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SP SMTP Subcommands 266
SP Get SMTP Server Subcommand 266
Format 266
Return Codes 267
SP Set SMTP Server Subcommand 268
Format 268
Return Codes 268
SP Get SMTP Subscribers Subcommand 269
Format 269
Return Codes 270
SP Update SMTP Subscriber Subcommand 270
Format 270
Return Codes 272
SP SNMP Subcommands 272
SP Add SNMP Destination Subcommand 273
Format 273
Return Codes 273
SP Delete SNMP Destination Subcommand 274
Format 274
Return Codes 275
SP Get SNMP Destinations Subcommand 275
Format 275
Return Codes 276
SP Get SNMP Proxy Community Subcommand 276
Format 276
Return Codes 277
SP Set SNMP Proxy Community Subcommand 277
Format 277
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Return Codes 278
SP SSL Subcommands 278
SP Disable SSL-Required Subcommand 278
Format 279
Return Codes 279
SP Enable SSL-Required Subcommand 279
Format 279
Return Codes 280
SP Get SSL Subcommand 280
Format 280
Return Codes 281
SP Set SSL Subcommand 281
Format 281
Return Codes 282
SP Update Subcommands 282
SP Update Flash All Subcommand 282
Format 283
Return Codes 284
Downgrades 284
SP Update Flash Applications Subcommand 285
Format 285
Return Codes 286
SP Update Diags Subcommand 287
Format 287
Return Codes 287
Index 289
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Preface
This guide explains how to manage the Sun Fire™ V20z and Sun Fire V40z servers.
How This Book Is Organized
Chapter 1 provides an overview of the ways in which a user can manage the servers.
Chapter 2 describes how to manage the servers through the Intelligent Platform
Management Interface (IPMI).
Chapter 3 describes how to manage the servers through the Simple Network
Management Protocol (SNMP).
Chapter 4 provides further management information, such as how to enable
scripting capability, Console Redirection over Serial and Serial-over-LAN.
Appendix A contains an overview of the server management commands that you
can use to manage the server. Following appendixes describe each command type in
detail.
Appendix B contains detailed descriptions of Access commands.
Appendix C contains detailed descriptions of Diagnostics commands.
Appendix D contains detailed descriptions of Inventory commands.
Appendix E contains detailed descriptions of IPMI commands.
Appendix F contains detailed descriptions of Platform commands.
Appendix G contains detailed descriptions of Sensor commands.
Appendix H contains detailed descriptions of service processor (sp) commands.
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models
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Operating System Installation Guide
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Notes
Differences Between Versions of the Sun Fire V20z
and Sun Fire V4z Servers
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CHAPTER
1
Introduction
Overview
Strong server-management capabilities are crucial to maintaining mission-critical
servers. Advance notification of problems and rapid diagnosis and correction are
critical functions to an environment in which a few servers bear the bulk of the
workload. The Sun Fire™ V20z and Sun Fire V40z servers and their extensive
server-management capabilities lower costs by reducing failure and by potentially
eliminating hands-on management.
This document describes how to perform remote management on the Sun Fire V20z
and Sun Fire V40z servers.
The Sun Fire V20z server is an AMD Opteron processor-based, enterprise-class
one-rack-unit (1U), two-processor (2P) server. The Sun Fire V40z server is also an
AMD Opteron processor-based server, but is a three-rack-unit (3U), four-processor
(4P) server.
These servers include an embedded Service Processor (SP), flash memory, RAM, a
separate Ethernet interface and server-management software. They come equipped
with superior server-management tools for greater control and minimum total cost
of ownership. You can use the command-line interface (CLI), SNMP integration with
third-party frameworks, or IPMI to configure and manage the platform with the SP.
The dedicated SP provides complete operating-system independence and maximum
availability of server management.
1
User Documentation
For the most up-to-date user documentation, for both the Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire
V40z servers, please visit the following Web site:
http://www.sun.com/products-n-solutions/hardware/docs/
Servers/Workgroup_Servers/Sun_Fire_V20z/index.html
This site contains the user manuals, the Release Notes and the individual guides for
each of the customer-replaceable units (CRUs).
To verify whether a document on the site is more recent than the document that you
have, refer to the final two digits (the dash-roll) of the Part Number for that
document.
Note – A document explaining the differences among the released versions of the
Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z servers is also available at this Web site. Refer to
part number (PN) 817-7185.
Acronyms
TABLE 1-1 defines the acronyms found in this document.
TABLE 1-1 Acronyms
Acronym Explanation
ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface
ARP Address Resolution Protocol
BMC Baseboard Management Controller
CRU Customer-Replaceable Unit
DPC Direct Platform Control
FRU Field-Replacement Unit
grub Grand Unified Bootloader
IPMI Intelligent Platform Management Interface
KCS Keyboard Controller Style
KVM Keyboard, video and mouse
LAN Local Area Network
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TABLE 1-1 Acronyms
Acronym Explanation
LILO Linux Loader
LOM Lights Out Management
MIB Management Information Base
RMCP Remote Management Control Protocol
SDR Sensor Data Record
SEL System Event Log
SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol
SOL Serial Over LAN
SP Service Processor
SSU System Setup Utility
SunMC Sun Management Center
UART Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter
UDP User Datagram Protocol
WAN Wide Area Network
Chapter 1 Introduction 3
Server Management
There are several options for remotely managing a Sun Fire V20z or Sun Fire V40z
server:
■ Lights Out Management (LOM) through IPMItool
■ Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
Service Processor
The Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z servers include a dedicated chipset for
complete operating-system independence and maximum availability of
server-management functions. This chipset, called Service Processor (SP), is an
embedded PowerPC chip providing the following:
■ Environmental monitoring of the platform (such as temperatures, voltages, fan
speeds and panel switches)
■ Alert messages when problems occur
■ Remote control of server operations (boot, shutdown and reboot of the server’s
operating system, turning the server’s power on and off, stopping the server’s
boot process in BIOS, and upgrading the BIOS)
Note – In this document, you might see references to a Baseboard Management
Controller (BMC). A BMC is a dedicated IPMI controller. The SP found in these
servers is a general-purpose, embedded CPU that contains software to emulate a
BMC.
The SP runs an embedded version of Linux, and all the server-management
functions are developed as standard Linux applications. Its sole purpose is to
support server management; therefore, the full functionality of the operating system
is not available in the SP. Many familiar applications, such as ftp and telnet, are
not provided as they are not required to support the server-management feature set.
FIGURE 1-1 shows the back panel of the Sun Fire V20z server.
FIGURE 1-2 shows the back panel of the Sun Fire V40z server.
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AC power connector
AC power switch
AC power indicator LED
SP 10/100
Ethernet
connectors
Platform Gigabit
Ethernet
connectors
Keyboard Mouse
connector connector
FIGURE 1-1 Sun Fire V20z Back Panel
Locate button
and LED
Vertical PCI card slots (6)
Keyboard Mouse
connector connector
Locate light
button and LED
SP reset
button
Horizontal PCI card slot
SP reset
button
SP 10/100
Ethernet
connectors
Video
connector
USB
connector
AC power connectors
(two power supplies shown)
Video
connector
USB
connector
Serial port
connector
Serial port
connector
Platform gigabit
Ethernet
connectors
FIGURE 1-2 Sun Fire V40z Back Panel
Chapter 1 Introduction 5
Server-Management Interfaces
These servers include local and remote server-management capabilities through
the
SP; the SP supports four server-management interfaces:
■ IPMI using a Keyboard Controller Style (KCS) interface and an IPMI kernel driver
(in-band)
■ IPMI over local area network (LAN) (out-of-band)
■ SNMP integration with third-party SNMP management consoles
■ Command-line-interface (CLI) LOM
Command Line Interface
Server-management capabilities are available from the command line.
See Appendix A for a list of server-management commands that you can use with
these servers, as well as a description, the command format, a list of arguments and
a list of return codes for each command.
SSH and Scripting Capabilities
A system administrator can log in to the SP using SSH and issue commands, or more
commonly, write a shell script that remotely invokes these operations.
The server-management commands enable you to efficiently manage each area of
the server. From the command line, you can write data-driven scripts that automate
the configuration of multiple machines. For example, a central management system
can cause many servers to power on and boot at a specified time, or when a specific
condition occurs.
For more information about scripting, see “Further Management Information” on
page 99.
SNMP Integration
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) management provides remote access
by SNMP-compliant entities to monitor the health and status of the server. The SP
sends SNMP alerts to external management functions when warranted.
For more information about SNMP, refer to “SNMP Server Management” on
page 85.
The diagram in FIGURE 1-3 illustrates the communications paths for the different
server-management options.
6 Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers—Server Management Guide • July 2005
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