Sun Microsystems Fire V210, Fire V240 Administration Manual
Sun Fire
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V210 and V240 Servers
Administration Guide
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Part No. 819-4208-10
December 2005, Revision A
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Contents
Preface xiii
1. Introduction 1–1
1.1 Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Overview 1–2
1.1.1 Sun Fire V210 Server 1–2
1.1.2 Sun Fire V240 Server 1–3
1.1.3 Features 1–4
1.1.4 Preinstalled Software 1–4
1.1.5 Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers—Comparison 1–5
1.2 Bezel Features 1–5
1.2.1 Server Status Indicators 1–6
1.2.2 To Turn the Locator LED On 1–7
1.2.3 To Turn the Locator LED Off 1–7
1.2.4 To Display Locator LED Status 1–8
1.2.5 Front Panel 1–8
1.2.6 On/Standby Switch 1–9
1.2.7 Hard Drives 1–11
1.2.8 DVD-ROM Drive 1–12
1.2.9 System Configuration Card 1–12
1.2.6.1 Controlling Server Power States 1–10
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1.2.10 Keyswitch 1–15
1.3 Back Panel Features 1–17
1.3.1 I/O Ports 1–17
1.3.2 Network Status Indicators 1–18
1.3.3 USB Ports 1–19
1.3.4 External SCSI Port 1–19
1.3.5 Power Supply Unit 1–19
1.4 System Prompts 1–20
2. Removing and Replacing Components 2–1
2.1 Replaceable Components 2–2
2.2 Avoiding Electrostatic Discharge 2–2
2.2.1 Avoiding Electrostatic Discharge While Working on the Front
Panel 2–2
2.2.2 Opening the Front Bezel 2–2
2.3 Controlling Server Power 2–4
2.3.1 Powering On—Using the On/Standby Switch 2–4
2.3.2 Powering Off—Using the On/Standby Switch 2–5
2.4 Swapping a System Configuration Card Between Servers 2–6
2.4.1 Swapping a System Configuration Card Between Servers 2–6
2.5 Removing and Replacing Hard Drives 2–7
2.5.1 Removing a Hard Drive 2–7
2.5.2 Replacing a Hard Drive 2–8
2.5.3 Installing a SCSI Hard Drive With Solaris Running 2–9
2.5.4 Removing a SCSI Hard Drive With Solaris Running 2–11
2.6 Removing and Replacing the DVD Drive 2–12
2.6.1 Removing the DVD Drive 2–13
2.6.2 Replacing the DVD Drive 2–13
2.7 Removing and Replacing a Power Supply Unit 2–14
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2.7.1 Removing a Power Supply Unit 2–14
2.7.2 Replacing a Power Supply Unit 2–15
3. Sun Advanced Lights Out Manager 3–1
3.1 Sun Advanced Lights Out Manager (ALOM) 3–2
3.1.1 Email Delivery Alerts 3–2
3.1.2 What ALOM Monitors 3–3
3.1.3 Automatic Server Restart 3–4
3.2 ALOM Management Ports 3–4
3.3 Setting the admin Password 3–5
3.4 Basic ALOM Functions 3–5
3.4.1 To Switch to the ALOM Prompt 3–6
3.4.2 To Switch to the Server Console Prompt 3–6
3.4.3 To Set the Serial Port Speed Back to the Default 3–7
3.4.4 scadm resetrsc Command 3–7
3.4.5 TTYB Console Output 3–7
4. Sun Management Center 4–1
4.1 Sun Management Center 4–2
4.1.1 How Sun Management Center Works 4–2
4.1.2 Other Sun Management Center Features 4–3
4.1.2.1 Informal Tracking 4–3
4.1.2.2 Hardware Diagnostic Suite 4–3
4.1.2.3 Interoperability—Third-Party Monitoring Tools 4–3
4.1.3 Using Sun Management Center 4–4
4.1.3.1 Obtaining the Latest Information 4–4
4.2 Hardware Diagnostic Suite 4–4
4.2.1 When to run Hardware Diagnostic Suite 4–4
4.2.2 Requirements for Using Hardware Diagnostic Suite 4–5
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5. SunVTS 5–1
5.1 SunVTS 5–2
5.1.1 SunVTS Software and Security 5–2
5.1.2 Using SunVTS 5–3
5.1.3 To Find Out Whether SunVTS Is Installed 5–4
5.1.4 Installing SunVTS 5–4
5.1.5 Viewing SunVTS Documentation 5–5
6. Diagnostics 6–1
6.1 Overview of Diagnostic Tools 6–2
6.2 Status Indicators 6–3
6.3 Sun Advanced Lights Out Manager 6–3
6.4 POST Diagnostics 6–4
6.4.1 To Start POST Diagnostics—Method 1 6–5
6.4.2 To Start POST Diagnostics—Method 2 6–5
6.4.3 Controlling POST Diagnostics 6–6
6.5 OpenBoot Diagnostics 6–8
6.5.1 To Start OpenBoot Diagnostics 6–8
6.5.2 Controlling OpenBoot Diagnostics Tests 6–9
6.5.2.1 test and test-all Commands 6–10
6.5.2.2 What OpenBoot Diagnostics Error Messages Tell You
6–11
6.6 OpenBoot Commands 6–13
6.6.1 probe-scsi Command 6–13
6.6.2 probe-ide Command 6–14
6.6.3 show-devs Command 6–14
6.6.4 To Run OpenBoot Commands 6–16
6.7 Operating System Diagnostic Tools 6–17
6.7.1 Error and System Message Log Files 6–17
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6.7.2 Solaris System Information Commands 6–17
6.7.2.1 prtconf command 6–18
6.7.2.2 prtdiag Command 6–19
6.7.2.3 prtfru Command 6–22
6.7.2.4 psrinfo Command 6–23
6.7.2.5 showrev Command 6–24
6.7.3 To Run Solaris System Information Commands 6–24
6.8 Recent Diagnostic Test Results 6–25
6.8.1 To View Recent Test Results 6–25
6.9 OpenBoot Configuration Variables 6–26
6.9.1 To View and Set OpenBoot Configuration Variables 6–26
6.9.1.1 To View OpenBoot Configuration Variables 6–26
6.9.1.2 To Set OpenBoot Configuration Variables 6–26
6.10 Additional Diagnostic Tests for Specific Devices 6–27
6.10.1 Using the probe-scsi Command to Confirm That Hard Drives
are Active 6–27
6.10.2 Using probe-ide Command to Confirm That the DVD or CDROM Drive is Connected 6–28
6.10.3 Using watch-net and watch-net-all Commands to Check the
Network Connections 6–29
6.11 Automatic System Recovery 6–30
6.11.1 Auto-Boot Options 6–31
6.11.2 Error Handling Summary 6–31
6.11.3 Reset Scenarios 6–32
6.11.4 To Enable ASR 6–32
6.11.5 To Disable ASR 6–33
Index Index–1
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Figures
FIGURE 1-1 Sun Fire V210 Server 1–2
FIGURE 1-2 Sun Fire V240 Server 1–3
FIGURE 1-3 Location of Status Indicators (Sun Fire V210 Server) 1–6
FIGURE 1-4 Location of Front Panel Features (Sun Fire V240 Server) 1–9
FIGURE 1-5 Location of Hard Drive Service Indicators 1–11
FIGURE 1-6 Location of the Keyswitch (Sun Fire V240 Server) 1–15
FIGURE 1-7 Keyswitch Positions (Sun Fire V240 Server) 1–16
FIGURE 1-8 I/O Ports (Sun Fire V210 Server) 1–17
FIGURE 1-9 I/O Ports (Sun Fire V240 Server) 1–17
FIGURE 1-10 Location of Network Status Indicators 1–18
FIGURE 1-11 System Prompt Flow Diagram 1–21
FIGURE 2-1 Opening the Bezel (Sun Fire V210 Server) 2–3
FIGURE 2-2 Opening The Bezel (Sun Fire V240 Server) 2–3
FIGURE 2-3 Inserting a System Configuration Card (Sun Fire V210 Server) 2–7
FIGURE 2-4 Installing a Hard Drive (Sun Fire V210 Server) 2–8
FIGURE 2-5 Removing a DVD-ROM Drive (Sun Fire V240 Server) 2–14
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Tables
TABLE 1-1 Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers—Comparison 1–5
TABLE 1-2 Server Status Indicators 1–6
TABLE 1-3 On/Standby Switch Actions and Results 1–10
TABLE 1-4 Explanation of Power States 1–10
TABLE 1-5 Hard Drive Service Indicators 1–11
TABLE 1-6 OpenBoot PROM Configuration Parameters Stored on the System Configuration Card 1–12
TABLE 1-7 Keyswitch Position and Server Behaviors 1–16
TABLE 1-8 Network Link Indicators 1–18
TABLE 1-9 Network Speed Indicators 1–19
TABLE 1-10 Power Supply Unit Indicators 1–20
TABLE 1-11 Power Supply Unit Ready to Remove Indicator (Sun Fire V240) 1–20
TABLE 3-1 What ALOM Monitors 3–3
TABLE 4-1 What Sun Management Center Monitors 4–2
TABLE 5-1 SunVTS Tests 5–3
TABLE 6-1 Summary of Diagnostic Tools 6–2
TABLE 6-2 OpenBoot Configuration Variables 6–7
TABLE 6-3 Sample obdiag menu 6–9
TABLE 6-4 Keywords for the test-args OpenBoot Configuration Variable 6–10
TABLE 6-5 Using Solaris Information Display Commands 6–25
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Preface
The Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Administration Guide is intended to be used by
experienced system administrators. This guide contains general descriptive
information about the Sun Fire
instructions on the various server administration tasks.
To use the information in this manual you must have a working knowledge of
computer network concepts and terms, and advanced knowledge of the Solaris™
Operating System (Solaris OS).
Before You Read This Document
This document does not cover server installation and rackmounting. For detailed
information on those topics, refer to the Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Installation
Guide (819-4209).
TM
V210 and V240 servers and it includes detailed
Before following any of the procedures described in this document, ensure that you
have read the Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Compliance and Safety Manual (817-4827-
12).
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How This Document Is Organized
Chapter 1 is an overview of the Sun Fire V210 and V240 server’s main features.
Chapter 2 describes how to remove hardware components located behind the bezel.
Chapter 3 describes basic Sun Advanced Lights Out Manager features and functions.
Chapter 4 describes Sun Management Center features and functions.
Chapter 5 describes SunVTS.
Chapter 6 describes diagnostic tools for the Sun Fire V210 and V240 servers.
Using UNIX Commands
This document does not contain information on basic UNIX® commands and
procedures such as shutting down the system, booting the system, and configuring
devices.
Refer to one or more of the following documents for this information:
■ Solaris
■ Solaris Operating System documentation, which is at:
http://docs.sun.com
■ Other software documentation that you received with your system
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Shell Prompts
Shell Prompt
C shell machine-name%
C shell superuser machine-name#
Bourne shell and Korn shell $
Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser #
ALOM shell sc>
OpenBoot PROM shell ok
Typographic Conventions
Typeface
AaBbCc123 The names of commands, files,
AaBbCc123
AaBbCc123 Book titles, new words or terms,
1 The settings on your browser might differ from these settings.
1
Meaning Examples
and directories; on-screen
computer output
What you type, when contrasted
with on-screen computer output
words to be emphasized.
Replace command-line variables
with real names or values.
Edit your.login file.
Use ls -a to list all files.
% You have mail.
% su
Password:
Read Chapter 6 in the User’s Guide.
These are called class options.
You must be superuser to do this.
To delete a file, type rm filename.
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Related Documentation
Application Title Part Number
Quick set up Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Getting
Started Guide
Installation Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers
Installation Guide
Latest information Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Product
Notes
Parts Installation and
removal
Compliance and safety Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers
Lights-Out Management Advanced Lights Out Manager Software
Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Service
Manual
Compliance and Safety Manual
User’s Guide
819-4206
819-4209
819-4205
819-4207
817-4827-12
817-5481
Read Important Safety Information (816-7190) and the Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers
Getting Started Guide (819-4206) before performing any of the procedures
documented in this manual.
The documents listed are available online at:
http://www.sun.com/products-n-solutions/hardware/docs/
Documentation, Support, and Training
Sun Function URL
Documentation
Support
Training
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CHAPTER
1
Introduction
This chapter describes the Sun Fire V210 and V240 servers and contains an overview
of the following main features:
■ Section 1.1, “Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Overview” on page 1-2
■ Section 1.2, “Bezel Features” on page 1-5
■ Section 1.3, “Back Panel Features” on page 1-17
■ Section 1.4, “System Prompts” on page 1-20
1-1
1.1 Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers
Overview
FIGURE 1-1 Sun Fire V210 Server
1.1.1 Sun Fire V210 Server
The Sun Fire V210 server is a commercial grade server in a 1U high package. It uses
the UltraSPARC
processors.
The Sun Fire V210 server is AC powered only. Server depth enables mounting in a
standard 800 mm deep rack. Storage is provided by two hot-swappable disk drives,
and an optional non-hot-swappable slimline DVD drive. Built-in I/O network
functionality is provided by four Gigabit Ethernet channels, one Ultra160 SCSI
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IIIi processor and can be configured with either one or two
multimode port, one general purpose asynchronous serial port and one serial
management port, and two independent USB hubs. I/O expansion is provided via
one PCI card slot, supporting both 33 MHz and 66 MHz cards.
FIGURE 1-2 Sun Fire V240 Server
1.1.2 Sun Fire V240 Server
The Sun Fire V240 server is a commercial grade server in a 2U high package. It uses
the UltraSPARC IIIi processor and can be configured with either one or two
processors.
The Sun Fire V240 server is AC powered only with dual redundant, hot-swap PSUs.
Server depth enables mounting in a standard 800 mm deep rack. Storage is provided
by four hot-swappable disk drives, and an optional non hot-swappable slimline
DVD drive. Built-in I/O network functionality is provided by four Gigabit Ethernet
channels, one Ultra160 SCSI multimode port, one general purpose asynchronous
Chapter 1 Introduction 1-3
serial port and one serial management port, and two independent USB hubs. I/O
expansion is provided via one PCI card slot supporting both 33 MHz and 66 MHz
cards, and two PCI card slots supporting 33 MHz cards.
1.1.3 Features
The Sun Fire V210 and V240 servers share the following features:
■ One or two UltraSPARC IIIi processors
■ Four DIMM slots per processor
■ Four 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet ports
■ One Ultra160 SCSI port for connecting external devices
■ One general purpose serial port
■ One serial management port
■ Two USB ports
■ One 10BASE-T Ethernet server management port
■ PCI expansion
■ DVD-ROM drive
■ Hot-swappable hard drives
■ System configuration card
■ Front and rear service indicators
1.1.4 Preinstalled Software
The Solaris 10 OS is preinstalled on the Sun Fire V210 and V240 servers HDI.
To identify which specific version of software is installed on your server, use the
cat /etc/release command.
When you power on your server for the first time you might be given the option to
choose the version of Solaris OS you want installed. If this occurs, when you choose
one version, the other one is deleted.
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1.1.5 Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers—Comparison
TABLE 1-1 Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers—Comparison
Sun Fire V210 server Sun Fire V240 server
Height
PCI
hard drive bays
Power supply units
Keyswitch
1U high 2U high
1x64-bit 33/66 MHz 3.3V PCI
slot
Two Ultra160 SCSI Four Ultra160 SCSI
Single AC Dual redundant AC
None Behind bezel
1x64-bit 33/66 MHz 3.3V PCI
slot
2x64-bit 33 MHz 5V PCI slots
For addition information about the differences between V210 and V240 servers or for
information about V210 and V240 server configurations see:
http://www.sun.com/servers/
For detailed service information about the servers, see:
http://sunsolve.sun.com or
http://www.sun.com/hwdocs
Search for The Sun System Handbook.
1.2 Bezel Features
The front bezel of the Sun Fire V210 and V240 servers contains the server status
LEDs and a space for placing an identification label.
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Locator LED
Service required LED
Activity LED
FIGURE 1-3 Location of Status Indicators (Sun Fire V210 Server)
1.2.1 Server Status Indicators
The server has three LED status indicators. They are located on the front bezel, and
repeated on the back panel. A summary of the indicators is given in
TABLE 1-2.
TABLE 1-2 Server Status Indicators
Indicator LED color LED State Meaning
Activity Green On The server is powered up and running the
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Solaris OS.
Off Either power is not present, or Solaris OS is
not running.
TABLE 1-2 Server Status Indicators
Indicator LED color LED State Meaning
Service
Required
Locator White On Identifies the server from others in a rack.
Yellow On The server has detected a problem and
requires the attention of service personnel.
Off The server has no detected faults.
You can turn the Locator LED on and off either from the system console or the Sun
Advanced Light Out Manager (ALOM) command–line interface (CLI).
1.2.2 To Turn the Locator LED On
● Do one of the following:
■ As root, type:
# /usr/sbin/locator -n
■ At the ALOM command-line interface, type:
sc> setlocator on
1.2.3 To Turn the Locator LED Off
● Do one of the following:
■ As superuser, type:
# /usr/sbin/locator -f
■ At the ALOM command-line interface, type:
sc> setlocator off
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1.2.4 To Display Locator LED Status
● Do one of the following:
■ As superuser, type:
# /usr/sbin/locator
■ At the ALOM command-line interface, type:
sc> showlocator
1.2.5 Front Panel
Access the front panel by opening the bezel, which you do by rotating it forward. It
has no clips or locks to hold it closed, only the spring retention built into its hinges.
The front panel contains the following:
■ On/Standby switch
■ Hard drive
■ DVD-ROM drive
■ System configuration card
■ keyswitch—Sun Fire V240 server
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Hard drive
Keyswitch
System configuration card
FIGURE 1-4 Location of Front Panel Features (Sun Fire V240 Server)
1.2.6 On/Standby Switch
Access to the On/Standby switch is by opening the front bezel. The On/Standby
switch controls only the power state of the server, it does not isolate the server from its
electrical power source.
The On/Standby switch is a momentary switch and has two operation modes:
■ Press and immediately release
■ Press and hold down for more than 4 seconds
The results of these actions are summarized in TABLE 1-3.
On/Standby switch
DVD-ROM drive
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TABLE 1-3 On/Standby Switch Actions and Results
Server Power State Press and release Press down for more than 4 seconds
On (with Solaris OS
running)
On (with Solaris OS
not running)
Standby Server enters On power state. Server enters On power state.
Software performs orderly
shutdown. Server enters
Standby state.
No effect. Server enters Standby state
1.2.6.1 Controlling Server Power States
For information on connecting the server to a power source and powering on the
server, see the Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Getting Started Guide (819-4206-10).
For information on controlling server power using software see:
http://docs.sun.com, and search for ALOM version 1.5.4 release notes.
The server immediately goes into Standby mode as soon as it is connected to a
power source. As long as it remains connected to the power source, the server stays
in either the Standby or On power state. An explanation of the power states is given
in
TABLE 1-4.
Server enters Standby state
directly.
directly.
TABLE 1-4 Explanation of Power States
Power State Description
On Server is connected to a power source and the power is enabled.
Standby Server is connected to a power source but power is not enabled.
Off Server is not connected to a power source. Power cable is
disconnected.
Note – The only way to completely remove power from the server is to disconnect
the power cable.
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1.2.7 Hard Drives
The Sun Fire V210 server has slots for up to two hard drives. The Sun Fire V240
server has slots for up to four. The slots accept any Sun LVD SCSI hard drive
conforming to the 1-inch SCA-2 form factor.
Each hard drive has two LED indicators associated with it. See TABLE 1-5 for a
summary of what the indicators mean.
Activity
Ready to remove
FIGURE 1-5 Location of Hard Drive Service Indicators
TABLE 1-5 Hard Drive Service Indicators
Indicator LED color LED State Component Status
Activity Green Flashing Active SCSI transactions
Off No activity
Ready to Remove Blue On Ready to remove
Off Not ready to remove
For information on removing and replacing a hard drive, see Section 2.5, “Removing
and Replacing Hard Drives” on page 2-7.
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1.2.8 DVD-ROM Drive
The Sun Fire V210 and V240 servers contain a bay to accept an optional slimline
ATAPI DVD-ROM drive. The bay is located on the front panel and is accessed by
opening the bezel.
For information on DVD-ROM drive installation, see Section 2.6, “Removing and
Replacing the DVD Drive” on page 2-12.
1.2.9 System Configuration Card
The system configuration card (SCC) is housed in a slot behind the front bezel, next
to the On/Standby switch (
information, including the MAC address and host ID (known as the IDPROM), and
the OpenBoot™ PROM configuration (also known as NVRAM).
The server attempts to access the SCC while booting.
■ If a properly formatted card is not present in the reader, the system does not boot.
■ If the content of the NVRAM section is invalid, the system is not initialized with
its default NVRAM configuration.
FIGURE 1-4). The card contains unique network identity
It is essential that you store the SCC safely if you have to remove it from the server,
and replace it before restarting the system.
For more information, see Section 2.4, “Swapping a System Configuration Card
Between Servers” on page 2-6.
TABLE 1-6 OpenBoot PROM Configuration Parameters Stored on the System
Configuration Card
Parameter Default Description
diag-passes 1 Defines the number of times self-test
methods are performed.
loca-mac-address? true If true, network drivers use their own
MAC address, not the server’s.
fcode-debug? false If true, include name fields for plug-in
device FCodes.
ttyb-rts-dtr-off true If true, operating system does not assert
RTS and DTR on TTYB port.
ttyb-ignore-cd false If true, operating system ignores carrier-
detect on TTYB
1-12 Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Administration Guide • December 2005
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