Sun Microsystems Sun Fire 6800 User Manual

Enabling Capacity on Demand
(COD)CPU/Memor y Boards on
Sun Fire 15K/12K/6800/4810/
4800/3800 Systems

This card describes how the enablecodboard system controller command converts a non-COD
CPU/Memory board (Uniboard) to a COD CPU/Memory board. This command is for the Sun Fire mid­range and high-end systems and is for Sun internal use only.

TABLE1 enablecodboard Command User, Usage, and Minimum Firmware/Software Versions

User Shell, Mode, and Minimum Firmware/Software Versions

Sun service engineers Sun Fire 6800/4810/4800/3800 systems

• Platform shell (password-protected service or manufacturing modes)

• 5.14.0 firmware release

Sun service engineers Sun Fire 15K/12K systems

• Superuser/platform service privilege

• System Management Services (SMS) 1.3 software release

TABLE 2 describes this command and lists the step you must complete before executing this command.

TABLE2 enablecodboard Command Prerequisite and Description

Before Executing This Command Command Description

• Power off CPU/Memory board (Uniboard) • Converts a non-COD CPU/Memory board to a COD
CPU/Memory board.

Caution – To use the COD CPU board, a COD license is required.

A COD CPU/Memory board cannot be reversed to a non-CPU/Memory board at a customer site.
Return the board to the Sun repair depot to reconvert it to non-COD CPU/Memory board.

Syntax

enablecodboard [ -y|-n ] board_name [ board_name . . . ]
enablecodboard -h

Options/Parameters

TABLE 3 lists and describes the options and parameters.

TABLE3 Options/Parameters for the enablecodboard Command

Options/Parameters Description

-h Displays help for this command. Use the -h option alone. Any option specified in

addition to the -h option is ignored.

-y Automatically answers Yes to all prompt.*

-n Automatically answers No to all prompts.*

board_name SB0, SB1, ..., SB17

* This option is accepted in manufacturing mode but
option is accepted on the Sun Fire 15K/12K system.

not

in service mode for the Sun Fire 6800/4810/4800/3800 systems. This

Examples

CODE EXAMPLE 1 and CODE EXAMPLE 2 display the enablecodboard syntax and the results returned in

converting SB0 and SB1 to COD CPU/Memory boards.

CODE EXAMPLE 1

schostname:SC> enablecodboard SB0

WARNING: After conversion, a COD Board requires licenses to be used.
This conversion cannot be reversed.
Do you want to convert SBO to COD [no]? yes
SB0: converted

Converting SB0 to a COD CPU/Memory Board