Sun Microsystems V20z User Manual

Sun Fire™ V20z Server User Guide

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1. Introduction to the Sun Fire V20z Server 1–1

1.1 Applications 1–2

1.2 Features 1–2

1.3 Server Management 1–3

1.3.1 Service Processor 1–3

1.4 Hardware System Orientation 1–4

1.4.1 Front and Back Panels 1–4

1.4.2 Operator Panel 1–5

1.4.3 Front and Back Panel LEDs 1–9

1.4.4 System Components 1–10

1.5 Ship Kit 1–11

1.6 Replaceable Components 1–11

1.7 Integrated Mirroring 1–13

2. Powering On and Conﬁguring the Server 2–1

2.1 Powering On the Server 2–1

2.2 Powering Off the Server 2–2

2.3 Escape Sequences for Remote Console Terminal 2–3

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2.4 BIOS Setup Utility 2–4

2.4.1 Main Menu 2–5

2.4.2 Advanced Menu 2–7

2.4.3 Security Menu 2–12

2.4.4 Power Menu 2–13

2.4.5 Boot Menu 2–14

2.4.6 Exit Menu 2–14

2.4.7 Quick Boot Feature 2–15

2.5 Booting to a USB Diskette Device 2–16

3. Troubleshooting and Diagnostics 3–1

3.1 Preventative Troubleshooting 3–2

3.2 Visually Inspecting Your System 3–3

3.2.1 External Visual Inspection 3–3

3.2.2 Internal Visual Inspection 3–4

3.3 Troubleshooting Utility 3–5

3.4 Diagnostics 3–5

3.4.1 Mounting the Diagnostics Tests 3–6

3.4.2 Enabling the Diagnostics Tests 3–6

3.4.3 Listing Available Diagnostics Tests and Modules 3–7

3.4.4 Running Diagnostic Tests 3–10

3.4.5 Viewing Test Results 3–11

3.4.6 Stopping Tests 3–12

4. Maintaining the Server 4–1

4.1 Tools and Supplies Needed 4–2

4.2 Safety Guidelines (Before You Remove the Cover) 4–2

4.3 Locations of Components 4–3

4.4 Customer Replaceable Unit (CRU) Procedures 4–4

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4.4.1 I/O Board 4–5

4.4.2 PCI Card 4–6

4.4.2.1 To Install a New PCI Card 4–6

4.4.2.2 To Remove an Existing PCI Card 4–7

4.4.3 SCSI Hard Disk Drive and Carrier 4–8

4.4.3.1 Replacing a Hard Disk Drive in a Carrier 4–9

4.4.4 SCSI Backplane 4–10

4.4.5 CD-ROM/DVD/Floppy Disk Drive Assembly 4–14

4.4.6 Operator Panel Board and Display 4–16

4.4.7 Power Supply 4–18

4.4.8 Cooling Fans 4–20

4.4.9 Memory Voltage Regulator Modules 4–22

4.4.10 CPU Voltage Regulator Modules 4–23

4.4.11 Memory Modules 4–25

4.4.12 System Battery 4–27

4.4.13 Cable Kit 4–29

4.4.14 CPUs 4–31

4.4.14.1 Removing a Heatsink and CPU 4–31

4.4.14.2 Installing a CPU and Heatsink 4–33

4.4.15 Super CRU 4–35

A. System Speciﬁcations A–1

A.1 Physical Speciﬁcations A–1

A.2 Power Speciﬁcations A–2

A.3 Environmental Speciﬁcations A–2

B. BIOS POST Codes B–1

C. Diagnostics Commands C–1

C.1

diags cancel tests

C–2

Contents

C.2

C.3

C.4

C.5

diags get tests

diags run tests

diags start

C–7

diags terminate

C–4

C–5

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Preface

How This Book is Organized

Chapter 1 contains an overview of the Sun Fire V20z server.

Chapter 2 contains information on how to power on the server and conﬁgure the BIOS.

Chapter 3 contains information on troubleshooting and diagnostics.

Chapter 4 contains information on removing and replacing components.

Appendix A contains information on optimizing system performance.

Appendix B contains a listing of BIOS POST codes.

Appendix C contains reference information on diagnostics commands.

Using UNIX Commands

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CHAPTER

Introduction to the Sun Fire V20z Server

The Sun Fire V20z server is an AMD Opteron™ processor-based enterprise-class 1U 2P server. The Sun Fire V20z server provides performance and value to an enterprise environment, offering signiﬁcantly better performance than current 32-bit Intelbased solutions. The AMD Opteron processor implements the x86-64 architecture, which delivers signiﬁcant memory capacity and bandwidth with twice the memory capacity and up to three times the memory bandwidth of existing x86 32-bit servers. The balanced server design maximizes overall performance through industryleading I/O options, and delivers compelling real-world workload performance.

The Sun Fire V20z server includes an embedded service processor, ﬂash memory, RAM, a separate Ethernet interface, and server management software. It comes equipped with superior server management tools for greater control and minimum total cost of ownership. You can use the command line interface or SNMP integration with third party frameworks to conﬁgure and manage the platform with the service processor. The dedicated service processor provides complete operating system independence and maximum availability of server management.

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1.1 Applications

The Sun Fire V20z server is ideal for the following applications:

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Web or application hosting High performance compute clusters

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Offsite/remote server installations

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Database workloads Corporate data centers

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1.2 Features

TABLE 1-1

Component Description

CPU 2 AMD Opteron processors

Memory 512 MB–16 GB ECC, registered DDR 333 SDRAM

Hard Drives 1 or 2, 36 GB–146 GB, U320 SCSI (only in integrated mirroring

SCSI Controller Embedded U320 controller with potential mirroring support

Network I/O Dual embedded Gigabit Ethernet

PCI I/O 2 PCI-X expansion slots:

Other I/O Internal CD-ROM and diskette drives

Management Service PowerPC running embedded server and SSL encryption for secure

shows the main features of the Sun Fire V20z server.

Sun Fire V20z Server Features

64-bit x86-64 architecture Processor frequencies: 1.6 GHz, 1.8 GHz, 2.0 GHz, 2.2 GHz

(8 slots, 2 GB DIMM max. per slot, 3.05 cm max. height)

conﬁgurations)

•1 full-length 66 MHz/64-bit or 133 MHz/64-bit

•1 half-length 66 MHz/64-bit

Embedded SVGA video, keyboard and mouse connectors

management from anywhere and a dedicated 10/100 Ethernet port to the service processor.

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1.3 Server Management

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 most of the workload. The Sun Fire V20z server and its extensive server management capabilities lower costs by reducing failure and potentially eliminating hands-on management.

1.3.1 Service Processor

The Sun Fire V20z server includes a dedicated service processor for complete operating system independence and maximum availability of server management. The service processor (SP) is an embedded PowerPC providing the following:

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Environmental monitoring of the platform (such as temperatures, voltages, fan speeds, and panel switches)

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Alert messages when problems occur

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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)

The service processor 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 Linux platform is not available in the service processor. Many familiar applications, such as ftp and telnet, are not provided as they are not required to support the server management feature set.

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1.4 Hardware System Orientation

Prior to performing any service procedures, become familiar with the physical orientation and features of your Sun Fire V20z server.

1.4.1 Front and Back Panels

Hard disk drive 2

Platform power button

Platform power indicator LED

FIGURE 1-1

Front Panel

FIGURE 1-1

illustrates the front panel of the Sun Fire V20z server.

Hard disk drive 1

System fault LED

Locate button and LED

Operator panel buttons

Operator panel LCD display

Refer to “Operator Panel” on page 1-5 for more information about the operator panel.

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FIGURE 1-2

depicts the back panel of the Sun Fire V20z server:

AC power connector

AC power switch

AC power indicator LED

Keyboard Mouse connector connector

FIGURE 1-2

Back Panel

Locate button and LED

1.4.2 Operator Panel

You can use the operator panel to conﬁgure network settings for the service processor.

FIGURE 1-1

shows where the operator panel is located on the front panel.

SP reset button

SP 10/100 Ethernet connectors

Video connector

Platform Gigabit Ethernet connectors

USB connector

Serial port connector

The drivers for the Sun Fire V20z server must be installed to access these menu options. Some operator panel menus are only functional under these conditions:

An external ﬁle system is conﬁgured with the Network Share Volume.

■

The service processor update server from the Network Share Volume machine is available. The machine has Java Runtime Environment 1.4.1 installed on it.

■

The liquid-crystal display (LCD) panel on the operator panel displays menu options with

Menu:

appearing in the ﬁrst line and the menu option in the second line. When no menu option is available, the ﬁrst line displays SP information, such as the IP address, and the second line provides platform information. For example:

123.45.67.89 OS running

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TABLE 1-2

shows the operator panel buttons that are used to navigate through the

menu options.

TABLE 1-2

Button Function

Operator Panel Buttons

Back/No

Select

Forward/Yes

Enter

Cancel

The Back/No and Forward/Yes buttons automatically scroll, repeating the action as long as the button is held down. After the button is held down a few seconds, auto scrolling begins and rapidly increments or decrements the value.

If a menu or data entry screen displays for more than 30 seconds with no action taken, the menu or data entry is cancelled and the display returns to the idle/background state.

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TABLE 1-3

lists the operations you can perform from the operator panel:

TABLE 1-3

Menu Menu Options Description

Operator Panel Menu Options

Server Shutdown server Signals the server operating system to shut down and

power off. To force the power off in the case where the operating

system hangs, the operator must hold the power button for four seconds.

Reboot server Signals the server operating system to shut down and

reboot.

Display Port 80 Displays the last ten Port 80 codes (in hex, 5 per line). Press

any button to clear the display. The display automatically clears after 30 seconds.

This feature only works in BIOS booting state; to see all the post codes run the

sp get port80 -m

command.

Panel Use SP hostname Displays the service processor’s networking hostname in

the top line instead of its numeric IP address.

Name for LCD Displays a custom name for the service processor in the

LCD. (For more information, refer to

Installation Guide

, 817-5246-xx.)

Sun Fire V20z

Clear LCD name Removes the user-speciﬁed name for the service processor.

Either the hostname or the IP address displays in the ﬁrst line.

Rotate IP/Name The ﬁrst line of the LCD alternates every ﬁve seconds. For

example, the custom name for the LCD or hostname displays, then the IP address, then back, and so on every ﬁve seconds.

If you set the Name for LCD, it displays in the top line. If you do not set the Name for LCD and you do specify the Use SP hostname, the hostname displays in the top line. If you specify neither the Name for LCD or the Use SP hostname options, the numeric IP address displays.

SP Set SP IP

information

Conﬁgures the service processor network using DHCP or a static IP address. (For more information, refer to

V20z Installation Guide

, 817-5246-xx.)

Sun Fire

Auto Conﬁgure Propagates conﬁguration information to the service

processor. (For more information, refer to

Installation Server Management Guide,

Sun Fire V20z

817-5249-xx.).

Update SP Updates service processor software. (For more information,

refer to

Guide,

Sun Fire V20z Installation Server Management

817-5249-xx.)

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TABLE 1-3

Menu Menu Options Description

Operator Panel Menu Options

Dump SP Invokes the Troubleshooting Dump Utility (TDU) which

captures the following information and either sends it to stdout or stores it in an output ﬁle:

• system state table (SST)

• hardware and software component versions

• machine check register values

• CPU trace buffers

• CPU conﬁguration space registers (CSR)

• event log ﬁle

• the last good conﬁguration (LGC) By default, the TDU data is redirected to stdout. If you do

not provide a ﬁlename, the output is sent to stdout and the log ﬁles are not created.

Otherwise, you can use this option to specify the name of the output ﬁle to which the log ﬁles are copied. Storing to a ﬁle is only available if you have conﬁgured an external ﬁle system.

You can also invoke the TDU using the command.

Use defaults Restores service processor settings to the default factory

conﬁguration. lost and the service processor is rebooted.

Reboot SP Forces the service processor to shut down and reboot.

Note:

The platform operating system is not affected.

(Continued)

sp get tdulog

Note:

All current data (network, users) is

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1.4.3 Front and Back Panel LEDs

TABLE 1-4 TABLE 1-5 FIGURE 1-2

TABLE 1-4

LED Description

Platform Power This LED is lit when the platform power is on.

System Fault This LED blinks when a severe system fault, such as an overvoltage

Locate This LED is lit when you press the Locate button on either the front

TABLE 1-5

LED Description

AC Power Indicator This LED is lit when the AC power is on.

Locate This LED is lit when you press the Locate button on either the front

describes the LEDs on the front panel of the Sun Fire V20z server, and describes the LEDs on the back panel of the server. Refer to

FIGURE 1-1

for the locations of these LEDs.

Front Panel LEDs

condition or an upper temperature limit, is detected. See “Troubleshooting and Diagnostics” on page 3-1 for information on troubleshooting the system.

or the back of the server. This LED helps you to identify which system in the rack you are working on.

Back Panel LEDs

or the back of the server. This LED helps you to identify which system in the rack you are working on.

and

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1.4.4 System Components

PCI Riser

(half length)

FIGURE 1-3

chassis.

I/O

Board

Fans (2)

Memory VRM

Memory Modules

shows the locations of the components inside the Sun Fire V20z server

Powe r

Supply

PCI Riser (full length)

Side Air Baffle

Memory VRM

Memory Modules

CPU VRM

CPUs and Heatsinks (2)

Center Air Baffle

CPU VRM

Fans (4)

SCSI

Backplane

HD bays (2)

CD/DVD-FD Drive Module

SCSI HDDs with Carriers

Operator Panel and LCD

FIGURE 1-3

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System Components

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1.5 Ship Kit

The Sun Fire V20z server is supplied with the components shown in Table 1-6.

TABLE 1-6 Contents of the Sun Fire V20z Server Ship Kit

Item Part Number Quantity Delivery

Sun Fire V20z Server Documentation and Resource CD, containing the following documents:

• Sun Fire V20z Server Installation Guide

• Sun Fire V20z Server Operating System Installation

Guide

• Sun Fire V20z Server User Guide

• Sun Fire V20z Server Management Guide

• Sun Fire V20z Server Release Notes

Sun Fire V20z Server Network Share Volume CD 705-0970 1 CD

Sun Fire V20z Server Warranty and Disclaimer 817-5246 1 Printed

Setting Up the Sun Fire V20z Server 817-5336 1 Printed

Important Safety Information for Sun Hardware Systems 816-7190 1 Printed

Sun Fire V20z Server 602-2637-01 1 In box

Power Cord (for USA) none 1 In box

705-0971

817-5246

817-5250 817-5248 817-5249 817-5252

1CD

1.6 Replaceable Components

Sun offers additional hard disk drives and memory modules for the server.

The replaceable components on the Sun Fire V20z server are shown in order

them, contact your local Sun sales representative.

You may have a part that is replaceable under warranty. For speciﬁc details regarding your warranty, refer to:

See

http://www.sun.com/service/support/warranty/index.html

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TABLE 1-7

. To

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TABLE 1-7 Sun Fire V60x Server Replaceable Components

Component Part Number

CPU/Heatsink Kit

• Opteron 242, 1.6 GHz

• Operton 244, 1.8 GHz

• Opteron 248, 2.2 GHz

595-7376-01 595-7336-01 595-7337-01

Memory

•1 GB ECC DDR/333 (2 x 512 MB DIMMs)

•2 GB ECC DDR/333 (2 x 1 GB DIMMs)

•4 GB ECC DDR/333 (2 x 2 GB DIMMs)

595-7339-01 595-7340-01 595-7341-01

Hard disk drives (HDDs)

• 36 GB, Ultra 320 SCSI, 10K rpm

•73 GB, Ultra 320 SCSI, 10K rpm

595-7342-01 595-7344-01

Floppy/CD-ROM combo unit 595-7347-01

Floppy/DVD combo unit 595-7348-01

Ultra SCSI 320 dual port PCI-X card, full length card 595-7353-01

FC-AL 2 Gb/s PCI-X card, low proﬁle 133 MHz card 595-7377-01

Single Gigabit Ethernet PCI-X NIC, low-proﬁle 66 or

595-7359-01

133 MHz card

Dual Gigabit Ethernet PCI-X NIC, low-proﬁle 66 or

595-7360-01

133 MHz card

Quad Gigabit Ethernet PCI-X NIC, low-proﬁle 66 or

595-7361-01

133 MHz card

Rail rackmount kit 595-7378-01

478W power supply F370-6636-01

Fan assembly F370-6639-01

CPU Voltage Regulator Module (VRM) F370-6680-01

Memory Voltage Regulator Module (VRM) F370-6646-01

SCSI backplane F370-6647-01

Server Super FRU F370-0979-01

Operator panel F370-6681-01

Cable assembly F370-6676-01

I/O board F370-6678-01

PCI riser card F370-6679-01

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1.7 Integrated Mirroring

With traditional mirroring (or RAID1), a drive has its data duplicated on two different drives using either a hardware RAID controller or software (generally by means of the operating system). If either drive fails, the other continues to function as a single drive until the failed drive is replaced.

With integrated mirroring enhanced (IME) (also referred to as either Enhanced RAID1 or RAID1E), instead of only being able to use only two drives, you can use two to six drives, including the option of only using an odd number of drives. Instead of mirroring at the disk level, the data is mirrored in stripes across the drives. Thus, IME allows for more ﬂexibility with mirroring data.

Not all operating systems support RAID on the Sun Fire V20z server at this time. Refer to the Sun Fire V20z Server Release Notes, operating systems do not yet support the Sun Fire V20z RAID capabilities.

817-5252-xx, for information on which

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CHAPTER

Powering On and Conﬁguring the Server

This chapter contains instructions on powering up and conﬁguring the server BIOS. Before powering on the server for the ﬁrst time, follow the instructions in the Sun

Fire V20z Server Installation Guide,

This chapter contains the following sections:

■ “Powering On the Server” on page 2-1

■ “Escape Sequences for Remote Console Terminal” on page 2-3

■ “BIOS Setup Utility” on page 2-4

■ “Booting to a USB Diskette Device” on page 2-16

817-5246-xx, to set up your server.

2.1 Powering On the Server

Before powering on the server for the ﬁrst time, follow the setup instructions in the

Sun Fire V20z Server Installation Guide,

If you do not have an operating system installed on the server, you will need to use a PS/2 keyboard for initial bootup. USB support is disabled in the BIOS by default. See “BIOS Setup Utility” on page 2-4 for more information.

Caution – Do not operate this server without all fans, component heatsinks, and air

bafﬂes installed. Severe damage to server components will occur if the server is operated without adequate cooling mechanisms.

817-5246-xx.

2-1

Follow these steps to boot the server:

1. Ensure that the AC power cord is plugged into the power connector on the rear of the server and into a power outlet.

2. Turn on the power switch on the back of the system to power on the service processor.

When the service processor is active, you can perform all conﬁguration tasks without turning on the main power in Step 3.

Note – If this is the ﬁrst time you are booting the server, you may have to wait

approximately two to ﬁve minutes for the service processor to boot.

3. When the Operator Panel LCD shows the message Main Power Off, press the platform power button on the front of the server in order to install or access the operating system.

Refer to the Sun Fire V20z Server Operating System Installation Guide, information on installing the operating system.

When the system begins booting up, the power on self test (POST) will run.

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Note – If the POST encounters any error while it is running, it will pause and you

will need to press the F1 key to continue.

4. When prompted, you can press the F2 key to enter the BIOS Setup Utility or press the F12 key to boot from the network. To boot from the default boot device, let the prompt time out and the boot process will continue.

For further information on the BIOS Setup Utility, refer to “BIOS Setup Utility” on page 2-4. For information on setting up a network PXE installation, see the Sun Fire

V20z Sever Operating System Installation Guide,

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2.2 Powering Off the Server

To perform a graceful shutdown of the server running a Linux or Unix operating environment, type the following command:

# power off

This command shuts down the operating system. Depending on which operating system you are using, you may also have to manually push the platform power button after the operating system shuts down.

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2.3 Escape Sequences for Remote Console Terminal

If you are accessing your Sun Fire V20z server using a remote console terminal, you may need to use the escape sequences shown in is not working properly, use the escape sequence listed next to it in the table.

You will most likely need to use the escape sequences if you are using a Linux or Solaris operating system.

TABLE 2-1 Special Keys for Remote Console Terminal

Function Key Escape Sequence

HOME <ESC> h

END <ESC> k

INSERT <ESC> +

DELETE <ESC> -

PAGE UP <ESC> ?

PAGE DOWN <ESC> /

ALT <ESC>^A

CTRL <ESC>^C

F1 <ESC> 1

F2 <ESC> 2

F3 <ESC> 3

F4 <ESC> 4

F5 <ESC> 5

F6 <ESC> 6

F7 <ESC> 7

F8 <ESC> 8

F9 <ESC> 9

F10 <ESC> 0

F11 <ESC> !

F12 <ESC> @

TABLE 2-1. If a regular function key

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2.4 BIOS Setup Utility

The Basic Input Output System (BIOS) Setup utility is used to conﬁgure BIOS settings. When the computer is powered on, it is conﬁgured with the values stored in the BIOS ROM by the system BIOS, which gains control at boot time.

To change the system parameters, enter the BIOS Setup utility by pressing the F2 key when prompted as the system is booting up.

To access the BIOS Setup utility remotely, you can log in by means of an SSH client. Refer to the Sun Fire V20z Server Management Guide, about managing the server remotely.

Note – If you are using a USB keyboard, the F2 key may not work properly when

entering BIOS Setup unless the F-Lock key is on.

From the Main setup screen, you can access other setup screens, such as Security and Power. The tables in the following sections describe each parameter setting in the Setup Utility.

To navigate between items in a menu:

■ Use the up and down arrow keys to move among the settings in each menu.

■ Use the left and right arrow keys to change the options for each setting.

Items that include submenus begin with a triangle icon. To access a submenu, select the item so that it is highlighted and press Enter.

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2.4.1 Main Menu

TABLE 2-2 shows the options that are available from the BIOS Main menu.

TABLE 2-2 BIOS Main Menu

Menu Option Description Default

System Time

System Date

Legacy Diskette A

Legacy Diskette

Enter the system time (hours:minutes:seconds) in the speciﬁed ﬁelds and press Enter to save the data. Use the Tab key to move to the next ﬁeld and use Shift+ Tab to move to the previous ﬁeld.

Enter the current date in the month, day, and year ﬁelds. Press Enter to save the data. Use the Tab key to move to the next ﬁeld and use Shift + Tab to move to the previous ﬁeld.

Set the type of ﬂoppy disk drive installed as diskette A. Options include: Disabled, 360Kb 5.25 in, 1.2MB

5.25 in, 720Kb 3.5 in, 1.44/1.25MB 3.5 in, and 2.88MB

3.5 in. Note: 1.44/1.25MB 3.5 references a 1024 byte sector

Japanese media format. This diskette requires a 3-mode ﬂoppy disk drive.

Sets the type of ﬂoppy disk drive installed as diskette B. Options include: Disabled, 360Kb 5.25 in,

1.2MB 5.25 in, 720Kb 3.5 in, 1.44/1.25MB 3.5 in, and

2.88MB 3.5 in. Note: 1.44/1.25MB 3.5 references a 1024 byte sector

Japanese media format. This diskette requires a 3mode ﬂoppy disk drive.

Current time

Current date

1.44/1.25 MB

3.5 in.

Disabled

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TABLE 2-2 BIOS Main Menu (Continued)

Menu Option Description Default

Primary Master

Set the parameters of the IDE Primary Master/Slave and IDE Secondary Master slots. Press Enter to activate the submenu screen to conﬁgure each of

Primary Slave

Secondary Master

these settings. The submenu options include:

• Type: The type of IDE hard drive. Options include: Auto (allows BIOS to automatically determine the hard drive’s capacity, number of heads, etc.), User, a number from 1 to 39 to select a predetermined

Auto Multisector

type of hard drive, CD-ROM, ATAPI Removable, and IDE Removable.

• Multi-Sector Transfers: The number of transfer

Disabled sectors. Options include: Disabled, 2, 4, 8, and 16 sectors.

• LBA Mode Control: Determines whether BIOS will

Disabled access the IDE Primary Master Device via LBA mode. Options include: Enabled and Disabled.

• 32-bit I/O: Selects the 32-bit I/O operation. Options

Disabled include: Enabled and Disabled.

• Transfer Mode: Selects the transfer mode.

Standard Options include: Standard, Fast PIO1, Fast PIO2, Fast PIO3, Fast PIO4, FPIO3/DMA1, and FPIO4/DMA2.

• Ultra DMA Mode: Selects Ultra DMA Mode.

Disabled Options include: Disabled, Mode 0, Mode 1, Mode 2, Mode 3, Mode 4, Mode 5, and Mode 6.

HDD Post

Enable or disable HDD Post Write Buffer support. Enabled Write Buffer

Large Disk Access Mode

For UNIX, Novell Netware, or other operating

systems select Other. If you are installing new

software and the drive fails, change this selection

DOS

and try again. Different operating systems require

different representations of drive geometries.

Options include: DOS and Other.

Boot Summary

System Memory

Extended Memory

Enable or disable display of the system conﬁguration

on boot.

Displays how much system memory is recognized as

present in the system.

Displays how much extended memory is recognized

as present in the system.

Disabled

Current memory

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Sun Microsystems V20z User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Contents

Preface

How This Book is Organized

Using UNIX Commands

Shell Prompts

Typographic Conventions

Related Documentation

Accessing Sun Documentation

Third-Party Web Sites

Contacting Sun Technical Support

Sun Welcomes Your Comments

1.1 Applications

1.2 Features

1.3 Server Management

1.3.1 Service Processor

1.4 Hardware System Orientation

1.4.1 Front and Back Panels

1.4.2 Operator Panel

1.4.3 Front and Back Panel LEDs

1.4.4 System Components

1.5 Ship Kit

1.6 Replaceable Components

1.7 Integrated Mirroring

2.1 Powering On the Server

2.2 Powering Off the Server

2.3 Escape Sequences for Remote Console Terminal

2.4 BIOS Setup Utility

2.4.1 Main Menu