Sun Microsystems V40Z, V20Z User Manual
Sun Fire™ V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers
Server Management Guide
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Contents
Preface xix
How This Book Is Organized xix
Related Documentation xx
Accessing Sun Documentation xxi
Third-Party Web Sites xxi
Contacting Sun Technical Support xxi
Sun Welcomes Your Comments xxi
1. Introduction 1
Overview 1
Acronyms 2
Server Management 3
Service Processor 3
Server-Management Interfaces 3
SNMP Integration 4
Operator Panel 6
User Groups 8
Initial Setup of the Service Processor 9
Part I: Assigning Network Settings to the SP 9
Assigning SP Network Settings Using DHCP 9
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Assigning Static SP Network Settings 11
Part II: Securing the Service Processor 13
Creating the Initial Manager Account 13
Enabling IPMI Access on the Server 14
Enabling IPMI Access on a Linux-Based Server (In-Band) 14
Enabling IPMI Access on a Solaris-Based x86 Server (In-Band) 16
Enabling IPMI LAN Access 17
Enabling IPMI LAN Access on a Linux-Based Server (In-Band) 17
Enabling IPMI LAN Access on a Solaris-Based x86 Server (In-Band) 18
Alternate Method for Enabling IPMI LAN Access (Out-of-Band) 18
Upgrading the Linux Kernel 19
Daisy-Chaining the Servers 20
Site Integration 21
Updating the SP Software 21
Updating the Service Processor Base Component 23
Autoconfiguring the SP (Optional Method) 24
Determining SP and Platform Network MAC Addresses 25
2. IPMI Server Management 27
Baseboard Management Controller 28
Manageability 28
IPMI Compliance and LAN Channel Access 29
Usernames and Passwords 29
Lights Out Management (LOM) 30
Description 30
Further Information 30
Syntax 30
Options 31
Expressions 32
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IPMI Linux Kernel Device Driver 36
LAN Interface for the BMC 36
Files 37
Viewing the IPMI System Event Log 38
Clearing the IPMI System Event Log 38
IPMI Troubleshooting 39
3. SNMP Server Management 41
Simple Network Management Protocol 41
SNMP Integration 42
SNMP Management Information Base (MIB) 42
Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers MIB Tree 43
Integrating MIBs with Third-Party Consoles 43
Configuring SNMP on Your Server 44
SNMP Agent on the Service Processor 45
Proxy Agent 45
Setting the Community Name 46
Agent X 46
Using a Third-Party MIB Browser 47
Setting Logging Options 47
SNMP Traps 48
Configuring SNMP Trap Destinations 49
Configuring SNMP Destinations 49
Server MIB Details 50
SNMP Troubleshooting 53
4. Further Management Information 55
Configuring Scripting Capabilities 55
Using Shell Scripts 56
Contents v
Remote Scripting Using SSH 56
Configuring Multiple Systems for Scripting 57
Generating Host Keys 57
Creating Trusted Host Relationships 58
Adding Public Keys 58
Generating a Host Key Pair 59
Enabling SSH Access Using Trusted Hosts 59
Enabling SSH Access Using Public Keys 60
Guidelines for Writing Server Management Command Scripts 61
Command Output 61
Other Tips For Best Results 62
Console Redirection Over Serial on a
Linux-based Server 63
grub 64
LILO 65
getty 66
securetty 66
Enabling and Configuring BIOS Console Redirection 67
Network Share Volume (NSV) CD-ROM 68
Network Share Volume Structure 68
Serial Over LAN 70
Enabling or Disabling the SOL Feature on the Server 70
Launching an SOL Session 71
Terminating an SOL Session 71
A. Server Management Commands Summary 73
Using the ssh Protocol 74
Interactive Shell on the SP 74
Preface Text 74
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Commands 75
Return Codes 76
B. Access Commands 79
Access Groups Subcommands 80
Access Get Group Subcommand 80
Format 80
Return Codes 80
Access Get Groups Subcommand 81
Format 81
Return Codes 81
Access Map Subcommands 82
Access Get Map Subcommand 82
Format 82
Return Codes 83
Access Map Subcommand 83
Format 83
Return Codes 84
Access Unmap Subcommand 84
Format 84
Return Codes 85
Access Directory Services Subcommands 86
Access Disable Service Subcommand 86
Format 86
Return Codes 87
Access Enable Service Subcommand 87
Format 87
Return Codes 88
Access Get Services Subcommand 89
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Format 89
Return Codes 90
Access Trust Subcommands 91
Access Add Trust Subcommand 91
Format 91
Generating Host Keys 92
Return Codes 93
Access Delete Trust Subcommand 93
Format 93
Return Codes 94
Access Get Trusts Subcommand 94
Format 94
Return Codes 95
Access Public Key Subcommands 96
Access Add Public Key Subcommand 96
Format 96
Return Codes 97
Access Get Public Key Users Subcommand 97
Format 97
Return Codes 98
Access Delete Public Key Subcommand 98
Format 98
Return Codes 99
Access User Subcommands 100
Access Add User Subcommand 100
Format 100
Return Codes 101
Access Delete User Subcommand 101
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Format 101
Return Codes 102
Access Get Users Subcommand 103
Format 103
Return Codes 103
Access Update Password Subcommand 104
Format 104
Return Codes 104
Access Update User Subcommand 105
Format 105
Return Codes 106
C. Diagnostics Commands 107
Diags Cancel Tests Subcommand 108
Format 108
Return Codes 109
Diags Get State Subcommand 110
Format 110
Return Codes 110
Diags Get Tests Subcommand 111
Format 111
Return Codes 111
Diags Run Tests Subcommand 112
Format 112
Return Codes 113
Diags Start Subcommand 114
Format 114
Return Codes 114
Diags Terminate Subcommand 116
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Format 116
Return Codes 116
D. Inventory Commands 117
Inventory Compare Versions Subcommand 118
Format 118
Return Codes 119
Inventory Get Hardware Subcommand 119
Format 119
Return Codes 120
Inventory Get Software Subcommand 121
Format 121
Return Codes 121
Inventory Get All Subcommand 122
Format 122
Return Codes 122
E. IPMI Commands 123
IPMI Disable Channel Subcommand 124
Format 124
Return Codes 124
IPMI Enable Channel Subcommand 125
Format 125
Return Codes 125
IPMI Get Channels Subcommand 126
Format 126
Return Codes 126
IPMI Disable PEF Subcommand 127
Format 127
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Return Codes 127
IPMI Enable PEF Subcommand 128
Format 128
Return Codes 128
IPMI Get Global Enables Subcommand 129
Format 129
Return Codes 129
IPMI Set Global Enable Subcommand 130
Format 130
Return Codes 131
IPMI Reset Subcommand 132
Format 132
Return Codes 132
F. Platform Commands 133
Platform Console Subcommands 134
Platform Console Subcommand 134
Format 134
Return Codes 137
Platform Get Console Subcommand 138
Format 138
Return Codes 139
Platform Set Console 140
Format 140
Return Codes 141
Platform OS State Subcommands 142
Platform Get OS State Subcommand 142
Format 142
Return Codes 143
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Platform Set OS State Subcommand 144
Format 144
Return Codes 145
Platform Set OS State Boot Subcommand 145
Format 145
Return Codes 146
Platform Power State Subcommands 147
Platform Get Power State Subcommand 147
Format 147
Return Codes 148
Platform Set Power State Subcommand 148
Format 148
Return Codes 149
Platform Get Hostname Subcommand 150
Format 150
Return Codes 150
Platform Get Product ID Subcommand 151
Format 151
Return Codes 151
G. Sensor Commands 153
Sensor Get Subcommand 154
Format 154
Return Codes 156
Sensor Set Subcommand 158
Format 158
Return Codes 159
H. Service Processor Commands 161
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SP Date Subcommands 162
SP Get Date Subcommand 162
Format 162
Return Codes 163
SP Set Date Subcommand 163
Format 163
Return Codes 164
SP DNS Subcommands 165
SP Disable DNS Subcommand 165
Return Codes 165
SP Enable DNS Subcommand 166
Format 166
Return Codes 166
SP Get DNS Subcommand 167
Format 167
Return Codes 167
SP Events Subcommands 168
SP Delete Event Subcommand 168
Format 168
Return Codes 169
SP Get Events Subcommand 169
Format 169
Return Codes 170
SP Hostname Subcommands 171
SP Get Hostname Subcommand 171
Format 171
Return Codes 172
SP Set Hostname Subcommand 172
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Format 172
Return Codes 173
SP IP Subcommands 174
SP Get IP Subcommand 174
Format 174
Return Codes 175
SP Set IP Subcommand 175
Format 175
Return Codes 176
SP JNET Address Subcommands 177
SP Get JNET Subcommand 177
Format 177
Return Codes 178
SP Set JNET Subcommand 178
Format 178
Return Codes 179
SP Locate Light Subcommands 180
SP Get Locatelight Subcommand 180
Format 180
Return Codes 180
SP Set Locatelight Subcommand 181
Format 181
Return Codes 181
SP Logfile Subcommands 182
SP Get Logfile Subcommand 182
Format 182
Return Codes 183
SP Set Logfile Subcommand 183
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Format 183
Return Codes 184
SP Miscellaneous Subcommands 185
SP Create Test Events Subcommand 185
Format 185
Return Codes 186
SP Get Port 80 Subcommand 186
Format 186
Return Codes 187
BIOS POST Codes 187
Boot Block Codes for Flash ROM 192
SP Load Settings Subcommand 193
Format 193
Return Codes 194
SP Get Status Subcommand 194
Format 194
Return Codes 195
SP Get TDULog Subcommand 195
Format 195
Return Codes 197
SP Reboot Subcommand 197
Format 197
Return Codes 198
SP Reset Subcommand 198
Format 198
Return Codes 200
SP Mount Subcommands 201
SP Add Mount Subcommand 201
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Format 201
Return Codes 202
SP Delete Mount 203
Format 203
Return Codes 203
SP Get Mount Subcommand 204
Format 204
Return Codes 204
SP SMTP Subcommands 205
SP Get SMTP Server Subcommand 205
Format 205
Return Codes 206
SP Set SMTP Server Subcommand 207
Format 207
Return Codes 207
SP Get SMTP Subscribers Subcommand 208
Format 208
Return Codes 209
SP Update SMTP Subscriber Subcommand 209
Format 209
Return Codes 211
SP SNMP Subcommands 212
SP Add SNMP Destination Subcommand 212
Format 212
Return Codes 213
SP Delete SNMP Destination Subcommand 214
Format 214
Return Codes 214
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SP Get SNMP Destinations Subcommand 215
Format 215
Return Codes 215
SP Get SNMP Proxy Community Subcommand 216
Format 216
Return Codes 216
SP Set SNMP Proxy Community Subcommand 216
Format 216
Return Codes 217
SP SSL Subcommands 218
SP Disable SSL-Required Subcommand 218
Format 218
Return Codes 218
SP Enable SSL-Required Subcommand 219
Format 219
Return Codes 219
SP Get SSL Subcommand 220
Format 220
Return Codes 220
SP Set SSL Subcommand 221
Format 221
Return Codes 221
SP Update Subcommands 222
SP Update Flash All Subcommand 222
Format 222
Return Codes 223
SP Update Flash Applications Subcommand 224
Format 224
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Return Codes 224
SP Update Flash PIC Subcommand 225
Format 225
Return Codes 225
SP Update Diags Subcommand 226
Format 226
Return Codes 226
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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.
See “Introduction” on page 1.
Chapter 2 describes how to manage the servers through the Intelligent Platform
Management Interface (IPMI). See “IPMI Server Management” on page 27.
Chapter 3 describes how to manage the servers through the Simple Network
Management Protocol (SNMP). See “SNMP Server Management” on page 41.
Chapter 4 provides further management information, such as how to enable
scripting capability, Console Redirection over Serial on a Linux-based server, and
Serial-over-LAN. See “Further Management Information” on page 55.
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. See “Server Management Commands Summary” on page 73.
Appendix B contains detailed descriptions of Access commands. See “Access
Commands” on page 79.
Appendix C contains detailed descriptions of Diagnostics commands. See
“Diagnostics Commands” on page 107.
Appendix D contains detailed descriptions of Inventory commands. See “Inventory
Commands” on page 117.
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Appendix E contains detailed descriptions of IPMI commands. See “IPMI
Commands” on page 123.
Appendix F contains detailed descriptions of Platform commands. See “Platform
Commands” on page 133.
Appendix G contains detailed descriptions of Sensor commands. See “Sensor
Commands” on page 153.
Appendix H contains detailed descriptions of service processor (sp) commands. See
“Service Processor Commands” on page 161.
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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.
The AMD Opteron processor implements the x86-64-bit 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.
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
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-Replaceable Unit
grub Grand Unified Bootloader
IPMI Intelligent Platform Management Interface
KCS Keyboard Controller Style
KVM Keyboard, video, and mouse
LAN Local Area Network
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
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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.
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
Chapter 1 Introduction 3
Command Line Interface
Server-management capabilities are available from the command line.
See Appendix B 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 Service Processor 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 “Configuring Scripting Capabilities” on
page 55.
SNMP Integration
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 41.
The diagram in
server-management options.
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FIGURE 1-1 illustrates the communications paths for the different
Sun Control Station
IPMItool
Third-Party Management
Platform NICs
In-band
Platform
MODULES: Health Monitoring,
Lights Out Management, Software
Management, AllStart and others
(LOM)
Gigabit Ethernet
Server
CLI LOM
KCS
(In-band)
SNMP-based solutions
(HP Open View,
CA UniCenter, etc.)
Service
Processor NIC
10/100 Mb/s
Out-of-band
SNMP
agent
IPMI management through
IPMItool
OpenIPMI (Linux)
LIPMI (Solaris™)
FIGURE 1-1 Diagram of the Server-Management Options
Service
Processor (SP)
Chapter 1 Introduction 5
Operator Panel
You can use the operator panel to configure network settings for the SP. See
FIGURE 1-2 or FIGURE 1-3 for the operator panel location on your server.
Note – The SP defaults to Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
networking if the operator panel is not interactively engaged on the first power-up.
Operator panel displayOperator panel buttons
FIGURE 1-2 Sun Fire V20z Server Operator Panel and Buttons
Operator panel buttons (3)
FIGURE 1-3 Sun Fire V40z Server Operator Panel and Buttons
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Operator panel display
The operator panel displays information on the LCD display in two lines, and you
respond to prompts or initiate actions using the following buttons:
TABLE 1-2 Operator Panel Buttons
Buttons Function
Back/No
Select
Forward/Yes
Enter
Cancel
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.
For every action that you confirm, feedback displays on the panel to indicate
success, failure, or that the action has been initiated.
The Back and Forward buttons automatically scroll, repeating the action as long as
the button is held down. After holding the button down a few seconds, auto
scrolling begins and rapidly increments or decrements the value.
Chapter 1 Introduction 7
User Groups
Administrators can define several different user groups, or types, on the server.
Capabilities of the different user types are defined in
For example, when you log in to the system the first time using the setup account,
the first thing you must do is set up the initial manager account so that other user
accounts can be managed. (see “Creating the Initial Manager Account” on page 13
for details)
TABLE 1-3 User Types
User Type Capability
monitor Read-only access for sensor data and log displays.
admin All capabilities except user account management and SP field
upgrades
manager All capabilities except SP field upgrade
service SP field upgrades
TABLE 1-3.
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