Sun Microsystems X6450 User Manual

Sun Blade™ X6450 Server Module

Installation Guide

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Preface vii

1. Introduction 1

Terms and References Used in This Book 1

Installation Overview 2

Routine Power On and Power Off 3

▼ To Apply Standby Power 3

▼ To Power On Main Power for All Server Components 3

▼ To Shut Down Main Power 4

About Diskless Servers 5

Compact Flash Drive 6

Solid State Disk Drive (SSD) 7

Connecting to SAS Devices 7

Internal Connection to a Sun Blade 6000 Disk Module 9

External Connecton to the 10 GbE Ethernet Connections 9

Connecting to Exterior Storage Devices Using a Fibre Channel Connection

About the Boot Process 10

BIOS and BIOS Configuration Utilities 11

Bootloader 11

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GRUB 12

Windows Bootloader 12

Accessing BIOS Configuration Utilities and Selecting a Boot Device 13

▼ To Configure Netboot or Compact Flash Boot in the BIOS 14

▼ To Configure the QLogic Fibre Channel in the BIOS 14

▼ To Configure the Emulex Fibre Channel PCIe ExpressModule in the

BIOS 14

▼ To Load an OS Over the Network (Netboot) 15

RAID Configuration 15

▼ To Configure the Sun Blade RAID 5 Expansion Module 16

▼ To Configure the Sun Blade 0/1 RAID Expansion Module 16

Installing an Operating System 17

Directing Console Output 17

2. Installing and Configuring the Server Module 19

Inserting the Server Module 19

▼ To Insert the Server Module 19

LED Behavior 21

Accessing and Configuring the ILOM 22

Displaying the Service Processor’s (ILOM) IP Address 23

▼ To Display the Service Processor’s (ILOM) IP Address 23

Connecting to the ILOM 23

▼ To Connect to the ILOM Web GUI 24

▼ To Connect to the ILOM CLI 25

Accessing and Configuring the ELOM 26

Displaying the Service Processor’s (ELOM) IP Address 27

▼ To Display the Service Processor’s (ELOM) IP Address 27

Connecting to the ELOM 28

▼ To Connect to the ELOM Web GUI 28

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▼ To Connect to the ELOM CLI 29

Configuring the Service Processor’s Network Settings (Optional) 30

▼ To Configure the Service Processor’s Network Configuration: 30

Accessing the System Console 31

▼ To Access the System Console Directly 31

▼ To Access the System Console Using the ILOM CLI 32

▼ To Access the System Console Using the ELOM CLI 32

▼ To Access the System Console Using the ILOM Web GUI 33

▼ To Access the System Console Using the ELOM Web GUI 35

Dongle Cable Connections 38

A. Installation Worksheet 41

B. Using the BIOS Configuration Utility to Configure the Sun Blade RAID 5

Expansion Module 45

Introduction to the BIOS RAID Configuration Utility 46

Understanding Hot-Plug Limitations and Conditions Within the BIOS RAID

Configuration Utility 46

Hot-Unplug Removal Conditions 47

Hot-Plug Addition Conditions 47

Hot-Unplug and Plug Replacement or Reinsertion Conditions 47

Running the BIOS RAID Configuration Utility 48

▼ To Start the BIOS RAID Configuration Utility 48

▼ To Navigate the BIOS RAID Configuration Utility 49

Using the ACU to Create and Manage Arrays 49

▼ To Start the ACU 50

▼ To Create a New Array With the ACU 50

▼ To Manage Existing Arrays With the ACU 51

▼ To Make an Array Bootable With the ACU 51

▼ To Initialize Disk Drives With the ACU 51

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▼ To Rescan Disk Drives With the ACU 52

▼ To Perform a Secure Erase on Disk Drives With the ACU 52

▼ To Stop a Secure Erase in Progress With the ACU 52

Using the -Select Utility to Modify REM Settings 53

▼ To Start Using a -Select Utility 53

▼ To Apply Changes and Exit a -Select Utility 53

▼ To Modify General Settings With a -Select Utility 54

▼ To Modify SAS-Specific REM Settings With a -Select Utility 55

Using the Disk Utilities to Manage Disk Drives 56

▼ To Format or Verify a Disk Drive With the Disk Utilities 56

▼ To Locate Disk Drives With the Disk Utilities 56

▼ To Identify Disk Drives With the Disk Utilities 57

Initializing a RAID Array 57

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Preface

This Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Installation Guide contains procedures for installing the server module in a chassis, and connecting to the service processor administrator account.

Using UNIX Commands

This document might not contain information about basic UNIX®commands and procedures such as shutting down the system, booting the system, and configuring devices. Refer to the following for this information:

■ Software documentation that you received with your system

■ Solaris™ Operating System (Solaris OS) documentation, which is at

http://docs.sun.com

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Shell Prompts

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Use ls -a to list all files.

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Read Chapter 6 in the User ’s Guide.

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Yo u must be superuser to do this.

To delete a file, type rm filename.

Introduction

This chapter contains the following topics:

■ “Terms and References Used in This Book” on page 1

■ “Installation Overview” on page 2

■ “Routine Power On and Power Off” on page 3

■ “About Diskless Servers” on page 5

■ “About the Boot Process” on page 10

■ “RAID Configuration” on page 15

■ “Installing an Operating System” on page 17

■ “Directing Console Output” on page 17

■ “Accessing BIOS Configuration Utilities and Selecting a Boot Device” on page 13

Terms and References Used in This Book

Note the following terms used in this book:

■ The term server module refers to the Sun Blade X6450 server hardware.

■ The term chassis refers to the Sun Blade 6000 modular system.

■ The term remote drive refers to a disk drive that is located outside the server

module, but is configured to serve as a local drive.

■ The server module includes a service processor (SP), which is IPMI-compatible

software integrated into the motherboard. This can be either:

■ Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) – Sun Blade X6450 server modules are

currently shipped with an ILOM service processor.

■ Embedded Lights Out Manager (ELOM) – Earlier server modules were

shipped with an ELOM. Current server modules can be downgraded to the ELOM, for compatability with older server modules. See the ELOM-to-ILOM Migration User’s Guide for details.

References to other manuals are in italic text. These manuals should be available on the server module’s section of http://docs.sun.com.

Installation Overview

The following overview outlines the steps to install the server module. The actual procedures are in Chapter 2.

Unpack the server module before proceeding.

1. Insert the server module into the chassis.

When you are done, the server module comes up to standby mode. See “Inserting

the Server Module” on page 19.

2. Access and configure the service processor. Using the service processor, you can:

■ Access the system console remotely over the network.

■ Access the service processor’s IP address and MAC address.

■ Change the service processor’s IP address, and configure whether the service

processor uses DHCP or static addressing.

■ For server modules equipped with an ILOM service processor, see“Accessing

and Configuring the ILOM” on page 22.

■ For server modules equipped with an ELOM service processor, see “Accessing

and Configuring the ELOM” on page 26.

When you are done, you can access the service processor from the Ethernet. You can also set the service processor’s network settings, including its IP address at this time.

3. Configure any additional network hardware. See “About Diskless Servers” on

page 5 for more information.

4. Configure or select a boot device. See “Accessing BIOS Configuration Utilities and

Selecting a Boot Device” on page 13 for more information.

5. Install or configure your operating system.

■ To install a supported Solaris, Linux, or VMware operating system, see the Sun

Blade X6450 Server Module Operating System Installation Guide.

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■ To install a supported Windows operating system, see the Sun Blade X6450

Server Module Windows Operating System Installation Guide.

Routine Power On and Power Off

This section describes how to apply standby power to the server module so you can operate the service processor. It also includes procedures for powering on and for shutting down the server module.

Note – You can also power on and power off the server module remotely using the

service processor. Powering on is described in “Accessing the System Console” on

page 31. More complete instructions are provided in the corresponding service

processor documentation.

▼ To Apply Standby Power

When standby power is applied, the service processor is powered on, and everything else is powered off.

If the chassis is powered on, standby power is automatically applied to the server module. No action is required.

▼ To Power On Main Power for All Server

Components

1. Insert the server module into a powered chassis.

The server module comes up to standby power mode automatically.

In standby power mode, the green OK LED on the front panel flashes and the blue OK to Remove LED remains on. See

2. Use a non-conducting pointed object, such as a stylus, to press and release the recessed Power button on the server front panel.

When main power is applied to the full server, the green OK LED above the Power button lights and remains lit.

FIGURE 1-1.

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FIGURE 1-1 Server Module Front Panel

Figure Legend

1 White LED - Locate

- A service processor command causes the locate LED to blink.

- You can also control the locate LED manually by pressing it momentarily to toggle its state, turning it On or Off.

2 Blue LED - Ready to remove

3 Amber LED - Service action required

4 Green LED - OK

5 Power on button/standby

6 For service use only

7 UCP (universal connector port), used for dongle cable

▼ To Shut Down Main Power

To power off the server, use one of the following two methods:

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■ Graceful shutdown. Use a non-conducting pointed object, such as a stylus, to

press and release the Power button on the front panel. This causes Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) enabled operating systems to perform an orderly shutdown of the operating system. Servers not running ACPI-enabled operating systems will shut down to standby power mode immediately.

■ Emergency shutdown. Press and hold the Power button for four seconds to force

main power off and enter standby power mode.

When main power is off, the Power/OK LED on the front panel begins flashing, indicating that the server is in standby power mode.

Note – To power off the server completely, you must remove it from the chassis, or

disconnect the AC power cords from the back panel of the chassis.

Note – Pressing the Power button for four seconds or more always causes the

subsystems in the server module (except for the service processor) to be powered off, even if the server module is already in the powered-off state.

If the server module is already in the powered-off state when the Power button is pressed for four seconds or more, power is briefly applied to the system, then it is turned off again.

About Diskless Servers

The Sun Blade X6450 is a diskless server. This means that you cannot install the operating system on a local disk because it does not have one.

Instead, you have other choices. These include:

■ Installing the operating system on the compact flash, which shares characteristics

with a hard drive, and which can support some operating systems. This option is described in “Compact Flash Drive” on page 6.

■ Installing the operating system on the SSD, or Solid State Disk device. See “Solid

State Disk Drive (SSD)” on page 7.

■ Configure diskless network boot, which boots the server module from a boot

image on another server. See the Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Operating System Installation Guide or your operating system documentation for more

information.

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■ Installing the operating system on a remote drive, which might be in the chassis

(connected through the SAS-NEM module to a Sun Blade 6000 Disk Module) or outside the chassis, in a storage device such as a SAN. See “Connecting to SAS

Devices” on page 7 and “Connecting to Exterior Storage Devices Using a Fibre Channel Connection” on page 10

The following sections describe methods of configuring remote drives:

■ “Connecting to SAS Devices” on page 7.

■ “Connecting to Exterior Storage Devices Using a Fibre Channel Connection”

on page 10.

After you have configured one or more remote drives, you can proceed with the operating system installation. From the point of view of the operating system installation, when remote drives are installed and configured correctly, they operate the same as local drives. They should appear in the list when the operating system installation procedure queries for where to install the operating system.

If the operating system installation procedure requires you to select a boot device in the BIOS, see “Accessing BIOS Configuration Utilities and Selecting a Boot Device”

on page 13.

Compact Flash Drive

The Sun Blade X6450 is equipped with a compact flash device that can support some operating systems. It is the only local option for installing an operating system.

The following operating systems support booting from compact flash:

■ S10 U4 (64-bit) or later

■ RHEL4.6 (32/64-bit) or later

■ RHEL5.0 (64-bit) or later

■ SLES9Sp4 (64-bit)

■ SLES10 sp1 (64-bit) or later

■ VMware ESX 3.0.2+

■ Windows 2003 32- and 64-bit

The compact flash drive supports a finite number of writes before its performance degrades. You can mitigate the limited number of writes by configuring it to redirect the log files (the /var and /tmp directories) to another location. See your operating system documentation for details.

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Solid State Disk Drive (SSD)

The SSD is a 32-gigabyte solid-state SATA drive that mounts on the motherboard.

Note – This feature requires a F540-7821-01 or newer motherboard, with 2.0

software installed. The motherboard part number appears on the motherboard, and can be read using the service processor.

When an SSD is present, it appears as a disk device, and you can install an operating system on it.

Note the following conditions:

■ The SSD can only be driven by the onboard SATA controller.

■ A server module with an SSD cannot have a Sun Blade RAID 5 Expansion

Module.

■ A server module with an SSD can have a Sun Blade RAID 0/1 G2 RAID

Expansion Module, however it cannot drive the SSD.

For instructions to install an SSD, see the Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Service Manual.

Connecting to SAS Devices

The SAS-NEM module, mounted in the back of the chassis, allows to the Sun Blade X6450 Server Module to connect to SAS devices inside the chassis and outside of the chassis. Each chassis can support one or two SAS-NEM modules.

These configurations require the Sun Blade X6450 Server Module to have either a REM or a FEM.

■ Inside the chassis, the Sun Blade 6000 Disk Module provides eight SAS drives.

The Sun Blade 6000 Disk Module and the Sun Blade X6450 Server Module work in pairs, with the server module in an even-numbered slot, directly to the left of the disk module. Thus, the pairs can be in slots 0+1, 2+3, 4+5, 6+7, or 8+9.

In this configuration, the eight disks on the disk module are available to the server module, and appear in the boot list as local drives.

■ Outside the chassis, the Sun Blade 6000 10GbE Multi-Fabric Network Express

Module provides four 10 GbE SAS external ports as well as connections to the Sun Blade 6000 Disk Module.

For more information, see the Sun Blade 6000 Disk Module Installation Guide (820-1702), and the documentation for the corresponding SAS NEM module.

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The following devices require software 2.0 or newer.

■ Sun Blade RAID 5 Expansion Module

■ Sun Blade RAID 0/1 G2 Expansion Module

■ Sun Blade 6000 Multi-Fabric Network Express Module

The following devices require a F540-7821-01 or newer motherboard, with 2.0 software installed. The motherboard part number appears on the motherboard, and can be read using the service processor.

■ Sun Blade 6000 10GbE Multi-Fabric Network Express Module

■ Sun Dual 10GbE Fabric Expansion Module

The combinations, and the configurations they support appear in

TABLE 1-1 SAS Connection Summary

REM SAS-NEM Module Supported Connections

Sun Blade RAID 5 Expansion Module, or

NEM None

TABLE 1-1.

Sun Blade RAID 0/1 G2 Expansion Module

Sun Blade RAID 5 Expansion Module, or Sun Blade RAID 0/1 G2 Expansion Module

Sun Blade 6000 Multi-Fabric Network Express Module

Sun Blade 6000 10GbE Multi-Fabric Network Express Module

Sun Blade 6000 Disk Module External SAS connectors

Note - This SAS-NEM also supports the 10GbE Ethernet connectors. See “External

Connecton to the 10 GbE Ethernet Connections” on page 9.

FIGURE 1-2 shows a Sun Blade X6450 server module in slot 0 and a Sun Blade 6000

Disk Module in slot 1, with a pair of Sun Blade 6000 10GbE Multi-Fabric Network Express Modules.

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FIGURE 1-2 Connections to a SAS NEM Module

Internal Connection to a Sun Blade 6000 Disk Module

Inside the chassis, the Sun Blade 6000 Disk Module provides eight SAS drives.

In this configuration, the eight disks on the disk module are available to the server module, and appear in the boot list as local drives.

External Connecton to the 10 GbE Ethernet Connections

In addition to the four external SAS connectors, the Sun Blade 6000 10GbE MultiFabric Network Express Module provides ten 10GbE ports. To use the 10GbE ports, you must have a Sun Blade 6000 10GbE Multi-Fabric Network Express Module installed.

For more information, see the Sun Blade 6000 Disk Module Installation Guide, and the documentation for the SAS NEM module.

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Connecting to Exterior Storage Devices Using a Fibre Channel Connection

The Sun Blade X6450 supports connections to an external SAN over a fibre channel link provided by a PCIe ExpressModule card in the corresponding PCIe ExpressModule slot. The PCIe ExpressModule card provides a fibre channel connection to the external SAN.

FIGURE 1-3 shows the configuration.

FIGURE 1-3 PCIe ExpressModule with Fibre Channel and SAN

The chassis supports two PCIe ExpressModule slots for each server slot. They are numbered N-0 and N-1, where N is the server slot number. The numbering is described in the chassis documentation.

See the documentation provided with the PCIe ExpressModule card for more details.

To configure a boot device on the SAN device, see “Accessing BIOS Configuration

Utilities and Selecting a Boot Device” on page 13.

About the Boot Process

This section provides an overview of the boot process.

When you start your server module, it offers two chances to select the way it boots:

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■ BIOS – Allows you to select a hardware device to boot from, and to configure

other aspects of system operation

■ Bootloader– After the BIOS exits, the bootloader offers a selection of configured

operating systems

BIOS and BIOS Configuration Utilities

When you power on your server module, it completes its self-test and then displays a series of messages that offer a chance to access and configure the BIOS.

■ If you do nothing, the server module boots from the default device.

■ If you enter a keystroke,the server module does one of the following:

■ F2 – Enters BIOS configuration mode. This allows you to configure a wide

range of BIOS options, including the default boot device. When you are done, the system re-boots using the settings you configured.

See the Sun Blade X6450 Server Service Manual for details.

■ F8 – Displays a list of configured hardware boot options, and continues

booting from the selected device.

■ F12 – Boots from the network (netboot). See “To Load an OS Over the Network

(Netboot)” on page 15.

■ BIOS Configuration Utilities – Many option cards have BIOS configuration

utilities that can also be used to configure such things as disk volumes and RAID arrays.

Note – Many configurations require you to configure your option card(s) with their

respective BIOS configuration utilities before installing your operating system. See

“Accessing BIOS Configuration Utilities and Selecting a Boot Device” on page 13 for

additional instructions.

Bootloader

When the BIOS Power-On Self Test (POST) is finished, an operating system boots.

Most operating systems start by opening a bootloader. Like the BIOS, a bootloader offers a menu of boot selections, and if you do nothing, it boots the default selection. However, unlike the BIOS, the bootloader offers a choice of installed operating systems, not a selection of bootable hardware devices.

After you make a selection or accept the default, the bootloader boots the indicated selection.

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Bootloaders are commonly used for two types of selections:

■ Booting different operating systems. For example, if you have installed the

Solaris and Linux operating systems on different drives, or on partitions of the same drive, you can use the bootloader to select between them.

■ Booting the same operating system with different parameters. For example,

with the Solaris OS, you can configure one selection to display console output on the serial port, and the other to display console output on the VGA output.

Note – This is the currently supported method of switching the console output

between the serial management port and the VGA port.

After the bootloader exits, the server module continues to boot from the selection you have made.

The bootloader you see depends on the type of operating system booted by the BIOS:

■ The Solaris and Linux operating systems use the Grand Unified Bootloader

(GRUB).

■ The Windows operating system uses a proprietary bootloader.

For example, in a system with the Solaris operating system and the Windows operating system, if the BIOS boots the device containing the Solaris operating system, the GRUB bootloader appears. However, the GRUB can be configured to include a selection that boots a Windows operating system.

Note – Bootloaders are highly configurable. The choices are determined by local

configuration. See your network administrator for additional information.

GRUB

When the GRUB bootloader opens, it displays a menu of selections.

■ To make a selection, use the arrow keys to highlight your selection, then press the

Enter key.

■ To accept the default selection, do nothing. GRUB will time out and boot the

default.

Windows Bootloader

The Windows bootloader performs the same basic function as GRUB. For more details, see your Windows operating system documentation.

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Accessing BIOS Configuration Utilities and Selecting a Boot Device

Because the Sun Blade X6450 is a diskless server, it most likely requires an option card to connect to its hard drives. In most cases, the option card must be configured using the BIOS configuration utility before you can install an operating system.

■ If your operating system installation procedure offers a selection of bootable

devices, the procedures in this section might be unnecessary. See your operating system installation documentation for details.

■ If your server module includes a REM or a PCIe ExpressModule, and you plan to

use RAID, you need to configure the server module using the corresponding BIOS configuration utility.

■ If your server module includes a Sun Blade RAID 5 Expansion Module, you must

initialize your hard drives before installing the operating system.

■ If your server module is connected to a Sun Blade 6000 Disk Module over a NEM

SAS connector, the eight hard drives will appear to be local drives. See

“Connecting to SAS Devices” on page 7.

■ If your server includes an SSD, it will appear as a disk drive that can be selected

as the boot device.

TABLE 1-2 lists some of the option cards and the keystrokes that access the

corresponding BIOS configuration utility.

TABLE 1-2 BIOS Configuration Utilities

Option Card Keystroke Documentation for BIOS Utility

QLogic PCIe ExpressModule

Emulex PCIe ExpressModule

Sun Blade RAID 5 Expansion Module

Sun Blade 0/1 G2 RAID Expansion Module

Ctrl-Q See the documentation that came with your

PCIe ExpressModule.

Ctrl-E See the documentation that came with your

PCIe ExpressModule.

Ctrl-A Appendix B or the Sun Intel Adaptec BIOS

RAID Utility User's Manual.

Ctrl-C Sun LSI 106x RAID User’s Guide.

The following sections provide details for accessing BIOS configuration utilities.

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Contents

Preface

Introduction

Terms and References Used in This Book

Installation Overview

Routine Power On and Power Off

▼ To Apply Standby Power

▼ To Shut Down Main Power

About Diskless Servers

Compact Flash Drive

Solid State Disk Drive (SSD)

Connecting to SAS Devices

Internal Connection to a Sun Blade 6000 Disk Module

External Connecton to the 10 GbE Ethernet Connections

Connecting to Exterior Storage Devices Using a Fibre Channel Connection

About the Boot Process

BIOS and BIOS Configuration Utilities

Bootloader

GRUB

Windows Bootloader

Accessing BIOS Configuration Utilities and Selecting a Boot Device