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1. This is not an issue if you connect external SCSI devices to the SCSI port on a network interface card which would be on a different SCSI chain than your boot drive Netra ct Server Product Notes 13 14 Netra ct Server Product Notes August 20012. ET GARANTIES EXPRESSES OU TACITES SONT FORMELLEMENT EXCLUES DANS LA MESURE AUTORISEE PAR LA LOI APPLICABLE Y COMPRIS NOTAMMENT TOUTE GARANTIE IMPLICITE RELATIVE A LA QUALITE MARCHANDE A L APTITUDE A UNE UTILISATION PARTICULIERE OU A L ABSENCE DE CONTREFA ON Od s Ca Adobe PostScript Netra ct Server Product Notes This document gives late breaking information for the Netra ct server Late Breaking News For late breaking news on the Netra ct server go to http www sun com netra Netra ct Server Product Line Name The Netra ct 800 servers and the Netra ct 400 servers are part of the Netra ct server product line also known as the Netra ct 1600 server product line Notes on the Solaris Operating Environment Installation If you are installing the Solaris operating environment onto a Netra ct 800 server or a Netra ct 400 server make the following selections when you begin installing software from the Supplement CD 1 In the Software Installation window you will be asked if you want to go through a Default Installation or a Custom Installation Choose the Custom Installation option in this window 2 In the Custom Installation window make the following changes to the pre set custom software installation choices m Select No Install for the SunFDDI PCI software package m Select No Install for the SunFDDI SBus software package m Select Custom Install for the Netra ct Platform software package Leave t
3. Server Service Manual for those instructions Locate the J0104 two pin jumper at the rear of the fan tray Insert a jumper shunt over the J0104 two pin jumper The jumper shunt should be a shunt designed to fit over two standard jumper pins that are 100 mil apart measured from the center of each pin Reinsert the fan trays and the system status panel on the Netra ct server Refer to the Netra ct Server Service Manual for those instructions Changes in RSC Variables These changes affect certain RSC variables and their documentation in the Sun Remote System Control RSC User s Guide for the Netra ct Server Alarm Card m Anew variable serial2_hw_flowcontrol controls whether RSC uses hardware flow control on the serial port Valid values are true and false The default is false If set to true and if the hardware supports hardware flow control hardware flow control and modem control are enabled If set to false or if the hardware does not support hardware flow control hardware flow control is disabled mw Anew variable serial2_inactivity controls whether RSC disconnects a session on serial port 2 after 10 minutes of inactivity Valid values are true and false The default is false If set to true RSC disconnects a session connected to serial port 2 after 10 minutes of inactivity If set to false RSC never disconnects a session on serial port 2 because of inactivity For example if the serial2_inactivity variable is set t
4. following after entering the command Patch 109586 01 Obsoletes Requires Incompatibles Packages then the patch has been installed already Ifthe dash level is the same or higher than that shown in TABLE 1 then you have the correct version of the patch installed on your server If the dash level is the lower than that shown in TABLE 1 then you must install the latest version of the patch onto your server Go to http sunsolve sun com to download the patch note that you will automatically get the latest version of the patch from the sunsolve web site Refer to the patch README files for any patch specific information Reboot the server after installing the patch Netra ct Server Product Notes 3 4 Removing and Replacing a DVD or DAT Drive Netra ct 800 Server Only The instructions for removing and replacing a DVD or DAT drive in the Netra ct Server Service Manual 806 3296 are incomplete Following are the complete instructions for removing and replacing a DVD or DAT drive in a Netra ct 800 server Removing a DVD or DAT Drive Log in to the server and kill the Volume Manager daemon As root enter etc init d volmgt stop If you are removing a DAT drive enter the following command to rebuild the device tree devfsadm i st This command is not necessary if you are removing a DVD drive Get the attachment point ID for the removeable media drive installed in your
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6. dia drive has been activated As root enter cfgadm a c0 m If you installed a DVD drive in your server you should get feedback similar to the following Ap_Id Type Receptacle Occupant Condition c0 scsi bus connected configured unknown c0 dsk c0t0d0 disk connected configured unknown c0 dsk c0t1do disk connected configured unknown c0 dsk c0t6d0d CD ROM connected configured unknown c0 rmt 0 unavailable connected unconfigured unknown 8 Netra ct Server Product Notes August 2001 Locate the line with the attachment point c0 dsk c0t6d0 listed in the Ap_Id column Verify that the following entries appear for the DVD drive that you just installed c0 dsk c0t6d0 CD ROM connected configured unknown If you see CD ROM in the Type column and configured in the Occupant column then the DVD drive was activated Go to Step 8 a If you see unavailable instead of CD ROM in the Type column and unconfigured instead of configured in the Occupant column then the DVD drive was not activated Enter the following command to activate the DVD drive cfgadm c configure c0 dsk c0t6d0 Enter the cfgadm a c0 command a second time to verify that the DVD drive was activated You can also use the removeable media module RMM LEDs on the system status panel to verify that the removeable media drive has been activated The Okay to Remove LED D on the system status panel for the removeable media drive should go OFF in
7. dicating that the removeable media drive has been activated Go to Step 8 m Ifyou installed a DAT drive in your server you should get feedback similar to the following Ap_Id Type Receptacle Occupant Condition c0 scsi bus connected configured unknown c0 dsk c0t0g0 disk connected configured unknown c0 dsk c0t1g0 disk connected configured unknown c0 dsk c0t6d0 unavailable connected unconfigured unknown c0 rmt 0 tape connected configured unknown Locate the line with the attachment point c0 rmt 0 listed in the Ap_Id column Verify that the following entries appear for the DAT drive that you just installed c0 rmt 0 tape connected configured unknown a If you see tape in the Type column and configured in the Occupant column then the DAT drive was activated Go to Step 8 Netra ct Server Product Notes 9 a If you see unavailable instead of tape in the Type column and unconfigured instead of configured in the Occupant column then the DAT drive was not activated Enter the following command to activate the DAT drive cfgadm c configure c0 rmt 0 Enter the cfgadm a c0 command a second time to verify that the DAT drive was activated You can also use the removeable media module RMM LEDs on the system status panel to verify that the removeable media drive has been activated The Okay to Remove LED P on the system status panel for the removeable media drive should go OFF indicating that the removeable media drive
8. erver tighten the screws on the cable to a torque of 0 23 N m 2 in lb Netra ct Server Product Notes August 2001 Limited High Availability Hot Swap Features The Netra ct server hardware supports basic and full hot swap It also supports some features of high availability hot swap such as the following high availability signals m HEALTHY m LOCAL_PCI_RESET Changing Configurations for External Peripherals If you have an external peripheral connected to the Netra ct server and you want to make a change to the configuration of the external peripheral for example if you want to move the peripheral to a different controller add or remove a peripheral to the SCSI chain or add or remove a disk there are several things you must keep in mind 1 If you have more than one SCSI device in a SCSI chain you must set the SCSI address for the SCSI device closest to the controller to the lowest address raising the SCSI addresses for other SCSI devices in the chain so that the address for the SCSI device furthest from the controller has the highest address 2 You can connect external SCSI devices to the SCSI port on either the CPU transition card or a network interface card Keep in mind that if you connect external SCSI devices to the SCSI port on the CPU transition card those external SCSI devices will be on the same SCSI chain as your boot drive so any errors in SCSI termination or target address overlaps may panic your server
9. has been activated 8 Start the Volume Manager daemon As root enter etc init d volmgt start 10 Rebuilding the Device Tree after Reboots for a Netra ct 800 Server If you have a Netra ct 800 server with a DAT drive installed the cfgadm utility will lose the entry for the DAT drive whenever you reboot your Netra ct 800 server however the DAT drive will still be accessible through the standard DAT software utilities You must rebuild the device tree after every server reboot to rebuild the entry in the cfgadm utility Enter the following command after every server reboot to rebuild the device tree for a Netra ct 800 server with a DAT drive installed devfsadm i st This command is not necessary if you have a Netra ct 400 server or if you have a Netra ct 800 server with a DVD drive installed Netra ct Server Product Notes August 2001 Setting the Fan Trays to Run at Maximum Speed Constantly By default the fan trays in the Netra ct servers are set so that their speeds will vary between 75 and 100 depending on the temperature refer to the section Fan Tray and Fans in the Netra ct Server Product Overview for more information If you want to disable the fan speed control circuitry so that the fan trays operate at maximum speed constantly regardless of the temperature follow these instructions Remove the system status panel and remove the fan trays from the Netra ct server Refer to the Netra ct
10. he remaining pre set selections as they are in the Custom Installation window 2 Patches Available for Netra ct Servers This document assumes the Solaris 8 1 01 operating environment is installed on your Netra ct server You should install the following patches on your Netra ct server where the dash levels are the same or higher than those shown in TABLE 1 TABLE 1 Solaris 8 1 01 Operating Environment Patches Patch Number Description 109815 04 scsb driver fix hot swap LC fix 109584 19 Various alarm card fixes 109585 09 Environment monitoring daemon envmond 109586 04 Element management 110790 03 OpenBoot PROM OBP update Netra ct Server Product Notes August 2001 To determine if you have the latest version of the patch installed already enter the following command showrev p grep patch_id where patch_id is the patch number given in TABLE 1 without the dash level For example to see if the latest version of patch 109586 is installed enter the following command showrev p grep 109586 If you see no output after entering the command then that patch has not been installed yet Go to http sunsolve sun com to download the patch note that you will automatically get the latest version of the patch from the sunsolve web site Refer to the patch README files for any patch specific information Reboot the server after installing the patch If you see output similar to the
11. o false and a cable is removed from serial port COM2 the session will not be disconnected Netra ct Server Product Notes 11 m The variable serial2_hw_handshake has been removed from RSC a new status code 03 offline has been added to the messages that the envmond daemon can send to the alarm card depending on how the alarm variables are set Offline means that the power supply has been switched off Problems with DHCP and PPP In the Configuring RSC Software section in the Remote System Control RSC User s Guide for the Netra ct Server Alarm Card manual when you are running the RSC configuration script rsc config at one point you will be asked to choose the RSC IP Mode and you will be given config or DHCP as choices Do not choose DHCP DHCP is not supported at this time in the RSC software Choose config instead at this point In addition instructions are given in the same section for configuring PPP Disregard these instructions PPP is not supported on serial port COM 2 on the alarm card at this time Safety and Compliance Information Class A Devices Both the Netra ct 800 server and the Netra ct 400 server are FCC Class A devices 12 Torque Specifications Following are the torque specifications for the Netra ct server a If you are installing a card into the Netra ct server tighten the screws to a torque of 0 28 N m 2 5 in lb a If you are connecting a cable to a card installed in the Netra ct s
12. oot enter cfgadm c unconfigure c0 dsk c0t6d0 Note that the attachment point ID would be different for the DAT drive If you have envmond running you should get the following feedback RMM is Ok to Remove Netra ct Server Product Notes 5 5 Verify that the removeable media drive has been deactivated As root enter cfgadm a c0 You should get feedback similar to the following 6 Ap_Id c0 GOs c0 co c0 Type Receptacle Occupant Condition scsi bus connected configured unknown dsk c0t0d0 disk connected configured unknown dsk c0t1d0 disk connected configured unknown dsk c0t6d0 unavailable connected unconfigured unknown unavailable connected unconfigured unknown The entry under the Type column for the drive you removed should be unavailable and the entry under the Occupant column should be unconfigured You can also use the removeable media module RMM LEDs on the system status panel to verify that the removeable media drive has been deactivated The Okay to Remove LED on the system status panel for the removeable media module should go ON indicating that you can remove the removeable media drive from the slot Go to the server and attach the antistatic wrist strap to your wrist Using a No 2 Phillips screwdriver loosen the captive screw that holds the removeable media module in place Pull the module from the system as shown in FIGURE 1 and place i
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15. server As root enter cfgadm a c0 Netra ct Server Product Notes August 2001 m If you have a DVD drive installed in your server you should get feedback similar to the following Ap_Id Type Receptacle Occupant Condition c0 scsi bus connected configured unknown c0 dsk c0t0d0d disk connected configured unknown c0 dsk c0t1do disk connected configured unknown c0 dsk c0t6d0 CD ROM connected configured unknown c0 rmt 0 unavailable connected unconfigured unknown In the sample feedback above the attachment point ID for the DVD drive is c0 dsk c0t6d0 shown as CD ROM under the Type column m If you have a DAT drive installed in your server you should get feedback similar to the following Ap_Id Type Receptacle Occupant Condition c0 scsi bus connected configured unknown c0 dsk c0t0dg0 isk connected configured unknown c0 dsk c0t1dg0 isk connected configured unknown c0 dsk c0t6d0 unavailable connected unconfigured unknown c0 rmt 0 tape connected configured unknown scsi so Removable Media Module In the sample feedback above the attachment point ID for the DAT drive is c0 rmt 0 shown as tape under the Type column 4 Deactivate the removeable media drive As root enter cfgadm c unconfigure ap_id where ap_id is the attachment point ID for the removeable media drive that you want to remove For example to deactivate the DVD drive using the feedback given above as r
16. t on the electrostatic discharge mat Netra ct Server Product Notes August 2001 amok LE CN A T EUER Removing the Removeable Media Module from a Netra ct 800 Server FIGURE 1 If you have envmond running you should get the following feedback on the console Removed RMM scsi so Removable Media Module v Installing a DVD or DAT Drive 1 Go to the server and attach the antistatic wrist strap to your wrist 7 Netra ct Server Product Notes 2 Insert the removeable media module into the server The Okay to Remove LED p and the Power LED D on the system status panel for the removeable media module should go ON If you have envmond running you should get the following feedback RMM RMM Installed is Ok to Remove scsi so Removable Media Module scsi so Removable Media Module 3 Using a No 2 Phillips screwdriver tighten the captive screw on the removeable media module to secure it to the server 4 Remove the antistatic wrist strap 5 Log in to the server and as root activate the replacement removeable media drive cfgadm c configure c0 6 If you installed a DAT drive into your server enter the following command to rebuild the device tree devfsadm i st This command is not necessary if you installed a DVD drive into your server 7 Verify that the removeable me
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