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1. Sun microsystems Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Installation Guide Sun Microsystems Inc www sun com Part No 820 3535 12 September 2008 Revision A Submit comments about this document at http www sun com hwdocs feedback Copyright 2008 Sun Microsystems Inc 4150 Network Circle Santa Clara California 95054 U S A All rights reserved This distribution may include materials developed by third parties Sun Sun Microsystems the Sun logo Java Netra Solaris Sun Ray Sun ONE Studio Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Sun StorageTek RAID Manager software and Sun company logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems Inc or its subsidiaries in the U S and other countries Intel is a trademark or registered trademark of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries Intel Xeon is a trademark or registered trademark of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries Intel Inside is a trademark or registered trademark of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries Use of any spare or replacement CPUs is limited to repair or one for one replacement of CPUs in products exported in compliance with U S export laws Use of CPUs as product upgrades unless authorized by the US Government is strictly prohibited DOCUMENTATION IS PROVIDED AS IS AND ALL EXPRESS OR IMPLIED CONDITIONS REPRESE
2. Chapter 2 Installing and Configuring the Server Module 27 Properties type Network Configuration commitpending Cannot show property ipaddress IPaddress ipdiscovery dhcp ipgateway I Pgateway ipnetmask 255 255 252 0 macaddress Macaddress pendingipaddress IPaddress pendingipdiscovery dhcp pendingipgateway I Pgateway pendingipnetmask 255 255 252 0 Commands cd set show Connecting to the ELOM The ELOM provides two interfaces a command line interface CLI and a web interface web GUI To connect to the web GUI use a web browser as described in To Connect to the ELOM Web GUI on page 28 m To connect to the CLI use SSH as described in To Connect to the ELOM CLI on page 29 These procedures require you to know the server module ELOM s IP address If you don t know it you can look it up and change it using the chassis service processor called the CMM ILOM This is described in Configuring the Service Processor s Network Settings Optional on page 30 Certain service conditions require you to access the ELOM from a terminal connected directly to the server module If this becomes necessary see the Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Service Manual V To Connect to the ELOM Web GUI 1 Type the IP address of the ELOM into your browser The login screen appears See FIGURE 2 4 28 Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Installation Guide September 2008 FIGURE 2 4 Web GU
3. 40 Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Installation Guide September 2008 APPENDIX A Installation Worksheet Use the worksheet in TABLE A 1 to gather the information that you need to configure the Solaris OS You need to collect only the information that applies to your application of the system 41 TABLE A 1 Information for Installation Installation Worksheet Description or Example Your Answers Defaults Language Choose from the list of available languages English Locale Choose your geographic region from the list of available locales Terminal Choose the type of terminal that you are using from Network connection the list of available terminal types Is the system connected to a network e Networked e Non networked DHCP Can the system use Dynamic Host Configuration e Yes Protocol DHCP to configure its network e No interfaces If you are not IP address If you are not using DHCP supply the IP address using DHCP for the system note the network Example 129 200 9 1 address Subnet If you are not using DHCP is the system part ofa 255 255 0 0 subnet If yes what is the netmask of the subnet Example 255 255 0 0 IPv6 Do you want to enable IPv6 on this machine e Yes No Host name A host name that you choose for the system Kerberos Do you want to configure Kerberos security on this Yes machine e No If yes gather this information Default Realm Administrat
4. 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 v To Start the BIOS RAID Configuration Utility 48 v 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 lt lt To Make an Array Bootable With the ACU 51 To Initialize Disk Drives With the ACU 51 lt Contents v v To Rescan Disk Drives With the ACU 52 v To Perform a Secure Erase on Disk Drives With the ACU 52 v To Stop a Secure Erase in Progress With the ACU 52 Using the Select Utility to Modify REM Settings 53 v To Start Using a Select Utility 53 v To Apply Changes and Exit a Select Utility 53 v To Modify General Settings With a Select Utility 54 v To Modify SAS Specific REM Settings With a Select Utility 55 Using the Disk Utilities to Manage Disk Drives 56 v To Format or Verify a Disk Drive With the Disk Utilities 56 v To Locate Disk Drives With the Disk Utilities 56 v To Identify Disk Drives With the Disk Utilities 57 Initializing a RAID Array 57 Index 1 vi Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Installation Guide September 2008 Preface T
5. m 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 m 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 Chapter 1 Introduction 5 m 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 a Connecting to SAS Devices on page 7 m 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 wh
6. The Sun Blade X6450 supports connections to an external SAN over a fibre channel link provided by a PCle ExpressModule card in the corresponding PCle 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 Fiber Channel Link nnn dada nnn li wo gt wn o Server Module Chassis mid plane 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 PCle 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 10 Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Installation Guide September 2008 a 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 di
7. Array from the main menu A list of drives appears as shown in FIGURE B 5 FIGURE B 5 List of Drives to Include in Array Sun STK RAID REM Family Controller 8 Ar Select drives to ER DevBd FUJITSU J3 Dev FUJITSU MAYZB7IRC 68 2GB gt TSU 2873 I Deug 3 FUJITSU Se AA ith ee Ganka NSS gt Select Drive Sony ski Tue nt Pnant te Selertinn Pers fanrel Selertian 9 Select the drives to be included in the array m Use the arrow keys to scroll through the list m Use the space bar to select a drive 60 Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Installation Guide September 2008 10 After you make your selections press Enter The Array Properties view appears as shown in FIGURE B 6 FIGURE B 6 Array Properties View rray Properties Array Type Array Label Array Size Stripe Size Read Caching Yes No Write Caching Enable always Enable with batte Create RAID via Disable Donel 11 Make the following selections Array Type Select an array type from the drop down list Array Label Type in a label Stripe Size Type in a stripe size Read Caching Type Y or N Write Caching Select an option from the list 12 Press Enter or click Done to proceed Depending on the Write Caching selection a number of warnings might appear If the Write Caching setting is Enable Always and if you do not have a battery or if the battery is not charged sufficiently sev
8. Select Utility 1 Start the BIOS RAID Configuration utility see To Start the BIOS RAID Configuration Utility on page 48 The ARCU screen appears 2 Select the Select utility and press Enter 3 Follow the on screen instructions to modify the settings of the REM and connected disk drives as required V To Apply Changes and Exit a Select Utility 1 Press Esc until you are prompted to exit If you modified any settings you are prompted to save the changes before you exit 2 Select Yes to exit then press any key to restart your computer Any changes you made take effect after the computer restarts Appendix B Using the BIOS Configuration Utility to Configure the Sun Blade RAID 5 Expansion Module 53 V To Modify General Settings With a Select Utility Select Controller Configuration from the main Select utility menu and change the settings listed in the following table Some options might not be available Note Default settings are shown in bold type TABLE B 1 General Settings Option Description Drive s Write Cache Runtime BIOS Automatic Failover Array Background Consistency Check BBS Support Array Based BBS Support Physical Drives Display During POST CD ROM Boot Support When enabled write cache is enabled on the disk drive When disabled write cache is not used on the disk drive It is recommended that you disable write cache on the disk drive Cauti
9. User s Guide for additional configuration information Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Installation Guide September 2008 Installing an Operating System After you have installed your server you can install an operating system and drivers Your server module supports the Solaris Linux VMware or Windows operating systems m For details about installing a supported VMware Linux or Solaris operating system refer to the Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Operating System Installation Guide 820 3536 m For details about installing a supported Windows operating system refer to the Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Windows Operating System Installation Guide 820 3537 a For additional OS considerations specific to your server module also refer to the Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Product Notes 820 3538 Directing Console Output The server module always sends console I O to the VGA port By default it sends service processor I O to the serial port The External Serial Port control in the BIOS allows you to modify the behavior of the serial port connection m If you set it to BMC the default the server module sends ELOM output to the serial port m If you set it to System the server module sends console output to the serial port These settings only affect the connections on the dongle cable Note You can also view console output using the service processor ELOM or ILOM as described in Accessing the System C
10. can install an operating system on it Note the following conditions m 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 m 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 m 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 Mo
11. includes a service processor integrated into the motherboard It can be either an ILOM or an ELOM Note If your server module is equipped with an ELOM service processor see Accessing and Configuring the ELOM on page 26 The ILOM 2 0 s built in system management software enables you to monitor and manage the components installed in your chassis and server modules Using the ILOM you can configure network information view and edit hardware configurations monitor vital system information and manage user accounts The chassis has its own service processor called a Chassis Monitoring Module Integrated Lights Out Manager CMM ILOM It provides an Ethernet connection to the server module s service processor and it allows you to view and configure the server module s network information The following sections assume that m The chassis is powered up The CMM ILOM is connected to the network and is working correctly m The installer has Ethernet access to the same subnet as the CMM ILOM If these conditions are not present see the Integrated Lights Out Manager ILOM Administration Guide for the Sun Blade 6000 Modular System and other chassis documentation and the Integrated Lights Out Manager Administration Guide The ILOM provides two interfaces a command line interface CLI and a web GUI If you do not know the ILOM s IP address use Displaying the Service Processor s ILOM IP Address on page 23 to find i
12. managing arrays and initializing and rescanning disk drives See Using the ACU to Create and Manage Arrays on page 49 A Select Utility SerialSelect or SATASelect for modifying the REM and disk drive settings See Using the Select Utility to Modify REM Settings on page 53 a Disk Utilities For formatting or verifying disk drives See Using the Disk Utilities to Manage Disk Drives on page 56 Understanding Hot Plug Limitations and Conditions Within the BIOS RAID Configuration Utility Hot plugging of hard disk enclosures is not supported from within the BIOS RAID Configuration utility However hot plugging of SAS and SATA hard disk drives HDDs is supported but only within hard disk enclosures and under the following conditions Hot Unplug Removal Conditions on page 47 Hot Plug Addition Conditions on page 47 Hot Unplug and Plug Replacement or Reinsertion Conditions on page 47 46 Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Installation Guide September 2008 Note Hot plugging of hard disk drives is NOT supported during periods when the controller is busy performing actions on logical drives such as building rebuilding or migrating RAID volumes Hot Unplug Removal Conditions Hot unplug removal of HDDs is supported under the following conditions m The hard disk drive to be removed must not be a part of a logical device its status must be available m After the hard disk dri
13. off the system from the ELOM type the command gt set SYS CtrlInfo PowerCtrl off V To Access the System Console Using the ILOM Web GUI 1 Start the web GUI as described in To Connect to the ILOM Web GUI on page 24 The login screen appears 2 Type a valid user name and password For example Username root Password changeme 3 Click Login The Versions screen appears FIGURE 2 5 Versions Screen REFRESH LOG OUT Versions Session Time Out Components Fault Management Identification Information Versions View the version of ILOM firmware currently in use Version Information Property Value 2 0 0 0 17755 Thu May 3 10 45 47 EDT 2007 0 1 14 SP Firmware Version SP Firmware Build Number SP Firmware Date SP Filesystem Version 4 Click on the Remote Control tab The Remote Control screen appears Chapter 2 Installing and Configuring the Server Module 33 FIGURE 2 6 Remote Control Screen Remote Control Redirection Remote Power Control Mouse Mode Settings Diagnostics Launch Redirection Manage the host remotely by redirecting the system console to your local machine Launch the Sun ILOM Remote Console to utilize the RKVMS features Select 16 bit high quality color redirection for fast connections or 8 bit lower quality color redirection for slower connections I want to see redirection in 16 bit I want to se
14. powering on using Embedded LOM 36 product updates ix R RAID configuration 15 expansion module REM 15 redirection launching 36 remote console difficulty with 36 launching 36 remote drive 1 Removable Media Devices Boot Support setting 55 rescanning disk drives 52 root password default 26 29 Runtime BIOS setting 54 S SAS Address setting 55 SAS controllers CRC Checking setting 55 modifying with Select utilities 55 Phy Rate setting 55 SAS Address setting 55 SATA Select 53 secure erasing disk drives 52 Select utilities 53 applying changes 53 exiting 53 opening 53 serial connector 39 SerialSelect 53 server module defined 1 front panel 4 9 10 58 60 61 62 inserting 19 physical installation 19 service processor 2 shutdown emergency 5 graceful 5 shutting down power 4 SP IP address 23 27 standby power applying 3 Index2 Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Installation Guide September 2008 stylus using to power off 5 using to power on 3 T terms defined 1 U USB device connection 39 V verifying disk drives 56 Ww worksheet for preinstalled Solaris OS queries 41 Index 3 Index4 Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Installation Guide September 2008
15. the network using a process called netboot When the netboot environment is properly configured and the server module comes up it broadcasts its IP address to the network which responds by installing an operating system for it See your operating system documentation for information about netbooting RAID Configuration RAID configuration requires an optional RAID Expansion Module REM Caution If you are going to include your boot drive in a RAID array you must configure it before installing the operating system Use one of the BIOS configuration utilities described in BIOS and BIOS Configuration Utilities on page 11 m The Sun Blade RAID 5 Expansion Module supports RAID levels 0 1 1E 10 5 or 6 with global or dedicated hot spares See To Configure the Sun Blade RAID 5 Expansion Module on page 16 See Appendix B to use the BIOS configuration utility a See the Uniform Command Line Interface User s Guide and the Sun StorageTek RAID Manager Software User s Guide for additional details and for instructions to configure RAID after the operating system is installed m The Sun Blade RAID 0 1 G2 Expansion Module supports RAID 1 two mirrored disks with an optional hot spare or RAID 1E three or more mirrored disks with one or two hot spares Chapter 1 Introduction 15 16 See To Configure the Sun Blade 0 1 RAID Expansion Module on page 16 to use the BIOS configuration utility a See t
16. For the Sun Blade 6000 Modular System for details 2 Navigate to CH BLn SP network Where n is 0 through 9 for server modules 0 through 9 respectively 3 Type the following commands 30 Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Installation Guide September 2008 To specify a static Ethernet configuration type set set set set set pendingipaddress xxx xxx xx xx pendingipnetmask yyy yyy yyy y pendingipgateway ZZZ zZZ ZZ ZZZ pendingipdiscovery static commitpending true where XXX XXX XX XX YYY yyy yyy y and zzz zzz zz zzz are the IP address netmask and gateway for your ELOM and network configuration To specify a dynamic Ethernet configuration type set pendingipdiscovery dhcp set commitpending true Note Typing set commitpending true commits your changes Accessing the System Console This section describes how to connect to the system console You can access the console in three ways Directly using the dongle Using the ILOM CLI Using the ELOM CLI Using the ILOM GUI and an RKVM session Using the ELOM GUI and an RKVM session After you can view the system console refer to the documentation for your operating system See the Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Operating System Installation Guide or the Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Windows Operating System Installation Guide V To Access the System Console Directly 1 Connect a keyboard monitor and mouse to the dongle cable on the server module
17. I Login Screen Sun embedded Lights Out Manager http 10 6 72 191 tn 2 Type the user name and password m Default user name root m Default password changeme 3 Click Login The web GUI appears 4 To log out of the web GUL click the Logout button The logout screen appears V To Connect to the ELOM CLI 1 From a terminal window type ssh root lPaddress 2 Type the user name and password m Default user name root Chapter 2 Installing and Configuring the Server Module 29 a Default password changeme The ELOM displays login information and its command prompt For example ssh root 122 138 17 17 root 122 138 17 17 s password Sun Microsystems Embedded Lights Out Manager Copyright 2008 Sun Microsystems Inc All rights reserved Hostname SUNSPOOnnnnnnnnn IP address 122 138 17 17 MAC address nn nn nn nn nn Warning password is set to factory default gt 3 To log out type exit Configuring the Service Processor s Network Settings Optional The CMM ILOM allows you to change the server module network information including the IP address and DHCP settings Note You can also change these settings using the ILOM or ELOM See the corresponding ILOM or ELOM documentation for details V To Configure the Service Processor s Network Configuration 1 Log in to the CMM ILOM See the Integrated Lights Out Manager ILOM Administration Guide
18. 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 m 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 PCle Ctrl Q See the documentation that came with your ExpressModule PCIe ExpressModule Emulex PCIe Ctrl E See the documentation that came with your ExpressModule PCle ExpressModule Sun Blade RAID 5 Ctrl A Appendix B or the Sun Intel Adaptec BIOS Expansion Module RAID Utility User s Manual Sun Blade 0 1 G2 RAID Ctrl C Sun LSI 106x RAID User s Guide Expansion Module The following sections provide details for accessing BIOS configuration utilities Chapter 1 Introduction 13 V To Configure Netboot or Compact Flash Boot in the BIOS 1 2 Power on the server module Press F2 to access the BIOS Navigate to the Boot page Select the Boot Device Priority option Select a boot device from the menu Promote it to the top of the list by pressing or until it is at the top of the list Save your changes V T
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20. P address The procedures include a Using the CMM ILOM to display the ELOM s network configuration This procedure verifies that the ELOM is present and working See Displaying the Service Processor s ELOM IP Address on page 27 m Verifying that you can connect to the ELOM See Connecting to the ELOM on page 28 m If necessary configuring the ELOM s IP address using the CMM ILOM See Configuring the Service Processor s Network Settings Optional on page 30 When you are done the ELOM is configured and you can access it from the Ethernet Displaying the Service Processor s ELOM IP Address Use the following procedure to display the ELOM s network configuration including its IP address using the CMM ILOM This procedure verifies that the ELOM is working correctly and that you can access it through the CMM ILOM Note You can also display the ELOM s network configuration using the CMM ILOM s CLI or GUI To use the GUI see the Integrated Lights Out Manager ILOM Administration Guide for the Sun Blade 6000 Modular System V To Display the Service Processor s ELOM IP Address 1 Log in to the CMM ILOM CLI 2 Type the command show CH BLn SP network where n is the server module number or chassis slot ID The CMM ILOM displays information about the server module including its IP address and MAC address For example gt show CH BLO SP network CH BLO SP network Targets
21. alue Appendix B Using the BIOS Configuration Utility to Configure the Sun Blade RAID 5 Expansion Module 55 Using the Disk Utilities to Manage Disk Drives You can use the disk utilities another tool in the BIOS RAID Configuration utility to low level format or verify your disk drives New disk drives are low level formatted at the factory and do not need to be low level formatted again Caution Before you format a disk drive back up all data Formatting destroys all data on a disk drive This section contains the following subsections a To Format or Verify a Disk Drive With the Disk Utilities on page 56 a To Locate Disk Drives With the Disk Utilities on page 56 a To Identify Disk Drives With the Disk Utilities on page 57 V To Format or Verify a Disk Drive With the Disk Utilities 1 Start the BIOS RAID Configuration utility See To Start the BIOS RAID Configuration Utility on page 48 The ARCU screen appears 2 On the ARCU screen select Disk Utilities 3 Select the disk drive you want then press Enter 4 Select Format Disk or Verify Disk Media V To Locate Disk Drives With the Disk Utilities Note This feature is available only with disk drives that have an activity LED You can use the Identify Drive feature to physically locate a disk drive by blinking the LED 56 Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Installation Guide September 2008 1 Start the BIOS RAID Configuratio
22. ated 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 a Integrated Lights Out Manager ILOM Sun Blade X6450 server modules are currently shipped with an ILOM service processor a 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 m Access the system console remotely over the network m Access the service processor s IP address and MAC address m Change the service processor s IP address and configure whether the service processor uses DHCP or static addressing a For server modules equipped with an ILOM service processor s
23. connectors 57 controllers Alarm Control setting 55 Array Background Consistency Check setting 54 Array based BBS Support setting 54 Automatic Failover setting 54 BBS Support setting 54 CD ROM Boot Support setting 54 Drive s Write Cache setting 54 modifying general settings 54 modifying settings with Select utilities 53 Physical Drives Display During POST setting 54 Removable Media Devices Boot Support setting 55 Runtime BIOS setting 54 CRC Checking setting 55 disk drives formatting 56 identifying 57 initializing 51 rescanning 52 secure erasing 52 verifying 56 Drive s Write Cache setting 54 driver updates ix ELOM browser 28 command line interface 28 web GUI 28 Index 1 ELOM IP address 27 ELOM connecting to 28 Embedded LOM default user and password 29 defined 2 login 29 emergency shutdown 5 F firmware updates ix formatting disk drives 56 G graceful shutdown 5 ILOM IP address 23 initializing disk drives 51 installation overview 2 IP address SP 23 27 L launch redirection 36 local drive 1 locate LED 4 login Embedded LOM 29 N network configuration using CMM ILOM 30 O operating systems 17 overview of installation 2 P parallel connector 39 password default 26 29 root 26 29 Phy Rate setting 55 Physical Drives Display During POST setting 54 power powering off 4 powering on 3 powering on standby power 3
24. dule Installation Guide 820 1702 and the documentation for the corresponding SAS NEM module Chapter 1 Introduction 7 The following devices require software 2 0 or newer m Sun Blade RAID 5 Expansion Module m Sun Blade RAID 0 1 G2 Expansion Module a 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 m Sun Blade 6000 10GbE Multi Fabric Network Express Module m Sun Dual 10GbE Fabric Expansion Module The combinations and the configurations they support appear in TABLE 1 1 TABLE 1 1 SAS Connection Summary REM SAS NEM Module Supported Connections Sun Blade RAID 5 Expansion Module or NEM None Sun Blade RAID 0 1 G2 Expansion Module Sun Blade RAID 5 Expansion Module or Sun Blade 6000 Multi Fabric Sun Blade 6000 Disk Module Sun Blade RAID 0 1 G2 Expansion Module Network Express Module External SAS connectors Sun Blade RAID 5 Expansion Module or Sun Blade RAID 0 1 G2 Expansion Module Sun Blade 6000 10GbE Multi Fabric Sun Blade 6000 Disk Module Network Express 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 Mo
25. dule in slot 1 Express Modules with a pair of Sun Blade 6000 10GbE Multi Fabric Network 8 Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Installation Guide September 2008 FIGURE 1 2 Connections to a SAS NEM Module SAS ports to 10x2 SAS ports external SAS drives Sun Blade RAID 5 Expansion Module SAS Expander Server Module SAS Expander Sun Blade 6000 Disk Module 1 Chassis mid plane Internal Connection to a Sun Blade 6000 Disk Module 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 External Connecton to the 10 GbE Ethernet Connections In addition to the four external SAS connectors the Sun Blade 6000 10GbE Multi Fabric 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 Chapter 1 Introduction 9 Connecting to Exterior Storage Devices Using a Fibre Channel Connection
26. e Sun Blade X6450 Operating System Installation Guide or the Sun Blade X6450 Windows Operating System Installation Guide for details on different operating systems Chapter 2 Installing and Configuring the Server Module 37 Dongle Cable Connections The dongle cable which is shipped with your chassis allows you to connect directly to the front of your server module as shown in FIGURE 2 9 Note The dongle cable has either three of four connectors FIGURE 2 9 shows a dongle with four connectors To connect to the system console Connect a keyboard and mouse to the USB connector m Connect a monitor to the VGA connector The dongle cable is designed for occasional service use For routine operation use the ELOM FIGURE 2 9 Dongle Cable Connections 38 Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Installation Guide September 2008 TABLE 2 1 Dongle Cable Connectors 1 DB9 serial console to server module service processor Note this connector is not present on a three connector dongle 2 VGA video connector 3 RJ 45 connector On a three connector dongle this connector provides serial access to the service processor On a four connector dongle this connector is unused 4 Dual USB connectors Caution To avoid physical damage to the dongle cable and the connector disconnect the dongle when it is not being used Chapter 2 Installing and Configuring the Server Module 39
27. e or reinsert the hard disk into the enclosure slot the same slot or another unused slot e Complete a bus scan by using the Rescan Drives option in the ACU f Confirm that the Disk Utility reports the correct configuration of attached target devices Running the BIOS RAID Configuration Utility This section describes how to start and navigate through the BIOS RAID Configuration utility The section contains the following subsections a To Start the BIOS RAID Configuration Utility on page 48 m To Navigate the BIOS RAID Configuration Utility on page 49 V To Start the BIOS RAID Configuration Utility 1 Start an RKVM session or connect a keyboard mouse and video device to the server module 2 Power on or start the server module 3 When prompted press Ctrl A The Adaptec RAID Controller Utility ARCU screen appears During bootup if your system has insufficient memory the following message is displayed BIOS RAID Configuration Utility will load after system initialization Please wait Or press lt Enter gt Key to attempt loading the utility forcibly Generally not recommended Note The first time you power on the computer after you install a new REM the BIOS might display a configuration that doesn t match the system s configuration This is normal behavior 48 Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Installation Guide September 2008 V To Navigate the BIOS RAID Configura
28. e redirection in 8 hit Launch Redirection 5 Click the Launch Redirection tab After some messages the console appears m The contents of the redirection screen depends on the state of the server module FIGURE 2 7 shows the console with an open BIOS session Ifa login prompt appears you can log in to the console 34 Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Installation Guide September 2008 FIGURE 2 7 Redirection Screen Displaying BIOS Session Help Redirection Devices Keyboard Video E BIOS SETUP UTILITY Maini Advanced Boot Server Security Exit System Querui Use RI TAB or TAB to ysten Time l ield US m Da ion 08 v02 61 C Copuright 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc c onnected to 10 6 72 175 E Active Clients 2 FPS 18 2 f V To Access the System Console Using the ELOM Web GUI 1 Start the web GUI as described in The login screen appears 2 Type the default user name and password Username root Password changeme 3 Click Login The ELOM displays the System Information screen Chapter 2 Installing and Configuring the Server Module 35 4 Click on the Remote Control tab The launch redirection page appears 5 Click Launch Redirection The screen displays a number of dialog boxes Note For systems using Firefox and Mozilla browsers the Java JRE version must be 1 6 or later The browser downloads the embedded remote control appl
29. ee Accessing and Configuring the ILOM on page 22 a 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 a To install a supported Solaris Linux or VMware operating system see the Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Operating System Installation Guide Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Installation Guide September 2008 a 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 t
30. en 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 m S10 U4 64 bit or later m RHEL4 6 32 64 bit or later RHEL5 0 64 bit or later m SLES9Sp4 64 bit m 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 Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Installation Guide September 2008 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
31. eral warnings might appear Type Yes to proceed or type No to return to the Array Properties screen If the write cache is enabled a write cache warning appears FIGURE B 7 Appendix B Using the BIOS Configuration Utility to Configure the Sun Blade RAID 5 Expansion Module 61 FIGURE B 7 Write Cache Warning Leaving a drive s cache on for improving the performance may allow conditions beyond the control of the RAID controller whereby inconsistent data is written to the array or volume If the drive s stability i in question use the Controller Configuration menu to turn off the drive s write cache settings LL 13 Click Enter to proceed The utility initializes the array 62 Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Installation Guide September 2008 Index ACU creating arrays 50 creating bootable arrays 51 initializing disk drives 51 managing arrays 51 rescanning disk drives 52 secure erasing disk drives 52 Adaptec RAID Controller Utility ARCU 48 Alarm Control setting 55 Array Background Consistency Check setting 54 Array Configuration Utility See ACU Array based BBS Support setting 54 arrays creating ACU 50 creating bootable arrays 51 managing with ACU 51 Automatic Failover setting 54 B BBS Support setting 54 BIOS RAID Configuration utility 45 bootable arrays creating 51 bootloader 11 C CD ROM Boot Support setting 54 chassis defined 1 CMM ILOM 30 connecting to ELOM 28
32. front panel See Dongle Cable Connections on page 38 Chapter 2 Installing and Configuring the Server Module 31 2 To power the server on or off use a stylus as described in Routine Power On and Power Off on page 3 V To Access the System Console Using the ILOM CLI 1 Connect and log in to the ILOM as described in Connecting to the ILOM on page 23 The ILOM prompt appears 2 To power on the system type the command gt start SYS Note You can also power the system on or off using a stylus as described in Routine Power On and Power Off on page 3 3 To start the system console type gt start SP console 4 To exit the system console press Esc Shift 9 5 To stop the system type gt stop SYS V To Access the System Console Using the ELOM CLI 1 Connect and log in to the ELOM as described in Connecting to the ELOM on page 28 The ELOM prompt appears 2 To power on the system type the command gt set SYS Ctrlinfo PowerCtrl on The server module power on sequence begins Note You can also power the system on or off using a stylus as described in Routine Power On and Power Off on page 3 3 To start the serial console type gt start SP AgentInfo Console The system console appears 32 Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Installation Guide September 2008 4 To exit the system console press Esc Shift 9 The ELOM prompt appears 5 To power
33. hard drives create volumes and configure RAID on server modules equipped with a Sun Blade RAID 5 Expansion Module This appendix contains the following sections a Introduction to the BIOS RAID Configuration Utility on page 46 m Understanding Hot Plug Limitations and Conditions Within the BIOS RAID Configuration Utility on page 46 Running the BIOS RAID Configuration Utility on page 48 m Using the ACU to Create and Manage Arrays on page 49 m Using the Select Utility to Modify REM Settings on page 53 m Using the Disk Utilities to Manage Disk Drives on page 56 a Initializing a RAID Array on page 57 Caution On servers equipped with a Sun Blade RAID 5 Expansion Module you must use the configuration utility to initialize your hard drives before you can install an operating system See Initializing a RAID Array on page 57 for details 45 Note After you have initialized your hard drives and installed your operating system you can perform many configuration tasks using either the BIOS RAID configuration utility or the Sun StorageTek RAID Manager graphical user interface GUD This is described in the Uniform Command Line Interface User s Guide and the Sun StorageTek RAID Manager Software User s Guide Introduction to the BIOS RAID Configuration Utility The BIOS RAID Configuration utility provides three tools m The Array Configuration Utility ACU For creating and
34. he Array Configuration Utility appears FIGURE B 2 Array Configuration Utility View Sun STK RAID REM Family Controller 8 Array Configuration Utility ain Menu anage Arrays reate Array nitialize Drives escan Drives ecure Erase Drives 58 Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Installation Guide September 2008 4 Select Initialize Drives A list of drives appears FIGURE B 3 shows an example of a system with multiple drives FIGURE B 3 List of Drives aes cted Drives J3 12473 Dev88 FUJITSU MAY2873RC 68 2GB J3 MAY2873RC J3 Dev 2 SEAGATE ST9146825 136 6GB J3 Dev 3 FUJITSU MAY2473RC 68 2GB 5 Select drives to initialize m Use the arrow keys to scroll through the list Use the space bar to select a drive Note You must initialize any drive that does not contain data or an operating system Normally these are new drives that you have installed 6 When you have selected a drive press Enter A message warns you that initializing a drive erases array information from it 7 Type yes The utility initializes the selected drives and the main screen appears Appendix B Using the BIOS Configuration Utility to Configure the Sun Blade RAID 5 Expansion Module 59 FIGURE B 4 Array Configuration Utility View Sin STK RAID REN Family Controller 8 Array Configurati ain Menu anage Arrays reate Array nitialize Drives escan Drives ecure Erase Drives can rran 8 Select Create
35. he Sun LSI 106x RAID User s Guide for additional details and for instructions to configure RAID after the operating system is installed V To Configure the Sun Blade RAID 5 Expansion Module 1 2 3 Power on the server module Use Ctrl A to open the configuration utility Use the utility to create a volume for each disk or each RAID that you want the server s BIOS and OS if installed to see The BIOS utility can create up to 20 volumes Each volume can contain a single disk or a RAID RAID levels 0 1 1E 10 5 or 6 with global or dedicated hot spares Each volume created by the BIOS Utility will be seen by the server s BIOS as a single disk drive For additional information see a The Sun Intel Adaptec BIOS RAID Utility User s Manual or Appendix B to use the BIOS configuration utility The Sun StorageTek SAS RAID HBA Installation Guide and the Sun StorageTek RAID Manager Software User s Guide for additional configuration information V To Configure the Sun Blade 0 1 RAID Expansion Module 1 2 4 5 Power on the server module Use Ctrl C to open the configuration utility Follow the on screen instructions to create a mirrored RAID You can choose between RAID 1 two mirrored disks with an optional hot spare or RAID 1E three or more mirrored disks with one or two hot spares Exit the LSI RAID configuration utility You can install your OS on this RAID volume See the Sun LSI 106x RAID
36. he corresponding service processor documentation V 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 V 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 FIGURE 1 1 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 Chapter 1 Introduction 3 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 Blue LED Ready to remove Amber LED Service action required Green LED OK Power on button standby For service use only N 0 Oo FF WO ND UCP universal connector port used for dongle cable V To Shut Down Main Power To power off the server use one of the following two methods Sun Blade X6450 Server Module In
37. hen the alarm is turned off disabled it automatically turns back on after a reboot When enabled NCQ is enabled Disable this feature if you want Command Queuing to attach more than 48 SATA II disk drives Available with SATA II NCQ disk drives only V To Modify SAS Specific REM Settings With a Select Utility In addition to the general settings listed on To Modify General Settings With a Select Utility on page 54 the Sun Blade RAID 5 Expansion Module has SAS specific settings that can be modified if required Select PHY Configuration from the SerialSelect main menu and change the settings listed in the following table Note Default settings are shown in bold type TABLE B 2 SAS Specific REM Settings Option Description PHY Rate The data transfer rate between the REM and devices The default setting is Auto which allows the SAS card to adjust the data transfer rate as required CRC When enabled determines whether the REM verifies the accuracy of data Checking transfer on the serial bus Default setting is Yes enabled Set to No disabled only if the REM is connected to a device that does not support CRC Checking SAS In a situation where you want each phy on a REM to be in a different SAS Address domain this setting specifies a unique world wide name for each phy Default is 0 Note This setting is for SAS address conflict resolution only and must otherwise remain at its default v
38. his 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 a Solaris Operating System Solaris OS documentation which is at http docs sun com vii Shell Prompts Shell Prompt C shell machine name C shell superuser machine name Bourne shell and Korn shell Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser Typographic Conventions Typeface Meaning Examples AaBbCc123 The names of commands files Edit your Login file and directories on screen Use 1s a to list all files computer output You have mail AaBbCc123 What you type when contrasted su with onscreen computer output Password AaBbCc123 Book titles new words or terms Read Chapter 6 in the User s Guide words to be emphasized These are called class options Replace command line variables A You must be superuser to do this with real names or values To delete a file type rm filename The settings on your browser might differ from these settings Related Documentation For a description of the document se
39. ication automatically and the Remote Console screen appears If the Remote Console does not appear it might be blocked by browser security controls Reduce security as required to enable the remote console 6 Select Remote Control gt Remote Power Control The Power Control screen appears Note You can also turn on the system power manually Use a non conducting pointed object such as a stylus to press and release the Power button on the front panel 7 Select the Power On radio button then select Submit The system displays the initial bootup messages After the initial bootup messages the following display appears 36 Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Installation Guide September 2008 FIGURE 2 8 Selections forBooting the Operating System Sun LOM Remote Console File View Help Storage Convoi GNU GRUB version 4 95 639K lower 3668864K upper memory Solaris 10 11 06 si x_u3uos_16 X86 failsafe Solaris 14 11 46 s1 x u wos 14 X86 UGA Use the T and keys to lect which entr highlighted Press enter to boot the lected OS e to edit the commands before booting or c for a command line CEE Odps 640x480 06p9 Num 8 Use the arrow keys to scroll through the list then press Enter Note This example shows a server with the Solaris OS installed On servers with different operating systems the selections will change accordingly See Th
40. ion Server First KDC Optional Additional KDCs 42 Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Installation Guide September 2008 TABLE A 1 Installation Worksheet Continued Information for Installation Description or Example Your Answers Defaults Name service Name service If applicable which name service should this system use e NIS e NIS e DNS eo LDAP e None Domain name Provide the name of the domain in which the system resides NIS and NIS Do you want to specify a name server or let the installation program find one e Specify One Find One DNS LDAP Provide IP addresses for the DNS server You must enter at least one IP address but you can enter up to three addresses You can also enter a list of domains to search when a DNS query is made Search Domain Search Domain Search Domain Provide the following information about your LDAP profile Profile name Profile server If you specify a proxy credential level in your LDAP profile gather the following information Proxy Bind Distinguished Name Proxy Bind Password Appendix A Installation Worksheet 43 TABLE A 1 Installation Worksheet Continued Information for Installation Your Answers Description or Example Defaults Default route Time zone Do you want to specify a default route IP address Specify One or let the installation program find one Detect One The default route pr
41. mware Version 2 0 0 0 SP Firmware Build Number 17755 SP Firmware Date Thu May 3 10 45 47 EDT 2007 SP Filesystem Version 0 1 14 V To Connect to the ILOM CLI You can access the ILOM CLI remotely through a Secure Shell SSH or serial connection Secure Shell connections are enabled by default If you do not know the ILOM s IP address find it as described in Displaying the Service Processor s I LOM IP Address on page 23 The following procedure shows an example using an SSH client on a UNIX system Use an appropriate SSH client for your operating system The default user name is root and default password is changeme Follow these steps to log in to ILOM using the default enabled SSH connection 1 To log on to the ILOM type ssh root ipaddress where ipaddress is the ILOM IP address 2 Type the password when prompted The default is changeme Password changeme Chapter 2 Installing and Configuring the Server Module 25 Note After you log in to ILOM using the default user name and password you should change the the ILOM root account password changeme See the Sun Integrated Lights Out Manager 2 0 User s Guide for details 3 To log out type gt exit 26 Accessing and Configuring the ELOM The server module includes a service processor integrated into the motherboard It can be either an ILOM or an ELOM Note If your server module is equipped with an ILOM service proce
42. n d unites centrales pour proceder a des mises a jour de produits est rigoureusement interdite LA DOCUMENTATION EST FOURNIE EN L ETAT ET TOUTES AUTRES CONDITIONS DECLARATIONS 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 CONTREFACON Sd mon Ca Adobe PostScript Contents Preface vii Introduction 1 Terms and References Used in This Book 1 Installation Overview 2 Routine Power On and Power Off 3 v To Apply Standby Power 3 v To Power On Main Power for All Server Components 3 v 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 10 About the Boot Process 10 BIOS and BIOS Configuration Utilities 11 Bootloader 11 GRUB 12 Windows Bootloader 12 Accessing BIOS Configuration Utilities and Selecting a Boot Device 13 v To Configure Netboot or Compact Flash Boot in the BIOS 14 v To Configure the QLogic Fibre Channel in the BIOS 14 v To Configure the Emulex Fibre Channel PCIe ExpressModule in the BIOS 14 v To Load an OS Over the Network Netboot 15 RAID Configuration 15
43. n utility See To Start the BIOS RAID Configuration Utility on page 48 2 Select Disk Utilities 3 Select the disk drive you want then press Enter 4 Select Identify Drive then press Enter 5 When you have finished locating your disk drive press any key V To Identify Disk Drives With the Disk Utilities You can identify disk drives by viewing the list of disk drives on your system Only physical drives that are displayed during POST are shown 1 Start the BIOS RAID Configuration utility See To Start the BIOS RAID Configuration Utility on page 48 2 Select Disk Utilities The Disk Utilities view displays the following information TABLE B 3 Information Provided by Disk Utilities Location Model Rev Speed Size CN1 DEV1 The The revision The speed of The size of the Box0 Slot0 manufacturer number of the the disk drive disk drive Exp0 phy0 information disk drive Initializing a RAID Array Use the following procedure to initialize a RAID array 1 Power cycle your server 2 During power up type Ctrl A to bring up the ARCU A message appears then the ARCU opens See FIGURE B 1 Appendix B Using the BIOS Configuration Utility to Configure the Sun Blade RAID 5 Expansion Module 57 FIGURE B 1 Adaptec RAID Controller Utility ARCU Initial View Sun STK RAID REM Controller 8 Options Array Configuration Utility SerialSelect Utility Disk Utilities 3 Select Array Configuration Utility T
44. nd it as described in Displaying the Service Processor s ILOM IP Address on page 23 Follow these steps to log in to the ILOM web interface 1 To log in to the web interface type the IP address of ILOM into your web browser The web interface Login page appears FIGURE 2 2 Login Page amp Java Sun Integrated Lights Out Manager SP Hostname User Name Password Third party 2 Type your user name and password You can use the default user name and password a Default user name root a Default password changeme The default user name and password are lowercase characters The default user is root and the default password is changeme 24 Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Installation Guide September 2008 Note After you log in to ILOM using the default user name and password you should change the the ILOM root account password changeme See the Sun Integrated Lights Out Manager 2 0 User s Guide for details 3 Click Log In The web interface Versions page appears FIGURE 2 3 Versions Page CET SP Hostname Sun Integrated Lights Out Manager Systeminformation System Montoring Configuration User Management Remote Control Maintenance Versions Session Time Out Components Fault Management Identification Information Versions View the version of ILOM firmware currently in use Version Information Property value SP Fir
45. o Configure the QLogic Fibre Channel in the BIOS 1 2 3 Power on the server module Use Ctrl Q to open the QLogic BIOS configuration utility Navigate to the Boot Device page The page displays a list of all bootable HDDs Enable the PCIe ExpressModule as a boot device See the documentation for your PCle ExpressModule for details When you boot the system the BIOS lists drives connected to the PCle ExpressModule and allow you to select them as the boot drive Optional Configure volumes and RAID arrays as required See the documentation for your PCle ExpressModule for details Save your changes V To Configure the Emulex Fibre Channel PCle ExpressModule in the BIOS 1 2 3 Power on the server module Use Ctrl E to open the Emulex BIOS configuration utility Navigate to the Boot Device page The page displays a list of all bootable HDDs 14 Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Installation Guide September 2008 4 Enable the PCIe ExpressModule as a boot device See the documentation for your PCle ExpressModule for details When you boot the system the BIOS will list drives connected to the PCle ExpressModule and allow you to select them as the boot drive 5 Optional Configure volumes and RAID arrays as required See the documentation for your PCle ExpressModule for details 6 Save your changes V To Load an OS Over the Network Netboot Selecting F12 during POST causes the server module to boot from
46. o modify the boot order For more information refer to your computer documentation 1 Select Manage Arrays from the main ACU menu 2 Select the array that you want to make bootable then press Ctrl B Note You cannot make an array bootable while it is building verifying or rebuilding The array number changes to Array 00 which makes the array the boot array 3 Restart the computer V To Initialize Disk Drives With the ACU If a disk drive is displayed grayed out unavailable for use in a new array it might need to be initialized Select Initialize Drives from the main ACU menu Appendix B Using the BIOS Configuration Utility to Configure the Sun Blade RAID 5 Expansion Module 51 drive that is part of an array might make the array unusable Back up all data from Caution Do not initialize a disk drive that is part of an array Initializing a disk your disk drive before you initialize it V To Rescan Disk Drives With the ACU Select Rescan Drives from the main ACU menu V To Perform a Secure Erase on Disk Drives With the ACU When you perform a secure erase on a disk drive all data on that disk drive is completely and irretrievably eradicated Secure erase performs three distinct writing passes to the disk drive being erased it does not just write zeros Performing a secure erase takes up to six times longer than clearing or zeroing a disk drive You might want to perform a secure erase
47. oader 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 Chapter 1 Introduction 11 12 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 m 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 selec
48. on When write cache is enabled there is a slight possibility of data loss or corruption during a power failure When enabled the REM BIOS allows the REM to act as a bootable device Disabling the BIOS allows another REM to act as a bootable device When enabled the REM automatically rebuilds an array when a failed disk drive is replaced When disabled the array must be rebuilt manually When enabled the REM constantly verifies a redundant array Note that there might be a significant performance reduction Default is disabled When enabled in systems that support BBS the REM is presented as a bootable device in the BIOS When enabled in systems that support BBS the REM presents attached bootable devices up to the BIOS for boot device selection This is relevant for logical arrays Default is disabled When enabled connected disk drives are displayed during system Power On Self Test POST Displaying the disk drives adds a few seconds to the overall POST time Default is disabled When enabled the system can be booted from a bootable CD Note CDs are not supported by current software Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Installation Guide September 2008 TABLE B 1 General Settings Continued Option Description Removable Media When enabled removable media devices such as CD drives are Devices Boot supported Support Alarm Control SATA Native When enabled the alarm sounds Default is enabled Note W
49. only on disk drives that contain confidential or classified information Note To erase or zero a disk drive with non classified information you might choose to format it see Using the Disk Utilities to Manage Disk Drives on page 56 instead or clear it using Sun StorageTek RAID Manager GUI Both options take much less time than the secure erase option Select Secure Erase from the main ACU menu then select Y yes To return to the main ACU menu after the secure erase has begun press Esc The selected disk drive or drives cannot be used until the erase is complete V To Stop a Secure Erase in Progress With the ACU 1 From the main ACU window select Secure Erase 2 Select the disk drive being secure erased then press Ctrl Q The secure erase stops and the ACU returns to its main window 52 Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Installation Guide September 2008 Using the Select Utility to Modify REM Settings The BIOS RAID Configuration utility includes a tool for modifying the settings of the REM and the disk drives connected to it This utility is called SerialSelect or SATASelect This section contains the following subsections m To Start Using a Select Utility on page 53 To Apply Changes and Exit a Select Utility on page 53 m To Modify General Settings With a Select Utility on page 54 m To Modify SAS Specific REM Settings With a Select Utility on page 55 V To Start Using a
50. onsole on page 31 Chapter 1 Introduction 17 18 Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Installation Guide September 2008 CHAPTER 2 Installing and Configuring the Server Module This chapter provides instructions for installing and configuring the server module It contains the following sections Inserting the Server Module on page 19 Accessing and Configuring the ILOM on page 22 Accessing and Configuring the ELOM on page 26 Configuring the Service Processor s Network Settings Optional on page 30 Accessing the System Console on page 31 Dongle Cable Connections on page 38 Inserting the Server Module Caution Before handling components attach an electrostatic discharge ESD wrist strap to bare metal on the chassis Both the front and back of the chassis have grounded locations The system s printed circuit boards contain components that are extremely sensitive to static electricity V To Insert the Server Module 1 Locate the desired slot in the chassis 2 Remove the filler panel Pull the lever out and eject the filler panel Do not discard the filler panel Caution Do not operate the system with empty slots Always insert a filler panel into an empty slot to reduce the possibility of module shutdown 3 Position the server module vertically so that the ejectors are on the right The following illustrations show the server module being inserted into
51. ovides a bridge that forwards None traffic between two physical networks An IP address is a unique number that identifies each host on a network You have the following choices e You can specify the IP address An etc defaultrouter file is created with the specified IP address When the system is rebooted the specified IP address becomes the default route e You can let the installation program detect an IP address However the system must be on a subnet that has a router that advertises itself by using the Internet Control Message Protocol ICMP router discovery protocol If you are using the command line interface the software detects an IP address when the system is booted e You can choose None if you do not have a router or do not want the software to detect an IP address at this time The software automatically tries to detect an IP address on reboot How do you want to specify your default time e Geographic zone region e Offset from GMT e Time zone file Root password Choose a root password for the system 44 Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Installation Guide September 2008 APPENDIX B Using the BIOS Configuration Utility to Configure the Sun Blade RAID 5 Expansion Module The BIOS RAID Configuration utility is a BIOS based utility used to create and manage controllers disk drives and other devices and arrays on systems equipped with a Sun Blade RAID 5 Expansion Module It is used to initialize
52. splays 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 m If you enter a keystroke the server module does one of the following a 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 a 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 a 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 bootl
53. ssor see Accessing and Configuring the ILOM on page 22 The ELOM s built in system management software enables you to monitor and manage the components installed in your chassis and server modules Using the ELOM you can configure network information view and edit hardware configurations monitor vital system information and manage user accounts The chassis has its own service processor called a Chassis Monitoring Module Integrated Lights Out Manager CMM ILOM It provides an Ethernet connection to the server module s service processor and it allows you to view and configure the server module s network information The following sections assume that m The chassis is powered up The CMM ILOM is connected to the network and is working correctly m The installer has Ethernet access to the same subnet as the CMM ILOM If these conditions are not present see the Integrated Lights Out Manager ILOM Administration Guide for the Sun Blade 6000 Modular System and other chassis documentation and the Embedded Lights Out Manager Administration Guide Note Both the CMM ILOM and the ELOM are shipped with identical preconfigured administrator accounts The user name is root and the default password is changeme Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Installation Guide September 2008 The procedures in this section allow you to verify that the ELOM is operational and allow you to configure its network parameters including its I
54. stallation Guide September 2008 m 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
55. t see the Where to Find Documentation sheet that is packed with your system and also posted at the product s documentation site Go to the following URL then navigate to your product http docs sun com app docs prod blade x6450 viii Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Installation Guide September 2008 Translated versions of some of these documents are available at the web site described above in Simplified Chinese French and Japanese English documentation is revised more frequently and might be more up to date than the translated documentation For all Sun hardware and software documentation go to the following URL http docs sun com Documentation Support and Training Sun Function URL Documentation http docs sun com Support http www sun com support Training http www sun com training Product Updates For product updates that you can download please visit the following web site http www sun com download Find the Hardware Drivers section and click x64 Servers amp Workstations The Sun Blade X6450 Server Module site contains updates for firmware and drivers as well as CD ROM ISO images Third Party Web Sites Sun is not responsible for the availability of third party web sites mentioned in this document Sun does not endorse and is not responsible or liable for any content advertising products or other materials that are available on or through such sites Preface ix or reso
56. t using the CMM ILOM Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Installation Guide September 2008 Displaying the Service Processor s ILOM IP Address Use the following procedure to display the ILOM s network configuration including including the IP address of the ILOM SP using the CMM ILOM This procedure also verifies that the ILOM is working correctly and that you can access it through the CMM ILOM V To Display the Service Processor s ILOM IP Address 1 Log in to the CMM ILOM CLI 2 Type the command show CH BLn SP network where n is the server module number or chassis slot ID The CMM ILOM displays information about the server module including its IP address and MAC address For example gt show CH BLO SP network CH BLO SP network Targets Properties type Network Configuration commitpending Cannot show property ipaddress IPaddress ipdiscovery dhcp ipgateway I Pgateway ipnetmask 255 255 252 0 macaddress Macaddress pendingipaddress IPaddress pendingipdiscovery dhcp pendingipgateway I Pgateway pendingipnetmask 255 255 252 0 Commands cd set show Connecting to the ILOM This section describes how to connect to the ILOM s CLI and web GUI Chapter 2 Installing and Configuring the Server Module 23 V To Connect to the ILOM Web GUI Note To improve response times disable the browser proxy server if used If you do not know the ILOM s IP address fi
57. the Sun Blade 6000 modular system your chassis might differ See box 1 in FIGURE 2 1 1 Caution The server module is heavy Use two hands to insert it into or remove it from the chassis If you remove a server module from the chassis be prepared to support the weight when it clears the chassis 20 Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Installation Guide September 2008 FIGURE 2 1 Inserting the Server Module Into the Chassis www 4 Push the server module into the slot until the server module stops See FIGURE 2 1 2 5 Rotate the ejectors down until they snap into place The server module is now flush with the chassis and the ejectors are locked See boxes 3 and 4 in FIGURE 2 1 3 4 If the chassis is powered on the server module comes up to standby power The green OK LED on the front panel flashes and the blue OK to Remove LED remains on See FIGURE 1 1 LED Behavior When the server module is inserted in the chassis the LEDs blink in a specific sequence Chapter 2 Installing and Configuring the Server Module 21 a The blue amber and green status LEDs blink three times at one second invervals m After this the green LED blinks at one second intervals until the SP starts IPMI services When the IPMI services are running m If the system is powered on the green LED stays lit m If the system is powered off the green LED blinks 22 Accessing and Configuring the ILOM The server module
58. tion Utility Use the arrow keys Enter Esc and other keys on your keyboard to navigate through the utility menus All the tools within the BIOS RAID Configuration utility are menu based and instructions for completing tasks are displayed on screen Using the ACU to Create and Manage Arrays You can use the ACU a tool of the BIOS RAID Configuration utility to create and manage arrays This section contains the following subsections To Start the ACU on page 50 To Create a New Array With the ACU on page 50 To Manage Existing Arrays With the ACU on page 51 To Make an Array Bootable With the ACU on page 51 To Initialize Disk Drives With the ACU on page 51 To Rescan Disk Drives With the ACU on page 52 To Perform a Secure Erase on Disk Drives With the ACU on page 52 To Stop a Secure Erase in Progress With the ACU on page 52 Appendix B Using the BIOS Configuration Utility to Configure the Sun Blade RAID 5 Expansion Module 49 V To Start the ACU 1 Start the BIOS RAID Configuration utility See To Start the BIOS RAID Configuration Utility on page 48 2 On the ARCU screen select Array Configuration Utility and press Enter 3 Follow the on screen instructions to create and manage arrays and initialize rescan and erase disk drives V To Create a New Array With the ACU Note You can create an array with the ACU and the Sun StorageTek RAID Manager GUI Howe
59. tion 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 a To make a selection use the arrow keys to highlight your selection then press the Enter key m 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 Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Installation Guide September 2008 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 m 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
60. urces Sun will not be responsible or liable for any actual or alleged damage or loss caused by or in connection with the use of or reliance on any such content goods or services that are available on or through such sites or resources x Sun Welcomes Your Comments Sun is interested in improving its documentation and welcomes your comments and suggestions You can submit your comments by going to http www sun com hwdocs feedback Please include the title and part number of your document with your feedback Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Installation Guide part number 820 3535 12 Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Installation Guide September 2008 CHAPTER 1 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 loc
61. v To Configure the Sun Blade RAID 5 Expansion Module 16 v 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 v To Insert the Server Module 19 LED Behavior 21 Accessing and Configuring the ILOM 22 Displaying the Service Processor s ILOM IP Address 23 v To Display the Service Processor s ILOM IP Address 23 Connecting to the ILOM 23 v To Connect to the ILOM Web GUI 24 v To Connect to the ILOM CLI 25 Accessing and Configuring the ELOM 26 Displaying the Service Processor s ELOM IP Address 27 v To Display the Service Processor s ELOM IP Address 27 Connecting to the ELOM 28 v To Connect to the ELOM Web GUI 28 iv Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Installation Guide September 2008 v To Connect to the ELOM CLI 29 Configuring the Service Processor s Network Settings Optional 30 v To Configure the Service Processor s Network Configuration 30 Accessing the System Console 31 v To Access the System Console Directly 31 v To Access the System Console Using the ILOM CLI 32 v To Access the System Console Using the ELOM CLI 32 v To Access the System Console Using the LOM Web GUI 33 v To Access the System Console Using the ELOM Web GUI 35 Dongle Cable Connections 38 Installation Worksheet 41 Using the BIOS Configuration Utility to Configure the Sun Blade RAID 5 Expansion Module 45
62. ve is removed from the enclosure you must perform a bus scan by using the Rescan Drives option from the main menu of the Array Configuration Utility ACU m You must confirm that the Disk Utility reports the correct configuration of the attached target devices Hot Plug Addition Conditions Hot plug addition of HDDs is supported under the following conditions m After the hard disk drive is added to the enclosure you must perform a bus scan by using the Rescan Drives option from the main menu of the ACU m You must confirm that the Disk Utility reports the correct configuration of the attached target devices Hot Unplug and Plug Replacement or Reinsertion Conditions Hot unplug and plug replacement reinsertion of HDDs is supported under the following conditions m The hard disk drive to be removed must not be a part of a logical device its status must be available m Ifa hard disk drive is to be removed and replaced either into the same slot or into a different unused slot using the same disk drive or a new disk drive you must perform a bus scan between the removal and the replacement steps as follows a Remove the selected hard disk drive b Complete a bus scan by using the Rescan Drives option in the ACU Appendix B Using the BIOS Configuration Utility to Configure the Sun Blade RAID 5 Expansion Module 47 c Confirm that the Disk Utility reports the correct configuration of attached target devices d Replac
63. ver it is a much quicker process to create an array through the GUI than through the ACU Creating an array with the ACU might take two to three times longer than creating an array with the GUI For more information see the Sun StorageTek RAID Manager Software User s Guide 1 Select Create Arrays from the main ACU menu Only disk drives that can be used in a new array are available for selection Disk drives must be initialized before they can be used in an array See To Initialize Disk Drives With the ACU on page 51 for more information 2 Use the Array Properties menu to modify the RAID level size name stripe size and caching settings of the array Note Creating a new array might change the BIOS boot order Check the BIOS settings to verify the correct boot order 50 Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Installation Guide September 2008 V To Manage Existing Arrays With the ACU 1 Select Manage Arrays from the main ACU menu 2 From the Manage Arrays menu do any of the following m View the properties of an array Note Failed drives are displayed in a different text color m Make an array bootable See To Make an Array Bootable With the ACU on page 51 m Assign or remove hot spares m Delete an array Caution Before deleting an array back up the data to avoid permanently losing it V To Make an Array Bootable With the ACU Note You might need to change the system BIOS t

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