Sun Fire™ 280R Server Product Notes
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1. Hardware Issues Clarification of System Depth Dimension BugID 4756551 The Site Planning Guide for Entry Level Servers part number 816 1613 lists the depth of the Sun Fire 280R system as 69 21 cm 27 25 in This is the correct depth excluding the front bezel measurement The depth of the system including the front bezel measurement is 73 8 cm 29 12 in Sun Fire 280R Server Product Notes 7 8 Peripheral Component Interconnect PCI Card Options Do not install the following optional PCI cards into PCI slot 1 66 MHz install these cards only in PCI card slots 2 3 or 4 33 MHz a SunATM P 155 MMF adapter a SunATM P 155 UTP5 adapter a SunATM P 622 MMF adapter Please refer to the Sun Fire 280R Server Service Manual for PCI card installation instructions Serial Adapter Included in Ship Kit For your convenience a serial port adapter part number 530 2889 is included in your Sun Fire 280R server ship kit This adapter enables you to use a standard RJ 45 serial cable to connect directly from the RJ 45 serial connector on the Sun Remote System Control RSC card to the serial connector of a Sun workstation with a DB 25 serial connector With this interface you can also run serial lines from multiple servers with RSC cards and connect them all to a terminal concentrator Note that the RSC card has a second RJ 45 connector designed for use with an Ethernet cable part number 530 1871 that is also included in yo2. Sun Microsystems Inc a les droits de propri t intellectuels relatants la technologie incorpor e dans le produit qui est d crit dans ce document En particulier et sans la limitation ces droits de propri t intellectuels peuvent inclure un ou plus des brevets am ricains num r s http www sun com patents et un ou les brevets plus suppl mentaires ou les applications de brevet en attente dans les Etats Unis et dans les autres pays Ce produit ou document est prot g par un copyright et distribu avec des licences qui en restreignent l utilisation la copie la distribution et la d compilation Aucune partie de ce produit ou document ne peut tre reproduite sous aucune forme parquelque moyen que ce soit sans l autorisation pr alable et crite de Sun et de ses bailleurs de licence s il y ena Le logiciel d tenu par des tiers et qui comprend la technologie relative aux polices de caract res est prot g par un copyright et licenci par des fournisseurs de Sun Des parties de ce produit pourront tre d riv es des syst mes Berkeley BSD licenci s par l Universit de Californie UNIX est une marque d pos e aux Etats Unis et dans d autres pays et licenci e exclusivement par X Open Company Ltd Sun Sun Microsystems le logo Sun Sun Fire Solaris SunSolve Online SunVTS OpenBoot Sun StorEdge JumpStart etle logo Solaris sont des marques de fabrique ou des marques d pos es de Sun Microsystems Inc au
3. 900 MHz 1 015 GHz and 1 2 GHz UltraSPARC III Cu CPU Modules on page 2 Solaris Operating Environment Preinstallation Information on page 4 Instructions for Installing a Server Into a Sun Rack 900 on page 7 Hardware Issues on page 7 Software Issues on page 9 Documentation Errata on page 12 Accessing the Latest Documentation You can view print or purchase a broad selection of Sun documentation including localized versions at http www sun com documentation Check this site periodically for the latest revisions of Sun Fire 280R product documentation including the latest version of these Product Notes Sun Proprietary Confidential Internal Use Only 900 MHz 1 015 GHz and 1 2 GHz UltraSPARC III Cu CPU Modules 900 MHz 1 015 GHz and 1 2 GHz UltraSPARC II Cu CPU modules CPUs are available for the Sun Fire 280R server Systems shipped with the 900 MHz 1 015 GHz and 1 2 GHz UltraSPARC HI Cu CPU modules meet the requirements described in this document If you are upgrading a Sun Fire 280R server with an UltraSPARC HI Cu CPU module for the first time you must make sure that the system meets the requirements described in the following sections 2 System Hardware Requirements This section provides the requirements that pertain to both CPU modules and the fan tray that cools these modules CPU Modules You can configure your system with one or two UltraSPARC III Cu CPU modules
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5. to this prompt the set up of the operating environment will continue without configuring RSC If you want to install RSC later you can install RSC by running the rsc config script located at usr platform SUNW Sun Fire 280R rsc Sun Fire 280R Server Product Notes 5 6 5 When you reach the console or setup window titled End click the Confirm button The system displays the login window in which you can enter your user name and password to log in and begin using the system Solaris Operating Environment Patches If you reinstall the Solaris operating environment you may need to obtain required patches from SunSolve To verify the basic installation and configuration of your system Sun has created the Sun Install Check Tool This one time use tool is currently being offered at no charge over the web After you complete the basic installation and configuration of your system you can use the tool to check the following aspects of your Sun hardware m Patches for the Solaris operating environment m System firmware levels a Unsupported hardware configurations The tool identifies potential problems in these areas and provides recommendations that you can use to resolve the problems You must accept the terms of the license agreement at the Sun Install Check Tool web site in order to run the tool Follow the directions at the web site to download and use the Sun Install Check Tool The Sun Install Check Tool is available at h
6. web site Note OpenBoot PROM 4 6 6 is not supported on the Sun Fire 280R server If you installed OpenBoot PROM 4 6 6 you must change your firmware to a supported version of OpenBoot PROM firmware Ar SOLARIS Solaris Operating Environment Preinstallation Information The Sun Fire 280R system shipped with these Product Notes has one of the following Solaris operating environments already installed on its hard drive m Sun Fire 280R systems with the 1 2 GHz CPU module have a dual boot image Solaris 8 HW 12 02 operating environment and Solaris 9 12 02 operating environment m Sun Fire 280R systems with the 900 MHz CPU module or the 1 015 GHz CPU have the Solaris 8 02 02 operating environment The Sun Remote System Control 2 2 RSC packages are also included in these images If you do not want to use the preinstalled operating environment you can bypass the image on the hard drive by using one of the following methods to install another compatible version of the Solaris operating environment 4 Sun Fire 280R Server Product Notes April 2003 Before powering on the system for the first time you can 1 Place a compatible Solaris operating environment CD into the CD ROM drive of the system 2 Install the Solaris operating environment over your network using a JumpStart image you created For more information about installing Solaris software refer to the Solaris installation instructions in the Solaris M
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8. e environmental monitoring process using the following procedure To restart the environmental monitoring picld process as root execute the following commands 1 Become root on the system Type the following 2 su Password password Sun Fire 280R Server Product Notes 9 10 2 Type this command to stop the picld process etc init d picld stop If there is a Segmentation Fault message perform Step 2a If there is no message skip to Step 3 a Type this command to kill the picld process pkill KILL picld Type this command to start a new picld process etc init d picld start The picid process will start correctly False Drive Fault Reported at Power On When you power on the system it may report a false internal drive fault that is recorded in the Sun Remote System Control RSC log history If the error is reported by RSC you should disregard it if the system boots successfully to the Solaris operating environment In most cases the erroneous fault will not reappear You can verify the disk after the boot process by using the fsck utility Note Any disk drive error message reported by the Solaris operating Environment is a real disk drive error If a disk fault is reported at the ok prompt and the system fails to boot to the Solaris operating environment there may be a problem with the disk drive Test the disk drive with the OpenBoot Diagnostics test d
9. edia Kit documentation Setting Up the Operating Environment 1 Power on the system First the system checks for a local boot CD If no CD is found the system searches for a JumpStart installation server on your network If a CD or JumpStart server is found the system displays a message that you have 60 seconds to halt the operating environment installation from the CD or the JumpStart server If neither the CD nor JumpStart server is present one of the following actions occurs depending on which CPU module is installed in your system If your system has the 900 MHz CPU module or the 1 015 GHz CPU the system loads the preinstalled image If your system has the 1 2 GHz CPU module you must select either Solaris 8 HW 12 02 operating environment or Solaris 9 12 02 operating environment The system loads the operating environment you selected The unselected environment is removed 2 Verify the version of software installed Alternatively you can install a newer version of the Solaris operating environment software if a newer version exists 3 Answer the Solaris operating environment setup prompts by following the on screen instructions 4 Answer the RSC configuration prompt If you answer yes to this prompt you will be prompted to provide RSC configuration information When you have finished answering these prompts RSC will be configured and the correct RSC firmware will be installed onto the RSC card If you answer no
10. ocumented in the Diagnostics Monitoring and Troubleshooting chapter in the Sun Fire 280R Server Service Manual Sun Fire 280R Server Product Notes April 2003 RSC Command rscadm resetrsc Fails After a cold restart or after powering on the system the RSC command rscadm resetrsc fails this is a known condition You need to reset the host system for the command to function correctly There are three ways you can reset the host Use one of the following commands m At the ok prompt execute the reset all command m At the RSC Command Line Interpreter CLI prompt issue the reset command m At the Solaris CLI prompt issue the reboot command The RSC rscadm resetrsc command will now function correctly Graphics Monitor User and RSC Console User Both Have Access to the Solaris Operating Environment When the RSC software is in RSC console mode and a graphics monitor and a Universal Serial Bus keyboard are attached to the server both the RSC console user and the graphics monitor user can log in to the Solaris operating environment simultaneously RSC bootmode u diag Command Fails to Send Boot Output to the RSC Console The OpenBoot PROM interface does not redirect all console messages to the RSC console after RSC issues a bootmode u diag command Use the Sun Remote System Control 2 0 User s Guide for instructions to redirect the console to RSC Sun Fire 280R Server Product Notes 11 Documentation Errata Correction
11. of the same speed The part number of the 900 MHz UltraSPARC III Cu CPU module is 501 6002 The part number of the 1 015 GHz UltraSPARC II Cu CPU module is 501 6395 The part number of the 1 2 GHz UltraSPARC III Cu CPU module is 501 6485 Fan Tray Assembly You must install the fan tray assembly X9820A 540 5088 to cool the UltraSPARC II Cu CPU module Systems shipped with the UltraSPARC III Cu CPU module installed already have this fan tray assembly If you do not have this fan tray contact a Sun sales representative or service provider to order one Sun Fire 280R Server Product Notes April 2003 Note The previous version of the fan tray assembly 540 4434 does not achieve sufficient cooling capacity and does not support UltraSPARC II Cu CPU modules System Software and Firmware Requirements System Software Sun Fire 280R systems using the UltraSPARC III Cu CPU module CPU at 1 2 GHz require one of the following versions of the operating environment m Solaris 8 12 02 operating environment or a compatible Solaris release that supports the server m Solaris 9 12 02 operating environment or a compatible Solaris release that supports the server Note Sun Fire 280R systems with the 1 2 GHz CPU module have a dual boot image which provides you with a choice of Solaris 8 or Solaris 9 operating environment Sun Fire 280R systems using the CPU module at 1 015 GHz require the Solaris 8 02 02 operating envi
12. ronment or a compatible Solaris release that supports the server Sun Fire 280R systems using the CPU module at 900 MHz require the Solaris 8 10 01 operating environment or a compatible Solaris release that supports the server Sun Fire 280R systems using the CPU module at 750 MHz require the Solaris 8 01 01 operating environment or a compatible Solaris release that supports the server To verify that the proper version of the operating environment is installed on your Sun Fire 280R server examine the file etc release This file should contain the text Solaris 8 1 01 Solaris 8 10 01 Solaris 8 2 02 Solaris 8 12 02 or Solaris 9 12 02 or identify a subsequent compatible Solaris release Sun Fire 280R Server Product Notes 3 System Firmware The following are the minimum system PROM firmware requirements for Sun Fire 280R systems m Sun Fire 280R systems using the 1 2 GHz CPU module require version 4 5 21 or later of the OpenBoot PROM m Sun Fire 280R systems using the 900 MHz CPU module or the 1 015 GHz CPU module require version 4 5 16 or later of the OpenBoot PROM If you are operating a Sun Fire 280R server shipped with any of these modules installed then your firmware is already at the required level If you are upgrading a system to include any of these modules install patch 111292 12 or later which will update your firmware to the correct version This patch is available on the SunSolve
13. to the PCI Slot 4 Specification BugID 4450900 The table in the About Peripheral Component Interconnect PCI Buses section of the Sun Fire 280R Server Owner s Guide incorrectly states that PCI slot 4 is 32 bits wide and that it can accommodate only 32 bit wide PCI cards The correct information is that PCI slot 4 is 64 bits wide and can accommodate both 32 bit and 64 bit PCI cards 12 Sun Fire 280R Server Product Notes April 2003
14. ttp sunsolve sun com pub cgi show pl target installcheck installcheck You can also use the Solaris Patch Manager for on going patch management New in Solaris 9 the Patch Manager provides automatic patch inventory and configuration based analysis of systems automatic verification of digital patch signatures and automatic resolution of patch dependencies and install order Sun Fire 280R Server Product Notes April 2003 Instructions for Installing a Server Into a Sun Rack 900 The 280R server rackmounting kit now includes M6 screws for use with the Sun Rack 900 or any cabinet with mounting holes sized for metric dimensions Table 1 describes the additional screws TABLE1 M6 Screws in Rackmounting Kit Screws Qty Use M6 x 20 panhead screws 8 Attach the slide assemblies to the front with washers and back mounting rails P N 240 4374 01 M6 x 20 cheese head screws 4 Use in trim panels instead of the 10 32 P N 240 4459 01 screws to secure the top and bottom of the server to the front mounting rails To install a server into Sun Rack 900 follow the instructions in the Sun Fire 280R Server Setup and Rackmounting Guide Where the instructions specify 10 32 screws use the M6 screws included in the rackmounting kit box Use a Phillips No 3 screwdriver with the M6 screws Before you install the server into the cabinet replace the 10 32 captive screws on the front trim panel with M6 x 20 cheese head screws
15. ur ship kit Viewing the RSC card from the rear of the system the Ethernet connector is on the bottom the RJ 11 modem connector is in the middle and the RJ 45 serial connector is on top RSC card seen from rear panel q RJ 45 serial RJ 11 modem lt a RJ 45 Ethernet Sun Fire 280R Server Product Notes April 2003 Refer to Instructions in the Chassis for Removing and Installing CPU Modules An illustrated instruction booklet CPU Installation and Removal Instructions is attached to the air flow guide that covers the CPU module s inside the system chassis Should it be necessary to remove or install a CPU module you should follow the instructions in that booklet The required tool a torque indicator driver for removing or installing a CPU module is also housed in the chassis between the disk drives and the DVD ROM drive bay The booklet shows you how to use that tool to perform the service procedure Your Sun Fire 280R Server Service Manual states that a torque screwdriver is housed in the chassis between the disk drive bay and the DVD ROM drive bay However the torque screwdriver is not included with this system Therefore instead of following the instructions in the Service Manual you should follow the instructions in the booklet using the torque indicator driver supplied in the chassis Software Issues Disk Drive Hot Plugging Following any disk drive hot plug procedure restart th
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