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1. Sun Fire V60x Server and Sun Fire V65x Server Server Management Guide November 2003 getty You can run a service called getty to log out of idle shell sessions automatically on the serial interface To enable getty append the following line to the list of gettys in the file etc inittab file 7 12345 respawn sbin agetty 9600 ttys1 Note It does not matter where you append this line in the list The list of gettys currently looks like the following Run gettys in standard runlevels 1 2345 respawn 2 2345 respawn 3 2345 respawn 4 2345 respawn 5 2345 respawn 6 2345 respawn sbin mingetty sbin mingetty sbin mingetty sbin mingetty sbin mingetty sbin mingetty Chapter 2 ttyl tty2 tty3 tty4 tty5 tty6 Console Redirection Over Serial on a Linux System 33 Enabling BIOS Console Redirection Note Console redirection is enabled by default in the BIOS If the default settings have been changed in the BIOS the following procedure explains how to change the console redirection settings 1 Reset or power on the Sun Fire V60x server or Sun Fire V65x server 2 As soon as the SETUP option appears on the monitor press lt F2 gt to enter the SETUP section 3 Once in the main page of the Setup menu use the arrow keys to select the Server menu 4 Press Enter 5 In the Server menu select Console redirection 6 Press Enter 7 In the2. ok Operating in normal ranges a nc Non critical condition caused by a sensor outside of its normal ranges a cr Critical condition that is potentially fatal error caused by a sensor exceeding its specified ratings m nr Non recoverable condition that has potential to damage hardware us Unspecified status indicating a fault whose severity is unknown sensor Specifies the sensor group temp volt or fan for which information is displayed If you do not specify a sensor group all groups for which there is information display For example dpccli gt sensors fan 09 13 01 10 21 38 PwrDstBrd Fan ok 09 13 01 10 21 38 System Fan 3 ok 09 13 01 10 21 39 System Fan 1 ok Sun Fire V60x Server and Sun Fire V65x Server Server Management Guide November 2003 Set Syntax set prompt text prefix text Description Allows you to define the CLI command mode prompt and the prefix that is applied to CLI command responses By default the command line prompt is dpccli gt while the default response prefix is an empty string Options prompt text Specifies the CLI command mode prompt change to text prefix text Specifies the response prefix be text text The prompt or prefix text You can supply any literal text characters plus the system variables System time and date These variables resolve to the hostname or IP address the system time and date respectively The time and date reflect current time fo
3. Note To perform a Preboot eXecution Environment PXE network boot after power on use the Esc Q key sequence to emulate an F12 keystroke during system start up POST Chapter 1 Managing the Sun Fire V60x Server and Sun Fire V65x Server 25 Power Off Syntax power off f Description Initiates a power down sequence on the managed server Option Forces a power off without attempting a graceful shutdown Note If you need to shut down the operating system issue a shutdown command to the operating system wait for the server to halt then issue the CLI power off command Reset Syntax reset f c Description Performs a platform power cycle Options c Switches the session to Serial Over LAN mode after successfully executing the IPMI reset command Forces a reset without attempting a graceful shutdown Note If you need to shut down the operating system issue a shutdown command to the operating system wait for the server to halt then issue the CLI reset command 26 Sun Fire V60x Server and Sun Fire V65x Server Server Management Guide November 2003 Sel Syntax sel c num Description Displays the System Event Log SEL records Each record displays on a single line and uses the following format Record Date Time Sensor Event description Options c Displays the record in a comma separated value format In this format a single c
4. r Communication outside of the operating system FIGURE 1 1 Diagram of the Server Management Options 4 Sun Fire V60x Server and Sun Fire V65x Server Server Management Guide November 2003 Sun Control Station SCS A Sun branded product the Sun Control Station SCS 2 0 is the primary server management solution for a Sun Fire V60x server or Sun Fire V65x server running the Red Hat 7 3 operating system OS The Sun Control Station is a native Linux application that allows administrators to take control of their servers tracking and applying software updates deploying new services and monitoring the health and performance of servers More than just a typical systems management device the Sun Control Station is a platform that helps you to manage the complete life cycle of your servers from initial setup through eventual redeployment at the end of useful life As an added benefit customers can continue to use third party or homegrown software in conjunction with the Sun Control Station There is both a server side component and a client side component for the Sun Control Station The server side component can be installed on any x86 based server running Red Hat OS 7 3 or 8 1 the client side component known as an agent will be available for the Sun Fire V60x server and Sun Fire V65x server for both Linux and Solaris customers Sun Control Station supports both in band a
5. SEL information has been saved press Enter to confirm 8 To exit the SSU press ESC several times and press Enter to confirm each step 9 To exit the Diagnostics CD use the arrow keys to select Quit to DOS 10 Select Quit Now and press Enter 11 Eject the Diagnostics CD and remove the floppy diskette You can now reboot the server or power it off 36 Sun Fire V60x Server and Sun Fire V65x Server Server Management Guide November 2003
6. line using the r option Options specified on the dpccli command line always take precedence over options specified in the configuration file Note Not all options are supported from dpcclirc The supported options are a I v i o p P s and u Command text is not processed through the configuration file Any option not understood or supported is silently ignored Thus blank lines or comments that start with a non option letter for example can be placed in the file When creating the configuration file use one command line option per line Each line must begin with an option letter optionally preceded by the hyphen character Follow the option with any argument that applies The following example specifies the name of the network proxy and its alternate port address P kalamal a 3033 Chapter 1 Managing the Sun Fire V60x Server and Sun Fire V65x Server 17 18 Using Telnet Linux for the SOL Feature For best results when invoking SOL commands during a CLI session start the connection using Red Hat Linux telnet session At the Linux prompt type telnet xxx xxx xxx xxx 623 For example telnet 10 7 162 58 623 The xxx represents the IP address of the system running the Network Proxy This may be the local system or a central network server with the Proxy installed The 623 represents the default port address required for CLI connections If this port address has been changed while executing the
7. payloads defining client profiles and monitoring and validating system installations and updates This module allows you to a select files or RPMs to load onto a client a select the distributions of different OSs to load onto a client create customized payloads made up of files and OS distributions m create profiles containing configuration information add clients on to which the payloads and profiles are loaded using the Media Access Layer MAC address of the client These services can be used within an extranet or an intranet environment or across the Internet 6 Sun Fire V60x Server and Sun Fire V65x Server Server Management Guide November 2003 Availability Sun Control Station v2 0 is available for download for Linux clients The Red Hat 7 3 based agent for the Sun Fire V60x server and Sun Fire V65x server is now available as a free download from Sun s Web site For more information visit the Web sites at http www sun com servers entry v60x http www sun com servers entry v65x Lights Out Management LOM The Intel Server Management ISM software is a set of applications and agents for monitoring and managing servers The agents can act as low level stand alone pieces or can be used in conjunction with full featured integrated management suites Lights Out Management LOM uses a standard Intelligent Platform Management Interface IPMI that is associated with a network interface card NIC connect
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9. Console redirection screen view the following settings Ensure that these settings match the settings at the remote terminal Make any necessary changes m BIOS redirection port Serial 2 RJ45 m Baud Rate 9600 m Flow control No flow control m Terminal type PC ANSI 8 To exit the Setup menu and save your changes press lt F10 gt For the new settings to take effect you need to reboot the server Once the server reboots the console redirection will work 34 Sun Fire V60x Server and Sun Fire V65x Server Server Management Guide November 2003 Diagnostics CD Note You can navigate the portions of the Diagnostics CD and the System Setup Utility SSU with the mouse as well The instructions in these procedures explain how to navigate the menus by keyboard Diagnostics CD and Service Partition over Serial Console The Diagnostics CD or the Service Partition can run over the serial console if console redirection is enabled in the BIOS For more information see Enabling BIOS Console Redirection on page 34 To run the Diagnostic functions from the Diagnostics CD or the Service Partition on the server s hard disk drive you need to reboot the server Once the server reboots the console redirection will work without any special configuration changes m If you are booting to the Service Partition you need to press lt F4 gt to invoke the Service Partition m If you are booting from th
10. S amp o SUN microsystems Sun Fire V60x Server and Sun Fire V65x Server Server Management Guide Sun Microsystems Inc 4150 Network Circle Santa Clara CA 95054 U S A 650 960 1300 Part No 817 2025 13 November 2003 Revision A Copyright 2003 Sun Microsystems Inc 4150 Network Circle Santa Clara California 95054 U S A All rights reserved Sun Microsystems Inc has intellectual property rights relating to technology that is described in this document In particular and without limitation these intellectual property rights may include one or more of the U S patents listed at http www sun com patents and one or more additional patents or pending patent applications in the U S and in other countries This document and the product to which it pertains are distributed under licenses restricting their use copying distribution and decompilation No part of the product or of this document may be reproduced in any form by any means without prior written authorization of Sun and its licensors if any Third party software including font technology is copyrighted and licensed from Sun suppliers Parts of the e produt may be derived from Berkeley BSD systems licensed from the University of California UNIX is a registered trademark in the U S and in other countries exclusively licensed through X Open Company Ltd Sun Sun Microsystems the Sun logo Solaris and Sun Fire are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun M
11. SSU task list use the arrow keys to select PEM Platform Event Manager and press Enter In the PEM Manager a number of options appear Select Configure LAN and press Enter In the field LAN Access Mode use the arrow keys to select Always Available and press Enter In the Password fields above LAN Access Mode enter a password and verify it Select Save and press Enter If you will be using the Serial Over LAN SOL feature complete the following steps If you will not be using SOL proceed to step 11 a In the Options menu select Configure Serial Over LAN b Specify the SOL Access Mode as either Always Available or Restricted c Set the baud parameter rate d Save your changes Select Close to return to the previous screen To exit the SSU press ESC several times and press Enter to confirm each step To exit the Diagnostics CD use the arrow keys to select Quit to DOS Select Quit Now and press Enter Eject the Diagnostics CD You can now reboot the server or power it off The Network Proxy dpcproxy When you install Intel Server Management software the network proxy is automatically installed and runs as a daemon each time the server is rebooted The dpcproxy must be running before the CLI can operate See Configuring a Red Hat Linux Console on page 11 No command line arguments are required for dpcproxy to start and enable the local console to run the CLI The arguments are provided to ex
12. Sun products designed for horizontally scaled compute environments With up to two Intel Pentium 4 Xeon processors running at 2 8 3 06 or 3 2 GHz the Sun Fire V60x server and Sun Fire V65x server utilize the latest x86 technology to run and drive Solaris x86 based and Linux based applications Drivers for Standard Linux Distributions will be introduced over the next few quarters enabling customers to choose the OS that best meets their requirements Product Family Placement The Sun Fire V60x server and Sun Fire V65x server are the latest additions to Sun s x86 based server product portfolio and provide an upgrade path for customers from the Sun LX50 server Based on Intel Pentium 4 Xeon technology and a 533 MHz Front Side Bus FSB the Sun Fire V60x server and Sun Fire V65x server provide customers with leading edge compute power and fast data transfer throughput for its price point Acronyms TABLE 1 1 explains the acronyms found in this document TABLE 1 1 Acronyms Acronym Explanation ARP Address Resolution Protocol BMC Baseboard Management Controller DPC Direct Platform Control grub Grand Unified Bootloader IPMI Intelligent Platform Management Interface ISM Intel Server Management KVM Keyboard video and monitor LAN Local Area Network LILO Linux Loader LOM Lights Out Management MIB Management Information Base SCS Sun Control Station SDR Sensor Data Record SEL System Event Log SNMP Simple Network Manage
13. blished In a Linux environment you can use a shell such as csh or ksh as your console In this case you must start the console interface dpccli to set the CLI session This console works well in a scripting environment where you might want to monitor many servers Also available under Linux is a telnet session see Using Telnet Linux for the SOL Feature on page 18 This connection method results in better SOL console redirection Note The dpccli interface does not support formatted output like a VT100 or UTF8 terminal would When using a command prompt console special characters may not appear properly formatted as they would at the server console Enabling the SOL Feature on the Server You can enable the SOL feature locally on the managed server through the System Setup Utility SSU To enable the feature on the Sun Fire V60x server or Sun Fire V65x server see Configuring the Sun Fire V60x Server or Sun Fire V65x Server on page 12 Using the SOL Feature To use the Serial Over LAN feature you first initiate a CLI session When in platform control mode the CLI displays a unique prompt dpccli gt When in SOL mode the CLI does not display a prompt and all information displayed comes directly from the SOL character stream Sun Fire V60x Server and Sun Fire V65x Server Server Management Guide November 2003 The following is an overview of how to use the Serial Over LAN feature 1 Initiate a CLI
14. dit the working image section of your configuration files directly Copy the working image section and paste it within the configuration file Make your editing changes to this copied section 30 grub If you use grub there are three steps to enable console redirection over serial these steps all involve editing the grub configuration file etc grub conf Note The file etc grub conf is a symbolic link to the file boot grub grub conf 1 Passing the proper console parameters to the kernel 2 Configuring the grub menu system to redirect to the proper console 3 Removing any splash images that would prevent the proper serial console display For more information on the parameters refer to the file kernel parameters txt in your kernel documentation For more information on grub run the command info grub Note If the arrow keys do not work through your remote serial concentrator you can use the keystroke combinations of lt CTRL P gt and lt CTRL N gt work to highlight the Previous and Next entry respectively Pressing Enter then boots that entry The parameter console ttyS1 tells the system to send the data to the serial port first The parameter console tty0 tells the system to send the data to the KVM second A working image section in your file etc grub conf should have an entry for the kernel image to boot The stock kernel entry looks like kernel vmlinuz lt kernelrevision gt ro root de
15. dpcproxy command use that port address instead At the Server prompt provide the IP address or DNS name of the server to which you want to connect Press Enter when prompted for a user name The user name value is null Press Enter without entering a user name Provide a password if applicable After authentication is performed you will see a login successful message and the dpccli gt prompt You can now enter CLI commands Sun Fire V60x Server and Sun Fire V65x Server Server Management Guide November 2003 Manually Executing the dpccli Command The following steps describe the process to start the CLI in the RedHat Linux console by typing commands directly at the Red Hat Linux shell prompt The dpcproxy daemon must be running prior to starting the dpccli By default the dpcproxy is started by the cliservice script located in the directory etc rc d init d Enter the dpccli command and provide any command line options For a list of the options see Command Line Options on page 15 At the Server prompt provide the IP address or DNS name of the server to which you want to connect At the Username prompt press Enter By default there is no user name Enter the password This is the password you entered in Step 8 in the Configuring the Sun Fire V60x Server or Sun Fire V65x Server on page 12 After authentication is performed a Login Successful message appears and the dpccli gt p
16. e Diagnostics CD the Diagnostics menu comes up automatically Viewing and Saving the SEL Information Note You will need a blank floppy diskette to save the System Event Log SEL information for this procedure To view the SEL information 1 From the Diagnostics CD boot the Sun Fire V60x server or Sun Fire V65x server 2 Insert the floppy diskette into the floppy diskette drive Chapter 2 Console Redirection Over Serial on a Linux System 35 3 Once the Diagnostics CD has completed booting use the arrow keys to select the System Utilities option from the top menu 4 From the System Utilities drop down menu use the arrow keys to select Run System Setup Utility SSU and press Enter The SSU installs onto a ramdisk and takes a few minutes 5 Once the installation is complete press any key to continue into the SSU UI 6 From the SSU task list use the arrow keys to select SEL Manager and press Enter In the SEL Manager a list of the SEL contents appears You can page up and down through the listing to view the events 7 To save the SEL to a floppy diskette a Press lt ALT F gt b Select Save As c Enter the filename for the SEL d The 8 3 naming limitation in DOS applies format xxxxxxxx yyy e Use the TAB key to navigate to the Drives drop down menu Use the arrow keys to select A f Use the TAB key to navigate to OK button and press it g Once the
17. e SPARC International Inc aux Etats Unis et dans d autres pays Les produits portant les marques SPARC sont bas s sur une architecture d velopp e par Sun Microsystems Inc L interface d utilisation graphique OPEN LOOK et Sun a t d velopp e par Sun Microsystems Inc pour ses utilisateurs et licenci s Sun reconna t les efforts de pionniers de Xerox pour la recherche et le d veloppement du concept des interfaces d utilisation visuelle ou graphique pour l industrie de l informatique Sun d tient une license non exclusive ae Xerox sur l interface d utilisation pe i er Xerox cette licence couvrant galement les licenci es de Sun qui mettent en place interface d utilisation graphique OPEN LOOK et qui en outre se conforment aux licences crites de Sun LA DOCUMENTATION EST FOURNIE EN L TAT ET TOUTES AUTRES CONDITIONS D CLARATIONS 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 QUALIT MARCHANDE L APTITUDE UNE UTILISATION PARTICULI RE OU L ABSENCE DE CONTREFA ON Sb aon ca Adobe PostScript Contents Managing the Sun Fire V60x Server and Sun Fire V65x Server 1 Introduction 1 Product Family Placement 1 Acronyms 2 Server Management 3 Sun Control Station SCS 5 Services on the Sun Control Station 6 Availability 7 Lights Out Management LOM 7 Serial Over LAN 8 Enabling the SOL Featu
18. er 15 16 TABLE 1 3 dpccli Command line options Option Description i inputfile C o outputfile V P networkproxy a alternateport r rcfile Specifies an input file to be read as standard input stdin For inputfile specify any text file When the end of file is reached the session ends unless you have also used the I command line option If you do not use this option you must interactively supply input from the command line Forces the BMC session into Serial Over LAN SOL mode In SOL mode data is passed unaltered from the managed server to the console If you do not use this command line option Platform Control Mode is the default mode Specifies an output file in which to capture standard output stdout For outputfile specify any text file If you do not use this option all standard output arrives at the console Causes the session to continue as an interactive session after processing all characters supplied through an input file with the i command line option This is the default mode if an input file or text was not specified on the command line Causes session progress messages to be sent to standard error for example verbose output Additionally any non zero exit condition prints an associated error message This behavior is also the default behavior during any interactive session Specifies the IP address or DNS host name of the system running the network proxy dpcproxy The
19. he 16 byte system Globally Unique Identifier GUID of the managed server in the conventional GUID format for example 422e7704 23f5 4706 a943 a7859c073aed Identify Syntax identify on seconds off Description Causes the server to signal its physical location with a blinking light emitting diode LED if the system has an ID LED available This command can help you locate a server in a rack of servers Options on seconds Specifies the number of seconds to blink the LED If you do not provide a value for seconds the default time will be 15 seconds off Turns off the blinking LED 24 Sun Fire V60x Server and Sun Fire V65x Server Server Management Guide November 2003 Network Syntax network mac ip subnet gateway Description Displays the network configuration of the Baseboard Management Controller BMC The display includes the MAC address IP address and source static DHCP BIOS subnet mask and gateway IP address If you do not supply an option all information is displayed Options mac Displays only the MAC address ip Displays only the IP Address subnet Displays only the subnet mask gateway Displays only the gateway IP Address Power On Syntax power on c Description Initiates a power on sequence on the managed server Options c Switches the session to Serial Over LAN mode after successfully executing the IPMI power on command
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21. id timeouts configure your services to block the use of UDP ports 623 and 624 or use an alternate network interface for that traffic Note The BMC sends out an Address Resolution Protocol ARP broadcast every three 3 seconds ARP traffic scales linearly with additional server deployments You can disable ARP broadcasts using IPMItool an open source IPMI client application available at http ipmitool sourceforge net If you disable ARP broadcasts you must implement a hardcoded ARP resolution table on the managing node Note You can navigate the portions of the Diagnostics CD and the System Setup Utility SSU with the mouse as well These instructions explain how to navigate by keyboard To enable the LAN Access Mode feature in the managed Sun Fire V60x server or Sun Fire V65x server 1 From the Diagnostics CD boot the Sun Fire V60x server or Sun Fire V65x server 2 Once the Diagnostics CD has completed booting use the arrow keys to select the System Utilities option from the top menu 3 From the System Utilities drop down menu use the arrow keys to select Run System Setup Utility SSU and press Enter The SSU installs onto a ramdisk and takes a few minutes 4 Once the installation is complete press any key to continue into the SSU user interface UI 12 Sun Fire V60x Server and Sun Fire V65x Server Server Management Guide November 2003 10 11 12 13 14 15 From the
22. ing the Sun Fire V60x Server and Sun Fire V65x Server 21 Using the Command Line Interface This section describes the commands available once you are at the dpccli gt prompt CLI Commands TABLE 1 4 lists the ISM Command Line Interface commands For command descriptions syntax and options refer to the appropriate section following TABLE 1 4 CLI commands are case sensitive and must be all lowercase TABLE 1 4 CLI Commands Command Description exit quit boot help id identify network power on power off reset sel sensors set version Ends the CLI session Ends the CLI session Sets the IPMI boot options and then resets the system Displays command usage Displays the GUID of the managed server Causes the server to signal its location Displays the network configuration of the BMC Initiates a power up sequence on the managed server Initiates a power down sequence on the managed server Performs a reset operation on the managed server Displays the System Event Log SEL records Displays the current status of the server s sensors Defines the CLI command mode prompt and response prefix Displays the version of the active dpcproxy 22 Sun Fire V60x Server and Sun Fire V65x Server Server Management Guide November 2003 Exit and Quit Syntax exit quit Description You can terminate the CLI session using the Exit or Quit command Either of these commands closes all sessions associated
23. ion LOM through Direct Platform Control DPC includes the dpcproxy and dpecli programs provided in the Resource CD for the Sun Fire V60x server and Sun Fire V65x server The customer can also download a GUI based DPC management program from Intel s Web site at www intel com Available features include power on power off and reset System Event Logs SELs and Sensor Data Records SDRs can be viewed remotely For more information on using the dpccli program see ISM Command Line Interface on page 10 Note The DPC management programs must be run on RedHat Linux systems but can manage Sun Fire V60x and Sun Fire V56x servers with either the Linux or Solaris operating systems installed Chapter 1 Managing the Sun Fire V60x Server and Sun Fire V65x Server 7 8 Serial Over LAN The Serial Over LAN SOL feature lets servers transparently redirect the serial character stream from the baseboard UART to and from the remote client system over LAN Serial over LAN has the following benefits compared to a serial interface m Eliminates the need for a serial concentrator m Reduces the amount of cabling m Allows remote management of servers without video mouse or keyboard headless servers Serial over LAN requires a properly configured LAN connection a network proxy running on either the client system or on a central network proxy server and a console from which an ISM Command Line Interface CLI session can be esta
24. local system d logfiledir Causes logfiledir to be added to the front of the filename on all debug log files generated by the network proxy If you do not use this option debug log information is not kept The Console Interface dpccli When the console you are using uses stdin and stdout you must start dpecli before you can access the ISM Command Line Interface command set This executable dpccli acts as an interface between the console and the network proxy The Network Proxy dpcproxy must be running before apecli can be executed Once the interface is started you can then connect to a server and enter commands The console interface is particularly useful in scripting environments that use standard console input and output It is also useful as a simple interactive interface when formatted output such as VT100 and VT UTF8 is not required 14 Sun Fire V60x Server and Sun Fire V65x Server Server Management Guide November 2003 To support non interactive use dpecli accepts command line options that control its behavior You can specify options in any order The first text encountered not associated with a command line option is interpreted as the start of text that is to be sent to the network proxy and therefore must be placed last on the command line White space between an option and its associated argument is optional Note When you use the dpccli remote management tool to power off the server the server will not shu
25. ment Protocol SOL Serial Over LAN SSU System Setup Utility SunMC Sun Management Center UDP User Datagram Protocol WAN Wide Area Network 2 Sun Fire V60x Server and Sun Fire V65x Server Server Management Guide November 2003 Server Management There are several options for remotely managing a Sun Fire V60x server or a Sun Fire V65x server Sun Control Station SCS Lights Out Management LOM through Intel s command line interface CLI Serial Over LAN SOL Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP Chapter 1 Managing the Sun Fire V60x Server and Sun Fire V65x Server 3 The diagram in FIGURE 1 1 illustrates how the different management options work Linux based PC Sun Control Station Generic management MODULES Health Third party SNMP based monitoring LOM SW solutions HP OpenView Intel CLI LOM management AllStart CA Unicenter etc and others Out of band In band management management L l l mA l Communication x inside the a operating system A x O SNMP daemon us me lt gt IMB Sun Fire Server Motherboard Note For clarity the illustration shows two different entry pone for the in band and out of band communications on both the Sun Control Station and th Sun Fire server motherboard However these two entry points can physically exist on the same network interface card NIC ech et oa e nee FT
26. n the CLI files are located in the usr local cli console directory A script file cliservice is also added to the etc rc d init d directory For more information about the network proxy see The Network Proxy dpeproxy on page 13 CLI Configuration Before you can use the ISM Command Line Interface you need to verify that the following CLI configuration steps have been taken Configuring a Red Hat Linux Console The dpcproxy daemon must be running prior to starting the dpccli By default the dpcproxy is started by the cliservice script located in the etc rc d init d directory The script file may be modified if needed to accommodate dpcproxy command parameters For more information about the network proxy see The Network Proxy dpeproxy on page 13 No other console configuration steps are required to run the CLI Chapter 1 Managing the Sun Fire V60x Server and Sun Fire V65x Server 11 Configuring the Sun Fire V60x Server or Sun Fire V65x Server To use dpecli over a local area network LAN you must first enable the LAN Access Mode feature in the BMC on the Sun Fire V60x or Sun Fire V65x system that will be managed by the ISM CLI Note By default the LAN Access Mode feature is disabled Note Remote shell rsh and NIS connections to user datagram protocol UDP ports 623 and 624 will time out on the network interface used by the BMC if LAN management is enabled on that interface To avo
27. nd out of band system management The server side component consists of two parts a core framework that is the engine for executing control modules and the built in control modules themselves These control modules can come from Sun Microsystems Inc from third party vendors or from your own in house design team Numerous modules are available from Sun Appliance Inventory Performance Monitoring Software Management Health Monitoring Lights Out Management LOM and AllStart which includes the JumpStart utility for Solaris based servers and the KickStart utility for servers running Red Hat operating systems Through the Sun Control Station you can fully control the distribution of software payloads offering customized and tailor made services to downstream and end user customers Service Providers can offer unique payloads data or software monitoring services By leveraging the Sun BlueLinQ technology all available software updates and patches can be accessed and distributed by a Sun Control Station as designated by the administrator Custom built and third party software can also be distributed Furthermore software packages can be published so that BlueLinQ enabled clients including other Sun Control Stations can view and download these packages Chapter 1 Managing the Sun Fire V60x Server and Sun Fire V65x Server 5 Services on the Sun Control Station Here is a sample of what you can do with the Sun Control Station In
28. omma separates each field as shown in the following example 23 08 23 01 13 22 01 Fan 01 Lower Critical going low 24 08 25 01 06 13 41 System Event System Boot Event num Specifies the number of events displayed If you do not use this option all SEL records display For example sel 10 will display the last 10 SEL events Sensors Syntax sensors v c f threshold sensor Description Displays the current status of platform sensors using this general format Date Time Sensor Type Sensor Status Value Units Options v Displays all information fields date time sensor type and so on if they are available The following shows an example 09 13 01 10 08 55 Voltage 02 ok 5 2 Volts 09 13 01 10 08 55 Temperature 12 critical 102 Degrees Celsius Chapter 1 Managing the Sun Fire V60x Server and Sun Fire V65x Server 27 28 c Displays the record using a comma separated format In this format fields are separated by a single comma The following shows an example 09 13 01 10 08 55 Voltage 02 0k 5 2 Volts 09 13 01 10 08 55 Temperature 12 critical 102 Degrees Celsius f threshold Filters the display based on threshold You can use one of the following for threshold All sensors that are at the threshold and above will display For example setting the threshold to cr causes all sensors with critical non recoverable and unspecified conditions to display
29. outputfilename Sun Fire V60x Server and Sun Fire V65x Server Server Management Guide November 2003 Output file created based on the sample input file above Server 111 112 113 20 Username Password Login successful dpccli gt sensors v 04 08 02 04 08 02 04 08 02 04 08 02 04 08 02 04 08 02 04 08 02 04 08 02 04 08 02 04 08 02 04 08 02 04 08 02 04 08 02 04 08 02 04 08 02 04 08 02 04 08 02 06 56 06 56 06 56 06 56 06 56 06 56 06 56 06 56 06 56 06 56 06 56 06 56 06 56 06 56 06 56 06 56 06 56 dpccli gt network 111 112 113 20 IP Address 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 IP Address Source MAC Address Baseboard 1 25V ok 1 24 Volts Baseboard 2 5V ok 2 47 Volts Baseboard 3 3V ok 3 29 Volts 3 3VSB ok 3 28 Volts 5 0V ok 4 97 Volts Baseboard 12V ok 11 97 Volts Baseboard 12V ok 11 97 Volts Baseboard VBAT ok 3 07 Volts Processor VRM ok 1 45 Volts Baseboard Baseboard Baseboard Temp ok 30 00 Celsius FntPnl Amb Temp ok 28 00 Celsius Processorl Temp ok 37 00 Celsius Processor2 Temp ok 36 00 Celsius PwrDstBd Temp ok 27 00 Celsius PwrDstBrd Fan ok 7320 00 RPM System Fan 3 ok 3872 00 RPM System Fan 1 ok 5852 00 RPM static 00 03 47 A4 FC 7D Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Gateway 111 112 113 20 dpccli gt exit Chapter 1 Manag
30. pand the possible functionality of the dpcproxy Chapter 1 Managing the Sun Fire V60x Server and Sun Fire V65x Server 13 Command Syntax The dpcproxy command can be invoked manually or the cliservice script can be edited to include certain command arguments that are desired for each execution When entering the dpcproxy command you can specify the options in any order The white space between an option flag and its associated argument is optional Following is the command line syntax dpcproxy h p port L d logfiledir In a Red Hat Linux environment you can only specify command line options when you start the proxy enter the dpcproxy command TABLE 1 2 lists the dpcproxy command line options TABLE 1 2 dpcproxy Command line options Option Description Displays a usage message and exits If you specify either of these options all other options and input text are ignored h Displays a usage message and exits If you specify either of these options all other options and input text are ignored p port Specifies an alternate port at which the network proxy can listen for incoming client connections By default the network proxy listens on port 623 which is a privileged port in most operating systems L Causes the network proxy to accept connections only from the local host address 127 0 0 1 This option prevents this instance of the network proxy from providing services to systems other than the
31. r the system that is hosting the network proxy Version Syntax version Description Displays the version of the active network proxy dpcproxy Chapter 1 Managing the Sun Fire V60x Server and Sun Fire V65x Server 29 CHAPTER 2 Console Redirection Over Serial on a Linux System Instructions for console redirection on a Solaris system can be found in the Sun Fire V60x and Sun Fire V65x Server Solaris Operating Environment Installation Guide Caution Redirecting the console over serial is a procedure intended for advanced users of Linux only You can seriously disrupt the proper functioning of your server or render the Sun Fire V60x server or Sun Fire V65x server unbootable if you introduce a problem in the configuration files Redirecting the console interaction over the serial port allows the user another method to monitor the server The goal of these configurations is to configure the bootloader to redirect its output pass the kernel the proper parameters and configure a login session on the serial port This chapter specifies how to configure these options The BIOS redirects console output to serial by default 9600 8N1 no handshake until a bootloader program is run from the hard disk drive The bootloader must be configured to support the serial console in addition to the keyboard video and monitor KVM console Two common bootloaders are grub and Linux Loader LILO Caution Do not e
32. re on the Server 8 Using the SOL Feature 8 Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP 9 ISM Command Line Interface 10 Command Line Interface 10 CLI Installation 11 CLI Configuration 11 The Network Proxy dpcproxy 13 Command Syntax 14 The Console Interface dpccli 14 Command Syntax 15 Command Line Options 15 The Console Interface Configuration File dpcclirc 17 Using Telnet Linux for the SOL Feature 18 Manually Executing the dpccli Command 19 Executing dpccli Commands From a Script 20 Using the Command Line Interface 22 CLI Commands 22 2 Console Redirection Over Serial on a Linux System 30 grub 31 LILO 32 getty 33 Enabling BIOS Console Redirection 34 Diagnostics CD 35 Diagnostics CD and Service Partition over Serial Console 35 Viewing and Saving the SEL Information 35 iv Sun Fire V60x Server and Sun Fire V65x Server Server Management Guide November 2003 CHAPTER 1 Managing the Sun Fire V60x Server and Sun Fire V65x Server Introduction This document describes how to perform remote management on the Sun Fire V60x server and Sun Fire V65x server The Sun Fire V60x server and Sun Fire V65x server are Sun s next generation x86 based entry level servers Capable of running Standard Linux Distributions or the Solaris x86 operating system the Sun Fire V60x server and Sun Fire V65x server are designed for Tier 0 1 and 2 applications These 1U and 2U servers are powerful additions to the portfolio of
33. rompt You can now enter ISM Command Line Interface commands An example of the command syntax from the Red Hat Linux shell root consolel console dpccli lt Enter gt Server 111 112 113 211 lt Enter gt Username lt Enter gt Password password lt Enter gt Login successful dpccli gt CLI prompt waiting for user commands If incorrect information is entered for any of the arguments you will be given two more attempts to enter correct data If you fail for all three attempts you will be returned to the Linux shell prompt Chapter 1 Managing the Sun Fire V60x Server and Sun Fire V65x Server 19 20 Executing dpecli Commands From a Script In order to scan multiple servers for information or to monitor their health dpccli may be executed as part of a user created script The following is an example of how input and output files could be used to query a server and save the information to a file which could then be parsed for data Note Using the dpccli utility with a very long input script file may cause the dpccli script to exit unexpectedly or report network connection errors If this occurs split the input script file into several smaller files and execute them sequentially Sample input file 111 112 113 20 null username carriage return only no spaces or tabs null password carriage return only no spaces or tabs sensors v network Script command to execute dpccli i inputfilename o
34. session using a telnet session if possible See Using Telnet Linux for the SOL Feature on page 18 for details on setting up a telnet session 2 From the CLI prompt enter commands such as reset c or power on c The c parameter on these commands tells the session to switch to Serial Over LAN mode The user will view console redirection as the system boots Refer to Using the Command Line Interface on page 22 for details 3 To exit Serial Over LAN mode enter the tilde period key sequence This switches the console back to Platform Control Mode Caution If you are using a secure shell ssh session to run the CLI using the tilde period key sequence will terminate the ssh session Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP SNMP is a network management protocol used almost exclusively in TCP IP networks SNMP provides a means to monitor and control network devices and to manage configurations statistics collection performance and security on a network SNMP based management allows for third party solutions to be used This includes products such as HP OpenView and CA Unicenter The base component of an SNMP solution is the Management Information Base MIB The MIBs are included on the Resource CD for RedHat 7 x If these MIBs are not part of your SNMP solution they may be used as reference to code and compile your SNMP services Once you have compiled the MIBs you can use a standard SNMP applica
35. system whose IP address or host name you supply for networkproxy is the system the client on which you are running the console should contact for service By default the IP address is the local host 127 0 0 1 Specifies an alternate network proxy port number By default the port number is 623 Specifies an alternate dpccli configuration file By default dpec1i first looks for a file named dpcclirc in the directory specified by the environment variable HOME and then in the current working directory This option specifies the path including file name which can be different than dpeclirc For information on dpccli configuration files see the following section Sun Fire V60x Server and Sun Fire V65x Server Server Management Guide November 2003 The Console Interface Configuration File dpcclirc In cases where you need to start the console interface dpccli there will be situations where you will want to use common command line options An example might be the network address of a centralized network proxy P You can avoid having to specify this information each time you start dpccli by using a console interface configuration file Each time you start dpccli it reads the configuration file By default dpccli looks for a file with the dpcclirc first in the directory specified in the HOME environment variable and then looks in the current working directory You can explicitly specify the file and it s path on the command
36. t down gracefully Ensure that you save and close all running applications before shutting down the server in order to avoid data loss Command Syntax The dpccli command line syntax is as follows dpccli h s server u user p password i inputFile c o OutputFile I v P networkProxy a alternatePort r rcFile text Command Line Options TABLE 1 3 list the dpccli command line options TABLE 1 3 dpccli Command line options Option Description Displays command usage Any options specified with this option are ignored h Displays command usage S server Specifies the IP address or DNS host name associated with the network interface card NIC used by the BMC For server specify either an IP address or DNS host name If you do not use this argument option you will be prompted for the information when establishing the connection u username Specifies the user name stored in the server firmware which will be associated with this session By default the user name is a null field and may be passed by pressing the lt Enter gt key There is currently no method to change or add a user name p password Specifies the password stored in the server firmware which will be associated with this session If you do not use this argument option you will be prompted for the information while establishing the connection Chapter 1 Managing the Sun Fire V60x Server and Sun Fire V65x Serv
37. tion to access the BMC data For more information refer to the documentation of the specific SNMP application Chapter 1 Managing the Sun Fire V60x Server and Sun Fire V65x Server 9 ISM Command Line Interface The Intel Server Management ISM command line interface can only be run on RedHat Linux servers but can be used to manage Sun Fire V60x or Sun Fire V65x servers running Linux or Solaris operating systems Command Line Interface The Intel Server Management ISM command line interface is a set of commands accessible through a client console that lets you control platform operations on the server from a command line rather than a graphical user interface GUI These commands allow you to interact with managed servers using either scripts or direct user commands to perform the following Start and stop Serial Over LAN mode Remotely power on or off a server Remotely reset the server Request machine identifiers Read sensor values Read the System Event Log SEL Display the network configuration of the Baseboard Management Controller BMC The Linux shell csh or ksh console gives you access to the ISM Command Line Interface command set The ISM Command Line Interface uses a network proxy dpcproxy that runs on the client or on a central network proxy The network proxy is automatically installed as part of the ISM installation process on the console system Rebooting the console on which the proxy runs automatically star
38. ts the network proxy For more information about the network proxy see The Network Proxy dpeproxy on page 13 With the console stdin and stdout an interface dpccli exists between the network proxy and the console Like the network proxy this interface is automatically installed as part of the command line interface installation process In the case of dpccli it must be started manually or from a script file For more information about dpccli see The Console Interface dpecli on page 14 10 Sun Fire V60x Server and Sun Fire V65x Server Server Management Guide November 2003 CLI Installation The files enabling command line interface functionality are installed on the Red Hat Linux console that is used to centrally manage the local area network LAN or wide area network WAN The components of CLI are installed to the client system as part of a package file rpm Refer to http www sun com for information about the most recent versions of management software On the console system insert the Resource CD and navigate to the CLI rpm file in the directory srvmgmt CLI Execute the installme script Note When running the installme script the system may report a benign warning indicating that the current kernel is not supported If you encounter a problem when running dpcproxy with a Red Hat kernel release visit the Sun Online Support Center at http www sun com service online After installatio
39. v sda5 where lt kernelrevision gt is simply the kernel version that you are using You need to change the stock kernel entry of your image to include the console kernel parameters as follows kernel vmlinuz lt kernelrevision gt ro root dev sda5 console ttyS1 9600 console tty0 Note These options should be all on one line with no wrap to a second line Chapter 2 Console Redirection Over Serial on a Linux System 31 32 Add the following two lines to the file etc grub conf serial unit 1 speed 9600 terminal serial console Adding these two lines sets up your serial port or your KVM as your grub console so that you can remotely or locally select a boot image from the grub menu Comment out or remove the following line from the file etc grub conf splashimage hd0 1 boot grub splash xpm gz Removing the splashimage line allows for greater compatibility during your serial connection with this line removed the splash image will not prevent the proper grub menu from displaying LILO LILO uses the append feature in an image section in order to pass the kernel the proper parameters to use the serial console You can enter the consoles in the append statement of the file etc lilo conf append console ttyS1 9600 console tty0 After modifying the file etc lilo conf the user must run lilo from the command line to activate the change For more information on LILO run the commands man lilo or man lilo conf
40. ventory Management You can import and group from hundreds up to thousands of servers as well as obtain detailed information on the servers Software Management The Server Administrator can keep systems current using the version tracking feature for software patches and updates You can also deploy custom software or data Local Software Repository In conjunction with Software Management you can use the local software repository to publish software package files and allow the Server Administrator or end users of various servers to install available package files as desired or needed You can configure your Sun Control Station to view published package files and share package files with other BlueLinQ enabled servers Health and Performance Monitoring These control modules provide system alerts and the metrics of the basic operations of the servers allowing you to pinpoint potential causes of failure Lights Out Management LOM allows you to perform certain management functions remotely on servers that are compliant with the Intelligent Platform Management Interface IPMI version 1 5 This control module allows you to power on and power off a server perform a hardware reset a illuminate a blue light emitting diode LED on the server for identification and location view the current sensor data and System Event Log SEL from the motherboard in the server AllStart provides a common user interface for creating software
41. with the user of the network proxy and closes the network proxy socket Boot Syntax boot f c normal service Description Sets the IPMI boot options and then resets the system If the specified boot option is unavailable the server will boot using the boot order set in its BIOS Options Forces a boot without a graceful shutdown c Switches the session to Serial Over LAN mode after successfully executing the IPMI reset command You will see the BIOS output and other boot messages as if sitting at the managed server If you specify a service option along with the c option the CLI opens a connection with the Remote Service Agent RSA running on the service partition instead of establishing a Serial Over LAN session Then you can interact with RSA using the Service command normal Boots the server from the hard drive service Boots the server from the Service Partition Note If you need to shut down the operating system issue a shutdown command to the operating system wait for the server to halt then issue the CLI boot command Chapter 1 Managing the Sun Fire V60x Server and Sun Fire V65x Server 23 Help Syntax help CLIcommand Description Displays usage descriptions for the specified CLI command If you do not specify a CLI command usage information for all CLI commands is displayed Options CLIcommand is any valid CLI command ID Syntax id Description Displays t
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