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1. Input Nominal Frequencies Nominal Voltage Range Maximum Current AC RMS AC Operating Range Output 3 3 VDC 5 VDC 12 VDC 48 VDC Maximum DC Power Output Maximum AC Power Consumption Maximum Heat Dissipation Volt Ampere Rating 50 Hz or 60 Hz nominal Autoranging 100 240 VAC 15 0 A 100 VAC each power cord 90 264 Vrms 47 63Hz 3 to 72 A 3 to 56 1 to 35 A 0 to 31 2 A 2240 Watts 3000 Watts 10 308 BTU hr 1515 VA with 1120 Watt load PF 0 99 196 Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 Reference for Environmental Requirements The operating and non operating environmental requirements for the system are as follows Parameter Value Operating Temperature 5 C to 35 C 41 F to 95 F IEC 68 2 1 68 2 2 Humidity 20 to 80 RH noncondensing 27 C max wet bulb IEC 68 2 2 68 2 3 Altitude 0 to 3000 meters 0 to 10 000 feet IEC 68 2 40 68 2 41 Vibration Deskside 0 0002 g Hz 5 500 Hz random IEC 68 2 6 Rackmounted 0 00015 g2 Hz 5 500 Hz random IEC 68 2 6 Shock Deskside 4 g peak 11 milliseconds half sine pulse IEC 68 2 27 Rackmounted 3 g peak 11 milliseconds half sine pulse IEC 68 2 27 Declared Acoustics Non Operating Temperature Humidity Altitude Vibration Deskside Rackmounted Shock Deskside Rackmounted Handling Drops Threshold Impact 6 7 bels dB A operating 7 6 bels dB A at ok prompt 20 C to 60 C 4 F to 140 F IEC 6
2. 166 About Disk Drive LEDS The Disk Fault LED on the system status and control panel indicates the general status of the disk subsystem The Disk Fault LED lights when a fault is detected in the disk subsystem LEDs inside the system indicate the fault status of individual disk drives There are three LEDs Activity Fault OK to Remove for each disk drive The disk drive LEDs are located on the front of the disk cage as shown below Icon Name LED Function Activity Blinks slowly while the disk drive is being tested configured or unconfigured during a hot plug operation Blinks rapidly as the disk drive spins up or spins down Stays lit when the disk drive is at speed and operating normally but experiencing no read or write activity Blinks rapidly and irregularly in response to disk read or write activity Fault Lights when the disk drive encounters a fault OK to Remove Lights when it is safe to remove the disk drive during a hot plug operation l Li Blinks under software control to direct attention to a disk drive Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 The following table shows how to interpret the various possible LED patterns Off Rapid Blinking Slow Blinking On Irregular Blinking On Off Off Off Off Off Off On Off Off Off Off Off Off Off On Interpretation Slot power is off A disk drive can be safely inserted as part of
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4. 4 Set the terminal to receive m At 9600 baud m An 8 bit signal with no parity and 1 stop bit See the documentation accompanying your terminal for more information What Next You can now issue system commands and view system messages Continue with your installation or diagnostic procedure as needed Chapter 2 Setting Up the System 47 48 How to Configure a Local Graphics Console Before You Begin If your server is configured without a local alphanumeric ASCII terminal you need to install a local graphics console in order to install the operating environment and to run diagnostic tests Alternatively you can attach an alphanumeric terminal create a tip connection from another Sun system or set up an RSC console For more information see About Setting Up a Console on page 45 Note You cannot use an RSC console to perform the initial installation of the Solaris operating environment The operating environment must be installed prior to setting up an RSC console To install a local graphics console you must have A supported PCI based graphics card A monitor CRT with appropriate resolution A Sun Type 6 USB keyboard H H H m A Sun Type 6 USB mouse and mouse pad What to Do Install the graphics card into a vacant PCI slot For information about PCI buses and slots see About PCI Cards and Buses on page 68 Note PCI cards must be installed only by qualified service personnel In
5. on page 108 Chapter 2 Setting Up the System 27 28 10 11 12 Turn on power to your server See How to Power On the System on page 51 For information about the LED status indicators that appear during power up see About the Status and Control Panel on page 10 Install and boot the Solaris operating environment software See the installation instructions provided with your Solaris software You should also consult the Solaris on Sun Hardware Platform Guide which contains platform specific information about software installation Set any desired OpenBoot PROM configuration options You can control several aspects of system behavior through OpenBoot PROM commands and configuration variables For additional details see Configuring System Firmware on page 119 Load additional desired software from the Solaris media kit The Solaris media kit shipped separately includes several CDs containing software to help you operate configure and administer your server See the documentation provided with the Solaris media kit for a complete listing of included software and detailed installation instructions Load online documentation from the Sun Fire 880 Documentation CD You can copy the CD contents to a local or network disk drive or view the documentation directly from the CD See the installation instructions that accompany the CD in the Sun Fire 880 documentation set Install and configure Remote
6. on page 51 If you want to boot from a network you must also perform the following tasks m Connect the network interface to the network see How to Attach a Fiber Optic Gigabit Ethernet Cable on page 112 or How to Attach a Twisted Pair Ethernet Cable on page 114 m Configure the network interface see How to Configure the Primary Network Interface on page 106 or How to Configure Additional Network Interfaces on page 108 What to Do This procedure assumes that you are familiar with the OpenBoot firmware and that you know how to enter the OpenBoot environment For more information about the OpenBoot firmware see the OpenBoot 4 x Command Reference Manual in the OpenBoot Collection AnswerBook for your specific Solaris release Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 1 At the ok prompt type ok setenv boot device device specifier where the device specifier is one of the following m cdrom Specifies the CD ROM drive m disk Specifies the system boot disk m disko Specifies internal disk 0 m disk1 Specifies internal disk 1 m disk2 Specifies internal disk 2 m disk3 Specifies internal disk 3 m disk4 Specifies internal disk 4 m disk5 Specifies internal disk 5 m disk6 Specifies internal disk 6 m disk7 Specifies internal disk 7 n m m n 7 n 7 disks Specifies internal disk 8 disk9 Specifies internal disk 9 disk10 Specifies internal disk 10
7. 3 Insert the straightened end of the clip into the emergency eject hole and press firmly 4 Pull the tray from the drive after the clip is inserted into the hole What Next You can also eject a disc by using one of these methods m With software commands see How to Eject a CD or DVD With Software Commands on page 173 m Manually see How to Eject a CD or DVD Manually on page 175 178 Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 How to Clean a CD or DVD Before You Begin Eject the CD or DVD and remove it from the tray see a How to Eject a CD or DVD With Software Commands on page 173 Note If the drive cannot read a disc you may have a dusty or dirty disc What to Do Clean the disc with compressed air Compressed air can remove most accumulations of dust and large dirt particles If you have access to the drive s read head verify that it is also dust free If spraying with compressed air fails to remove the dirt on a disc wipe the disc using a soft clean lint free dry cloth m Wipe the data areas of the disc on both sides if necessary radially from the center to the outside m Do not wipe in a circular motion m Wipe only the affected areas of the disc The figure below shows the correct and incorrect way to clean a CD or DVD Data area of disc OG O Correct Incorrect Chapter 9 Using Removable Media Storage Devices 179 What Next To insert a CD or DVD in
8. Motherboard X ISP Sun StorEdge PCI Dual Fibre Channel Host Adapter Card Base Backplane A variety of PCI FC AL host adapter cards are available from Sun Microsystems and other vendors for controlling external FC AL devices These include dual channel cards and combination cards Dual channel cards contain two FC AL controllers for controlling two separate loops with a single card Combination cards combine an FC AL controller with a controller of another type for example a Gigabit Ethernet controller For more information see the documentation supplied with the host adapter card Chapter 4 Mass Storage Subsystem Configuration 99 100 Sun StorEdge PCI Dual Fibre Channel Host Adapter Card Configuration Rules m The Sun Fire 880 server supports Sun FC AL host adapter cards that incorporate the Qlogic ISP2200 series intelligent Fibre Channel processor Sun host adapter cards that use the Qlogic ISP2100 series processor are not supported For a list of supported cards contact your authorized Sun sales representative m If your system is configured with a Sun StorEdge PCI Dual Fibre Channel Host Adapter card and its internal port is connected to the Loop B port of the FC AL disk backplane you must not use the card s external Port 1 Connecting Port 1 to external devices under these circumstances is considered an unsupported configuration In this case use only P
9. Stop F Functionality The Stop F functionality is not available in systems with USB keyboards Stop D Functionality The Stop D diags key sequence is not supported on systems with USB keyboards However the Stop D functionality can be closely emulated by turning the system keyswitch to the Diagnostics position For more information see About the Status and Control Panel on page 10 140 Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 CHAPTER 7 Server Administration This chapter provides an introduction to server administration tools supported on the Sun Fire 880 system The following information is covered in this chapter About Server Administration Software on page 142 About Hot Pluggable and Hot Swappable Components on page 144 About Multipathing Software on page 148 About Sun Management Center Software on page 149 About Sun Remote System Control Software on page 150 About Volume Management Software on page 152 About the Solaris luxadm Utility on page 156 About Sun Cluster Software on page 157 141 142 About Server Administration Software A number of software based administration tools are available to help you configure your system for performance and availability monitor and manage your system and identify hardware problems These administration tools include Solaris Dynamic Reconfiguration DR software Multipathing software Sun Management C
10. The system permanently stores the parameter change Note To store parameter changes you can also power cycle the system using the front panel Power button Chapter 6 Configuring System Firmware 131 How to Deconfigure a Device Manually To support a degraded boot capability the OpenBoot firmware provides the asr disable command which lets you manually deconfigure system devices This command marks a specified device as disabled by creating an appropriate status property in the corresponding device tree node By convention UNIX will not activate a driver for any device so marked What to Do At the ok prompt type ok asr disable device identifier where the device identifier is one of the following m Any full physical device path as reported by the OpenBoot show devs command m Any valid device alias as reported by the OpenBoot devalias command m Any device identifier from the following table Device Identifiers Devices cpuo0 cpul cpu7 CPU 0 CPU 7 cpu0 bank0 cpu0 bank1 cpu0 bank2 cpu0 bank3 Memory banks 0 3 for each CPU cpu7 bank0 cpu7 bank1 cpu7 bank2 cpu7 bank3 gptwo slotA gptwo slotB gptwo slotC gptwo slotD CPU Memory board slots A D ob gem On board Gigabit Ethernet controller ob fcal On board FC AL controller ob scsi On board SCSI controller pci slot0 pci slotl pci slots PCI slots 0 8 hba8 hba9 PCI bridge chips 0 and 1 respectively
11. How to Power Off the System on page 53 How to Initiate a Reconfiguration Boot on page 55 How to Redirect the System Console to RSC on page 58 How to Restore the Local System Console on page 60 Other information covered in this chapter includes About the Parts Shipped to You on page 24 About Setting Up a Console on page 45 23 About the Parts Shipped to You Sun Fire 880 systems are configured to order which means that most internal options are pre installed at the factory However if you ordered options that are not factory installed such as a monitor these will be shipped to you separately In addition you should have received the media and documentation for all appropriate system software Check that you have received everything you ordered Note Inspect all shipping cartons for evidence of physical damage If a shipping carton is damaged request that the carrier s agent be present when the carton is opened Keep all contents and packing material for the agent s inspection Unpacking instructions are printed on the outside of the shipping carton 24 Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 How to Install the Sun Fire 880 Server Before You Begin The Sun Fire 880 server is a general purpose server which you can use for many types of applications Exactly how you set up your machine depends on what you want it to do This procedure is intended to be as g
12. M mat antistatic 31 memory modules 2 64 banks of 64 capacities 2 64 configuration guidelines 64 to 67 handling 66 memory interleaving 65 67 mirroring disk 20 153 monitor attaching 48 motherboard 3 62 68 75 78 94 99 104 146 motherboard fan tray See fan tray assemblies mouse attaching 48 MPEG 2 63 multipathing software 3 92 105 142 146 148 152 N network See also Ethernet configuring interface 27 103 to 118 name server 110 primary interface 106 107 redundant interfaces 105 types 27 NVRAM configuration parameters auto boot 58 60 127 to 130 auto boot on error 127 to 131 boot device 116 128 diag switch 128 to 130 138 139 diag trigger 128 to 130 input device 58 60 139 output device 58 60 139 resetting to default values 138 139 O ok prompt See OpenBoot firmware OK to Remove LED 11 160 161 164 166 online documentation 28 OpenBoot Diagnostics 4 13 21 52 56 71 role in automatic system recovery 126 to 129 OpenBoot emergency procedures 138 to 140 OpenBoot environmental monitor 56 120 to 125 See also Environmental monitoring subsystem automatic thermal shutdown 121 disabled by Stop a keyboard command 56 120 123 disabling 56 120 123 enabling 56 120 122 obtaining status information 121 124 125 OpenBoot firmware 4 58 60 116 119 to 140 operating system software installing 28 107 options installing 26 output device configuratio
13. Note The device identifiers above are not case sensitive you can type them as uppercase or lowercase characters 132 Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 Note Manually deconfiguring a single CPU causes the entire CPU Memory board to be deconfigured including both CPUs and all memory residing on the board You can determine full physical device paths by typing The show devs command lists the system devices and displays the full path name of each device An example of a path name for a Fast Ethernet PCI card is shown below pcie8 700000 pcie2 SUNW hme 0 1 You can display a list of current device aliases by typing You can also create your own device alias for a physical device by typing ok devalias alias name physical device path where alias name is the alias that you want to assign and physical device path is the full physical device path for the device Note If you manually deconfigure a device alias using asr disable and then assign a different alias to the device the device will remain deconfigured even though the device alias has changed To cause the parameter change to take effect type ok reset all The system permanently stores the parameter change Note To store parameter changes you can also power cycle the system using the front panel Power button Chapter 6 Configuring System Firmware 133 How to Reconfigure a Device Manually You
14. cleaning 179 ejecting in an emergency 177 ejecting manually 175 ejecting with software commands 173 inserting into drive 171 when drive cannot read 179 dimensions See specifications DIMM See memory modules disc compact See compact disc disc digital versatile See digital versatile disc disk backplane See FC AL disk backplane disk configuration concatenation 153 configuration guidelines 97 98 hot spares 20 155 hot plug 15 97 144 to 147 156 mirroring 20 153 RAID 0 20 93 154 RAID 1 20 154 RAID 5 20 93 155 striping 20 93 154 disk drive 3 97 98 access door 7 configuration guidelines 97 98 dual ported 20 92 to 96 97 hot plug 3 15 92 97 144 to 147 156 installing 33 to 35 LEDs 6 11 98 166 locating drive bays 6 98 removing 36 to 38 storage capacities 97 documentation online 28 related xvii door lock 7 dual loop FC AL configurations 3 20 92 to 96 99 DVD See digital versatile disc DVD ROM drive 3 78 170 to 180 location 6 specifications 170 Dynamic Multipathing DMP 93 148 152 Dynamic Reconfiguration DR 146 E EIA 232D serial communications 27 79 82 EIA 423 serial communications 27 79 82 eject cdcommand 173 176 ejecting a CD or DVD 173 to 176 electrical specifications 196 electrostatic damage preventing 31 emergency eject of a CD or DVD 178 emergency shutdown 12 13 env command 121 124 125 Index 212 Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s G
15. or a power outage occurs Chapter 3 Hardware Configuration 71 72 The RSC card plugs into a dedicated slot on the system 1 O board and provides the following ports through an opening in the system rear panel m 10 Mbps Ethernet port via an RJ 45 twisted pair Ethernet TPE connector m 56 Kbps modem port via an RJ 11 connector m EJA 232D serial port via an RJ 45 connector All three RSC connection ports can be used simultaneously The modem supports regular asynchronous serial protocol and can also support the Point to Point Protocol PPP When running PPP a standard internet TCP IP 10 Mbps protocol stack is available over the modem interface Note You must install the Solaris operating environment and the Sun Remote System Control software prior to setting up an RSC console For more information see About Sun Remote System Control Software on page 150 Once you install the operating environment and the RSC software you can then configure the system to use RSC as the system console For detailed instructions see How to Redirect the System Console to RSC on page 58 Configuration Rules m The RSC card is installed in a dedicated slot at the base of the system 1 O board Never move the RSC card to another system slot as it is not a PCI compatible card Note The RSC card is not a hot pluggable component Before installing or removing an RSC card you must power off the system and disconnect all system power
16. vollst ndig zu unterbrechen m ssen Sie das Netzkabel von der Steckdose abziehen Schlie en Sie den Stecker des Netzkabels an eine in der Nahe befindliche frei zugangliche geerdete Netzsteckdose an Schlie en Sie das Netzkabel nicht an wenn das Netzteil aus der Systemeinheit entfernt wurde hi Achtung Der Ein Aus Schalter dieses Lithiumbatterie Achtung CPU Karten von Sun verf gen A tiber eine Echtzeituhr mit integrierter Lithiumbatterie Teile Nr MK48T59Y MK48TXXB XX MK48T18 XXXPCZ M48T59W XXXPCZ oder MK48T08 Diese Batterie darf nur von einem qualifizierten Servicetechniker ausgewechselt werden da sie bei falscher Handhabung explodieren kann Werfen Sie die Batterie nicht ins Feuer Versuchen Sie auf keinen Fall die Batterie auszubauen oder wiederaufzuladen Batterien auslaufsichere Bleiakkumulatoren Produkt Nr TLCO2V50 f r portable Stromversorgung Werden bei der Behandlung oder beim Austausch der Batterie Fehler gemacht besteht Explosionsgefahr Batterie nur gegen Batterien gleichen Typs von Sun Microsystems austauschen Nicht demontieren und nicht versuchen die Batterie au erhalb des Ger ts zu laden Batterie nicht ins Feuer werfen Ordnungsgemaf entsprechend den vor Ort geltenden Vorschriften entsorgen Achtung Die Ger te Sun Fire 880 enthalten Geh useabdeckung Sie m ssen die obere Abdeckung Ihres Sun Systems entfernen um interne Komponenten wie Karten Speicherch
17. 114 location 8 pin and signal specifications 190 fault indicators See status LEDs FC AL administration 156 arbitrated loop physical address AL_PA 101 technology overview 90 91 FC AL disk backplane 3 92 to 96 configuration guidelines 95 96 dual loop configuration 3 20 92 to 96 99 jumpers 86 FC AL disk drive See disk drive FC AL host adapter 3 20 92 to 96 99 100 configuration guidelines 99 100 Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop See FC AL filler panel CPU air baffle 63 CPU fan tray 76 power supply 39 43 firmware updates 83 156 flash PROM jumpers 83 to 87 programming 83 disabling 13 85 156 foot strap antistatic 31 frame buffer card 4 45 front panel features 6 fuser command 173 176 G ge Gigabit Ethernet driver 104 107 111 Gigabit Ethernet port 3 104 See also Ethernet cabling requirements 112 LEDs 168 location 8 grounding screw 8 9 Index 213 H hardware configuration 61 to 87 CPU Memory boards 62 63 disk drives 97 98 fan tray assemblies 75 to 77 FC AL disk backplanes 95 96 FC AL host adapters 99 100 hardware jumpers 81 to 87 FC AL disk backplane 86 flash PROM 83 to 87 Remote System Control card 87 serial ports 82 memory 64 to 67 PCI cards 68 to 70 power supplies 73 74 Remote System Control card 71 removable media devices 78 SCSI devices 78 serial ports 79 USB ports 80 hardware jumpers See jumpers hardware redundancy 3 4 15 16 70 75 92 1
18. 232D operation For information about the EIA 423 and EIA 232D jumper settings see About Serial Port Jumpers on page 82 m J3002 J3003 and J3004 are used to affect the operation of the OpenBoot flash PROM located on the system I O board See About Flash PROM Jumpers on page 83 m JO1701 J01003 and JO803 are used to affect the operation of the flash PROM located on the FC AL disk backplane See About Flash PROM Jumpers on page 83 m J0403 is used to affect the operation of the FRU SEEPROM located on the RSC card See About Flash PROM Jumpers on page 83 Note All internal jumper modifications must be performed only by qualified service personnel Note Do not change the configuration of J0501 and J0502 on the RSC card from the default settings otherwise the RSC card will not boot All jumpers are marked with identification numbers For example the serial port jumpers on the system I O board are marked J2902 and J2903 Jumper pins are located immediately adjacent to the identification number The default jumper positions are indicated with shaded regions Pin 1 is marked with an asterisk in any of the positions shown below J 2XXX Jumper number E O o Pins x Asterisk indicates pin 1 O 0 O i Shaded region indicates x default jumper position Chapter 3 Hardware Configuration 81 About Serial Port Jumpers The serial port j
19. 880 system uses a shared memory architecture During normal system operations the total system memory is shared by all CPUs in the system However in the event of a CPU failure the two DIMM groups associated with the failed CPU become unavailable to all other CPUs in the system Chapter 3 Hardware Configuration 65 AN The following table shows the association between the CPUs and their corresponding DIMM groups CPU Number CPU Memory Slot Associated DIMM Groups CPU 0 Slot A AO Al CPU 2 Slot A BO B1 CPU 1 Slot B AO Al CPU 3 Slot B BO B1 CPU 4 Slot C AO Al CPU 6 Slot C BO B1 CPU 5 Slot D AO Al CPU 7 Slot D BO B1 Configuration Rules m DIMMs must be added four at a time within the same group of DIMM slots every fourth slot belongs to the same DIMM group a Each group used must have four identical DIMMs installed that is all four DIMMs must be from the same manufacturing vendor and must have the same capacity for example four 128 Mbyte DIMMs four 256 Mbyte DIMMs or four 512 Mbyte DIMMs m Each CPU Memory board must be populated with a minimum of eight DIMMs installed in groups AO and BO Note All internal options except disk drives and power supplies must be installed only by qualified service personnel For information about installing or removing DIMMs see the Sun Fire 880 Server Service Manual which is included on the Sun Fire 880 Documentation CD Caution DIMMs are made of electro
20. CD or DVD in an Emergency 177 How to Clean a CD or DVD 179 About Tape Drives and Tape Cartridges 181 How to Insert a Tape Cartridge 182 How to Remove a Tape Cartridge 183 How to Control a Tape Drive 184 How to Clean a Tape Drive 185 A Connector Pinouts 187 Reference for Serial Port A and B Connectors 188 Reference for the USB Connectors 189 Reference for the Twisted Pair Ethernet Connector 190 Reference for the RSC Ethernet Connector 191 xii Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 Reference for the RSC Modem Connector 192 Reference for the RSC Serial Connector 193 System Specifications 195 Reference for Physical Specifications 196 Reference for Electrical Specifications 196 Reference for Environmental Requirements 197 Reference for Agency Compliance Specifications 198 Reference for Clearance and Service Access Specifications 198 Safety Precautions 201 Contents xiii xiv Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 Preface The Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide answers your questions about setting up and running the Sun Fire 880 server Features and options system setup and installation hardware configuration and system administration topics for the Sun Fire 880 server are covered in this manual This manual presents information in a modular format designed to answer the type of questions that you might ask while installing configuring and using the Sun Fire 880 server Look at the titles
21. Drive Before You Begin Observe these rules about when to clean a tape drive 1 Clean the drive after the first four hours of use with a new tape 2 After that clean the tape drive after every 25 hours of use to maintain reliable operation 3 Clean the drive twice as often if you use it in a dusty environment or operate it infrequently What to Do Insert a cleaning cartridge into the drive The tape should play for a short while and then eject automatically Do not use any cartridge other than a DDS approved cleaning tape cartridge to clean your tape drive Chapter 9 Using Removable Media Storage Devices 185 186 Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 APPENDIX A Connector Pinouts This appendix gives you reference information about the system s rear panel ports and pin assignments Topics covered in this appendix include Reference for Serial Port A and B Connectors on page 188 Reference for the USB Connectors on page 189 Reference for the Twisted Pair Ethernet Connector on page 190 Reference for the RSC Ethernet Connector on page 191 Reference for the RSC Modem Connector on page 192 Reference for the RSC Serial Connector on page 193 187 Reference for Serial Port A and B Connectors Serial Port Connector Diagram The serial port conforms to EIA 423 and EIA 232D specifications A B 1300000000000001 2500000000000014 Serial Port Signals Sig
22. HCI specification for USB Revision 1 0 Both ports support isochronous and asynchronous modes and enable data transmission at speeds of 1 5 Mbps and 12 Mbps Note that the USB data transmission speed is significantly faster than that of the standard serial ports which operate at a maximum rate of 460 Kbaud The USB ports are accessible by connecting a USB cable to either rear panel USB connector The connectors at each end of a USB cable are different so you cannot connect them incorrectly One connector plugs in to the system or USB hub the other plugs in to the peripheral device Up to 126 USB devices can be connected to the bus simultaneously through the use of USB hubs Note The Universal Serial Bus provides power for smaller USB devices such as modems Larger USB devices such as scanners require their own power source Both USB ports support hot plugging You can connect and disconnect the USB cable and peripheral devices while the system is running without affecting system operations Note You can only perform USB hot plug operations while the operating system is running USB hot plug operations are not supported when the system ok prompt is displayed Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 About Hardware Jumpers The hardware jumpers in the Sun Fire 880 server have the following functions m J2902 and J2903 on the system I O board are used to configure the serial ports for either EIA 423 or EIA
23. How to Attach a Twisted Pair Ethernet Cable on page 114 m How to Select the Boot Device on page 116 Other information covered in this chapter includes m About Network Interface Options on page 104 m About Redundant Network Interfaces on page 105 103 104 About Network Interface Options The Sun Fire 880 server provides two on board Ethernet interfaces one Gigabit Ethernet and one Fast Ethernet interface The 100BASE TX Fast Ethernet interface is located on the system 1 O board and conforms to the IEEE 802 3u Ethernet standard The Fast Ethernet interface is an auto sensing switchable interface that can operate at 100 Mbps or 10 Mbps It negotiates automatically with the remote end of the link link partner to select a common mode of operation The 1000BASE SX Gigabit Ethernet interface resides on the system motherboard and conforms to the IEEE 802 3z Ethernet standard The Gigabit Ethernet interface operates at 1000 Mbps only Two rear panel connectors provide access to the on board Ethernet interfaces m One 1000BASE SX compliant SC connector for connecting 62 5 125 micron or 50 125 micron fiber optic cable to the Gigabit Ethernet interface m One RJ 45 connector for connecting Category 5 twisted pair Ethernet TPE cable to the Fast Ethernet interface Additional Ethernet interfaces or connections to other network types are available by installing the appropriate PCI interface cards A Gigabit Ethernet
24. PCI and SCSI buses and in the UltraSPARC CPU s internal and external cache 20 Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 Status LEDS The system provides easily accessible light emitting diode LED indicators to provide a visual indication of system and component status LEDs are located on the system front panel internal disk bays power supplies fan tray assemblies and near each CPU Memory board and PCI slot Status LEDs eliminate guesswork and simplify problem diagnosis for enhanced serviceability Front panel status LEDs are described in About the Status and Control Panel on page 10 For details on the system internal LEDs see Chapter 8 Four Levels of Diagnostics For enhanced serviceability and availability the system provides four different levels of diagnostic testing Power on self test POST OpenBoot Diagnostics Sun Validation Test Suite SunVTSTM Sun Management Center system monitoring and management software formerly known as Sun Enterprise SYMON software POST and OpenBoot Diagnostics are firmware resident diagnostics that can run even if the server is unable to boot the operating system POST diagnostics provide a quick but thorough check of the most basic hardware functions of the system OpenBoot Diagnostics provide a more comprehensive test of the system including external interfaces Application level diagnostics such as SunVTS and Sun Management Center software offer additional troub
25. Reconfiguration Boot After installing any new internal option or external storage device you must perform a reconfiguration boot so that the operating system is able to recognize the newly installed device s In addition if you remove any device and do not install a replacement device prior to rebooting the system you must perform a reconfiguration boot in order for the operating system to recognize the configuration change This requirement also applies to any component that is connected to the system s PC bus including memory modules CPU Memory boards and power supplies This requirement does not apply to any component that is m Installed or removed as part of a hot plug operation m Installed or removed before the operating system is installed or m Installed as an identical replacement for a component that is already recognized by the operating system Before You Begin Caution Before you power on the system make sure that the front and side doors and all plastic outer panels are properly installed You need a system console in order to issue software commands see m About Setting Up a Console on page 45 What to Do Turn on power to any peripherals and external storage devices Read the documentation supplied with the device for specific instructions Turn on power to the ASCII terminal or local graphics console if present Insert the system key into the front panel keyswitch and turn it to the D
26. SCSI devices One of the bays houses a SCSI DVD ROM drive which comes standard in all system configurations You can use the other two bays for wide 68 pin or narrow 50 pin SCSI tape drives such as 8 mm tape 4 mm DDS 2 or DDS 3 tape or quarter inch cassette tape drives Narrow SCSI devices require a 68 pin to 50 pin SCSI adapter Sun part number X913A which must be ordered separately You can easily convert these same two bays into a single full height bay by removing a metal shelf divider The SCSI bus that supports the removable media devices is Fast Wide capable 20 Mbytes per second and can support single ended wide or narrow SCSI devices Target addresses also known as SCSI IDs for the SCSI bus are available in the ranges of 0 through 5 and 8 through 15 The following target addresses are reserved for internal devices Address Device Comment 5 Tape drive If no tape drive is installed in the system you can use this address for an external device If you later install an internal tape drive you must use 5 as its address and assign a different address to the external device 6 DVD ROM This address is reserved exclusively for the DVD ROM drive It cannot be used for any other device 7 SCSI host This address is reserved exclusively for the SCSI host adapter adapter on the system s motherboard It cannot be used for any other device Configuration Rules You cannot assign target addresses 6 or 7 to any SCSI remov
27. Server Service Manual Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 How to Power Off the System What to Do Notify users that the system will be powered down Back up the system files and data if necessary Ensure that the front panel keyswitch is in the Normal or Diagnostics position Press and release the Power button on the system front panel The system begins a graceful software system shutdown Note Pressing and releasing the Power button initiates a graceful software system shutdown Pressing and holding in the Power button for five seconds causes an immediate hardware shutdown Whenever possible you should use the graceful shutdown method Forcing an immediate hardware shutdown may cause disk drive corruption and loss of data Use this method only as a last resort Wait for the front panel Power OK LED to turn off Chapter 2 Setting Up the System 53 6 Turn the keyswitch fully counterclockwise to the Forced Off position any internal components Otherwise it is possible for an RSC user to restart the system remotely while you are working inside it The Forced Off position is the only keyswitch position that prevents an RSC user from restarting the system li Caution Be sure to turn the keyswitch to the Forced Off position before handling 7 Remove the key from the keyswitch and keep it in a secure place 54 Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 How to Initiate a
28. Shipped to You 24 How to Install the Sun Fire 880 Server 25 How to Open the Side Doors 29 How to Avoid Electrostatic Discharge 31 How to Install a Disk Drive 33 How to Remove a Disk Drive 36 How to Install a Power Supply 39 How to Remove a Power Supply 42 About Setting Up a Console 45 How to Attach an Alphanumeric Terminal 46 How to Configure a Local Graphics Console 48 How to Power On the System 51 How to Power Off the System 53 How to Initiate a Reconfiguration Boot 55 How to Redirect the System Console to RSC 58 How to Restore the Local System Console 60 3 Hardware Configuration 61 About CPU Memory Boards 62 About Memory Modules 64 About PCI Cards and Buses 68 About the Remote System Control Card 71 About Power Supplies 73 About Fan Trays 75 About Removable Media Devices 78 About the Serial Ports 79 About the USB Ports 80 About Hardware Jumpers 81 About Serial Port Jumpers 82 About Flash PROM Jumpers 83 4 Mass Storage Subsystem Configuration 89 About FC AL Technology 90 About Sun Fire 880 Mass Storage Features 92 About the Mass Storage Subsystem Components 94 About the FC AL Disk Backplanes 95 About Internal Disk Drives 97 About FC AL Host Adapters 99 About FC AL Device Addresses 101 x Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 Configuring Network Interfaces 103 About Network Interface Options 104 About Redundant Network Interfaces 105 How to Configure the Primary Network Interface 106 How to Configur
29. all system configurations The other two bays can be used for wide 68 pin or narrow 50 pin SCSI tape drives such as 8 mm tape drives or 4 mm DDS 2 or DDS 3 tape drives Narrow SCSI devices require a 68 pin to 50 pin SCSI adapter Sun part number X913A which must be ordered separately You can easily convert the two bays into a single full height bay by removing a metal shelf divider This chapter contains basic information about how to use removable media storage devices The following tasks are covered in this chapter m How to Insert a CD or DVD Into the Drive on page 171 m How to Eject a CD or DVD With Software Commands on page 173 m How to Eject a CD or DVD Manually on page 175 a How to Eject a CD or DVD in an Emergency on page 177 m How to Clean a CD or DVD on page 179 m How to Insert a Tape Cartridge on page 182 m How to Remove a Tape Cartridge on page 183 m How to Control a Tape Drive on page 184 m How to Clean a Tape Drive on page 185 Other information covered in this chapter includes m About the DVD ROM Drive on page 170 m About Tape Drives and Tape Cartridges on page 181 169 170 About the DVD ROM Drive The digital versatile disc read only memory DVD ROM drive in your system ships with a specification sheet that contains the following information Type of DVD ROM discs that you can use with the drive Handling and storage information Phys
30. allows the system to resume operation after experiencing certain non fatal hardware faults or failures Automatic self test features enable the system to detect failed hardware components and an auto configuring capability designed into the system s boot firmware allows the system to deconfigure failed components and restore system operation As long as the system is capable of operating without the failed component the ASR features will enable the system to reboot automatically without operator intervention During the power on sequence if a faulty component is detected the component is effectively disabled and if the system remains capable of functioning the boot sequence continues In a running system some types of failures such as a processor failure can bring the system down If this happens the ASR functionality enables the system to reboot immediately if it is possible for the system to function without the failed component This prevents a faulty hardware component from keeping the entire system down or causing the system to crash repeatedly Note The ASR feature is not enabled until you activate it Control over the system s ASR functionality is provided by a number of OpenBoot PROM commands and configuration variables For additional details see Chapter 6 Hardware Watchdog Mechanism To detect and respond to system hang conditions the Sun Fire 880 system features a hardware watchdog mechanism a hardware timer t
31. boot device configuration parameter 116 128 booting after installing new hardware 55 with failed hardware components 126 boxes shipped to you 24 Break key 56 disabling 13 C cables Gigabit Ethernet 112 keyboard mouse 50 serial port splitter cable 47 twisted pair Ethernet TPE 114 cautions and warnings 201 to 210 CD See compact disc cfgadm command 147 chassis ground screw 9 checklist of parts 24 clearance specifications 198 199 cluster configurations 157 compact disc cleaning 179 ejecting in an emergency 177 Index 211 ejecting manually 175 ejecting with software commands 173 inserting into drive 171 when drive cannot read 179 compact PCI cPCT cards 70 concatenation of disks 153 configuration See hardware configuration connector specifications 187 to 193 console See system console Control C 121 conventions used in this book xvi correctable ECC error 20 CPU fan tray See fan tray assemblies CPU Memory board 2 62 63 air baffle 63 configuration guidelines 62 63 CPU numbering 62 slot status LEDs 160 D damage preventing electrostatic 31 66 to tape cartridges 181 devalias command 132 to 134 device trees rebuilding 56 diag console command 58 60 diagnostic testing 4 13 21 52 57 137 role in automatic system recovery 126 to 129 diag switch configuration parameter 128 to 130 138 139 diag trigger configuration parameter 128 to 130 digital versatile disc
32. cords Note All internal options except disk drives and power supplies must be installed only by qualified service personnel For information about installing or removing the RSC card see the Sun Fire 880 Server Service Manual which is included on the Sun Fire 880 Documentation CD Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 About Power Supplies A central power distribution board delivers DC power to all internal system components The system s power supplies plug in to connectors on this board and all of the supplies installed share equally in satisfying the power demands of the system Sun Fire 880 power supplies are modular units designed for fast easy installation or removal even while the system is fully operational Power supplies are installed in bays at the rear of the system as shown in the following figure Power supply 2 gt Power supply 0 optional Power supply 1 Chapter 3 Hardware Configuration 73 AN The system can accommodate a maximum of three power supplies each with its own 20 amp AC power cord Each power supply is auto ranging providing up to 1120 watts of DC power at 120 240 VAC line input The basic system configuration comes with two power supplies installed which together provide sufficient power for a maximally configured system You can add an optional third power supply to provide N 1 power redundancy allowing the system to continue operating should any
33. deben obstruirse o taparse las rejillas del equipo Los productos Sun nunca deben situarse cerca de radiadores o de fuentes de calor Precauci n Para asegurar la fiabilidad de 635 Parte 1000 se admite un nivel de presi n ac stica para puestos de trabajo m ximo de 70Db A Precauci n De acuerdo con la norma DIN 45 Cumplimiento de la normativa SELV El estado de la seguridad de las conexiones de entrada salida cumple los requisitos de la normativa SELV Conexion del cable de alimentaci n el ctrica dise ados para trabajar en una red el ctrica monofasica con toma de tierra Para reducir el riesgo de descarga el ctrica no conecte los productos Sun a otro tipo de sistema de alimentaci6n el ctrica P ngase en contacto con el responsable de mantenimiento o con un electricista cualificado si no esta seguro del sistema de alimentaci6n el ctrica del que se dispone en su edificio Precauci n Los productos Sun est n alimentaci n el ctrica tienen la misma capacidad Los cables de tipo dom stico no estan provistos de protecciones contra sobrecargas y por tanto no son apropiados para su uso con computadores No utilice alargadores de tipo dom stico para conectar sus productos Sun Precauci n No todos los cables de Precauci n Con el producto Sun se proporciona un cable de alimentaci n con toma de tierra Para reducir el riesgo de descargas el ctricas con ctelo
34. disk11 Specifies internal disk 11 tape Specifies the SCSI tape drive if present net Specifies the on board Fast Ethernet interface gem Specifies the on board Gigabit Ethernet interface full path name Specifies the device or network interface by its full path name Note You can also specify the name of the program to be booted as well as the way the boot program operates For more information see the OpenBoot 4 x Command Reference Manual in the OpenBoot Collection AnswerBook for your specific Solaris release If you want to specify a network interface other than an on board Ethernet interface as the default boot device you can determine the full path name of each interface by typing ok show devs The show devs command lists the system devices and displays the full path name of each PCI device An example of a path name for a Fast Ethernet PCI card is shown below pcie8 700000 pcie2 SUNW hme 0 1 Chapter 5 Configuring Network Interfaces 117 2 To cause parameter changes to take effect type ok reset all Note To store parameter changes you can also power cycle the system using the front panel Power button What Next For more information about using the OpenBoot firmware see the OpenBoot 4 x Command Reference Manual in the OpenBoot Collection AnswerBook for your specific Solaris release 118 Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 CHAPTER 6 Confi
35. enabled The env status command simply reports the current environmental status information it does not take action if anything is abnormal or out of range Chapter 6 Configuring System Firmware 125 126 About Automatic System Recovery The system provides for automatic system recovery ASR from the following types of hardware component failures CPUs Memory modules PCI buses and cards SCSI bus FC AL subsystem Fast Ethernet interface Gigabit Ethernet interface USB interface Serial interfaces The automatic system recovery feature enables the system to resume operation after experiencing certain non fatal hardware faults or failures When ASR is enabled the system s firmware diagnostics automatically detect failed hardware components while an auto configuring capability designed into the OpenBoot firmware enables the system to deconfigure failed components and restore system operation As long as the system is capable of operating without the failed component the ASR features enable the system to reboot automatically without operator intervention During the power on sequence if a faulty component is detected the component is automatically deconfigured and if the system remains capable of functioning without it the boot sequence continues In a running system certain types of failures such as a processor failure can bring the system down If this happens the ASR functionality enables the system to reboot immediat
36. enclosure service commands from the host software m Manage the backplane s FC AL loop configuration Monitor status signals from disks and disk backplanes m Control disk status LEDs When a second backplane is installed to form an expanded 12 disk array only the SES processors on the base backplane are active the SES processors on the upper backplane remain inactive Configuration Rules m The FC AL disk backplane requires low profile 1 0 inch disk drives m The optional expansion disk backplane is installed above the base backplane Note All internal options except disk drives and power supplies must be installed only by qualified service personnel For information about installing or removing an FC AL disk backplane see the Sun Fire 880 Server Service Manual which is included on the Sun Fire 880 Documentation CD Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 About Internal Disk Drives The Sun Fire 880 mass storage subsystem accommodates up to 12 low profile 1 0 inch FC AL disk drives Disks are available in storage capacities of 18 2 36 4 or 72 8 Gbytes The maximum internal storage capacity is 873 Gbytes using twelve 72 8 Gbyte disks with larger amounts possible as disk storage capacities continue to grow All Sun Fire 880 disk drives are dual ported for multipath access When used in a dual loop configuration each drive can be accessed through two separate and distinct data paths Dual data paths pr
37. fan ana oF OU Ne Secondary motherboard fan tray One 3 inch fan Secondary motherboard fan tray Primary motherboard fan tray Primary I O fan tray Primary CPU fan tray Secondary CPU fan tray Chapter 3 Hardware Configuration 75 76 In systems configured with the redundant cooling option only the primary fan trays are running during normal system operation If a primary fan tray fails the environmental monitoring subsystem detects the failure and automatically activates the secondary fan tray All fan trays feature a hot swap capability You can remove and replace a faulty fan tray without shutting down the operating system or turning off the system power For additional details see About Hot Pluggable and Hot Swappable Components on page 144 For each fan in the system the environmental monitoring subsystem monitors or controls the following m Fan present monitored m Fan speed in revolutions per minute RPM monitored Used to detect early fan degradation m Fan power input controlled Used to increase or decrease the airflow and cooling capacity m Fan fault LEDs controlled Only the primary CPU fans have variable speed control The secondary CPU fans the primary and secondary motherboard fans and the primary and secondary I O fans can only be turned fully on or fully off Fan speed is controlled by the environmental monitoring subsystem in response to temperature conditions inside
38. fan fails the monitoring subsystem detects the failure and Generates an error message and logs it in the var adm messages file Lights the System Fault and Thermal Fault LEDs on the status and control panel Lights the appropriate fan fault LED inside the system Automatically activates the appropriate secondary fan tray if installed The power subsystem is monitored in a similar fashion The monitoring subsystem periodically polls the power supply status registers for a power supply OK status indicating the status of each supply s 3 3V 5 0V 12V and 48V DC outputs If a power supply problem is detected an error message is displayed on the system console and logged in the var adm messages file The System Fault and Power Fault LEDs on the status and control panel are also lit LEDs located on the back of each power supply will indicate the source and nature of the fault For more information about error messages generated by the environmental monitoring subsystem see the Sun Fire 880 Server Service Manual For more information about system LEDs see Chapter 8 Chapter 1 System Overview 17 18 Automatic System Recovery The system provides for automatic system recovery ASR from the following types of hardware component failures CPUs Memory modules PCI buses and cards SCSI bus FC AL subsystem Fast Ethernet interface Gigabit Ethernet interface USB interface Serial interfaces The automatic system recovery feature
39. file for each active network interface An entry consists of the IP address and the host name for each interface The following example shows an etc hosts file with entries for the three network interfaces used as examples in this procedure sunrise cat etc hosts Internet host table 127 0 0 1 localhost 129 144 10 57 sunrise loghost 129 144 14 26 sunrise 1 129 144 11 83 sunrise 2 Manually plumb and enable each new interface using the ifconfig command For example for the logical interface ge0 type sunrise ifconfig ge0 plumb up For more information see the ifconfig 1M man page What Next After completing this procedure any new network interfaces are ready for operation However in order for other network devices to communicate with the system through the new interface the IP address and host name for each new interface must be entered into the namespace on the network name server For information about setting up a network name service consult the Solaris System Administrator AnswerBook for your specific Solaris release Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 The eri and ge device drivers for the system s on board Ethernet interfaces are automatically installed with the Solaris release For information about operating characteristics and configuration parameters for these drivers refer to the following documents m Platform Notes The eri FastEthernet Device Driver m
40. for operation However in order for other network devices to communicate with the system you must enter the system s IP address and host name into the namespace on the network name server For information about setting up a network name service consult the Solaris System Administrator AnswerBook for your specific Solaris release The eri and ge device drivers for the system s on board Ethernet interfaces are automatically installed with the Solaris release For information about operating characteristics and configuration parameters for these drivers refer to the following documents a Platform Notes The eri FastEthernet Device Driver m Platform Notes The Sun GigabitEthernet Device Driver These documents are available on the Solaris on Sun Hardware AnswerBook which is provided on the Computer Systems Supplement CD for your specific Solaris release If you want to set up an additional network interface you must configure it separately after installing the operating system See m How to Configure Additional Network Interfaces on page 108 Note This system conforms to the Ethernet 10 100BASE T standard which states that the Ethernet 10BASE T link integrity test function should always be enabled on both the host system and the Ethernet hub If you have problems establishing a connection between this system and your hub verify that the Ethernet hub also has the link test function enabled Consult the manual provided with yo
41. hot swappable they can be removed or inserted at any time without requiring prior software preparations Keep in mind that a power supply is not considered hot swappable unless it is part of an N 1 redundant power configuration a system configured with the optional third power supply Do not remove a power supply from a working system if its removal would leave the system with fewer than two working power supplies Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 Unlike other hot pluggable devices you can install or remove a power supply or fan tray while the system is operating at the ok prompt However in the case of the power supply you must issue a reset all command at the ok prompt in order for the change to be recognized the next time the operating system is booted Note If you remove a power supply or fan tray while the operating system is running wait for an acknowledgement message on the system console before installing a replacement part otherwise the environmental monitoring software will not recognize the new device and false error conditions will result Caution When hot swapping a redundant fan tray do not put your hand into the empty fan tray bay The fans in the populated bay are still spinning For additional information see m About Power Supplies on page 73 m About Fan Trays on page 75 Disk Drives Sun Fire 880 internal disk drives are hot pluggable However certain software prepar
42. in conjunction with Solaris Dynamic Reconfiguration DR software see About Hot Pluggable and Hot Swappable Components on page 144 In response to a component failure in an active path the multipathing software automatically switches to an alternate path while the DR feature lets you remove and replace the faulty component without impacting normal system operations For Sun Fire 880 systems two different types of multipathing software are available m Solaris IP Network Multipathing provides multipathing and load balancing capabilities for IP network interfaces m VERITAS Volume Manager includes a feature called Dynamic Multipathing DMP which provides disk multipathing as well as disk load balancing to optimize I O throughput For More Information For information about setting up redundant hardware interfaces for storage devices or networks see m About Sun Fire 880 Mass Storage Features on page 92 m About Redundant Network Interfaces on page 105 For instructions on how to configure and administer Solaris IP Network Multipathing consult the IP Network Multipathing Administration Guide provided with your specific Solaris release For information about VERITAS Volume Manager and its DMP feature see About Volume Management Software on page 152 and refer to the documentation provided with the VERITAS Volume Manager software Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 About Sun Management Ce
43. installed into 5V slots 3 3V PCI cards must be installed into 3 3V slots All slots accept universal 3 3V 5V PCI cards All slots accept either 32 or 64 bit PCI cards All slots comply with PCI Local Bus Specification Revision 2 1 Each slot can supply up to 25 watts of power The total power used for all nine slots must not exceed 135 watts Compact PCI cPCI cards and SBus cards are not supported Slots 7 and 8 can operate at either 33 or 66 MHz however both slots always operate at the same speed When the system is booted if neither slot contains a 33 MHz PCI card both slots operate at 66 MHz If you then add a PCI card to either slot via a hot plug operation the card must be a 66 MHz card a 33 MHz card will fail to operate under these conditions If either slot 7 or 8 contains a 33 MHz PCI card when the system is booted both slots operate at 33 MHz In this case either slot can accept a 33 MHz or 66 MHz card via a hot plug operation however 66 MHz cards will operate at 33 MHz For best performance install high throughput cards into slots 7 and 8 You can improve overall system availability by installing redundant network or storage interfaces on separate PCI buses and PCI bridges For additional information see About Multipathing Software on page 148 Note All internal options except disk drives and power supplies must be installed only by qualified service personnel For information about installing or
44. lights when the system power is on System Fault This amber LED lights to indicate a serious system fault When this LED is lit one or more icons in the display panel may also light to indicate the specific nature and location of the fault OK to This amber LED lights to indicate that an internal Remove hot pluggable component is ready for removal Disk Fault This amber LED lights to indicate a serious disk subsystem fault that is likely to bring down the system When this LED is lit one or more disk LEDs may also be lit at the front of the disk cage indicating the source of the fault See About Disk Drive LEDs on page 166 Od W ls Chapter 1 System Overview 11 12 Name Icon Description Power Fault Thermal Fault Attention Left Side Attention Right Side 4 S al Power Button This amber LED lights to indicate a serious power subsystem fault that is likely to bring down the system When this LED is lit one or more power supply LEDs may also be lit on the system rear panel See About Power Supply LEDs on page 163 This amber LED lights to indicate a serious thermal fault fan fault or overtemperature condition that is likely to bring down the system There are two Thermal Fault LEDs in the display to indicate whether the fault is located on the left or right side of the system In the event of a fan fault a fault LED inside the system will indicate the faulty fan assembly See Ab
45. m No introduzca nunca objetos de ning n tipo a trav s de los orificios del equipo Pueden haber voltajes peligrosos Los objetos extra os conductores de la electricidad pueden producir cortocircuitos que provoquen un incendio descargas el ctricas o dafios en el equipo Simbolos En este libro aparecen los siguientes simbolos personales y da os al equipo Siga las Precauci n Existe el riesgo de lesiones instrucciones Precauci n Superficie caliente Evite el contacto Las superficies est n calientes y pueden causar da os personales si se tocan Precauci n Voltaje peligroso presente Para reducir el riesgo de descarga y da os para la salud siga las instrucciones Encendido Aplica la alimentaci n de CA al sistema Seg n el tipo de interruptor de encendido que su equipo tenga es posible que se utilice uno de los siguientes simbolos 208 Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 Apagado Elimina la alimentaci6n de CA del sistema En espera El interruptor de Encendido En espera se ha colocado en la posici6n de En espera Modificaciones en el equipo No realice modificaciones de tipo mec nico o el ctrico en el equipo Sun Microsystems no se hace responsable del cumplimiento de las normativas de seguridad en los equipos Sun modificados Ubicaci6n de un producto Sun funcionamiento de su producto Sun y para protegerlo de sobrecalentamien tos no
46. management software Solaris luxadm utility Sun Cluster software RSC is a remote management tool for monitoring and controlling geographically distributed or physically inaccessible servers over modem lines or an Ethernet network RSC software works in conjunction with the RSC card in the Sun Fire 880 server to serve as a lights out management tool that continues to function even when the server operating system goes offline the server is powered off or a power outage occurs See page 150 Volume management applications such as Solstice DiskSuite and VERITAS Volume Manager provide easy to use online disk storage management for enterprise computing environments Using advanced RAID technology these products ensure high data availability excellent I O performance and simplified administration See page 152 The Solaris 1uxadm utility is a command line management tool for administering Sun Fire 880 internal FC AL disk subsystems and attached external storage arrays This utility is used to perform physical disk management tasks including disk hot plug operations See page 156 Sun Cluster software enables multiple Sun servers to be interconnected so that they work together as a single highly available and scalable system Sun Cluster software delivers high availability through automatic fault detection and recovery and scalability ensuring that mission critical applications and services are always avai
47. objet conducteur introduit de la sorte pourrait produire un court circuit qui entra nerait des flammes des risques d lectrocution ou des d g ts mat riels Symboles Vous trouverez ci dessous la signification des diff rents symboles utilis s et de d g ts mat riels Veuillez suivre les instructions Attention risques de blessures corporelles Evitez le contact La temp rature des surfaces est lev e et leur contact peut provoquer des blessures corporelles Attention surface temp rature lev e Attention pr sence de tensions A dangereuses Pour viter les risques d lectrocution et de danger pour la sant physique veuillez suivre les instructions MARCHE Votre syst me est sous tension courant alternatif 206 Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 Un des symboles suivants sera peut tre utilis en fonction du type d interrupteur de votre syst me ARRET Votre syst me est hors tension courant alternatif VEILLEUSE L interrupteur Marche Veilleuse est en position Veilleuse Modification du mat riel Ne pas apporter de modification m canique ou lectrique au mat riel Sun Microsystems n est pas responsable de la conformit r glementaire d un produit Sun qui a t modifi Positionnement d un produit Sun Attention pour assurer le bon A fonctionnement de votre produit Sun et pour l emp che
48. of characters and numbers Do not use a dot in the host name Do not begin the name with a number or a special character Usually an interface host name is based on the machine host name For example if the machine is assigned the host name sunrise the added network interface could be named sunrise 1 The machine s host name is assigned when Solaris software is installed For more information see the installation instructions accompanying the Solaris software 108 Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 2 Determine the IP address for each new interface An IP address must be assigned by your network administrator Each interface on a network must have a unique IP address 3 Boot the operating system if it is not already running and log on to the system as superuser Be sure to perform a reconfiguration boot if you just added a new PCI network interface card See How to Initiate a Reconfiguration Boot on page 55 Type the su command at the system prompt followed by the superuser password su Password 4 Create an appropriate etc hostname file for each new network interface The name of the file you create should be of the form etc hostname typenum where type is the network interface type identifier some common types are le hme eri and ge and num is the device instance number of the interface according to the order in which it was installed in the system For example the file names for
49. operating limits Chapter 8 LED Status Indicators 163 About Fan Tray LEDs The Thermal Fault LED on the system status and control panel indicates the overall status of the cooling system The Thermal Fault LED lights when a fan fault or overtemperature condition is detected LEDs inside the system indicate the fault status of each fan tray assembly The fan tray LEDs are located beside or beneath each fan tray assembly There are three LEDs Power On Fault and OK to Remove per fan tray as shown below 164 Icon el T Name Power On Fault OK to Remove LED Function Lights when the fan tray is receiving power Lights when the fan tray encounters a fault Lights when it is safe to remove the fan tray assembly from a powered on system only when redundant fan trays are present Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 The following table shows how to interpret the various possible LED patterns Off Off On Off Off On Off Off On Interpretation The fan tray is not receiving power or is improperly inserted The fan tray is receiving power and operating normally The fan tray has encountered a fault and can be safely removed from a powered on system For more information about fan trays and hot plug operations see m About Fan Trays on page 75 m About Hot Pluggable and Hot Swappable Components on page 144 Chapter 8 LED Status Indicators 165
50. removing PCI cards see the Sun Fire 880 Server Service Manual which is included on the Sun Fire 880 Documentation CD Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 About the Remote System Control Card The Remote System Control RSC card enables access monitoring and control of the Sun Fire 880 server from a remote location It is a fully independent processor card with its own resident firmware power on self test POST diagnostics and real time operating system The card features modem serial and Ethernet interfaces that provide simultaneous access to the Sun Fire 880 server for multiple RSC users RSC users are provided secure access to the system s Solaris and OpenBoot console functions and have full control over power on self test POST and OpenBoot Diagnostics The RSC card runs independently of the host server and operates off of 5 volt standby power from the system s power supplies It also includes a back up battery that enables the card to continue operating for up to 30 minutes in the event of a power failure The card features on board devices that interface with the system s environmental monitoring subsystem and can automatically alert administrators to system problems Together these features allow the RSC card and RSC software to serve as a lights out management tool that continues to function even when the server operating system goes offline the system is powered off
51. siempre a un enchufe con toma de tierra La siguiente advertencia se aplica solamente a equipos con un interruptor de encendido que tenga una posici n En espera este producto funciona exclusivamente como un dispositivo de puesta en espera El enchufe de la fuente de alimentaci n est dise ado para ser el elemento primario de desconexi n del equipo El equipo debe instalarse cerca del enchufe de forma que este ltimo pueda ser f cil y r pidamente accesible No conecte el cable de alimentaci n cuando se ha retirado la fuente de alimentaci n del chasis del sistema Precauci n El interruptor de encendido de Bater a de litio una bater a de litio insertada en el reloj de tiempo real tipo SGS N m MK48T59Y MK48TXXB XX MK48T18 XXXPCZ M48T59W XXXPCZ o MK48T08 Las bater as no son elementos reemplazables por el propio cliente Pueden explotar si se manipulan de forma err nea No arroje las bater as al fuego No las abra o intente recargarlas Precauci n En las placas de CPU Sun hay Paquete de pilas Precauci n Las unidades Sun Fire 880 A contienen una pila de plomo sellada Productos de energfa portatil n TLCO2V50 Existe riesgo de estallido si el paquete de pilas se maneja sin cuidado o se sustituye de manera indebida Las pilas s lo deben sustituirse por el mismo tipo de paquete de pilas de Sun Microsystems No las desmonte ni intente recargarlas fuera del sistema No ar
52. use the wildcard character only with asr enable wildcards are not allowed with asr disable You can determine which devices are currently disabled by typing ok asr See How to Obtain ASR Status Information on page 136 To cause the parameter change to take effect type ok reset all The system permanently stores the parameter change Note To store parameter changes you can also power cycle the system using the front panel Power button Chapter 6 Configuring System Firmware 135 136 How to Obtain ASR Status Information What to Do Type the following at the system ok prompt ok asr System ASR Status Component Status CPUO Memory Enabled CPU1 Enabled Memory BankO Disabled Memory Bank1l Disabled Memory Bank2 Disabled Memory Bank3 Disabled CPU2 Memory Enabled CPU3 Memory Enabled CPU4 Memory Enabled CPU5 Memory Enabled CPU6 Memory Enabled CPU7 Memory Enabled HBAS Enabled HBAS Enabled GPTwo Slot A Enabled GPTwo Slot B Enabled GPTwo Slot C Enabled GPTwo Slot D Enabled Onboard SCSI Enabled Onboard FCAL Enabled Onboard GEM Enabled PCI Slot 0 Enabled PCI Slot 1 Enabled PCI Slot 2 Enabled PCI Slot 3 Enabled PCI Slot 4 Enabled PCI Slot 5 Enabled PCI Slot 6 Enabled PCI Slot 7 Enabled PCI Slot 8 Enabled The following devices have been ASR disabled pcie8 600000 SUNW qlc 2 fp 0 0 disk 4 0 In the asr comma
53. 00 4 3 3 V m EN61000 4 4 1 0 kV AC Power Lines 0 5 kV Signal and DC Power Lines EN61000 4 5 1 kV AC Line Line and Outdoor Signal Lines 2 kV AC Line Gnd 0 5 kV DC Power Lines EN61000 4 6 3 V EN61000 4 8 1 A m EN61000 4 11 Pass EN61000 3 2 1995 A1 A2 A14 Pass EN61000 3 3 1995 Pass Safety This equipment complies with the following requirements of the Low Voltage Directive 73 23 EEC EC Type Examination Certificates EN60950 1992 2nd Edition Amendments 1 2 3 4 11 T V Rheinland Certificate No 2071517 01 IEC 950 1991 2nd Edition Amendments 1 2 3 4 CB Scheme Certificate No US 5013 UL Evaluated to all CB Countries Supplementary Information This product was tested and complies with all the requirements for the CE Mark CHE li Le Burt Hemp May 5 2001 Peter J Arkless May 5 2001 Manager Product Compliance Quality Manager Sun Microsystems Inc Sun Microsystems Scotland Limited One Network Drive Springfield Linlithgow Burlington MA 01803 West Lothian EH49 7LR USA Scotland United Kingdom Tel 781 442 0006 Tel 1506 670000 Fax 781 442 1673 Fax 1506 672323 vii viii Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 Contents Preface xv System Overview 1 About the Sun Fire 880 Server 2 Locating Front Panel Features 6 Locating Rear Panel Features 8 About the Status and Control Panel 10 About Reliability Availability and Serviceability Features 14 Setting Up the System 23 About the Parts
54. 00 processor 100 Qlogic ISP2200A processor 99 100 R rackmount kit 5 RAID See disk configuration rear panel features 8 reconfiguration boot 55 63 redundancy See hardware redundancy redundant cooling option 75 76 reliability availability and serviceability RAS 5 14 to 21 Remote System Control RSC 4 8 19 150 151 and keyswitch Forced Off position 13 54 battery 4 71 150 card location 8 connector locations 72 connector specifications 191 to 193 Ethernet port 72 150 191 features 4 19 71 72 150 hardware configuration 71 jumpers 87 modem port 72 150 192 overview 4 19 71 72 recovering from failed RSC console 59 redirecting system console to 58 serial port 72 150 151 193 software installation 28 72 user interfaces 151 User s Guide 28 removable media devices 3 78 configuration 78 reset all command 58 60 118 130 131 133 135 145 RSC See Remote System Control RSC S safety agency compliance 198 safety precautions 201 to 210 SBus cards 70 SCSI configuration guidelines 78 parity protection 20 target IDs 78 SCSI Enclosure Services SES processor 96 security features 7 10 13 serial ports 4 79 configuring 27 79 82 connecting to 47 jumpers 82 location 8 pin and signal specifications 188 splitter cable 4 47 79 server installation 25 to 28 server media kit contents of 28 service access specifications 198 199 SES processor 96 shi
55. 001 These features provide fault tolerance and high availability of data You can implement automatic failover by configuring two independent and redundant data paths using two FC AL host adapters and appropriate multipathing software If a component in either path fails the software automatically detects the failure and switches all data transfers to the alternate path For additional details see About Multipathing Software on page 148 Using a software RAID application Solstice DiskSuite or VERITAS Volume Manager you can ensure high availability of data through fault tolerance and data redundancy For more information see About Volume Management Software on page 152 Hot pluggable disk drives ensure high data availability and enhanced serviceability You can quickly replace a failed disk drive in a powered on system without affecting the rest of the system s capabilities For more information see About Internal Disk Drives on page 97 and About Hot Pluggable and Hot Swappable Components on page 144 The following table describes the performance features of the Sun Fire 880 mass storage subsystem Features Performance Enhancements Dual ported FC AL disk drives dual loop backplanes and multiple FC AL host adapters Support for RAID levels 0 0 1 1 0 and 5 These features enable simultaneous access to the internal storage array via two separate loops When combined with the Dynamic Mult
56. 04 105 hardware watchdog 18 enabling 19 host name 106 108 hot spares See disk configuration hot plug feature definition 144 disk drives 3 15 92 97 144 to 147 156 OK to Remove LED 11 161 164 166 PCI cards 2 15 68 70 144 to 147 user interfaces 147 156 hot swap feature definition 144 fan tray assemblies 16 144 to 147 power supplies 16 144 to 147 l I O board 19 27 69 72 79 81 to 85 94 104 146 150 189 190 jumpers 82 84 I O bridge fan tray See fan tray assemblies I O fan tray See fan tray assemblies PC bus 16 input device configuration parameter 58 60 139 installing a server 25 to 28 interleaving memory 65 67 internal disk drive bays locating 6 98 internet protocol IP address 106 109 IP Network Multipathing 105 ISP2100 processor 100 ISP2200A processor 99 100 J jumpers 81 to 87 FC AL disk backplane 86 flash PROM jumpers 83 to 87 Remote System Control RSC card 87 serial port jumpers 82 K key lock 7 keyboard attaching 48 keyboard mouse connector location 8 keyswitch Diagnostics position 13 51 85 Forced Off position 13 54 effect on RSC 13 54 location 6 10 Locked position 13 85 156 monitoring and control 16 Normal position 13 51 85 settings 13 L LEDS See status LEDs link integrity test 107 111 log files error 17 RSC 19 luxadm utility 145 156 Index 214 Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001
57. 31 What to Do Unlock and open the front door Identify the disk drive to be removed For information about disk status LEDs see About Disk Drive LEDs on page 166 If you are performing a hot plug operation prepare the system for disk removal The hot plug removal procedure involves software commands for preparing the system prior to removing the disk drive See About Hot Pluggable and Hot Swappable Components on page 144 If you are not performing a hot plug operation halt the operating system and power off the system See How to Power Off the System on page 53 Attach an antistatic wrist strap to a metal surface inside the system chassis Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 6 Using your thumb or forefinger push the drive latch upward to release the drive handle Swing the handle away from the drive until you feel the drive connector disengage from the backplane Do not use excessive force Caution If you are hot plugging the disk drive after disconnecting it from the backplane allow 30 seconds or so for the drive to spin down completely before removing it from the system 7 Holding the drive by the handle carefully slide it out of the drive bay Place the drive on an antistatic mat 8 If you are performing a hot plug operation complete the software part of the removal procedure See About Hot Pluggable and Hot Swappable Components on page 144 Cha
58. 8 2 1 68 2 2 95 RH noncondensing at 40 C IEC 68 2 2 68 2 3 0 to 12 000 meters 0 to 40 000 feet IEC 68 2 40 68 2 41 0 002 g Hz 5 500 Hz random IEC 68 2 6 0 0015 g Hz 5 500 Hz random TEC 68 2 6 15 g peak 11 milliseconds half sine pulse IEC 68 2 27e 10 g peak 11 milliseconds half sine pulse IEC 68 2 27e 50 mm IEC 68 2 31 1 m s SUN 900 1813 Appendix B System Specifications 197 Reference for Agency Compliance Specifications The system complies with the following specifications Category Relevant Standards Safety RFI EMI Immunity X ray EN60950 IEC950 TUV UL 1950 CB Scheme IEC 950 C22 2 No 950 from UL EK from KTL Australia New Zealand AS NZ 3548 Class A Industry Canada ICES 003 Class A European Community EN55022 Class A Japan VCCI Class A Taiwan CNS 13438 Class A US FCC 47CFRI5 B Class A EN55024 N61000 4 2 N61000 4 3 N61000 4 4 N61000 4 5 N61000 4 6 N61000 4 8 N61000 4 11 US DHHS 21CFR Subchapter J PTB German X ray Decree mi m m m m m n Reference for Clearance and Service Access Specifications Minimum clearances needed for proper cooling are as follows Blockage Required Clearance Front blockage only Rear blockage only 3 0 in 7 6 cm 3 5 in 8 9 cm Front and rear blockage Front clearance Rear clearance 3 5 in 8 9 cm 4 0 in 10 2 cm 198 Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 Minimum clearance
59. A 232D standard is required for digital telecommunication in nations of the European Community If you require EIA 232D compliance see the following sections for configuration instructions m How to Open the Side Doors on page 29 m How to Avoid Electrostatic Discharge on page 31 m About Serial Port Jumpers on page 82 For information about serial port characteristics see About the Serial Ports on page 79 Note All internal jumper modifications must be performed only by qualified service personnel Set up a console for your server You must set up a console in order to install the Solaris operating environment and any application software You can attach an ASCII terminal or graphics console to your system or establish a tip connection from another Sun system For more information see About Setting Up a Console on page 45 Prepare the network interface s The Sun Fire 880 server provides two on board Ethernet interfaces as part of the standard configuration one Fast Ethernet interface and one Gigabit Ethernet interface A variety of supported PCI cards can provide connections to additional Ethernet or other network types For details about network interface options and configuration procedures see the following sections m About Network Interface Options on page 104 m How to Configure the Primary Network Interface on page 106 m How to Configure Additional Network Interfaces
60. About Disk Drive LEDs on page 166 The following figure shows the system s 12 internal disk slots and associated LEDs Disk slots are labeled from 0 to 11 Configuration Rules m Disk drives must be Sun standard FC AL disks with low profile 1 0 inch form factors 98 Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 About FC AL Host Adapters The Sun Fire 880 server uses a Qlogic ISP2200A intelligent Fibre Channel processor as its on board FC AL controller Integrated into the system motherboard the ISP2200A resides on PCI Bus A and supports a 64 bit 66 MHz PCI interface The on board FC AL controller controls FC AL operations on Loop A of the base backplane and the upper backplane when the two are joined as an expanded array To take advantage of the dual loop capability of the FC AL backplanes an optional PCI FC AL host adapter card is required to control the second loop Loop B For this purpose Sun offers the Sun StorEdge PCI Dual Fibre Channel Host Adapter card This card provides two separate FC AL channels each controlled by a Qlogic ISP2200A processor Each channel provides an external port for connection to external Fibre Channel devices One of the channels also provides an internal port for connection to the Loop B port on the base FC AL disk backplane If the internal port is used external Port 1 is unavailable for connection to external devices Loop A ISP
61. Adapter card 99 100 Sun Validation Test Suite SunVTS 21 SunSolve Online web site 83 system banner 56 system configuration See hardware configuration system console 4 27 45 redirecting to local console 60 redirecting to RSC 58 setting up 45 System Fault LED 11 17 system features 2 to 21 front panel 6 rear panel 8 system interconnect bus 63 system specifications See specifications T tape cartridge ejecting 183 handling 181 inserting into drive 182 magnetic fields and 181 storing 181 sunlight and 181 write enabling 182 write protecting 182 tape drive 78 cleaning 185 controlling with software commands 184 temperature sensors 16 terminal alphanumeric 4 46 Thermal Fault LED 12 17 164 thermal shutdown 17 63 77 121 tip connection 45 56 twisted pair Ethernet port See Fast Ethernet port typographic conventions xvi U UltraSPARC III CPU See CPU Memory board undertemperature conditions 16 universal PCI card 70 Index 217 Universal Serial Bus ports 4 50 80 hardware configuration 80 hot plug feature 80 location 8 pin and signal specifications 189 USB hubs 80 USB See Universal Serial Bus ports user interfaces 151 V VERITAS Volume Manager 20 92 93 143 148 152 153 Visual Instruction Set 2 63 WwW warnings and cautions 201 to 210 watchdog hardware 18 enabling 19 weight See specifications wrench LED See System Fault LED status LEDs wrist strap an
62. Commands The OpenBoot commands asr asr disable and asr enable are available for obtaining ASR status information and for manually deconfiguring or reconfiguring system devices For more information see a How to Deconfigure a Device Manually on page 132 m How to Reconfigure a Device Manually on page 134 m How to Obtain ASR Status Information on page 136 Chapter 6 Configuring System Firmware 129 130 How to Enable ASR The automatic system recovery ASR feature is not activated until you enable it at the system ok prompt What to Do Type the following at the system ok prompt ok setenv diag switch true ok setenv auto boot true ok setenv auto boot on error true Set the diag trigger variable to power reset error reset or soft reset Type ok setenv diag trigger soft reset For more information see Reset Scenarios on page 128 To cause the parameter changes to take effect type ok reset all The system permanently stores the parameter changes and then reboots automatically Note To store parameter changes you can also power cycle the system using the front panel Power button Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 How to Disable ASR What to Do 1 Type the following at the system ok prompt ok setenv auto boot on error false 2 To cause the parameter change to take effect type ok reset all
63. Control C to abort an impending shutdown you should immediately replace the component responsible for the critical condition If a replacement part is not immediately available power off the system to avoid damaging system hardware OpenBoot Environmental Status Information The OpenBoot command env lets you obtain status on the current state of everything of interest to the OpenBoot environmental monitor You can obtain environmental status at any time regardless of whether OpenBoot environmental monitoring is enabled or disabled The env status command simply reports the current environmental status information it does not take action if anything is abnormal or out of range For an example of env command output see How to Obtain OpenBoot Environmental Status Information on page 124 Chapter 6 Configuring System Firmware 121 How to Enable OpenBoot Environmental Monitoring The OpenBoot environmental monitor is enabled by default whenever the system is operating at the ok prompt However you can enable or disable it yourself using the OpenBoot commands env on and env off Note The commands env on and env off only affect environmental monitoring at the OpenBoot level They have no effect on the system s environmental monitoring and control capabilities while the operating system is running Before You Begin This procedure assumes that you are familiar with the OpenBoot firmware and that you know how to ent
64. I O operations from one I O controller to another to prepare for DR operations With a combination of DR and multipathing software you can remove replace or deactivate a PCI controller card with little or no interruption to system operation Note that this requires redundant hardware that is the system must contain an alternate I O controller that is connected to the same device s as the card being removed or replaced The alternate controller must reside on a different PCI card or be integrated into the Sun Fire 880 system motherboard or I O board For additional details see About Multipathing Software on page 148 Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 PCI Hot Plug User Interfaces There are two different methods for performing PCI hot plug operations on Sun Fire 880 systems m Push button method Command line method The push button method relies on push buttons and status LEDs located near each PCI slot You can initiate a PCI hot plug operation by pressing the push button for the corresponding slot The command line method lets you initiate PCI hot plug operations via a remote login session an RSC console or a locally attached console This method involves the Solaris cfgadm 1 command Both hot plug methods make use of the status LEDs located near each PCI slot These LEDs indicate where and when it is safe to insert or remove a board and also show whether the operation has succeeded or failed For additiona
65. ID Storage Configurations Using a software RAID application such as Solstice DiskSuite or VERITAS Volume Manager you can configure system disk storage in a variety of different RAID levels Configuration options include RAID 0 striping RAID 1 mirroring RAID 0 1 striping plus mirroring RAID 1 0 mirroring plus striping and RAID 5 configurations striping with interleaved parity You choose the appropriate RAID configuration based on the price performance and reliability availability goals for your system You can also configure one or more drives to serve as hot spares to fill in automatically for a defective drive in the event of a disk failure For more information see About Volume Management Software on page 152 Error Correction and Parity Checking Error correcting code ECC is used on all internal system data paths to ensure high levels of data integrity All data that moves between processors memory and PCI bridge chips have end to end ECC protection The system reports and logs correctable ECC errors A correctable ECC error is any single bit error in a 128 bit field Such errors are corrected as soon as they are detected The ECC implementation can also detect double bit errors in the same 128 bit field and multiple bit errors in the same nibble 4 bits In addition to providing ECC protection for data the system offers parity protection on all system address buses Parity protection is also used on the
66. M console functions remotely via the modem serial and Ethernet ports on the RSC card m Run power on self test POST and OpenBoot Diagnostics from a remote console m Remotely monitor server environmental conditions such as fan temperature and power supply status even when the server is offline m View a graphical representation of the server s front panel including keyswitch position and LED states m Receive notification of server problems via email or pager even in the event of a power failure m Perform remote server reboot power on and power off functions on demand m Access a detailed log of RSC events command history and detected errors Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 RSC User Interfaces RSC offers the following user interfaces m A graphical user interface GUI that runs as a Java client application on workstations connected to the server through the RSC Ethernet interface or through a standard modem connection using Point to Point Protocol PPP m A command line interface CLI that you can access through the RSC Ethernet network through a standard modem connection or through an alphanumeric terminal attached directly to the RSC serial port The Java technology based GUI client application runs on workstations running the Solaris Microsoft Windows 95 Windows 98 or Windows NT operating environments For More Information Sun RSC software is included on the Computer Systems Supplement CD f
67. Platform Notes The Sun GigabitEthernet Device Driver These documents are available on the Solaris on Sun Hardware AnswerBook which is provided on the Computer Systems Supplement CD for your specific Solaris release Note This system conforms to the Ethernet 10 100BASE T standard which states that the Ethernet 1OBASE T link integrity test function should always be enabled on both the host system and the Ethernet hub If you have problems establishing a connection between this system and your Ethernet hub verify that the hub also has the link test function enabled Consult the manual provided with your hub for more information about the link integrity test function Chapter 5 Configuring Network Interfaces 111 112 How to Attach a Fiber Optic Gigabit Ethernet Cable Before You Begin Complete the prerequisite steps in m How to Install the Sun Fire 880 Server on page 25 What to Do Select a fiber optic cable that meets all Sun Fire 880 cabling requirements The Sun Fire 880 on board Gigabit Ethernet interface supports 50 125 micron or 62 5 125 micron multimode duplexed fiber optic cable The cable must meet UL910 and UL1651 specifications and must have a standard dual SC connector with a UL94V 2 rating or better Cable lengths must not exceed 300 meters for 62 5 125 micron cable or 550 meters for 50 125 micron cable If your system includes a PCI Gigabit Ethernet adapter card see the documentation sup
68. Plug Specification Revision 1 1 PCI hot plug procedures may involve software commands for preparing the system prior to removing a card and for reconfiguring the operating environment after installing a PCI card For more information about PCI hot plug procedures see About Hot Pluggable and Hot Swappable Components on page 144 Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 Note Do not attempt to hot plug a PCI card until you are certain that its device drivers support PCI hot plug operations otherwise you may cause a system panic For a list of Sun PCI cards and device drivers that support PCI hot plug operations see the Sun Fire 880 Server Product Notes Status LEDs provide power fault and hot plug status indications for each PCI slot A contact push button is also provided for each slot which allows you to initiate the hot plug procedure at the server For information about the status indicator LEDs see About PCI Slot LEDs on page 161 The following figure shows the PCI slots on the I O board Slot 8 33 66MHz 3 3V lt I Slot 7 33 66MHz 3 3V S Slot 6 33MHz 5V e Slot 5 33MHz 5V Slot 4 33MHz 5V Slot 3 33MHz 5V Slot 2 33MHz 5V Slot 1 33MHz 5V Slot 0 33MHz 5V a Chapter 3 Hardware Configuration 69 70 Configuration Rules All slots accept short or long PCI cards 5V PCI cards must be
69. Serial Connector The Remote System Control RSC serial connector is an RJ 45 connector located on the RSC card and can be accessed from the rear panel RSC Serial Connector Diagram TvIYIS RSC Serial Connector Signals Pin Signal Description Pin Signal Description 1 Ready To Send 5 Ground 2 Data Terminal Ready 6 Receive Data 3 Transmit Data 7 No Connection 4 Ground 8 Clear To Send Appendix A Connector Pinouts 193 194 Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 APPENDIX B System Specifications This appendix provides the following specifications for the Sun Fire 880 server Reference for Physical Specifications on page 196 Reference for Electrical Specifications on page 196 Reference for Environmental Requirements on page 197 Reference for Agency Compliance Specifications on page 198 Reference for Clearance and Service Access Specifications on page 198 195 Reference for Physical Specifications The dimensions and weight of the system are as follows Measurement U S Metric Comments Height with casters 28 1 in 71 4 cm Width 18 9 in 48 0 cm Depth 32 9 in 83 6 cm Weight Minimum 194 0 Ib 88 0 kg Actual weight depends upon Maximum 288 0 Ib 130 6 kg the installed options Power Cord 8 2 ft 2 5 m Reference for Electrical Specifications The following table provides the electrical specifications for the system Parameter Value
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71. System Control RSC software from the Solaris media kit Sun RSC software is included on the Computer Systems Supplement CD for your specific Solaris release For installation instructions see the Solaris Sun Hardware Platform Guide provided in the Solaris media kit For information about configuring and using RSC see the Sun Remote System Control RSC User s Guide provided with the RSC software Note Once you install RSC software you can configure the system to use RSC as the system console For detailed instructions see How to Redirect the System Console to RSC on page 58 Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 How to Open the Side Doors What to Do 1 Use the system key to unlock the door 2 Swing the side door open Chapter 2 Setting Up the System 29 3 To remove the door completely open the door 90 degrees and lift it up until its mounting pins clear the hinge brackets on the rear panel What Next You are now ready to install remove or replace components inside the system chassis 30 Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 How to Avoid Electrostatic Discharge Use the following procedure to prevent static damage whenever you are accessing any of the internal components of the system Note Internal access to the Sun Fire 880 system is restricted to qualified service personnel only Installation procedures for internal components are covered in the Sun Fi
72. a hot plug operation Disk drive is spinning up or down Disk drive is being configured or unconfigured during a hot plug operation Disk drive is up to speed and operating normally Disk drive is experiencing read or write activity Disk drive has encountered a fault Disk drive can be safely removed as part of a hot plug operation For more information about disk drives and hot plug operations see m About Internal Disk Drives on page 97 m About Hot Pluggable and Hot Swappable Components on page 144 Chapter 8 LED Status Indicators 167 About the Gigabit Ethernet LEDs Four LEDs provide status information for the Gigabit Ethernet port The LEDs are located above the Gigabit Ethernet port on the system rear panel as shown below Label Name LED Function TX FDX Link Receive Activity Transmit Activity Full Duplex Link Present 168 Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 Indicates data activity on the receive channel Indicates data activity on the transmit channel Indicates that the Gigabit Ethernet interface is operating in Full Duplex mode Indicates that a link is established with a link partner CHAPTER 9 Using Removable Media Storage Devices The Sun Fire 880 system provides three mounting bays for 5 25 inch half height 1 6 inch devices One of the bays houses a digital versatile disc read only memory DVD ROM drive which comes standard in
73. ab click into place The UTP cable length must not exceed 100 meters Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 3 Plug the other end of the TPE cable into the RJ 45 outlet to your Fast Ethernet network You should hear the connector tab click into place See your network administrator if you need more information about how to connect to your network What Next If you are installing your system complete the installation procedure Return to m How to Install the Sun Fire 880 Server on page 25 If you are adding an additional network interface to the system then you need to configure that interface See a How to Configure Additional Network Interfaces on page 108 Chapter 5 Configuring Network Interfaces 115 116 How to Select the Boot Device The boot device is specified by the setting of an OpenBoot firmware configuration parameter called boot device The default setting of this parameter is disk net Because of this setting the firmware first attempts to boot from the system hard drive and if that fails from the on board Fast Ethernet interface Before You Begin Before you can select a boot device you must complete the installation procedure see m How to Install the Sun Fire 880 Server on page 25 Specifically you must perform the following tasks m Set up a system console see About Setting Up a Console on page 45 m Power on the system see How to Power On the System
74. able on page 114 If you are using a PCI network interface card see the documentation supplied with the card What to Do Choose a host name for the system The host name must be unique within the network It can consist of characters and numbers Do not use a dot in the host name Do not begin the name with a number or a special character Determine the unique Internet Protocol IP address of the network interface An IP address must be assigned by your network administrator Each network device or interface must have a unique IP address Resume the installation of the system See How to Install the Sun Fire 880 Server on page 25 Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 Note During installation of the Solaris operating environment the software automatically detects the system s on board network interfaces and any installed PCI network interface cards for which native Solaris device drivers exist The operating system then asks you to select one of the interfaces as the primary network interface and prompts you for its host name and IP address You can configure only one network interface during installation of the operating system You must configure any additional interfaces separately after the operating system is installed For more information see How to Configure Additional Network Interfaces on page 108 What Next After completing this procedure the primary network interface is ready
75. able Media Storage Devices 175 176 3 If the disc does not eject kill any processes accessing the DVD ROM drive and repeat step 2 The disc will not eject while the drive is in use To kill any processes accessing the DVD ROM drive become superuser and type the following oe su Password fuser k cdrom cdrom0 Note You should warn users before abruptly halting processes The command fuser u cdrom cdromo helps identify who is accessing the DVD ROM drive Refer to the Solaris System Administrator s Guide for more information about the fuser command What Next You can also eject a disc by using one of these methods m With software commands see How to Eject a CD or DVD With Software Commands on page 173 m Using an emergency procedure see How to Eject a CD or DVD in an Emergency on page 177 Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 How to Eject a CD or DVD in an Emergency Before You Begin Use the emergency ejection procedure only in emergency situations for instance if you unmount the disc and the Eject button does not function What to Do Caution If this procedure is used while a disc is mounted you can degrade or destroy data in your system 1 Turn off the power to your system See How to Power Off the System on page 53 2 Unfold and straighten one end of a large wire paper clip Chapter 9 Using Removable Media Storage Devices 177
76. able media device they are reserved for the system s DVD ROM drive and SCSI host adapter Note All internal options except disk drives and power supplies must be installed only by qualified service personnel For information about installing or removing removable media devices see the Sun Fire 880 Server Service Manual which is included on the Sun Fire 880 Documentation CD Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 About the Serial Ports The system provides two serial communication ports through a single shared DB 25 connector located on the rear panel The primary port is capable of both synchronous and asynchronous communication while the secondary port is asynchronous only In synchronous mode the primary port operates at any rate from 50 Kbaud to 256 Kbaud when the clock is generated internally When the clock is generated from an external source the synchronous port operates at rates up to 384 Kbaud In asynchronous mode either port supports baud rates of 50 75 110 200 300 600 1200 1800 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 57600 76800 115200 153600 230400 307200 and 460800 The primary port is accessible by connecting a standard serial cable to the rear panel serial port connector To access the secondary port you must attach a serial port splitter cable Sun part number X985A to the rear panel serial port connector The connector labeled A on the splitter cable provides the primary port the co
77. able when needed With Sun Cluster software installed other nodes in the cluster will automatically take over and assume the workload when a node goes down It delivers predictability and fast recovery capabilities through features such as local application restart individual application failover and local network adapter failover Sun Cluster software significantly reduces downtime and increases productivity by helping ensure continuous service to all users The software lets you run both standard and parallel applications on the same cluster It supports the dynamic addition or removal of nodes and enables Sun servers and storage products to be clustered together in a variety of configurations Existing resources are used more efficiently resulting in additional cost savings Sun Cluster software allows nodes to be separated by up to 10 kilometers This way in the event of a disaster in one location all mission critical data and services remain available from the other unaffected locations For More Information See the documentation supplied with the Sun Cluster software Chapter 7 Server Administration 157 158 Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 CHAPTER 8 LED Status Indicators This chapter provides information about the system s interior and rear panel LED status indicators Topics covered in this chapter include About CPU Memory Slot LEDs on page 160 About PCI Slot LEDs on page 161 Ab
78. an if you are not sure what type of power is supplied to your building current ratings Household extension cords do not have overload protection and are not meant for use with computer systems Do not use household extension cords with your Sun product Caution Not all power cords have the same grounding type three wire power cord To reduce the risk of electric shock always plug the cord into a grounded power outlet Caution Your Sun product is shipped with a The following caution applies only to devices with a Standby power switch functions as a standby type device only The power cord serves as the primary disconnect device for the system Be sure to plug the power cord into a grounded power outlet that is nearby the system and is readily accessible Do not connect the power cord when the power supply has been removed from the system chassis Caution The power switch of this product Lithium Battery and RSC card contain lithium batteries Batteries are not customer replaceable parts They may explode if mishandled Do not dispose of the battery in fire Do not disassemble it or attempt to recharge it Caution The Sun Fire 880 system I O board Battery Pack Caution There is a sealed NiMH battery A pack in Sun Fire 880 units There is danger of explosion if the battery pack is mishandled or incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same type of Sun Microsyst
79. ancy Automatic system recovery ASR capabilities Four levels of system diagnostics Front panel status indicator lights Internal diagnostic LED indicators Error correcting code on all memory and data paths Parity checking on all system address buses Chapter 1 System Overview 5 6 Locating Front Panel Features The illustration below shows the system features that are accessible from the front panel with the front door open Power button Security keyswitch nn DVD ROM drive Status and control panel Disk drives Disk drive LEDs For information about front panel controls and indicators see About the Status and Control Panel on page 10 Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 Access to the system s internal disk drives is through a large hinged door at the front of the system The front door features a keylock for added security When the key is in the horizontal position the door is unlocked Make sure that the key is in the horizontal position before you close the door To prevent unauthorized access to the disk drives lock the door by turning the key 90 degrees counterclockwise and remove the key Note The same key operates the front panel keyswitch and the locks on the front and side doors Chapter 1 System Overview 7 Locating Rear Panel Features The following figure shows the system features that are accessible from the rear panel SC Gigab
80. and that you know how to enter the OpenBoot environment For more information about the OpenBoot firmware see the OpenBoot 4 x Command Reference Manual An online version of the manual is included with the OpenBoot Collection AnswerBook that ships with Solaris software What to Do Type the following commands at the system ok prompt ok diag console rsc ok setenv input device rsc console ok setenv output device rsc console To cause the changes to take effect power cycle the system or type ok reset all The system permanently stores the parameter changes and boots automatically if the OpenBoot variable auto boot is set to true its default value Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 Note In the unlikely event that the RSC card fails while the system console is directed to RSC the system console will be unavailable To recover from this situation press the system Power button to initiate a graceful software shutdown Then use the OpenBoot emergency procedure for resetting NVRAM configuration variables to their default values See About OpenBoot Emergency Procedures on page 138 This will temporarily redirect the system console to the local console device but only until the next system reset If you are not installing a replacement RSC card right away you must permanently restore the local system console until a replacement card is available See How to Restore the Local System Console
81. apacity next generation dual inline memory modules DIMMs The DIMMs are built with synchronous dynamic random access memory SDRAM chips that operate at a 75 MHz clock frequency The system supports DIMMs with 128 256 and 512 Mbyte capacities with future support for higher capacities as they become available Each CPU Memory board contains slots for 16 DIMMs Total system memory ranges from a minimum of 1 Gbyte one CPU Memory board with eight 128 Mbyte DIMMs to a maximum of 32 Gbytes four boards fully populated with 512 Mbyte DIMMs Within each CPU Memory board the 16 DIMM slots are organized into groups of four The system reads from or writes to all four DIMMs in a group simultaneously DIMMs therefore must be added in sets of four The figure below shows the DIMM slots and DIMM groups on a Sun Fire 880 CPU Memory board Every fourth slot belongs to the same DIMM group The four groups are designated A0 A1 BO and B1 64 Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 You must physically remove a CPU Memory board from the system before you can install or remove DIMMs The DIMMs must be added four at a time within the same DIMM group and each group used must have four identical DIMMS installed that is all four DIMMs in the group must be from the same manufacturing vendor and must have the same capacity for example four 128 Mbyte DIMMs four 256 Mbyte DIMMs or four 512 Mbyte DIMMs Note Each CPU Memory board mu
82. ations are required To perform Sun Fire 880 disk drive hot plug operations you use the Solaris luxadm utility The luxadm utility is a command line tool for managing intelligent storage arrays such as Sun StorEdge A5x00 series disk arrays or Sun Fire 880 internal storage arrays For more information on luxadm see About the Solaris luxadm Utility on page 156 For complete disk hot plug procedures refer to Platform Notes Using luxadm Software available on the Solaris on Sun Hardware AnswerBook This AnswerBook documentation is provided on the Sun Computer Systems Supplement CD for your specific Solaris release Caution When hot plugging a disk drive after disconnecting the drive from its backplane allow 30 seconds or so for the drive to spin down completely before removing it from its drive bay Chapter 7 Server Administration 145 146 PCI Cards On Sun Fire 880 systems PCI cards are hot pluggable while the Remote System Control RSC card is not hot pluggable Hot plug operations for PCI cards involve Dynamic Reconfiguration DR DR is an operating environment feature that provides the ability to reconfigure system hardware while the system is running DR lets you logically attach or detach hardware resources within an active operating environment The main benefit of DR is that a service provider can add or replace hardware resources with little or no impact on normal system operations PCT hot plug procedures may i
83. atteri enligt fabrikantens instruktion Danmark A Suomi A ADVARSEL Litiumbatteri Eksplosionsfare ved fejlagtig handtering Udskiftning ma kun ske med batteri af samme fabrikat og type Lev r det brugte batteri tilbage til leverandgren VAROITUS Paristo voi r j ht jos se on virheellisesti asennettu Vaihda paristo ainoastaan laitevalmistajan suosittelemaan tyyppiin H vit k ytetty paristo valmistajan ohjeiden mukaisesti 210 Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 Index A abort key sequence See Stop a keyboard combination AC power cord connecting 25 40 when to disconnect 27 31 agency compliance specifications 198 air baffle CPU 63 AL PAs 101 alphanumeric terminal 4 46 attaching 46 settings for 46 antistatic precautions 31 wrist strap 32 ASCII terminal See alphanumeric terminal asr command 129 135 to 137 ASR See automatic system recovery ASR asr disable command 129 132 to 136 asr enable command 129 134 135 auto boot configuration parameter 58 60 127 to 130 auto boot on error configuration parameter 127 to 131 automatic system recovery ASR 126 to 137 deconfiguring devices manually 132 133 disabling 131 enabling 127 130 obtaining status information 136 137 overview 18 126 reconfiguring devices manually 134 135 B backplane See FC AL disk backplane banks of memory 64 baud rate 47 79 boot device how to select 116
84. c surface a The bag used to wrap a Sun replacement part a The shipping container used to package a Sun replacement part m Sun electrostatic discharge ESD mat Sun part number 250 1088 available through your Sun sales representatives a Disposable ESD mat shipped with replacement parts or options 3 Use an antistatic wrist strap Attach one end of the strap to the system chassis sheet metal and attach the other end to your wrist Refer to the instructions that come with the strap 4 Detach both ends of the strap after you complete the installation or service procedure 32 Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 How to Install a Disk Drive Before You Begin The system s disk drive hot plug feature lets you install a disk drive without shutting down the operating system or turning off the system power For more information see m About Internal Disk Drives on page 97 m About Hot Pluggable and Hot Swappable Components on page 144 Note You can only perform disk hot plug operations while the operating system is running Disk hot plug operations are not supported when the system ok prompt is displayed You need a system console in order to perform disk hot plug operations see m About Setting Up a Console on page 45 You must follow antistatic precautions when handling a disk drive see m How to Avoid Electrostatic Discharge on page 31 What to Do If you are performin
85. can use the OpenBoot asr enable command to reconfigure any device that you previously deconfigured with asr disable What to Do 1 At the ok prompt type ok asr enable device identifier where the device identifier is one of the following m Any full physical device path as reported by the OpenBoot show devs command m Any valid device alias as reported by the OpenBoot devalias command m Any device identifier from the following table Device Identifiers cpuo0 cpul cpu7 cpu cpu0 bank0 cpu0 bank1 cpu0 bank2 cpu0 bank3 cpu7 bank0 cpu7 bank1 cpu7 bank2 cpu7 bank3 cpu0 bank cpul bank cpu7 bank gptwo slotA gptwo slotB gptwo slotC gptwo slotD gptwo slot ob gem ob fcal ob scsi pci slot0 pci slotl pci slot8 pci slot pei hba8 hba9 hba 134 Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 Devices CPU 0 CPU 7 All CPUs Memory banks 0 3 for each CPU All memory banks for each CPU CPU Memory board slots A D All CPU Memory board slots On board Gigabit Ethernet controller On board FC AL controller On board SCSI controller PCI slots 0 8 All PCI slots All on board PCI devices on board Gigabit Ethernet FC AL and SCSI controllers and all PCI slots PCI bridge chips 0 and 1 respectively All PCI bridge chips All devices Note The device identifiers are not case sensitive you can type them as uppercase or lowercase characters Also you can
86. ccurring on your server RSC provides the following features m Remote system monitoring and error reporting including diagnostic output m Remote reboot power on and power off functions m Ability to monitor system environmental conditions remotely m Ability to run diagnostic tests from a remote console m Remote event notification for overtemperature conditions power supply failures fatal system errors or system crashes m Remote access to detailed event logs m Remote console functions via modem Ethernet or serial port For additional details see About the Remote System Control Card on page 71 and About Sun Remote System Control Software on page 150 Chapter 1 System Overview 19 Dual Loop Enabled FC AL Mass Storage Subsystem The system s dual ported FC AL disk drives and dual loop enabled backplanes may be combined with an optional PCI FC AL host adapter card to provide for fault tolerance and high availability of data This dual loop configuration allows each disk drive to be accessed through two separate and distinct data paths providing m Increased bandwidth Allowing data transfer rates up to 200 Mbytes per second versus 100 Mbytes per second for single loop configurations a Hardware redundancy Providing the ability to sustain component failures in one path by switching all data transfers to an alternate path The mass storage subsystem is described in greater detail in Chapter 4 Support for RA
87. ch tzen d rfen die Offnungen im Ger t nicht blockiert oder verdeckt werden Sun Produkte sollten niemals in der N he von Heizk rpern oder Heizluftklappen aufgestellt werden i Achtung Um den zuverl ssigen Betrieb Schalldruckpegel nach DIN 45 635 Teil 1000 Achtung Der arbeitsplatzbezogene betr gt 70Db A oder weniger Einhaltung der SELV Richtlinien Die Sicherung der 1 O Verbindungen entspricht den Anforderungen der SELV Spezifikation Anschlu des Netzkabels an Einphasen Stromnetzen mit geerdetem Nulleiter vorgesehen Um die Stromschlaggefahr zu reduzieren schlie en Sie Sun Produkte nicht an andere Stromquellen an Ihr Betriebsleiter oder ein qualifizierter Elektriker kann Ihnen die Daten zur Stromversorgung in Ihrem Geb ude geben Achtung Sun Produkte sind f r den Betrieb gleichen Nennwerte Herk mmliche im Haushalt verwendete Verlangerungskabel besitzen keinen Uberlastungsschutz und sind daher fiir Computersysteme nicht geeignet Achtung Nicht alle Netzkabel haben die Achtung Ihr Sun Ger t wird mit einem A dreiadrigen Netzkabel fiir geerdete Netzsteckdosen geliefert Um die Gefahr eines Stromschlags zu reduzieren schlie en Sie das Kabel nur an eine fachgerecht verlegte geerdete Steckdose an Die folgende Warnung gilt nur fiir Gerate mit Wartezustand Netzschalter Ger ts schaltet nur auf Wartezustand Stand By Modus Um die Stromzufuhr zum Gerat
88. cifically to meet the needs of storage system interconnects Employing a simple loop topology FC AL can support both simple configurations and complex arrangements of hubs switches servers and storage systems FC AL devices employ a high performance Gigabit serial interface which supports multiple standard protocols such as Small Computer Systems Interface SCSI and Asynchronous Transfer Mode ATM By supporting these standard protocols FC AL preserves any investment in existing legacy systems firmware applications and software Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 The unique features of FC AL provide many advantages over other data transfer technologies The following table lists the features and advantages of FC AL For additional information about FC AL technology visit the Fibre Channel Association web site at www fibrechannel com FC AL Features Advantages Supports 100 Mbyte per second data transfer rate 200 Mbytes per second with dual porting Capable of addressing up to 127 devices per loop controlled by a single controller Supports distances up to 10 km between devices using fiber optic cable up to 30 meters using copper cable Provides for reliability availability and serviceability RAS features such as hot pluggable and dual ported disks redundant data paths and multiple host connections Supports standard protocols such as IP and SCSI Implements a
89. cle Pour ajouter des cartes de la m moire ou des unit s de stockage internes vous devrez d monter le couvercle de l unit syst me Sun Ne pas oublier de remettre ce couvercle en place avant de mettre le syst me sous tension fonctionner un produit Sun sans le couvercle en place Si l on n glige cette pr caution on encourt des risques de blessures corporelles et de d g ts mat riels Attention il est dangereux de faire Conformit aux certifications Laser Les produits Sun qui font appel aux technologies lasers sont conformes aux normes de la classe 1 en la mati re Class 1 Laser Product Luokan 1 Laserlaite Klasse 1 Laser Apparat Laser KLasse 1 CD ROM r glages ou de performances de proc dures autre que celle sp cifi e dans le pr sent document peut provoquer une exposition des radiations dangereuses Attention L utilisation de contr les de Appendix C Safety Precautions 207 Normativas de seguridad El siguiente texto incluye las medidas de seguridad que se deben seguir cuando se instale alg n producto de Sun Microsystems Precauciones de seguridad Para su protecci n observe las siguientes medidas de seguridad cuando manipule su equipo m Siga todas los avisos e instrucciones marcados en el equipo m Aseg rese de que el voltaje y la frecuencia de la red el ctrica concuerdan con las descritas en las etiquetas de especificaciones el ctricas del equipo
90. ctioning replacement power supply A failed power supply in bay 0 or 1 still acts as an air baffle channeling airflow to cool the bottom row of disk drives in the disk cage The failed power supply should be replaced as soon as possible to regain N 1 power redundancy Caution If any power supply fails leave the supply in its bay until you are ready to install a replacement For information about installing power supplies see How to Install a Power Supply on page 39 74 Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 About Fan Trays The basic system is equipped with three fan trays a CPU fan tray an 1 O fan tray and a motherboard fan tray The CPU and 1 O fan trays contain two fans apiece while the motherboard fan tray contains a single fan All systems are equipped with this primary set of fan trays Systems configured with the redundant cooling option include a secondary set of the same fan trays Note The motherboard fan tray is also known as the I O bridge fan tray since its primary purpose is to cool the I O bridge chips on the system motherboard The following table describes the system s fan trays Fan s Bay No Description Primary CPU fan tray One fan tray with two 6 inch fans Secondary CPU fan tray One fan tray with two 6 inch fans Primary 1 O fan tray One fan tray with two 4 inch fans Secondary I O fan tray One fan tray with two 4 inch fans Primary motherboard fan tray One 3 inch
91. ctly If the lock window is open the tape is write protected Write protect switch 2 Insert the cartridge into the drive label side up 3 Push gently on the cartridge until it is pulled into the drive What Next To remove a tape cartridge from the drive see m How to Remove a Tape Cartridge on page 183 182 Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 How to Remove a Tape Cartridge Before You Begin Note The information in this section applies to a DDS 3 tape drive If you have a different type of tape drive installed see the specifications shipped with the drive for information What to Do Check that there is no drive activity The green activity LED should be unlit A flashing LED indicates drive activity Caution Do not eject the tape cartridge when the drive is active or you may incur data loss or equipment damage Activity LED Attention LED Eject button Push the Eject button and remove the tape cartridge What Next To insert a tape cartridge into the drive see m How to Insert a Tape Cartridge on page 182 Chapter 9 Using Removable Media Storage Devices 183 How to Controla Tape Drive What to Do For information about software commands needed to read and write data with your tape drive refer to the Solaris Handbook for Sun Peripherals or the Solaris User s Guide 184 Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 How to Clean a Tape
92. d auto boot on error This switch controls whether the system will attempt a degraded boot when a subsystem failure is detected Both the auto boot and auto boot on error switches must be set to true to enable an automatic degraded boot ok setenv auto boot true ok setenv auto boot on error true Note The default setting for auto boot on error is false Therefore the system will not attempt a degraded boot unless you change this setting to true In addition the system will not attempt a degraded boot in response to any fatal non recoverable error even if degraded booting is enabled For examples of fatal non recoverable errors see Error Handling Summary on page 127 Error Handling Summary Error handling during the power on sequence falls into one of the following three cases 1 If no errors are detected by POST or OpenBoot Diagnostics the system attempts to boot if auto boot is true 2 If only non fatal errors are detected by POST and or OpenBoot Diagnostics the system attempts to boot if auto boot is true and auto boot on error is true Non fatal errors include the following a SCSI bus failure a FC AL subsystem failure In this case a working alternate path to the boot disk is required For more information see About Multipathing Software on page 148 a Gigabit Ethernet or Fast Ethernet interface failure a USB interface failure Chapter 6 Configuring System Firmware 127 128 a Seria
93. d with on screen computer output AaBbCc123 Book titles new words or terms words to be emphasized AaBbCc123 Command line variable replace with a real name or value Edit your login file Use 1s a to list all files o You have mail 9 su Password Read Chapter 6 in the User s Guide These are called class options You must be superuser to do this To delete a file type rm filename Shell Prompts Shell Prompt C shell C shell superuser Bourne shell and Korn shell Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser machine name3s machine namc xvi Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 Related Documentation Application Title Installation Sun Fire 880 Server Rackmounting Guide Installation Instructions for Solaris Solaris SPARC Platform Edition Installation Guide Solaris SPARC Platform Edition Installation Release Notes Solaris Sun Hardware Platform Guide Solaris Installation Guide Solaris Advanced Installation Guide Service Sun Fire 880 Server Service Manual Late Breaking Information Sun Fire 880 Server Product Notes Solaris Release Notes Solaris Release Notes Supplement for Sun Hardware System Diagnostics SunVTS User s Guide SunVTS Test Reference Manual SunVTS Quick Reference Card System Management Sun Management Center Software Installation Guide Sun Management Center Software User s Guide Sun Management Center Supplement for Workgroup Servers Sun Manag
94. e enclosure do not stray outside predetermined safe operation ranges If the temperature observed by a sensor falls below a low temperature warning threshold or rises above a high temperature warning threshold the monitoring subsystem software generates a WARNING message to the system console If the temperature exceeds a low or high temperature critical threshold the software will issue a CRITICAL message and proceed to gracefully shut down the system In both cases the System Fault and Thermal Fault LEDs on the front status panel are illuminated to indicate the nature of the problem This thermal shutdown capability is also built into the hardware circuitry as a fail safe measure This feature provides backup thermal protection in the unlikely event that the environmental monitoring subsystem becomes disabled at both the software and firmware levels All error and warning messages are displayed on the system console if one is attached and are logged in the var adm messages file Front panel fault LEDs remain lit after an automatic system shutdown to aid in problem diagnosis The monitoring subsystem is also designed to detect fan failures The basic system features three primary fan trays which include a total of five individual fans Systems equipped with the redundant cooling option include three additional secondary fan trays for a total of 10 individual fans During normal operation only the five primary fans are active If any
95. e Additional Network Interfaces 108 How to Attach a Fiber Optic Gigabit Ethernet Cable 112 How to Attach a Twisted Pair Ethernet Cable 114 How to Select the Boot Device 116 Configuring System Firmware 119 About OpenBoot Environmental Monitoring 120 How to Enable OpenBoot Environmental Monitoring 122 How to Disable OpenBoot Environmental Monitoring 123 How to Obtain OpenBoot Environmental Status Information 124 About Automatic System Recovery 126 How to Enable ASR 130 How to Disable ASR 131 How to Deconfigure a Device Manually 132 How to Reconfigure a Device Manually 134 How to Obtain ASR Status Information 136 About OpenBoot Emergency Procedures 138 Server Administration 141 About Server Administration Software 142 About Hot Pluggable and Hot Swappable Components 144 About Multipathing Software 148 About Sun Management Center Software 149 About Sun Remote System Control Software 150 About Volume Management Software 152 Contents xi About the Solaris luxadm Utility 156 About Sun Cluster Software 157 8 LED Status Indicators 159 About CPU Memory Slot LEDs 160 About PCI Slot LEDs 161 About Power Supply LEDs 163 About Fan Tray LEDs 164 About Disk Drive LEDs 166 About the Gigabit Ethernet LEDs 168 9 Using Removable Media Storage Devices 169 About the DVD ROM Drive 170 How to Insert a CD or DVD Into the Drive 171 How to Eject a CD or DVD With Software Commands 173 How to Eject a CD or DVD Manually 175 How to Eject a
96. e as system options Component Quantity Description Expansion FC AL disk 1 backplane FC AL disk drives Up to 12 6 per backplane PCI FC AL host adapter Up to 9 cards Expands the base array to accommodate up to 12 disks See About the FC AL Disk Backplanes on page 95 Low profile 1 0 inch dual ported disks available in various storage capacities See About Internal Disk Drives on page 97 PCI host adapter cards for controlling internal or external FC AL devices These plug in to PCI slots on the system 1 O board Only one PCI FC AL host adapter can be connected internally to manage FC AL I O operations and data transfers on loop B of the mass storage subsystem See About FC AL Host Adapters on page 99 94 Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 About the FC AL Disk Backplanes All Sun Fire 880 servers include a single FC AL disk backplane with connections for up to six disks An optional expansion backplane may be installed above the base backplane to accommodate up to six additional disks Front view Rear view The FC AL backplane accepts low profile 1 0 inch dual ported FC AL disk drives Each disk drive connects to the backplane via a standard 40 pin single connector attachment SCA interface Incorporating all power and signal connections into a single blind mating connector SCA technology makes it easy to add or remove disk drives from th
97. e auf dem Etikett mit den elektrischen Nennwerten des Gerats angegeben sind m Stecken Sie auf keinen Fall irgendwelche Gegenst nde in Offnungen in den Ger ten Leitf hige Gegenst nde k nnten aufgrund der m glicherweise vorliegenden gef hrlichen Spannungen einen Kurzschluf verursachen der einen Brand Stromschlag oder Ger teschaden herbeif hren kann Symbole Die Symbole in diesem Handbuch haben folgende Bedeutung Ger teschaden Befolgen Sie die Achtung Gefahr von Verletzung und Anweisungen da Verletzungsgefahr durch hei e Oberfl che Achtung Hohe Temperatur Nicht ber hren besteht Anweisungen befolgen um Stromschl ge und Achtung Gef hrliche Spannungen Verletzungen zu vermeiden Ein Setzt das System unter Wechselstrom 204 Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 Je nach Netzschaltertyp an Ihrem Ger t kann eines der folgenden Symbole benutzt werden Aus Unterbricht die Wechselstromzufuhr zum Gerat Wartezustand Stand by Position Der Ein Wartezustand Schalter steht auf Wartezustand Anderungen an Sun Ger ten Nehmen Sie keine mechanischen oder elektrischen Anderungen an den Geraten vor Sun Microsystems tibernimmt bei einem Sun Produkt das geandert wurde keine Verantwortung f r die Einhaltung beh rdlicher Vorschriften Aufstellung von Sun Geraten Ihres Sun Gerats zu gew hrleisten und es vor berhitzung zu s
98. e following command to eject the CD or DVD eject cdrom The disc should eject If the disc does not eject kill any processes accessing the DVD ROM drive and repeat step 2 The disc will not eject while the drive is in use To kill any processes accessing the DVD ROM drive become superuser and type the following 2 su Password fuser k cdrom cdrom0 Note You should warn users before abruptly halting processes The command fuser u cdrom cdromo helps identify who is accessing the DVD ROM drive Refer to the Solaris System Administrator s Guide for more information about the fuser command Chapter 9 Using Removable Media Storage Devices 173 What Next You can also eject a disc by using one of these methods m Manually see How to Eject a CD or DVD Manually on page 175 m Using an emergency procedure see How to Eject a CD or DVD in an Emergency on page 177 174 Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 How to Eject a CD or DVD Manually Before You Begin If the server is set up without a system console you need to set up one in order to issue software commands see m About Setting Up a Console on page 45 What to Do From the console device change directories to a directory that is not in the cdrom hierarchy Press the Eject button on the front panel The drive should eject the tray so that you can remove the disc Chapter 9 Using Remov
99. e part of the installation procedure See About Hot Pluggable and Hot Swappable Components on page 144 Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 What Next If you installed a disk drive as part of the initial system installation procedure resume the procedure at Step 4 See a How to Install the Sun Fire 880 Server on page 25 If the operating system has been installed already and you added the disk drive while the system was powered off you need to perform a reconfiguration boot so that your system is able to recognize the new disk drive s See a How to Initiate a Reconfiguration Boot on page 55 Chapter 2 Setting Up the System 35 36 How to Remove a Disk Drive Before You Begin The system s disk drive hot plug feature lets you remove a disk drive without shutting down the operating system or turning off the system power For more information see m About Internal Disk Drives on page 97 m About Hot Pluggable and Hot Swappable Components on page 144 Note You can only perform disk hot plug operations while the operating system is running Disk hot plug operations are not supported when the system ok prompt is displayed You need a system console in order to perform disk hot plug operations see m About Setting Up a Console on page 45 You must follow antistatic precautions when handling a disk drive see m How to Avoid Electrostatic Discharge on page
100. e system Disks using SCA connectors provide higher availability and better serviceability than disks using other types of connectors Chapter 4 Mass Storage Subsystem Configuration 95 96 The FC AL disk backplane provides dual loop access to all internal disk drives Dual loop configurations enable each disk drive to be accessed through two separate and distinct data paths This capability provides m Increased bandwidth Allowing data transfer rates up to 200 Mbytes per second versus 100 Mbytes per second for single loop configurations a Hardware redundancy Providing the ability to sustain component failures in one path by switching all data transfers to an alternate path For more information on the RAS and performance capabilities of the mass storage subsystem see About Sun Fire 880 Mass Storage Features on page 92 Note To take advantage of the dual loop capability of the FC AL backplanes an optional PCI FC AL host adapter card must be installed to control the second loop Loop B For more information see About FC AL Host Adapters on page 99 Port bypass controllers PBCs on the disk backplane ensure loop integrity When a disk or external device is unplugged or fails the PBCs automatically bypass the device closing the loop to maintain data availability Each backplane also includes two integrated SSC 100 SCSI Enclosure Services SES processors one for each loop The SES processors m Interpret
101. e the system or type ok reset all The system permanently stores the parameter changes and boots automatically if the OpenBoot variable auto boot is set to true its default value What Next You can now issue commands and view system messages on the local console 60 Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 CHAPTER O Hardware Configuration This chapter provides hardware configuration information for the Sun Fire 880 server The following topics are covered in this chapter About CPU Memory Boards on page 62 About Memory Modules on page 64 About PCI Cards and Buses on page 68 About the Remote System Control Card on page 71 About Power Supplies on page 73 About Fan Trays on page 75 About Removable Media Devices on page 78 About the Serial Ports on page 79 About the USB Ports on page 80 About Hardware Jumpers on page 81 About Serial Port Jumpers on page 82 About Flash PROM Jumpers on page 83 Note For configuration information about the internal mass storage subsystem see Mass Storage Subsystem Configuration on page 89 For configuration information about network interfaces see Configuring Network Interfaces on page 103 61 About CPU Memory Boards The system motherboard provides slots for up to four CPU Memory boards Each CPU Memory board incorporates two UltraSPARC II microprocessors with 8 Mbyt
102. e unused during normal operation Should one of the active drives fail the data on the failed disk is automatically reconstructed and generated on a hot spare disk enabling the entire data set to maintain its availability For More Information See the documentation supplied with the VERITAS Volume Manager and Solstice DiskSuite software Chapter 7 Server Administration 155 About the Solaris luxadm Utility The luxadm program is a command line management utility for administering the Sun Fire 880 internal Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop FC AL storage subsystem and supported external storage arrays You use luxadm to perform physical disk management tasks including disk hot plug operations The luxadm utility is installed automatically when you install the Solaris operating environment The luxadm utility performs a variety of control and query tasks through a number of subcommands and command line options Using luxadm you can m Assign a convenient enclosure name to the Sun Fire 880 internal storage array m Display the physical and logical device paths world wide names WWNs and enclosure names for storage arrays and individual disks m Display configuration environmental and status information for any array or individual disk m Reserve a specific disk for exclusive use by a single host m Perform hot plug insertion or removal of disks Download firmware and fcode updates for mass storage components Note Setting
103. ed options so that the operating system will recognize them Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 7 Turn the keyswitch to the Locked position remove the key and keep it in a secure place This prevents anyone from accidentally powering off the system What Next The system s front panel LED indicators provide power on status information For more information about the system LEDs see About the Status and Control Panel on page 10 If your system encounters a problem during system start up and the keyswitch is in the Normal position try restarting the system in Diagnostics mode to determine the source of the problem Turn the front panel keyswitch to the Diagnostics position and power cycle the system See a How to Power Off the System on page 53 a How to Initiate a Reconfiguration Boot on page 55 For information about system troubleshooting and diagnostics see the Sun Fire 880 Server Service Manual Chapter 2 Setting Up the System 57 58 How to Redirect the System Console to RSC Perform this procedure if after installing the Solaris operating environment and the RSC software you want to configure the system to use RSC as the system console For more information about RSC see About the Remote System Control Card on page 71 and About Sun Remote System Control Software on page 150 Before You Begin This procedure assumes that you are familiar with the OpenBoot firmware
104. els of system diagnostics Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 Hot Pluggable Disk Drives and PCI Cards Sun Fire 880 system hardware is designed to support hot plugging of internal disk drives and PCI cards With the proper software support you can install or remove these components while the system is running Hot plug technology significantly increases the system s serviceability and availability by providing the ability to m Increase storage and 1 O capacity dynamically to handle larger work loads and improve system performance m Replace disk drives and PCI cards without service disruption You can hot plug any standard PCI card provided a suitable software driver exists for the Solaris operating environment and the driver supports PCI hot plug operations In addition the card must comply with the PCI Hot Plug Specification Revision 1 1 and the system must be running the Solaris 8 7 01 operating environment or a subsequent release that supports Sun Fire 880 PCI hot plug operations PCI hot plug procedures may involve software commands for preparing the system prior to removing a card and for reconfiguring the operating environment after installing a PCI card For more information about PCI hot plug procedures see About Hot Pluggable and Hot Swappable Components on page 144 Caution Do not attempt to hot plug a PCI card until you are certain that its device drivers support PCI hot plug operations otherw
105. ely if it is possible for the system to function without the failed component This prevents a faulty hardware component from keeping the entire system down or causing the system to crash repeatedly To support such a degraded boot capability the OpenBoot firmware uses the 1275 Client Interface via the device tree to mark devices as either failed or disabled by creating an appropriate status property in the corresponding device tree node By convention UNIX will not activate a driver for any subsystem so marked Thus as long as the failed component is electrically dormant that is it will not cause random bus errors or signal noise etc the system can be rebooted automatically and resume operation while a service call is made Note ASR is not activated until you enable it See How to Enable ASR on page 130 Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 Auto Boot Options The OpenBoot firmware provides an NVRAM controlled switch called auto boot which controls whether the firmware will automatically boot the operating system after each reset The default setting for Sun platforms is true Normally if a system fails power on diagnostics then auto boot is ignored and the system does not boot unless an operator boots the system manually This behavior is obviously not acceptable for a degraded boot scenario Therefore the Sun Fire 880 OpenBoot firmware provides a second NVRAM controlled switch calle
106. em 1 O Board The locations and functions of the flash PROM jumpers on the system I O board are shown below Jumper Shunt on Pins 1 2 Selects Shunt on Pins 2 3 Selects Default Setting J3004 PE OpenBoot Flash PROM For factory use only 1 2 123 J3003 EE Write protect Write enable 2 3 321 J3002 LEE High half booting Normal booting 2 3 123 84 Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 Note Jumper J3003 is factory set so that the flash PROM is write enabled You use the keyswitch located on the front panel to write protect the flash PROM When the switch is set to the Locked position the flash PROM is write protected When the switch is set to the Normal position or to the Diagnostics position the flash PROM is write enabled Chapter 3 Hardware Configuration 85 FC AL Disk Backplane The locations and functions of the flash PROM jumpers on the Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop FC AL disk backplane are shown below JO1701 JO803 JO1003 Jumper Shunt on Pins 1 2 Selects Shunt on Pins 2 3 Selects Default Setting 3 JO1701 2 High half booting Loop B Normal booting Loop B 24 3 Lt lol J0803 B High half booting Loop A Normal booting Loop A 2 3 3 Tols J01003 p Flash PROM For factory use only 1 2 1 86 Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 RSC Card The locations and functions of the flash PROM j
107. ement Center Software Release Notes System Administration Solaris System Administrator AnswerBook Platform Notes The eri FastEthernet Device Driver Platform Notes The Sun GigabitEthernet Device Driver Platform Notes Using luxadm Software Sun Fire 880 Dynamic Reconfiguration User s Guide OpenBoot Command Reference Manual OpenBoot Quick Reference Remote System Monitoring Sun Remote System Control RSC User s Guide and Control Preface xvii Accessing Sun Documentation Online A broad selection of Sun system documentation is located at http www sun com products n solutions hardware docs A complete set of Solaris documentation and many other titles are located at http docs sun com Ordering Sun Documentation Fatbrain com an Internet professional bookstore stocks select product documentation from Sun Microsystems Inc For a list of documents and how to order them visit the Sun Documentation Center on Fatbrain com at http www fatbrain com documentation sun xviii Sun Welcomes Your Comments Sun is interested in improving its documentation and welcomes your comments and suggestions You can email your comments to Sun at docfeedback sun com Please include the part number 806 6592 11 of your document in the subject line of your email Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 CHAPTER 1 System Overview This chapter introduces you to the Sun Fire 880 server and describes s
108. emergency procedures for systems with standard keyboards and for newer systems with USB keyboards OpenBoot Emergency Procedures for Systems With Standard non USB Keyboards The following table summarizes the Stop key command functions for systems that use standard non USB keyboards Command Description Stop Bypass POST This command does not depend on security mode Note Some systems bypass POST as a default In such cases use Stop D to start POST Stop A Abort Stop D Enter the diagnostic mode set diag switch to true Stop F Enter Forth on TTYA instead of probing Use fexit to continue with the initialization sequence Useful if hardware is broken Stop N Reset NVRAM configuration variables to their default values OpenBoot Emergency Procedures for Systems With USB Keyboards The following paragraphs describe how to perform the functions of the Stop commands on systems that use USB keyboards such as the Sun Fire 880 system Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 Stop A Functionality Stop A Abort works the same as it does on systems with standard keyboards except that it does not work during the first few seconds after the machine is reset Stop N Functionality After turning on the power to your system wait until the system Fault LED on the front panel begins to blink Press the front panel Power button twice with a short one second delay in between presses A screen similar t
109. ems battery pack Do not disassemble it or attempt to recharge it outside the system Do not dispose of the battery in fire Dispose of the battery properly in accordance with local regulations System Unit Cover You must open the side doors of your Sun Fire 880 server to add cards memory orinternal options Be sure to close and secure the doors before powering on your system the side doors are open Failure to take this precaution may result in personal injury and system damage Caution Do not operate your system while Laser Compliance Notice Sun products that use laser technology comply with Class 1 laser requirements Class 1 Laser Product Luokan 1 Laserlaite Klasse 1 Laser Apparat Laser KLasse 1 CD ROM Caution Use of controls adjustments or the A performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure Appendix C Safety Precautions 203 Einhaltung sicherheitsbe h rdlicher Vorschriften Auf dieser Seite werden Sicherheitsrichtlinien beschrieben die bei der Installation von Sun Produkten zu beachten sind Sicherheitsvorkehrungen Treffen Sie zu Ihrem eigenen Schutz die folgenden Sicherheitsvorkehrungen wenn Sie Ihr Gerat installieren m Beachten Sie alle auf den Ger ten angebrachten Warnhinweise und Anweisungen m Vergewissern Sie sich da Spannung und Frequenz Ihrer Stromquelle mit der Spannung und Frequenz tibereinstimmen di
110. eneric as possible so as to cover the needs of most sites Even so you will need to make certain decisions to complete the procedure m On which network or networks do you intend your machine to operate For background information about network support see About Network Interface Options on page 104 a How do you want to configure and use your system s internal storage array For background information about internal storage array configuration options see Mass Storage Subsystem Configuration on page 89 m What software do you intend to load Software included in the Solaris media kit or other software products may impose certain disk space or disk partitioning requirements Refer to the documentation accompanying this software to determine those requirements Once you have answered these questions you are ready to begin What to Do Verify that you have received all the parts of your system See About the Parts Shipped to You on page 24 Connect an AC power cord to the power inlet at the rear of each power supply Connect the opposite end of each power cord to a grounded dedicated AC power outlet Note You must connect each power supply to a dedicated AC circuit Consult your local electrical codes for any additional requirements Chapter 2 Setting Up the System 25 Insert the female end of the power cord through the releasable tie wrap loop located to the right of the supply Tighten the t
111. enter software Sun Remote System Control RSC software Volume management software Solaris luxadm utility Sun Cluster software The following table provides a summary of each tool with a pointer to additional information Tool Description For More Information Solaris Dynamic DR is used in conjunction with hot plug See page 144 Reconfiguration operations and provides the ability to logically DR software and physically attach or detach hardware resources such as PCI cards without impacting normal system operations Multipathing Multipathing software is used to define and See page 148 software control alternate redundant physical paths to 1 0 devices If the active path to a device becomes unavailable the software can automatically switch to an alternate path to maintain availability Sun Management Sun Management Center software is a See page 149 Center software convenient single solution for managing multiple Sun servers devices and network resources With its simple Java technology based graphical interface Sun Management Center lets you manage and monitor servers remotely from any location in the network It also provides access to real time system performance and configuration data and helps diagnose potential capacity problems and performance bottlenecks Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 Tool Description For More Information Sun Remote System Control RSC software Volume
112. er the OpenBoot environment For more information about the OpenBoot firmware see the OpenBoot 4 x Command Reference Manual in the OpenBoot Collection AnswerBook for your specific Solaris release What to Do To enable OpenBoot environmental monitoring type env on at the system ok prompt ok env on Environmental monitor is ON ok 122 Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 How to Disable OpenBoot Environmental Monitoring The OpenBoot environmental monitor is enabled by default whenever the system is operating at the ok prompt However you can enable or disable it yourself using the OpenBoot commands env on and env off Note The commands env on and env off only affect environmental monitoring at the OpenBoot level They have no effect on the system s environmental monitoring and control capabilities while the operating system is running Note Using the Stop A keyboard command to enter the OpenBoot environment will immediately disable the OpenBoot environmental monitor You must then re enable the environmental monitor prior to rebooting the system If you enter the OpenBoot environment through any other means by halting the operating system by power cycling the system or as a result of a system panic the OpenBoot environmental monitor will remain enabled What to Do To disable OpenBoot environmental monitoring type env off at the system ok prompt ok env off Environmental m
113. ernet Connector The twisted pair Ethernet TPE connector is an RJ 45 connector located on the system I O board and can be accessed from the rear panel TPE Connector Diagram kr 8 TPE Connector Signals Pin Signal Description Pin Signal Description 1 Transmit Data 5 Common Mode Termination 2 Transmit Data 6 Receive Data 3 Receive Data 7 Common Mode Termination 4 Common Mode Termination 8 Common Mode Termination 190 Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 Reference for the RSC Ethernet Connector The Remote System Control RSC Ethernet connector is an RJ 45 connector located on the RSC board and can be accessed from the rear panel RSC Ethernet Connector Diagram kw Pin Signal Description Pin Signal Description 1 Transmit Data 5 Common Mode Termination 2 Transmit Data 6 Receive Data 3 Receive Data 7 Common Mode Termination 4 Common Mode Termination 8 Common Mode Termination Appendix A Connector Pinouts 191 Reference for the RSC Modem Connector The Remote System Control RSC modem connector is an RJ 11 connector located on the RSC card and can be accessed from the rear panel RSC Modem Connector Diagram RSC Modem Connector Signals Pin Signal Description Pin Signal Description 1 No Connection 3 Tip 2 Ring 4 No Connection 192 Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 Reference for the RSC
114. es of static random access memory SRAM external cache memory per processor and slots for up to 16 memory modules The external cache memory cannot be upgraded it is fixed at 8 Mbytes which is the maximum amount that the UltraSPARC III architecture supports The following illustration shows the four CPU Memory board slots on the system motherboard The slots are labeled A through D from bottom to top The CPUs in the system are numbered from 0 to 7 depending on the slot where each CPU resides For example a CPU Memory board installed in slot D always contains CPUs 5 and 7 even if there are no other CPU Memory boards installed in the system Slot D Slot C Slot B Slot A 62 Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 The UltraSPARC III microprocessor is a high performance highly integrated superscalar processor implementing the SPARC V9 64 bit Reduced Instruction Set Computing RISC architecture The UltraSPARC III processor supports both 2D and 3D graphics as well as image processing video compression and decompression and video effects through the sophisticated Visual Instruction Set VIS extension VIS provides high levels of multimedia performance including real time video compression and decompression and two streams of MPEG 2 decompression at full broadcast quality with no additional hardware support The Sun Fire 880 server employs a shared memory multiprocessor architecture with all processors
115. 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 AnswerBook AnswerBook2 docs sun com Sun Enterprise Sun Fire VIS Java OpenBoot SunSwift Sun Enterprise SYMON SunVTS et Solaris sont des marques de fabrique ou des marques d pos es ou marques de service de Sun Microsystems Inc aux Etats Unis et dans d autres pays Toutes les marques SPARC sont utilis es sous licence et sont des marques de fabrique ou des marques d pos es de 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 reconnait 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 licence non exclusive de Xerox sur l interface d utilisation graphique Xerox cette licence couvrant galement les licenci s de Sun qui mettent en place l interface d utilisation graphique OPEN LOOK et qui en outre se co
116. g a hot plug operation prepare the system to receive the new disk drive The hot plug installation procedure involves software commands for preparing the system prior to installing the disk drive See About Hot Pluggable and Hot Swappable Components on page 144 If you are not performing a hot plug operation halt the operating system and power off the system See How to Power Off the System on page 53 Unlock and open the front door if it is not open already Attach the antistatic wrist strap to a metal surface inside the system chassis Release the drive handle on the disk drive to be installed Use your thumb or forefinger to pinch the drive latch upward to open it Chapter 2 Setting Up the System 33 34 6 10 11 12 Align the disk drive with its drive bay Orient the drive so that the drive handle s hinge faces the bottom of the drive bay Holding the drive by its handle fit the drive into the guide rails at the top and bottom of the drive bay Slide the drive into the bay until it barely contacts the backplane Press carefully on the center of the drive and watch as the handle begins to close The drive handle begins to close as the drive engages its backplane connector Press the handle toward the drive until the latch closes securing the drive in place Close the front door and lock it if necessary If you are performing a hot plug installation complete the softwar
117. guring System Firmware This chapter describes the OpenBoot firmware commands and configuration variables available for configuring the following aspects of Sun Fire 880 system behavior m OpenBoot environmental monitoring a Automatic system recovery ASR In addition this chapter provides information about keyboard commands and alternative methods for performing OpenBoot emergency procedures Tasks covered in this chapter include How to Enable OpenBoot Environmental Monitoring on page 122 How to Disable OpenBoot Environmental Monitoring on page 123 How to Obtain OpenBoot Environmental Status Information on page 124 How to Enable ASR on page 130 How to Disable ASR on page 131 How to Deconfigure a Device Manually on page 132 How to Reconfigure a Device Manually on page 134 How to Obtain ASR Status Information on page 136 Other information covered in this chapter includes a About OpenBoot Environmental Monitoring on page 120 m About Automatic System Recovery on page 126 m About OpenBoot Emergency Procedures on page 138 Note The procedures in this chapter assume that you are familiar with the OpenBoot firmware and that you know how to enter the OpenBoot environment For more information about the OpenBoot firmware see the OpenBoot 4 x Command Reference Manual An online version of the manual is included with the OpenBoot Collection AnswerBook that ships wit
118. h Solaris software 119 About OpenBoot Environmental Monitoring Environmental monitoring and control capabilities for Sun Fire 880 systems reside at both the operating system level and the OpenBoot firmware level This ensures that monitoring capabilities are operational even if the system has halted or is unable to boot Whenever the system is under OpenBoot control the OpenBoot environmental monitor checks the state of the system power supplies fans and temperature sensors every 30 seconds If it detects any voltage current fan speed or temperature irregularities the monitor generates a warning message to the system console In the event of a critical fan failure or overtemperature condition the monitor generates a shutdown warning and automatically powers off the system after 30 seconds to prevent hardware damage For additional information about the system s environmental monitoring capabilities see Environmental Monitoring and Control on page 16 Enabling or Disabling the OpenBoot Environmental Monitor The OpenBoot environmental monitor is enabled by default whenever the system is operating at the ok prompt However you can enable or disable it yourself using the OpenBoot commands env on and env off For more information see a How to Enable OpenBoot Environmental Monitoring on page 122 a How to Disable OpenBoot Environmental Monitoring on page 123 Note Using the Stop A keyboard command to e
119. hat is continually reset as long as the operating system is running In the event of a system hang the operating system is no longer able to reset the timer The timer will then expire and cause an automatic system reset eliminating the need for operator intervention Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 Note The hardware watchdog mechanism is not activated until you enable it To enable this feature you must edit the etc systen file to include the following entry set watchdog enable 1 This change does not take effect until you reboot the system Remote System Control RSC Remote System Control RSC software is a secure server management tool that lets you monitor and control your server over modem lines or over a network RSC provides remote system administration for geographically distributed or physically inaccessible systems The RSC software works with the RSC card on the Sun Fire 880 system 1 O board The RSC card provides modem and private Ethernet connections to a remote console and a serial connection to a local alphanumeric terminal Once RSC is configured to manage your server you can use it to run diagnostic tests view diagnostic and error messages reboot your server and display environmental status information from a remote console If the operating system is down RSC can send an email or pager alert about power failures hardware failures or other important events that may be o
120. he FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if it is not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual it may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense Shielded Cables Connections between the workstation and peripherals must be made using shielded cables to comply with FCC radio frequency emission limits Networking connections can be made using unshielded twisted pair UTP cables Modifications Any modifications made to this device that are not approved by Sun Microsystems Inc may void the authority granted to the user by the FCC to operate this equipment FCC Class B Notice This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Note This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmfu
121. he event of a disk failure There are several levels of RAID configurations that provide varying degrees of data availability with corresponding trade offs in performance and cost This section describes some of the most popular and useful of those configurations including Disk concatenation Disk mirroring RAID 1 Disk striping RAID 0 Disk striping with parity RAID 5 Hot spares Disk Concatenation Disk concatenation is a method for increasing logical volume size beyond the capacity of one disk drive by creating one large volume from two or more smaller drives This lets you create arbitrarily large partitions Using this method the concatenated disks are filled with data sequentially with the second disk being written to when no space remains on the first the third when no room remains on the second and so on Chapter 7 Server Administration 153 154 RAID 1 Disk Mirroring Disk mirroring RAID 1 is a technique that uses data redundancy two complete copies of all data stored on two separate disks to protect against loss of data due to disk failure One logical volume is duplicated on two separate disks Se Whenever the operating system needs to write to a mirrored volume both disks are updated The disks are maintained at all times with exactly the same information When the operating system needs to read from the mirrored volume it reads from whichever disk is more readily accessible at the moment wh
122. iagnostics position Use the Diagnostics position to run POST and OpenBoot Diagnostics tests to verify that the system functions correctly with the new part s you just installed See About the Status and Control Panel on page 10 for information about keyswitch settings Chapter 2 Setting Up the System 55 56 4 Press the Power button to the left of the keyswitch to power on the system 5 When the diagnostic tests are completed and the system banner is displayed on the system console immediately abort the boot process to access the system ok prompt The system banner contains the Ethernet address and host ID To abort the boot process use one of the following methods a Hold down the Stop key and press A on a Sun keyboard m Press the Break key on the terminal keyboard m Type in a tip window m Issue the RSC break command Note The system may take anywhere from 30 seconds to two minutes before the system banner appears This time depends on the system configuration number of CPUs memory modules PCI cards and the level of power on self test POST and OpenBoot Diagnostics being performed At the ok prompt type ok env on Environmental monitor is ON ok boot r The env on command re enables the OpenBoot environmental monitor which may have been disabled as a result of the abort key sequence The boot r command rebuilds the device tree for the system incorporating any newly install
123. ical characteristics Power requirements Cleaning instructions Description of DVD ROM drive controls indicators and jumper settings Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 How to Insert a CD or DVD Into the Drive What to Do 1 Push the Eject button on the DVD ROM drive to release the drive tray 2 Place a CD or DVD into the drive tray label side up A disc is a single or double sided storage medium Place it into the tray with the appropriate label side up as shown 3 Gently push the tray back into the drive The drive has an automated closing mechanism that retracts the tray into the drive Chapter 9 Using Removable Media Storage Devices 171 What Next You can eject a CD or DVD from the drive by using one of three methods m With software commands see How to Eject a CD or DVD With Software Commands on page 173 m Manually see How to Eject a CD or DVD Manually on page 175 m Using an emergency procedure see How to Eject a CD or DVD in an Emergency on page 177 172 Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 How to Eject a CD or DVD With Software Commands Before You Begin If the server is set up without a system console you need to set up one in order to issue software commands see m About Setting Up a Console on page 45 What to Do From the system console device change directories to a directory that is not in the cdrom hierarchy Type th
124. ich can result in enhanced performance for read operations RAID 1 offers the highest level of data protection but storage costs are high and write performance is reduced since all data must be stored twice RAID 0 Disk Striping Disk striping RAID 0 is a technique for increasing system throughput by using several disk drives in parallel Whereas in non striped disks the operating system writes a single block to a single disk in a striped arrangement each block is divided and portions of the data are written to different disks simultaneously Ma a ma e i System performance using RAID 0 will be better than using RAID 1 or 5 but the possibility of data loss is greater because there is no way to retrieve or reconstruct data stored on a failed disk drive Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 RAID 5 Disk Striping With Parity RAID 5 is an implementation of disk striping in which parity information is included with each disk write The advantage of this technique is that if any one disk in a RAID 5 array fails all the information on the failed drive can be reconstructed from the data and parity on the remaining disks System performance using RAID 5 will fall between that of RAID 0 and RAID 1 however RAID 5 provides limited data redundancy If more than one disk fails all data is lost Hot Spares Hot Relocation In a hot spares arrangement one or more disk drives are installed in the system but ar
125. ie wrap to secure the connection 3 Install any optional components shipped with your system Many of the options that you ordered with your system are pre installed at the factory However if you ordered options that are not factory installed see the following sections for installation instructions a How to Install a Disk Drive on page 33 a How to Install a Power Supply on page 39 Note All internal options except disk drives and power supplies must be installed only by qualified service personnel Installation procedures for these components are covered in the Sun Fire 880 Server Service Manual which is included on the Sun Fire 880 Documentation CD 26 Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 Note The AC power cords provide a discharge path for static electricity so they must remain plugged in to AC power outlets when installing or handling any internal component except for the RSC card Prior to servicing the RSC card make sure that all AC power cords are disconnected If necessary configure the serial port jumpers and connect any serial peripheral devices Two serial port jumpers located on the system 1 O board are used to configure the system s serial ports to operate in compliance with the Electronics Industries Association EIA 423 or EIA 232D standards The jumpers are factory set for the EIA 423 standard which is the default standard for North American users Compliance with the EI
126. ipathing DMP feature of VERITAS Volume Manager maximum disk 1 0 throughput is effectively doubled from 100 to 200 Mbytes per second DMP automatically balances the 1 0 load across multiple data paths to the system s internal or external storage arrays For additional details see About the FC AL Disk Backplanes on page 95 and About Volume Management Software on page 152 When configured with optional RAID software the Sun Fire 880 system supports RAID levels 0 0 1 1 0 and 5 which incorporate disk striping Disk striping distributes contiguous blocks of data across multiple disks This speeds up data access by enabling multiple disk controllers to access the data simultaneously For additional information see About Volume Management Software on page 152 Chapter 4 Mass Storage Subsystem Configuration 93 About the Mass Storage Subsystem Components All Sun Fire 880 servers include the following mass storage subsystem components Component Quantity Description FC AL disk backplane 1 On board FC AL host 1 adapter Base backplane providing connections for up to six dual ported FC AL disk drives See About the FC AL Disk Backplanes on page 95 Integrated into the system motherboard Manages FC AL 1 O operations and data transfers on loop A of the mass storage subsystem See About FC AL Host Adapters on page 99 The following mass storage subsystem components are availabl
127. ips oder Massenspeicher hinzuzufiigen Bringen Sie die obere Gehauseabdeckung wieder an bevor Sie Ihr System einschalten Achtung Bei Betrieb des Systems ohne obere Abdeckung besteht die Gefahr von Stromschlag und Systemschaden Einhaltung der Richtlinien fiir Laser Sun Produkte die mit Laser Technologie arbeiten entsprechen den Anforderungen der Laser Klasse 1 Class 1 Laser Product Luokan 1 Laserlaite Klasse 1 Laser Apparat Laser KLasse 1 CD ROM Warnung Die Verwendung von anderen A Steuerungen und Einstellungen oder die Durchfhrung von Prozeduren die von den hier beschriebenen abweichen knnen gefhrliche Strahlungen zur Folge haben Appendix C Safety Precautions 205 Conformit aux normes de s curit Ce texte traite des mesures de s curit qu il convient de prendre pour l installation d un produit Sun Microsystems Mesures de s curit Pour votre protection veuillez prendre les pr cautions suivantes pendant l installation du mat riel m Suivre tous les avertissements et toutes les instructions inscrites sur le mat riel m V rifier que la tension et la fr quence de la source d alimentation lectrique correspondent la tension et la fr quence indiqu es sur l tiquette de classification de l appareil m Ne jamais introduire d objets quels qu ils soient dans une des ouvertures de l appareil Vous pourriez vous trouver en pr sence de hautes tensions dangereuses Tout
128. ise you may cause a system panic For a list of Sun PCI cards and device drivers that support PCI hot plug operations see the Sun Fire 880 Server Product Notes For additional information about the system s hot pluggable components see About Hot Pluggable and Hot Swappable Components on page 144 N 1 Power Supply Redundancy The system can accommodate up to three power supplies All system configurations require a minimum of two power supplies An optional third supply can be used to provide N 1 redundancy allowing the system to continue operating should one of the power supplies fail For more information about power supplies redundancy and configuration rules see About Power Supplies on page 73 Chapter 1 System Overview 15 16 Hot Swappable Power Supplies Power supplies in a redundant configuration feature a hot swap capability You can remove and replace a faulty power supply without shutting down the operating system The power supplies are easily accessed from the rear of the system without the need to remove system covers Redundant Hot Swappable Fan Trays The basic system configuration includes three primary fan tray assemblies to provide system cooling Systems equipped with the redundant cooling option include three secondary fan trays for protection against cooling failures Only the primary fan trays are active during normal system operation If a primary fan tray fails the environmental moni
129. it Ethernet interface PCI slot 8 PCI slot 7 PCI slot 6 PCI slot 5 PCI slot 4 PCI slot 3 PCI slot 2 PCI slot 1 USB B PCI slot 0 koi TPE Fast i Ethernet Serial port A B ase an RSC card Grounding screw Power supply 0 Power supply 2 optional Power supply 1 8 Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 You can configure the system with two or three power supplies which are accessible from the system rear panel Each power supply has three LED indicators for displaying power status and fault conditions See About Power Supply LEDs on page 163 for additional details A grounding screw is located just above the center power supply When installing a Sun Fire 880 server into a rack or connecting the server to an external storage array be sure to connect an appropriate grounding strap between the server s grounding screw and the grounding screw on the rack enclosure or external storage array A grounding strap prevents ground loops between systems and peripherals and helps guard against possible data loss Chapter 1 System Overview 9 About the Status and Control Panel The system status and control panel includes several LED status indicators a Power button and a security keyswitch The following figure shows the status and control panel System Fault LED Power OK LED OK to Remove LED Power button nn mm Security keyswitch Power Fault Attention 1 Right Side T Atten
130. l details on hot plug status LEDs see About PCI Slot LEDs on page 161 Note Regardless of the method you use it is often necessary to perform additional administrative steps to prepare for a PCI hot plug removal operation Prior to performing a removal operation you must ensure that the devices residing on the card are not currently in use To identify and manually terminate usage of such devices you can use standard Solaris operating environment commands such as mount 1M umount 1M swap 1M ifconfig 1M and ps 1 For detailed PCI hot plug procedures refer to the Sun Fire 880 Dynamic Reconfiguration User s Guide available on the Solaris on Sun Hardware AnswerBook This AnswerBook documentation is provided on the Sun Computer Systems Supplement CD for your specific Solaris release Chapter 7 Server Administration 147 148 About Multipathing Software Multipathing software lets you define and control redundant physical paths to 1 O devices such as storage devices and networks If the active path to a device becomes unavailable the software can automatically switch to an alternate path to maintain availability This capability is known as automatic failover To take advantage of multipathing capabilities your server must be configured with redundant hardware such as redundant network interfaces or two FC AL host bus adapters connected to the same dual ported storage array Multipathing software is often used
131. l interface failure a PCI card failure CPU failure In this case a single CPU failure causes the entire CPU Memory board to be deconfigured Another non failing CPU Memory board must be present in the system for the system to attempt a degraded boot a Memory failure Given a failed memory module the firmware will deconfigure the entire logical bank associated with the failed module Another non failing logical bank must be present in the system for the system to attempt a degraded boot Note If POST or OpenBoot Diagnostics detects a non fatal error associated with the normal boot device the OpenBoot firmware automatically deconfigures the failed device and tries the next in line boot device as specified by the boot device configuration variable 3 If a fatal error is detected by POST and or OpenBoot Diagnostics the system will not boot regardless of the settings of auto boot or auto boot on error Fatal non recoverable errors include the following m All CPUs failed a All logical memory banks failed a Flash RAM cyclical redundancy check CRC failure m Critical FRU PROM configuration data failure a Critical application specific integrated circuit ASIC failure Reset Scenarios Two OpenBoot NVRAM configuration variables diag switch and diag trigger control whether the system runs firmware diagnostics in response to system reset events The standard system reset protocol bypasses POST and OpenBoot Diagn
132. l interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver e Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio television technician for help Shielded Cables Connections between the workstation and peripherals must be made using shielded cables in order to maintain compliance with FCC radio frequency emission limits Networking connections can be made using unshielded twisted pair UTP cables Modifications Any modifications made to this device that are not approved by Sun Microsystems Inc may void the authority granted to the user by the FCC to operate this equipment ICES 003 Class A Notice Avis NMB 003 Classe A This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Cet appareil num rique de la classe A est c
133. l software system shutdown Pressing and holding the Power button in for five seconds causes an immediate hardware power off The Locked setting e Disables the system Power button to prevent unauthorized users from powering the system on or off e Disables the keyboard Stop a command terminal Break key command tip window command and RSC break command preventing users from suspending system operation to access the system ok prompt e Prevents unauthorized programming of the system flash PROMs The Locked position is the recommended setting for normal day to day operations This setting forces the power on self test POST and OpenBoot Diagnostics to run during system startup The Power button functions the same as when the keyswitch is in the Normal position This setting forces the system to power off immediately and enter 5 volt standby mode It also disables the system Power button You may want to use this setting when AC power is interrupted and you do not want the system to restart automatically when power is restored With the keyswitch in any other position if the system was running prior to losing power it restarts automatically once power is restored The Forced Off setting also prevents an RSC console from restarting the system However the RSC card continues to operate using the system s 5 volt standby power Chapter 1 System Overview 13 14 About Reliability Availability and Serviceability Fea
134. la terre L avertissement suivant s applique uniquement aux syst mes quip s d un interrupteur VEILLEUSE de ce produit fonctionne comme un dispositif de mise en veille uniquement C est la prise d alimentation qui sert mettre le produit hors tension Veillez donc installer le produit a proximit d une prise murale facilement accessible Ne connectez pas la prise d alimentation lorsque le chassis du syst me n est plus aliment Attention le commutateur d alimentation Batterie au lithium Attention sur les cartes CPU Sun une A batterie au lithium r f rence MK48T59Y MK48TXXB XX MK48T18 XXXPCZ M48T59W XXXPCZ ou MK48T08 a t moul e dans l horloge temps r el SGS Les batteries ne sont pas des pi ces rempla ables par le client Elles risquent d exploser en cas de mauvais traitement Ne pas jeter la batterie au feu Ne pas la d monter ni tenter de la recharger Bloc batterie contiennent une batterie tanche au plomb produits nerg tiques portatifs n TLC02V50 Il existe un risque d explosion si ce bloc batterie est manipul de fa on erron e ou mal mis en place Ne remplacez ce bloc que par un bloc batterie Sun Microsystems du m me type Ne le d montez pas et n essayez pas de le recharger hors du syst me Ne faites pas br ler la batterie mais mettez la au rebut conform ment aux r glementations locales en vigueur Attention Les unit s Sun Fire 880 Couver
135. lability capacity and performance m Hot spare facilities which provide for automatic data recovery when disks fail m Performance analysis tools that let you monitor I O performance and isolate bottlenecks m A graphical user interface that simplifies storage management Support for online resizing which enables volumes and their file systems to grow and shrink online m Online reconfiguration facilities which let you change to a different RAID configuration or modify characteristics of an existing configuration VERITAS Dynamic Multipathing VERITAS Volume Manager software actively supports multiported disk arrays It automatically recognizes multiple I O paths to a particular disk device within an array Called Dynamic Multipathing DMP this capability provides increased reliability by providing a path failover mechanism If one connection to a disk is lost VERITAS Volume Manager continues to access the data over the remaining Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 connections This multipathing capability also provides greater 1 O throughput by automatically balancing the I O load uniformly across multiple I O paths to each disk device RAID Concepts VERITAS Volume Manager and Solstice DiskSuite software support RAID technology to optimize performance availability and user cost RAID technology improves performance reduces recovery time in the event of file system errors and increases data availability even in t
136. lable when needed See page 157 Chapter 7 Server Administration 143 144 About Hot Pluggable and Hot Swappable Components Sun Fire 880 systems feature a variety of hot pluggable and hot swappable components Hot pluggable components are components that you can install or remove while the system is running without affecting the rest of the system s capabilities However in many cases you must prepare the operating system prior to the hot plug event by performing certain system administration tasks Hot pluggable components that require no such preparation are called hot swappable components These components can be removed or inserted at any time without preparing the operating system in advance While all hot swappable components are hot pluggable not every hot pluggable component is hot swappable Sun Fire 880 hot pluggable components fall into three basic groups m Fan trays and power supplies m Disk drives m PCI cards Each group is discussed in more detail in the sections that follow Note PCI and disk hot plug operations are not supported when the system ok prompt is displayed You can only perform these hot plug operations while the operating system is running Caution The RSC card is not a hot pluggable component Before installing or removing an RSC card you must power off the system and disconnect all AC power cords Fan Trays and Power Supplies Sun Fire 880 fan trays and power supplies are
137. leasable tie wrap at the rear of the supply Press the tab on the head of the tie wrap to release it 3 Unplug both ends of the AC power cord 4 Loosen the two captive Phillips screws securing the power supply to the system rear panel 5 Grasp the handle and carefully pull the power supply out of its bay Place one hand beneath the supply to support it as you slide it out of the bay 42 Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 wi Note When hot swapping a power supply do not disengage and reengage the supply in rapid succession Rapid seating and unseating of a power supply will result in false error conditions After removing a supply wait for an acknowledgement message on the system console before installing a new supply otherwise the environmental monitoring software will not recognize the new device and false error conditions will result If you removed a power supply from the left hand bay and you are not replacing it immediately install a power supply filler panel into the empty bay Insert the power supply filler panel into the bay and tighten the two Phillips screws that secure the filler panel to the back of the system Chapter 2 Setting Up the System 43 What Next To replace a power supply complete this task a How to Install a Power Supply on page 39 44 Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 About Setting Up a Console To install your server or to diagnose problems yo
138. lement for Workgroup Servers Chapter 7 Server Administration 149 150 About Sun Remote System Control Software Sun Remote System Control RSC software is a remote server management tool that lets you monitor and control supported Sun servers over modem lines or over a network RSC provides remote system administration for geographically distributed or physically inaccessible systems and complements existing Sun monitoring and diagnostics tools such as Sun Management Center SunVTS OpenBoot PROM and OpenBoot Diagnostics RSC software works with the RSC card included in all Sun Fire 880 servers The RSC card runs independently of the host server and operates off of 5 volt standby power from the system s power supplies The card also includes a battery that provides approximately 30 minutes of back up power in the event of a power failure Together these features allow RSC to serve as a lights out management tool that continues to function even when the server operating system goes offline the system is powered off or a power outage occurs The RSC card plugs into a dedicated slot on the system 1 O board and provides the following ports through an opening in the system rear panel m 10 Mbps Ethernet port via an RJ 45 twisted pair Ethernet TPE connector m 56 Kbps modem port via an RJ 11 connector m EJA 232D serial port via an RJ 45 connector RSC Capabilities Using RSC software you can m Access Solaris and OpenBoot PRO
139. leshooting capabilities once the operating system is running Like OpenBoot Diagnostics SunVTS software provides a comprehensive test of the system including its external interfaces SunVTS software also lets you run tests remotely over a network connection or from an RSC console Sun Management Center software provides a variety of continuous system monitoring capabilities It enables you to monitor system hardware status and operating system performance of your server For more information about diagnostic tools see the Sun Fire 880 Server Service Manual Chapter 1 System Overview 21 22 Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 CHAPTER 2 Setting Up the System This chapter describes what you need to do to get the Sun Fire 880 server up and running Where software is involved this chapter explains some of what you need to do and points you to the appropriate software manuals for the rest Tasks covered in this chapter include How to Install the Sun Fire 880 Server on page 25 How to Open the Side Doors on page 29 How to Avoid Electrostatic Discharge on page 31 How to Install a Disk Drive on page 33 How to Remove a Disk Drive on page 36 How to Install a Power Supply on page 39 How to Remove a Power Supply on page 42 How to Attach an Alphanumeric Terminal on page 46 How to Configure a Local Graphics Console on page 48 How to Power On the System on page 51
140. n RSC console to perform the initial installation of the Solaris operating environment The operating environment must be installed prior to setting up an RSC console Once you install the operating environment and the RSC software you can configure the system to use RSC as the system console For detailed instructions see How to Redirect the System Console to RSC on page 58 Chapter 2 Setting Up the System 45 How to Attach an Alphanumeric Terminal Before You Begin If your server is configured without a local graphics console you need to attach an alphanumeric ASCII terminal to the server in order to install the operating environment and to run diagnostic tests Alternatively you can install a local graphics console create a tip connection from another Sun system or set up an RSC console For more information see About Setting Up a Console on page 45 Note You cannot use an RSC console to perform the initial installation of the Solaris operating environment The operating environment must be installed prior to setting up an RSC console What to Do 1 Connect a DB 25 null modem serial cable or a DB 25 serial cable and null modem adapter to the terminal s serial port 46 Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 2 Connect the opposite end of the cable to the system s serial port connector or to serial port A on the serial splitter cable 3 Connect the terminal s power cable to an AC outlet
141. n and the LED indicators on the back of the supply The fan should start spinning and the two green status LEDs should light within three seconds of completing a hot plug installation or after restoring power to the system For more information see m About Power Supply LEDs on page 163 Chapter 2 Setting Up the System 41 How to Remove a Power Supply Caution Power supply bays 0 and 1 must always contain power supplies If a power supply in either bay fails and the system can continue to operate you must leave the failed power supply in its bay until you are able to install a functioning replacement power supply A failed power supply in bay 0 or 1 still acts as an air baffle channeling airflow to cool the bottom row of disk drives in the disk cage The failed power supply should be replaced as soon as possible to regain N 1 power redundancy Before You Begin It is not necessary to power off the system if you are removing a redundant power supply For more information see m About Power Supplies on page 73 m About Hot Pluggable and Hot Swappable Components on page 144 If your system has only two power supplies complete this task m How to Power Off the System on page 53 What to Do 1 Identify the power supply to be removed To locate a faulty supply check the status LED on the back of each supply See About Power Supply LEDs on page 163 2 Release the AC power cord from the re
142. n parameter 58 60 139 overtemperature conditions 16 121 P parity 20 47 155 parts checklist 24 PBCs 96 PCI bridge chips 68 to 70 PCI buses 2 68 to 70 availability considerations 70 105 configuration guidelines 68 to 70 parity protection 20 performance considerations 70 slot characteristics 68 PCI card configuration guidelines 68 to 70 device names 117 133 frame buffer card 4 45 48 host adapters 3 20 92 to 96 99 104 hot plug operations 2 15 68 70 144 to 147 slot characteristics 68 slot locations 8 69 slot status LEDs 69 161 Peripheral Component Interconnect See PCI card PCI buses physical specifications 196 port bypass controllers PBCs 96 post command 137 power LED indicator 11 53 specifications 196 turning off 53 turning on 51 Index 215 Power button 12 51 53 56 135 disabling 13 location 6 10 power cord AC connecting 25 40 when to disconnect 27 31 power distribution board 39 73 Power Fault LED 12 17 power supply 4 8 configuration guidelines 73 74 DC output voltages 74 fault monitoring and reporting 17 145 filler panel 39 43 hot swap capability 5 16 74 installing 39 to 41 LEDs 9 12 17 41 74 163 location 8 73 output capacity 4 74 196 redundancy 4 15 74 144 removing 42 to 44 power on self test POST 4 13 21 52 56 71 137 role in automatic system recovery 126 to 129 precautions safety 201 to 210 Q Qlogic ISP21
143. nal descriptions ending in A indicate that the signal is associated with the port provided by a standard DB 25 serial cable or the connector labeled A on the optional DB 25 splitter cable Signal descriptions ending in B indicate the signal is associated with the port provided by the connector labeled B on the optional DB 25 splitter cable Pin Signal Description Pin Signal Description 1 No Connection 14 Transmit Data B 2 Transmit Data A 15 Transmit Clock A External 3 Receive Data A 16 Receive Data B 4 Ready To Send A 17 Receive Clock A 5 Clear To Send A 18 Receive Clock B 6 Synchronous A 19 Ready To Send B 7 Signal Ground A 20 Data Terminal Ready A 8 Data Carrier Detect A 21 No Connection 9 No Connection 22 No Connection 10 No Connection 23 No Connection 11 Data Terminal Ready B 24 Transmit Clock A Internal 12 Data Carrier Detect B 25 Transmit Clock B 13 Clear To Send B 188 Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 Reference for the USB Connectors Two Universal Serial Bus USB connectors are located on the system 1 O board and can be accessed from the rear panel USB Connector Diagram A1 B1 A2 B2 A3 B3 A4 B4 USB Connector Signals Pin Signal Description Pin Signal Description Al 5 VDC B1 5 VDC A2 Port Data_N B2 Port Data_N A3 Port Data_P B3 Port Data_P A4 Ground B4 Ground Appendix A Connector Pinouts 189 Reference for the Twisted Pair Eth
144. nd output any devices marked disabled have been manually deconfigured using the asr disable command Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 In this example the asr output shows that the following devices have been deconfigured m All four memory banks controlled by CPU 1 m The disk drive installed in disk slot 4 Note The asr command only shows devices that have been manually disabled using the asr disable command It does not show devices that have been automatically deconfigured as a result of failing firmware diagnostics To see which devices if any have failed POST diagnostics use the post command as described in the Sun Fire 880 Server Service Manual For more information see About Automatic System Recovery on page 126 How to Enable ASR on page 130 How to Disable ASR on page 131 How to Deconfigure a Device Manually on page 132 How to Reconfigure a Device Manually on page 134 Chapter 6 Configuring System Firmware 137 138 About OpenBoot Emergency Procedures The introduction of Universal Serial Bus USB keyboards with the newest Sun systems has made it necessary to change some of the OpenBoot emergency procedures Specifically the Stop N Stop D and Stop F commands that are available on systems with standard non USB keyboards are not supported on systems that use USB keyboards such as the Sun Fire 880 system The following sections describe the OpenBoot
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146. nic components that are extremely sensitive to static electricity Static from your clothes or work environment can destroy the modules Do not remove a DIMM from its antistatic packaging until you are ready to install it on the system board Handle the modules only by their edges Do not touch the components or any metal parts Always wear an antistatic grounding strap when you handle the modules For more information see How to Avoid Electrostatic Discharge on page 31 66 Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 The following table summarizes the guidelines for installing DIMMS in a CPU Memory board Population Sequence Memory Interleaving Factor Install first eight DIMMs into groups AO and BO so that every other slot is occupied Install next four DIMMs into group A1 Fill last four available slots group B1 Four way interleaving if all eight DIMMs are identical two way interleaving otherwise Four way interleaving between any two groups configured identically two way interleaving in any group that does not match the capacities used in any other group Eight way interleaving if all 16 DIMMs are identical four way interleaving between any two groups configured identically two way interleaving in any group that does not match the capacities used in any other group Chapter 3 Hardware Configuration 67 68 About PCI Cards and Buses All system communication with storage pe
147. nnector labeled B provides the secondary port You can configure both serial ports to comply with the Electronics Industries Association EIA 423 or EIA 232D standards using jumpers located on the system s 1 0 board The jumpers are factory set for the EIA 423 standard which is the default standard for North American users Compliance with the EIA 232D standard is required for digital telecommunication in nations of the European Community For more information about configuring the serial port jumpers see About Serial Port Jumpers on page 82 See Reference for Serial Port A and B Connectors on page 188 for the connector diagram rear panel icon and pin assignments Chapter 3 Hardware Configuration 79 80 About the USB Ports The system s rear panel provides two Universal Serial Bus USB ports for connection to USB peripheral devices such as m Sun Type 6 USB keyboard m Sun USB three button mouse Modems m Printers m Scanners m Digital cameras For USB port locations see Locating Rear Panel Features on page 8 Note For Sun Fire 880 servers you must order the keyboard and mouse as options If the version of your Sun Type 6 keyboard does not have an integrated USB hub the keyboard and mouse will consume both USB ports on the system rear panel If you need to connect additional USB devices you must add a USB hub The USB ports are compliant with the Open Host Controller Interface Open
148. nsion backplane can be added to accommodate an additional six drives Both backplanes provide dual loop access to each of the FC AL disk drives One loop is controlled by an on board FC AL controller integrated into the system motherboard The second loop is controlled by a PCI FC AL host adapter card available as a system option This dual loop configuration enables simultaneous access to internal storage via two different controllers which increases available 1 O bandwidth to 200 Mbytes per second versus 100 Mbytes per second for single loop configurations A dual loop configuration can also be combined with multipathing software to provide hardware redundancy and failover capability Should a component failure render one loop inaccessible the software can automatically switch data traffic to the second loop to maintain system availability For more information about the system s internal disk array see Mass Storage Subsystem Configuration on page 89 External multidisk storage subsystems and redundant array of independent disks RAID storage arrays can be supported by installing single channel or multichannel PCI host adapter cards along with the appropriate system software Software drivers supporting SCSI FC AL and other types of devices are included in the Solaris operating environment The Sun Fire 880 server provides front panel access to three mounting bays for 5 25 inch half height 1 6 inch removable media devices One of
149. nter Software Sun Management Center software provides a single solution for managing multiple Sun systems devices and network resources With its intuitive Java technology based graphical interface Sun Management Center offers powerful management capabilities that let you m Manage and monitor your server remotely from any location in the network m Display physical and logical views of your exact server configuration m Monitor system health conditions m Access real time system performance and configuration data to diagnose potential capacity problems and performance bottlenecks m Invoke SunVTS diagnostic software for online diagnosis of hardware problems m Use predictive failure analysis features to warn of potential memory and disk hardware failures before they happen m Organize systems by geographical location server function administrative responsibility or other criteria for increased management flexibility m Implement enterprise wide security measures such as authentication data integrity and access control lists For More Information Sun Management Center software is provided on a CD supplied in the Solaris media kit for your release For information about installing and using Sun Management Center software see the following documents provided with the Sun Management Center software m Sun Management Center Software Installation Guide m Sun Management Center Software User s Guide m Sun Management Center Software Supp
150. nter the OpenBoot environment will immediately disable the OpenBoot environmental monitor If you want the OBP environmental monitor enabled you must re enable it prior to rebooting the system If you enter the OpenBoot environment through any other means by halting the operating system by power cycling the system or as a result of a system panic the OpenBoot environmental monitor will remain enabled 120 Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 Automatic System Shutdown If the OpenBoot environmental monitor detects a critical fan failure or overtemperature condition it will initiate an automatic system shutdown sequence In this case a warning similar to the following is generated to the system console WARNING SYSTEM POWERING DOWN IN 30 SECONDS Press Ctrl C to cancel shutdown sequence and return to ok prompt If necessary you can type Control C to abort the automatic shutdown and return to the system ok prompt otherwise after the 30 seconds expire the system will power off automatically Note Typing Control C to abort an impending shutdown also has the effect of disabling the OpenBoot environmental monitor This gives you enough time to replace the component responsible for the critical condition without triggering another automatic shutdown sequence After replacing the faulty component you must type the env on command to reinstate OpenBoot environmental monitoring Caution If you type
151. nvolve software commands for preparing the system prior to removing a device and for reconfiguring the operating environment after installing a new device In addition certain system requirements must be met in order for hot plug operations to succeed For information about system requirements and limitations and for detailed PCI hot plug procedures refer to the Sun Fire 880 Dynamic Reconfiguration User s Guide which is available on the Solaris on Sun Hardware AnswerBook This AnswerBook documentation is provided on the Sun Computer Systems Supplement CD for your specific Solaris release Caution You can hot plug any standard PCI card that complies with PCI Hot Plug Specification Revision 1 1 provided a suitable software driver exists for the Solaris operating environment and the driver supports hot plugging as described in the Sun Fire 880 Dynamic Reconfiguration User s Guide The Sun Fire 880 system must be running the Solaris 8 7 01 operating environment or a subsequent release that supports Sun Fire 880 PCI hot plug operations Do not attempt to hot plug a PCI card until you are certain that its device drivers provide the proper support otherwise you may cause a system panic For a list of Sun PCI cards and device drivers that support PCI hot plug operations see the Sun Fire 880 Server Product Notes Note DR works in conjunction with but does not require multipathing software You can use multipathing software to switch
152. o 64 next generation dual inline memory modules DIMMs which operate at a 75 MHz clock frequency The system supports 128 256 and 512 Mbyte DIMMs with future support for higher capacities as they become available Total system memory is shared by all CPUs in the system and ranges from a minimum of 1 Gbyte one CPU Memory board with eight 128 Mbyte DIMMs to a maximum of 32 Gbytes four boards fully populated with 512 Mbyte DIMMs For more information about system memory see About Memory Modules on page 64 System I O is handled by four separate Peripheral Component Interconnect PCI buses These industry standard buses support all of the system s on board I O controllers in addition to nine slots for PCI interface cards Seven of the PCI slots operate at a 33 MHz clock rate and two slots operate at either 33 or 66 MHz All slots comply with PCI Local Bus Specification Revision 2 1 and support PCI hot plug operations You can hot plug any standard PCI card provided a suitable software driver exists for the Solaris operating environment and the driver supports PCI hot plug operations For additional details see About PCI Cards and Buses on page 68 Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 Internal disk storage is provided by up to 12 hot pluggable dual ported Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop FC AL disk drives The basic system includes a single FC AL disk backplane that accommodates up to six disks An optional expa
153. o the following is displayed to indicate that you have successfully reset the NVRAM configuration variables to the default values Sun Fire 880 8 X UltraSPARC III Keyboard Present OpenBoot x x 256 MB memory installed Serial xxxxxxxx Ethernet address xx xx XX Xxx xx xx Host ID xxxxxxxx Safe NVRAM mode the following nvram configuration variables have been overridden diag switch is true use nvramrc is false input device output device are defaulted ttya mode ttyb mode are defaulted These changes are temporary and the original values will be restored after the next hardware or software reset ok Note that some NVRAM configuration variables are reset to their defaults They include variables that are more likely to cause problems such as TTYA settings These NVRAM settings are only reset to the defaults for this power cycle If you do nothing other than reset the system at this point the values are not permanently changed Only settings that you change manually at this point become permanent All other customized NVRAM settings are retained Typing set defaults discards any customized NVRAM values and permanently restores the default settings for all NVRAM configuration variables Note Once the front panel LEDs stop blinking and the Power OK LED stays lit pressing the Power button again will begin a graceful shutdown of the system Chapter 6 Configuring System Firmware 139
154. of the modules and you ll find the cue words that direct you to the categories of questions and answers such as a How to How do I do something m About Is there more information about this topic m Reference for Where can I find reference material for something You determine how much or how little of the information you need to read Using the table of contents or the task list on the first page of each chapter you can quickly find a specific topic or task The information modules are brief however they are interrelated and refer to other modules that you may want to read For instance if you re installing a disk drive and you re already familiar with the task you could go to How to Install a Disk Drive and follow the installation procedure But if you need more background information before performing the task you should first read About Internal Disk Drives XV Using UNIX Commands This document might not contain information on basic UNIX commands and procedures such as shutting down the system booting the system and configuring devices See one or more of the following for this information m Solaris Handbook for Sun Peripherals m AnswerBook2 online documentation for the Solaris operating environment Typographic Conventions Typeface Meaning Examples AaBbCc123 The names of commands files and directories on screen computer output AaBbCc123 What you type when contraste
155. ome of its features The following information is covered in this chapter About the Sun Fire 880 Server on page 2 Locating Front Panel Features on page 6 Locating Rear Panel Features on page 8 About the Status and Control Panel on page 10 About Reliability Availability and Serviceability Features on page 14 2 About the Sun Fire 880 Server The Sun Fire 880 server is a high performance shared memory symmetric multiprocessing server system that supports up to eight Sun UltraSPARC III processors The UltraSPARC III processor implements the SPARC V9 Instruction Set Architecture ISA and the Visual Instruction Set VIS extensions that accelerate multimedia networking encryption and Java processing The system is housed in a roll around tower enclosure which measures 28 1 inches high 18 9 inches wide and 32 9 inches deep 71 4 cm x 48 0 cm x 83 6 cm The system has a maximum weight of 288 Ib 130 6 kg Processing power is provided by up to four CPU Memory boards Each board incorporates m Two UltraSPARC III processors m 8 Mbytes of local static random access memory SRAM external cache memory per processor m Slots for up to 16 memory modules eight per processor A fully configured system includes a total of eight UltraSPARC III CPUs residing on four CPU Memory boards For more information see About CPU Memory Boards on page 62 System main memory is provided by up t
156. on page 60 Note All internal options except disk drives and power supplies must be installed only by qualified service personnel Installation procedures for these components are covered in the Sun Fire 880 Server Service Manual which is included on the Sun Fire 880 Documentation CD What Next For instructions on how to use RSC see the Sun Remote System Control RSC User s Guide provided with the RSC software Chapter 2 Setting Up the System 59 How to Restore the Local System Console Perform this procedure if your system is configured to use RSC as the system console and you need to redirect the system console to a local graphics console alphanumeric terminal or an established tip connection For more information about RSC see About the Remote System Control Card on page 71 and About Sun Remote System Control Software on page 150 Before You Begin This procedure assumes that you are familiar with the OpenBoot firmware and that you know how to enter the OpenBoot environment For more information about the OpenBoot firmware see the OpenBoot 4 x Command Reference Manual An online version of the manual is included with the OpenBoot Collection AnswerBook that ships with Solaris software What to Do 1 Type the following commands at the system ok prompt ok diag console ttya ok setenv input device keyboard ok setenv output device screen 2 To cause the changes to take effect power cycl
157. one of the power supplies fail Each power supply provides a total of five DC output voltages 3 3V 5 0V 12V 48V and 5 0V standby Output current is shared equally between each of the supplies via active current sharing circuitry Power supplies in a redundant configuration feature a hot swap capability You can remove and replace a faulty power supply without shutting down the operating system or turning off the system power For additional details see About Hot Pluggable and Hot Swappable Components on page 144 Each power supply has three status LEDs to provide power and fault status information For additional details see About Power Supply LEDs on page 163 Configuration Rules m Sun Microsystems recommends that you connect each power supply to a dedicated AC circuit Consult your local electrical codes for any additional requirements m The minimum system configuration requires two power supplies Systems configured with only one power supply are not supported m A system configured with two power supplies may shut down abruptly if either power supply fails Installation of an optional third power supply enables the system to remain fully operational should any one of the power supplies fail m Power supply bays 0 and 1 must always contain power supplies If a power supply in either bay fails and the system can continue to operate you must leave the failed power supply in its bay until you are able to install a fun
158. onforme la norme NMB 003 du Canada ICES 003 Class B Notice Avis NMB 003 Classe B This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Cet appareil num rique de la classe B est conforme la norme NMB 003 du Canada VCCI TT 2FARAVCCI DT IFAAVCCIORAMHSI PATF Y av BELOATY 3 VAN FS KAT WEBCT THOMA FRORADRALET itd Es RER ER AE A A AAA VCCD ORED IDA en RE CT COR CARER CHS S CRE 5 Se CFT EAN HORT TOMA RA AWG DSM RET SEI BRAENSTCEMBVET DIABVCC DT Y52B VCCI DER RHAI YAF Y a BAUT aI 25 2 BARENE E CST THSOOM MIC FAQJRAARAALEYT DREUX ALES Bs Be BE ERRA VCCI ORES PDA DT RE CT CORB KERETREHISILTZAKTLTVWEFA DRAM T AVI VEY a Va RIC LUTES NIE SES E CFCEMHOET Wa o TIELUROMRUELTS lt ES iv Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 BSMI Class A Notice The following statement is applicable to products shipped to Ta wan and marked as Class A on the product compliance abel ZEHE BLPMNBRER TEER HEA gt AQUA RAI TE gt BER FO SAS CRUE Regulatory Compliance Statements v vi Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 Declaration of Conformity Compliance Model Number 880 Product Family Name Sun Fire 880 EMC European Union This equipment complies with the following requirements of the EMC Directive 89 336 EEC EN55022 1998 CISPR22 1997 Class A EN55024 1998 Required Limits as applicable EN61000 4 2 4 kV Direct 8 kV Air EN610
159. onitor is OFF ok Chapter 6 Configuring System Firmware 123 How to Obtain OpenBoot Environmental Status Information You can use the OpenBoot command env at the system ok prompt to obtain status information about the system s power supplies fans and temperature sensors What to Do To obtain OpenBoot environmental status information type env at the system ok prompt ok env Environmental Status Power Supplies PSO Present receiving AC power PS1 Present receiving AC power PS2 Not Present Fans Tray 1 CPU Present Fan 3125 RPM Fan B 3333 RPM Tray 2 CPU Not Present Tray 3 I O Present Fan A 2912 RPM Fan B 2830 RPM Tray 4 I O Not Present Fan 5 I O Bridge Present Fan 3333 RPM Fan 6 I O Bridge Not Present Temperatures CPUO Ambient 30 deg C Die 53 deg C CPU2 Ambient 29 deg C Die 41 deg C I O Bridge 0 Ambient 29 deg C Die 62 deg C I O Bridge 1 Ambient 28 deg C Die 63 deg C DAR Ambient 28 deg C Die 69 deg C DCS Ambient 28 deg C Die 60 deg C MDR8 O Ambient 26 deg C Die 48 deg C Motherboard Ambient 26 deg C I O Board Ambient 24 deg C Disk Backplane 0 Ambient 24 deg C Disk Backplane 1 Ambient 25 deg C Environmental monitor is ON 124 Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 Note You can obtain environmental status at any time regardless of whether OpenBoot environmental monitoring is
160. or Fast Ethernet PCI card can serve as a redundant network interface for one of the system s on board interfaces If the active network interface becomes unavailable the system can automatically switch to the redundant interface to maintain availability This capability is known as automatic failover and must be configured at the Solaris operating environment level For additional details see About Redundant Network Interfaces on page 105 The ge Gigabit Ethernet driver the eri Fast Ethernet driver and drivers for several other network interfaces are installed automatically during the Solaris installation procedure For information about operating characteristics and configuration parameters for the eri and ge device drivers see m Platform Notes The eri FastEthernet Device Driver m Platform Notes The Sun GigabitEthernet Device Driver These documents are available on the Solaris on Sun Hardware AnswerBook which is provided on the Computer Systems Supplement CD for your specific Solaris release For instructions on configuring the system s network interfaces see m How to Configure the Primary Network Interface on page 106 m How to Configure Additional Network Interfaces on page 108 Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 About Redundant Network Interfaces You can configure your system with redundant network interfaces to provide a highly available network connection Such a configuration relies on s
161. or your specific Solaris release For installation instructions see the Solaris Sun Hardware Platform Guide provided in the Solaris media kit For information about configuring and using RSC see the Sun Remote System Control RSC User s Guide provided with the RSC software Chapter 7 Server Administration 151 152 About Volume Management Software Sun Microsystems offers two different volume management applications for use on Sun Fire 880 systems a VERITAS Volume Manager software m Solstice DiskSuite software Volume management software lets you create disk volumes Volumes are logical disk devices comprising one or more physical disks or partitions from several different disks Once a volume is created the operating system uses and maintains the volume as if it were a single disk By providing this logical volume management layer the software overcomes the restrictions imposed by physical disk devices Sun s volume management products also provide RAID data redundancy and performance features RAID which stands for redundant array of independent disks is a technology that helps protect against disk and hardware failures Through RAID technology volume management software is able to provide high data availability excellent I O performance and simplified administration Sun s volume management applications offer the following features Support for several types of RAID configurations which provide varying degrees of avai
162. ort 2 to connect to external devices m Do not use the internal port of the Sun StorEdge PCI Dual Fibre Channel Host Adapter card to connect to the Loop A port of the FC AL disk backplane You must connect the card s internal port to Loop B only m For best performance install 66 MHz FC AL host adapter cards in a 66 MHz PCI slot slot 7 or 8 if available See About PCI Cards and Buses on page 68 Note All internal options except disk drives and power supplies must be installed only by qualified service personnel For information about installing or removing a PCI FC AL host adapter card see the Sun Fire 880 Server Service Manual which is included on the Sun Fire 880 Documentation CD Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 About FC AL Device Addresses In a Sun Fire 880 internal storage array each FC AL device is assigned a unique selection ID based on its physical location in the storage array Each slot on the disk backplane is hard wired to a different selection ID Each FC AL disk drive is connected directly to a Fibre Channel loop and appears as a separate node on the loop Each node on a loop is assigned a unique arbitrated loop physical address AL PA one of 127 available addresses per loop AL PA values may be hard assigned or soft assigned and are determined when the loop is initialized typically when booting the system or when adding or removing a device as part of a hot plug operation Hard a
163. ostics completely unless the variable diag switch is set to true The default setting for this variable is false Therefore to enable ASR which relies on firmware diagnostics to detect faulty devices you must change this setting to true Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 To control which reset events if any automatically initiate firmware diagnostics the OpenBoot firmware provides a NVRAM variable called diag trigger The diag trigger variable and its various settings are described in the following table Setting Function power reset Runs firmware diagnostics only on power on resets including default RSC initiated power on resets error reset Runs firmware diagnostics only on power on resets and resets triggered by hardware errors including operating system panics and watchdog reset events soft reset Runs firmware diagnostics on all reset events recommended none Disables the automatic triggering of firmware diagnostics by any reset event You can still invoke firmware diagnostics manually by turning the front panel keyswitch to the Diagnostics position prior to powering on the system Note The diag trigger variable has no effect unless diag switch is set to true In the following example the diag switch and diag trigger variables are used to trigger POST and OpenBoot Diagnostics on all reset events ok setenv diag switch true ok setenv diag trigger soft reset ASR User
164. out Fan Tray LEDs on page 164 This amber LED lights to indicate that an internal component on the left side of the system requires servicing This amber LED lights to indicate that an internal component on the right side of the system requires servicing The system Power button is recessed to prevent accidentally turning the system on or off The ability of the Power button to turn the system on or off is controlled by the security keyswitch If the operating system is running pressing and releasing the Power button initiates a graceful software system shutdown Pressing and holding in the Power button for five seconds causes an immediate hardware shutdown Note Whenever possible you should use the graceful shutdown method Forcing an immediate hardware shutdown may cause disk drive corruption and loss of data Use this method only as a last resort Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 Security Keyswitch The four position security keyswitch controls the power on modes of the system and prevents unauthorized users from powering off the system or reprogramming system firmware The following table describes the function of each keyswitch setting Position Icon Description Normal Locked Diagnostics Forced Off n ej ta This setting enables the system Power button to power the system on or off If the operating system is running pressing and releasing the Power button initiates a gracefu
165. out Power Supply LEDs on page 163 About Fan Tray LEDs on page 164 About Disk Drive LEDs on page 166 About the Gigabit Ethernet LEDs on page 168 For a description of the system s front panel LED indicators see About the Status and Control Panel on page 10 159 160 About CPU Memory Slot LEDs The CPU Memory slot LEDs are located on the horizontal panel between CPU Memory slots B and C and are visible when the right side door is open There are three LEDs for each CPU Memory slot as shown below Icon Name LED Function 2 Power On Fault ka OK to Remove Lights when the slot is receiving power Reserved for future use Reserved for future use Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 About PCI Slot LEDs The PCI slot LEDs are located on the vertical bracket on the right side of the PCI slots and are visible when the left side door is open There are three LEDs for each PCI slot as shown below Icon Name LED Function e Power On Fault OK to Remove Lights when the slot is receiving power Blinks while the card is being tested when a hot plug operation is in progress or when the card is powered on but logically detached from the operating system Stays lit if the card encounters a fault Lights when it is safe to remove the card Chapter 8 LED Status Indicators 161 162 The following table shows how to interp
166. ovide the following benefits m Increased bandwidth Allowing data transfer rates up to 200 Mbytes per second versus 100 Mbytes per second for single loop configurations a Hardware redundancy Providing the ability to sustain component failures in one path by switching all data transfers to an alternate path For more information on the RAS and performance capabilities of the mass storage subsystem see About Sun Fire 880 Mass Storage Features on page 92 Sun Fire 880 disk drives are hot pluggable You can add remove or replace disks while the system continues to operate This capability significantly reduces system down time associated with disk drive replacement Disk drive hot plug procedures involve software commands for preparing the system prior to removing a disk drive and for reconfiguring the operating environment after installing a drive For additional details see a About Hot Pluggable and Hot Swappable Components on page 144 m How to Install a Disk Drive on page 33 a How to Remove a Disk Drive on page 36 Chapter 4 Mass Storage Subsystem Configuration 97 At the front of the system disk cage are several disk drive status LEDs There are three LEDs associated with each drive indicating the drive s operating status hot plug readiness and any fault conditions associated with the drive These status LEDs help administrators to quickly identify drives requiring service For additional details see
167. pecial Solaris software features to detect a failed or failing network interface and automatically switch all network traffic over to the redundant interface This capability is known as automatic failover To set up redundant network interfaces you can install a pair of identical PCI network interface cards or add a single card that provides an interface identical to one of the on board Ethernet interfaces You can enable automatic failover between the two interfaces using the IP Network Multipathing feature of the Solaris operating environment For additional details see About Multipathing Software on page 148 Note To help maximize system availability make sure that any redundant network interfaces reside on separate PCI buses supported by separate PCI bridges For additional details see About PCI Cards and Buses on page 68 Chapter 5 Configuring Network Interfaces 105 106 How to Configure the Primary Network Interface Before You Begin You must perform the following tasks m Complete the prerequisite steps in How to Install the Sun Fire 880 Server on page 25 m Decide which of the network interfaces you want to use as the primary network interface see About Network Interface Options on page 104 m Attach a cable to the appropriate network connector on the system rear panel see How to Attach a Fiber Optic Gigabit Ethernet Cable on page 112 or How to Attach a Twisted Pair Ethernet C
168. plied with the card for cable requirements Locate the dual SC connector for the Gigabit Ethernet interface See Locating Rear Panel Features on page 8 For a PCI Gigabit Ethernet adapter card see the documentation supplied with the card 3 Remove any dust covers from the SC connectors Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 4 Connect the fiber optic cable to the Gigabit Ethernet connector and to the Ethernet network The cable and connector are keyed for correct mating orientation What Next If you are installing your system complete the installation procedure Return to m How to Install the Sun Fire 880 Server on page 25 If you are adding an additional network interface to the system then you need to configure that interface See a How to Configure Additional Network Interfaces on page 108 Chapter 5 Configuring Network Interfaces 113 114 How to Attach a Twisted Pair Ethernet Cable Before You Begin Complete the prerequisite steps in m How to Install the Sun Fire 880 Server on page 25 What to Do Locate the RJ 45 twisted pair Ethernet TPE connector for the appropriate Fast Ethernet interface See Locating Rear Panel Features on page 8 For a PCI Fast Ethernet adapter card see the documentation supplied with the card Plug in a Category 5 unshielded twisted pair UTP cable to the appropriate RJ 45 connector You should hear the connector t
169. pping what you should receive 24 show devs command 117 132 133 shutdown 12 13 17 53 63 77 121 side door removing 29 30 Index 216 Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 Solaris operating environment 3 4 72 104 105 145 146 156 installing 28 107 Solstice DiskSuite 20 92 143 152 153 specifications 187 to 198 agency compliance 198 clearance 198 199 connector 187 to 193 DVD ROM drive 170 electrical 196 environmental 197 Ethernet cable requirements 112 114 physical 196 service access 198 199 SSC 100 processor 96 status and control panel 10 location 6 status LEDs 10 to 12 21 159 to 168 behavior during POST 11 CPU Memory board slots 160 disk drive LEDs 6 98 166 Disk Fault LED 11 166 environmental fault indicators 17 fan tray LEDs 76 164 Gigabit Ethernet LEDs 168 location 10 159 to 168 meaning 11 159 to 168 OK to Remove LED 11 160 161 164 166 PCI slots 69 161 Power Fault LED 12 17 Power LED 11 power supply LEDs 9 12 17 41 74 163 System Fault LED 11 17 Thermal Fault LED 12 17 164 Stop a keyboard combination 56 120 123 138 139 disables OpenBoot environmental monitor 56 120 123 disabling 13 Stop d keyboard combination 140 Stop f keyboard combination 140 Stop n keyboard combination 139 striping of disks 20 93 154 Sun Cluster software 157 Sun Management Center software 21 142 149 150 Sun StorEdge PCI Dual Fibre Channel Host
170. pter 2 Setting Up the System 37 What Next If you need to install a replacement drive complete the following task starting with Step 5 a How to Install a Disk Drive on page 33 If you removed the disk drive while the system was powered off and you are not replacing the drive right away you need to perform a reconfiguration boot A reconfiguration boot is required in order for the operating system to recognize the configuration change See a How to Initiate a Reconfiguration Boot on page 55 38 Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 How to Install a Power Supply Before You Begin If you are installing a redundant power supply it is not necessary to shut down and power off the system For more information see m About Power Supplies on page 73 m About Hot Pluggable and Hot Swappable Components on page 144 Note After removing a power supply during a hot plug operation wait for an acknowledgement message on the system console before installing a new supply otherwise the environmental monitoring software will not recognize the new device and false error conditions will result What to Do If you are upgrading your system with an additional power supply remove the filler panel covering the empty power supply bay Remove the two Phillips screws that secure the panel to the chassis and slide the panel out of the bay Slide the new power supply into the empty bay until the power
171. r de surchauffer il convient de ne pas obstruer ni recouvrir les ouvertures pr vues dans l appareil Un produit Sun ne doit jamais tre plac a proximit d un radiateur ou d une source de chaleur Attention Le niveau de pression acoustique au poste de travail s l ve selon la norme DIN 45 635 section 1000 a 70 dB A ou moins Conformit SELV S curit les raccordements E S sont conformes aux normes SELV Connexion du cordon d alimentation pour fonctionner avec des alimentations monophas es munies d un conducteur neutre mis la terre Pour carter les risques d lectrocution ne pas brancher de produit Sun dans un autre type d alimentation secteur En cas de doute quant au type d alimentation lectrique du local veuillez vous adresser au directeur de l exploitation ou un lectricien qualifi hi Attention les produits Sun sont con us hi Attention tous les cordons d alimentation n ont pas forc ment la m me puissance nominale en mati re de courant Les rallonges d usage domestique n offrent pas de protection contre les surcharges et ne sont pas pr vues pour les syst mes d ordinateurs Ne pas utiliser de rallonge d usage domestique avec votre produit Sun Attention votre produit Sun a t livr A quip d un cordon d alimentation a trois fils avec prise de terre Pour carter tout risque d lectrocution branchez toujours ce cordon dans une prise mise a
172. re 880 Server Service Manual which is included on the Sun Fire 880 Documentation CD Before You Begin Complete this task if you are working with a component that is not hot pluggable a How to Power Off the System on page 53 You must have the following items m Antistatic wrist or foot strap m Antistatic mat or the equivalent What to Do Caution Printed circuit boards and hard disk drives contain electronic components that are extremely sensitive to static electricity Ordinary amounts of static from your clothes or the work environment can destroy components Do not touch the components themselves or any metal parts without taking proper antistatic precautions Make sure that at least one AC power cord remains connected between a power supply and an AC power outlet Note The AC power cord provides a discharge path for static electricity so you generally want to leave it plugged in during installation and repair procedures The only time you should unplug the power cords is when you service the power distribution board or Remote System Control RSC card In each case make sure that all power cords are disconnected Chapter 2 Setting Up the System 31 2 Use an antistatic mat or similar surface When performing any option installation or service procedure place static sensitive parts such as boards cards and disk drives on an antistatic surface The following items can be used as an antistati
173. ret the various possible LED patterns e H aA Off On Off Off Off Blinking Off Off Off Off Off Interpretation The slot power is off A PCI card can be safely inserted to start a hot plug operation The installed card is being tested configured or unconfigured or the card is powered on but logically detached from the operating system The slot power is on and the PCI card is operating normally The PCI card has encountered a fault The card can be safely removed The card can be safely removed Note If the slot is empty and the Fault or OK to Remove LED is on pressing the contact push button for the slot will clear the LED For more information about PCI cards and hot plug operations see m About PCI Cards and Buses on page 68 a About Hot Pluggable and Hot Swappable Components on page 144 Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 About Power Supply LEDS There are three LEDs located on the rear of each power supply as shown below r to remove all power onnect all power cords mettre le syst me hors tension d brancher tous les cordons n Sie alle le gesamte esem Ger t Icon Name LED Function e Fault Lights when the power supply encounters a fault m AC Present Lights when AC power input is present and within acceptable Status operating limits DC Status Lights when all DC outputs are functional and within acceptable
174. ripherals and network interface devices is mediated by two Peripheral Component Interconnect PCI bridge chips located on the system s motherboard Each bridge chip manages communication between the system s main interconnect bus and two PCI buses giving the system a total of four separate PCI buses The four PCI buses support up to nine PCI interface cards and four motherboard devices The following table describes the PCI bus characteristics and maps each bus to its associated bridge chip motherboard devices and PCI slots All slots comply with PCI Local Bus Specification Revision 2 1 Clock Rate MHz Bandwidth bits PCI Bridge PCI Bus Voltage V Motherboard Devices PCI Slots 0 PCIA 66 MHz Gigabit Ethernet controller None 64 bits FC AL controller 3 3V 0 PCI B 33 MHz SCSI controller interface to the Slots 0 1 2 3 64 bits internal DVD drive and optional 5V tape drive 1 PCI C 33 or 66 MHz None Slots 7 and 8 64 bits 3 3V 1 PCID 33 MHz RIO ASIC Ethernet USB and Slots 4 5 6 64 bits EBus interfaces 5V The system s PCI hot plug feature lets you remove and install PCI cards while the system is running You can hot plug any standard PCI card provided that its Solaris device drivers support PCI hot plug operations and the system is running the Solaris 8 7 01 operating environment or a subsequent release that supports Sun Fire 880 PCI hot plug operations In addition the PCI card must comply with the PCI Hot
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176. rovide N 1 redundancy allowing Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 the system to continue operating should any one of the power supplies fail Power supplies in a redundant configuration are hot swappable so that you can remove and replace a faulty power supply without shutting down the operating system or turning off the system power For more information about the power supplies see About Power Supplies on page 73 The Sun Fire 880 server can be installed in any standard Electronic Industries Association EIA 310 compliant 19 inch 48 3 cm rack with at least 17 rack units 29 8 inches 75 6 cm of available vertical mounting space and sufficient load bearing capacity An optional rackmounting kit is available for installing the server into racks with depths ranging from 32 inches 81 3 cm to 36 inches 91 4 cm Instructions for rackmounting the server are supplied with the rackmounting kit System reliability availability and serviceability are enhanced by features that include Hot pluggable disk drives and PCI cards Hot swappable power supplies and fan tray assemblies Easy access to all internal replaceable components Support for disk and network multipathing with automatic failover capability Support for RAID 0 1 0 1 1 0 and 5 implementations Thermal sensing and overtemperature protection Power system monitoring and fault protection Remote lights out management capability N 1 power supply redund
177. s needed for servicing the system are as follows Area Required Clearance Front deskside system 36 in 91 cm rackmounted system 48 in 122 cm Rear 36 in 91 cm Right 36 in 91 cm Left 36 in 91 cm Appendix B System Specifications 199 200 Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 APPENDIX C Safety Precautions This appendix supplies you with reference information about safety precautions you should take when setting up your equipment 201 Safety Agency Compliance Statements Read this section before beginning any procedure The following text provides safety precautions to follow when installing a Sun Microsystems product Safety Precautions For your protection observe the following safety precautions when setting up your equipment m Follow all cautions and instructions marked on the equipment m Ensure that the voltage and frequency of your power source match the voltage and frequency inscribed on the equipment s electrical rating label m Never push objects of any kind through openings in the equipment Dangerous voltages may be present Conductive foreign objects could produce a short circuit that could cause fire electric shock or damage to your equipment Symbols The following symbols may appear in this book Caution There is risk of personal injury and equipment damage Follow the instructions i Caution Hot surface Avoid contact Surfaces are hot and may cau
178. se personal injury if touched Caution Hazardous voltages are present To reduce the risk of electric shock and danger to personal health follow the instructions On Applies AC power to the system 202 Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 Depending on the type of power switch your device has one of the following symbols may be used O Off Removes AC power from the system Standby The On Standby switch is in the standby position Modifications to Equipment Do not make mechanical or electrical modifications to the equipment Sun Microsystems is not responsible for regulatory compliance of a modified Sun product Placement of a Sun Product Caution Do not block or cover the openings A of your Sun product Never place a Sun product near a radiator or heat register Failure to follow these guidelines can cause overheating and affect the reliability of your Sun product level defined in DIN 45 635 Part 1000 must be Caution The workplace dependent noise 70Db A or less SELV Compliance Safety status of I O connections comply to SELV requirements Power Cord Connection Caution Sun products are designed to work A with single phase power systems having a grounded neutral conductor To reduce the risk of electric shock do not plug Sun products into any other type of power system Contact your facilities manager or a qualified electrici
179. sharing the same physical address space The system processors main memory and I O subsystem communicate via a high speed system interconnect bus operating at a clock rate of 150 MHz In a system configured with multiple CPU Memory boards all main memory is accessible from any processor over the system bus The main memory is shared logically by all processors and I O devices in the system For information about memory modules and memory configuration guidelines see About Memory Modules on page 64 Note After installing a CPU Memory board you must perform a reconfiguration boot in order for the operating system to recognize the new device See How to Initiate a Reconfiguration Boot on page 55 Note All internal options except disk drives and power supplies must be installed only by qualified service personnel For information about installing or removing CPU Memory boards see the Sun Fire 880 Server Service Manual which is included on the Sun Fire 880 Documentation CD Caution Either a CPU Memory board or an air baffle must be installed in each CPU Memory slot at all times After removing a CPU Memory board you must install a replacement board or an air baffle immediately to avoid an automatic thermal shutdown For more information see Environmental Monitoring and Control on page 16 Chapter 3 Hardware Configuration 63 About Memory Modules The Sun Fire 880 server uses 3 3 volt high c
180. simple serial protocol over copper or fiber cable Supports redundant arrays of independent disks RAID High throughput meets the demands of current generation high performance processors and disks High connectivity controlled by one device allows flexible and simpler configurations Long distances between devices offers improved data availability by allowing remote mirroring and campus clustering RAS features provide improved fault tolerance and data availability Migration to FC AL produces small or no impact on software and firmware Configurations that use serial connections are less complex because of the reduced number of cables per connection RAID support enhances data availability 1 The 127 supported devices include the FC AL controller required to support each arbitrated loop Chapter 4 Mass Storage Subsystem Configuration 91 92 About Sun Fire 880 Mass Storage Features The FC AL technology implemented in the Sun Fire 880 mass storage subsystem significantly enhances the server s reliability availability and serviceability RAS and performance capabilities The following table describes Sun Fire 880 mass storage subsystem features that enhance RAS capabilities Features RAS Capabilities Dual ported FC AL disk drives dual loop backplanes and multiple FC AL host adapters Support for RAID software Hot pluggable disk drives Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2
181. ssigned AL PAs are established first according to the selection ID for each device If for any reason there are conflicts with hard assigned addresses during loop initialization the devices involved automatically revert to soft assigned addresses to resolve the conflicts The AL PA values that are hard assigned to each device depend upon the device s location within its backplane disk slot number The following table shows the selection IDs and AL PA values that are hard assigned to Sun Fire 880 internal FC AL devices depending on the device location Both selection IDs and AL PA values are expressed as hexadecimal numbers Base Backplane Sel ID AL PA Expansion Backplane Sel ID AL PA Disk 0 00 EF Disk 6 08 D9 Disk 1 01 E8 Disk 7 09 D6 Disk 2 02 E4 Disk 8 OA D5 Disk 3 03 E2 Disk 9 0B D4 Disk 4 04 E1 Disk 10 OC D3 Disk 5 05 EO Disk 11 0D D2 SES processor 06 DC Chapter 4 Mass Storage Subsystem Configuration 101 102 Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 CHAPTER 5 Configuring Network Interfaces This chapter describes the networking options of the system and provides information and instructions required to plan and configure the supported network interfaces Tasks covered in this chapter include m How to Configure the Primary Network Interface on page 106 m How to Configure Additional Network Interfaces on page 108 m How to Attach a Fiber Optic Gigabit Ethernet Cable on page 112 m
182. st be populated with a minimum of eight DIMMs installed in groups AO and BO Memory Interleaving You can maximize the system s memory bandwidth by taking advantage of its memory interleaving capabilities Sun Fire 880 systems support two way four way and eight way memory interleaving In most cases higher interleaving factors result in greater system performance However actual performance results may vary depending on the system application The system s interleaving capabilities are summarized as follows m Memory interleaving is limited to memory within the same CPU Memory board Memory interleaving between CPU Memory boards is not supported m Eight way interleaving occurs automatically when all 16 DIMM slots in a CPU Memory board are filled with identical capacity DIMMs 16 identical DIMMs m Four way interleaving occurs automatically between any two DIMM groups that are configured identically eight identical capacity DIMMs m Two way interleaving occurs automatically in any DIMM group where the DIMM capacities do not match the capacities used in any other group Independent Memory Subsystems Each Sun Fire 880 CPU Memory board contains two independent memory subsystems one per UltraSPARC II CPU Memory controller logic incorporated into the UltraSPARC III CPU allows each CPU to control its own memory subsystem One CPU controls DIMM groups A0 and A1 while the other CPU controls DIMM groups BO and B1 The Sun Fire
183. stallation procedures for PCI cards are covered in the Sun Fire 880 Server Service Manual which is included on the Sun Fire 880 Documentation CD Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 2 Attach the monitor video cable to the graphic card s video port Tighten the thumbscrews to secure the connection 3 Connect the monitor s power cord to an appropriate AC power outlet 4 Attach the keyboard cable to one of the system s USB ports 49 Chapter 2 Setting Up the System 5 Attach the mouse cable to the system s remaining USB port or to a USB port on the keyboard if applicable What Next You can now issue system commands and view system messages Continue with your installation or diagnostic procedure as needed 50 Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 How to Power On the System Before You Begin Do not use this power on procedure if the operating system is already installed and you have just added a new internal option or external storage device To power on the system after adding one of these options see a How to Initiate a Reconfiguration Boot on page 55 What to Do Caution Before you power on the system make sure that the front and side doors and all plastic outer panels are properly installed 1 Turn on power to any peripherals and external storage devices 2 Turn on power to the alphanumeric terminal or local graphics console if present 3 Insert the system ke
184. supply connectors start to engage the connectors on the power distribution board Push firmly on the power supply handle to engage the power supply connectors Caution If you are hot plugging a redundant supply take care to avoid jarring or shocking the system Also do not engage and disengage the supply in rapid succession Rapid seating and unseating of a power supply will result in false error conditions Chapter 2 Setting Up the System 39 4 Tighten the two captive screws that secure the power supply to the chassis 5 Connect the AC power cord to both the power supply and a dedicated AC power outlet Insert the female end of the power cord through the strain relief tie wrap loop located to the right of the supply Tighten the tie wrap to secure the connection 40 Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 What Next If you installed a power supply as part of the initial system installation procedure resume the procedure at Step 4 See m How to Install the Sun Fire 880 Server on page 25 If the operating system has been installed already and you added a power supply while the system was powered off you need to perform a reconfiguration boot A reconfiguration boot is required in order for the environmental monitoring software to recognize the new power supply See m How to Initiate a Reconfiguration Boot on page 55 You can verify correct operation of the power supply by checking the fa
185. the bays houses a SCSI DVD ROM drive which comes standard in all system configurations The other two bays can be used for wide 68 pin or narrow 50 pin SCSI tape drives such as 8 mm tape drives or 4 mm DDS 2 or DDS 3 tape drives You can easily convert the two bays into a single full height bay by removing a metal shelf divider The SCSI bus that supports the removable media devices is Fast Wide capable 20 Mbytes per second and can support single ended wide or narrow SCSI devices For additional details see About Removable Media Devices on page 78 The system provides two on board Ethernet interfaces one Gigabit Ethernet and one Fast Ethernet interface The Gigabit Ethernet interface operates at 1000 megabits per second Mbps The Fast Ethernet interface can operate at 10 or 100 Mbps and negotiates automatically with the remote end of the link the link partner to select a common mode of operation Additional Ethernet interfaces or connections to other network types can be provided by installing the appropriate PCI interface cards Multiple network interfaces can be combined with multipathing software to provide hardware redundancy and failover capability Should one of the interfaces fail the software can automatically switch all network traffic to an alternate interface to maintain network availability For more information about network connections see Configuring Network Interfaces on page 103 Chapter 1 System Overvie
186. the front panel keyswitch to the Locked position prevents reprogramming of system firmware If the keyswitch is turned to the Locked position after firmware update operation has started the operation is allowed to proceed to completion For more information about the front panel keyswitch see About the Status and Control Panel on page 10 For More Information Platform Notes Using luxadm Software provides information about the luxadm utility including descriptions of hot plug procedures for Sun Fire 880 internal disk drives This document is available on the Solaris on Sun Hardware AnswerBook provided on the Sun Computer Systems Supplement CD for your specific Solaris release Refer also to the luxadm 1M man page 156 Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 About Sun Cluster Software Sun Cluster software lets you connect multiple Sun servers in a cluster configuration A cluster is a group of nodes that are interconnected to work as a single highly available and scalable system A node is a single instance of Solaris software it may be running on a standalone server or on a domain within a standalone server With Sun Cluster software you can add or remove nodes while online and mix and match servers to meet your specific needs Sun Cluster software delivers high availability through automatic fault detection and recovery and scalability ensuring that mission critical applications and services are always avail
187. the system For additional details see Environmental Monitoring and Control on page 16 Status indicator LEDs provide power fault and hot plug indications for each fan tray For information about the status indicator LEDs see About Fan Tray LEDs on page 164 Note All internal options except disk drives and power supplies must be installed only by qualified service personnel For information about installing or removing fan tray assemblies see the Sun Fire 880 Server Service Manual which is included on the Sun Fire 880 Documentation CD Configuration Rules m The minimum system configuration requires a complete set of three working fan trays an I O fan tray a CPU fan tray and a motherboard fan tray m If the system does not include a secondary CPU fan tray a CPU fan tray filler panel must be installed in its place Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 Caution A complete set of three working fan trays must be present in the system at all times After removing a fan tray if the system is left with fewer than three working fan trays you must install a replacement fan tray immediately to avoid an automatic thermal shutdown For more information see Environmental Monitoring and Control on page 16 Chapter 3 Hardware Configuration 77 78 About Removable Media Devices The Sun Fire 880 system provides front panel access to three mounting bays for 5 25 inch half height 1 6 inch
188. the system s on board Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet interfaces are etc hostname eri0 and etc hostname geo respectively Both interfaces have a device instance number of 0 since each interface is the first one of its type installed in the system If you add a PCI Gigabit Ethernet adapter card as a second ge interface it s file name should be etc hostname gel At least one of these files the primary network interface should exist already having been created automatically during the Solaris installation process Note The documentation accompanying the network interface card should identify its type Alternatively you can enter the show devs command from the ok prompt to obtain a list of all installed devices 5 Edit the etc hostname file s created in Step 4 to add the host name s determined in Step 1 Following is an example of the etc hostname files required for a system called sunrise which has two on board Ethernet interfaces ge0 and eri0 and a PCI Gigabit Ethernet adapter card gel A network connected to the on board erio Chapter 5 Configuring Network Interfaces 109 110 interface will know the system as sunrise while networks connected to the geo and gel interfaces will know the system as sunrise 1 and sunrise 2 respectively sunrise cat etc hostname eri0 sunrise sunrise cat etc hostname ge0 sunrise 1 sunrise cat etc hostname gel sunrise 2 6 Create an entry in the etc hosts
189. tion Left Side l Thermal Thermal Fault Fault E l Disk Fault 10 Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 LED Status Indicators Several LED status indicators provide general system status alert you to system problems and help you to determine the location of system faults m At the top of the status and control panel three general status LEDs provide a snapshot of the system status m Below the Power button and security keyswitch a graphical display provides additional LED icons to indicate specific fault conditions and locations The general status LEDs work in conjunction with the specific fault LED icons For example a fault in the disk subsystem illuminates both the System Fault LED at the top of the panel and the Disk Fault icon in the graphical display below it Fault LEDs within the enclosure help pinpoint the location of the faulty device Since all front panel status LEDs are powered by the system s 5 volt standby power source fault LEDs remain lit for any fault condition that results in a system shutdown For more information about LED indicators on the rear panel and inside the enclosure see LED Status Indicators on page 159 During system startup the front panel LEDs are individually toggled on and off to verify that each one is working correctly After that the front panel LEDs operate as described in the following table Name Icon Description Power OK This green LED
190. tistatic 31 32 write enabling a tape cartridge 182 write protecting a tape cartridge 182 Index 218 Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001
191. to the drive see m How to Inserta CD or DVD Into the Drive on page 171 180 Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 About Tape Drives and Tape Cartridges There are a number of different tape drives offered by Sun Microsystems for your system Each tape drive is shipped with a specification sheet that contains the following information m Type of cartridges that can be used with the drive m Cartridge storage capacity m Handling and storage information m Physical characteristics m Power requirements m Cleaning instructions m Description of controls indicators and jumper settings Handling and Storing Tape Cartridges The following general handling and storage information applies to cartridges for any of the tape drives offered for your system m Keep cartridges away from anything magnetic m Store cartridges in a dust free environment m Keep cartridges away from direct sunlight and sources of heat cold or humidity Constant room temperature and 50 percent humidity is recommended m Do not touch the surface of the tape Thermal Conditioning To ensure proper thermal conditioning keep the tape cartridge at the same temperature as the drive for 24 hours This applies to cartridges for any of the tape drives offered for your system Chapter 9 Using Removable Media Storage Devices 181 How to Insert a Tape Cartridge What to Do 1 Verify that the tape cartridge write protect switch is set corre
192. toring subsystem detects the failure and automatically activates the appropriate secondary fan tray All fan trays feature a hot swap capability You can remove and replace a faulty fan tray without shutting down the operating system For additional details see About Fan Trays on page 75 Environmental Monitoring and Control The Sun Fire 880 system features an environmental monitoring subsystem designed to protect against m Extreme temperatures m Lack of adequate air flow through the system m Power supply problems Monitoring and control capabilities reside at the operating system level as well as in the system s flash PROM firmware This ensures that monitoring capabilities remain operational even if the system has halted or is unable to boot The environmental monitoring subsystem uses an industry standard PC bus The PC bus is a simple two wire serial bus used throughout the system to allow the monitoring and control of temperature sensors fans power supplies status LEDs and the front panel keyswitch Temperature sensors are located throughout the system to monitor the ambient temperature of the system and the temperature of each CPU The monitoring subsystem frequently polls each sensor and uses the sampled temperatures to report and respond to any overtemperature or undertemperature conditions Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 The hardware and software together ensure that the temperatures within th
193. tures Reliability availability and serviceability are aspects of a system s design that affect its ability to operate continuously and minimize the time necessary to service the system Reliability refers to a system s ability to operate continuously without failures and to maintain data integrity System availability refers to the percentage of time that a system remains accessible and usable Serviceability relates to the time it takes to restore a system to service following a system failure Together reliability availability and serviceability features provide for near continuous system operation To deliver high levels of reliability availability and serviceability the Sun Fire 880 system offers the following features a Hot pluggable disk drives and PCI cards m N 1 power supply redundancy a Hot swappable power supplies m Redundant hot swappable fan trays m Environmental monitoring and fault protection m Automatic system recovery ASR capabilities a Hardware watchdog mechanism m Remote System Control RSC remote lights out management capability m Support for disk and network multipathing with automatic failover capability a Dual loop enabled FC AL mass storage subsystem a Support for RAID 0 1 0 1 1 0 and 5 storage configurations m Error correction and parity checking for improved data integrity m Easy access to all internal replaceable components m Easily accessible LED status indicators m Four different lev
194. u need some way to enter system commands and view system output There are four ways to do this 1 Attach an ACSII character terminal to serial port A You can attach a simple terminal to serial port A For instructions see How to Attach an Alphanumeric Terminal on page 46 2 Establish a tip connection from another Sun system For information about establishing a tip connection see the OpenBoot 4 x Command Reference Manual An online version of the manual is included with the OpenBoot Collection AnswerBook that ships with Solaris software 3 Install a local graphics console on your server The server is often shipped without a mouse keyboard monitor or frame buffer for the display of graphics To install a local graphics console on a server you must install a graphics frame buffer card in a PCI slot and attach a monitor mouse and keyboard to the appropriate rear panel ports For detailed instructions see How to Configure a Local Graphics Console on page 48 4 Set up a Remote System Control RSC console RSC is a remote server management tool that lets you monitor and control your server over modem lines or over a network RSC provides convenient remote system administration for geographically distributed or physically inaccessible systems For additional details see About the Remote System Control Card on page 71 and About Sun Remote System Control Software on page 150 Note You cannot use a
195. uide August 2001 environmental monitoring subsystem See also OpenBoot environmental monitor and hot swap events 145 and RSC 4 71 automatic thermal shutdown 17 63 77 121 error messages 17 121 145 monitoring for fan faults 17 76 120 121 145 monitoring for power faults 17 120 145 temperature monitoring 16 120 121 environmental specifications 197 env off command 120 123 env on command 56 120 122 eri Fast Ethernet driver 104 107 111 error correcting code ECC 20 error messages correctable ECC error 20 fan related 17 145 log file 17 power related 17 145 temperature related 17 etc hostname file 109 etc hosts file 110 Ethernet 3 103 to 118 See also Fast Ethernet port Gigabit Ethernet port adding an interface 108 cable requirements 112 114 configuring interface 27 103 to 118 drivers 104 107 111 link integrity test 107 111 redundant network interfaces 105 twisted pair cable attaching 114 using multiple interfaces 3 104 105 external storage 3 99 100 F failover capability 3 5 15 16 92 104 105 152 fan tray assemblies configuration guidelines 75 to 77 CPU fan tray filler panel 76 hot swap capability 16 76 144 to 147 LEDs 76 164 location 75 primary versus secondary 75 redundancy 16 75 See also fans fans See also fan tray assemblies fault monitoring and reporting 16 17 76 145 Fast Ethernet port 3 104 See also Ethernet attaching twisted pair cable
196. umpers J2902 and J2903 on the system 1 O board configure the system s two serial ports for either EIA 423 or EIA 232D signal levels EIA 423 levels are the default standard for North American users EIA 232D levels are required for digital telecommunication in nations of the European Community Jumper Shunt on Pins 1 2 Selects Shunt on Pins 2 3 Selects Default Setting 3 J2902 2 EIA 232D EIA 423 2 3 O1 3 J2903 2 EIA 232D EIA 423 2 3 0 1 82 Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 About Flash PROM Jumpers The Sun Fire 880 system uses flash PROMs to enable the reprogramming of specific firmware code blocks held in nonvolatile system memory and to enable remote reprogramming of that code by an authorized system administrator over a local area network Firmware updates when required are available for download from the SunSolve Online web site at the following URL http sunsolve sun com Instructions for performing a firmware update procedure are provided with the downloaded firmware image Several jumpers located on the system 1 O board FC AL disk backplane and RSC card affect flash PROM operation The jumper locations and settings are provided in the sections that follow For an explanation of how each jumper affects the flash PROM update procedure see the instructions supplied with the firmware image Chapter 3 Hardware Configuration 83 Syst
197. umpers on the Remote System Control RSC card are shown below Jumper Shunt on Pins 1 2 Selects Shunt on Pins 2 3 Selects Default Setting JO502 je o J Not used Disable mirror 2 3 321 J0501 LEE Normal booting Not used 1 2 321 J0403 BJO FRU PROM write enable FRU PROM write protect 1 2 123 Note Do not change the configuration of J0501 and J0502 from the default settings otherwise the RSC card will not boot Chapter 3 Hardware Configuration 87 88 Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide August 2001 CHAPTER 4 Mass Storage Subsystem Configuration This chapter describes the features of the Sun Fire 880 mass storage subsystem its components and supported configurations The following topics covered in this chapter About FC AL Technology on page 90 About Sun Fire 880 Mass Storage Features on page 92 About the Mass Storage Subsystem Components on page 94 About the FC AL Disk Backplanes on page 95 About Internal Disk Drives on page 97 About FC AL Host Adapters on page 99 About FC AL Device Addresses on page 101 89 90 About FC AL Technology Fibre Channel FC is a high performance serial interconnect standard designed for bidirectional point to point communication among servers storage systems workstations switches and hubs Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop FC AL is an important enhancement to the FC standard developed spe
198. ur hub for more information about the link integrity test function Chapter 5 Configuring Network Interfaces 107 How to Configure Additional Network Interfaces Before You Begin Perform the following tasks to prepare an additional network interface m Install the Sun Fire 880 server as described in How to Install the Sun Fire 880 Server on page 25 m Ifyou are setting up a redundant network interface see About Redundant Network Interfaces on page 105 m Ifyou need to install a PCI network interface card follow the installation instructions in the Sun Fire 880 Server Service Manual If you are hot plugging the card be sure to read About Hot Pluggable and Hot Swappable Components on page 144 m Attach a cable to the appropriate network connectors on the system rear panel see How to Attach a Fiber Optic Gigabit Ethernet Cable on page 112 or How to Attach a Twisted Pair Ethernet Cable on page 114 If you are using a PCI network interface card see the documentation supplied with the card Note All internal options except disk drives and power supplies must be installed by qualified service personnel only Installation procedures for these components are covered in the Sun Fire 880 Server Service Manual which is included on the Sun Fire 880 Documentation CD What to Do 1 Choose a network host name for each new interface The host name must be unique within the network It can consist
199. w 3 4 The Sun Fire 880 server provides two serial communication ports which are accessed through a single shared DB 25 connector located on the system rear panel The primary port is capable of both synchronous and asynchronous communication while the secondary port is asynchronous only An optional serial port splitter cable is required to access the secondary serial port For more information see About the Serial Ports on page 79 The rear panel also provides two Universal Serial Bus USB ports for connecting USB peripheral devices such as modems printers scanners digital cameras ora Sun Type 6 USB keyboard and mouse The USB ports support both isochronous mode and asynchronous mode and enable data transmission at speeds of 1 5 and 12 Mbps For additional details see About the USB Ports on page 80 The local system console device can be either a standard ASCII character terminal or a local graphics console The ASCII terminal connects to one of the system s two serial ports while a local graphics console requires installation of a PCI graphics card monitor USB keyboard and mouse You can also administer the system from a remote workstation connected to the Ethernet or from a Sun Remote System Control RSC console RSC is a secure server management tool that lets you monitor and control your server over modem lines or over a network RSC provides remote system administration for geographically distributed or physicall
200. y inaccessible systems RSC software works in conjunction with the RSC card included in all Sun Fire 880 servers The RSC card runs independently of the host server and operates off of 5 volt standby power from the system s power supplies The card also includes a battery that provides approximately 30 minutes of backup power in the event of a power failure Together these features allow RSC to serve as a lights out management tool that continues to function even when the server operating system goes offline the server is powered off or a power outage occurs Using RSC software you can m Access Solaris and OpenBoot PROM console functions remotely via the modem serial and Ethernet ports on the RSC card m Run power on self test POST and OpenBoot Diagnostics from a remote console m Remotely monitor server environmental conditions such as fan temperature and power supply status even when the server is offline m Receive notification of server problems via email or pager even in the event of a power failure m Perform remote server reboot power on and power off functions on demand For additional details see About the Remote System Control Card on page 71 and About Sun Remote System Control Software on page 150 The basic system includes two 1120 watt power supplies with internal fans Two power supplies provide sufficient power for a maximally configured system An optional third power supply can be added to p
201. y into the front panel keyswitch and turn it to the Normal or Diagnostics position See About the Status and Control Panel on page 10 for more information 4 Press the Power button to the left of the keyswitch to power on the system Chapter 2 Setting Up the System 51 52 Note The system may take anywhere from 30 seconds to two minutes before video is displayed on the system monitor or the ok prompt appears on an attached terminal This time depends on the system configuration number of CPUs memory modules PCI cards and the level of power on self test POST and OpenBoot Diagnostics being performed Turn the keyswitch to the Locked position This prevents anyone from accidentally powering off the system Remove the key from the keyswitch and keep it in a secure place What Next The system s front panel LED indicators provide power on status information For more information about the system LEDs see About the Status and Control Panel on page 10 If your system encounters a problem during system start up and the keyswitch is in the Normal position try restarting the system in Diagnostics mode to determine the source of the problem Turn the front panel keyswitch to the Diagnostics position and power cycle the system See a How to Power Off the System on page 53 m How to Power On the System on page 51 For information about system troubleshooting and diagnostics see the Sun Fire 880

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