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1. Server Ports Console devices Serial OpenBoot configuration management S TIP line variable settings Ar Alphanumeric input device virtual console terminal output device virtual console Network management Terminal System server console Network device Directing the System Console Default System Console Connection Through the Serial Management and Network Management Ports On your server the system console comes preconfigured to allow input and output only by means of ALOM CMT ALOM CMT must be accessed either through the system controller s serial management port SER MGT or the network management port NET MGT By default the network management port is configured to retrieve network configuration using DHCP and to allow connections using SSH You can modify the network management port configuration after connecting to ALOM CMT through either the system controller s serial or network management ports Sun Fire T1000 Server Administration Guide January 2007 Typically you connect one of the following hardware devices to the serial management port m Terminal server a Alphanumeric terminal or similar device a TIP line connected to another computer These constraints provide for secure access at the installation site TTYA Serial Port Net3 PCI E Slot Net2 Netl Net SC NET MGT Port SC SER MGT Port FIGURE 1 2 Rear I O Panel of the Chassis Using a TIP line en
2. p M OM m CLR FIGURE 1 4 TIP Connection Between a Server and Another Sun System To Access the System Console Through a TIP Connection Connect the RJ 45 serial cable and if required the DB 9 or DB 25 adapter provided The cable and adapter connect between another Sun system s serial port typically TTYB and the serial management port on the rear panel of the server Pinouts part numbers and other details about the serial cable and adapter are provided in the service manual for your server Ensure that the etc remote file on the Sun system contains an entry for hardwire Most releases of Solaris OS software shipped since 1992 contain an etc remote file with the appropriate hardwire entry However if the system is running an older version of Solaris OS software or if the etc remote file has been modified you might need to edit the file See Modifying the etc remote File on page 12 for details Ina shell tool window on the remote system type tip hardwire The system responds by displaying connected The shell tool is now a TIP window directed to your server through the remote system s serial port This connection is established and maintained even when the server is completely powered off or just starting up Chapter 1 Configuring the System Console 11 Note Use a shell tool or a CDE terminal such as dtterm not a
3. mpt0 Volume 0 deleted pci 7c0 pci 0 pci 8 scsi 2 mpt0 Physical disk 0 deleted pci 7c0 pci 0 pci 8 scsi 2 mpt0 Physical disk 1 deleted Volume cOt0d0 deleted The deletion of an IS volume results in the loss of all data that it contains As an alternative you can use the f option to force the deletion if you are sure that you no longer need the IS volume or the data it contains For example raidctl f d c0t0d0 Volume cOt0d0 deleted 4 Confirm that you have deleted the RAID array raidctl For example raidctl No RAID volumes found For more information see the raidct1 1M man page 54 Sun Fire T1000 Server Administration Guide January 2007 5 To re label all of the member disks of the volume using the format command select the disk name that represents the RAID volume that you have configured In this example c0t0d0 is the logical name of the volume format Searching for disks done AVAILABLE DISK SELECTIONS 0 cOt0d0 lt LSTLOGIC LogicalVolume 3000 cyl 65533 alt 2 hd 16 sec 136 gt pci 7c0 pci 0 pci 8 scsi 2 sd 0 0 1 cOt1d0 lt LSILOGIC LogicalVolume 3000 cyl 65533 alt 2 hd 16 sec 136 gt pci 7c0 pci 0 pci 8 scsi 2 sd 1 0 Specify disk enter its number 0 selecting c0t0d0 disk formatted FORMAT MENU disk select a disk type select define a disk type partition select define a partition t
4. xiii Title Description Part Number Sun Fire T1000 Server Service How to run diagnostics to troubleshoot 819 3248 Manual your server and how to remove and replace parts in the server Advanced Lights Out How to use the Advanced Lights Out 819 3250 Management ALOM CMT Manager ALOM software on the version 1 1 v1 3 Guide server 819 6672 version 1 2 819 7981 version 1 3 Sun Fire T1000 Server Safety Provides safety and compliance 819 6674 and Compliance Guide information that is specific to this server Documentation Support and Training Sun Function URL Documentation http www sun com documentation Support http www sun com support Training http www sun com training Third Party Web Sites Sun is not responsible for the availability of third party web sites mentioned in this document Sun does not endorse and is not responsible or liable for any content advertising products or other materials that are available on or through such sites or resources Sun will not be responsible or liable for any actual or alleged damage or loss caused by or in connection with the use of or reliance on any such content goods or services that are available on or through such sites or resources xiv Sun Fire T1000 Server Administration Guide e January 2007 Sun Welcomes Your Comments Sun is interested in improving its documentation and welcomes your comments and suggestions You can submit your comment
5. 4 Rear I O Panel of the Chassis 5 Patch Panel Connection Between a Terminal Server and Your Server 9 TIP Connection Between a Server and Another Sun System 11 Switching between the System Console and the System Controller Prompt 15 Locator Button on the Front of the Server Chassis 30 Graphical Representation of Disk Striping 43 Graphical Representation of Disk Mirroring 43 vii viii Sun Fire T1000 Server Administration Guide e January 2007 Tables TABLE 1 1 TABLE 1 2 TABLE 1 3 TABLE 1 4 TABLE 2 1 TABLE 2 2 TABLE 2 3 TABLE 2 4 TABLE 2 5 TABLE 3 1 TABLE A 1 Ways of Communicating With the System 2 Pin Crossovers for Connecting the Server to a Terminal Server 10 Ways of Accessing the ok Prompt 22 OpenBoot Configuration Variables That Affect the System Console 23 LED Behavior and Meaning 28 LED Behaviors With Assigned Meanings 29 Virtual Keyswitch Setting for Reset Scenario 33 ALOM CMT Variable Settings for Reset Scenario 33 Device Identifiers and Devices 36 Disk Slot Numbers Logical Device Names and Physical Device Names 45 OpenBoot Configuration Variables Stored on the System Configuration Card 59 x Sun Fire T1000 Server Administration Guide January 2007 Preface The Sun Fire T1000 Server Administration Guide is written for experienced system administrators It includes general descriptive information about the server and detailed instructions for configuring and administering t
6. Console Does The system console displays status and error messages generated by firmware based tests during system startup After running those tests you can enter special commands that affect the firmware and alter system behavior For information about the tests that run during the boot process refer to the service manual for your server Once the operating system is booted the system console displays UNIX system messages and accepts UNIX commands You can access the system console using the ALOM CMT console command What the System Controller Console Does The system controller console displays the results of the ALOM CMT boot diagnostics and initialization If it receives no user input within 60 seconds ALOM CMT automatically connects to the system console To return to the system controller type the console escape sequence Hash Period Using the System Console To use the system console you need to attach an I O device to the system Initially you might have to configure that hardware and load and configure appropriate software as well Chapter 1 Configuring the System Console 3 FIGURE 1 1 4 You must also ensure that the system console is directed to the appropriate port on your server s rear panel generally the one to which your hardware console device is attached see FIGURE 1 1 You do this by setting the input device and output device OpenBoot configuration variables
7. Solaris utility 12 Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP client on network management port 8 E enablecomponent ALOM command 37 63 environmental information viewing 27 error handling summary 32 escape sequence ALOM system controller 18 F fsck Solaris command 20 G go OpenBoot command 21 graceful system halt 19 22 H halt gracefully advantages of 19 22 hardware disk mirror 44 hardware disk mirrored volume checking the status of 47 hardware disk stripe 42 hardware disk striped volume checking the status of 51 l init Solaris command 19 22 input device OpenBoot configuration variable 23 K keyboard sequences L1 A 19 20 22 L L1 A keyboard sequence 19 20 22 LEDs Locator system status LED 30 system interpreting 28 Locator system status LED controlling 30 controlling from sc gt prompt 30 logging in to the Advanced Lights Out Manager ALOM 26 M manual device reconfiguration 37 manual device unconfiguration 36 manual system reset 20 22 multiple ALOM sessions 17 N network management port NET MGT activating 7 configuring IP address 8 O ok prompt about 18 accessing via ALOM break command 19 20 accessing via Break key 19 20 accessing via graceful system shutdown 19 accessing via L1 A Stop A keys 19 20 accessing via manual system reset 19 20 risks in using 21 suspension of Solaris operating environment 20 ways to a
8. Your Server Chapter 1 Configuring the System Console 9 10 If the pinouts for the serial management port do not correspond with the pinouts for the RJ 45 ports on the terminal server you need to make a crossover cable that takes each pin on the server serial management port to the corresponding pin in the terminal server s serial port TABLE 1 2 shows the crossovers that the cable must perform TABLE 1 2 Pin Crossovers for Connecting the Server to a Terminal Server Sun Fire T1000 Serial Port RJ 45 Connector Pin Terminal Server Serial Port Pin Pin 1 RTS Pin 1 CTS Pin 2 DTR Pin 2 DSR Pin 3 TXD Pin 3 RXD Pin 4 Signal Ground Pin 4 Signal Ground Pin 5 Signal Ground Pin 5 Signal Ground Pin 6 RXD Pin 6 TXD Pin 7 DSR DCD Pin 7 DTR Pin 8 CTS Pin 8 RTS 2 Open a terminal session on the connecting device and type telnet I P address of terminal server port number 6 For example for a server connected to port 10000 on a terminal server whose IP address is 192 20 30 10 you would type telnet 192 20 30 10 10000 Accessing the System Console Through a TIP Connection Use this procedure to access the server system console by connecting the serial management port SER MGT to the serial port of another Sun system FIGURE 1 4 Sun Fire T1000 Server Administration Guide January 2007 C E S J SREL ee man
9. about when to use each method see OpenBoot ok Prompt on page 18 Caution Forcing the server to the ok prompt suspends all application and operating system software After you issue firmware commands and run firmware based tests from the ok prompt the system might not be able to resume where it left off If at all possible back up system data before starting this procedure Also exit or stop all applications and warn users of the impending loss of service For information about the appropriate backup and shutdown procedures see Solaris system administration documentation Chapter 1 Configuring the System Console 21 22 v To Get to the ok Prompt 1 Decide which method you need to use to reach the ok prompt See OpenBoot ok Prompt on page 18 for details 2 Follow the appropriate instructions in TABLE 1 3 TABLE 1 3 Ways of Accessing the ok Prompt Access Method What to Do Graceful shutdown of the Solaris OS From a shell or command tool window issue an appropriate command for example the shutdown or init command as described in Solaris system administration documentation L1 A Stop A keys or e From a Sun keyboard connected directly to the Sun Fire T1000 Break key server press the Stop and A keys simultaneously From an alphanumeric terminal configured to access the system console press the Break key system controller 1 From the sc gt prompt type the break command The bre
10. and sure that the data on all other member disks can be lost For example raidctl f c r 0 cOt0d0 c0t1d0 Volume cO0Ot0d0 created 5 Check the status of a RAID striped volume raidctl RAID Volume RAID RAID Disk Volume Type Status Disk Status cOt0d0 IS OK cOt0d0 OK c0t1do OK The example shows that the RAID striped volume is online and functioning Under RAID 0 disk striping there is no replication of data across drives The data is written to the RAID volume across all member disks in a round robin fashion If any disk is lost all data on the volume is lost For this reason RAID 0 cannot be used to ensure data integrity or availability but can be used to increase write performance in some scenarios For more information about the raidct1 utility see the raidct1 1M man page Chapter 3 Managing Disk Volumes 51 6 Relabel the disks using the format utility format Searching for disks done AVAILABLE DISK SELECTIONS 0 cOt0d0 lt SUN72G cyl 14087 alt 2 hd 24 sec 424 gt pci 7c0 pci 0 pci 8 scsi 2 sd 0 0 Specify disk enter its number 0 selecting c0t0d0 disk formatted FORMAT MENU format gt type AVAILABLE DRIVE TYPES 0 Auto configure 19 SUN72G 20 other Specify disk type enter its number 19 0 cOt0d0 configured with capacity of 68 00GB lt LSILOGIC LogicalVolume 3000 cyl 65533 alt 2 hd 16 sec 136 gt selecting c0t0d0 disk formatted format gt lab
11. command tool Some TIP commands might not work properly in a command tool window Modifying the etc remote File This procedure might be necessary if you are accessing the server using a TIP connection from a remote system running an older version of the Solaris OS software You might also need to perform this procedure if the etc remote file on the remote system has been altered and no longer contains an appropriate hardwire entry Log in as superuser to the system console of a system that you intend to use to establish a TIP connection to your server v To Modify the etc remote File 1 Determine the release level of Solaris OS software installed on the remote system Type uname r The system responds with a release number 2 Do one of the following depending on the number displayed If the number displayed by the uname r command is 5 0 or higher The Solaris OS software shipped with an appropriate entry for hardwire in the etc remote file If you suspect that this file was altered and the hardwire entry modified or deleted check the entry against the following example and edit it as needed hardwire dv dev term b br 9600 el C S Q U D ie 0e D Note If you intend to use the remote system s serial port A rather than serial port B edit this entry by replacing dev term b with dev term a 12 Sun Fire T1000 Server Administration Guide e January 2007 If the number dis
12. controller and system console see the following Communicating With the System on page 1 ALOM CMT and The sc gt Prompt on page 16 OpenBoot ok Prompt on page 18 Accessing the System Controller on page 6 Advanced Lights Out Management ALOM CMT v1 3 Guide ALOM CMT and The sc gt Prompt The system controller runs independently of your server and regardless of system power state When you connect your server to AC power the system controller immediately starts up and begins monitoring the system 16 Sun Fire T1000 Server Administration Guide January 2007 Note To view system controller boot messages you must connect an alphanumeric terminal to the serial management port before connecting the AC power cords to the server You can log in to the system controller at any time regardless of system power state as long as AC power is connected to the system and you have a way of interacting with the system The sc gt prompt indicates that you are interacting with the system controller directly The sc gt prompt is the first prompt you see when you log in to the system through the serial management port or network management port Note When you access the system controller for the first time and you issue an administrative command you must create a password for the default username admin for subsequent access After this initial configuration you will be prompted to enter a user name and passw
13. prompt type sc gt showlocator Locator LED is on Note You do not need user permissions to use the setlocator and showlocator commands Automatic System Recovery The system provides for automatic system recovery ASR from failures in memory modules or PCI cards 30 Sun Fire T1000 Server Administration Guide January 2007 Automatic system recovery functionality enables the system to resume operation after experiencing certain nonfatal hardware faults or failures When ASR is enabled the system s firmware diagnostics automatically detect failed hardware components An autoconfiguring capability designed into the system firmware enables the system to unconfigure failed components and to 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 Note ASR is not activated until you enable it See Enabling and Disabling Automatic System Recovery on page 33 For more information about ASR refer to the service manual for your server AutoBoot Options The system firmware stores a configuration variable 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 auto boot is ignored and the system does not boot
14. software can automatically switch to an alternate path to maintain availability This capability is known as automatic failover To take advantage of multipathing capabilities you must configure the server with redundant hardware such as redundant network interfaces or two host bus adapters connected to the same dual ported storage array For your server three different types of multipathing software are available Chapter 2 Managing RAS Features and System Firmware 37 m Solaris IP Network Multipathing software provides multipathing and load balancing capabilities for IP network interfaces a VERITAS Volume Manager VVM software includes a feature called Dynamic Multipathing DMP which provides disk multipathing as well as disk load balancing to optimize I O throughput m Sun StorEdge Traffic Manager is an architecture fully integrated within the Solaris OS beginning with the Solaris 8 release that enables I O devices to be accessed through multiple host controller interfaces from a single instance of the 1 0 device For More Information on Multipathing Software 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 VVM and its DMP feature refer to the documentation provided with the VERITAS Volume Manager software For information about Sun StorEdge Traffic Manager refer
15. to your Solaris OS documentation 38 Storing FRU Information The setfru command enables you to store information on FRU PROMS For example you might store information identifying the server in which the FRUs have been installed v To Store Information in Available FRU PROMs At the sc gt prompt type setfru c data Sun Fire T1000 Server Administration Guide January 2007 CHAPTER 3 Managing Disk Volumes This document describes redundant array of independent disks RAID concepts and how to configure and manage RAID disk volumes using the server s on board serial attached SCSI SAS disk controller This chapter contains the following sections RAID Requirements on page 41 Disk Volumes on page 41 RAID Technology on page 42 a a RW m Hardware Raid Operations on page 44 RAID Requirements To configure and use RAID disk volumes on the server you must install the appropriate patches For the latest information on patches for the server see your server s firmware product notes for this release Patches are available for download from http www sun com sunsolve Installation procedures for patches are included in text README files that accompany the patches Disk Volumes From the perspective of the server s on board disk controller disk volumes are logical disk devices comprising one or more complete physical disks Once you create a volume the opera
16. unless an operator boots the system manually An automatic boot is generally not acceptable for booting a system in a degraded state Therefore the server s OpenBoot firmware provides a second setting auto boot on error This setting 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 To enable an Automatic Degraded Boot Set the switches by typing ok setenv auto boot true ok setenv auto boot on error true Note The default setting for auto boot on error is false 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 nonrecoverable error even if degraded booting is enabled For examples of fatal nonrecoverable errors see Error Handling Summary on page 32 Chapter 2 Managing RAS Features and System Firmware 31 Error Handling Summary Error handling during the power on sequence falls into one of the following three cases m If no errors are detected by POST or OpenBoot Diagnostics the system attempts to boot if auto boot is true a If only nonfatal errors are detected by POST or OpenBoot Diagnostics the system attempts to boot if auto boot is true and auto boot on error is true Nonfatal errors include the following a Ethernet inte
17. 5 as default communication port on initial startup 2 configuration parameters 6 default system console configuration 4 using 6 setlocator sc gt command 30 setsc sc gt command 8 showenv OpenBoot command 59 shownetwork sc gt command 8 shutdown Solaris command 19 22 Solaris commands fsck 20 init 19 22 raidctl 45to 54 shutdown 19 22 tip 10 12 uadmin 19 uname 13 uname r 12 suspending the operating system software 21 system console accessing via alphanumeric terminal 13 accessing via terminal server 9 accessing via TIP connection 10 accessing with terminal server 2 alphanumeric terminal connection 2 13 default configuration explained 2 4 default connections 4 defined 1 Ethernet attachment through network management port 3 multiple view sessions 17 sc gt prompt switching between 15 setting OpenBoot configuration variables for 23 system reset scenarios 33 system status LEDs interpreting 28 Locator 30 T terminal server accessing system console from 5 9 connection through patch panel 9 pinouts for crossover cable 10 tip Solaris command 12 TIP connection accessing system console 10 accessing terminal server 10 U uadmin Solaris command 19 uname Solaris command 13 uname r Solaris command 12 Index 65 66 Sun Fire T1000 Server Administration Guide January 2007
18. AID 0 Integrated stripe volumes are configured by initializing the volume across two or more physical disks and sharing the data written to the volume across each physical disk in turn or striping the data across the disks Integrated stripe volumes provide for a logical unit LUN that is equal in capacity to the sum of all its member disks For example a two disk IS volume configured on 72 GByte drives will have a 144 GByte capacity 42 Sun Fire T1000 Server Administration Guide e January 2007 ee FIGURE 3 1 Graphical Representation of Disk Striping Caution There is no data redundancy in an IS volume configuration Thus if a single disk fails the entire volume fails and all data is lost If an IS volume is manually deleted all data on the volume is lost IS volumes are likely to provide better performance than IM volumes or single disks Under certain workloads particularly some write or mixed read write workloads I O operations complete faster because the I O operations are being handled in a round robin fashion with each sequential block being written to each member disk in turn Integrated Mirror Volumes RAID 1 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 i amp FIGURE 3 2 Graphical Representation of Disk Mirr
19. ARP DHCP and a range of system knowledge to be used in the process For further information see the eeprom 1M man page or your Solaris reference manual Appendix A OpenBoot Configuration Variables 61 62 Sun Fire T1000 Server Administration Guide e January 2007 Index Symbols etc remote file 11 modifying 12 A Advanced Lights Out Manager ALOM commands See sc gt prompt escape sequence 18 logging in 26 multiple connections to 17 sc gt prompt See sc gt prompt ALOM commands disablecomponent 36 enablecomponent 37 ALOM See Sun Advanced Lights Out Manager ALOM alphanumeric terminal accessing system console from 13 setting baud rate 14 auto boot OpenBoot configuration variable 18 31 automatic system recovery ASR about 31 commands 33 disabling 35 enabling 34 obtaining recovery information 35 B break sc gt command 20 Break key alphanumeric terminal 22 C Cisco L2511 terminal server connecting 9 command prompts explained 16 communicating with the system about 1 options table 2 console sc gt command 20 console configuration connection alternatives explained 16 console f sc gt command 17 D default system console configuration 4 device identifiers 36 reconfiguration 37 unconfiguration 36 disablecomponent ALOM command 36 disk configuration RAID 0 42 RAID 1 43 disk slot number reference 45 disk volumes about 41 deleting 54 dtterm
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21. able current describe the current disk format format and analyze the disk repair repair a defective sector label write label to the disk analyze surface analysis defect defect list management backup search for backup labels verify read and display labels save save new disk partition definitions inquiry show vendor product and revision volname set 8 character volume name lt cmd gt execute lt cmd gt then return quit Chapter 3 Managing Disk Volumes 55 6 Type the type command at the format gt prompt then select 0 zero to auto configure the volume For example format gt type AVAILABLE DRIVE TYPES 0 Auto configure 1 Quantum ProDrive 80S 2 Quantum ProDrive 105S 3 CDC Wren IV 94171 344 4 SUN0O104 5 SUNO207 6 SUN0327 7 SUN0340 8 SUN0424 9 SUNO0535 10 SUN0669 11 SUN1 0G 12 SUN1 05 13 SUN1 3G 14 SUN2 1G 15 SUN2 9G 16 Zip 100 17 Zip 250 18 Peerless 10GB 19 LSILOGIC LogicalVolume 3000 20 other Specify disk type enter its number 19 0 cOt0d0 configured with capacity of 68 35GB lt SUN72G cyl 14087 alt 2 hd 24 sec 424 gt selecting c0t0d0 disk formatted 7 Use the partition command to partition or slice the volume according to your desired configuration See the format 1M man page for additional details 8 Write the new label to the disk using the label command format gt label Ready to labe
22. ables you to use windowing and operating system features on the system making the connection to your server The serial management port is not a general purpose serial port If you want to use a general purpose serial port with your server to connect a serial printer for instance use the regular 9 pin serial port on the rear panel of your server The Solaris OS sees this port as TTYA a For instructions on accessing the system console through a terminal server see Accessing the System Console Through a Terminal Server on page 9 m For instructions on accessing the system console through an alphanumeric terminal see Accessing the System Console Through an Alphanumeric Terminal on page 13 m For instructions on accessing the system console through a TIP line see Accessing the System Console Through a TIP Connection on page 10 Once the network management port NET MGT has been assigned an IP address by a DHCP server you can connect to ALOM CMT using Secure Shell SSH As an alternative to the default DHCP configuration you can configure the network management port with a static IP address and change the communication protocol Chapter 1 Configuring the System Console 5 from SSH to Telnet Up to eight simultaneous connections to the system controller sc gt prompt are available through the network management port For more information see Activating the Network Management Port on page 7 Accessing the S
23. ak break and console command should put the system in a state in which the commands operating environment software is not running and the server is under OpenBoot firmware control 2 Then issue the console command Manual system reset From the sc gt prompt type the reset command Requires the OpenBoot configuration variable input device keyboard For more information see Sys tem Console OpenBoot Configuration Variable Settings on page 23 Sun Fire T1000 Server Administration Guide January 2007 System Console OpenBoot Configuration Variable Settings The server s system console is directed to the serial management and network management ports SER MGT and NET MGT by default Certain OpenBoot configuration variables control from where system console input is taken and to where its output is directed The table below shows how to set these variables in order to use the serial management and network management ports TABLE 1 4 OpenBoot Configuration Variables That Affect the System Console OpenBoot Configuration Variable Name Serial and Network Management Ports output device virtual console input device virtual console The serial management port does not function as a standard serial connection If you want to connect a conventional serial device such as a printer to the system you must connect it to TTYA not the serial management port It is important to note that the sc gt prompt and POST me
24. anner ansi terminal screen columns screen rows ttya rts dtr off ttya ignore cd Possible Values true true 0 15 true false false false false false false false Default Value true false false false true 80 34 false true Description If true network drivers use their own MAC address not the server MAC address If true include name fields for plug in device FCodes SCSI ID of the Serial Attached SCSI controller If true use custom OEM logo otherwise use Sun logo If true use custom OEM banner If true enables ANSI terminal emulation Sets number of columns on screen Sets number of rows on screen If true operating system does not assert rts request to send and dtr data transfer ready on serial management port If true operating system ignores carrier detect on serial management port 59 TABLE A 1 OpenBoot Configuration Variables Stored on the System Configuration Card Continued Variable Possible Values Default Value Description ttya mode 9600 8 n 1 9600 8 n 1 Serial management port baud rate bits parity stop handshake The serial management port only works at the default values output device virtual virtual Power on output device console console screen input device virtual virtual Power on input device console console keyboard auto boot on error true false false If true boot automatically after system err
25. ate Steady On Steady State If blue is on a service action can be performed on the applicable component with no adverse consequences for example the OK to Remove LED Yellow Amber Off Steady State Steady On Steady State This indicator signals the existance of a fault condition Service is required for example the Service Required LED Green Off Steady State Standby Blink Repeating The system is running at a minimum level and is sequence ready to be quickly revived to full function for Steady On Slow Blink consisting of a brief 0 1 sec on flash followed by a long off period 2 9 sec Steady State example the System Activity LED Status normal system or component functioning with no service actions required A transitory temporary event is taking place for which direct proportional feedback is not needed or not feasible Chapter 2 Managing RAS Features and System Firmware 29 Controlling the Locator LED You control the Locator LED from the sc gt prompt or by the Locator button on the front of the chassis Locator Button LED FIGURE 2 1 Locator Button on the Front of the Server Chassis To turn on the Locator LED from the system controller command prompt type sc gt setlocator on To turn off the Locator LED from the system controller command prompt type sc gt setlocator off To display the state of the Locator LED from the system controller command
26. ccess 19 21 OpenBoot commands go 21 probe ide 20 probe scsi 20 probe scsi all 20 showenv 59 OpenBoot configuration variables auto boot 18 31 described table 59 input device 23 output device 23 system console settings 23 OpenBoot firmware scenarios for control 18 operating system software suspending 21 output device OpenBoot configuration variable 23 P parity 14 patch panel terminal server connection 9 physical device name disk drive 44 poweroff sc gt command 20 poweron sc gt command 20 probe ide OpenBoot command 20 probe scsi OpenBoot command 20 probe scsi all OpenBoot command 20 64 Sun Fire T1000 Server Administration Guide January 2007 R RAID redundant array of independent disks xi 41 RAID 0 striping 42 RAID 1 mirroring 43 raidct1 Solaris command 45 to 54 reset manual system 20 22 scenarios 33 reset sc gt command 20 run levels explained 18 ok prompt and 18 S sc gt commands break 20 console 20 console f 17 poweroff 20 poweron 20 reset 20 setlocator 30 setsc 8 showlocator 30 shownetwork 8 sc gt prompt about 16 25 accessing from network management port 18 accessing from serial management port 18 multiple sessions 17 system console escape sequence 18 system console switching between 15 ways to access 17 SER MGT See serial management port serial management port SER MGT acceptable console device connections
27. command output any devices marked disabled have been manually unconfigured using the system firmware The showcomponent command also lists devices that have failed firmware diagnostics and have been automatically unconfigured by the system firmware For more information see Automatic System Recovery on page 30 Enabling and Disabling Automatic System Recovery on page 33 To Disable Automatic System Recovery on page 34 Unconfiguring and Reconfiguring Devices on page 35 To Reconfigure a Device Manually on page 36 Unconfiguring and Reconfiguring Devices To support a degraded boot capability the ALOM CMT firmware provides the disablecomponent command which enables you to unconfigure system devices manually This command flags the specified device as disabled by creating an entry in the ASR database Chapter 2 Managing RAS Features and System Firmware 35 v To Unconfigure a Device Manually At the sc gt prompt type sc gt disablecomponent asr key The asr key is one of the device identifiers from TABLE 2 5 Note The device identifiers are not case sensitive You can type them as uppercase or lowercase characters TABLE 2 5 Device Identifiers and Devices Device Identifiers Devices MB CMPcpu number Pstrand_number CPU strand Number 0 31 PCIEslot number PCI E slot Number 0 MB PCIEa PCI E leaf A pci 780 MB PCIEb PCI E leaf B pci 7c0 MB CMPO CHchannel numb
28. ct through one of these ports you can access either the system controller prompt or the system console You can switch between the system controller prompt and the system console at any time but you cannot access both at the same time from a single terminal or shell tool Chapter 1 Configuring the System Console 15 The prompt displayed on the terminal or shell tool indicates which channel you are accessing m The or prompt indicates that you are at the system console and that the Solaris OS is running m The ok prompt indicates that you are at the system console and that the server is running under OpenBoot firmware control a The sc gt prompt indicates that you are at the ALOM CMT command line interface Note If no text or prompt appears it might be that no console messages were recently generated by the system If this happens pressing the terminal s Enter or Return key should produce a prompt If the ALOM CMT session has timed out pressing the terminal s Enter or Return key might not be effective In that case it might be necessary to issue the escape sequence is Hash Period to return to ALOM CMT To reach the system console from the system controller prompt m Type the console command at the sc gt prompt To reach ALOM CMT from the system console m Type the system controller escape sequence By default the escape sequence is Hash Period For more information about communicating with the system
29. d where they are discussed in the document TABLE 1 1 Ways of Communicating With the System Devices Available During After Further Information Installation Installation A terminal server attached to the serial management port SER MGT X X Accessing the System Controller on page 6 X X Accessing the System Console Through a Terminal Server on page 9 X X System Console OpenBoot Configuration Variable Settings on page 23 An alphanumeric terminal or similar device attached to the serial management port SER MGT X X Accessing the System Controller on page 6 X X Accessing the System Console Through an Alphanumeric Terminal on page 13 X X System Console OpenBoot Configuration Variable Settings on page 23 A TIP line attached to the serial management port SER MGT X X Accessing the System Controller on page 6 X X Accessing the System Console Through a TIP Connection on page 10 X Modifying the etc remote File on page 12 2 Sun Fire T1000 Server Administration Guide January 2007 TABLE 1 1 Ways of Communicating With the System Continued Devices Available During After Further Information Installation Installation X X System Console OpenBoot Configuration Variable Settings on page 23 An Ethernet line connected to the network management port NET MGT X Activating the Network Management Port on page 7 What the System
30. dware RAID volume if any of the member disks currently have a file system mounted This section describes the procedure required to create a hardware RAID volume containing the default boot device Since the boot device always has a mounted file system when booted an alternate boot medium must be employed and the volume created in that environment One alternate medium is a network installation image in single user mode refer to the Solaris 10 Installation Guide for information about configuring and using network based installations 1 Determine which disk is the default boot device From the OpenBoot ok prompt type the printenv command and if necessary the devalias command to identify the default boot device For example ok printenv boot device boot device disk ok devalias disk disk pci 7c0 pci 0 pci 8 scsi 2 disk 0 0 2 Type the boot net s command ok boot net s Chapter 3 Managing Disk Volumes 45 46 3 Verify that the member disks are available and that there is not a volume already created using the raidct1 command The server s on board SAS controller can configure one RAID volume Prior to volume creation ensure that the member disks are available and that there is not a volume already created raidctl No RAID volumes found See Physical Disk Slot Numbers Physical Device Names and Logical Device Names for Non RAID Disks on page 44 The preceding example indicates that n
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32. el Ready to label disk continue yes format gt disk AVAILABLE DISK SELECTIONS 0 cOt0d0 lt LSTLOGIC LogicalVolume 3000 cyl 65533 alt 2 hd 16 sec 136 gt pci 7c0 pci 0 pci 8 scsi 2 sd 0 0 Specify disk enter its number 0 0 selecting c0t0d0 disk formatted format gt quit Note The logical device names might appear differently on your system depending on the number and type of add on disk controllers installed 52 Sun Fire T1000 Server Administration Guide e January 2007 v To Delete a Hardware RAID Volume 1 Verify which hard drive corresponds with which logical device name and physical device name See Disk Slot Numbers Logical Device Names and Physical Device Names on page 45 2 Determine the name of the RAID volume c0t1d0 raidctl RAID Volume RAID RAID Volume Type Status Disk cOt0d0 IM OK c0t0d0 In this example the RAID volume is c0t1d0 Note The logical device names might appear differently on your system depending on the number and type of add on disk controllers installed Chapter 3 Managing Disk Volumes 53 3 Delete the volume raidctl d volume For example raidctl d c0t0d0 In the event that the RAID volume is an IS volume the deletion of the RAID volume is interactive for example raidctl d c0t0d0 Are you sure you want to delete RAID 1 Volume c0t0d0 yes no yes pci 7c0 pci 0 pci 8 scsi 2
33. ement port and eight connections available through the network management port 25 26 After you log in to your ALOM account the system controller command prompt sc gt appears and you can enter system controller commands If the command you want to use has multiple options you can either enter the options individually or grouped together as shown in the following example The commands shown in the following example are identical sc gt poweroff f y sc gt poweroff fy Logging In To The System Controller All environmental monitoring and control is handled by the system controller The system controller command prompt sc gt provides you with a way of interacting with the system controller For more information about the sc gt prompt see ALOM CMT and The sc gt Prompt on page 16 For instructions on connecting to the system controller see m Accessing the System Controller on page 6 a Activating the Network Management Port on page 7 Note This procedure assumes that the system console is directed to use the serial management and network management ports the default configuration Sun Fire T1000 Server Administration Guide January 2007 v To Log In To ALOM CMT 1 If you are logged in to the system console type Hash Period to get to the sc gt prompt Press the Hash key followed by the Period key Then press the Return key 2 At the ALOM CMT login prompt enter the log
34. er Rrank number Ddimm number DIMMS v To Reconfigure a Device Manually 1 At the sc gt prompt type sc gt enablecomponent asr key where asr key is any device identifier from TABLE 2 5 Note The device identifiers are not case sensitive You can type them as uppercase or lowercase characters You can use the ALOM CMT enablecomponent command to reconfigure any device that you previously unconfigured with the disablecomponent command 36 Sun Fire T1000 Server Administration Guide January 2007 Displaying System Fault Information ALOM CMT software enables you to display current valid system faults The showfaults command displays the fault ID the faulted FRU device and the fault message to standard output The showfaults command also displays POST results To Display System Fault Information Type showfaults For example sc gt showfaults ID FRU Fault 0 FTO F2 SYS_FAN at FTO F2 has FAILE Adding the v option displays additional information sc gt showfaults v ID Time FRU Fault 0 MAY 20 10 47 32 FTO F2 SYS_FAN at FTO F2 has FAILED For more information about the showfaults command refer to the Advanced Lights Out Management ALOM CMT v1 3 Guide Multipathing Software Multipathing software enables you to define and control redundant physical paths to I O devices such as storage devices and network interfaces If the active path to a device becomes unavailable the
35. ers Physical Device Names and Logical Device Names for Non RAID Disks If your system encounters a disk error often you can find messages about failing or failed disks in the system console This information is also logged in the var adm messages files These error messages typically refer to a failed hard drive by its physical device name such as devices pci 7c0 pci 0 pci 8 scsi 2 sd 1 0 or by its logical device name such as c0t040 In addition some applications might report a disk slot number 0 or 1 44 Sun Fire T1000 Server Administration Guide January 2007 You can use TABLE 3 1 to associate internal disk slot numbers with the logical and physical device names for each hard drive TABLE 3 1 Disk Slot Numbers Logical Device Names and Physical Device Names Disk Slot Number Logical Device Name Physical Device Name Slot 0 c0t0d0 devices pci 7c0 pci 0 pci 8 scsi 2 sd 0 0 Slot 1 c0t1d0 devices pci 7c0 pci 0 pci 8 scsi 2 sd 1 0 The logical device names might appear differently on your system depending on the number and type of add on disk controllers installed v To Create a Hardware Mirrored Volume of the Default Boot Device Due to the volume initialization that occurs on the disk controller when a new volume is created the volume must be configured and labeled using the format 1M utility prior to use with the Solaris Operating System Because of this limitation raidct1 1M blocks the creation of a har
36. es 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 pionnier de Xerox pour la recherche et le d veloppement du concept des interfaces d utilisation visuelle ou graphique pour l industrie de l informatique Sun d tient une license non exclusive de Xerox sur l interface d utilisation grephique Xerox cette licence couvrant galement les licenci es de Sun qui mettent en place l interface d utilisation graphique OPEN LOOK et qui en outre se conforment aux licences crites de Sun LA DOCUMENTATION EST FOURNIE EN L TAT ET TOUTES AUTRES CONDITIONS DECLARATIONS ET GARANTIES EXPRESSES OU TACITES SONT FORMELLEMENT EXCLUES DANS LA MESURE AUTORISEE PAR LA LOI APPLICABLE Y COMPRIS NOTAMMENT TOUTE GARANTIE IMPLICITE RELATIVE A LA QUALITE MARCHANDE A L APTITUDE A UNE UTILISATION PARTICULIERE OU A L ABSENCE DE CONTREFA ON SC BA Adobe PostScript Contents Preface xi Configuring the System Console 1 Communicating With the System 1 What the System Console Does 3 What the System Controller Console Does 3 Using the System Console 3 Default System Console Connection Through the Serial Management and Ne
37. fline Finally it might be FAILED indicating that volume should be deleted and reinitialized This failure can occur when any member disk in an IS volume is lost or when both disks are lost in an IM volume Chapter 3 Managing Disk Volumes 47 48 The Disk Status column displays the status of each physical disk Each member disk might be OK indicating that it is online and functioning properly or it might be FAILED MISSING or otherwise OFFLINE indicating that the disk has hardware or configuration issues that need to be addressed For example an IM with a secondary disk that has been removed from the chassis appears as raidctl RAID Volume RAID RAID Disk Volume Type Status Disk Status c0t0d0 IM DEGRADED c0t0d0 OK c0t1d0 MISSING See the raidct1 1M man page for additional details regarding volume and disk status Note The logical device names might appear differently on your system depending on the number and type of add on disk controllers installed The preceding example indicates that the RAID mirror is still resynchronizing with the backup drive The following example shows that the RAID mirror is synchronized and online raidctl RAID Volume RAID RAID Disk Volume Type Status Disk Status cOt0d0 IM OK cOt0d0 OK c0t1do OK Under RAID 1 disk mirroring all data is duplicated on both drives If a disk fails see the service manual for your server for instruction
38. h method follows For step by step instructions see Getting to the ok Prompt on page 21 Note As a rule before suspending the operating system you should back up files warn users of the impending shutdown and halt the system in an orderly manner However it is not always possible to take such precautions especially if the system is malfunctioning Graceful Shutdown The preferred method of reaching the ok prompt is to shut down the operating system by issuing an appropriate command for example the shutdown init or uadmin command as described in Solaris system administration documentation You can also use the system Power button to initiate a graceful system shutdown Gracefully shutting down the system prevents data loss enables you to warn users beforehand and causes minimal disruption You can usually perform a graceful shutdown provided the Solaris OS is running and the hardware has not experienced serious failure Chapter 1 Configuring the System Console 19 20 ALOM CMT break or console Command Typing break from the sc gt prompt forces a running server to drop into OpenBoot firmware control If the operating system is already halted you can use the console command instead of break to reach the ok prompt Caution After forcing the system into OpenBoot firmware control be aware that issuing certain Open Boot commands like probe scsi probe scsi all or probe ide might hang the system L1 A S
39. he server To use the information in this manual you must have working knowledge of computer network concepts and terms and advanced familiarity with the Solaris Operating System Solaris OS How This Book Is Organized The Sun Fire T1000 Server Administration Guide is divided into the following chapters m Chapter 1 describes the system console and how to access it m Chapter 2 describes the tools used to configure system firmware including Sun Advanced Lights Out Manager ALOM CMT system controller environmental monitoring automatic system recovery ASR and multipathing software In addition it describes how to unconfigure and reconfigure a device manually m Chapter 3 describes redundant array of independent disks RAID concepts and how to configure and manage RAID disk volumes using your server s on board serial attached SCSI SAS disk controller This manual also includes the following appendix m Appendix A provides a list of all OpenBoot configuration variables and a short description of each xi 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 the following for this information a Software documentation that you received with your system m Solaris OS documentation which is at http docs sun com xii Shell Prompts Shell Prompt C shell
40. in name and press Return The default login name is admin Sun tm Advanced Lights Out Manager CMT v1 3 Please login admin 3 At the password prompt enter the password and press Return to get to the sc gt prompt Please Enter password Note There is no default password when connecting to ALOM CMT for the first time using the serial management port When connecting to the system controller using the network management port for the first time the default ALOM CMT password is the last 8 digits of the Chassis Serial Number The Chassis Serial Number can be found printed on the back of the server or in the printed system information sheet which shipped with your server You must assign a password during initial system configuration For more information refer to the installation guide for your server and the ALOM CMT guide for your server Caution To provide optimum system security change the default system login name and password during initial setup Using the system controller you can monitor the system turn the Locator LED on and off or perform maintenance tasks on the system controller card itself For more information refer to the ALOM CMT guide for your server v To View Environmental Information 1 Log in to the system controller Chapter 2 Managing RAS Features and System Firmware 27 28 2 Use the showenvironment command to display a snapshot of the server s environmental sta
41. ioning server you are suspending the Solaris OS and placing the system under firmware control Any processes that were running under the operating system are also suspended and the state of such processes might not be recoverable After a manual system reset the system can be configured to boot automatically if the OpenBoot auto boot configuration variable is set to true See System Console OpenBoot Configuration Variable Settings on page 23 If the server begins to boot automatically after a reset you must abort the boot with the ALOM CMT break command or perform a graceful shutdown of the Solaris operating system once the boot has completed The commands you run from the ok prompt have the potential to affect the state of the system This means that it is not always possible to resume execution of the operating system from the point at which it was suspended Although the go command will resume execution in most circumstances in general each time you drop the system down to the ok prompt you should expect to have to reboot the system to get back to the operating system For More Information about OpenBoot Firmware For more information about the OpenBoot firmware refer to 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 Getting to the ok Prompt This procedure provides several ways of reaching the ok prompt For details
42. is the default boot device From the OpenBoot ok prompt type the printenv command and if necessary the devalias command to identify the default boot device For example ok printenv boot device boot device disk ok devalias disk disk pci 7c0 pci 0 pci 8 scsi 2 disk 0 0 2 Type the boot net s command ok boot net s 3 Verify that the member disks are available and that there is not a volume already created The server s on board SAS controller can configure one RAID volume Prior to volume creation ensure that the member disks are available and that there is not a volume already created raidctl No RAID volumes found See Physical Disk Slot Numbers Physical Device Names and Logical Device Names for Non RAID Disks on page 44 The preceding example indicates that no RAID volume exists 50 Sun Fire T1000 Server Administration Guide January 2007 4 Create the RAID 0 volume raidctl c r 0 disk1 disk2 The creation of the RAID volume is interactive by default For example raidctl c r 0 cOt0d0 c0t1d0 Creating RAID volume c0t1d0 will destroy all data on member disks proceed yes no yes Volume cO0Ot0d0 created When you create a RAID striped volume the other member drives in this case c0t1d0 disappear from the Solaris device tree As an alternative you can use the f option to force the creation if you are sure of the member disks
43. l disk continue yes 56 Sun Fire T1000 Server Administration Guide January 2007 9 Verify that the new labels have been written by printing the disk list using the disk command format gt disk AVAILABLE DISK SELECTIONS 0 cOt0d0 lt SUN72G cyl 14087 alt 2 hd 24 sec 424 gt pci 7c0 pci 0 pci 8 scsi 2 sd 0 0 1 cOt1d0 lt LSILOGIC LogicalVolume 3000 cyl 65533 alt 2 hd 16 sec 136 gt pci 7c0 pci 0 pci 8 scsi 2 sd 1 0 Specify disk enter its number 0 1 selecting c0t1d0 disk formatted Note that c0t1d0 now has a type indicating it is an LSILOGIC LogicalVolume 10 Repeat the labeling process for the second disk 11 Exit the format utility The volume can now be used in the Solaris Operating System Note The logical device names might appear differently on your system depending on the number and type of add on disk controllers installed Chapter 3 Managing Disk Volumes 57 58 Sun Fire T1000 Server Administration Guide January 2007 APPENDIX A OpenBoot Configuration Variables TABLE A 1 describes the OpenBoot firmware configuration variables stored in non volatile memory on the system The OpenBoot configuration variables are printed here in the order in which they appear when you issue the showenv command TABLE A 1 OpenBoot Configuration Variables Stored on the System Configuration Card Variable local mac address fcode debug scsi initiator id oem logo oem b
44. m controller by connecting a terminal server to the serial management port SER MGT of your server To Access The System Console Through a Terminal Server Complete the physical connection from the serial management port to your terminal server The serial management port on the server is a data terminal equipment DTE port The pinouts for the serial management port correspond with the pinouts for the RJ 45 ports on the serial interface breakout cable supplied by Cisco for use with the Cisco AS2511 RJ terminal server If you use a terminal server made by another manufacturer check that the serial port pinouts of the server match those of the terminal server you plan to use If the pinouts for the server serial ports correspond with the pinouts for the RJ 45 ports on the terminal server you have two connection options m Connect a serial interface breakout cable directly to the Sun Fire T1000 server See Accessing the System Controller on page 6 Connect a serial interface breakout cable to a patch panel and use the straight through patch cable supplied by Sun to connect the patch panel to the server Wellse ils Ls hopin 14 15 bdb Ab Ab Ab Ab HM I FIGURE 1 3 Patch Panel Connection Between a Terminal Server and
45. machine name C shell superuser machine name Bourne shell and Korn shell Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser Sun Fire T1000 Server Administration Guide e January 2007 Typographic Conventions Typeface Meaning Examples AaBbCc123 The names of commands files Edit your login file and directories on screen computer output You have mail AaBbCc123 What you type when contrasted su with on screen computer output password AaBbCc123 Book titles new words or terms words to be emphasized Replace command line variables with real names or values Use 1s a to list all files 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 The settings on your browser might differ from these settings Related Documentation Title Description Part Number Sun Fire T1000 Server Site Planning Guide Sun Fire T1000 Server Product Notes Sun Fire T1000 Server Getting Started Guide Sun Fire T1000 Server Installation Guide Site planning information for the server Late breaking information about the server The latest notes are posted at http www sun com documentation Information about where to find documentation to get your system installed and running quickly Detailed rackmounting cabling power on and configuration information 819 3749 819 3246 819 3244 819 3247 Preface
46. mware diagnostics in response to system reset events 32 Sun Fire T1000 Server Administration Guide e January 2007 The standard system reset protocol bypasses POST completely unless the virtual keyswitch or ALOM CMT variables are set as follows TABLE 2 3 Virtual Keyswitch Setting for Reset Scenario Keyswitch Value virtual keyswitch diag TABLE 2 4 ALOM CMT Variable Settings for Reset Scenario Variable Value Default diag mode normal or service normal diag level min or max max diag trigger power on reset error reset power on reset Therefore ASR is enabled by default For instructions see Enabling and Disabling Automatic System Recovery on page 33 Automatic System Recovery User Commands The ALOM CMT commands are available for obtaining ASR status information and for manually unconfiguring or reconfiguring system devices For more information see a Unconfiguring and Reconfiguring Devices on page 35 a To Reconfigure a Device Manually on page 36 a Obtaining Automatic System Recovery Information on page 35 Enabling and Disabling Automatic System Recovery The automatic system recovery ASR feature is not activated until you enable it Enabling ASR requires changing configuration variables in ALOM CMT as well as OpenBoot firmware Chapter 2 Managing RAS Features and System Firmware 33 34 At the ok prompt type To cause the parameter changes to take effect type
47. o RAID volume exists In another example a single IM volume has been enabled It is fully synchronized and is online raidctl RAID Volume RAID RAID Disk Volume Type Status Disk Status cOt0d0 IM OK c0t0dod OK cOt1do0 OK Sun Fire T1000 Server Administration Guide January 2007 4 Create the RAID 1 volume raidctl c primary secondary The creation of the RAID volume is interactive by default For example raidctl c cO0t0d0 c0t1d0 Creating RAID volume cOt0d0 will destroy all data on member disks proceed yes no yes Volume cO0Ot0d0 created As an alternative you can use the f option to force the creation if you are sure of the member disks and sure that the data on both member disks can be lost For example raidctl f c cOt0d0 c0t1d0 Volume cOt0d0 created When you create a RAID mirror the secondary drive in this case c0t14d0 disappears from the Solaris device tree 5 Check the status of a RAID mirror raidctl RAID Volume RAID RAID Disk Volume Type Status Disk Status c0t0d0 IM RESYNCING c0t0d0 OK c0t1d0 OK The RAID status might be OK indicating that the RAID volume is online and fully synchronized but the volume also might be RESYNCING in the event that the data between the primary and secondary member disks in an IM are still synchronizing The RAID status might also be DEGRADED if a member disk is failed or otherwise of
48. or load base 0 n 16384 Address auto boot true false true If true boot automatically after power on or reset boot command variable name boot Action following a boot command boot file variable name none File from which to boot if diag switch is false boot device variable name disk net Devices from which to boot if diag switch is false use nvramrc true false false If true execute commands in NVRAMRC during server startup nvramrc variable name none Command script to execute if use nvramrc is true security mode none command none Firmware security level full security password variable name none Firmware security password if security mode is not none never displayed Do not set this directly security badlogins variable name none Number of incorrect security password 60 Sun Fire T1000 Server Administration Guide e January 2007 attempts TABLE A 1 OpenBoot Configuration Variables Stored on the System Configuration Card Continued Variable Possible Values Default Value Description diag switch true false false If true OpenBoot verbosity is set to maximum If false OpenBoot verbosity is set to minimum error reset recovery boot sync boot Command to execute following a system none reset generated by an error network boot protocol none Arguments to be used by the PROM for arguments key value network booting Defaults to an empty string Use network boot arguments to specify the boot protocol R
49. ord every time you access the system controller For more information about navigating between the system console and ALOM CMT the system controller prompt see the following m Getting to the ok Prompt on page 21 Follow the appropriate instructions in TABLE 1 3 on page 22 Access Through Multiple Controller Sessions Up to nine ALOM CMT sessions can be active concurrently one session through the serial management port and up to eight sessions through the network management port Users of each of these sessions can issue commands at the sc gt prompt For more information see m Accessing the System Controller on page 6 m Activating the Network Management Port on page 7 Note Only one user has active control of the system console at any time Any additional ALOM CMT sessions afford passive views of system console activity until the active user of the system console logs out However the console f command enables users to seize access to the system console from one another For more information see the ALOM CMT guide for your server Reaching the sc gt Prompt There are several ways to get to the sc gt prompt Chapter 1 Configuring the System Console 17 m You can log in directly to the system controller from a device connected to the serial management port See Accessing the System Controller on page 6 m You can log in directly to ALOM CMT on the system controller using a connection
50. oring 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 which can result in enhanced performance for read operations Chapter 3 Managing Disk Volumes 43 data on the member disks The disk controller s volume initialization procedure reserves a portion of each physical disk for metadata and other internal information used by the controller Once the volume initialization is complete you can configure the volume and label it using format 1M You can then use the volume in the Solaris Operating System Caution Creating RAID volumes using the on board disk controller destroys all Hardware Raid Operations On the server the SAS controller supports mirroring and striping using the Solaris OS raidct1 utility A hardware RAID volume created under the raidct1 utility behaves slightly differently than one created using volume management software Under a software volume each device has its own entry in the virtual device tree and read write operations are performed to both virtual devices Under hardware RAID volumes only one device appears in the device tree Member disk devices are invisible to the operating system and are accessed only by the SAS controller Physical Disk Slot Numb
51. played by the uname r command is less than 5 0 Check the etc remote file and add the following entry if it does not already exist hardwire dv dev ttyb br 9600 el C S Q U D ie 8 0e D Note If you intend to use the remote system s serial port A rather than serial port B edit this entry by replacing dev ttyb with dev ttya The etc remote file is now properly configured Continue establishing a TIP connection to the server system console See TIP Connection Between a Server and Another Sun System on page 11 If you have redirected the system console to TTYB and want to change the system console settings back to use the serial management and network management ports see System Console OpenBoot Configuration Variable Settings on page 23 Accessing the System Console Through an Alphanumeric Terminal Use this procedure when you access the server system console by connecting the serial port of an alphanumeric terminal to the serial management port SER MGT of the server To Access the System Console Through an Alphanumeric Terminal Attach one end of the serial cable to the alphanumeric terminal s serial port Use a null modem serial cable or an RJ 45 serial cable and null modem adapter Connect this cable to the terminal s serial port connector Attach the opposite end of the serial cable to the serial management port on your server Connect the alphanumeric terminal s powe
52. r cord to an AC outlet Set the alphanumeric terminal to receive m 9600 baud m 8 bits m No parity Chapter 1 Configuring the System Console 13 m 1 stop bit a No handshake protocol Refer to the documentation accompanying your terminal for information about how to configure the terminal You can issue system commands and view system messages using the alphanumeric terminal Continue with your installation or diagnostic procedure as needed When you are finished type the alphanumeric terminal s escape sequence For more information about connecting to and using the system controller refer to the ALOM CMT guide for your server 14 Sun Fire T1000 Server Administration Guide e January 2007 Switching Between the System Controller Prompt and the System Console The server features two management ports labeled SER MGT and NET MGT located on the server s rear panel If the system console is directed to the virtual console device its default configuration these ports provide access to both the system console and the ALOM CMT command line interface also called the system controller prompt see FIGURE 1 5 Network management or Serial management port lt console ok sc gt System console prompt System controller prompt FIGURE 1 5 Switching between the System Console and the System Controller Prompt If the system console is configured to use the virtual console device when you conne
53. rface failure a Serial interface failure PCI Express card failure a Memory failure When a DIMM fails the firmware unconfigures the entire logical bank associated with the failed module Another nonfailing logical bank must be present in the system for the system to attempt a degraded boot Note that certain DIMM failures might not be diagnosable to a single DIMM These failures are fatal and result in both logical banks being unconfigured Note If POST or OpenBoot Diagnostics detect a nonfatal error associated with the normal boot device the OpenBoot firmware automatically unconfigures the failed device and tries the next in line boot device as specified by the boot device configuration variable a Ifa fatal error is detected by POST or OpenBoot Diagnostics the system does not boot regardless of the settings of auto boot or auto boot on error Fatal nonrecoverable errors include the following a Any CPU failed All logical memory banks failed Flash RAM cyclical redundancy check CRC failure a Critical field replaceable unit FRU PROM configuration data failure a Critical system configuration SEEPROM read failure a Critical application specific integrated circuit ASIC failure For more information about troubleshooting fatal errors refer to the service manual for your server Reset Scenarios Three ALOM CMT configuration variables diag_mode diag_level and diag_trigger control whether the system runs fir
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55. s For more information about the raidct1 utility see the raidct1 1M man page Sun Fire T1000 Server Administration Guide e January 2007 6 Relabel the disk using the format utility format Searching for disks done AVAILABLE DISK SELECTIONS 0 cOt0d0 lt SUN72G cyl 14087 alt 2 hd 24 sec 424 gt pci 7c0 pci 0 pci 8 scsi 2 sd 0 0 Specify disk enter its number 0 selecting c0t0d0 disk formatted FORMAT MENU format gt type AVAILABLE DRIVE TYPES 0 Auto configure 19 SUN72G 20 other Specify disk type enter its number 19 0 cOt0d0 configured with capacity of 68 00GB lt LSILOGIC LogicalVolume 3000 cyl 65533 alt 2 hd 16 sec 136 gt selecting c0t0d0 disk formatted format gt label Ready to label disk continue yes format gt disk AVAILABLE DISK SELECTIONS 0 cOt0d0 lt LSTLOGIC LogicalVolume 3000 cyl 65533 alt 2 hd 16 sec 136 gt pci 7c0 pci 0 pci 8 scsi 2 sd 0 0 Specify disk enter its number 0 0 selecting c0t0d0 disk formatted format gt quit 7 Install the volume with the Solaris Operating System using any supported method The hardware RAID volume c0t0d0 appears as a disk to the Solaris installation program Chapter 3 Managing Disk Volumes 49 Note The logical device names might appear differently on your system depending on the number and type of add on disk controllers installed v To Create a Hardware Striped Volume 1 Determine which disk
56. s by going to http www sun com hwdocs feedback Please include the title and part number of your document with your feedback Sun Fire T1000 Server Administration Guide part number 819 3249 12 Preface xv xvi Sun Fire T1000 Server Administration Guide e January 2007 CHAPTER 1 Configuring the System Console This chapter explains what the system console is describes the different ways of configuring it on your server and helps you understand its relation to the system controller Topics covered in this chapter include Communicating With the System on page 1 Accessing the System Controller on page 6 Switching Between the System Controller Prompt and the System Console on page 15 ALOM CMT and The sc gt Prompt on page 16 OpenBoot ok Prompt on page 18 System Console OpenBoot Configuration Variable Settings on page 23 Communicating With the System To install your system software or to diagnose problems you need some way to interact at a low level with the system The system console is Sun s facility for doing this You use the system console to view messages and issue commands There can be only one system console per computer The system console must be accessed through the system controller during initial system installation After installation you can configure the system console to accept input from and send output to different devices TABLE 1 1 lists these devices an
57. sitions to run level 0 in an orderly way m When the operating system crashes the system reverts to OpenBoot firmware control m During the boot process when there is a serious hardware problem that prevents the operating system from running the system reverts to OpenBoot firmware control a When a serious hardware problem develops while the system is running the operating system transitions smoothly to run level 0 m When you deliberately place the system under firmware control in order to execute firmware based commands Sun Fire T1000 Server Administration Guide January 2007 It is the last of these scenarios which most often concerns you as an administrator since there will be times when you need to reach the ok prompt The section Methods To Reach the ok Prompt on page 19 lists several ways For detailed instructions see Getting to the ok Prompt on page 21 Methods To Reach the ok Prompt There are several ways to reach the ok prompt depending on the state of the system and the means by which you are accessing the system console Note These methods of reaching the ok prompt work only if the system console has been redirected to the appropriate port For details see System Console OpenBoot Configuration Variable Settings on page 23 The methods are Graceful shutdown system controller break and console command pair L1 A Stop A keys or Break key Manual system reset A discussion of eac
58. ssages are only available through the serial management port and network management port In addition to the OpenBoot configuration variables described in TABLE 1 4 there are other variables that affect and determine system behavior These variables are discussed in more detail in Appendix A Chapter 1 Configuring the System Console 23 24 Sun Fire T1000 Server Administration Guide e January 2007 CHAPTER 2 Managing RAS Features and System Firmware This chapter describes how to manage reliability availability and serviceability RAS features and system firmware including Sun Advanced Lights Out Manager ALOM system controller and automatic system recovery ASR In addition this chapter describes how to unconfigure and reconfigure a device manually and introduces multipathing software This chapter contains the following sections ALOM CMT and The System Controller on page 25 Automatic System Recovery on page 30 Unconfiguring and Reconfiguring Devices on page 35 E E E Multipathing Software on page 37 Note This chapter does not cover detailed troubleshooting and diagnostic procedures For information about fault isolation and diagnostic procedures refer to the diagnostics and troubleshooting guide for your server ALOM CMT and The System Controller The system controller supports a total of nine concurrent ALOM CMT sessions per server one connection through the serial manag
59. through the network management port See Activating the Network Management Port on page 7 m If you have logged in to ALOM CMT directly through the system controller and then directed the system console to the serial management and network management ports you can return to the prior ALOM CMT session by typing the system controller escape sequence 8 1 18 OpenBoot ok Prompt The server with the Solaris OS installed is capable of operating at different run levels A synopsis of run levels follows For a full description of run levels refer to the Solaris system administration documentation Most of the time you operate the server at run level 2 or run level 3 which are multiuser states with access to full system and network resources Occasionally you might operate the system at run level 1 which is a single user administrative state However the lowest operational state is run level 0 At this state it is safe to turn off power to the system When your server is at run level 0 the ok prompt appears This prompt indicates that the OpenBoot firmware is in control of the system There are a number of scenarios under which OpenBoot firmware control can occur a By default before the operating system is installed the system comes up under OpenBoot firmware control a When the auto boot OpenBoot configuration variable is set to false the system boots to the ok prompt m When the operating system is halted the system tran
60. ting 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 41 The on board disk controller of the server provides for the creation of one hardware RAID volume The controller supports either a two disk RAID 1 integrated mirror or IM volume or a two disk RAID 0 integrated stripe or IS volume Note Due to the volume initialization that occurs on the disk controller when a new volume is created properties of the volume such as geometry and size are unknown RAID volumes created using the hardware controller must be configured and labeled using format 1M prior to use with the Solaris Operating System See the format 1M man page for further details Volume migration relocating all RAID volume disk members from one server chassis to another is not supported If this operation must be performed please contact your service provider RAID Technology RAID technology allows for the construction of a logical volume made up of several physical disks to provide data redundancy increased performance or both The server s on board disk controller supports both RAID 0 and RAID 1 volumes This section describes the RAID configurations supported by the on board disk controller m Integrated stripe or IS volumes RAID 0 a Integrated mirror or IM volumes RAID 1 Integrated Stripe Volumes R
61. toBoot Options 31 v To enable an Automatic Degraded Boot 31 Error Handling Summary 32 iv Sun Fire T1000 Server Administration Guide e January 2007 Reset Scenarios 33 Automatic System Recovery User Commands 33 Enabling and Disabling Automatic System Recovery 34 v To Enable Automatic System Recovery 34 v To Disable Automatic System Recovery 35 Obtaining Automatic System Recovery Information 35 Unconfiguring and Reconfiguring Devices 36 v To Unconfigure a Device Manually 36 v To Reconfigure a Device Manually 37 Displaying System Fault Information 37 v To Display System Fault Information 37 Multipathing Software 38 For More Information on Multipathing Software 38 Storing FRU Information 39 v To Store Information in Available FRU PROMs 39 3 Managing Disk Volumes 41 RAID Requirements 41 Disk Volumes 41 RAID Technology 42 Integrated Stripe Volumes RAID 0 42 Integrated Mirror Volumes RAID 1 43 Hardware Raid Operations 44 Physical Disk Slot Numbers Physical Device Names and Logical Device Names for Non RAID Disks 44 To Create a Hardware Mirrored Volume of the Default Boot Device 45 To Create a Hardware Striped Volume 50 To Delete a Hardware RAID Volume 53 A OpenBoot Configuration Variables 59 Contents v Index 63 vi Sun Fire T1000 Server Administration Guide January 2007 FIGURE 1 1 FIGURE 1 2 FIGURE 1 3 FIGURE 1 4 FIGURE 1 5 FIGURE 2 1 FIGURE 3 1 FIGURE 3 2 Figures Directing the System Console
62. top A Keys or Break Key When it is impossible or impractical to shut down the system gracefully you can get to the ok prompt by typing the L1 A Stop A key sequence from a keyboard connected to the server that is if OpenBoot input device keyboard If you have an alphanumeric terminal attached to the server press the Break key Caution After forcing the system into OpenBoot firmware control be aware that issuing certain Open Boot commands like probe scsi probe scsi all or probe ide might hang the system Manual System Reset Caution Forcing a manual system reset results in loss of system state data and should be attempted only as a last resort After a manual system reset all state information is lost which inhibits troubleshooting the cause of the problem until the problem reoccurs Use the system controller reset command or poweron and poweroff commands to reset the server Reaching the ok prompt by performing a manual system reset or by power cycling the system should be the method of last resort Using these commands result in the loss of all system coherence and state information A manual system reset could corrupt the server s file systems although the fsck command usually restores them Use this method only when nothing else works Caution Accessing the ok prompt suspends the Solaris OS Sun Fire T1000 Server Administration Guide e January 2007 When you access the ok prompt from a funct
63. tus The information this command can display includes temperature power supply status front panel LED status and so on Note Some environmental information might not be available when the server is in Standby mode Note You do not need system controller user permissions to use this command Interpreting System LEDs The behavior of LEDs on your server conform the the American National Standards Institute ANSI Status Indicator Standard SIS These standard LED behaviors are described in TABLE 2 1 TABLE 2 1 LED Behavior and Meaning LED Behavior Meaning Off The condition represented by the color is not true Steady On The condition represented by the color is true Standby Blink The system is functioning at a minimal level and ready to resume full function Slow Blink Transitory activity or new activity represented by the color is taking place Fast Blink Attention is required Feedback Flash Activity is taking place commensurate with the flash rate such as disk drive activity Sun Fire T1000 Server Administration Guide January 2007 The LEDs have assigned meanings described in TABLE 2 2 TABLE 2 2 LED Behaviors With Assigned Meanings Color Behavior Definition Description White Off Steady State Fast Blink 4 Hz repeating This indicator helps you to locate a particular sequence equal enclosure board or subsystem for example the intervals On Locator LED and Off Blue Off Steady St
64. twork Management Ports 4 Accessing the System Controller 6 Using the Serial Management Port 6 v To Use the Serial Management Port 6 Activating the Network Management Port 7 v To Activate the Network Management Port 7 Accessing the System Console Through a Terminal Server 9 v To Access The System Console Through a Terminal Server 9 Accessing the System Console Through a TIP Connection 10 v To Access the System Console Through a TIP Connection 11 Modifying the etc remote File 12 v To Modify the etc remote File 12 Accessing the System Console Through an Alphanumeric Terminal 13 v To Access the System Console Through an Alphanumeric Terminal 14 Switching Between the System Controller Prompt and the System Console 15 ALOM CMT and The sc gt Prompt 16 Access Through Multiple Controller Sessions 17 Reaching the sc gt Prompt 17 OpenBoot ok Prompt 18 Methods To Reach the ok Prompt 19 Graceful Shutdown 19 ALOM CMT break or console Command 20 L1 A Stop A Keys or Break Key 20 Manual System Reset 20 For More Information about OpenBoot Firmware 21 Getting to the ok Prompt 21 v To Get tothe ok Prompt 22 System Console OpenBoot Configuration Variable Settings 23 2 Managing RAS Features and System Firmware 25 ALOM CMT and The System Controller 25 Logging In To The System Controller 26 v To Log In To ALOM CMT 27 v To View Environmental Information 27 Interpreting System LEDs 28 Controlling the Locator LED 30 Automatic System Recovery 31 Au
65. ugh the serial management port For more information about connecting to the serial management port see Accessing the System Controller on page 6 3 Type one of the following commands Chapter 1 Configuring the System Console 7 8 If your network uses static IP addresses type sc gt setsc sc gt setsc sc gt setsc sc gt setsc netsc_dhcp false netsc_ipaddr ip address netsc_ipnetmask ip address netsc_ipgateway ip address If your network uses Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP type sc gt setsc netsc_dhcp true 4 Type one of the following commands a If you intend to use Secure Shell SSH to connect to ALOM CMT sc gt setsc if_connection ssh If you intend to use Telnet to connect to ALOM CMT sc gt setsc if connection telnet 5 Reset the system controller so that the new settings take affect sc gt resetsc 6 After the system controller resets log in to the system controller and issue the shownetwork command to verify network settings sc gt shownetwork To connect through the network management port use the telnet or ssh based on the value you provided in Step 4 commands to the IP address you specified in Step 3 of the preceding procedure Sun Fire T1000 Server Administration Guide January 2007 Accessing the System Console Through a Terminal Server The following procedure assumes that you are accessing ALOM CMT on the syste
66. v To Enable Automatic System Recovery 1 At the sc gt prompt type sc gt setsc diag mode normal sc gt setsc diag level max sc gt setsc diag trigger power on reset ok setenv auto boot true ok setenv auto boot on error true Note For more information about OpenBoot configuration variables refer to the Sun Fire T1000 Server Service Manual To cause the parameter changes to take effect type ok reset all The system permanently stores the parameter changes and boots automatically when the OpenBoot configuration variable auto boot is set to true its default value Note To store parameter changes you can also power cycle the system using the front panel Power button To Disable Automatic System Recovery At the ok prompt type ok setenv auto boot on error false ok reset all The system permanently stores the parameter change Sun Fire T1000 Server Administration Guide January 2007 Note To store parameter changes you can also power cycle the system using the front panel Power button After you disable the automatic system recovery ASR feature it is not activated again until you re enable it Obtaining Automatic System Recovery Information Use the following procedure to retrieve information about the status of system components affected by automatic system recovery ASR At the sc gt prompt type sc gt showcomponent In the showcomponent
67. when connecting to the ALOM System Controller for the first time using the serial management port When connecting to the ALOM System Controller using the network management port for the first time the default password is the last 8 digits of the Chassis Serial Number The Chassis Serial Number can be found printed on the back of the server or in the printed system information sheet which shipped with your server You must assign a password during initial system configuration For more information refer to your server s installation guide and the ALOM CMT guide for your server You can assign the network management port a static IP address or you can configure the port to obtain an IP address using the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP from another server The network management port can be configured to accept connections from Telnet clients or SSH clients but not both Data centers frequently devote a separate subnet to system management If your data center has such a configuration connect the network management port to this subnet Note The network management port is a 10 100BASE T port The IP address assigned to the network management port is a unique IP address separate from the main server IP address and is dedicated for use only with ALOM CMT on the system controller v To Activate the Network Management Port 1 Connect an Ethernet cable to the network management port 2 Log in to the system controller thro
68. ystem Controller The following sections describe ways of accessing the system controller Using the Serial Management Port When you are accessing ALOM CMT using a device connected to the system controller s serial management port you will see the output of the ALOM CMT diagnostics when AC power is first applied or when the system controller has been reset After the diagnostics have completed the serial management port is available for login For more information about the system controller card refer to the ALOM CMT guide for your server v To Use the Serial Management Port 1 Ensure that the serial port on your connecting device is set to the following parameters m 9600 baud 8 bits No parity 1 stop bit No handshaking 2 Establish an system controller session For instructions on how to use the system controller see the the ALOM CMT guide for your server 6 Sun Fire T1000 Server Administration Guide January 2007 Activating the Network Management Port The network management port is configured by default to retrieve network settings using DHCP and allow connections using SSH You may need to modify these settings for your network If you are unable to use DHCP and SSH on your network you must connect to ALOM CMT through the system controller using the serial management port to reconfigure the network management port See Using the Serial Management Port on page 6 Note There is no default password

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