4.When the system banner is displayed on the monitor or terminal, immediately enter the Stop-a sequence on the Sun keyboard or press the Break key on the terminal keyboard.

The system banner contains the Ethernet address and host ID. To enter the Stop-a sequence, hold down the Stop key and press the a key. The keyswitch must be in the Power-On/Off position.

Note The system may take anywhere from 30 seconds to two minutes before the system banner appears. This time depends on the level of POST diagnostics being performed.

5.When the ok prompt is displayed, type the following command:

ok boot -r

This command rebuilds the device trees for the system, incorporating any newly installed options. After a device has been added to a device tree, it can be recognized by the system. After the system has successfully completed the reconfiguration boot, the system prompt is displayed.

Caution Never move the system when system power is on. Movement can cause catastrophic disk drive failure. Always power off the system before moving it.

What Next

The system’s front panel LED indicators provide power-on status information. For more information about the system LEDs, see:

“System LED Indicators” on page 10

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Sun Microsystems 280R manual When the ok prompt is displayed, type the following command