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Einhaltung sicherheitsbehrdlicher Vorschriften
Sicherheitsvorkehrungen
Symbole
Caution
Achtung
Aufstellung von Sun-Gerten
Einhaltung der SELV-Richtlinien
Batterien
Anschlu des Netzkabels
Lithiumbatterie
Conformit aux normes de scurit
Mesures de scurit
Symboles
Achtung
Warnung
Modification du matriel
Positionnement dun produit Sun
Batterie au lithium
Connexion du cordon dalimentation.
Conformit SELV
Normativas de seguridad
Precauciones de seguridad
Smbolos
Attention:
Precaucin
Modificaciones en el equipo
Ubicacin de un producto Sun
Cumplimiento de la normativa SELV
Conexin del cable de alimentacin elctrica
Precaucin
Batera de litio
Paquete de pilas
Tapa de la unidad del sistema
Avisode cumplimiento con requisitos de lser
Precaucin
GOST-R Certification Mark
Nordic Lithium Battery Cautions
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Contents
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Preface
How This Book Is Organized
Using UNIX Commands
Typographic and Command Entry Conventions
AaBbCc123
Shell Prompts
Related Documentation
Accessing Sun Documentation Online
Ordering Sun Documentation
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System Overview
About the Sun Fire 280R Server Hardware
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About Front and Back Panel Features
Front Panel Features
Note
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Back Panel Features
Status and Control Panel Features
Keyswitch Settings
System LED Indicators
About the Sun Fire 280R Server Software
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System Setup
About the Parts Shipped to You
Note
Using the Setup and Rackmounting Guide
Tools Required for Setup and Rackmounting
How to Install the Sun Fire 280R Server
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Note
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About System Rackmounting
Rackmounting Guidelines
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Caution
How to Install the System Into the Rack
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Caution
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How to Remove the System From the Rack
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Caution
About Communicating With the System
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How to Configure a Local Graphics Console
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How to Power On the System
Caution
Note
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How to Power On the System With Full Diagnostics Enabled
Caution
Note
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How to Install the System Software
Solaris 8 Installation Requirement
Tip
Installing the Operating Environment From DVD/CD-ROM
Note
Installing the Operating Environment From a Network Boot Server
How to Select the Boot Device
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Note
How to Configure the Standard Ethernet Interface
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How to Configure the Remote System Control (RSC) Ethernet Interface
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How to Add an Ethernet Interface
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How to Connect a Twisted-Pair Ethernet (TPE) Cable
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Caution
How to Boot the System Using the Standard Ethernet Interface
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How to Power Off the System
Caution
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System Administration
About System Reliability,Availability, and Serviceability Features
Error Correction and Parity Checking
Easily Accessible Status LEDs
Hot-Pluggable Disk Drives
Support for RAID Disk Configurations
System Environmental Monitoring and Control
Temperature Controls
System Fans
Power Supplies
Power Supply Redundancy
Hot-Swappable Power Supplies
Automatic System Recovery
Improved System Diagnostics Software
Enhanced System Availability Software
About Managing the System
Managing and Monitoring System Performance
Isolating Failed Components
Diagnosing Intermittent Problems
Chapter 3 System Administration 73
When to Use the Tools
Problem Analysis
Run Solaris Resource Manager Run Solaris Bandwidth Manager Run Sun Remote System Control
Solaris OEFirmware
Using the Sun Remote System Control (RSC) Card
Remote System Control cardok prompt and/or
Local Server
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Connection to local server with RSC from Solaris/PC/ASCII terminal via telnet
or modem.
Connected to local server ok prompt, or Solaris OE CLI prompt, or RSC GUI.
About Storage Management Tools
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About Personal Computer Connectivity
Hardware and Software Configuration
About System Memory
Note
Caution
System Memory Interleaving
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About Central Processing Unit (CPU) Modules
About Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) Buses
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About Network Interface Options
About Disk Array Configurations and Concepts
Note
Disk Concatenation
Disk Mirroring: RAID 1
Disk Striping: RAID 0
Disk Striping With Parity: RAID 5
Hot Spares
Hot Plug
For More Information
About Internal Disk Drives
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Hot-Plug Configuration Rules
Hot-Plug Device Information
Hot-Plug Procedure Information
About Power Supplies
Note
About the Serial Ports
About the Small Computer System Interface (SCSI) Port
Target Devices
Configuration Bus Lengths
External SCSI Cabling and Termination
Caution
Multi-initiator Support
About the Parallel Port
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About the Standard Ethernet Port
About the Fibre Channel-Arbitrated Loop (FC-AL) and Port
Configuration
Internal Fibre Channel-Arbitrated Loop (FC-AL) Physical Disk Drive Name(s) Are Variable
Initial Support
About the Remote System Control (RSC) Card and Ports
Caution
RSC Features and Ports
RSC Jumpers
Note
RSC Monitoring
How to Use the RSC Ports
About the Remote System Control (RSC) Software
Note
How to Redirect the Host Console to RSC
About the Main Logic Board Jumpers
About Changing Serial Port Settings
How to Configure Serial Settings
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About Flash Permanent Read Only Memory (PROM) Jumpers
Note
About Multipathing Software
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About Sun Clustering Software
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Using and Servicing Internal Storage Devices
How to Avoid ElectrostaticDischarge
Caution
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How to Remove a Disk Drive
Note
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How to Install a Disk Drive
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How to Remove a Disk Drive Using the Hot-Plug Operation
Caution
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Note
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How to Install a Disk Drive Using the Hot-Plug Operation
Caution
Note
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How to Initiate a Reconfiguration Boot
Caution
Note
About the Digital Video Disc (DVD) Drive
How to Insert a Digital Video Disc (DVD) Into the Drive
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How to Eject a Digital Video Disc (DVD) With Software Commands
Note
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How to Eject a Digital Video Disc (DVD) Manually
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How to Clean a Digital Video Disc (DVD)
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About the Tape Drive and Tape Cartridges
Handling and Storing Tape Cartridges
Thermal Conditioning
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How to Remove a Tape Cartridge
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Caution
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Diagnostics, Monitoring, and Troubleshooting
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About Communicating With the System
Note
About Diagnostic Tools
Local Diagnostic Tool Use
OS SoftwareFirmware
About Using Diagnostic Tools to Monitor, Diagnose, and Exercise the System
About Monitoring the System
About Monitoring the System Using Sun Remote System Control (RSC)
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Local Server
Remote System Control cardok prompt and/or
Connection from Solaris/PC/ASCII terminal to server with RSC installed
viatelnet or modem.
Connected to local serverok prompt, or Solar is OS CLI prompt, or RSC GUI.
About Isolating Failed Components
About Isolating Failures Using Sun Remote System Control (RSC)
About Isolating Failures Using Power-On Self-Test(POST)
About Isolating Failures Using OpenBoot Diagnostics
About Diagnostic Levels
About OpenBoot Diagnostics Tests
The test Command
The following table describes what each self-test does.
Note
The test-all Command
Note
Error Messages
About OpenBoot PROM Commands
The show-devs Command
The printenv Command
The watch-clock Command
The watch-net and watch-net-all Commands
The probe-scsi and probe-scsi-all Commands
About Exercising the System
About Exercising the System Using SunVTS Software
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How to Monitor the System
How to Monitor the System Using Sun Remote System Control (RSC)
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How to Monitor the System Using Sun Management Center Software
How to Isolate Failed Components
How to Use Default NVRAM Parameters
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How to Isolate Failures Using Sun Remote System Control (RSC)
How to Isolate Failures Using Power-On Self-Test (POST)
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Observing POST in Progress
How to Isolate Failures Using OpenBoot Diagnostics
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What Next
How to Use a Second Sun Server to Diagnose Problems
How to Set Up a tip Connection
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Note
How to Verify the Baud Rate
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Common Problems With tip Connections
How to Configure a Local Graphics Console
How to Set the Diagnostics Level
Before YouBegin
What ToDo
How to Diagnose Specific Problems
Network Communications Failure
Note
Use this method while the operating system is running:
Use this method when the system is already at the OpenBoot prompt:
Power-On Failure
Video Output Failure
FC-AL Disk Drive Failure
Note
FC-AL Controller Failure
DVD/CD-ROM or SCSI Drive Failure
Note
SCSI Controller Failure
Power Supply Failure
DIMM Failure
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How to Exercise the System
How to Check Whether SunVTS Software Is Installed
What Next
How to Exercise the System Using SunVTS Software
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Connector Signal Descriptions
Reference for the Serial Port A and B Connectors
Serial Port A and B Connector Diagram
Serial Port Signals
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Reference for the Twisted-Pair Ethernet (TPE) Connector
Caution
TPE Connector Diagram
TPE Connector Signals
TPE Cable-Type Connectivity
External UTP-5 Cable Lengths
Reference for the UltraSCSI Connector
UltraSCSI Connector Diagram UltraSCSI Connector Signals
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Reference for the Parallel Port Connector
Parallel Port Connector Diagram
Parallel Port Signals
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Reference for the Fibre Channel- Arbitrated Loop (FC-AL) Port Connector
FC-AL Port Connector Diagram
FC-AL Connector Pin Assignments
Reference for the Universal Serial Bus (USB) Connectors
USB Port Connector Diagram
USB Connector Pin Assignments
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System Specifications
Reference for Physical Specifications
The system key fits into the system cover lock on the top of the system.
System key
Reference for Electrical Specifications
Reference for Environmental Specifications
These environmental specifications are for a rackmounted system.
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