Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide
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 Contents
 Hardware and Software Configuration
System Administration
 Using and Servicing Internal Storage Devices
 Connector Signal Descriptions
Diagnostics, Monitoring, and Troubleshooting
System Specifications
 Preface
 How This Book Is Organized
 Typographic and Command Entry Conventions
Using Unix Commands
 Related Documentation
Shell Prompts
 Ordering Sun Documentation
Accessing Sun Documentation Online
 Sun Welcomes Your Comments
 About the Sun Fire 280R Server Hardware
System Overview
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 Front Panel Features
About Front and Back Panel Features
 Filler panel
 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
 Tools Required for Setup and Rackmounting
Using the Setup and Rackmounting Guide
About the Parts Shipped to You
 Before You Begin
How to Install the Sun Fire 280R Server
 What to Do
 System Setup
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 Configure the network interface
Set up a console for installing your server
Turn on power to your server
Install and boot the operating system software
 Load the Sun Fire 280R server hardware online documentation
Load additional software from the server media kit
 Rackmounting Guidelines
About System Rackmounting
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 How to Install the System Into the Rack
 Dimple Ball-bearing runner
 Innermost glide
 Flat spring catch
 Tigh fron
 Secure the server to the rails
 Connect the external cables to the back panel of the system
What Next
 How to Remove the System From the Rack
 Locate the flat spring catch shown in the following figure
 Prepare to remove the system
 About Communicating With the System
 How to Attach an Alphanumeric Ascii Terminal
 What Next
 How to Configure a Local Graphics Console
 What to Do
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 How to Power On the System
 Press the front panel Power button once
Turn the front panel keyswitch to the Power-On/Off position
 Turn the keyswitch to the Locked position
 How to Power On the System With Full Diagnostics Enabled
 Turn the front panel keyswitch to the Diagnostics position
 Turn the keyswitch to the Locked position
 Solaris 8 Installation Requirement
How to Install the System Software
 System Setup
 How to Select the Boot Device
 At the ok prompt, type
 Ok reset-all
 Resume the installation of the system
How to Configure the Standard Ethernet Interface
Assign a host name to the system
 What Next
 Before You Begin
 Assign a network host name to the interface
How to Add an Ethernet Interface
 Zardoz # cat /etc/hostname.eri0
 Zardoz # cat /etc/hosts
 How to Connect a Twisted-Pair Ethernet TPE Cable
 RSC TPE connector System TPE connector
 How to Boot the System Using the Standard Ethernet Interface
 Ok boot net install
 Wait for the system halt messages and the ok prompt
How to Power Off the System
 Off position
 System Administration
 Error Correction and Parity Checking
 Hot-Pluggable Disk Drives
Easily Accessible Status LEDs
 Temperature Controls
Support for RAID Disk Configurations
System Environmental Monitoring and Control
 System Fans
Power Supplies
 Automatic System Recovery
Power Supply Redundancy
Hot-Swappable Power Supplies
 Improved System Diagnostics Software
 Enhanced System Availability Software
 Managing and Monitoring System Performance
About Managing the System
 Isolating Failed Components
Diagnosing Intermittent Problems
 Problem Analysis
 Using the Sun Remote System Control RSC Card
 Local Server
 About Storage Management Tools
 System Administration
 About Personal Computer Connectivity
 Hardware and Software Configuration
 About System Memory
Configuration Rules
 System Memory Interleaving
 Group Bank No interleaving Way interleaving
 About Central Processing Unit CPU Modules
 About Peripheral Component Interconnect PCI Buses
 PCI
 About Network Interface Options
 About Disk Array Configurations and Concepts
 Disk Mirroring RAID
Disk Concatenation
 Disk Striping With Parity RAID
Disk Striping RAID
Hot Spares
 For More Information
Hot Plug
 About Internal Disk Drives
 Internal disk drive LEDs
 Hot-Plug Device Information
Hot-Plug Configuration Rules
 Hot-Plug Procedure Information
 About Power Supplies
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 About the Serial Ports
 About the Small Computer System Interface Scsi Port
Configuration Bus Lengths
Target Devices
 External Scsi Cabling and Termination
 Multi-initiator Support
 About the Parallel Port
 About the Universal Serial Bus USB Ports
 About the Standard Ethernet Port
 About the Fibre Channel-Arbitrated Loop FC-AL and Port
 Configuration
 Initial Support
 About the Remote System Control RSC Card and Ports
RSC Features and Ports
 RSC Monitoring
RSC Jumpers
 Plug the RJ-11 telephone jack into the RJ-11 connector
How to Use the RSC Ports
Plug the standard TPE cable into the RJ-45 connector
 About the Remote System Control RSC Software
 Enter the following commands at the ok prompt
How to Redirect the Host Console to RSC
 About the Main Logic Board Jumpers
 How to Configure Serial Settings
About Changing Serial Port Settings
To implement the new mode, at the ok prompt, type
 J2103
About Flash Permanent Read Only Memory Prom Jumpers
 About Multipathing Software
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 About Sun Clustering Software
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 Using and Servicing Internal Storage Devices
 How to Avoid Electrostatic Discharge
 Use an antistatic wrist strap
Use an antistatic mat or similar surface
 How to Remove a Disk Drive
 Disk drive handle
 Repeat the procedure for the other drive if necessary
 Release the drive handle on the disk drive
How to Install a Disk Drive
 Align the disk drive to its drive bay
 Close and then lock the system front doors
 How to Remove a Disk Drive Using the Hot-Plug Operation
 Become superuser or the root user
Type the following luxadm command
Type c at the prompt to verify the list of devices
 List the system’s current c1t1d* device links again
Physically remove the disk drive and press the Return key
 What Next
 How to Install a Disk Drive Using the Hot-Plug Operation
 Insert the drive into its disk drive bay
 List the system’s current c1t1d* logical device links again
Format the disk by typing the following command
Type the number of the hot-plug drive you are formatting
Repeat through for every drive you are hot-plugging
 What Next
 How to Initiate a Reconfiguration Boot
 When the ok prompt is displayed, type the following command
 About the Digital Video Disc DVD Drive
How to Insert a Digital Video Disc DVD Into the Drive
 Gently push the tray back into the drive
 What Next
 Kill processes accessing the DVD drive, if necessary
How to Eject a Digital Video Disc DVD With Software Commands
 From the console device, type
 How to Eject a Digital Video Disc DVD Manually
 Press the Eject button on the front panel
 Turn off the power to your system
How to Eject a Digital Video Disc DVD in an Emergency
Unfold and straighten one end of a large wire paper clip
 What Next
 Clean the disc with compressed air
How to Clean a Digital Video Disc DVD
 Data area of disc Incorrect
 Handling and Storing Tape Cartridges
About the Tape Drive and Tape Cartridges
Thermal Conditioning
 How to Insert a Tape Cartridge
 What Next
 Before You Begin What to Do
How to Remove a Tape Cartridge
Check that there is no drive activity
Push the Eject button and remove the tape cartridge
 What Next
 How to Clean the Tape Drive
How to Control the Tape Drive
 Insert a cleaning cartridge into the drive
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 Diagnostics, Monitoring, Troubleshooting
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 Local Diagnostic Tool Use
About Diagnostic Tools
 Firmware OS Software
 About Monitoring the System
 Item Monitored What RSC Reveals
 Remote Host Connection
 About Isolating Failed Components
About Isolating Failures Using Sun Remote System Control RSC
 About Isolating Failures Using OpenBoot Diagnostics
About Isolating Failures Using Power-On Self-Test Post
 Bist
About Diagnostic Levels
 Test Command
About OpenBoot Diagnostics Tests
 Following table describes what each self-test does
 Test-allCommand
 About OpenBoot Prom Commands
Error Messages
 Watch-clock Command
 About Exercising the System
About Exercising the System Using SunVTS Software
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How to Monitor the System
 How to Use Sun Remote System Control RSC Software
 Diagnostics, Monitoring, and Troubleshooting
 How to Use Default Nvram Parameters
How to Isolate Failed Components
What to Do
 How to Isolate Failures Using Power-On Self-Test Post
How to Isolate Failures Using Sun Remote System Control RSC
Run each OpenBoot Diagnostics test from the ok prompt
 Ok setenv diag-switch? true
 Observing Post in Progress
How to Isolate Failures Using OpenBoot Diagnostics
 Set the diag-level configuration variable
Reset the system by typing the reset-allcommand
At the obdiag prompt, type the command you want to run
What Next
 How to Set Up a tip Connection
How to Use a Second Sun Server to Diagnose Problems
 A Shell Tool window on the Sun server, type
 How to Verify the Baud Rate
Common Problems With tip Connections
 How to Set the Diagnostics Level
How to Configure a Local Graphics Console
 Set the desired diagnostics level, type
How to Diagnose Specific Problems
Reset the system, type
Network Communications Failure
 Use the test command to test the network device, type
 Reboot the system to make the changes effective
Power-On Failure
Become superuser Type
 Video Output Failure
Run Post diagnostics
Verify that the CPU modules and memory are seated correctly
Observe Post results
 Replace the drive indicated by the failure message
FC-AL Disk Drive Failure
At the system ok prompt, type
 FC-AL Controller Failure
Use the test command to get more information, type
 DVD/CD-ROM or Scsi Drive Failure
Run the test command, type
 Use the test command to gather more information, type
 Gather more information by using the test command, type
Power Supply Failure
Scsi Controller Failure
 Dimm Failure
 Diagnostics, Monitoring, and Troubleshooting
 How to Check Whether SunVTS Software Is Installed
How to Exercise the System
Type the following
 How to Exercise the System Using SunVTS Software
 # cd /opt/SUNWvts/bin # ./sunvts -display localhostname0
 What Next
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 Connector Signal Descriptions
 Serial Port a and B Connector Diagram
Reference for the Serial Port a and B Connectors
Serial Port Signals
 Appendix a Connector Signal Descriptions
 TPE Connector Diagram TPE Connector Signals
Reference for the Twisted-Pair Ethernet TPE Connector
 External UTP-5 Cable Lengths
TPE Cable-Type Connectivity
 UltraSCSI Connector Diagram UltraSCSI Connector Signals
Reference for the UltraSCSI Connector
 Termpower
 SCSIBDAT4
 SCSIBDAT9
 Parallel Port Connector Diagram
Reference for the Parallel Port Connector
Parallel Port Signals
 Gnd Ground
 FC-AL Port Connector Diagram FC-AL Connector Pin Assignments
 USB Port Connector Diagram
Reference for the Universal Serial Bus USB Connectors
USB Connector Pin Assignments
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 System Specifications
 Reference for Physical Specifications
 Reference for Electrical Specifications
 Reference for Environmental Specifications
 Index
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 Etc/hostname file Etc/hosts file
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 Boot-device, 48 diag-switch?, 179 operating system software
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 Veritas
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