Reinstalling the Solaris Operating | Sun Microsystems Sun Fire V100

C H A P T E R 9

Reinstalling the Solaris Operating

Environment

This chapter explains how to reinstall the Solaris operating environment onto the Sun Fire V100 server. It contains the following sections:

■“Reinstalling the Solaris Operating Environment” on page 98

■“Reinstalling the Lights-Out Management Software” on page 98

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Contents

Sun Fire V100 Server User’s Guide Please Recycle Contents Managing the Sun Fire V100 Server From the lom Prompt Powering On and Configuring the Sun Fire V100 ServerManaging the Sun Fire V100 Server From the Solaris Prompt Removing and Replacing Components Reinstalling the Solaris Operating EnvironmentTroubleshooting 99 Diagnostic Tools Interpreting the LEDs Vi Sun Fire V100 Server User’s Guide December Figures Viii Sun Fire V100 Server User’s Guide December 102 Tables Sun Fire V100 Server User’s Guide December Part II Remote and Local Management Part I Installation and ConfigurationPreface How This Book Is Organized Part III Maintenance and Troubleshooting Using Unix CommandsPart IV Appendixes Shell Prompts Typographic Conventions Sun Welcomes Your Comments Accessing Sun Documentation OnlineSafety Precautions Ordering Sun Documentation Modifications to Equipment Symbols Xvi Sun Fire V100 Server User’s Guide December PA RT I Installation and Configuration Page Introducing the Sun Fire Server 1The Sun Fire V100 server Overview of the Sun Fire V100 Server Preinstalled Software Contents of the Ship Kit Optional Components 2Customer Installable Hardware Installation Quick Start Sun Fire V100 Server User’s Guide December Installing the Sun Fire V100 Server Into a Rack Security Thermal issuesChoosing Between a Rack and a Cabinet 19-Inch Rackmounting Kit 1Cable Management Bracket To Assemble the Slides and Mount the Server Sun Fire V100 Server User’s Guide December Installing the Sun Fire V100 Server Into a Rack Sun Fire V100 Server User’s Guide December 6Fastening the Slide Mounts to a Standard 19-inch Rack Slide the server into the rack see Figure Sun Fire V100 Server User’s Guide December To Fit the Cable Management Bracket Tips for Using a Sun StorEdge 72-inch Rack Connect the power cord Connecting the CablesTo Connect the Cables to the Server Connect the server to a maximum of two Ethernet hubs Connect a serial device Communicating With the Server 1Server Serial Ports Setting Up a Console Connection to the ServerWhich Is the Appropriate Serial Port? Serial Port Pin Arrangement 1Serial Port Pins 1 to Serial Connection Settings 3Serial Adapters Serial Adapters4Pin Crossovers in the Sun DB-25 25-Pin Adapter 5Pin Crossovers in the DB-9 9-Pin Adapter To Use the DB-25 Adapter To Connect to the Server Using an Ascii Terminal To Connect to the Server Using a Sun Workstation Connecting to a Cisco Terminal Server Connecting to the Server Using a Terminal ServerMake the setting changes shown below 6Pin Crossovers for Connecting to a Typical Terminal Server Connecting to Other Terminal Servers To Connect to the Server Set Up New Session window Name the session Choose an icon Click OK Go to the Applications menu Click the Online icon Connecting to the Server Using a Handheld DeviceTo Set Up the Hardware To Set Up the Software Click On Choose Menu Options Terminal and make the following settings To Use Macros Using the Arrow Keys 7Example PalmOS Terminal Emulator Macros Shows some example macros Powering On and Configuring Sun Fire V100 Server Powering On and Configuring the Server Lom poweron Lom poweron To Clear the Configuration and Start Again To Power On a Standalone Server for the First Time If you are at the lom prompt, go to the ok prompt by typing Boot the server into the Solaris environment by typingAt the Solaris prompt, type Standby Using the Power On/Standby Switch Sun Fire V100 Server User’s Guide December PA RT II Remote and Local Management Page Introduction to Lights-Out Management Managing the Sun Fire V100 Server From the lom Prompt Using LOM Commands To power the server down to standby mode, type Powering On or Resetting the Server From the LOM ShellTo Power On the Server or to Power Down to Standby Mode To power on the server, type To Exit From the lom Prompt To Display the lom Prompt To Display the ok or kadb Prompt To Reset the ServerControlling the Server’s Booting Behavior To reset the server, type Boot Modes Available Monitoring the Server From the LOM Shell To Check How Long the Server Has Been Running Code Example 5-1Sample Output From the environment CommandTo Check the Current Status of All Components To View the Last 10 Events in the Event Log Viewing the LOM Event LogType To View All Events From the First to the nth Event Logged To View the Entire Event Log To Check the Status of a Component Verifying That a Component Has Been FixedTo see the last five events, type Permissions Available for LOM Users Setting Up LOM Privileges for Named Users To Create a LOM User Account To Specify the Password for a LOM User Account To View the Details of a LOM User Account To Change Your Own User PasswordTo Delete a LOM User Account All four parameters for example, userperm cuar To Specify Permissions for a Named UserOne, two, or three parameters Turn the alarm on by typing Setting the LOM Configurable VariablesTo Turn the Fault LED On and Off To Set an Alarm Flag To Stop LOM Sending Event Reports to the Serial A/LOM Port Turn the alarm off by typingEnable event reporting by typing Disable event reporting by typing To Dedicate Serial A/LOM to LOM Separating LOM From the Console on the Serial A/LOM Port To Share the Serial A/LOM Port Between LOM and the Console Viewing Event Reports That LOM Sends to syslogd Info LOM Shell Command List2LOM Commands Fatal Components Sun Fire V100 Server User’s Guide December Managing the Sun Fire V100 Server From the Solaris Prompt To view the manual pages for the LOM utility, type To Check the Power Supply Unit lom -pMonitoring the System From the Solaris Prompt To View the LOM Online Documentation To Check the Fan Status lom -f # lom To Check the Internal Temperature To Check Whether the Fault LED and Alarms Are On or Off # lom -c To View the Configuration of LOM OFF To see the event log, type To View the Event Log lom -e To Configure the LOM ASR Configuring Automatic Server Restart Etc/rc2.d/S25lom script # lom -W on,40000,10000 To Turn the Fault LED On and Off lom -F To Turn the Alarms On and Off lom -AOther LOM Tasks You Can Perform From the Solaris Prompt To turn the Fault LED off, type To Make the LOM Interface Backward Compatible lom -B To Upgrade LOM Firmware lom -G defaultTo turn serial event reporting on again, type PA RT III Maintenance and Troubleshooting Page Interpreting the LEDs Front-Panel LEDs Power LED GreenFault LED Amber Interpreting the Front- and Back-Panel LEDs Ethernet port Fault LEDPower LED Back-Panel LEDs 2Back-Panel Power and Fault LEDs To Turn the Fault LED On or Off Removing and Replacing Components To Swap the System Configuration Card SCC Between Servers Replacing the System Configuration CardAdding Components or Replacing a Server Adding or Changing Internal Components 1The System Configuration Card Slot Shut down the Solaris environment from the console To Change Components In a Sun Fire Server That Is In Use 3Removing the Top Cover To Remove the Top Cover 4Replacing the Top Cover To Replace the Top Cover To Install and Remove Memory Memory Installation and RemovalTighten the captive screw on the back of the unit To Install a Hard Disk Drive Installing and Removing the Hard Disk Drive 7Removing the HDD Placeholder To Remove a Hard Disk Drive 8Installing a Hard Disk Drive Removing and Replacing Components Sun Fire V100 Server User’s Guide December Environment Reinstalling the Solaris Operating Reinstalling the Lights-Out Management Software Reinstalling the Solaris Operating Environment Troubleshooting Post Diagnostics Diagnostic Tools This displays the OpenBoot Diagnostics menu OpenBoot Diagnostics Function of each test is shown below 1Open Boot Diagnostics Tests 2SunVTS Tests SunVTS Remotely log in to the server as superuser or root Type Installing SunVTS No LOM Messages Displayed at the Terminal Problems You Might EncounterPower On Failure Cannot Set Up a Console Connection to a Server Problems Connecting to the Server Using a Handheld Device Cannot Display the lom Prompt Using the #. Escape Sequence IDE Controller Failure Jumper Settings What software is preinstalled? Frequently Asked Questions What information does the System Configuration Card hold? Where do I connect my monitor, keyboard, and mouse? Troubleshooting Sun Fire V100 Server User’s Guide December PA RT IV Appendixes Page Physical and Environmental Specifications Acoustic Noise Generated Physical SpecificationsEnvironmental Specifications Table A-1Sun Fire V100 Server Physical Specifications Table A-2Operating Power Statistics Operating Power StatisticsEnvironmental Compliance Information Table A-3Estimated Power Consumption of Server Components Calculating Power ConsumptionCalculating Heat Dissipation Configuring LOM Driver LOM Device Driver and Script Files Table B-1LOM Configuration File Parameters Configuring the LOM Device Driver Boolean Causes LOM to disable its Boolean Causes LOM to return the user Sun Fire V100 Server User’s Guide December Index Index-126Sun Fire V100 Server User’s Guide December Index-127 Index-128Sun Fire V100 Server User’s Guide December