network management port (NET MGT); ttyb port; UltraSCSI port; USB ports POST messages, 143 POST, See power-on self-test (POST) power specifications, 228 turning off, 62 Power button, 62 Power OK (power supply LED), 60, 62 power supplies 1+1 redundancy, 5 about, 5, 80 as hot-pluggable components, 80 configuration rules, 86 fault monitoring, 95 output capacity, 228 presence required for system cooling, 5 redundancy, 5, 93 power-off (OpenBoot command), 45, 48, 52 poweroff (sc> command), 35 poweron (sc> command), 35 power-on self-test (POST) default port for messages, 4 output messages, 4 probe-ide (OpenBoot command), 34, 35 probe-ide command (OpenBoot), 169 probe-scsi (OpenBoot command), 35 probe-scsi-all (OpenBoot command), 34, 35 processor speed, displaying, 188 prtconf command (Solaris), 179 prtdiag command (Solaris), 179 prtfru command (Solaris), 185 psrinfo command (Solaris), 188 R RAID (redundant array of independent disks) disk concatenation, 114 hardware mirror, See hardware disk mirror storage configurations, 96 striping, 115 RAID 0 (striping), 115 RAID 1 (mirroring), 115 RAID 5 (striping with parity), 116 raidctl (Solaris command), ?? to 123 reconfiguration boot, 62 redundant array of independent disks, See RAID (redundant array of independent disks) redundant network interfaces, 130 reliability, availability, and serviceability (RAS), 92 to 97 reset manual system, 35, 39 scenarios, 198 reset (sc> command), 35 reset -x (sc> command), 35 reset-all (OpenBoot command), 55, 107, 199 revision, hardware and software displaying with showrev, 188 RJ-45 serial communication, 90 RJ-45 twisted-pair Ethernet (TPE) connector, 131 run levels explained, 33 ok prompt and, 33 S safety agency compliance, 230 savecore directory, 220 sc> commands bootmode diag, 105 bootmode reset_nvram, 104 break, 34 console, 34, 105 console -f, 32 poweroff, 35 poweron, 35 reset, 35, 104 reset -x, 35 setlocator, 102, 103 setsc, 41 showlocator, 103 shownetwork, 42 sc> prompt about, 31 accessing from network management port, 32 accessing from serial management port, 32 multiple sessions, 32 system console escape sequence (#.), 32 system console, switching between, 36 ways to access, 32 scadm (Solaris utility), 100 242 <strong>Sun</strong> <strong>Fire</strong> <strong>V445</strong> <strong>Server</strong> <strong>Administration</strong> <strong>Guide</strong> • August 2006
SEAM (<strong>Sun</strong> Enterprise Authentication Mechanism), 202 serial management port (SERIAL MGT) about, 4, 7 acceptable console device connections, 28 as default communication port on initial startup, 24 as default console connection, 90 baud rate, 90 configuration rules, 74 default system console configuration, 27 using, 39 SERIAL MGT, See serial management port service access specifications, 231 Service Required (power supply LED), 85 set-defaults (OpenBoot command), 105 setenv (OpenBoot command), 44, 55 setlocator (sc> command), 103 setlocator (Solaris command), 102 setsc (sc> command), 41 show-devs (OpenBoot command), 66, 107, 135 show-devs command (OpenBoot), 171 showenv (OpenBoot command), 233 shownetwork (sc> command), 42 showrev command (Solaris), 188 shutdown (Solaris command), 34, 39 single-bit errors, 97 software patch management, 211 software properties monitored by <strong>Sun</strong> Management Center software, 205 software revision, displaying with showrev, 188 Solaris commands cfgadm, 124 cfgadm install_device, cautions against using, 125 cfgadm remove_device, cautions against using, 125 df -k, 218 dumpadm, 217 dumpadm -s, 219 fsck, 35 ifconfig, 136 init, 34, 39 prtconf, 179 prtdiag, 179 prtfru, 185 psrinfo, 188 raidctl, ?? to 123 scadm, 100 setlocator, 102 showlocator, 103 showrev, 188 shutdown, 34, 39 swap -l, 218 sync, 35 tip, 45, 47 uadmin, 34 uname, 49 uname -r, 49 Solaris Volume Manager, 83, 112, 113 Solstice DiskSuite, 83, 114 specifications, 227 to 230 agency compliance, 230 clearance, 231 electrical, 228 environmental, 229 physical, 228 service access, 231 SRS Net Connect, 213 Stop-A (USB keyboard functionality), 104 Stop-D (USB keyboard functionality), 105 Stop-F (USB keyboard functionality), 105 Stop-N (USB keyboard functionality), 104 storage, on-board, 5 stress testing, See also exercising the system, 201 striping of disks, 83, 96, 115 <strong>Sun</strong> Enterprise Authentication Mechanism, See SEAM <strong>Sun</strong> Install Check tool, 212 <strong>Sun</strong> Management Center tracking systems informally with, 206 <strong>Sun</strong> Management Center software, 22, 204 <strong>Sun</strong> Remote Services Net Connect, 213 <strong>Sun</strong> StorEdge 3310, 113 <strong>Sun</strong> StorEdge A5x00, 113 <strong>Sun</strong> StorEdge T3, 113 <strong>Sun</strong> StorEdge Traffic Manager software (TMS), 113 <strong>Sun</strong> Type-6 USB keyboard, 4 <strong>Sun</strong>Solve Online troubleshooting resources, 210 web site, 211 <strong>Sun</strong>VTS Index 243
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