Document Outline

• Sun Fire™ V120 and Netra™ 120 Server User’s Guide
• Contents
• Figures
• Tables
  • Introduction
    • 1.1 Overview of the Sun Fire V120 and Netra 120 Servers
    • 1.2 Contents of the Ship Kit
    • 1.3 Optional Hardware and Software
    • 1.4 Front Panel
    • 1.5 Back Panel
    • 1.6 The Fans Inside the Sun Fire V120 and Netra 120 Servers
    • 1.7 Tools You Need for Installation
    • 1.8 Environmental Specifications
      • 1.8.1 Tolerance of Environmental Conditions
      • 1.8.2 Acoustic Noise Generated by the Server
      • 1.8.3 Environmental Compliance Information
    • 1.9 Choosing Between a Rack and a Cabinet
  • Power and Cooling
    • 2.1 Operating Power Limits and Ranges
    • 2.2 Power Consumption
    • 2.3 Estimating Heat Dissipation
  • Using DC Power
    • 3.1 Grounding the Netra 120 Server
    • 3.2 Assembling the DC Power Connectors
      • 3.2.1 The Insulated Conductors You Need to Use
      • 3.2.2 Assembling the DC Input Power Cable
      • 3.2.3 Installing the Strain Relief Housings
  • Installing Optional Hardware Components
    • 4.1 Installing and Removing Hot-Pluggable SCSI Hard Disk Drives
    • 4.2 Opening the Server
    • 4.3 Identifying Server Components
    • 4.4 Installing and Removing a DVD or CD-ROM Drive
      • 4.4.1 Installing a DVD or CD-ROM Drive
      • 4.4.2 Removing a DVD or CD-ROM Drive
    • 4.5 Installing and Removing Memory
    • 4.6 Installing and Removing a PCI Card
      • 4.6.1 Installing a PCI Card
      • 4.6.2 Removing a PCI Card
    • 4.7 Replacing the Server’s Top Cover
  • Installing the Server Into a Rack
    • 5.1 Installing Into a 19-Inch Four-Post Rack
      • 5.1.1 The 19-Inch Rackmounting Kit
      • 5.1.2 Assembling the Slides and Mounting the Server
      • 5.1.3 Fitting the Cable Management Bracket
      • 5.1.4 Tips for Using a Sun StorEdge 72-inch Rack
    • 5.2 Installing Into a Two-Post Relay Rack
      • 5.2.1 The Fixed Mounting Bracket Kit
      • 5.2.2 Attaching the Fixed-Mounting Brackets
  • Connecting the Cables
    • 6.1 Connecting the Cables to the Server
    • 6.2 Using a Single DC Power Cord
    • 6.3 Setting Up Serial Connections
      • 6.3.1 Connecting to a Terminal Server
      • 6.3.2 Using a DB-25 Adapter for Your Serial Link
      • 6.3.3 Using a DB-9 Adapter for Your Serial Link
      • 6.3.4 Settings for the Serial Connections
    • 6.4 Connecting to Your Server From a Laptop Running Microsoft Windows
      • 6.4.1 Connecting the Sun Fire V120 or Netra 120 Server to the Laptop
      • 6.4.2 Using Microsoft Windows HyperTerminal
  • Powering On the Sun Fire V120 or Netra 120 Server
    • 7.1 Preparing to Configure the Server
      • 7.1.1 Using a Terminal Server
      • 7.1.2 Configuring From a Terminal or Workstation
    • 7.2 Powering On the Server
      • 7.2.1 Powering On for the First Time With the Server’s Details Registered at a Name Server
      • 7.2.2 Powering On the Server for the First Time Without Having Its Details Registered
      • 7.2.3 Powering On a Standalone Server for the First Time
      • 7.2.4 Clearing Your Configuration and Starting Again
    • 7.3 Using the Power (On/Standby) Switch
  • Managing the Server From the lom> Prompt
    • 8.1 Introduction to Lights-Out Management
    • 8.2 Powering On or Resetting the Server From the LOM Shell
      • 8.2.1 Powering the Server On or Down to Standby Mode
      • 8.2.2 Displaying the lom> Prompt
      • 8.2.3 Exiting From the lom> Prompt
      • 8.2.4 Resetting the Server
      • 8.2.5 Displaying the ok or kadb Prompt
      • 8.2.6 Controlling the Server’s Booting Behavior
        • 8.2.6.1 Boot Modes Available
    • 8.3 Monitoring the Server From the LOM Shell
      • 8.3.1 Checking How Long the Server Has Been Running
      • 8.3.2 Checking the Current Status of All Components
      • 8.3.3 Viewing the LOM Device’s Event Log
        • 8.3.3.1 Viewing the Last 10 Events in the Event Log
        • 8.3.3.2 Viewing the Entire Event Log
        • 8.3.3.3 Viewing All Events From the First to the nth Event Logged
        • 8.3.3.4 Viewing All Events From the Last One Logged to nth Event Before It
      • 8.3.4 Checking That a Component Has Been Fixed
    • 8.4 Setting Up LOM Privileges for Named Users
      • 8.4.1 Permission Levels Available for LOM Users
      • 8.4.2 Creating a LOM User Account
      • 8.4.3 Specifying the Password for a LOM User Account
      • 8.4.4 Viewing Details of a LOM User Account
      • 8.4.5 Changing Your Own User Password
      • 8.4.6 Deleting a LOM User Account
      • 8.4.7 Specifying Permissions for a Named User
      • 8.4.8 Quitting a LOM Named User Session
    • 8.5 Setting the LOM Device’s Configurable Variables
      • 8.5.1 Turning the Fault LED on
      • 8.5.2 Turning the Fault LED off
      • 8.5.3 Setting the alarmon n Software Flag
      • 8.5.4 Setting the alarmoff n Software Flag
      • 8.5.5 Stopping the LOM Sending Event Reports to the Serial A/LOM port
    • 8.6 Separating the LOM From the Console on the Serial A/LOM Port
      • 8.6.1 Dedicating Serial A/LOM to the LOM
      • 8.6.2 Sharing Serial A/LOM Between the LOM and the Console
    • 8.7 Viewing the Event Reports That the LOM Sends to syslogd
    • 8.8 The LOM Shell Command List
    • 8.9 Checking the Status of the Server’s Fans
  • Managing the Server From the Solaris Prompt
    • 9.1 Monitoring the System From Solaris
      • 9.1.1 Viewing Online LOM Documentation
      • 9.1.2 Checking the Power Supply Unit (lom -p)
      • 9.1.3 Checking the Fans (lom -f)
      • 9.1.4 Checking the Supply Rail Voltages and Internal Circuit Breakers (lom -v)
      • 9.1.5 Checking the Internal Temperature (lom -t)
      • 9.1.6 Checking the Status of the Fault LED and Alarms (lom -l)
      • 9.1.7 Changing the LOM Automatic Server Restart Configuration (lom -w)
      • 9.1.8 Viewing the Configuration of the LOM Device (lom -c)
      • 9.1.9 Viewing All Component Status Data With the LOM Device’s Configuration Data (lom -a)
      • 9.1.10 Viewing the Event Log (lom -e)
    • 9.2 Configuring Automatic Server Restart (ASR)
      • 9.2.1 Configuring the LOM Watchdog to Restart the System After a Lockup
      • 9.2.2 Enabling the LOM Watchdog Process From Your Own Script or Command (lom -W on)
      • 9.2.3 Setting the Hardware Reset Option From a Script or Command (lom -R on)
    • 9.3 Other LOM Tasks You Can Perform From Solaris
      • 9.3.1 Turning Alarms On and Off (lom -A)
      • 9.3.2 Turning the Fault LED On and Off (lom -F)
      • 9.3.3 Changing the First Character of the Sequence for Escaping to the lom> Prompt (lom -X)
      • 9.3.4 Stopping the LOM from Sending Reports to the Serial A/LOM Port (lom -E off)
      • 9.3.5 Making the LOM Interface Backward Compatible (lom -B)
      • 9.3.6 Upgrading the LOM Firmware (lom -G filename)
  • Troubleshooting
    • 10.1 Introduction to the POST, obdiag, and SunVTS Diagnostic Tools
      • 10.1.1 Using POST Diagnostics
      • 10.1.2 Using OpenBoot Diagnostics (obdiag)
      • 10.1.3 Using SunVTS
        • 10.1.3.1 To Find Out If SunVTS is Installed
        • 10.1.3.2 Installing SunVTS
        • 10.1.3.3 Viewing SunVTS Documentation
        • 10.1.3.4 Using the SunVTS Graphical User Interface
    • 10.2 Additional Diagnostic Tests for Specific Devices
      • 10.2.1 Using the probe-scsi Command To Confirm That Hard Disk Drives Are Active
      • 10.2.2 Using the probe-ide Command To Confirm That the DVD or CD-ROM Drive is Connected
      • 10.2.3 Using the watch-net and watch-net-all Commands To Check the Network Connections
    • 10.3 Solutions to Problems You Might Encounter
    • 10.4 Interpreting the Front and Back Panel LEDs
  • Replacing a Server or Replacing Individual Components
    • 11.1 Replacing a Server
    • 11.2 Field Replaceable Units
    • 11.3 Replacing the Memory Card Reader for the System Configuration Card
    • 11.4 Replacing the DVD or CD-ROM Drive, Cable, and Paddleboard
    • 11.5 Replacing the NVRAM Chip
    • 11.6 Replacing the System Board
      • 11.6.1 Removing the Old System Board
      • 11.6.2 Installing the New System Board
    • 11.7 Replacing the Power Supply Unit
    • 11.8 Replacing the Rear Fan Subassembly (Fans 1 and 2)
    • 11.9 Replacing Fan 3
    • Installing and Removing a SCSI Hard Disk Drive with Solaris Running
    • Configuring the LOM Device Driver
    • System Board Jumper Settings
• Index