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• Sun Fire™ 280R Server Owner’s Guide
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• Safety Precautions
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• Einhaltung sicherheitsbehördlicher Vorschriften
  • Sicherheitsvorkehrungen
  • Symbole
  • Aufstellung von Sun-Geräten
  • Einhaltung der SELV-Richtlinien
  • Anschluß des Netzkabels
  • Lithiumbatterie
  • Batterien
  • Gehäuseabdeckung
  • Einhaltung der Richtlinien für Laser
  • CD-ROM
• Conformité aux normes de sécurité
  • Mesures de sécurité
  • Symboles
  • Modification du matériel
  • Positionnement d’un produit Sun
  • Conformité SELV
  • Connexion du cordon d’alimentation.
  • Batterie au lithium
  • Bloc-batterie
  • Couvercle
  • Conformité aux certifications Laser
  • CD-ROM
• Normativas de seguridad
  • Precauciones de seguridad
  • Símbolos
  • Modificaciones en el equipo
  • Ubicación de un producto Sun
  • Cumplimiento de la normativa SELV
  • Conexión del cable de alimentación eléctrica
  • Batería de litio
  • Paquete de pilas
  • Tapa de la unidad del sistema
  • Aviso de cumplimiento con requisitos de láser
  • CD-ROM
• GOST-R Certification Mark
• Nordic Lithium Battery Cautions
  • Norge
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• Contents
  • 1. System Overview1
  • 2. System Setup13
  • 3. System Administration63
  • 4. Hardware and Software Configuration79
  • 5. Using and Servicing Internal Storage Devices119
  • 6. Diagnostics, Monitoring, and Troubleshooting157
  • A. Connector Signal Descriptions203
  • B. System Specifications217
    • Preface
• How This Book Is Organized
• Shell Prompts
• Related Documentation
• Accessing Sun Documentation Online
• Ordering Sun Documentation
• Sun Welcomes Your Comments
  • 1
  • System Overview
• About the Sun Fire 280R Server Hardware
• About Front and Back Panel Features
  • Front Panel Features
  • Back Panel Features
  • Status and Control Panel Features
    • Keyswitch Settings
    • System LED Indicators
• About the Sun Fire 280R Server Software
  • 2
  • System Setup
• About the Parts Shipped to You
  • Using the Setup and Rackmounting Guide
  • Tools Required for Setup and Rackmounting
• How to Install the Sun Fire 280R Server
  • Before You Begin
  • What to Do
    • 1. Verify that you have received all the parts of your system.
    • 2. Install any optional drive shipped with your system.
    • 3. Install the system into the rack.
    • 4. Ensure that the system’s front panel keyswitch is in the Off position.
    • 5. Once the system is installed into the rack, connect the AC power cord to the power inlet label...
    • 6. Attach a strain relief (if necessary) and connect the other end of the cord to a grounded AC p...
    • 7. Set up a console for installing your server.
    • 8. Configure the network interface.
    • 9. Turn on power to your server.
    • 10. Install and boot the operating system software.
    • 11. Determine your internal disk configuration.
    • 13. Load the Sun Fire 280R server hardware online documentation.
• About System Rackmounting
  • Rackmounting Guidelines
• How to Install the System Into the Rack
  • Before You Begin
  • What to Do
    • 1. Slide the ball-bearing runner forward until the dimple holds the runner in the forward positio...
    • 2. Lift the server (one person on each side of the server) and approach the rack with the back of...
    • 3. Align the crimped ends of the innermost glides on the server with the slide bracket assemblies...
    • 4. Holding the server level, slide it evenly into the rack enclosure until the innermost glides s...
    • 5. On each side of the enclosure, press the flat spring catch mounted on each innermost glide and...
    • 6. Completely tighten all of the slide assembly rackmounting screws.
      • a. Make sure that the slide assemblies are level front-to-back and left-to-right.
      • b. Tighten the eight 10-32 screws that secure the slide assemblies to the vertical rack rails.
    • 7. Secure the server to the rails.
    • 8. Connect the external cables to the back panel of the system.
    • 9. Retract the cabinet’s anti-tip legs (if necessary).
    • 10. Reattach, close, and lock the rack door(s) as appropriate.
  • What Next
• How to Remove the System From the Rack
  • Before You Begin
  • What to Do
    • 1. Open the rack door (if necessary). Release the decorative panel retaining screws securing the ...
    • 2. Locate the flat spring catch shown in the following figure.
    • 4. Simultaneously press in on both flat spring catches to release them, and then slide the system...
    • 5. Set the system on a workbench or other stable surface.
    • 6. Slide the empty rack slides back into their protective outer glides.
    • 7. Reattach, close, and lock the rack door(s) as appropriate.
  • What Next
• About Communicating With the System
  • 1. Attach an alphanumeric American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) character te...
  • 2. Establish a tip connection from another Sun system.
  • 3. Install a local graphics console on your server.
• How to Attach an Alphanumeric (ASCII) Terminal
  • Before You Begin
  • What to Do
    • 1. Connect the terminal’s data cable to the serial port A connector on the back panel.
    • 2. Connect the terminal’s power cable to an AC outlet.
    • 3. Set the terminal to receive:
  • What Next
• How to Configure a Local Graphics Console
  • Before You Begin
  • What to Do
    • 1. Install the graphics card into an appropriate PCI slot.
    • 2. Attach the monitor video cable to the graphic card’s video port.
    • 3. Connect the monitor’s power cord to an AC outlet.
    • 4. Connect the keyboard USB cable to any USB port on the back panel.
    • 5. Connect the mouse USB cable to any USB port on the back panel.
  • What Next
• How to Power On the System
  • Before You Begin
  • What to Do
    • 1. Turn on power to any peripherals and external storage devices.
    • 2. Turn on power to the local graphics console or ASCII terminal.
    • 3. Turn the front panel keyswitch to the Power-On/Off position.
    • 4. Press the front panel Power button once.
    • 5. Turn the keyswitch to the Locked position.
    • 6. Remove the key from the keyswitch, and keep it in a secure place.
• How to Power On the System With Full Diagnostics Enabled
  • Before You Begin
  • What to Do
    • 1. Turn on power to any peripherals and external storage devices.
    • 2. Turn on power to the local graphics console or ASCII terminal.
    • 3. Turn the front panel keyswitch to the Diagnostics position.
    • 4. Press the front panel Power button once.
    • 5. Turn the keyswitch to the Locked position.
    • 6. Remove the key from the keyswitch, and keep it in a secure place.
• How to Install the System Software
  • Solaris 8 Installation Requirement
    • Installing the Operating Environment From DVD/CD-ROM
    • Installing the Operating Environment From a Network Boot Server
• How to Select the Boot Device
  • Before You Begin
  • What to Do
    • 1. At the ok prompt, type:
    • 2. To retain the new boot device setting and boot the system from the new boot device, type:
  • What Next
• How to Configure the Standard Ethernet Interface
  • Before You Begin
  • What to Do
    • 1. Assign a host name to the system.
    • 2. Determine the Internet Protocol (IP) address for the interface.
    • 3. Resume the installation of the system.
  • What Next
• How to Configure the Remote System Control(RSC)EthernetInterface
  • Before You Begin
  • What to Do
• How to Add an Ethernet Interface
  • Before You Begin
  • What to Do
    • 1. Assign a network host name to the interface.
    • 2. Determine the Internet Protocol (IP) address (and netmask if necessary) for the interface.
    • 3. Boot the operating system and log on to the system as superuser.
    • 4. Create an appropriate /etc/hostname file for the new interface.
    • 5. Type the host name, assigned in Step1, into the /etc/hostname file for the new interface.
    • 6. Create an entry in the /etc/hosts file for each active Ethernet interface.
    • 7. Update the /etc/netmasks file (if you are using a subnetwork).
    • 8. Reboot the system, type:
  • What Next
• How to Connect a Twisted-Pair Ethernet (TPE) Cable
  • Before You Begin
  • What to Do
    • 1. Locate the RJ-45 connector for the appropriate Ethernet interface.
    • 2. Plug in the TPE cable to the appropriate RJ-45 connector.
    • 3. Plug in the other end of the cable to the TPE outlet port in the wall or the floor.
• How to Boot the System Using the Standard Ethernet Interface
  • Before You Begin
  • What to Do
    • a. To load the operating system into the server’s volatile memory, type:
    • b. To install the operating system onto the server’s internal system disk, type:
  • What Next
• How to Power Off the System
  • Before You Begin
  • What to Do
    • 5. Turn the keyswitch on the front panel of the system to the Off position.
    • 6. Remove the key from the keyswitch, and keep it in a secure place.
    • 3
    • 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
      • When to Use the Tools
    • Using the Sun Remote System Control (RSC) Card
• About Storage Management Tools
• About Personal Computer Connectivity
  • 4
  • Hardware and Software Configuration
• About System Memory
  • Configuration Rules
  • System Memory Interleaving
• About Central Processing Unit (CPU)Modules
  • Configuration Rules
• About Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) Buses
  • Configuration Rules
• About Network Interface Options
• About Disk Array Configurations andConcepts
  • Disk Mirroring: RAID 1
  • Disk Striping: RAID 0
  • Disk Striping With Parity: RAID 5
  • Hot Spares
  • For More Information
• About Internal Disk Drives
  • Hot-Plug Configuration Rules
  • Hot-Plug Device Information
  • Hot-Plug Procedure Information
• About Power Supplies
• About the Serial Ports
• About the Small Computer System Interface(SCSI) Port
  • Target Devices
  • Configuration Bus Lengths
  • 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
    • 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
  • RSC Features and Ports
    • RSC Jumpers
    • RSC Monitoring
  • How to Use the RSC Ports
    • 1. Quickly press on the PCMCIA recessed telephone connector to release the connector.
    • 2. Plug the RJ-11 telephone jack into the RJ-11 connector.
• About the Remote System Control (RSC)Software
  • How to Redirect the Host Console to RSC
• About the Main Logic Board Jumpers
• About Changing Serial Port Settings
  • How to Configure Serial Settings
    • 1. To select RS-232 mode at serial ports A and B, at the ok prompt, type:
    • 2. To implement the new mode, at the ok prompt, type:
• About Flash Permanent Read Only Memory (PROM) Jumpers
• About Multipathing Software
  • The Solaris implementation of IP Network Multipathing provides the following configurable features:
  • VERITAS Volume Manager software actively supports multiported disk arrays. It automatically recog...
• About Sun Clustering Software
  • 5
  • Using and Servicing Internal Storage Devices
• How to Avoid Electrostatic Discharge
  • Before You Begin
  • What to Do
    • 1. Disconnect the AC power cord from the wall power outlet only if you will be handling the power...
    • 3. Use an antistatic wrist strap.
    • 4. Detach both ends of the strap after you have completed the installation or service procedure.
• How to Remove a Disk Drive
  • Before You Begin
  • What to Do
    • 1. Halt the operating system and turn off the system power.
    • 2. Unlock the front doors and swing them open.
    • 3. Identify the disk drive to be removed and note the bay in which it is installed.
    • 4. Using your thumb and forefinger, pinch the disk drive latch sideways to release the drive handle.
    • 5. Holding the disk drive by the handle, slide it out of the drive bay.
    • 6. Place the disk drive on an antistatic mat.
    • 7. Repeat the procedure for the other drive (if necessary).
  • What Next
• How to Install a Disk Drive
  • Before You Begin
  • What to Do
    • 1. Halt the operating system and turn off system power.
    • 2. Unlock the front doors and swing them open.
    • 3. Release the drive handle on the disk drive.
    • 4. Align the disk drive to its drive bay.
    • 5. Holding the drive by its handle, fit the drive into the drive bay guide rails.
    • 6. Slide the drive into the bay until it barely contacts the backplane.
    • 7. Press carefully on the center of the drive and watch as the handle begins to close.
    • 8. Press the handle toward the drive until the latch closes, securing the drive inplace.
    • 9. Repeat the procedure for the other drive (if necessary).
    • 10. Close and then lock the system front doors.
    • 11. Restart the system and return the keyswitch to the Locked position.
  • What Next
• How to Remove a Disk Drive Using the Hot-Plug Operation
  • Before You Begin
  • What to Do
    • 1. Become superuser or the root user.
    • 2. Type the following luxadm command:
    • 3. Type c at the prompt to verify the list of devices:
    • 4. Physically remove the disk drive and press the Return key.
    • 5. Type the ls command to list the current system’s c1t1d* devices.
    • 6. Type the following devfsadm -C command to initiate devfsadm cleanup subroutines:
    • 7. List the system’s current c1t1d* device links again.
  • What Next
• How to Install a Disk Drive Using the Hot-Plug Operation
  • Before You Begin
  • What to Do
    • 1. Become superuser or the root user.
    • 2. Insert the drive into its disk drive bay.
    • 3. Type the ls command to list the current system’s c1t1d* devices.
    • 4. Type the following devfsadm -C command to initialize devfsadm device driver links:
    • 5. List the system’s current c1t1d* logical device links again.
    • 6. Format the disk by typing the following command:
    • 7. Type the number of the hot-plug drive you are formatting.
    • 8. Repeat Step2 through Step7 for every drive you are hot-plugging.
  • What Next
• How to Initiate a Reconfiguration Boot
  • Before You Begin
  • What to Do
    • 1. Turn on power to any peripherals and external storage devices.
    • 2. Turn on power to the monitor or terminal and open your console.
    • 3. Turn the front panel keyswitch to the Power-On/Off position and press the Power button once.
    • 4. When the system banner is displayed on the monitor or terminal, immediately enter the Stop-a s...
    • 5. When the ok prompt is displayed, type the following command:
  • What Next
• About the Digital Video Disc (DVD) Drive
• How to Insert a Digital Video Disc (DVD) Into the Drive
  • What to Do
    • 1. Push the Eject button on the drive to release the drive tray.
    • 2. Place a DVD or CD into the drive tray, label side up.
    • 3. Gently push the tray back into the drive.
  • What Next
• How to Eject a Digital Video Disc (DVD) With Software Commands
  • Before You Begin
  • What to Do
    • 1. Kill processes accessing the DVD drive, if necessary.
    • 2. From the console device, type:
  • What Next
• How to Eject a Digital Video Disc (DVD) Manually
  • Before You Begin
  • What to Do
    • 1. Kill processes accessing the DVD drive, if necessary.
    • 2. Press the Eject button on the front panel.
  • What Next
• How to Eject a Digital Video Disc (DVD) in an Emergency
  • Before You Begin
  • What to Do
    • 1. Turn off the power to your system.
    • 2. Unfold and straighten one end of a large wire paper clip.
    • 3. Insert the straightened end of the clip into the emergency eject hole and pressfirmly.
  • What Next
• How to Clean a Digital Video Disc (DVD)
  • Before You Begin
  • What to Do
    • 1. Clean the disc with compressed air.
    • 2. If spraying with compressed air fails to remove the dirt on a disc, wipethe disc using a soft...
• About the Tape Drive and Tape Cartridges
  • Handling and Storing Tape Cartridges
  • Thermal Conditioning
• How to Insert a Tape Cartridge
  • What to Do
    • 1. Verify that the tape cartridge write-protect switch is set correctly.
    • 2. Insert the cartridge into the drive, label side up.
    • 3. Push gently on the cartridge until it is pulled into the drive.
  • What Next
• How to Remove a Tape Cartridge
  • Before You Begin
  • What to Do
    • 1. Check that there is no drive activity.
    • 2. Push the Eject button and remove the tape cartridge.
  • What Next
• How to Control the Tape Drive
  • What to Do
• How to Clean the Tape Drive
  • Before You Begin
    • 1. Clean the drive after the first four hours of use with a new tape.
    • 2. After that, clean the tape drive after every 25 hours of use to maintain reliable operation.
    • 3. Clean the drive twice as often if you use it in a dusty environment or operate itinfrequently.
  • What to Do
    • 6
    • Diagnostics, Monitoring, and Troubleshooting
• About Communicating With the System
  • 1. If console output is not redirected to the RSC console, attach an ASCII character terminal to ...
  • 2. Establish a tip connection from another Sun system.
  • 3. Install a local graphics console on your server.
• About Diagnostic Tools
  • Local Diagnostic Tool Use
    • The following chart provides an overview of which tools to use to diagnose hardware problems loca...
    • .
• 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)
    • About Monitoring the System Using Sun Management Center Software
  • 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 test-all Command
    • 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
• How to Monitor the System
  • How to Monitor the System Using Sun Remote System Control (RSC)
    • Before You Begin
    • How to Start the Sun Remote System Control (RSC) Graphical User Interface
      • 1. Click on the Start menu.
      • 2. Select Programs in the Start menu.
      • 3. Select the Sun Remote System Control program group.
      • 4. Click on Remote System Control.
    • How to Start a Sun Remote System Control (RSC) Command- Line Interface Session
    • How to Use Sun Remote System Control (RSC) Software
  • How to Monitor the System Using Sun Management Center Software
• How to Isolate Failed Components
  • How to Use Default NVRAM Parameters
    • What to Do
      • 1. Power-on the system.
      • 2. Watch the wrench LED for rapid flashing during the boot process.
      • 3. While the wrench LED is flashing, press the Power button twice in quick succession.
  • How to Isolate Failures Using Sun Remote System Control (RSC)
  • How to Isolate Failures Using Power-On Self-Test (POST)
    • Before You Begin
    • What to Do
      • 1. When the ok prompt is displayed, type the following command:
      • 2. After a few seconds, press the Power button on the system once.
    • Observing POST in Progress
  • How to Isolate Failures Using OpenBoot Diagnostics
    • Before You Begin
    • What to Do
      • 1. Press the Break key on your alphanumeric terminal’s keyboard, or enter the Stop-a sequence on ...
      • 2. Reset the system by typing the reset-all command:
      • 3. Set the diag-level configuration variable.
      • 4. Display the menu of diagnostic tests by typing the obdiag command:
      • 5. At the obdiag> prompt, type the command you want to run.
    • What Next
  • How to Use a Second Sun Server to Diagnose Problems
    • How to Set Up a tip Connection
      • 1. Connect the Sun server ttyb serial port to your UltraSPARC system ttya serial port using a ser...
      • 2. At the Sun server, add the following lines to the /etc/remote file.
      • 3. In a Shell Tool window on the Sun server, type:
      • 4. At your UltraSPARC system, enter the Forth Monitor so that the ok prompt is displayed.
      • 5. If you need to redirect the standard input and output to the ttya serial port, type:
      • 6. Press Return on the Sun server keyboard.
      • 7. When you are finished using the tip window, end your tip session and exit the window.
      • 8. Redirect the input and output to the screen and keyboard, if needed, by typing:
      • How to Verify the Baud Rate
        • 1. Open a shell window.
        • 2. Type eeprom.
        • 3. Verify the following serial port default settings as follows:
    • Common Problems With tip Connections
    • How to Configure a Local Graphics Console
    • How to Set the Diagnostics Level
      • Before You Begin
      • What To Do
        • 1. Press the Break key on your alphanumeric terminal’s keyboard, or enter the Stop-a sequence on ...
        • 2. Set the desired diagnostics level, type:
        • 3. Reset the system, type:
  • How to Diagnose Specific Problems
    • Network Communications Failure
      • Symptom
      • Action
        • 1. Use the test command to test the network device, type:
        • 2. If you connect the system to a network and the network does not respond, use the OpenBoot PROM...
      • Use this method while the operating system is running:
        • 1. Become superuser.
        • 2. Type:
        • 3. Reboot the system to make the changes effective.
      • Use this method when the system is already at the OpenBoot prompt:
        • 1. Shut down the operating system and take the system to the ok prompt.
        • 2. Determine the device name for the desired Ethernet interface.
        • 3. At the ok prompt, type:
        • 4. Reboot the system to make the changes effective.
    • Power-On Failure
      • Symptom
      • Action
        • 1. Verify that the CPU modules and memory are seated correctly.
        • 2. Run POST diagnostics.
        • 3. Observe POST results.
        • 4. If the test-all command shows any defective components, remove them from the main logic board ...
        • 5. If POST still fails after you have removed or replaced all failed components, then replace the...
    • Video Output Failure
      • Symptom
      • Action
        • 1. Check that the power cord is connected to the monitor and to the wall outlet.
        • 2. Verify with a volt-ohm meter that the wall outlet is supplying AC power.
        • 3. Verify that the video cable connection is secure between the monitor and the video output port.
        • 4. If the cables and their connections are okay, then troubleshoot the monitor and the graphics c...
        • 5. Use the test command, type:
    • FC-AL Disk Drive Failure
      • Symptom
      • Action
      • Symptom
      • Action
        • 1. At the system ok prompt, type:
        • 2. Use the test command to get more information, type:
        • 3. Take one of the following actions depending on what the probe-scsi command reports:
          • a. If one drive does not respond to the FC-AL controller probe but the others do, replace the unr...
          • b. If only one internal disk drive is configured with the system and the probescsi test fails to...
        • 4. If the problem is still evident after replacing the drive, replace the main logic board.
        • 5. If replacing both the disk drive and the main logic board does not correct the problem, replac...
    • FC-AL Controller Failure
      • Symptom
      • Action
        • 1. At the ok prompt, type:
        • 2. Use the test command to get more information, type:
        • 3. Take one of the following actions depending on what the probe-scsi command reports:
          • a. If one drive does not respond to the FC-AL controller probe but the others do, replace the unr...
          • b. If only one internal disk drive is configured with the system and the probescsi test fails to...
        • 4. If the problem is still evident after replacing the drive, replace the main logic board.
        • 5. If replacing both the disk drive and the main logic board does not correct the problem, replac...
    • DVD/CD-ROM or SCSI Drive Failure
      • Symptom
      • Action
        • 1. Run the test command, type:
        • 2. Replace the drive indicated by the failure message.
      • Symptom
      • Action
        • 1. At the system ok prompt, type:
        • 2. Use the test command to gather more information, type:
        • 3. If the SCSI device responds correctly to probe-scsi-all, a message similar to the one shown in...
          • a. If the problem is still evident after replacing the DVD/CD-ROM drive, replace the main logic b...
          • b. If replacing both the disk drive and the main logic board does not correct the problem, replac...
    • SCSI Controller Failure
      • Symptom
      • Action
        • 1. At the ok prompt, type:
        • 2. Gather more information by using the test command, type:
        • 3. If a disk does not respond, replace the unresponsivedrive.
        • 4. If the problem remains after replacing the drive, contact your qualified service provider to r...
    • Power Supply Failure
    • DIMM Failure
• How to Exercise the System
  • How to Check Whether SunVTS Software Is Installed
    • Before You Begin
    • What to Do
      • 1. Type the following:
      • 2. If necessary, use the pkgadd utility to load the SUNWvts package onto your system from the Sol...
    • What Next
  • How to Exercise the System Using SunVTS Software
    • What to Do
      • 1. Use the xhost command to give the remote server access to your system.
      • 2. Log in to the remote machine as superuser (root).
      • 3. Check whether SunVTS software is loaded on your system.
      • 4. Type:
      • 5. Fine-tune your testing session by selecting only the tests you want to run.
    • What Next
      • A
      • Connector Signal Descriptions
• Reference for the Serial Port A and B Connectors
  • Serial Port A and B Connector Diagram
  • Serial Port Signals
• Reference for the Twisted-Pair Ethernet (TPE) Connector
  • 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
• Reference for the Parallel Port Connector
  • Parallel Port Connector Diagram
  • Parallel Port Signals
• 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
• Reference for Electrical Specifications
• Reference for Environmental Specifications
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