Sun Microsystems SUN FIRE 280R User Manual

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Chapter 6

Diagnostics, Monitoring, and Troubleshooting

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server events. The RSC card also includes a backup battery that supplies
approximately 30 minutes of power to the RSC card in case of a complete system
power failure.

RSC lets you monitor the following on your Sun Fire 280R server.

In addition, RSC enables you to:

View the server front panel including keyswitch position and LEDs

Access the system console (

ok

prompt)

Access server console logs and the RSC event log

Power the server on or off

Reset the server (hard or soft reset)

Send a

break

command to the server

Set the server boot mode for a reboot that occurs within 10 minutes

See the Sun Remote System Control (RSC) User’s Guide for complete information about
RSC.

Before you can start using RSC, you must install and configure its software on the
server and client systems. Instructions for doing this are given in the Sun Remote
System Control (RSC) User’s Guide
. You also have to make any needed physical

Item Monitored

What RSC Reveals

Disk drives

Whether each slot has a drive present, and whether it reports
OK status

Fan tray

Whether the fan tray reports OK status

CPU modules

Whether each bay has a CPU module present, and its
temperature including temperature warning and failure status

Power supplies

Whether each bay has a power supply present, and whether it
reports OK status

System temperature

System ambient temperature as measured at the RSC card,
including temperature warning and failure status

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