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viii Sun Enterprise 4000 System Centerplane Upgrade Guide • January 1999 Typographic Conventions Shell Prompts TABLE P-1 Typographic Conventions Typeface Meaning Examples AaBbCc123 The names of commands, files,and directories; on-screencomputer output Edit your .login file. Use ls -a to list all fil...

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1 System Upgrade Procedure This chapter gives detailed instructions for upgrading your Sun Enterprise 4000system. The upgrade procedure includes: ■ Powering off the system—page 1 ■ Removing all Boards and Assemblies—page 2 ■ Removing the Outer Panels—page 5 ■ Replacing the Centerplane—page 5 ■ Repla...

2 Sun Enterprise 4000 System Centerplane Upgrade Guide • January 1999 c. Terminal 3. Turn the front panel keyswitch counterclockwise to the Standby position. FIGURE 1 Keyswitch in Standby Position 4. Turn the AC power switch to off. FIGURE 2 AC Power Switch—Rear View Removing the Boards and Assembli...

System Upgrade Procedure 3 1. Disconnect all cables from the boards. Squeeze the locking tabs on the sides of the connector body, or loosen any retainingscrews (if provided), and pull the connectors out. Note – Label all cables for reconnection. 2. With wrist strap on, insert a screwdriver in the no...

4 Sun Enterprise 4000 System Centerplane Upgrade Guide • January 1999 FIGURE 4 Keyswitch Assembly 5. Remove all the boards and power supplies from the rear of the system and place them on a padded ESD mat. Refer to your system manual for the detailed procedure. Note – Label each board with its respe...

System Upgrade Procedure 5 FIGURE 5 Fan Tray Assembly—System Rear 7. Disconnect any remaining cables from the system. Note – Label all cables for reconnection. Removing the Outer Panels 1. Ensure that all cables have been disconnected and that the keyswitch is in the standby position with the key re...

6 Sun Enterprise 4000 System Centerplane Upgrade Guide • January 1999 b. Pull the bottom of the panel away from the side, then lift the panel off the chassis. 4. Remove the top panel: a. Remove the square inserts from the corners of the top panel. Press the small dot to tilt the insert up, then lift...

8 Sun Enterprise 4000 System Centerplane Upgrade Guide • January 1999 7. Place the empty system chassis front side down ( FIGURE 7 ). FIGURE 7 Orientation of Empty System Chassis Replacing the Centerplane The system chassis is in two sections consisting of a front chassis and a rear chassis.The cent...

10 Sun Enterprise 4000 System Centerplane Upgrade Guide • January 1999 3. Remove the 20 screws that hold the centerplane to the front chassis ( FIGURE 9 ). FIGURE 9 Centerplane Replacement Detail Caution – Use a grounding wrist strap to prevent static damage. 4. With a wrist strap on, lift the cente...

System Upgrade Procedure 11 Replacing the Outer Panels 1. Place the system front side down as shown in FIGURE 7 . 2. Replace the lower bezel: a. Align the bezel 1/4 of an inch (6 mm) to the left of the system chassis to engage the tabs. b. Slide it to the right until it locks into position. 3. Repla...

12 Sun Enterprise 4000 System Centerplane Upgrade Guide • January 1999 Replacing the Boards and Assemblies Caution – Use a grounding wrist strap to prevent static damage. 1. Replace all the boards and power supplies in the front of the system. Note – Insert boards component side down in the front of...

System Upgrade Procedure 13 Replacing the Clock Board The clock board is located at the top rear of the system, below the peripheral powersupply. After replacing the clock board, update the system flash PROM as shown in“Updating the System Flash PROM” on page 14. Note – The TOD/NVRAM chip must be re...

14 Sun Enterprise 4000 System Centerplane Upgrade Guide • January 1999 4. With a wrist strap attached, gently pull the TOD/NVRAM chip from the clock board. 5. Align the TOD/NVRAM chip removed from the original clock board with the connector on the upgrade clock board so that pin 1 on the chip is ali...

System Upgrade Procedure 15 Caution – Some combinations of old and new PROM versions are incompatible, and flash programming may cause default NVRAM values to overwrite customizedNVRAM variables. Be sure to record the custom and default values displayed so thatyou can restore them afterward if neces...

16 Sun Enterprise 4000 System Centerplane Upgrade Guide • January 1999 2. With a wrist strap on, insert a screwdriver in the notch at the top of the SCSI tray to pull out the tray and separate it from the rear slip connectors. FIGURE 11 Removing the SCSI Tray 3. Remove the seven screws on top of the...

System Upgrade Procedure 17 b. Tighten the three captive screws to secure the CD-ROM drive to the SCSI tray. 6. Replace the tray cover with the seven screws removed in Step 3. 7. Place the SCSI tray into the system and tighten the three captive screws securing it to the enclosure ( FIGURE 11 ). Powe...