Sun Microsystems 1800 - Manual

vii Figures FIGURE 1-1 Netra ft 1800 Airflow Requirements (External) 4 FIGURE 1-2 Netra ft 1800 Airflow Requirements (Internal) 5 FIGURE 2-1 Shipping Brackets and Sacrificial Plinth 11 FIGURE 2-2 Location Matrix For Mounting Flange Screws (19-inch rack) 14 FIGURE 2-3 Support Rail and Fixings (19-inc...

ix Tables TABLE 1-1 Mounting Hole Pattern Dimensions 7 TABLE 2-1 19-inch Mounting Flange Kit 13 TABLE 2-2 Support Rail Screw Hole Locations 15 TABLE 2-3 23-inch, 24-inch and 600mm Mounting Flange Kits 18 TABLE 2-4 Console Connector Pinout 39 TABLE 2-5 Console and Modem Port Parameters 39 TABLE 2-6 M...

xi Preface This document describes the installation procedures for the core hardware andsoftware used in the Netra ™ ft 1800. Upon completion of the procedures in this manual, the Netra ft 1800 is fully functional as a fault-tolerant Solaris ™ server. Who Should Use This Book This guide is intended ...

xii Netra ft 1800 Installation Guide • February 1999 Chapter 6 “Installing and Configuring Sun StorEdge Volume Manager” summarizeswhat you need to know in order to use the Volume Manager on the Netra ft 1800. Related Books ■ Netra ft 1800 Software Release Notes (Part No. 805-4527-10) ■ Netra ft 1800...

Preface xiii Shell Prompts in Command Examples The following table shows the default Open Boot PROM (OBP) prompt and thesystem prompt and superuser prompt for the C shell, Bourne shell, and Korn shell. Symbols The following symbols mean: Note – A note provides information which should be considered ...

xiv Netra ft 1800 Installation Guide • February 1999 Sun Documentation on the Web The docs.sun.com sm web site enables you to access Sun technical documentation on the Web. You can browse the docs.sun.com archive or search for a specific book title or subject at: http://docs.sun.com Sun Welcomes You...

1 C H A P T E R 1 Before Installation This section provides information on what should be considered when choosing alocation for a Netra ft 1800 system. Note – This equipment is only intended for installation in a Restricted Access Location as defined by UL1950, 3rd Edition, and EN60950: 1992 / A11:...

2 Netra ft 1800 Installation Guide • February 1999 ■ Relative humidity ■ Operating: 5 to 85% noncondensing 1 ■ Storage: 10 to 90% noncondensing 1 ■ Elevation ■ Operating: 0 to 3000 meters ■ Storage: 0 to 12000 meters Dimensions ■ Height: 1466.85 mm (57.75 inches) 33U NOM ■ Width: 437.60 mm (17.22 in...

6 Netra ft 1800 Installation Guide • February 1999 Mechanical Considerations when Mounting in theEquipment Frame Caution – Mechanical assistance is required if installing a loaded chassis. If you intend not to use a lifting device for installation, all modules other than themotherboards must be remo...

Chapter 1 Before Installation 7 Adjustable rear flanges can be fitted. They provide a mounting face anywherebetween 400 mm and 500 mm (15.75 inches and 19.7 inches) from the front of thesystem (see “Mounting Flanges” on page 13). The vertical mounting hole pattern should conform to the standard dime...

9 C H A P T E R 2 Hardware Installation This chapter provides information on the initial hardware installation procedure,including installing modules and external I/O connections. Unshipping and Mounting the System Once you have removed the packaging from the system, you must then unship thesystem f...

Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 11 ▼ To Unship and Mount the System FIGURE 2-1 Shipping Brackets and Sacrificial Plinth 2 x Allen boltssecuring bracket topallet 4 x Phillips screwsat front of plinth 3 x Phillips screwsat rear of plinth 2 x Phillips screwson each bracket Inser t liftingdevice here

12 Netra ft 1800 Installation Guide • February 1999 1. Remove all modules except the motherboards from the chassis and put them in a safe place. Refer to “Removing and Installing Modules” on page 23. 2. Using the Phillips No.2 screwdriver (supplied), remove the two Phillips screws securing the four ...

Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 13 Mounting Flanges The system is supplied with the appropriate mounting flanges; other mountingflanges kits are available, as follows, to enable the system to mounted in differentindustry-standard racks: ■ 19-inch racks X-Option No. X6938A ■ 23-inch racks X-Option No...

22 Netra ft 1800 Installation Guide • February 1999 Cable Bracket Assemblies Six cable bracket mounting assemblies are provided with each mounting flange kit.These can be fitted to the mounting flanges to facilitate cable management. FIGURE 2-10 Cable Bracket Assembly The brackets can be fixed to th...

Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 23 Removing and Installing Modules This chapter describes how to remove and insert: ■ CPUset, PCI, CAF and PSU modules (“To Remove a Module” on page 24) ■ CPUset modules: “CPUset Modules” on page 25 ■ PCI modules: “PCI Modules” on page 28 ■ CAF modules: “CAF Modules” ...

24 Netra ft 1800 Installation Guide • February 1999 FIGURE 2-11 Module Injector/ejector Lever The module is disengaged from its electrical connection when the slide is movedtowards the rounded end of the lever, exposing the red warning dot. The general procedure refers to CPUset, CAF, PCI and PSU mo...

Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 25 CPUset Modules CPUset modules have two injector levers which must be operated simultaneously. As you pull out the CPUset module, the handle in the top panel pops up and mustbe depressed again manually in order to withdraw the module fully from the chassis(see FIGUR...

Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 27 CAF Modules FIGURE 2-13 Removing a CAF

28 Netra ft 1800 Installation Guide • February 1999 PCI Modules FIGURE 2-14 Removing a PCI Card Carrier

Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 29 PSU Modules FIGURE 2-15 Removing a Power Supply

30 Netra ft 1800 Installation Guide • February 1999 ▼ To Replace a Module 1. Slide the module into its slot but not fully home. A module will not fit into a slot designed for a different class of module. 2. When the lever engages with the chassis, raise it to push the module fully home. 3. Move the ...

32 Netra ft 1800 Installation Guide • February 1999 ▼ To Replace the RMM 1. Slide the RMM into its slot until it is almost completely home. A module will not fit into a slot designed for a different class of module. 2. Lower the handle to engage the RMM fully in its slot. 3. Slide the latch in the h...

34 Netra ft 1800 Installation Guide • February 1999 FIGURE 2-18 Removing a DSK Module ▼ To Replace the Disk Chassis 1. Slide the disk chassis into its slot until it is almost completely in. 2. Lower the handle to engage the disk chassis fully in its slot. 3. Slide the latch in the handle to the righ...

Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 35 Flexible Module Cabling The cable management shelf is illustrated in FIGURE 2-19 . FIGURE 2-19 Cable Management Shelf The cable management shelf adjacent to the PCI card locations is flexible and can beused in a number of different configurations. The holes are equ...

36 Netra ft 1800 Installation Guide • February 1999 Installing the Filter Trays The Netra ft 1800 has three filter trays, two large and one small. ▼ To Install the Filter Trays FIGURE 2-20 Large Filter Tray

Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 37 FIGURE 2-21 Small Filter Tray 1. Insert the trays into the appropriate apertures at the base of the chassis; the two large trays are fitted on the left and the small tray on the right. It is unimportant which way up the trays are fitted. 2. Push the trays securely ...

38 Netra ft 1800 Installation Guide • February 1999 CAF External I/O Connections The Netra ft 1800 system has the following connectors on each CAF module: ■ Female 25-pole D-type connectors for the system console and modem ports(RS232). ■ A male 9-pole D-type connector for the Remote Control Process...

Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 39 System Console Terminal Connections The system console and modem connections are provided on separate 25-polefemale D-type connectors. TABLE 2-4 shows the pin allocation on these connectors. Except for pin 1, all pins of the console and modem connectors are isolate...

40 Netra ft 1800 Installation Guide • February 1999 System consoles can be connected only to the CAF module. Modem Port Connections The modem port pinout is described in TABLE 2-6 . Stop bits 1 Parity enable/sense off/off XON/XOFF protocol on TABLE 2-6 Modem Port Pinout Pin Function Description 1 GN...

Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 41 Alarms Port Connections The alarms port pinout is described in TABLE 2-7 . TABLE 2-7 Alarms Port Pinout Pin Description Pin Description 1 RESET0+ 9 ALARM0-NC 2 RESET0- 10 ALARM0-COM 3 RESET1+ 11 ALARM1-NO 4 RESET1- 12 ALARM1-NC 5 SYSTEM-NO 13 ALARM1-COM 6 SYSTEM-NC...

43 C H A P T E R 3 Electrical Supply Installation This chapter provides information about the Netra ft 1800 system switches and theinstallation of the electrical supply. See the Netra ft 1800 Hardware Reference Manualfor full details of the electrical supply hardware. The Netra ft 1800 has six power...

44 Netra ft 1800 Installation Guide • February 1999 Note – The system On and Stby switches handle low voltage signals only; the high- power circuits do not pass through these switches. DC Source Site Requirements The DC source site requirements are as follows: ■ Suitable for use in –48 Vdc ((classif...

48 Netra ft 1800 Installation Guide • February 1999 Required Connection Materials DC branch circuits: ■ The required number of field wiring kits are supplied in the shipkit with eachsystem, according to configuration. Grounding: ■ One Thomas & Betts two-hole lug (part number: 54204-UB) suitable ...

Chapter 3 Electrical Supply Installation 49 Dual Grounding Environment Caution – To be compatible with grounding environments requiring isolation between logic 0V and chassis ground, the fitted grounding bridge plate must beremoved and individual connections made to logic 0V and chassis ground studs...

Chapter 3 Electrical Supply Installation 51 Connecting the Power Leads The inlet power filter must be plugged into the power sockets on the motherboardsat the back of the Netra ft 1800, then the six power leads must be attached to theinput power filter. Note – Disengage all the PSUs before you inser...

52 Netra ft 1800 Installation Guide • February 1999 ▼ To Assemble the Power Inlet and Leads 1. Insert the socket in the appropriate slot on the motherboard. The socket can only be inserted one way round. The label on the front of the filterindicates the correct orientation. 2. Tighten the captive sp...

54 Netra ft 1800 Installation Guide • February 1999 6. Use cable ties to secure the wires to the swivel loops in the mounting bracket (see FIGURE 3-8 ). The loops can be rotated to a convenient position. This strain relief method must beimplemented. Caution – Observe correct working practices regard...

55 C H A P T E R 4 Powering on the System This chapter describes the procedure for powering on the Netra ft 1800. ▼ To Power On the System 1. Prior to powering on, inspect the supply conductors for mechanical security. 2. Activate the external circuit breakers. Note – The power supply units (PSUs) r...

57 C H A P T E R 5 Software and OperatingEnvironment Installation This chapter describes all the steps necessary to install a software and operatingenvironment release for the Netra ft 1800. To perform the steps described here, youshould be familiar with the Solaris operating environment. Netra ft 1...

58 Netra ft 1800 Installation Guide • February 1999 Installation Methods The Netra ft 1800 supports two types of installation: local, from a local CD-ROMdrive; or network, from a machine set up as a Solaris installation server. Therequirements for these two types of installation are described in the...

Chapter 5 Software and Operating Environment Installation 59 Network Installation To perform a network installation of the Netra ft 1800 software, you must ensure thefollowing: ■ Access to a SPARC server on which the Netra ft 1800 software can be installed. (ACD-ROM drive is needed for the initial s...

60 Netra ft 1800 Installation Guide • February 1999 Before You Start Caution – Before inserting a CD-ROM disk into your system read “Handling and Taking Care of your CD-ROM Disks” in the Netra ft 1800 Compliance and SafetyManual. In some circumstances if your CD-ROM disk does not have a clean datasu...

Chapter 5 Software and Operating Environment Installation 61 b. Insert the Netra ft 1800 CD-ROM in the drive on side A, at the top of the system, or the drive on side B at the bottom of the system. Check that the Power LED is lit on the RMM that contains the CD-ROM drive. 4. Boot the system. a. For ...

Chapter 5 Software and Operating Environment Installation 63 10. Install the appropriate patches. Refer to the Release Notes accompanying the CD. 11. Install the required PCI drivers and, if desired, SunVTS. Refer to the Release Notes accompanying the CD. 5.1 Finishing Installation Finishing install...

65 C H A P T E R 6 Installing and ConfiguringSun StorEdge Volume Manager This section contains guidelines for installing Sun StorEdge Volume Manager toprovide fault tolerant mass storage on the Netra ft 1800 system. The main steps involved are: 1. Using pkgadd to load the Volume Manager packages, an...

66 Netra ft 1800 Installation Guide • February 1999 In the following procedure, you use cmsconfig to obtain the Disk attribute of the HDD module and the Funct_0 attribute of the CD-ROM drive (plus Funct_1 if you have an additional drive). To identify the device name of the root disk: 1. Start cmscon...

Chapter 6 Installing and Configuring Sun StorEdge Volume Manager 67 Caution – Failures during the Sun StorEdge Volume Manager boot disk encapsulation process could result in loss of data on the root file system. Caution – Encapsulation of the boot disk will require that the installed system is shutd...

68 Netra ft 1800 Installation Guide • February 1999 Setting up the Volume Manager Environment When you have loaded the Volume Manager software, and before you run vxinstall to initialize it, you must configure the software to run as required on the Netra ft 1800. This involves the following: ■ Setti...

Chapter 6 Installing and Configuring Sun StorEdge Volume Manager 69 These commands create a startup script that enables the Volume Manager to exitback to the OBP upon encountering a stale boot plex, allowing the Volume Managerto try alternative boot disks. Enabling Recovery Behavior and Boot Disk De...

70 Netra ft 1800 Installation Guide • February 1999 Setting up Boot Disks You must encapsulate the boot disk for Sun StorEdge Volume Manager to be able tomirror it. You are strongly recommended to do the following to ensure that the bootdisk is configured for the Netra ft 1800: ■ Assuming that A-DSK...

Chapter 6 Installing and Configuring Sun StorEdge Volume Manager 71 Setting up Other Disks Use vxdiskadm to add disks other than the boot disks to the system as new Volume Manager disks after the vxinstall process is complete. Select option 1, Add or initialize disks. See the Sun StorEdge Volume Man...

72 Netra ft 1800 Installation Guide • February 1999 Boot Disk Aliases Sun StorEdge Volume Manager boot disk aliases are not automatically updatedwhen a disk is physically relocated. You must update boot aliases manually usingthe eeprom command when you relocate an HDD module. You might prefer to use...

73 Index A airflow clearance, 3direction of, 2inlet plenum, 6natural convection, 2requirements, 2 alarms connector, 38alarms port pinout, 41 B boot device, setting default, 62boot disk detection, configuring, 69brackets, removing, 12 C cable bracket assemblies, 13, 22cable management, 35cable routin...