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Dynamic Reconfiguration (DR) User’s Guide English
SPARC Enterprise
M4000 / M5000 / M8000 / M9000 Servers
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® SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000/M8000/M9000 Servers Dynamic Reconfiguration (DR) User's Guide Order No. U41684-J-Z816-2-76 Part No.819-7898-11 September 2007, Revision A
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Copyright 2007 FUJITSU LIMITED, 1-1, Kamikodanaka 4-chome, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken 211-8588, Japan. All rights reserved. Sun Microsystems, Inc. provided technical input and review on portions of this material. Sun Microsystems, Inc. and Fujitsu Limited each own or control intellectual property rights relating to products and technology described in this document, and such products, technology and this document are protected by copyright laws, patents and other intellectual proper
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Copyright 2007 FUJITSU LIMITED, 1-1, Kamikodanaka 4-chome, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken 211-8588, Japon. Tous droits réservés. Entrée et revue tecnical fournies par Sun Microsystems, Incl sur des parties de ce matériel. Sun Microsystems, Inc. et Fujitsu Limited détiennent et contrôlent toutes deux des droits de propriété intellectuelle relatifs aux produits et technologies décrits dans ce document. De même, ces produits, technologies et ce document sont protégés par des lois sur le co
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Contents Preface xiii 1. Overview of Dynamic Reconfiguration 1–1 1.1 DR 1–1 1.2 Basic DR Functions 1–5 1.2.1 Adding a System Board 1–6 1.2.2 Deleting a System Board 1–6 1.2.3 Moving a System Board 1–6 1.2.4 Replacing a System Board 1–7 1.3 Security 1–7 1.4 Overview of DR User Interfaces 1–7 2. What You Must Know Before Using DR 2–1 2.1 System Configuration 2–1 2.1.1 System Board Components 2–1 2.1.1.1 CPU 2–4 2.1.1.2 Memory 2–5 2.1.1.3 I/O Device 2–9 2.1.2 System Board Configuration Requirements
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2.1.4 Checklists for System Configuration 2–11 2.1.5 Reservation of Domain Configuration Changes 2–12 2.2 Conditions and Settings Using XSCF 2–12 2.2.1 Conditions Using XSCF 2–12 2.2.2 Settings Using XSCF 2–13 2.2.2.1 Configuration Policy Option 2–13 2.2.2.2 Floating Board Option 2–14 2.2.2.3 Omit-memory Option 2–15 2.2.2.4 Omit-I/O Option 2–15 2.3 Conditions and Settings Using Solaris OS 2–16 2.3.1 I/O and Software Requirements 2–16 2.3.2 Settings of Kernel Cage Memory 2–16 2.4 Status Managemen
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2.5.6 XSCF Failover 2–29 2.5.7 Kernel Memory Board Deletion 2–29 2.5.8 Deletion of Board with DVD Drive 2–30 3. DR User Interface 3–1 3.1 How To Use the DR User Interface 3–1 3.1.1 Displaying Domain Information 3–2 3.1.2 Displaying Domain Status 3–5 3.1.3 Displaying System Board Information 3–6 3.1.4 Displaying Device Information 3–10 3.1.5 Displaying System Board Configuration Information 3–13 3.1.6 Adding a System Board 3–15 3.1.7 Deleting a System Board 3–17 3.1.8 Moving a System Board 3–19 3
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4.5 Examples: Replacing a System Board 4–12 4.5.1 Example: Replacing a Uni-XSB System Board 4–13 4.5.2 Example: Replacing a Quad-XSB System Board 4–16 4.6 Examples: Reserving Domain Configuration Changes 4–20 4.6.1 Example: Reserving a System Board Add 4–20 4.6.2 Example: Reserving a System Board Delete 4–22 4.6.3 Example: Reserving a System Board Move 4–23 A. Message Meaning and Handling A–1 A.1 Solaris OS Messages A–1 A.1.1 Transition Messages A–1 A.1.2 PANIC Messages A–3 A.1.3 Warning Message
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Figures FIGURE 1-1 Uni-XSB and Quad-XSB (Midrange Servers) 1–2 FIGURE 1-2 Uni-XSB and Quad-XSB (High-end Servers 1–3 FIGURE 1-3 DR Processing Flow 1–5 FIGURE 2-1 Example of Hardware Configuration (with Uni-XSB of Midrange Server) 2–2 FIGURE 2-2 Example of Hardware Configuration (with Quad-XSBs of Midrange Server) 2–3 FIGURE 2-3 Example of a Hardware Configuration (with Uni-XSBs of High-end Server) 2–4 FIGURE 2-4 Example of a Hardware Configuration (with Quad-XSBs of High-end Server) 2–4 FIGURE 2
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FIGURE 4-10 Example: Reserve a System Board Add 4–20 FIGURE 4-11 Example: Reserving a System Board Delete 4–22 FIGURE 4-12 Example: Reserving a System Board Move 4–23 x SPARC Enterprise Mx000 Servers Dynamic Reconfiguration User’s Guide • September 2007
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Tables TABLE 1-1 Basic DR Terms 1–3 TABLE 1-2 Terms Related to Hardware Configurations 1–4 TABLE 2-1 Unit of Degradation 2–14 TABLE 2-2 Domain Status 2–18 TABLE 2-3 System Board Management Items 2–18 TABLE 2-4 System Board Management Items 2–19 TABLE 3-1 DR Display Commands 3–1 TABLE 3-2 DR Operation Commands 3–2 TABLE 3-3 Options of theshowdcl Command 3–3 TABLE 3-4 Items of Domain Information to be Displayed 3–3 TABLE 3-5 Options of theshowdomainstatus Command 3–5 TABLE 3-6 Items of Domain Info
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TABLE 3-15 Options of themoveboard Command 3–20 TABLE 3-16 DR Display Commands 3–25 TABLE 3-17 DR Operation Commands 3–25 TABLE 3-18 DR-related Commands 3–26 xii SPARC Enterprise Mx000 Servers Dynamic Reconfiguration User’s Guide • September 2007
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Preface This manual describes the Dynamic Reconfiguration (DR hereafter) function provided by SPARC Enterprise servers. This manual is intended for users, specifically system management administrators who conduct operations on systems and domains. In addition, before reading this manual, it is necessary to have read the Servers Overview and Installation Guide of each model, and the SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000/M8000/M9000 Servers Administration Guide and SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000/M8000/M9000
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Audience This manual is intended for users, who administrate SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000/M8000/M9000 servers (hereinafter referenced to as XSCF user). The XSCF user is required to have the following knowledge: TM ■ Solaris Operating System and Unix command ■ SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000/M8000/M9000 servers and basic knowledge of XSCF Structure and Contents of This Manual This manual is organized as described below: ■ Chapter 1 Overview of Dynamic Reconfiguration This chapter provides an overvie
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Glossary and Index ■ Glossary The glossary explains the terms used in this manual ■ Index The index provides keywords and corresponding reference page numbers so that the reader can easily search for items in this manual as necessary. SPARC Enterprise Mx000 Servers Documentation The manuals listed below are provided for reference.. Book Titles Order No. SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000 Servers Site Planning Guide U41674-J-Z816-x-76 SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Site Planning Guide U41685-J-Z8
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Book Titles Order No. SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Service Manual U41689-J-Z816-x-76 External I/O Expansion Unit Installation and Service Manual U41679-J-Z816-x-76 SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000/M8000/M9000 Servers U41680-J-Z816-x-76 Administration Guide SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000/M8000/M9000 Servers XSCF U41681-J-Z816-x-76 User’s Guide SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000/M8000/M9000 Servers XSCF U41682-J-Z816-x-76 Reference Manual SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000/M8000/M9000 Servers Dynamic U41684
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Contact the field engineer. The following files or document are provided. i. Firmware program file (XSCF Control Package (XCP) file) ii. XSCF extension MIB definition file Note – XSCF Control Package (XCP) : XCP is a package which has the control programs of hardware that configures a computing system. The XSCF firmware and the OpenBoot PROM firmware are included in the XCP file. c. Fault Management MIB (SUN-FM-MIB) definition file http://src.opensolaris.org/source/xref/onnv/onnv- gate/usr/src/l
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Models The model names used in this manual are as follows. Server class Model name Midrange SPARC Enterprise M4000 SPARC Enterprise M5000 High-end SPARC Enterprise M8000 SPARC Enterprise M9000 Text Conventions This manual uses the following fonts and symbols to express specific types of information. Fonts/symbols Meaning Example AaBbCc123 What you type, when contrasted XSCF> adduser jsmith with on-screen computer output. This font represents the example of command input in the frame. AaBbCc123 T
