Sun Microsystems X6450 manual

Sun Microsystems, Inc. www .sun.com Submit comments about this document at: http://www.sun.com/hwdocs/feedback Sun Blade™ X6450 Ser v er Module Installation Guide P ar t No . 820-3535-12 September 2008, Revision A[...]

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iii Contents Preface vii 1. Introduction 1 Terms and References Used in This Book 1 Installation Overview 2 Routine Power On and Power Off 3 ▼ T o Apply Standby Power 3 ▼ T o Power On Main Power for All Server Components 3 ▼ T o Shut Down Main Power 4 About Diskless Servers 5 Compact Flash Drive 6 Solid State Disk Drive (SSD) 7 Connecting to [...]

iv Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Installation Guide • September 2008 GRUB 12 W indows Bootloader 12 Accessing BIOS Configuration Utilities and Selecting a Boot Device 13 ▼ T o Configur e Netboot or Compact Flash Boot in the BIOS 14 ▼ T o Configur e the QLogic Fibre Channel in the BIOS 14 ▼ T o Configur e the Emulex Fibre Channel PCIe Expres[...]

Contents v ▼ T o Connect to the ELOM CLI 29 Configuring the Service Processor’s Network Settings (Optional) 30 ▼ T o Configur e the Service Processor ’s Network Configuration: 30 Accessing the System Console 31 ▼ T o Access the System Console Directly 31 ▼ T o Access the System Console Using the ILOM CLI 32 ▼ T o Access the System Con[...]

vi Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Installation Guide • September 2008 ▼ T o Rescan Disk Drives W ith the ACU 52 ▼ T o Perform a Secure Erase on Disk Drives W ith the ACU 52 ▼ T o Stop a Secure Erase in Pr ogress W ith the ACU 52 Using the -Select Utility to Modify REM Settings 53 ▼ T o Start Using a -Select Utility 53 ▼ T o Apply Changes[...]

vii Pr eface This Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Installation Guide contains procedur es for installing the server module in a chassis, and connecting to the service pr ocessor administrator account. Using UNIX Commands This document might not contain information about basic UNIX ® commands and procedur es such as shutting down the system, booting [...]

viii Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Installation Guide • September 2008 Shell Pr ompts T ypographic Conventions Related Documentation For a description of the document set, see the Where to Find Documentation sheet that is packed with your system and also posted at the product’s documentation site. Go to the following URL, then navigate to your [...]

Preface ix T ranslated versions of some of these documents are available at the web site described above in Simplified Chinese, Fr ench, and Japanese. English documentation is revised mor e frequently and might be more up-to-date than the translated documentation. For all Sun hardware and softwar e documentation, go to the following URL: http://doc[...]

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1 CHAPTER 1 Intr oduction This chapter contains the following topics: ■ “T erms and References Used in This Book” on page 1 ■ “Installation Overview” on page 2 ■ “Routine Power On and Power Off” on page 3 ■ “About Diskless Servers” on page 5 ■ “About the Boot Process” on page 10 ■ “RAID Configuration” on page 15 [...]

2 Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Installation Guide • September 2008 ■ Embedded Lights Out Manager ( ELOM ) – Earlier server modules were shipped with an ELOM. Current server modules can be downgraded to the ELOM, for compatability with older server modules. See the ELOM-to-ILOM Migration User ’ s Guide for details. References to other manua[...]

Chapter 1 Introduction 3 ■ T o install a supported W indows operating system, see th e Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Windows Operating System Installation Guide . Routine Power On and Power Of f This section describes how to apply standby power to the server module so you can operate the service processor . It also includes procedur es for poweri[...]

4 Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Installation Guide • September 2008 FIGURE 1-1 Server Module Front Panel Figure Legend ▼ T o Shut Down Main Power T o power off the server , use one of the following two methods: 1 White LED - Locate - A ser vice processor command causes the locate LED to blink. - Y ou can also control the locate LED manually by [...]

Chapter 1 Introduction 5 ■ Graceful shutdown. Use a non-conducting pointed object, such as a stylus, to press and r elease the Power button on the front panel. This causes Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) enabled operating systems to perform an orderly shutdown of the operating system. Servers not r unning ACPI-enabled operating [...]

6 Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Installation Guide • September 2008 ■ Installing the operating system on a remote drive, which might be in the chassis (connected through the SAS-NEM module to a Sun Blade 6000 Disk Module) or outside the chassis, in a storage device such as a SAN. See “Connecting to SAS Devices” on page 7 and “Connecting t[...]

Chapter 1 Introduction 7 Solid State Disk Drive (SSD) The SSD is a 32-gigabyte solid-state SA T A drive that mounts on the motherboard. Note – This feature r equires a F540-7821-01 or newer motherboard, with 2.0 software installed. The motherboard part number appears on the motherboard, and can be read using the service processor . When an SSD is[...]

8 Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Installation Guide • September 2008 The following devices require softwar e 2.0 or newer . ■ Sun Blade RAID 5 Expansion Module ■ Sun Blade RAID 0/1 G2 Expansion Module ■ Sun Blade 6000 Multi-Fabric Network Express Module The following devices require a F540-7821-01 or newer motherboar d, with 2.0 software ins[...]

Chapter 1 Introduction 9 FIGURE 1-2 Connections to a SAS NEM Module Internal Connection to a Sun Blade 6000 Disk Module Inside the chassis, the Sun Blade 6000 Disk Module provides eight SAS drives. The Sun Blade 6000 Disk Module and the Sun Blade X6450 Server Module work in pairs, with the server module in an even-numbered slot, dir ectly to the le[...]

10 Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Installation Guide • September 2008 Connecting to Exterior Storage Devices Using a Fibr e Channel Connection The Sun Blade X6450 supports connections to an external SAN over a fibre channel link provided by a PCIe ExpressModule car d in the corresponding PCIe ExpressModule slot. The PCIe ExpressModule car d provid[...]

Chapter 1 Introduction 11 ■ BIOS – Allows you to select a hardwar e device to boot from, and to conf igure other aspects of system operation ■ Bootloader– After the BIOS exits, the bootloader offers a selection of configur ed operating systems BIOS and BIOS Conf iguration Utilities When you power on your server module, it completes its self[...]

12 Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Installation Guide • September 2008 Bootloaders are commonly used for two types of selections: ■ Booting different operating systems . For example, if you have installed the Solaris and Linux operating systems on different drives, or on partitions of the same drive, you can use the bootloader to select between t[...]

Chapter 1 Introduction 13 Accessing BIOS Conf iguration Utilities and Selecting a Boot Device Because the Sun Blade X6450 is a diskless server , it most likely requires an option card to connect to its har d drives. In most cases, the option card must be configur ed using the BIOS configuration utility before you can install an operating system. ?[...]

14 Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Installation Guide • September 2008 ▼ T o Conf igur e Netboot or Compact Flash Boot in the BIOS 1. Power on the server module. 2. Press F2 to access the BIOS. 3. Navigate to the Boot page. 4. Select the Boot Device Priority option. 5. Select a boot device from the menu. Promote it to the top of the list by pr es[...]

Chapter 1 Introduction 15 4. Enable the PCIe ExpressModule as a boot device. See the documentation for your PCIe ExpressModule for details. When you boot the system, the BIOS will list drives connected to the PCIe ExpressModule and allow you to select them as the boot drive. 5. (Optional) Conf igure volumes and RAID arrays as required. See the docu[...]

16 Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Installation Guide • September 2008 ■ See “T o Configure the Sun Blade 0/1 RAID Expansion Module” on page 16 to use the BIOS configuration utility . ■ See the Sun LSI 106x RAID User ’ s Guide for additional details, and for instructions to configur e RAID after the operating system is installed. ▼ T o [...]

Chapter 1 Introduction 17 Installing an Operating System After you have installed your server , you can install an operating system and drivers. Y our server module supports the Solaris, Linux, VMware, or W indows operating systems. ■ For details about installing a supported VMware, Linux, or Solaris operating system, refer to the Sun Blade X6450[...]

18 Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Installation Guide • September 2008[...]

19 CHAPTER 2 Installing and Conf iguring the Server Module This chapter provides instructions for installing and conf iguring the server module. It contains the following sections: ■ “Inserting the Server Module” on page 19 ■ “Accessing and Configuring the ILOM” on page 22 ■ “Accessing and Configuring the ELOM” on page 26 ■ “C[...]

20 Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Installation Guide • September 2008 2. Remove the f iller panel. Pull the lever out and eject the filler panel. Do not discard the f iller panel. Caution – Do not operate the system with empty slots. Always insert a filler panel into an empty slot to reduce the possibility of module shutdown. 3. Position the ser[...]

Chapter 2 Installing and Configuring the Ser ver Module 21 FIGURE 2-1 Inserting the Server Module Into the Chassis 4. Push the server module into the slot until the server module stops. See FIGURE 2-1 [2]. 5. Rotate the ejectors down until they snap into place. The server module is now flush with the chassis, and the ejectors are locked. See boxes [...]

22 Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Installation Guide • September 2008 ■ The blue, amber , and gr een status LEDs blink three times, at one second invervals. ■ After this, the green LED blinks at one-second intervals until the SP starts IPMI services. When the IPMI services are running: ■ If the system is powered on, the gr een LED stays lit.[...]

Chapter 2 Installing and Configuring the Ser ver Module 23 Displaying the Service Pr ocessor ’s (ILOM) IP Addr ess Use the following procedur e to display the ILOM’s network configuration, including including the IP address of the ILOM SP , using the CMM ILOM. This procedur e also verifies that the ILOM is working correctly and that you can acc[...]

24 Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Installation Guide • September 2008 ▼ T o Connect to the ILOM W eb GUI Note – T o improve response times, disable the br owser proxy server (if used). If you do not know the ILOM’s IP address, f ind it as described in “Displaying the Service Processor ’s (ILOM) IP Address” on page 23 . Follow these ste[...]

Chapter 2 Installing and Configuring the Ser ver Module 25 Note – After you log in to ILOM using the default user name and password, you should change the the ILOM root account password ( changeme ). See the Sun Integrated Lights Out Manager 2.0 User ’ s Guide for details. 3. Click Log In. The web interface V ersions page appears. FIGURE 2-3 V [...]

26 Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Installation Guide • September 2008 Note – After you log in to ILOM using the default user name and password, you should change the the ILOM root account password ( changeme ). See the Sun Integrated Lights Out Manager 2.0 User ’ s Guide for details. 3. T o log out, type: -> exit Accessing and Conf iguring [...]

Chapter 2 Installing and Configuring the Ser ver Module 27 The procedur es in this section allow you to verify that the ELOM is operational, and allow you to configur e its network parameters, including its IP address. The procedur es include: ■ Using the CMM ILOM to display the ELOM's network configuration. This procedur e verifies that the[...]

28 Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Installation Guide • September 2008 Connecting to the ELOM The ELOM provides two interfaces, a command line interface (CLI) and a web interface (web GUI). ■ T o connect to the web GUI, use a web browser , as described in “T o Connect to the ELOM W eb GUI” on page 28 . ■ T o connect to the CLI, use SSH, as [...]

Chapter 2 Installing and Configuring the Ser ver Module 29 FIGURE 2-4 W eb GUI Login Screen 2. T ype the user name and password. ■ Default user name: root ■ Default password: changeme 3. Click Login. The web GUI appears. 4. T o log out of the web GUI, click the Logout button. The logout screen appears. ▼ T o Connect to the ELOM CLI 1. From a [...]

30 Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Installation Guide • September 2008 ■ Default password: changeme The ELOM displays login information and its command prompt. For example: 3. T o log out, type exit . Conf iguring the Service Processor ’s Network Settings (Optional) The CMM ILOM allows you to change the server module network information, includ[...]

Chapter 2 Installing and Configuring the Ser ver Module 31 ■ T o specify a static Ethernet configuration, type: where xxx.xxx.xx.xx, yyy .yyy.yyy .y and zzz.zzz.zz.zzz are the IP addr ess, netmask, and gateway for your ELOM and network configuration. ■ T o specify a dynamic Ethernet configuration, type: set pendingipdiscovery=dhcp set commitpen[...]

32 Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Installation Guide • September 2008 2. T o power the server on or off, use a stylus as described in “Routine Power On and Power Off” on page 3 . ▼ T o Access the System Console Using the ILOM CLI 1. Connect and log in to the ILOM as described in “Connecting to the ILOM” on page 23 . The ILOM prompt appea[...]

Chapter 2 Installing and Configuring the Ser ver Module 33 4. T o exit the system console, press Esc-Shift-9. The ELOM prompt appears. 5. T o power off the system, from the ELOM, type the command: -> set /SYS/CtrlInfo/PowerCtrl=off ▼ T o Access the System Console Using the ILOM W eb GUI 1. Start the web GUI as described in “T o Connect to th[...]

34 Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Installation Guide • September 2008 FIGURE 2-6 Remote Control Scr een 5. Click the Launch Redirection tab. After some messages, the console appears. ■ The contents of the redir ection screen depends on the state of the server module. FIGURE 2-7 shows the console with an open BIOS session. ■ If a login prompt a[...]

Chapter 2 Installing and Configuring the Ser ver Module 35 FIGURE 2-7 Redirection Scr een Displaying BIOS Session ▼ T o Access the System Console Using the ELOM W eb GUI 1. Start the web GUI as described in “T o Connect to the ELOM W eb GUI” on page 28 . The login screen appears. 2. T ype the default user name and password. Username: root Pas[...]

36 Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Installation Guide • September 2008 4. Click on the Remote Control tab. The launch redir ection page appears. 5. Click Launch Redirection. The screen displays a number of dialog boxes. Note – For systems using Firefox and Mozilla browsers, the Java™ JRE™ version must be 1.6 or later . The browser downloads t[...]

Chapter 2 Installing and Configuring the Ser ver Module 37 FIGURE 2-8 Selections forBooting the Operating System 8. Use the arrow keys to scroll through the list, then press Enter . Note – This example shows a server with the Solaris OS installed. On servers with differ ent operating systems, the selections will change accordingly . See The Sun B[...]

38 Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Installation Guide • September 2008 Dongle Cable Connections The dongle cable, which is shipped with your chassis, allows you to connect directly to the front of your server module, as shown in FIGURE 2-9 . Note – The dongle cable has either three of four connectors. FIGURE 2-9 shows a dongle with four connector[...]

Chapter 2 Installing and Configuring the Ser ver Module 39 Caution – T o avoid physical damage to the dongle cable and the connector , disconnect the dongle when it is not being used. T ABLE 2-1 Dongle Cable Connectors 1 DB9 serial console to ser ver module service processor . Note: this connector is not present on a three-connector dongle. 2 V G[...]

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41 APPENDIX A Installation W orksheet Use the worksheet in T ABLE A-1 to gather the information that you need to configure the Solaris OS. Y ou need to collect only the information that applies to your application of the system.[...]

42 Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Installation Guide • September 2008 T ABLE A-1 Installation W orksheet Information f or Installation Description or Example Y our Answers: Defaults (*) Language Choose from the list of available languages. English* Locale Choose your geographic region fr om the list of available locales. T erminal Choose the type [...]

Appendix A Installation Worksheet 43 Name service Name service If applicable, which name service should this system use? • NIS+ • NIS • DNS • LDAP • None* Domain name Provide the name of the domain in which the system resides. NIS+ and NIS Do you want to specify a name server , or let the installation program f ind one? • Specify One ?[...]

44 Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Installation Guide • September 2008 Default route Do you want to specify a default route IP address, or let the installation program find one? The default route pr ovides a bridge that forwards traff ic between two physical networks. An IP address is a unique number that identif ies each host on a network. Y ou ha[...]

45 APPENDIX B Using the BIOS Conf iguration Utility to Conf igure the Sun Blade RAID 5 Expansion Module The BIOS RAID Configuration utility is a BIOS-based utility used to create and manage controllers, disk drives and other devices, and arrays on systems equipped with a Sun Blade RAID 5 Expansion Module. It is used to initialize hard drives, creat[...]

46 Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Installation Guide • September 2008 Note – After you have initialized your hard drives and installed your operating system, you can perform many configuration tasks using either the BIOS RAID configuration utility or the Sun StorageT ek™ RAID Manager graphical user interface (GUI). This is described in the Uni[...]

Appendix B Using the BIOS Configuration Utility to Configure the Sun Blade RAID 5 Expansion Module 47 Note – Hot-plugging of hard disk drives is NOT supported during periods when the controller is busy performing actions on logical drives, such as building, rebuilding, or migrating RAID volumes. Hot-Unplug Removal Conditions Hot-unplug removal of[...]

48 Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Installation Guide • September 2008 c. Conf irm that the Disk Utility reports the correct conf iguration of attached target devices d. Replace or reinsert the hard disk into the enclosure slot (the same slot or another unused slot). e. Complete a bus scan by using the Rescan Drives option in the ACU. f. Conf irm t[...]

Appendix B Using the BIOS Configuration Utility to Configure the Sun Blade RAID 5 Expansion Module 49 ▼ T o Navigate the BIOS RAID Conf iguration Utility ● Use the arrow keys, Enter , Esc, and other keys on your keyboard to navigate through the utility menus. All the tools within the BIOS RAID Configuration utility are menu-based and instructio[...]

50 Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Installation Guide • September 2008 ▼ T o Start the ACU 1. S tart the BIOS RAID Conf iguration utility . See “T o Start the BIOS RAID Configuration Utility” on page 48 . 2. On the ARCU screen, select Array Conf iguration Utility and press Enter . 3. Follow the on-screen instructions to create and manage arra[...]

Appendix B Using the BIOS Configuration Utility to Configure the Sun Blade RAID 5 Expansion Module 51 ▼ T o Manage Existing Arrays W ith the ACU 1. Select Manage Arrays from the main ACU menu. 2. From the Manage Arrays menu, do any of the following: ■ V iew the properties of an array . Note – Failed drives are displayed in a differ ent text c[...]

52 Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Installation Guide • September 2008 Caution – Do not initialize a disk drive that is part of an array . Initializing a disk drive that is part of an array might make the array unusable. Back up all data from your disk drive before you initialize it. ▼ T o Rescan Disk Drives W ith the ACU ● Select Rescan Driv[...]

Appendix B Using the BIOS Configuration Utility to Configure the Sun Blade RAID 5 Expansion Module 53 Using the -Select Utility to Modify REM Settings The BIOS RAID Configuration utility includes a tool for modifying the settings of the REM and the disk drives connected to it. This utility is called SerialSelect or SA T ASelect. This section contai[...]

54 Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Installation Guide • September 2008 ▼ T o Modify General Settings W ith a - Select Utility ● Select Controller Conf iguration from the main -Select utility menu and change the settings listed in the following table. Some options might not be available. Note – Default settings are shown in bold type. T ABLE B[...]

Appendix B Using the BIOS Configuration Utility to Configure the Sun Blade RAID 5 Expansion Module 55 ▼ T o Modify SAS-Specif ic REM Settings W ith a - Select Utility In addition to the general settings listed on “T o Modify General Settings W ith a - Select Utility” on page 54 , the Sun Blade RAID 5 Expansion Module has SAS-specific settings[...]

56 Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Installation Guide • September 2008 Using the Disk Utilities to Manage Disk Drives Y ou can use the disk utilities, another tool in the BIOS RAID Configuration utility , to low-level format or verify your disk drives. (New disk drives are low-level formatted at the factory and do not need to be low-level formatted[...]

Appendix B Using the BIOS Configuration Utility to Configure the Sun Blade RAID 5 Expansion Module 57 1. Start the BIOS RAID Conf iguration utility . See “T o Start the BIOS RAID Configuration Utility” on page 48 . 2. Select Disk Utilities. 3. Select the disk drive you want, then press Enter . 4. Select Identify Drive, then press Enter . 5. Whe[...]

58 Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Installation Guide • September 2008 FIGURE B-1 Adaptec RAID Controller Utility (ARCU) Initial V iew 3. Select Array Conf iguration Utility . The Array Configuration Utility appears. FIGURE B-2 Array Configuration Utility V iew[...]

Appendix B Using the BIOS Configuration Utility to Configure the Sun Blade RAID 5 Expansion Module 59 4. Select Initialize Drives. A list of drives appears. FIGURE B-3 shows an example of a system with multiple drives. FIGURE B-3 List of Drives 5. Select drives to initialize. ■ Use the arrow keys to scr oll through the list. ■ Use the space bar[...]

60 Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Installation Guide • September 2008 FIGURE B-4 Array Configuration Utility V iew 8. Select Create Array from the main menu. A list of drives appears, as shown in FIGURE B-5 . FIGURE B-5 List of Drives to Include in Array 9. Select the drives to be included in the array . ■ Use the arrow keys to scr oll through t[...]

Appendix B Using the BIOS Configuration Utility to Configure the Sun Blade RAID 5 Expansion Module 61 10. After you make your selections, press Enter . The Array Properties view appears, as shown in FIGURE B-6 . FIGURE B-6 Array Properties V iew 1 1. Make the following selections: ■ Array T ype – Select an array type from the dr op-down list. ?[...]

62 Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Installation Guide • September 2008 FIGURE B-7 W rite Cache W arning 13. Click Enter to proceed. The utility initializes the array .[...]

Index 1 Index A ACU creating arrays, 50 creating bootable arrays, 51 initializing disk drives, 51 managing arrays, 51 rescanning disk drives, 52 secure erasing disk drives, 52 Adaptec RAID Controller Utility (ARCU), 48 Alarm Control setting, 55 Array Background Consistency Check setting, 54 Array Configuration Utility . See ACU Array-based BBS Sup[...]

Index2 Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Installation Guide • September 2008 ELOM IP address, 27 ELOM, connecting to, 28 Embedded LOM default user and password, 29 defined, 2 login, 29 emergency shutdown, 5 F firmware updates, ix formatting disk drives, 56 G graceful shutdown, 5 I ILOM IP address, 23 initializing disk drives, 51 installation overvi[...]

Index 3 stylus using to power off, 5 using to power on, 3 T terms defined, 1 U USB device connection, 39 V verifying disk drives, 56 W worksheet for preinstalled Solaris OS queries, 41[...]

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