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  9. 1.2.1 Points to note on configurations with the PCI expansion unit connected

Contents

  1. Preface
  2. Chapter 1 Understanding the Installation Flow
    1.  1.1 Workflow for the SPARC M10-1
    2. Click 1.2 Workflow for Installing the PCI Expansion Unit
  3. Chapter 2 Planning and Preparing for System Installation
    1.  2.1 Safety Precautions
    2.  2.2 Items Requiring Confirmation Before Installation
    3. Click 2.3 Confirming the Physical Specifications of the System
    4. Click 2.4 Confirming Rack Specifications
    5. Click 2.5 Checking Environmental Conditions
    6.  2.6 Checking Acoustic Noise Levels
    7.  2.7 Checking Cooling Conditions
    8. Click 2.8 Checking the Power Input Type
    9. Click 2.9 Preparing Power Supply Facilities
    10. Click 2.10 Checking External Interface Port Specifications
    11.  2.11 Checking the Functions of the Operation Panel
  4. Chapter 3 Installing the System
    1.  3.1 Preparing the Necessary Tools/Information for Installation
    2. Click 3.2 Confirming Delivered Components
    3.  3.3 Confirming the Rack
    4. Click 3.4 Mounting the Chassis in a Rack
    5. Click 3.5 Mounting Optional Components
  5. Chapter 4 Connecting Cables to the Chassis
    1.  4.1 Connecting Cables to the SPARC M10-1
    2.  4.2 Connecting Cables to the PCI Expansion Unit
  6. Chapter 5 Performing an Initial System Diagnosis
    1.  5.1 Connecting the System Management Terminal to the Chassis
    2.  5.2 Turning On the Input Power and Starting the XSCF
    3.  5.3 Logging In to the XSCF
    4.  5.4 Checking the XCP Version
    5.  5.5 Checking the Altitude Setting
    6.  5.6 Checking the Time Setting
    7.  5.7 Performing a Diagnosis Test
    8.  5.8 Checking the Component Status
  7. Chapter 6 Making the Initial System Settings
    1.  6.1 Setting the Password Policy
    2.  6.2 Setting a User Account and Password
    3. Click 6.3 Configuring the Telnet/SSH Service
    4.  6.4 Configuring the HTTPS Service
    5. Click 6.5 Configuring the XSCF Network
    6.  6.6 Configuring Memory Mirroring
    7.  6.7 Creating a Physical Partition Configuration List (PCL)
    8.  6.8 Confirming That a System Board (PSB) is Assigned to a Physical Partition (PPAR)
    9.  6.9 Setting a CPU Operational Mode for the Physical Partition
    10.  6.10 Synchronizing the Physical Partition (PPAR) Time and XSCF Time
    11. Click 6.11 Registering a CPU Activation Key
    12.  6.12 Assigning CPU Core Resources to a Physical Partition
    13.  6.13 Starting and Stopping a Physical Partition (PPAR)
    14. Click 6.14 Saving Configuration Information
  8. Appendix A Troubleshooting
    1.  A.1 Understanding the Usual Problems and Their Corrective Actions
    2. Click A.2 Understanding Commands for Troubleshooting
  9. Appendix B Setup Command Workflow
  10. Appendix C Installation Procedure Checklist

1.2.1 Points to note on configurations with the PCI expansion unit connected


1.2.1 Points to note on configurations with the PCI expansion unit connected
In either of the following cases, the logical domain configuration of a physical partition returns to the factory-default state at the next start time of the control domain. Also, the OpenBoot PROM environment variables of the control domain may be initialized.
  1. In a configuration with the PCI expansion unit connected, the firmware is updated from XCP 2043 or earlier to XCP 2044 or later.
  2. The PCI expansion unit is installed in or removed from a system with the firmware XCP 2044 or later.
Save the logical domain configuration information from Oracle Solaris to an XML file in advance. Also, keep a note of the setting information for the OpenBoot PROM environment variables of the control domain in advance to set them again.
Table 1-4 indicates what information may need to be saved/restored when updating the firmware from XCP 2043 or earlier to XCP 2044 or later in a configuration with the PCI expansion unit connected.
Table 1-4  Required work when updating the firmware from XCP 2043 or earlier to XCP 2044 or later
PCI expansion unit mounted? Current domain configuration Reconfiguring Oracle VM Server for SPARC config Setting OpenBoot PROM environment variables again
No factory-default
(Control domain only)		 Not required Not required
No There is a logical domain other than the control domain
 Not required Not required
Yes factory-default
(Control domain only)		 Not required Not required
Yes There is a logical domain other than the control domain
 Required (XML file) Required
Table 1-5 indicates what information may need to be saved/restored when installing or uninstalling the PCI expansion unit in a system with the firmware XCP 2044 or later.
Table 1-5  Required work when installing or uninstalling the PCI expansion unit in the system with the firmware XCP 2044 or later
PCI expansion unit mounted? Current domain configuration Reconfiguring Oracle VM Server for SPARC config Setting OpenBoot PROM environment variables again
No
(Install)		 factory-default
(Control domain only)		 Not required Not required
No
(Install)		 There is a logical domain other than the control domain
 Required (XML file) Required (*1)
Yes
(Install/remove)		 factory-default
(Control domain only)		 Not required Not required
Yes
(Install/remove)		 There is a logical domain other than the control domain
 Required (XML file) Required (*1)
*1 Not required in XCP 2230 or later
Note - Execute the ldm list-constraints -x command to save it to an XML file, and execute the ldm init-system -i command to restore it from an XML file. To display the information of OpenBoot PROM environment, execute the printenv command at the ok prompt. For a detailed procedure with these steps, see "1.7.3 How to Save/Restore the Logical Domain Configuration Information and the OpenBoot PROM Environment Variable" in the PCI Expansion Unit for Fujitsu SPARC M12 and Fujitsu M10/SPARC M10 Service Manual.

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