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Contents

  1. Preface
  2. Chapter 1 Understanding the Installation Flow
    1.  1.1 Workflows for the SPARC M12-2
    2.  1.2 Workflow at Expansion With 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. Click 3.3 Mounting the SPARC M12-2 and the PCI Expansion Unit in a Rack
    4. Click 3.4 Mounting Optional Components
  5. Chapter 4 Connecting Cables to the SPARC M12-2 and the PCI Expansion Unit
    1.  4.1 Connecting Cables to the SPARC M12-2
    2.  4.2 Connecting Cables to the PCI Expansion Unit
    3.  4.3 Storing Cables
  6. Chapter 5 Performing an Initial System Diagnosis
    1.  5.1 Connecting the System Management Terminal
    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 Firmware Version
    5.  5.5 Checking the Altitude Setting
    6.  5.6 Setting the Time
    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 PPAR Configuration List
    8.  6.8 Checking the Physical Partition (PPAR) Status
    9.  6.9 Synchronizing the Physical Partition (PPAR) Time and XSCF Time
    10. Click 6.10 Registering a CPU Activation Key
    11.  6.11 Assigning CPU Core Resources
    12.  6.12 Starting and Stopping a System (PPAR)
    13.  6.13 Installing Oracle Solaris
    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

A.2.2 Checking the Contents of Logs


A.2.2 Checking the Contents of Logs
Use the showlogs command to check error logs.
showlogs command
The showlogs command displays the specified log. By default, the command displays the log in chronological order from the oldest time stamp. You can specify the following logs.
On individual systems, specify the type of log to display from the collected logs. You can specify one of the following:
  1. error: Error log
  2. power: Power log
  3. event: Event log
  4. monitor: Monitoring message log
On individual SPARC M12-2 chassis, specify the type of log to display from the collected logs.
  1. env: Temperature history
On individual physical partitions (PPARs), specify the type of log to display from the collected logs. You can specify one of the following:
  1. console: Console message log
  2. panic: Panic message log
  3. ipl: IPL message log
Example: Display example for a power supply unit (PSU) error
XSCF> showlogs error
Date: Sep 20 12:45:31 JST 2016
Code: 00112233-445566778899aabbcc-8899aabbcceeff0011223344
Status: Alarm Occurred: Sep 20 12:45:31.000 JST 2016
FRU: /BB#0/PSU#0
Msg: PSU failed

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