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  9. 7.12.1 Checking the Start and Stop of a Physical Partition (PPAR)

Contents

  1. Preface
  2. Chapter 1 Understanding the Installation Flow
    1. Click 1.1 Workflows for the SPARC M12-2S
    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 Installing the Rack
    4. Click 3.4 Mounting the SPARC M12-2S and the PCI Expansion Unit in a Rack
    5. Click 3.5 Mounting Optional Components
  5. Chapter 4 Setting the SPARC M12-2S in a Building Block Configuration
    1.  4.1 Setting the ID (BB-ID) Identifying the SPARC M12-2S
    2. Click 4.2 Connecting XSCF Cables
    3. Click 4.3 Connecting Crossbar Cables
    4. Click 4.4 Storing Crossbar Cables
  6. Chapter 5 Connecting Cables to the SPARC M12-2S and the PCI Expansion Unit
    1.  5.1 Connecting Cables to the SPARC M12-2S
    2.  5.2 Connecting Cables to the PCI Expansion Unit
    3.  5.3 Connecting Cables to the Crossbar Box
    4.  5.4 Storing Cables
  7. Chapter 6 Performing an Initial System Diagnosis
    1.  6.1 Connecting the System Management Terminal
    2. Click 6.2 Turning On the Input Power
    3.  6.3 Logging In to the XSCF
    4.  6.4 Confirming the XCP Firmware Version
    5.  6.5 Checking the Altitude Setting
    6.  6.6 Setting the Time
    7.  6.7 Performing a Diagnosis Test
    8.  6.8 Checking the Component Status
  8. Chapter 7 Making the Initial System Settings
    1.  7.1 Setting the Password Policy
    2.  7.2 Setting a User Account and Password
    3. Click 7.3 Configuring the Telnet/SSH Service
    4.  7.4 Configuring the HTTPS Service
    5. Click 7.5 Configuring the XSCF Network
    6.  7.6 Configuring Memory Mirroring
    7.  7.7 Creating a PPAR Configuration List
    8. Click 7.8 Assigning/Releasing a Physical System Board (PSB) for a Physical Partition (PPAR)
    9.  7.9 Synchronizing the Physical Partition (PPAR) Time and XSCF Time
    10. Click 7.10 Registering a CPU Activation Key
    11.  7.11 Assigning CPU Core Resources
    12. Click 7.12 Starting and Stopping a Physical Partition (PPAR)
    13.  7.13 Installing Oracle Solaris
    14. Click 7.14 Saving Configuration Information
  9. Chapter 8 Expanding a System With a Building Block Configuration
    1.  8.1 Points of Concern During Expansion
    2. Click 8.2 Preparation for Expansion
    3. Click 8.3 SPARC M12-2S Expansion Work
    4.  8.4 Incorporating the SPARC M12-2S to be Added
    5.  8.5 Initial Diagnosis of the SPARC M12-2S to be Added
  10. Chapter 9 Reducing a System With a Building Block Configuration
    1.  9.1 Points of Concern During Reduction
    2. Click 9.2 Preparation for Reduction
    3. Click 9.3 SPARC M12-2S Reduction Work
  11. Appendix A Troubleshooting
    1.  A.1 Understanding the Usual Problems and Their Corrective Actions
    2. Click A.2 Understanding Commands for Troubleshooting
    3. Click A.3 How to Restore a BB-ID From an Incorrect Setting
  12. Appendix B Cable Connection Information on Building Block Configurations
    1.  B.1 2BB Configuration (Direct Connections Between Chassis)
    2.  B.2 3BB Configuration (Direct Connections Between Chassis)
    3.  B.3 4BB Configuration (Direct Connections Between Chassis)
    4.  B.4 From the 2BB Configuration to 8BB Configuration (Connections via a Crossbar Box)
    5.  B.5 From the 9BB Configuration to 16BB Configuration (Connections via a Crossbar Box)
    6.  B.6 Power Cord Connections in Expansion Racks
  13. Appendix C Setup Command Workflow
  14. Appendix D Installation Procedure Checklist
    1.  D.1 From Installation of the 1BB Configuration to Initial Diagnosis
    2.  D.2 From Installation to Initial Diagnosis of Configuration With Direct Connections Between Chassis

7.12.1 Checking the Start and Stop of a Physical Partition (PPAR)


7.12.1 Checking the Start and Stop of a Physical Partition (PPAR)
Check the start and stop of a physical partition (PPAR). For the initial settings, change the auto-boot? setting to "false" so that Oracle Solaris does not automatically boot immediately after the start of the physical partition.
  1. Execute the setpparparam command to change setting of the OpenBoot PROM environment variable auto-boot?.
XSCF> setpparparam -p 0 -s bootscript "setenv auto-boot? false"
OpenBoot PROM variable bootscript will be changed.
Continue? [y|n] :y
  1. Execute the poweron command to start the physical partition.
XSCF> poweron -p 0
PPAR-IDs to power on:00
Continue? [y|n]:y
00:Powering on
*Note*
This command only issues the instruction to power-on.
The result of the instruction can be checked by the "showpparprogress".
Note - It takes about 25 minutes for the SPARC M12-2S with the 4BB configuration to start a physical partition.
  1. Execute the showpparprogress command.
    You can check the progress, in the midst of processing, between physical partition power-on and up to before the start of POST.
    Confirm that the command displays "The sequence of power control is completed." and ends.
Note - Oracle Solaris does not start automatically because the auto-boot? setting is false.
XSCF> showpparprogress -p 0
PPAR Power On Preprocessing PPAR#0 [ 1/12]
PPAR Power On PPAR#0 [ 2/12]
XBBOX Reset PPAR#0 [ 3/12]
PSU On PPAR#0 [ 4/12]
CMU Reset Start PPAR#0 [ 5/12]
XB Reset 1 PPAR#0 [ 6/12]
XB Reset 2 PPAR#0 [ 7/12]
XB Reset 3 PPAR#0 [ 8/12]
CPU Reset 1 PPAR#0 [ 9/12]
CPU Reset 2 PPAR#0 [10/12]
Reset released PPAR#0 [11/12]
CPU Start PPAR#0 [12/12]
The sequence of power control is completed.
XSCF>
  1. Execute the showdomainstatus command, and confirm that status is "OpenBoot Running".
XSCF> showdomainstatus -p 0
Logical Domain Name Status
primary OpenBoot Running
XSCF>
  1. Execute the console command to connect to the console of the specified physical partition.
    The auto-boot? setting is false, so you can confirm the start up to the ok prompt.
XSCF> console -p 0
Console contents may be logged.
Connect to PPAR-ID 0?[y|n] :y [Enter]key

{0} ok
  1. Press the [Enter] key. Then, press the [#] (default value for the escape symbol) and [.] (period) keys to move from the console to the XSCF shell.
{0} ok #.
exit from console.
XSCF>
  1. Execute the poweroff command to stop the physical partition.
XSCF> poweroff -p 0
PPAR-IDs to power off :00
Continue? [y|n] :y
00 : Powering off


*Note*
This command only issues the instruction to power-off.
The result of the instruction can be checked by the "showpparprogress".
  1. Execute the showpparprogress command, and confirm that the command displays "The sequence of power control is completed." and ends.
XSCF> showpparprogress -p 0
PPAR Power Off PPAR#0 [ 1/ 3]
CPU Stop PPAR#0 [ 2/ 3]
PSU Off PPAR#0 [ 3/ 3]
The sequence of power control is completed.
XSCF>

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