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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

7.7 Creating a PPAR Configuration List


7.7 Creating a PPAR Configuration List
This section describes how to create a PPAR configuration list.
Note - Generally, there is no problem when the physical partition number for a physical partition being configured matches any of the existing SPARC M12-2S IDs (BB-IDs) in the system.
However, if you anticipate that the system may be reduced after operation starts, you need to consider the appropriate physical partition number for that case when determining the physical partition number. This is because any physical partition with a physical partition number that is the same as the BB-ID of the SPARC M12-2S to be removed must be stopped at the time of reduction.
Before configuring a physical partition, be sure to see "Chapter 4 Configuring a Physical Partition" in the Fujitsu SPARC M12 and Fujitsu M10/SPARC M10 Domain Configuration Guide and check the recommended method of configuring a physical partition.
The PPAR configuration list defines the following information required for configuring a physical partition (PPAR):
  1. The number of the physical system board (PSB) of the building block that configures PPAR and the corresponding logical system board (LSB) number
  2. Degradation range (configuration policy)
  3. Hardware resource information
For the SPARC M12-2S, the PPAR configuration list is not set. Set the PPAR configuration list and the configuration policy (which specifies the degradation range for an error detected in an initial diagnosis of hardware).

Use the showpcl command to check the PPAR configuration list, and use the setpcl command to set the list. For an explanation of the setpcl command options, see the setpcl command manual page or the Fujitsu SPARC M12 and Fujitsu M10/SPARC M10 XSCF Reference Manual.
With SPARC M12-2S, one SPARC M12-2S unit is treated as one building block (BB). This single building block or the combination of multiple building blocks are used to configure the physical partition (PPAR).
In the building block configuration system, one PPAR or multiple PPARs can be configured. In this case, one building block is treated as a physical system board (PSB) by the firmware. One PPAR is defined by assigning the number of the PSB that shows which building block is used and the number of the corresponding logical system board (LSB).

  1. Execute the showpcl command to check the PPAR configuration list.
    The factory default settings do not have a set PPAR configuration list.
XSCF> showpcl -p 0
PPAR-ID LSB PSB Status
  1. Execute the setpcl command to create a PPAR configuration list.
  1. The following example maps the BB-ID (PSB 00-0) to LSB 0 of physical partition 0 (PPAR-ID 0).
XSCF> setpcl -p 0 -a 0=00-0
  1. The following example maps BB#01 (PSB 01-0), BB#02 (PSB 02-0), and BB#03 (PSB 03-0) to LSB 0, LSB 1, and LSB 2 of physical partition 1 (PPAR-ID 1), respectively.
XSCF> setpcl -p 1 -a 0=01-0 1=02-0 2=03-0
  1. Execute the setpcl command to set the configuration policy for all physical partitions as a whole.
XSCF> setpcl -p ppar_id -s policy=value
  1. For value, specify fru (a part, such as a CPU or memory), BB (physical system board (PSB)), or system (all physical partitions as a whole) as the degradation unit. The default setting is fru.

    The following example sets the configuration policy to "All physical partitions" for physical partitions 0 and 1.
XSCF> setpcl -p 0 -s policy=system
XSCF> setpcl -p 1 -s policy=system
  1. Execute the showpcl command to check the PPAR configuration list that has been set.
    The following example assumes the 1BB configuration with the SPARC M12-2S.
XSCF> showpcl -a -v
PPAR-ID LSB PSB Status No-Mem No-IO Cfg-policy
00 Powered Off
System
00 00-0 False False
01 -
02 -
03 -
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