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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

9.1 Points of Concern During Reduction


9.1 Points of Concern During Reduction
Before reduction by removing the SPARC M12-2S, check the following items.
Remarks - When removing the SPARC M12 targeted for reduction from the existing expansion rack in order to use it as a different system, you need to remove the protection bracket at the space of the mounting destination and the blank plates (four plates). The blank plate is fastened with two M6 screws. The protection bracket is fastened with six M6 screws.
Store the removed blank plates and M6 screws for future use when the SPARC M12-2S is removed. Install the protection bracket and M6 screws at their original locations for future use when the expansion rack is moved.
Figure 9-1  Protection Bracket
Figure 9-1 Protection Bracket
  1. If the SPARC M12-2S is mounted and used in a general rack, remove every SPARC M12-2S from the rack when moving to a different installation location. See "Safety precautions regarding racks" in "2.1 Safety Precautions."
  2. If you stop a PPAR and reduce the SPARC M12-2S belonging to the PPAR, logical domain configuration information switches to factory-default the next time the PPAR is powered on.
    In that case, reconfigure the logical domains by referring to the logical domain configuration information in the XML file saved at the system configuration time.
  3. The physical partition number must match the BB-ID of one of the SPARC M12-2S units in the system.
    Therefore, when there is a physical partition with the same number as the BB-ID of the SPARC M12-2S to be removed, be sure to stop that physical partition before reducing the unit.
    Reconfigure the physical partition with a different physical partition number because it will not be possible to use the physical partition as the system will not be using the reduced SPARC M12-2S.
  4. Multiple units cannot be released from the system at the same time by the initbb command. Do this work on one unit at a time.
  5. For the initialization of the SPARC M12-2S of the master XSCF, perform that work at the end.
    Execute the restoredefaults -c factory -r activation command to return to the factory defaults, including the CPU Activation key information. Perform this work with a serial connection to the master XSCF.
    To expand another system with a removed SPARC M12-2S, you need to reinstall the CPU Activation key during the initial setup of the XSCF after the expansion.
  6. The serial number of the SPARC M12-2S of either the master XSCF or standby XSCF is used as the system serial number. If the serial number of the standby SPARC M12-2S is being used as the system serial number, the initbb command cannot release the standby SPARC M12-2S. In this case, execute the switchscf command to switch the master XSCF.
Notes on use of dynamic reconfiguration (PPAR DR) for the physical partition
Note - When using the dynamic reconfiguration function for the physical partition (PPAR DR), check the contents of "2.5 Dynamic Reconfiguration Conditions and Settings" in the Fujitsu SPARC M12 and Fujitsu M10/SPARC M10 Domain Configuration Guide beforehand.
  1. The PPAR DR function is enabled by default.
    The command with the -c unassign or -c disconnect option specified cannot release a BB (PSB) from a physical partition where the PPAR DR function is disabled, while the physical partition is operating.
  2. When disconnecting a building block from a physical partition by specifying a physical system board (PSB), specify the -c unassign option in the deleteboard command. After being released from the physical partition by the command with the -c unassign option specified, the PSB enters the system board pool.
  3. When the PSB is targeted for release from the physical partition, the free resources in the physical partition are used to move the logical domains that use the resources of the PSB.
    According to the status of these free resources, you can specify the method of securing the resources used to move the logical domains by specifying the -m option of the deleteboard command.
    The following shows the functions when the -m option of the deleteboard command is specified.
    - -m unbind=none is specified

     Obtains resources for the move from available resources. When the command cannot secure the resources, it causes the release to fail.

    - -m unbind=resource is specified

     Obtains resources for the move from available resources. If even those resources are insufficient, it secures resources from each logical domain.

    - -m unbind=shutdown is specified

     Obtains resources for the move from available resources. If even those resources are insufficient, it secures resources from each logical domain. If the resources are still insufficient, it shuts down any one of the logical domains.

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