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Contents

  1. Preface
  2. Chapter 1 Understanding the Installation Flow
    1. Click 1.1 Workflow for the SPARC M10-4S
    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. Click 3.3 Installing a Rack
    4. Click 3.4 Mounting the Chassis in a Rack
    5. Click 3.5 Mounting Optional Components
  5. Chapter 4 Configuring Building Block Connections
    1.  4.1 Setting the ID (BB-ID) Identifying a Chassis
    2. Click 4.2 Connecting Cables (for Direct Connections between Chassis)
    3. Click 4.3 Connecting Cables (for Connections through Crossbar Boxes)
  6. Chapter 5 Connecting Cables to the Chassis
    1.  5.1 Connecting Cables to the SPARC M10-4S
    2.  5.2 Connecting Cables to the PCI Expansion Unit
    3.  5.3 Connecting Cables to a Crossbar Box
    4. Click 5.4 Storing Cables
  7. Chapter 6 Performing an Initial System Diagnosis
    1.  6.1 Connecting the System Management Terminal to the Chassis
    2. Click 6.2 Turning On the Input Power
    3.  6.3 Logging In to the XSCF
    4.  6.4 Checking the XCP Version
    5.  6.5 Checking the Altitude Setting
    6.  6.6 Checking the Time Setting
    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 Physical Partition Configuration List (PCL)
    8.  7.8 Assigning a System Board (PSB) to a Physical Partition (PPAR)
    9.  7.9 Setting a CPU Operational Mode for the Physical Partition
    10.  7.10 Synchronizing the Physical Partition (PPAR) Time and XSCF Time
    11. Click 7.11 Registering a CPU Activation Key
    12.  7.12 Assigning CPU Core Resources to a Physical Partition
    13.  7.13 Starting and Stopping a Physical Partition (PPAR)
    14. Click 7.14 Saving Configuration Information
  9. Chapter 8 Before Expanding/Reducing a System with a Building Block Configuration
    1.  8.1 Confirming the System Configuration
    2. Click 8.2 Confirming the Expansion Pattern of a Building Block Configuration
    3. Click 8.3 Confirming the Reduction Pattern of a Building Block Configuration
  10. Chapter 9 Expanding a System with a Building Block Configuration
    1. Click 9.1 Preparing the Necessary Tools and Delivered Components for Expansion
    2. Click 9.2 Adding the SPARC M10-4S
    3. Click 9.3 Adding Expansion Rack 1 (Expansion to Up to the 8BB Configuration)
    4.  9.4 Adding Expansion Rack 2
    5. Click 9.5 Adding Expansion Racks 1 and 2
  11. Chapter 10 Removing a System with a Building Block Configuration
    1.  10.1 Preparing the Necessary Tools for Removal
    2. Click 10.2 Removing the SPARC M10-4S
    3.  10.3 Removal of Expansion Rack 2, and Decrease of the Number of SPARC M10-4S Units to Four or Less
  12. 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
  13. 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 2BB Configuration to 8BB Configuration (Connections through Crossbar Boxes)
    5.  B.5 9BB Configuration to 16BB Configuration (Connections through Crossbar Boxes)
    6.  B.6 Power Cord Connections in Expansion Racks
  14. Appendix C Setup Command Workflow
  15. Appendix D Installation Procedure Checklist
    1.  D.1 From Installation of a Standalone Configuration to Initial Diagnosis
    2.  D.2 From Installation of a Configuration with Direct Connections between Chassis to Initial Diagnosis
    3.  D.3 From Installation of a Crossbar Box Connection Configuration to Initial Diagnosis

7.2 Setting a User Account and Password


7.2 Setting a User Account and Password
Set a user account and password appropriate to the use environment, and assign a user privilege to the user account. Be sure to register at least one user account having the platadm and useradm user privileges.
  1. Execute the adduser command to add a user account.
    The following example specifies jsmith for the user account name. If -u is not specified, the UID is automatically assigned.
XSCF> adduser jsmith
  1. The following example adds a user account with a UID specified.
XSCF> adduser -u 359 jsmith
  1. Execute the password command, and specify a password.
XSCF> password jsmith
Password:
Retype new password:
passwd: password updated successfully
XSCF>
Note - A user with the useradm privilege can set the password for another specified user account regardless of the value specified in the setpasswordpolicy(8) command.
  1. The following example specifies 60 days for the expiration time and 15 days ahead for the start date for warnings before the password expires.
XSCF> password -M 60 -w 15 jsmith
  1. Execute the setprivileges command to assign a user privilege to the user account.
    The setprivileges command can set the following as user privileges for the entire system.
Table 7-3  User privileges
User privilege Overview Description of privilege
platadm Manage the whole system.
- Can perform all hardware operations for the system.

- Can manipulate all XSCF settings except those requiring the useradm and XSCF audit privileges.

- Can add/delete hardware in a PPAR.

- Can perform power operations for a physical partition.

- Can refer to all of the status of the server.
useradm Manage user accounts.
- Can create, delete, enable, and disable user accounts.

- Can change user passwords and password profiles.

- Can change user privileges.
auditop Refer to the audit status. Can refer to the XSCF audit status and audit methods.
auditadm Control auditing.
- Can control XSCF auditing.

- Can delete XSCF audit methods.
fieldeng Allow use by field engineers. Permits field engineers to only be able to perform maintenance work and change device configurations.
  1. The following example specifies useradm and platadm for the user account.
XSCF> setprivileges jsmith useradm platadm
Note - The setprivileges command assigns the user privilege of the specified operand.
To add a new user privilege to a user account already assigned a user privilege, specify the existing user privilege too.
  1. Execute the showuser command to check information on a created user account.
XSCF> showuser -l
User Name: jsmith
UID: 359
Status: Enabled
Minimum: 0
Maximum: 60
Warning: 15
Inactive: -1
Last Change: May 22, 2013
Password Expires: Jul 21, 2013
Password Inactive: Never
Account Expires: Never
Privileges: useradm
platadm
Note - Considering maintenance work, be sure to prepare a field engineer (FE) user account that has the fieldeng user privilege.
We recommend that the system administrator create accounts with the platadm, useradm, auditadm, and fieldeng user privileges.

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