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Contents

  1. Preface
  2. Chapter 1 Understanding an Overview of the SPARC M12/M10
    1.  1.1 Basics of the SPARC M12/M10
    2. Click 1.2 Basics of the XSCF Firmware
    3. Click 1.3 Network Configuration
    4.  1.4 Basics of Hypervisor
    5.  1.5 Basics of Oracle VM Server for SPARC
    6.  1.6 Basics of OpenBoot PROM
  3. Chapter 2 Logging In/Out of the XSCF
    1. Click 2.1 Connecting the System Management Terminal
    2. Click 2.2 Logging In to the XSCF Shell
    3.  2.3 Logging Out from the XSCF Shell
    4. Click 2.4 Logging In to XSCF Web
    5.  2.5 Logging Out From XSCF Web
    6.  2.6 Number of Connectable Users
  4. Chapter 3 Configuring the System
    1. Click 3.1 Preliminary Work for XSCF Setup
    2. Click 3.2 Understanding the Contents of the XSCF Firmware Settings
    3.  3.3 Setting Up From the XSCF Shell
    4.  3.4 Setting Up From XSCF Web
    5. Click 3.5 Creating/Managing XSCF Users
    6. Click 3.6 Setting the XSCF Time/Date
    7. Click 3.7 Configuring the SSH/Telnet Service for Login to the XSCF
    8. Click 3.8 Configuring the HTTPS Service for Login to the XSCF
    9. Click 3.9 Configuring the XSCF Network
    10. Click 3.10 Configuring Auditing to Strengthen XSCF Security
  5. Chapter 4 Configuring the System to Suit the Usage Type
    1. Click 4.1 Setting/Checking the System Altitude
    2. Click 4.2 Controlling System Start
    3. Click 4.3 Enabling/Disabling Dual Power Feed
    4. Click 4.4 Reducing Power Consumption
    5. Click 4.5 Connecting a DVD Drive
    6. Click 4.6 Using Remote Storage
  6. Chapter 5 CPU Activation
    1.  5.1 Basic Concepts of CPU Activation
    2.  5.2 CPU Activation Key
    3. Click 5.3 Adding CPU Core Resources
    4. Click 5.4 Deleting CPU Core Resources
    5. Click 5.5 Moving CPU Core Resources
    6. Click 5.6 Displaying CPU Activation Information
    7. Click 5.7 Saving/Restoring CPU Activation Keys
    8. Click 5.8 Troubleshooting CPU Activation Errors
    9.  5.9 Important Notes about CPU Activation
  7. Chapter 6 Starting/Stopping the System
    1. Click 6.1 Starting the System
    2. Click 6.2 Stopping the System
    3.  6.3 Rebooting the System
    4.  6.4 Suppressing Starting Oracle Solaris at Power-on
  8. Chapter 7 Controlling Physical Partitions
    1.  7.1 Configuring a Physical Partition
    2. Click 7.2 Setting the Physical Partition Operation Mode
    3.  7.3 Powering On a Physical Partition
    4.  7.4 Powering Off a Physical Partition
    5.  7.5 Changing the Configuration of a Physical Partition
  9. Chapter 8 Controlling Logical Domains
    1.  8.1 Configuring a Logical Domain
    2. Click 8.2 Configuring the Oracle Solaris Kernel Zone
    3. Click 8.3 Switching to the Control Domain Console From the XSCF Shell
    4. Click 8.4 Returning to the XSCF Shell From the Control Domain Console
    5.  8.5 Starting a Logical Domain
    6.  8.6 Shutting Down a Logical Domain
    7. Click 8.7 Ordered Shutdown of Logical Domains
    8.  8.8 Checking CPU Activation Information
    9. Click 8.9 Setting the OpenBoot PROM Environment Variables of the Control Domain
    10. Click 8.10 Domain Console Logging Function
    11.  8.11 Changing the Configuration of a Logical Domain
    12.  8.12 Setting the Logical Domain Time
    13. Click 8.13 Collecting a Hypervisor Dump File
    14. Click 8.14 Managing Logical Domain Resources Associated with CPU Sockets
    15. Click 8.15 Setting the Physical Partition Dynamic Reconfiguration Policy
    16. Click 8.16 Setting the Maximum Page Size of a Logical Domain
  10. Chapter 9 Managing the Systems Daily
  11. Chapter 10 Preparing/Taking Action for Failures
    1.  10.1 Learning about Troubleshooting and Related Functions
    2. Click 10.2 Receiving Notification by E-mail When a Failure Occurs
    3. Click 10.3 Monitoring/Managing the System Status With the SNMP Agent
    4. Click 10.4 Monitoring the System
    5.  10.5 Understanding the Failure Degradation Mechanism
    6. Click 10.6 Checking Failed Hardware Resources
    7. Click 10.7 Setting Automatic Replacement of Failed CPU Cores
    8.  10.8 Setting Recovery Mode
    9.  10.9 Setting Up a Redundant Component Configuration
    10. Click 10.10 Saving/Restoring XSCF Settings Information
    11. Click 10.11 Saving/Restoring Logical Domain Configuration Information in the XSCF
    12. Click 10.12 Saving/Restoring Logical Domain Configuration Information in an XML File
    13. Click 10.13 Saving/Restoring the OpenBoot PROM Environment Variables
    14.  10.14 Saving/Restoring the Contents of a Hard Disk
    15.  10.15 Resetting a Logical Domain
    16. Click 10.16 Causing a Panic in a Logical Domain
    17.  10.17 Resetting a Physical Partition
    18. Click 10.18 Returning the Server to the State at Factory Shipment
    19.  10.19 Collecting a Crash Dump File Using Deferred Dump
  12. Chapter 11 Checking the System Status
    1. Click 11.1 Checking the System Configuration/Status
    2. Click 11.2 Checking a Physical Partition
  13. Chapter 12 Checking Logs and Messages
    1. Click 12.1 Checking a Log Saved by the XSCF
    2. Click 12.2 Checking Warning and Notification Messages
  14. Chapter 13 Switching to Locked Mode/Service Mode
    1.  13.1 Understanding the Differences Between Locked Mode and Service Mode
    2.  13.2 Switching the Operating Mode
  15. Chapter 14 Configuring a Highly Reliable System
    1. Click 14.1 Configuring Memory Mirroring
    2. Click 14.2 Configuring Hardware RAID
    3.  14.3 Using the LDAP Service
    4.  14.4 Using SAN Boot
    5.  14.5 Using iSCSI
    6. Click 14.6 Remote Power Management for the SPARC M12/M10 and I/O Devices
    7.  14.7 Using an Uninterruptible Power Supply
    8. Click 14.8 Using Verified Boot
  16. Chapter 15 Expanding the System Configuration
    1.  15.1 Changing the Virtual CPU Configuration
    2.  15.2 Changing the Memory Configuration
    3. Click 15.3 Dynamic Reconfiguration Function for PCIe Endpoint Devices
    4. Click 15.4 Using the PCI Expansion Unit
    5.  15.5 Expanding the SPARC M12-2S/M10-4S
  17. Chapter 16 Updating the XCP Firmware
    1. Click 16.1 Basics of Firmware Update
    2. Click 16.2 Before Updating Firmware
    3.  16.3 Update Flow
    4.  16.4 Preparing an XCP Image File
    5. Click 16.5 Updating Firmware
    6.  16.6 Updating Firmware From XSCF Web
    7. Click 16.7 Firmware Version Matching with Parts Addition/Replacement
    8.  16.8 Trouble During Firmware Update
    9.  16.9 FAQ Relating to Firmware Update
  18. Chapter 17 Updating Oracle Solaris and Oracle VM Server for SPARC
  19. Chapter 18 Troubleshooting
    1.  18.1 Troubleshooting for the XSCF
    2.  18.2 Precautions Concerning Using the RESET Switch
    3.  18.3 Frequently Asked Questions / FAQ
    4.  18.4 System Troubleshooting With the XSCF
  20. Appendix A Lists of SPARC M12/M10 System Device Paths
    1.  A.1 SPARC M12-1 Device Paths
    2. Click A.2 SPARC M12-2 Device Paths
    3. Click A.3 SPARC M12-2S Device Paths
    4.  A.4 SPARC M10-1 Device Paths
    5. Click A.5 SPARC M10-4 Device Paths
    6. Click A.6 SPARC M10-4S Device Paths
  21. Appendix B Identifying an SAS2 Device Based on a WWN
    1.  B.1 World Wide Name (WWN) Syntax
    2.  B.2 Overview of probe-scsi-all Command Output
    3. Click B.3 Identifying a Disk Slot by Using the probe-scsi-all Command
    4. Click B.4 Identifying Disk Slot
  22. Appendix C List of the XSCF Web Pages
    1.  C.1 Overview of the Pages
    2.  C.2 Understanding the Menu Configuration
    3. Click C.3 Available Pages
  23. Appendix D XSCF MIB Information
    1.  D.1 MIB Object Identification
    2.  D.2 Standard MIB
    3. Click D.3 Extended MIB
    4.  D.4 Traps
  24. Appendix E SPARC M12/M10 System-specific Functions of Oracle VM Server for SPARC
    1.  E.1 Ordered Shutdown of Logical Domains
    2.  E.2 CPU Activation Support
    3. Click E.3 Checking Failed Resources
    4.  E.4 Automatic Replacement of Failed CPUs
    5.  E.5 Hypervisor Dump
    6.  E.6 Domain Console Logging Function
    7.  E.7 CPU Socket Restrictions
  25. Appendix F SAS2IRCU Utility Command Examples
    1.  F.1 Displaying a List of SAS Controllers Recognized by sas2ircu
    2.  F.2 Displaying the Information of a Hardware RAID Volume
    3.  F.3 Adding a Hardware RAID Volume
    4.  F.4 Displaying the Configuration Status of a Hardware RAID Volume
    5.  F.5 Creating a Hot Spare of a Hardware RAID Volume
    6.  F.6 Deleting a Hot Spare of a Hardware RAID Volume
    7.  F.7 Deleting a Hardware RAID Volume
    8.  F.8 Identifying the Faulty Disk Drive of a Hardware RAID Volume
  26. Appendix G SPARC M12-1/M10-1 XSCF Startup Mode Function
    1. Click G.1 Function Overview
    2. Click G.2 Restrictions and Notes
    3.  G.3 Configuration Procedure
  27. Appendix H OpenBoot PROM Environment Variables and Commands
    1.  H.1 SCSI Device Display
    2.  H.2 Unsupported OpenBoot PROM Environment Variables
    3.  H.3 Unsupported OpenBoot PROM Commands
    4.  H.4 Behavior With the Security Mode Enabled
  28. Appendix I How to Specify the Boot Device
    1.  I.1 Device Path of the Internal Storage
    2.  I.2 Method of Specification With a PHY Number
    3.  I.3 Method of Specification With a Target ID
    4.  I.4 Method of Specification With an SAS Address
    5.  I.5 Method of Specification With a Volume Device Name
    6.  I.6 Notes About the Device Alias net of the SPARC M12 Without On-Board LAN
  29. Appendix J Lists of DVD Drive Aliases
    1. Click J.1 External DVD Drive Aliases
    2. Click J.2 Remote Storage DVD Drive Aliases
  30. Appendix K CPU Activation Interim Permit
    1.  K.1 What is the CPU Activation Interim Permit?
    2.  K.2 Terms of Use of the CPU Activation Interim Permit and Precautions
    3. Click K.3 Related Commands
    4. Click K.4 Flows and Procedures for Using a CPU Activation Interim Permit
    5. Click K.5 Event Notification of the CPU Activation Interim Permit
    6. Click K.6 Other Important Notes

1.2.3 XSCF Functions


1.2.3 XSCF Functions
XSCF shell and XSCF Web
The XSCF provides the XSCF shell and XSCF Web, enabling users to display the server status, operate the server, display the physical partition status, operate a physical partition, and display a console.
System Initialization and Initial Diagnosis
The XSCF performs an initial self-diagnosis at the input power-on time or XSCF reboot time, to detect and notify the user of any failure in the XSCF. It also makes the initial hardware settings of the XSCF and also initializes the required hardware for starting Oracle Solaris.
System Configuration Recognition and Physical Partition Configuration Management
The XSCF manages CPUs, memory, and I/O system resources by chassis, displays the state of the system configuration, and creates and changes a physical partition configuration.
In the SPARC M12-2S and SPARC M10-4S, users can configure a physical partition by connecting multiple chassis using the building block system with one chassis (1BB) as the minimum unit. Chassis (BBs), physical partition configuration units, are managed by logical numbers (LSB numbers), which are recognized by logical domains.
In addition, in linkage with the Hypervisor firmware, the XSCF firmware monitors the memory, CPUs, and I/O resources used by the logical domains configured from Oracle VM Server for SPARC software.
Note - A system of one SPARC M12/M10 unit consists of one physical partition.
Failure Monitoring and RAS Functions
The XSCF batch controls/monitors the server so that the system operates stably. Upon detecting a system failure, it immediately starts collecting a hardware log, performs an analysis, identifies the failure location, and determines the failure status. The XSCF displays the status and performs parts degradation, physical partition degradation, and a system reset, as needed, to prevent another failure from occurring. The XSCF ensures high reliability, availability, and serviceability (RAS) of the whole system.

The target of monitoring is as follows.
  1. Hardware configuration management and monitoring
  2. Network configuration monitoring
  3. Monitoring of cooling units, such as the fan units, and the ambient temperature
  4. Monitoring of the physical partition status and logical domain status
  5. Monitoring of peripheral failures
Function to Notify the System Administrator of Failure Information
The XSCF constantly monitors system operation. The XSCF provides the following services to notify the system administrator of failure information.
  1. Server monitoring function without relying on Oracle Solaris operation
  2. Remote control of the server from a remote location
  3. E-mail notification when trouble occurs
  4. Trap notification using the SNMP agent function
Messaging and Logging
The XSCF collects and stores system failure information. Failures and failure locations are identified from hardware failure information, which also provides server failure predictions and accurate, easy-to-understand information to users immediately after failure occurrence. For details of error messages and logs, see "Chapter 12 Checking Logs and Messages."

The displayed messages are as follows.
  1. Initial diagnosis message at system startup
  2. Message displayed at the same time that network configuration monitoring detects a configuration failure
  3. Message displayed at the same time that the failure of a part is detected
    With information from monitoring of the status of the power supply unit, fan, system board, memory, CPU, and other components, the system administrator can quickly find out about a part to be replaced.
  4. Message displayed at the same time that an environmental failure is detected
    Monitoring of the server temperature and CPU temperature can prevent system instability due to a temperature rise.
The logs that are taken are as follows.
  1. Error log
  2. Monitor message log
  3. Power log
  4. Event log
  5. Console log
  6. Panic log
  7. IPL log
  8. Audit log
  9. COD log
  10. Temperature history log
  11. Active Directory log
  12. LDAP over SSL log
XSCF User Account Management
The XSCF manages the user accounts for using the XSCF. The types of privilege for user accounts managed by the XSCF are listed below. The available operations on the provided XSCF shell and XSCF Web depend on the user account type (referred to as a user privilege).
  1. System administrator
  2. Physical partition administrator
  3. Operator
  4. Field engineer
Security
The XSCF provides encryption and audit functions via SSH and SSL/TLS. Operational errors and invalid accesses are recorded in logs while the system is running. The system administrator can use the logs to investigate the causes of system failures and invalid accesses.
Assistance in Active Replacement of a Part
The XSCF assists maintenance work through the XSCF shell during active replacement of a part. When a maintenance command is executed, the maintenance menu appears. The user can then follow the menu to perform the maintenance.
Console Redirection Function
The XSCF provides a function to output to the OS console (control domain console) of Oracle Solaris in each physical partition. With an SSH (Secure Shell) or Telnet connection to the XSCF, the function can serve as the OS console.
CPU Activation registration/management function
Registering the CPU Activation key with the XSCF allows the permanent usage of server CPU resources. Before the server enters operation, one or more CPU Activations must be purchased.

The XSCF performs the work of adding a CPU Activation key when additional CPU resources become necessary. The XSCF performs the work of removing a CPU Activation key when you want to decrease the CPU resources.
For details of CPU core resource use, see "Chapter 5 CPU Activation."
Firmware Update Function
Using XSCF Web and XSCF shell commands, you can download a new firmware (XSCF firmware, OpenBoot PROM firmware, POST firmware, or Hypervisor firmware) without powering off the physical partition. You can also update the firmware without powering off the other physical partitions.  Note that if you update the OpenBoot PROM firmware, POST firmware, or Hypervisor firmware when the physical partition is started, the update is applied when the physical partition is rebooted. For details of firmware updates, see "Chapter 16 Updating the XCP Firmware."
Green IT Function
Oracle Solaris, Hypervisor, and the XSCF stop power input to components not in operation to suppress power consumption. The XSCF can also control the upper limit value of power consumption to suppress system power consumption. If the upper limit value is exceeded, the XSCF immediately determines the system power operations and performs a shutdown or power-off operation.
Time Control
The SPARC M12/M10 sets the XSCF clock as the system reference time.
The physical partitions of the SPARC M12/M10 systems synchronize the time with the XSCF clock at physical partition startup. The XSCF manages time differences from the control domain in linkage with the Hypervisor firmware.
Physical Partition Dynamic Reconfiguration (PPAR DR) Function
In a building block configuration, the XSCF supports the work necessary to dynamically change the configuration of the physical partition while the system is running. The dynamic reconfiguration of the physical partition (PPAR DR) enables you to add or delete a building block (SPARC M12-2S or SPARC M10-4S) of the physical partition, with the physical partition being operated. For details of the PPAR DR function, see the Fujitsu SPARC M12 and Fujitsu M10/SPARC M10 Domain Configuration Guide.
Note - In SPARC M12-1/M12-2/M10-1/M10-4, the PPAR DR function cannot be used.

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