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  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

3.3 Setting Up From the XSCF Shell


3.3 Setting Up From the XSCF Shell
This section describes the flow of setup from the XSCF shell.

For details of each step, see the section indicated by the title enclosed in double quotation marks. Also, depending on the customer's environment, select whether to enable or disable setting (optional) items.
  1. Connect to the XSCF shell from any terminal capable of a serial connection.
    Set up a secure environment with a serial connection to the server.
    For details, see "2.2.1 How to Log In to the XSCF Shell With a Serial Connection."
  2. Log in to the XSCF shell.
    Log in to the XSCF shell with a new user account created at the initial login authentication time.
    For details of login, see "2.2 Logging In to the XSCF Shell."
    For details about creating a new user account at the initial login authentication time, see "3.5 Creating/Managing XSCF Users."
  3. Set the password policy.
    Specify the password attributes, such as the password expiration time and number of characters, of XSCF user accounts.
    For details, see "3.5 Creating/Managing XSCF Users."
  4. Configure items for auditing (optional).
    The audit function records XSCF logins and logouts and various other events in the audit log. The audit function is enabled by default. The auditadm user privilege is required for audit settings.
    For details, see "3.10 Configuring Auditing to Strengthen XSCF Security."
  5. Set the time.
    Set the XSCF time, which is the system standard time. After the system time is updated, the XSCF is rebooted, and the XSCF session is disconnected. Log in again.
    For details, see "3.6 Setting the XSCF Time/Date."
Note - The work for this setting has been done during initial installation. If the value needs to be changed, set it again.
  1. Configure the SSH/Telnet service.
    SSH and Telnet can be concurrently enabled. However, connections using the Telnet service do not provide a secure communication protocol. We recommend disabling the Telnet service when an SSH service is enabled.
    The SSH/Telnet service is disabled by default.
    For details, see "3.7 Configuring the SSH/Telnet Service for Login to the XSCF."
  2. Confirm the XSCF host public key.
    To use an SSH service with an XSCF-LAN connection, execute the showssh command, and make a note of the fingerprint. Step 11 refers to the contents of the noted fingerprint during login to the XSCF shell via an SSH service. Copy the text data of the host public key to a file in a given directory on the client.
XSCF> showssh
SSH status: enabled
RSA key:
ssh-rsa
AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAABIwAAAIEAt0IG3wfpQnGr51znS9XtzwHcBBb/UU0LN08S
ilUXE6j+avlxdY7AFqBf1wGxLF+Tx5pTa6HuZ8o8yUBbDZVJAAAAFQCfKPxarV+/
5qzK4A43Qaigkqu/6QAAAIBMLQl22G8pwibESrh5JmOhSxpLzl3P26ksI8qPr+7B
xmjLR0k=
Fingerprint:
1024 e4:35:6a:45:b4:f7:e8:ce:b0:b9:82:80:2e:73:33:c4
/etc/ssh/ssh_host_rsa_key.pub
  1. For details, see "3.7 Configuring the SSH/Telnet Service for Login to the XSCF."
  2. Register a user public key.
    To use a user key of an SSH service through an XSCF-LAN connection, create a user secret key and user public key for a registered XSCF user account on the PC, and register the user public key with the XSCF.
    For details, see "3.7 Configuring the SSH/Telnet Service for Login to the XSCF."
  3. Configure the XSCF-dedicated network.
    Configure the XSCF network, including the XSCF-LAN IP address and SSCP. Multiple users can access the XSCF concurrently via SSH, Telnet, or HTTPS.
    Execute the applynetwork command to reflect the network settings. Then, execute the rebootxscf command to reboot the XSCF and complete configuration work. After the XSCF is rebooted, the XSCF session is disconnected. Log in again.
    For details, see "3.9 Configuring the XSCF Network."
  4. Connect to the XSCF shell from any terminal capable of an XSCF-LAN connection (optional).
    The setting work from this step can be done through an XSCF-LAN connection too. Here, connect to the XSCF by specifying its IP address on a PC connected to the XSCF-LAN, and log in again.
    To keep using the serial connection for settings, go to step 12.
    The Telnet service should not be considered as being a secure form of communication. We recommend using an SSH service. In login via an SSH service, there may be a question about the validity of the fingerprint of the host public key. Confirm that the fingerprint is the same as the one noted in step 7, and reply "yes". If the fingerprints do not match, the IP address may not be correct or unique to the connection destination, or may imply "spoofing." Check the IP address again.
RSA key fingerprint is xxxxxx
Connecting? [yes|no] : yes
  1. To use an SSH service with user key authentication when a passphrase has been set, enter the passphrase.
Enter passphrase for key '/home/nana/.ssh/id_rsa' :xxxxxxxx
Warning: No xauth data; using fake authentication data for X11
forwarding.
Last login: Fri Sep 1 10:19:37 2011 from client
  1. Configure NTP (optional).
    Configure NTP such that the XSCF operates as an NTP server or NTP client. You may also be configuring NTP after configuring a domain.
    For details, see "3.6 Setting the XSCF Time/Date."
The following configures the settings to manage a user account. To manage a user account, determine in advance whether to configure a local user account saved in the XSCF or to set the account data saved in a directory database on a network using the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP), Active Directory, or LDAP over SSL. To configure a directory database on a network, set the user accounts to authenticate against the directory database.
To use the LDAP, Active Directory, or LDAP over SSL server, you need to download a certificate, create a public key, and complete user registration to the directory database in your environment in advance.
Since an Active Directory or LDAP over SSL user cannot upload a user public key to the XSCF, you must login after connecting to the XSCF via SSH, using password authentication.
This manual does not provide details on the LDAP, Active Directory, and LDAP over SSL. See the available LDAP, Active Directory, and LDAP over SSL manuals.
Note - For the XCP firmware version that supports the LDAP, Active Directory, and LDAP over SSL service, see the latest Product Notes for your server.
  1. Configure LDAP service settings (optional).
    Configure the XSCF as an LDAP client. For details, see "3.5.12 Managing XSCF User Accounts Using LDAP."
  2. Configure Active Directory service settings (optional).
    Configure the XSCF as an Active Directory client. For details, see "3.5.13 Managing XSCF User Accounts Using Active Directory."
  3. Configure LDAP over SSL service settings (optional).
    Configure the XSCF as an LDAP over SSL client. For details, see "3.5.14 Managing XSCF User Accounts Using LDAP over SSL."
  4. Configure XSCF user accounts.
    Register the XSCF user accounts retained locally on the server, according to the user environment.
    - To add a user account, execute the showuser command with the -l option specified, and confirm that the user account list has no invalid user account.

    - Considering maintenance work, be sure to prepare a field engineer (FE) user account that has the fieldeng user privilege.

    For details, see "3.5 Creating/Managing XSCF Users."
  5. Configure SMTP (optional).
    Configure SMTP to use the XSCF e-mail notification function.
    For details, see "10.2 Receiving Notification by E-mail When a Failure Occurs."
  1. Configure SNMP protocol-related items for using the SNMP agent function (optional).
    For details, see "10.3 Monitoring/Managing the System Status With the SNMP Agent."
  2. Configure items for using the remote maintenance service (optional).
    This document does not describe the remote maintenance service function in detail. For information on the remote maintenance service function, see the latest Product Notes for your server.
The following steps configure items for management of hardware in the whole system.
  1. Set the altitude.
    For details, see "4.1 Setting/Checking the System Altitude."
Note - The work for this setting has been done during initial installation. If the value needs to be changed, set it again.
  1. Configure power capping (optional).
    For details, see "4.4 Reducing Power Consumption."
  2. Configure memory mirror mode (optional).
    For details, see "14.1 Configuring Memory Mirroring."
  3. Set the air-conditioning wait time (optional).
    Set the time so that power-on processing waits until the air conditioning facilities adjust the environment to room temperature.
    For details, see "4.2.2 Setting/Checking the Wait Time for Air Conditioning."
Note - The SPARC M12/M10 does not support the wait time setting for air conditioning.
The following steps configure items for management of physical partitions.
  1. Configure physical partitions (optional).
    Set domain configuration management information.
    For details, see "11.2 Checking a Physical Partition" and the Fujitsu SPARC M12 and Fujitsu M10/SPARC M10 Domain Configuration Guide.
  2. Set the physical partition mode (optional).
    For details, see "7.2 Setting the Physical Partition Operation Mode" and the Fujitsu SPARC M12 and Fujitsu M10/SPARC M10 Domain Configuration Guide.
  3. Perform the settings for CPU Activation.
    For details, see "Chapter 5 CPU Activation."
  4. Set the warmup time (optional).
    Set a time to delay power-on processing for a specific elapsed time immediately before Oracle Solaris starts running. The set time applies after the start of server power-on processing. This setting is used to wait until the server has warmed up and peripheral devices are powered on.
    If the setpowercapping command has set the upper limit value of power consumption, the power consumed by all physical partitions operating concurrently may exceed the upper limit value. To prevent this, you can use this setting to stagger operating times for each physical partition.
    For details, see "4.2.1 Setting/Checking the Warmup Time."
  5. Set the power schedule (optional).
    Set the power-on/off schedule of the physical partitions.
    To set the power-on/off schedule of the physical partitions, use the addpowerschedule, deletepowerschedule, and setpowerschedule commands of the XSCF firmware. For details of each command, see the man page of the command or the Fujitsu SPARC M12 and Fujitsu M10/SPARC M10 XSCF Reference Manual.

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