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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

4.6.12 Connecting to Media When Using Remote Storage


4.6.12 Connecting to Media When Using Remote Storage
This section describes the operations for connecting to media in a terminal with the use of remote storage. Note that only reading of media is allowed. Writing is not allowed.
The descriptions are divided into the following three cases:
- Physical partition stopped

- Control domain at the ok prompt

- Oracle Solaris running on the control domain
In the above three cases, the basic operation for connecting to media is the same. However, the operations for the control domain after the media is connected are different. The basic operation for any of the above cases is the same as in the contents of "Physical Partition Stopped."
Note - To use remote storage in a guest domain, assign resources (ldm add-vdisk).
Note - When using remote storage, our recommendation is that no operation for connecting to media be performed during the startup or stop procedure of the physical partition or control domain. This prevents longer processing times in the startup and stop procedures of the physical partition and control domain. Depending on the timing, if media is connected during the startup procedure of the physical partition or control domain, OpenBoot PROM may not recognize the target media. Consequently, the control domain will need to be reset again.
The following procedure assumes that the operations in "Before Using Remote Storage" in "4.6.9 Flow for Using Remote Storage" were completed.
Physical Partition Stopped
  1. Start XSCF Remote Storage Server.
    You can start it in either of the following ways: starting from XSCF Web, or starting with the Java command from a terminal.
  1. Starting from XSCF Web
    Select [Menu] - [Settings] - [Remote Storage] on XSCF Web, and click the [Launch] button.
    The Figure 4-18 screen appears. Click the [Run] button on the screen to display the [XSCF Remote Storage Server] screen.
Figure 4-18  Message When the [Launch] button is Clicked
Figure 4-18 Message When the [Launch] button is Clicked
  1. If the validity of the signed certificate for XSCF Remote Storage Server cannot be confirmed, a security warning like the one shown in Figure 4-19 is output. Check the [I accept the risk and want to run this application] check box, and then click the [Run] button.
Figure 4-19  Security Warning Message
Figure 4-19 Security Warning Message
  1. Starting with the Java command from a terminal
    Execute the following command in the directory that has the extracted archive file of XSCF Remote Storage Server on the terminal. Specify the execution path of the Java command according to the environment used.
    The option and class path specified in the Java command are fixed. Specify "com.fujitsu.m10.rdvd.gui.GUIMain", even with the SPARC M12.
    The following example shows that the XSCF Remote Storage Server is started by using Oracle Java SE at "C:\rdvd" where the archive file is extracted.
C:\>cd rdvd
C:\rdvd>dir /B
deployJava.js
lib
RdvdSpt32.dll
RdvdSpt64.dll
rdvd_client.jar
rdvd_client.jnlp
C:\rdvd>"C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre1.8.0_201\bin\java.exe" -esa -cp rdvd_client.jar;lib\* com.fujitsu.m10.rdvd.gui.GUIMain
  1. If the Windows firewall is used, the warning message shown in "Figure 4-16 Warning Message if the Windows Firewall is Used" is output. Follow the procedure in "Port Used and Permission on a Terminal" in "4.6.4 Operating Requirement of Terminals and Browsers."
  1. Select the media of the CD/DVD drive or ISO image displayed on the [XSCF Remote Storage Server] screen.
    If no media appears on the screen, no media may have been inserted in the CD/DVD drive of the terminal, or no ISO image may have been added. If no media is inserted in the CD/DVD drive, insert media, and then click the [Refresh] button at the top of the screen. Alternatively, click the [Add ISO file] button to display the ISO image list. Select the target media from the displayed list.
  1. Each line of Status, Selected media, and XSCF IP Address at the top of the [XSCF Remote Storage Server] screen is refreshed as shown below. For the meanings of Status, see "4.6.11 Status of XSCF Remote Storage Server."
    Status Disconnected

    Selected media Selected media path

    XCP IP Address None
  1. Click the [Run] button on the [XSCF Remote Storage Server] screen.
    This operation allows the use of the network port of the terminal used with remote storage. The selected target media is waiting for a connection from the XSCF.
  1. Each line of Status, Selected media, and XSCF IP Address at the top of the [XSCF Remote Storage Server] screen is refreshed as shown below.
    Status Waiting for connection from XSCF

    Selected media Selected media path

    XCP IP Address None
  1. When performed, this operation displays the [Information] screen shown in Figure 4-20. Click the [OK] button. This procedure describes the "Attach" operation performed in XSCF Web. Likewise, when performing the "Attach" operation in the XSCF shell, click the [OK] button.
Figure 4-20  [Information] Screen
Figure 4-20 [Information] Screen
  1. Select an XSCF-LAN interface and connect media. [Attach]
    - Operating with XSCF Web
    Select an XSCF-LAN interface from the Interface column in the Remote Storage Network Configuration table in XSCF Web, and click the [Attach] button.
    A screen for specifying the terminal IP address appears. After confirming that the IP address is correct, click the [OK] button. Connection in the Remote Storage Network Configuration table displays the terminal IP address.

    - Operating with XSCF shell
    Specify the XSCF-LAN interface and the IP address of the terminal, and execute the setremotestorage -c attach command.


    If the network is not configured for the XSCF-LAN interface to connect to the target media, see "4.6.10 Configuring the XSCF-LAN Used with Remote Storage." Then, configure the network. In this way, the XSCF and target media are connected. Each line of Status, Selected media, and XSCF IP Address at the top of the [XSCF Remote Storage Server] screen is refreshed as shown below by the connection to the media.
    Status Connected

    Selected media Selected media path

    XCP IP Address Physical IP address of connected XSCF-LAN
  1. Execute the poweron command to power on the physical partition.
Note - To stop the control domain at the ok prompt, use the setenv command to change the OpenBoot PROM environment variable auto-boot? to false.
[Example]
XSCF> setpparparam -p 0 -s bootscript "setenv auto-boot? false"
  1. Execute the cfgadm -al command from Oracle Solaris, and confirm that the remote storage device path has been added.
# cfgadm -al
Ap_Id Type Receptacle Occupant Condition
...
usb1/3 usb-storage connected configured ok
Note - If remote storage is not used in the control domain, step 10 is unnecessary. To use remote storage in a guest domain, assign resources (ldm add-vdisk).
  1. If the target media has not been added, use the mount command of Oracle Solaris to mount it.
    The following example shows a check of the mount state of the target media. Since the remote storage device has not been automatically mounted, the target media is going to be mounted.
    For details on the mount command, see the Oracle Solaris Reference Manual of the version used.
Note - For the procedure for enabling the removable media management services, see "4.6.5 Oracle Solaris Settings."
# df
/ (rpool/ROOT/solaris):425092886 blocks 425092886 files
/devices (/devices ): 0 blocks 0 files
...
# mount -F hsfs /dev/dsk/c4t0d0s2 /media/xxxxx
/dev/dsk/c4t0d0s2 specifies the device path name of remote storage.
For details on the mount command, see the Oracle Solaris Reference Manual of the version used.
You can now install software, read files, and perform other operations from the target media. Note that you cannot write to the target media.
Note - If the control domain is at the ok prompt, execute the show-disks command, and confirm that the remote storage device path has been added.
{0} ok show-disks
a) /pci@8000/pci@4/pci@0/pci@1/pci@0/usb@4,1/storage@3/disk
b) /pci@8000/pci@4/pci@0/pci@0/scsi@0/disk
...
Enter Selection, q to quit:
Control Domain at the ok Prompt
  1. Perform steps 1 to 4 in "Physical Partition Stopped."
  2. Execute the console command from the XSCF shell to switch to the control domain console that is at the ok prompt.
    The following example shows switching to the control domain console of physical partition#0.
XSCF> console -p 0
  1. Execute the reset-all command to reset the control domain that is at the ok prompt.
{0} ok reset-all
Note - To reset the control domain when stopping it again at the ok prompt, change the value of the OpenBoot PROM environment variable auto-boot? to false with the setenv command.
  1. At the ok prompt of the reset control domain, execute the show-disks command, and confirm that the remote storage device path has been added.
{0} ok show-disks
a) /pci@8000/pci@4/pci@0/pci@1/pci@0/usb@4,1/storage@3/disk
b) /pci@8000/pci@4/pci@0/pci@0/scsi@0/disk
...

Enter Selection, q to quit:
You can set a remote storage device alias, install Oracle Solaris from the target media, and perform other operations.
Oracle Solaris Running on the Control Domain
  1. Perform steps 1 to 4 in "Physical Partition Stopped."
  2. Execute the console command from the XSCF shell to switch to the control domain console where Oracle Solaris is running.
    The following example shows switching to the control domain console of physical partition#0.
XSCF> console -p 0
  1. Execute the df command or cfgadm -al command from Oracle Solaris, and confirm that the remote storage device path has been added.
Note - If the removable media management services are enabled (set to enable), the remote storage device is automatically mounted when the XSCF is connected to remote storage. For the procedure for enabling the removable media management services, see "4.6.5 Oracle Solaris Settings."
  1. The following example executes the df command and shows that /media on the remote storage device has been automatically mounted.
# df
/ (rpool/ROOT/solaris):425092886 blocks 425092886 files
/devices (/devices ): 0 blocks 0 files
...
/media/DISC-LABEL(/dev/dsk/c4t0d0s2 ): 0 blocks 0 files
  1. The following example executes the cfgadm command and shows that a remote storage device (usb1/3), whose type is usb-storage, has been added.
# cfgadm
Ap_Id Type Receptacle Occupant Condition
...
usb1/3 usb-storage connected configured ok
Note - If remote storage is not used in the control domain, step 4 is unnecessary. To use remote storage in a guest domain, assign resources (ldm add-vdisk).
  1. If the remote storage device is not mounted, use the mount command to mount it.
    The following example shows that the remote storage device has not been automatically mounted, so it is going to be mounted.
# df
/ (rpool/ROOT/solaris):425092886 blocks 425092886 files
/devices (/devices ): 0 blocks 0 files
...
# mount -F hsfs /dev/dsk/c4t0d0s2 /media/xxxxx
/dev/dsk/c4t0d0s2 specifies the device path name of remote storage.
For details on the mount command, see the Oracle Solaris Reference Manual of the version used.
You can now install software, read files, and perform other operations from the target media. Note that you cannot write to the target media.

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