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Contents

  1. Preface
  2. Chapter 1 Before Starting Maintenance Work
    1.  1.1 Warning/Caution Indications
    2.  1.2 Warning Labels
    3.  1.3 Labels/Tags
    4.  1.4 Safety Precautions
    5.  1.5 Precautions on Static Electricity
    6.  1.6 Other Precautions
    7.  1.7 Emergency Power Off
  3. Chapter 2 Understanding the System Components
    1.  2.1 Identifying the Names and Locations of Components
    2. Click 2.2 Checking the Memory Configuration Rules
    3. Click 2.3 Confirming the Functions of the Operation Panel
    4. Click 2.4 Checking the LED Indications
    5. Click 2.5 Confirming the Types of Cable
  4. Chapter 3 Types of Maintenance
    1.  3.1 Types of Maintenance Supported in the SPARC M10-4/M10-4S
    2.  3.2 Active Maintenance
    3.  3.3 Inactive Maintenance
    4.  3.4 System-stopped Maintenance
  5. Chapter 4 Preparation and Precautions for Maintenance
    1. Click 4.1 Confirming the System Configuration
    2. Click 4.2 Troubleshooting
    3. Click 4.3 Maintenance Precautions
  6. Chapter 5 Preparations Required for Maintenance
    1.  5.1 Preparing Tools Required for Maintenance
    2.  5.2 Switching the Mode Switch to Service Mode
    3. Click 5.3 Checking the Operating Condition and Resource Usage Status
    4. Click 5.4 Preparations for Enabling Active Maintenance
    5.  5.5 Powering Off the Physical Partition Requiring Maintenance
    6. Click 5.6 Stopping the Entire System
    7.  5.7 Saving XSCF Setting Information
    8. Click 5.8 Releasing a SPARC M10-4/M10-4S FRU from the System with the replacefru Command
    9. Click 5.9 Accessing a FRU
  7. Chapter 6 Restoring the System
    1. Click 6.1 Restoring the Chassis
    2. Click 6.2 Incorporating a SPARC M10-4/M10-4S FRU into the System with the replacefru Command
    3. Click 6.3 Diagnosing a Replacement FRU
    4.  6.4 Restoring XSCF Setting Information
    5. Click 6.5 Incorporating a Chassis and I/O Device into a Physical Partition
    6.  6.6 Returning the Mode Switch to Locked Mode
    7.  6.7 Powering On the Physical Partition Requiring Maintenance
    8. Click 6.8 Starting the Entire System
  8. Chapter 7 Maintenance Flow
    1.  7.1 Maintenance Workflow
    2. Click 7.2 FRU Replacement Workflow
    3. Click 7.3 FRU Installation Workflow
    4. Click 7.4 FRU Removal Workflow
  9. Chapter 8 Maintaining the PCI Express Cards
    1.  8.1 Before Maintaining a PCI Express Card
    2.  8.2 PCI Express Card Configuration
    3.  8.3 FRU Removal and Installation Flow
    4. Click 8.4 Removing a PCI Express Card
    5. Click 8.5 Installing a PCI Express Card
  10. Chapter 9 Maintaining the CPU Memory Unit/Memory
    1.  9.1 Before Maintaining a CPU Memory Unit/Memory
    2. Click 9.2 Configuration of the CPU Memory Unit and Memory
    3.  9.3 Maintenance Precautions
    4.  9.4 FRU Removal and Installation Flow
    5. Click 9.5 Removing a CPU Memory Unit
    6.  9.6 Installing a PCI Express Cable
    7.  9.7 Switching the microSD Card
    8.  9.8 Removing Memory
    9.  9.9 Installing Memory
    10. Click 9.10 Installing a CPU Memory Unit
    11.  9.11 Checking the XCP Firmware Version
    12.  9.12 Checking the XCP Firmware Version (Building Block Configuration)
  11. Chapter 10 Maintaining the Internal Disks
    1.  10.1 Before Maintaining an Internal Disk
    2.  10.2 Configuration of the Internal Disks
    3.  10.3 FRU Removal and Installation Flow
    4.  10.4 Removing an Internal Disk
    5.  10.5 Installing an Internal Disk
  12. Chapter 11 Maintaining the Fan Units
    1.  11.1 Before Maintaining a Fan Unit
    2.  11.2 Configuration of the Fan Units
    3.  11.3 Removing a Fan Unit
    4.  11.4 Installing a Fan Unit
  13. Chapter 12 Maintaining the Power Supply Units
    1.  12.1 Before Maintaining a Power Supply Unit
    2.  12.2 Configuration of the Power Supply Units
    3.  12.3 Removing a Power Supply Unit
    4.  12.4 Installing a Power Supply Unit
  14. Chapter 13 Maintaining the PSU Backplane Unit/Operation Panel
    1.  13.1 Before Maintaining the PSU Backplane Unit/Operation Panel
    2.  13.2 Locations of the PSU Backplane Unit and Operation Panel
    3.  13.3 Maintenance Precautions
    4.  13.4 FRU Removal and Installation Flow
    5. Click 13.5 Removing the PSU Backplane Unit/Operation Panel
    6. Click 13.6 Installing the PSU Backplane Unit/Operation Panel
  15. Chapter 14 Maintaining the Crossbar Cables
    1.  14.1 Before Maintaining a Crossbar Cable
    2.  14.2 Configuration of the Crossbar Cable Connection Ports
    3.  14.3 Removing the Crossbar Cables
    4.  14.4 Installing the Crossbar Cables
  16. Chapter 15 Maintaining the Crossbar Units
    1.  15.1 Before Maintaining a Crossbar Unit
    2.  15.2 Configuration of the Crossbar Units
    3.  15.3 Removing a Crossbar Unit
    4.  15.4 Installing a Crossbar Unit
  17. Chapter 16 Maintaining the XSCF BB Control Cables
    1.  16.1 Before Maintaining an XSCF BB Control Cable
    2.  16.2 Configuration of the XSCF BB Control Ports
    3.  16.3 Removing an XSCF BB Control Cable
    4.  16.4 Installing an XSCF BB Control Cable
  18. Chapter 17 Maintaining the XSCF DUAL Control Cables
    1.  17.1 Before Maintaining an XSCF DUAL Control Cable
    2.  17.2 Configuration of the XSCF DUAL Control Ports
    3.  17.3 Removing an XSCF DUAL Control Cable
    4.  17.4 Installing an XSCF DUAL Control Cable
  19. Appendix A Component List
  20. Appendix B Component Specifications
    1.  B.1 CPU Memory Unit
    2.  B.2 Crossbar Unit
    3.  B.3 Power Supply Unit
    4.  B.4 Fan Unit
    5.  B.5 Internal Disk Drive
    6.  B.6 PCI Express Card
    7.  B.7 Backplanes
    8.  B.8 Operation Panel
  21. Appendix C Oracle Solaris Troubleshooting Commands
    1.  C.1 iostat Command
    2.  C.2 prtdiag Command
    3.  C.3 prtconf Command
    4.  C.4 netstat Command
    5.  C.5 ping Command
    6.  C.6 ps Command
    7.  C.7 prstat Command
  22. Appendix D External Interface Specifications
    1. Click D.1 Serial Port
    2.  D.2 USB Port
    3.  D.3 SAS Port
    4.  D.4 RESET Switch
  23. Appendix E Removing the Lithium Battery
    1.  E.1 Location of the Lithium Battery
    2.  E.2 Removing the Lithium Battery

3.1 Types of Maintenance Supported in the SPARC M10-4/M10-4S


3.1 Types of Maintenance Supported in the SPARC M10-4/M10-4S
The types of maintenance supported in the SPARC M10-4 and SPARC M10-4S depend on the system operation status during maintenance. The supported maintenance is divided into three types: active maintenance, inactive maintenance, and system-stopped maintenance.
  1. Active Maintenance
    Maintenance is performed while the physical partition of a FRU requiring maintenance is operating.
  2. Inactive maintenance
    Maintenance is performed while the physical partition of a FRU requiring maintenance is stopped.
    Inactive maintenance applies to a system with two or more partitions in a multiple-BB configuration only.
    Therefore, regarding the SPARC M10-4 and also the SPARC M10-4S with the 1BB configuration, the type of maintenance performed with the physical partition stopped is system-stopped maintenance, not inactive maintenance.
  1. System-stopped maintenance
    Maintenance is performed with all physical partitions stopped.
Each of the three maintenance types is further divided into two types: hot maintenance and cold maintenance.
  1. Hot maintenance
    Maintenance is performed with the power cord of the FRU requiring maintenance connected.
  2. Cold maintenance
    Maintenance is performed with the power cord of the FRU requiring maintenance removed.
The FRUs for which hot maintenance or cold maintenance is enabled differ between a configuration using one SPARC M10-4 or SPARC M10-4S unit and a building block configuration using two or more SPARC M10-4S units.
For example, active/cold maintenance can be performed on a CPU memory unit only if it is in a building block configuration. In this state, the physical partition to which the target CPU memory unit belongs is operating (active). This means that maintenance is performed after this CPU memory unit (PSB) is dynamically released from the physical partition and the power cord of the CPU memory unit is removed.
Furthermore, system-stopped/cold maintenance for a building block configuration is divided into the following two types:
  1. Maintenance performed with the maintenance menu when only the SPARC M10-4S requiring maintenance is in the cold state
  2. Maintenance performed without using the maintenance menu when every SPARC M10-4S is in the cold state
The latter is called "system-stopped/all power-off cold maintenance" to distinguish it from the maintenance performed with the maintenance menu.
Table 3-2 lists the characteristics of each type of maintenance viewed from three aspects: system availability, the time required for maintenance, and the difficulty level of maintenance work.
Table 3-2  Characteristics of each type of maintenance
Type of maintenance System availability Time required for maintenance Difficulty level of maintenance work
Active/Hot maintenance Higher Shorter Higher
Active/Cold maintenance | | |
Inactive/Hot maintenance | | |
Inactive/Cold maintenance | | |
System-stopped/hot maintenance | | |
System-stopped/cold maintenance Lower Longer Lower

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