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Contents

  1. Preface
  2. Chapter 1 Before Starting Maintenance Work
    1.  1.1 Warning/Caution Indications
    2.  1.2 Labels/Tags
    3.  1.3 Safety Precautions
    4.  1.4 Notes Regarding Static Electricity
    5.  1.5 Other Precautions
    6.  1.6 Emergency Power Off
    7. Click 1.7 Important Information About the XCP Firmware
  3. Chapter 2 Understanding the PCI Expansion Unit Components
    1.  2.1 Identifying the Names and Locations of Components
    2. Click 2.2 Checking the Status With the LEDs
  4. Chapter 3 Types of Maintenance
    1.  3.1 Maintenance Types of the PCI Expansion Unit
    2.  3.2 Types of Maintenance for the Link Card
    3. Click 3.3 Types of Maintenance for the PCIe Card
  5. Chapter 4 Preparation and Precautions for Maintenance
    1. Click 4.1 Troubleshooting
    2. Click 4.2 Precautions for Maintenance
  6. Chapter 5 Preparations Required for Maintenance
    1.  5.1 Preparing Tools Required for Maintenance
    2.  5.2 Checking the PCI Expansion Unit Requiring Maintenance and the Destination Physical Partition
    3.  5.3 Checking the Firmware Version of the PCI Expansion Unit
    4. Click 5.4 Checking the Operating Condition and Resource Usage Status
    5. Click 5.5 Releasing the Link Card or PCIe Card From the System
    6.  5.6 Stopping the FRU Requiring Maintenance
    7. Click 5.7 Accessing a FRU
  7. Chapter 6 Understanding the Preparations for Restoring the System
    1. Click 6.1 Restoring the Chassis of the PCI Expansion Unit
    2.  6.2 Supplying Power to the FRU Requiring Maintenance
    3. Click 6.3 Mounting a Link Card or PCIe Card on the System
    4. Click 6.4 Restoring the Logical Domain to the Status It Had Before Maintenance
    5.  6.5 Turning Off the CHECK LED (Locator) of the PCI Expansion Unit
    6. Click 6.6 Updating the Firmware of the PCI Expansion Unit
  8. Chapter 7 Maintenance Flow
    1. Click 7.1 FRU Replacement Workflow for the PCI Expansion Unit
    2. Click 7.2 FRU Addition Workflow for the PCI Expansion Unit
    3. Click 7.3 FRU Removal Workflow for the PCI Expansion Unit
    4. Click 7.4 Link Card Maintenance Workflow
  9. Chapter 8 Maintaining the PCI Express Cards
    1.  8.1 Before Maintaining a PCI Express Card
    2.  8.2 Configuration of the PCIe Cards
    3. Click 8.3 Removing a PCI Express Card
    4. Click 8.4 Installing a PCI Express Card
  10. Chapter 9 Maintaining the Link Board
    1.  9.1 Before Maintaining the Link Board
    2.  9.2 Configuration of the Link Board
    3. Click 9.3 Removing the Link Board
    4. Click 9.4 Installing the Link Board
  11. Chapter 10 Maintaining the Link Cards
    1.  10.1 Before Maintaining a Link Card
    2.  10.2 Configuration of a Link Card
    3.  10.3 Removing a Link Card
    4.  10.4 Installing a Link Card
  12. Chapter 11 Maintaining the Link Cables
    1.  11.1 Before Maintaining a Link Cable
    2.  11.2 Configuration of the Link Cable Connection Ports
    3.  11.3 Removing a Link Cable
    4.  11.4 Installing a Link Cable
  13. Chapter 12 Maintaining the Management Cable
    1.  12.1 Before Maintaining the Management Cable
    2.  12.2 Configuration of the Management Cable Connection Port
    3.  12.3 Removing the Management Cable
    4.  12.4 Installing the Management Cable
  14. Chapter 13 Maintaining the Power Supply Units
    1.  13.1 Before Maintaining a Power Supply Unit
    2.  13.2 Configuration of the Power Supply Units
    3.  13.3 Removing a Power Supply Unit
    4.  13.4 Installing a Power Supply Unit
  15. Chapter 14 Maintaining the Fan Units
    1.  14.1 Before Maintaining a Fan Unit
    2.  14.2 Configuration of the Fan Units
    3. Click 14.3 Removing a Fan Unit
    4. Click 14.4 Installing a Fan Unit
  16. Chapter 15 Maintaining the PCI Tray
    1.  15.1 Before Maintaining the PCI Tray
    2.  15.2 Configuration of the PCI Tray
    3. Click 15.3 Removing the PCI Tray
    4. Click 15.4 Installing the PCI Tray
  17. Chapter 16 Maintaining the I/O Board
    1.  16.1 Before Maintaining the I/O Board
    2.  16.2 Configuration of the I/O Board
    3. Click 16.3 Removing the I/O Board
    4. Click 16.4 Installing the I/O Board
  18. Chapter 17 Maintaining the Fan Backplane
    1.  17.1 Before Maintaining the Fan Backplane
    2.  17.2 Fan Backplane Location
    3. Click 17.3 Removing the Fan Backplane
    4. Click 17.4 Installing the Fan Backplane
  19. Appendix A Component List
  20. Appendix B Component Specifications
    1.  B.1 PCI Express Card
    2.  B.2 Link Board
    3.  B.3 Power Supply Unit
    4.  B.4 Fan Unit
    5.  B.5 PCI Tray
    6.  B.6 I/O Board
    7.  B.7 Fan Backplane
  21. Appendix C Problems During Firmware Update

7.4.1 Active Maintenance


7.4.1 Active Maintenance
This section describes the flows of the active replacement, active addition, and active removal of the link card.
References to detailed descriptions are written in the work procedure tables. See any of them as required.
Precautions for Active Maintenance of the Link Card
  1. If the link card is mounted on the SPARC M12-1/M10-1, active maintenance cannot be performed. Perform maintenance with the system stopped.
  2. If the SPARC M12-2/M12-2S or SPARC M10-4/M10-4S is in a single-unit configuration and the setting for the direct I/O function is enabled, active maintenance of the link card cannot be performed. Perform maintenance with the system stopped.
  3. If the setting for the direct I/O function is enabled in a building block configuration, active maintenance using PHP cannot be performed. Perform active maintenance using physical partition dynamic reconfiguration (DR).
  4. Active addition of the link card using PHP is supported by Oracle Solaris 11.2 SRU 11.2.2.8.0 or later.
The following patterns are available for active maintenance of the link card.
Active Replacement (Replacing the Link Card Using PHP)
Use PCI hot plug (PHP) to release the link card mounted on a server from the system.
This can be done only when the link card is mounted on the SPARC M12-2/M12-2S/M10-4/M10-4S and the setting for the direct I/O function is disabled.
Figure 7-14  Active Replacement Flow (Replacing the Link Card Using PHP)
Figure 7-14 Active Replacement Flow (Replacing the Link Card Using PHP)
Table 7-16  Active Replacement Work Procedure (Replacing the Link Card Using PHP)
Step Task Reference
1 Opening the rack door  
2 Checking the firmware version of the PCI expansion unit "5.3 Checking the Firmware Version of the PCI Expansion Unit"
3 Checking the operating condition of the system and the I/O device usage status "5.4.1 Checking the Operating Condition of the Physical Partition or Logical Domain"
"5.4.2 Checking the Assignment Status of I/O Devices"
4 Releasing the link card mounted on the server from the system using PCI hot plug (PHP) "5.5.1 Releasing the Link Card or PCIe Card Using PCI Hot Plug (PHP)"
5 Lowering the cable support "9.8.1 Lowering the Cable Support" in the Fujitsu SPARC M12-2/M12-2S Service Manual
"5.9.2 Lowering the cable support" in the Fujitsu M10-4/Fujitsu M10-4S/SPARC M10-4/SPARC M10-4S Service Manual
6 Replacing a faulty link card "Chapter 12 Maintaining PCIe Cards" in the Fujitsu SPARC M12-2/M12-2S Service Manual
"Chapter 8 Maintaining the PCI Express Cards" in the Fujitsu M10-4/Fujitsu M10-4S/SPARC M10-4/SPARC M10-4S Service Manual
7 Mounting the released link card on the system using PCI hot plug (PHP) "6.3.1 Mounting a Link Card Using PCI Hot Plug (PHP)"
8 Fixing the cable support "10.1.2 Securing the Cable Support" in the Fujitsu SPARC M12-2/M12-2S Service Manual
"6.1.2 Fixing the cable support" in the Fujitsu M10-4/Fujitsu M10-4S/SPARC M10-4/SPARC M10-4S Service Manual
9 Confirming that there is no problem with the replacement FRU "10.5.3 Checking the FRU Status After Maintenance" in the Fujitsu SPARC M12-2/M12-2S Service Manual
"6.3.3 Checking the FRU status after maintenance" in the Fujitsu M10-4/Fujitsu M10-4S/SPARC M10-4/SPARC M10-4S Service Manual
10 Closing the rack door  
Active Replacement (Replacing the Link Card Using DR)
Release the link card mounted on the destination server from the system using physical partition dynamic reconfiguration (DR).
This can be done only when the link card is mounted on the SPARC M12-2S/M10-4S and the system has the building block configuration of the SPARC M12-2S/M10-4S.
Figure 7-15  Active Replacement Flow (Replacing the Link Card Using DR)
Figure 7-15 Active Replacement Flow (Replacing the Link Card Using DR)
Table 7-17  Active Replacement Work Procedure (Replacing the Link Card Using DR)
Step Task Reference
1 Opening the rack door  
2 Checking the firmware version of the PCI expansion unit "5.3 Checking the Firmware Version of the PCI Expansion Unit"
3 Checking the operating condition of the system and the I/O device usage status "5.4 Checking the Operating Condition and Resource Usage Status"
4 Releasing the link card mounted on the server from the system using physical partition dynamic reconfiguration (DR) "5.5.2 Releasing the Link Card or PCIe Card Using Physical Partition Dynamic Reconfiguration (DR)"
5 Releasing the chassis requiring maintenance from the system "9.6.1 Releasing the SPARC M12-2S From the Building Block Configuration" in the Fujitsu SPARC M12-2/M12-2S Service Manual
"5.8.1 Releasing of the SPARC M10-4S chassis (possible only in a system with a building block configuration)" in the Fujitsu M10-4/Fujitsu M10-4S/SPARC M10-4/SPARC M10-4S Service Manual
6 Lowering the cable support of the chassis requiring maintenance and removing the power cord "9.8 Accessing a FRU" in the Fujitsu SPARC M12-2/M12-2S Service Manual
"5.9 Accessing a FRU" in the Fujitsu M10-4/Fujitsu M10-4S/SPARC M10-4/SPARC M10-4S Service Manual
7 Replacing a faulty link card "Chapter 12 Maintaining PCIe Cards" in the Fujitsu SPARC M12-2/M12-2S Service Manual
"Chapter 8 Maintaining the PCI Express Cards" in the Fujitsu M10-4/Fujitsu M10-4S/SPARC M10-4/SPARC M10-4S Service Manual
8 Installing the power cord and fixing the cable support "10.1 Preparing Hardware" in the Fujitsu SPARC M12-2/M12-2S Service Manual
"6.1 Restoring the Chassis" in the Fujitsu M10-4/Fujitsu M10-4S/SPARC M10-4/SPARC M10-4S Service Manual
9 Incorporating the chassis requiring maintenance into the system "10.4 Incorporating a FRU Into the System" in the Fujitsu SPARC M12-2/M12-2S Service Manual
"6.2.1 Incorporation of the SPARC M10-4S chassis (possible only in a system with a building block configuration)" in the Fujitsu M10-4/Fujitsu M10-4S/SPARC M10-4/SPARC M10-4S Service Manual
10 Diagnosing the chassis requiring maintenance "10.5 Diagnosing a Replacement FRU" in the Fujitsu SPARC M12-2/M12-2S Service Manual
"6.3.1 Diagnosing the system board" in the Fujitsu M10-4/Fujitsu M10-4S/SPARC M10-4/SPARC M10-4S Service Manual
11 Mounting the released link card on the system using physical partition dynamic reconfiguration (DR) "6.3.2 Mounting the Link Card on the Server Using Physical Partition Dynamic Reconfiguration (DR)"
12 Confirming that there is no problem with the replacement FRU "10.5.3 Checking the FRU Status After Maintenance" in the Fujitsu SPARC M12-2/M12-2S Service Manual
"6.3.3 Checking the FRU status after maintenance" in the Fujitsu M10-4/Fujitsu M10-4S/SPARC M10-4/SPARC M10-4S Service Manual
13 Closing the rack door  
Active Addition (Installing the Link Card Using PHP)
Adding a link card to the server using PCI hot plug (PHP)
This can be done only when the server on which the link card is to be added is the SPARC M12-2/M12-2S/M10-4/M10-4S and the setting for the direct I/O function is disabled.
Note - Active addition of the link card using PHP is supported by Oracle Solaris 11.2 SRU 11.2.2.8.0 or later.
Figure 7-16  Active Addition Flow (Adding the Link Card Using PHP)
Figure 7-16 Active Addition Flow (Adding the Link Card Using PHP)
Table 7-18  Active Addition Work Procedure (Adding the Link Card Using PHP)
Step Task Reference
1 Opening the rack door  
2 Checking the operating condition of the system and the I/O device usage status "5.4.1 Checking the Operating Condition of the Physical Partition or Logical Domain"
3 Lowering the cable support "9.8.1 Lowering the Cable Support" in the Fujitsu SPARC M12-2/M12-2S Service Manual
"5.9.2 Lowering the cable support" in the Fujitsu M10-4/Fujitsu M10-4S/SPARC M10-4/SPARC M10-4S Service Manual
4 Installing the link card (*1) "10.4 Installing a Link Card"
5 Fixing the cable support "10.1.2 Securing the Cable Support" in the Fujitsu SPARC M12-2/M12-2S Service Manual
"6.1.2 Fixing the cable support" in the Fujitsu M10-4/Fujitsu M10-4S/SPARC M10-4/SPARC M10-4S Service Manual
6 Mounting the added link card on the system using PCI hot plug (PHP) "6.3.1 Mounting a Link Card Using PCI Hot Plug (PHP)"
7 Confirming that there is no problem with the added FRU "10.5.3 Checking the FRU Status After Maintenance" in the Fujitsu SPARC M12-2/M12-2S Service Manual
"6.3.3 Checking the FRU status after maintenance" in the Fujitsu M10-4/Fujitsu M10-4S/SPARC M10-4/SPARC M10-4S Service Manual
8 Closing the rack door  
*1 For details on the work for adding a PCI expansion unit, see the Installation Guide for your server.
Active Addition (Adding the Link Card Using DR)
Adding the link card on the server using physical partition dynamic reconfiguration (DR)
This can be done only when the server on which the link card is to be added has the building block configuration of the SPARC M12-2S/M10-4S.
Figure 7-17  Active Addition Flow (Adding the Link Card Using DR)
Figure 7-17 Active Addition Flow (Adding the Link Card Using DR)
Table 7-19  Active Addition Work Procedure (Adding the Link Card Using DR)
Step Task Reference
1 Opening the rack door  
2 Checking the operating condition of the system and the I/O device usage status "5.4 Checking the Operating Condition and Resource Usage Status"
3 Using physical partition dynamic reconfiguration (DR) to release the server on which the link card is to be added from the system "5.5.2 Releasing the Link Card or PCIe Card Using Physical Partition Dynamic Reconfiguration (DR)"
4 Releasing the chassis requiring maintenance from the system "9.6.1 Releasing the SPARC M12-2S From the Building Block Configuration" in the Fujitsu SPARC M12-2/M12-2S Service Manual
"5.8.1 Releasing of the SPARC M10-4S chassis (possible only in a system with a building block configuration)" in the Fujitsu M10-4/Fujitsu M10-4S/SPARC M10-4/SPARC M10-4S Service Manual
5 Lowering the cable support of the chassis requiring maintenance and removing the power cord "9.8 Accessing a FRU" in the Fujitsu SPARC M12-2/M12-2S Service Manual
"5.9 Accessing a FRU" in the Fujitsu M10-4/Fujitsu M10-4S/SPARC M10-4/SPARC M10-4S Service Manual
6 Installing the link card (*1) "Chapter 12 Maintaining PCIe Cards" in the Fujitsu SPARC M12-2/M12-2S Service Manual
"Chapter 8 Maintaining the PCI Express Cards" in the Fujitsu M10-4/Fujitsu M10-4S/SPARC M10-4/SPARC M10-4S Service Manual
7 Installing the power cord and fixing the cable support "10.1 Preparing Hardware" in the Fujitsu SPARC M12-2/M12-2S Service Manual
"6.1 Restoring the Chassis" in the Fujitsu M10-4/Fujitsu M10-4S/SPARC M10-4/SPARC M10-4S Service Manual
8 Incorporating the chassis requiring maintenance into the system "10.4 Incorporating a FRU Into the System" in the Fujitsu SPARC M12-2/M12-2S Service Manual
"6.2.1 Incorporation of the SPARC M10-4S chassis (possible only in a system with a building block configuration)" in the Fujitsu M10-4/Fujitsu M10-4S/SPARC M10-4/SPARC M10-4S Service Manual
9 Diagnosing the chassis requiring maintenance "10.5 Diagnosing a Replacement FRU" in the Fujitsu SPARC M12-2/M12-2S Service Manual
"6.3.1 Diagnosing the system board" in the Fujitsu M10-4/Fujitsu M10-4S/SPARC M10-4/SPARC M10-4S Service Manual
10 Incorporating the released server into the system using physical partition dynamic reconfiguration (DR) "6.3.2 Mounting the Link Card on the Server Using Physical Partition Dynamic Reconfiguration (DR)"
11 Confirming that there is no problem with the added FRU "10.5.3 Checking the FRU Status After Maintenance" in the Fujitsu SPARC M12-2/M12-2S Service Manual
"6.3.3 Checking the FRU status after maintenance" in the Fujitsu M10-4/Fujitsu M10-4S/SPARC M10-4/SPARC M10-4S Service Manual
12 Closing the rack door  
*1 For details on the work for adding a PCI expansion unit, see the Installation Guide for your server.
Active Removal (Removing the Link Card Using PHP)
Use PCI hot plug (PHP) to release the link card mounted on a server from the system.
This can be done only when the link card is mounted on the SPARC M12-2/M12-2S/M10-4/M10-4S and the setting for the direct I/O function is disabled.
Figure 7-18  Active Removal Flow (Removing the Link Card Using PHP)
Figure 7-18 Active Removal Flow (Removing the Link Card Using PHP)
Table 7-20  Active Removal Work Procedure (Removing the Link Card Using PHP)
Step Task Reference
1 Opening the rack door  
2 Checking the operating condition of the system and the I/O device usage status "5.4.1 Checking the Operating Condition of the Physical Partition or Logical Domain"
"5.4.2 Checking the Assignment Status of I/O Devices"
3 Releasing the link card mounted on the server from the system using PCI hot plug (PHP) "5.5.1 Releasing the Link Card or PCIe Card Using PCI Hot Plug (PHP)"
4 Lowering the cable support "9.8.1 Lowering the Cable Support" in the Fujitsu SPARC M12-2/M12-2S Service Manual
"5.9.2 Lowering the cable support" in the Fujitsu M10-4/Fujitsu M10-4S/SPARC M10-4/SPARC M10-4S Service Manual
5 Removing the link card "Chapter 12 Maintaining PCIe Cards" in the Fujitsu SPARC M12-2/M12-2S Service Manual
"Chapter 8 Maintaining the PCI Express Cards" in the Fujitsu M10-4/Fujitsu M10-4S/SPARC M10-4/SPARC M10-4S Service Manual
6 Fixing the cable support "10.1.2 Securing the Cable Support" in the Fujitsu SPARC M12-2/M12-2S Service Manual
"6.1.2 Fixing the cable support" in the Fujitsu M10-4/Fujitsu M10-4S/SPARC M10-4/SPARC M10-4S Service Manual
7 Confirming that there is no problem with the chassis after the removal "10.5.3 Checking the FRU Status After Maintenance" in the Fujitsu SPARC M12-2/M12-2S Service Manual
"6.3.3 Checking the FRU status after maintenance" in the Fujitsu M10-4/Fujitsu M10-4S/SPARC M10-4/SPARC M10-4S Service Manual
8 Closing the rack door  
Active Removal (Removing the Link Card Using DR)
Release the link card mounted on the destination server from the system using physical partition dynamic reconfiguration (DR).
This can be done only when the link card is mounted on the SPARC M12-2S/M10-4S and the system has the building block configuration of the SPARC M12-2S/M10-4S.
Figure 7-19  Active Replacement Flow (Replacing the Link Card Using DR)
Figure 7-19 Active Replacement Flow (Replacing the Link Card Using DR)
Table 7-21  Active Removal Work Procedure (Removing the Link Card Using DR)
Step Task Reference
1 Opening the rack door  
2 Checking the operating condition of the system and the I/O device usage status "5.4 Checking the Operating Condition and Resource Usage Status"
3 Releasing the link card mounted on the server from the system using physical partition dynamic reconfiguration (DR) "5.5.2 Releasing the Link Card or PCIe Card Using Physical Partition Dynamic Reconfiguration (DR)"
4 Releasing the chassis requiring maintenance from the system "9.6.1 Releasing the SPARC M12-2S From the Building Block Configuration" in the Fujitsu SPARC M12-2/M12-2S Service Manual
"5.8.1 Releasing of the SPARC M10-4S chassis (possible only in a system with a building block configuration)" in the Fujitsu M10-4/Fujitsu M10-4S/SPARC M10-4/SPARC M10-4S Service Manual
5 Lowering the cable support of the chassis requiring maintenance and removing the power cord "9.8 Accessing a FRU" in the Fujitsu SPARC M12-2/M12-2S Service Manual
"5.9 Accessing a FRU" in the Fujitsu M10-4/Fujitsu M10-4S/SPARC M10-4/SPARC M10-4S Service Manual
6 Removing the link card "Chapter 12 Maintaining PCIe Cards" in the Fujitsu SPARC M12-2/M12-2S Service Manual
"Chapter 8 Maintaining the PCI Express Cards" in the Fujitsu M10-4/Fujitsu M10-4S/SPARC M10-4/SPARC M10-4S Service Manual
7 Installing the power cord and fixing the cable support "10.1 Preparing Hardware" in the Fujitsu SPARC M12-2/M12-2S Service Manual
"6.1 Restoring the Chassis" in the Fujitsu M10-4/Fujitsu M10-4S/SPARC M10-4/SPARC M10-4S Service Manual
8 Incorporating the chassis requiring maintenance into the system "10.4 Incorporating a FRU Into the System" in the Fujitsu SPARC M12-2/M12-2S Service Manual
"6.2.1 Incorporation of the SPARC M10-4S chassis (possible only in a system with a building block configuration)" in the Fujitsu M10-4/Fujitsu M10-4S/SPARC M10-4/SPARC M10-4S Service Manual
9 Diagnosing the chassis requiring maintenance "10.5 Diagnosing a Replacement FRU" in the Fujitsu SPARC M12-2/M12-2S Service Manual
"6.3.1 Diagnosing the system board" in the Fujitsu M10-4/Fujitsu M10-4S/SPARC M10-4/SPARC M10-4S Service Manual
10 Mounting the released link card on the system using physical partition dynamic reconfiguration (DR) "6.3.2 Mounting the Link Card on the Server Using Physical Partition Dynamic Reconfiguration (DR)"
11 Confirming that there is no problem with the replacement FRU "10.5.3 Checking the FRU Status After Maintenance" in the Fujitsu SPARC M12-2/M12-2S Service Manual
"6.3.3 Checking the FRU status after maintenance" in the Fujitsu M10-4/Fujitsu M10-4S/SPARC M10-4/SPARC M10-4S Service Manual
12 Closing the rack door  

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