Sun Microsystems Netra ft 1800, Installation Manual

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Page 3: ...siderations when Mounting in the Equipment Frame 6 Mounting Requirements 6 2 Hardware Installation 9 Unshipping and Mounting the System 9 Mounting Flanges 13 19 inch Mountings 13 23 inch 24 inch and 600mm Mountings 18 Cable Bracket Assemblies 22 Removing and Installing Modules 23 Module Injector Ejector Mechanisms 23 Replacing an RMM 30 Replacing a Disk Chassis 32 Flexible Module Cabling 35 ...

Page 4: ...rrent Protection Requirements 44 Required Connection Materials 48 DC Supply and Ground Conductor 48 Dual Grounding Environment 49 Connecting the Power Leads 51 4 Powering on the System 55 5 Software and Operating Environment Installation 57 Netra ft 1800 Install Media 57 Disk Space Requirement 57 Installation Methods 58 Local Installation 58 Network Installation 59 Before You Start 60 Finishing In...

Page 5: ... Volume Manager 65 Installing the Volume Manager Software 67 Mounting the CD ROM Manually 67 Running the Installation 67 Setting up the Volume Manager Environment 68 Initializing the Volume Manager 69 Setting up Boot Disks 70 Setting up Other Disks 71 Configuring Storage 71 Boot Disk Aliases 72 Index 73 ...

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Page 7: ...rs 16 FIGURE 2 5 Rear Rack Mounting 19 inch Rack 16 FIGURE 2 6 19 inch Rack Mounting Flange Kit 17 FIGURE 2 7 23 inch Rack Mounting Flange Kit 19 FIGURE 2 8 24 inch Rack Mounting Flange Kit 20 FIGURE 2 9 600 mm Rack Mounting Flange Kit 21 FIGURE 2 10 Cable Bracket Assembly 22 FIGURE 2 11 Module Injector ejector Lever 24 FIGURE 2 12 Removing a CPUset Module 26 FIGURE 2 13 Removing a CAF 27 FIGURE 2...

Page 8: ... Breakers for Single Power Rails 46 FIGURE 3 2 Circuit Breakers for Dual Power Rails 47 FIGURE 3 3 Location of Chassis to Logic 0V Link and Grounding Points and Wrist Strap Connection Point 50 FIGURE 3 4 Power Inlet Filter 51 FIGURE 3 5 Power Connector Wiring Polarity and Securing Screws 52 FIGURE 3 6 Power Lead Receptacles 53 FIGURE 3 7 Power Lead Securing Screws 53 FIGURE 3 8 Power Cable Arrange...

Page 9: ...il Screw Hole Locations 15 TABLE 2 3 23 inch 24 inch and 600mm Mounting Flange Kits 18 TABLE 2 4 Console Connector Pinout 39 TABLE 2 5 Console and Modem Port Parameters 39 TABLE 2 6 Modem Port Pinout 40 TABLE 2 7 Alarms Port Pinout 41 TABLE 3 1 Overcurrent Protection Requirements 44 TABLE 5 1 Suggested Disk Layout 62 ...

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Page 11: ...the end user of the system How This Book Is Organized This guide is arranged as follows Chapter 1 Before Installation gives guidelines on site preparation and environmental considerations Chapter 2 Hardware Installation describes how to unpack the system fit the mounting flanges and install the chassis in a rack Chapter 3 Electrical Supply Installation provides the information required to install ...

Page 12: ...ual Part No 805 4532 10 Netra ft 1800 Safety and Compliance Manual Part No 805 7019 10 Sun StorEdge Volume Manager 2 5 4 Installation Guide Part No 805 5706 10 What Typographic Changes Mean The following table describes the typographic changes used in this book TABLE P 1 Typographic conventions Typeface or Symbol Meaning Example AaBbCc123 The names of commands files and directories on screen compu...

Page 13: ...tion icon carry information about procedures or events which if not considered may cause damage to the data or hardware of your system Caution Cautions accompanied by this Hazard icon carry information about procedures which must be followed to reduce the risk of electric shock and danger to personal health Follow all instructions carefully TABLE P 2 Shell prompts Shell Prompt Open Boot PROM promp...

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Page 15: ...siderations Before you install the system verify that the correct power supply is available Refer to DC Source Site Requirements on page 44 for further information Environmental Considerations The system can be installed in an environment with the following specific parameter ranges Ambient temperature Operating 0 to 40 degrees Celsius short term operation up to a temperature of 50 degrees Celsius...

Page 16: ...cording to the equipment mounting requirements The depth given does not include any I O or power connectors The power connectors add 50 mm 2 inches to the depth Airflow Consideration when Mounting in the Equipment Frame The Netra ft 1800 system has been designed to function while mounted in a natural convection airflow but to meet the declared environmental specification the following rules apply ...

Page 17: ... 1800 system must not be mounted above any heat generating sources within the same frame unless a heat deflector is used to provide fresh inlet air at ambient temperature 5 To maintain adequate airflow replace the environmental filters every six months contact your local support organization for further information The environmental filter replacement kit X Option No X6952A contains six PSU filter...

Page 18: ...4 Netra ft 1800 Installation Guide February 1999 FIGURE 1 1 Netra ft 1800 Airflow Requirements External Minimum 2U 90 mm gap Minimum 2U 90 mm gap ...

Page 19: ...t 1800 Airflow Requirements Internal Front Rear Front Rear Front Fan unit CPU PSU PSU PSU PSU PSU PSU CPU CPU CAF CAF CAF CAF Min 75 mm between front of system and rack door if fitted Min 2U 90 mm gap at top of system Min 2U 90 mm gap at base of system ...

Page 20: ...t 1800 system is shipped with a plinth which protects the bottom of the chassis during transit and handling and also ensures that the correct airflow inlet plenum is provided during installation The plinth must be removed once the Netra ft 1800 is installed in a rack then stored in a safe place The Netra ft 1800 chassis must be mounted using screws suitable for the equipment frame The screws shoul...

Page 21: ... chassis occupies 33RU 57 75 inches of vertical height To allow adequate airflow the rack must provide a minimum of 38RU 66 inches of rackable height together with minimum inlet and exhaust vents of 2U gap each If the rack provides unobstructed vertical airflow via vents of adequate size in the top and or bottom panels then the minimum rack vertical opening required is 37RU 64 75 inches When you f...

Page 22: ...ables as well as the power cables at the rear of the system There must be a minimum of 545 mm 21 5 inches usable internal depth in the rack cabinet This dimension includes space for connector housings cabling and the power inlet filters Safety All racks must be bolted to the floor to adjacent frames or to both This must be done in accordance with the rack manufacturer s instructions using the reco...

Page 23: ...pting to mount the chassis in a rack Caution Do not attempt to remove the red plinth before the chassis has been mounted in the rack There is an instruction card attached to the front of the system the instructions below are intended to supplement this Note Do not discard the packaging after removing it from the system It should be stored in safe dry place so it can be used in the event that the s...

Page 24: ...allation Guide February 1999 Note Do not discard the tools after unshipping and mounting the system They can be stored in the cloth bag supplied and attached to the rack adjacent to the system for easy access when required ...

Page 25: ...Mount the System FIGURE 2 1 Shipping Brackets and Sacrificial Plinth 2 x Allen bolts securing bracket to pallet 4 x Phillips screws at front of plinth 3 x Phillips screws at rear of plinth 2 x Phillips screws on each bracket Insert lifting device here ...

Page 26: ...device ensure the tines of the lift extend right through the mounting plinth and beyond the rear of the chassis The chassis could deform if you use incorrect lifting techniques 5 Secure the chassis into the rack using the appropriate mounting points See Mounting Flanges on page 13 6 Remove the mounting plinth Use the No 2 Phillips screwdriver supplied to remove the four screws from the front and t...

Page 27: ...ies on page 22 19 inch Mountings The 19 inch mounting kit consists of the following items Refer to FIGURES 2 3 to 2 6 TABLE 2 1 19 inch Mounting Flange Kit Quantity Item Part number 1 Front left hand mounting flange 340 4699 1 Front right hand mounting flange 340 4698 1 Rear top left mounting flange 340 5479 1 Rear top right mounting flange 340 5480 1 Rear bottom left mounting flange 340 5481 1 Re...

Page 28: ... 17 are screwed to holes in column C or column D Use column B only if the rear flanges are not going to be used The support rails see FIGURE 2 7 on page 19 are screwed to holes A and B in rows 1 4 7 and 10 The spacers provided must be used between the rails and the chassis to prevent the rails being fouled by the rivets in the chassis metalwork Front of system Rear of system A B C D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ...

Page 29: ...wn in TABLE 2 2 should be closest to the rear of the chassis The slots labeled G are used for mounting the rear flanges see FIGURE 2 6 on page 17 Only one of the vertical pairs of holes in the rear flanges should be used The spacers must be placed with the flat side towards the chassis and the countersink towards the support rail see FIGURE 2 4 TABLE 2 2 Support Rail Screw Hole Locations Rack dept...

Page 30: ...r of the rack as shown in FIGURE 2 5 FIGURE 2 5 Rear Rack Mounting 19 inch Rack Chassis Support rail 340 5484 Spacer 340 5483 Screw Chassis Rack Rear flange 340 5479 5480 Spacer 340 5483 Support rail 340 5484 Rack rear mounting flange Lockable fixing not supplied M5 10mm countersunk screw M5 10mm countersunk screw M4 10mm panhead screw and crinkle washer ...

Page 31: ...it Rear top mounting flange left 340 5479 right 340 5480 Use M4 10mm screws Rear bottom mounting flange left 340 5481 right 340 5482 Use M4 10mm screws Front mounting flange left 340 4699 right 340 4698 Use M5 8mm screws Spacer 340 5483 Support rail 340 5484 Use M5 10mm screws ...

Page 32: ...w the rear brackets to the rear of the rack see FIGURE 2 7 FIGURE 2 8 and FIGURE 2 9 and slide the chassis onto the brackets until the front brackets are flush with the front of the rack TABLE 2 3 23 inch 24 inch and 600mm Mounting Flange Kits Part number Quantity Item 23 inch 24 inch 600mm 1 Front left hand mounting flange 340 4592 340 5445 340 5328 1 Front right hand mounting flange 340 4591 340...

Page 33: ...3 inch Rack Mounting Flange Kit Front mounting flange left 340 4592 right 340 4591 Use M5 6mm screws Slide support 340 5330 Use M5 8mm screws Rear top mounting flange 340 5449 Use M5 6mm screws Rear bottom mounting flange 340 5450 Use M5 6mm screws ...

Page 34: ...RE 2 8 24 inch Rack Mounting Flange Kit Front mounting flange left 340 5445 right 340 5446 Use M5 6mm screws Slide support 340 5330 Use M5 8mm screws Rear top mounting flange 340 5447 Use M5 6mm screws Rear bottom mounting flange 340 5448 Use M5 6mm screws ...

Page 35: ...600 mm Rack Mounting Flange Kit Front mounting flange left 340 5328 right 340 5329 Use M5 6mm screws Slide support 340 5330 Use M5 8mm screws Rear top mounting flange 340 5331 Use M5 6mm screws Rear bottom mounting flange 340 5427 Use M5 6mm screws ...

Page 36: ...flanges to facilitate cable management FIGURE 2 10 Cable Bracket Assembly The brackets can be fixed to the mounting flanges in the required position using the same screws that fix the flanges to the rack The hooks can be fitted to the brackets in one of three positions using the countersunk M3 screws supplied The hooks must be fitted before the brackets are fixed to the mounting flange rack ...

Page 37: ...point on the Netra ft 1800 system is located on the panel at the bottom rear of the chassis All modules have their own guides in slots in the chassis into which they fit exactly No module will fit into a slot allocated to a different class of module No module will fit into its own slot if it is upside down Module Injector Ejector Mechanisms All the modules except the disk chassis DSK and RMM have ...

Page 38: ... chassis refer to Replacing an RMM on page 30 Replacing a Disk Chassis on page 32 To Remove a Module 1 Move the slide in the lever on the module to the disengaged position This will expose the red warning dot 2 Lower the lever The module will slide out a small amount when the lever is fully lowered 3 Slide the module out of its slot using the handle if there is one For specific procedures relating...

Page 39: ...2 Once the handle is clear of the crossbar and has popped up again it can be used to take the weight of the module Caution CPUset modules are very heavy The weight warning label on the CPUset is for guidance only The actual weight of a CPUset depends on its configuration Both the front and top handles must be used simultaneously once the module has been withdrawn as illustrated in FIGURE 2 12 On i...

Page 40: ...26 Netra ft 1800 Installation Guide February 1999 FIGURE 2 12 Removing a CPUset Module ...

Page 41: ...Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 27 CAF Modules FIGURE 2 13 Removing a CAF ...

Page 42: ...28 Netra ft 1800 Installation Guide February 1999 PCI Modules FIGURE 2 14 Removing a PCI Card Carrier ...

Page 43: ...Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 29 PSU Modules FIGURE 2 15 Removing a Power Supply ...

Page 44: ...on Replacing an RMM RMM modules have a slide with an actuator microswitch on an ejector handle The slide controls the electrical connection to the motherboard When the slide is closed to the right the electrical connection is engaged when it is open to the left the electrical connection is disengaged The handle is lifted to disengage the module physically and lowered to engage it To Remove the RMM...

Page 45: ...Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 31 FIGURE 2 16 Removing an RMM Module ...

Page 46: ...hassis DSK modules have a slide on an ejector handle The handle is lifted to disengage the module physically and lowered to engage it To Remove the Disk Chassis 1 Remove any HDD modules hard disks in the disk chassis Refer to FIGURE 2 17 on page 33 Caution Always remove all hard disk drive modules before removing a disk chassis Always put a hard disk back in the same location from which you remove...

Page 47: ...Disk Drive NOTE The injector ejector lever of a disk drive module does not switch the power on and off If the chassis is powered on the disk drive will power off when it is removed and power on as soon as it is inserted regardless of the position of the lever ...

Page 48: ...SK Module To Replace the Disk Chassis 1 Slide the disk chassis into its slot until it is almost completely in 2 Lower the handle to engage the disk chassis fully in its slot 3 Slide the latch in the handle to the right towards the locked symbol 4 Replace the hard disk drives ...

Page 49: ...GURE 2 19 FIGURE 2 19 Cable Management Shelf The cable management shelf adjacent to the PCI card locations is flexible and can be used in a number of different configurations The holes are equidistant and the hooks can be inserted in whatever position is required The hooks are a firm push fit into the holes ...

Page 50: ...36 Netra ft 1800 Installation Guide February 1999 Installing the Filter Trays The Netra ft 1800 has three filter trays two large and one small To Install the Filter Trays FIGURE 2 20 Large Filter Tray ...

Page 51: ...e of the chassis the two large trays are fitted on the left and the small tray on the right It is unimportant which way up the trays are fitted 2 Push the trays securely home and hand tighten the two thumbscrews on each The thumbscrews are inserted into the tapped threads exposed by removal of the sacrificial mounting plinth ...

Page 52: ...nectors for the system console and modem ports RS232 A male 9 pole D type connector for the Remote Control Processor RCP ports A male 15 pole D type connector for the alarm relay reset signals Two RJ45 Ethernet ports FIGURE 2 22 External I O Connections on CAF Module CAF Alarm port DB 15 Remote Control Processor port DB 9 Console port DB 25 Modem port DB 25 Ethernet ports RJ45 ...

Page 53: ...ot prevent full engagement of the connector This can happen with some types of cable headshell where screw heads can foul against the mounting pillars You must also secure the other end of the cable to the console terminal if the terminal provides some means of locking Note To ensure EMC compliance always use a high quality screened cable that has metal connector shells TABLE 2 5 shows the console...

Page 54: ... 6 Stop bits 1 Parity enable sense off off XON XOFF protocol on TABLE 2 6 Modem Port Pinout Pin Function Description 1 GND Chassis ground 2 TxD Output data 3 RxD Input data 4 RTS Output handshake 5 CTS Input handshake 7 SREF Signal reference 8 DCD Input status 20 DTR Output status Shield Chassis ground TABLE 2 5 Console and Modem Port Parameters Continued Parameter Setting ...

Page 55: ...rt pinout is described in TABLE 2 7 TABLE 2 7 Alarms Port Pinout Pin Description Pin Description 1 RESET0 9 ALARM0 NC 2 RESET0 10 ALARM0 COM 3 RESET1 11 ALARM1 NO 4 RESET1 12 ALARM1 NC 5 SYSTEM NO 13 ALARM1 COM 6 SYSTEM NC 14 ALARM2 NO 7 SYSTEM COM 15 ALARM2 COM 8 ALARM0 NO ...

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Page 57: ... In NORWAY this requirement does not apply to permanently connected equipment or pluggable equipment type B installed in areas where equipotential bonding has been applied e g a telecommunications Central Office System Switch The Netra ft 1800 in fault tolerant mode consists of two sides processors and associated modules which function and are powered as separate systems The system switches of the...

Page 58: ... continuous power per feed pair The sum of all three feeds on one side will be less than 1500W for single feed and 3000W for dual feed Overcurrent Protection Requirements Overcurrent protection devices must be provided as part of each host equipment rack Circuit breakers meeting the requirements shown in TABLE 3 1 must be fitted between the DC source and the Netra ft 1800 TABLE 3 1 Overcurrent Pro...

Page 59: ...ause the return path of the current is not isolated in the PSU FIGURE 3 1 on page 3 46 shows the required arrangement for single power rails FIGURE 3 2 on page 3 47 shows the required arrangement for dual power rails Note Overcurrent devices must meet applicable national and local electrical safety codes and be approved for the intended application ...

Page 60: ...ircuit Breakers for Single Power Rails CB RTN B RTN A 48V A 48V B RTN B RTN BA 48V A 48V B RTN B RTN A 48V A 48V B RTN B RTN A 48V A 48V B RTN B RTN A 48V A 48V B RTN B RTN A 48V A 48V B CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB 48V supply A 48V supply B Return A Return B ...

Page 61: ... Dual Power Rails CB RTN B RTN A 48V A 48V B RTN B RTN A 48V A 48V B RTN B RTN A 48V A 48V B RTN B RTN A 48V A 48V B RTN B RTN A 48V A 48V B RTN B RTN A 48V A 48V B CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB 48V supply A 48V supply B Return A Return B CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB ...

Page 62: ...g Environment Additional Thomas Betts two hole lug for logic 0V studs Caution External filtering and or surge suppression devices may be required on the power feeds where branch circuit electromagnetic characteristics are unknown DC Supply and Ground Conductor The requirements are Suitable conductor material copper only Supply conductors 8 AWG 6 mm2 between the Netra ft 1800 and the circuit breake...

Page 63: ...rom the chassis to logic 0V This exposes a 2 hole lug with tapped M5 threads refer to FIGURE 3 3 Caution The use of certain PCI cards causes the frame and logic grounds to be commoned Refer to the documentation supplied with the PCI card To Connect the Ground Lead 1 Strip 9mm of insulation from each end of the grounding lead 2 Insert the lead into the Thomas Betts two hole lug provided part no 520...

Page 64: ...t 1800 Installation Guide February 1999 FIGURE 3 3 Location of Chassis to Logic 0V Link and Grounding Points and Wrist Strap Connection Point Chassis to logic 0V link Grounding studs Wrist strap connection point ...

Page 65: ...then the six power leads must be attached to the input power filter Note Disengage all the PSUs before you insert the power connectors Inserting the connectors with the PSUs engaged can damage the connectors FIGURE 3 4 Power Inlet Filter Captive spring loaded securing screw 2 off Power inlet sockets Power lead securing screws Power lead receptacles Cable management loops Top of chassis ...

Page 66: ...t orientation 2 Tighten the captive spring loaded screws preferably finger tight only If you use a screwdriver these screws should be tightened no more than 6 in lbf 0 68 Nm Refer to FIGURE 3 5 FIGURE 3 5 Power Connector Wiring Polarity and Securing Screws 3 Strip 9mm of insulation from boths ends of each power lead The connectors will not accommodate leads of greater than 8 AWG 6 mm2 Negative A N...

Page 67: ...opriate receptacles in the terminal block Refer to FIGURE 3 6 FIGURE 3 6 Power Lead Receptacles 5 Tighten the terminal block power lead M4 securing screws to 1 5 1 8 Nm Refer to FIGURE 3 7 FIGURE 3 7 Power Lead Securing Screws Insert power leads here Power lead securing screws ...

Page 68: ...ed to a convenient position This strain relief method must be implemented Caution Observe correct working practices regarding the termination of cable ties FIGURE 3 8 Power Cable Arrangement for Strain Relief 7 Ensure the circuit breakers are open then connect the other ends of the leads to the circuit breakers Secure the cables using adequate strain relief Cable tie ...

Page 69: ...ect the supply conductors for mechanical security 2 Activate the external circuit breakers Note The power supply units PSUs remember their last requested state They are shipped in the ON state Because the external circuit breaker is activated when the last state of the PSU was ON the PSU will power up at this point 3 Push the On system switch on either CAF ...

Page 70: ...CPUset and CAF Power LEDs will successively light and the terminal will display the output from the Power On Self Test POST The POST sequence may take some time The CPUset LEDs will perform their own test sequence towards the end of the POST procedure then the Target LED on one of the CPUsets will flash as the OBP ok prompt appears CAF On switch Standby switch ...

Page 71: ...he Solaris operating environment Netra ft 1800 Install Media The release software consists of the following Netra ft 1800 Full Installation containing Solaris and Netra ft 1800 install software Sun StorEdge Volume Manager 2 5 media kit and Sun StorEdge Volume Manager patches Supplemental CD which contains PCI card drivers SunVTS and other utilities Disk Space Requirement Netra ft 1800 release soft...

Page 72: ...e included on the Netra ft 1800 Installation CD ROM Any recommended patches should be installed immediately after the reboot at the end of the installation The local and network installation procedures differ only in their initial steps Otherwise the procedure is the same for both types of installation Note Inadvertent keyboard use during installation can abort installation Local Installation To p...

Page 73: ... on which the Netra ft 1800 software can be installed A CD ROM drive is needed for the initial server installation but need not be present for the network installation In the following instructions this will simply be referred to as the server That the Netra ft 1800 system to be installed is on the same subnet as the server In the following instructions this will be simply referred to as the clien...

Page 74: ...You need to be at the OBP ok prompt in order to perform the installation To Install the Software This section describes the steps necessary to install a Netra ft 1800 system with the Solaris operating environment and Netra ft 1800 software Note It is recommended that you install Solaris on one hard disk only in order to optimize the performance of the Volume Manager 1 Disengage all the hard disk d...

Page 75: ...PUset will flash at approximately half the speed Wait for booting to complete The Netra ft 1800 software installation program then starts 5 Install the Solaris operating environment Refer to the Solaris 2 6 documentation for full details of installing the operating environment The following Solaris installation documents are shipped with Netra ft 1800 Start Here a fold out card part number 805 386...

Page 76: ... the default boot device This sets the boot device to the disk in location A DSK0 If you installed on a disk drive in a different location replace a dsk0 with the location that corresponds to the default device that you set during Solaris installation 8 Re engage the HDD modules which you removed before installation and remove the CD from the drive if you installed locally Eject the CD using vold ...

Page 77: ...lude path to the man pages shipped with the Netra ft 1800 software 5 1 1 Setting up Access to Netra ft 1800 CMS Utilities To allow access to Netra ft 1800 CMS utilities append the following path to your PATH variable in your shell start up file For a C shell in your HOME cshrc file type For a Bourne or Korn shell in your HOME profile file type 5 1 2 Setting the MANPATH Variable To obtain access to...

Page 78: ...800 Installation Guide February 1999 For a C shell in your HOME cshrc file type For a Bourne or Korn shell in your HOME profile file type setenv MANPATH MANPATH opt SUNWftm MANPATH MANPATH opt SUNWftm export MANPATH ...

Page 79: ... page 68 3 Initializing the Volume Manager disk storage as described in Initializing the Volume Manager on page 69 Refer to the Sun StorEdge Volume Manager documentation for full information about installing and using the Volume Manager and to the Netra ft 1800 User s Guide for information about using the cmsconfig utility You use cmsconfig to obtain the device name of the root disk when you add d...

Page 80: ...displayed b Note the Funct_0 attribute of the module This is the device name of the CD ROM drive It is a normal Solaris device name If there is a second CD ROM drive in the module note the Funct_1 attribute This is the device name of the second CD ROM drive It is a normal Solaris device name c Press q twice to exit cmsconfig You will need this information when you initialize the Volume Manager It ...

Page 81: ...etails of the Volume Manager installation Mounting the CD ROM Manually If the Solaris daemon vold is running the default situation you can simply refer to the path to the CD ROM cdrom cdrom0 netra_ft1800 If for some reason vold is not running mount the CD ROM with the command Replace drive_id with the correct value for the CD ROM drive on your system Running the Installation Follow the instruction...

Page 82: ...1800 This step is essential to ensure that all disks are mirrored To mirror disks by default when they are created enter the following Note If the vxassist file already exists resolve any differences between the contents of the file and the line mirror yes The resulting file must contain the line mirror yes The preceding command creates the etc default vxassist file with the required line in it Th...

Page 83: ...ores redundancy by relocating the objects to spare disks This is called hot relocation You need to disable this default behavior By commenting out the vxrelocd line as shown above you prevent hot relocation You must repeat all these modifications after system upgrades Initializing the Volume Manager When you have loaded the Sun StorEdge Volume Manager run vxinstall as described in the Sun StorEdge...

Page 84: ...b dsk0 as a new disk See the Sun StorEdge Volume Manager Installation Guide for details of how to do this during the vxinstall process The vxinstall process proposes the rootdg disk group by default Accept this to add the boot disk and disks intended to mirror the boot disk to this group When the vxinstall process is complete use the vxdiskadm utility to make the new disk a mirror of the boot disk...

Page 85: ...s other than rootdg To Add a New Disk 1 Use the cmsconfig utility to check that the disk is enabled The disk must be physically present and enabled 2 Check that the disk is known to the Volume Manager 3 Add the disk to a disk group See the Sun StorEdge Volume Manager User s Guide for details of creating and adding disks to disk groups Create new disk groups for user data with names other than root...

Page 86: ... for example a dsk1 These aliases however reflect the location of disks rather than the specific virtual disk See the OpenBoot 3 x Command Reference Manual Part Number 802 5837 10 for details Note Be sure that the EEPROM variable use nvramrc is set to true Use of the NVRAM startup file NVRAMRC is required for correct operation of the Volume Manager software Note There is a limit to the number of c...

Page 87: ...4 connection materials 48 Console Alarms and Fans module See CAF module console connector pinout 39 console port parameters 39 CPUset changing 25 D DC source requirements 44 dimensions 2 disk adding for Volume Manager 71 layout for Volume Manager 62 mirroring with Volume Manager 65 68 removing 33 space requirements 57 disk chassis injector ejector mechanism 30 32 removing 30 32 replacing 32 E eepr...

Page 88: ...g and storage 2 I I O connections 38 injector ejector mechanism 23 disk chassis RMM chassis 30 32 installation methods 58 installation electricity supply 43 IP address 60 L LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable 63 local installation procedure 58 requirements 58 location considerations 1 logic ground 49 M machine name 60 modem port parameters 39 pinout 40 modules injector ejector mechanism 23 mounti...

Page 89: ...AF module 38 RMM chassis injector ejector mechanism 30 32 removing 30 32 RMM module name for Volume Manager 66 RS232 ports on CAF module 38 S screws mounting requirements 6 Securing 53 SEVM See Volume Manager shipping configuration 6 software installation 57 software release contents 57 Solaris installation local CD ROM 58 pre installed software 57 Solaris installation documents 61 Solaris install...

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