Sun Fire High-End Server Administration

This course is presented using Sun's web-based Live Virtual Classroom. The LVC is a dynamic and fully interactive online learning environment that features live teaching, collaboration, and instructor-assisted activities. The Sun Fire High-End Server Administration course provides students with the skill set necessary to identify the features and architecture specifics of the Sun Fire 15K/12K and Sun Fire 25K/20K servers. These skills include performing configuration and platform administration methodologies supported by Sun on the Sun Fire High-End Server, and being familiar with and using troubleshooting tools and techniques available within the Solaris Operating System (Solaris OS) relevant to the Sun Fire High-End Servers. The hands-on labs offered in this course may involve accessing equipment that resides at a location other than where the training is delivered. Students will not have physical access to this equipment.

Students who can benefit from this course
Senior Sun Enterprise System Administrators, Senior Service Providers, Operations Managers , Information Technology Planners, and individuals responsible for configuring, upgrading, and supporting Sun Fire High-End Servers

A Live Virtual Class (LVC) is exclusively for registered students; unregistered individuals may not view an LVC at any time. Registered students must view the class from the country listed in the registration form. Unauthorized recording, copying, or transmission of LVC content may not be made.

Audience
Course Topics Introducing the Sun Fire High-End Servers

• List the functional goals of the Sun Fire High-End Servers
• Identify the four Sun Fire High-End Servers
• Describe domains, board sets, and domain configuration units (DCUs)
• Describe the key features of the Sun Fire High-End Servers
• Describe the roles of the system controller and the System Management Services (SMS) software
• Describe some of the advanced reliability, availability, and serviceability (RAS) features of the Sun Fire High-End Servers
• Describe Capacity-on-Demand (COD)

Sun Fire High-End Server Architecture

• Describe the Sun Fire High-End Server architecture
• Identify field-replaceable units (FRUs) by location and function
• Describe the procedure to power on and power off the Sun Fire High-End Server

Managing the Sun Fire High-End Server System Controller

• Identify the system controller's management networks
• Identify the system controller's System Management Services management features
• Identify the system controller's System Management Services startup script
• Identify the system controller's System Management Services daemons and their functions
• Identify the system controller's System Management Services directory structure
• View System Management Services configuration information on the system controller

Configuring the Sun Fire High-End Server

• Assign System Management Services administrative privileges to users
• Save and restore the system controller configuration data
• Verify platform hardware resources
• Verify system environments
• Configure an available component list (ACL) for a domain
• View system controller message logs
• Perform flash PROM image updates on various system components
• Configure the system controller failover

Configuring Sun Fire High-End Server Domains

• Describe the characteristics of a Sun Fire High-End Server domain
• List the information required to create a new domain
• Create a new Sun Fire High-End Server domain from the system controller
• Initialize a new domain from the system controller
• Describe the location of the Power-On Self-Test (POST) logs

POST, OpenBoot PROM, and Solaris OS Commands

• Explore the High-End Server Domain Power-On Self-Test
• Evaluate the Global Domain Configuration Descriptor (GDCD)
• Explain the structure of a Sun Fire High-End Server OBP device tree
• Describe how to locate CPUs, memory banks, and I/O interface cards given their OpenBoot PROM device tree address
• Configure the Solaris OS on the Sun Fire High-End Server domain
• Assess domain configuration using standard Solaris OS utilities

Dynamic Reconfiguration

• Describe the benefits of Dynamic Reconfiguration (DR)
• Discuss the restrictions and issues that can occur with Dynamic Reconfiguration
• Analyze domain configuration status using DR
• Identify the steps required for removing system boards and I/O boards using DR
• Identify the steps required for installing system boards and I/O boards using DR
• Move system boards and I/O boards between domains using DR

Managing the Sun Fire High-End Server System With Sun MC 3.x Software

• Configure the platform for COD
• Identify COD systems, part numbers and license requirements
• Identify COD SMS commands
• Manage, install and remove a COD RTU license key
• Enable, monitor and service COD resources
• Install Sun Management Center software on a Sun Fire High-End Server domain
• Identify Sun Fire High-End Server administrative groups and security, topology objects, and platform config reader modules
• Describe the use of Platform/Domain State Management (PDSM)

Sun Fire High-End Server Capacity-on-Demand Version 2.0

• Configure the platform for Capacity-on-Demand version 2.0 software
• Identify Capacity-on-Demand part number and license requirements
• Manage Capacity-on-Demand right-to-use (RTU) licenses
• Identify Capacity-on-Demand System Management Services commands
• Install and remove a Capacity-on-Demand RTU license key
• Enable and monitor Capacity-on-Demand resources
• Service Capacity-on-Demand V2.0 FRUs

Troubleshooting the Sun Fire High-End Server

• Understand how a Sun Fire High-End Server fails and recovers
• Understand the role of the system controller in failure logging
• Describe the different types of failures
• Find where failure information is recorded
• Interpret failure information
• Interpret system configuration using the Sun Explorer utility
• Understand support information requirements

Course Objectives

• Identify Sun Fire High-End Server field-replaceable units (FRUs)
• Describe the Sun Fire High-End Server physical architecture
• Configure the Sun Fire High-End Server platform and domains
• Perform platform administration activities on the Sun Fire High-End Server
• Perform dynamic reconfiguration operations on the Sun Fire High-End Server domains
• Use available Solaris Operating System (Solaris OS) and platform-specific tools to troubleshoot the Sun Fire High-End Server
• Identify and administer Capacity-on-Demand (COD) systems