Sun Fire Midrange Server Administration Training  

Introducing the Sun Fire Midrange Servers

• List the functional goals of the Sun Fire midrange server product line
• Locate Sun Microsystems web sites containing important Sun Fire midrange server information
• List the server models that comprise the Sun Fire server product line
• Identify the disks, disk arrays, and backup devices that the Sun Fire midrange servers support
• Describe the key features of each Sun Fire midrange server model
• Power on and off each Sun Fire midrange server

Sun Fire Midrange Server Components

• Identify the Sun Fire midrange physical resources by location and function
• Locate and describe the function of the Sun Fire midrange server system controller boards
• Access the system controller platform shell

Platform Configuration

• Describe how to use Lights-Out Management (LOM) to perform Sun Fire V1280/E2900 server platform administrative functions
• Describe how to access and manage the Sun Fire V1280/E2900 server system controller
• Describe three methods you can use to connect to the system controller shells
• Describe how to initiate a remote connection with Secure Shell (SSH)
• Configure the platform and system controller by using the platform shell
• Describe how to manage the system controller for configuration and reboot
• Describe how to manage the system controller for failover operation
• Describe how to back up and restore a system controller

Domain Configuration

• Describe the effects of system segmenting and multiple domains
• Create a system configuration consisting of multiple segments and domains
• Configure an access control list (ACL) for a domain
• Correlate OpenBoot programmable read-only memory (PROM) device tree entries to the physical system components of the Sun Fire midrange servers
• Determine how the Solaris OS references system components
• Identify the steps required to configure devices in the Solaris OS
• Navigate between shell environments

Multipathing I/O Management

• Describe how Sun StorEdge Traffic Manager software uses multipath access to I/O devices to provide a high level of disk availability and performance
• Describe how to display path states and Small Computer System Interface (SCSI) device attributes
• Configure Sun StorEdge Traffic Manager software for installation, post-installation setup and verification, and domain configuration verification
• Describe how Sun StorEdge Traffic Manager software manages automatic failover
• Describe the purpose of Internet Protocol Multipathing (IPMP)
• List three different methods of combining Ethernet links to increase throughput or availability
• Automate IPMP configuration when using Sun StorEdge Traffic
• Configure IPMP using IPv6

Dynamic Reconfiguration

• Describe the benefits of dynamic reconfiguration (DR)
• Analyze domain configuration status using DR
• Identify the steps required for removing and installing system boards using DR
• Move a system board between domains using DR
• Describe the benefits of Reconfiguration Coordination Manager (RCM)

Sun Fire Midrange Systems Management Through Sun MC 3.x Software

• Describe the architecture behind Sun Management Center (MC) software on the Sun Fire midrange servers
• Describe the installation and configuration procedures on the Sun Fire midrange servers for Sun MC software
• List and describe the base modules that are installed for the Sun Fire midrange agent
• Explore the Sun Fire midrange servers using Sun MC software