Sun Fire Workgroup - Enterprise Server Maintenance Training  

Introducing the Sun Fire Midrange Servers

• List the server models that comprise the Sun Fire midrange server product line
• Identify the input and output (I/O) components 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

Field-Replaceable Units

• Describe the various administrative and service layers on the Sun Fire midrange server products
• Describe the Sun Fire midrange server FRU strategy
• Locate and describe the function of the system boards, controller boards, I/O boards, baseplane, and centerplane
• Locate and describe the function of the Sun Fire midrange server Sun Fireplane switchboards
• Locate and describe the function of the Sun Fire midrange server AC and DC power distribution FRUs
• Locate and describe the function of the Sun Fire midrange server fan tray assemblies
• Locate and describe the function of the FrameManager
• Install and administer the console

Platform Assessment and Management

• Perform user maintenance and administrative functions using the Lights-Out Management (LOM) shell
• Describe three methods you can use to connect to the system controller shells
• Describe how to use system controller commands to monitor platforms and domains
• Describe how to update the platform firmware
• Describe how to start, stop, and power-cycle domains
• Describe how to perform device configuration with OpenBoot programmable read-only memory (PROM) to add or remove devices from a Sun Fire midrange server
• Describe how to use OpenBoot PROM to represent interconnected buses and their devices in a device tree
• Describe how to map Sun Fire midrange server physical devices

Troubleshooting the Sun Fire Midrange Servers

• Describe how Sun Fire midrange servers use PCI and cPCI I/O assemblies
• Describe how the Sun Fireplane interconnect plane is the main system bus of the Sun Fire family of servers
• Describe the troubleshooting methodology for fault analysis and diagnosis of failed components
• Describe the testing tools available for isolating faults in the Sun Fire midrange servers
• Describe how Sun Fire midrange server subsystems can use error correcting code (ECC) to recover from errors
• Describe how console port error messages are reported to help isolate faulty components in the console bus hub (CBH)
• Describe how domain shell operating messages provide an aid to troubleshooting a system error in Sun Fire midrange servers
• Recover from a hung domain