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Sun Enterprisetrademark 10000 SSP 3.5 User Guide

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Contents

Preface

How This Book Is Organized

Before You Read This Book

Using UNIX Commands

Typographic Conventions

Shell Prompts

SSP Command Syntax

Related Documentation

Accessing Sun Documentation Online

Sun Welcomes Your Comments

1. Introduction to the SSP

SSP Features

System Architecture

SSP User Environment

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Begin Using the SSP

SSP 3.5 Window

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Display an SSP Window Locally in the Common Desktop Environment (CDE)

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Display an SSP Window Remotely

SSP Console Window

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Display an SSP Console Window Locally with CDE

Network Console Window

Hostview

2. Hostview

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Start Up Hostview From a Remote Login Session

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Start Up Hostview From the Workspace Menu Locally on the SSP

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Start Up Hostview Under CDE From the Front Panel

Hostview Main Window

Selecting Items in the Main Window

Main Window Menu Bar

Help Window

Main Window Buttons

Main Window Processor Symbols

Hostview Resources

Hostview Performance Considerations

SSP Log Files

procedure iconsmall spaceTo View a messages File From Within Hostview

3. Domain Administration

Domain Configuration Requirements

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Create Domains From Within Hostview

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Create Domains From the Command Line

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Recreate the eeprom.image File

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Remove Domains From Within Hostview

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Remove Domains From the Command Line

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Bring up a Domain From Within Hostview

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Bring up a Domain From the Command Line

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Obtain Domain Status From Within Hostview

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Shut Down a Domain

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Rename Domains From Within Hostview

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Rename Domains From the Command Line

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Change the Version of the Operating System for a Domain From the Command Line

4. netcon and netcontool

Using netcon(1M)

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Start netcon(1M) From the Command Line

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Start netcon(1M) From the CDE Front Panel

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Start netcon(1M) From the CDE Workspace Menu

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Exit From a netcon(1M) Window

Using netcontool(1M)

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Display a netcontool(1M) Window From the Command Line

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Display a netcontool(1M) Window From the CDE Front Panel

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Display a netcontool(1M) Window From the CDE Workspace Menu

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Display the netcontool(1M) Window From Hostview

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Configure the netcontool(1M) Window

netcon(1M) Communications

netcon(1M) Message Logging

5. Power Administration

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Power Components On or Off From Within Hostview

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Power System Boards On and Off From the Command Line

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Monitor Power Levels in Hostview

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Recover From Power Failure

6. Thermal Conditions Administration

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Monitor Thermal Conditions From Within Hostview

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Monitor Fans From Within Hostview

7. Blacklist Administration

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Blacklist Components From Within Hostview

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Blacklist Processors From Within Hostview

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Clear the Blacklist File From Within Hostview

8. SSP Failover

Required Main and Spare SSP Architecture

Maintaining a Dual SSP Configuration

Maintaining a Single SSP Configuration

How Automatic Failover Works

SSP Failover Situations

SSP Failover State Changes

Controlling Automatic SSP Failover

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Disable SSP Failover

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Enable SSP Failover

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Force a Failover to the Spare SSP

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Modify the Memory or Disk Space Threshold in the ssp_resource File

Obtaining Failover Status Information

Managing Data Synchronization

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Add a File to the Data Propagation List

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Remove a File From the Data Propagation List

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Remove the Data Propagation List

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Push a File to the Spare SSP

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Synchronize SSP Configuration Files Between the Main and the Spare SSP

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Reduce the Size of the Data Synchronization Backup File

Obtaining Data Synchronization Information

Performing Command Synchronization

Preparing User Commands for Automatic Restart

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Prepare a User Command for Restart

Preparing User Scripts for Automatic Recovery

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Create a Command Synchronization Descriptor

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Specify a Command Synchronization Marker Point

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Remove a Command Synchronization Descriptor

Obtaining Command Synchronization Information

Example Script with Synchronization Commands

Recovering After an SSP Failover

9. Dual Control Board Handling

Control Board Executive

Primary Control Board

Control Board Server

Control Board Executive Image and Port Specification Files

Automatic Failover to the Spare Control Board

Managing Control Board Failover

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Disable Control Board Failover

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Enable Control Board Failover

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Force a Complete Control Board Failover

Obtaining Control Board Failover Information

After Control Board Failover

10. SSP Internals

Startup Flow

Sun Enterprise 10000 Client/Server Architecture

SSP Daemons

Event Detector Daemon

Control Board Server

File Access Daemon

Failover Daemon

Failover Detection Points

Description of Failover Detection Points

Data Synchronization Daemon

OpenBoot PROM

obp_helper Daemon

download_helper File

POST

Environment Variables

A. Miscellaneous SSP Procedures

Changing the SSP Name

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Rename the SSP

Deconfiguring a Domain

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Deconfigure a Host

Deconfiguring the SSP

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Deconfigure the SSP

Glossary