Sun SPARC Enterprise M4000 Server
 
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Purpose

Details

M4000 / M5000 - Serial Port Setup ( Administration Console )

Setup administrative network access to XSCFU.

M4000/M5000 - Remote collection of snapshot data from XSCFU.

Applies to:

Purpose

 This document is used for configuring different aspects of the server to help improve remote diagnosability, enabling quicker more accurate resolution of hardware and software issues.

Details

M4000 / M5000 - Serial Port Setup ( Administration Console )

Full details available in the M4000 / M5000 Install Guide Chapter 3.3

See also: SPARC(R) Enterprise M3000/M4000/M5000/M8000/M9000 (OPL) Servers: pin outs for the XSCF serial port and the serial port dongle (Doc ID 1598425.1)

The server is set up and statuses are displayed from the XSCF Shell through the serial port on the XSCF unit. To connect the administration console with the serial
port, use the RS-232C cable (serial cable) supplied with the server. Also, the XSCF Shell and the domain console (OS console) can be used with a terminal connected to
the serial port.

You can use any of the following devices with a DB-9 serial port as the administration console:

• ASCII terminal
• Workstation
• Terminal server (or a patch panel connected to a terminal server)
• Personal computer

1. Confirm that the following settings have been made for software on the administration console.
• Baud Rate    9600
• Data length  8 bits
• Parity             None
• STOP bit        1 bit
• Flow Control None
• Delay             Other than 0
2. Connect the management console to the xscf serial port on the of the system
               
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Note – Be careful not to connect a LAN cable to the serial port.

The server ships with a connector to convert RJ45 to DB9F.   The pin out for that connector can be found in the SSH page for 530-3100.

Setup administrative network access to XSCFU.

Note: Only one default route is allowed per admin network, however the XSCFU will allow multiple default routes to be defined.  Additionally, the XSCFU will not let you delete the last default route. If default routes are already configured then first add the new route using the below steps, and then delete these old default route(s) after completion. e.g.
XSCF> showroute -a
XSCF> setroute -c del -n x.x.x.x -m x.x.x.x -g x.x.x.x xscf#0-lan#0

XSCF> applynetwork -y

XSCF> rebootxscf

1. Set the IP Address and netmask for the interface.
   SYNTAX: setnetwork -m
   XSCF> setnetwork xscf#0-lan#0 -m 255.255.255.0 192.168.10.11
2. Set the default router
   SYNTAX: setroute -c add -n -m -g interface
   XSCF> setroute -c add -n 0.0.0.0 -m 0.0.0.0 -g 192.168.10.1 xscf#0-lan#0
   NOTE: setting -n to 0.0.0.0 and -m 0.0.0.0 will set the default  route.
3. Setup SSH for Secure Access
   XSCF> setssh -q -y -c enable
4. Apply the changes
   XSCF> applynetwork -y
5. Reboot the xscf to make the changes active
   XSCF> rebootxscf

M4000/M5000 - Remote collection of snapshot data from XSCFU.

See <Document 1008229.1> for a more detailed explanation.

1. Verify that the destination host is able to accept ssh connections.
2. Verify the user has a valid account and password on the destination host.

Example of running snapshot to a remote host: 
XSCF> snapshot -L F -t <username>@<IP address>:<filesystem>
XSCF> snapshot -L F -t joe@10.10.10.10:/home/joe/logs/x

Example of running snapshot to a USB device:
XSCF>snapshot -L F -d usb0

Note: The external media device connected to the XSCF's USB port, is expected to have a partition 1, formatted with the FAT32 filesystem.
The external USB device can have multiple partitions, as long as partition 1 is FAT32. That partition will then be used by the snapshot command.

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