Advanced Lights Out Management (ALOM) CMT v1.4 Guide

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Advanced Lights Out Management
(ALOM) CMT v1.4 Guide
Sun Microsystems, Inc.
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Part No. 819-7991-10
August 2007, Revision A
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Contents
Preface xxiii
1. Advanced Lights Out Manager (ALOM) CMT Introduction 1
ALOM CMT Features 1
What ALOM CMT Monitors 2
Using ALOM CMT 3
Fault and Failure Terminology 4
Faulty State 4
Failed State 5
Platform-Specific Information 5
2. Security Guidelines 7
Securing the System Controller 7
Selecting a Remote Connection Type 9
Enabling Secure Shell 9
Instructions to Enable SSH 10
Features Not Supported by SSH 10
Changing SSH Host Keys 11
Solaris Operating System Security 11
3. Configuring ALOM CMT 13
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ALOM CMT Configuration Steps 13
Planning Your ALOM CMT Configuration 14
Choosing System Conroller Communication Ports 14
Serial Management Port 15
▼ To Connect to the Serial Port 15
Network Management (Ethernet) Port 16
Default DHCP Connection 16
Client Identifier (clientid) 17
Default Password 17
Steps to Use DHCP on a New Out-of-Box System 18
Configuration Worksheet 19
Configuration Variable Worksheet 20
Related Information 21
Configuring Your Network 21
Configuring Your Network Using DHCP 21
Configuring Your Network Manually 22
Configuring Email Alerts 22
Setting Up ALOM CMT 23
Customizing the ALOM CMT Software 23
Related Information 23
4. Common Tasks 25
Connecting to ALOM CMT 25
Logging In To ALOM CMT Accounts 26
▼ To Log In To ALOM CMT 26
Related Information 27
Rebooting ALOM CMT 27
▼ To Reboot ALOM CMT 27
Switching Between the System Console and ALOM CMT 28
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▼ To Switch Between the System Console and ALOM CMT 28
System Console Output at Power On 28
Displaying Your ALOM CMT Version 29
▼ To Display Your ALOM CMT Version 29
Controlling the Locator LED 29
▼ To Control the Locator LED 29
Powering On and Off the Host Server 30
▼ To Power the Host Server On and Off 30
Resetting the Host Server 30
▼ To Reset the Host Server 30
Viewing Environmental Information About the Server 31
▼ To View Environmental Information 31
Reconfiguring ALOM CMT Diagnostic Parameters 32
▼ To Run the setupsc Script 32
Reconfiguring ALOM CMT to Use the Ethernet Port 33
▼ To Configure the Network Interface Variables 33
▼ To Reboot ALOM CMT 34
Set the Network Interface Variables Using the setsc Command 34
Adding ALOM CMT User Accounts 35
▼ To Add an ALOM CMT User Account 35
▼ To View Permissions and Password Status of Users 36
Removing ALOM CMT User Accounts 37
▼ To Remove an ALOM CMT User Account From the sc> Prompt 37
Changing the Password on an Account 37
▼ To Change Your ALOM CMT Password 38
▼ To Change the ALOM CMT Password for Another User 38
Sending and Receiving Alert Messages 38
▼ To Set Up Email Alerts 39
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Receiving Alerts From ALOM CMT 39
5. ALOM CMT Fault Management Tasks 41
Fault Information Sources 41
Getting Knowledge Articles for Managing Faults 42
▼ To Get the Appropriate Knowledge Article 42
6. Using Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) 43
SNMP Overview 43
How SNMP Works 43
SNMP Management Information Base Files 44
MIBs Integration 45
SNMP Messages 45
ALOM CMT and SNMP 45
Integrating the MIBs 46
Adding Your Server to Your SNMP Environment 46
Configuring Receipt of SNMP Traps 46
7. Using the ALOM CMT Command Shell 47
ALOM CMT Command Shell Overview 47
Entering Command Options 48
Related Information 48
ALOM CMT Shell Commands 48
Related Information 52
ALOM CMT Shell Command Descriptions 52
bootmode 52
▼ To Use the bootmode Command 53
▼ To View bootmode Settings 53
bootmode Command Options 54
Related Information 54
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break 55
▼ To Use the break Command 55
break Command Options 56
Related Information 56
clearasrdb 56
▼ To Use the clearasrdb Command 56
clearfault 56
console 58
▼ To Use the console Command 59
console Command Option 60
Related Information 61
consolehistory 61
▼ To Use the consolehistory Command 61
consolehistory Command Options 62
Related Information 62
disablecomponent 63
▼ To Use the disablecomponent Command 64
enablecomponent 65
▼ To Use the enablecomponent Command 66
flashupdate 67
▼ To Use the flashupdate Command 67
flashupdate Command Options 68
Related Information 68
help 68
▼ To Use the help Command 69
Related Information 71
logout 71
▼ To Use the logout Command 71
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Related Information 71
password 72
▼ To Use the password Command 72
Password Restrictions 72
Related Information 73
powercycle 73
▼ To Use the powercycle Command 73
poweroff 73
▼ To Use the poweroff Command 74
poweroff Command Options 74
Related Information 75
poweron 75
▼ To Use the poweron Command 75
poweron Command Options 76
Related Information 76
removefru 76
▼ To Use the removefru Command 76
removefru Command Options 77
reset 77
▼ To Use the reset Command 78
reset Command Options 78
Related Information 78
resetsc 79
▼ To Use the resetsc Command 79
resetsc Command Options 79
Related Information 79
restartssh 79
▼ To Use the restartssh Command 80
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Command Options 80
Related Information 80
setdate 80
▼ To Use the setdate Command 81
setdate Command Options 81
Related Information 82
setdefaults 82
▼ To Use the setdefaults Command 82
setdefaults Command Options 83
Related Information 83
setfru 83
▼ To Use the setfru Command 83
setkeyswitch 84
▼ To Use the setkeyswitch Command 84
setkeyswitch Command Options 84
setlocator 85
▼ To Use the setlocator Command 85
setlocator Command Options 85
Related Information 85
setsc 85
▼ To Use the setsc Command 86
Related Information 86
setupsc 86
▼ To Use the setupsc Command 87
Related Information 88
showcomponent 88
▼ To Use the showcomponent Command 88
showdate 89
Contents ix
▼ To Use the showdate Command 90
Related Information 90
showenvironment 90
▼ To Use the showenvironment Command 90
Related Information 96
showfaults 96
▼ To Use the showfaults Command 96
showfru 97
showfru Command Options 98
▼ To Use the showfru Command 98
Related Information 101
showhost 101
▼ To Use the showhost Command 101
showkeyswitch 102
▼ To Use the showkeyswitch Command 102
showlocator 102
▼ To Use the showlocator Command 103
Related Information 103
showlogs 103
▼ To Use the showlogs Command 104
showlogs Command Options 105
Related Information 105
shownetwork 105
▼ To Use the shownetwork Command 106
shownetwork Command Option 106
Related Information 107
showplatform 107
▼ To Use the showplatform Command 107
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