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The Sun Blade 1000 and 2000 Workstation and Sun Fire 280R Server Maintenance and Administration course instructs students in understanding the architectural layout of the Sun Blade 1000 workstation, the Sun Blade 2000 workstation, and the Sun Fire 280R server; in replacing parts on these products; and in administering these products using firmware and software commands and utilities.
Who Can Benefit
Students who can benefit from this course are system support engineers (SSEs), partner field engineers, Sun field engineers, and technical support engineers.
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Prerequisites
To succeed fully in this course, students should be able to:
- Administer Sun desktop systems using UNIX commands
- Perform basic network administration
- Work with Sun hardware components that are found in desktop to midrange servers
- Use Sun diagnostic tools and principles
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Skills Gained
Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:
- Explain the Sun Fire architecture surrounding desktop to workgroup servers
- Perform field-replaceable unit (FRU) parts replacement procedures on the Sun Blade 1000 and Sun Blade 2000 workstations
- Perform FRU parts replacement procedures on the Sun Fire 280R server
- Use system firmware, operating system (OS) commands and utilities,and hardware utilities to diagnose problems on the Sun Blade 1000 and Sun Blade 2000 workstations and on the Sun Fire 280R server
- Verify proper system operation using system firmware, operating system (OS) commands and utilities, and hardware utilities
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Course Content
Module 1 - Understanding the Product Overview
- Situate the Sun Blade 1000 workstation, the Sun Blade 2000 workstation, and the Sun Fire 280R server within their product line
- Identify major features of the Sun Blade 1000 workstation
- Identify major features of the Sun Blade 2000 workstation
- Identify major features of the Sun Fire 280R server
- Identify applications for workgroup servers
- Identify the new features that are showcased in the Sun Blade 1000 workstation, the Sun Blade 2000 workstation, and the Sun Fire 280R server
- Compare the Sun Blade 1000 and Sun Blade 2000 workstations to their predecessors
- Compare the Sun Fire 280R server to its predecessors
Module 2 - Understanding System Architecture
- Understand the logical architecture of the Sun Blade 1000 workstation, the Sun Blade 2000 workstation, and the Sun Fire 280R server, including their configurable components and the limits of their configurations
- Understand the architecture of the systems' application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs), including memory layout and data flow
Module 3 - Understanding Physical Components of the Sun Blade 1000 and 2000 Workstations
- Locate and identify the workstations' physical components, including internal components and back panel connectors
- Power down and power up the workstations
Module 4 - Understanding Physical Components of the Sun Fire 280R Server
- Locate and identify the system components
- Locate and identify the components and ports of the back and front panels
- Power down and power up the Sun Fire 280R server
Module 5 - Understanding Software Issues
- Boot the OE and determine its configuration on the system
- Identify all new and upgraded I/O drivers and their functions
- Understand environmental control software on the system
- Identify and perform new OE maintenance and administrative procedures that are associated with the new systems
Module 6 - Installing and Replacing Components of the Sun Blade 1000 and 2000 Workstations
- Identify system FRUs
- Perform the steps to prepare for removing FRUs
- Remove and replace FRUs that have component removal prerequisites:
- Central processing unit (CPU) modules
- Memory dual-inline memory modules (DIMMs)
- I/O boards
- Hard disks
- Remove and replace FRUs that do not have component removal prerequisites:
- Motherboard
- Subassemblies, including:
- RMAs
- FC-AL backplane
- Power supply
- Fan assembly
- Logo LED
- Power switch
- Interlock switch assembly
- Speaker assembly
- Peripheral power cable
- SCSI cable
- Diskette drive cable
- SmartCard reader cable
- Combined cable
Module 7 - Installing and Replacing Components of the Sun Fire 280R Server
- Identify system FRUs
- Remove and replace hot-pluggable FRUs, including the FC-AL disk drive and the power supply
- Remove and replace FRUs that are not hot pluggable, including:
- The server in a rack
- System cover
- Memory module
- CPU modules
- PCI card
- RSC card
- Motherboard
- RMA
- Logic boards, fans, and cables
- Power distribution board (PDB)
- I2C cable
- Fan tray
- Keyswitch, power button, LED assembly, and cable
- System cables
- System doors
Module 8 - Performing Diagnostics and Troubleshooting
- Understand new features, options, commands, and updates of the OpenBoot programmable read-only memory (PROM)
- Understand the new features, options, commands, and updates of the Power-On Self-Test (POST)
- Understand the SunVTS software features and updates
- Troubleshoot the Sun Blade 1000 workstation, the Sun Blade 2000 workstation, and the Sun Fire 280R server using the new OpenBoot PROM commands and tests, OBDiag tests, POST tests, and SunVTS tests
Module 9 - Using Remote Support and Monitoring
- Understand an overview of the Sun Remote System Control (RSC) software
- Understand the Sun RSC software communications options
- Understand the firmware-hardware interface
- Install the software
- Understand the server configuration backup procedure
- Redirect the console
- Understand Sun RSC software administration
- Start the Sun RSC software graphical user interface (GUI)
- Modify the Sun RSC software configuration
- Understand Sun RSC software maintenance commands
- Perform remote support and monitoring functions
- Administer Sun RSC software subcommands
- Install a palm device as a system console (optional)
- Install a Sun workstation as system console
- Install a console connection using a network terminal server (NTS, optional)
- Run the RSC configuration script
Module 10 - Understanding Supported FC-AL Storage Devices
- Identify the base features of the Sun StorEdge FC-AL MultiPack-FC array
- Configure the storage devices
- Integrate the storage products into the Solaris OE
- Remove and replace Sun StorEdge MultiPack-FC array FRUs
- Run diagnostics and perform troubleshooting procedures
- Integrate a Sun StorEdge FC-AL MultiPack-FC array to a host
- Integrate a second Sun StorEdge FC-AL MultiPack-FC array to a host
- Integrate a Sun StorEdge A5x00 array onto a host
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