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The Sun SPARC Enterprise T5440 Server Installation, Administration, and Troubleshooting course provides an overview of the technologies, features, and architecture for the Sun SPARC Enterprise T5440 server. The course also covers administrative commands and features associated with the server, and offers troubleshooting tips for handling potential issues and tasks on the server.
Course Length
8 hours
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Languages
English
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Format
- Synchronized audio provided by an expert instructor
- Flash animations
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Who Can Benefit
Students who can benefit from this course are system administrators and IT personnel tasked with supporting servers in their data centers.
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Prerequisites
To succeed fully in this course, students should be able to:
- Administer and troubleshoot the Solaris operating system on Sun-based servers
- Perform basic network administrative tasks on Sun-based servers
- Access a server through a system controller or other lights-out manager interfaces
- Perform proper parts replacement procedures on Sun-based servers
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Skills Gained
Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:
- Describe the key technologies driving the Sun SPARC T5440 Server
- Find the location of devices on the server using architectural diagrams
- Configure system components, including memory, disk drives, and PCI devices
- Perform parts replacement procedures on the Sun SPARC Enterprise T5440 server
- Configure the service processor for remote access to the servers using ALOM or ILOM
- Perform system maintenance procedures both on the server's operating system and through the service processor
- Configure the diagnostic mode for the servers to obtain system information
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Related Courses
After:
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Sun SPARC Enterprise T5440 Server Installation, Administration, and Troubleshooting Assessment (WGS-PREX-6229)
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Course Content
Module 1 - Overview of the Sun SPARC Enterprise T5440 Server
- Describe the Sun SPARC Enterprise T5440 Server
- Describe the key technologies driving the Sun SPARC Enterprise T5440 Server
Module 2 - Physical Components of the Sun SPARC Enterprise T5440 Server
- Describe the physical characteristics of the Sun SPARC Enterprise T5440 server and its components
- Identify the prerequisites for running the Sun SPARC Enterprise T5440 server
- Describe its power-on sequence
Module 3 - Architectural Overview
- Describe the infrastructure boards that contribute to the operation and architecture of the Sun SPARC Enterprise T5440 server
- Provide an overview of the major architectural features of the Sun SPARC Enterprise T5440 server
- Describe the UltraSPARC T2 Plus CPU and its architectural layout
- Describe the architectural configuration of the service processor
Module 4 - Chip Multithreading in the UltraSPARC T2 Plus Processor
- Describe how CMT is implemented in the UltraSPARC T2 Plus processor
- List factors that affect the performance of the processor
Module 5 - CRU and FRU Removal and Replacement Procedures
- Identify the Customer Replaceable Units (CRUs) and Field Replaceable Units (FRUs)
- Describe the prerequisite tasks you must complete before removing and replacing the CRUs and FRUs
- Remove and replace the CRUs and FRUs
Module 6 - Configuring and Updating the Service Processor
- List the main features of the service processor
- Establish an initial network connection
- Assign a management IP address
- Set up the service processor configuration parameters
- Describe service processor communication
- Log in to the service processor over the network
- List the available Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) user interfaces
- Describe the Advanced Lights Out Manager (ALOM) backward compatibility shell
- Update firmware on the service processor
- Control power to the system
- Connect to the system console
- View the system event log and describe its contents
- Manage user accounts
- Log in to the ILOM Web GUI interface
- Describe the new Fan Freewheel Testing mechanism
Module 7 - Software Overview and Configuration
- List the modes of the system’s virtual keyswitch
- List the commands that control system boot features
- Power on and power off the system
- Connect to the system console
- Send a break to the system
- Reset the system
- Discuss device configuration
- Describe the OpenBoot PROM (OBP) of the server
- Boot the Solaris operating system for the first time
- Examine new Solaris OS command output on the server
- List supported RAID levels
- Describe multipathing and the different ways to accomplish it
- Perform dynamic reconfiguration
Module 8 - Troubleshooting the Sun SPARC Enterprise T5440 Server
- Identify hardware and firmware tools available to monitor and troubleshoot the Sun SPARC Enterprise T5440 server
- Identify LED patterns to troubleshoot hardware problems
- Configure the Sun SPARC Enterprise T5440 server to execute and display Power-On Self-Test (POST) and OBP output
- Analyze POST and OBP output to troubleshoot system hardware
- Identify software, applications, and log files available to monitor and troubleshoot the Sun SPARC Enterprise T5440 server
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