Who Can Benefit
Senior system administrators, operations managers, and those individuals responsible for configuring, upgrading, and supporting the Sun Enterprise 10000 system.
Skills Gained
- Identify the major features of the Sun Enterprise 10000 server
- Perform an initial installation of the System Service Processor (SSP) hardware
- Configure the SSP hardware and administer the SSP
- Identify the steps of the SSP boot process
- Create and configure dynamic domains
- Administer the control boards
- Configure and administer Interdomain Networking (IDN)
- Install and configure Alternate Pathing (AP)
- Configure Dynamic Reconfiguration (DR)
- Perform basic troubleshooting procedures
Course Content
Module 1 - Introduction to the Sun Enterprise 10000 Server
- Describe the capabilities of the Sun Enterprise 10000 system
- Explain the features of the Sun Enterprise 10000 system
- Describe the Sun Enterprise 10000 system packaging
- Explain how to access the Sun Enterprise 10000 system domains
Module 2 - Sun Enterprise 10000 Hardware Architecture and Configuration
- List the components that make up the Sun Enterprise 10000 server
- Describe the Sun Enterprise 10000 server power subsystem
- Describe the Sun Enterprise 10000 server cooling subsystem
- Understand the function of the centerplane
- Describe the various configurations of system boards
Module 3 - Installing the System Service Processor
- Describe the supported System Service Processor (SSP) hardware configurations
- Install the SSP hardware
- Connect the SSP to the Sun Enterprise 10000 system
- Install the SSP software
Module 4 - SSP Software Administration
- List the versions of the Solaris OS that are supported by the SSP software
- Examine the SSP file system
- List the SSP environment variables
- Describe the SSP accounts
- Use the SSP commands
- Describe and use the blacklist file
- Understand the SSP failover process
Module 5 - SSP Boot Process
- Explain the SSP boot process
- Explain the various SSP daemons and their functions
Module 6 - Control Board Administration
- Understand the Sun Enterprise 10000 control board
- Explain SSP to control board communication
- Boot the Sun Enterprise 10000 server control boards
- Initiate a control-board failover
Module 7 - Domains
- Understand domains
- Create and manage a domain
- Initialize a domain
- Establish console communications with a domain
Module 8 - Interdomain Networking
- Understand the structure of interdomain networks (IDNs)
- Configure an IDN interface
- Use the IDN commands
- Set up an IDN
- Understand and manage common IDN problems
Module 9 - Alternate Pathing
- Describe the concepts of Alternate Pathing (AP)
- Understand AP terminology
- List AP-supported device types
- Install the AP software
- Create an AP database
- Configure a network pathgroup
- Configure a disk pathgroup
- Place the boot disk under AP control
- Recover from AP problems during the boot process
Module 10 - Dynamic Reconfiguration
- Explain the concepts of Dynamic Reconfiguration (DR)
- Enable DR in a domain
- Attach a system board using DR
- Detach a system board using DR
- Use the automated DR commands
Module 11 - Basic Troubleshooting
- Understand the tools available for troubleshooting the Sun Enterprise 10000 system
- Understand the failure modes of the Sun Enterprise 10000 system
- Describe the OpenBoot PROM environment
- Understand support information requirements