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Solution  1019747.1 :   How to verify boot devices can be seen for Sun Fire[TM] T6300/T6320 Blade Servers  

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Description
This document provides some pointers on how to identify the various boot devices on Sun Fire[TM] T6300 and T6320 Blade Servers
Symptoms:


  • system will not boot
  • boot fails
  • can't power up
Purpose/Scope:
This
document provides some pointers on how to identify the various boot devices on Sun Fire[TM] T6300 and T6320 Blade Servers


Steps to Follow
Please run the various OBP commands from the ok prompt as outlined below to verify boot devices on your T6300 T6320 blade servers
T6300
– booting from disk


Sun Blade
T6300 Server Module, No Keyboard
Copyright 2008 Sun Microsystems,
Inc.  All rights reserved.
OpenBoot 4.28.9, 16256 MB memory
available, Serial #74401088.
Ethernet address 0:14:4f:6f:45:40,
Host ID: 846f4540.


{0} ok
printenv
auto-boot?
auto-boot?
= false



	

		
		

			
				
NOTE: This may
				be the reason you have not booted – you have auto-boot? Set
				to false

				
To enable
				automatic booting, do

				
{0} ok
				setenv
				auto-boot? = true

				
but
				in the meantime, checkout that you can see the boot devices at
				the firmware level

					
		

	






{0}
ok probe-scsi-all
/pci@7c0/pci@0/pci@2/scsi@0

MPT
Version 1.05, Firmware Version 1.18.00.00

Target 0 
Unit
0   Disk     FUJITSU MAY2073RCSUN72G
0501    143374738 Blocks, 73 GB
  SASAddress
500000e01319f422  PhyNum 0 

Target 1 
Unit
0   Disk     FUJITSU MAY2073RCSUN72G
0501    143374738 Blocks, 73 GB
  SASAddress
500000e0131a62e8  PhyNum 0

Target 2 
Unit 0  
Disk     FUJITSU MAY2073RCSUN72G 0501   
143374738 Blocks, 73 GB
  SASAddress 500000e0150e6ba2 
PhyNum 2 

Target 3 
Unit 0   Disk    
FUJITSU MAY2073RCSUN72G 0501    143374738 Blocks, 73
GB
  SASAddress 500000e0153034d2  PhyNum 3 



{0} ok
printenv
boot-device
boot-device
=           disk
net
{0} ok devalias
disk
disk                    
/pci@7c0/pci@0/pci@2/scsi@0/disk@0
{0}



	

		
		

			
				
If the device
				alias for disk does not match the device outlined by the
				probe-scsi command, change it as follows:

				
{0} ok
				show-disks
a)
				/pci@7c0/pci@0/pci@2/scsi@0/disk
q) NO SELECTION 
Enter
				Selection, q to quit: a
/pci@7c0/pci@0/pci@2/scsi@0/disk
				has been selected.
Type ^Y ( Control-Y ) to insert it in the
				command line. 
e.g. ok nvalias mydev ^Y 
        
				for creating devalias mydev for /pci@7c0/pci@0/pci@2/scsi@0

{0} ok nvalias
				disk /pci@7c0/pci@0/pci@2/scsi@0/disk@0
				

					
		

	






T6300
– booting from network



{0} ok
devalias
net
net                     
/pci@780/pci@0/pci@1/network@0
{0} ok {0} ok
watch-net-all
/pci@780/pci@0/pci@1/network@0,1
Timed
out waiting for Autonegotation to complete
Check cable and try
again
Link Down
Timed out waiting for Autonegotation to
complete
Check cable and try again
Link Down
Timed out
waiting for Autonegotation to complete
Check cable and try
again
Link Down
Timed out waiting for Autonegotation to
complete
Check cable and try again
Link
Down

/pci@780/pci@0/pci@1/network@0
1000 Mbps full duplex 
Link up
Looking for Ethernet Packets.
'.' is a Good Packet. 
'X' is a Bad Packet.
Type any key to
stop.
............................
{0} ok  





	

		
		

			
				
Of course,
				this does not check that you have a boot server set up, but at
				least your network has activity. Network ports are shown in the
				Sun System Handbook at :

				
https://support.oracle.com/handbook_private/Systems/SunBlade6000/component.rear.html

				
If this blade
				server was in slot 5, the connection above would be NEM0, port 5

				
Again, if the
				device alias for your network is wrong, change it using 
				

				
{0} ok
				show-nets
a)
				/pci@780/pci@0/pci@1/network@0,1
b)
				/pci@780/pci@0/pci@1/network@0
q) NO SELECTION 
Enter
				Selection, q to quit: b
/pci@0/pci@0/pci@c/network@0
				has been selected.
Type ^Y ( Control-Y ) to insert it in the
				command line. 
e.g. ok nvalias mydev ^Y 
        
				for creating devalias mydev for
				/pci@780/pci@0/pci@1/network@0
{0} ok 
				

					
		

	




T6320
– booting from disk & network


The
procedures are entirely as above, but note the slightly different
device paths


Sun Blade
T6320 Server Module, No Keyboard
Copyright 2008 Sun Microsystems,
Inc.  All rights reserved.
OpenBoot 4.28.0, 4096 MB memory
available, Serial #80082018.
Ethernet address 0:14:4f:c0:ff:ee,
Host ID: 84c0ffee.


{0} ok
devalias
screen                  
/pci@0/pci@0/pci@1/pci@0,2/display@1
disk3                   
/pci@0/pci@0/pci@2/@/disk@3
disk2                   
/pci@0/pci@0/pci@2/@/disk@2
disk1                   
/pci@0/pci@0/pci@2/@/disk@1
disk0                   
/pci@0/pci@0/pci@2/@/disk@0
disk                    
/pci@0/pci@0/pci@2/@/disk@0
scsi                    
/pci@0/pci@0/pci@2/@
nvram                   
/virtual-devices/nvram@3
display                 
/pci@0/pci@0/pci@1/pci@0,2/display@1
net3                    
/niu@80/network@1
net2                    
/niu@80/network@0
net1                    
/pci@0/pci@0/pci@c/network@0,1
net0                    
/pci@0/pci@0/pci@c/network@0
net                     
/pci@0/pci@0/pci@c/network@0
virtual-console         
/virtual-devices/console@1
name                    
aliases



{0} ok
probe-scsi-all


/pci@0/pci@0/pci@2/LSILogic,sas@0
MPT
Version 1.05, Firmware Version 1.20.00.00


Target 0
Unit 0
Disk SEAGATE ST914602SSUN146G0400 286739329 Blocks, 146 GB
SASAddress
5000c50008cf2567 PhyNum 0 



Target 1
Unit 0
Disk SEAGATE ST914602SSUN146G0603 286739329 Blocks, 146 GB
SASAddress
5000c5000c6a3249 PhyNum 1


Target 2
Unit 0
Disk SEAGATE ST914602SSUN146G0603 286739329 Blocks, 146 GB
SASAddress
5000c5000c6af178 PhyNum 2


Target 3
Unit 0
Disk SEAGATE ST914602SSUN146G0603 286739329 Blocks, 146 GB
SASAddress
5000c5000c6a399b PhyNum 3


{0} ok
show-disks
a)
/pci@0/pci@0/pci@2/LSILogic,sas@0/disk
q) NO SELECTION 
Enter
Selection, q to quit: q

{0}
ok show-nets
a)
/pci@0/pci@0/pci@c/network@0,1
b) /pci@0/pci@0/pci@c/network@0
q)
NO SELECTION 
Enter Selection, q to quit: q
{ok}



T6300/T6320
booting from DVD


Can
I boot from a USB disk or USB CD/DVD drive? 



Yes
– search for the above string in the FAQs at
http://www.sun.com/io_technologies/usb/USB-Faq.html




Product
Sun Blade 6000 Modular System

Sun Blade 6048 Modular System

Sun Blade T6300 Server Module

Sun Blade T6320 Server Module


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