Course Length

5 hours

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Technical Requirements

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• Macromedia Flash requirements

 

Languages

English  

Format

Online Lecture  

Course Features and Services

• Synchronized audio provided by an expert instructor
• Lab reviews, simulations or demonstrations

 

Who Can Benefit

Students who can benefit from this course are system administrators, sales technical teams, support engineers, and field engineers. Personnel who are tasked with performing administrative duties, such as troubleshooting the server and replacing parts will find this course beneficial as a prerequisite to hands-on practice on this server. Personnel who are tasked with understanding the features of this server to see if it will fit in their environment, such as IT personnel and purchasing agents will find this course beneficial for understanding the overview of the system.  

Prerequisites

To succeed fully in this course, students should:

• Perform administrative tasks, such as OS installation, disk maintenance, and component replacement
• Perform network administrative tasks

 

Skills Gained

Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:

• Identify and describe the key features and technologies of the Sun Fire T1000 server
• Identify and describe the physical components of the Sun Fire T1000 server
• Describe the Sun Fire T1000 server architecture

 

Related Courses

Before:

• Solaris 10 Operating System Essentials (SA-100-S10)
• Sun Desktop Systems Maintenance (SM-210)
• Intermediate System Administration for the Solaris 10 Operating System (SPARC platform) (PK-SA-200-S10)

 

Course Content

Module 1 - Overview of the Sun Fire T1000 Server

• Describe the Sun Fire T1000 server
• Identify the key components of the server
• List the major features and benefits of the server
• List ideal customers and applications for server

Module 2 - The Physical Characteristics of the Sun Fire T1000 Server

• Describe the physical characteristics of the Sun Fire T1000 server and its components
• Identify the prerequisites for running the Sun Fire T1000 server
• Describe the Sun Fire T1000 server power-on sequence

Module 3 - Sun Fire T1000 Server Architectural Overview

• Provide an overview of the major architectural features of the Sun Fire T1000 server
• Describe the Sun Fire T1000 motherboard's CPU and memory subsystem and its architectural layout
• Describe the motherboard's I/O subsystem and its architectural layout
• Describe the motherboard's service processor subsystem and its architectural configuration
• Describe the power infrastructure of the Sun Fire T1000 server

Module 4 - Chip Multithreading (CMT) on the UltraSPARC T1 Processor

• Describe how CMT is implemented in the Niagara processor
• List other factors that affect the performance of the processor

Module 5 - Sun Fire T1000 Server System Setup

• List the steps required for the initial setup of the Sun Fire T1000 server
• Rack mount the Sun Fire T1000 server
• Identify CRUs
• Perform CRU procedures

Module 6 - Configuring the Sun Fire T1000 Server Processor

• Describe service processor communication
• Describe how to boot the service processor
• Set up the service processor configuration parameters
• Reset the service processor
• Log into the service processor over the network
• Update firmware on the service processor
• Control power to the system
• Connect to the system console
• Manage user accounts

Module 7 - Performing the Software Installation

• Power on the server with the poweron command
• Navigate between the system console and the service processor
• Describe the OpenBoot PROM of the server
• Install the Solaris Operating System (Solaris OS) in the server
• Describe Solaris OS command output on the server reconfiguration

Module 8 - Diagnosing and Troubleshooting Issues

• Identify hardware and firmware tools available to monitor and troubleshoot the Sun Fire T1000 server
• Identify LED patterns to troubleshoot hardware problems
• Configure the Sun Fire T1000 server to execute and display POST and OBP output
• Analyze POST and OBP output to troubleshoot system hardware
• Identify ALOM commands used to monitor and troubleshoot system issues
• Describe the fault management architecture and identify how it can be used to troubleshoot the server
• Install and configure SunVTS
• Identify system logs that you can use to troubleshoot issues
• Identify the Solaris OS commands that you can use to collect data and help in troubleshooting

 
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