Sun Blade 6048 Modular System Installation, Administration, and Troubleshooting (WET-6048)

Course Length

8 hours

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Format

• Synchronized audio provided by an expert instructor
• Flash animations

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Who Can Benefit

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Prerequisites

• Experience as a Solaris, Linux, or Windows administrator
• Experience with x64-based Sun server products
• Experience with the Sun Blade server platforms or equivalent experience

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Skills Gained

1. Explain how to interact with the chassis and its components
2. Locate and describe the function of the chassis and its components
3. Describe the power layout and cooling paths of the chassis and its components
4. Name and describe the functions of the system indicators
5. Indicate which components are FRUs and CRUs
6. Explain the function of the management network
7. Install or replace the FRUs and CRUs
8. Configure the chassis for operation
9. Perform basic hardware administrative procedures, including updating system software and firmware components
10. Identify the troubleshooting tools that can be used on the system, and use them to isolate a system error

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Related Courses

Before:

• Intermediate System Administration for the Solaris 10 Operating System on x86-Based Systems (SA-201-S10)
• Advanced System Administration for the Solaris 10 Operating System on x86 Based System (SA-203-S10)
• Sun Blade 6000 Modular System Installation, Administration and Troubleshooting (WET-5582)
• Sun Blade 6000 Modular System Administration Workshop (VC-ES-5582)

After:

• Sun Blade 6048 Modular System Installation, Administration, and Troubleshooting Assessment (WGS-PREX-6048)

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Course Content

Module 1 - Features and Architecture of the Sun Blade 6048 Modular System

• Describe the structure of the chassis and its basic functionality
• Name the system modules, their location within the chassis, and their function
• Name the subcomponents of each module
• Trace the data paths through the system components
• Trace the cooling paths through the system components
• Describe the power layout of the blade system
• Name and describe the function of the modular system indicators
• Indicate which components are field-replaceable units (FRUs) and customer-replaceable units (CRUs)
• Describe the management network and its components
• Describe the fault management mechanism and its components

Module 2 - Installation of the Sun Blade 6048 Modular System

• Install or replace the blades and their subcomponents
• Install or replace the I/O modules
• Install or replace a Chassis Monitoring Module (CMM)
• Install and replace the power and cooling components
• Install or replace the system chassis

Module 3 - Configuration of the Sun Blade 6048 Modular System

• Describe the Sun Blade 6048 Modular System Chassis Monitoring Module (CMM)
• Connect to the serial port on the CMM
• Reset the CMM and root password
• Describe the Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) CLI namespace
• Configure the network parameters on the CMM management port
• Describe the internal management network
• Access a server blade through the CMM
• Access a server blade SP directly through the server

Module 4 - Administration of the Sun Blade 6048 Modular System

• Perform basic hardware administrative procedures
• Update system software and firmware components

Module 5 - Troubleshooting the Sun Blade 6048 Modular System

• List the troubleshooting tools available to you on the Sun Blade 6048 Modular System
• Describe the BIOS power-on self-test (POST)
• Execute Sun-supplied troubleshooting scripts on both the CMM SP and the Sun Blade X6220 Server Module SP
• Describe the SunVTS software diagnostic tool
• Troubleshoot the Sun Blade 60048 using system error messages

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