Sun Blade 8000 Modular System Installation, Administration, and Troubleshooting (ES-4993)

Overview:

This training package consist of WET-4993 Sun Blade 8000 Modular System - System Overview, Features, and Architecture, ES-4993 Sun Blade 8000 Modular System Installation, Administration, and Troubleshooting, and WGS-PREX-4993 Sun Blade 8000 Modular System - System Overview, Features,and Architecture Assessment. This package covers an overview of the Sun Blade 8000 modular system features and architecture and the installation, configuration, and troubleshooting of the Sun Blade 8000 Modular System.

Description:

This course covers the installation, configuration, and administration of the Sun Blade 8000 Modular System. With the skills gained, the student will be able to administer this platform locally or remotely using the tools that are inherent in the product. The course will be delivered with remote labs available for the students to practice their new skills. 
 

Who Can Benefit
Students who can benefit from this course are Field Technicians, Solution Center Technicians, Delivery Partners, Service Mangement, SAMs, and Sun customers. 

 

Prerequisites
To succeed fully in this course, students should have:
Experience with the Solaris Operating System, Linux, or Microsoft Windows administration
Experience with x64-based Sun server products
Experience with the Sun Blade server platforms or equivalent experience

Skills Gained
Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:
Describe the hardware and software architecture of the modular system
Install or replace the system chassis, the server modules and its subcomponents, Express Modules, Network Express Modules and Chassis Management Modules
Install or replace the power, cooling and indicator components
Configure the management network system and the fault management mechanism
Perform basic administrative procedures
Update system software and firmware components
Isolate system problems down to a FRU using diagnostics, system commands, and indicators 
 

Topics
Related Courses
Before:
WET-4993: Sun Blade 8000 Modular System - System Overview, Features, and Architecture
After:
WGS-PREX-4993: Sun Blade 8000 Modular System - System Overview, Features, and Architecture Assessment 
 

Course Content
Module 1 - Hardware and Software Architecture
Describe the structure of the chassis and its basic functionality
Name the system component types and their locations within the chassis
Describe the hardware and software function of each system module
Name the module sub-components
Trace the data paths through the server modules, midplane, and I/O modules
Trace the cooling paths through the system components
Describe the power layout of the blade system
Name and describe the function of the system indicators
Indicate which components are FRUs and which are CRUs
Describe the management network and its components
Describe the fault management mechanism and its components 

Module 2 - Installation and Replacement of the Chassis and System Boards
Install or replace the system chassis
Install or replace the server modules and their sub-components
Install or replace the EMs and NEMs
Install or replace a CMM
Install or replace the power, cooling, and indicator components 

Module 3 - Management Network and Fault Management
Configure the serial management ports
Configure the Ethernet management ports
Verify the CMM-to-server module links
Navigate between the CMM and the server modules
Perform a CMM fail over
Locate and access Chassis FMA eReports and other system log files
Configure Chassis FMA eReports and system log files for remote archiving 

Module 4 - Basic Administration
Determine the current status of the system, server, and I/O modules
Configure and access an ExpressModule (EM) from the OS of a server module
Configure and access a Network Express Module (NEM) from the OS of a server module
Configure and access an on-board disk from a server module
Update the Solaris x86 OS of a server module
Update the Linux OS of a server module
Update the Microsoft Windows OS of a server module
Update the firmware of a server module
Update the firmware of an EM board
Update the firmware of a NEM board
Update the firmware of a CMM board 

Module 5 - Troubleshooting
Identify the troubleshooting tools that can be used on the Sun Blade 8000 modular system
Isolate a Sun Blade 8000 modular system error using error messages