SGI® L1 and L2 Controller Software User's Guide
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SGI® L1 and L2 Controller Software User’s Guide 007-3938-005 CONTRIBUTORS Written by Linda Rae Sande Revised by Francisco Razo and Terry Schultz Illustrated by Dan Young and Chrystie Danzer Production by Terry Schultz Engineering contributions by Don Adams, Michael T. Brown, Dick Brownell, Jason Chang, Steve Hein, Jill Heitpas, Nancy Heller, Matt Hoy, Hao Pham, Craig Schultz, and Lisa Steinmetz. COPYRIGHT © 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, Silicon Graphics, Inc. All rights reserved; provided portions may be copyright in third parties, as indicated elsewhere herein. No permission is granted to copy, distribute, or create derivative works from the contents of this electronic documentation in any manner, in whole or in part, without the prior written permission of Silicon Graphics, Inc. LIMITED RIGHTS LEGEND The software described in this document is “commercial computer software” provided with restricted rights (except as to included open/free source) as specified in the FAR 52.227-19 and/or the DFAR 227.7202, or successive sections. Use beyond license provisions is a violation of worldwide intellectual property laws, treaties and conventions. This document is provided with limited rights as defined in 52.227-14. TRADEMARKS AND ATTRIBUTIONS Silicon Graphics, SGI, the SGI logo, Altix, Onyx, and Origin are registered trademarks and Fuei, NUMAflex, NUMAlink, Prism, and SGIconsole are trademarks of Silicon Graphics, Inc., in the U.S. and/or other countries worldwide. All other trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners. New Features in This Guide Major Documentation Changes The following sections were revised for this release: • Added information about system control for SGI Altix 4700 systems in “System Control on SGI Altix 4700 Systems” on page 5. • Added information about the L2 controller on SGI Altix 4700 systems in “Operating the L2 Controller on Altix 4700 Systems” on page 19. • Added information about the L1 controller on SGI Altix 4700 systems in “Operating the L1 Controller on Altix 4700 Systems” on page 40. • Added information about upgrading firmware on SGI Altix 4700 systems in “Upgrading L1 and L2 Firmware on Altix 4700 Systems” on page 46. • Added information about identifying blades on an SGI Altix 4700 systems in “Identifying Blades” on page 50. 007-3938-005 iii Record of Revision Version Description 001 May 2002 Initial revision. 002 February 2003 Updated to support the SGI Origin 3900 and SGI Altix 3000 series of servers. 003 May 2004 Updated to support the SGI Altix 350 systems. 004 July 2005 Updated to support SGI Altix 3700 Bx2 systems and Silicon Graphics Prism Visualization Systems. 005 April 2006 Updated to support the SGI Altix 4700 sytem. 007-3938-005 v Contents Figures . xiii Tables . xv Examples . xvii Related Publications . xxi Obtaining Publications . xxiii Conventions . xxiv Reader Comments . xxiv 1. Introducing the L1 and L2 Controllers . 1 L1 Controller . 2 L2 Controller . 3 System Control on SGI Altix 4700 Systems . 5 2. Using the L1 and L2 Controllers . 7 Monitoring Feedback and Entering Commands . 8 Operating the L2 Controller . 8 L2 Mode . 9 Viewing System Configuration. 9 Setting Command Targeting . 10 Viewing Information, Warnings, and Error Messages . 13 Powering On, Powering Off, and Resetting the System . 13 Console Mode from L2 . 13 Console Selection. 14 L1 Mode from L2 . 18 Operating the L2 Controller on Altix 4700 Systems . 19 Configuring an L2’s IP Address on an Altix 4700 System . 20 Viewing System Configuration on Altix 4700 System . 22 Setting Command Targeting on Altix 4700 Systems . 23 007-3938-005 vii Contents Viewing Information, Warnings, and Error Messages on Altix 4700 Systems . 25 Powering On, Powering Off, and Resetting the System From the L2 . 25 Console Mode from the L2 on Altix 4700 Systems . 26 Console Selection on Altix 4700 Systems . .27 L1 Mode From L2 on Altix 4700 Systems . 29 Operating the L1 Controller . 30 L1 Mode . 30 Viewing System Configuration . 31 Command Targeting . 33 Viewing Information, Warnings, and Error Messages . 34 Powering On, Powering Off, and Resetting the Brick . 34 Console Mode from L1 . 35 Console Selection on Systems . .36 Operating the L1 Controller on Altix 4700 Systems . 40 L1 Mode on Altix 4700 Systems . 40 Viewing System Configuration (from an IRU’s Perspective) . 41 Command Targeting . 42 Console Mode from L1 on Altix 4700 Systems . 42 L1 Console Selection on SGI Altix 4700 Systems . 43 Viewing Information, Warnings, and Error Messages on Altix 4700 Systems . 44 Upgrading L1 and L2 Firmware . 44 Upgrading L1 Firmware on Altix 3000 Series Systems . 45 Upgrading L2 Firmware on Altix 3000 Series Systems . 46 Upgrading L1 and L2 Firmware on Altix 4700 Systems . 46 Identifying Bricks . 48 Identifying Blades . 50 Status and Error Messages . 55 L1 Controller Tasks and Messages . 55 L2 Controller Tasks . 58 3. L1 and L2 Controller Commands . 61 Commands for Different Devices. 61 L2 Commands . 62 L1 Commands . 62 viii 007-3938-005 Contents Sending Commands to Specific Devices . 63 L1 Controller Commands. 64 * (asterisk character) . 64 autopower . 65 blade . 65 brick . 66 config . 68 cpu . 70 ctc . 71 cti . 72 date . 72 debug . 73 display . 73 eeprom . 75 env . 76 fan . 80 flash . 81 help . 82 history . 82 iia, iib, iic, and iid . 83 ioport . 83 istat . 85 junkbus. 87 l1 . 88 l1dbg . 88 leds . 90 link . 91 log . 91 margin . 92 network . 96 fuel . 97 nia and nib. 98 nmi . 98 nvram reset . 99 007-3938-005 ix Contents partdb . 99 pbay . 99 pci . 101 pimm . 103 port . 104 power . 105 reboot_l1 . 107 reset . 108 router . 108 scan . 109 security verify . 111 select . 112 serial. 113 softreset . 114 test . 115 uart . 116 usb . 117 verbose . 118 version . 118 L2 Controller Commands . 118 autopower . 118 config . 119 date . 121 destination . 123 dhcpserver . 124 env . 124 help . 125 ip. 125 l1. 126 l2. 128 l2find . 129 l2display . 130 log . 130 multisys. ..