SGI® L1 and L2 Controller Software User’s Guide 007-3938-003 CONTRIBUTORS Written by Linda Rae Sande Revised by Francisco Razo and Terry Schultz Illustrated by Dan Young Production by Karen Jacobson 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 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, and SGIconsole are trademarks of Silicon Graphics, Inc., in the U.S. and/or other countries worldwide. New Features in This Guide This manual has been updated with information to support the SGI Altix 350 system. Major Documentation Changes The following sections were revised for this release: • Added information about SGI Altix 350 system hardware manuals to “Related Publications” on page xix. • Added information about viewing release notes on Linux systems to “Obtaining Publications” on page xx. • Added Altix 350 systems to the list of systems supported in Chapter 1. • Updated information about L1 console mode in “Console Selection” on page 12. • Updated information about L1 system configuration knowledge in “Viewing System Configuration” on page 19. • Updated information about sending commands to a SGI Altix system bricks in “Command Targeting” on page 21. • Updated information about L1 communication in console mode in “Console Selection” on page 24. • Updated information about how bricks are identified in a SGI Altix system in “Identifying Bricks” on page 29. • Removed extraneous information from “Status and Error Messages” on page 31. 007-3938-003 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. 007-3938-003 v Contents Figures . xi Tables . xiii Examples . xv Related Publications . xix Obtaining Publications . xx Conventions . xxi Reader Comments . xxii 1. Introducing the L1 and L2 Controllers . 1 L1 Controller . 1 L2 Controller . 3 2. Using the L1 and L2 Controllers . 5 Monitoring Feedback and Entering Commands . 6 Operating the L2 Controller . 6 L2 Mode . 7 Viewing System Configuration. 7 Setting Command Targeting . 8 Viewing Information, Warnings, and Error Messages . 11 Powering On, Powering Off, and Resetting the System . 11 Console Mode from L2 . 11 Console Selection. 12 L1 Mode from L2 . 16 007-3938-003 vii Contents Operating the L1 Controller . 18 L1 Mode . 18 Viewing System Configuration . 19 Command Targeting . 21 Viewing Information, Warnings, and Error Messages . 22 Powering On, Powering Off, and Resetting the Brick . 22 Console Mode from L1 . 23 Console Selection . 24 Upgrading L1 and L2 Firmware . 28 Upgrading L1 Firmware . 28 Upgrading L2 Firmware . 29 Identifying Bricks . 29 Status and Error Messages . 31 L1 Controller Tasks and Messages . 31 L2 Controller Tasks . 34 3. L1 and L2 Controller Commands . 37 Commands for Different Devices. 37 L2 Commands . 38 L1 Commands . 38 Sending Commands to Specific Devices . 39 L1 Controller Commands . 40 * (asterisk character) . 41 autopower . 41 brick . 42 config . 43 cpu . 45 ctc . 46 cti . 47 date . 47 debug . 48 display . 48 eeprom . 50 env . 51 viii 007-3938-003 Contents fan . 55 flash . 56 help . 57 history . 57 iia, iib, iic, and iid . 58 ioport . 58 istat . 60 junkbus. 62 l1 . 63 l1dbg . 63 leds . 65 link . 66 log . 66 margin . 67 network . 71 fuel . 72 nia and nib. 73 nmi . 73 nvram reset . 74 partdb . 74 pbay . 74 pci . 76 pimm . 78 port . 79 power . 80 reboot_l1 . 82 reset . 83 router . 83 scan . 84 security verify . 86 select . 87 serial . 88 softreset . 89 test . 90 007-3938-003 ix Contents uart . 91 usb . 92 verbose . 93 version . 93 L2 Controller Commands . 93 autopower . 93 config . 94 date . 96 destination . 97 dhcpserver . 98 env . 98 help . 99 ip. 99 l1. 100 l2. 102 l2find . 103 l2display . 104 log . 104 multisys. 105 nvram reset. 106 pbay . 106 ping . 106 power . 107 quit . 109 rackid . 109 reboot_l2 . 109 reset . 109 select . 110 serial. 113 shell . 113 smp . 114 sysname. 115 version . 115 Index. 117 x.