Audience
This beginner level hardware support course is intended for personnel who service and support the following Sun midrange servers:
- Ultra E3000, E4000, E5000, E6000
- Ultra E3500, E4500, E5500, E6500
- Sun Fire E3800, E4800, E6800
- Sun Fire E2900, E4900, E6900
- Sun Fire V480, V490
- Sun Fire V880, V890
- Sun Fire V1280, V1290
- SunFire T1000, T2000
- SunFire T5xxx
- Sun X4xxx
Requirements
Delegates must bring their own laptop to this course.
To attend this course delegates must have completed Sun Entry Level Workstations and Servers.
Duration
4 days.
Course Objectives
Upon completion of this course delegates will be able to:
- Identify the different components and their functions in the Sun systems
- Connect to the systems with their laptops
- Interact with the system controller (if installed)
- Use output from Power On Self-Test to diagnose hardware problems
- Control system behaviour in pre-boot state (Open Boot Prom or BIOS)
- Select or search for bootable devices
- Use the Open Boot Prom command line interface to retrieve system information
- Access and interpret Solaris error message logs and configuration information
- Collect Solaris behaviour data for analysis
- Perform replacement procedures with the aid of vendor manuals
Delegates will be provided with printed course handouts and a CD containing reference materials.
Course Content
Identification and introduction to the Sun range of midrange servers
Theory of operation (comparisons)
Local connectivity to serial ports and system controller devices
Field replaceable unit removal & installation procedures
Identification and isolation of hardware issues
Use of error logs, behaviour data and Solaris utilities