Sun Blade 8000 Modular System Installation, Administration, and Troubleshooting

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Sun Blade 8000 Modular System Installation, Administration, and Troubleshooting :: [ES-4993]

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code.

ES-4993

length.

3 days

type.

Instructor-Led

partner.

Sun Microsystems

price.

$2,600 :: $2,210 GSA GOV.

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.

There are currently no scheduled dates for this course. If you are interested in this course, request a course date with the links below.

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

course content details

	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