Sun™ Advanced Lights Out Manager (ALOM) Online Help

Table of Contents

Welcome and Overview

Using Help

ALOM Overview

General Information

• Copyright Information
• Basic UNIX Commands
• System Prompts
• Related Documentation
• Accessing Sun Documentation
• For More Information
• Feedback

Reference

• Fault Terminology
• Platform-Specific Information

Configuring ALOM

• Configuring ALOM
• Planning Your ALOM Configuration
• Configuring an External Modem
• Choosing ALOM Communication Ports
• Redirecting the System Console From ALOM to Other Devices
• Configuration Table
• Configuring Your Network Using DHCP
• Configuring Your Network Manually
• How the Serial Management Port Works
• Configuring Email Alerts
• Sending and Receiving Alerts

Common ALOM Tasks

• Common ALOM Tasks
• Reconfiguring ALOM to Use the Ethernet (NET MGT) Port
• Adding ALOM User Accounts
• Removing ALOM User Accounts
• Changing ALOM Account Passwords
• Setting Up Email Alerts
• Sending and Receiving Alerts
• Creating a Script That Sends an Alert Message or ALOM Event
• Resetting ALOM
• Resetting the Host Server
• Connecting to ALOM
• Logging In to Your ALOM Account
• Backing Up Your ALOM Configuration
• Controlling the Locator LED

Using the ALOM Command Shell

• About the ALOM Command Shell
• Types of Shell Commands
• Configuration Commands
• Log Commands
• Status Commands
• FRU Commands
• Other Commands
• List of ALOM Shell Commands
• bootmode
• break
• console
• consolehistory
• flashupdate
• help
• logout
• password
• poweroff
• poweron
• removefru
• reset
• resetsc
• setalarm
• setdate
• setdefaults
• setlocator
• setsc
• setupsc
• showdate
• showenvironment
• showfru
• showlocator
• showlogs
• shownetwork
• showplatform
• showsc
• showusers
• useradd
• userdel
• userpassword
• userperm
• usershow

Using ALOM Configuration Variables

• About ALOM Configuration Variables
• Serial Management Port Variables
• Ethernet Variables
• Managed System Interface Variables
• Network Management and Notification Variables
• System User Variables
• if_emailalerts
• if_network
• if_modem
• mgt_mailalert
• mgt_mailhost
• netsc_dhcp
• netsc_enetaddr
• netsc_ipaddr
• netsc_ipgateway
• netsc_ipnetmask
• netsc_tpelinktest
• sc_backupuserdata
• sc_clieventlevel
• sc_cliprompt
• sc_clitimeout
• sc_clipasswdecho
• sc_customerinfo
• sc_escapechars
• sc_powerondelay
• sc_powerstatememory
• ser_baudrate
• ser_data
• ser_parity
• ser_stopbits
• sys_autorestart
• sys_bootfailrecovery
• sys_bootrestart
• sys_boottimeout
• sys_enetaddr
• sys_eventlevel
• sys_hostname
• sys_maxbootfail
• sys_wdttimeout
• sys_xirtimeout

Using the scadm Utility

• About the scadm Utility
• Getting Started With scadm
• Setting Your Path to scadm
• scadm Commands
• date
• download
• help
• loghistory
• modem_setup
• resetrsc
• send_event
• set
• show
• shownetwork
• useradd
• userdel
• usershow
• userpassword
• userperm
• version

Using OpenBoot PROM Features

• Using OpenBoot PROM Features
• reset-sc
• .sc

Using the ALOM System Watchdog

• Understanding the ALOM System Watchdog
• Driver Properties
  • ntwdt-autorestart
  • ntwdt-boottimeout
  • ntwdt-bootrestart
  • ntwdt-xirtimeout
  • ntwdt-maxbootfail
  • ntwdt-bootfailrecovery
• User APIs
  • LOMIOCDOGTIME
  • LOMIOCDOGCTL
  • LOMIOCDOGPAT
  • LOMIOCDOGSTATE
• Data Structures
• Error Messages
• Sample ALOM Watchdog Program

Diagnostics and Troubleshooting

• About Troubleshooting
• Troubleshooting ALOM Problems
• Using ALOM to Troubleshoot Server Problems
• ALOM Command Shell Error Messages
• scadm Error Messages