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Sun Fire V250 Server Maintenance and Troubleshooting

 Course Description
    Course Outline/Details

The Sun Fire V250 Server Maintenance and Troubleshooting course provides students with common concepts, architectural details, key features, and configuration techniques for the Sun Fire V250 server. The course also provides information on hardware installation and replacement procedures, software configuration procedures, and troubleshooting techniques that leverage software products, firmware diagnostic tools, and hardware utilities.

This course includes lab reviews, simulations or demonstrations, and requires a browser that suppors both JavaScript and Flash.

  • Course length: 8 hours


    • Course ID:
    WE-4004-90    		 Subscription Duration:
    90 days     		Price:
    $US  165.00
    How to Enroll
       
     Languages Offered Back To Top

    This course is currently available in English only.

     
     Who Can Benefit Back To Top

    System support engineers, technical support engineers, field service engineers, and customer, channel, and value-added resellers.

     
     Prerequisites Back To Top

    To succeed fully in this course, students should be able to:

  • Demonstrate experience maintaining Sun hardware
  • Demonstrate experience installing system software
  • Or the student should have completed the following:
  • SM-101: Solaris Operating System Essentials for System Maintainers
  • SM-210: Sun Desktop Systems Maintenance
  • SA-288: Solaris 8 Operating System System Administration II or
  • SA-239: Intermediate System Administration for the Solaris 9 Operating System

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     Skills Gained Back To Top

    Upon completion of this course, you should be able to:
  • Describe the Sun Fire V250 server's key features
  • Describe the server's system architecture
  • Locate and describe major system components
  • Perform field-replaceable unit (FRU) removal and replacement procedures
  • Install and configure server-specific software packages
  • Isolate system faults and use Sun provided diagnostic tools

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     Related Courses Back To Top

  • Before: SM-101: Solaris Operating System Essentials for System Maintainers
  • Before: SA-288: Solaris 8 Operating System System Administration II
  • Before: SA-239: Intermediate System Administration for the Solaris 9 Operating System
  • Before: SM-210: Sun Desktop Systems Maintenance

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         Course Content Back To Top



    Module 1 - Introducing the Sun Fire V250 Server

  • Describe the Sun Fire V250 server's role in the Sun product line
  • Identify the major features of the Sun Fire V250 server
  • Compare and contrast the Sun Fire V250 server with its predecessor systems
  • List the typical Sun Fire V250 server configurations


    • Module 2 - Sun Fire V250 Server Architecture
  • Describe the features and characteristics of the system
  • Explain the Sun Fire V250 server memory subsystem functionality
  • Explain data flow through the system to assist in the troubleshooting process
  • Identify the various application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) within the Sun Fire V250 server
  • Describe Sun Fire V250 server ASIC functions


    • Module 3 - Locating and Identifying Sun Fire V250 Server Physical Components
  • Locate and identify the physical system components within the Sun Fire V250 server
  • Locate and identify each port on the back panel of the Sun Fire V250 server
  • Identify the various types of input/output (I/O) boards supported within the Sun Fire V250 server
  • Power on and power off the Sun Fire V250 server
  • Determine the current state of the Sun Fire V250 server


    • Module 4 - Replacing Sun Fire V250 Server FRUs
  • Identify FRU part numbers
  • Define FRU replacement preparation
  • Remove and replace chassis components
  • Remove and replace storage devices
  • Remove and replace the motherboard and associated components


    • Module 5 - Sun Fire V250 Server Software
  • Review Sun Fire V250 server Solaris 8 Operating System (OS) support
  • Boot the Solaris OS
  • Explore Sun Fire V250 server drivers
  • Explore Sun Fire V250 I/O drivers and software
  • Explore the system configuration card (SCC)
  • Examine the PICL architecture
  • Examine the FRU ID program
  • Describe the Advanced Lights Out Management (ALOM) environment
  • Configure with ALOM
  • Review Solaris 8 HW 3/03 installation issues
  • Upgrade the Sun Fire V250 server firmware


    • Module 6 - Troubleshooting Sun Fire V250 Server Errors
  • Describe the Sun Fire V250 server power-on sequence
  • Describe the power-on self-test (POST) process
  • Use troubleshooting commands and case studies to isolate Sun Fire V250 server malfunctions
  • Perform advanced server troubleshooting using nonvolatile random-access memory (NVRAM), POST, OpenBoot PROM, and the SunVTS software
  • Perform server troubleshooting using OBDiag tests

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