Platform Notes: Using luxadm Software

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Contents

Preface

1. luxadm Command Basics

About the luxadm Command Syntax

About Addressing a Disk or Disk Array

Addressing a Sun StorEdge A5x00 Disk or Array

Addressing a Sun Fire 880 Disk or Internal Array

Addressing a SPARCstorage Array

Addressing a SPARCstorage RSM Tray

2. luxadm Subcommands

Subcommand Support Matrix

Subcommand Options

Checking and Setting Disk LEDs

Checking the Current State of a Disk LED (led)

Setting a Disk LED to the Blink Mode (led_blink)

Turning Off a Disk LED (led_off)

Turning On a Disk LED (led_on)

Displaying Enclosure and Disk Information

Probing for Sun StorEdge A5x00 Disk Arrays and Sun Fire 880 Internal Storage Arrays (probe)

Displaying Enclosure or Device Specific Data (display)

Displaying Disk Information (inquiry)

Downloading Firmware and fcode

Downloading Firmware (download)

Changing a SPARCstorage Array WWN (download)

Downloading fcode to FC25/S Host Adapters (fc_s_download)

Downloading fcode to FC100 Host Adapters (fcal_s_download)

Downloading fcode to FC/S, FC100/S, FC100/P, and FC100/2P Host Adapters (fcode_download)

Downloading fcode to FC100/P and FC100/2P Host Adapters (qlgc_s_download)

Accessing the Enclosure Services Card

Displaying Environmental Information (env_display)

Disabling the Alarm (alarm_off)

Enabling the Alarm (alarm_on)

Setting the Alarm (alarm_set)

Performing Enclosure and Disk Operations

Renaming a Sun StorEdge A5x00 Disk Array or Sun Fire 880 Internal Storage Array (enclosure_name)

Collecting Performance Statistics (perf_statistics)

Powering Off an Enclosure or Disk Drive (power_off)

Powering On an Enclosure or Disk Drive (power_on)

Releasing Disks (release)

Reserving Disks (reserve)

Setting the Boot Device Variable (set_boot_dev)

Starting Disks (start)

Stopping Disks (stop)

Displaying and Setting NVRAM

Enabling and Disabling Fast Write (fast_write )

Displaying Fast Write Data (nvram_data)

Purging Fast Write Data From NVRAM (purge)

Flushing NVRAM (sync_cache)

Removing, Inserting, and Replacing Enclosures and Disks

Removing Devices (remove_device )

Inserting Devices (insert_device)

Replacing Devices (replace_device)

3. Hot-Plug Procedures for FC-AL Disks and Disk Arrays

About Hot-Plugging FC-AL Disks and Disk Arrays

Identifying a Faulty Drive

Preparing Spare Drives

Adding, Removing, and Replacing Drives

Finding the Logical Device Name

Assigning a Box Name to an Enclosure

How to Add an FC-AL Disk Drive

Before You Begin

What to Do

How to Configure a New FC-AL Disk Drive

Configuring a New FC-AL Drive for UFS

Configuring a New FC-AL Disk Drive for Volume Manager

Configuring a New FC-AL Disk Drive for Solstice DiskSuite

How to Prepare an FC-AL Drive for Removal

Preparing a Disk Drive for Removal From UFS

Preparing a Disk Drive for Removal From Volume Manager

Preparing a Disk Drive for Removal From Solstice DiskSuite

How to Remove an FC-AL Disk Drive

Before You Begin

What to Do

What Next

How to Replace an FC-AL Disk Drive

Before You Begin

What to Do

How to Reconfigure an FC-AL Disk Drive

Reconfiguring a Disk Drive for UFS

Reconfiguring a Disk Drive for Volume Manager

Reconfiguring a Disk Drive for Solstice DiskSuite

A. Expert Mode Subcommands

B. Checklists for Replacing an FC-AL Disk Drive

Replacing a Disk Drive Using UFS

Replacing a Disk Drive Using Volume Manager

Replacing a Disk Drive Using Solstice DiskSuite