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901 San Antonio Road Palo Alto, CA 94303-4900 USA 650 960-1300 Fax 650 969-9131 Sun Enterprise ™ 4000 System Centerplane Upgrade Guide 100 MHz Gigaplane Upgrade for the Sun Enterprise 4000 System Part No. 805-7186-10 January 1999, Revision A Sun Microsystems, Inc.
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iii Contents Preface vii Using UNIX Commands vii Typographic Conventions viii Shell Prompts viii Related Documentation ix Sun Documentation on the Web ix Sun Welcomes Your Comments ix 1.
iv Sun Enterprise 4000 System Centerplane Upgrade Guide • January 1999.
v Figur es FIGURE 1 Keyswitch in Standby Position 2 FIGURE 2 AC Power Switch—Rear View 2 FIGURE 3 SCSI Tray 3 FIGURE 4 Keyswitch Assembly 4 FIGURE 5 Fan Tray Assembly—System Rear 5 FIGURE 6 Outer .
vi Sun Enterpr ise 4000 System Centerplane Upgrade Guide • January 1999.
vii Pr eface The Sun Enterprise 4000 System Centerplane Upgrade Guide provides procedur es for the 100 MHz gigaplane upgrade for Sun Enterprise™ 4000 systems. As part of this upgrade, the CD-ROM drive and clock board are replaced, and the f lash PROM updated.
viii Sun Enterprise 4000 System Centerplane Upgrade Guide • January 1999 T ypographic Conventions Shell Pr ompts T ABLE P-1 T ypographic Conventions T ypeface Meaning Examples AaBbCc123 The names of commands, files, and directories; on-scr een computer output Edit your .
ix Related Documentation Sun Documentation on the W eb The docs.sun.com sm web site enables you to access Sun technical documentation on the W eb. Y ou can browse the docs.sun.com archive or sear ch for a specific book title or subject at: http://docs.
x Sun Enterprise 4000 System Centerplane Upgrade Guide • January 1999.
1 System Upgrade Pr ocedur e This chapter gives detailed instructions for upgrading your Sun Enterprise 4000 system. The upgrade procedure includes: ■ Powering off the system—page 1 ■ Removing a.
2 Sun Enterpr ise 4000 System Centerplane Upgrade Guide • January 1999 c. T erminal 3. T urn the front panel keyswitch counterclockwise to the Standby position.
System Upgrade Procedure 3 1. Disconnect all cables from the boards. Squeeze the locking tabs on the sides of the connector body , or loosen any retaining screws (if pr ovided), and pull the connectors out. Note – Label all cables for reconnection. 2.
4 Sun Enterpr ise 4000 System Centerplane Upgrade Guide • January 1999 FIGURE 4 Keyswitch Assembly 5. Remove all the boards and power supplies from the rear of the system and place them on a padded ESD mat. Refer to your system manual for the detailed procedure.
System Upgrade Procedure 5 FIGURE 5 Fan T ray Assembly—System Rear 7. Disconnect any remaining cables from the system. Note – Label all cables for reconnection. Removing the Outer Panels 1. Ensure that all cables have been disconnected and that the keyswitch is in the standby position with the key removed.
6 Sun Enterpr ise 4000 System Centerplane Upgrade Guide • January 1999 b. Pull the bottom of the panel away from the side, then lift the panel off the chassis. 4. Remove the top panel: a. Remove the square inserts from the corners of the top panel. Press the small dot to tilt the insert up, then lift it off.
System Upgrade Procedure 7 FIGURE 6 Outer Panels—Sun Enterprise 4000 System 6. Remove the lower bezel: a. W ith the chassis still upside down, use a f lat-bladed screwdriver to lift the left side of the lower bezel approximately 1/8 of an inch (3 mm).
8 Sun Enterpr ise 4000 System Centerplane Upgrade Guide • January 1999 7. Place the empty system chassis front side down ( FIGURE 7 ). FIGURE 7 Orientation of Empty System Chassis Replacing the Centerplane The system chassis is in two sections consisting of a front chassis and a rear chassis.
System Upgrade Procedure 9 FIGURE 8 Front and Rear of the System Chassis Rear chassis F ront chassis.
10 Sun Enterpr ise 4000 System Centerplane Upgrade Guide • January 1999 3. Remove the 20 screws that hold the centerplane to the front chassis ( FIGURE 9 ). FIGURE 9 Centerplane Replacement Detail Caution – Use a grounding wrist strap to pr event static damage.
System Upgrade Procedure 11 Replacing the Outer Panels 1. Place the system front side down as shown in FIGURE 7 . 2. Replace the lower bezel: a. Align the bezel 1/4 of an inch (6 mm) to the left of the system chassis to engage the tabs. b. Slide it to the right until it locks into position.
12 Sun Enterpr ise 4000 System Centerplane Upgrade Guide • January 1999 Replacing the Boar ds and Assemblies Caution – Use a grounding wrist strap to pr event static damage. 1. Replace all the boards and power supplies in the front of the system. Note – Insert boards component side down in the front of the system.
System Upgrade Procedure 13 Replacing the Clock Boar d The clock board is located at the top rear of the system, below the peripheral power supply . After replacing the clock board, update the system f lash PROM as shown in “Updating the System Flash PROM” on page 14.
14 Sun Enterpr ise 4000 System Centerplane Upgrade Guide • January 1999 4. W ith a wrist strap attached, gently pull the TOD/NVRAM chip from the clock board. 5. Align the TOD/NVRAM chip removed from the original clock board with the connector on the upgrade clock board so that pin 1 on the chip is aligned with pin 1 on the board.
System Upgrade Procedure 15 Caution – Some combinations of old and new PROM versions are incompatible, and flash pr ogramming may cause default NVRAM values to overwrite customized NVRAM variables. Be sure to r ecord the custom and default values displayed so that you can restor e them afterward if necessary .
16 Sun Enterpr ise 4000 System Centerplane Upgrade Guide • January 1999 2. W ith a wrist strap on, insert a screwdriver in the notch at the top of the SCSI tray to pull out the tray and separate it from the rear slip connectors. FIGURE 11 Removing the SCSI T ray 3.
System Upgrade Procedure 17 b. T ighten the three captive screws to secure the CD-ROM drive to the SCSI tray . 6. Replace the tray cover with the seven screws removed in Step 3. 7. Place the SCSI tray into the system and tighten the three captive screws securing it to the enclosure ( FIGURE 1 1 ).
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An important point after buying a device Sun Microsystems 4000 (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought Sun Microsystems 4000 yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data Sun Microsystems 4000 - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Sun Microsystems 4000 you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Sun Microsystems 4000 will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of Sun Microsystems 4000, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime Sun Microsystems 4000.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Sun Microsystems 4000. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Sun Microsystems 4000 along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
