A P P E N D I X A - Third-Party Node Boards

A P P E N D I X A

Third-Party Node Boards

Third-party cPSB-only node boards that are PICMG 2.16-compliant may be used in the Netra CT 820 server. These boards do not necessarily run the Solaris Operating Environment, and they do not run the Netra CT 820 server system management software, such as MOH. Because of this, they cannot be managed to the same extent as the Netra CP2300 cPSB board.

This appendix contains information on:

Third-Party Node Board FRU ID Information

CLI Commands Supported on a Third-Party Node Board

Third-Party Node Board FRU ID Information

You can set and display certain FRU ID information for third-party node boards using the CLI setfru and showfru commands.

To Configure a Chassis Slot for a Third-Party Node Board

1. Log in to the active distributed management card.

2. Set the acceptable FRU for the slot:

hostname cli> setfru slot fru_instance Acceptable_Fru_Types nonsun:picmg2.16

where fru_instance is the chassis slot number to be configured; valid values are 3 to 20. For example, if you want to set chassis slot 6 to allow a third-party node board, enter the following:

hostname cli> setfru slot 6 Acceptable_Fru_Types nonsun:picmg2.16

3. Insert the third-party node board into the configured slot.

4. Completely power off and on the system by locating the power switch at the rear of the Netra CT 820 server; press it to the Off (O) position, then press it to the On (|) position.

The slot is now configured to accept a third-party cPSB-only node board.

To Display FRU ID Information for a Third-Party Node Board

1. Log in to the active distributed management card.

2. Enter the showfru command:

hostname cli> showfru slot fru_instance fru_field

where fru_instance is a chassis slot number from 3 to 20, and fru_field can be Part_No (part number) or Serial_No (serial number). For example, to display part number FRU ID information for a third-party node board in slot 6, enter the following:

hostname cli> showfru slot 6 Part_No

For more information on FRU ID, refer to Specifying Netra CT Server FRU ID Information and Displaying Netra CT Server FRU ID Information.

CLI Commands Supported on a Third-Party Node Board

A limited number of CLI commands from the active distributed management card support third-party node boards. TABLE A-1 lists and describes these commands.


Command	Permission	Description
`poweron` cpu_node	r	Power on the specified node slot, where cpu_node can be 3 through 20.
`poweroff` cpu_node	r	Power off the specified node slot, where cpu_node can be 3 through 20.
`reset` `-x` cpu_node	r	Reset (reboot) a specified node. `reset` `-x` produces a hard reset (resets the board), where cpu_node can be 3 through 20.
`setfru` [`-h`] target instance field value	a	Set FRU ID information. See Third-Party Node Board FRU ID Information for more information.
`showfru` target instance field	a	Display FRU ID information. See Third-Party Node Board FRU ID Information for more information.
showcpustate		Display the board type, power state, and boot state for each slot in the system. For third-party node boards, this command returns a boot state of "unknown".

For more information on using the CLI, refer to Using the Distributed Management Card Command-Line Interface.