The Sun External I/O Expansion Unit techtalk provides students the knowledge to install, configure, administer, and operate this I/O Expansion box. This product links to a PCIe port on a server host and provides support PCe and/or PCI-X controller cards through two separate I/O Boats.
Course Length
2 hours
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Languages
English
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Who Can Benefit
Students who can benefit from this course are system administrators and operators.
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Prerequisites
In order to fully benefit from this course, students should be able to perform system administration on the Solaris operating system (Solaris OS).
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Skills Gained
Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:
- Describe the internal architecture of the Sun External I/O Expansion Unit
- Describe the supported Sun External I/O Expansion Unit configurations
- Describe the location and function of the Sun External I/O Expansion Unit components
- Install the Sun External I/O Expansion Unit and its components
- Replace Sun External I/O Expansion Unit FRUs
- Identify what management mechanisms of the Sun External I/O Expansion Unit
- Determine the status of the Sun External I/O Expansion Unit and its components
- Identify the Sun External I/O Expansion Unit drivers
- Upgrade the Sun External I/O Expansion Unit driver(s)
- Diagnose and Isolate Sun External I/O Expansion Unit FRUs
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Topics
Related Courses:
- Before:
- ES-411: Sun SPARC Enterprise MX000 Server Administration
- WGS-PREX-4110:Sun SPARC Enterprise MX000 Server Administration Assessment
- After:
- WGS-PREX-5393: Sun External I/O Expansion Unit Installation and Administration Assessment
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Related Courses
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Course Content
Module 1 - Sun External I/O Expansion Unit Architecture
- Describe the purpose and function of the Sun External I/O Expansion Unit hardware
and software
- Describe the internal architecture of the Sun External I/O Expansion Unit
- List the hosts and the types of I/O adapters that are supported by
the Sun External I/O Expansion Unit
- Describe the supported Sun External I/O Expansion Unit configurations
Module 2 - Sun External I/O Expansion Unit FRUs
- Identify and describe the Sun External I/O Expansion Unit FRUs
- Describe the location and function of the FRUs
Module 3 - Rack Mounting the Sun External I/O Expansion Unit
- Identify the components and equipment needed to rack mount the Sun External I/O Expansion Unit
- Install and secure the chassis in the rack
- Install the cable management bracket
Module 4 - Configuring the Sun External I/O Expansion Unit
- Identify the components needed to connect a host to the Sun External I/O Expansion Unit
- Install the host-to-Sun External I/O Expansion Unit link
- Install an I/O adapter in the Sun External I/O Expansion Unit
Module 5 - Replacing the Sun External I/O Expansion Unit FRUs
- Replace a power supply and fan assemblies
- Replace the I/O adapters
- Replace the I/O Boats
- Replace the Sun External I/O Expansion Unit to host links
Module 6 - Managing and Configuring Sun External I/O Expansion Unit Software
- Identify the management mechanisms that are used to manage the Sun External I/O Expansion Unit
- Determine the status of the Sun External I/O Expansion Unit and its components
- Identify the driver used to communicate with an I/O adapter off the Sun External I/O Expansion Unit
- Upgrade the driver(s) that communicate with an I/O adapter off the Sun External I/O Expansion Unit
- Verify driver upgrades using OS utilities
Module 7 - Troubleshooting Problems on the Sun External I/O Expansion Unit
- Perform system diagnostics to verify the functionality of the Sun External I/O Expansion Unit link cards and I/O adapters
- Isolate Sun External I/O Expansion Unit problems down to a field replaceable unit (FRU)
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