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2-24 SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Service Manual • October 2012
TABLE 2-5 lists commands for checking the hardware configuration and status. For details,
see the SPARC Enterprise M3000/M4000/M5000/M8000/M9000 Servers XSCF Reference
Manual.
Also some conditions can be checked based on the lit and/or blinking state of the component
LEDs. See
TABLE 2-11 and TABLE 2-12.
2.5.1.1 Checking the Hardware Configuration
Login authority is required to check the hardware configuration. The following procedure for
these checks can be made from the maintenance terminal. Ask the system administrator for
necessary information, such as a password. For the detailed procedure, see the SPARC
Enterprise M3000/M4000/M5000/M8000/M9000 Servers XSCF User’s Guide.
1. Log in to the XSCF.
2. Execute the showhardconf command.
The showhardconf command will print the hardware configuration information to the
screen. For the detailed procedure, see the SPARC Enterprise
M3000/M4000/M5000/M8000/M9000 Servers XSCF User’s Guide.
2.5.2 Checking the Software and XSCF Firmware
Configurations
The software and firmware configurations and versions affect the operation of the server. To
change the configuration or investigate a problem, check the latest information and check for
any problems in the software.
TABLE 2-5 Commands for Checking Hardware Configuration and FRU Status
Command Description
showhardconf Displays the system layer that includes a faulty component.
showstatus Displays the status of a component. This command is used to check only a faulty component.
showboards Displays the use status of individual devices and resources.
showdcl Displays domain configuration information (hardware resource information).
showfru Displays device setting information.
ioxadm Displays the FRU status of external I/O expansion unit as normal or abnormal.
XSCF> showhardconf