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Chapter 6 Diagnostics, Monitoring, and Troubleshooting 163
server events. The RSC card also includes a backup battery that supplies
approximately 30 minutes of power to the RSC card in case of a complete system
power failure.
RSC lets you monitor the following on your Sun Fire 280R server.
In addition, RSC enables you to:
■ View the server front panel including keyswitch position and LEDs
■ Access the system console (ok prompt)
■ Access server console logs and the RSC event log
■ Power the server on or off
■ Reset the server (hard or soft reset)
■ Send a break command to the server
■ Set the server boot mode for a reboot that occurs within 10 minutes
See the Sun Remote System Control (RSC) User’s Guide for complete information about
RSC.
Before you can start using RSC, you must install and configure its software on the
server and client systems. Instructions for doing this are given in the Sun Remote
System Control (RSC) User’s Guide. You also have to make any needed physical
Item Monitored What RSC Reveals
Disk drives Whether each slot has a drive present, and whether it reports
OK status
Fan tray Whether the fan tray reports OK status
CPU modules Whether each bay has a CPU module present, and its
temperature including temperature warning and failure status
Power supplies Whether each bay has a power supply present, and whether it
reports OK status
System temperature System ambient temperature as measured at the RSC card,
including temperature warning and failure status