............................Contents


*Part 1 --Site Preparation and Planning*
1. Checklist	1-1
....1.1 SPARCcluster 1000 High Availability System-- Factory-
.......Assembled	1-2
......1.1.1 General Description	1-2
......1.1.2 Checklist	1-2
....1.2 SPARCcluster 1000 High Availability System-- Customer-
.......Assembled	1-3
......1.2.1 General Description	1-3
......1.2.2 Checklist	1-4
....1.3 SPARCcluster 2000 High Availability System -- Factory-
.......Assembled	1-5
......1.3.1 General Description	1-5
......1.3.2 Checklist	1-6
....1.4 SPARCcluster 2000 High Availability System -- Customer	-
.......Assembled	1-7
......1.4.1 General Description	1-7


......1.4.2 Checklist	1-8
2. Product Description	2-1
....2.1 Features	2-2
....2.2 SPARCcluster 1000 High Availability Server Configuration	2-5
....2.3 SPARCcluster 2000 High Availability Server Configuration	2-6
3. Specifications	3-1
....3.1 Physical Specifications	3-1
......3.1.1 SPARCcluster 1000 High Availability	3-2
......3.1.2 SPARCcluster 2000 High Availability	3-3
......3.1.3 Expansion Cabinet	3-4
....3.2 Electrical Specifications	3-5
......3.2.1 SPARCcluster 1000 High Availability Server	3-5
......3.2.2 SPARCcluster 2000 High Availability Server	3-5
....3.3 Environmental Specifications	3-7
4. Site Preparation and Planning	4-1
....4.1 Planning Floor Space	4-1
......4.1.1 SPARCcluster 1000 High Availability System	4-1
......4.1.2 SPARCcluster 2000 High Availability System	4-2
....4.2 Power Requirements and Options	4-4
......4.2.1 Electrical Circuits Required	4-4
....4.3 Ethernet Networks	4-5
......4.3.1 Public Client Network	4-5
......4.3.2 Private Node-to-Node Network	4-5
......4.3.3 RS-232C/RS-423A	4-5


......4.3.4 Cable Requirements	4-6
....4.4 Coaxial Ethernet Cabling	4-8
......4.4.1 Ethernet Design Considerations	4-8
......4.4.2 Preparing the Ethernet Network	4-10
5. SPARCcluster 1000 High Availability Configurations	5-1
....5.1 Minimum Configuration	5-2
......5.1.1 System Board Population	5-2
......5.1.2 SBus Card Population	5-3
....5.2 Expansion	5-3
....5.3 Maximum Configuration	5-3
......5.3.1 System Board Population	5-3
......5.3.2 SBus Card Population	5-4
....5.4 System Component Cabling	5-4
......5.4.1 Administration Workstation	5-4
......5.4.2 Terminal Concentrator	5-5
......5.4.3 Public Net Ethernet	5-5
......5.4.4 Private Network Connecting Node 0 to Node 1	5-5
......5.4.5 SPARCstorage Arrays	5-5
6. SPARCcluster 2000 High Availability Configurations	6-1
....6.1 Minimum Configuration	6-2
......6.1.1 System Board Population in the Card Cage	6-2
......6.1.2 SBus Card Population	6-3
....6.2 Expansion	6-3
....6.3 Maximum Configuration	6-4


......6.3.1 System Board Population	6-4
......6.3.2 SBus Card Population	6-4
....6.4 System Component Cabling	6-5
......6.4.1 Administration Workstation	6-5
......6.4.2 Terminal Concentrator	6-5
......6.4.3 Public Net Ethernet	6-5
......6.4.4 Private Network Connecting Node 0 to Node 1	6-5
......6.4.5 Boot Disks	6-6
......6.4.6 SPARCstorage Arrays	6-6
*Part 2 --Hardware Installation*
7. Powering Off and On	7-1
....7.1 SPARCcluster 1000 High Availability Server	7-1
......7.1.1 Powering Off a Server (Node)	7-2
......7.1.2 Powering On a Server (Node)	7-3
....7.2 SPARCcluster 2000 High Availability Server	7-4
......7.2.1 Powering Off a Server (Node)	7-4
......7.2.2 Powering On a Server (Node)	7-6
....7.3 Powering On the Server/Storage Chassis	7-7
....7.4 Reading POST Messages and Boot Messages	7-8
8. Access	8-1
....8.1 Removing System and Expansion Cabinet Panels	8-1
......8.1.1 Opening the Hinged Door (SPARCcluster 2000 High
...........Availability)	8-2
......8.1.2 Vented Front Panels (SPARCcluster 2000 High
...........Availability or SPARCcluster 1000 High Availability)	8-2


......8.1.3 Rear Screen Panel	8-4
......8.1.4 Kick Panel	8-5
......8.1.5 Stabilizer Bar	8-5
....8.2 Leveling the Cabinets	8-6
....8.3 Side Panel Removal	8-8
9. SPARCcluster 1000 High Availability Hardware Installation	9-1
....9.1 Factory-Assembled SPARCcluster 1000 High Availability
.......Hardware	9-1
......9.1.1 Preparing the Cabinets	9-1
......9.1.2 Connecting the Power Cords	9-2
....9.2 Customer-Assembled SPARCcluster 1000 High Availability
.......Hardware	9-3
......9.2.1 Preparing the Cabinet	9-3
......9.2.2 Installing the Cabinet	9-4
......9.2.3 Connecting the Main AC Cord	9-4
......9.2.4 Installing the SPARCserver 1000 and SPARCstorage
...........Array Systems	9-6
......9.2.5 Installing the Terminal Concentrator	9-9
......9.2.6 Configuring the Card Cages	9-13
......9.2.7 Cabling the System Components	9-14
....9.3 Closing the Cabinet	9-28
10. SPARCcluster 2000 High Availability Server Hardware
...Installation	10-1
...10.1 Factory-Assembled SPARCcluster 2000 High Availability
.......Hardware	10-1
.....10.1.1 Preparing the Cabinets	10-1


.....10.1.2 Connecting the Power Cords	10-3
...10.2 Customer-Assembled SPARCcluster 2000 High Availability
.......Hardware	10-5
.....10.2.1 Preparing the Cabinet	10-5
.....10.2.2 Installing the Cabinets	10-5
.....10.2.3 Connecting the Main AC Cord	10-6
.....10.2.4 Installing SPARCstorage Arrays	10-6
.....10.2.5 Installing the Terminal Concentrator	10-9
.....10.2.6 Installing the Boot Disks	10-14
.....10.2.7 Configuring the Card Cages	10-18
.....10.2.8 Cabling System Components	10-19
...10.3 Closing the Cabinet	10-32
*Part 3 --Software Installation*
11. Installing the Software	11-1
...11.1 Configuring the Terminal Concentrator	11-1
...11.2 Checkpoint to Verify Terminal Concentrator Setup	11-6
...11.3 Setting the Port Parameters	11-7
......11.3.1 Determining if the Port Type Variable Must Be set.	11-7
......11.3.2 Port Parameters Procedure	11-8
...11.4 SPARCcluster Acceptance Test	11-9
......11.4.1 SunVTS	11-9
......11.4.2 Acceptance Test Criteria	11-15
...11.5 What's Next	11-15
*Part 4 --Appendix and Index*


A. Air Baffle, Rack Mount Rail and Blower Assembly InstallationA-
...................................................1
...A.1 Installing the Air Baffles	A-1
......A.1.1 Side Baffle	A-1
......A.1.2 Front Baffle	A-2
...A.2 Rack Mount Rail Installation	A-3
...A.3 Chassis Installation Positions	A-4
......A.3.1 SPARCcluster 1000 High Availability Node Cabinets	A-4
......A.3.2 SPARCcluster 2000 High Availability Node Cabinets	A-5
......A.3.3 Expansion Cabinets	A-7
...A.4 Installing the Side Rails	A-7
...A.5 Preparing the Server and SPARCstorage Array Chassis .	A-9
......A.5.1 Removing the Front Panel	A-9
......A.5.2 Installing the Key Switch Position Label	A-10
......A.5.3 Removing the Side Panels	A-11
......A.5.4 Removing the Top Panel	A-12
...A.6 Installing the Base Plate on the Server or
.......Disk Array Chassis	A-16
...A.7 Installing the Chassis in the Cabinet	A-17
...A.8 Installing the Blower Assemblies	A-20