The system controller 20 may embody its own microprocessor and reminiscence resources. The FRU software 3 additionally features a plurality of processing boards 30(1-6) and input/output (I/O) boards 35(1-4). The processing boards 30(1-6) and I/O boards 35(1-4) are coupled to an information farming felhide interconnect 40 and a shared tackle bus 42. This alternative connection permits the system controller 20 to function even when there’s a fault stopping primary operations from persevering with.
Technologies are described herein for generating area replaceable unit information files in a format that’s readable by a administration controller in accordance with IPMI such that the FRU and the management controller are interoperable. In particular, in accordance with one aspect, a FRU installation station is in operative communication with a common purpose computer comprising a FRU data conversion module. A script utilized by the FRU info conversion module is configured to receive FRU information regarding a specified FRU and convert the data FRU binary information or a FRU image binary. The FRU binary files or FRU image binary are then acquired by the FRU installation station where they’re subsequently transmitted to the inventory system of the desired FRU storage space in accordance with the specified IPMI standard. In explicit, a FRU set up station is in operative communication with a basic purpose pc comprising a FRU data conversion module. The fourth space, per the IPMI standards, is the Board Info Area.
The customer knowledge 255 is usually a free-form subject by which the shopper might select to retailer any kind of desired data, similar to an asset tag, the client’s name, and so on. The customer information 255 could also be updated at the customer’s discretion. The set up data 230 specifies the place the FRU four has been used, including the system identification and details of the father or mother FRU (i.e., the FRU in which the present FRU four is installed). The installation information 230 can also embody geographical knowledge (e.g., latitude, longitude, altitude, nation, city or postal address) associated to the set up. The operational take a look at information 225 supplies details about the latest iteration of exams performed on the FRU four.
This could probably be the battery pack, CD-ROM drive, DVD drive, and generally, the onerous drive. For particulars, see “Notes on Maintenance of a CPU Memory Unit, Motherboard Unit, XSCF Unit, PSU Backplane, or Crossbar Backplane Unit” in the Fujitsu SPARC M12 Product Notes for the most recent XCP model. “Mixing unbuffered with registered” configuration possibility is not going to work when populating a motherboard with DIMM modules.
To restore the CPU Activation setting info and CPU Activation keys which were saved with the dumpconfig command, execute the restoreconfig command. For particulars, see “10.10 Saving/Restoring XSCF Settings Information” in the Fujitsu SPARC M12 and Fujitsu M10/SPARC M10 System Operation and Administration Guide.Set the system time. In block 620, data in the FRUID picture is processed and/or reset to default values.
In the illustrated embodiment, the FRU software 3 is a computer system tailored to run under an working system 12, such as the Solaris™ operating system supplied by Sun Microsystems, Inc. of Palo Alto, Calif. As described above, FRUs four acquired at a repair facility may be put in in the FRU tool three as internal elements or related through exterior interfaces. The repaired or modified FRU four may be then returned to its previous set up or positioned into stock for future installations. The FRU device 3 executes a FRUTool software software 13 for accessing the info saved on the FRUID 6.
During any given second, usually one of the two system management boards 15(1-2) actively controls the overall operations of the FRU software 3. Accordingly, the term “active system control board,” as utilized hereinafter, may discuss with either one of the system management boards 15(1-2), depending on the board that is managing the operations of the FRU software three at that second. 2 embodiment, the FRU installation station 230 is in operative communication with a common purpose computer having the FRU data conversion module 220 and utilized by a user 210.
2 embodiment, the pc connects to the FRU installation station 230 via an interface 232, such that the FRU set up station 230 can obtain data from the FRU data conversion module 220. In an alternate embodiment, data generated by the FRU data conversion module 220 (i.e., digital data) could additionally be saved to a storage medium (e.g., CD, CD-R, USB flash drive, and so forth.) and subsequently transferred to the FRU set up station 230. 2, an exemplary embodiment is displayed whereby a person 210 makes use of a FRU data conversion module 220 to configure a specific FRU system, e.g., energy provide a hundred and eighty, with a quantity of information comprising FRU stock info. As configured, the baseboard itself can be a FRU and contains numerous submodules (e.g., energy supply one hundred eighty, cooling fan a hundred and ten, and so on.), every of which can be FRUs comprising their own FRUID. As configured, the baseboard 102 is detachable from the computer system one hundred. Further, the varied submodules (e.g., power supply one hundred eighty, cooling fan a hundred and ten, and so forth.) are also subject replaceable and could be removed from the baseboard 102, and therefore the pc system a hundred.
Instructions that make up the varied software layers, routines, and/or modules within the varied techniques could additionally be saved in respective storage devices. The instructions, when executed by a respective control unit, trigger the corresponding system to carry out programmed acts as described. Temperature knowledge is useful for analyzing service life and failure charges. Various aging mechanisms in the FRU four run at temperature managed charges. Cooling systems are typically designed primarily based on predicted failure rates to provide sufficient cooling to maintain actual failure rates at an acceptable degree. The temperature history could also be used for failed parts to discover out whether or not predicted failure charges are correct.