SM-210 --- Sun Desktop Systems Maintenance

The Sun Desktop Systems Maintenance course provides students with information about how to install, configure, diagnose, and verify proper operation of desktop workstations based on SPARC technology.

The Sun Desktop Systems Maintenance course provides students with information about how to install, configure, diagnose, and verify proper operation of desktop workstations based on SPARC technology. Sun desktop systems covered in this course include Sun Blade 1000, Sun Blade 100, Ultra 80, Ultra 60, Ultra 30, Ultra 10, Ultra 5, and Ultra 2 workstations. Students can also learn how to install and configure associated desktop peripherals, including external disk and tape devices. Real problems are introduced into the desktop systems for you to troubleshoot using all available diagnostic tools.

• Use common hand tools

• Use diagnostic procedures and programs to troubleshoot personal computers to the field-replaceable unit (FRU)

System Administrators, Hardware Maintainers, Field Engineers, and System Support Engineers who support Sun SPARC technology-based desktop systems and the associated

5 Days

Sun Desktop Systems Maintenance (SM-210) Content Details

Introducing Desktop Products Describe the SPARC processor Describe the SuperSPARC(R) processor Describe the UltraSPARC(R) processor Describe the Main Logic Board with processor Describe memory types Describe the PCI Bus architecture Describe the SBUS architecture Introducing the Desktop Product Line Describe the Sun desktop product line Identify typical optional cards Understand external connection types Describe the pizzabox enclosure Describe the tower enclosure Understand Sun part numbers OpenBoot(TM) PROM Describe the function of the OpenBoot PROM (OBP) Describe the contents of the NVRAM Identify features of the Boot PROM Discuss the POST diagnostics View the POST output Navigate the OpenBoot PROM Determine device path names Describe the process for upgrading the Flash PROM Booting and Testing Use the Boot PROM user interface Modify the contents of NVRAM Describe the process of booting with device aliases Use specified boot flags Define the boot process Use test and troubleshooting procedures Test the system using OBP commands Understand the Forth-based PROM   Peripheral Devices Describe Desktop Peripheral enclosures Describe the Small Computer System Interface Cable, Terminate, and Address SCSI Devices Discuss the purpose of SCSI Host Adapters Identify different hardware devices Verify the presence of peripherals with the Forth toolkit Add a new device to a desktop Describe different bus types found in Sun systems Disk Analysis and Repair Describe disk error categories Use the Solaris OS format utility Manage disk defect lists Boot Sequence Troubleshooting Identify run levels Identify the different boot phases Boot the workstation using different boot flags Repair a corrupted boot block Run the Solaris OS installboot utility Repair a virtual file system table (vfstab) problem that prevents multiuser booting Online Diagnostic Tools Describe the Sun Validation Test Suite Product Start the SunVTS software product Use SunVTS software in tty mode Run SunVTS software remotely

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