Sun Microsystems Workstation 100U User guide

Part Number 800-1109-01
Revision: H of 12 March 1984
For:
Sun System Release 1.1
System Manager's Manual
for the
Sun Workstation - Models 100U/150U
Sun Microsystems, Inc.,
2550 Garcia,Avenue,
Mountain View,
California 94043
[phone]

This manual supersedes the U.er'. Guide lor the Sun Work-dation dated 15th October 1982.
The prior User's Guide was specific to Sun Workstations running the Version 7 UNIXt system.
Credits and Trademarks
Multibus is a trademark of Intel Corporation.
Sun Workstation, Sun-I, and Sun-2 are trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Incorporated.
UNIX
is a trademark of Bell Laboratories.
Acknowledsements
The tutorials in the final section of this manual were originally derived from the work of various
people associated with various institutions. Their name$ and
the titles of the original works are:
Building Sun Work.tation Kernel.
was originally written by Samuel J. Lemer, formerly of the Computer Systems Research
Group, University of California at Berkeley.
F.ck -The UNIX File SII"em Check Program
was originally written by T. J. Kowalski, Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey; and
was revised by Marshall Kirk McKusick, Computer Systems Research Group, University of
California at Berkeley.
SENDMAIL- An Internetwork Mai' Router
was originally written by Eric Allman, formerly of Project Ingres, University of California at
Berkeley.
SENDMAIL -In"allation and Operation Guide
was originally written by Eric Allman, formerly of Project Ingres, University of California at
Berkeley.
Uucp Implementdtion De.c"ption
was originally written by D. A. Nowitz, Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey.
USENET In.tdllation and Maintenance
was originally written by Matt Glickman, Computer Science Division, Department of Electr-
ical Engineering and Computer Sciences, University of California
at Berkeley, and revised
by Mark Horton.
Line Printer Spooler ManfJai
was originally written by Ralph Campbell, Computer Systems Research Group, University
of California at Berkeley.
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Revision Date
A 19th February 1983
B 11th March 1983
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D
E
F
G
H
15th April 1983
1st August 1983
15th Septemher 1983
1
st November 1983
7th January 1984
12th March 1984
Revision History
Comment.
First (3 release of this System Manager's Guide.
Corrected errors and misinformation in original
release.
Corrected errors in setup information. Added
material on setting up UUCP, Mail System, and
Printers.
Rewrote for lOOU /150U. Added information on
subsystem set-up, system set-up and operation, and
upgrading. Revised hardware documentation, and
included Xylogics 450 disk controller. Revised and
updated installation procedures.
Updated for
new Sun CPU and Memory Expansion
Boards. Added several tutorials on new aspects of
the system, and revised operation and maintenance
procedures to reflect new software.
Revised for 1.0 Release.
Revised for 1.1 Release. New installation pro-
cedures for
new network addressing schemes. New
material on installing expansion disk subsystems.
Minor corrections and updates.
Bug corrections, minor additions.
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System Manager's Manual
Table of Contents
Section I. System Installation and Maintenance Guide
Gives unpacking and set-up directions for the Model lOOU and 150U Sun Workstations and
their subsystems; walks you through UNIX installation; and presents basic information for
hardware and software operation, maintenance, and upgrading. This is the system
administrator's basic tool. A detailed table of contents precedes
the manual proper.
Section U. Commands and Utilities
Reference manual for system maintenance and operation commands. Contains information
related
to system bootstrapping, operation, and maintenance; and describes all the server
processes
and daemons which run on the system. See the first entry of the manual,
intro(8), for a more detailed description and table of contents.
Section m. Tutorials
Presents several papers on relevant aspects of the system:
1. Building Sun Workltation Kernel,
2. F8ck -The UNIX File Syltem Check Program
3. SENDMAIL - An Internetwork Mail Router
4. SENDMAIL -In,tallation and Operation Guide
5. Uucp Implementation De8cription
6. USENET Inltallation and Maintenance
7. Line Printer Spooler Manual

Introduction
Welcome to the Sun Workstation.
This manual
is meant to help you get the Sun Workstation Models IOOU (desktop) and 150U
(rackmount) up and running. The manual has three basic divisions. The first, Su"em [n"alla-
tion and Maintenance Guide, gives unpacking and and set--up directions ror new desktop and
rackmount workstations and their subsystems; walks you through
UNIX installation procedures
ror Sun systems; and covers
the basics on hardware and sortware operation, maintenance, and
upgrading.
The second section is a rererence manual ror UNIX commands and utilities relevant to
system management. The final section includes several installation tutorials.
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Introduction Sun 100/150 Installation and Maintenance
Summary of Contents
Contents of the Sy,tem Indallation and Maintenance Guide are:
Chapter 1 - UnptJcking and Setting Up the lOOU -is a guide to getting a new Model lOOU
out of its shipping cartons and setting up the desktop workstation ready to run. If you have
disk
and/or tape subsystems, work through Chapter 3 next to complete your hardware set up.
Chapter 2 - Unpacking and Setting Up the 150U - is a guide to getting a new Model 150U
out of its shipping cartons and setting up the rackmount workstation ready to run. If you have
disk
and/or tape subsystems, work through Chapter 3 next to complete your hardware set up.
Chapter 3 - Subfyltem Set-up -covers unpacking, mounting, and cabling the disk and tape
subsystems which may be supplied with either the lOOU or the 150U. Also describes how to
add peripherals to existing subsystems.
Chapter 4: ~ Indalling UNIX lor the Fird Time -guides you through the procedure for
installing the
UNIX System on a new Sun Workstation from a half-inch or quarter-inch distribu-
tion tape. Network installation procedures are also covered.
Chapter 6 - Inltalling UNIX on Sy,tem, Without Tape Support -describes the procedure for
installing
the UNIX System on a Sun Workstation equipped with only a disk drive (no tape),
over
the Ethernet from a system equipped with a tape drive.
Chapter 6 - SlIltem Set-up and Operation -- covers basic system set-up and maintenance pro-
cedures. Topics from
tltICP and ,endmail installation to doing dumps are covered.
Chapter 7 - Upgrading Sydem Software -gives a brief review of how to upgrade your sys-
tem to a new software release level.
Chapter 8 - HtJrdware Configuration and Ezpan,ion -describes the 7-slot Multihus card
cage in
the Model 100U and the IS-slot cage in the lS0U, and provides configuration details for
each board in
the card cage. You must use this chapter to determine placement and switchset-
tings for new boards when you add boards or peripherals. Also useful for troubleshooting, if
you need
to get inside the card cage and identify the boards.
Appendix A - Start-up and Bootltrap -discusses the startup and hoot functions of the Sun
Workstation monitor, and lists diagnostic messages which
it currently displays.
The second section of this manual is a rererence guide to 'UNIX commands and utilities of special
interest
to system managers. Section 8 covers the procedures and commands needed for day-
to-day administration of
the UNIX system on the Sun Workstation. The pages are arranged in
alphabetical order.
The final section of the manual contains several installation tutorials.
This manual
is still under development and will undergo several revisions before it reaches its
final form.
It will evolve over time to cover the kinds of things you do on a day to day hasis;
and
to address the kinds of problems that you are likely to encounter, and what to do ahout
those problems.
To help direct our development -and to help us maintain the currency and
accuracy of this material -we have supplied a reader comment sheet
at the end of this guide.
Please use the comment sheet to list errors, omissions and outright lies. Your responses will
help a great deal in our efforts to keep our documentation cogent.
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Sun 100/150 Installation and Maintenance Introduction
Applicable Documents
We emphasize that this manual outlines rather than exhausts many of its topics. References to
applicable documents supplied with your system are given throughout, however, and we urge
you
to read these documents when you can.
Table 1: Hardware and System Documentation
Hardware and System Documentation
Part
Description
Number
800-0277
Fujitsu M2311K/2312K Microdisk Drives CE Manual
800-0274 Interphase
SMD 2180 Storage Module Controller/Formatter User's Guide
800-0277
Fujitsu M2311K/M2312K Microdisk Drives CE Manual
800-0339 Sun 1024 Video Board User Manual
800-0393 3COM 3C400 Multibus
Ethernet Controller Reference Manual
800-0398 Sun Color Video Board User's Manual
800-0402 User's Guide for
the Sun Workstation Mouse Subsystem
800-0415
Sun 1/4" Tape Interface User Manual
800-0485 Power Drain Requirements for
Sun Workstation Boards
800-0620
CPC TAPEMASTER Product Specification
800-0622
CPC TAPEMASTER Application Note
800-0623 CDC Streaming
Tape Unit 9218X Reference Manual
(1/2" Tape Drive)
800-0628 Archive
Product Manual
(Sidewinder 1/4" Streaming Cartridge Tape Drive)
800-1000 Philips Preliminary Service/Operator Manual High Resolution
17" CRT Display
800-1002 BARCO GD 33 Color Display 120VAC Operation Instruction
(13" Color Monitor Manual)
800-1003 BARCO
C610r Display CD 251 120/220 VAC Operation Guide
(19" Color Monitor Manual)
800-1007
Fujitsu M228X Fixed Disk Unit CE Manual
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Introduction Sun 100/150 Installation and Maintenance
Hardware and SY8tem Documentation
Part
Description
Number
800-1011 Fujitsu M2351A/AF Mini-Disk Drive
CE Manual
800-1005 Xylogics Model 450 Peripheral Processor
SMD Disk Subsystems
Maintenance and Reference Manual
800-1052 Zilog Serial Communications Controller Technical Manual
800-1104'
Fast Floating-Point Processor System Integration Manual
Table
2: Software Documentation
Software Documentation
Part Description
Number
800-1107 User's Manual for
the Sun Workstation
800-1108 System Interface Manual for
the Sun Workstation
800-1115 Programmer's Reference Manual for SunCore
800-1116 Programmer's Reference Manual for SunWindows
800-1117 System Internals Manual for
the Sun Workstation
Notations Used In This Guide
References to commands and utilities Crom the U,er', Manual/or the Sun UNIX Sydem and the
S"ltem Inter/ace Manual for the Sun UNIX S"ltem use the notation:
pa"wd(l)
to indicate the pa"wd page in section 1 of the User's Manual. (The User's Manual contains sec-
tions 1, 6, and 7.)** Similarly, pa"wd(5) means refer to the pa"wd manual page in section 5
of
the System Interface Manual. (The System Interface Manual contains sections 2, 3, 4, and
5.)
The notation ,pline(lG) means that this is a Graphics command in section 1 of the User's
Manual. Finally) / etc/reboot(8) implies
that this is a command from section 8, which is in this
manual. (The System Manager's Manual contains section 8.)
•• For an explanation of this weird numbering scheme, see the Introduttion to tAe Sun UNIX S,I
ltem
Mt",u41, in the User's Ma.nual.
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Sun 100/150 Installation and Maintenance Introduction
Throughout the examples, there are numbers in the notation:
Oznnnn
A number with 0% in front of it is a hexadecimal (base 16) number. Those wishing more infor-
mation should consult any of the literature on the C programming language.
Finally,
this manual provides a number of tutorial "walkthrough" examples which use certain
formatting conventions. In all these examples, what the user types is shown in boldfaced text,
like this. The system's response is shown in roman type, like this. Variable items which you
must substitute -which depend on your system's specific configuration -are shown in italic
twe, like thi,. Be especially careful with all such substitutions. Lastly, text which appears
[ within
brackets] is commentary; usually, we use brackets to abbreviate a long series of system
response messages, or to offer explanation of a process.
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System Installation
and Maintenance Guide
for the
Sun Workstation - Models 100U/150U
CAUTION: This document does not cover hardware upgrades; it is
intended for use with new systems. If you are upgrading your 100/150, fol-
low the hardware upgrading procedures given in Sun's Upgrade Installation
Guide
BEFORE using this manual.
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2550 Garcia Avenue,
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[phone]