Servers User's Guide
Table Of Contents
- SPARC Enterprise M3000/M4000/M5000/M8000/M9000 Servers RCI User’s Guide
- Preface
- Contents
- Figures
- CHAPTER 1 RCI Overview
- CHAPTER 2 Setup of the RCI for Operation
- 2.1 Overview of RCI Setup
- 2.2 RCI Setup for Initial Installation
- 2.2.1 RCI setup flow
- 2.2.2 Confirming RCI initialization
- . To confirm RCI initialization:
- 2.2.3 Connecting RCI cables
- 2.2.4 Making an RCI address setting
- . To specify an RCI address:
- . To confirm an RCI address:
- 2.2.5 Making an RCI construction setting
- . To make an RCI construction setting:
- . To confirm an RCI construction setting:
- 2.3 RCI Setup for Addition of an RCI I/O Unit
- 2.4 RCI Setup for Addition of an RCI Base Cabinet
- 2.4.1 RCI setup flow
- 2.4.2 Confirming RCI initialization
- . To confirm RCI initialization:
- 2.4.3 Connecting an RCI cable
- 2.4.4 Making an RCI address setting
- . To specify an RCI address:
- . To confirm the specified RCI address:
- 2.4.5 Making an RCI expansion setting
- . To make an RCI expansion setting:
- . To confirm an RCI expansion setting:
- 2.5 RCI Setup for Replacement of an RCI I/O Unit
- 2.6 RCI Setup for Replacement of an RCI Base Cabinet
- 2.6.1 RCI setup flow
- 2.6.2 Replacing an RCI host
- 2.6.3 Confirming RCI initialization
- . To confirm RCI initialization:
- 2.6.4 Connecting an RCI cable
- 2.6.5 Making an RCI address setting
- . To specify an RCI address:
- . To confirm the specified RCI address:
- 2.6.6 Making an RCI replacement setting
- . To make an RCI replacement setting:
- . To confirm an RCI replacement setting:
- CHAPTER 3 Command Reference
- CHAPTER 4 Error Status

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CHAPTER 2 Setup of the RCI for Operation
2.4 RCI Setup for Addition of an RCI Base Cabinet
2.4.1 RCI setup flow
RCI setup for addition of an RCI host contains the following steps:
1 Confirming RCI initialization
2 Connecting an RCI cable
3 Making an RCI address setting
4 Making an RCI expansion setting
2.4.2 Confirming RCI initialization
Before connecting an RCI cable to an RCI host, confirm that RCI settings have been
initialized.
• To confirm RCI initialization:
1 Execute the setrci (8) command to display the RCI status.
Confirm that "address" is 000f7fff (initial address value).
If RCI settings have not been initialized, perform the next step.
2 Execute the setrci (8) command to initialize RCI settings.
2.4.3 Connecting an RCI cable
Connect an RCI cable to the RCI host to be added.
1 Insert a T-branch connector and an RCI cable into the existing set of connections
of RCI cables.
XSCF> setrci -c stat
HOST
address 000f7fff
Inactive
The command completed successfully.
XSCF> setrci -c init
The command completed successfully.