Cisco Headend System Release 2.7 Installation Guide
Chapter 1 Initial Installation of RNCS Software
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Introducing the RNCS Servers and the ALOM Port
The RNCS Servers
We have chosen the Sun Fire V240 and V245 servers for the platform of the RNCS.
These servers use Sun's existing SPARC and Solaris architecture, and are designed to
easily mount within a standard computer rack. These servers are configured with
the following components:
These servers use Sun's existing SPARC and Solaris architecture, and are designed to
easily mount within a standard computer rack. These servers are configured with
the following components:
Sun Fire V240
Sun Fire V245
Two UltraSPARC III
processors
processors
Two UltraSPARC III
processors
Four GB of memory
One GB of memory
2 x 36 GB hard drives
2 x 73 GB hard drives
2 x 73 GB hard drives
4 x 74 GB hard drives
Four Gigabit Ethernet ports
Four Gigabit Ethernet ports
Serial management port
Serial management port
Network management port
Network management port
Three PCI slots
Two PCI slots
Two PCI-x slots
Two redundant power
supplies
supplies
Two redundant power
supplies
A system configuration card A system configuration card
Taken as a whole, the serial management port and the network management port of
the RNCS server constitutes the Sun Advanced Lights Out Manager (ALOM) port.
The ALOM port is a system controller that allows the servers to be managed and
administered from a remote location. Through the ALOM port, you can monitor and
control the servers through a serial connection (using the SERIAL MGT port) or an
Ethernet connection (using the NET MGT port).
the RNCS server constitutes the Sun Advanced Lights Out Manager (ALOM) port.
The ALOM port is a system controller that allows the servers to be managed and
administered from a remote location. Through the ALOM port, you can monitor and
control the servers through a serial connection (using the SERIAL MGT port) or an
Ethernet connection (using the NET MGT port).