Solaris

Hi again Kumarmani,
Tryed to get into directory and got as far as platform, there is no uname -i/sbin so could not execute the scadm/rscadm as you instructed me to do.
It seems as though I am locked out of the system.
I just want to be able to get back into the systen so that I can do a reformat and start from scratch, new OS and all.
Any other suggestions????.

Cheers
Arjay

You wont be getting any folder by name uname –i/sbin . uname –i is going to print the name of platform inside that directory you will get sbin and in that rscadm / scadm. Once you are inside the /usr/platform then execute the command uname –i, you will be getting the name of platform, get in that folder or the other option you have is cd `uname –i`. Try this once and see fi u can get it to scadm or not. The other option you have is finding the scadm / rscadm with find command.. Something like find /usr/ -name [scadm,rscadm] –print.

Can’t understand what you mean by locked out of system?

The other option as given by Robinthehood, where in you can change the value of diag-switch, diag-level and auto-boot to false, min and false respectively with eeprom.

Hi again Kumarmani,
thanks again for your suggestions, have tryed all that you told me without success. Tryed resetting via setenv and eepromm as well.
Here is printout of eeprom, prehaps you could check it and see if you can see anything that maybe stopping me from resetting back to ok prompt.
It reads as follows;

output-device=rsc-console
input-device=rsc-console
load-base=16384
auto-boot?=true
boot-command=boot
diag-file:data not available
diag-device=disk net
boot-file:data not available
boot-device=/pci@8,600000/SUNW,qlc@4...1/SUNW,gfe@3,1 devalias qfeo/pci@8,700000/pci@1/SUNW,qfe@o,1
security-mode=none
security-password:data not available
security-#badlogin=0
diag-out-console=true
#power-cycles=166
diag-script=none
diag-level=max
diag-switch=true
error-reset-recovery=boot

Tryed typing in setenv input-device keyboard and setenv output-device screen.
Typed in reset all and clicked on return and nothing happened.
Did this in eeproom terminal, is this correct?..

Cheers
Arjay

What I have understood so far is , when your system is booting it shouldn’t go to Solaris and should stay ay OK prompt, for that you don’t have to set the value of input and output device. You just need to set the value of diag-level, diag-switch and auto-boot . [/FONT]

In case you are doing the same from Solaris (if you are inside the operating, execute the below at # propmt )


if you are on OK prompt then do below

Hi again Kumarmani,
managed to change diag switch, diag level, and auto boot settings from eepromd me to change, but now the server won't boot up. Is this because you told me to change the boot settings from true to false?, if so how do I get back to booting the server up?.

Cheers
Arjay

Hi,

when you change the auto-boot? parameter, the boot "stay" at the OK prompt. So, you need to connect to the console and type boot.

Hi Chris,
since changing diag-level to min,diag-switch to false,and auto boot to false through eeprom, I can no longer get back into the server.
Here is what I did, after changing settings I restarted server and didn't see ok prompt - but instead went to asking me for password to log into solaris 10. I didn't log in and restarted server to try to get back to ok prompt at startup, but now server won't boot up.
Can't get into Solaris and have no keyboard,screen or mouse, and have had the server running up to two hours with nothing happening.
So your suggestion won't help at the moment, any other advise?...

Cheers
Arjay