SUMMARY: SC service password - any ideas how to generate?
2007-12-25 4:45:00
Any ideas on how to generate the service password for the system controller?
Answers:
None
Basically Sun can generate the password using an internal application
https://sfservicepass.sfbay/mode-policy.html
Why do you need the password?
To re-enable components which are incorrectly Auto Diag'ed / Component
Health Status disabled.
I received info on a number of cases where AD had incorrectly CHS
disabled additional components.
eg. memory error disables memory + CPUs.
In our case a network card loopback test on one card disabled 4
network cards - 2 onboard and 2 PCI.
In some cases the component is changed, but the new component is still
CHS disabled.
To re-test the component you need to 'setchs -s ok -r "Testing" -c component'
BUT you need a Sun supplied SC password to run setchs.
If you have a server that has a system controller, and you are not on
maintenance contract, then you are screwed.
I suggest that if you are buying a new server, then before paying,
insist on getting a permanent SC password.
Alberto
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