Fujitsu Sparc Enterpise M8000, Sparc Enterpise M9000 Product Notes

SPARC Enterprise

™

M8000/M9000 Servers

Product Notes

For XCP Version 1092

Manual Code C120-E619-01EN
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Contents

Preface ix

Technical Support ix

Software Resources x

Accessing Documentation x

Fujitsu Welcomes Your Comments xi

General Information About XCP 1092 1

What’s New in XCP 1092 1

Supported Firmware and Software 2

Solaris OS Patch Information 3

Patches for Solaris 10 5/08 3

Patches for Solaris 10 8/07 4

Patches for Solaris 10 11/06 4

Patches for Emulex PCI Express (PCIe) Cards 4

Updating to XCP 1092 4

Resetting the XSCF Firmware 5

Updating from a Version Earlier Than XCP 1050 5

Updating from a Version Earlier Than XCP 1070 5

Functionality Issues and Limitations 5

Limitations for SPARC64 VII Processors 6

v

Notes on Active Directory 6

Notes on LDAP/SSL 6

Notes on Airflow Indicator 6

Notes on NTP Server 7

Notes on the NTP Server Referring to the Local Clock 7

Notes on XSCF Web 8

General Functionality Issues and Limitations 9

Information About Hardware 11

Antistatic Precautions 11

Method of Removing Static Electricity 12

Removing Static Electricity on a CMU and an IOU 13

Grounding Port Connection Locations 16

Notes on DVD Drive and Discs 18

Notes on the Use of USB Memory 18

Power Control and Operator Panel Mode Switch 19

Hardware Issues and Workarounds 19

DVD Drives and cfgadm 19

Sun Crypto Accelerator 6000 Cards 20

Hardware Documentation Updates 20

Updates of the SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Site Planning

Guide 22

Cooling (Air-Conditioning) Requirements 22

Electrical Specification 23

CPU Types and Server Maximum Power Consumption 24

Updates of the SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Overview Guide

25

Electrical Specifications 25

Cabinet Stabilization Measures 26

Vibration-proof bracket 26

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Vibration-proof feet 26

Information About Software 28

Active Directory and LDAP/SSL 28

Configuring XSCF for Active Directory Support 30

Configuring XSCF for LDAP/SSL Support 30

Notes on User Account Name and UID 31

New proxyuser System Account 31

XCP Issues and Workarounds 31

Known Issues and Workarounds in XCP 1092 31

XCP Issues Fixed in XCP 1092 33

XCP Issues Fixed in Releases Earlier Than XCP 1092 34

Solaris OS Issues and Workarounds 50

Solaris Issues and Workarounds for All Supported Releases 50

Solaris OS Issues Fixed in Solaris 10 10/09 54

Solaris OS Issues Fixed in Solaris 10 5/09 56

Solaris OS Issues Fixed in Solaris 10 10/08 57

Solaris OS Issues Fixed in Solaris 10 5/08 60

Solaris OS Issues Fixed in Solaris 10 8/07 64

Software Documentation Updates 69

Identifying Degraded Memory in a System 73

Identifying Different Memory Sizes in a System Board 73

Using the showdevices Command 73

Using the prtdiag Command to Identify Memory Size 74

Identifying Permanent Memory in a Target Board 75

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viii SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Product Notes for XCP Version 1092 • April 2010

Preface

These product notes contain late-breaking information about the SPARC
Enterprise™ M8000/M9000 servers hardware, software, or documentation that
became known after the documentation set was published.

Note – Once an XCP version newer than the XCP version supported by this manual

is released, only the manuals related to the new XCP version are subsequently
updated.
You must therefore check the manuals for the latest XCP version in addition to those
related to the XCP version you are using.

Global Site

http://www.fujitsu.com/sparcenterprise/manual/

Japanese Site

http://primeserver.fujitsu.com/sparcenterprise/manual/

North American Site

https://download.computers.us.fujitsu.com/

Technical Support

If you have technical questions or issues that are not addressed in the SPARC
Enterprise M8000/M9000 servers documentation, contact a sales representative or a
certified service engineer.

ix

Software Resources

The Solaris™ Operating System and Sun Java™ Enterprise System software are
preinstalled on your SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 servers.

Contact a sales representative or a certified service engineer for software resources
for your SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 servers.

Note – For latest patch information go to:

Global Site

http://www.fujitsu.com/global/support/software/security/products

-s/patch-info/

Japanese Site

https://software.fujitsu.com/jp/security/products-others/unix/

North American Site

https://download.computers.us.fujitsu.com/

Installation information and README files are included in the patch download.

Accessing Documentation

Note – Information in these product notes supersedes the information in the SPARC

Enterprise M8000/M9000 servers documentation set.

Instructions for installing, administering, and using your SPARC Enterprise
M8000/M9000 servers are provided in the SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 servers
documentation set.
The documentation set is available for download from the following website:

Global Site

http://www.fujitsu.com/sparcenterprise/manual/

Japanese Site

http://primeserver.fujitsu.com/sparcenterprise/manual/

North American Site

https://download.computers.us.fujitsu.com/

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Sun Microsystems Software (for Solaris OS, etc.) Related Manuals

http://docs.sun.com/

Fujitsu Welcomes Your Comments

If you have any comments or requests regarding this document, or if you find any
unclear statements in the document, please state your points specifically on the form
at the following URL.

For Users in U.S.A., Canada, and Mexico:

http://www.computers.us.fujitsu.com/www/support_servers.shtml?su
pport/servers

For Users in Other Countries:
SPARC Enterprise contact

http://www.fujitsu.com/global/contact/computing/sparce_index.html

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xii SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Product Notes for XCP Version 1092 • April 2010

General Information About XCP 1092

This section describes the general information about XCP 1092.

■ “What’s New in XCP 1092” on page 1

■ “Supported Firmware and Software” on page 2

■ “Updating to XCP 1092” on page 4

■ “Functionality Issues and Limitations” on page 5

What’s New in XCP 1092

In XCP version 1092, the following new feature is introduced:

■ The following new XSCF commands are supported:

■ setpacketfilters(8)

■ showpacketfilters(8)

For detail, see the man pages for each command.

■ The following options for specifying a proxy server and a login user name are

supported in the loadcert operand of setad(8) and setldapssl(8):

■ -p proxy

■ -t proxy_type

■ -u username

For detail, see the man pages for each command.

■ The websites which can download the latest files of XCP firmware are changed as

follows:

■ Global Site:

old: http://www.fujitsu.com/sparcenterprise/firmware/
new:

https://updatesite.jp.fujitsu.com/unix/en/download/firmware/

1

■ Japanese Site:

old:

http://primeserver.fujitsu.com/sparcenterprise/download/firm
ware/

new:

https://updatesite.jp.fujitsu.com/unix/jp/download/firmware/

Supported Firmware and Software

The following firmware and operating system (OS) are supported depending on the
processors being installed on the SPARC Enterprise™ M8000/M9000 servers.

TABLE 1 Supported Firmware and Operating System Versions

Installed Processors XCP Version Operating System Version

SPARC64 VI processors XCP 1040 or later Solaris 10 11/06 or later, with required

patches

SPARC64 VII processors

2.52GHz XCP 1070 or later Solaris 10 8/07 or later, with required
patches

2.88GHz XCP 1090 or later Solaris 10 8/07 or later, with required
patches

Note – 8GB DIMM is supported in XCP 1081 or later.

Note – You cannot boot a domain mounted with the SPARC64™ VII processors

using the Solaris™ 10 8/07 installation DVD. Use the Solaris 10 5/08 or later
installation DVD to boot a domain mounted with the SPARC64 VII processors.

For XCP, you can download the latest files of firmware at the following websites.

Global Site:

https://updatesite.jp.fujitsu.com/unix/en/download/firmware/

Japanese Site:

https://updatesite.jp.fujitsu.com/unix/jp/download/firmware/

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Many web browsers support the XSCF Web. The browsers in TABLE 2 have
demonstrated compatibility with the XSCF Web through testing. For other
information about XSCF Web, see “Notes on XSCF Web” on page 8.

TABLE 2 Tested Web Browser Versions

Web Browser Application Version

Microsoft® Internet Explorer

Firefox (Solaris 10) 2.0

*. Microsoft and Internet Explorer are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the

United States and/or other countries.

†. The Firefox 3 is not supported in XSCF Web.

®*

6.0, 7.0, or 8.0

†

Solaris OS Patch Information

This section lists mandatory patches for the SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000
servers.

For additional Solaris Operating System information, see “Solaris OS Issues and

Workarounds” on page 50.

Note – See “Software Resources” on page x for information on how to find the latest

patches. Installation information and README files are included in the patch
download.

Note – Apply the patches in the following order. For the procedures of CPU

upgrade including the patches, see SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Service
Manual.

Patches are not required for servers running Solaris 10 10/08 OS or later.

Patches for Solaris 10 5/08

The following patch is required for Solaris 10 5/08 OS only on servers containing
SPARC64 VI processors or SPARC64 VII 2.52GHz processors:

■ 137137-09

For Solaris 10 5/08 OS on servers containing SPARC64 VII 2.88GHz processors,
apply all patches contained in the PTF R10021 or later. For more information on the
PTF, contact a sales representative or a qualified service engineer.

General Information About XCP 1092 3

Patches for Solaris 10 8/07

The following patches are required for Solaris 10 8/07 OS only on servers containing
SPARC64 VII 2.52GHz processors:

■ 119254-51 or later

■ 125891-01 or later

■ 127755-01 or later

■ 127127-11

For Solaris 10 8/07 OS on servers containing SPARC64 VII 2.88GHz processors,
apply all patches contained in the PTF R10021 or later. For more information on the
PTF, contact a sales representative or a qualified service engineer.

Patches for Solaris 10 11/06

The following patches are required for Solaris 10 11/06 OS. Note that Solaris 10
11/06 OS does not support SPARC64 VII processors, even with these required
patches:

■ 118833-36 (Install 118833-36 before 125100-04.)

■ 125100-04 or later

■ 120068-03 or later

■ 123839-07 or later

■ 125424-01 or later

■ 125075-01 or later

■ 125670-02 or later

Patches for Emulex PCI Express (PCIe) Cards

The following Emulex cards require drivers supplied in patch 120222-26:

■ XSEFC402AF Sun StorageTek Enterprise Class 4Gb Dual-Port Fibre Channel PCI-

E HBA

■ XSEFC401AF Sun StorageTek Enterprise Class 4Gb Single-Port Fibre Channel PCI-

E HBA

Updating to XCP 1092

To update your XCP to XCP 1092, please pay attention to the following points
depending on your current XCP version.

4 SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Product Notes for XCP Version 1092 • April 2010

You can upgrade to XCP 1092 from XCP version 1050 or later. Refer to the SPARC
Enterprise M3000/M4000/M5000/M8000/M9000 Servers XSCF User’s Guide for

instructions.

Resetting the XSCF Firmware

After updating the XCP firmware to 1092, do not fail to reset the XSCF by using the
rebootxscf(8) command.

Updating from a Version Earlier Than XCP 1050

■ You cannot update to XCP 1092 directly.

If you are currently running a version earlier than XCP 1050, you must first
update to an interim version of XCP between 1050 and 1070 (inclusive) before
updating to XCP 1092. Refer to the product notes document for the interim
version for instructions.

■ Delete any accounts named "admin".

Any accounts named admin must be deleted prior to updating to XCP 1050 or
later. This account name is reserved in XCP 1050 and later. Use the
deleteuser(8) command to delete the account.

Updating from a Version Earlier Than XCP 1070

On a domain which has been in operation during the XCP update to 1092, when you
perform Dynamic Reconfiguration (DR) to add or replace the SPARC64 VII
processors, you need to update the OpenBoot™ PROM firmware. The OpenBoot
PROM™ firmware is updated as you update the XCP and restart the domain. For
this reason, it is strongly recommended to restart all the domains after you update
the firmware to XCP 1092, regardless of whether you added or replaced the
SPARC64 VII processors.

Functionality Issues and Limitations

This section describes the known issues and limitations at the time of this release.

General Information About XCP 1092 5

Limitations for SPARC64 VII Processors

Caution – You must complete the upgrades to the XCP firmware and to Solaris OS

before inserting the CPU/memory board unit of SPARC 64 VII processors into the
chassis.

Notes on Active Directory

■ While Active Directory is enabled, when you attempt to login to XSCF via the

telnet, you might fail to login due to timeout of the query to secondary alternated
server or later.

■ If the specified timeout is too brief for the configuration, the login process or

retrieval of user privilege settings could fail. In such case, specify larger value for
the timeout and then execute again.

Notes on LDAP/SSL

If the specified timeout is too brief for the configuration, the login process or
retrieval of user privilege settings could fail. In such case, specify larger value for the
timeout and try again.

Notes on Airflow Indicator

■ The amount of exhaust air might not be indicated correctly in the MIB

information, in the showenvironment air command output, and on the XSCF
Web in the following cases; and you should wait for one minute and check the
value again.

■ During the server powering on or powering off, or for a while after the power-

on or power-off complete

■ During the active replacement of power supply unit, or for a while after the

active replacement complete

■ The figures on the airflow indicator represent the volume of air exhausted from

the server. The figures of peripheral devices are not included.

6 SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Product Notes for XCP Version 1092 • April 2010

Notes on NTP Server

■ We recommend the domain to use the XSCF Unit as NTP server. In this case, pay

attention to the following points:

■ XSCF must be connected to an external NTP server

■ When you connect one or more NTP servers in addition to XSCF, connect the

same NTP server as XSCF is using

For details on NTP server, contact a service engineer. For details on NTP settings,
refer to the SPARC Enterprise M3000/M4000/M5000/M8000/M9000 Servers XSCF
User’s Guide.

Notes on the NTP Server Referring to the Local Clock

When the NTP server which XSCF refers to is referring to the server's own system
time (local clock), and when the address of "127.127.1.0" is set to that local clock,
time synchronization in XSCF might fail.

The address of the XSCF's own local clock is fixed to "127.127.1.0." On the other
hand, when the address of the local clock of the NTP server which XSCF refers to
is set to "127.127.1.0," the address of the clock source (refid) has the same value as
the address of the XSCF's own local clock. An NTP server like this is excluded
from the target of XSCF time synchronization.

You can execute the showntp -l command to refer to the address of the NTP
server's own clock source which is set in XSCF and the address of the XSCF's own
local clock.

XSCF> showntp -l
remote refid st t when poll reach delay offset jitter
==============================================================================

192.168.1.2 LOCAL(0) 3 u 10 1024 377 0.000 0.000 0.000
*127.127.1.0 .LOCL. 5 l 28 64 377 0.000 0.000 0.008

Of the two NTP server outputs, the upper (192.168.1.2) indicates the NTP server
which is set by using the setntp(8) command. The refid is LOCAL(0), which
means that the local clock which has the address of "127.127.1.0" is set to the clock
source of this NTP server. On the other hand, the lower indicates the XSCF's own
local clock. The address of the XSCF's own local clock is fixed to "127.127.1.0."
Due to this, the NTP server (192.168.1.2) is excluded from the target of XSCF time
synchronization; which results in the XSCF synchronizes with its own local clock.

With any of the following measures to avoid the trouble, time can be correctly
synchronized with the NTP server which is set by using the setntp(8) command.

General Information About XCP 1092 7

● Change the clock source that the NTP server being set in XSCF refers to

Use the showntp -l command and check the clock source of the NTP server which
is set in XSCF. An NTP server which indicates the refid of LOCAL(0) in the output is
referring to the local clock which has the address of "127.127.1.0," and you should
change it to refer to another clock source.

When you change the clock source of an NTP server, make sure in advance that it
has no impact on other NTP clients.

● Change the address of the local clock of the NTP server

Of the NTP server which XSCF refers to, change the address of the local clock to
"127.127.1.1," "127.127.1.2," or "127.127.1.3." Change /etc/inet/ntp.conf of
Solaris OS. To enable the change, restart of the NTP daemon is required.

When you change the address of the local clock of an NTP server, make sure in
advance that it has no impact on other NTP clients.

● Change the stratum value of the NTP server

Of the NTP server which XSCF refers to, change the stratum value to "1." An NTP
server which has the stratum value of "1" becomes the most significant clock source
and has no refid. Therefore, there is no chance that it will have the same address as
the XSCF's own local clock.

When you change the stratum value of an NTP server, make sure in advance that it
has no impact on other NTP clients.

● Change the address of the XSCF's own local clock

By using the setntp -m localaddr=value command, change the address of the
XSCF's own local clock. In value, specify the least significant byte of the clock
address of the local clock 127.127.1.x for value. A numeric from 0 to 3 can be
specified. By specifying either from 1 to 3, the address of an NTP server which is
referring to the local clock does not correspond to the address of the XSCF internal
local clock anymore, and a server which is referring to the local clock can also be set
as the NTP server of XSCF.

Notes on XSCF Web

■ Under the Windows 7

not support the use through the built-in Administrator account.

■ On Internet Explorer 8.0, when you move the on-screen horizontal frame up or

down to change the frame height and use the [Monitor Msg Show/Hide] button,
the screen background color may turn black. In this case, click Refresh on the
View menu or press F5 key to refresh the display, to go back to the screen right
after the login.

*1. Windows is either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States

and/or other countries.

8 SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Product Notes for XCP Version 1092 • April 2010

*1

and Internet Explorer 8.0 environment, XSCF Web does

When you moved the on-screen horizontal frame up or down to change the frame
height, do not use the [Monitor Msg Show/Hide] button.

■ To use XSCF Web on the SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 servers which are

installed the XCP 1080, disable the cache function of your browser. If you leave
the browser cache function enabled, the old cached data might be displayed. To
disable the cache funtion:

■ Internet Explorer 6 and 7

[Tools] -> [Internet Options...] -> [Advanced] tab and check the "Do not save
encrypted pages to disk" box.

■ Netscape 7.1 or later

[Edit] -> [Preferences] -> [Advanced] -> [Cache] -> [Compare the page in the
cache to the page on the network] setting and select the "Every time I view the
page" radio button.

■ Firefox 2

Type "about:config" in address box, then type "cache" in filter box. Change
the "browser.cache.check_doc_frequency" settings value to "1."

■ Using the XSCF Web, when you import XCP or update the firmware, Session ID

error may be displayed on the web browser. And Internal Server Error might be
displayed when you perform the firmware update. Please close the current
browser and open the new browser to reconnect to XSCF Web.

■ When you use the XSCF Web, if a plug-in such as the search tool installed with

the browser, remove the plug-in or disable the pop-up blocking.

General Functionality Issues and Limitations

Caution – For dynamic reconfiguration (DR) and hot-plug issues, see “Solaris OS

Issues and Workarounds” on page 50.

■ Do not use the internal CD-RW/DVD-RW drive unit and the TAPE drive unit at

the same time.

■ For this XCP release, the XSCF browser user interface (XSCF Web) does not

support the External I/O Expansion Unit Manager feature.

■ The log archive feature by the setarchiving(8) and the showarchiving(8)

commands, and the Log Archives menu of XSCF Web is not supported.

■ When you use the external power control interface of the external power

controller, the following notification signals are not supported:

■ The OS panic or the server hardware error signal (*CPUN/RTNU)

General Information About XCP 1092 9

■ The server hardware error signal (power fail, temperature error, and fan error)

(*ALARM)

■ For 1027A-Z/X1027A-Z, PCIe Dual 10 Gigabit Ethernet Fiber XFP cards, these

limits apply:

■ Do not use more than two cards per domain.

■ Do not use these cards in an External I/O Expansion Unit.

■ No more than four 4447A-Z/X4447A-Z, PCIe Quad-port Gigabit Ethernet

Adapter UTP cards in an External I/O Expansion Unit (two per PCIe I/O boat).

■ On the SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 servers with XCP 1050 or later, the dual

XSCF Unit feature is working. Therefore, you can not downgrade SPARC
Enterprise M8000/M9000 servers with XCP 1050 or later to XCP 1040 or XCP
1041, which does not support dual XSCF Unit feature.

■ You cannot use the following user account names, as they are reserved for system

use: root, bin, daemon, adm, operator, nobody, sshd, rpc, rpcuser, ldap,
apache, ntp, admin, proxyuser, and default.

■ XSCF-LAN is compliant with auto-negotiation. When you connect XSCF-LAN

and the network device which has been fixed to the full-duplex mode, according
to the IEEE 802.3 rule, XSCF-LAN communicates in the half-duplex mode. Due to
this, network communication speed may slow down or communication error may
occur. Do not fail to set the network device which connects with XSCF-LAN to the
auto-negotiation mode.

■ While you are performing DR operation to a COD board, do not execute the

addcodlicense(8)/deletecodlicense(8)/setcod(8) command.

■ At this time the restoredefaults(8) command is not supported.

■ At this time the -e, -l, -P options of the snapshot(8) command are not

supported.

10 SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Product Notes for XCP Version 1092 • April 2010

Information About Hardware

This section describes the special instructions and the issues about the SPARC
Enterprise M8000/M9000 servers hardware.

■ “Antistatic Precautions” on page 11

■ “Notes on DVD Drive and Discs” on page 18

■ “Notes on the Use of USB Memory” on page 18

■ “Power Control and Operator Panel Mode Switch” on page 19

■ “Hardware Issues and Workarounds” on page 19

■ “Hardware Documentation Updates” on page 20

■ “Cabinet Stabilization Measures” on page 26

Antistatic Precautions

Caution – Before handling FRUs, be sure to connect an antistatic wrist strap clip

and an antistatic conductive mat to a cabinet grounding port and attach the band of
the wrist strap to one of your wrists. Remove static electricity on the FRUs before
installation by placing the FRUs on a grounded antistatic conductive mat while
wearing the wrist strap. Failure to do so might result in serious damage.

Be sure to observe the precautions when handling the FRUs described in the below
chapters in the SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Service Manual.

■ Chapter 6: Replacement of CPU/Memory Board Unit (CMU), CPU, and DIMM

■ Chapter 7: I/O Unit (IOU) Replacement

Information About Hardware 11

Caution – Do not touch the CMU, IOU, or the dummy unit without wearing an

metallic surface

antistatic wrist strap. Failure to do so might result in serious damage to operating
domains.

Method of Removing Static Electricity

This section provides the information on the method of removing static electricity.

1. Connect an antistatic conductive mat to a server grounding port. See “Grounding

Port Connection Locations” on page 16.

Note – Do not use antistatic bags or packaging materials in place of a grounded

antistatic conductive mat when handling the FRUs.

2. Connect an antistatic wrist strap clip to a server grounding port. See “Grounding

Port Connection Locations” on page 16.

3. Ensure that the metallic underside of the wrist strap is in direct contact with your
skin.

The wrist strap should be snug around the wrist so that it does not rotate.

FIGURE 1-1 Antistatic Wrist Strap Showing the Metallic Underside

12 SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Product Notes for XCP Version 1092 • April 2010

4. To mount a FRU, place it on the grounded antistatic conductive mat. With your
bare hand wearing the antistatic wrist strap, touch the metallic FRU chassis for 5
or more seconds.

When touching the FRU, take care not to damage the parts such as the connector on
the edge of the unit.

Caution – Do not touch the CMU, IOU, or the dummy unit without wearing an

antistatic wrist strap. Failure to do so might result in serious damage to operating
domains.

Removing Static Electricity on a CMU and an IOU

a. Prior to mounting a new CMU or IOU, place it on the grounded antistatic

conductive mat.

Information About Hardware 13

b. Touch the metallic chassis for 5 or more seconds with your bare hand wearing

Touch for 5 or more seconds.

Touch for 5 or more seconds.

the antistatic wrist strap. (See

FIGURE 1-2 or FIGURE 1-3)

You cannot remove static electricity by touching the label.

FIGURE 1-2 Metallic Chassis (CMU)

FIGURE 1-3 Metallic Chassis (IOU)

14 SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Product Notes for XCP Version 1092 • April 2010

c. Touch each of the designated points on the guide blocks for 5 or more seconds

Touch for 5 or more seconds.

Touch 5 or more seconds.

with your bare hand wearing the antistatic wrist strap. (See

FIGURE 1-5)

FIGURE 1-4 Guide Block (CMU)

Guide block

FIGURE 1-5 Guide Block (IOU)

FIGURE 1-4 or

Information About Hardware 15

Grounding Port Connection Locations

This section provides the information of the grounding port connection locations of
the M8000/M9000 servers.

The grounding port can be used to connect the clip of the antistatic wrist strap and
the antistatic conductive mat.

FIGURE 1-6 M8000 Grounding Port Connection Locations for the Wrist Strap Clip and the

Antistatic Conductive Mat (Front View)

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FIGURE 1-7 M8000 Grounding Port Connection Locations for the Wrist Strap Clip and the

Antistatic Conductive Mat (Rear View)

FIGURE 1-8 M9000 Grounding Port Connection Locations for the Wrist Strap Clip and the

Antistatic Conductive Mat (Front View)

Information About Hardware 17

FIGURE 1-9 M9000 Grounding Port Connection Locations for the Wrist Strap Clip and the

Antistatic Conductive Mat (Rear View)

Notes on DVD Drive and Discs

See the "Notes on DVD Drives and Discs in SPARC Enterprise" on the website below
before using the CD/DVD discs in the standard DVD drive mounted in this server.

URL:

http://primeserver.fujitsu.com/sparcenterprise/manual/

Notes on the Use of USB Memory

To execute the dumpconfig(8), restoreconfig(8) or snapshot(8) command, if
you specify USB memory as the destination to store data, prepare the USB memory
as a medium in advance.
The data stored will include the information about the system. To use USB memory,
you need to pay attention to the management of the USB memory in which the data
stored, from the data security viewpoint.

18 SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Product Notes for XCP Version 1092 • April 2010

We do not provide guarantees to every USB memory from any manufacturers that
currently on the market against its connectivity to XSCF and proper operation.
Depending on the USB memory in use, defects such as the XSCF firmware error or
reset may occur. In case such defects occurred, stop the use of USB memory
immediately.

To connect the USB memory to the USB port for XSCF, connect the USB memory
directly to the USB port. If connected via USB hub or USB extension cables, it may
cause errors.

Power Control and Operator Panel Mode Switch

You can use the mode switch on the operator panel to switch between system
power-on/off when you use the remote power control utilizing the RCI function or
the automatic power control system (APCS).

For details, see the "Limitations and Cautions" in "Preface" of the SPARC Enterprise
M8000/M9000 Servers Service Manual.

Hardware Issues and Workarounds

DVD Drives and cfgadm

The Solaris cfgadm(1M) command does not always unconfigure a DVD drive from a
domain on SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 servers.

Disable the Volume Management Daemon (vold) before unconfiguring a DVD drive
with the cfgadm(1M) command. To disable vold, stop the daemon by issuing the
command /etc/init.d/volmgt stop. After the device has been removed or
inserted, restart the daemon by issuing the command /etc/init.d/volmgt
start.

Information About Hardware 19

Sun Crypto Accelerator 6000 Cards

If you are not using the correct version of the Sun Crypto Accelerator (SCA) 6000
card driver, hot-plug operations on SCA 6000 cards can cause SPARC Enterprise
M8000/M9000 servers to panic or hang. Version 1.1 of the SCA6000 driver and
firmware supports hot-plug operations after the required bootstrap firmware
upgrade has been performed. Version 1.0 of the SCA6000 driver does not support
hot-plug and should not be used.

Hardware Documentation Updates

This section contains late-breaking hardware information that became known after
the documentation set was published and corrections in the SPARC Enterprise
M8000/M9000 servers hardware documentation.

TABLE 3 lists known documentation updates.

TABLE 3 Hardware Documentation Updates

Title Page Number Update

SPARC Enterprise
M8000/M9000 Servers
Site Planning Guide

1-35 For the order number of Vibration-proof bracket and Vibration-

proof feet, see “Cabinet Stabilization Measures” on page 26.

3-6 "Cooling (Air-Conditioning) Requirements" in Section 3.2.1 will

be corrected. See “Cooling (Air-Conditioning) Requirements”

on page 22 for detail.

3-10 "Airflow Indicator" in Section 3.2.3

"Note - Airflow monitoring measurement values are for
reference only." should be substituted with the following
description:

"Note - The showenvironment air command displays the
calculated airflow based on the fan speed such as Low speed or
High speed etc. The fan speed is displayed by
showenvironment Fan command."

3-10, 3-15, 3-18 The values of power consumption and apparent power in

TABLE 3-5 "Specifications (Single-Phase Power Requirements),"
TABLE 3-7 "Specifications (Three-Phase Delta Power
Requirements)," and TABLE 3-8 "Specifications (Three-Phase
Star Power Requirements)" in Section 3.3, will be corrected. See

“Electrical Specification” on page 23 for detail.

20 SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Product Notes for XCP Version 1092 • April 2010

TABLE 3 Hardware Documentation Updates (Continued)

Title Page Number Update

SPARC Enterprise
M8000/M9000 Servers
Site Planning Guide

3-26 "Grounding for Three-phase Power Supply" in Section 3.3.5,

"Grounding"
"This server allows the use of grounding wire with another

grounding wire for shared grounding; however, the grounding
methods may vary by the building where the system is
installed. Check the related standards in order to use the correct
grounding method. When using shared grounding, the
grounding resistance must not be greater than 10 Ω. Make sure
that the facility administrator or a qualified electrical engineer
verifies the grounding method for the building and performs
the grounding work." should be substituted with the following
description:
The grounding resistance must not be greater than 10 Ω. The
grounding method varies by the building where you install the
server. Make sure that the facility administrator or a qualified
electrical engineer verifies the grounding method for the
building and performs the grounding work.

3-26 "CPU Types and Server Maximum Power Consumption" in

Section 3.3.6 will be corrected. See “CPU Types and Server

Maximum Power Consumption” on page 24 for detail.

SPARC Enterprise
M8000/M9000 Servers
Overview Guide

1-11 TABLE 1-3 "Power consumption Examples," in Section 1.2.2,

"Power Specifications" will be corrected. See “Electrical

Specifications” on page 25 for detail.

3-6 "Airflow Indicator" in Section 3.2.2.7

"Note - Airflow monitoring measurement values are for
reference only." should be substituted with the following
description:

"Note - The showenvironment air command displays the
calculated airflow based on the fan speed such as Low speed or
High speed etc. The fan speed is displayed by
showenvironment Fan command."

SPARC Enterprise
M8000/M9000 Servers
Service Manual

To insert or remove a FRU which allows hot replacement or hot
addition, you must use the antistatic wrist strap and properly
attach the band of the wrist strap to one of your wrists to
remove the static of FRU in advance. See “Antistatic

Precautions” on page 11 for detail.

Information About Hardware 21

Updates of the SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Site Planning Guide

The following information supersedes the information in the SPARC Enterprise
M8000/M9000 Servers Site Planning Guide.

Cooling (Air-Conditioning) Requirements

TABLE 3-4 lists the cooling and air-conditioning requirements for each system

component.

TABLE 3-4 Specifications (Cooling and Air-Conditioning Requirements)

Heat

Name

dissipation
[kJ/h]

SPARC Enterprise M8000 server 13968-

37764

SPARC Enterprise M9000 server
(base cabinet)

SPARC Enterprise M9000 server
(base cabinet + expansion cabinet)

Rack-mountable Dual Power Feed -

Power Cabinet

22320­71532 *

42912­142956 *

†

†

-

Exhaust
airflow
[cmh(m
3/h)] Cooling method Air-conditioning type

94 Overfloor/underfloor Forced air cooling 67

*

102 Overfloor/underfloor Forced air cooling 68

205 Underfloor

†

-

†

-

Overfloor/underfloor Forced air cooling -

Overfloor/underfloor Forced air cooling -

‡

Forced air cooling 69

Noise
level
[dBA]

†

†

(SPARC Enterprise M8000 server)

Power Cabinet (for SPARC

†

-

†

-

Overfloor/underfloor Forced air cooling -

†

Enterprise M9000 server base
cabinet)

Power Cabinet (for SPARC

†

-

†

-

Underfloor

‡

Forced air cooling -

†

Enterprise M9000 server base
cabinet + expansion cabinet)

*. Heat dissipation varies by power consumption. Determine the power consumption based on the actual system configuration and then con-

firm the right value.

†. The heat dissipation, exhaust airflow and acoustic noise value of the Power Cabinet is included in the value for the SPARC Enterprise M8000

server or SPARC Enterprise M9000 server.

‡. At an installation altitude ranging from 0 to less than 400 m (1312 feet) above sea level, you can select overfloor cooling as the cooling method

of the server.

22 SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Product Notes for XCP Version 1092 • April 2010

Electrical Specification

TABLE 3-5 Specifications (Single-Phase Power Requirements)

NAME

Power consumption
[kW]

SPARC Enterprise M8000 server 3.88-10.49

SPARC Enterprise M9000 server (base cabinet) 6.20-19.87

SPARC Enterprise M9000 server

11.92-39.72

*

*

*

Apparent power
[kVA]

4.11-11.12

6.58-21.07

*

*

12.64-42.13

(base cabinet + expansion cabinet)

*. Maximum power consumption and apparent power vary by the type of CPU mounted. To plan the installation

of a server equipped with different types of CPU, use the CPU of larger power consumption as a basis. For the
types of CPU, see Section 3.3.6, "CPU Types and Server Maximum Power Consumption" on page 3-23.

TABLE 3-7 Specifications (Three-Phase Delta Power Requirements)

NAME

Power consumption
[kW]

SPARC Enterprise M8000 server + Power Cabinet 3.88-10.49

SPARC Enterprise M9000 server

6.20-19.87

*

*

Apparent power
[kVA]

4.11-11.12

6.58-21.07

*

*

(base cabinet) + Power Cabinet

SPARC Enterprise M9000 server

11.92-39.72

*

12.64-42.13

(base cabinet + expansion cabinet) + Power Cabinet

*. Maximum power consumption and apparent power vary by the type of CPU mounted. To plan the installation

of a server equipped with different types of CPU, use the CPU of larger power consumption as a basis. For the
types of CPU, see Section 3.3.6, "CPU Types and Server Maximum Power Consumption" on page 3-23.

*

*

TABLE 3-8 Specifications (Three-Phase Star Power Requirements)

NAME

Power consumption
[kW]

SPARC Enterprise M8000 server + Power Cabinet 3.88-10.49

SPARC Enterprise M9000 server

6.20-19.87

*

*

Apparent power
[kVA]

4.11-11.12

6.58-21.07

*

*

(base cabinet) + Power Cabinet

SPARC Enterprise M9000 server

11.92-39.72

*

12.64-42.13

(base cabinet + expansion cabinet) + Power Cabinet)

*. Maximum power consumption and apparent power vary by the type of CPU mounted. To plan the installation

of a server equipped with different types of CPU, use the CPU of larger power consumption as a basis. For the
types of CPU, see Section 3.3.6, "CPU Types and Server Maximum Power Consumption" on page 3-23.

Information About Hardware 23

*

CPU Types and Server Maximum Power Consumption

This section describes the CPU types and the maximum power consumption of the
server. There are four types of CPU. The power specifications of the SPARC
Enterprise M8000/M9000 servers vary depending on the CPU type and the system
configurations.

TABLE 3-10 through TABLE 3- 12 list the specifications of maximum power

consumption, apparent power, and heat dissipation by the type of CPU. The figures
represent the system configuration described below the table, in which every
CPU/Memory Board Unit (CMU) is mounted with the same CPU.

TABLE 3-10 CPU Types and Power Specifications on the M8000 Server

Power
Consumption
(KW)

CPU

Frequency
(GHz) Number

*

Apparent Power
(KVA)

Heat dissipation
(KJ/h)

SPARC64 VI processor 2.28 16 9.42 9.99 33912

2.4 16 9.52 10.09 34272

SPARC64 VII
processor

*. The M8000 system configuration: CMU x 4, 4GB DIMM x 128, IOU x 4, HDD x 16, PCI-E x 32, DAT x1.

TABLE 3-11 CPU Types and Power Specifications on the M9000 Server (Base Cabinet)

CPU

2.52 16 10.07 10.68 36252

2.88 16 10.49 11.12 37764

*

Frequency
(GHz) Number

Power
Consumption
(KW)

Apparent Power
(KVA)

Heat dissipation
(KJ/h)

SPARC64 VI processor 2.28 32 18.06 19.16 65016

2.4 32 18.26 19.37 65736

SPARC64 VII
processor

*. The M9000 (base cabinet) system configuration: CMU x 4, 4GB DIMM x 128, IOU x 4, HDD x 16, PCI-E x 32, DAT x1.

2.52 32 19.36 20.54 69696

2.88 32 19.87 21.07 71532

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TABLE 3-12 CPU Types and Power Specifications on the M9000 Server (Base Cabinet + Expansion Cabinet)

*

Power
Consumption
(KW)

Apparent Power
(KVA)

Heat dissipation
(KJ/h)

CPU

Frequency
(GHz) Number

SPARC64 VI processor 2.28 64 36.11 38.30 129996

2.4 64 36.51 38.73 131436

SPARC64 VII
processor

*. The M9000 (base cabinet + expansion cabinet) system configuration: CMU x 16, 4GB DIMM x 512, IOU x 16, HDD x 64, PCI-E x 128,

DAT x2.

2.52 64 38.71 41.06 139356

2.88 64 39.72 42.13 142992

Updates of the SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Overview Guide

The following information supersedes the information in the SPARC Enterprise
M8000/M9000 Servers Overview Guide.

Electrical Specifications

TABLE 3-1 Power consumption Examples

Item M8000 M9000

Base cabinet only Base cabinet + expansion cabinet

Ambient temperature 25 °C 25 °C 25 °C

Configuration

CMU :

4816

*

2.52GHz CPU x 4,
4GB DIMM x 32

IOU :

4816

73GB HDD x 4,
PCIe card x 8

†

Power consumption

*. 10Watt PCIe cards are installed.
†. These power consumptions are just samples. You can see higher power consumption values depending on characteristics of your

workload.

7.48 kW 14.64 kW 29.96 kW

Information About Hardware 25

Cabinet Stabilization Measures

Vibration-proof bracket

order number: CA06620-H901

By specifying the above, you can issue an order to get the following four kinds of
parts. (You should order the bolt separately.)

■ Fixing bracket: C230-4130-X514 (x4)

■ Bushing: C230-4080-X003 (x4)

■ Metal washer: F6-WB12-121 (x4)

■ Metal washer: F6-WM12-121 (x4)

Bolt: F6-B12-***121 (Bolt diameter: M12)

***= Bolt length (mm)
The bolt length must be specified here.

Note – Consult with the company that constructed the building because the length

depends on the structure of the building.

Vibration-proof feet

order number: CA06620-H902

By specifying the above, you can issue an order to get the following parts. (You
should order the bolt separately.)

■ F6-DA6G (x4)

Change this board leg (height adjustment leg) to the "F6-DA6G" and tighten the bolt
from under the floor.

Bolt diameter: M20

Bolt length: 15 mm + floor thickness

26 SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Product Notes for XCP Version 1092 • April 2010

Note – Consult with the company that constructed the building because the length

depends on the structure of the building.

Information About Hardware 27

Information About Software

This section describes the special instructions and the issues about the SPARC
Enterprise M8000/M9000 servers software.

■ “Active Directory and LDAP/SSL” on page 28

■ “XCP Issues and Workarounds” on page 31

■ “Solaris OS Issues and Workarounds” on page 50

■ “Software Documentation Updates” on page 69

■ “Identifying Degraded Memory in a System” on page 73

■ “Identifying Different Memory Sizes in a System Board” on page 73

■ “Identifying Permanent Memory in a Target Board” on page 75

Active Directory and LDAP/SSL

The XCP 1091 release introduces support for the Active Directory
LDAP/SSL features.

■ Active Directory is a distributed directory service from Microsoft

Like an LDAP directory service, it is used to authenticate users.

■ LDAP/SSL offers enhanced security to LDAP users by way of Secure Socket

Layer (SSL) technology. It uses LDAP directory service to authenticate users.

Note – For security reasons, XSCF uses only LDAP over SSL protocol (LDAPS) to

communicate with an Active Directory server or an LDAP/SSL server.

*1. Microsoft and Active Directory are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in

the United States and/or other countries.

28 SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Product Notes for XCP Version 1092 • April 2010

®*1

and

®*1

Corporation.

Active Directory and LDAP/SSL each provides both authentication of user
credentials and authorization of the user access level to networked resources. They
use authentication to verify the identity of users before they can access system
resources, and to grant specific access privileges to users in order to control their
rights to access networked resources.

User privileges are either configured on XSCF or learned from a server based on
each user's group membership in a network domain. A user can belong to more than
one group. User domain is the authentication domain used to authenticate a user.
Active Directory authenticates users in the order in which the users' domains are
configured.

Once authenticated, user privileges can be determined in the following ways:

■ In the simplest case, user’s privileges are determined directly through the Active

Directory or LDAP/SSL configuration on the XSCF. There is a defaultrole
parameter for both Active Directory and LDAP/SSL. If this parameter is
configured or set, all users authenticated via Active Directory or LDAP/SSL are
assigned privileges set in this parameter. Setting up users in an Active Directory
or LDAP/SSL server requires only a password with no regard to group
membership.

■ If the defaultrole parameter is not configured or set, user privileges are learned

from the Active Directory or LDAP/SSL server based on the user’s group
membership. On XSCF, the group parameter must be configured with the
corresponding group name from the Active Directory or LDAP/SSL server. Each
group has privileges associated with it which are configured on the XSCF. A
user’s group membership is used to determine the user’s privileges once
authenticated.

Three types of groups can be configured: administrator, operator, and custom. To
configure an administrator or operator group, only group name is required.

An administrator group has platadm, useradm, and auditadm privileges
associated with it. An operator group has platop, and auditop privileges
associated with it. To configure a custom group, both group name and privileges are
required. For each type of group, up to five groups can be configured. A user
assigned to more than one group receives the sum of all privileges associated with
those groups.

To support these new features, two new configuration screens (Active Directory
and LDAP/SSL) have been added to the Settings menu of the XSCF Web. Remote
users can log in and use the XCSF Web once they have been authenticated by Active
Directory or LDAP/SSL.

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Note – If you are an Active Directory or LDAP/SSL user, do not upload a public

key. If one has already been uploaded, use the following command to delete it:
XSCF> setssh -c delpubkey -a -u proxyuser
If you are an Active Directory or LDAP/SSL user, be sure to log in to the XSCF
network through the SSH service by the authentication not with the user public key
but with the password.

Configuring XSCF for Active Directory Support

The commands setad(8) and showad(8) let you set and view the Active Directory
configuration from the command line.

By default, Active Directory support is disabled. To enable Active Directory support,
use the following command:

XSCF> setad enable

To disable Active Directory support, use the following command:

XSCF> setad disable

To show if Active Directory support is enabled or disabled, enter:

XSCF> showad

Use the setad(8) command with its various parameters to configure Active
Directory. For example, you can use it to set up one primary and five alternate
Active Directory servers, assign group names and privileges, configure a particular
user domain, control logging of diagnostic messages, and more. User domain can be
configured explicitly through the setad userdomain command on XSCF, or
entered at login prompt using the form, user@domain.

See the setad(8) and showad(8) man pages, and the note about these commands in

TABLE 13.

Configuring XSCF for LDAP/SSL Support

The commands setldapssl(8) and showldapssl(8) let you set and view
LDAP/SSL configuration from the command line. These commands do for
LDAP/SSL what the setad(8) and showad(8) commands do for Active Directory,
and support many of the same parameters.

For more information, see the setldapssl(8) and showldapssl(8) man pages.

30 SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Product Notes for XCP Version 1092 • April 2010

Notes on User Account Name and UID

If the Service Processor is configured to use Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
(LDAP), Active Directory, or LDAP/SSL for user account data, the user name and
UID (if specified) must not already be in use locally or in LDAP, Active Directory, or
LDAP/SSL.

New proxyuser System Account

To support Active Directory and LDAP/SSL, this release features a new system
account named proxyuser. Verify that no user account of that name already exists.
If one does, use the deleteuser(8) command to remove it, then reset XSCF before
using the Active Directory or LDAP/SSL feature.

XCP Issues and Workarounds

This section contains information about XCP issues. TABLE 4 , TAB LE 5, and TABL E 6 list
issues you might encounter, depending upon which XCP release you are using.

Known Issues and Workarounds in XCP 1092

TABLE 4 lists known XCP issues and possible workarounds in XCP 1092.

TABLE 4 Known Issues and Workarounds in XCP 1092

ID Description Workaround

RTIF1­070914-025

RTIF1­071116-001

When you execute XCP Sync on the Firmware
Update page, after 15 minutes, the error
message "Another flashupdate is now

processing" or "The page cannot be
displayed" may appear.

DR operations might fail (with a misleading
message regarding the board being
unavailable for DR) after the addfru(8) or
replceafru(8) command have been used for
active replacement. This happens when the
active replacement is done without the
diagnostic test in the maintenance menu.

No workaround is available. However, the
XCP Sync process has been continuously
executed. Check the XSCF update completion
message on the monitoring message to confirm
the completion of Sync process.

Do not fail to execute the diagnosis in the
maintenance menu of the addfru(8) or
replacefru(8) command. In case of missing
the diagnostic test in the maintenance menu of
the addfru(8) or the replacefru(8)
command, execute the testsb(8) command or
delete the CPU/memory board unit using the

deletefru(8) command and then retry the
addfru(8) command.

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TABLE 4 Known Issues and Workarounds in XCP 1092 (Continued)

ID Description Workaround

RTIF1­071126-002

When the server is being installed, and the
mainline switch is turned on for the first time,
these error messages might be displayed:

PSU shortage

XSCF watchdog timeout
XSCFU hang-up is detected

Turn off the system AC power, then turn it on
again.

When the error log is displayed again, turn off
the system AC power, then turn it on again. To
turn on the system power that you turned off,
wait at least 30 seconds before power-on.

XSCF process down detected

RTIF1­080725-001

In setsnmp addv3traphost, when the
authentication failed due to the reasons such
as the trap host not working, or the wrong
user name or password, the subsequent SNMP

No workaround is available.
Confirm that the SNMP trap host is working

and re-execute the setsnmp(8) command
using the correct user name.

traps will not be notified.

RTIF1­080725-002

When the SNMPv3 trap has been set, after the
watchdog timeout occurred in XSCF and XSCF

Reset the XSCF.

reset, the subsequent SNMP traps will not be
notified.

RTIF1­081225-001

In the settimezone -c adddst command,
when you set eight or more letters to the
abbreviation of time zone and the name of

Specify the abbreviation of time zone and the
name of Daylight Saving Time in seven letters

or less.
Daylight Saving Time, execution of the
showlogs command induces a segmentation
fault and results in an error.

RTIF1­090108-003

Date and time of the Last Update which
displayed on the XSCF Web may not be

Please refresh the display.

updated.

RTIF1­090427-005

When you use the setpasswordpolicy(8)
command and set "9999999999" (10 digits) in

No workaround is available.

Use XSCF Web.
Different Characters, the

showpasswordpolicy(8) command displays
"-1."

RTIF1­090731-001

While a DIMM correctable error (CE) has been
occurred, when XSCF failover is started, a

This error log can be safely ignored.

message "XSCFU hang-up is detected"
might appear in the error log.

RTIF1­100331-001

When you use the sethttps(8) command to
create the self CA (Certificate Authority) or a

When you create the self CA or a CSR, do not

specify only spaces in the e-mail operand.
CSR with specifying only spaces (for example,
" ") in the e-mail operand, the HTTPS function
might be disabled after XSCF reset.

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TABLE 4 Known Issues and Workarounds in XCP 1092 (Continued)

ID Description Workaround

RTIF1­100331-002

When you start up a domain from a disk that
is connected to the 8Gbps fibre channel card
(SE0X7F21F, SE0X7F22F) and if it is unable to
start the domain due to causes such as disk
failure, an error log of "FRU: /UNSPECIFIED"
might be registered.

No workaround is available.

XCP Issues Fixed in XCP 1092

TABLE 5 lists XCP issues fixed in XCP 1092.

TABLE 5 XCP Issues Fixed in XCP 1092

ID Description Workaround

RTIF1­090427-004

RTIF1­090824-001

RTIF1­091021-001

RTIF1­091109-002

In the setting of the LDAP server, the number
of characters which can be specified differs
between XSCF Web and XSCF Shell. On XSCF
Web, you can enter up to 128 characters.

The XSCF might go down and require a
reboot, or you might see console error
messages and a core dump
(ereport.chassis.software.core) when
one of these conditions occurs:

• A local account has been created with a user
ID explicitly assigned to a value larger than
65536 (adduser -u uid).

• An LDAP account has been used that has a
UID value larger than 65536.

While Active Directory is enabled, if you log in
to XSCF using the user name that registered in
the Active Directory server, the
showconsolepath(8) command displays not
the log-in user name but "proxyuser."

In XSCF, a host route cannot be set. When you
use the setroute(8) command and set the
netmask to 255.255.255.255, it returns an
invalid parameter.

To set 129 characters or more, use XSCF Shell.

Use only user accounts with a user ID (UID)
value between 100 and 60000. This is the range
of auto-assigned UIDs for the XSCF command
adduser(8).

No workaround is available.

To set a host route, do not specify the netmask
(-m option).

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TABLE 5 XCP Issues Fixed in XCP 1092 (Continued)

ID Description Workaround

RTIF1­091109-003

RTIF1­091109-004

RTIF1­091105-001

When you use the setnameserver(8)
command or the DNS setting of XSCF Web to
register the DNS server or the search path, you
can specify two or more same IP address
values or domain names.

However, when you specify two or more same
IP address values or domain names to delete
all the DNS servers or the search paths which
are same, it returns an invalid parameter.

When you start up a domain from a disk
connected to the 8-Gbps fibre channel card
(SE0X7F21F, SE0X7F22F), if you fail to specify
the correct device path, an error log with no
message might be registered.

In the same way, when you start up a domain
from a disk connected to the 8-Gbps fibre
channel card (SE0X7F21F, SE0X7F22F), even if
the domain cannot be started due to reasons
such as disk failure, the error log might not be
registered.

The loadcert console operand is missing in
the usage of the setad(8) command and the
setldapssl(8) command.

To delete all the DNS servers or the search
paths which are same, specify just one
corresponding address or domain name.

In doing so, all the DNS servers or the search
paths which are same will be deleted. Register
the data again as needed.

No workaround is available.

For how to use the loadcert console
operand of the setad(8) command and the
setldapssl(8) command, see the man page.

XCP Issues Fixed in Releases Earlier Than XCP 1092

TABLE 6 lists XCP issues that have been fixed in releases earlier than XCP 1092.

TABLE 6 XCP Issues Fixed in Releases Earlier Than XCP 1092

ID Description Workaround

RTIF1­070418-004

RTIF1­070418-005

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All domains must be powered off before
upgrading the XCP firmware.

If you log in to the XSCF while it is still
booting, you may get a bash$ prompt instead
of the XSCF> prompt, and be unable to
perform most operations.

Power off domains before using the
flashupdate(8) command to upgrade XCP
firmware.

Log out of the bash$ prompt and wait for the
XSCF to finish booting.

TABLE 6 XCP Issues Fixed in Releases Earlier Than XCP 1092 (Continued)

ID Description Workaround

RTIF1­070418-009

While XSCF is running, a process may go
down, a watchdog timeout may occur, or a
hang-up may occur. After this, XSCF may
reset.

Check that XSCF is started. If there is XSCF
unit which is not started, execute the
replacefru(8) command, and then uninstall
the XSCF unit and install it again. Or stop all
the domains and then execute the system
power off/on (AC OFF/ON). To turn on the
system power that you turned off, wait at least
30 seconds before power-on.

RTIF1­070418-010

RTIF1­070418-011

The showdomainstatus -a command shows
domain status as Powered Off, but the
showboards -a command shows the domain
is testing.

Some commands that update configuration
data take a relatively long time to execute.

Use the showboards command to check the
status of domain power.

The showdomainstatus command takes a
longer time to show the correct status.

Do not cancel set* commands. They appear to
hang, but eventually complete in about 30
seconds.

RTIF1­070418-012

RTIF1­070418-020

The fault (memory.block.ue) is encountered
and reported periodically.

When using the XSCF Web to import a
firmware image, if the image is corrupted (for
example, if the browser window is closed
during import), the flashupdate command

An uncorrectable error exists in a DIMM and
the DIMM should be replaced.

Use the command getflashimage -d to
delete the corrupted image. If necessary, reboot
the XSCF Unit, then use the flashupdate
command again to clear the internal error.

might later report an internal error.
CR ID 6537996 is similar.

RTIF1­070418-021

Attempting to move a COD board using the
moveboard(8) command might fail.

Use the deleteboard(8) and addboard(8)
commands instead of the moveboard(8)
command.

RTIF1­070418-022

The XSCF firmware monitors itself and if it
detects any anomolies, it will force a reset.

Allow the XSCF Unit to finish resetting. It will
return to normal operation within
approximately 5 minutes.

RTIF1­070418-023

Using the rebootxscf(8) command may
result in a process down error, and possibly an

Ignore this event.

FMA event with MSG ID SCF-8005-NE.

RTIF1­070418-025

RTIF1­070528-001

showaudit all shows a long list of defaults
in the policy section after the database is
cleared.

When you have updated the /etc/ttydefs
file of Solaris to disable the console flow

Update the database with the following:

setaudit -a opl=enable
setaudit -a opl=default

No workaround is available.

control, you cannot disable the console flow
control on the telnet via a server.

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TABLE 6 XCP Issues Fixed in Releases Earlier Than XCP 1092 (Continued)

ID Description Workaround

RTIF1­070528-002

While XSCF is running, watchdog timeout
may occur and XSCF may reboot.

Check that XSCF is started. If not started, stop
all the domains and then execute the system
power off/on (AC OFF/ON). To turn on the
system power that you turned off, wait at least
30 seconds before power-on.

RTIF1­070802-001

RTIF1­070823-001

When connected to telnet, the login or the
password prompt doesn't appear.

Using the XSCF Web, when you selected SSH
on the snapshot screen, the maximum number
of character input for Host, Directory, ID, and

Disconnect the telnet session and try again.

To specify the value which exceeds the
maximum number of character input for the

XSCF Web, use XSCF Shell.
Password doesn't correspond to the maximum
number of character input on the XSCF Shell.

RTIF1­070823-002

When you display the Logical tree on the
XSCF Web, there may be multiple displays of
the same domain, depending on the domain
configuration.

On the Menu, select System Board

Configuration and refer to the domain

configuration from XSB Status (All). Or use the

showboards(8) command to refer to the

domain configuration.

RTIF1­070823-003

When you display the Logical tree on the
XSCF Web, the hardware configuration of CPU
or memory which assigned to the domain
appears differently from the actual domain

On the Menu, select Device Status to refer to

the domain hardware configuration. Or use the

showdevices(8) command to refer to the

domain hardware configuration.
configuration.

RTIF1­070824-001

When remote power control mode of
interlocking mechanism for power supply to
domain, is enabled, after XSCF Unit is

After XSCF Unit is replaced, configures the

RCI again and sets the remote power control

mode.
replaced, the interlocking for power supply by
RCI cannot work.

RTIF1­070824-002

RTIF1­070824-003

On the XSCF Web, when you select Domain
Mode Configuration to perform various
settings, the pop-up screen may not appear but
"Undefined" may be displayed on the screen.

On the XSCF Web, while the XCP import is in
process from the Firmware Update screen,

Select Domain Mode Configuration one more

time and perform the settings. Or once

terminate the XSCF Web and then perform the

settings.

None available at this time.

when you execute the REFRESH button, the
pop-up of "Uploading Now!" disappears and
the XCP import terminates abnormally.

RTIF1­070824-004

On the XSCF Web, on the Domain Status
screen, when you select an XSB displayed on

None available at this time.

the Domain Component List, and in case the
selected XSB is not yet mounted or is Uni-XSB,
the pop-up screen displays no data.

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TABLE 6 XCP Issues Fixed in Releases Earlier Than XCP 1092 (Continued)

ID Description Workaround

RTIF1­070824-005

On the XSCF Web, when you changed the
Refresh Interval value of the Monitor Message

Ignore the pop-up and close the screen.

Frame, the invalid pop-up "Confirmation
Domain mode" may appear.

RTIF1­070824-006

On the tab browser, to the same host, when
you perform multiple log-in with the user

When you use the tab browser, do not perform

multiple log-in to the same host.
accounts of different user privileges, the user
privilege of the last log-in user account will be
applied to those pages which you've already
logged in.

RTIF1­070824-007

When you change configuration on the XSCF
Web, if you select cancel on the confirmation

From the Menu, select the original

configuration page again.
dialog or perform forced close, the original
configuration page may be unavailable.

RTIF1­070824-008

On the Domain Configuration screen, when
you select an undefined Domain ID, the

None available at this time.

Configuration Policy remains as the content
which previously displayed.

RTIF1­070824-011

While using Firefox 2, in the Configuration
policy setting on the Domain Configuration

From the Menu, select the Domain

Configuration page again.
screen, when you specify a domain which is in
operation, an error display pop-up appears.
When you click on the Back button on this
error display pop-up and click on the Cancel
button on the inquiry screen to re-display the
data, the system remains in the error message
screen.

RTIF1­070904-001

CLIs executed in Standby XSCF should display
"Permission denied".

Only the following CLIs can be executed on

the Standby XSCF: snapshot(8),

switchscf(8).

Do not attempt to run any other CLI on the

Standby XSCF. Such attempts will report

various errors.

RTIF1­070904-002

When the snapshot CLI attempts to write to a
USB stick that has write protect set results in

Do not attempt to use write-protected USB

devices for collecting snapshot.
an I/O error.

RTIF1­070904-003

An incorrect domain state is reported. After
the command sendbreak(8) to domain is
issued, showdomainstatus(8) continues to
show the state as "Running" when the domain
is actually at "ok" prompt.

No workaround is available. This is expected

behavior of the sendbreak(8) operation.

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TABLE 6 XCP Issues Fixed in Releases Earlier Than XCP 1092 (Continued)

ID Description Workaround

RTIF1­070904-005

Time can't be synchronized with the NTP
server.

Check the stratum value of the NTP server.
The stratum value of XSCF is "5." The NTP

server which the XSCF refers to must be a
server on which the stratum value is smaller
than 5. When you changed the NTP server to
refer to, reboot the XSCF.

When the stratum value has been set correctly
and the time can't be synchronized, use the
showntp(8) command to check the jitter value
to be displayed.

If this value is large, please reboot the XSCF.

RTIF1­070904-006

While executing the domain power-on,
domain reset or DR, in case the XSCF reset
occurred, the process may be aborted in some

Execute the domain reset one more time, or
power off the domain and then power on
again.

or all of the XSB.

RTIF1­070912-001

If an invalid SMTP server is configured, a
subsequent attempt to disable email service
(using the setemailreport CLI) may block
for up to 30 minutes.

Wait for the CLI to complete. The rest of the
system will function normally during this
time.

• The CLI can also be aborted by ^C. Note
that the operation (disabling emailreport) is
completed, even if ^C is used.

• showemailreport can be used to confirm
that the service has been disabled.

RTIF1­070914-001

While executing the firmware update by using
the flashupdate(8) command or BUI, when
the import of XCP executed by using the

Do not execute the import of XCP by using the
getflashimage(8) command or BUI, while

executing the firmware update.
getflashimage(8) command or BUI, the
firmware update aborts.

RTIF1­070914-002

When the XSCF switching performed, the
monitor message doesn't show the number of

Execute the

showhardconf(8) command to

refer to the state of XSCFU.
XSCFU which turned Active.

RTIF1­070914-003

When the XSCF switching performed, there
may be "SCF: Board control error

No workaround is available.

This message can be safely ignored.
(DMA timeout)" stored in the error log.

RTIF1­070914-005

On the XSCF Web, when using Internet
Explorer 7, on the User Accounts screen, User

None available at this time.

Local Accounts doesn't show the Status of each
user.

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TABLE 6 XCP Issues Fixed in Releases Earlier Than XCP 1092 (Continued)

ID Description Workaround

RTIF1­070914-006

When you set the XSCF user account name to
the maximum 32 characters, you can log in,

Use up to 31 characters to set the XSCF user

account name.
but then, when you execute the XSCF Shell or
operate the XSCF Web, "Permission
denied" occurs.

RTIF1­070914-007

On the XSCF Web, when you use Internet
Explorer and select Log Archives, the Status of

None available at this time.

Log Archiving screen doesn't show the status
information.

RTIF1­070914-008

On the XSCF Web, when you select POP or
SMTP-auth on the SMTP screen to enter

None available at this time.

Password, the input value doesn't appear as
"*".

RTIF1­070914-009

On the XSCF Web, when selected POP or
SMTP-auth on the SMTP screen, the setting

None available at this time.

can be done while the input field remains
blank. And despite the setting done, the past
setting data appears.

RTIF1­070914-010

On the XSCF Web, on the SNMPv3 Security
Settings screen, when you select Add User or

When you set the SNMP User with 16 digits or

more, use the showsnmpusm(8) command.
Copy User of the SNMP User-Based Security
Model (USM), the Create or Copy User screen
appears as a pop-up. On this screen, when you
set the SNMP User with 16 digits or more, it
will be registered correctly but the web
browser screen displays up to 15 digits.

RTIF1­070914-011

On the XSCF Web, on the SNMPv3 Security
Settings screen, when you select Change

Do not fail to set Confirm Password which is a

field must be entered.
Password of the SNMP User-Based Security
Model (USM), the Change Password screen
appears as a pop-up. On this screen, despite
the "Confirm Password" is a field which must
be entered, it is not displayed with the note "*
Indicates require field."

RTIF1­070914-012

On the XSCF Web, on the SNMP-Properties
screen, when you don't select Trap Host and

None available at this time.

execute the Remove button, the invalid
message "The trap host will be
removed" appears as a pop-up. And when you
select OK on the pop-up screen, the invalid
message "Remove trap host failed.
setsnmp: invalid trap type" appears.

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TABLE 6 XCP Issues Fixed in Releases Earlier Than XCP 1092 (Continued)

ID Description Workaround

RTIF1­070914-013

On the XSCF Web, on the Audit-Properties
screen, when you execute the Add Policy

Set the correct user name or execute the Cancel

button to close the pop-up screen.
button, the Set User Policy appears as a pop­up. On this screen, when you specified a user
name which is not registered in XSCF and an
input error resulted, the value entered won't
be cleared though you execute the Reset
button to clear the specified user name.

RTIF1­070914-014

On the XSCF Web, when you use a user
account without an appropriate privilege to

None available at this time.

select Snapshot, set the parameters of Start
time or End time and execute the Download
button, it doesn't result in a privilege error but
the parameter error will be displayed.

RTIF1­070914-015

On the XSCF Web, when you select User
Manager to add the user account, the user

To specify a user name of 20 characters or

more, use the adduser(8) command.
name to be specified is limited up to 20
characters.

RTIF1­070914-016

On the XSCF Web, when you select LDAP to
perform the LDAP configuration, if you
execute Save while the LDAP Search Timeout

Since "0" is an invalid value in the LDAP

Search Timeout, do not fail to set a value other

than 0.
remains as its default value "0," it results in
"LDAP Configuration Update Failed.

Save LDAP Configuration Data
failed," and the setting can't be stored.

RTIF1­070914-017

On the XSCF Web, when you select LDAP and
input the LDAP Search Timeout with a value
which exceeds the maximum 2147483647

None available at this time. The maximum

2147483647 seconds will be set to the LDAP

Search Timeout.
seconds, it doesn't result in parameter error.

RTIF1­070914-018

On the XSCF Web, when you use a user
account without an appropriate privilege to
select LDAP and execute the Delete button, it

The configuration is not deleted. To show the

configuration information again, select LDAP

from the Menu.
results in a privilege error but the
configuration information which has been
displayed will be cleared and seems as if
deleted.

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TABLE 6 XCP Issues Fixed in Releases Earlier Than XCP 1092 (Continued)

ID Description Workaround

RTIF1­070914-019

The CLI 'showldap -c' (which displays
current LDAP certificates) will show proper
data only when used with the same user

Use the same user account for all LDAP
display or configuration operations, for both

CLI and XSCF Web.
account that had originally provided certificate
information using 'setldap -c'. Any other
user account will generate "Permission
denied" error. Similarly, the XSCF Web’s
LDAP Configuration pop-up screen will
display no data, when a different user account
is used.

RTIF1­070914-020

On the User Account setting page on the User
Manager screen, after the password change

To change the password, select User Manager

on the Menu again.
resulted in "Change Password Error,"
when you click on the REFRESH button, there
appears the error message "No user. The
request is aborted."

RTIF1­070914-021

During the OpenBoot PROM process, when
you power off the domain, the error log of

This error log can be safely ignored.

Domain hang-up detected (level3)
may be registered.

RTIF1­070914-023

When you specify the domain ID or XSB
number which are not supported on the

To specify the available domain ID or XSB

number on the machine.
machine, there appears the parameter error
message.

RTIF1­070914-024

When you display the physical tree on the
XSCF Web, the warning mark is displayed on

None available at this time.

the link card for External I/O expansion unit.

RTIF1­070914-026

RTIF1­070915-001

The XSCFU cannot act as a reliable NTP source
for domains.

On the Domain Configuration screen, when
you newly define the Domain Component List,

All domains should be configured to use a

NTP source other than the XSCFU.

When you define the Domain Component List,

use CLI.
the parameter error may be displayed.

RTIF1­071011-001

When the server is being installed, and the
mainline switch is turned on for the first time,

Turn off the system AC power, then turn it on

again.
these error messages might be displayed:

XSCFU hang-up is detected
XSCF process down detected
DB synchronization timeout

RTIF1­071102-001

The XSCF firmware monitors itself and if it
detects any inconsistencies, it forces an XSCF
reboot.

No workaround is available. Allow the XSCF

Unit to finish rebooting. It returns to normal

operation within approximately 5 minutes.

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ID Description Workaround

RTIF1­071102-002

RTIF1­071116-003

RTIF1­071116-004

The snmp daemon might quit. To restart the snmp daemon, issue the

command setsnmp enable.

Using the XSCF Web, when you selected COD,
codusage details cannot be displayed correctly.

When Internet Explorer 7 browser is used, the
License key deletion cannot be executed on the
BUI COD page.

Use showcodusage(8) command to display
the codusage.

Use deletecodlicense(8) command to
delete a license key. Or use other browsers:

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0

• Firefox 2.0 or later

• Netscape Navigator 7.1 or later

RTIF1­071116-005

While system power on, when the XSCF
switching performed by switchscf(8)

No workaround is available. This message can

be safely ignored.
command, PANIC might be generated in XSCF
before it switches, and "SHUTDOWN timeout"
may be stored in the error log.

RTIF1­071116-006

While XSCF is running, error message of
"hang-up is detected" might be displayed
to XSCF console, and XSCF may reboot.

Check that XSCF is started. If not started, use

the rebootxscf(8) command to restart XSCF,

or stop all the domains and then execute the

system power off/on (AC OFF/ON). To turn

on the system power that you turned off, wait

at least 30 seconds before power-on.

RTIF1­071129-001

If the following message is displayed on XSCF
console, the XSCF might not start:

Replace the XSCF Unit.

dbs[xxx]: ERR: scdb_init_all(): xx,
No space left on device

In addition, this error log might be be
registered:

XSCF process down detected

RTIF1­071129-002

When performing XSCF Shell commands
remotely using SSH on the remote-control

None available at this time.

device, the following messages might be
displayed:

stty: standard input: Invalid
argument

RTIF1­071129-003

An error log cannot be registered in XSCF
when the following message is displayed on

No workaround is available.

Solaris OS by the I/O error:
SUNW-MSG-ID: SUN4-8000-4P, TYPE:

Fault

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TABLE 6 XCP Issues Fixed in Releases Earlier Than XCP 1092 (Continued)

ID Description Workaround

RTIF1­071129-004

The following messages are displayed and you
might not boot Solaris OS:

• Abnormal OpenBoot environment

Confirm the OpenBoot PROM environment
variable. If the variable has errors, set the
variable again.

variable Boot process failed

• ERROR: Invalid token '' FATAL:
NVRAM contents corrupt;
Reinitializing NVRAM parameters.

RTIF1­071227-001

In XSCF, write of date and time may become
an error. When the domain powered on, the

Execute the rebootxscf(8) command to

restart XSCF.
following message may appear and the
domain may fail to be powered on.

Poweron canceled due to invalid
system date and time.

RTIF1­071227-002

When the showhardconf(8) command
executed in an environment with the External
I/O Expansion Unit, the showhardconf(8)

Press Ctrl-C to terminate the

showhardconf(8) command and execute the

showhardconf(8) command again.

command may appear as if hang up.

RTIF1­071227-003

When a non-existent device name specified to
the Boot device path and resulted in the OS
Boot error, the status of I/O unit may become
"Degraded."

Specify the correct device name to the Boot

device path.

When the status of I/O unit became

"Degraded," replace the I/O unit.

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TABLE 6 XCP Issues Fixed in Releases Earlier Than XCP 1092 (Continued)

ID Description Workaround

RTIF1­080313-001

When you set XSCF as the NTP server of the
domain, following message may appear on the
domain console at the domain start and you
may fail to perform time synchronization.

ntpdate[xx]: no server suitable for

synchronization

Perform either one of the following
workarounds depending on the mode which
has been set in the xntpd of the domain.

Note - In case of step mode, the time correction
induces the time step. When the time step
occurred, it may affect the applications
running on the domain.

•In case of step mode:
Specify the -w option to execute the
ntpdate(1M) command. Until it succeeds in
synchronizing with the NTP server, the
ntpdate command retry continues at
regular intervals. In the retries, the message
which indicates that it failed to synchronize
with the NTP server can be safely ignored.
When the synchronization completed, the
time will be corrected to the time of the NTP
server.

•In case of slew mode:
Execute the ntpdate(1M) command
without specifying the -w option. In slew
mode, the time variance from the NTP
server will be corrected at 0.5 ms/second
intervals. The message which indicates that
it failed to synchronize with the NTP server
can be safely ignored. Before the time
completely corrected, there remains a time
variance between the NTP server and the
domain.

RTIF1­080325-001

When you turn on AC power, or when you
execute the rebootxscf(8) or switchscf(8)
command, either of the following situations
may occur.

• Following error message gets registered in
the error log, the status becomes Faulted,
and the standby XSCF becomes unable to
start.

Device error on serial
interconnection between XSCFUs

• You become unable to log in to XSCF and
your press on the POWER switch on the

Before turning on AC power, or executing the
rebootxscf(8) or switchscf(8) command,
please confirm that XSCF LAN has been
correctly connected and linked up.

In case the situation in question occurred,
please take either of the following actions.

•Use the replacefru(8) command to
reattach the standby XSCF unit.

• Turn off the power of all domains and then
execute the system power off/on. To turn on
the power that you turned off, wait at least
30 seconds before power-on.

operator panel can't turn on the power.

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TABLE 6 XCP Issues Fixed in Releases Earlier Than XCP 1092 (Continued)

ID Description Workaround

RTIF1­080404-001

Following a dynamic reconfiguration
operation using the XSCF commands
deleteboard(8) and addboard(8), you might
see I/O channel degradation, resulting in error
messages and entries in the corresponding
ereport.

The MSG-ID assigned to the error displayed
and the actual behavior may not be consistent,
and reset or degradation may not occur.
Contact a qualified service engineer and give
the error code that displayed by using the
showlogs error command.

If you run into this problem, the fmdump(8)
command will report the following error by
mistake:

ereport.chassis.SPARCEnterprise.
asic.ioc.ch.leaf.fe

RTIF1­080404-002

When you use the command setsnmpusm
passwd to set a password, if you set a

Always set a password of at least eight

characters.
password of fewer than eight characters, a
segmentation fault occurs.

RTIF1­080512-001

When you specify "localhost" to the
hostname of the sethostname(8) command

Do not specify "localhost" to the hostname of

the sethostname(8) command.
and reset XSCF by using the
applynetwork(8) and the rebootxscf(8)
commands, a process goes down in XSCF.

RTIF1­080512-002

When the NTP setting are enabled, a message
as follows may appear on the XSCF console.

This message can be safely ignored.

No workaround is available.
Output sample:

-xx.xxx.xxx.xxx mode 4 code 1 auth
0 clock_filter: n 8 off -0.000310
del 0.001300 dsp 0.001158 jit

0.000172, age 0 clock_update: at
637535 assoc 2 local_clock:
assocID 54190 offset -0.000309657
freq -9.765 state 4

...

RTIF1­080512-003

To a domain which is in Quad-XSB
configuration, when you perform active
addition of PCI cards and then restart the

Do not perform active addition of PCI cards.

When you failed in active addition of PCI

cards, stop the domain to add on the cards.
domain, active addition of PCI cards may
become unavailable afterwards.

RTIF1­080520-001

RTIF1­080526-001

BUI Domain Operation page mistakes the
operation demand for Domain 8 or 9, and it
issues it to DID#00 wrongly.

When the system is stressed with many faults,
the fmd process on the service processor might

Do not perform active addition of PCI cards.

When you failed in active addition of PCI

cards, stop the domain to add on the cards.

Reboot the service processor using the XSCF

command rebootxscf(8).
hang. Once this happens, fma commands on
the service processor can fail or hang.

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TABLE 6 XCP Issues Fixed in Releases Earlier Than XCP 1092 (Continued)

ID Description Workaround

RTIF1­080620-001

The SNMP-trap not notified in the event that
the power cable of the server got unplugged

No workaround is available.

accidentally.

RTIF1­080725-003

RTIF1­080725-004

RTIF1­080808-001

RTIF1­081006-001

RTIF1­081006-002

RTIF1­081006-004

RTIF1­081006-005

RTIF1­081006-006

The initial value that set with the
setdomparam set-defaults option differs
from the initial value of OpenBoot PROM.

parameters current value expected value

diag-level none(0x00) min(0x20)
auto-boot? false(0x00) true(0xff)

After set the Daylight Saving Time by using
the XSCF shell, XSCF Web does not show the
correct time in the Logs menu.

On the cluster system using the
PRIMECLUSTER software, when there are 10
or more RCI units, the RCI busy status may be
temporarily unreleased and output the
following syslog message:

SA_pprcir.so to test host host_name
failed

The error log "XSCF FMEM write error"
recorded and the firmware update might fail.

In the setemailreport(8) command, when
you specified over 255 characters in the SMTP
address, an error results.

During the firmware update, there might be
the following output message and a XSCF
panic might occur.

kernel BUG in jffs2_do_read_inode
at fs/jffs2/readinode.c:XXX!

The network configuration on the XSCF Web
does not support the function equivalent to the
setnetwork -r comand. And when you
specified localhost or localdomain to the host
name or the domain name, the error message
"SessionID has expired" appears.

The panic log on the XSCF Web might not be
displayed from the top of the message.

In the OpenBoot PROM prompt (ok>), execute
the set-defaults command to restore the
OpenBootPROM environmental variables to
the initial value.

No workaround is available.
Use the showlogs(8) command of the XSCF

shell.

Refer to the manual of the PRIMECLUSTER
software to check the cluster status. If no
problem found on the status, this message can
be safely ignored. If any problem, follow the
instructions on the manual to solve the
problem.

Power off (AC OFF) the system, and power on
(AC ON) again. Then, re-execute the firmware
update.

Do not specify over 255 characters in the SMTP
address.

Reset XSCF and use the flashupdate(8)
command to retry the firmware update.

Use the setnetwork -r command on the
XSCF shell.

When the output is insufficient, execute the
showlogs panic command on the XSCF shell.

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TABLE 6 XCP Issues Fixed in Releases Earlier Than XCP 1092 (Continued)

ID Description Workaround

RTIF1­081006-007

RTIF1­081006-011

RTIF1­081016-001

The password(8) command indicates that the
[user] operand is optional but will fail if a
[user] operand is not included when other
options are specified.

SNMP trap host configuration changes are not
valid until setsnmp disable and setsnmp
enable.

Power failure at the commercial AC supply
connector to the UPS does not send

No workaround is available.

Specify the user operand to execute the

password(8) command when you specify

other options.

Modify the SNMP setting:

XSCF> setsnmp disable

XSCF> setsnmp enable

No workaround is available.

notification/send trap.

RTIF1­081016-003

In Internet Explorer 6 or 7, clicking on the
[Reset] button then the [OK] button from the
Settings->Audit->Add Policy poupup screen
will log the user out with message:

Log back into the browser interface and use

the backspace key to clear text in the ’User’

text box of the popup screen instead of using

the Reset button.

Error
Session Error
Session ID has been expired

RTIF1­081030-001

The information related to the defined LSB
cannot be displayed on XSCF Web "Domain
Configuration" page with an account which

Use the showdcl(8), addboard(8),

deleteboard(8), moveboard(8) command on

the XSCF shell.
has single domain privilege larger than DID15.
In addition, the operation for such LSB by
"XSB Config..." button cannot be performed.

RTIF1­081030-002

When the timezone other than three characters
has been set, the error logs cannot be

Use the showlogs(8) command on the XSCF

shell.
displayed on XSCF Web "Error Log" page.

In addition, XSCF Web "Panic Log" and "IPL
Message Log" pages display the date on the
table with "---".

RTIF1­081104-001

The monitor message log might not be
registered when a PCI slot error detected.

No workaround is available.

Use the showlogs error command or the

fmdump command to check the fault

information of PCI slot.

RTIF1­090108-001

The domain console may display this message:

ipsec_check_inbound_policy: Policy

This message can be safely ignored.

Failure for the incoming packet
(not secure)

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TABLE 6 XCP Issues Fixed in Releases Earlier Than XCP 1092 (Continued)

ID Description Workaround

RTIF1­090108-002

In the dual power feed system, when the
power failure and the power recovery

You need to remove and insert the power

cable.
occurred repeatedly on one line, all domains
will be forcibly powered off. And in the power
recovery from the forced power-off, a PSU
illegal configuration might be registered in the
error log and the power recovery might not be
started.

RTIF1­090108-004

When you replaced the XSCF unit by using the

replacefru(8) command, there may be the
DB synchronization timeout error log

and the replacement may fail.

Turn off all mainline switches and then turn on

again.

Or, just after the XSCF reset using the

rebootxscf(8) command, execute the

replacefru(8) command and extract and

insert the XSCF unit which failed in

replacement. If time passed after the XSCF

reset, the replacefru(8) command may fail

again. In such a case, re-execute the

rebootxscf(8) command and the subsequent

processes.

RTIF1­090115-001

When you execute the settelnet -c
disable command, the Telnet service will be

After you stopped the Telnet service, execute

the rebootxscf(8) command to reset XSCF.
stopped immediately. However, unless you
reset XSCF by using the rebootxscf(8)
command, you might fail in the subsequent
restart of the Telnet service.

RTIF1­090122-001

"Power recovery" message is output before
a PSU has recovered.

After the "Power recovery" message is

output, wait 60 seconds before removing

power from another PSU.

RTIF1­090220-001

In a system connecting multiple hosts and one
or more I/O units with RCI, the power-on

All the RCI hosts shall be powered on.

operation to one of those RCI hosts may not
power on any of the RCI I/O units.

RTIF1­090220-002

After replaced the XSCF unit, the RCI power
interlocking setting restores to its default
value.

If you have set the power interlocking to a

value other than the default, replace the XSCF

unit and then use the setpwrmode(1M)

command to set the power interlocking setting

again.

RTIF1­090427-001

Despite the normal status of ppp network
interface for the XSCF-to-Solaris OS

No workaround is available.

communication, SNMP MIB notifies abnormal
(down) status.

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TABLE 6 XCP Issues Fixed in Releases Earlier Than XCP 1092 (Continued)

ID Description Workaround

RTIF1­090427-002

After the XSCF reset or switching, you cannot
login to XSCF using the LDAP server.

No workaround is available.
Log in to active XSCF with initial account and

execute the following command to re-import
the certificate chain.

'setldap -c <remote file>'

RTIF1­090427-003

After changed the SNMP configuration, when
the XSCF switching occurred, the SNMP
function may be disabled.

No workaround is available.
In case this event occurred, the following

command may restore the function.

setsnmp disable
setsnmp disable (run "setsnmp disable"

twice)
setsnmp enable

RTIF1­090430-001

After you set https (using the self certificate
authority) by XSCF and created a web server

To set the self certificate authority, do not
specify a blank character.

certificate, https is not enabled.

RTIF1­090508-001

RTIF1­090729-001

RTIF1­091109-001

In a domain mounted with the 10 Gigabit
Ethernet card (SE0X7HE1F), when you set the
OpenBoot PROM environmental variable
diag-switch? to true, the following
warning message appears on the console; and
at the same time, "Msg: Device error
(FCode informed error)" is recorded in
the error log.

WARNING: /pci@7,700000: FCODE map­in doesn't match decoded register
type;

And when you execute the showstatus(8)
command, "Degraded" might be indicated to
the FRU which has installed the relevant card.

When you use the sethttps(8) command to
create a self-signed web server certificate, if
the number of characters specified in a
parameter exceeds 100, it might result in an
internal error and you might fail to create the
certificate.

Once domain detected a failure related to
DIMM or PCI, the error log about this detected
failure is registered every time you reset XSCF.

The entire output can be safely ignored.
To avoid these outputs, execute the following

command at the ok prompt and set the
OpenBoot PROM environmental variable

diag-switch? to false.

setenv diag-switch? false

Specify up to 100 characters in the parameter
and execute the sethttps(8) command again.

This error log can be safely ignored.

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Solaris OS Issues and Workarounds

This section contains information about Solaris OS issues. TABLE 7, TABL E 8 , TABLE 9,

TABLE 10, TA BLE 11 , and TABL E 12 list issues you might encounter, depending upon

which Solaris OS release you are using.

Solaris Issues and Workarounds for All Supported Releases

TABLE 7 lists Solaris OS issues that you might encounter in any supported release of

Solaris OS.

TABLE 7 Solaris OS Issues and Workarounds for All Supported Releases

CR ID Description Workaround

4816837 System hangs when executing parallel hot

plug operation with SP DR in suspend phase.

No workaround is available.

6449315 The Solaris OS cfgadm(1M) command does

not unconfigure a DVD drive from a domain
on a SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 server.

6459540 The DAT72 internal tape drive on a SPARC

Enterprise M8000/M9000 server may time out
during tape operations. The device might also
be identified by the system as a QIC drive.

Disable the Volume Management Daemon
(vold) before unconfiguring a DVD drive with
the cfgadm(1M) command.

To disabl e vold, stop the daemon by issuing
the command /etc/init.d/volmgt stop.
After the device has been removed or inserted,
restart the daemon by issuing the command
/etc/init.d/volmgt start.

Add the following definition to

/kernel/drv/st.conf:

tape-config-list=
"SEAGATE DAT DAT72-000",
"SEAGATE_DAT____DAT72-000",
"SEAGATE_DAT____DAT72-000";
SEAGATE_DAT____DAT72-000=

1,0x34,0,0x9639,4,0x00,0x8c,0x8c,
0x8c,3;

There are four spaces between SEAGATE DAT
and DAT72-000.

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TABLE 7 Solaris OS Issues and Workarounds for All Supported Releases (Continued)

CR ID Description Workaround

6466617 Performing a hot plug operation with the PCI-

Express slot too quickly interrupts a PCI leaf

Pause a few seconds between the issue of each
cfgadm -c command.

reset and occurs the following error:

cfgadm: Component system is busy
error

6481002 Installing the Solaris OS from the network

using certain PCI-Express cards may cause a
panic.

If you are using a Sun PCI-E Dual Gigabit
Ethernet Adapter MMF card or a Sun PCI-E
Dual Gigabit Ethernet Adapter UTP card, do
not install the Solaris using either of these
cards. Instead, use other network devices, such
as the onboard Gigabit Ethernet or another
network device.

6515648 "Replumb Failed" error appears when

dr@0:SB1::memory fails.

Once the DR operation is complete, it can be
plumbed up manually.

Example steps to re-plumb the interface
manually:

# ifconfig interface plumb xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
netmask + broadcast + up

# ifconfig interface group group-name
# ifconfig interface addif xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx

-failover deprecated up

6516135 Ap_Id format and devices may not be shown

correctly by cfgadm(1M).

6519290 Large amounts of I/O on swap devices can

cause the system to appear hung by
overwhelming the I/O system. The amount of
I/O required can be generated through a
number of ways, eg memory shortage, heavy
use of /tmp etc.

This workaround assumes that the
/etc/hostname.interface file is correctly
configured for the IPMP group and does not
need any modification. The IP addresses used
in the example above should match what was
previously used and what matches the
/etc/hostname.<interface> file.

Use the following operations to display all of
the PCI slots.

1) devfsadm (at Solaris prompt)

2) cfgadm

Set the following to /etc/system and then
reboot the domain:

set maxfastscan=0x2000

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TABLE 7 Solaris OS Issues and Workarounds for All Supported Releases (Continued)

CR ID Description Workaround

6522017 DR and ZFS may not be used in the same

domain.

Reduce the amount of kernel memory that ZFS
can allocate by setting the zfs_arc_max
parameter in the /etc/system file. The
following example sets the maximum size to
512 Mbytes.

set zfs_arc_max = 0x20000000

6529714 Warning messages occur while trying to

No workaround is available.
configure more than four X4447A-Z or
X1027A-Z1 cards into one I/O Boat.

6530753 Some of the PCI slots in the External I/O

Expansion Unit PCI slots are not displayed
during a normal boot operation.

Use one of the following operations to display

all of the PCI slots.

• boot -r (at open boot prompt)

• devfsadm -C (at Solaris prompt)

• cfgadm (twice at Solaris prompt)

6531036 The error message network

initialization failed appears

No workaround is available. This message can

be safely ignored.
repeatedly after a boot net installation.

6532215 volfs or dscp service may fail when domain is

booted.

Restart the service if the failure is observed. To

avoid the problem, issue the following

commands.

svc:/platform/sun4u/dscp:default:
Method "/lib/svc/method/svc-dscp
start" failed with exit status 95.

# svccfg -s dscp setprop

start/timeout_seconds=count: 300

# svccfg -s volfs setprop
svc:/system/filesystem/volfs:defaul

t: Method or service exit timed
out. Killing contract 59.

6537511 Bluetooth partner is hung during security tests

start/timeout_seconds=count: 300

# svcadm refresh dscp

# svcadm refresh volfs

Restart application server.
execution.

6565553
6611966
6674266

DR deleteboard(8) and moveboard(8)
operations might fail.

Example for messages on domain:

No workaround is available.

Try DR operations again.

drmach: WARNING: Device driver
failure: /pci

dcs: <xxxx> config_change_state:
Hardware specific failure:
unconfigure SB1: Device driver
failure: /pci

6588650 On occasion, the system is unable to DR after

No workaround is available.
an XSCF failover or XSCF reboot.

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TABLE 7 Solaris OS Issues and Workarounds for All Supported Releases (Continued)

CR ID Description Workaround

6589644 After added the system board by DR, when the

switching occurred on the redundant XSCF

The console can be recovered by pressing
Ctrl-q (the "Ctrl" key and the "q" key).

Units, the domain console may hang up.

6592302 Unsuccessful DR operation leaves memory

Tr y deleteboard(8) again.

partially configured.

6625734 Systems with large number of processors in a

single domain environment may have
suboptimal performance with certain
workloads.

6660168 If a ubc.piowbeue-cpu error occurs on a

domain, the Solaris Fault Management
cpumem-diagnosis module might fail, causing

Use processor sets to bind application
processes or LWPs to groups of processors.
Refer to the psrset(1M) man page for more
information.

If FMA service fails, issue the following
command on the domain to recover:

# svcadm clear fmd

an interruption in FMA service.
If this happens, you will see the following

output in the console log:

SUNW-MSG-ID: FMD-8000-2K, TYPE:

Then restart cpumem-diagnosis:

# fmadm restart cpumem-diagnosis

Defect, VER: 1, SEVERITY: Minor
EVENT-TIME: Fri Apr 4 21:41:57 PDT

2008
PLATFORM: SUNW,SPARC-Enterprise,

CSN: 2020642002, HOSTNAME:
<hostname>

SOURCE: fmd-self-diagnosis, REV:

1.0
EVENT-ID: 6b2e15d7-aa65-6bcc-bcb1-

cb03a7dd77e3
DESC: A Solaris Fault Manager

component has experienced an error
that required the module to be
disabled. Refer to
http://sun.com/msg/FMD-8000-2K for
more information.

AUTO-RESPONSE: The module has been
disabled. Events destined for the
module will be saved for manual
diagnosis.

IMPACT: Automated diagnosis and
response for subsequent events
associated with this module will
not occur.

REC-ACTION: Use fmdump -v -u
<EVENT-ID> to locate the module.
Use fmadm reset <module> to reset
the module.

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TABLE 7 Solaris OS Issues and Workarounds for All Supported Releases (Continued)

CR ID Description Workaround

6668237 After DIMMs are replaced the corresponding

DIMM faults are not cleared on the domain.

6745410 Boot program ignoresthe Kadb option which

causes the system not to boot.

6794630 An attempt to use the GUI to install Solaris in

a domain larger than 2TB might fail.

This has been fixed in patch 143527-01.

[Workaround]

Use the following commands:

# fmadm repair fmri|uuid

# fmadm rotate

Use kmdb instead of kadb.

Use the Command Line interface to install

Solaris.

6872501 If 139555-08 has been applied to the domain,

cores are not offlined when requested by the
XSCF. This CR effects only Solaris 10 5/09,
Solaris 10 10/09, and an earlier version of
Solaris OS with patch 139555-08.

6888928 IPMP interface fails since probe packets are not

sent through that interface. Problem occurs
with M3000/M4000/M5000/M8000/M9000
servers running any Solaris release running
IPMP with patch 141444-09 installed.

This has been fixed in patch 143359-02.

[Workaround]

Use fmdump(8) with its -v option on the

Service Processor to identify the faulty core.

Once identified, use psradm(1M) on the

domain to offline the core.

This has been fixed in patch 142900-02.

[Workaround]

Disable probe-based failure detection.

Solaris OS Issues Fixed in Solaris 10 10/09

TABLE 8 lists issues that have been fixed in Solaris 10 10/09 OS. You might encounter

them in supported releases earlier than Solaris 10 10/09.

TABLE 8 Solaris OS Issues Fixed in Solaris 10 10/09

CR ID Description Workaround

6572827 The prtdiag -v command reports PCI bus

types incorrectly. It reports "PCI" for PCI-X leaf
devices and "UNKN" for legacy PCI devices.

This has been fixed in patch 141444-09.

[Workaround]

No workaround is available.

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TABLE 8 Solaris OS Issues Fixed in Solaris 10 10/09 (Continued)

CR ID Description Workaround

6724307 Scheduler decisions systems are occasionally

This has been fixed in patch 141414-01.

unbalanced.
Sometimes two threads will be on one core

(causing both to run at about half speed) while
another core is idle. For many OpenMP and
similar parallel applications, the application

[Workaround]
Use processor sets to prevent uneven threads

to core assignment.

performance is limited by the speed of the
slowest thread.

Uneven scheduling is not common, perhaps 1
in 50 or 1 in 100 decisions. But if there are 128
threads running, then the application might
have at least one uneven schedule event.

6800734 The deleteboard(8) command hang in a

This has been fixed in patch 141444-09.

domain.

No workaround is available.

6821108 DR and showdevices(8) command do not

This has been fixed in patch 140589-02.

work after XSCF reset.

[Workaround]
Reset the XSCF service processor twice. Half

the SAs (Security Associations) are deleted the
first time, half are deleted the second time, so
the second addition succeeds and IPsec
communication is reestablished.

6827340 DR and Memory patrol might fail due to

This has been fixed in patch 142344-01.

command error.

No workaround is available.

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Solaris OS Issues Fixed in Solaris 10 5/09

TABLE 9 lists issues that have been fixed in Solaris 10 5/09 OS. You might encounter

them in supported releases earlier than Solaris 10 5/09.

TABLE 9 Solaris OS Issues Fixed in Solaris 10 5/09

CR ID Description Workaround

6588555 XSCF failover during DR operation to the

permanent memory might cause domain
panic.

6623226 The Solaris command lockstat(1M) or the

dtrace lockstat provider might cause a system
panic.

6680733 Sun Quad-port Gigabit Ethernet Adapter UTP

(QGC) & Sun Dual 10 GigE Fiber XFP Low
Profile Adapter (XGF) NICs might panic under
high load conditions.

This has been fixed in patch 139555-08.

[Workaround]

Do not start an XSCF failover while a DR

operation is running. Wait for a DR operation

to finish before starting the failover. If you

start the failover first, wait for the failover to

finish before starting the DR operation.

This has been fixed in patch 140336-01.

[Workaround]

Do not use the Solaris lockstat(1M)

command or the dtrace lockstat provider.

This has been fixed in patch 139570-01.

[Workaround]

If posible, use the card in x8 slot. Otherise,

there is no workaround.

6689757 Sun Dual 10 GigE Fiber XFP Low Profile

Adapter (XGF) with a single or improperly
installed XFP optical transceivers might cause
the following error to show on the console:

The XFP optical transceiver is
broken or missing.

56 SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Product Notes for XCP Version 1092 • April 2010

This has been fixed in patch 139570-01.

[Workaround]

Check and make sure that both XFP optical

transceivers are firmly seated in the housing.

Do not mix INTEL and Sun XFP optical

transceivers in the same Adapter.

Do NOT plumb a port with the ifconfig

command if the port does not contain an XFP

optical transceiver or it contains one but the

transceiver is not in use.

Solaris OS Issues Fixed in Solaris 10 10/08

TABLE 10 lists issues that have been fixed in Solaris 10 10/08 OS. You might

encounter them in supported releases earlier than Solaris 10 10/08.

TABLE 10 Solaris OS Issues Fixed in Solaris 10 10/08

CR ID Description Workaround

6511374 Unexpected error messages may be displayed

on console after changing the system
configuration.

Example:

WARNING: Translation error source
/LSB0/B0/0, PA 3c000000000, target
/LSB0/B0/20000000

6533686 When XSCF is low on system resources, DR

operations involving relocating permanent
memory, such as deleteboard(8) or
moveboard(8), might fail with one or more of
these errors:

SCF busy
DR parellel copy timeout

This applies only to Quad-XSB configured
system boards hosting multiple domains.

6535018 In Solaris domains that include SPARC64 VII

processors, workloads that make heavy use of
the Solaris kernel might not scale as expected
when you increase the thread count to a value
greater than 256.

This has been fixed in patch 137137-09.

This message can be safely ignored.

This has been fixed in patch 138397-01.

[Workaround]
Retry the DR operation at a later time.

This has been fixed in patch 137111-01.

[Workaround]
For Solaris domains that include SPARC64 VII

processors, limit domains to a maximum of
256 threads.

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TABLE 10 Solaris OS Issues Fixed in Solaris 10 10/08 (Continued)

CR ID Description Workaround

6614737 The DR deleteboard(8) and moveboard(8)

operations might hang if any of the following

For Solaris 10 5/08 or earlier, this has been in

patch 137111-01.
conditions exist:

• A DIMM has been degraded.

• The domain contains system boards with

different memory size.

[Workaround]

Avoid performing DR operations if any of the

listed conditions exist.

To determine whether the system contains

degraded memory, use the XSCF

showstatus(8) command. For sample output,

see “Identifying Degraded Memory in a

System” on page 73.

To determine whether the domain contains

system boards with different memory sizes,

display the list of memory sizes using the

XSCF showdevices(8) command or the

prtdiag(8) command on the domain. For

sammple of output, see “Identifying Different

Memory Sizes in a System Board” on page 73

If a DR command hangs, reboot the domain to

recover.

6619224 For Solaris domains that include SPARC 64 VII

This has been fixed in patch 137111-03.
processors, a single domain of 256 threads (128
cores) or more might hang for an extended
period of time under certain unusual
situations. Upon recovery, the uptime
command will show extremely high load
averages.

[Workaround]

For Solaris domains that include SPARC 64 VII

processors, do not exceed a domain size of 256

virtual CPUs in a single Solaris domain. This

means a maximum of 32 CPU chips in a single

domain configuration (maximum

configuration for an M8000 server).

6632549 fmd service on domain might fail to

This has been fixed in patch 138050-01.
maintenance mode after DR operations.

[Workaround]

If fmd service fails, issue the following

commands on the domain to recover:

# svcadm clear fmd

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TABLE 10 Solaris OS Issues Fixed in Solaris 10 10/08 (Continued)

CR ID Description Workaround

6660197 DR might cause the domain to hang if either of

This has been fixed in patch 138397-01.

the following conditions exist:

• A domain contains 256 or more CPUs.

• Memory error occurred and the DIMM has
been degraded.

[Workaround]

1. Set the following parameterin the system
specification file (/etc/system):

set drmach:drmach_disable_mcopy = 1

2. Reboot the domain.

6679370 The following message may be output on the

console during the system booting, the
External I/O Expansion Unit adding by
hotplug, or the FMEMA operating by DR.

This has been fixed in patch 137137-09.

Note - Before adapting the patch, delete the

following setting from /etc/system:
set pcie_expected_ce_mask = 0x2001

SUNW-MSG-ID: SUN4-8000-75, TYPE:
Fault, VER: 1, SEVERITY: Critical

...
DESC:
A problem was detected in the PCI-

Express subsystem.
Refer to http://sun.com/msg/SUN4-

8000-75 for more information.
...

6720261 If your domain is running one of the following

versions of Solaris OS, the system might
panic/trap during normal operation:

• Solaris 10 5/08 OS

• An earlier version of Solaris 10 OS with
patch ID 127127-11

[Workaround]
Add the following to /etc/system and then

reboot the domain.

set pcie_expected_ce_mask = 0x2001

This has been fixed in patch 137137-09.

[Workaround]
Set the following parameter in the system

specification file (/etc/system):

set heaplp_use_stlb=0

Then reboot the domain.

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Solaris OS Issues Fixed in Solaris 10 5/08

TABLE 11 lists issues that have been fixed in Solaris 10 5/08 OS. You might encounter

them in supported releases earlier than Solaris 10 5/08.

TABLE 11 Solaris OS Issues Fixed in Solaris 10 5/08

CR ID Description Workaround

5076574 A PCIe error can lead to an invalid fault

diagnosis on a large M8000/M9000 domain.

6402328 System panic might happen due to be over the

interrupt number limit when one domain has
seven or more IOUA cards.

6472153 If you create a Solaris OS Flash archive on a

non-SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 sun4u
server and install it on a SPARC Enterprise
M8000/M9000 sun4u server, the console's TTY
flags will not be set correctly. This can cause
the console to lose characters during stress.

For Solaris 10 8/07 or earlier, this has been
fixed in patch 127127-11.

[Workaround]
Create a file /etc/fm/fmd/fmd.conf

containing the following lines;

setprop client. buflim 40m
setprop client. memlim 40m

For Solaris 10 8/07 or earlier, this has been
fixed in patch 127127-11.

[Workaround]
Use six or less IOUA cards on one domain.

For Solaris 10 8/07 or earlier, this has been
fixed in patch 137046-01.

[Workaround]
Just after installing Solaris OS from a Solaris

Flash archive, telnet into the SPARC Enterprise
M8000/M9000 server to reset the console's
TTY flags a follows:

# sttydefs -r console
# sttydefs -a console -i "9600 hupcl

opost onlcr crtscts" -f "9600"

This procedure is required only once.

6505921 Correctable error on the system PCIe bus

controller generates an invalid fault.

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For Solaris 10 8/07 or earlier, this has been
fixed in 120011-14 and 125369-05.

[Workaround]
Create a file /etc/fm/fmd/fmd.conf
containing the following lines;

setprop client.buflim 40m
setprop client.memlim 40m

TABLE 11 Solaris OS Issues Fixed in Solaris 10 5/08 (Continued)

CR ID Description Workaround

6522433 After the CPU hardware error occurred, the

fmdump(1M) command on the domain may
display an incorrect faulty component.

For Solaris 10 8/07 or earlier, this has been
fixed in patch 127127-11.

[Workaround]
Check system status on XSCF.

6527811 The showhardconf(8) command on the XSCF

cannot display PCI card information that is

For Solaris 10 8/07 or earlier, this has been

fixed in patch 128346-01.
installed in External I/O Expansion Unit, if the
External I/O Expansion Unit is configured
using PCI hotplug.

6536564 showlogs(8) and showstatus(8) command

on XSCF might report wrong I/O component

No workaround is available.

For Solaris 10 8/07 or earlier, this has been

fixed in patch 125369-05.
due to wrong diagnosis by Solaris Fault
management Architecture when faults in I/O
devices occur.

[Workaround]

To avoid this problem, issue the following

commands on the domain.

# cd /usr/platform/SUNW,SPARC-

Enterprise/lib/fm/topo/plugins

# mv ioboard.so ioboard.so.orig

# svcadm restart fmd

6545143 There is a low probability that a system panic

can occur during trap processing of a TLB miss
for a user stack address. The problem can
occur if the user stack is unmapped
concurrently with the user process executing a
flush windows trap (ta 3). The panic message
will contain the following string:

bad kernel MMU trap at TL 2

If the following messages are displayed on the

domain, contact a service engineer.

Example:

SUNW-MSG-ID: SUNOS-8000-1L, TYPE:

Defect, VER: 1, SEVERITY: Minor

EVENT-TIME: Sun May 6 18:22:24 PDT

2007

PLATFORM: SUNW,SPARC-Enterprise,

CSN: BE80601007, HOSTNAME: sparc

For Solaris 10 8/07 or earlier, this has been

fixed in patch 127111-08.

No workaround is available.

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TABLE 11 Solaris OS Issues Fixed in Solaris 10 5/08 (Continued)

CR ID Description Workaround

6545685 If the following message displayed on the OS

console, memory degradation or XSB

For Solaris 10 8/07 or earlier, this has been

fixed in patch 127111-08.
deconfiguration may occur in the subsequent
reboot.

[Workaround]

Add the following to /etc/system and then
Example:

mc-opl: WARNING: mc-opl rewrite
timeout on /LSB0/B0

6546188 The system panics when running hotplug

(cfgadm(1M)) and DR operations

reboot the domain:

set mc-opl: mc_max_rewrite_loop =

20000

For Solaris 10 8/07, this has been fixed in

patch 127741-01.
(addboard(8) and deleteboard(8)) on the
following cards:

No workaround is available.

• X4447A-Z, PCI-e Quad-port Gigabit

Ethernet Adapter UTP

• X1027A-Z1, PCI-e Dual 10 Gigabit Ethernet

Fiber XFP Low profile Adapter

6551356 The system panics when running hotplug

(cfgadm(1M)) to configure a previously

For Solaris 10 8/07, this has been fixed in

patch 127741-01.
unconfigured card. The message "WARNING:
PCI Expansion ROM is not accessible" will be
seen on the console shortly before the system
panic. The following cards are affected by this
defect:

• X4447A-Z, PCI-e Quad-port Gigabit

Ethernet Adapter UTP

[Workaround]

Perform cfgadm -c disconnect to

completely remove the card. After waiting at

least 10 seconds, the card may be configured

back into the domain using the cfgadm -c

configure command.

• X1027A-Z1, PCI-e Dual 10 Gigabit Ethernet

Fiber XFP Low profile Adapter

6559504 Messages of the form nxge: NOTICE:

nxge_ipp_eccue_valid_check: rd_ptr = nnn

For Solaris 10 8/07, this has been fixed in

patch 127741-01.
wr_ptr = nnn will be observed on the console
with the following cards:

• X4447A-Z, PCI-e Quad-port Gigabit

Ethernet Adapter UTP

[Workaround]

These messages can be safely ignored.

• X1027A-Z1, PCI-e Dual 10 Gigabit Ethernet

Fiber XFP Low profile Adapter

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TABLE 11 Solaris OS Issues Fixed in Solaris 10 5/08 (Continued)

CR ID Description Workaround

6564934 Performing a DR deleteboard(8) operation

on a board which includes Permanent Memory

For Solaris 10 8/07, this has been fixed in

patch 127741-01.
when using the following network cards
results in broken connections:

• X4447A-Z, PCI-e Quad-port Gigabit

Ethernet Adapter UTP

• X1027A-Z1, PCI-e Dual 10 Gigabit Ethernet

Fiber XFP Low profile Adapter

[Workaround]

Re-configure the affected network interfaces

after the completion of the DR operation. For

basic network configuration procedures, refer

to the ifconfig man page for more

information.

6568417 After a successful CPU DR deleteboard(8)

operation, the system panics when the

For Solaris 10 8/07 or earlier, this has been

fixed in patch 127111-02.
following network interfaces are in use:

• X4447A-Z, PCI-e Quad-port Gigabit

Ethernet Adapter UTP

• X1027A-Z1, PCI-e Dual 10 Gigabit Ethernet

Fiber XFP Low profile Adapter

6571370 Use of the following cards have been observed

to cause data corruption in stress test under

[Workaround]

Add the following line to /etc/system and

reboot the system:

set ip:ip_soft_rings_cnt=0

For Solaris 10 8/07, this has been fixed in

patch 127741-01.
laboratory conditions:

• X4447A-Z, PCI-e Quad-port Gigabit

Ethernet Adapter UTP

• X1027A-Z1, PCI-e Dual 10 Gigabit Ethernet

Fiber XFP Low profile Adapter

6584984 On SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 servers,

busstat(1M) command may cause rebooting

[Workaround]

Add the following line in /etc/system and

reboot the system: set

nxge:nxge_rx_threshold_hi=0

For Solaris 10 8/07 or earlier, this has been

fixed in patch 127127-11.
of domains.

No workaround is available. Do not use

busstat(1M) command.

Check for the availability of a patch for this

defect.

6589546 prtdiag(8) command does not show all I/O

devices of the following cards:

For Solaris 10 8/07 or earlier, this has been

fixed in patch 127127-11.

• XSEFC402AF Sun StorageTek Enterprise

Class 4Gb Dual-Port Fibre Channel PCI-E
HBA

[Workaround]

Use prtdiag -v for full output.

• XSEFC401AF Sun StorageTek Enterprise

Class 4Gb Single-Port Fibre Channel PCI-E
HBA

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Solaris OS Issues Fixed in Solaris 10 8/07

TABLE 12 lists issues that have been fixed in Solaris 10 8/07 OS. You might encounter

them in supported releases earlier than Solaris 10 8/07.

Caution – CR ID #6534471: Improper handling of large page in kernel memory may

cause random panics. Implement the workaround for CR ID #6534471 or check for
the availability of a patch and install it immediately. This bug has been fixed by
125100-06 and Solaris 10 8/07.

TABLE 12 Solaris OS Issues Fixed in Solaris 10 8/07

CR ID Description Workaround

6303418 A SPARC Enterprise M9000 server with a

single domain and 11 or more fully populated
system boards might hang under heavy stress.

6416224 System performance can degrade using a

single NIC card with more than 5,000
connections.

6441349 The system may hang if there is an I/O error

in the system.

6485555 On-board Gigabit Ethernet NVRAM

corruption could occur due to a race condition.
The window of opportunity for this race

condition is very small.

For Solaris 10 11/06, this has been fixed in
patch 120011-01.

[Workaround]
Do not exceed 170 CPU threads.
Limit the number of CPU threads to one per

CPU core by using the Solaris psradm
command to disable the excess CPU threads.
For example, disable all odd-numbered CPU
threads.

For Solaris 10 11/06, this has been fixed in
patch 120011-08.

[Workaround]
Use multiple NIC cards to split network

connections.

For Solaris 10 11/06, this has been fixed in
patch 120011-07.

No workaround is available.

For Solaris 10 11/06, this has been fixed in
patch 120011-08.

No workaround is available.

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TABLE 12 Solaris OS Issues Fixed in Solaris 10 8/07 (Continued)

CR ID Description Workaround

6496337 The "cpumem-diagnosis" module may fail to

load after uncorrectable error(UE) panic.

For Solaris 10 11/06, this has been fixed in

patch 125369-05.
Systems will function correctly but events

normally automatically diagnosed by FMA
using this module will require manual
diagnosis.

Example:

SUNW-MSG-ID: FMD-8000-2K, TYPE:
Defect, VER: 1, SEVERITY: Minor

EVENT-TIME: Thu Feb 15 15:46:57 JST
2007

PLATFORM: SUNW,SPARC-Enterprise,

[Workaround]

If problem occurred, implement the following

workaround:

1. Remove the following file.

# rm /var/fm/fmd/ckpt/cpumem­diagnosis/cpumem-diagnosis

2. Restart fmd service.

# svcadm restart fmd

CSN: BE80601007, HOSTNAME: col2-ff­em7-d0

To avoid this problem in advance,

add "rm -f /var/fm/fmd/ckpt/cpumem-

diagnosis/cpumem-diagnosis" in

/lib/svc/method/svc-dumpadm file as

below.

#
# We haven't run savecore on a

dump device yet
#
savedev=none

6498283 Using the DR deleteboard(8) command

while psradm operations are running on a
domain might cause a system panic.

6499304 CPU isn't offlined and unexpected message is

displayed on console when many correctable
error(CE) occurs.

Example:

SUNW-MSG-ID: FMD-8000-11, TYPE:
Defect, VER: 1, SEVERITY: Minor
EVENT-TIME: Fri Feb 2 18:31:07 JST
2007

PLATFORM: SPARC-Enterprise, CSN:
BE80601035, HOSTNAME: FF2-35-0

rm -f /var/fm/fmd/ckpt/cpumem­diagnosis/cpumem-diagnosis

#

For Solaris 10 11/06, this has been fixed in

patch 120011-07.

No workaround is available.

For Solaris 10 11/06, this has been fixed in

patch 125369-05.

[Workaround]

Check CPU status on XSCF.

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TABLE 12 Solaris OS Issues Fixed in Solaris 10 8/07 (Continued)

CR ID Description Workaround

6502204 Unexpected error messages may be displayed

on console on booting after CPU UE panic.

For Solaris 10 11/06, this has been fixed in
patch 125369-05.

Example:

SUNW-MSG-ID: FMD-8000-11, TYPE:
Defect, VER: 1, SEVERITY: Minor
EVENT-TIME: Tue Jan 9 20:45:08 JST
2007

[Workaround]
If you see unexpected messages, use the XSCF

command showdomainstatus(8) to check
system status on XSCF.

PLATFORM: SUNW,SPARC-Enterprise,
CSN: 2030636002, HOSTNAME: P2-DC1­16-d0

6502750 Notification message for inserted or removed

card by PCI hot plug may not output.

For Solaris 10 11/06, this has been fixed in
patch 120011-08.

No workaround is available.

6508432 Many correctable errors (CE) may occur, and

despite these are the correctable errors,

For Solaris 10 11/06, this has been fixed in
patch 120011-08.

domain may panic.

[Workaround]
Set the following to /etc/system and then

reboot the domain:

set pcie:pcie_aer_ce_mask = 0x2001

6508434 The domain may panic when an additional

PCI-X card is installed or a PCI-X card is

For Solaris 10 11/06, this has been fixed in
patch 120011-08.

replaced by using PCI hot plug.

[Workaround]
Do not insert a different type of PCI-X card on

the same PCI slot by using PCI hot plug.

6509337 s10s_u3 wanboot fails - The server returned

No workaround is available.

416: Requested Range Not Satisfiable.

6510861 When Dual-Channel Ultra320 SCSI Card

(SE0X7SC2F, SE0X7SC2X) is mounted,

For Solaris 10 11/06, this has been fixed in

patch 120011-08.
correctable errors(CE) occur and system may
panic.

[Workaround]

Add the following entry to the /etc/system

file and then reboot the system:

set pcie:pcie_aer_ce_mask = 0x31c1

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TABLE 12 Solaris OS Issues Fixed in Solaris 10 8/07 (Continued)

CR ID Description Workaround

6520990 Domain may cause a panic when

deleteboard(8) command for kernel board

For Solaris 10 11/06, this has been fixed in
patch 120011-08.

by using Dynamic Reconfiguration (DR).

[Workaround]
To mask this error, add the following entry to

the /etc/system file.

set drmach:fmem_timeout = 30

6527781 The cfgadm command fails while moving the

DVD/DAT drive between two domains.

For Solaris 10 11/06, this has been fixed in
patch 125081-06.

No workaround is available. To reconfigure
DVD/Tape drive, execute reboot -r from
the domain exhibiting the problem.

6530178 DR addboard(8) command can hang. Once

problem is observed, further DR operations are

For Solaris 10 11/06, this has been fixed in

patch 120011-07.
blocked. Recovery requires reboot of the
domain.

6530288 Ap_Id format may not be shown correctly by

cfgadm(1M) command.

No workaround is available.

For Solaris 10 11/06, this has been fixed in

patch 120011-07.

No workaround is available.

6534471 Systems may panic/trap during normal

operation.

For Solaris 10 11/06, this has been fixed in

patch 125100-06.

6535564 PCI hot plug to PCI slot #0, #1 or External I/O

Expansion Unit may fail on XSB added by DR.

6539084 Under Solaris 10 11/06, there is a low

probability of a domain panic during reboot
when the Sun Quad GbE UTP x8 PCIe
(X4447A-Z) card is present in a domain.

If a patch is not available, disable the kernel

large page sTLB programming. In the file

/etc/system, change the variable

heaplp_use_stlb to 0:

set heaplp_use_stlb=0

For Solaris 10 11/06, this has been fixed in

patch 120011-08.

[Workaround]

Use DR instead of PCI hot plug if need to add

or remove PCI card on the XSB.

No workaround is available.

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TABLE 12 Solaris OS Issues Fixed in Solaris 10 8/07 (Continued)

CR ID Description Workaround

6539909 Under Solaris 10 11/06, do not use the

following I/O cards for network access when
you are using the boot net install

Use an alternate type of network card or
onboard network device to install the Solaris
OS via the network.

command to install the Solaris
OS:
X4447A-Z/X4447A-Z, PCIe Quad-port Gigabit

Ethernet Adapter UTP
X1027A-Z/X1027A-Z, PCIe Dual 10 Gigabit

Ethernet Fiber XFP

6542632 Memory leak in PCIe module if driver attach

fails.

For Solaris 10 11/06, this has been fixed in
patch 120011-09.

No workaround is available.

68 SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Product Notes for XCP Version 1092 • April 2010

Software Documentation Updates

This section contains late-breaking software information that became known after
the documentation set was published and corrections in the SPARC Enterprise
M8000/M9000 servers software documentation.

The corrections for SPARC Enterprise M3000/M4000/M5000/M8000/M9000 Servers
XSCF Reference Manual, if not otherwise specified, also apply to the man pages which
XSCF provides. And they supersede the information on the man pages.

TABLE 13 lists known documentation updates.

TABLE 13 Software Documentation Updates

Title Page Number Update

SPARC Enterprise
M3000/M4000/M5000/
M8000/M9000 Servers
XSCF Reference Manual
and XSCF man pages

SPARC Enterprise
M3000/M4000/M5000/
M8000/M9000 Servers
XSCF Reference Manual

sethttps(8)
command

adduser(8)
command

password(8)
and

setpasswordp
olicy(8)

commands

setdscp(8)
command

setdualpower
feed(8)

command

The description of email operand will be changed as follows:
"Specifies an E-mail address using up to 64 characters. If "-c

selfsign" or "-c gencsr" is specified, do not specify the
value with only spaces."

The setad(8), setldapssl(8), setpacketfilters(8),
showad(8), showldapssl(8), and showpacketfilters(8) will
be added. See the man pages of each command.

Added the following information: "If the Service Processor is
configured to use Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
(LDAP), Active Directory, or LDAP/SSL for user account data,
the user name and UID (if specified) must not already be in use
locally or in LDAP, Active Directory, or LDAP/SSL."

The maximum values of several options will be changed like as
follows:

Example) password -i: Valid values are integers with value of

-1 - 999999999.

Added the following text:
"The specified netmask must be a subset of the default netmask

based on network class."

The following description will be added in DESCRIPTION:
The dual power feed mode cannot be used with 100V power on

the M4000/M5000 servers.

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M8000/M9000 Servers
XSCF Reference Manual

sethttps(8)
command

The following description will be added in EXTENDED
DESCRIPTION:

The size of the file to be generated by sethttps(8) grows with
total character count typed in the operands of configuring the
self-certification authority and creating a self-signed web server
certificate, and creating a CSR. If the file to be generated is too
large for XSCF, the command fails with an error. If you see this
error, reduce the number of characters in the operands and
execute the sethttps(8) command again.

setldap(8)
command

Added the following information: "An XSCF user account user
name cannot match an LDAP user name and an XSCF user
account number (UID) cannot match an LDAP UID number."

setnameserve
r(8) command

• The following description will be added in OPERANDS:
You cannot specify the loopback address (127.0.0.0/8), the
network address, or a broadcast address.

• The following options for specifying a domain being referred
to DNS server will be added:

-c addsearch

-c delsearch

• Along with the addition of DNS search path, related
descritpion for DNS search path will be added in the

applynetwork(8), sethostname(8), and
shownameserver(8) commands. For details, see the the
setnameserver(8), applynetwork(8), sethostname(8),
and shownameserver(8) man pages.

setnetwork(8)

command

The following description will be added in OPERANDS:
You cannot specify the loopback address (127.0.0.0/8), the

network address, a broadcast address, or class D or E (224.0.0.0

- 255.255.255.255) address.

setntp(8)
command

• The following description will be added in OPERANDS:
You cannot specify the loopback address (127.0.0.0/8), the
network address, or a broadcast address.

• The following options for setting the local clock of XSCF will
be added:

-m localaddr=value

• Along with the addition of clock address, related descritpion
for local addresses will be added in the showntp(8)
command. For details, see the the setntp(8) and showntp(8)
man pages.

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M8000/M9000 Servers
XSCF Reference Manual

setroute(8)
command

• The following description will be added in OPTIONS:
You cannot specify the loopback address (127.0.0.0/8), the
network address, or a broadcast address.

• The description, " If you specified 0.0.0.0 in the -n option, do
not specify the -m option." in OPTIONS will be changed to
the following description:
If you specified 0.0.0.0 in the -n option, you must specify

0.0.0.0 in the -m option or you must omit the -m option.

setupfru(8)
command

The following description will be added in EXTENDED
DESCRIPTION:

Although a CMU with two CPUMs can be configured into
Quad-XSB mode on an M8000/M9000 server, the server
generates a "configuration error" message for these XSBs
that do not have a CPUM and memory.

setupplatfor
m(8) command

Added the following information: "An XSCF user account user
name cannot match an LDAP user name and an XSCF user
account number (UID) cannot match an LDAP UID number."

showdevices

(8) command

The following description will be added in EXTENDED
DESCRIPTION:

The showdevices(8) command displays a complete list of
devices when executed right after a Solaris OS boot or a DR
operation. However, when executed at other times,
showdevices does not display a complete list if the Solaris OS
has unloaded drivers for any unused devices. To be certain the
displayed list is complete, run the devfsadm command with -v
option on the domain before running showdevices. For more
information about the devfsadm command, see the Solaris
devfsadm(1M) man page.

showenvironm

ent(8)
command

Following information will be added.
"Airflow volume information is not supported on the

M4000/M5000 servers."

showhardconf

(8) command

showlogs(8)
command

"The power consumption information is displayed on the
M3000/M4000/M5000 servers." will be replaced by "The power
consumption information is displayed on the M3000 server."

The example of M3000 server with DC power will be added in
the EXAMPLES section.

Added the new status, Information and Notice, in the error
log.

Changed "Power Failure" and "AC Restored" to
"Pow.Fail/Rcov" in the power log.

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The description of this feature, described in “Active Directory

and LDAP/SSL” on page 28, has not yet been added.

M8000/M9000 Servers
XSCF User’s Guide

8-19 8.1.10, two sections, "Confirming That the XSCF Firmware Is

Updated When the XSCF Unit Is Replaced (in a System With a

Single XSCF Unit or Both Replacement in a System With

Redundant XSCF Units)" and "Confirming That the XSCF

Firmware Is Updated When the MBU Is Replaced (in the M3000

server) ", the step2 and step3 will be changed as below:

2. If the replacement unit and the replaced unit have different
versions, a message is displayed. In this case, the firmware is
not updated automatically. The operator must match the
number of the firmware versions.

3. When you update, follow the procedure in "Updating XCP
From External Media" or "Updating XCP From the Network"
to update XCP, and confirm the version.

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Identifying Degraded Memory in a System

1. Log in to XSCF.

2. Type the following command:

XSCF> showstatus

The following example identifies that DIMM number 00A on CMU#3 has degraded
memory.

XSCF> showstatus
CMU#3 Status:Normal;
* MEM#00A Status:Degraded;

Identifying Different Memory Sizes in a System Board

To identify if the domain contains system boards with different memory sizes, you
can use either of the following commands to display the list of memory sizes:

■ showdevices(8) command on the XSCF

■ prtdiag(1M) command on the domain

Using the showdevices Command

1. Log in to XSCF.

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2. Type the following command:

XSCF> showdevices -d domain_id

The following example displays 00-0 has 64GB of memory while the other system
boards have 16GB.

XSCF> showdevices -d 1
Memory:

------­ board perm base domain target deleted remaining
DID XSB mem MB mem MB address mem MB XSB mem MB mem MB
01 00-0 63680 0 0x0000004000000000 260288
01 03-0 16384 7384 0x0000034000000000 260288
01 03-1 16384 0 0x0000030000000000 260288
01 03-2 16384 0 0x000002c000000000 260288
01 03-3 16384 0 0x0000028000000000 260288

Using the prtdiag Command to Identify Memory Size

■ On the domain, execute the prtdiag command.

# prtdiag

The following example displays different memory sizes.

# prtdiag
============================ Memory Configuration ============================
Memory Available Memory DIMM # of Mirror Interleave
LSB Group Size Status Size DIMMs Mode Factor

--- ------ ------------------ ------- ------ ----- ------- ---------­00 A 32768MB okay 2048MB 16 no 8-way
00 B 32768MB okay 2048MB 16 no 8-way
03 A 8192MB okay 2048MB 4 no 2-way
03 B 8192MB okay 2048MB 4 no 2-way
04 A 8192MB okay 2048MB 4 no 2-way
04 B 8192MB okay 2048MB 4 no 2-way
05 A 8192MB okay 2048MB 4 no 2-way
05 B 8192MB okay 2048MB 4 no 2-way
06 A 8192MB okay 2048MB 4 no 2-way

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Identifying Permanent Memory in a Target Board

1. Log in to XSCF.

2. Execute the following command:

XSCF> showdevices -d domain_id

The following example shows a display of the showdevices -d command where 0
is the domain_id.

XSCF> showdevices -d 0

...

Memory:

------­ board perm base domain target deleted remaining
DID XSB mem MB mem MB address mem MB XSB mem MB mem MB
00 00-0 8192 0 0x0000000000000000 24576
00 00-2 8192 1674 0x000003c000000000 24576
00 00-3 8192 0 0x0000034000000000 24576

...

The entry for column 4 perm mem MB indicates the presence of permanent memory
if the value is non-zero.

The example shows permanent memory on 00-2, with 1674 MB.

If the board includes permanent memory, when you execute the deleteboard(8)
command or the moveboard(8) command, the following notice appears:

System may be temporarily suspended, proceed? [y|n]:

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