SPARC® Enterprise
M4000/M5000 Servers
Product Notes
For XCP version 1060
Manual Code C120-E486-02EN
Part No. 820-3789-11
February 2008, Revision A
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Contents
Preface vii
Technical Support vii
Software Resources vii
Accessing Documentation viii
Fujitsu Welcomes Your Comments ix
SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000 Servers Product Notes 1
Supported Versions of Firmware and Software 1
Patch Information 2
Known Issues 4
General Functionality Issues and Limitations 4
Notes for XCP 1050 or Later 5
Notes for XSCF Web 5
Hardware Installation and Service Issues 6
Notes for power-on after power-off 6
Specific Issues and Workarounds 6
Cautions for Mounting the Server in the Equipment Rack 7
Hardware Documentation Updates 9
Electrical Specifications 11
Cable Connections 12
v
Updates of the SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000 Servers Service Manual 13
Installing the PCI Cassette 13
DIMM Replacement 14
Software Issues 15
XCP Issues and Workarounds 15
Solaris Issues and Workarounds 19
Identifying Permanent Memory in a Target Board 30
Preparing to Upgrade to XCP 1050 or later 30
Software Documentation Updates 34
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Preface
These product notes contain late-breaking information about the SPARC® Enterprise
M4000/M5000 server hardware, software, or documentation that became known
after the documentation set was published.
Technical Support
If you have technical questions or issues that are not addressed in the SPARC
Enterprise M4000/M5000 servers documentation, contact a sales representative or a
certified service engineer.
Software Resources
The Solaris™ Operating System and Sun Java™ Enterprise System software are
preinstalled on your SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000 servers.
Contact a sales representative or a certified service engineer for software resources
for your SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000 servers.
vii
Note – For latest patch information go to:
Global Site
http://www.fujitsu.com/global/support/software/security/products
-s/patch-info/
Japanese Site
http://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
Instructions for installing, administering, and using your SPARC Enterprise
M4000/M5000 servers are provided in the SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000 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/
Note – Information in these product notes supersedes the information in the SPARC
Enterprise M4000/M5000 servers documentation set.
Solaris documentation is available at:
http://www.sun.com/documentation
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Fujitsu Welcomes Your Comments
If you have any comments or requests regarding this manual, or if you find any
unclear statements in the manual, please state your points specifically, and forward
it to a sales representative or a certified service engineer.
Please include the title and part number of your document with your feedback.
Preface ix
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SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000 Servers Product Notes
These product notes contain late-breaking information about the SPARC® Enterprise
M4000/M5000 server hardware, software, or documentation that became known
after the documentation set was published.
■ Supported Versions of Firmware and Software
■ Patch Information
■ Known Issues
■ Notes for XCP 1050 or Later
■ Notes for XSCF Web
■ Hardware Installation and Service Issues
■ Hardware Documentation Updates
■ Software Issues
■ Software Documentation Updates
Supported Versions of Firmware and Software
The following firmware and software versions are supported in this release:
■ XSCF Control Package (XCP) 1060 or later
You can download the latest files of firmware at the following websites.
Global Site:
http://www.fujitsu.com/sparcenterprise/firmware/
1
Japanese Site:
http://primeserver.fujitsu.com/sparcenterprise/download/firmwa
re/
Note – When the XCP version preinstalled in your server is under XCP 1060, you
must upgrade to XSCF Control Package(XCP) 1060 or later. Use the web browser
interface, also known as the browser user interface (BUI), to import XCP firmware
and then execute the flashupdate(8) command to upgrade the XCP firmware with
the XSCF Shell.
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.
■ The first version of the Solaris™ Operating System (OS) to support these servers
is the Solaris 10 11/06 OS.
Note – It is required that all SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000 servers be upgraded
to XCP 1050 or later in order to support adding future COD Right To Use (RTU)
licenses. Contact a certified service engineer.
Patch Information
This section lists mandatory patches for the SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000
servers.
These patches are not required for servers running Solaris 10 8/07 OS.
■ 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
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Note – See “Software Resources” on page vii for information on how to find the
latest patches. Installation information and README files are included in the patch
download.
SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000 Servers Product Notes 3
Known Issues
This section describes known issues in this release.
General Functionality Issues and Limitations
Caution – For dynamic reconfiguration (DR) and hot-plug issues, see TABLE 7.
■ Domains using the ZFS file system can not use Dynamic Reconfiguration.
■ SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000 servers are cold service machines. Hot-
swapping of the CPU/Memory board unit (CMU), I/O Unit (IOU), or any
eXtended System Control Facility (XSCF) unit is not supported.
■ For this XCP release, the XSCF web browser interface, also known as the browser
user interface (BUI) does not support the External I/O Expansion Unit Manager
feature.
■ The XSCF web browser interface, also known as the browser user interface (BUI),
supports new feature concerning the COD configuration.
■ The XSCF does not support the Log Archiving feature.
■ When using XSCF as the NTP server of the domain, configure it so as not to block
the ICMP protocol of the DNS server and the NTP server which the XSCF refers
to.
■ When you use the external power control interface (EPC) of the external power
controller, the following notification signals are not supported;
■ the OS panic or the server hardware error signal (*CPUN/RTNU)
■ 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 in an External I/O Expansion Unit.
■ Do not use these cards in an External I/O Expansion Unit.
■ For 4447A-Z/X4447A-Z, PCIe Quad-port Gigabit Ethernet Adapter UTP cards,
these maximum limits apply:
■ No more than two cards per I/O boat
■ No more than four cards in a SPARC Enterprise M4000 server
■ No more than eight cards in a SPARC Enterprise M5000 server
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■ To complete updating the OpenBoot PROM firmware in the target domain, be
sure to power off/on the domain.
■ In case that Solaris OS is a single user mode, if you switch from the domain
console to the XSCF Shell, Solaris OS might be started up to multi-user mode.
When you operate the single user mode for Solaris OS, don't switch from the
domain console to the XSCF Shell.
■ We recommend the domain to use the XSCF Unit as NTP server. In this case,
needs the following attention.
■ 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 certified service engineer. For details on NTP
settings, refer to the SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000/M8000/M9000 servers XSCF
User's Guide.
■ The default policy on full trail is "count", which is same as executing "setaudit
-p count". Do not set this policy to "suspend" by executing "setaudit -p
suspend".
Notes for XCP 1050 or Later
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, and default.
Notes for XSCF Web
■ Using the XSCF Web, when you import XCP or update the firmware, Session ID
error may be displayed on the web browser. And in the Autologout setting, when
you specify the timeout period as over 30 minutes, Internal Server Error may be
displayed when you perform the firmware update.
■ 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.
SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000 Servers Product Notes 5
Hardware Installation and Service Issues
This section describes hardware specific issues and workarounds.
Notes for power-on after power-off
Please wait at least 30 seconds before turning on the system power that you turned
off, by pulling out the power cable or using the circuit breakers on the distribution
panel.
Specific Issues and Workarounds
TABLE 1 lists known hardware issues and possible workarounds.
TABLE 1 Hardware Issues and Workarounds
CR ID Description Workaround
6433420 The domain console might display a Mailbox
timeout or IOCB interrupt timeout error during
boot.
6488846 During boot, the domain console might display
a checksum error for the SG(X)PCI2SCSIU320Z SCSI controller I/O card.
6498780 On the SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000
servers, the OpenBoot PROM (OBP) might not
detect the on-board disk (HDD) boot device.
Performing a boot disk results in a console
message:
Can’t locate boot device
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Issue a reset -all command from the
OpenBoot PROM (OK) prompt and reboot.
Check for the availability of the latest
controller card firmware.
The PCI or PCI-X plug-in adapter card might
not be seated correctly. Reseat the card in slot 0
of the IOU.
Cautions for Mounting the Server in the
M4000 (4 places)
M5000 (6 places)
Ring Bezel Anchoring nut
Equipment Rack
Note – As of January 2008, cable management arm (CMA) is not supplied with the
SPARC Enterprise M4000 server. To mount the SPARC Enterprise M4000 server in
the equipment rack, see the SPARC Enterprise Equipment Rack Mounting Guide and
use the cable bracket to secure the cable.
When you mount the SPARC Enterprise M4000 or M5000 server in the equipment
rack, as you insert it all the way seated in the rack, the nut anchoring the bezel may
interfere with the rack column and the server may fail to be seated correctly.
In such a case, please replace the bezel anchoring nut and ring with the E-Ring.
1. Remove the interfering bezel anchoring nut and ring.
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2. In place of the removed nut and ring, attach the E-Ring, included in the rack
E-Ring
mount kit.
3. Insert the server all the way seated in the rack, to lock it in place.
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Hardware Documentation Updates
TABLE 2 lists known documentation updates.
TABLE 2 Documentation Updates
Title Page Number Update
All SPARC Enterprise
M4000/M5000 servers
documentation
SPARC Enterprise
M4000/M5000 Servers
Site Planning Guide
SPARC Enterprise
M4000/M5000 Servers
Installation Guide
SPARC Enterprise
M4000/M5000 Servers
Installation Guide
SPARC Enterprise
M4000/M5000 Servers
Service Manual
1-7 TABLE 1-3 "Midrange Servers Physical Specifications"
2-8 TABLE 2-3 "Powercords"
3-3 3.3, “Connecting the Administration Console”.
1-4 1.3.4, "Handling Components"
All DVD references are now referred to as CD-RW/DVD-RW.
Updated glossary terms:
External I/O Expansion Unit — A rack mountable device to
add-on PCI slots. It is connected to the system’s I/O unit
through the PCIe connection and contains one or two I/O boats.
I/O boat — An I/O unit in the External I/O Expansion Unit.
The I/O boat connects to a PCI-Express (PCIe) slot through a
PCIe switch or a PCI-X bridge on the I/O boat and offers either
six PCI-X slots or six PCIe slots.
Correct numerical value of "Depth" is 810mm/31.9 in. for the
SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000 servers.
See “Cable Connections” on page 12 for the changes.
The RJ-11 connector at the top of Figure 3-1 was not labelled.
The RJ-11 connector is not for connection to TNV circuits. Do
not use this connector.
The following caution will be added.
Caution – In the PCI cassette part,
when removing cables such as LAN
cable, if your finger can't reach the latch
lock of the connector, press the latch
with a flathead screwdriver to remove
the cable. Forcing your finger into the
clearance can cause damage to the PCI
card.
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TABLE 2 Documentation Updates (Continued)
Title Page Number Update
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M4000/M5000 Servers
Service Manual
4-11 4.4.3, "Powering the Server Off Manually" Step 4
"Verify the state of the status XSCF STANDBY LED on the
operator panel is off" should be replaced with the following
description: "Verify the state of the status Power LED on the
operator panel is off."
8-5 8.1.2, "Removing the PCI Cassette"
The cable management arm of the SPARC Enterprise M4000
server will not be supported. The following note will be deleted
accordingly.
Note - The cable management arm of the SPARC Enterprise
M4000 server might obstruct access to the PCI cassettes. Do not
force the arm out of the way of the cassettes, because it will
become permanently bent. Pull the quick release button and
disconnect the slide end of the arm. Once disconnected, the arm
can be safely held out of the way when removing the cassettes.
Instead, the following caution will be added.
Caution – When removing cables such
as LAN cable, if your finger can't reach
the latch lock of the connector, press the
latch with a flathead screwdriver to
remove the cable. Forcing your finger
into the clearance can cause damage to
the PCI card.
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8-6 8.1.3, "Installing the PCI Cassette"
See “Installing the PCI Cassette” on page 13 for the changes.
"Cold Replacement"
"This step includes turning the keyswitch to the Service
position, verifying the state of the LEDs and disconnecting
power cables" should be substituted with the following
description: "This step includes turning the keyswitch to the
Service position, verifying that the Power LED is turned off and
disconnecting power cables."
TABLE 2 Documentation Updates (Continued)
Title Page Number Update
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9-1
15-1
CHAPTER 9, "XSCF Unit Replacement"
CHAPTER 15, "Operator Panel Replacement"
The following important message will be added.
Note – If you replace the XSCF unit and the operator
panel simultaneously, system will not operate
normally. Execute the showhardconf command or the
showstatus command to confirm that the component
replaced earlier is operating normally, before replacing
the subsequent FRU.
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11-7 11.2, "DIMM Replacement"
C-7 TABLE C-5 "Power Supply Feature"
Electrical Specifications
The following changes belong in the SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000 Servers
Service Manual.
TABLE 3 Power Supply Features
SPARC Enterprise M4000 SPARC Enterprise M5000
Power draw (maximum)
Volt A m p e r e
Heat
2016W 3738W
2058 VA 3815 VA
6879 BTUs/hr (7258 kJ/hr) 12754 BTUs/hr (13457 kJ/hr)
See “DIMM Replacement” on page 14 for the changes.
See “Electrical Specifications” on page 11 for the changes.
SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000 Servers Product Notes 11
Cable Connections
The following changes belong in the SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000 Servers
Installation Guide.
TABLE 4 Powercords
System Location Powercord Type
SPARC Enterprise M4000
Server
SPARC Enterprise M5000
Server
Americas, Taiwan NEMA L5-15 125V 15A
Japan, Korea NEMA L6-20 250V 20A
RoTW IEC60309 16A 250V, 3PIN with IEC320
C20
Americas, Taiwan NEMA L5-15 125V 15A
Japan, Korea NEMA L6-20 250V 20A
RoTW IEC60309 16A 250V, 3PIN with IEC320
C20
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Updates of the SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000 Servers Service Manual
The following information supersedes the information in the SPARC Enterprise
M4000/M5000 Servers Service Manual.
Installing the PCI Cassette
Caution – Do not force the PCI cassette into a slot. Doing so can cause damage to the
cassette and server.
1. Align the PCI cassette on the gray plastic guide and install it into the slot.
2. Lock the lever into place to seat the cassette.
Note – As the lever is moved pressure will build up, then just prior to locking into
place the pressure will suddenly release. If the lever locks in place without the
pressure release, the card may not be seated correctly. If this happens the card
should be removed and reinstalled.
Note – When you insert the PCI cassette using hot-swap, the cassette is
automatically powered on and configured. Check that the power LED on the cassette
is LIT to be certain the cassette is correctly seated.
3. Connect all cables to the PCI cassette and reconnect the cable management arm if
necessary.
SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000 Servers Product Notes 13
DIMM Replacement
The DIMMs are cold FRU replacement components. The entire server must be
powered off and the power cords disconnected to replace the DIMMs.
You can mount up to 4 memory boards on the SPARC Enterprise M4000 server and
up to 8 memory boards on the SPARC Enterprise M5000 server. The DIMMs on the
memory board are grouped into group A and group B.
Here are the DIMM mount conditions:
DIMM mounting rules:
■ Four(4) DIMMs per group can be mounted.
■ Capacity of the DIMMs in group A must be equal to or larger than the capacity of
the DIMMs in group B.
■ The capacity of the DIMMs in group B must be equal to or less than the capacity
of the DIMMs in group A. DIMMs in group B are optional.
■ For both groups, DIMMs must be of the same capacity and rank within a group.
DIMMs of different capacity cannot be mixed in a group.
14 SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000 Servers Product Notes for XCP Version 1060 • February 2008
Software Issues
This section describes software specific issues and workarounds.
XCP Issues and Workarounds
TABLE 6 lists known XCP issues and possible workarounds.
TABLE 6 XCP Issues and Workarounds
ID Description Workaround
RTIF1070418-009
RTIF1070528-002
RTIF1070823-001
RTIF1070823-003
RTIF1070824-002
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.
While XSCF is running, watchdog timeout
may occur and XSCF may reboot.
Using the XSCF Web, when you selected SSH
on the snapshot screen, the maximum number
of character input for Host, Directory, ID, and
Password doesn't correspond to the maximum
number of character input on the XSCF Shell.
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
configuration.
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.
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.
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.
To specify the value which exceeds the
maximum number of character input for the
XSCF Web, use XSCF Shell.
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.
Select Domain Mode Configuration one more
time and perform the settings. Or once
terminate the XSCF Web and then perform the
settings.
SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000 Servers Product Notes 15
TABLE 6 XCP Issues and Workarounds (Continued)
ID Description Workaround
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.
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.
RTIF1070824-008
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 FireFox2, 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.
RTIF1070904-003
An incorrect domain state is reported. After
the command sendbreak(8) is issued to a
There is no workaround. This is a side effect of
the sendbreak(8) operation.
domain, showdomainstatus shows the state
as "Running" when the domain is at the "ok"
prompt.
RTIF1070904-004
The latest communication field in
showarchiving(8) command is not updated
regularly.
Disabling and re-enabling archiving refreshes
the Latest communication field in
showarchiving(8) output.
RTIF1070904-006
While executing the domain power-on,
domain reset or DR, in case the XSCF reboot
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.
16 SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000 Servers Product Notes for XCP Version 1060 • February 2008
TABLE 6 XCP Issues and Workarounds (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.
RTIF1070914-019
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 Open BootPROM 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.
RTIF1071102-001
RTIF1071102-002
The XSCF firmware monitors itself and if it
detects any inconsistencies, it forces an XSCF
reboot.
The snmp daemon might quit. To restart the snmp daemon, issue the
There is no workaround. Allow the XSCF Unit
to finish rebooting. It returns to normal
operation within approximately 5 minutes.
command setsnmp enable.
RTIF1071116-001
After using the addfru(8) or replacefru(8)
command to hotplug a CMU, further DR
operations might fail with a misleading
message regarding the board being
unavailable for DR.
SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000 Servers Product Notes 17
When performing the addfru(8) and
replacefru(8) commands, it is mandatory to
run diagnostic tests. If you forget to run the
diagnostic tests during
addfru(8)/replacefru(8) then either run
testsb(8) to test the CMU or remove the
CMU/IOU with the deletefru(8) command
and then use the addfru(8) command with the
diagnostic tests.
TABLE 6 XCP Issues and Workarounds (Continued)
ID Description Workaround
RTIF1071116-003
Using the XSCF Web, when you selected COD,
codusage details cannot be displayed correctly.
Use showcodusage(8) command to display
the codusage.
RTIF1071116-004
RTIF1071129-003
RTIF1071129-004
RTIF1071227-001
RTIF1071227-002
When Internet Explorer 7 browser is used, the
License key deletion cannot be executed on the
BUI COD page.
An error log cannot be registered in XSCF
when the following message is displayed on
Solaris OS by the External I/O Expansion Unit
error:
SUNW-MSG-ID: SUN4-8000-4P, TYPE:
Fault
The following messages are displayed and you
might not boot Solaris OS:
• Abnormal OpenBoot environment
variable Boot process failed
• ERROR: Invalid token '' FATAL:
NVRAM contents corrupt;
Reinitializing NVRAM parameters.
In XSCF, write of date and time may become
an error. When the domain powered on, the
following message may appear and the
domain may fail to be powered on.
Poweron canceled due to invalid
system date and time.
When the showhardconf(8) command
executed in an environment with the External
I/O Expansion Unit, the showhardconf(8)
command may appear as if hang up.
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
None available at this time.
Confirm the OpenBoot PROM environment
variable. If the variable has errors, set the
variable again.
Execute the rebootxscf(8) command to
restart XSCF.
Press Ctrl-C to terminate the
showhardconf(8) command and execute the
showhardconf(8) command again.
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."
18 SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000 Servers Product Notes for XCP Version 1060 • February 2008
Specify the correct device name to the Boot
device path.
When the status of I/O unit became
"Degraded," replace the I/O unit.
Solaris Issues and Workarounds
TABLE 7 lists known issues and possible workarounds.
TABLE 7 Specific Issues and Workarounds Concerning Solaris
CR ID Description Workaround
6348554 Using the cfgadm -c disconnect
command on the following cards might hang
the command during i_mdi_pi_offline:
• SG-XPCIE2FC-QF4 Sun StorageTek
Enterprise Class 4Gb Dual-Port Fibre
Channel PCI-E HBA
• SG-XPCIE1FC-QF4 Sun StorageTek
Enterprise Class 4Gb Single-Port Fibre
Channel PCI-E HBA
• SG-XPCI2FC-QF4 Sun StorageTek Enterprise
Class 4Gb Dual-Port Fibre Channel PCI-X
HBA
• SG-XPCI1FC-QF4 Sun StorageTek Enterprise
Class 4Gb Single-Port Fibre Channel PCI-X
HBA
6416224 System performance can degrade using a
single NIC card with more than 5,000
connections.
6440061 The domain console may display this message:
ipsec_check_inbound_policy: Policy
Failure for the incoming packet (not
secure)
6441349 The system may hang if there is an I/O error
in the system.
6459540 The DAT72 internal tape drive on SPARC
Enterprise M4000/M5000 may time out
during tape operations.
There is no workaround.
Check for the patch 126670-10 for this defect.
Use multiple NIC cards to split network
connections.
This bug has been fixed in Solaris 10 8/07.
This message can be safely ignored.
None available at this time.
This bug has been fixed in Solaris 10 8/07.
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.
SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000 Servers Product Notes 19
TABLE 7 Specific Issues and Workarounds Concerning Solaris (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 fails, creating a cfgadm: Component
system is busy error.
6472153 If you create a Solaris Flash archive on a non-
SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000 sun4u server
and install it on a SPARC Enterprise
M4000/M5000 sun4u server, the console's TTY
flags will not be set correctly. This can cause
the console to lose characters during stress.
Just after installing Solaris OS from a Solaris
Flash archive, telnet into the SPARC Enterprise
M4000/M5000 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.
6481002 Installing the Solaris 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.
6485555 On the SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000
servers, On-board Gigabit Ethernet NVRAM
None available at this time.
This bug has been fixed in Solaris 10 8/07.
corruption could occur due to a race condition.
The window of opportunity for this race
condition is very small.
6495303 The use of a PCIe Dual-Port Ultra320 SCSI
controller card (SG-(X)PCIE2SCSIU320Z) in
IOU Slot 1 on a SPARC Enterprise
Do not use this card in IOU Slot 1 on a SPARC
Enterprise M4000/M5000 server.
This bug has been fixed in Solaris 10 8/07.
M4000/M5000 server may result in a system
panic.
20 SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000 Servers Product Notes for XCP Version 1060 • February 2008
TABLE 7 Specific Issues and Workarounds Concerning Solaris (Continued)
CR ID Description Workaround
6496337 The "cpumem-diagnosis" module may fail to
load after uncorrectable error(UE) panic.
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,
CSN: BE80601007, HOSTNAME: col2-ff-
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
To avoid this problem in advance,
add "rm -f /var/fm/fmd/ckpt/cpumemdiagnosis/cpumem-diagnosis"in
/lib/svc/method/svc-dumpadm file as below.
em7-d0
#
# We haven't run savecore on a
dump device yet
#
savedev=none
rm -f /var/fm/fmd/ckpt/cpumemdiagnosis/cpumem-diagnosis
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
SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000 Servers Product Notes 21
#
This bug has been fixed in Solaris 10 8/07.
There is no workaround. Check for the
availability of a patch for this defect.
This bug has been fixed in Solaris 10 8/07.
Check CPU status on XSCF.
This bug has been fixed in Solaris 10 8/07.
TABLE 7 Specific Issues and Workarounds Concerning Solaris (Continued)
CR ID Description Workaround
6502204 Unexpected error messages may be displayed
on console on booting after CPU UE panic.
Example:
SUNW-MSG-ID: FMD-8000-11, TYPE:
If you see unexpected messages, use the XSCF
command showdomainstatus(8) to check
system status on XSCF.
This bug has been fixed in Solaris 10 8/07.
Defect, VER: 1, SEVERITY: Minor
EVENT-TIME: Tue Jan 9 20:45:08 JST
2007
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.
6508432 Many correctable errors (CE) may occur, and
despite these are the correctable errors,
domain may panic.
None available at this time.
This bug has been fixed in Solaris 10 8/07.
Set the following to /etc/system and then
reboot the domain:
set pcie:pcie_aer_ce_mask = 0x2001
This bug has been fixed in Solaris 10 8/07.
6508434 The domain may panic when an additional
PCI-X card is installed or a PCI-X card is
replaced by using PCI hot plug.
6509337 s10s_u3 wanboot fails - The server returned
Do not insert a different type of PCI-X card on
the same PCI slot card by using PCI hot plug.
This bug has been fixed in Solaris 10 8/07.
This bug has been fixed in Solaris 10 8/07.
416: Requested Range Not Satisfiable.
6510779 On a large single domain configuration, the
system may incorrectly report very high load
There is no workaround. Check for the
availability of a patch for this defect.
average at times.
6510861 When Dual-Channel Ultra320 SCSI Card
(SE0X7SC2F, SE0X7SC2X) is mounted,
correctable errors(CE) occur and system may
panic.
To mask these errors with Dual-Channel
Ultra320 SCSI Card (SE0X7SC2F, SE0X7SC2X),
add the following entry to the /etc/system
file and then reboot the system:
set pcie:pcie_aer_ce_mask = 0x31c1
This bug has been fixed in Solaris 10 8/07.
6511374 Unexpected error messages may be displayed
This message can be safely ignored.
on console after changing the system
configuration.
Example:
WARNING: Translation error source
/LSB0/B0/0, PA 3c000000000, target
/LSB0/B0/20000000
22 SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000 Servers Product Notes for XCP Version 1060 • February 2008
TABLE 7 Specific Issues and Workarounds Concerning Solaris (Continued)
CR ID Description Workaround
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
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.
6516135 Ap_Id format and devices may not be shown
correctly by cfgadm(1M).
Use the following operations to display all of
the PCI slots.
1) devfsadm (at Solaris prompt)
2) cfgadm
6519290 Large amounts of I/O on swap devices can
cause the system to appear hung by over
welling the I/O system. The amount of I/O
Set the following to /etc/system and then
reboot the domain:
set maxfastscan=0x2000
required can be generated through a number
of ways, eg memory shortage, heavy use of
/tmp etc.
6520990 Domain may cause a panic when
deleteboard(8) command for kernel board
by using Dynamic Reconfiguration (DR).
To mask this error, add the following entry to
the /etc/system file.
set drmach:fmem_timeout = 30
This bug has been fixed in Solaris 10 8/07.
6522017 DR and ZFS may not be used in the same
domain.
SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000 Servers Product Notes 23
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
TABLE 7 Specific Issues and Workarounds Concerning Solaris (Continued)
CR ID Description Workaround
6522433 After the CPU hardware error occurred, the
Check system status on XSCF.
fmdump(1M) command on the domain may
display an incorrect faulty component.
6527811 The showhardconf(8) command on the XSCF
Check for the patch 128346-01 for this detect.
cannot display PCI card information that is
installed in External I/O Expansion Unit, if the
External I/O Expansion Unit is configured
using PCI hotplug.
6530178 DR addboard(8) command can hang. Once
problem is observed, further DR operations
There is no workaround.
This bug has been fixed in Solaris 10 8/07.
are blocked. Recovery requires reboot of the
domain.
6530178 DR addboard(8) command can hang. Once
problem is observed, further DR operations
There is no workaround.
This bug has been fixed in Solaris 10 8/07.
are blocked. Recovery requires reboot of the
domain.
6530178 DR addboard(8) command can hang. Once
problem is observed, further DR operations
There is no workaround.
This bug has been fixed in Solaris 10 8/07.
are blocked. Recovery requires reboot of the
domain.
6529714 Warning messages occur while trying to
No workaround available at this time.
configure more than four X4447A-Z or
X1027A-Z1 cards into one I/O Boat.
6530178 DR addboard(8) command can hang. Once
problem is observed, further DR operations
There is no workaround.
This bug has been fixed in Solaris 10 8/07.
are blocked. Recovery requires reboot of the
domain.
6530178 DR addboard(8) command can hang. Once
problem is observed, further DR operations
There is no workaround.
This bug has been fixed in Solaris 10 8/07.
are blocked. Recovery requires reboot of the
domain.
6530288 Ap_Id format may not be shown correctly by
cfgadm(1M) command.
6530753 Some of the PCI slots in the External I/O
Expansion Unit PCI slots are not displayed
during a normal boot operation.
None available at this time.
This bug has been fixed in Solaris 10 8/07.
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
There is no workaround.
initialization failed can appear
repeatedly after boot net installation.
24 SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000 Servers Product Notes for XCP Version 1060 • February 2008
TABLE 7 Specific Issues and Workarounds Concerning Solaris (Continued)
CR ID Description Workaround
6531668 System hangs when executing parallel hot
No workaround available at this time.
plug operation with SP DR in suspend phase.
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.
start/timeout_seconds=count: 300
# svcadm refresh dscp
# svcadm refresh volfs
6534471 Domain may panic. Add the following line to /etc/system and
reboot the domain.
set heaplp_use_stlb=0
This bug has been fixed in 125100-06 and
Solaris 10 8/07.
6535564 PCI hot plug to PCI slot #0, #1 or External IO
Expansion Unit may fail on XSB added by DR.
There is no workaround. Use DR instead of
PCI hot plug if need to add or remove PCI
card on the XSB.
This bug has been fixed in Solaris 10 8/07.
6536564 showlogs(8) and showstatus(8) command
on XSCF might report wrong I/O component
To avoid this problem, issue the following
commands on the domain.
due to wrong diagnosis by Solaris Fault
management Architecture when faults in I/O
devices occur.
# cd /usr/platform/SUNW,SPARC-
Enterprise/lib/fm/topo/plugins
# mv ioboard.so ioboard.so.orig
# svcadm restart fmd
If the following messages are displayed on the
domain, contact a sales representative or a
certified 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
This bug has been fixed in 125369-05.
SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000 Servers Product Notes 25
TABLE 7 Specific Issues and Workarounds Concerning Solaris (Continued)
CR ID Description Workaround
6537511 Bluetooth partner is hung during security tests
Restart application server
execution
6539084 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.
6539909 Do not use the following I/O cards for
network access when you are using the boot
net install 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.
6545143 When kcage daemon is expanding the kcage
area, if the user stack exists in the expanded
area, its area is demapped and might cause a
ptl_1 panic during the flushw handler
execution.
6545685 If the following message displayed on the OS
console, memory degradation or XSB
deconfiguration may occur in the subsequent
reboot.
Example:
mc-opl: WARNING: mc-opl rewrite timeout
on /LSB0/B0
6546188 The system panics when running hotplug
(cfgadm(1M)) and DR operations
(addboard(8) and deleteboard(8)) on the
following cards:
• X4447A-Z, PCI-e Quad-port Gigabit
Ethernet Adapter UTP
• X1027A-Z1, PCI-e Dual 10 Gigabit Ethernet
Fiber XFP Low profile Adapter
There is no workaround.
This bug has been fixed in 125670-01.
When running Solaris 10 11/06, use an
alternate type of network card or onboard
network device to install the Solaris OS via the
network.
There is no workaround.
This bug has been fixed in Solaris 10 8/07.
There is no workaround. Check for the
availability of a patch for this defect.
Add the following to /etc/system and then
reboot the domain:
set mc-opl: mc_max_rewrite_loop =
20000
There is no workaround.
For Solaris 10 8/07, check for the patch 127741-
01 for this defect.
For Solaris 10 11/06, check for the patch
125670-04 for this defect.
Note: See CR ID 6608404 regarding issues with
hot-plug of these cards in slot 1.
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TABLE 7 Specific Issues and Workarounds Concerning Solaris (Continued)
CR ID Description Workaround
6551356 The system panics when running hotplug
(cfgadm(1M)) to configure a previously
unconfigured card. The message "WARNING:
PCI Expansion ROM is not accessible" will be
seen on the console shortly before the system
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.
panic. The following cards are affected by this
defect:
Check for the patch 127741-01 for this defect.
• X4447A-Z, PCI-e Quad-port Gigabit
Ethernet Adapter UTP
• X1027A-Z1, PCI-e Dual 10 Gigabit Ethernet
Fiber XFP Low profile Adapter
6556742 The system panics when DiskSuite can not
read the metadb during DR. This bug affects
the following cards:
• SG-XPCIE2FC-QF4, 4Gb PCI-e Dual-Port
Panic can be avoided when a duplicated copy
of the metadb is accessible via another Host
Bus Adaptor.
Check for the patch 125166-06 for this detect.
Fibre Channel HBA
• SG-XPCIE1FC-QF4, 4Gb PCI-e Single-Port
Fibre Channel HBA
• SG-XPCI2FC-QF4, 4Gb PCI-X Dual-Port
Fibre Channel HBA
• SG-XPCI1FC-QF4, 4Gb PCI-X Single-Port
Fibre Channel HBA
6559504 Messages of the form nxge: NOTICE:
nxge_ipp_eccue_valid_check: rd_ptr = nnn
wr_ptr = nnn will be observed on the console
These messages can be safely ignored.
For Solaris 10 8/07, check for the patch 127741-
01 for this defect.
with the following cards:
• X4447A-Z, PCI-e Quad-port Gigabit
Ethernet Adapter UTP
• X1027A-Z1, PCI-e Dual 10 Gigabit Ethernet
Fiber XFP Low profile Adapter
6563785 Hot-plug operation with the following cards
might fail if a card is disconnected and then
immediately reconnected:
After disconnecting a card, wait for a few
seconds before re-connecting.
Check for the patch 127750-01 for this detect.
• SG-XPCIE2SCSIU320Z Sun StorageTek PCI-
E Dual-Port Ultra320 SCSI HBA
• SGXPCI2SCSILM320-Z Sun StorageTek PCI
Dual-Port Ultra320 SCSI HBA
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TABLE 7 Specific Issues and Workarounds Concerning Solaris (Continued)
CR ID Description Workaround
6564332 Hot-plug operations on Sun Crypto
Accelerator (SCA)6000 cards can cause SPARC
Enterprise M8000/M9000 servers to panic or
hang.
Version 1.0 of the SCA6000 driver does not
support hot-plug and should not be attempted.
Version 1.1 of the SCA6000 driver and
firmware supports hot-plug operations after
the required bootstrap firmware upgrade has
been performed.
Note: See CR ID 6619344 for issues with
hotplug of Sun Crypto Accelerator (SCA) 6000
cards in slot-1.
6564934 Performing a DR deleteboard(8) operation
on a board which includes Permanent Memory
when using the following network cards
results in broken connections:
• X4447A-Z, PCI-e Quad-port Gigabit
Ethernet Adapter UTP
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.
Check for the patch 127741-01 for this detect.
• X1027A-Z1, PCI-e Dual 10 Gigabit Ethernet
Fiber XFP Low profile Adapter
6568417 After a successful CPU DR deleteboard(8)
operation, the system panics when the
Add the following line to /etc/system and
reboot the system:
following network interfaces are in use:
• X4447A-Z, PCI-e Quad-port Gigabit
set ip:ip_soft_rings_cnt=0
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
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
6572827 On SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 servers,
Check for the patch 127111-02 for this detect.
Add the following line in /etc/system and
reboot the system: set
nxge:nxge_rx_threshold_hi=0
For Solaris 10 8/07, check for the patch 12774101 for this defect.
For Solaris 10 11/06, check for the patch
125670-04 for this defect.
There is no workaround.
one of the columns in the IO Devices section of
the output from prtdiag -v is "Type". This
reports "PCIe", "PCIx", "PCI" or "UNKN" for
each device.
The algorithm used to compute this value is
incorrect. It reports "PCI" for PCI-X leaf
devices and "UNKN" for legacy PCI devices.
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TABLE 7 Specific Issues and Workarounds Concerning Solaris (Continued)
CR ID Description Workaround
6589546 prtdiag(8) command does not show all I/O
Use prtdiag -v for full output.
devices of the following cards:
• SG-XPCIE2FC-EM4 Sun StorageTek
Enterprise Class 4Gb Dual-Port Fibre
Channel PCI-E HBA
• SG-XPCIE1FC-EM4 Sun StorageTek
Enterprise Class 4Gb Single-Port Fibre
Channel PCI-E HBA
6589833 The DR addboard(8) command might cause a
system hang if you are adding a Sun
There is no workaround. Check for the
availability of a patch for this defect.
StorageTek Enterprise Class 4Gb Dual-Port
Fibre Channel PCI-E HBA card (SGXPCIE2FCQF4) at the same time that an SAP process is
attempting to access storage devices attached
to this card. The chance of a system hang is
increased if the following cards are used for
heavy network traffic:
• X4447A-Z, PCI-e Quad-port Gigabit
Ethernet Adapter UTP
• X1027A-Z1, PCI-e Dual 10 Gigabit Ethernet
Fiber XFP Low profile Adapter
6592302 Unsuccessful DR operation leaves memory
Tr y deleteboard(8) again.
partially configured.
6600730 Extra characters appear in a boot message
string.
6608404 Hot-plug of the X4447A-Z, PCI-e Quad-port
Gigabit Ethernet Adapter UTP card in slot 1
might cause other network devices to fail.
6619344 The Sun Crypto Accelerator (SCA) 6000 card
might not work if hot-plug configured into slot
1.
SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000 Servers Product Notes 29
The extraneous characters can be safely
ignored.
To avoid the defect, do not install this card in
slot 1.
To avoid the defect, do not hot-plug this card
in slot 1.
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]:
Preparing to Upgrade to XCP 1050 or later
1. Delete any accounts named "admin".
Use the showuser -lu command to list all XSCF accounts. Any accounts named
admin must be deleted prior to upgrading to XCP 1050 or later. This account name
is reserved in XCP 1050 and higher. Use the deleteuser(8) command to delete the
account.
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Upgrading From XCP104x to XCP 1050 or Later
The following steps describe the case of upgrading to XCP1060.
Note – LAN connections are disconnected when the XSCF resets. It is recommended
to use the XSCF serial connection to simplify the XCP upgrade procedure.
1. Log in to the XSCFU on an account with platform administrative privileges.
2. Verify that there are no faulted or deconfigured components by using the
showstatus(8) command.
XSCF> showstatus
The showstatus(8) prompt will return if there are no failures found in the System
Initialization. If anything is listed, contact a certified service engineer. before
proceeding.
Note – Take information with using BUI or snapshot(8) command. This will be
help in case any problem occurred in this procedure.
3. Power off all domains.
XSCF> poweroff -a
4. Confirm that all domains are stopped:
XSCF> showlogs power
5. Move the key position on the operator panel from Locked to Service.
6. Collect an XSCF snapshot to archive system status prior to upgrade.
XSCF> snapshot -t user@host:directory
7. The BUI can be used to upload the XCP 1060 upgrade image.
SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000 Servers Product Notes 31
8. Update the firmware by using the flashupdate(8) command.
Caution – flashupdate(8) will update one bank, reset the XSCF and commence
update of the second bank. Verify that the current and reserve banks are both
updated. If both banks indicate XCP revision 1060, proceed to the next step.
XSCF> flashupdate -c update -m xcp -s version
Specify the XCP version to be updated. In this examples, it's 1060.
9. Confirm completion of the update.
XSCF> showlogs event
Confirm no abnormality happens while updating.
10. Confirm that both the current and reserve banks of XSCFU#0 display the updated
XCP versions.
XSCF> version -c xcp
XSCF#0 (Active)
XCP0 (Reserve): 1060
XCP1 (Current): 1060
If the Current and Reserve banks on XSCF#0 do not indicate XCP revision 1060,
contact a certified service engineer.
11. Confirm no abnormality occurred by using showlogs error -v and
showstatus(8) commands.
XSCF> showlogs error -v
XSCF> showstatus
If you encounter any hardware abnormality of the XSCF, contact a certified service
engineer..
12. Power on all domains.
XSCF> poweron -a
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13. Log in to XSCFU#0 and confirm all domains start up properly.
XSCF> showlogs power
14. Check that there are no new errors.
XSCF> showlogs error
In case an abnormality is encountered, take appropriate maintenance action. If no
abnormality is found, proceed to Step 15.
15. Move position of the key switch on the operator panel from service to lock.
SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000 Servers Product Notes 33
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
M4000/M5000 servers software documentation.
The corrections for SPARC Enterprise 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 8 lists known documentation updates.
TABLE 8 Documentation Updates
Title Page Number Update
All SPARC Enterprise
M4000/M5000 servers
documentation
SPARC Enterprise
M4000/M5000/M8000/
M9000 Servers XSCF
Reference Manual
setpowerupde
lay(8) man
page
setupplatfor
m(8) man page
All DVD references are now referred to as CD-RW/DVD-RW.
The following description is added in EXTENDED
DESCRIPTION:
When the power is turned on from the operator panel, the wait
time and warm-up time that you set are ignored. If you have
set these times and wish to observe them at startup, perform the
poweron(8) command.
The -p user option requires useradm privileges.
The -p network option requires platadm privileges.
The -p altitude option requires platadm privileges.
The -p timezone option requires platadm privileges.
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