Sun Microsystems Fire 880 User Manual
Sun Fire
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880 Server Product Notes
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Contents
Product Name Equivalence 1
Document Revision History 1
Available Online Documentation 2
System Software Requirements 2
Required And Recommended Software Patches 3
Required Software Patches for Solaris 8 10/01 3
Required Software Patches for Solaris 8 07/01 4
Highly Recommended Sun Fire 880 Patch 5
Sun PCI Cards That Support PCI Hot-Plug 5
Caution on the Use of PCI Cards Not Specifically Qualified by Sun on the
Sun Fire 880 Platform 6
OpenBoot Firmware Documentation 7
FC-AL Disk Drive Firmware Issues 7
Installing Sun Fire 880 FC-AL Backplane Firmware 8
System Hang Recovery Procedure 10
Supported Sun Rack for the Sun Fire 880 12
Sun Fire 880 Server Rackmounting Caution Reminder 12
Documentation Errata 13
Correction to the Motherboard Fan Tray Removal Procedure 13
Correction to the Motherboard Fan Tray Installation Procedure 14
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Correction to Disk Drive Installation Procedure 14
Correction to FC-AL Disk Cage Installation Procedure 15
Correction to FRU Part Numbers 15
Ordering DIMMs 15
Part Number Corrections 15
Correction to Cabling Instructions for Loop B PCI FC-AL Data Cable 16
Correction to Expansion FC-AL Backplane Installation Procedure 16
Correction to Displaying POST Results 18
Correction to the diag-trigger Setting for Enabling ASR 18
Correct Usage of the ifconfig Command for PCI Hot-Plug 18
Correction to the Attachment Point IDs for DR Procedures 19
Open Issues 19
System panics if a PCI hot-plug operation is started while another operation
is still in progress (BugID 4452433) 19
Sun Fire 880 hardware watchdog feature does not work with Solaris 8
(BugID 4374518) 20
Issuing the XIR command from RSC causes the system to reset
(BugID 4411330) 20
RSC incorrectly reports an unplugged power supply as OK
(BugID 4421087) 20
Empty fan tray generates fault messages in the RSC event log
(BugID 4470063) 21
Removing disk drivesduringhot-plugging requires devfsadm-Ccommand
(BugID 4418718) 21
picld died during SunVTS run, no errors reported (BugIDs 4418396,
4486083) 21
SunVTS dpmtest fails on dual-loop internal storage array (BugID
4487855) 22
Wrong packet error seen by loopback subtest in dpmtest (Bug ID
4493252) 22
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prtdiag reports fan failures as ENABLED with a speed of 0
(BugID 4431194) 22
hsfs: hsnode table full (BugIDs 4082275, 4475306) 23
Intermittent picld errors during power supply hot-plug
(BugID 4431165) 23
Sun Expert3D-Lite PCI graphics accelerator card hangs system (BugID
4474181) 24
CPU/Memory slot fault LEDs do not light for overtemperature conditions
(BugID 4451164) 24
SCSI warning when running SunVTS with an attached D1000 disk array
(BugID 4482342) 24
Hot-plug function is not disabled when only one power supply exists
(BugID 4408237) 25
CE memory reporting is ambiguous (BugID 4491362) 25
PCI Hot-plug insert message is wrong for slots 7 and 8 (BugID 4546219) 26
PCI attachment points should be generic (BugID 4388625) 26
Status LED may not shut off after PCI hot-plug (BugID 4403481) 27
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Sun Fire 880 Product Notes
Product Name Equivalence
The official released name for this system is Sun Fire™ V880. Any reference to Sun
Fire 880 on the product, in the system documentation, or in software refers to the
Sun Fire V880. Both names can be considered equivalent and are interchangeable.
Document Revision History
This section provides a summarized revision history of these Product Notes, listed
according to the document revision number and release date. All the updates made
in previous revisions are incorporated into the latest revision; that is, any updates
made in the -13 revision will carry forward through any subsequent revisions. The
first published version of this document is 806-6598-12, September 2001.
Revisions Made in 806-6598-15, December 2001
■ Updated the list of “Required And Recommended Software Patches” on page 3
■ Added “Supported Sun Rack for the Sun Fire 880” on page 12
■ Added “Sun Fire 880 Server Rackmounting Caution Reminder” on page 12
■ Added “Correction to Displaying POST Results” on page 18
■ Added “Correction to the diag-trigger Setting for Enabling ASR” on page 18
■ Added “Correct Usage of the ifconfig Command for PCI Hot-Plug” on page 18
■ Added “Correction to the Attachment Point IDs for DR Procedures” on page 19
■ Added “PCI Hot-plug insert message is wrong for slots 7 and 8 (BugID 4546219)” on
page 26
■ Added “PCI attachment points should be generic (BugID 4388625)” on page 26
■ Added “Status LED may not shut off after PCI hot-plug (BugID 4403481)” on page 27
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Revisions Made in 806-6598-14, October 2001
■ Updated the list of “Required And Recommended Software Patches” on page 3
■ Added keyswitch information to “Installing Sun Fire 880 FC-AL Backplane
Firmware” on page 8
■ Added “System Hang Recovery Procedure” on page 10
■ Added “CE memory reporting is ambiguous (BugID 4491362)” on page 25
Revisions Made in 806-6598-13, October 2001
■ Updated the list of “Required And Recommended Software Patches” on page 3
■ Updated the list of “Sun PCI Cards That Support PCI Hot-Plug” on page 5
■ Corrected and updated the 36 GB drive manufacturer numbers in “FC-AL Disk Drive
Firmware Issues” on page 7
■ Updated the FRU numbers for ordering DIMMs for the system in “Correction to FRU
Part Numbers” on page 15
Available Online Documentation
A complete set of online documentation supporting Sun Fire 880 servers is available
at the following URL:
http://www.sun.com/products-n-solutions/hardware/docs
Check this site periodically for the latest revisions of Sun Fire 880 product
documentation, including the latest version of these Product Notes.
System Software Requirements
The Sun Fire 880 server requires the Solaris™ 8 7/01 operating environment or a
compatible Solaris version. To verify that the proper version of the operating system
is installed on your Sun Fire 880 server, examine the file /etc/release. The file
should contain the text “Solaris 8 7/01” or identify a compatible Solaris version.
2 Sun Fire 880 Server Product Notes • December 2001
Required And Recommended Software Patches
This section lists software patches for the Sun Fire 880 server. You can obtain these
patches from your authorized Sun service provider or by downloading them from
the SunSolve Online
http://sunsolve.sun.com
The patches in these Product Notes are listed by the Solaris operating system version
you may have installed on your system. For the most current list of Sun Fire 880
patches, search for the Info Doc “Highly Recommended Patches Sun Fire 880” on the
SunSolve Online web site. For patch installation instructions, see the README file
that accompanies each patch.
Required Software Patches for Solaris 8 10/01
Note – The following list represents required patches specific to the Sun Fire 880
system with the Solaris 8 10/01 operating system installed. These patches are
available as of the publication date of these Product Notes.
Sun Fire 880 Required Patches for Solaris 8 10/01
Patch ID Description
109962-04 or later FC-AL Disk Drive Firmware patch
109882-05 or later SunOS 5.8: eri header files patch
109888-13 or late SunOS 5.8: Platform drivers patch
111474-04 or later Sun Fire 880 Fibre-Channel Backplane Firmware patch
111412-05 or later SunOS 5.8: mpxio/scsi_vhci multipath I/O modules patch
111413-05 or later SunOS 5.8: luxadm, liba5k and libg_fc patch*
111095-05 or later SunOS 5.8: fctl/fp/fcp/usoc driver patch
111096-03 or later SunOS 5.8: fcip driver patch
111097-05 or later SunOS 5.8: qlc driver patch
110849-08 or later SunOS 5.8: PICL support for SUNW, Sun Fire 880
SM
web site at the following URL:
* Patch 111413 requires the package SUNWsan (San Foundation Kit). The SUNWsan
package is available via the Sun Download Center at the following URL:
http://www.sun.com/storage/san/
From that site, download the latest SAN release Software/Firmware upgrade.
Sun Fire 880 Server Product Notes 3
Required Software Patches for Solaris 8 07/01
Note – The following list represents required patches specific to the Sun Fire 880
system with the Solaris 8 07/01 operating system installed. These patches are
available as of the publication date of these Product Notes.
Sun Fire 880 Required Patches for Solaris 8 07/01
Patch ID Description
109962-04 or later FC-AL Disk Drive Firmware patch
108528-12 or later Kernel update patch
110723-03 or later SunOS 5.8: /kernel/drv/sparcv9/eri patch
109882-05 or later SunOS 5.8: eri header files patch
109888-13 or late SunOS 5.8: Platform drivers patch
110460-09 or later SunOS 5.8: fruid/PICL plug-ins patch
111416-05 or later RSC 2.1 bug fixes patch
111854-01 or later SCSI VTS patch
111412-05 or later SunOS 5.8: mpxio/scsi_vhci multipath I/O modules patch
111413-05 or later SunOS 5.8: luxadm, liba5k and libg_fc patch*
111095-05 or later SunOS 5.8: fctl/fp/fcp/usoc driver patch
111096-03 or later SunOS 5.8: fcip driver patch
111097-05 or later SunOS 5.8: qlc driver patch
110842-05 or later SunOS 5.8: hpc3130 driver patch for SUNW, Sun Fire 880
Note: This patch must be installed before installing patch 110849-08
or later.
110849-08 or later SunOS 5.8: PICL support for SUNW, Sun Fire 880
Note: You must install patch 110842-05 or later before installing this
patch.
* Patch 111413 requires the package SUNWsan (San Foundation Kit). The SUNWsan
package is available via the Sun Download Center at the following URL:
http://www.sun.com/storage/san/
From that site, download the latest SAN release Software/Firmware upgrade.
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Highly Recommended Sun Fire 880 Patch
Patch ID Description
112186-02 or later Sun Fire 880 Flash PROM Update (4.4.7 OBP)
This patch is not OS-dependant. Included in this firmware upgrade are enhanced
OpenBoot™ tools for service providers. The patch is recommended for Sun Fire 880
systems that have installed versions of OBP earlier than 4.4.7. For more information
about the patch, including installation instructions, read the patch description.
Sun PCI Cards That Support PCI Hot-Plug
For a PCI card to be successfully detached from a running operating environment,
each device on the card must have a detach-safe driver. A detach-safe driver enables a
single instance of a driver to be closed while other instances are allowed to remain
open to service similar devices used elsewhere in the system. To be considered
detach-safe, a driver must be able to perform a basic Device Driver Interface/Device
Kernel Interface (DDI/DKI) function called DDI_DETACH. Any driver that does not
support the DDI_DETACH function is considered detach-unsafe.
Sun Microsystems offers a variety of hot-pluggable PCI cards that use detach-safe
device drivers. The following table lists the PCI cards that have been tested and
verified as being detach-safe as of the publication date of this document.
Sun Part
Number Card Type Driver(s)
X1032A 10/100BaseT Sun FastEthernet + SE Ultra/Wide SCSI fas/sd, hme
X1033A 10/100BaseT Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter hme
X6540A Dual Channel Single-ended Ultra/Wide SCSI glm
X6541A Dual Channel Differential Ultra/Wide SCSI glm
X6799A Sun StorEdge PCI Single Fibre Channel Network Adapter qlc
X1141A Sun PCI Gigabit Ethernet Network Interface Card ge
X1034A Quad FastEthernet PCI Card qfe
X1150A Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Network Interface Card ce
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