Sun Microsystems Solaris 8 Guide

Solaris 8 6/00 Sun™Hardware

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Contents

Preface xi

1. Installing Software From the
Solaris CD 1

Automatic Installation of Solaris Software 1
Manual Installation of Solaris Software 1

Platform Names and Groups 1
Interactive Installation of Solaris Software 4
Manual Installation of Packages 7

Custom JumpStart Profiles 8
32-bit Kernel the Default on 200MHz or Lower UltraSPARC Systems 9

2. Supported Sun Hardware 11

Supported Platforms 11

3. Installing Software from the Sun Computer Systems Supplement CD 13

Installing Sun Computer Systems Supplement CD Software 14

Before Installing Supplement CD Software 14
Installing Supplement CD Software Using Solaris Web Start 2.0 14
Installing Supplement CD Software on a Standalone System Using

pkgadd 15

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Validation Test Suite Software

(SunVTS Software) 18
SunVTS Packages 20

Installing SunVTS 20
Using SunVTS Software 20

OpenGL Software 21

Supported Platforms 21
Removing Old Packages 21
OpenGL Packages 22
Installing OpenGL 23
After Installing the Packages 23
Unexpected Slow Local Rendering 24

PC Launcher 26

Audience 26
What is PC Launcher? 26
PC Launcher Installation Requirements 26
System Requirements 26
PC Launcher Installation 27
Configuring PC Launcher 28
Using PC Launcher 30
Working With Windows Files 30
Other Features 32
Getting Help for PC Launcher 32

PC File Viewer 33

PC File Viewer 33
File Formats Supported 33
PC File Viewer Limitations 34
Installing PC File Viewer 34

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Adding PC File Viewer to the CDE Front Panel 35

ShowMe TV 1.3 Software 35

ShowMe TV Packages 36
Removing Old Packages 36
Installing ShowMe TV 36
Translated Documentation 37

Sun Remote System Control for Sun Servers 38
SunForum 38

Installing SunForum 39
Online Help 39

Network Adapter Drivers Included on the Supplement CD 39

Installing the Drivers 40
Platform Notes for Network Adapter Drivers 40

Java 3D 1.1.2 API 40

Installation Dependencies 40
Installing Java 3D 1.1.2 API 40

Sun Enterprise 10000 SSP Software 41
Sun Enterprise 10000 Capacity on Demand 1.0 Software 41

4. Documents on the Computer Systems Supplement CD 43

AnswerBook2 Sets 43

Installing Solaris 8 6/00 AnswerBook Sets 43
Solaris 8 6/00 AnswerBook Packages 44
Solaris 8 6/00 on Sun Hardware AnswerBook Set 44
Sun Enterprise 10000 SSP AnswerBook Set 46
Alternate Pathing AnswerBook Set 46
Capacity On Demand AnswerBook Set 46

Sun Computer Systems Manual Page Packages 47

Contents v

Installing Sun Computer Systems Manual Pages 47
Using Sun Computer Systems Manual Pages 47

Other Documents on the Computer Systems Supplement CD 48

5. Updating the Flash PROM on the Ultra 1, Ultra 2, Ultra 450, and Sun Enterprise
450 Systems 49

Related Material 49
Determining If the Flash PROM Needs Updating 50

▼ To Determine If Your System Requires a Flash PROM Update 50

Updating the Flash PROM 51

Capturing Configuration Variable Settings 52
Making the Flash PROM Write-Enabled 53
Before Updating the Flash PROM 57

Recovering From a Power Failure During the Flash PROM Update 61

Sun Ultra 1 and Ultra 2 Systems, Sun Enterprise 450 System, Sun Ultra 450

Workstation 62

Restoring NVRAM Configuration Variables 64
Error Messages 66

Retained Page/mmap Failure 66

Location of Flash PROM Jumpers in Sun Enterprise 450 System and the Ultra 450

Workstation 67

Flash PROM Update Multimedia Collection 69

▼ Running the Video Clips from the CD 69
▼ Running an AnswerBook2 Server from the CD 70

Notes on Running AnswerBook2 from a CD 71

6. Updating the Flash PROM on the Sun Enterprise 3x00, 4x00, 5x00, and 6x00
Systems 73

Determining If the Flash PROM Needs Updating 73

▼ To Determine If Your System Requires a Flash PROM Update 74

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Updating the Flash PROM 75

Flash PROM Update Process 75
Capturing Configuration Variable Settings 76
Making the Flash PROM Write-Enabled 77
Before Updating the Flash PROM 78

Location of Flash PROM Jumpers in Sun Enterprise Server Systems 87

Installing the P0601 Jumper 88

Recovering From a Power Failure During the Flash PROM Update 90

Sun Enterprise 3x00, 4x00, 5x00, and 6x00 Systems 90

7. Power Management on
Sun Hardware 95

Supported Platforms and System Distinctions 95

System Architecture Distinctions

and Default Settings 97

SPARCstation 4 Issues 97

8. Alternate Pathing 2.3 on the Sun Enterprise Servers 99

Preparing to Install or Upgrade 99

▼ To Install or Upgrade From the Web 100
▼ To Install or Upgrade From a CD-ROM 100
▼ To Mount a CD-ROM 101

Performing an Initial Installation of AP 103

▼ Installing AP 2.3 103
▼ Configuring AP 104

Performing an Upgrade of AP 110

Backing Up Your Server 111
Uncommitted AP Database Entries 111
Checking Other Software Documentation 111

Contents vii

Simultaneously Upgrading AP and Solaris Software 111
To Upgrade to AP 2.3 112

9. Installingthe Solaris 8 6/00 Operating Environment onthe Sun Enterprise 10000
Server 117

Knowing Where to Start the Installation 117

What You Need to Start 118

Creating a Domain 118

▼ To Create the eeprom.image File 119
▼ To Create a New Domain on the SSP 120

Performing a Fresh Install 121

▼ To Configure the Domain Network Information 122
▼ To Set Up the SSP 123
▼ To Bring Up the Domain 126
▼ To Set Up the OBP Environment 127
▼ To Install the Solaris 8 6/00 Operating Environment 129
▼ To Configure the OBP Variables 133
▼ To Install the Sun Computer Systems Supplement Packages 134
▼ To Configure the NTP Packages 136
▼ To Finish the Fresh Install 137

Licensing Your Software 138

Performing an Upgrade 138

▼ To Prepare the Domain for the Upgrade 141
▼ To Check the Domain Network Information 143
▼ To Set Up the SSP 143
▼ To Bring Up the Domain 144
▼ To Upgrade the Solaris 8 6/00 Operating Environment 146
▼ To Configure the OBP Variables 150

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▼ To Install the Sun Computer Systems Supplements Packages 151
▼ To Configure the NTP Packages 153
▼ To Finish the Upgrade 154

A. Localized Packages on the Supplement CD 155

Japanese Localized Packages 155
German Localized Packages 157
Italian Localized Packages 158
French Localized Packages 158
Spanish Localized Packages 159
Swedish Localized Packages 159
Traditional Chinese Localized Packages 160
Simplified Chinese Localized Packages 161
Korean Localized Packages 162

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Preface

The Solaris 8 6/00 Sun Hardware Platform Guide contains important information about
the Sun™ hardware supported by the Solaris™ 8 6/00 operating environment.

This manual:

■ Provides platform-specific installation instructions for the Solaris 8 6/00 software

■ Describes software provided on the Sun Computer Systems Supplement CD and

explains how to install product software

■ Describes flash PROM update procedures necessary for some systems to run in

64-bit mode

■ Describes hardware and software requirements affecting Power

Management™ software

Note – For general Solaris 8 6/00 operating environment installation instructions,

refer to Chapter 1. For information about how to install software contained on the
Sun Computer Systems Supplement CD and information about supported hardware,
refer to Chapter 3, “Installing Software from the Sun Computer Systems Supplement
CD”.

Where to Find Installation Information

The Solaris 8 6/00 software is delivered on three CDs:

■ Solaris 8 6/00 SPARC Platform Edition CDs (called the Solaris CDs throughout

this manual)

■ Supplement for Solaris 8 6/00 Operating Environment for Sun Computer Systems

CD (called the Supplement CD throughout this manual).

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Before installing the Solaris 8 6/00 software, check TABLE P-1 for listings of manuals
with information that may apply to your situation and

TABLE P-2 for specific

installation information.

Note – All Solaris and SPARC documentation can be found on the Documentation

CD. All Sun hardware-specific documentation can be found on the Supplement CD.
Some co-packaged products contain documentation on their respective CDs.

TABLEP-1 Related Documentation

Title Description

Solaris 8 SPARC Installation
Instructions

Solaris 8 (SPARC Platform Edition)
Installation Library

Solaris Advanced Installation Guide Contains additional information about how to

TABLEP-2 Specific Installation Information

Primary installation manual for this release of the
Solaris operating environment from the
Documentation CD

Supplements the Solaris Start Here card by
providing detailed installation information

install the Solaris operating environment on server
systems

If you want to Go to

Know more about new products

Chapter 3 in this manual

and peripherals
Know about late-breaking news 1. Solaris 8 6/00 Release Notes Supplement for Sun

Hardware

2. Solaris 8 6/00 Release Notes

Begin the installation process from
the Solaris CDs

Install software for your

1. Solaris 8 6/00 Sun Hardware Platform Guide

2. Solaris 8 SPARC Installation Instructions

Chapter 3 in this manual
platform/peripheral from the
Supplement CD

Update your flash PROM for

Chapter 5 and Chapter 6 in this manual
64-bit operation

Install an AnswerBook from the

Chapter 4 in this manual
Supplement CD

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How This Book Is Organized

This book is organized as follows:
Chapter 1 supports the Solaris 8 Start Here card by providing additional installation

instructions on how to install or upgrade to the Solaris 8 6/00 software on specific
Sun platforms and hardware options.

Chapter 2 lists supported Sun hardware.
Chapter 3 describes how to install the software for Sun platforms and hardware

options and describes value-added software provided to users of Sun hardware.
Chapter 4 describes the locations and formats for the documentation on the

Computer Systems Supplement CD.
Chapter 5 describes the procedure for updating the flash PROMs for 64-bit operation

on Ultra 1, Ultra 2, Ultra 450, and Sun Enterprise 450 systems.
Chapter 6 describes the procedure for updating the flash PROMs for 64-bit operation

on Sun Enterprise 3x00, 4x00, 5x00, and 6x00 systems.
Chapter 7 describes the hardware and software requirements for running the Power

Management software on Sun hardware.
Chapter 8 describes installation of Alternate Pathing software.
Chapter 9 describes installation of the Solaris 8 6/00 operating environment on the

Sun Enterprise 10000 server

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Typographic Conventions

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Typeface or
Symbol Meaning Example

AaBbCc123 The names of commands, files,

and directories; on-screen
computer output

AaBbCc123

AaBbCc123 Command-line placeholder:

AaBbCc123 Book titles, new words or

What you type, contrasted with
on-screen computer output

replace with a real name or
value

terms, or words to be
emphasized

Edit your .login file.
Use ls -a to list all files.

machine_name% You have mail.

machine_name% su
Password:

To delete a file, type rm filename.

Read Chapter 6 in User’s Guide. These
are called class options.
You must be root to do this.

Sun Documentation on the Web

The docs.sun.com web site enables you to access Sun technical documentation on
the Web. You can browse the docs.sun.com archive or search for a specific book
title or subject at:

http://docs.sun.com

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CHAPTER

1

Installing Software From the Solaris CD

Automatic Installation of Solaris Software

For the Sun™ hardware listed in TABLE 1-1, the Solaris™ 8 release requires no special
installation or upgrade instructions. If you plan to perform an automatic installation
of the Solaris 8 6/00 operating environment on your Sun hardware, refer to the

Solaris 8 (SPARC Platform Edition) Installation Guide or the Solaris Advanced Installation
Guide for all your installation needs.

Manual Installation of Solaris Software

If you are installing the Solaris 8 6/00 operating environment using the manual (or
interactive) method, you may need to add some software packages and clusters. This
section identifies platform-specific installation needs and lists the required software
packages and clusters. The manual installation method is described in the “Planning
Your Installation” module of the Solaris 8 (SPARC Platform Edition) Installation Guide.

Platform Names and Groups

You need to know your system architecture (platform group), if you are performing
one of the following tasks:

1

■ Setting up a boot server on a subnet

■ Adding clients for network installation (standalone, servers, dataless, diskless)

If you are writing a custom JumpStart™ installation rules file, you need to know the
platform name.

TABLE 1-1 shows the platform names and platform groups of various Sun hardware

systems.

TABLE1-1 Platform Names for Sun Systems

System Platform Name Platform Group

SPARCclassic SUNW,SPARCclassic sun4m
SPARCstation LX SUNW,SPARCstation-LX sun4m
SPARCstation LX+ SUNW,SPARCstation-LX+ sun4m
SPARCstation 4 SUNW,SPARCstation-4 sun4m
SPARCstation 5 SUNW,SPARCstation-5 sun4m
SPARCstation 5 Model 170 SUNW,SPARCstation-5 sun4m
SPARCstation 10 SUNW,SPARCstation-10 sun4m
SPARCstation 10SX SUNW,SPARCstation-10,SX sun4m
SPARCstation 20 SUNW,SPARCstation-20 sun4m
Ultra 1 Model 140 SUNW,Ultra-1 sun4u
Ultra 1 Model 170 SUNW,Ultra-1 sun4u
Ultra 1 Creator Model 140E SUNW,Ultra-1 sun4u
Ultra 1 Creator3D Model 140E SUNW,Ultra-1 sun4u
Ultra 1 Creator Model 170E SUNW,Ultra-1 sun4u
Ultra 1 Creator 3D Model 170E SUNW,Ultra-1 sun4u
Ultra 1 Creator Model 200E SUNW,Ultra-1 sun4u
Ultra 1 Creator3D Model 200E SUNW,Ultra-1 sun4u
Sun Enterprise 1 Model 140 SUNW,Ultra-1 sun4u
Sun Enterprise 1 Model 170 SUNW,Ultra-1 sun4u
Sun Enterprise 1 Model 170E SUNW,Ultra-1 sun4u
Ultra 2 Creator Model 1170 SUNW,Ultra-2 sun4u
Ultra 2 Creator3D Model 1170 SUNW,Ultra-2 sun4u
Ultra 2 Creator Model 2170 SUNW,Ultra-2 sun4u
Ultra 2 Creator3D Model 2170 SUNW,Ultra-2 sun4u

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TABLE1-1 Platform Names for Sun Systems (Continued)

System Platform Name Platform Group

Ultra 2 Creator Model 1200 SUNW,Ultra-2 sun4u
Ultra 2 Creator3D Model 1200 SUNW,Ultra-2 sun4u
Ultra 2 Creator Model 2200 SUNW,Ultra-2 sun4u
Ultra 2 Creator 3D Model 2200 SUNW,Ultra-2 sun4u
Ultra 2 Creator Model 1300 SUNW,Ultra-2 sun4u
Ultra 2 Creator Model 2300 SUNW,Ultra-2 sun4u
Ultra 5 SUNW,Ultra-5_10 sun4u
Ultra 10 SUNW,Ultra-5_10 sun4u
Ultra 30 SUNW,Ultra-30 sun4u
Ultra 60 SUNW,Ultra-60 sun4u
Ultra 450 SUNW,Ultra-4 sun4u
Sun Enterprise 2 Model 1170 SUNW,Ultra-2 sun4u
Sun Enterprise 2 Model 2170 SUNW,Ultra-2 sun4u
Sun Enterprise 2 Model 1200 SUNW,Ultra-2 sun4u
Sun Enterprise 2 Model 2200 SUNW,Ultra-2 sun4u
Sun Enterprise 2 Model 1300 SUNW,Ultra-2 sun4u
Sun Enterprise 2 Model 2300 SUNW,Ultra-2 sun4u
Sun Enterprise 150 SUNW,Ultra-1 sun4u
Sun Enterprise 250 SUNW,Ultra-250 sun4u
Sun Enterprise 450 SUNW,Ultra-4 sun4u
Sun Enterprise 3000 SUNW,Ultra-Enterprise sun4u
Sun Enterprise 4000 SUNW,Ultra-Enterprise sun4u
Sun Enterprise 5000 SUNW,Ultra-Enterprise sun4u
Sun Enterprise 6000 SUNW,Ultra-Enterprise sun4u
Sun Enterprise 3500 SUNW,Ultra-Enterprise sun4u
Sun Enterprise 4500 SUNW,Ultra-Enterprise sun4u
Sun Enterprise 5500 SUNW,Ultra-Enterprise sun4u
Sun Enterprise 6500 SUNW,Ultra-Enterprise sun4u

Chapter 1 Installing Software From the Solaris CD 3

TABLE1-1 Platform Names for Sun Systems (Continued)

System Platform Name Platform Group

Sun Enterprise 10000 SUNW,Ultra-Enterprise sun4u
SPARCserver 1000 SUNW,SPARCserver-1000 sun4d
SPARCcenter 2000 SUNW,SPARCcenter-2000 sun4d

Refer to the Solaris 8 SPARC (SPARC Platform Edition) Installation Guide manual for
further information on platform groups for all other systems.

Interactive Installation of Solaris Software

When you install the Solaris 8 6/00 operating environment from the Solaris CDs, all
of the required software clusters and packages for your Sun hardware are
automatically loaded. If you choose to customize your Solaris 8 6/00 software
configuration using the interactive installation method, refer to

TABLE 1-3 to identify which software packages and clusters are needed.

TABLE1-2 Required Software Clusters and Packages for Sun Hardware

Product Name Cluster or Package Name Description

S24 frame buffer SUNWCtcx TCX API Support
SX frame buffer SUNWCsx SX Support
Creator and Creator3D SUNWxilvl

SUNWCffb
SUNWffbx 64-bit Support

Creator and Creator3D
(Series 2)

Elite3D SUNWCafb Elite3D Device Drivers and Pipelines

PGX Graphics Frame Buffer SUNWCm64 M64 Graphics Support

SUNWxilvl Creator Graphics Device Drivers and
SUNWCffb
SUNWffbx 64-bit Support

SUNWafbmn Elite3D Online Manual Pages
SUNWafbx 64-bit Support

SUNWm64x 64-bit Support

Creator Graphics Device Drivers and
Pipelines

Pipelines

TABLE 1-2 and

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TABLE1-2 Required Software Clusters and Packages for Sun Hardware (Continued)

Product Name Cluster or Package Name Description

PGX32 Graphics Frame Buffer TSIpgx.u Device driver for PGX32 (Raptor GFX)

graphics accelerator

TSIpgxmn PGX32 (Raptor GFX) graphics accelerator

manual pages

TSIpgxw X Server loadable module for PGX32

(Raptor GFX) graphics accelerator

TSIpgxx.u Device driver for PGX32 (Raptor GFX)

graphics accelerator (64-bit)

SPARCstorage Array
(Models 100 or 200)

SUNWssad
SUNWssaop

SPARCstorage Array Support Software

SUNWssdx 64-bit Support

Sun StorEdge A5000 SUNWClux

Sun StorEdge A5000 Support Software

SUNWses
SUNWluxdx.u

64-bit Support

SUNWluxlx

SunSwift SBus Adapter SUNWChmd SunSwift SBus Adapter Drivers

SUNWhmdx 64-bit Support

SunSwift PCI Adapter SUNWChmd SunSwift PCI Adapter Drivers

SUNWhmdx 64-bit Support

SPARCstation 4 SUNWCtcx TCX API Support
SPARCstation 5 SUNWCtcx TCX API Support
SPARCstation 10SX SUNWCsx SX End User
SPARCstation 20 SUNWCsx SX End User
Ultra 1 Series SUNWxilvl VIS/XIL Support
Ultra 1 Creator Series, Ultra 2

Creator Series, and Sun
Enterprise X000 Series

SUNWxilvl
SUNWCffb

VIS/XIL Support
Creator Graphics Device Drivers and
Pipelines

SUNWChmd SunSwift SBus Adapter Drivers
SUNWffbx

64-bit Support

SUNWhmdx

Chapter 1 Installing Software From the Solaris CD 5

TABLE1-2 Required Software Clusters and Packages for Sun Hardware (Continued)

Product Name Cluster or Package Name Description

Ultra 5, Ultra 10, and Ultra 30 SUNWxilvl VIS/XIL Support

SUNWCffb Creator Graphics Device Drivers and

Pipelines

SUNWCm64 M64 Graphics Support
SUNWChmd SunSwift SBus Adapter Drivers
SUNWffbx

64-bit Support

SUNWhmdx
SUNWm64x

Ultra 60 SUNWxilvl VIS/XIL Support

SUNWCffb Creator Graphics Device Drivers and

Pipelines

SUNWCm64 M64 Graphics Support
SUNWChmd SunSwift SBus Adapter Drivers
SUNWffbx

64-bit Support

SUNWm64x

Ultra 450 and
Sun Enterprise 450

SUNWCpd Drivers for SPARC platforms with PCI bus
SUNWpdx 64-bit Support

Sun Enterprise 10000 SUNWC4u1 Sun Enterprise 10000 Support

SUNWcvcx 64-bit Support

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Manual Installation of Packages

If you are installing at the package level, refer to TABLE 1-3 for the software packages
required for specific hardware.

TABLE1-3 Required Packages for Hardware Platforms and Options

Product Name Package Name

SX frame buffer SUNWsxr.m

SUNWsx
SUNWsxow
SUNWxilcg
SUNWsxxgl

S24 or FSV frame buffer SUNWtcx.m

SUNWtcxu
SUNWtcxow

Creator and Creator3D (including Series 2) SUNWffb.u

SUNWffbcf
SUNWffbw
SUNWffbxg
SUNWxilvl

Elite3D SUNWafb.u

SUNWafbcf
SUNWafbmn
SUNWafbr
SUNWafbw
SUNWafbxg

PGX Graphics Frame Buffer SUNWm64.u

SUNWm64w
SUNWm64cf

PGX32 Graphics Frame Buffer TSICpgx.u

TSIpgxmn
TSIpgxw
TSIpgxx.u

SunSwift SBus Adapter SUNWhmd

SUNWhmdu

SunSwift PCI Adapter SUNWhmd

SUNWhmdu

SPARCstorage Array, model 100/200 SUNWssad

SUNWssaop

Chapter 1 Installing Software From the Solaris CD 7

TABLE1-3 Required Packages for Hardware Platforms and Options (Continued)

Product Name Package Name

Sun StorEdge A5000 SUNWluxal

SUNWluxdv.d
SUNWluxdv.u
SUNWluxdv.u1
SUNWluxmn
SUNWluxop
SUNWses

Ultra 1 Series SUNWxilvl
Ultra 1 Creator Series, Ultra 2 Creator Series,

Ultra 5, Ultra 10, Ultra 60, or Sun Enterprise
X000 Series

Ultra 5, Ultra 10, Ultra 60, Ultra 250, Ultra
450, and Sun Enterprise 450

Sun Enterprise 10000 SUNWcvcr.u

SUNWffb.u
SUNWffbcf
SUNWffbw
SUNWffbxg
SUNWxilvl
SUNWhmd
SUNWhmdu

SUNWpd
SUNWpdu

Custom JumpStart Profiles

For information on the availability of the custom JumpStart™ method at your site,
consult your system administrator.
software options that may require additional entries in custom profiles. These
clusters might not be installed with the core distribution software group. Refer to the
Solaris 8 (SPARC Platform Edition) Installation Guide manual for more information.

When writing Custom JumpStart profiles, be sure to allow sufficient space in the
root partition for software from the Supplement CD, such as software for SunVTS
diagnostics.

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TABLE 1-4 lists platforms and hardware and

Note – For more information about automating Solaris installations, refer to

Automating Solaris Installations: A Custom JumpStart Guide (Kasper/McClellan), a
SunSoft Press/Prentice Hall publication.

TABLE1-4 Additional Entries for Custom JumpStart Installations

Product Name Package Name

SX Frame Buffer cluster SUNWCsx
S24 or FSV Frame Buffer cluster SUNWCtcx
Creator and Creator3D Graphics

(including Series 2)
Elite3D cluster SUNWCafb

PGX Graphics Frame Buffer cluster SUNWCm64
PGX32 Graphics Frame Buffer TSIpgx

SunSwift SBus Adapter cluster SUNWChmd
SunSwift PCI Adapter cluster SUNWChmd
SPARCstation 10SX cluster SUNWCsx
SPARCstation 20 cluster SUNWCsx
Ultra 5, Ultra 10, Ultra 60, Ultra 250,

Ultra 450 and Sun Enterprise 450
Sun Enterprise 10000 cluster SUNWC4u1

cluster SUNWCffb
package SUNWxilvl

package SUNWafbmn

TSIpgxmn
TSIpgxx.u

cluster SUNWCpd

32-bit Kernel the Default on 200MHz or Lower UltraSPARC Systems

On UltraSPARC systems with 200MHz or lower processors, it is possible for a user
to run a 64-bit program designed to exploit a problem that could cause a processor
to stall. Since 64-bit programs cannot run on the Solaris 32-bit kernel, the Solaris
32-bit kernel is booted by default on these systems.

Chapter 1 Installing Software From the Solaris CD 9

The code sequence that exploits the problem is very unusual, and is not likely to be
generated by a compiler. Assembler code had to be specifically written to
demonstrate the problem. It is highly unlikely that a legitimate handwritten
assembler routine would use this code sequence.

Users willing to assume the risk that a user might accidentally or deliberately run a
program that was designed to cause a processor to stall may choose to run the
Solaris 64-bit kernel on these systems.

You can determine the speed of your processor(s) by typing:

# /usr/sbin/psrinfo -v

You can change the default kernel from 32-bit on a system by modifying the boot
policy file. Edit the /platform/platform-name/boot.conf file so that it contains an
uncommented line with the variable named
ALLOW_64BIT_KERNEL_ON_UltraSPARC_1_CPU set to the value true as shown
in the example that follows:

ALLOW_64BIT_KERNEL_ON_UltraSPARC_1_CPU=true

See boot(1M) for more information about changing the default kernel.
You may also purchase an upgrade to your system, contact your Sun representative

for details.

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CHAPTER

2

Supported Sun Hardware

Supported Platforms

Note – Not all platforms and peripheral devices listed in this chapter are

compatible. Contact your authorized Sun support provider for support information.

■ SPARCclassic™

■ SPARCstation LX

■ SPARCstation 4

■ SPARCstation 5

■ SPARCstation 5 Model 170

■ SPARCstation 10

■ SPARCstation 10SX

■ SPARCstation 20

■ SPARCstation 20 Model HS11, HS12, HS14, HS21, HS22, 151, and 152

■ Ultra™ 1 Model 140, 170

■ Ultra 1 Creator Model 140E, 170E, 200E

■ Ultra 1 Creator3D Model 140E, 170E, 200E

■ Sun Enterprise™ 1 Model 140, 170, 170E

■ Ultra 2 Creator Model 1170, 2170, 1200, 2200, 1300, 2300

■ Ultra 2 Creator3D Model 1170, 2170, 1200, 2200

■ Ultra 5

■ Ultra 10

■ Ultra 30

■ Ultra 60

■ Ultra 450

11

■ Sun Enterprise 2 Model 1170, 2170, 1200, 2200, 1300, 2300

■ Sun Enterprise 150

■ Sun Enterprise 250

■ Sun Enterprise 450

■ Sun Enterprise 3000

■ Sun Enterprise 4000

■ Sun Enterprise 5000

■ Sun Enterprise 6000

■ Sun Enterprise 3500

■ Sun Enterprise 4500

■ Sun Enterprise 5500

■ Sun Enterprise 6500

■ Sun Enterprise 10000

■ SPARCserver™ 1000 and 1000E

■ SPARCcenter 2000 and 2000E

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CHAPTER

3

Installing Software from the Sun Computer Systems Supplement CD

This chapter describes the contents and the installation of the Sun Computer
Systems Supplement CD, which contains software for these Sun products:

■ SunVTS™ 4.0 diagnostic software

■ OpenGL® 1.2.1 software

■ PC launcher/PC file viewer 1.0.1/1.0.1 software

■ ShowMe TV™ 1.3 software

■ Sun hardware manual pages

■ Solaris 8 6/00 AnswerBook™ Set

■ SunFDDI™ PCI 3.0 driver

■ SunFDDI SBus 7.0 driver

■ SunHSI PCI 3.0 driver

■ SunHSI SBus 3.0 driver

■ Sun Gigabit Ethernet 3.0 driver

■ SunATM 5.0 driver

■ SunForum™ 3.0 software

■ Remote System Control (RSC) 1.0 for Sun Enterprise Servers

■ Java 3D™ 1.1.2 software

■ Sun Enterprise 10000 System Service Processor (SSP) 3.3 software

■ Sun Enterprise 10000 System Service Processor (SSP) 3.3 AnswerBook

■ Sun Enterprise 10000 Capacity on Demand 1.0 software

■ Sun Enterprise 10000 Capacity on Demand 1.0 AnswerBook

■ Sun Enterprise Server Alternate Pathing 2.3 (AP) software

13

Installing Sun Computer Systems Supplement CD Software

There are at least two ways to install software from the supplement CD:

■ Solaris Web Start 2.0

■ pkgadd

Before Installing Supplement CD Software

If you have installed any of the Supplement CD software from a previous release,
you should remove the packages associated with that software before installing the
new software.

Installing Supplement CD Software Using Solaris Web Start 2.0

You can use Solaris Web Start 2.0 to install Supplement CD software after you have
installed the Solaris operating environment.

To Install Supplement CD Software Using Solaris Web Start 2.0

1. Insert the Supplement CD into your CDROM drive.

2. In a shell, type:

# cd /cdrom/cdrom0
# ./installer

3. When the Solaris Web Start GUI is displayed, select Next.

4. See

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TABLE 3-1 on page 15. In the Solaris Web Start 2.0 column, software is labeled

“Installed by default” or “Optional”.
a. If you want to install all of the default installed software, click Default Install,

then click Next.

b. If you only want to install some of the software products, click Custom Install,

then click Next. Select the software you want to install, then click Next.

TABLE3-1 Supplement Software Installation

Software Solaris Web Start 2.0

SunVTS software Installed by default
OpenGL 1.2.1 software Installed by default
PC launcher and PC file viewer Installed by default
ShowMe TV 1.3 software Installed by default
Solaris on Sun Hardware AnswerBook Set Installed by default
SunFDDI drivers Installed by default
SunHSI drivers Installed by default
Sun GigabitEthernet driver Installed by default
SunATM driver Installed by default
SunForum software Installed by default
Java 3D 1.1.2 software Installed by default
Remote System Control (RSC) for Sun Enterprise Servers Optional
Sun Enterprise 10000 SSP 3.3 software Optional
Sun Enterprise 10000 SSP 3.3 AnswerBook set Optional
Alternate Pathing 2.3 software Optional
Capacity On Demand (COD) 1.0 software Optional
Capacity On Demand (COD) 1.0 AnswerBook set Optional

Installing Supplement CD Software on a Standalone System Using pkgadd

To install packages for supported products from the Supplement CD using pkgadd

1. Insert the Supplement CD into your CD-ROM drive.

The File Manager window is displayed.

2. In a shell, become superuser using the su command and the superuser password.

Chapter 3 Installing Software from the Sun Computer Systems Supplement CD 15

3. Type:

# /usr/sbin/pkgadd -d /cdrom/cdrom0/directory/Product package_names

or:

# cd /cdrom/cdrom0/directory/Product
# pkdadd -d . package_names

where directory is the software product directory from
are the package names from

TABLE 3-2.

TABLE 3-2 and package_names

The argument to the -d option must be a full path name to a device or directory. If
you do not specify the device on which the package resides, pkgadd checks the
default spool directory (/var/spool/pkg). If the package is not there, installation
fails.

To install a particular product, choose the appropriate packages:

TABLE3-2 Software and Packages

Software Version Directory Packages

Validation Test Suite Software (SunVTS) 4.0 SunVTS_4.0/ SUNWvts

SUNWvtsmn
SUNWvtsx
SUNWodu
SUNWeswsa
SUNWeswga
SUNWsycfd

OpenGL Runtime Libraries Software 1.2.1 OpenGL_1.2.1/ SUNWafbgl

SUNWafbgx
SUNWffbgl
SUNWffbgx
SUNWifbgl
SUNWifbgx
SUNWglh
SUNWglrt
SUNWglrtu
SUNWglrtx
SUNWglsr
SUNWglsrx
SUNWglsrz

PClauncher/PC file viewer 1.0.1/

1.0.1

PC_launcher_1.0.1_PC_fileviewer_1.0.1/ SUNWdtpcv

SUNWdtpcz
SUNWdtpcp

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TABLE3-2 Software and Packages (Continued)

Software Version Directory Packages

Remote System Control Server Software 1.0 RSC_1.0/ SUNWrsc

SUNWrscj

ShowMe TV 1.3 ShowMeTV_1.3/ SUNWsmtvh

SUNWsmtvr
SUNWsmtvt
SUNWsmtvu

SunForum 3.0 SunForum_3.0 SUNWdat

SUNWdatu

SunFDDI PCI Driver Software 3.0 SunFDDI_PCI_3.0/ SUNWpfd

SUNWpfh
SUNWpfm
SUNWpfu

SunFDDI SBus Driver Software 7.0 SunFDDI_SBus_7.0/ SUNWnfd

SUNWnfh
SUNWnfm
SUNWnfu

Sun GigabitEthernet Software 3.0 Sun_GigabitEthernet_3.0/ SUNWged

SUNWgedm
SUNWgedu

SunHSI PCI Driver Software 3.0 SunHSI_PCI_3.0/ SUNWhsip

SUNWhsipm
SUNWhsipu

SunHSI SBus Driver Software 3.0 SunHSI_SBus_3.0/ SUNWhsis

SUNWhsism

SUNWhsisu
Sun Hardware AnswerBook2 1.0 Sun_Hardware_Answerbook/ SUNWabhdw
Java 3D 1.1.2 Java3D_1.1.2/ SUNWj3doc

SUNWj3dem

SUNWj3drt

SUNWj3dut
SunATM 5.0 5.0 SunATM_5.0/ SUNWatm

SUNWatma

SUNWatmu
Alternate Pathing 2.3 Alternate_Pathing_2.3/ SUNWapdoc

SUNWapdv

SUNWapr

SUNWapu

Chapter 3 Installing Software from the Sun Computer Systems Supplement CD 17

TABLE3-2 Software and Packages (Continued)

Software Version Directory Packages

Sun Enterprise 10000 SSP 3.2 System_Service_Processor_3.3/ SUNWsspdf

SUNWsspdo
SUNWsspdr
SUNWsspfp
SUNWsspid
SUNWsspmn
SUNWsspob
SUNWsspop
SUNWssppo
SUNWsspr
SUNWsspst
SUNWsspue

Sun Enterprise 10000 SSP AnswerBook 1.0 System_Service_Processor_3.3_

Answerbook/

Sun Enterprise 10000 Capacity On
Demand (COD) software and
AnswerBook

1.0 Capacity_on_Demand_1.0/ SUNWcod

SUNWuessp

SUNWcodbk
SUNWcodmn

If a problem occurs during package installation, information about the problem is
displayed, followed by this prompt:

Do you want to continue with this installation?

Respond with either yes, no,orquit.

Validation Test Suite Software (SunVTS Software)

The SunVTS validation test suite is a diagnostic tool designed to test Sun hardware.
By running multiple diagnostic hardware tests, the SunVTS software verifies the
connectivity and functionality of most SPARC hardware controllers and devices in a
32-bit or 64-bit Solaris operating environment.

SunVTS provides an infrastructure for programmers to develop their own tests and
run them using the SunVTS interface.

You can find the software for the SunVTS application on the Supplement CD. To use
the SunVTS software, refer to the SunVTS 4.0 User’s Guide, SunVTS 4.0 Test Reference
Manual, and the SunVTS Quick Reference Card.

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TABLE 3-3 describes the main features of the SunVTS environment.

TABLE3-3 SunVTS Diagnostic Tool Features

Feature Description

SunVTS kernel (vtsk) The SunVTS kernel controls all aspects of the testing. It is

a daemon designed to stay in the background, and to be
used when needed. Upon starting, the SunVTS kernel
probes the hardware configuration of the system under
test and waits for instructions from a user interface.
During testing, the SunVTS kernel coordinates the
running of individual tests, and manages all the messages
(informational and error messages) sent by these tests.

SunVTS CDE user interface
(vtsui)

This interface is designed to run on top of the Common
Desktop Environment (CDE). It will also run on top of
OpenWindows if the CDE package SUNWdtbas is
installed. This user interface provides the means to
configure, run, and monitor SunVTS test sessions for local
and remote hosts.

SunVTS OPEN LOOK user
interface (vtsui.o1)

This interface is designed to be run on top of
OpenWindows. The SunVTS OPEN LOOK user interface
may not support the latest SunVTS features. For full
feature support, use the SunVTS CDE or TTY interface.
The SunVTS OPEN LOOK user interface will be
sustained, but not enhanced, as long as OPEN LOOK is
supported in the Solaris environment.

SunVTS TTY user interface
(vtstty)

Because not every system has a monitor, SunVTS has a
TTY interface. This ASCII menu-based interface accepts
various key sequences to control the test options and the
test sessions. It can be used from a terminal, a shelltool,
or a modem.

Running an individual test
from the command line

Besides being run from a SunVTS user interface, each
individual hardware test can be run from a UNIX®
command line. Running a test alone can be helpful to
validate only one piece of hardware.

Custom test support A SunVTS user can run third-party executable test

binaries under the SunVTS environment in the way that
the test, rather than the SunVTS kernel, fully controls its
input argument list and output log files. A user can
simply modify the .customtest file provided by
SunVTS to make it loosely coupled to the environment.

Chapter 3 Installing Software from the Sun Computer Systems Supplement CD 19

SunVTS Packages

TABLE 3-4 provides a list of SunVTS packages needed to run the SunVTS diagnostic

tool.

TABLE3-4 SunVTS Packages on the Supplement CD

Includes Packages Name Description

SUNWvts Validation Test Suite SunVTS kernel, User Interface (UI),

tests and tools

SUNWvtsmn Validation Test Suite Manual

Pages

SUNWsycfd Enterprise server

SUNWeswsa Ultra desktop

SUNWeswga Workgroup server

SUNWvtsx
SUNWCvts

SUNWodu Online Validation Test Suite

Validation Test Suite 64-Bit Validation Test Suite software

Diagnostics

Manual pages for SunVTS utilities/
binaries

configuration reader

configuration reader

configuration reader

Online diagnostics tool software

Installing SunVTS

See “Installing Sun Computer Systems Supplement CD Software” on page 14.

Using SunVTS Software

To use SunVTS software, refer to the SunVTS 4.0 User’s Guide in the Solaris 8 6/00 on
Sun Hardware AnswerBook set. For SunVTS test and quick reference information,
refer to the SunVTS 4.0 Test Reference Manual and SunVTS Quick Reference Card.

20 Solaris 8 6/00 Sun Hardware Platform Guide • June 2000

OpenGL Software

The Sun OpenGL software for Solaris is Sun’s native implementation of the OpenGL
application programming interface (API). The OpenGL API is an industry-standard,
vendor-neutral graphics library. It provides a small set of low-level geometric
primitives and many basic and advanced 3D rendering features, such as modeling
transformations, shading, lighting, anti-aliasing, texture mapping, fog, and alpha
blending.

Supported Platforms

The Sun OpenGL 1.2.1 software for Solaris supports the following devices:

■ Creator Graphics, Creator3D Graphics, Elite3D Graphics, and Expert3D

Graphics—OpenGL functionality is accelerated in hardware.

■ SX, GX, GX+, TGX, TGX+, S24—OpenGL functionality is performed in software.

■ All Sun SPARC

supported on the OpenGL 1.2.1 software: the TCX, SX, GX, Creator, Elite3D, and
Expert3D families of frame buffers. This includes Ultra desktop, Sun Enterprise
and all the legacy SPARCstation family.

Removing Old Packages

TM

systems equipped with the following frame buffers are

If you have older versions of the Sun OpenGL software for Solaris packages, you
must use the pkgrm command to remove them.

Chapter 3 Installing Software from the Sun Computer Systems Supplement CD 21

To Remove Old Packages

1. Check to see whether any older versions of the OpenGL packages are installed
using the pkginfo command.

The pkginfo | egrep -i “OpenGL” command lists any existing OpenGL
packages that you have installed.

% pkginfo | egrep -i “OpenGL”
application SUNWffbgl Creator Graphics (FFB) OpenGL Support
application SUNWglrt OpenGL Runtime Libraries
application SUNWglrtu OpenGL Platform Specific Runtime Libraries
application SUNWglwrt OpenGL Widget Library
application SUNWafbgl Loadable pipeline for UPA Bus Elite3D graphics
application SUNWgldoc Solaris OpenGL Documentation and Man Pages
application SUNWglh Solaris OpenGL Header Files
application SUNWglut Solaris OpenGL Utilities and Example Programs
application SUNWglwh Solaris OpenGL Widget Header Files

2. To remove the packages, become superuser:

% su
Password: superuser password

3. Run pkgrm to remove all existing Sun OpenGL software for Solaris packages.

# pkgrm SUNWglrt SUNWglh...

OpenGL Packages

TABLE 3-5 lists the packages that are provided with the Sun OpenGL software for

Solaris.

TABLE3-5 OpenGL Packages

Package Name Description Default Install Location

SUNWCogl OpenGL software cluster
SUNWglh OpenGL header files /usr
SUNWglrt OpenGL client-side runtime libraries /usr/openwin/lib

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TABLE3-5 OpenGL Packages (Continued)

Package Name Description Default Install Location

SUNWglsr OpenGL generic SPARC software

renderer

SUNWglrtu UltraSPARC™-specific OpenGL

libraries

SUNWglsrz OpenGL UltraSPARC software

renderer

SUNWafbgl OpenGL device pipeline for Elite3D

graphics accelerators

SUNWffbgl OpenGL device pipeline for Creator

and Creator3D graphics accelerators

SUNWifbgl OpenGL device pipeline for

Expert3D graphics accelerator

SUNWglrtx Sun OpenGL 64-bit Runtime

Libraries

SUNWglsrx OpenGL64-bit UltraSPARCsoftware

renderer

SUNWafbgx OpenGL 64-bit device pipeline for

Elite3D graphics accelerator

SUNWffbgx OpenGL 64-bit device pipeline for

Creator and Creator3D graphics
accelerators

SUNWifbgx OpenGL 64-bit device pipeline for

Expert3D graphics accelerator

/usr/openwin/lib

/usr/openwin/platform/
sun4u/lib/GL

/usr/openwin/platform/
sun4u/lib/GL

/usr/openwin/lib/GL/
devhandlers

/usr/openwin/lib/GL/
devhandlers

/usr/openwin/lib/GL/
devhandlers

/usr/openwin

/usr/ipenwin/platform/
sun4u/lib/sparcv9/GL

/usr/openwin/lib/sparcv9/
GL/devhandlers

/usr/openwin/lib/sparcv9/
GL/devhandlers

/usr/openwin/lib/sparcv9/
GL/devhandlers

Installing OpenGL

See “Installing Sun Computer Systems Supplement CD Software” on page 14.

After Installing the Packages

After installing the packages, do the following:

Chapter 3 Installing Software from the Sun Computer Systems Supplement CD 23

To Verify Package Installation

1. Exit the window system and restart it so that the window system loads the newly
installed GLX server extension.

2. To verify that the OpenGL libraries are installed correctly, run
ogl_install_check.

The ogl_install_check test program prints the version of the OpenGL library
and renderer used, and renders a rotating wheel. The program returns the following
output when it is run on an UltraSPARC Creator3D:

OpenGL Vendor: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
OpenGL Version: 1.2.1 Sun OpenGL 1.2.1 for Solaris

For diagnostic purposes, the following values should be noted if Solaris OpenGL
software problems are seen:

OpenGL Renderer: Creator 3D, VIS
OpenGL Extension Support: GL_EXT_texture3D
GL_SGI_color_table
GL_SUN_geometry_compression
GL_EXT_abgr
GL_EXT_rescale_normal
OpenGL GLX Server: Detail Status Report
GLX: Context is direct.
GLX: OpenGL Rendering in use
GLX: Double Buffering in use
GLX: Color Buffer (GLX_BUFFER_SIZE) = 24 bits
GLX: Depth Buffer (GLX_DEPTH_SIZE) = 28 bits
GLX: Stencil Buffer (GLX_STENCIL_SIZE) = 4 bits
GLX: RGBA (True Color/Direct Color) Visual in use
OpenGL Library: Detail Status Report
Number of color bits (R/G/B/A): 8/8/8/0
Frame Buffer Depth (GL_DEPTH_BITS):28

Unexpected Slow Local Rendering

Whenever possible, Sun OpenGL software for Solaris renders directly to the frame
buffer, bypassing the X server. This is enabled by Sun’s DGA mechanism for locking
portions of the screen. However, a Solaris security feature only allows the user who
originally logged in to the window system to use DGA to lock portions of the screen.
Only owners of the window system have access to DGA.

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If you notice poor performance when rendering locally, the cause may be this Solaris
security feature. For example, if you start the window system, and another user at
the workstation changes to that user’s own environment using su, the application
will not run via DGA even though the second user is running the application locally.

If you notice slow local rendering, run the ogl_install_check diagnostic
program (found in /usr/openwin/demo/GL) to determine whether the application
is running via DGA. If the OpenGL GLX server status report from the
ogl_install_check program says that the GLX context is indirect, edit the login
permissions to enable DGA access for all users.

To give all local users access to DGA, follow these steps:

To Give All Local Users Access to DGA

1. Become superuser:

% su
Password: superuser password

2. Edit permissions to allow world read/write access to the following devices:

% chmod 666 /dev/mouse /dev/kbd /dev/sound/* /dev/fbs/*

This will enable DGA access for all users for the duration of the current window
system session (subject to X authorization, see xhost(1)).

3. Edit the /etc/logindevperm file and change the default permissions of all
devices listed in the file to 0666 to allow world read/write access.

For example, in the following lines in logindevperm, change 0600 to 0666 so that
the next time you log in and restart your window system, it will still be accessible by
all users.

/dev/console 0600 /dev/mouse:/dev/kbd
/dev/console 0600 /dev/sound/* # audio devices
/dev/console 0600 /dev/fbs/* #frame buffers

Note that your system is no longer secure.

Chapter 3 Installing Software from the Sun Computer Systems Supplement CD 25

PC Launcher

Audience

PC launcher is designed for Solaris users who have access to Windows ‘95 or ‘98
based PC environments

What is PC Launcher?

PC launcher provides you with the capability to view and edit PC files and
attachments by launching the associated Windows applications and files in the PC
environment. PC launcher enables you to launch attachments and files created in the
Windows environment.

PC Launcher Installation Requirements

■ Software Supplement for the Solaris 8 6/00 Operating Environment for Sun

Computer Systems CD

If you don’t have the Supplement CD, contact your Sun service representative.

System Requirements

Sun Workstation

■ Solaris 8 6/00 operating environment

■ CDE 1.3

■ 32 MB RAM

Network PC Environment with one of the following:

■ SunPCi™ card

■ Software Environment

■ PC Hardware with Win 9x (PC -NFS™/Solstice Network Client)

26 Solaris 8 6/00 Sun Hardware Platform Guide • June 2000

PC Launcher Installation

SunPCi Requirements

In order for PC launcher to work, SunPCi and its host workstation must be able to
ping each other by ‘name’. To do this, you must have:

■ IP connectivity between the two.

■ Name services (whatever you happen to be using) set up on each so that you can

look up the other’s name and get its IP address.

Because of the network architecture of SunPCi and the way it shares Ethernet access
with its host, the SunPCI and host cannot see each other on the network.

To work around this, use an IP routing system (a "real" router, another Sun system,
an NT system, etc.) on the same subnet to act as a proxy router.

Note – You must have account access to the IP router you have selected, since you

must add two routes to it.

For example, based on following setup:

■ SunPCi IP = 10.0.0.1

■ Host workstation IP = 10.0.0.2

■ Router IP = 10.0.0.3

you need to do the following:

1. On the host workstation:

route add 10.0.0.1 10.0.0.3 1

Note – You can add an /etc/rc script to make this happen at every reboot.

2. On the routing proxy:

route add 10.0.0.2 10.0.0.3 0
route add 10.0.0.1 10.0.0.3 0 (or the equivalent)

Caution – You must add routes to all three systems in this fashion in order for this

to work. Do NOT assume that "standard network default routers" or anything else
will provide similar functionality; they will not.

Chapter 3 Installing Software from the Sun Computer Systems Supplement CD 27

After doing this, verify that the SunPCi can ping its host by IP, and vice versa. Once
that works, make sure that they can ping each other by name; add entries to the
appropriate naming services if they cannot. On UNIX, examples of naming services
are DNS or /etc/hosts. Windows can use DNS or the hosts file as well. Consult
your System Administrator to add these entries, based on your setup. Once the
systems can ping each other by name, PC launcher will install.

For further assistance with installation of SunPCi, refer to the following publications:

■ SunPCi Installation Guide

■ SunPCi Release Notes

■ SunPCi 1.1 Windows NT Installation Guide

Installing PC Launcher Packages

See “Installing Sun Computer Systems Supplement CD Software” on page 14.

Configuring PC Launcher

You configure PC launcher by specifying your setup in the three steps on the PC
launcher Configuration window.

Before configuring, you must have the following:

■ A network host name and network connectivity between your Solaris and

Windows environments.

■ Your UNIX home directory mapped in your Windows environment.

▼ To Configure PC Launcher for PCi

1. From the CDE Toolbar, start the Application Manager.

2. Click Configure PC launcher under the Desktop controls. The PC launcher
Configuration window is displayed. Answer the questions in the following three
steps.

a. On-Board PC Emulator and SunPCI (default)
b. Enter your Sun PCi’s hostname (default)
c. Let PC Emulator handle the file

3. Click OK.

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Note – PC-type documents can be opened for viewing and editing through the Sun

PCi card whenever you double-click a document. If you want to do “quick” viewing,
select “Let Solaris handle the file” and PC file viewer is invoked. For editing, use the
right-mouse button and select “Open In Emulator”.

4. From SunPCi run h: \.dt\bin\win9x\intel\sdtpcactiond.exe (assuming
h: is mapped to your UNIX home directory).

▼ To Configure PC Launcher for the Software Environment

1. From the CDE Toolbar, start the Application Manager.

2. Click Configure PC launcher under the Desktop controls then select or enter the
following:

a. On-Board PC Emulator and SoftWindows.
b. <Hostname>
c. Let Solaris handle the file

Note – PC-type documents can be opened for viewing and editing with a right-

mouse double-click. If you selected “Let Solaris handle the file” when you
configured PC launcher, then double-clicking on a file will launch PC file viewer.

3. Click OK.

4. From Software Environment run:

h: \.dt\bin\win9x\intel\sdtpcactiond.exe

(assuming h: is mapped to your UNIX home directory).

▼ To Configure PC Launcher for a Deskside PC

1. From the CDE Toolbar, start the Application Manager.

2. Click Configure PC launcher under the Desktop Applications then select or enter
the following:

a. Standalone PC
b. <Hostname>
c. Let the Standalone PC handle the file

Chapter 3 Installing Software from the Sun Computer Systems Supplement CD 29

Note – PC-type documents can be opened for viewing and editing with a right-

mouse double-click. If you selected “Let Solaris handle the file” when you
configured PC launcher, then double-clicking on a file will launch PC file viewer.

3. Click OK.

4. From Deskside PC run:

h: \.dt\bin\win9x\intel\sdtpcactiond.exe

(assuming h: is mapped to your UNIX home directory).

Using PC Launcher

The CDE front panel and CDE workspace can be populated with an icon
representing the PC environment, such as SunPCi. To do this, drag and drop
OpenInSunPCi from the Desktop Applications in Application Manager, onto the
Front Panel.

If you did not configure PC launcher, then the first time you open PC launcher, the
PC launcher Configuration window will display. This is where you will configure PC
launcher. You only need to configure PC launcher once.

Working With Windows Files

Windows Files

Identification of many popular PC file formats in CDE allows you to select and
launch them in your preferred PC environment, such as SunPCI. A right mouse click
on these files gives you the three following choices in the menu:

■ Open—the double-click action.

■ OpenInEmulator—launches the file in your preferred hardware, such as SunPCi

(or any software emulator).

■ OpenInRemotePC—launches the file in a standalone networked PC.

You can drag and drop Windows shortcuts onto the Front Panel. You can also put
shortcuts on the CDE workspace by creating a windows short cut in your UNIX
home directory and using dtfile to drag and drop. Refer to Windows help on
creating shortcuts, and CDE help to get more information on drag and drop.

30 Solaris 8 6/00 Sun Hardware Platform Guide • June 2000

To Open an Application or Datafile

● Double-click on the shortcut from the Solaris desktop.

The associated applications must be available to you. This procedure makes the
Solaris desktop act like a Windows desktop. You can keep all your relevant
applications inside the Solaris CDE front panel and CDE workspace and run them
by double-clicking on them.

To Run Windows Binary Files

● Double-click on the file (exe) and run inside the PC environment (for example,

SunPCi).

To Copy and Paste Text

1. Highlight the text you want to copy and select Copy from the Edit menu.

2. Click the place you want to paste the text, and select Paste from the Edit menu.

To View a File

● Click on the file and select View.

To Search for a File

1. Select Find/Change from the Edit menu.

2. Enter the filename into the Find field and click Find.

To Print Files

● Select Print from the File menu

The file will print out on the PC printer.

Chapter 3 Installing Software from the Sun Computer Systems Supplement CD 31

Other Features

To Display the Windows Start Menu in CDE

Using manual steps, you can get to all of the Windows Start Menu choices in the
CDE Application Manager.

1. Start Windows Explorer.

2. Copy C: \Window\StartMenu\ to H: \.dt\appmanager.

3. Start Application Manager.

4. Go to the Desktop controls.

5. Click Reload Application.

To Log On to a Different Machine

● Reconfigure PC launcher on the Configuration window.

To Reconfigure PC Launcher

● Remove the PC’s hostname in Step 2 on the PC launcher Configuration window.

Switch Between Targets

● Change your selection in Step 1 on the PC launcher Configuration window.

Getting Help for PC Launcher

Help for PC launcher is available through the Help menu at the bottom of the PC
launcher Configuration window.

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PC File Viewer

PC File Viewer

The PC file viewer software provides you with an application to view popular PC
file formats such as Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Lotus 1-2-3, and AutoCAD.
The viewer allows you to choose a file and to copy and paste information from the
viewer to another application, such as a text editor. CDE applications will be able to
identify these filetypes and launch this application by double-clicking on the icon in
your mail attachment or from File Manager (dtfile).

File Formats Supported

PC file viewer supports 17 different file types:
Word Processing Formats

■ Microsoft Word for Windows versions through 7.0 and Word 97

■ Microsoft Windows Works versions through 4.0

■ Word Perfect for Windows versions through 7.0

■ AMI/AMI Professional versions through 3.1

Spreadsheet Formats

■ Microsoft Excel Windows versions 2.2 through 7.0 and Excel 97

■ Microsoft Excel Chart versions 2.x through 7.0

■ Microsoft Windows Works versions through 4.0

■ Lotus 1-2-3 Windows versions through 6.x

■ Lotus 1-2-3 Chart Windows versions through 5.0

■ QuattroPro for Windows versions through 7.0

Presentation Formats

■ Microsoft PowerPoint versions through 7.0 and PowerPoint 97

■ Corel Presentation versions through 7.0

■ Freelance versions 1.0 and 2.0

Graphics Formats

■ BMP—Windows

■ DXF—versions through 13

■ GEM—Bitmap and vector

Chapter 3 Installing Software from the Sun Computer Systems Supplement CD 33

■ PIC—Lotus

PC File Viewer Limitations

PC file viewer is limited to the following products and configurations for this Solaris
release:

■ SPARC architecture ONLY

■ Printing is not supported

The following limitations are related to displaying items in a supported file:

■ Charts are not supported in QuattroPro.

■ Text that is designed to be shown vertically is shown horizontally in the viewer.

This vertical text may overlap adjacent cells making reading what is in them
difficult.

■ Figures and footers are aligned with the anchors in the text. If font sizes on the

viewing system are not identical to those on the authoring system, then anchored
objects will not be at the appropriate place in the text.

■ There is limited support for incremental shading in presentation file formats

■ There is no support for drawing objects in Microsoft Word and Lotus.

■ Borders in Word Perfect and AmiPro files are not supported

■ Copy & Paste does not work for Japanese text in Microsoft Office applications.

Note – All of the above limitations also exist in the Microsoft Windows version of

the product from Inso Corporation.

■ There is no support for OLE objects.

■ If a font that is used in a document is not on the system, the default system font

will be used and the viewed text may look different than what was seen in the
authoring application.

■ If a special character is used in a document that is not in the available character

set, it will be replaced by an asterisk in the document as shown by the file viewer.

Installing PC File Viewer

See “Installing Sun Computer Systems Supplement CD Software” on page 14.

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Adding PC File Viewer to the CDE Front Panel

To Add PC File Viewer to the CDE Front Panel

1. Open File Manager (dtfile).

2. Go to the /opt/SUNWdtpcv/bin directory.

You will see the PC file viewer icon there.

3. Open the CDE front panel where you want the icon.

For example, the Application or File sub-folder.

4. Drag and drop the PC file viewer icon from File Manager to InstallIcon in the
selected subfolder.

Now the PC file viewer can be launched by just clicking on the icon in the CDE front
panel. You can also promote the icon to appear on the front panel by default.

ShowMe TV 1.3 Software

ShowMe TV is a television system for local- and wide-area networks. You can use it
to view and broadcast live or prerecorded video programs on your network. Here
are some examples of how you can use ShowMe TV:

■ Broadcast and view training courses

■ Lectures

■ Corporate messages

■ Monitor important news events

ShowMe TV contains the following components:

■ ShowMe TV Receiver

■ ShowMe TV Transmitter

■ ShowMe TV Address Book

Chapter 3 Installing Software from the Sun Computer Systems Supplement CD 35

ShowMe TV Packages

TABLE 3-6 lists the packages that are provided with ShowMe TV.

TABLE3-6 ShowMe TV Packages

Package Name Description Default Install Location

SUNWsmtvh Online help binaries and

documentation

SUNWsmtvr ShowMe TV receiver application

and support files

SUNWsmtvt ShowMe TV transmitter application

and support files

SUNWsmtvu Support utilities /opt/SUNWsmtv 842

/opt/SUNWsmtv 319

/opt/SUNWsmtv 12320

/opt/SUNWsmtv 9329

DiskSpace
(Kbytes)

Removing Old Packages

If you have ShowMe TV 1.1, 1.2, or 1.2.1 installed, you need to remove it before
installing ShowMe TV 1.3.

● To remove ShowMe TV 1.1, type:

# pkgrm SUNWsmUt1 SUNWstv SUNWstvs

If you have an earlier release of ShowMe TV 1.2 installed, you need to remove it
before installing any new software packages.

● To remove ShowMe TV 1.2 or 1.2.1, type:

# pkgrm SUNWsmtvt SUNWsmtvu SUNWsmtvr SUNWsmtvh

Installing ShowMe TV

See “Installing Sun Computer Systems Supplement CD Software” on page 14.

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Translated Documentation

The Supplement CD contains the ShowMe TV User’s Guide in the following
languages:

■ French

■ German

■ Spanish

■ Italian

■ Swedish

■ Japanese

■ Korean

■ Simplified Chinese

■ Traditional Chinese

▼ Accessing the ShowMe TV User’s Guide

The /cdrom/cdrom0/ShowMeTV1.3/Docs/UserGuide directory on the
Supplement CD contains the following files:

TABLE3-7 ShowMe TV Translated Documents

File Name Description

UG_en.ps English PostScript™ file
UG_de.ps German PostScript file
UG_fr.ps French PostScript file
UG_es.ps Spanish PostScript file
UG_it.ps Italian PostScript file
UG_sv.ps Swedish PostScript file
UG_ja.ps Japanese PostScript file
UG_ko_dir/ Korean HTML files
UG_zh_dir/ Simplified Chinese HTML files
UG_zh_TW_dir/ Traditional Chinese HTML files

● To view the desired PostScript manual, type the following at the command line:

# imagetool filename

Chapter 3 Installing Software from the Sun Computer Systems Supplement CD 37

● To print the manual, either use the File menu in Image Tool or type the following

at the command line:

# lp filename

● To view the manuals in HTML format, use a Web browser and type the following

in the address field:

file:/cdrom/cdrom0/ShowMeTV1.3/Docs/UserGuide/directory

If you have copied the HTML files to a different directory, type in the path to that
directory. Open the table of contents to determine which file to open.

Sun Remote System Control for Sun Servers

Sun Remote System Control (RSC) is a secure server management tool that lets you
monitor and control a Sun Enterprise 250 server over modem lines and over a
network, using Solaris operating environment or Microsoft Windows clients. RSC
can also notify you when server problems occur. RSC provides remote system
administration for geographically distributed or physically inaccessible systems. All
hardware functionality required to support RSC is already included with your Sun
Enterprise 250 server.

The Sun Remote System Control for Sun Servers software is provided on the
Supplement CD. For installation information, see “Installing Sun Computer Systems
Supplement CD Software” on page 14. For configuration information for Remote
System Control, see Remote System Control (RSC) Installation Guide.

SunForum

SunForum is a data conferencing product for Sun workstations. It is based on the
T.120 standard, which enables your Sun system to conference over intranets and the
Internet with other T.120 products, such as Microsoft NetMeeting and PictureTel
LiveShare Plus, version 4.0.

SunForum includes the features

38 Solaris 8 6/00 Sun Hardware Platform Guide • June 2000

■ View and control applications shared from other UNIX or PC machines that are

based on the T.120 protocol.

■ Share local Solaris applications, which can be viewed and controlled by any

conference participant.

■ Exchange ideas and data using the whiteboard, clipboard, chat, and file transfers.

Installing SunForum

See “Installing Sun Computer Systems Supplement CD Software” on page 14.

Online Help

You can read information about SunForum online. You can access help from the
Help menu located on any SunForum menu bar.

Network Adapter Drivers Included on the Supplement CD

The following drivers are provided on the Supplement CD contained in your Solaris
8 6/00 Media Kit:

■ Sun GigabitEthernet Driver software

■ SunFDDI PCI Driver software

■ SunFDDI SBus Driver software

■ SunHSI PCI Driver software

■ SunHSI SBus Driver software

■ SunATM 5.0

Note – SunFDDI supports booting from the 32-bit kernel or the 64-bit kernel.

SunFDDI will attach to whichever you choose to boot from with no special user
interaction.

Chapter 3 Installing Software from the Sun Computer Systems Supplement CD 39

Installing the Drivers

Note – Before installing driver software from the supplement CD make sure that

you have already installed the adapter hardware. Refer to the appropriate Platform
Notes for more information.

See “Installing Sun Computer Systems Supplement CD Software” on page 14.

Platform Notes for Network Adapter Drivers

Refer to the following platform notes for more information:

■ Platform Notes: Sun FDDI Adapters

■ Platform Notes: The Sun GigabitEthernet Device Driver

■ Platform Notes: The SunHSI/P Device Driver

■ Platform Notes: The SunHSI/S Device Driver

■ Platform Notes: SunATM Driver Software

Java 3D 1.1.2 API

The Java 3D™ 1.1.2 API is a set of classes for writing three-dimensional graphics
applications and 3D applets. It gives developers high level constructs for creating
and manipulating 3D geometry and for constructing the structures used in rendering
that geometry. Application developers can describe very large virtual worlds using
these constructs, which provides Java 3D with enough information to render these
worlds efficiently.

Installation Dependencies

■ OpenGL 1.1 or later

■ JDK 1.2 or later

Installing Java 3D 1.1.2 API

See “Installing Sun Computer Systems Supplement CD Software” on page 14.

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Sun Enterprise 10000 SSP Software

For SSP installation and update procedures, as well as SSP release notes, see the
document, Sun Enterprise 10000 SSP Installation and Release Notes , a printed copy of
which is included in your server media kit.

Sun Enterprise 10000 Capacity on Demand 1.0 Software

For Capacity on Demand software installation, as well as release notes, see the
document, Sun Enterprise 10000 Capacity on Demand 1.0 Installation Guide and Release
Notes, a printed copy of which is included in your server media kit.

Chapter 3 Installing Software from the Sun Computer Systems Supplement CD 41

42 Solaris 8 6/00 Sun Hardware Platform Guide • June 2000

CHAPTER

4

Documents on the Computer Systems Supplement CD

Documents on the supplement CD are divided into three formats:

■ AnswerBook2 collections,

■ Man pages

■ Other formats

AnswerBook2 Sets

For customers using Sun hardware, four sets of online manuals in AnswerBook2
format are provided on the Supplement CD.

Installing Solaris 8 6/00 AnswerBook Sets

See “Installing Sun Computer Systems Supplement CD Software” on page 14 for
information about installing the Sun Computer Systems AnswerBook2 packages.

Refer to the Solaris 8 (SPARC Platform Edition) Installation Guide for information about
installing AnswerBook sets.

Refer to the “Accessing Sun Documentation Online” module in the Solaris 8
Installation Guide for information about how to install document collections on an
AnswerBook2 server.

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Solaris 8 6/00 AnswerBook Packages

The following table lists the packages that are provided for the Solaris 8 6/00
AnswerBook collections.

TABLE4-1 Solaris 8 6/00 AnswerBook Packages on the Supplement CD

AnswerBook Package Location Description

Sun_Hardware_Answerbook/Product/SUNWabhdw Solaris on Sun Hardware

AnswerBook collection

System_Service_Processor_3.3_Answerbook/Product/SUNWuessp SSP AnswerBook collection
Alternate_Pathing_2.3/Product/SUNWabap Alternate Pathing

AnswerBook collection

Capacity_on_Demand_1.0/Product/SUNWcodbk Capacity on Demand

AnswerBook collection

Solaris 8 6/00 on Sun Hardware AnswerBook Set

This AnswerBook set includes general manuals as well as Platform Notes, which are
manuals that cover use of Solaris 8 6/00 software with specific Sun hardware
products.

This AnswerBook set includes:

Title Contents

Solaris on Sun Hardware Reference Manual
Supplement

Solaris Handbook for Sun Peripherals Information about installing drives and other peripherals for

Solaris Handbook for Sun Frame Buffers Information on how to use features of the TurboGXPlus, SX,

NFS Server Performance and Tuning Guide Information about the performance and tuning of an NFS

SunVTS 4.0 User’s Guide Basic instructions on using the SunVTS diagnostic software.

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Information to help you find a compilation of manual pages
provided in packages on the Supplement CD. Includes man
pages that cover SunVTS software.

use with the Solaris 8 6/00 software environment. Covers issues
such as configuring SCSI addresses.

PGX (m64) and Creator Graphics Accelerator frame buffers.
Also explains how to configure multiple monitors on a system.
(In some past Solaris releases, this manual was titled Platform
Notes: SMCC Frame Buffers.)

server.

Title Contents

SunVTS 4.0 Test Reference Manual Information about each test provided with the SunVTS

diagnostic software.

SunVTS Quick Reference Card A quick reference card for the SunVTS diagnostic software.
PCI: SBus Comparison Feature differences between SBus and PCI.
Platform Notes: The hme FastEthernet Device

Driver

Information on how to configure the hme device driver for use
with the Ultra Workstation series platform, Sun Enterprise
servers, SunSwift SBus adapter, SunSwift PCI adapter, and PCI
SunFastEthernet card.

Platform Notes: SPARCstation 10SX and 20
System Configuration Guide

Platform Notes: Sun Enterprise 6000, 5000,
4000, and 3000 Systems

Information about how to take advantage of graphics memory
and acceleration features of these systems.

Sun Enterprise X000-specific OpenBoot™ commands, including
those for board hot-plug operations. Also contains board hot­plug procedures, and miscellaneous related information.

Platform Notes: Sun Enterprise 250 Server New OpenBoot commands, configuration variables, and disk

drive hot-plug procedures. Also provides procedures for
mapping between logical and physical device names for
internal storage devices.

Platform Notes: Sun Ultra 450 Workstation
and Sun Enterprise 450 Server

New OpenBoot commands, configuration variables, and disk
drive hot-plug procedures. Also provides procedures for
mapping between logical and physical device names for
internal storage devices.

Platform Notes: Using luxadm Software Instructions on using the luxadm administrative program with

the Sun StorEdge A5000 and the SPARCstorage Array.

Platform Notes: Sun FDDI Adapters Information about how to configure the SunFDDI driver

software and use the SunFDDI network utilities.

Platform Notes: Sun GigabitEthernet Device
Driver

Information on how to configure the Sun GigabitEthernet driver
software.

Platform Notes: The SunHSI/S Device Driver Describes how to configure the SunHSI SBus driver software.
Platform Notes: The SunHSI/P Device Driver Describes how to configure the SunHSI PCI driver software.
Platform Notes: The SunATM Driver Software Describes how to configure the SunATM driver software.
Dynamic Reconfiguration User ’s Guide for Sun

Enterprise 6x00,5x00,4x00, 3x00 Systems

Information about how to use Dynamic Reconfiguration
software features on these Sun Enterprise servers.

Remote System Control (RSC) User’s Guide Information about how to use Remote System Control for the

Enterprise 250 Server.

Remote System Control (RSC) Installation
Guide

Sun Enterprise 10000 Domain Configuration
Guide

Installation and configuration information for Remote System
Control for the Enterprise 250 Server.

Domain configuration information for the Sun Enterprise 10000
server

Sun Enterprise 10000 Domain Error Messages Error message information for the Sun Enterprise 10000 Server

Chapter 4 Documents on the Computer Systems Supplement CD 45

Sun Enterprise 10000 SSP AnswerBook Set

This AnswerBook set includes:

Title Contents

Sun Enterprise 10000 SSP 3.3 User Guide User information for Sun Enterprise 10000 System Service

Processor (SSP) software

Sun Enterprise 10000 SSP 3.3 Reference
Manual

Sun Enterprise 10000 Dynamic
Reconfiguration User Guide

Sun Enterprise 10000 Dynamic
Reconfiguration Reference Manual

Sun Enterprise 10000 InterDomain
Networks User Guide

Man pages for Sun Enterprise 10000 System Service Processor
(SSP)

User information for Sun Enterprise 10000 Dynamic
Reconfiguration software

Man pages for Sun Enterprise 10000 Dynamic Reconfiguration

User information for Sun Enterprise 10000 InterDomain Networks
(IDN) software

Alternate Pathing AnswerBook Set

This AnswerBook set includes:

Title Contents

Sun Enterprise Server Alternate Pathing 2.3
User Guide

Sun Enterprise Server Alternate Pathing 2.3
Reference Manual

User information for Alternate Pathing software

Man pages for Alternate Pathing software

Capacity On Demand AnswerBook Set

This AnswerBook set includes:

Title Contents

Sun Enterprise 10000 Capacity on Demand 1.0
Administrator Guide

Sun Enterprise 10000 Capacity on Demand 1.0
Reference Manual

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System administrator information for Capacity on Demand on
the Sun Enterprise 10000 server

Man pages for Capacity on Demand on the Sun Enterprise
10000 server

Sun Computer Systems Manual Page Packages

Manual pages for products you install using Solaris Web Start 2 will be
automatically installed. If you want to install a man page for a product but do not
want to install the product, you can use pkgadd to install the man page.

TABLE4-2 Sun Computer Systems Manual Page Packages on the Supplement CD

Package Name Description

SUNWvtsmn Online Validation Test Suite Manual Pages Manual pages for SunVTS drivers/binaries
SUNWnfm SunFDDI SBus Manual Pages Manual pages for SunFDDI SBus
SUNWpfm SunFDDI PCI Manual Pages Manual pages for SunFDDI PCI
SUNWgedm Sun GigabitEthernet Manual Pages Manual pages for Sun Gigabit
SUNWapdoc Sun Alternate Pathing Manual Pages Manual pages for Sun Alternate Pathing
SUNWhsism SunHSI/S Manual Pages Manual pages for SunHSI SBus
SUNWhsipm SunHSI/P Manual Pages Manual pages for SunHSI PCI
SUNWsspmn SSP Manual Pages Manual pages for SSP
SUNWcodmn Capacity on Demand Manual Pages Manual pages for COD

Installing Sun Computer Systems Manual Pages

See “Installing Sun Computer Systems Supplement CD Software” on page 14.

Using Sun Computer Systems Manual Pages

To view the man pages you have installed, use the man command as you would for
the man pages installed as part of the Solaris operating environment installation.
These additional man pages are also available in the Solaris on Sun Hardware
Reference Manual Supplement in the Solaris 8 6/00 on Sun Hardware AnswerBook set.

Chapter 4 Documents on the Computer Systems Supplement CD 47

Other Documents on the Computer Systems Supplement CD

The following table lists the documents on the Computer Systems Supplement CD
that are not part of AnswerBook sets and are not man pages. :

TABLE4-3 Other Documents on the Supplement CD

Path Comment

Docs/README_en.html Readme file for Solaris 8 6/00 Sun

Computer Systems Supplement CD

Docs/HWPG/HWPG_en.ps Solaris 8 6/00 Sun Hardware Platform

Guide (also available in hardcopy

AnswerBook form)

ShowMeTV_1.3/Docs/UserGuide/UG_en.ps ShowMe TV™ 1.3 User’s Guide
SunForum_3.0/Docs/SunForumUG.ps SunForum™ User’s Guide

Note – The _en indicates an English language document. Other languages may be

indicated, depending on locale.

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CHAPTER

5

Updating the Flash PROM on the Ultra 1, Ultra 2, Ultra 450, and Sun Enterprise 450 Systems

This chapter describes how to update the flash PROM on the Ultra™ 1, Ultra 2, Ultra
450, and the Sun™ Enterprise™ 450 systems.

Some systems require a higher level of OpenBoot™ firmware in the flash PROM to
run the 64-bit mode of the Solaris™ 8 operating environment. The OpenBoot
firmware is contained within a single flash PROM for the Ultra 1, Ultra 2, Ultra 450,
and the Sun Enterprise 450 systems.

Note – Only those systems identified in this chapter and the following chapter need

the flash PROM upgrade.

The flash PROM devices, which contain OpenBoot, are electrically erasable and
writable devices. This means that the firmware can be updated without removing
the flash PROM from the system board.

Related Material

You can also use the Flash PROM Update Multimedia Collection containing videos
of how to upgrade the flash PROM in the Ultra 1, Ultra 2, Ultra 450, and Sun
Enterprise 450 systems. This collection is located on the Flash PROM Update
Multimedia AnswerBook CD. For more information, see “Flash PROM Update
Multimedia Collection” on page 69.

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Determining If the Flash PROM Needs Updating

Only sun4u systems that can run the 64-bit mode of the Solaris 8 6/00 operating
environment might need the flash PROM update. Systems that can only run the 32­bit mode (such as those in the sun4c, sun4d, and sun4m platform groups) do not
require updated firmware to run Solaris 8 6/00 software.

Note – If the Solaris 8 6/00 operating environment notified you that the flash PROM

in your system needs updating, skip the steps in the procedure “To Determine If
Your System Requires a Flash PROM Update” on page 50 and go directly to
“Updating the Flash PROM” on page 51.

▼ To Determine If Your System Requires a Flash

PROM Update

1. Determine the architecture type of your system.

% uname -m

TABLE5-1 Determining the System Architecture

If your system architecture type is . . . Then . . .

• sun4u Go to Step 2.

• sun4c, sun4d, sun4m You do not need a flash PROM update. Do not proceed
further.

2. Determine the system type of your system.

% uname -i

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TABLE5-2 Determining the System Type

If your system type is one of the
following systems. . . Then . . .

SUNW, Ultra-1

Go to Step 3 for each system type.
SUNW, Ultra-2
SUNW, Ultra-4
SUNW, Ultra-Enterprise

Not in the above list You do not need a flash PROM update. Do not proceed

further.

3. Determine the version level of the firmware in your system. Type:

% prtconf -V

TABLE5-3 Determining the Firmware Version Level

If your system type is . . .

And you see a number
lower than . . . Then . . . Otherwise . . .

SUNW, Ultra-1 3.11.1 Proceed to “Updating the

Flash PROM” on page 51.

SUNW, Ultra-2 3.11.2 Proceed to “Updating the

Flash PROM” on page 51.

SUNW, Ultra-4 3.7.107 Proceed to “Updating the

Flash PROM” on page 51.

SUNW, Ultra-Enterprise 3.2.16 Proceed to “Updating the

Flash PROM” on page 51.

You do not need a flash
PROM update. Do not
proceed further.

You do not need a flash
PROM update. Do not
proceed further.

You do not need a flash
PROM update. Do not
proceed further.

You do not need a flash
PROM update. Do not
proceed further.

Updating the Flash PROM

This section describes the following:

■ Capturing configuration variable settings

■ Installing the Solaris 8 6/00 operating environment

■ Making the flash PROM write-enabled

■ Steps to perform before updating the flash PROM

Chapter 5 Updating the Flash PROM on the Ultra 1, Ultra 2, Ultra 450, and Sun Enterprise 450 Systems 51

■ Updating the flash PROM

Note – For step-by-step instructions, follow the procedures beginning with “To

Capture the Configuration Variable Settings” on page 52.

After installing the Solaris 8 6/00 operating environment on your hardware, set the
write-protect/enable flash PROM jumper to the write-enable position (Sun Ultra 1
and Ultra 2 systems) before you attempt to update the firmware in the flash PROM.
To change the write protection state of the Sun Enterprise 450 system, turn the
external front panel keyswitch.

Refer to the recovery procedure covered later in this chapter if there is a power
interruption during the update process.

Return the write-protect/enable jumper (Sun Ultra 1 and Ultra 2 systems) to the
write-protect position after updating the firmware in the flash PROM.

When your system has been updated to the proper firmware revision, you can run
the Solaris 8 6/00 software in 64-bit mode.

Capturing Configuration Variable Settings

While the Solaris operating environment is still running, capture the NVRAM
configuration variable settings before you install the Solaris 8 6/00 operating
environment or begin the flash PROM update process. This will enable you to
restore customized settings if there is a problem during the flash PROM upgrade.

▼ To Capture the Configuration Variable Settings

1. Using the eeprom utility, capture the system’s configuration variable settings in a
file. The filename is any file name you choose.

% eeprom > filename

Note – If you have custom values installed in oem-logo or keymap, those values

cannot be displayed or printed properly by the eeprom utility because the contents
contain binary information. If it is necessary to restore these values after a power
loss, you should determine the original method by which these values were placed
into NVRAM and use that method to restore the values.

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2. Print out the values captured by the eeprom command. Type the following:

lp filename

You must have a printed copy of the configuration values before you install the
Solaris 8 6/00 operating environment and begin to update the flash PROM.

▼ To Install the Solaris 8 6/00 Operating Environment

● Install the Solaris 8 6/00 operating environment on your system.

Refer to the Installation Library shipped in your Solaris 8 6/00 media kit. As the
Solaris 8 6/00 operating environment is installed, you will be notified whether the
flash PROM in your system needs updating. Installing this Solaris release will
provide the software that can upgrade your system’s flash PROM to the required
level.

Making the Flash PROM Write-Enabled

Before you update the OpenBoot firmware contained in the flash PROM, you must
set a jumper to the write-enable position (Sun Ultra 1 and Ultra 2 systems) or set the
front panel keyswitch to the proper position (Sun Enterprise 450 system and the Sun
Ultra 450 workstation).

The Sun Ultra 1 and Ultra 2 systems, which do not have a front panel keyswitch, are
equipped with jumpers on their motherboards that allow the flash PROM to be
either write-protected or write-enabled. The default position is for the flash PROM
to be write-protected. To update the flash PROM, you must change the jumper to the
write-enable position.

▼ Sun Ultra 1 and Ultra 2 Systems: To Change the Jumper to the

Write-Enable Position

1. Shut down the system. Type the following:

% su

Type your superuser password

# init 0

System shutdown messages

2. Power off the system unit.

Refer to the installation guide or service manual for your system.

Chapter 5 Updating the Flash PROM on the Ultra 1, Ultra 2, Ultra 450, and Sun Enterprise 450 Systems 53

3. Remove the system access cover.

Refer to the installation guide or service manual for your system for this procedure.

4. Use proper grounding procedures such as wearing a wrist strap to avoid
electrostatically damaging system components.

5. Locate the flash PROM J2003 write-protect/enable jumper on the motherboard in
your system:

■ See FIGURE 5-1 if you have a Sun Ultra 1 system.

■ See FIGURE 5-2 if you have a Sun Ultra 2 system.

Note – You may have to remove a plug-in card if the card is covering the flash

PROM jumper. Refer to the service manual for your system to remove the card.

J2003 write
protect/enable jumper

Back panel

FIGURE 5-1 Sun Ultra 1 Series Write-Protect/Enable Jumper Location on Motherboard

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Front panel

J2003 write
protect/enable jumper

FIGURE 5-2 Sun Ultra 2 System Write-Protect/Enable Jumper Location on Motherboard

Back panel

6. Set the J2003 write-protect/enable jumper to pins 2 and 3 (write enabled) using
needlenose pliers (see

FIGURE 5-3). Pin 1 is noted by an asterisk (*).

**

123

Write
protected

FIGURE 5-3 Setting the Write-Protect/Enable Jumper to the Write-Enable Position

TABLE5-4 Jumper Setting

Jumper Pins 1 + 2 Jumpered Pins 2 + 3 Jumpered Default Jumper on Pins Name

J2003 Write-protect Write-enable 1 + 2 Write-protect/

1

2

Write
enabled

3

enable

7. If you removed a plug-in card from the system before changing the jumper,
replace the card now.

Chapter 5 Updating the Flash PROM on the Ultra 1, Ultra 2, Ultra 450, and Sun Enterprise 450 Systems 55

8. Remove your wrist strap and replace the system access cover.

9. Go to “Before Updating the Flash PROM” on page 57.

Sun Enterprise 450 System and the Sun Ultra 450 Workstation: Disabling Write Protection

For the Sun Enterprise 450 system and the Sun Ultra 450 workstation you do not
have to change jumper pins. Instead, you move the keyswitch to allow the flash
PROM to be write-enabled.

When the switch is set to the Locked position (
protected. When the switch is set to the On or Diagnostics position, the flash PROM
is write-enabled.

FIGURE 5-4), the flash PROM is write-

▼ To Write Enable the Flash PROM on the Sun Enterprise 450

System and the Sun Ultra 450 Workstation

● Turn the keyswitch to the On or Diagnostics position (FIGURE 5-4) before updating

the flash PROM.

Note – Disabling write-protection the Sun Enterprise 450 system or the Ultra 450

workstation assumes that the write-protect/enable jumper was set in the default
position (enabled). If you previously changed the write-protect/enable jumper to be
write protected, perform the steps to make the flash PROM write enabled in
“Location of Flash PROM Jumpers in Sun Enterprise 450 System and the Ultra 450
Workstation” on page 67. You must change the jumper to be write enabled before
continuing with the flash PROM update procedure.

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On

Standby

FIGURE 5-4 Sun Enterprise 450 and Sun Ultra 450 Keyswitch Location

Diagnostics

Locked

Before Updating the Flash PROM

Before you begin updating the flash PROM, please note the following.

Caution – Do not interrupt power during flash PROM updating. When you are

using the update routine, do not remove or insert system boards.

Note – If power is interrupted during flash PROM updating, follow the power

interruption recovery procedures covered later in this chapter.

▼ To Update the Flash PROM

1. If you shut down your system to set the write-enable jumper (Ultra 1, Ultra 2
systems), turn the system on so it can boot.

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2. Bring the system down to single user mode. Type the following:

% su

Type your superuser password

# init S

3. Execute the flash PROM update script by typing the following:

/bin/sh /usr/platform/sun4u/lib/prom/‘/usr/bin/uname -i‘

4. When the flash update process begins, it displays the current, available OpenBoot
firmware revisions.

Type yes to the question about updating the firmware in the system flash PROM.

Note – If the NVRAM configuration variable use-nvramrc? is set to true, the

update script resets use-nvramrc? to false. You will only see the message about the
use-nvramrc? variable if use-nvramrc? is set to true. This is rarely the case.

Current System Flash PROM Revision:

----------------------------------­OBP 3.5.2 1997/01/06 17:40

Available System Flash PROM Revision:

------------------------------------­OBP 3.11.1 1997/12/03 15:44

NOTE: The system will be rebooted (reset) after the firmware has
been updated.

Do you wish to update the firmware in the system Flash PROM? yes/
no :yes

The NVRAM variable ’use-nvramrc?’ was ’true’. This program will
reset it to the default value ’false’. This is being done because
the contents of the NVRAM variable ’nvramrc’ may or may not be
appropriate for use with the new firmware. Do not change the value
of ’use-nvramrc?’ until you evaluate the contents of ’nvramrc’.

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5. Next, the update script asks you if you want to continue. Type yes.

Are you sure that you wish to continue? yes/no :yes

**IMPORTANT** If the power fails during the firmware update that
is about to take place, it is possible that the customized values
in the NVRAM configuration variables will revert back to their
*default values* once the system power is restored. *If* this event
occurs then it could have a significant effect on the behavior of
the system after power is restored. Following is a list of the
system’s NVRAM configuration variables which have default values
and have been customized. You may wish to write this information
down so that the values may be restored after recovery from a power
loss.

Name: sbus-probe-list
Default: 01
Current: 10
Name: nvramrc
Default: <null>
Current: ." This is a sample message which indicates that nvramrc
has been modified." cr

If any of the NVRAM configuration variables have been customized, the update
displays both the default value and the current value.

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Note – After the update, you may want to evaluate if the customized values

displayed on the previous screen need to be modified.

The script automatically boots the machine and displays the following message:

Erasing the top half of the Flash PROM.
Programming OBP into the top half of the Flash PROM.
Verifying OBP in the top half of the Flash PROM.

Erasing the bottom half of the Flash PROM.
Programming OBP into the bottom half of Flash PROM.
Verifying OBP in the bottom half of the Flash PROM.

Erasing the top half of the Flash PROM.
Programming POST into the top half of Flash PROM.
Verifying POST in the top half of the Flash PROM.

The system's Flash PROM firmware has been updated.

Please wait while the system is rebooted . . .

The system’s reboot messages are displayed.

........................................................

NOTICE: 64-bit OS installed, but the 32-bit OS is the default for
the processor on this system.

See boot(1M) for more information.
Booting the 32-bit OS/

6. Become root and change the default kernel from 32-bit to 64-bit by editing the
/platform/platform-name/boot.conf file.

# cd /platform/sun4u/
# ls
boot.conf cprboot cprbooter kadb kernel ufsboot
# vi boot.conf

Uncomment the line ALLOW_64BIT_KERNEL_ON_UltraSPARC_1_CPU=true.

7. If you have a Sun Ultra 1 or Ultra 2 system, change the jumper back to the write­protect position.

a. Allow the system to boot so you can become superuser.
b. Halt the system by typing init 0 at the superuser prompt.

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c. Power off the system.
d. Open the system unit (refer to the installation or service manual for your

system).

e. Attach a wrist strap properly (refer to the installation or service manual for

your system).

f. Reset the J2003 write-enable/protect jumper to the write-protect position. In the

write-protect position pins 1 and 2 are jumpered (see

FIGURE 5-5, and TABLE 5-4). You may need to remove a plug-in card from the

system before resetting the jumper if the card is covering the jumper. Pin 1 is
noted by an asterisk (*).

FIGURE 5-1, FIGURE 5-2,

*

123123

Write
enabled

FIGURE 5-5 Moving the Write-Protect/Enable Jumper Back to the Write-Protect Position

g. If you removed a plug-in card from the system before changing the jumper,

replace the card now.
h. Remove your wrist strap and replace the system access cover.
i. Turn the power on to the system.

8. If you have a Sun Enterprise 450 system or a Sun Ultra 450 workstation, turn the
keyswitch to the Standby position, wait a few seconds, and then power on again.

This power-cycling flushes any old firmware code out of system memory.

*

Write
protected

Recovering From a Power Failure During the Flash PROM Update

If the power was lost during the flash PROM update, complete the power
interruption recovery procedure for your system.

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Sun Ultra 1 and Ultra 2 Systems, Sun Enterprise 450 System, Sun Ultra 450 Workstation

If power to your system was interrupted during updating of the flash PROM,
complete the following steps:

1. Turn the power switch to the Standby position to prevent power surge to the
system when power is restored.

2. After power is restored to the system location, return the power switch to the On
position.

After power is restored, one of the following two recovery scenarios should happen
on your system. Follow the instructions described for the appropriate scenario.

Scenario 1—System Recovers After Power Restoration

If your system attempts to autoboot after power is restored, you must complete the
flash PROM updating process.

Scenario 2—System Does Not Recover After Power Restoration

If your system does not boot, run diagnostics, or return to the PROM monitor’s ok
prompt after power is restored, complete the following steps:

1. If the update was being run via a serial port and the system also has a frame
buffer and keyboard installed, or if the system has a keyboard and more than one
frame buffer installed:

a. Connect a monitor to each frame buffer.
b. Confirm that output has been redirected to one of the frame buffers.

■ The NVRAM configuration variables might have been modified because of the

firmware update just before power was lost. If this happened, then the system
output was possibly redirected to a device other than the one originally used to
display it. This could only have happened if a keyboard was connected to the
system.

■ If there is no keyboard connected to the system and the NVRAM configuration

variables are set to their default values, then system input and output are directed
to serial port A.

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2. If output cannot be found on any of the installed frame buffers or serial port A,
set the boot control jumper to boot from the half of the PROM that is not
currently selected. See

FIGURE 5-1 on page 54, FIGURE 5-2, FIGURE 5-6, and FIGURE 5-7.

An asterisk (*) on the main logic board notes the location of pin 1.

■ If the jumper is set for high-half booting, move it to low-half booting (pins 2 and

3 jumpered). See

■ If the jumper is set for low-half booting, move it to high-half booting (pins 1 and

2 jumpered). See

TABLE5-5 Boot Control Jumper

FIGURE 5-6.

FIGURE 5-6.

System Jumper Pins 1 + 2 Jumpered Pins 2 + 3 Jumpered

Default Jumper on
Pins Name

Ultra 1, 2 J2204 High-half booting Low-half booting 2 + 3 Boot control
Sun Enterprise

J5501 High-half booting Low-half booting 2 + 3 Boot control
450 or Sun Ultra
450 workstation

*

123

High-half
booting

FIGURE 5-6 Setting the Boot Control Jumper to Low-Half Booting or High-Half Booting

*

123

Low-half
booting

3. Power on the system unit.

■ If the system recovers, complete the programming process by rebooting.

■ If the system does not recover, repeat Step 1 and Step 2 a second time.

4. If the system still does not recover, contact your Sun service provider or local Sun
service Authorized Service Provider.

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Restoring NVRAM Configuration Variables

If for any reason, the flash PROM update process did not complete successfully, for
example if you lost power, you may have to restore diag-switch? to its default
value of false and restore any customized values to the other NVRAM configuration
variables.

Note – Use the steps in this section only if for any reason your NVRAM

configuration variables were not reset to their customized values or if diag­switch? was not set to its proper value.

1. Reboot the system by typing reboot at the prompt.

If diag-switch? was set to true and the system is power cycled, diagnostics will be
run. Running diagnostics could take several minutes. Also, the system will attempt
to boot from the network once the diagnostics have completed running.

Note – Other NVRAM variables may be reset to their default values, which could

affect the system in other ways. For example, if you ran the flash PROM update
through the serial port and the system still has its keyboard plugged in, you will no
longer get any response from the serial port connection. The firmware will be
waiting for input from the keyboard.

2. As the system boots, go to the ok prompt by one of the following methods.
a. Press Stop-a from the keyboard.
b. If you are running on a terminal and connected to serial port A of the system,

press the Break key.

c. If you are connected to serial port A via telnet connection send a Break

sequence by pressing the Control and ] keys simultaneously. This returns you
to the telnet command line. Type send brk at the telnet command line.

d. If you are connected to serial port A via a tip connection, send a Break

sequence by typing the characters ~# in quick succession.

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3. Reset the configuration variables default value to the current value (see the values
you captured with the eeprom command in “To Capture the Configuration
Variable Settings” on page 52 and the values you wrote down earlier in this
procedure in Step 1). At the ok prompt, type the following for each configuration
variable:

ok setenv variablename currentvalue

For example:

ok setenv auto-boot? false

The setenv command resets each configuration variable you entered to the current
value.

4. If the OpenBoot diag-switch? variable was set to true (false is the default).
and the system is power cycled, diagnostics will run. Also, when you boot the
system, the system will attempt to boot from the network. Unless you had diag-
switch? set to true before the flash PROM update, set diag-switch? to false,
the default value:

ok setenv diag-switch? false

5. If the use-nvramrc? configuration variable was set to true before the flash
PROM update, as part of the update the use-nvramrc? variable was set to false
because the contents of the NVRAM configuration variable nvramrc may or may
not be appropriate for use with the new firmware. If you want to change the use-

nvramrc? variable back to true, evaluate the contents of nvramrc first with
printenv nvramrc then change the use-nvramrc? configuration variable back

to true with the setenv use-nvramrc? true command.

6. Make sure that other configuration variables are set properly.
a. Use the printenv OpenBoot command to display the NVRAM configuration

variables and their settings.

b. At the PROM monitor’s ok prompt, you can use OpenBoot commands to restore

the values of the configuration variables. Refer to the OpenBoot 3.x Command
Reference Manual . You can also use the eeprom utility as superuser in the
Solaris operating environment. See the eeprom man page description for more
information.

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7. If you have a Sun Enterprise 450 or an Ultra 450, turn the keyswitch to the
Standby position, wait a few seconds, and then power on again. If you have an
Ultra 1 or Ultra 2 system, type reset-all.

If you set the auto-boot? NVRAM configuration variable to true, and the boot­device variable contains the device or device alias where the Solaris 8 6/00

operating environment was installed, then the system will boot the Solaris 8 6/00
operating environment.

Error Messages

Most of the error messages were documented within the flash PROM update
procedure. This section contains error messages that were not part of the flash
PROM update procedure.

Retained Page/mmap Failure

If you see an error message similar to the following, just after the flash update
program logs on Flash Update 2.0: Program and system

initialization in progress... eeprom:(attach) No retained page
found in device tree then the update will fail with the following message if

the Flash PROM Update is attempted:

Do you wish to update the firmware in the system Flash PROM? yes/
no : yes
eeprom:(mmap) on retained page failed: no retained page found
Flash Update: MMAP call failed.
: No such device or address

If this error occurs, issue a reboot command at the superuser prompt and allow the
system to return to the Flash PROM Update inquiry WITHOUT INTERRUPTION.
Attempt the flash PROM Update once again by completing the steps in the section
“To Update the Flash PROM” on page 57. If the reboot was uninterrupted and the
flash PROM Update fails a second time for the same reason, contact your
Authorized Service Provider.

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Location of Flash PROM Jumpers in Sun Enterprise 450 System and the Ultra 450 Workstation

The flash PROM update procedure for the Sun Enterprise 450 and the Ultra 450
systems assumes that the write-protect/enable jumper was set in the default
position (enabled). In order to update the flash PROM, you must move the write­protect/enable jumper to the write-enable position.

Three jumpers on the main logic board affect flash PROM operation.
shows the jumper locations, and TABLE 5-6 describes their functions.

FIGURE 5-7

Chapter 5 Updating the Flash PROM on the Ultra 1, Ultra 2, Ultra 450, and Sun Enterprise 450 Systems 67

Flash PROM
jumpers

J3304

J3103

J3303

J2701

J3102

J5501

FIGURE 5-7 Flash PROM Jumpers on the Sun Enterprise 450 System and the Sun Ultra 450

Workstation

TABLE5-6 Sun Enterprose 450 and Ultra 450 Flash PROM Jumper Settings

Jumper Pins 1 + 2 Jumpered Pins 2 + 3 Jumpered

J3102 Flash PROM Not to be used 1 + 2 FLASH PROM SEL
J3103 Write-protect Write-enable 2 + 3 FLASH PROM PROG

J5501 High-half booting Low-half booting 2 + 3 XOR LOGIC SET

Make sure that the write-protect/write-enable jumper is set to the write-enable
position, pins 2 and 3 jumpered (see

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Default on
Pins Signal Controlled

ENABLE

FIGURE 5-8). Pin 1 is noted by an asterisk (*).

*

1

23 123

Write
protected

*

Write
enabled

FIGURE 5-8 Setting the J3103 Write Protect/Enable Jumper on the Sun Enterprise 450 or

Ultra 450

Flash PROM Update Multimedia Collection

The video content of the AnswerBook2 collection is very large. You may want to
view it directly from the CD rather than installing this software package on a system
already running an AnswerBook2 server. You also can view the video clips directly
without using AnswerBook software or a browser.

▼ Running the Video Clips from the CD

To run the video clips contained in this AnswerBook collection directly from the CD,
perform the following steps:

1. Insert the Flash PROM Update Multimedia AnswerBook CD into your CD-ROM
drive.

2. Change directory to, or bring up file manager, and go to the top level of the CD­ROM volume. This should look similar to:

% cd /cdrom/flash_answerbook

where cdrom is the mount-point for the CD-ROM device and flash_answerbook is the
name of the CD-ROM volume.

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3. To run the viewing script, type:

% ./watch-videos

4. Select the first video clip you want to see.

5. Before you view another video clip, dismiss the viewer that displayed the
previous video clip.

▼ Running an AnswerBook2 Server from the CD

To run the AnswerBook2 server directly from the CD, perform the following steps:

1. Insert the Flash PROM Update Multimedia AnswerBook CD into your CD-ROM
drive.

2. Open a command window and become superuser using the su command and
superuser password.

3. Change directory to the top level of the CD-ROM volume.

This should look similar to:

# cd /cdrom/flash_answerbook

where cdrom is the mount-point for the CD-ROM device and flash_answerbook is the
name of the CD-ROM volume.

Among other things, this directory contains the executable script ab2cd.

4. Run the following command:

# ./ab2cd

5. If you have existing AnswerBook2 documentation collections installed on your
server machine and you want the CD-driven server software to recognize those
collections, use the following command:

# ./ab2cd -s

This causes the CD-driver server software to scan for other collections installed on
this system and add them to its database.

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6. You can now access the document server using the following URL:

http://server:8888/

Where server is the name of the machine to which the CD is attached.

7. To view video clips that are contained in an AnswerBook document, edit your
browser's preferences to specify an MPEG Video application.

For example, to make use of the ShowMe™ TV™ software provided on this CD in a
Netscape Communicator browser, perform these steps:

a. In the top bar menu of the browser, select Edit --> Preferences.
b. In the Preferences window, select the category Navigator and the subcategory

Applications.

c. In the list of Applications, specify that MPEG Video is handled by the

following: showmetv -nowrap %s.

d. Click OK to apply this change to the Preferences.

8. In the document, click the video clip icon to launch the viewer.

9. Before you view another video clip, dismiss the viewer that displayed the
previous video clip.

10. To stop running the AnswerBook server from the CD, run the following
command:

# /cdrom/flash_answerbook/ab2cd stop

Notes on Running AnswerBook2 from a CD

The following paragraphs provide important information about running the
AnswerBook2 server from the CD.

Default AnswerBook2 Port

The AnswerBook2 server run from the CD always runs on port 8888. If you already
have an AnswerBook2 server running on your system using the default port (8888),
the ab2cd script will display the following message:

A document server is already running on this system as server:8888.

Chapter 5 Updating the Flash PROM on the Ultra 1, Ultra 2, Ultra 450, and Sun Enterprise 450 Systems 71

Shut down the current server before running the ab2cd command. Use the
following command to shut down the existing server:

# /usr/lib/ab2/bin/ab2admin -o stop

Stopping the AnswerBook2 Server Process

Always use ab2cd stop to stop the server running from the CD. Do not use
/etc/init.d/ab2mgr stop to stop the CD-based server.

The ab2cd stop command stops the AnswerBook2 server process and cleans up all
files in the /tmp/.ab2/ and /tmp/ab2cd_config/ directories. The
/etc/init.d/ab2mgr stop command stops all server processes, but does not
clean up the files in the /tmp/.ab2/ and /tmp/ab2cd_config/ directories.

Running Two AnswerBooks

To run two AnswerBook2 servers (one on your system, one from the CD), keep these
rules in mind:

Startup

■ The /etc/init.d/ab2mgr start command always starts the server on your

system.

■ The ab2cd command always starts the server from the CD.

Shutdown

■ Always use the ab2cd stop command to stop the server running from the CD.

■ To stop both servers, first use the ab2cd stop command to stop the server

running from the CD, then use either /etc/init.d/ab2mgr stop or
/usr/lib/ab2/bin/ab2admin -o stop to stop the server running on your

system.

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CHAPTER

6

Updating the Flash PROM on the Sun Enterprise 3x00, 4x00, 5x00, and 6x00 Systems

The steps in this chapter describe how to update the flash PROMs in your Sun
Enterprise 3x00, 4x00, 5x00, or 6x00 system.

Some systems require higher level of OpenBoot™ firmware in the flash PROM to
run the 64-bit mode of the Solaris™ 8 operating environment. The OpenBoot
firmware is contained in several PROMs that are located on several different boards.

The flash PROM devices, which contain OpenBoot, are electrically erasable and
writable devices. This means that the firmware can be updated without removing
the flash PROM from the system board. This Solaris 8 6/00 kit includes the routines
and instructions you need to update the flash PROM in your system.

Determining If the Flash PROM Needs Updating

Note – If your system is an Ultra™ Enterprise™ 10000, you do not need to do this

update because the Ultra Enterprise 10000 does not have a flash PROM.

Only sun4u systems that can run the 64-bit mode of the Solaris 8 6/00 operating
environment might need the flash PROM update. Systems that can only run the 32­bit mode (such as those in the sun4c, sun4d, and sun4m platform groups) do not
require updated firmware to run Solaris 8 6/00 software.

73

Note – If the Solaris 8 6/00 operating environment notified you that the flash PROM

in your system needs updating, skip the steps in the procedure “To Determine If
Your System Requires a Flash PROM Update” on page 74 and go directly to
“Updating the Flash PROM” on page 75.

▼ To Determine If Your System Requires a Flash

PROM Update

1. Determine the architecture type of your system.

% uname -m

TABLE6-1 Determining the System Architecture

If your system architecture type is . . . Then . . .

• sun4u Go to Step 2.

• sun4c, sun4d, sun4m You do not need a flash PROM update. Do not proceed
further.

2. Determine the system type of your system.

% uname -i

TABLE6-2 Determining the System Type

If your system type is one of the
following systems. . . Then . . .

SUNW, Ultra-1
SUNW, Ultra-2
SUNW, Ultra-4

SUNW, Ultra-Enterprise Go to Step 3.
Not in the above list You do not need a flash PROM update. Do not proceed

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Go to Chapter 5 “Updating the Flash PROM on the
Ultra 1, Ultra 2, Ultra 450, and Sun Enterprise 450
Systems”

further.

3. Determine the version level of the firmware in your system. Type prtconf -V
(upper case V).

% prtconf -V

TABLE6-3

If your system type is . . .

SUNW, Ultra-Enterprise 3.2.16 Proceed to “Updating the

SUNW, Ultra-1 3.11.1 Proceed to Chapter 5. You do not need a flash

SUNW, Ultra-2 3.11.2 Proceed to Chapter 5. You do not need a flash

SUNW, Ultra-4 3.7.107 Proceed to Chapter 5. You do not need a flash

And you see a number
lower than . . . Then . . . Otherwise . . .

You do not need a flash

Flash PROM” on page 75.

PROM update. Do not
proceed further.

PROM update. Do not
proceed further.

PROM update. Do not
proceed further.

PROM update. Do not
proceed further.

Updating the Flash PROM

This section describes the following:

■ Flash PROM update process

■ Capturing NVRAM configuration variable settings

■ Making the flash PROM write-enabled

■ Steps to perform before updating the flash PROM

■ Updating the flash PROM

Flash PROM Update Process

Note – For step-by-step instructions, follow the procedures beginning with

“Capturing Configuration Variable Settings” on page 76.

Chapter 6 Updating the Flash PROM on the Sun Enterpr ise 3x00, 4x00, 5x00, and 6x00 Systems 75

After installing the Solaris 8 6/00 operating environment, make sure that the
external front panel keyswitch is set to the On or Diagnostics position.

Take note of screen messages, during the flash PROM update, that report
configuration variables that may be reset to their default values. When the update is
complete and after you either reset the system or power cycle the system, revise the
configuration variables as needed to restore your preferences.

Refer to the recovery procedure covered later in this chapter if there is a power
interruption during the update process.

When your system has been updated to the proper firmware revision, you can run
Solaris 8 6/00 software in 64-bit mode.

Capturing Configuration Variable Settings

While the Solaris operating environment is still running, capture the NVRAM
configuration variable settings before you install the Solaris 8 6/00 operating
environment or begin the flash PROM update process.

As part of the flash PROM update, your NVRAM configuration variables might
change to the default values. To ensure that you can change the default values back
to the values you customized, you need to save the current state of the NVRAM
configuration variables using the eeprom command.

▼ To Capture the Configuration Variable Settings

1. Using the eeprom utility, capture the system’s configuration variable settings in a
file. Type eeprom > filename. The filename is any file name you choose.

% eeprom > filename

Note – If you have custom values installed in oem-logo or keymap, those values

cannot be displayed or printed properly by the eeprom utility because the contents
contain binary information. If it is necessary to restore these values after a power
loss, you should determine the original method by which these values were placed
into NVRAM and use that method to restore the values.

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2. Print out the values captured by the eeprom command. You must have a printed
copy of the configuration values before you install the Solaris 8 6/00 operating
environment and begin to update the flash PROM. Type the following:

lp filename

▼ To Install the Solaris 8 6/00 Operating Environment

● Install the Solaris 8 6/00 operating environment on your system.

Refer to the Installation Library which is in your Solaris 8 6/00 media kit. As the
Solaris 8 6/00 operating environment is installed, you will be notified whether the
flash PROM in your system needs updating. Installing this Solaris release will
provide the software that can upgrade your system’s flash PROM to the required
level.

Making the Flash PROM Write-Enabled

Before you update the OpenBoot firmware, which is contained in the flash PROM,
you must set the front panel keyswitch to the proper position to allow the flash
PROM to be write-enabled.

When the switch is set to the Locked position (
protected. When the switch is set to the On position or to the Diagnostics position,
the flash PROM is write-enabled.

FIGURE 6-1 shows the keyswitch positions on a 16-slot Sun Enterprise 6000 system.

The server systems described in this section have the same keyswitch positions.

FIGURE 6-1), the flash PROM is write-

▼ To Write Enable the Flash PROM

● Turn the keyswitch to the On or Diagnostics position (FIGURE 6-1) before updating

the flash PROM.

Note – Disabling write-protection on servers assumes that the system’s write-

protect/enable jumpers were set in the default position (enabled). If you previously
removed the write-protect/enable jumper, perform the steps to make the flash
PROM write enabled in “Location of Flash PROM Jumpers in Sun Enterprise Server
Systems” on page 87.

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Standby

On

Diagnostics

Locked

Front view

FIGURE 6-1 Sun Enterprise 6x00, 5x00, 4x00, 3x00 Keyswitch Locations

Before Updating the Flash PROM

Before you begin updating the flash PROM, please note the following cautions.

Caution – Do not interrupt power during flash PROM updating. When you are

using the update routine, do not remove or insert system boards.

Caution – The flash update may cause default NVRAM values to overwrite

customized NVRAM variables. Be sure to record the custom and default values
displayed so that you can restore them after you perform the flash PROM update.

Note – If power is interrupted during flash PROM updating, follow the power

interruption recovery procedures covered later in this chapter.

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Running the Flash PROM Update Script Manually

The flash PROM update script is typically run at bootup. You can also run the flash
PROM update script manually by doing the following:

1. Bring the system down to single user mode. Type the following:

% su

Type your superuser password

# init S

2. Execute the flash PROM update script by typing the following:

/bin/sh /usr/platform/sun4u/lib/prom/‘/usr/bin/uname -i‘

Follow the step-by-step instructions when running the script in the section “To
Update the Flash PROM”. Begin with Step 2 (do not execute the reboot command).

▼ To Update the Flash PROM

1. Reboot your system. Type reboot at the superuser prompt.

# reboot

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2. If your flash PROM needs to be updated, the flash PROM update script displays
the following message:

This system has older firmware. Although the current firmware is
fully capable of running the 32-bit packages, you will not be able
to run the 64-bit packages installed on this system until you
update the system flash PROM.

This system ships with flash PROM write-protect jumpers in the
"write enabled" position. Unless the jumpers on this system have
been changed, there is no need to change them in order to run the
system flash PROM update.

The front panel keyswitch on this system must NOT be in the
"SECURE" position while the system flash PROM update is running.
Please check the keyswitch position before answering the next
question.

See the Hardware Platform Guide for more information.

Please answer the next question within 90 seconds, or press the
ENTER key to disable the timer.

Would you like to run the system flash PROM update now?
(By default the system flash PROM update will not be run now.)
yes or no? [y,n] y
Extracting files
Loading flashprom driver

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3. When the flash update process begins, it displays the current and available system
board PROM revisions.

Current System Board PROM Revisions:

----------------------------------­Board 0: CPU/Memory OBP 3.2.16 1998/06/08 16:58 POST 3.9.4 1998/06/09 16:25
Board 2: CPU/Memory OBP 3.2.16 1998/06/08 16:58 POST 3.9.4 1998/06/09 16:25
Board 4: CPU/Memory OBP 3.2.16 1998/06/08 16:58 POST 3.9.4 1998/06/09 16:25
Board 6: CPU/Memory OBP 3.2.16 1998/06/08 16:58 POST 3.9.4 1998/06/09 16:25
Board 1: I/O Type 2 FCODE 1.8.3 1997/11/14 12:41 iPOST 3.4.6 1998/04/16 14:22
Board 3: I/O Type 5 FCODE 1.8.7 1997/12/08 15:39 iPOST 3.4.6 1998/04/16 14:22
Board 7: I/O Type 5 FCODE 1.8.7 1997/12/08 15:39 iPOST 3.4.6 1998/04/16 14:22

Available ‘Update’ Revisions:

----------------------------------­CPU/Memory OBP 3.2.16 1998/06/08 16:58 POST 3.9.4 1998/06/09 16:25
I/O Type 1 FCODE 1.8.3 1997/11/14 12:41 iPOST 3.4.6 1998/04/16 14:22
I/O Type 2 FCODE 1.8.3 1997/11/14 12:41 iPOST 3.4.6 1998/04/16 14:22
I/O Type 3 FCODE 1.8.7 1997/05/09 11:18 iPOST 3.0.2 1997/05/01 10:56
I/O Type 4 FCODE 1.8.7 1997/12/08 15:39 iPOST 3.4.6 1998/04/16 14:22
I/O Type 5 FCODE 1.8.7 1997/12/08 15:39 iPOST 3.4.6 1998/04/16 14:22

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4. If any of the NVRAM configuration variables have been customized, the update
displays both the default value and the customized (current) value.

Verifying Checksums: Okay

Do you wish to flash update your firmware? y/[n] : y
**IMPORTANT** As a consequence of the firmware upgrade that is
about to take place, it is very possible that the customized values
in the configuration variables will revert to their *default
values* upon the next system power-cycle or soft-reset. If this
happens, it could have a significant effect on the behavior of the
system after the power-cycle or soft-reset.
Following is a list of the system's NVRAM configuration variables
which have been customized (i.e. they are different than the
default values).
You may wish to write down the values of the indicated
configuration variables so that they may be restored (if necessary)
after the next power-cycle or soft-reset.
Name: auto-boot?
Default: true
Current: false

Name: boot-file
Default: <null>
Current: kadb -d

5. Take note of the variables and values for current settings.

Either write down the current values or mark up the eeprom output you captured in
“To Capture the Configuration Variable Settings” on page 76 so that you know
which NVRAM configuration variables will need to be changed from their default
values after the flash PROM update.

6. If the keyswitch is set to the locked position, you will see the following error
message..

FPROM Write Protected: Check Write Enable Jumper or Front Panel
Key Switch.

Make the flash PROM write-enabled by turning the keyswitch to the On or
Diagnostics position then type reboot at the # prompt

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7. The update then prompts you if you want to continue. Make sure that you have
turned the keyswitch to the On or Diagnostics position then type y. The flash
PROMs are updated.

Are you sure that you wish to continue? y/[n] : y

Updating Board 0: Type ’cpu’ (PromID=1a4)

1 Erasing ................................ Done.

1 Verifying Erase ................................ Done.

1 Programming ................................ Done.

1 Verifying Program ................................ Done.

Updating Board 1: Type ’upa-sbus’ (PromID=1a4)

1 Erasing ................................ Done.

1 Verifying Erase ................................ Done.

1 Programming ................................ Done.

1 Verifying Program ................................ Done.

Updating Board 4: Type ’dual-pci’ (PromID=1a4)

1 Erasing ................................ Done.

1 Verifying Erase ................................ Done.

1 Programming ................................ Done.

1 Verifying Program ................................ Done.

Updating Board 6: Type ’dual-pci’ (PromID=1a4)

1 Erasing ................................ Done.

1 Verifying Erase ................................ Done.

1 Programming ................................ Done.

1 Verifying Program ................................ Done.

Unloading flashprom driver

The new firmware will not take effect until the system is power­cycled.

8. After the flash PROMs are updated, the system asks if you would like to halt the
system. Type yes.

Do you wish to halt the system now? yes or no? yes

The system’s shutdown messages are displayed.

Program terminated
ok

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Note – If you answered no to the question on halting the system, the installation

will continue but the updated firmware will not become effective until the next
system reboot. The NVRAM configuration variables are changed to default values at
the next system reboot. If you customized NVRAM configuration variables you must
change the values back to their customized settings.

9. Turn the keyswitch to the Standby position.

10. Turn the power on to the system. As the system boots, diagnostics will be run at
boot up because the OpenBoot diag-switch? was set to true in the flash
PROM update procedure. Running diagnostics could take several minutes.

Note – Other NVRAM variables may be reset to their default values, which could

affect the system in other ways. For example, if you ran the flash PROM update
through the serial port and the system still has its keyboard plugged in, you will no
longer get any response from the serial port connection. The firmware will be
waiting for input from the keyboard.

TABLE 6-4, which follows, describes the

workarounds for NVRAM settings.

11. As the system boots, go to the ok prompt by one of the following methods.
a. Press Stop-a from the keyboard.
b. If you are running on a terminal and connected to serial port A of the system,

press the Break key.

c. If you are connected to serial port A via telnet connection send a Break

sequence by pressing the Control and ] keys simultaneously. This returns you
to the telnet command line. Type send brk at the telnet command line.

d. If you are connected to serial port A via a tip connection, send a Break

sequence by typing the characters ~# in quick succession.

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