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Sun Blade X6440 Server Module Product Notes

This document contains late-breaking information and issues for the Sun Blade™ X6440 server module.

The following is covered in these product notes:

■ “General Information” on page 2

■ “Sun Blade X6440 Server Module Tools & Drivers DVD” on page 4

■ “Latest Firmware Updates” on page 4

■ “Newly Supported Features” on page 5

■ “Hardware and BIOS Issues” on page 6

■ “Sun Installation Assistant Issues” on page 9

■ “Integrated Lights Out Manager Issues” on page 13

■ “Diagnostics Issues” on page 18

■ “Operating System Issues” on page 19

■ “Solaris Issues” on page 20

■ “Linux Issues” on page 21

■ “Windows Issues” on page 24

■ “Sun StorageTek RAID Expansion Module (REM) Issues” on page 25

■ “LSI RAID Expansion Module (REM) Issues” on page 26

General Information

Support and Patches for Sun Blade Server Modules

Support information for the Sun Blade X6440 server module is available at:

http://sunsolve.sun.com

Supported Operating Systems

The following is a list of the minimum versions of supported operating systems for the Sun Blade X6440 server module:

■ Solaris x86 10 05/08, 64-bit

■ Solaris x86 10 10/08, 64-bit

■ Solaris x86 10 05/09, 64-bit

■ OpenSolaris 2009.06

■ Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4.6 and later, 32-bit/64-bit

■ RHEL 5.1 and later, 64-bit

■ Suse Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 9 SP4, 64-bit (Not supported in SIA 2.3.8)

■ SLES 10 SP2, 64-bit

■ SLES 11 64-bit

■ VMware ESX 3.5 U2 and later, and ESX 4.0

■ VMware ESXi 3.5 and ESXi 4.0

■ Windows Server 2003 Enterprise SP2, 32-bit/64-bit

■ Windows Server 2008 Enterprise SP2, 32-bit/64-bit

■ Windows Server 2008 R2 (Not supported in SIA)

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Documentation

Support documentation for the Sun Blade X6440 server module:

■ Sun Blade X6440 Server Module Installation Guide (820-3961)

■ Sun Blade X6440 Server Module Product Notes (820-3965)

■ Sun Blade X6440 Server Module Operating Systems Installation Guide (820-3962)

■ Sun Blade X6440 Server Module Windows Operating System Installation Guide

(820-3963)

■ Sun Installation Assistant for Windows and Linux User’s Guide (820-3357)

■ Sun Blade X6440 Server Module Getting Started Guide (820-3960)

■ Sun ILOM Supplement for Sun Blade X6440 Server Module (820-3967)

■ Sun ILOM 3.0 Supplement for Sun Blade X6440 Server Module (821-0746)

■ Sun ILOM 3.0 Documentation Collection:

■ Sun Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) 3.0 Getting Started Guide (820-5523)

■ Sun Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) 3.0 Feature Updates and Release Notes

(820-7329)

■ Sun Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) 3.0 Concepts Guide (820-6410)

■ Sun Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) 3.0 Web Interface Procedures Guide

(820-6411)

■ Sun Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) 3.0 CLI Procedures Guide (820-6412)

■ Sun Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) 3.0 SMNP and IPMI Procedures Guide

(820-6413)

■ Sun Integrated Lights Out Manager 2.0 User’s Guide (820-1188)

■ Sun Blade X6440 Server Module Service Manual (820-3964)

■ Sun Blade X6440 Server Module Safety and Compliance Guide (820-4412)

These and other Sun Blade server module documents are available at

http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/prod/blade.x6440.

Note – As of the ILOM 3.0.6 release, the Sun Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM)

3.0 SNMP and IPMI Procedures Guide has been renamed as the Sun Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) 3.0 Management Protocols Reference Guide .

Sun Blade X6440 Server Module Product Notes 3

Sun Blade X6440 Server Module Tools & Drivers DVD

The Sun Blade X6440 Server Module Tools & Drivers DVD contains several software applications and utilities for use with your Sun Blade X6440 server module. This section describes the applications and utilities and refers you to the associated readme text files where you can find procedures for running them.

■ ILOM SP update. Used to update the SP firmware; the readme text file is located

in <dvd_drive >:\remoteflash\Firmware_Update.txt.

■ SP recovery utility. Used to recover from corrupt SP firmware; the readme text

file is located in <dvd_drive>:\recovery\readme.txt.

■ Create a Windows 2003 OS Installation CD. Used to create a reburn CD (W2K3

CD with all required drivers); the readme text file is located in <dvd_drive>:\utilities\reburn\readme.txt.

Note – This utility can be performed on a Windows-based system or a

Linux/Solaris-based system.

■ Windows Autorun menu. Simply insert the Tools & Drivers DVD into the X6440

USB CD/DVD, or mount it via ILOM remote KVMS. Then perform any of the following operations:

■ Install Windows server drivers

■ Create a Windows reburn CD

■ Access links to sun.com and associated documentation

■ Solaris/Linux post OS driver update. Used to update Intel Ethernet and AST2000

drivers (if applicable); the install.sh script file is located in <dvd_drive>:\drivers\linux\red_hat\install.sh <dvd_drive>:\drivers\linux\suse\install.sh <dvd_drive>:\drivers\sx86\install.sh.

Latest Firmware Updates

Please go to http://www.sun.com/servers/blades/downloads.jsp for the latest firmware versions.

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Newly Supported Features

The following new features are supported as of supplemental software release 2.0:

■ Integrated Lights Out Manager 3.0

■ Sun ILOM Remote Console Lock

■ Sun ILOM Power Management

Integrated Lights Out Manager 3.0

The Sun Blade X6440 server module supports Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) 3.0 on the service processor (SP) module. For information and instructions on using ILOM 3.0 with the Sun Blade X6440 server module, see the ILOM 3.0 Documentation Collection and the associated ILOM Supplement for the Sun Blade X6440 server module:

■ Sun Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) 3.0 Getting Started Guide (820-5523)

■ Sun Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) 3.0 Feature Updates and Release Notes

(820-7329)

■ Sun Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) 3.0 Concepts Guide (820-6410)

■ Sun Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) 3.0 Web Interface Procedures Guide

(820-6411)

■ Sun Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) 3.0 CLI Procedures Guide (820-6412)

■ Sun Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) 3.0 SMNP and IPMI Procedures Guide

(820-6413)

■ Sun Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) 3.0 Supplement for Sun Blade X6440

Server Module (821-0746)

The ILOM 3.0 Documentation Collection is available at:

http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/prod/int.lights.mgr30#hic

Note – As of the ILOM 3.0.6 release, the Sun Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM)

3.0 SNMP and IPMI Procedures Guide has been renamed as the Sun Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) 3.0 Management Protocols Reference Guide .

Sun Blade X6440 Server Module Product Notes 5

Sun ILOM Remote Console Lock

The Sun Blade X6440 server module supports the Sun ILOM Remote Console lock. The Sun ILOM Remote Console lock feature enhances your system security by enabling you to lock your computer when terminating a Sun ILOM Remote Console session. For more information and instructions for using the lock feature, see the Sun Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) 3.0 Feature Updates and Release Notes (820-7329).

Sun ILOM Power Management

The Sun Blade X6440 server module supports Sun ILOM power management features. Sun ILOM power management features enable you to monitor and manage your system’s power consumption. For more information and instructions for using ILOM power management features, see the Sun Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM)

3.0 Feature Updates and Release Notes (820-7329).

Hardware and BIOS Issues

The following issues apply to the Sun Blade X6440 server module hardware and/or BIOS:

■ “ILOM BIOS settings issue” on page 7

■ “ILOM IP address is not updated” on page 7

■ “PEM fault light illuminates after hot-inserting into the server module” on page 7

■ “Power LED issue” on page 7

■ “Blade server module fails to link up at 1GbE” on page 8

■ “Power supply redundancy must be set to non redundant mode” on page 8

■ “BIOS does not accept the ipmitool persistent boot order change command” on

page 8

■ “BIOS does not accept the ipmitool clear CMOS command” on page 8

■ “Certain devices’ boot option ROM fails to load” on page 9

■ “NEM model X4238 requires latest BIOS firmware” on page 9

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ILOM BIOS settings issue

If ILOM is set to use a DHCP assigned IP address, and the DHCP server is offline, wait until the DHCP server is online before attempting to reboot. Issuing a reboot or manually changing from DHCP to a static IP address will result in incorrect gateway and IP address settings to be recorded. Once DHCP is restored, the original IP address will be assigned.

Workaround:

Do not reboot the server until DHCP is restored, or connect a terminal to the serial console’s NET Management port and manually assign a static IP address if access is urgently required to ILOM.

ILOM IP address is not updated

If the ILOM IP address is changed via the LAN configuration in the BIOS, the IP address will not update. The old IP address is displayed. It is recommended to change the IP address via ILOM.

If you choose to change the ILOM IP address via BIOS, exit and re-enter the LAN configuration screen to see the changes.

PEM fault light illuminates after hot-inserting into the server module

The Mellanox Infiniband PCI-E expansion module fault light may illuminate after it has been hot-inserted into a server module running the Solaris OS. The fault light will not clear itself until the system is rebooted.

Workaround:

Update to the latest BIOS that is included on the Tools and Driver v1.1 DVD-ROM or a later version.

Power LED issue

The green LED Power LED incorrectly stops blinking and turns solid green once ILOM detects that the power is good. The green Power LED should stop blinking and turn solid only when the operating system is ready.

Sun Blade X6440 Server Module Product Notes 7

Blade server module fails to link up at 1GbE

If the Sun Blade X6440 server module is inserted into certain slots in the Sun Blade 6048 chassis, it fails to link up at 1GbE with the X5196A-Z Sun Blade 6048 Infiniband Switched Network Express Module (NEM). This issue occurs primarily on the inner slots (BL3-BL8). These slots can only link up at 100Mb.

Workaround:

Use the outer slots (BL0-BL2 and BL9-BL11) to link up at 1GbE.

This issue is under investigation.

Power supply redundancy must be set to non redundant mode

If more than eight X6440 server modules are to be inserted into the Sun Blade 6000 chassis (which can hold a maximum of 10 server modules), power supply redundancy must be set to non redundant mode. This will allow all X6440 server modules in the chassis to be powered on simultaneously.

BIOS does not accept the ipmitool persistent boot order change command

The BIOS fails to permanently modify the boot order after sending the ipmitool persistent boot order change command.

Workaround:

This issue is fixed in the Tools & Drivers DVD 1.2 and later software release.

BIOS does not accept the ipmitool clear CMOS command

The BIOS fails to clear all setup settings and load system defaults after sending the ipmitool clear CMOS command.

Workaround:

This issue is fixed in the Tools & Drivers DVD 1.2 and later software release.

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Certain devices’ boot option ROM fails to load

A shadow ROM space issue exists when multiple bootable devices are installed in the system. Not all devices’ bootable option ROMs will successfully load.

Workaround:

This issue is fixed in the Tools & Drivers DVD 1.2 and later software release. Users will have the option to select which option ROM to load in the BIOS setup window.

NEM model X4238 requires latest BIOS firmware

Network express module (NEM) model X4238 requires the latest BIOS firmware to work properly. The required BIOS firmware (version 1.2) is located on the Sun Blade X6440 Server Module Tools & Drivers DVD.

Sun Installation Assistant Issues

The following issues apply to the Sun Installation Assistant (SIA) software:

■ “LVM partitioning is not supported when installing SLES 10 SP2 operating

system” on page 10

■ “SLES 9 SP4 operating system is not supported using SIA” on page 10

■ “SIA will not install Infiniband drivers for Windows operating systems” on

page 10

■ “SIA will not install FEM/NEM drivers for 32-bit Linux operating systems” on

page 10

■ “SIA will not install FEM drivers for Windows 2003” on page 11

■ “RHEL installed using SIA reports a MPT Fusion ctl drivers error” on page 11

■ “SIA displays ILOM version as Unknown” on page 11

■ “SIA displays incorrect chassis information” on page 11

■ “SIA does not display storage controllers” on page 12

■ “SIA displays error when installing using PXE method” on page 12

■ “SIA Update function fails” on page 12

■ “SIA does not install operating systems via PXE server” on page 13

Sun Blade X6440 Server Module Product Notes 9

LVM partitioning is not supported when installing SLES 10 SP2 operating system

Change Request ID: 6780100

If LVM disk partitioning is selected when installing the SLES 10 SP2 operating system using SIA, the installation will fail because the platform drivers will not install correctly.

Workaround: None

SLES 9 SP4 operating system is not supported using SIA

Change Request ID: 6771799

Do not use SIA to install the SLES 9 SP4 as SIA does not support this operating system.

Workaround: None

SIA will not install Infiniband drivers for Windows operating systems

Change Request ID: 6771790 and 6771803

Infiniband (IB) drivers for the IB passthru FEM (fabric express module) and IB NEM (network express module) will not install correctly when installing Windows 2003/2008 using SIA.

Workaround: None

SIA will not install FEM/NEM drivers for 32-bit Linux operating systems

Change Request ID: 676068

Model x1029A fabric express module (FEM) and model x4236A network express module (NEM) drivers will not install correctly when installing Linux (such as RHEL 32-bit and SLES 10 32-bit) using SIA.

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Workaround: None

SIA will not install FEM drivers for Windows 2003

Change Request ID: 6769562

If SIA is used to install Windows 2003 on a system that contains the model x1029 A FEM, the associated device will be highlighted with a yellow question mark in the Windows Device Manager, indicating that the drivers are not installed correctly.

Workaround: None

RHEL installed using SIA reports a MPT Fusion ctl drivers error

Change Request ID: 6737853

If SIA is used to install RHEL 4.6 on a system that does not contain a Sun Blade I/O Expansion Module II (mptsas) controller, the following error will occur when RHEL boots:

starting MPT Fusion ctl drivers FAILED

This error is harmless and can be ignored.

Workaround: None