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Sun Fire
X4150 Server
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Product Notes
Sun Microsystems, Inc.
www.sun.com
Part No. 820-1854-28
February 2010, Revision A
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  • Page 1 Sun Fire X4150 Server ™ Product Notes Sun Microsystems, Inc. www.sun.com Part No. 820-1854-28 February 2010, Revision A Submit comments about this document at: http://www.sun.com/hwdocs/feedback...
  • Page 2 Cette distribution peut des éléments développés par des tiers. Sun, Sun Microsystems, le logo Sun, Java, Netra, Solaris, StarOffice, Sun Ray, Galaxy Sun Fire X et le logo SunSpectrum Pac (Sunburst design) sont des marques de fabrique ou des marques déposées de Sun Microsystems, Inc., ou ses filiales, aux Etats-Unis et dans d’autres pays.
  • Page 3 Sun Fire X4150 Server Product Notes This document contains late-breaking information and issues for the Sun Fire™ X4150 server. Note – The information in the English version of the Product Notes might be more up-to-date than the translated versions. The following issues are covered in these product notes: “Supported Operating Systems”...

  • Page 4: Software Information

    “Important: CPLD Update Might Be Required Before Firmware Update” on ■ page 11 Supported Operating Systems The following operating systems versions are supported on the Sun Fire X4150 server: Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL 32-bit/64-bit) 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, 4.8, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4 ■...
  • Page 5 Drivers CD is not updated for these releases. You can download the supplemental software updates at: http://www.sun.com/servers/x64/x4150/downloads.jsp Software Supplemental 3.0.2 Sun Fire X4150 Software Supplemental 3.0.2 firmware package is now available for download. The firmware versions include: BIOS: 1ADQW062 ■...
  • Page 6 Software Supplemental 2.2.2 Sun Fire X4150 and X4250 Software Supplemental 2.2.2 firmware package is now available for download. The firmware versions include: BIOS: 1ADQW060 ■ ILOM: 2.0.2.10 r42701 ■ Note – Refer to “Issues Fixed in Software Supplemental 2.2.2” on page 63 information on issues that have been fixed with this release.

  • Page 7: 5/09. The Sun Storagetek Raid Driver Is Included In The Solaris

    Sun StorageTek PCIe SAS RAID Host Bus Adapter ASM: 17551 ■ Note – Refer to “Issues Fixed in Tools and Drivers DVD 3.1.1” on page 65 information on issues that have been fixed with this release. Sun Fire X4150 Server Product Notes...
  • Page 8 For further information on the ILOM 3.x, refer to the ILOM 3.0 documentation included in the Sun Fire X4150 server documentation set. Tools and Drivers DVD Version 3.1.0. The most recent software update is Tools and Drivers DVD Version 3.1.0.
  • Page 9 “Issues Fixed in Tools and Drivers DVD Version 2.2.1” on page 67 for information on issues that have been fixed with this release. Tools and Drivers DVD v2.2.0 The firmware versions for this DVD include: ILOM: 2.0.2.10 r39321 ■ BIOS: 1ADQW057 ■ Sun Fire X4150 Server Product Notes...
  • Page 10 ELOM firmware version shown in the table. If you do plan to transition to ILOM, you first need to update ELOM with the ■ following transitional ELOM firmware file: X4150-026-450. Sun Fire X4150 Server Product Notes • February 2010...
  • Page 11 ELOM to ILOM. Tools and Drivers DVD v1.3.3 Tools and Drivers DVD 1.3.3 is the latest ELOM update for the Sun Fire X4150 server. Note – This Tools and Drivers DVD is an update for ELOM only. If you are running ILOM, use the ILOM version on the Tools and Drivers DVD v 2.1.0.

  • Page 12: Do Not Install The Stk 15872 Driver For Solaris

    General Purpose Input/Output (SGPIO) driver, but the SGPIO driver is not WHQL certified for Windows Server 2003 32-bit. Tools and Drivers CD v1.1 The following feature enhancements have been added to the Sun Fire X4150 Tools and Drivers v1.1 CD: Support for Intel Xeon 5200 and 5400 series processors ■...
  • Page 13 Important: CPLD Update Might Be Required Before Firmware Update Starting with the release of the Sun Fire X4150 Tools and Drivers v1.1 CD, support is included for Intel Xeon 5200 and 5400 series processors This support requires a CPLD, BIOS and SP firmware update. To perform this update, first update the CPLD, then update the BIOS and SP firmware.
  • Page 14 3. Reboot Solaris. 4. Replace the shipped processors with the new Intel Xeon 5300 or 5400 series processors. Refer to the Sun Fire X4150 Server Service Manual for information on removing and installing the processors. ▼ Updating the CPLD 1. Start the Embedded LOM (ELOM) SP web GUI by typing the IP address of the SP into a browser.
  • Page 15 Mount the Tools and Drivers CD in your Solaris system. b. Locate the patches that provide support for the Intel Xeon 5200 and 5400 series processors. Access the following directory in the Sun Fire X4150 Tools and Drivers v1.1 CD: /<DVD_DRIVE>/drivers/sx86/patches...

  • Page 16: Table Of Contents

    To configure preinstalled Solaris using ttyb: Set the External Serial Port to SYSTEM and the External Serial Port to Config to COM2. Hardware and BIOS The following issues apply to the Sun Fire X4150 server hardware and BIOS: “Hard Drives Can Be Difficult to Remove From Right-Side Drive Bays” on ■...
  • Page 17 3. Press the drive eject button and pull on the eject lever. See Step 3 in the following figure. 4. Use the eject lever to slide the drive out of the bay. Sun Fire X4150 Server Product Notes...

  • Page 18: 32Gb Ssd Available For Sun Fire X4150

    FIGURE 1 32GB SSD Available for Sun Fire X4150 32GB solid state drives (SSDs) are now available for the Sun Fire X4150 server. Read the following guidelines before installing SSDs on the server. There are two configurations for SSDs on the Sun Fire X4150 server that are currently supported: “SSD Configuration With No SAS Drives Installed”...
  • Page 19 (X)6388A. SSDs or fillers must be used for drive slots 0-3. ■ No SAS HDD can be plugged into slots 0-3, as the ESB does not work with ■ SAS. For HDD slots 4-7: Sun Fire X4150 Server Product Notes...

  • Page 20: Enabling Open I/O At Feature In Bios Setup Menu

    If you are using the Qimonda Memory 2GB/DDR2 HYS72T256421EFA-3S-C2, your server must be running the one of following BIOS versions: ILOM BIOS 1ADQW052. or later ■ ELOM BIOS 1ADQW027 or later ■ Sun Fire X4150 Server Product Notes • February 2010...

  • Page 21: Identifying E0 Stepping Processors

    Tools and Drivers CD 1.3.1 The BIOS serial port default settings have changed in the Tools and Drivers CD 1.3.1 firmware update. If you are using the serial console, you might need to change your default settings. Sun Fire X4150 Server Product Notes...
  • Page 22 /vmlinux-2.x.x ro root=LABEL/1 rhgb quiet console=tty1 console=ttyS1, 115200 3. Edit /etc/securetty. a. Add the ttyS1 to the bottom of the file. b. Save and exit the file. 4. Edit /etc/inittab. Sun Fire X4150 Server Product Notes • February 2010...
  • Page 23 Use the procedure that corresponds to the firmware version that you are using: “Tools and Drivers CD Versions Earlier Than 1.3.1” on page 22 ■ “Tools and Drivers CD Versions 1.3.1 or Later” on page 22 ■ Sun Fire X4150 Server Product Notes...
  • Page 24 9600 3. Edit the /etc/securetty file. a. Add ttyS0 to the bottom of the file. b. Save and exit the file. 4. Edit the /etc/inittab file. a. Change id:5:initdefault: to id:3:initdefault: Sun Fire X4150 Server Product Notes • February 2010...

  • Page 25: Solaris 10 Os

    -r Tools and Drivers CD Versions 1.3.1 or Later 1. Edit the /boot/solaris/bootenv.rc file to read: setprop console “ttya” setprop ttya-mode 9600,8,n,1,- 2. Edit the /boot/grub/menu.lst file to read: kernel /platform/i86pc/multiboot -B console=ttya Sun Fire X4150 Server Product Notes...

  • Page 26: Use Of The F12 Key With Remote Keyboard

    Note – Use Ctrl+N on a remote keyboard to enter a PXE menu instead of pressing F12. If you accidentally press F12, you will enter the BIOS Setup Menu. This issue will be fixed with the ILOM update of Sun Fire X4150 server. Update LSI 3081E Firmware to the Latest Version Make sure that the LSI 3081E SAS HBA firmware is up to date.

  • Page 27: Scripting The Sp/Bios Flash Process

    Assembly When Removing USB Front Panel Devices The DVD/USB container assembly can be inadvertently disconnected from the disk backplane when a direct-connect USB device or USB cable is pulled from a front panel USB port. Sun Fire X4150 Server Product Notes...
  • Page 28 The following issues are specific to ILOM 3.0. Additional ILOM 3.0 information is available in Sun Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) Feature Updates and Release Notes. This document is available at: http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/coll/ilom3.0 Sun Fire X4150 Server Product Notes • February 2010...
  • Page 29 BIOS version connected with the ILOM version from these product notes. “Tools and Drivers CD/DVD” on page If the BIOS is currently running and not in update mode, you can obtain the BIOS version from BIOS Setup utility or ILOM CLI. Sun Fire X4150 Server Product Notes...
  • Page 30 34 The SP Does Not Retain IP Information After Migrating to the Transitional ELOM With Tools and Drivers CD 1.0 Firmware This issue applies to the ELOM to ILOM migration process. Sun Fire X4150 Server Product Notes • February 2010...

  • Page 31: Gateway Address Might Not Be Persistant Across Reboots

    Some Virtual USB Flash Devices Do Not Mount in Solaris For some USB flash devices, the virtual device appears to be mounted in the ELOM, but is not actually be mounted. This issue is under investigation. Sun Fire X4150 Server Product Notes...

  • Page 32: Ipmitool 1.8.9.4 Or Later Needed To Correctly Display Memory Errors

    SP may revert to the default of DHCP addressing. Minimum Supported Version for a Remote Sparc System When running the web GUI from a Sparc-based system, Solaris 10 OS is the minimum version that is supported. Sun Fire X4150 Server Product Notes • February 2010...

  • Page 33: Solaris Remote Console Session Requires Java Plugin

    Console through the ELOM web GUI, the Remote Console is blocked from launching on Firefox. If you do not see the Remote Console, check to see if the built in pop-up blocker has blocked it. Sun Fire X4150 Server Product Notes...

  • Page 34: Remote Console And Virtual Devices On Solaris

    OS Installation Stops During a Remount of the CD-ROM The remounting of the CD during an operating system installation causes an error and the OS cannot access the CD. This will be fixed in a future release. Sun Fire X4150 Server Product Notes • February 2010...

  • Page 35: Minimum Supported Browsers

    Minimum Supported Browsers The following table shows the minimum versions that are supported for running the ELOM web GUI for the Sun Fire X4150 server on Solaris OS, Linux and Windows operating systems. Version Numbers for Browsers TABLE 4 Solaris x86...

  • Page 36: Set Local Clock With Every Sp Reset

    ■ “Remote Console Mouse Performance on Solaris OS” on page 36 ■ “Mounting a CD-ROM Does Not Work Properly if Run from a Sun Fire X4150 ■ System” on page 36 “Cannot Issue Solaris OS Break Command Through Serial Console” on page 36 ■...

  • Page 37: Ipmitool 1.8.8 Returns Incorrect Memory Information

    Disabling the Web Interface Time-out Function It is best to disable the web GUI time-out function when performing remote installations. ▼ Disabling the Web Interface Time-out Function 1. Login to the ELOM web GUI. Sun Fire X4150 Server Product Notes...

  • Page 38: Remote Console Mouse Performance On Solaris Os

    Mounting a CD-ROM Does Not Work Properly if Run from a Sun Fire X4150 System Running an RKVMS session from a Sun Fire X4150 system running Solaris will not allow the user to mount a Virtual Device. This must be done from a remote Solaris system.
  • Page 39 During the boot process, the date might temporarily be displayed as January 1, 1970. This will automatically change to the current time once the boot process reaches the timestamp file check. Sun Fire X4150 Server Product Notes...
  • Page 40 Diagnostics Issues The following topics are contained in this section: “SunVTS Issues” on page 38 ■ “Pc-Check Issues” on page 39 ■ SunVTS Issues The following issue applies to SunVTS diagnostics software. Sun Fire X4150 Server Product Notes • February 2010...

  • Page 41: Led Test

    The text for the keyboard LED test is not included in the diagnostics scripts. It can only can be run manually. This issue is under investigation and you should not attempt to run this test until a fix is available. Sun Fire X4150 Server Product Notes...
  • Page 42 The following issues are related to the use of Sun Installation Assistant (SIA) for installing an OS on the server: “Full Power Cycle Needed After Expander Firmware Upgrade (6900072)” on page 41 Sun Fire X4150 Server Product Notes • February 2010...
  • Page 43 Minimum SIA Version Required For Windows Server 2008 In order to install Windows Server 2008 on a Sun Fire X4150 server using SIA, you will need to use SIA version 2.2.1 or later. For further information on using SIA to install an operating system onto the server, see Sun Installation Assistant for Windows and Linux User’s Guide available on...
  • Page 44 OS installation is completed. To reset the monitor resolution: 1. Configure the type (make/model) of the monitor. 2. Set the correct monitor resolution. Sun Fire X4150 Server Product Notes • February 2010...
  • Page 45 At this point, the network should be up and running. 4. To make this configuration persistent across reboots, you can make only the interface with network cable active on boot by doing the following: a. Change to the network-scripts directory. cd /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts Sun Fire X4150 Server Product Notes...
  • Page 46 For the NICs that are not being used, edit the cfg-eth[1...n] file and change the line ONBOOT=yes to ONBOOT=no. Note – Keep the ONBOOT=yes setting for the NIC with the network cable. Sun Fire X4150 Server Product Notes • February 2010...

  • Page 47: Do Not Install The Stk 15872 Driver For Solaris

    Solaris OS Issues This section contains issues that apply to Sun Fire X4150 servers running the Solaris 10 operating system. Issues contained in this section: “Do Not Install the STK 15872 Driver for Solaris 10 5/09” on page 45 ■...
  • Page 48 8. At the prompt, run the following commands to add the patches, in this order, as there are dependencies. a. patchadd 125370-xx b. patchadd 127112-xx Where xx is the latest version of each patch. 9. When the patches are finished installing, reboot the server. Sun Fire X4150 Server Product Notes • February 2010...

  • Page 49: Kernel Panic Might Occur During Reboot On Solaris 10 11/06 Os Systems If More Than One Hdd Is Present

    Solaris 10 11/06 OS Systems if More Than One HDD Is Present This error may occur on the Sun Fire X4150 server running Solaris 10 11/06 OS with more than one hard disk drive present: Panic cannot mount root path.

  • Page 50: Telnet Vulnerability

    Run the install.sh script from the Tools and Drivers CD. b. Reboot the server. Running install.sh resolves the issue, as it installs the updated AST2000 VGA driver. See the Sun Fire X4150 Server Operating System Installation Guide, 820-1853, for additional instructions on running the install.sh script for Solaris. ●...
  • Page 51 Solaris. Linux Issues The following issues apply to Sun Fire X4150 servers running the supported Red Hat or SUSE Linux operating systems. “Need to Install LSI Driver on SLES Systems Manually” on page 49 ■...
  • Page 52 <!-- as an icon when this virtual device is inserted to REHL5 system --> <match key="@block.storage_device:storage.vendor" string= "Virtual"> <match key="@block.storage_device:storage.model" string= "DVD/CD-ROM"> <match key="info.category" string="volume"> <match key="block.is_volume" bool="true"> <match key="volume.fsusage" string=""> <merge key="volume.fsusage" type="string">filesystem</merge> <merge key="volume.fstype" type="string">iso9660</merge> </match> </match> Sun Fire X4150 Server Product Notes • February 2010...
  • Page 53 </match> </match> 4. Reboot the system. Windows Issues The following issues apply to Sun Fire X4150 servers running the supported Windows Server operating systems. “LSI MegaRaid Storage Manager Does Not Work Properly With Intel Network ■ Connections in Windows 2003 64-bit” on page 51 “Adaptec Driver Cannot Be Updated With the Tools and Drivers CD v2.2.1 (and...
  • Page 54 Getting Started Guide. Read this guide before performing the initial setup of the Windows Server 2003 R2 operating system. For initial setup procedure, refer to the Sun x64 Servers Windows 2003 R2 Preinstall Release Notes. Sun Fire X4150 Server Product Notes • February 2010...
  • Page 55 If you are not sure, create a new identifier. What do you want to do? ● Select KEEP. The virtual machine now boots as expected with the same identifier and will operate properly. Sun Fire X4150 Server Product Notes...

  • Page 56: Sync Mode

    LSI 3081E Host Bus Adapter Issues The following issues relate to Sun Fire X4150 servers with the LSI 3081E HBA installed. “HDD Space Required When Upgrading to a Mirror Configuration” on page 54 ■ “Only Upgrade Path That Supports Data Merging” on page 54 ■...
  • Page 57 StorageTek SAS Controller Issues The following issues relate to Sun Fire X4150 servers with the Sun StorageTek SAS Controller installed. “Use StorageTek BIOS Setup Utility to Initialize Drives and Create Array Before ■ Accessing with the OS” on page 56 “RPM Must be Installed Before Installing StorageTek Management Software on...
  • Page 58 They can be found in the /drivers/linux/RAID/StorageTEK/MGMT/version folder on the Tools and Drivers CD. Copy the appropriate rpm file to your Red Hat 5 system and run the rpm –install command. Sun Fire X4150 Server Product Notes • February 2010...
  • Page 59 Sun 10G Network Adapter Might Require a Firmware Update to Version 3.12 The Sun 10G network adapter may require a firmware update to version 3.12 or later for correct operation in the Sun Fire x4150. The link for this firmware update is below. http://www.sun.com:80/download/products.xml?id=45a593ce...
  • Page 60 These notes are specific to BIOS 025 in Tools and Drivers CD 1.3.1. If you are using an older BIOS, you need to implement the instructions in the Sun Fire X4150, X4250, and X4450 Servers Operating System Installation Guide for serial redirection when installing Solaris 10 OS.
  • Page 61 Use this PXE installation in Solaris 10 method with a PXE-based Installation Guide: Network-Based network installation. Installations at: http://docs.sun.com/app /docs/doc/817-5504 Page. 59 Appendix B: Redirecting Solaris Output to the Serial Port ■ Sun Fire X4150 Server Product Notes...
  • Page 62 The instructions in this section are only relevant for Sun Fire X4150 server firmware 1.2 and below as the default serial redirection settings were TTYB/COM2. Tools and Driver release 1.3 and later now have the default serial port set to TTYA/COM1 (Solaris defaults), so the instructions in this section are not needed.

  • Page 63: Fixed Issues

    “Issues Fixed in Software Supplemental 2.2.2” on page 63 ■ Issues Fixed In Software Supplemental 3.2.0 The following issue has been fixed in Sun Fire X4150 and X4250 Software Supplemental 3.2.0: VMWare issues fixed: CR 6871221: A server running VMware ESX 4.0 hangs due to a BIOS error.
  • Page 64 ■ always have enough space Issues Fixed in Software Supplemental 3.0.2 The following issue has been fixed in Sun Fire X4150 and X4250 Software Supplemental 3.0.2: BIOS issue fixed: CR 6871221: A server running VMware ESX 4.0 hangs due to a BIOS error.
  • Page 65 Supplemental 2.2.2: CR6805642: Severity of PSU AC lost presence should be critical, not minor. ■ CR6804558: Sun Fire X4150 does not boot OS with full 64 GB memory and 2 dual ■ 10-Gigabit Ethernet Fiber XFP cards (501-7283) installed. Sun Fire X4150 Server Product Notes...

  • Page 66: Installation Guide

    Note on USB Floppy Drive for Operating System Installation Guide In the Sun Fire X4150 Server OS Installation Guide, 820-1853-11, Chapter 5, note that when installing Windows Server 2003 using the Sun StorageTek Driver diskette, the external USB floppy drive must be certified for use with 32-bit or 64-bit Windows Server 2003.
  • Page 67 To correct the following issues, download the latest Tools and Drivers CD/DVD from http://www.sun.com/servers/x64/x4150/downloads.jsp Issues Fixed in Tools and Drivers DVD 3.1.1 The following BIOS issues have been fixed in Sun Fire X4150 3.1.1 DVD 6905018: System Serial Number shows "To Be Filled By OEM" in BIOS set up ■ menu Issues Fixed in Tools and Drivers DVD 3.1.0...
  • Page 68 6893206: xvmoc-compliance-test fails when a product name has a blank at the ■ end of the string. 6687590: Back panel and Locate and Alert LEDs are on when the SP comes up. ■ Sun Fire X4150 Server Product Notes • February 2010...
  • Page 69 SP or wait 30 minutes for the remote session to restart. Issues Fixed in Tools and Drivers DVD 3.0.0 The following issues have been fixed in Sun Fire X4150 3.00 DVD: ILOM Issues fixed: 6773373: Varying the value of serial port sharing from SP cannot be reflected by ■...
  • Page 70 CR6750940: Missing memory from the server is not reported as a failure in the ■ SEL. CR6710644: Severe uncorrectable ECC DIMM errors do not get reported in the ■ SEL event log of BIOS. Sun Fire X4150 Server Product Notes • February 2010...
  • Page 71 LSI3081E Management Software and StorageTek Management Software does not work correctly. This has been corrected in Tools and Drivers DVD 2.1.0. Workaround If you do not update to the 2.1.0 Tools and Drivers DVD, you need to manually install the software. Sun Fire X4150 Server Product Notes...
  • Page 72 Wrong Slot Shown in prtdiag (CR6728704) When you run the prtdiag command on a Solaris system when two cards are installed in slot1 and slot0, the prtdiag reports that slot1 and slot2 are in use. Sun Fire X4150 Server Product Notes • February 2010...
  • Page 73 Incorrect Syntax in Service Processor SEL log Entry With BMC 4.0.08 When Manually Removing a Fan (CR6656761) When removing a fan from the server, the SEL will log an event indicating that the fan is present. Sun Fire X4150 Server Product Notes...
  • Page 74 HBA firmware. This can cause the StorMan application to report erroneous over-temperature conditions. If you encounter the erroneous over-temperature reports, update the HBA firmware to the latest available version if this issue is seen. Sun Fire X4150 Server Product Notes • February 2010...

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