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Sun Server X2-4 (formerly Sun Fire X4470
M2) Product Notes
Part No: E20790-28
September 2018

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  • Page 1 Sun Server X2-4 (formerly Sun Fire X4470 M2) Product Notes Part No: E20790-28 September 2018...
  • Page 3 Oracle. Oracle Corporation and its affiliates will not be responsible for any loss, costs, or damages incurred due to your access to or use of third-party content, products, or services, except as set forth in an applicable agreement between you and Oracle.

  • Page 4: Sun Dual Port Gbe Pcie 2.0 Adapter, Mmf

    Oracle Corporation et ses affiliés déclinent toute responsabilité ou garantie expresse quant aux contenus, produits ou services émanant de tiers, sauf mention contraire stipulée dans un contrat entre vous et Oracle. En aucun cas, Oracle Corporation et ses affiliés ne sauraient être tenus pour responsables des pertes subies, des coûts occasionnés ou des dommages causés par l'accès à...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    ▼ IMPORTANT - Install Latest OS Updates, Patches, and Firmware .....  13 Changes to TLSv1.1 Configuration Property as of ILOM 4.0.3.x .... 14 Oracle ILOM File Transfer Using URI Fails if Target Password Contains Certain Special Characters (25917655) ............ 14 Diagnosing SAS Data Path Failures on Servers Using MegaRAID Disk Controllers ...................

  • Page 6: Sun Flash Accelerator F20 Pcie Card

    Known Open Issues .................. 38 Hardware Known Issue ................ 38 BIOS Known Issues ................ 39 Oracle Solaris Known Issues .............. 40 Oracle Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES), and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Known Issues .............. 41 Oracle VM Known Issue ................  46 Windows Known Issues ................ 46 Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) Known Issues ...... 48...
  • Page 7 Contents Installing Updates Using Other Methods ............ 58 Oracle Support .................... 59...
  • Page 8 Sun Server X2-4 (formerly Sun Fire X4470 M2) Product Notes • September 2018...

  • Page 9: Using This Documentation

    Audience – Technicians, system administrators, and authorized service providers. ■ Required knowledge – Advanced experience troubleshooting and replacing hardware. ■ Product Documentation Library Documentation and resources for this product and related products are available at http:// docs.oracle.com/cd/E20781_01/index.html. Feedback Provide feedback about this documentation at https://www.oracle.com/goto/docfeedback. Using This Documentation...
  • Page 10 Sun Server X2-4 (formerly Sun Fire X4470 M2) Product Notes • September 2018...

  • Page 11: Sun Server X2-4 Product Notes

    This document lists resolved and known issues related to the Sun Server X2-4 from Oracle. Each issue is associated with a Bug ID number that is provided as a reference for Oracle Service personnel. When necessary, Service personnel can refer to the Bug ID number to obtain further information.

  • Page 12: Server Security, Software Releases, And Critical Patch Updates

    Critical Patch Update (CPU) program. Customers should review the CPU advisories to ensure that the latest software release updates are applied to their Oracle products. Note that updates for Engineered Systems are specifically published for a specific Engineered Systems product (that is, you need not look at specific updates for individual software components included in your Engineered System).

  • Page 13: Important - Install Latest Os Updates, Patches, And Firmware

    For more details, refer to information about viewing system information and inventory in the Oracle ILOM Administrators Guide for Configuration and Maintenance, which is available at https://www.oracle.com/goto/ilom/docs. Ensure that the server firmware version is at the minimum required version, shown above, or a subsequent release, if available.

  • Page 14: Changes To Tlsv1.1 Configuration Property As Of Ilom 4.0.3.X

    Second Change: The TLSv1.1 configuration property will no longer be supported and will ■ be removed from all Oracle ILOM user interfaces in the next major release of Oracle ILOM. For future updates regarding TLSv1.1 support in Oracle ILOM, refer to latest release information in the Oracle ILOM Feature Updates and Release Notes for Firmware 4.0.x...

  • Page 15: Diagnosing Sas Data Path Failures On Servers Using Megaraid Disk Controllers

    Using MegaRAID Disk Controllers Important Operating Note On Oracle x86 servers using MegaRAID disk controllers, Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) data path errors can occur. To triage and isolate a data path problem on the SAS disk controller, disk backplane (DBP), SAS cable, SAS expander, or hard disk drive (HDD), gather and review the events in the disk controller event log.

  • Page 16: Deprecation Notice For Oracle Ilom Ipmi 2.0 Management Service

    RAID controller and the disks. Oracle Service personnel can find more information about the diagnosis and triage of hard disk and SAS data path failures on x86 servers at the My Oracle Support web site: https: //support.oracle.com.

  • Page 17: Resolving Warning Messages For Custom Ca And Self-Signed Ssl Certificates

    SSL certificate and to Oracle ILOM firmware version 3.2.10 and later for systems using a Custom Certification Authority (CA) SSL certificate. To resolve the SSL warning message, refer to the applicable sections noted below in the Oracle ILOM Administrator’s Guide for Configuration and Maintenance Firmware Release 4.0.x, which is available at: https://www.oracle.com/goto/ilom/docs...

  • Page 18: Oracle Ilom License Information

    Oracle ILOM Firmware Release 4.0.x at: http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E81115_01/index. html The Sun Server X2-4 with Oracle ILOM 4.0.x uses the Debian software that is also used in Oracle ILOM 3.2.x. For license information, refer to the Licensing Information User Manual Oracle ILOM Firmware Release 3.2.x at: https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E37444_01/index.

  • Page 19: Downloading An Os Or Software Applications

    /SP/network commitpending=true All user sessions on the SP are terminated upon modifying and saving IP network Note - property changes. To log back in to Oracle ILOM, use the newly assigned service processor IP address. Downloading an OS or Software Applications You can download an operating system (OS) or software applications for all licensed Oracle products from Oracle Software Delivery Cloud (formerly called Oracle eDelivery).

  • Page 20: Physical Media Requests Are No Longer Supported

    ■ Supported Operating Systems The latest supported version of Oracle Solaris for your server is Oracle Solaris 11.3. For other operating systems, the following list provides links to Hardware Compatibility Lists (HCLs). To find the latest supported operating system versions, go to the corresponding HCL.
  • Page 21 ■ No new operating systems supported. 1.7.0 ■ No new operating systems supported. 1.6.0 and 1.6.1 ■ Oracle Linux 6.7 and 7.2 (64-bit) ■ Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6.7 and 7.2 (64-bit) ■ Oracle VM 3.3.3 ■ Oracle Solaris 11.3 (available preinstalled) 1.5.1...

  • Page 22: Oracle Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel For Linux

    Oracle Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel Release 2 for Linux: Release 2 is installed by ■ default on Oracle Linux 5.9, 5.10, 6.3, and 6.4 and can be installed on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.9, 5.10, and 6.4. Release 2 is based on the 3.0.16 mainline Linux kernel and contains improvements and new features that have been incorporated into mainline Linux since the first version of the kernel.

  • Page 23: Supported Firmware And Software

    Oracle Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel Release 3 for Linux: Release 3 is installed by ■ default on Oracle Linux 6.5 and can be installed on Oracle Linux 6.4 and Red Hat 6.4 and 6.5. Release 3 is based on the 3.0.x mainline Linux kernel and contains improvements and new features that have been incorporated into mainline Linux since Release 2 of the kernel.

  • Page 24: Firmware Updates

    3.0.14.20 r63740 16.01.01.18 Firmware Updates If you need to reinstall the Oracle ILOM or BIOS firmware, or obtain updates to the firmware, go to the My Oracle Support web site at: https://support.oracle.com For information about how to download the latest firmware and software, see Chapter 2, “Getting Server Firmware and...

  • Page 25: Supported Diagnostics

    Supported Memory Configurations Oracle ILOM firmware (ILOM 3.1.2.24.d and later), if you use Java 7 update 51 or newer, you can launch Oracle ILOM Remote Console. Supported Diagnostics The following table identifies diagnostic software that is supported for this release of the server.

  • Page 26: Supported Pcie Cards

    The following table lists the quantity and slot restrictions for PCIe cards supported on the Sun Server X2-4. The Maximum Quantity Supported column indicates the number of cards tested and supported by Oracle. TABLE 1 PCIe Card Quantity and Slot Restrictions...

  • Page 27: Minimum Firmware Revisions For Pcie Cards

    Supported PCIe Cards PCIe Card Maximum Slot Restrictions Quantity Supported Sun Storage 6Gb SAS PCIe HBA, External Supported in all slots except x4 electrical interface slots (slots 0 and 9). SGX-SAS6-EXT-Z SG-SAS6-EXT-Z 8Gb Single FC PCI-Express, QLogic Supported in all slots. SG-PCIE1FC-QF8-Z SG-XPCIE1FC-QF8-Z 8Gb Dual FC PCI-Express, Emulex Supported in all slots.

  • Page 28: Sun Flash Accelerator F20 Pcie Card Requirements

    QLogic Oracle Approved Software page InfiniBand Quad Data Rate CX2 2.7.8130 375-3606-03 PCIe Adapter 4242A For more information, go to the Mellanox Firmware for Oracle Sun InfiniBand Products page. Sun Storage 6 Gb SAS PCIe HBA, 05.00.17.00 375-3640-01 rev. 51 Internal SGX-SAS6-INT-Z SG-...

  • Page 29: Esm Replacement Interval

    4; therefore, slot 4 will not be available for the Sun Flash Accelerator F20 PCIe card. If you are using the Sun Flash Accelerator F20 PCIe card, you must use the Oracle ■ Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) available with software version 1.1 or later.

  • Page 30: Internal Sun Storage 6Gb Sas Pcie Raid Hba Requirements

    Oracle x86 Products Accessibility This section describes the accessibility features that are part of Oracle x86 hardware, firmware, and related documentation. Oracle strives to make its products, services, and supporting documentation usable and accessible to the disabled community.

  • Page 31: Oracle Ilom Accessibility

    (DIMMs) or processors (CPUs) that would otherwise be identified by a lit LED indicator on the motherboard. Likewise, you can use the Oracle ILOM BUI to monitor the hardware power states that are also indicated by flashing LED indicators on the hardware.

  • Page 32: Oracle Hardware Management Pack Accessibility

    Oracle x86 Products Accessibility You can use the Oracle ILOM Remote Console Plus to access both a text-based serial console and a graphics-based video console that enable you to remotely redirect host server system keyboard, video, mouse, and storage devices. Note, however, that the Oracle ILOM Java Remote Console does not support scaling of the video frame within the Java application.

  • Page 33: Bios Accessibility

    As an alternative method of configuring BIOS settings using the BIOS Setup Utility screens, Oracle ILOM provides a set of configurable properties that can help you manage the BIOS configuration parameters on an Oracle x86 server. For more information, see "Oracle ILOM Accessibility."...

  • Page 34: Resolved Issues

    Resolved Issues You can access the accessible HTML documentation for Oracle x86 products at: ■ http://docs.oracle.com/en/servers/ Resolved Issues The following table describes resolved issues related to the Sun Server X2-4. TABLE 3 Resolved Issues Bug ID Description 15792374 fmadm replaced command does not work on DIMM with revised part number.
  • Page 35 15814174 unit reading. Issue: Oracle ILOM event logs may report incorrect Power Unit /SYS/VPS reading. For example: 122 | 08/31/2012 | 21:10:20 | Power Unit /SYS/VPS | Upper Non-critical going low | Reading 70 < Threshold 280 Watts. 128 | 08/31/2012 | 21:26:14 | Power Unit /SYS/VPS | Upper Non-critical going high | Reading 450 >...
  • Page 36 ■ All Sun Server X2-4 Software Releases Workaround: Use a Linux-based (Oracle, Red Hat or SUSE) system or Windows XP system to create the Oracle Hardware Installation Assistant USB flash drive. For Linux or Windows instructions, see the Oracle Hardware Installation Assistant 2.5 User's Guide for x86 Servers at: http://www.oracle.com/pls/...
  • Page 37 The issue was fixed in Software Release 1.2. Error message is reported when running Oracle VTS. 15694676 Issue: The following error message is reported when running Oracle VTS: Sun OEM Get LED command Failed: Desination Unavailable Affected Software: ■ Oracle VTS 7.0 PS10 ■...

  • Page 38: Known Open Issues

    “BIOS Known Issues” on page 39 ■ “Oracle Solaris Known Issues” on page 40 ■ “Oracle Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES), and Red Hat Enterprise Linux ■ (RHEL) Known Issues” on page 41 “Oracle VM Known Issue” on page 46 ■...

  • Page 39: Bios Known Issues

    Intel(R) Boot Agent GE v1.3.35 Copyright (C) 1997-2009, Intel Corporation Intel (R) Boot Agent PXE Base Code (PXE-2.1 build 087) Copyright (C) 1997-2009, Intel Corporation Affected Software: ■ Software Release 1.1 running Oracle ILOM 3.0.16.12, and BIOS 16.02.01.01 with Pc- Check 6.29s Workaround: Power cycle or warm reboot the system.

  • Page 40: Oracle Solaris Known Issues

    RAID 10 and with the Sun Storage 6-Gb SAS PCIe HBA card installed. Issue: A system panic might occur during the installation of Oracle Solaris 10 8/11 onto a Sun Server X2-4 that is configured for RAID 10, when the hard disk drives are connected to an internal Sun Storage 6- Gb SAS PCIe HBA card (SGX-SAS6-INT-Z or SG-SAS6-INT-Z).

  • Page 41: Oracle Linux, Suse Linux Enterprise Server (Sles), And Red Hat Enterprise Linux (Rhel) Known Issues

    Install Patch 147441-08 (or higher version), which you can download from My Oracle Support. Run the install shell script to install the related patch. Intel SpeedStep function does not work with Oracle Solaris 10 9/10, Oracle Solaris 10 8/11, or 15726332 Oracle Solaris 11 Express.
  • Page 42 If the error messages are not persistent, and there is no obvious performance degradation, you can safely ignore them. If the error messages are persistent, identify and replace the marginal components. Value of the crash kernel option for RHEL 5.8 and Oracle Linux 5.8 needs to be increased to a 15780082 minimum of 128M@32M.
  • Page 43 Workaround: Add the following to the kernel line of the GRUB file: extra_guest_irqs=64,2048 nr_irqs=2048 15636521 Oracle Linux 5.5, RHEL 5.5, and SLES 11 SP1 allow only a limited number of interrupt vectors. Issue: Certain hardware configurations that include many high bandwidth I/O cards with drivers that use multiple MSI vectors per instance might cause the kernel to run out of interrupts.
  • Page 44 Description Issue: Oracle Linux 5.6 displays "PCI: Failed to allocate mem resource" for the onboard Intel 82576 network interface card, which supports the Intel SR-IOV feature. Oracle Linux 5.6 then attempts to allocate memory space that is required by Virtual Function exported by Intel's SR-IOV capability.
  • Page 45 Known Open Issues Bug ID Description Issue: This issue applies to a system configured with the Sun Storage 6 Gb SAS PCIe RAID, Internal HBA (SGX-SAS6-R-INT-Z or SG-SAS6-R-INT-Z) or the Sun Storage 6 Gb SAS PCIe, Internal HBA (SGX-SAS6-INT-Z or SG-SAS6-INT-Z). You might receive the following error messages if the system is running the RHEL 5.5 operating system, using the default RHEL 5.5 installation options and the default Security Enhanced Linux (SELinux) software configuration settings: kernel: mrmokernel: mrmonitord[6058]: mrmonitord[15918]: segfault at...

  • Page 46: Oracle Vm Known Issue

    Note - The above link goes to a page that includes documentation for Oracle ILOM 3.0, 3.1, ,3.2, and 4.0 Servers with software release 2.0.0 or newer are equipped with Oracle ILOM 4.0. Service processor reboot causes a system crash on Windows Server 2008 R2 systems.
  • Page 47 Upgrade the onboard Intel 82576 network interface card (NIC) Windows driver to version 11.4.7.0 or later. The latest Windows drivers are provided with the Tools and Drivers firmware. See “Download Firmware and Software Using My Oracle Support” on page 57 for instructions on downloading the latest tools and drivers firmware.

  • Page 48: Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (Ilom) Known Issues

    Known Issues Starting with system software release 2.0.0, your system is equipped with Oracle ILOM 4.0.2.25 or newer. For information about Oracle ILOM on systems with Oracle ILOM 4.0.2.25 or newer, refer ■ to the Oracle ILOM 4.0 Documentation Library.

  • Page 49: Oracle Hardware Installation Assistant Known Issues

    Unable to Launch Oracle ILOM Remote Console. Issue: Due to Java security changes, with the previous Oracle ILOM firmware if you used Java 7 update 51 or newer, you could not launch Oracle ILOM Remote Console. With the new Oracle ILOM firmware (ILOM 3.1.2.24.d) if you use Java 7 update 51 or newer, you can launch Oracle ILOM Remote...
  • Page 50 Installation Assistant to complete the OS installation. You can launch Oracle Hardware Installation Assistant using either local or remote media. If you are using remote media, launch Oracle Hardware Installation Assistant from a virtual CD/DVD using remote keyboard, video, mouse (RKVM) through the server's service processor, or a PXE network boot image.

  • Page 51: Documentation Known Issues

    Accessibility for the hearing impaired: ■ http://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup? ctx=acc&id=trs Oracle Enterprise Manager Ops Center: ■ http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/oem/ops- center/index.html Sun Server X2-4 Installation Guide for Oracle Solaris Operating System Accessibility for the hearing impaired: ■ http://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup? ctx=acc&id=trs Oracle Enterprise Manager Ops Center: ■ http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/oem/ops- center/index.html...
  • Page 52 Documentation Known Issues Accessibility for the hearing impaired: ■ http://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup? ctx=acc&id=trs Oracle Enterprise Manager Ops Center: ■ http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/oem/ops- center/index.html Novell SUSE Documentation: ■ https://www.suse.com/documentation/ LSI MegaRAID Storage SAS User's Guide: ■ http://avagotech.com/support/resources/ doc-library Sun Storage 6 Gb SAS HBA Internal Installation Guide: ■...

  • Page 53: Oracle Ilom Documentation

    Oracle ILOM Documentation Starting with system software release 2.0.0, your system is equipped with Oracle ILOM 4.0.2.25 or newer. For information about Oracle ILOM on systems with Oracle ILOM 4.0 or newer, refer to ■ the Oracle ILOM 4.0 Documentation Library.
  • Page 54 Sun Server X2-4 (formerly Sun Fire X4470 M2) Product Notes • September 2018...

  • Page 55: Getting Server Firmware And Software

    “Options for Accessing Firmware and Software Updates” on page 56 ■ “Software Releases” on page 56 ■ “Getting Updates From Oracle Hardware Installation Assistant or My Oracle ■ Support” on page 57 “Installing Updates Using Other Methods” on page 58 ■...

  • Page 56: Options For Accessing Firmware And Software Updates

    My Oracle Support – All system firmware and software are available from My Oracle ■ Support at https://support.oracle.com. For more information on what is available on the My Oracle Support web site, see “Software Releases” on page For instructions on how to download software releases from My Oracle Support, see “Download Firmware and Software Using My Oracle Support”...

  • Page 57: Getting Updates From Oracle Hardware Installation Assistant Or My Oracle Support

    My Oracle Support provides the set of software releases for your server as described in the following table. You can obtain these software releases by downloading the files from My Oracle Support.

  • Page 58: Installing Updates Using Other Methods

    The patch for the software release version downloads. Installing Updates Using Other Methods In addition to using Oracle Hardware Installation Assistant and My Oracle Support, you can install firmware and software updates using one of the following methods: Oracle Enterprise Manager Ops Center – You can use Ops Center Enterprise Controller ■...

  • Page 59: Oracle Support

    Oracle ILOM and BIOS firmware. Caution - If you use Oracle ILOM to update to system software release 1.6, do not use a file on the local server. Instead use a file on a server supporting one of the following protocols: TFTP, FTP, HTTP, or HTTPS.
  • Page 60 Sun Server X2-4 (formerly Sun Fire X4470 M2) Product Notes • September 2018...

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