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Sun SPARC
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M4000/M5000 Servers
Product Notes
For XCP Version 1060
Sun Microsystems, Inc.
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Part No. 820-3612-10
November 2007, Revision A
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  • Page 1 Sun SPARC Enterprise ® M4000/M5000 Servers Product Notes For XCP Version 1060 Sun Microsystems, Inc. www.sun.com Part No. 820-3612-10 November 2007, Revision A Submit comments about this document at: http://www.sun.com/hwdocs/feedback...
  • Page 2 Fujitsu Limited or Sun Microsystems, Inc., or any affiliate of either of them.
  • Page 3 Aucune partie de ce produit, de ces technologies ou de ce document ne peut être reproduite sous quelque forme que ce soit, par quelque moyen que ce soit, sans l’autorisation écrite préalable de Fujitsu Limited et de Sun Microsystems, Inc., et de leurs éventuels bailleurs de licence.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Contents Preface vii Technical Support vii Software Resources vii Obtaining the Latest Solaris Patches viii Using the Update Manager GUI to Obtain Patches ix Using the smpatch CLI to Obtain Patches x Additional Information xii Accessing Documentation xii Sun Welcomes Your Comments xii Sun SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000 Servers Product Notes 1 Supported Firmware and Software Versions 1...
  • Page 6 DIMM Replacement 5 Installing the PCI Cassette 5 Attaching End Caps to the Rails 6 Installing the Extra Brackets (Optional) 9 Power Wiring Configurations 11 Electrical Specifications 15 Hardware Documentation Updates 15 Software and Firmware Issues 17 XCP Issues and Workarounds 17 Solaris Issues and Workarounds 18 Preparing to Upgrade to XCP 1050 or Later 25 Upgrading From XCP 104x to XCP 1050 or Later 25...

  • Page 7: Preface

    Preface These Product Notes contain important and late-breaking information about the Sun ® SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000 servers hardware, software, and documentation that became known after the documentation set was published. Technical Support If you have technical questions or issues that are not addressed in the Sun SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000 servers documentation, contact your local Sun Service representative.

  • Page 8: Obtaining The Latest Solaris Patches

    Obtaining the Latest Solaris Patches The mandatory Solaris patches for the SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 servers should be preinstalled on your system. See “Solaris Patch Information” on page 2 the list of patches required on your version of the Solaris OS. Caution –...

  • Page 9: Using The Update Manager Gui To Obtain Patches

    Using the Update Manager GUI to Obtain Patches 1. Launch the Update Manager. From JDS Launch menu, Launch->Applications->System Tools->Update Manager. ■ From a terminal window with the CLI, type in /usr/bin/updatemanager. ■ Step a. If you have already registered, proceed to b.

  • Page 10: Using The Smpatch Cli To Obtain Patches

    Note – The reboot command does not complete installations of patches that require a restart. Use either the Update Manager, the init command, or the shutdown command. 7. Launch the Update Manager again, and select the Enterprise Server collection. 8. If the Update Manager does not automatically start a new analysis, click the Check for Updates button.
  • Page 11 5. Install patch 118833-xx, as follows. This patch can be downloaded through the Sun Connection Update Manager. a. Download the patch to your /var/sadm/spool directory by typing: 118833 # smpatch update -i b. To unzip the patch, type: # cd /var/sadm/spool 118833 -xx.jar # unzip...

  • Page 12: Additional Information

    Additional Information For additional information, read the release notes which come with your Solaris documentation, as well as the latest Solaris 10 Sun Hardware Platform Guide. Also, check the documentation web page for any additional supplements to this book. The most up-to-date information is posted at: http://www.sun.com/documentation/ Accessing Documentation...

  • Page 13: Sun Sparc Enterprise M4000/M5000 Servers Product Notes

    Sun SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000 Servers Product Notes This document includes these sections: Supported Firmware and Software Versions ■ Known Issues ■ Known Issues ■ Hardware Installation and Service Issues ■ Hardware Documentation Updates ■ Software and Firmware Issues ■ Software Documentation Updates ■...

  • Page 14: Solaris Patch Information

    Note – All Sun SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000 servers must be upgraded to XCP 1050 or later in order to support adding future Capacity On Demand (COD) Right To Use (RTU) licenses. Contact your local Service Representative for assistance. If you plan to boot your Sun SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000 server from a Solaris WAN boot server on the network, you must upgrade the wanboot executable.

  • Page 15: Known Issues

    ■ No more than four cards in a Sun SPARC Enterprise M4000 server ■ No more than eight cards in a Sun SPARC Enterprise M5000 server ■ To complete updating the OpenBoot PROM firmware in the target domain, be ■...

  • Page 16: Hardware Installation And Service Issues

    Do not use the Service Processor (SP) as the Network Time Protocol (NTP) server. ■ Using an independent NTP server provides optimal reliability in maintaining consistent time on the SP and the domains. For more information about NTP, see the Sun Blueprint document, Using NTP to Control and Synchronize System Clocks: http://www.sun.com/blueprints/0701/NTP.pdf Hardware Installation and Service Issues This section describes hardware-specific issues and workarounds.

  • Page 17: Dimm Replacement

    You can mount up to 4 memory boards on the Sun SPARC Enterprise M4000 server and up to 8 memory boards on the Sun SPARC Enterprise M5000 server. The DIMMs on the memory board are grouped into group A and group B.

  • Page 18: Attaching End Caps To The Rails

    For the Sun SPARC Enterprise M4000 server, an end cap is attached to both the ■ right and left rear rails (FIGURE For the Sun SPARC Enterprise M5000 server, both end caps are attached to the ■ rails on the same side to which the CMA is not attached (FIGURE Note –...
  • Page 19 End Caps on the Left Rear of the Sun SPARC Enterprise M5000 Slide Rails FIGURE 2 3. Connect the power cables to the rear of the server and secure them with the cable retention clamps. Caution – Do not connect the power cables to a power source at this time.
  • Page 20 CMA Extended and Retracted on the Sun FIGURE 3 CMA Extended and Retracted on the Sun SPARC Enterprise M5000 Server FIGURE 4 6. Slide the server into the equipment rack. 7. Tighten the four (4) captive screws at the front of the server to secure the server in the equipment rack.

  • Page 21: Installing The Extra Brackets (Optional)

    Installing the Extra Brackets (Optional) The following information belongs in the Sun SPARC Enterprise Equipment Rack Mounting Guide. If additional attachment points are required to route the cables, you can install the extra brackets that are in the bracket kit. The bracket kit contains the following: Two (2) brackets ■...
  • Page 22 4. Twist the cage nuts onto the screws from behind the rack ears. The flat edges of the cage nuts should be aligned with the rack post to prevent the server from scraping against it. Threaded rack ears Threaded rack ears Cage nuts need to be aligned Cage nuts need to be aligned to prevent scraping server...

  • Page 23: Power Wiring Configurations

    Power Wiring Configurations The following information belongs in the Sun SPARC Enterprise Equipment Rack Mounting Guide. To ensure redundant power sourcing, use the provided wiring configurations for the Sun SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000 servers in a Sun Rack 1000 38/42. The Sun Rack 1000-38/42 can fit up to two modular power supplies (MPS). Each MPS is two rack units tall.
  • Page 24 PSU_1 PSU_0 Server 5 Server 4 Server 3 Server 2 Server 1 Server 0 MPS_0 MPS_0-A MPS_0-B Sun Rack 1000 With Six Sun SPARC Enterprise M4000 Servers and One MPS FIGURE 6 Sun SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000 Servers Product Notes for XCP Version 1060 • November 2007...
  • Page 25 Note – The numbering in a Sun Rack reads from bottom to top and right to left. Wiring Connections for Three Sun SPARC Enterprise M5000 Servers with One TABLE 4 60A 3-phase MPS Server M5000 PSU_3 M5000 PSU_2 M5000 PSU_1...
  • Page 26 A2 A1 Server 0 MPS_1 MPS_0 A5 A4 A3 MPS_0-A MPS_0-B Sun Rack 1000 With Three Sun SPARC Enterprise M5000 Servers and Two MPS FIGURE 7 Sun SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000 Servers Product Notes for XCP Version 1060 • November 2007...

  • Page 27: Electrical Specifications

    The following changes belong in the Sun SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000 Servers Site Planning Guide and the Sun SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000 Servers Service Manual. Midrange Servers Electrical Specifications FIGURE 8 SPARC Enterprise M4000 SPARC Enterprise M5000 2,058 VA 3,815 VA Volt Ampere 24.0A at 100–127 VAC (12A/cord) 48A at 100–127 VAC (12A/cord)
  • Page 28 Hardware Documentation Updates TABLE 6 Title Page Number Update Updated glossary terms: External I/O Expansion Unit — A rackmountable device to add on PCI slots. It is connected to the system’s I/O unit through the PCIe connection and contains one or two I/O boats. I/O boat —...

  • Page 29: Software And Firmware Issues

    Software and Firmware Issues This section describes specific software and firmware issues and workarounds. XCP Issues and Workarounds TABLE 7 lists known XCP issues and possible workarounds. XCP Issues and Workarounds TABLE 7 CR ID Description Workaround 6565422 The Latest communication field in Disabling and re-enabling archiving refreshes showarchiving is not updated regularly.

  • Page 30: Solaris Issues And Workarounds

    Solaris Issues and Workarounds TABLE 8 lists Solaris issues and possible workarounds. Solaris Issues and Workarounds TABLE 8 CR ID Description Workaround 6348554 Using the cfgadm -c disconnect Do not perform cfgadm -c disconnect command on the following cards might hang operation on the affected cards.
  • Page 31 Solaris Issues and Workarounds (Continued) TABLE 8 CR ID Description Workaround 6508432 A large number of spurious PCIe correctable To mask these errors, add the following entry errors can be recorded in the FMA error log. to /etc/system and reboot the system: set pcie:pcie_aer_ce_mask = 0x2001 This bug has been fixed in Solaris 10 8/07.
  • Page 32 Solaris Issues and Workarounds (Continued) TABLE 8 CR ID Description Workaround 6530178 DR addboard command can hang. Once the There is no workaround. Check for the problem is observed, further DR operations availability of a patch for this defect. are blocked. Recovery requires reboot of the domain.
  • Page 33 Solaris Issues and Workarounds (Continued) TABLE 8 CR ID Description Workaround 6546188 The system panics when running hot-plug For Solaris 10 8/07, check (cfgadm) and DR operations (addboard and http://sunsolve.sun.com for patch 127741-01. deleteboard) on: • X4447A-Z, PCI-e Quad-port Gigabit Ethernet Adapter UTP For Solaris 10 11/06, check •...
  • Page 34 Solaris Issues and Workarounds (Continued) TABLE 8 CR ID Description Workaround 6563785 Hot-plug operation with the following cards After disconnecting a card, wait for a few might fail during back-to-back disconnect and seconds before re-connecting. connect operations: • SG-XPCIE2SCSIU320Z Sun StorageTek Check http://sunsolve.sun.com PCI-E Dual-Port Ultra320 SCSI HBA...
  • Page 35 Solaris Issues and Workarounds (Continued) TABLE 8 CR ID Description Workaround 6571370 Use of the following cards have been Add the following line in /etc/system and observed to cause data corruption in stress reboot the system: test under laboratory conditions: set nxge:nxge_rx_threshold_hi=0 •...
  • Page 36 Solaris Issues and Workarounds (Continued) TABLE 8 CR ID Description Workaround 6589833 The DR addboard command might cause a There is no workaround. Check for the system hang if you are adding a Sun availability of a patch for this defect. StorageTek Enterprise Class 4Gb Dual-Port Fibre Channel PCI-E HBA card (SG- XPCIE2FC-QF4) at the same time that an SAP...

  • Page 37: Preparing To Upgrade To Xcp 1050 Or Later

    Preparing to Upgrade to XCP 1050 or Later The following step must be completed prior to upgrading: ● Delete any accounts named admin. Use the showuser -lu command to list all XSCF accounts. Any accounts named admin must be deleted prior to upgrading to XCP 1050. This account name is reserved in XCP 1050 and higher.
  • Page 38 6. Collect an XSCF snapshot to archive the system status for future reference. snapshot -t user@host:directory XSCF> 7. Upload the XCP 1060 upgrade image by using the command line getflashimage. XSCF> getflashimage http://server.domain.com/XCP1060/images/FFXCP1060.tar.gz The BUI on the XSCFU can also be used to upload the XCP 1060 upgrade image. 8.
  • Page 39 11. Confirm the newly introduced ’servicetag’ facility is enabled. When a system is upgraded from XCP 104x to XCP 1050 or later, the newly introduced ’servicetag’ facility is not automatically enabled. a. Check the ’servicetag’ facility status by using the showservicetag CLI. XSCF>...

  • Page 40: Identifying Permanent Memory In A Target Board

    17. Power on all domains. poweron -a XSCF> 18. Log in to the XSCFU and confirm all domains start up properly. XSCF> showlogs power 19. Check that there are no new errors. XSCF> showlogs error In case an abnormality is encountered, contact your authorized service ■...

  • Page 41: Booting From A Wan Boot Server

    The entry for column 4 perm mem MB indicates the presence of permanent memory if the value is non-zero. The example shows permanent memory on 00-2, with 1674 MB. If the board includes permanent memory and executes the deleteboard command or moveboard command, the following notification is displayed: System may be temporarily suspended, proceed? [y|n]:...

  • Page 42: Software Documentation Updates

    Software Documentation Updates This section contains late-breaking information on the software documentation that became known after the documentation set was published. Software Documentation Updates TABLE 9 Document Page Number Change All Sun SPARC Enterprise All DVD references are now referred to as CD-RW/DVD- M4000/M5000/M8000/ M9000 servers documentation...
  • Page 43 Software Documentation Updates (Continued) TABLE 9 Document Page Number Change Sun SPARC Enterprise Page D-5 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) in “Troubleshooting M4000/M5000/M8000/M9000 XSCF and FAQ“ Servers XSCF User’s Guide The option for OS dump is not "request" but "panic". Correction: 1.
  • Page 44 Software Documentation Updates (Continued) TABLE 9 Document Page Number Change Sun SPARC Enterprise The following description is added in EXTENDED setpowerupde M4000/M5000/M8000/M9000 DESCRIPTION: lay(8) Servers XSCF Reference manpage When the power is turned on from the operator panel, the Manual wait time and warm-up time that you set are ignored.

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