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Sun SPARC
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M8000/M9000 Servers
Product Notes
For XCP Version 1071
Sun Microsystems, Inc.
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Part No. 820-5186-11
July 2008, Revision A
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  • Page 1 Sun SPARC Enterprise ® M8000/M9000 Servers Product Notes For XCP Version 1071 Sun Microsystems, Inc. www.sun.com Part No. 820-5186-11 July 2008, Revision A Submit comments about this document at: http://www.sun.com/hwdocs/feedback...
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  • 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 Sun SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Product Notes 1 New in XCP 1071 1 Supported Firmware and Software Versions 2 Using a WAN Boot Server 3 Solaris Patch Information 3 Required Patches for Solaris 10 8/07 with SPARC64 VII CPUs 3...
  • Page 6 To Add a New SPARC64 VII-Equipped CMU to a Domain Configured With SPARC64 VI 33 ▼ To Upgrade an Existing CMU to SPARC64 VII on an Existing Domain 35 SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Product Notes for XCP 1071 • July 2008...

  • Page 7: Preface

    Enterprise M8000/M9000 servers hardware, software, and documentation. Software Resources The Solaris™ Operating System and Sun Java™ Enterprise System software are preinstalled on your Sun SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 servers. Sun Java Enterprise Server The Sun Java Enterprise Server is a comprehensive set of software and lifecycle services that make the most of your software investment.
  • Page 8 Installation information and README files are included in the patch downloads. Using the Update Manager GUI to Obtain Patches 1. As root, launch the Update Manager from either of the following: viii SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Product Notes for XCP 1071 • July 2008...
  • Page 9 From JDS Launch menu: ■ Click Launch->Applications->System Tools->Update Manager From a terminal window: ■ Type /usr/bin/updatemanager 2. Complete the registration. If you have already registered, proceed to Step ■ If you have not yet registered, the Update Manager interface guides you ■...
  • Page 10 3. Register your system by typing: # sconadm register -a -r /tmp/RegistrationProfile.properties 4. Obtain the correct patches for your system by typing: # smpatch set patchpro.patchset=sem4k5k8k9k SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Product Notes for XCP 1071 • July 2008...
  • Page 11 5. Install any kernel patches. Kernel patches, such as 118833-xx, can be downloaded through the Sun Connection Update Manager. a. Download the patch to your /var/sadm/spool directory by typing: patchid # smpatch update -i b. Unzip the patch by typing: # cd /var/sadm/spool patchid -xx.jar...
  • Page 12 SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 servers documentation set. Solaris 10 Operating System (Solaris OS) documentation is located at: http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/prod/solaris.10 Documentation, Support, and Training Sun Function Documentation http://www.sun.com/documentation/ Support http://www.sun.com/support/ Training http://www.sun.com/training/ SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Product Notes for XCP 1071 • July 2008...
  • Page 13 Sun Welcomes Your Comments Sun is interested in improving its documentation and welcomes your comments and suggestions. You can submit your comments by going to: http://www.sun.com/hwdocs/feedback/ Please include the title and part number of your document with your feedback: Sun™ SPARC® Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Product Notes, part number 820-5186-11 Preface xiii...
  • Page 14 SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Product Notes for XCP 1071 • July 2008...

  • Page 15: Sun Sparc Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Product Notes

    Beginning in XCP Version 1071, SPARC64 VII and SPARC64 VI processors can ■ be combined in a SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 server domain. For information about installing SPARC64 VII processors, see “Adding SPARC64 VII Processors to Your Server — Service Representatives Only” on page 26.

  • Page 16: Supported Firmware And Software Versions

    Web browsers for use with the XSCF TABLE 2 Web. Minimum Web Browser Versions TABLE 2 Web Browser Application Version Firefox Microsoft Internet Explorer Mozilla Netscape Navigator SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Product Notes for XCP 1071 • July 2008...

  • Page 17: Using A Wan Boot Server

    Using a WAN Boot Server If you plan to boot your Sun SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 server from a Solaris WAN boot server on the network, you must have the appropriate wanboot executable intalled to provide the needed hardware support. See “Booting From a...

  • Page 18: Required Patches For Solaris 10 11/06 Os

    1. 118833-36 – Reboot your domain before proceeding. 2. 125100-10 – See the patch README file for a list of other patch requirements. 3. 123839-07 4. 120068-03 5. 125424-01 6. 118918-24 7. 120222-21 SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Product Notes for XCP 1071 • July 2008...

  • Page 19: Upgrading To Xcp 1071

    If you are currently running a version earlier than XCP 1050, you must first upgrade to an interim version of XCP between 1050 and 1070 (inclusive) before upgrading to XCP 1071. Refer to the product notes document for the target interim version for instructions. Sun SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Product Notes...

  • Page 20: General Functionality Issues And Limitations

    An earlier version of Solaris 10 OS with patch ID 127127-11 ■ Then you must set the following parameter in the system specification file (/etc/system): set heaplp_use_stlb=0 Then reboot the domain. SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Product Notes for XCP 1071 • July 2008...
  • Page 21 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 Sun SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Product Notes...

  • Page 22: Hardware Installation And Service Issues

    Version 1.0 of the SCA6000 driver does not support hot-plug and should not be used. SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Product Notes for XCP 1071 • July 2008...

  • Page 23: Software And Firmware Issues

    When the system is stressed with many faults, Reboot the service processor using the XSCF the fmd process on the service processor might command rebootxscf. hang. Once this happens, fma commands on the service processor can fail or hang. Sun SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Product Notes...

  • Page 24: Solaris Os Issues And Workarounds

    TABLE 7 you are using. Solaris Issues for All Supported Releases lists Solaris OS issues that you might encounter in any supported release of TABLE 5 Solaris OS. SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Product Notes for XCP 1071 • July 2008...
  • Page 25 SCF busy DR parallel copy timeout This applies only to Quad-XSB configured System Boards hosting multiple domains. Sun SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Product Notes...
  • Page 26 6592302 Unsuccessful DR operation leaves memory It might be possible to recover by adding the partially configured. board back to the domain with an addboard - d command. SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Product Notes for XCP 1071 • July 2008...
  • Page 27 6632549 fmd service on domain might fail to If fmd service fails, issue the following maintenance mode after DR operations. commands on the domain to recover: # svcadm clear fmd Sun SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Product Notes...
  • Page 28 (/etc/system): panic/trap during normal operation: set heaplp_use_stlb=0 • Solaris 10 5/08 OS Then reboot the domain. • An earlier version of Solaris 10 OS with patch ID 127127-11 SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Product Notes for XCP 1071 • July 2008...

  • Page 29: Solaris Issues Fixed In Solaris 10 5/08

    External I/O Expansion Unit is configured installed in the External I/O Expansion Unit, if using PCI hot-plug, the PCI card information is the External I/O Expansion Unit is configured displayed correctly. using PCI hot-plug. Sun SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Product Notes...
  • Page 30 • SG-XPCIE2FC-QF4, 4Gb PCI-e Dual-Port Fibre Channel HBA • SG-XPCIE1FC-QF4, 4Gb PCI-e Single-Port Fibre Channel HBA • SG-XPCI2FC-QF4, 4Gb PCI-X Dual-Port Fibre Channel HBA • SG-XPCI1FC-QF4, 4Gb PCI-X Single-Port Fibre Channel HBA SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Product Notes for XCP 1071 • July 2008...
  • Page 31 • X4447A-Z, PCI-e Quad-port Gigabit Ethernet Adapter UTP • X1027A-Z1, PCI-e Dual 10 Gigabit Ethernet Fiber XFP Low profile Adapter Sun SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Product Notes...

  • Page 32: Solaris Issues Fixed In Solaris 10 8/07

    A large number of spurious PCIe correctable To mask these errors, add the following entry to errors can be recorded in the FMA error log. /etc/system and reboot the system: set pcie:pcie_aer_ce_mask = 0x2001 SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Product Notes for XCP 1071 • July 2008...
  • Page 33 Solaris OS net install command to install the Solaris via the network. • X4447A-Z/X4447A-Z, PCIe Quad-port Gigabit Ethernet Adapter UTP • X1027A-Z/X1027A-Z, PCIe Dual 10 Gigabit Ethernet Fiber XFP Sun SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Product Notes...

  • Page 34: Sun Management Center Software Issues And Workarounds

    Sun SPARC Enterprise Page 9-6 Section 9.2.2, “Supported Browsers.” Refer to TABLE 2 M4000/M5000/M8000/M9000 the correct list of web browsers supported by the XSCF Servers XSCF User’s Guide Web. SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Product Notes for XCP 1071 • July 2008...
  • Page 35 If, before the default login is used, you cannot log in as temporary admin, you can determine if someone else has done so by executing the following command: showuser -l Sun SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Product Notes...

  • Page 36: Additional Software Procedures

    For information about WAN boot servers, refer to the Solaris 10 Installation Guide: Network-Based Installations for the version of Solaris 10 OS that you are using. You can find Solaris 10 OS documentation here: SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Product Notes for XCP 1071 • July 2008...

  • Page 37: Identifying Degraded Memory In A System

    XSCF ■ prtdiag command on the domain ■ ▼ To Use the showdevices Command 1. Log in to XSCF and type the following command: Sun SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Product Notes...

  • Page 38: To Use The Prtdiag Command To Identify Memory Size

    ▼ To Use the prtdiag Command to Identify Memory Size ● On the domain, execute the prtdiag command. prtdiag The following example shows a display of the prtdiag command. SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Product Notes for XCP 1071 • July 2008...

  • Page 39: Identifying Permanent Memory In A Target Board

    ▼ To Identify Permanent Memory in a Target Board 1. Log in to XSCF and type the following command: XSCF> showdevices -d domain_id The following example shows a display of the showdevices -d command, where 0 is the domain_id. Sun SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Product Notes...

  • Page 40: Adding Sparc64 Vii Processors To Your Server - Service Representatives Only

    ■ “Adding SPARC64 VII Processors to an Existing Domain” on page 30 ■ “To Prepare to Add SPARC64 VII Processors to an Existing Domain” on ■ page 31 SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Product Notes for XCP 1071 • July 2008...

  • Page 41: Installation Notes

    4493) that is included with your SPARC64 VII processor for upgrade. (The information in the upgrade requirements document supersedes the information included in Appendix A of the SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Service Manual.) For more information about configuring combinations of processors in domains, refer Section 2.2.13, “Domain Mode Configuration,”...

  • Page 42: To Add A New Sparc64 Vii-Equipped Cmu As A New Domain

    For instructions, refer to Section6.4.1, “Replacing a CPU module,” in the SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Service Manual. 9. Install the CMU from Step 8 on the server. a. Execute the addfru(8) command and select CMU/IOU from the Maintenance menu. SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Product Notes for XCP 1071 • July 2008...
  • Page 43 14. Use the setdomainmode(8) command to disable the autoboot function of the domain. Refer to the SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000/M8000/M9000 Servers XSCF User’s Guide and the setdomainmode(8) man page for more information. 15. Power on the domains. XSCF> poweron -d domain_id Sun SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Product Notes...

  • Page 44: Adding Sparc64 Vii Processors To An Existing Domain

    DR. For information about minimum supported versions of firmware and software, refer to “Supported Firmware and Software Versions” on page 2. For information about DR, refer to the SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000/M8000/M9000 Servers Dynamic Reconfiguration (DR) User’s Guide. SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Product Notes for XCP 1071 • July 2008...

  • Page 45: To Prepare To Add Sparc64 Vii Processors To An Existing Domain

    4. Turn off the power for the domain assigned to the target CMU. XSCF> poweroff -d domain_id 5. Confirm that the power is off for the target domain. XSCF> showlogs power 6. Change the key position on the operator panel from Locked to Service. Sun SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Product Notes...
  • Page 46 XSB#00-1 : 02.02.0000 (Current), 01.01.0000 (Reserve) XSB#00-2 : 02.02.0000 (Current), 01.01.0000 (Reserve) XSB#00-3 : 02.02.0000 (Current), 02.01.0000 (Reserve) XSB#01-0 : 02.02.0000 (Reserve), 02.03.0000 (Current) XSB#01-1 : 02.02.0000 (Reserve), 02.03.0000 (Current) SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Product Notes for XCP 1071 • July 2008...

  • Page 47: To Add A New Sparc64 Vii-Equipped Cmu To A Domain Configured With Sparc64 Vi

    XSCF> addfru b. Install the CMU according to the instructions displayed in the maintenance menu. Refer to Section 6.2, “Active Replacement and Hot Replacement,” in the SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Service Manual. Sun SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Product Notes...
  • Page 48 8. Confirm that the target domain has been correctly started. XSCF> showlogs power 9. Use the showlogs(8)and showstatus(8) commands to confirm that no abnormality has occurred. XSCF> showlogs error -v XSCF> showstatus SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Product Notes for XCP 1071 • July 2008...

  • Page 49: To Upgrade An Existing Cmu To Sparc64 Vii On An Existing Domain

    1. Add the SPARC64 VII CPU to the CMU. Use the hot replacement procedure described in Section 6.2, “Active Replacement and Hot Replacement,” in the SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Service Manual. You can use this procedure either to add a new SPARC64 VII CPU or to replace an existing SPARC64 VI CPU with a SPARC64 VII CPU.
  • Page 50 7. Confirm that the target domain has been correctly started. XSCF> showlogs power 8. Use the showlogs(8)and showstatus(8) commands to confirm that no abnormality has occurred. XSCF> showlogs error -v XSCF> showstatus SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Product Notes for XCP 1071 • July 2008...

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