Installation Notes; Updating The Obp Firmware With Processor Upgrade; Adding Sparc64 Vii Cpus To A Domain Using Dr - Sun Microsystems SPARC Enterprise M8000 Product Notes

"To Add a New SPARC64 VII-Equipped CMU to a Domain Configured With
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SPARC64 VI" on page 33
"To Upgrade an Existing CMU to SPARC64 VII on an Existing Domain" on
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page 35
For more information about configuring SPARC64 VII processors in CPU# locations,
refer to the SPARC64 VII CPU Upgrade Requirements for High-End Servers (part 820-
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," in the Sun SPARC Enterprise
M4000/M5000/M8000/M9000 Servers XSCF User's Guide. In particular, see the section
"SPARC64 VI and SPARC64 VII Processors and CPU Operational Modes."

Installation Notes

Note – Before upgrading firmware to XCP 1071, refer to
on page 5.
Caution – You must complete the upgrades to the XCP firmware and to Solaris
before inserting SPARC 64 VII processors into the chassis.

Updating the OBP Firmware With Processor Upgrade

If you have added SPARC64 VII processors to a domain and upgraded from an XCP
version earlier than 1070, you must restart the domain to complete the update to the
OBP firmware in the target domain.

Adding SPARC64 VII CPUs to a Domain Using DR

Before adding SPARC64 VII CPUs to a domain using dynamic configuration (DR) for
the first time, you must already have performed the following steps:
1. Upgrade to XCP 1071 and a compatible version of Solaris.
2. Reboot the domain.
Sun SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Product Notes
"Upgrading to XCP 1071"
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