Sun Microsystems Sun Fire V890 Product Notes
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- Page 1 ™ Sun Fire V890 Server Product Notes Sun Microsystems, Inc. www.sun.com Part No. 817-3996-12 September 2004, Revision A Submit comments about this document at: http://www.sun.com/hwdocs/feedback...
- Page 2 Copyright 2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc., 4150 Network Circle, Santa Clara, Californie 95054, Etats-Unis. Tous droits réservés. Sun Microsystems, Inc. a les droits de propriété intellectuels relatants à la technologie qui est décrit dans ce document. En particulier, et sans la limitation, ces droits de propriété...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Sun PCI Cards That Support PCI Hot-Plug 7 Caution on the Use of PCI Cards Not Specifically Qualified by Sun on the Sun Fire V890 Server 8 FC-AL Disk Drive Firmware Issues 8 Installing Sun Fire V890 FC-AL Backplane Firmware 9 Hardware Watchdog Mechanism and XIR 11... - Page 4 GEM Interface Drops Connections Under Heavy Load Using the sync-TTCP Test Suite 17 Disabled PCI Slot Causes an fcode_timer Timeout During Solaris Boot 17 Solaris 8 cfgadm Command Produces Harmless Warning 17 Sun Fire V890 Server Product Notes • September 2004...
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Page 5: Sun Fire V890 Server Product Notes
Fire V890 FC-AL Backplane Firmware” on page 9 an addition to the section “Open Issues” on page 16 ■ Available Online Documentation A complete set of online documentation supporting Sun Fire V890 servers is available at either of these two sites: http://www.sun.com/documentation ■ http://docs.sun.com ■... -
Page 6: Preinstalled Software
Check these sites periodically for the latest revisions of Sun Fire V890 product documentation, including the latest version of these Product Notes. Preinstalled Software Your Sun Fire V890 server comes preinstalled with the Solaris Operating System and Java Enterprise System software (formerly known as Sun ONE software). For important information about how to get started with the preinstalled software, go to: http://www.sun.com/software/preinstall... -
Page 7: Openboot Prom Enhancements For Diagnostic Operation
LEDs return to normal function. Note – These diagnostics can result in increased boot time. CPU/Memory Board Hardware Requirements The CPU/Memory board part number for the Sun Fire V890 server is as follows: Part Number: X7269A ■ CPU/Memory board, 512-Mbyte or 1-Gbyte memory ■... -
Page 8: Required And Recommended Software Patches
Required and Recommended Software Patches This section lists software patches for the Sun Fire V890 server. You can obtain these patches from your authorized Sun service provider or by downloading them from the SunSolve Online web site at: http://sunsolve.sun.com The patches described in these Product Notes are listed by the Solaris Operating System version you might have installed on your server. -
Page 9: Recommended Software Patches For Solaris 9
RSC 2.2.2 patch Required Software Patches for Solaris 8 The following table lists the required patches that are specific to the Sun Fire V890 server with the Solaris 8 02/04 Operating System installed. These patches are available as of the publication date of these Product Notes. -
Page 10: Recommended Software Patches For Solaris 8
From that site, download the latest SAN release software/firmware upgrade. Recommended Software Patches for Solaris 8 The following table lists the recommended patches specific to the Sun Fire V890 server with the Solaris 8 02/04 Operating System installed. These patches are available as of the publication date of these Product Notes. -
Page 11: Hardware And Firmware Issues
Note – Always wait for a PCI hot-plug operation to complete before initiating a new operation. For more information about Sun Fire V890 PCI hot-plug operations, refer to the Sun Fire V890 Server Dynamic Reconfiguration Guide (817-4166-10), which is available at the following web site under Solaris on Sun Hardware: http://docs.sun.com... -
Page 12: Caution On The Use Of Pci Cards Not Specifically Qualified By Sun On The Sun Fire V890 Server
To maintain robust server operation, it is extremely important to ensure that any PCI cards and associated drivers installed in a Sun Fire V890 server are qualified by Sun for use on the platform. It is possible for interactions to occur between cards and drivers on a specific bus that can lead to potential server panics or other negative outcomes if the card and driver solution is not qualified. -
Page 13: Installing Sun Fire V890 Fc-Al Backplane Firmware
Note – All Sun Fire V890 disk drives that are installed at the factory, shipped as customer-installable options, or installed as field-replaceable units (FRUs) meet the minimum firmware revision levels. Installing Sun Fire V890 FC-AL Backplane Firmware In the unlikely event that the firmware on a Sun Fire V890 FC-AL backplane becomes corrupted, you can use a backup image to flash update the backplane with its original firmware. - Page 14 5. To verify that the flash update process has successfully completed, type the following luxadm subcommand: # luxadm display enclosure_name Where enclosure_name is the enclosure name assigned to the Sun Fire V890 internal storage array. The command output shows the status of each SSC-100 controller in the server. The following is an excerpt of sample output for a dual-backplane server.
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Page 15: Hardware Watchdog Mechanism And Xir
The server can now resume normal operation. Hardware Watchdog Mechanism and XIR To detect and respond to system hang conditions, the Sun Fire V890 system features a hardware watchdog mechanism—a hardware timer that is continually reset as long as the operating system is running. In the event of a system hang, the operating system is no longer able to reset the timer. - Page 16 At the system ok prompt, type the following. ok setenv error-reset-recovery = boot To generate automated crash dumps in case of system hangs: ● At the system ok prompt, type the following. ok setenv error-reset-recovery = sync Sun Fire V890 Server Product Notes • September 2004...
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Page 17: Updated Rackmounting Information For The Sun Fire V890 Server
(Sun part number SF-XCAB), and the Sun Rack 900 (Sun part number SR9-KL038A- IP). To rackmount a Sun Fire V890 server in the Sun Rack 900, use the Sun X9638A rackmounting kit. To rackmount a Sun Fire V890 server in the Sun StorEdge Expansion Cabinet and the Sun Fire Cabinet, use the Sun X9628A rackmounting kit. -
Page 18: Software Issues
RSC 2.2.2 software do not work with the SC card. These commands and variables are documented in the Sun Remote System Control (RSC) 2.2 User’s Guide, but they are not supported on the SC card in the Sun Fire V890 server. -
Page 19: Sun Management Center Software Support
Sun Management Center 3.5 Support The Sun Management Center 3.5 Supplement for VSP High-End Entry Servers (Workgroup Servers) does not specify Sun Fire V890 support. However, this version of the software does support the Sun Fire V890 server. Sun Fire V890 Server Product Notes... -
Page 20: Open Issues
Open Issues This section describes bugs and anomalies associated with the Sun Fire V890 server. In many cases, software patches that provide fixes for these bugs are available. Visit the SunSolve Online web site, or contact your Sun authorized service provider for information about patch availability. -
Page 21: Gem Interface Drops Connections Under Heavy Load Using The Sync-Ttcp Test Suite
Solaris 8 cfgadm Command Produces Harmless Warning When using the Solaris 8 cfgadm command to perform PCI hot-plug operations on a Sun Fire V890 server, you may see the following warnings: WARNING: mod_load: cannot load module ‘sbd’ WARNING: cannot load sbd These warnings have no impact on PCI hot-plug operations and can be safely ignored. - Page 22 Sun Fire V890 Server Product Notes • September 2004...
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