Contents Preface v External I/O Expansion Unit Product Notes 1 Supported Hardware and Software 1 Patch Information 2 Functionality Issues 2 Known Issues 2 PSU Does Not Automatically Turn On Again After Power Failure 2 Changing the Status of a PSU That Is Marked As Faulty 3 Other Current Issues 4 Closed Issues 5 Documentation Updates 6...
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Preface These product notes contain late-breaking information about the Sun™ External I/O ® Expansion Unit when used with SPARC Enterprise T5120, T5140, T5220, T5240, and T5440 servers. Related Documentation Document sets for the External I/O Expansion Unit are available for two server...
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Note – Information in these product notes supersedes the information in the External I/O Expansion Unit documentation set. 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...
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External I/O Expansion Unit Product Notes This document includes these sections: “Supported Hardware and Software” on page 1 ■ “Functionality Issues” on page 2 ■ “Documentation Updates” on page 6 ■ Supported Hardware and Software The following hardware, firmware, and software versions are supported in this release: ®...
Note – The use of the External I/O Expansion Unit to connect the host server to an external boot disk drive is not supported. Patch Information There are currently no patches that are specific for the External I/O Expansion Unit. Patch requirements can be revised at any time.
If the External I/O Expansion Unit is in use by the system when AC power interruption occurs, the server’s service processor may change the PSU fault status to faulty and light the amber FAULT LED on the PSU. Once a PSU is marked faulty, the fault status will persist through power cycles so the fault status must be manually cleared.
Other Current Issues lists open issues for the External I/O Expansion Unit. TABLE 1 Current Issues (1 of 2) TABLE 1 CR ID Description Workaround 6582282 Ambient temperature at alarm Reduce the ambient temperature if it is at or exceeds the threshold triggers an excessive number maximum (38˚C/100˚F).
Workaround 6738517 Infiniband I/O cards are not supported. When an External I/O Expansion Unit is connected to a SPARC Enterprise T5120, T5140, T5220, or T5240 server, Infiniband I/O cards are not supported in either the server or in the External I/O Expansion Unit.
Documentation Updates Connecting I/O Boats to Different Domains The following notes will appear on page 2-16 of the Sun External I/O Expansion Unit Installation and Service Manual in Section 2.6, “Installing the Link Kit”: Note – If you are installing a second boat in the External I/O Expansion Unit, both boats must be connected to the same host server.
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