Fujitsu SPARC ENTERPRISE T5440 User Manual

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SPARC Enterprise
T5440 Server
TM
Product Notes
Manual Code C120-E508-04EN
Part No. 875-4384-13
November 2009, Revision A

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  • Page 1 SPARC Enterprise T5440 Server Product Notes Manual Code C120-E508-04EN Part No. 875-4384-13 November 2009, Revision A...
  • 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

    New Information About Documentation Errata 3 Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) 3.0 CLI Procedures Guide 3 Erroneous Default Value for /SP/clients/dns 3 Integrated Lights Out Manager 3.0 Supplement for SPARC Enterprise T5440 Server 3 Notes on "ILOM Information Stored on the SCC" 3...
  • Page 6 Notes on the Use of 200V Power Supply 20 Known Issues 21 Task Map 21 Hardware and Mechanical Issues 22 On-Board Network Port Disabled By an XAUI Card 23 Solaris OS Issues 24 SPARC Enterprise T5440 Server Product Notes • November 2009...
  • Page 7 Firmware and General Software Issues 44 Documentation Additions and Errata 47 Task Map 47 Errors in the SPARC Enterprise T5440 Server Getting Started Guide 48 Location of Rack Rail Installation Instructions 48 Errors in the SPARC Enterprise T5440 Server Service Manual 48 Erroneous Explanation in Table 1-3, "Ethernet Port LEDs,"...
  • Page 8 Status Information (CR 6552999, 6731560) 53 Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) Issues 54 MCU Might Be Disconnected in DIMM Module Failure (CR 6656116) 57 Firmware and General Software Issues 59 viii SPARC Enterprise T5440 Server Product Notes • November 2009...
  • Page 9: Preface

    Enterprise T5440 server documentation, contact a sales representative or a certified service engineer. Downloading Documentation Instructions for installing, administering, and using your servers are provided in the SPARC Enterprise T5440 documentation set. The entire documentation set is available for download from the following web site: Global Site ■...
  • Page 10 Enterprise T5440 documentation set. Fujitsu Welcomes Your Comments Fujitsu Welcomes Your Comments If you have any comments or requests regarding this document, or if you find any unclear statements in the document, please state your points specifically on the form at the following URL.
  • Page 11: New Information About The Sparc Enterprise T5440 Server

    C H A P T E R New Information About the SPARC Enterprise T5440 Server This chapter describes new information about the SPARC Enterprise™ T5440 server that was not documented in the previous edition of the SPARC Enterprise T5440 Server Product Notes. Description Links Issues that were identified after the “New Information About Known Issues”...
  • Page 12: New Information About Known Issues

    It can be recovered by removal/insert of the power cord of the external I/O expansion unit and power-off/on of the server. 6881020 When you set /HOST bootfailrecovery to None. powercycle, powercycle (host power-off/on) fails to be executed. SPARC Enterprise T5440 Server Product Notes • November 2009...
  • Page 13: New Information About Documentation Errata

    Note – If the ILOM versions are different between the failed server and the replacement server, the settings on the SCC(NVRAM) will be ignored or overwritten. If the ILOM versions are the same, the settings will be retained. Chapter 1 New Information About the SPARC Enterprise T5440 Server...
  • Page 14 SPARC Enterprise T5440 Server Product Notes • November 2009...
  • Page 15: Important Information About The Sparc Enterprise T5440 Server

    C H A P T E R Important Information About the SPARC Enterprise T5440 Server This chapter describes important information about the SPARC Enterprise T5440 server. Task Map Topic Links Notes on DVD Drive and Discst “Notes on DVD Drive and Discs” on page 6 Minimum supported versions of Solaris and “Supported Versions of Solaris and System...
  • Page 16: Notes On Dvd Drive And Discs

    See “Preinstalled and Preloaded Software” on page The following are the supported and minimum versions of firmware and software for this release of the SPARC Enterprise T5440 server: Supported Versions of the OS and Firmware TABLE 2-1 Supported Versions Solaris 10 8/07 OS plus patches –...
  • Page 17: System Firmware

    When you update the System Firmware, all of the individual firmware components are updated. You cannot update firmware components individually. Refer to the SPARC Enterprise T5440 Server Installation and Setup Guide for more information about updating the server firmware. Preinstalled and Preloaded Software This section lists and describes the preinstalled and preloaded software on your server.
  • Page 18: Cool Tools For T5440 Server With Coolthreads Technology

    An overview of the Cool Tools and full documentation is available at the following URL: http://www.sun.com/servers/coolthreads/overview/cooltools.jsp Not all of the Cool Tools listed on the Cool Tools web page are preinstalled on your server. The following are not included: Consolidation Tool ■ SPARC Enterprise T5440 Server Product Notes • November 2009...
  • Page 19: Logical Domains

    Note – Due to an issue that arises from the installation of the Java Enterprise System 5 Update 1 on your system (CR 6644798), it might be necessary to enable the WebConsole SMF service. Chapter 2 Important Information About the SPARC Enterprise T5440 Server...
  • Page 20: Enable The Webconsole Smf Service

    Sun Studio - C, C++, and Fortran Compilers and Tools Sun Studio delivers high performance by optimizing C, C++, and Fortran compilers for the Solaris OS on multicore systems. For an overview and documentation, go to: http://developers.sun.com/sunstudio/index.jsp SPARC Enterprise T5440 Server Product Notes • November 2009...
  • Page 21: Supported Sun Explorer Utility Version

    Supported Sun Explorer Utility Version The SPARC Enterprise T5440 server is supported by the Sun Explorer 5.10 (or later) data collection utility, but is not supported by earlier releases of the utility. Installing Sun Cluster or Sun Net Connect software from the preinstalled Java ES package could automatically install an earlier version of the utility on your system.
  • Page 22: Mandatory Patch Information For The Solaris 10 8/07 Os

    The following patches are mandatory for systems installed with the Solaris 10 5/08 OS: 137111-03 or later ■ 137291-01 or later ■ 138048-05 or later ■ 138312-01 ■ 119254-58 ■ 138866-01 ■ SPARC Enterprise T5440 Server Product Notes • November 2009...
  • Page 23: Mandatory Patch Information For The Solaris 10 10/08 Os

    In order to install the Solaris 10 8/07 OS, you must build an install image with the correct patches applied. Use the following procedure to install the Solaris 10 8/07 OS onto your system. Chapter 2 Important Information About the SPARC Enterprise T5440 Server...
  • Page 24: Install The Solaris 10 8/07 Os And Required Patches

    # patchadd -C ./Solaris_10/Tools/Boot /net/downloads/T5440_patches/125476* # patchadd -C ./Solaris_10/Tools/Boot /net/downloads/T5440_patches/127111* 3. Copy the following patches into the netinstall server’s Solaris_10/Patches directory: 119254-51 or later ■ 124235-02 or later ■ 125369-13 ■ SPARC Enterprise T5440 Server Product Notes • November 2009...
  • Page 25: Patches For Option Cards

    # cp -R /net/downloads/T5440_patches/124235* ./Solaris_10/Patches # cp -R /net/downloads/T5440_patches/125369* ./Solaris_10/Patches 4. Perform a netinstall using this patched version of the Solaris 10 8/07 OS. 5. On the SPARC Enterprise T5440 server, use the patchadd command to install the remaining patches: 137111-03 or later ■...
  • Page 26: General Functionality Issues And Limitations

    Note – The Solaris 10 5/08 image on this DVD includes a patched mini-root (Patch ID 138312-01) which allows the SPARC Enterprise T5440 server to be installed or booted from DVD. This DVD must be used to re-install Solaris 10 5/08 from the DVD.
  • Page 27: Addition Or Degradation Of Cmp/Memory Modules

    The IO devices connected to one CMP that has completely failed become unusable. Cable Management Arm (CMA) The following conditions apply to the use of a Cable Management Arm (CMA) on a SPARC Enterprise T5440 server: Chapter 2 Important Information About the SPARC Enterprise T5440 Server...
  • Page 28: Ssd (Solid State Drive)

    To reach the ok prompt from the Solaris OS, you must halt the domain. You can use the Solaris OS halt command to halt the domain. SPARC Enterprise T5440 Server Product Notes • November 2009...
  • Page 29: Results From Halting Or Rebooting The Control Domain

    The processor IDs exported to a guest domain on a platform running multiple guest domains with a virtual machine manager might represent a virtual abstraction. Within each guest domain, each processor ID visible to the software will be a unique integer value. Chapter 2 Important Information About the SPARC Enterprise T5440 Server...
  • Page 30: Notes On The Use Of 200V Power Supply

    The B-type plug refers to plugs other than grounding-type ones with two parallel blades, such as the NEMA L6-30, L6-20, L6-15, and L5-15. For details of the power cord type for your server, contact your authorized service engineer. SPARC Enterprise T5440 Server Product Notes • November 2009...
  • Page 31: Known Issues

    C H A P T E R Known Issues This chapter describes the known issues in the SPARC Enterprise T5440 server. Task Map Topic Link Hardware and mechanical issues “Hardware and Mechanical Issues” on page 22 Solaris OS issues “Solaris OS Issues” on page 24 ILOM issues “Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM)
  • Page 32: Hardware And Mechanical Issues

    Hardware and Mechanical Issues This section describes hardware issues known to exist at this release of the SPARC Enterprise T5440 server. Hardware and Mechanical Issues on the SPARC Enterprise T5440 Server TABLE 3-1 CR ID Description Workaround Some PCIe cards do not have enough clearance Do one of the following: for external cables when installed in PCIe Slot 7.
  • Page 33: On-Board Network Port Disabled By An Xaui Card

    Hardware and Mechanical Issues on the SPARC Enterprise T5440 Server (Continued) TABLE 3-1 CR ID Description Workaround When the system is initialized, firmware is When viewing the amount of memory in the loaded and occupies approximately 128 MB to banner, be aware that the banner reports the 352 MB of the host memory.
  • Page 34: Solaris Os Issues

    Solaris OS Issues This section describes Solaris OS issues known to exist at this release of the SPARC Enterprise T5440 server. Solaris OS-Related Issues on the SPARC Enterprise T5440 Server TABLE 3-3 CR ID Description Workaround 6748786 Executing prtdiag in an OS operation...
  • Page 35: Sun Explorer May Fail To Collect The Ilom Data (Tx000) (Cr 6718841)

    Sun Explorer May Fail to Collect the ILOM Data (Tx000) (CR 6718841) Sun Explorer may fail to collect the ILOM data (Tx000). If failed, it may take more than 30 minutes to return an error. Workaround: You can collect the ILOM data (Tx000) in another way. 1.
  • Page 36: The Prtdiag Command May Display "Pcix" Under "Bus Type" For A Card Inserted In A Pcie Slot (Cr 6627749)

    "Bus Type" for a card inserted in a PCIe slot (CR 6627749) For example: # prtdiag -v ================================ IO Devices ================================ Slot + Name + Model Status Type Path ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- MB/PCIE6 PCIX SUNW,emlxs-pci10df,fc20 LPe11002-S SPARC Enterprise T5440 Server Product Notes • November 2009...
  • Page 37 ^^^^^ ^^^^^ /pci@700/pci@0/pci@c/SUNW,emlxs@0 MB/PCIE6 PCIX SUNW,emlxs-pci10df,fc20 LPe11002-S ^^^^^ ^^^^^ /pci@700/pci@0/pci@c/SUNW,emlxs@0,1 Workaround: None Chapter 3 Known Issues...
  • Page 38: Integrated Lights Out Manager (Ilom) Issues

    /SYS/MB/GBE1 Disabled by CLI action. 6738510 Specifying the -t option in certain commands None. (create, delete, exit, load, reset, set, start, stop, version) may cause a forced logout from the ILOM CLI. SPARC Enterprise T5440 Server Product Notes • November 2009...
  • Page 39: After A Host Power-On Instruction Is Executed From Ilom, The Post May Not

    ILOM-Related Issues on the SPARC Enterprise T5440 Server (Continued) TABLE 3-4 CR ID Description Workaround 6738992 The following warning message may be If you select “Yes”, some components will not be displayed when the Components tab of the displayed. ILOM Web interface is opened in Internet Select “No”...
  • Page 40: The System May Fail To Stop When A Host Power-Off Instruction Is Executed

    ILOM-Related Issues on the SPARC Enterprise T5440 Server (Continued) TABLE 3-4 CR ID Description Workaround 6740756 Solaris OS Shutdown processing would end After cutting off the power to the host, wait at normally, but the status displayed by the least three minutes before supplying power to it showplatform command would remain again.
  • Page 41 ILOM-Related Issues on the SPARC Enterprise T5440 Server (Continued) TABLE 3-4 CR ID Description Workaround 6712695 In the ILOM CLI, the /SP/powermgmt object Ignore, and do not attempt to modify, the display properties describing the current state of control, policy, regulated_budget, or...
  • Page 42 ILOM-Related Issues on the SPARC Enterprise T5440 Server (Continued) TABLE 3-4 CR ID Description Workaround 6835868 When you power on the system, the following None. The relevant device can be used from log output may appear intermittently to the Solaris OS and it has no impact on the system.
  • Page 43 ILOM-Related Issues on the SPARC Enterprise T5440 Server (Continued) TABLE 3-4 CR ID Description Workaround 6726663 In ILOM mode, or through access to the ILOM In ILOM mode, be sure not to change the Web, it may be possible to change the system properties displayed below at power on so as time when the system is powered on.
  • Page 44 ILOM-Related Issues on the SPARC Enterprise T5440 Server (Continued) TABLE 3-4 CR ID Description Workaround 6847308 In the backup of the ILOM settings, when the None. value of the system identifier property (/SP Delete the entry of "/SP system_identifier" system_identifier) is its default value in the backup file.
  • Page 45: After A Host Power-On Instruction Is Executed From Ilom, The Post May Not Start, And Processing May Not Go To Os Boot Processing Or The Ok Prompt (Cr 6752910)

    ILOM-Related Issues on the SPARC Enterprise T5440 Server (Continued) TABLE 3-4 CR ID Description Workaround 6857271 During SCC module replacement, part of the If only the SCC module fails, replace the SCC data kept on the motherboard is inadvertently module together with the motherboard.
  • Page 46 Sep 29 12:54:35: Chassis |major : "Host is running" Sep 29 12:54:51: Chassis |critical: "Host has been powered off" * There is no "Host has been powered on." log entry after this. sc> SPARC Enterprise T5440 Server Product Notes • November 2009...
  • Page 47: The System May Fail To Stop When A Host Power-Off Instruction Is Executed From Ilom, And The Ilom Command May Fail To Be Executed (6740756)

    The System May Fail to Stop When a Host Power-Off Instruction Is Executed from ILOM, and the ILOM Command May Fail to Be Executed (6740756) [Solaris OS display example] Shutdown started. August 13, 2008 (Wed) 07:46:05 JST Changing to init state 5 - please wait Broadcast Message from root (msglog) on le7-14 (Wed) August 13 07:46:...
  • Page 48: According To The Ipmi Pet Warning And Snmp Trap Warning Settings In The Warning Rule Settings, Warning Message Creation May Not Be Possible Depending On The Event Type (Cr 6746677)

    Reset | major: Reset of /SYS initiated by alom. Reset | major: Reset of /SYS by alom succeeded. Performing reset on the system Enter #. to return to ALOM. SPARC Enterprise T5220, No Keyboard SPARC Enterprise T5440 Server Product Notes • November 2009...
  • Page 49: The Ilom Network Configuration Cannot Be Set (Cr 6835854)

    Copyright 2009 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved. OpenBoot 4.30.2.build_06***PROTOTYPE BUILD***, 2048 MB memory available, Serial #XXXXXXX. Ethernet address XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX, Host ID: XXXXXXX. host1 console login: Chassis | critical: Host has been reset SPARC Enterprise T5220, No Keyboard Copyright 2009 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
  • Page 50 = 192.9.200.33 pendingipdiscovery = static pendingipgateway = (none) pendingipnetmask = 255.255.255.0 state = disabled Workaround: None. Connect the LAN cable to the NET-MGT port of ILOM and then set the network configuration. SPARC Enterprise T5440 Server Product Notes • November 2009...
  • Page 51: When The Service Processor Is Initialized, Ilom May Fails To Start With An Error Message Displayed (Cr 6856163)

    When the Service Processor Is Initialized, ILOM May Fails to Start With an Error Message Displayed (CR 6856163) If the service processor is initialized (*1) with the LAN cable disconnected from the ILOM network port, the ILOM firmware serial console window displays an error message (*2) indicating a failure to start an ILOM internal process.
  • Page 52: After The Scc Module Replacement, A Connection To The Ilom Network May Fail (Cr 6857271)

    Copyright 2009 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved. Use is subject to license terms. Warning: password is set to factory default. -> Be sure to back up the service processor settings before replacing the SCC module. SPARC Enterprise T5440 Server Product Notes • November 2009...
  • Page 53 Workaround: If only the SCC module fails, replace the SCC module together with the motherboard. After replacing these components, restore the backed up contents. Chapter 3 Known Issues...
  • Page 54: Firmware And General Software Issues

    Firmware and General Software Issues This section describes firmware and other general software issues known to exist at this release of the SPARC Enterprise T5440 server. Firmware and General Software Issues on the SPARC Enterprise T5440 Server TABLE 3-5 CR ID...
  • Page 55 Firmware and General Software Issues on the SPARC Enterprise T5440 Server (Continued) TABLE 3-5 CR ID Description Workaround 6683063 When there is an SC reset event, the EP domain Restart the EP software on the Solaris domain. software stops updating the brr files (files First disable EP.
  • Page 56 SPARC Enterprise T5440 Server Product Notes • November 2009...
  • Page 57: Documentation Additions And Errata

    The following sections provide the corrections. Task Map Topic Links Documentation Errata “Errors in the SPARC Enterprise T5440 Server Getting Started Guide” on page 48 “Errors in the SPARC Enterprise T5440 Server Service Manual” on page 48 “Errors in the Integrated Lights Out Manager 2.0 Supplement”...
  • Page 58: Errors In The Sparc Enterprise T5440 Server Getting Started Guide

    Errors in the SPARC Enterprise T5440 Server Getting Started Guide Some information in the SPARC Enterprise T5440 Server Getting Started Guide is incorrect. The following sections provide the corrections. Location of Rack Rail Installation Instructions CR ID 6747034 The sentence under Step2, "Place the server in its intended location for verification,"...
  • Page 59: Erroneous Explanation In Table 1-3, "Ethernet Port Leds," On Page 1-8 (Cr 6726293)

    Enterprise T5440 Server is incorrect. The following sections provide the corrections. Points of Concern about the Connection of ILOM (CR 6806789) On the SPARC Enterprise T5440 server, ILOM supports a maximum of 5 active sessions, including serial, Secure Shell (SSH), and web interface sessions. Errors in the Integrated Lights Out Manager 2.0 User's Guide...
  • Page 60: Incorrect Ilom Command Related To Ip Address Assignment

    URI as follows: ftp://joe:mypasswd@host_ip_address/data The directory data is relative to the user’s login, so the directory would probably be /home/joe/data. Service Snapshot utility does not support the SP data collection using TFTP. SPARC Enterprise T5440 Server Product Notes • November 2009...
  • Page 61: Fixed Issues

    A P P E N D I X Fixed Issues This appendix describes the fixed issues concerning the SPARC Enterprise T5440 server. You can avoid the issues by using the latest version of Solaris OS, System Firmware, or other software. For details on the fix, see the "workaround" in each table.
  • Page 62: Solaris Os Issues

    Note - Fixed in System Firmware 7.2.2.e or command may have abnormalities when later. memory becomes degraded. None. For example, it may show a single 4-GB DIMM to be 5.33 GB. SPARC Enterprise T5440 Server Product Notes • November 2009...
  • Page 63: If Prtdiag Is Canceled, Subsequent Prtdiag Executions May Fail To Display Status Information (Cr 6552999, 6731560)

    If prtdiag Is Canceled, Subsequent prtdiag Executions May Fail to Display Status Information (CR 6552999, 6731560) If the verbose (-v) option is specified for the control domain prtdiag command, additional environmental status information will be displayed. If Control-C is issued to interrupt the output of this information, the picld(1M) daemon may enter the state in which environmental status information is no longer supplied to prtdiag.
  • Page 64: Integrated Lights Out Manager (Ilom) Issues

    Monitoring tab -> Sensor Reading tab): Use the following CLI commands to check the • /SYS/PS*/I_AC_LIMIT information: • /SYS/PS*/I_DC_LIMIT • show /SYS/PS*/I_AC_LIMIT • /SYS/MB/CPU*/CMP*/BR*/CH*/D*/PRSNT • show /SYS/PS*/I_DC_LIMIT (Target: Built-in memory) • show /SYS/MB/CPU*/CMP*/BR*/CH*/D*/PRSNT (Target: Built-in memory) SPARC Enterprise T5440 Server Product Notes • November 2009...
  • Page 65 Fixed ILOM Issues (Continued) TABLE A-3 CR ID Description Workaround 6733632 The ILOM show -level all/SYS command Note - Fixed in System Firmware 7.2.2.e or does not display information on the later. /SYS/MB/SP level or lower. Neither does the Use the show /SYS/MB/SP command. show -level all/SYS/MB command display information on the /SYS/MB/SP level or lower.
  • Page 66 Identify and replace the faulty DIMM module. For an example of the message, see “MCU Might Be Disconnected in DIMM Module Failure (CR 6656116)” on page SPARC Enterprise T5440 Server Product Notes • November 2009...
  • Page 67: Mcu Might Be Disconnected In Dimm Module Failure (Cr 6656116)

    Fixed ILOM Issues (Continued) TABLE A-3 CR ID Description Workaround 6782508 The /SP/powermgmt/policy property has Note - Fixed in System Firmware 7.2.2.e or been disabled. later. To /SP/powermgmt/policy, the following properties have become available. - Performance The system is allowed to use all the power that is available.
  • Page 68 Last POST Run: Wed Jun 4 06:14:17 2008 Post Status: Passed all devices ID FRU Fault 1 /SYS/MB SP detected fault: /SYS/MB/CMP0/MCU2 Forced fail (DRAM init) Workaround: Identify and replace the faulty DIMM module. SPARC Enterprise T5440 Server Product Notes • November 2009...
  • Page 69: Firmware And General Software Issues

    Firmware and General Software Issues lists the firmware and general software issues that have been fixed. TABLE A-4 Fixed Firmware and General Software Issues TABLE A-4 CR ID Description Workaround 6682500 Applications performing a large amount of Note - Fixed in System Firmware 7.2.2.e or later. virtual disk I/O in an LDOMS guest domain can If your application performs more than 30,000 IO hang in a state that requires rebooting both the...
  • Page 70 "factory-default" as the name of the configuration. Note - If the "factory-default" configuration is used in the above procedure then you must reconfigure all of the guest domains and the primary domain. SPARC Enterprise T5440 Server Product Notes • November 2009...
  • Page 71 Fixed Firmware and General Software Issues (Continued) TABLE A-4 CR ID Description Workaround 6730610 In certain circumstances you might encounter Note - Fixed in System Firmware 7.1.8.a or later. these error messages when powering on a T5440 Case 1 - POST has determined that multiple server: FB-DIMMS have failed on a T5440 with 64 8-Gbyte FB-DIMMS...
  • Page 72 Note - Fixed in Solaris patch ID 139570-01 or performance measurement tools such as later. netstat and nicstat may show incorrect Disable jumbo frame when using performance performance data. measurement tools such as netstat and nicstat. SPARC Enterprise T5440 Server Product Notes • November 2009...
  • Page 73 Fixed Firmware and General Software Issues (Continued) TABLE A-4 CR ID Description Workaround 6311743 Systems configured with multiple Ethernet Note - Fixed in Solaris patch ID 141414-07 or interfaces receiving large quantities of TCP data later. might exhibit performance degradation with Check for the availability of a patch for this defect.
  • Page 74 SPARC Enterprise T5440 Server Product Notes • November 2009...

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