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1. System Shuts Down Following a false SYS_POK_GLITCH Error Bug ID 15774378 38 In Some Instances a PCIe Card Might Disappear From the Device Tree Upon Reboot or During Power On Bug ID 15849720 38 System Firmware 8 2 0 Contains a New Version of the scvar Database Bug ID 16184046 39 System Firmware 8 3 0 b Incompatible with the Sun Flash Accelerator F40 PCIe Card Bug ID 16813726 9 SPARC T4 2 Server Product Notes July 2014 Using This Documentation This document contains late breaking information and known issues for Oracle s SPARC T4 2 server Related Documentation on page vii m Feedback on page viii m Access to Oracle Support on page viii Related Documentation Documentation Links All Oracle products http docs oracle com SPARC T4 2 server http www oracle com pls topic lookup ctx SPARCT4 2 Oracle Integrated http www oracle com goto ILOM docs Lights Out Manager ILOM Oracle Solaris 11 OS http www oracle com goto Solaris11 docs Oracle Solaris 10 OS http www oracle com goto Solaris10 docs Oracle VM Server for SPARC http www oracle com goto VM SPARC docs Oracle VTS http www oracle com goto VTS docs Oracle Enterprise Manager Ops Center http www oracle com pls topic lookup ctx o0c122 Oracle Dual Port QDR http www oracle com goto DUAL_PORT_QDR_INFINIBAND_ InfiniBand Adapter M3 M3 docs vii Note See http docs oracle com for specific inf
2. This error appears on servers running Oracle VM Server for SPARC 2 1 x which is embedded in all versions of Oracle Solaris 11 up to Oracle Solaris 11 SRU 8 This uncorrectable memory error occurs in the memory scrubbing process during system shutdown and is not a data corruption or memory loss Workaround If you encounter this issue contact your authorized and upgrade to Oracle VM Server for SPARC 2 2 x Firmware Issues This section describes issues related to the system firmware Performing First Time Boot On Servers Equipped With the Sun Storage 6 Gb SAS PCle 8 Port Internal RAID HBA On servers ordered with the Sun Storage 6 Gb SAS PCIe 8 Port Internal RAID HBA card preinstalled you must specify the full device path when performing first time boot 1 Set the auto boot parameter to false sc gt set HOST bootmode script setenv auto boot false 2 Use the full device path when performing first time boot ok boot pci 400 pci 2 pci 0 pci 8 LSI mrsas 0 disk 0 0 34 SPARC T4 2 Server Product Notes July 2014 Missing Interrupt Causes USB Hub Hot plug Thread to Hang Resulting In Process Hangs Bug ID 15655752 Note This issue was originally listed as CR 6968801 When running Oracle VTS on SPARC T4 series platforms it is possible although rare for an Oracle VTS test to hang If this happens it might cause other processes and commands to hang including fmadm and prtconf The hung processes
3. http www lsi com sep Pages oracle sparc_t3_series aspx Sun Type 6 Keyboards Are Not Supported by SPARC T4 Series Servers Sun Type 6 keyboards cannot be used with SPARC T4 series servers RAID10 is Not Supported Use RAID 1E Instead RAID 10 is not supported on the SPARC T4 2 server However you can create a RAID 1E volume using an even number of disk drives to obtain the same functionality as RAID 10 For example ok 9 b c d create raidle volume Target 9 size is 583983104 Blocks 298 GB Target b size is 583983104 Blocks 298 GB Target c size is 583983104 Blocks 298 GB Target d size is 583983104 Blocks 298 GB The volume can be any size from 1 MB to 570296 MB What size do you want 570296 570296 Volume size will be 1167966208 Blocks 597 GB Enter a volume name 0 to 15 characters VolumeTest Volume has been created ok probe scsi all pci 400 pci 2 pci 0 pci e scsi 0 ok select pci 400 pci 2 pci 0 pci e scsi 0 ok show volumes Volume 0 Target 381 Type RAIDIE Mirroring Extended Name VolumeTest WWID 0576f24fda831e3b Optimal Enabled Background Init In Progress SPARC T4 2 Server Product Notes July 2014 4 Members 1167966208 Blocks 597 GB Disk 0 Member 0 Optimal Target 9 HITACHI H106030SDSUN300G A2B0 PhyNum 0 Disk 1 Member 1 Optimal Target b HITACHI H106030SDSUN300G A2B0 PhyNum 1 Disk 2 Member 2 Optimal Target c SEAGATE ST930003SSUN300G 0B70 PhyNum 2 Disk
4. Either slot 4 or slot 5 but not both Slot 0 Slot 0 Cannot be installed in slot 4 or 5 Cannot be installed in slot 4 or 5 Not more than two cards installed in slots 0 2 6 or 8 combined Not more than two cards installed in slots 1 3 7 or 9 combined Slots 9 8 7 0 Slot 6 if Slot 0 is unavailable CHAPTER 2 Known Product Issues The following issues are known to affect Oracle s SPARC T4 2 servers at the time of this release Hardware Issues on page 9 Oracle Solaris OS Issues on page 22 Firmware Issues on page 34 Hardware Issues This section describes issues related to SPARC T4 2 server components Maximizing Memory Bandwidth To maximize memory bandwidth Oracle recommends that only fully populated memory configurations as opposed to half populated configurations be considered for performance critical applications For specific memory installation and upgrade instructions see the SPARC T4 2 Server Service Manual A Direct I O Support Only certain PCIe cards can be used as direct I O endpoint devices on an I O domain You can still use other cards in your Oracle VM Server for SPARC environment but they cannot be used with the Direct I O feature Instead they can be used for service domains and for I O domains that have entire root complexes assigned to them For the most up to date list of supported PCIe cards refer to https support orac
5. SYS MP CMP1 CORE6 SYS MP CMP1 CORE7 2 Save the UUID value provided in the first line of the fmdump output You will use this UUID value in the final step of this procedure 3 Halt the Oracle Solaris OS and power off the server Refer to the Administration Guide for information on powering off the server when the OS is running 4 At the Oracle ILOM prompt change directory to the faulty core The following example continues from earlier steps in which the faulty core had a FMRI value of core 10 SYS MB CMP1 CORE2 Targets PO PI P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 L2CACHE L1CACHE Properties lt cd SYS MB CMP1 CORE2 lt show SYS MB CMP1 CORE2 Chapter 2 Known Product Issues 19 20 type CPU Core component _state Enabled Commands cd set show 5 Disable the faulty core gt set component_state disabled 6 Power on the server and restart the Oracle Solaris OS Refer to the Administration Guide for information on powering on the server from the Oracle ILOM prompt 7 Override the FMA diagnosis manually The faulty component s UUID value is provided in the first line of fmdump output fmadm repair UUID of fault L2 Cache UEs Are Sometimes Reported as Core Faults Without Any Cache Line Retirements Bug ID 15731176 Note This issue was originally listed as CR 7071237 When a processor cache line encounters
6. and Software 2 OS Package and Patch Updates 3 Determining Oracle Solaris 11 OS Package Update Version 3 Determining Oracle Solaris 10 Patch Revision 4 Minimum Required Patchset for Oracle Solaris 108 11 OS 4 Minimum Required Patchsets and SPARC Bundle for Oracle Solaris 10 9 10 OS 5 Minimum Required Patchsets and SPARC Bundle for Oracle Solaris 10 10 09 OS 5 Installing and Booting Oracle Solaris 11 From Devices Connected to a USB Port 6 Support for New 16 Gbyte and 32 Gbyte DIMMs 7 Rules for 1 0 Slot Use by Certain Cards 7 Known Product Issues 9 Hardware Issues 9 Maximizing Memory Bandwidth 9 Direct 1 0 Support 10 iv Installing the Sun Storage 8 Port Internal 6 Gb SAS PCIe HBA in a Split Configuration 10 Use Links Labeled SPARC T3 to Download sas2ircu Software for SPARC T4 Servers 12 Sun Type 6 Keyboards Are Not Supported by SPARC T4 Series Servers 12 RAID10 is Not Supported Use RAID 1E Instead 2 Server Panics When Booting From a USB Thumbdrive Attached to the Front USB Ports Bug ID 15667682 13 Cannot Plumb Sun Quad GbE x8 PCIe Low Profile Adapter in PCIe Slot 0 When More Than Five Are Installed Bug ID 15676454 13 Front Panel Video Port Does Not Support Resolutions Greater Than 1024 x 768 Bug ID 15698604 14 PSH Might Not Clear a Retired Cache Line on a Replaced Motherboard Bug ID 15705327 Bug ID 15713018 14 Restrictions on Placement of HBAs in Slot 4 and Slot 5 Bug ID 15717157 15 PCle Correctable E
7. m SG PCIEFCOE2 Q SR SG XPCIEFCOE2 Q TA SG PCIEFCOE2 Q TA You can place the following Fibre Channel I O Adapters in either slot 4 or slot 5 but not in both slots SG XPCIE2FC QF8 N m SG PCIE2FC OF8 Z SG XPCIE2FC EM8 N SG PCIE2FC EM8 Z Workaround You can populate both slot 4 and slot 5 with HBA cards if you install the cards before doing a fresh reinstallation of the Oracle Solaris OS PCIe Correctable Errors Might Be Reported Bug ID 15720000 Bug ID 15722832 Note This issue was originally listed as CR 7051331 Chapter 2 Known Product Issues 15 Note This issue was fixed in Oracle Solaris 11 In rare cases PCI Express Gen2 devices in the server might report I O errors that are identified and reported by PSH For example Aug 10 13 03 23 a7d43aeb 61ca 626a f47b c05635f2cf5a PCIEX 8000 KP Major Host dt214 154 Platform ORCL SPARC T3 1B Chassis_id Product_sn Fault class fault io pciex device interr corr 67 fault io pciex bus linkerr corr 33 Affects dev pci 400 pci l pci 0 pci c FRU dev pci 400 pci 1 pci 0 pci c pci 0 faulted but still in service SYS MB hc product id ORCL SPARC T3 1B product sn 1052NND107 server id dt214 154 chassis id 0000000 0000000000 serial 1005LCB 1052D9008K part 541 424304 revision 50 chassis 0 motherboard 0 67 FEMO he product id ORCL SPARC T3 1B product sn 1052NND107 server id dt214 154 chassis i
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9. 11 from drives installed in the server hard disk SDD or DVD or from devices connected to a USB port For the path to identify a USB port in a boot command refer to this table USB Port Path USB 0 Back pci 400 pci 1 pci 0 pci b pci 0 usb 0 2 hub 2 device 1 panel top USB 1 Back pci 400 pci 1 pci 0 pci b pci 0 usb 0 2 hub 2 device 2 panel bottom USB 2 Front pci 400 pci 1 pci 0 pci b pci 0 usb 0 2 hub 4 storage 1 panel left USB 3 Front pci 400 pci 1 pci 0 pci b pci 0 usb 0 2 hub 4 storage 2 panel right 6 SPARC T4 2 Server Product Notes July 2014 Support for New 16 Gbyte and 32 Gbyte DIMMs The server supports the following new DIMM architectures 4Rx4 32 Gbyte DDR3 DIMMs 2Rx4 16 Gbyte DDR3 DIMMs Note These new DIMM options require System Firmware 8 2 1 b or later For specific DIMM installation instructions see the SPARC T4 2 Server Service Manual Rules for I O Slot Use by Certain Cards Some optional I O cards are restricted to specific 1 0 slots to meet system cooling requirements Other I O cards provide better performance when installed in particular slots TABLE 1 4 lists these slot requirements and recommendations Note This table lists only I O cards that have specific slot or quantity restrictions or other requirements It does not list I O cards that are supported by the server but are not subject to slot or quantity restrictions TABLE 1 4 PCIe Slot Usag
10. 3 Member 3 Optimal Target d HITACHI H106030SDSUN300G A2B0 PhyNum 3 Refer to the SPARC and Netra SPARC T4 Series Servers Administration Guide for more about creating RAID volumes server Panics When Booting From a USB Thumbdrive Attached to the Front USB Ports Bug ID 15667682 Note This issue was originally listed as CR 6983185 When attempting to boot a USB thumbdrive inserted in either front USB port USB2 or USB3 the server might panic Workaround Use the server s rear USB ports USBO or USB1 whenever booting from an external USB device Booting Solaris 11 from a USB thumbdrive is not supported Cannot Plumb Sun Quad GbE x8 PCIe Low Profile Adapter in PCIe Slot 0 When More Than Five Are Installed Bug ID 15676454 Note This issue was originally listed as CR 6993897 Chapter 2 Known Product Issues 13 14 The Ethernet ports of a Sun Quad GbE x8 PCIe Low Profile adapter installed in PCIe slot 0 cannot be plumbed if there are more than five Sun Quad GbE x8 PCIe Low Profile adapters installed in the server However up to nine Sun Quad GbE x8 PCle Low Profile adapters are supported in the server when one of these adapters is not installed in slot 0 Workaround Do not install a Sun Quad GbE x8 PCIe Low Profile adapter in PCIe slot 0 Front Panel Video Port Does Not Support Resolutions Greater Than 1024 x 768 Bug ID 15698604 Note This issue was originally listed as C
11. an uncorrectable error UE the fault manager is supposed to attempt to retire the cache line involved in the error Because of this defect the fault manager might not retire the faulty cache line and instead reports the entire chip as faulted Workaround Schedule a replacement of the FRU containing the faulty component For additional information about UEs in processor cache lines search for message ID SUN4V 8002 WY on the Oracle support site http support oracle com SPARC T4 2 Server Product Notes July 2014 Upon a Reboot After an Unrecoverable Hardware Error CPUs Might Not Start Bug ID 15733431 Note This issue was originally listed as CR 7075336 In rare cases if the server or sever module experiences a serious problem that results in a panic when the server is rebooted a number of CPUs might not start even though the CPUs are not faulty Example of the type of error displayed rebooting Resetting ERROR 63 CPUs in MD did not start Workaround Log in to Oracle ILOM on the SP and power cycle gt stop SYS Are you sure you want to stop SYS y n y Stopping SYS lt start SYS Are you sure you want to start SYS y n y Starting SYS Spurious Power Supply Errors Might Be Reported Bug ID 15800916 Note This issue was originally listed as CR 7180259 In some cases the Oracle ILOM firmware identifies and reports spurious power supply errors For example at
12. cannot be killed Workaround Reboot the system If the problem repeats contact your authorized service provider Avoid running Oracle VTS in production environments Units Used to Define the MIB Power Management Time Limit Are Reported in Seconds Bug ID 15675720 Note This issue was originally listed as CR 6993008 The MIB should report the sunHwCtrlPowerMgmtBudgetTimelimit in milliseconds but the value displayed is in seconds Workaround Understand that the value reported for sunHwCtrlPowerMgmtBudgetTimelimit is in seconds Message From cpustat Refers to Processor Documentation Incorrectly Bug ID 15717099 Bug ID 15717100 Bug ID 15749141 Note This issue was originally listed as CR 7046898 Note This issue is fixed in Oracle Solaris 11 Chapter 2 Known Product Issues 35 36 A message displayed by the cpustat command says See the SPARC T4 User s Manual for descriptions of these events Documentation for Sun processors can be found at http www sun com processors manuals This document and web site listed in this message are not available reboot disk Command Occasionally Fails When disk Argument Picks Up Extra Characters Bug ID 15816272 Note This issue was originally listed as CR 7050975 Note This issue is fixed in Oracle Solaris 10 08 11 When running the reboot disk command extraneous characters are occasionally added to the disk argument before
13. 0 10 09 or Solaris 10 09 10 media The Solaris 10 ISO image is available at https support oracle com epmos faces DocumentDisplay id 1277964 1 Watchdog Timeouts Seen With Heavy Workloads and Maximum Memory Configurations Bug ID 15737671 Bug ID 15744469 Bug ID 15771943 Note This issue was originally listed as CR 7083001 Note This issue is fixed KU 147440 05 and in Oracle Solaris 11 With certain unusual heavy workloads especially where a highly processor intensive workload is bound to cpu 0 the host might appear to suddenly reset back to OBP without any sign of a crash or a panic and the Oracle ILOM event log contains a Host watchdog expired entry This issue is more prevalent on select systems with full memory configurations If you encounter this sort of sudden reset display the SP event log using this command from the Oracle ILOM CLI gt show SP logs event list If you are encountering this error the event list includes entry labeled Host watchdog expired Workaround If you encounter this error contact your authorized service provider to see if a fix is available Chapter 2 Known Product Issues 31 32 You can also work around this problem by extending the watchdog period by adding this entry to the Oracle Solaris etc systen file set watchdog_timeout 60000 This extends the watchdog timeout period to 1 minute 60000 milliseconds In extreme cases y
14. 400 pci 2 pci 0 pci 3 PCI EM3 ENABLED Note For more information about the hotplug command see the hotplug 1M man page 24 SPARC T4 2 Server Product Notes July 2014 Spurious Interrupt Message in System Console Bug ID 15651697 Bug ID 15771956 Bug ID 15771958 Note This issue was originally listed as CR 6963563 Note This issue was fixed in System Firmware 8 2 0 a During the normal operation of the server and when running the Oracle VTS system exerciser you might see the following message in the system console ate time hostname px ID 781074 kern warning WARNING px0 spurious interrupt from ino 0x4 date time hostname px ID 548919 kern info ehci 0 0 date time hostname px ID 100033 kern info Workaround You can safely ignore this message Spurious Error Message During Initial Oracle Solaris 10 OS Installation Bug ID 15658412 Note This issue was originally listed as CR 6971896 The miniroot is a bootable root file system that includes the minimum Oracle Solaris OS software required to boot the server and configure the OS The miniroot runs only during the installation process When the server boots the miniroot for the initial configuration you might see the following messages in the system console Fatal server error InitOutput Error loading module for dev fb giving up usr openwin bin xinit Network is unreachable errno 128 unable to conne
15. 77751 9 nxge Driver Warning Messages Displayed After Reboot Bug ID 15710067 Bug ID 15777789 Bug ID 15777790 30 The trapstat T Command Causes Bad Watchdog Resets at TL2 Bug ID 15720390 31 Watchdog Timeouts Seen With Heavy Workloads and Maximum Memory Configurations Bug ID 15737671 Bug ID 15744469 Bug ID 15771943 31 Benign Error Message mptsas request inquiry page 0x83 for target a lun 0 failed Bug ID 15809005 32 Oracle VTS 661006686 Hangs When the CPU Threading Mode Is Set to max ipc Bug ID 15743740 Bug ID 15744945 33 Some pciex8086 105f Devices Fail to Attach Bug ID 15774699 33 L2 Cache Uncorrectable Errors Causing a Reboot Abort Bug ID 15826320 34 Firmware Issues 34 Performing First Time Boot On Servers Equipped With the Sun Storage 6 Gb SAS PCle 8 Port Internal RAID HBA 4 Missing Interrupt Causes USB Hub Hot plug Thread to Hang Resulting In Process Hangs Bug ID 15655752 35 Units Used to Define the MIB Power Management Time Limit Are Reported in Seconds Bug ID 15675720 35 Message From cpustat Refers to Processor Documentation Incorrectly Bug ID 15717099 Bug ID 15717100 Bug ID 15749141 35 reboot disk Command Occasionally Fails When disk Argument Picks Up Extra Characters Bug ID 15816272 36 Contents v vi Blue LED On Drive Does Not Light When the Drive Is Ready to Remove Bug ID 15737491 36 Cold Reset Adds One Day to System Time CR 15764743 Bug ID 15765255 Bug ID 15765770 37
16. 809 at http support oracle com Minimum Required Patchsets and SPARC Bundle for Oracle Solaris 10 10 09 OS To use the server with the Oracle Solaris 10 10 09 OS install the patches listed in TABLE 1 3 as well as the Oracle Solaris 10 8 11 SPARC Bundle In addition you should download and install Recommended OS Patchset Solaris 10 SPARC This patchset contains Oracle Solaris 10 OS patches that address current Sun Alerts Chapter 1 Late Breaking Information 5 Note The download of the Solaris 10 10 09 SPARC Bundle is available at http support oracle com Installing and Booting Oracle Solaris 11 From Devices Connected to a USB Port To install Oracle Solaris 11 without using an IPS Autolnstall server on the network you can use Oracle Solaris media in a DVD drive either built into the server or attached to a USB port You also can boot from an ISO image copied to a DVD disk hard disk or SSD Starting with Oracle Solaris 11 2 and System Firmware 8 5 1 x you can install the OS on this server from an image copied to a USB flash drive That USB image is available for download at the same location as the ISO images http www oracle com technetwork serverstorage solaris11 downlo ads index html You also can create a persistent device alias for a device connected to a USB port For more information see Installing Oracle Solaris 11 2 Systems at http docs oracle com cd E36784 01 You can boot Oracle Solaris
17. 909 17 sun4v sparc sun4v showrev p tail 3 Patch 143525 01 Obsoletes Requires 118833 36 127127 11 Incompatibles Packages SUNWcsu Patch 143125 01 Obsoletes 138079 01 138089 01 Requires 120011 14 Incompatibles Packages SUNWcsu Patch 121557 01 Obsoletes Requires Incompatibles Packages SUNWpiclu 4 Minimum Required Patchset for Oracle Solaris 10 8 11 OS Install the patches listed in TABLE 1 3 before using the server with the Oracle Solaris 10 8 11 OS SPARC T4 2 Server Product Notes July 2014 TABLE 1 3 Minimum Required Patchset for Oracle Solaris 10 8 11 147440 03 147149 01 147153 01 147707 01 147159 03 In addition you should download and install Recommended OS Patchset Solaris 10 SPARC This patchset contains Oracle Solaris 10 OS patches that address current Sun Alerts Note The download of the Solaris 10 8 11 SPARC Bundle is identified by the number 14158708 at http support oracle com Minimum Required Patchsets and SPARC Bundle for Oracle Solaris 10 9 10 OS To use the server with the Oracle Solaris 10 9 10 OS install the patches listed in TABLE 1 3 as well as the Oracle Solaris 10 8 11 SPARC Bundle In addition you should download and install Recommended OS Patchset Solaris 10 SPARC This patchset contains Oracle Solaris 10 OS patches that address current Sun Alerts Note The download of the Solaris 10 9 10 SPARC Bundle is identified by the number 13153
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19. R 7021609 The SPARC T4 2 server contains two video HD15 ports one in the front of the server and one in the rear of the server The front video port does not support screen resolutions greater than 1024 x 768 If you require screen resolutions greater than 1024 x 768 connect the monitor to the server s rear video port The rear video port supports resolutions up to 1280 x 1024 Refer to the SPARC T4 Series Servers Administration Guide and the fbconfig 1M man page for instructions on using a local graphics monitor PSH Might Not Clear a Retired Cache Line on a Replaced Motherboard Bug ID 15705327 Bug ID 15713018 Note This issue was originally listed as CR 7031216 Note This issue was fixed in Oracle Solaris 11 1 If you replace the replacement enclosure to repair faulty cache on the motherboard PSH might not clear the cache on the replacement The cache line remains disabled SPARC T4 2 Server Product Notes July 2014 Workaround Manually clear the disabled cache line by running the following commands fmadm repaired fmri abe fmadm replaced fmri label Restrictions on Placement of HBAs in Slot 4 and Slot 5 Bug ID 15717157 Note This issue was originally listed as CR 7046966 Follow these rules for placement of the following cards in the server You can place the following FCoE 10Gb s Converged Network Adapters in either slot 4 or slot 5 but not in both slots SG XPCIEFCOE2 Q SR
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21. Solaris 11 OS installed This value is a constant for Oracle Solaris 11 0 The first field to the right of 175 indicates the update release In this example there have been no updates to the initial release 2 The next field contains the SRU value In this example the second patch bundle called SRU2 has been installed on Oracle Solaris 11 update 0 You can ignore the other fields in the FMRI package description Chapter 1 Late Breaking Information 3 When you know which version of the OS is installed you can access a list of all the packages contained in that release from the following web page http pkg oracle com solaris release en index shtml To list the packages contained in a particular Oracle Solaris 11 release select that release in the Release and Branch pull down menu and press the Browse button Or you can search for individual packages in the Search for window Determining Oracle Solaris 10 Patch Revision If your system is currently running Oracle Solaris 10 you can find its patch level with the commands showrev 1M and uname 1 This is shown in the following example showrev Hostname Host id Release 5 10 Kernel architecture sun4v Application architecture sparc Hardware provider Sun_Microsystems Domain Ecd East Sun COM Kernel version SunOS 5 10 Generic_142909 17 uname a SunOS Generic 142
22. T4 series servers from being entered in etc driver_aliases Without this alias being properly defined the nxge cannot be attached Recovery Action To correct this problem perform the following steps Note You must be logged in as root to edit the driver_aliases file 1 Add the following entry to etc driver_aliases nxge SUNW niusl kt 2 Reboot the server 3 Configure the network interfaces nxge Driver Warning Messages Displayed After Reboot Bug ID 15710067 Bug ID 15777789 Bug ID 15777790 Note This issue was originally listed as CR 7037575 Note This issue is fixed in Oracle Solaris 11 1 During reboot nxge warnings such as the following appear in the var adm messages log Apr 18 08 35 56 san t4 4 0 a nxge ID 752849 kern warning WARNING nxge3 nxge_nlp2020_xcvr_init Unknown type 0x70756f 88 detected Apr 18 08 36 16 san t4 4 0 a nxge ID 752849 kern warning WARNING nxge7 nxge_nlp2020_xcvr_init Unknown type 0x70756f88 detected Workaround These messages can be ignored 30 SPARC T4 2 Server Product Notes July 2014 The trapstat T Command Causes Bad Watchdog Resets at TL2 Bug ID 15720390 Note This issue was originally listed as CR 7052070 In some instances servers equipped with Solaris 10 10 09 or Solaris 10 09 10 might panic when running the trapstat T command Workaround Add the missing SUNWust1 and SUNWust2 packages from the Solaris 1
23. aded a server equipped with a Sun Flash Accelerator F40 PCIe Card to System Firmware 8 3 0 b and are encountering thermal related performance degradation downgrade to System Firmware 8 2 2 c Chapter 2 Known Product Issues 39 40 SPARC T4 2 Server Product Notes July 2014
24. ame SYS MB CMP1 CORE2 Note The NAC CORE value is rhe FRMI core value modulo 8 The following NAC name equivalents are for all CMP cores in a SPARC T4 2 server FMRI Values for Cores Corresponding NAC Name chassis 0 motherboard 0 chip 0 core 0 SYS MP CMPO COREO chassis 0 motherboard 0 chip 0 core 1 SYS MP CMP0 CORE1 chassis 0 motherboard 0 chip 0 core 2 SYS MP CMPO CORE2 chassis 0 motherboard 0 chip 0 core 3 SYS MP CMP0 CORE3 18 SPARC T4 2 Server Product Notes July 2014 FMRI Values for Cores Corresponding NAC Name 0 core chassis 0 motherboard 0 chip chassis 0 motherboard 0 chip 0 core chassis 0 motherboard 0 chip 0 core chassis 0 motherboard 0 chip 0 core 1 core chassis 0 motherboard 0 chip chassis 0 motherboard 0 chip 1 core chassis 0 motherboard 0 chip 1 core chassis 0 motherboard 0 chip 1 core chassis 0 motherboard 0 chip 1 core 1 core chassis 0 motherboard 0 chip chassis 0 motherboard 0 chip 1 core OO N D OO 10 11 12 13 14 chassis 0 motherboard 0 chip 1 core 15 SYS MP CMPO CORE4 SYS MP CMP0 CORE5 SYS MP CMPO CORE6 SYS MP CMP0 CORE7 SYS MP CMP1 COREO SYS MP CMP1 CORE1 SYS MP CMP1 CORE2 SYS MP CMP1 CORE3 SYS MP CMP1 CORE4 SYS MP CMP1 CORE5
25. appear From the Device Tree Upon Reboot or During Power On Bug ID 15849720 In some cases a PCle card might disappear from the device tree upon reboot or during power on The PCle card reappears in the device tree when the system is power cycled or reset Workaround Do one of the following m Power cycle the sever m Perform a system reset ok reset all SPARC T4 2 Server Product Notes July 2014 Note If the PCIe card does not reappear even after a power cycle or system reset the PCle card might be faulty System Firmware 8 2 0 Contains a New Version of the scvar Database Bug ID 16184046 A new version of the scvar database was introduced in system firmware 8 2 0 Upgrading the system firmware from a version prior to 8 2 0 to system firmware version 8 2 0 or later reverts the scvar database to default settings after the installation completes This also erases any date time offsets that have not been saved in an LDOMs spconfig file making it necessary to re set the date time on affected domains System Firmware 8 3 0 b Incompatible with the Sun Flash Accelerator F40 PCIe Card Bug ID 16813726 Servers equipped with System Firmware 8 3 0 b might exhibit severe performance degradation due to thermal limiting of the Sun Flash Accelerator F40 PCle Card Workaround If your server is equipped with the Sun Flash Accelerator F40 PCIe Card do not not upgrade to System Firmware 8 3 0 b If you have already upgr
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27. being faulted when only specific core strands should be faulted Workaround Schedule a service call with your authorized Oracle service provider to replace the processor containing the faulty core Until the processor is replaced you can return the strands related to the functioning cores to service using the following procedure This procedure restores as much system functionalty as the active cores provide 1 Identify the faulty core fmdump eV c ereport cpu generic sparc 12tagctl uc The following example shows the detector portion of the mdump output for a SPARC T4 2 server Note Key elements in the example are highlighted for emphasis They would not be highlighted in the actual output detector embedded nvlist nvlist version 0 version 0x0 scheme hc hc root he list sz 4 he list array of embedded nvlists start hc list 0 Chapter 2 Known Product Issues 17 nvlist version 0 hc name chassis he id 0 end hc list 0 start hc list 1 nvlist version 0 hc name motherboard he id 0 end he list 1 start hc list 2 nvlist version 0 hc name chip he id 1 end he list 2 start hc list 3 nvlist version 0 hc name core he id 10 end hc 1ist 3 end detector In this example the faulted chip is indicated by the following FMRI values m Chassis 0 Motherboard 0 Chip 1 Core 0 These FMRI values correspond to the NAC n
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29. ct to X server usr openwin bin xinit No such process errno 3 Server error Chapter 2 Known Product Issues 25 26 The messages indicate the Xsun server in the Oracle Solaris 10 OS miniroot cannot find a supported driver for the AST graphics device in the service processor These messages are legitimate as the miniroot contains only the Xsun environment and the AST framebuffer ast fb is supported only in the Xorg environment The Xorg environment is included in the installed system so the graphics device might be used when running the installed Oracle Solaris OS Workaround You can safely ignore this message When diag switch Is Set to true Oracle Solaris OS Fails to Update EEPROM for Automatic Rebooting Bug ID 15666767 Note This issue was originally listed as CR 6982060 When installing the Oracle Solaris OS to a device when the OBP diag switch parameter is set to true the Oracle Solaris OS installer fails to update the bootdevice parameter with the new device path where the OS was installed Therefore this new device path will not be used during the subsequent automatic system reboots Under these conditions the server will display the following error message and you will not be able to reboot from the device Installing boot information Installing boot blocks cxtxdxsx Installing boot blocks dev rdsk cxtxdxsx Updating system firmware for automatic rebooting WARNING Could not update s
30. d Cases to the SP Bug ID 15667874 Bug ID 15741999 Note This issue was originally listed as CR 6983432 Note This issue is fixed in Patch 147790 01 SunOS 5 10 fmd patch and in Oracle Solaris 11 This defect causes previously diagnosed and repaired PSH faults from the host to reappear in Oracle ILOM when the host reboots It manifests itself as an incorrect report of a PSH diagnosed fault represented through the Oracle ILOM CLI BUI and fault LED Tip You can identify this defect by checking to see if the same PSH fault was reported from the host as well If it was reported only by Oracle ILOM and not from the host it is probably an example of this defect Recovery Action Use the Oracle ILOM diagnostic and repair tools to identify the error condition and correct it The following example illustrates how to diagnose and repair a PSH fault diagnosed by the host This example is based on the Oracle ILOM fault management shell You could instead use the Oracle ILOM CLI or BUI to accomplish the same results 1 Display the fault information faultmgmtsp gt fmadm faulty 2011 09 16 15 38 19 af875d87 433e 6bf 7 cb53 c3d665e8cd09 SUN4V 8002 6E Major Fault class FRU Description Response fault cpu generic sparc strand SYS MB Part Number 7015272 Serial Number 465769T 1130Y6004M A fault has been diagnosed by the Host Operating System The service required LED on the chassis an
31. d 0000000 0000000000 chassis 0 motherboard 0 hostbridge 0 pciexrc 0 pciexbus 1 pciexdev 0 pciexfn 0 pciexbus 2 pciexdev 12 pciexfn 0 pciexbus 62 pciexdev 0 33 faulty Description Too many recovered bus errors have been detected which indicates a problem with the specified bus or with the specified transmitting device This may degrade into an unrecoverable fault Refer to http sun com msg PCIEX 8000 KP for more information Response One or more device instances may be disabled Impact Loss of services provided by the device instances associated with this fault Action If a plug in card is involved check for badly seated cards or bent pins Otherwise schedule a repair procedure to replace the affected device Use fmadm faulty to identify the device or contact Sun for support 16 These errors might be an indication of a faulty or incorrectly seated device Or these errors might be erroneous SPARC T4 2 Server Product Notes July 2014 Workaround Ensure that the device is properly seated and functioning If the errors continue apply patch 147705 01 or higher L2 Cache Uncorrectable Errors Might Lead to an Entire Processor Being Faulted Bug ID 15727651 Bug ID 15732875 Bug ID 15732876 Bug ID 15733117 Note This issue was originally listed as CR 7065563 Note This issue was fixed in System Firmware 8 1 4 An L2 cache uncorrectable error might lead to an entire processor
32. d on the affected FRU may be illuminated 28 SPARC T4 2 Server Product Notes July 2014 Impact No SP impact Check the Host OS for more information Action The administrator should review the fault on the Host OS Please refer to the Details section of the Knowledge Article for additional information 2 Check for faults on the host fmadm fault lt Host displays no faults 3 Verify that the fault shown by Oracle ILOM was repaired on the host mdump TIME UUID SUNW MSG ID Sep 16 08 38 19 5582 af875d87 433e 6bf 7 cb53 c3d665e8cd09 SUN4V 8002 6E Sep 16 08 40 47 8191 af875d87 433e 6b 7 cb53 c3d665e8cd09 FMD 8000 4M Repaired Sep 16 08 40 47 8446 af875d87 433e 6bf 7 cb53 c3d665e8cd09 FMD 8000 6U Resolved 4 Flush the previously faulty component from the host resource cache fmadm flush SYS MB fmadm flushed resource history for SYS MB 5 Repair the fault in Oracle ILOM faultmgmtsp gt fmadm repair SYS MB faultmgmtsp gt fmadm faulty No faults found faultmgmtsp gt Gigabit Ethernet nxge Driver Not Loading on Systems With Oracle Solaris 10 10 09 OS and a Solaris 10 9 10 Patchset or Solaris 10 8 11 Patchset Bug ID 15677751 Note This issue was originally listed as CR 6995458 Chapter 2 Known Product Issues 29 A problem in the Oracle Solaris 10 10 09 package installation process prevents the nxge alias definition for SPARC
33. e Rules for Certain I O Cards Description Part Number Maximum Restrictions Network Interface Card Sun Dual Port 10GBase T Adapter 7100488 10 with Solaris 11 8 with Solaris 10 10 Gb Network Module QFSP quad port SE4X5XC1Z 1 XAUI adapter card FCoE 10Gb s Converged Network Adapter Chapter 1 Late Breaking Information 7 TABLE 1 4 PCIe Slot Usage Rules for Certain I O Cards Continued Description Part Number Restrictions Sun Storage 10 GbE PCIe FCoE SG XPCIEFCOE2 Q SR Converged Network Adapter QLogic low profile dual port and SR optics Sun Storage 10 GbE PCIe FCoE SG XPCIEFCOE2 0 TA Converged Network Adapter Qlogic low profile dual port and Twin AX SAS Host Bus Adapter Sun Storage 6 Gb SAS PCIe RAID HBA SGX SAS6 R INT Z Internal 8 port and 512 MB memory SAS cable kit for installation of internal SE3X4A11Z RAID card Sun Storage 6 Gb SAS PCIe HBA SGX SAS6 INT Z 8 port Internal InfiniBand Sun InfiniBand QDR Host Channel X4242A Adapter PCIe Oracle Dual Port QDR InfiniBand 7104074 Adapter M3t Miscellaneous Sun Crypto Accelerator 6000 PCIe Card X6000A N Sun Flash F40 Card 7104482 Flash Accelerator F80 Card 7107092 Requires SE3Y4A11Z cable kit DVD drive is unusable if this card is installed Requires system formware no earlier than 8 4 0 b Requires system firmware 8 2 1 b or later 8 SPARC T4 2 Server Product Notes July 2014 Either slot 4 or slot 5 but not both
34. e time ereport chassis power insufficient asserted sys ps2 SYS PS2 POWER_MISSING date time ereport chassis power insufficient deasserted sys ps2 SYS PS2 POWER_MISSING Workaround Update the server to System Firmware 8 2 0 f or later If these errors persist they indicate a power supply fault Refer to the SPARC T4 2 Server Service Manual for specific instructions Chapter 2 Known Product Issues 21 22 Oracle Solaris OS Issues This section describes issues related to the Oracle Solaris OS in this release Custom nvalias Settings Do Not Change During a System Reconfiguration If you use the nvalias OBP command to make custom system settings you must update these settings if the system reconfigures itself after a hardware failure For example if the system experiences a hardware failure such as a failed CMP the system will reconfigure the I O device paths during the next reboot If you set a custom device path to a boot drive using the nvalias command the system will not reconfigure the custom device path and the server will not boot the operating system Workaround You must rediscover the device path to the boot drive and update the nvalias setting accordingly Cannot Boot Oracle Solaris 10 10 09 OS From the Internal DVD The internal DVD cannot be used to boot the Oracle Solaris 10 10 09 release Note Later updates of Oracle Solaris 10 do not have this limitation Workaround Remote CD ROM DVD Storage
35. eroff Then at the ILOM prompt use the following commands to reset the host gt stop SYS gt start SYS Refer to the service manual the administration guide and the Oracle Solaris OS documentation for more information Workaround After the first cold reset of the system verify that the system date and time are correct If the date has been impacted by this issue use the Oracle Solaris OS date 1 command to set the correct date and time For example to set the date and time to be February 26 9 00am 2012 type date 022609002012 Chapter 2 Known Product Issues 37 Refer to the date 1 man page and the Oracle Solaris OS documentation for more information System Shuts Down Following a false SYS_POK_GLITCH Error Bug ID 15774378 Note This issue was originally listed as CR 7146062 Note This issue is fixed in System Firmware version 8 1 5 In some cases the server could report a false VCORE_POK_GLITCH error followed by a system shutdown A line similar to the following appears in the ILOM ereport log prior to system shutdown ereport chassis power glitch fatal sys mb SYS MB CMP0 VCORE_POK_GLITCH 38 Workaround Install System Firmware 8 1 5 or later If the issue persists even after updating the system firmware the server is encountering a real hardware error Contact your authorized service provider In Some Instances a PCIe Card Might Dis
36. failed BPL Pool buffer 3437 size 1024 date time hostname emlxs ID 349649 kern info 13 0363 emlxs22 ERROR 201 Adapter initialization failed Unable to allocate memory buffers date time hostname emlxs ID 349649 kern info 5 064D emlxs22 ERROR 201 Adapter initialization failed status c date time hostname emlxs ID 349649 kern info B 1949 emlxs22 ERROR 101 Driver attach failed Unable to initialize adapter date time hostname emlxs ID 349649 kern info 13 0363 emlxs20 ERROR 201 Adapter initialization failed Unable to allocate memory buffers date time hostname emlxs ID 349649 kern info 5 064DJemlxs20 ERROR 201 Adapter initialization failed status c date time hostname emlxs ID 349649 kern info B 1949 emlxs24 ERROR 101 Driver attach failed Unable to initialize adapter date time hostname emlxs ID 349649 kern info 13 0363 emlxs24 ERROR 201 Adapter initialization failed Unable to allocate memory buffers date time hostname emlxs ID 349649 kern info 5 064D emlxs24 ERROR 201 Adapter initialization failed status c date time hostname emlxs ID 349649 kern info B 1949 emlxs24 ERROR 101 Driver attach failed Unable to initialize adapter Workaround Limit the number of 8Gb FC PCI Express HBA Emulex cards in a Magma I O expansion box to no more than three Chapter 2 Known Product Issues 27 Fault Management Sometimes Sends Resolve
37. i 600 pci l1 pci 0 pci S PCI EM6 ENABLED pci 600 pci 2 pci 0 pci 0 PCI EM7 EMPTY pci 600 pci 2 pci 0 pci S PCI EM5 EMPTY pci 700 pci l pci 0 pci 4 PCI EM14 EMPTY pci 700 pci 2 pci 0 pci 3 PCI EM12 ENABLED pci 700 pci 2 pci 0 pci 4 PCI EM13 EMPTY pci 700 pci 2 pci 0 pci 5 PCI EM15 EMPTY Use the hotplug disable command to disable a PCIe card Chapter 2 Known Product Issues 23 For example to disable the EM card in PCI EM3 and confirm that it is no longer enabled hotplug disable pci 400 pci 2 pci 0 pci 3 PCI EM3 hotplug list 1 grep PCI EM3 pci 400 pci 2 pci 0 pci 3 PCI EM3 POWERED You can now physically remove the EM card Use the hotplug list command to verify that a card is removed For example hotplug list 1 grep PCI EM pci 400 pci 2 pci 0 pci 3 PCI EM3 EMPTY m Use the hotplug poweron command to power on a PCle card For example to power on the EM card in PCI EM3 and confirm that it has moved to the POWERED state hotplug poweron pci 400 pci 2 pci 0 pci 3 PCI EM3 hotplug list 1 grep PCI EM3 pci 400 pci 2 pci 0 pci 3 PCI EM3 POWERED Use the hotplug enable command to enable a PCIe card For example to enable the EM card in PCI EM3 and confirm that it has moved to the ENABLED state hotplug enable pci 400 pci 2 pci 0 pci 3 PCI EM3 hotplug list 1 grep PCI EM3 pci
38. it reaches the OpenBoot PROM OBP This results in a failure to boot Recovery Action Repeat the boot request Blue LED On Drive Does Not Light When the Drive Is Ready to Remove Bug ID 15737491 Note This issue was originally listed as CR 7082700 When you attempt to unconfigure a drive for removal the drive s blue LED that indicates the drive is ready for removal might not light This happens after you place a drive in a slot in place of a drive that had a different WWID Workaround If you inserted a drive after booting the server realize that the blue LED will not perform this function until the server has booted again SPARC T4 2 Server Product Notes July 2014 Cold Reset Adds One Day to System Time CR 15764743 Bug ID 15765255 Bug ID 15765770 Note This issue was originally listed as CR 7127740 Note This issue is fixed in System Firmware version 8 1 4 e After a cold reset the server might add one day to the Oracle Solaris OS date and time This possible date change will only occur on the first cold reset after January 1 2012 Once you set the correct date using the Oracle Solaris OS date 1 command the corrected date and time will persist across future resets A cold reset is when you halt the OS and restart the service processor SP For example you can use one of the following Oracle Solaris OS commands to halt the shutdown g0 i0 y uadmin 1 6 init 5 pow
39. later e 8 2 1 b or later with Sun Flash F40 card No earlier than 8 4 0 b with Oracle Dual Port QDR InfiniBand Adapter M3 Electronic Prognostics is integrated into all versions of Oracle Solaris 11 2 SPARC T4 2 Server Product Notes July 2014 OS Package and Patch Updates Note You should install the latest patches or package updates available for the version of the Oracle Solaris OS installed on your system Determining Oracle Solaris 11 OS Package Update Version Updates to Oracle Solaris 11 are provisioned using package updates called Support Repository Updates SRUs instead of patches SRUs are part of a new OS provisioning scheme called the Image Packaging System IPS To determine the package version of the Oracle Solaris 11 OS installed on your system run the pkg info kernel command and then interpret the FMRI value displayed in the output This is an example pkg info kernel Name Summary Description Category State Publisher Version Build Release Branch Packaging Date Size FMRI system kernel Core Kernel Core operating system kernel System Core Installed solaris 0 5 41 5 11 O75 202 02 3 1 Wed Oct 19 07 57 11 2011 17 99 MB pkg solaris system kernel 0 5 11 5 11 0 175 0 2 0 2 1 20111128T20503 device drivers and other modules Then evaluate the following three fields in the FMRI value 175 The value 175 indicates that the system has Oracle
40. le com CSP main article cmd show amp type NOT amp doctype REFERENCE amp 1id 1325454 1 Installing the Sun Storage 8 Port Internal 6 Gb SAS PCIe HBA in a Split Configuration You can install the Sun Storage 8 Port Internal 6 Gb SAS PCIe HBA in a split configuration as follows Sun Storage 8 Port Internal 6 Gb SAS PCIe HBA a HDDO a HDD1 a HDD2 HDD3 Onboard RAID controller a HDD4 a HDD5 a Internal DVD To install the Sun Storage 8 Port Internal 6 Gb SAS PCle HBA in a split configuration do the following 1 Install the HBA either in PCIe slot 0 or PCIe slot 1 Note If you install the HBA in PCIe slot 1 PCIe slot 0 must remain unpopulated to ensure proper system cooling 10 SPARC T4 2 Server Product Notes July 2014 2 Unplug the SAS data cable from the connector marked DISKO 3 on the motherboard 3 Plug the SAS data cable into the upper connector on the HBA Chapter 2 Known Product Issues 11 12 Use Links Labeled SPARC T3 to Download sas2ircu Software for SPARC T4 Servers To download sas2ircu firmware and documentation for SPARC T4 1 and T4 2 servers from the current LSI web site you must use links labeled SPARC T3 1 and T3 2 The software and documentation is the same for both sets of servers This is the web site for downloading sas2ircu software from LSI http www lsi com sep Pages oracle index aspx This is the web site for downloading sas2ircu documentation from LSI
41. mode is set This issue is not specific to any processor type and can happen when both the following cases are true Only one CPU strand per core is enabled or online The total number of online CPUs strands is less than or equal to 128 Workaround Do not run the Oracle VTS Processor test in high stress mode when Oracle VM for SPARC is set to max ipc mode Some pciex8086 105f Devices Fail to Attach Bug ID 15774699 Note This issue was originally listed as CR 7147940 Note This issue is fixed in Oracle Solaris 11 1 In some cases the server becomes unresponsive after it is upgraded from System Firmware from 8 1 0 e or earlier to System Firmware 8 2 1 b or later Log entries such as the following appear e1000g ID 801725 kern warning WARNING pciex8086 105f e1000g 0 Mapping registers failed Workaround Download and install Patch ID 148233 02 before updating the system firmware This patch is available at http support oracle com Chapter 2 Known Product Issues 33 L2 Cache Uncorrectable Errors Causing a Reboot Abort Bug ID 15826320 On rare occasions when rebooting a server running Oracle Solaris 11 an error similar to the following appears in the system console ABORT greatlakes n2 src err_subr s line 0x291 strand_in In addition if you perform the fmdump eV command the following error appears ereport cpu generic sparc l2data uc host proxied
42. ormation about supported 1 0 cards and other peripherals Feedback Provide feedback on this documentation at http www oracle com goto docfeedback Access to Oracle Support Oracle customers have access to electronic support through My Oracle Support For information visit http www oracle com pls topic lookup ctx acc amp id info or visit http www oracle com pls topic lookup ctx acc amp id trs if you are hearing impaired viii SPARC T4 2 Server Product Notes July 2014 CHAPTER 1 Late Breaking Information These product notes contain important and late breaking information about Oracle s SPARC T4 2 server m Preinstalled Software on page 1 Supported Versions of Oracle Solaris OS Firmware and Software on page 2 OS Package and Patch Updates on page 3 Installing and Booting Oracle Solaris 11 From Devices Connected to a USB Port on page 6 Support for New 16 Gbyte and 32 Gbyte DIMMs on page 7 Rules for I O Slot Use by Certain Cards on page 7 Preinstalled Software The preinstalled Oracle Solaris OS is installed on a ZFS file system as described in TABLE 1 1 TABLE 1 1 Preinstalled Software Software Location Function Oracle Solaris 11 1 OS with SRU 3 5 1 or later Root disk Slice 0 Operating system Oracle VM Server for SPARC 3 1 1 opt SUNW1dm Manages logical domains System no earlier than version 8 4 2 c Service processor Oracle ILOM ope
43. ou can also disable the watchdog timeout altogether by adding this entry to the etc systen file set watchdog_ enabled 0 A reboot is required for any etc system modification to take effect If you do not want to reboot the system immediately after editing etc system you can apply a temporary workaround that will take effect immediately As root type psrset c F 0 This command creates a temporary processor set containing only cpu 0 preventing application workloads from using this processor and preventing this issue from occurring Note If any threads had been bound to cpu 0 they will be unbound This temporary processor set will be removed on the next operating system reboot at which point the etc system workaround described above will take effect Benign Error Message mptsas request inquiry page 0x83 for target a lun 0 failed Bug ID 15809005 Note This issue was originally listed as CR 7092982 You might see the following error message in var adm messages when the system boots mptsas request inquiry page 0x83 for target a lun 0 failed Workaround You can safely ignore this message SPARC T4 2 Server Product Notes July 2014 Oracle VTS dtlbtest Hangs When the CPU Threading Mode Is Set to max ipc Bug ID 15743740 Bug ID 15744945 Note This issue was originally listed as CR 7094158 The Oracle VTS component stress dt lbtest hangs when max ipc threading
44. part of rKVMS can be used to boot the DVD media itself or the iso image An external USB DVD drive can also be used to boot the media SPARC T4 2 Server Product Notes July 2014 The cfgadm al Command Takes a Long Time to Print Output Bug ID 15631390 Bug ID 15723609 Note This issue was originally listed as CR 6937169 Note This issue was fixed in Oracle Solaris 11 The cfgadm 1M command for configuring or unconfiguring hot plug devices takes a long time to complete For example the cfgadm al command could take more than five minutes before it lists the attachment points for all the hot plug devices Workaround Use the hotplug 1M command to manage PCle hot plug devices Note The workaround using the hotplug command instead of cfgadm al only works for PCI devices m Use the hotplug list 1 command to list the status of all hot plug PCle slots For example hotplug list 1 grep PCI EM pci 400 pci 2 pci 0 pci l PCI EMO EMPTY pci 400 pci l pci 0 pci 4 PCI EM2 EMPTY pci 400 pci l pci 0 pci 4 PCI EM2 EMPTY pci 400 pci 2 pci 0 pci 2 PCI EM1 EMPTY pci 400 pci 2 pci 0 pci 3 PCI EM3 ENABLED pci 500 pci l pci 0 pci l PCI EM8 EMPTY pci 500 pci l pci 0 pci 2 PCI EM10 ENABLED pci 500 pci 2 pci 0 pci 2 PCI EM9 ENABLED pci 500 pci 2 pci 0 pci 3 PCI EM11 EMPTY pci 600 pci l pci 0 pci 4 PCI EM4 EMPTY pc
45. rations Host processor All other firmware operations Note Refer to the Customer Information Sheet shipped with your server to identify which version of Oracle Solaris OS is preinstalled Note In addition to reading the product notes for your server always review the latest version of the Oracle Solaris OS release notes when installing or using the server The release notes provide important installation runtime and update information that you should consider when installing or running the Oracle Solaris OS The release notes also list the known OS problems and provide workarounds when available Find the release notes for your version of the OS on the following web site http docs oracle com Supported Versions of Oracle Solaris OS Firmware and Software TABLE 1 2 Supported Versions of the Oracle Solaris OS and Firmware Software Supported Versions Operating System Oracle VM Server for SPARC LDoms Electronic Prognostics on the server host System firmware e Oracle Solaris 11 1 or later OS Oracle Solaris 11 11 11 OS e Oracle Solaris 10 1 13 OS e Oracle Solaris 10 8 11 OS with required patchsets Oracle Solaris 10 9 10 OS with the Solaris 10 8 11 SPARC Bundle and required patchsets e Oracle Solaris 10 10 09 OS with the Solaris 10 8 11 SPARC Bundle and required patchsets e 2 2 or later with Solaris 11 2 1 or later with Solaris 10 1 1 with Oracle Solaris 10 8 1 1 c or
46. rrors Might Be Reported Bug ID 15720000 Bug ID 15722832 15 L2 Cache Uncorrectable Errors Might Lead to an Entire Processor Being Faulted Bug ID 15727651 Bug ID 15732875 Bug ID 15732876 Bug ID 15733117 7 L2 Cache UEs Are Sometimes Reported as Core Faults Without Any Cache Line Retirements Bug ID 15731176 20 Upon a Reboot After an Unrecoverable Hardware Error CPUs Might Not Start Bug ID 15733431 1 Spurious Power Supply Errors Might Be Reported Bug ID 15800916 21 Oracle Solaris OS Issues 22 Custom nvalias Settings Do Not Change During a System Reconfiguration 2 Cannot Boot Oracle Solaris 10 10 09 OS From the Internal DVD 2 The cfgadm al Command Takes a Long Time to Print Output Bug ID 15631390 Bug ID 15723609 23 Spurious Interrupt Message in System Console Bug ID 15651697 Bug ID 15771956 Bug ID 15771958 25 SPARC T4 2 Server Product Notes July 2014 Spurious Error Message During Initial Oracle Solaris 10 OS Installation Bug ID 15658412 5 When diag switch Is Set to true Oracle Solaris OS Fails to Update EEPROM for Automatic Rebooting Bug ID 15666767 6 Memory Allocation Issues With Emulex 8Gb HBAs in a Magma I O Expansion Box Bug ID 15666779 27 Fault Management Sometimes Sends Resolved Cases to the SP Bug ID 15667874 Bug ID 15741999 28 Gigabit Ethernet nxge Driver Not Loading on Systems With Oracle Solaris 10 10 09 OS and a Solaris 10 9 10 Patchset or Solaris 10 8 11 Patchset Bug ID 156
47. ystem for automatic rebooting On previous systems the OBP diag device parameter would set the new device path to the boot device when the diag switch parameter was set to true SPARC T4 systems no longer supportdiag device parameter so the Oracle Solaris OS installer warns that setting the OBP boot device parameter is not possible Workaround From the Oracle ILOM prompt set the OBP diag switch parameter to false gt set HOST bootmode script setenv diag switch false Alternatively you can set this parameter at the OBP ok prompt ok setenv diag switch false SPARC T4 2 Server Product Notes July 2014 Memory Allocation Issues With Emulex 8Gb HBAs in a Magma I O Expansion Box Bug ID 15666779 Note This issue was originally listed as CR 6982072 Memory allocation errors might occur when four or more 8Gb FC PCI Express HBA Emulex cards are used in a Magma I O expansion box connected to an Oracle SPARC T4 series server The following is an example of the types of messages that might be logged in var adm messages with this configuration date time hostname emlxs ID 349649 kern info 8 019A emlxs22 ERROR 301 Memory alloc failed BPL Pool buffer 1760 size 1024 date time hostname emlxs ID 349649 kern info 8 019A emlxs20 ERROR 301 Memory alloc failed BPL Pool buffer 2765 size 1024 date time hostname emlxs ID 349649 kern info 8 019A emlxs24 ERROR 301 Memory alloc

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