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1. 18 Sun Fire 6800 4810 4800 3800 Systems Firmware 5 12 7 Release Notes August 2002 Domain Hangs on Firmware Downgrade to 5 12 x or 5 11 x BugID 4719404 Downgrading from 5 13 0 5 13 1 or 5 13 2 firmware to any version of 5 12 or 5 11 firmware causes the domain to hang For 5 13 0 5 13 1 and 5 13 2 firmware the default setting of the variable use new ioadd map is true for 5 12 and 5 11 firmware the setting must be false Workaround Before attempting to bring up the domain execute the setdefaults command in a shell on the platform to reset the variable Dynamic Reconfiguration on Sun Fire 6800 4810 4800 3800 Systems This section provides general information on using dynamic reconfiguration DR on Sun Fire 6800 4810 4800 and 3800 systems System Specific DR Support System specific DR support on the 6800 4810 4800 3800 systems is shown by the cfgadm command System boards are indicated as class sbd CompactPCI cPCI cards are shown as class pci Users of DR through the cfgadm interface will see other DR classes as well For more information about system specific problems with DR see the Dynamic Reconfiguration DR Software Bugs on page 24 To view the classes that are associated with attachment points run the following command as superuser cfgadm s cols ap_id class Dynamic attachment points may also be listed by using the cfgadm command with its a option To determine t2. etc hostname interface where interface is a value such as hmel or qfe2 This triggers the in mpathd daemon to resume probing and detect repairs Consequently in mpathd causes original IP addresses to failback to this interface The interface should now be online and ready for use under IPMP Note If the interface had not been unplumbed and set to the OFFLINE status prior to a previous detach then the attach operation described here would not automatically configure it To set the interface back to the ONLINE status and failback its IP address after the physical attach is complete enter the following command if mpadm r interface Operating System Quiescence This section discusses permanent memory and the requirement to quiesce the operating system when unconfiguring a system board that has permanent memory A quick way to determine whether a board has permanent memory is to run the following command as superuser cfgadm av grep permanent The system responds with output such as the following which describes system board 0 zero NO SBO memory connected configured ok base address 0x0 4194304 KBytes total 668072 KBytes permanent Permanent memory is where the Solaris kernel and its data reside The kernel cannot be released from memory in the same way that user processes residing in other boards can release memory by paging out to the swap device Instead cfgadm uses the copy rename technique to r
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4. Domain A Is Completely Off showkey Shows Domain A State Going From off To on Bug ID 4513961 This situation occurs when you run the dumpconfig command when a domain is turned on When you run restoreconfig the transitional keyswitch position is written to NVCI Workaround Do not run the dumpconfig command when starting up or shutting down a domain SC Upgrade Gives a Decompress Error After a Reboot To Any Domain Bug ID 4593208 After the firmware is upgraded a decompress error occurs when a domain is rebooted Workaround To prevent this error follow the Firmware Upgrade Procedure on page 8 when you are updating the firmware If you did not follow this procedure and you encounter this error run the following command on the system controller in the platform shell schostname SC gt setkeyswitch d domainID off flashupdate c and flashupdate u Incorrectly Copy Firmware Images Between Boards Bug ID 4638200 Using flashupdate c or flashupdate u to update a board after it has passed POST and been put into OBP mode fails though some messages incorrectly indicate that the update succeeded Workaround To prevent the problem flash the board prior to running POST and placing the board in OBP mode To correct the problem reflash the board from an FTP source Service providers can also clear the problem by powering the board off physically removing it from the system reinserting it then powering the board back on
5. Domains in Chapter 4 has been revised as follows 6 If you did not set up two partitions and if the board that you plan to assign to a new domain is currently used by domain A shut down domain A or use DR to unconfigure and disconnect the board out of the domain Assigning and Unassigning Boards When you assign a board to a domain by using the addboard command from the domain shell the board cannot be used by another domain and must be listed in the Access Control List ACL for the domain If the board is assigned to a domain when the domain is active the board is not configured to be part of that domain m For an overview of steps on assigning and unassigning boards to or from a domain with and without DR see TABLE 1 and TABLE 2 m For complete step by step procedures that do not use DR refer to the procedures To Assign a Board to a Domain and To Unassign a Board to a Domain in Chapter 6 Maintenance of the Sun Fire 6800 4810 4800 3800 Systems Platform Administration Manual a For procedures that use DR refer to the Sun Fire 6800 4810 4800 and 3800 Systems Dynamic Reconfiguration User Guide Firmware Release Notes 3 TABLE1 Overview of Steps to Assign a Board To a Domain To Assign a Board To a Domain Using DR To Assign a Board To a Domain Not Using DR 1 Assign the disconnected and isolated board to the domain with the cfgadm x assign command 2 Use DR to configure the board into the domain Re
6. O assemblies If the firmware for your CPU Memory boards and I O assemblies is different from the system controller firmware you may not be able to boot your domains 1 Connect to the system controller console serial port to monitor the system when you upgrade the firmware Step 6 The prompt for the system controller is schostname SC gt 2 Shut down all the domains by halting the Solaris operating environment 3 In each domain shell that has an active domain set the keyswitch position to standby schostname A gt setkeyswitch standby Sun Fire 6800 4810 4800 3800 Systems Firmware 5 12 7 Release Notes August 2002 4 Verify that all the CPU Memory boards and I O assemblies are powered on by running the showboards command on the system controller in the platform shell schostname SC gt showboards 5 If any CPU Memory boards or I O assemblies are not powered on use the poweron command on the system controller in the platform shell to power on those components schostname SC gt poweron component_names 6 Upgrade the firmware by using the flashupdate command on the system controller in the platform shell Caution Do not power down the system or reset the system while performing this step Use the command syntax appropriate to the URL protocol schostname SC gt flashupdate f URL all The flashupdate command reboots the system controller and upgrades the CPU Memory boards and I O assem
7. host ID and MAC address based on which physical domain is in use A B and so forth can prevent host licensed software from running In situations where a hardware failure would require changing domains host licensed software will refuse to start Workaround It may be possible to reconfigure the system hardware to support the required domain Contact your service provider for assistance showdomain Contains FrameManager Information Bug ID 4492564 FrameManager information should not be presented in the output from the showdomain command Workaround Ignore the FrameManager information SIGBUS 10 bus error Causing Hang While Running disablecomponent or enablecomponent Bug ID 4492914 When you add or remove a component from the blacklist or when you power on or power off system boards from multiple system controller connections the commands related to system board operations can sometimes hang Workaround Avoid running commands that show the system state at the same time the state is being changed However if you are running a command related to system board operations that hangs reboot the system controller Domain Is Powered Off During showreset state Bug ID 4496769 Workaround Turn on the domain by running the setkeyswitch on command at the domain shell Firmware Release Notes 15 dumpconfig Responds With could not access required file Bug ID 4497581 When you run dumpconfig to save platform and domain con
8. install SBM on systems that will be used for DR trials and do not perform CPU system board DR operations on systems with SBM installed 26 Sun Fire 6800 4810 4800 3800 Systems Firmware 5 12 7 Release Notes August 2002 DR Hangs During a Configure Operation On an I O Board When the vxdmpadm Policy Is Set to check_all Bug ID 4509462 A DR configure operation hangs with an IBx I O board after a few successful iterations this occurs when the DR operation is executed concurrently with the DMP daemon that is implementing the policy check_all with a time interval Workaround To avoid the deadlock between the DMP daemon and system board DR enter the following command to stop and re start the DMP daemon before performing DR operations usr sbin vxdmpadm stop restore Firmware Release Notes 27 28 Sun Fire 6800 4810 4800 3800 Systems Firmware 5 12 7 Release Notes August 2002
9. the Firmware Upgrade Procedure on page 8 20 Sun Fire 6800 4810 4800 3800 Systems Firmware 5 12 7 Release Notes August 2002 Known DR Limitations This section contains known DR software limitations of the Sun Fire 6800 4810 4800 and 3800 systems If you add a system board to a domain without using DR procedures such as by running the addboard command line interface CLI command on the system controller SC you must run the setkeyswitch off command and then the setkeyswitch on command to bring the board into the system The DR software does not support MPxIO also referred to as the Sun StorEdge Traffic Manager for the Solaris 8 2 02 operating environment Before performing any DR operation on an I O IBx board enter the following command to stop the vold daemon sh etc init d volmgt stop After the DR operation has successfully completed enter the following command to re start the vold daemon sh etc init d volmgt start On Sun Fire 6800 4810 4800 and 3800 systems DR does not support HIPPI P bug 4445932 nor SAI P bug 4466378 nor the hsi p driver bug 4496362 You must execute the devfsadm 1M command in order to see any changes that have been made especially in regard to changes from PCI to cPCI Do not reboot nor reset the System Controller SC during DR operations In addition do not perform a flashupdate which requires a reboot upon completion Limitations Specific to C
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11. Sun Achats f d raux logiciel commercial Les utilisateurs gouvernementaux doivent respecter les conditions du contrat de licence standard LA DOCUMENTATION EST FOURNIE EN L ETAT ET TOUTES AUTRES CONDITIONS DECLARATIONS ET GARANTIES EXPRESSES OU TACITES SONT FORMELLEMENT EXCLUES DANS LA MESURE AUTORISEE PAR LA LOI APPLICABLE Y COMPRIS NOTAMMENT TOUTE GARANTIE IMPLICITE RELATIVE A LA QUALITE MARCHANDE A L APTITUDE A UNE UTILISATION PARTICULIERE OU A L ABSENCE DE CONTREFA ON gt Please 4 8 Recycle es Adobe PostScript Firmware Release Notes This document contains information about Sun Fire 6800 4810 4800 3800 Systems Firmware Release 5 12 7 Note Either this firmware release or release 5 13 2 is mandatory for Sun Fire 6800 4810 4800 3800 servers These firmware releases introduce JTAG support for the UltraSPARC II Cu 900MHz CPU Memory Board Earlier versions of 5 12 and 5 13 firmware are not compatible with Cheetah 2 3 based x options FRUs or servers The previous release of 5 12 firmware 5 12 6 introduced Dynamic Reconfiguration DR functionality to these Sun Fire servers For the convienience of customers upgrading to 5 12 7 from a release other than 5 12 6 these Release Notes contain the same information as 5 12 6 except for this introduction and the add description of BugID 4638200 in Known Limitations Minor modifications also appear in other places where appropriate This document
12. blies scapp and RTOS Note When running scapp 5 12 5 or higher and RTOS 18 or higher the upgrade procedure updates scapp and RTOS only when the image to be installed is different from the image currently installed 7 After the system controller reboots successfully connect to each domain console and power off all the CPU Memory boards and I O assemblies by setting the keyswitch position to off schostname A gt setkeyswitch off 8 Verify that all the CPU Memory boards and I O assemblies are powered off by running the showboards command on the system controller in the platform shell schostname SC gt showboards Firmware Release Notes 9 9 If any CPU Memory boards or I O assemblies are not powered off use the poweroff command on the system controller in the platform shell to power off those components schostname SC gt poweroff component_names 10 Bring up each domain by setting the keyswitch position to on schostname A gt setkeyswitch on 11 After all the domains have been brought up update the configuration backup of the system controller by using the dumpconfig command schostname SC gt dumpconfig f URL where URL specifies the ftp protocol Caution If you downgrade from 5 13 0 5 13 1 or 5 13 2 firmware to any version of 5 12 firmware you must execute the setdefaults command before attempting to bring up the domain or the domain may hang Firmware On Replacement B
13. contains the following sections m General Issues a Dynamic Reconfiguration Information in the Sun Fire 6800 4810 4800 3800 Systems Platform Administration Manual a Using FTP URLs a Firmware Upgrade Procedure a Firmware On Replacement Boards and Assemblies a System Controller Command Changes a Modified Commands New Command Options Parameters m Known Sun Fire 6800 4810 4800 3800 System Limitations a Dynamic Reconfiguration on Sun Fire 6800 4810 4800 3800 Systems System Specific DR Support a Dynamic Reconfiguration Software Installation Instructions a Known DR Limitations a Dynamic Reconfiguration DR Software Bugs General Issues Dynamic Reconfiguration Information in the Sun Fire 6800 4810 4800 3800 Systems Platform Administration Manual The following sections provide basic Dynamic Reconfiguration DR information that was not included in the Sun Fire 6800 4810 4800 3800 Systems Platform Administration Manual for the 5 12 6 release m Dynamic Reconfiguration Overview m Before Creating Multiple Domains m Assigning and Unassigning Boards a CPU Memory Boards and I O Assemblies Dynamic Reconfiguration Overview Dynamic Reconfiguration DR which is provided as part of the Solaris operating environment enables you to safely add and remove CPU Memory boards and I O assemblies while the system is still running DR controls the software aspects of dynamically changing the hardware used by a domain with minimal disrupti
14. ct usage of the disablecomponent command Single I O Assembly Failure Causes Boot Failure Bug ID 4502247 The I O assemblies are not capable of being tested in isolation Because of this the failures that become visible when I O POST runs will stop the whole boot process because they pause the domain in hardware Workaround Remove the failed I O assembly from the domain with deleteboard Turn the keyswitch on with setkeyswitch on to reboot without the failed board Refer to the Sun Fire 6800 4810 4800 3800 System Controller Command Reference Manual for correct usage of the deleteboard command restoreconfig Using Incompatible Firmware Hangs The System Controller Bug ID 4504322 Workaround Do not try to restore using restoreconfig the configuration file of the current firmware on a system which has older firmware This will hang the system Restore the configuration manually from the system controller platform and domain shells as well as OBP setk d domain From Platform Shell Requires off To Be Typed in Full Bug ID 4508770 If you use the setkeyswitch command to turn a domain off from the platform shell you must type the word off with the command instead of using the abbreviation of However the setkeyswitch of command is recognized as a valid command string when it is run on the domain shell Workaround Type off rather than of when you run the setkeyswitch command on the platform shell Firmware Release Notes 17 When
15. e Sun Fire 6800 4810 4800 3800 System Controller Command Reference Manual m If you have an I O assembly of the same type installed use the flashupdate c command schostname SC gt flashupdate c source_board destination_board Go to Step 7 a If you do not have a I O assembly of the same type installed use the flashupdate f command schostname SC gt flashupdate f URL board 6 Sun Fire 6800 4810 4800 3800 Systems Firmware 5 12 7 Release Notes August 2002 6 Before you bring the board back to the Solaris operating environment test the I O assembly in a spare domain that contains at least one CPU Memory board with a minimum of one CPU a Enter a spare domain b Test the I O assembly See To Test and I O assembly in Chapter 7 Testing System Boards in the Sun Fire 6800 4810 4800 3800 Systems Platform Administration Manual 7 Use DR to connect and configure the assembly back into the domain running the Solaris operating environment Refer to the Sun Fire 6800 4810 4800 and 3800 Systems Dynamic Reconfiguration User Guide v To Move a Board Between Domains To move a CPU Memory board or I O assembly between domains complete the DR procedures in the Sun Fire 6800 4810 4800 and 3800 Systems Dynamic Reconfiguration User Guide Y To Disconnect a Board Temporarily If a CPU Memory board or I O assembly fails you can use DR to power down the board and leave it in the system until a replace
16. ed to a domain Workaround If a CPU Memory board is removed from the domain restart cryptorand by entering the following command as superuser sh etc init d cryptorand start Firmware Release Notes 25 An SC ConsoleBus Error Appears While SNMP Is Enabled and Running the DR Suite Bug ID 4485505 A Console Bus Error message is occasionally generated during SNMP get operations on the cpuModDescr object This occurs infrequently and only when the SunManagement Center is being used to monitor a system When it does occur unknown is returned to the Sun Management Center as the value of the cpuModDescr object Workaround The only workaround is to not use the Sun Management Center However the message is harmless and the problem occurs rarely so it is safe simply to ignore it The only risk is that the Sun Management Center GUI may occasionally display the wrong value for cpuModDescr The cfgadm_sba Plugin in a Multi Threaded Environment Does Not Function Properly Bug ID 4498600 When a multi threaded client of the cfgadm library issues concurrent sbd requests the system may hang Workaround None Currently there are no existing applications implementing multithreaded usage of the cfgadm library SBM Can Cause a System Panic During DR Operations Bug ID 4506562 A panic may occur when a system board that contains CPUs is removed from the system while Solaris Bandwidth Manager SBM is in use Workaround Do not
17. elease the memory Firmware Release Notes 23 The first step in a copy rename operation is to stop all memory activity on the system by pausing all I O operations and thread activity this is known as quiescence During quiescence the system is frozen and does not respond to external events such as network packets The duration of the quiescence depends on two factors how many I O devices and threads need to be stopped and how much memory needs to be copied Typically the number of I O devices determines the required quiescent time because I O devices must be paused and unpaused Typically a quiescent state lasts longer than two minutes Because quiescence has a noticeable impact cfgadm requests confirmation before effecting quiescence If you enter cfgadm c unconfigure NO SBO The system responds with a prompt for confirmation System may be temporarily suspended proceed yes no If using Sun Management Center to perform the DR operation a pop up window displays this prompt Enter Yes to confirm that the impact of the quiesce is acceptable and to proceed 24 Dynamic Reconfiguration DR Software Bugs This section contains the Sun Bug ID numbers and synopses of the more important bugs that have been discovered during testing of DR This list does not include all bugs DR Operations Hang After a Few Iterations When the CPU Power Control Is Also Running Bug ID 4114317 When multiple concurrent DR o
18. fer to the Sun Fire 6800 4810 4800 and 3800 Systems Dynamic Reconfiguration User Guide 1 Assign the board to the domain with the addboard command 2 Halt the Solaris operating environment in the domain 3 Shut down the domain with setkeyswitch standby 4 Turn on the domain with setkeyswitch on TABLE2 Overview of Steps to Unassign a Board From a Domain To Unassign a Board From a Domain Using DR To Unassign a Board From a Domain Not Using DR 1 Use DR to unconfigure the board from the domain Refer to the Sun Fire 6800 4810 4800 and 3800 Systems Dynamic Reconfiguration User Guide 2 Unassign the board from the domain with the cfgadm c disconnect o unassign command 1 Halt the Solaris operating environment in the domain 2 Turn the keyswitch to standby mode with setkeyswitch standby 3 Unassign the board from the domain with the deleteboard command 4 Turn on the domain with setkeyswitch on CPU Memory Boards and I O Assemblies The following procedures describe the software steps needed to a Hot swap a CPU Memory board or I O assembly a Move a CPU Memory board or I O assembly between domains a Disconnect a CPU Memory board or I O assembly temporarily v To Hot Swap a CPU Memory Board 1 Use DR unconfigure and disconnect the CPU Memory board out of the domain Refer to the Sun Fire 6800 4810 4800 and 3800 Systems Dynamic Reconfiguration User Guide 2 Verify the state of the LEDs o
19. figurations the message could not access required file is displayed when one of the following conditions exists m The ftpd daemon for the host is disabled m The IP address of the server is invalid m An invalid FTP parameter was specified in the dumpconfig command Workaround Determine the correct FTP parameter or valid IP address or enable the ftpd daemon on the server showboards v Shows Incorrect Failover Status Signals When Boards Are Off Bug ID 4500126 Workaround Boards should be powered on to know the SCC1 signal and Failover status System Board With Failed Component Is Shown As passed Not degraded Bug ID 4500568 A missing bad or incorrectly sized DIMM in a memory bank causes that bank to fail but the output from the showboards command indicates that the board is a passed board Workaround Check the status by using the showcomponent command SYSTEM ERROR On Domain B While Performing Parallel setkeyswitch on In A Single Partition Bug ID 4500966 A CPU that fails POST might not be properly isolated from the domain The domain may crash as a result 16 Sun Fire 6800 4810 4800 3800 Systems Firmware 5 12 7 Release Notes August 2002 Workaround Disable the failed CPU with the disablecomponent command Turn the domain keyswitch off with setkeyswitch off and then turn it on with the setkeyswitch on Refer to the Sun Fire 6800 4810 4800 3800 System Controller Command Reference Manual for corre
20. he class of a specific attachment point add it as an argument to the above command Firmware Release Notes 19 Dynamic Reconfiguration Software Installation Instructions The following software supports DR on a Sun Fire system Solaris 8 2 02 or Solaris 9 beta refresh version of the Solaris operating environment and Release 5 12 6 and later of the system firmware In addition you have the option of installing the Sun Management Center SunMC Refer to the SunMC 3 0 Software Supplement for Sun Fire for complete instructions Upgrading the System Firmware An upgrade of the Sun Fire system firmware takes place via an ftp or http connection from an ftp or http server where the firmware image is stored Note Additional information about installing the firmware patch is available in the README and Install info files that accompany the patch v To Upgrade the System Firmware 1 Set up the ftp or http server For more information see Appendix B of the Sun Fire 6800 4810 4800 3800 Systems Platform Administration Manual part number 805 7373 13 2 Download the 5 12 7 firmware This firmware and related documentation is included in SunSolve patch 112127 03 which is available on the SunSolve web site http sunsolve Sun COM pub cgi show pl target patches patch access 3 Copy the patch onto the ftp or http server using a command such as the following cp patch_location export ftp pub 5 12 7 4 Follow
21. ion Bug ID 4453985 Workaround None 12 Sun Fire 6800 4810 4800 3800 Systems Firmware 5 12 7 Release Notes August 2002 System Controller Hangs After Automatic setkeyswitch off Bug ID 4454599 Manual reset of the system controller has no effect Workaround Do the following 1 Connect to each active domain through a network connection telnet rlogin and so on 2 Shut down each domain if possible 3 Power off the Sun Fire system and power it on again No LED Fault Indicator On System Board After The Board Fails POST Bug ID 4454623 Workaround Use showlogs or showboards from the platform shell to show errors and test status of a faulty system board scapp Can Report Incorrect CPU For An ECC Error Bug ID 4477131 Workaround ECC error messages do not report the correct CPU Decode the agent ID AID in the ECC error message to obtain the actual destination CPU SC to Frame Connection is Lost When FrameManager Status Changes Bug ID 4488092 The system controller closes the connection between the system controller and the FrameManager when the system controller receives updated status information from the FrameManager Workaround Reboot the system controller Firmware Release Notes 13 showb d domain Shows Boards That Are Not Assigned To Domain Bug ID 4488255 Workaround Use the showboards command to know which boards are assigned to the domain Refer to the Sun Fire 6800 4810 4800 3800 System Contro
22. ller Command Reference Manual for correct usage of the showboards command Need Way To Recover Domain Password After restoreconfig Bug ID 4491293 If you change a domain password after using the dumpconfig command to save platform and domain configurations note that running the restoreconfig command resets the domain passwords to the passwords recorded in the configuration file However if you cannot remember the new password that you created for the domain you cannot access that domain Workaround Do the following 1 Write down any system configuration information that you can obtain You will use this information when you perform Step 4 2 Shut down all domains 3 Run the setdefaults command at the platform shell The setdefaults command sets all system parameters including the assignment of boards to their corresponding domains to their default values 4 Reprogram the system by using the setupplatform and setupdomain commands to enter configuration information that you obtained from Step 1 flashupdate May Not Update scapp and rtos Bug ID 4491986 Workaround Verify that the system controller network settings are correct Verify that the http or ftp server is functioning correctly Retry the flashupdate command until it succeeds 14 Sun Fire 6800 4810 4800 3800 Systems Firmware 5 12 7 Release Notes August 2002 Software Licensing Problems With Host ID And MAC Bug ID 4492051 The current scheme of assigning the
23. local Sun Customer Care Center or your service provider if you need assistance in accessing the list of current patches and system firmware upgrades System Controller Command Changes Note that the following commands have been updated but the changes are not yet documented in the Sun Fire 6800 4810 4800 3800 System Controller Command Reference Manual included in the this release Modified Commands showresetstate Output from this command now shows more registers New Command Options Parameters showsc v Includes clock source information Firmware Release Notes 11 Known Sun Fire 6800 4810 4800 3800 System Limitations scapp Does Not Detect AC Failures Bug ID 4413905 If the AC input to a power supply fails and comes back within 19 seconds scapp believes V1 and V2 have been running continuously with no interruption The power supply was designed to have enough hold up charge to keep the microcontroller active for at least 19 seconds so scapp does not register a drop in power until after 19 seconds If the AC outage lasts for more than 19 seconds the microcontroller dies completely and scapp logs messages complaining about broken environmental sensors Workaround There are three known workarounds m Atthe platform shell type poweroff psX poweron psx m Physically remove and reinsert the power supply a Reboot the system controller System Controller Overwhelmed With Error Data Preventing Fault Status Determinat
24. ment board is available To disable a board temporarily with DR complete the DR procedures in the Sun Fire 6800 4810 4800 and 3800 Systems Dynamic Reconfiguration User Guide Using FTP URLs When you use certain system controller commands such as flashupdate dumpconfig or restoreconfig where the URL uses the FTP protocol specify absolute paths by typing a double slash after the hostname Otherwise the path is interpreted relative to the home directory of the specified user The following examples show the various ways to specify an FTP URL m URL that uses an absolute path name ftp user password hostname tmp directory The example above references the tmp directory Firmware Release Notes 7 8 URL that uses a relative path name ftp user password hostname tmp directory In the example above the path name references home user tmp directory a URL with anonymous FTP no user name or password ftp hostname tmp directory The path name in this example references home ftp tmp directory Firmware Upgrade Procedure Use the following procedure to upgrade the firmware This procedure assumes that the firmware update is available on a ftp or http server Refer to the Sun Fire 6800 4810 4800 3800 Systems Platform Administration Manual for more information Caution Do not update the system controller firmware without updating the firmware for all your CPU Memory boards and I
25. n the board Refer to the CPU Memory board chapter of the Sun Fire 6800 4810 4800 3800 Systems Service Manual 4 Sun Fire 6800 4810 4800 3800 Systems Firmware 5 12 7 Release Notes August 2002 3 Remove and replace the board Refer to the CPU Memory board chapter of the Sun Fire 6800 4810 4800 3800 Systems Service Manual 4 Check the version of the firmware that is installed on the board Compare the x y z number format If x and y are the same then the flash images are compatible The firmware version of new replacement board must be same as the board you just removed Type schostname SC gt showboards p version 5 If the firmware version of the replacement board or assembly is different from the board you removed update the firmware on the board a If you have a CPU Memory board of the same type installed use the flashupdate c command Type schostname SC gt flashupdate c source_board destination_board For a description of command syntax refer to the flashupdate command in the Sun Fire 6800 4810 4800 3800 System Controller Command Reference Manual Go to Step 6 a If you do not have a CPU Memory board of the same type installed use the flashupdate f command Type schostname SC gt flashupdate f URL board For a description of command syntax refer to the flashupdate command in the Sun Fire 6800 4810 4800 3800 System Controller Command Reference Manual 6 Use DR to connect and configu
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27. oards and Assemblies The replacement board must have the same version of firmware as the system controller and other CPU Memory boards or I O assemblies After installing a board or assembly use the showboards p version command to show the firmware version of each board If the firmware for the board or assembly you replaced is different from the system controller firmware you will have to update the board or assembly firmware If an update is required be sure that the board is powered on and use either the system controller flashupdate f or flashupdate c command Refer to the Sun Fire 6800 4810 4800 3800 System Controller Command Reference Manual for correct usage of the flashupdate command If the output from the showboards command indicates that a board or assembly is in a failed state you must power off the board or assembly to clear the failed state 10 Sun Fire 6800 4810 4800 3800 Systems Firmware 5 12 7 Release Notes August 2002 Note Do not use the flashupdate u command even if onscreen messages indicate to do so Using flashupdate u could result in incompatibility issues that require a reboot of the system controller and domains A list of the most current patches for bug fixes and system firmware upgrade may be found on SunSolve Online SunSolve provides recommended and security patches including Year 2000 patches to all users Other product and OS patches are available to SunSpectrum Contract customers Contact your
28. ompactPCI You can unconfigure a CompactPCI cPCI I O assembly only if all the cards in the board are in an unconfigured state If any cPCI card is busy such as with a plumbed up interface or a mounted disk the board unconfigure operation fails with the status busy All cPCI cards should be unconfigured before attempting to unconfigure the cPCI I O assembly When a multipath disk is connected to two cPCI cards it is possible to see disk activity across the cards when none is expected For this reason make sure that there is no activity on the local side of the resource This is more likely to occur when attempting to perform DR operations on a cPCI card that shows a busy status even when there is no activity on the local side of the resource A subsequent DR attempt may be required Firmware Release Notes 21 a When a user lists the attachment point by using the cfgadm 1M command with the a option cPCI slots and PCI buses are listed as attachment points The cfgadm a command displays an attachment point for a PCI bus as NO IB8 pci0 There are four such attachment points for each cPCI board The user should not perform DR operations on these nor on the sghsc attachment point which the cfgadm a command displays as NO IB8 sghsc4 because DR is not actually performed and some internal resources are removed However there is no harm in doing so m In order for DR to function properly with cPCI cards the levers on all cPCI card
29. on to user processes running in the domain You can use DR to do the following m Shorten the interruption of system applications while installing or removing a board m Disable a failing device by removing it from the logical configuration before the failure can crash the operating system a Display the operational status of boards in a system m Initiate system tests of a board while the system continues to run 2 Sun Fire 6800 4810 4800 3800 Systems Firmware 5 12 7 Release Notes August 2002 m Reconfigure a system while the system continues to run m Invoke hardware specific functions of a board or a related attachment The DR software uses the cfgadm command which is a command line interface for configuration administration You can perform domain management DR tasks using the system controller software The DR agent also provides a remote interface to the Sun Management Center software on Sun Fire 6800 4810 4800 3800 systems For complete information on DR refer to the Sun Fire 6800 4810 4800 and 3800 Systems Dynamic Reconfiguration User Guide included with this release and also the Solaris documentation included with the Solaris operating environment Before Creating Multiple Domains Chapter 4 Creating and Starting Multiple Domains in the Sun Fire 6800 48 10 4800 3800 Systems Platform Administration Manual explains how to create and start multiple domains The text for Step 6 in the procedure Before Creating Multiple
30. perations occur or when psradm is run at the same time as a DR operation the system can hang because of a mutex deadly embrace Sun Fire 6800 4810 4800 3800 Systems Firmware 5 12 7 Release Notes August 2002 Workaround Perform DR operations serially one DR operation at a time and allow each to complete successfully before running psradm or before beginning another DR operation Unable to Disconnect SCSI Controllers Using DR Bug ID 4446253 Description When a SCSI controller is configured but not busy it cannot be disconnected using the DR cfgadm av command Workaround None cryptorand Stops After Removing a CPU Board Using Dynamic Reconfiguration Bug ID 4456095 If a system is running the cryptorand process which is found in the SUNWski package an unconfigure of memory such as part of a CPU Memory SB board disconnect causes cryptorand to close with messages recorded in var adm messages This denies random number services to secure sub systems and any memory present when cryptorand is started should not be unconfigured The cryptorand process supplies a random number for dev random After cryptorand is started the amount of time before dev random becomes available depends on the amount of memory in the system It takes about 2 minutes per Gbyte of memory Applications that use dev random to get random numbers may experience temporary blockage It is not necessary to restart cryptorandifa CPU Memory board is add
31. re the board back into the domain Refer to the Sun Fire 6800 4810 4800 and 3800 Systems Dynamic Reconfiguration User Guide 7 Verify the state of the LEDs on the board Refer to the CPU Memory board chapter of the Sun Fire 6800 4810 4800 3800 Systems Service Manual Firmware Release Notes 5 v To Hot Swap an I O Assembly The following procedure describes the software steps needed to hot swap an I O assembly and test it in a spare domain not running the Solaris operating environment 1 Use DR to unconfigure and disconnect the I O assembly out of the domain Refer to the Sun Fire 6800 4810 4800 and 3800 Systems Dynamic Reconfiguration User Guide 2 Verify the state of the LEDs on the assembly Refer to the I O assembly chapter of the Sun Fire 6800 4810 4800 3800 Systems Service Manual 3 Remove and replace the assembly Refer to the I O assembly chapter of the Sun Fire 6800 4810 4800 3800 Systems Service Manual 4 Check the version of the firmware that is installed on the assembly Compare the x y z number format If x and y are the same then the flash images are compatible The firmware version of new replacement assembly must be same as the assembly you just removed schostname SC gt showboards p version 5 If the firmware version of the replacement assembly is a different from the assembly you removed update the firmware on the assembly For a description of command syntax refer to the flashupdate command in th
32. s that are inserted at Solaris boot time must be fully engaged Procedures for Bringing a cPCI Network Interface IPMP Online or Offline v To Take a cPCI Network Interface IPMP Offline and Remove It 1 Retrieve the group name test address and interface index by typing the following command ifconfig interface For example ifconfig hme0 2 Use the if mpadm 1M command as follows if_mpadm d interface This takes the interface offline and causes its failover addresses to be failed over to another active interface in the group If the interface is already in a failed state then this step simply marks and ensures that it is offline 3 Unplumb the interface This step is required only if you want to use DR to reconfigure the interface automatically at a later time 4 Remove the physical interface Refer to the cfgadm 1M man page and the Sun Enterprise 6800 4810 4800 and 3800 Systems Dynamic Reconfiguration User Guide for more information 22 Sun Fire 6800 4810 4800 3800 Systems Firmware 5 12 7 Release Notes August 2002 Y To Attach and Bring Online a cPCI Network Interface IPMP 1 Attach the physical interface Refer to the cfgadm 1M man page and the Sun Enterprise 6800 4810 4800 and 3800 Systems Dynamic Reconfiguration User Guide for more information 2 After you attach the physical interface it is automatically configured using settings in the hostname configuration file
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