Sun Fire X2100 M2 Server Product Notes
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1. Hardware and BIOS on page 7 System Management General Issues on page 9 System Management Web GUI or Remote Console Issues on page 15 System Management Browser Issues on page 19 Diagnostics Issues on page 20 Operating Systems Issues on page 21 Issues Fixed With Previous Tools and Drivers CD Updates on page 24 General Information Supported Operating Systems The Sun Fire X2100 M2 server supports the following operating systems m Solaris 10 6 06 or later with Java Enterprise System Java ES a Red Hat Enterprise Linux RHEL 3 update 7 or later 32 bit and 63 bit ES and AS a RHEL 4 update 3 or later 32 bit and 63 bit ES and AS m SUSE Linux Enterprise System 9 SP 3 or later 64 bit m SUSE Linux Enterprise System 10 m Windows 2003 SP1 or later 32 bit and 63 bit Standard Server WHQL certified For more information about supported operating systems for the Sun Fire X2100 M2 server go to http www sun com servers entry x2100 os jsp Sun Fire X2100 M2 Documentation Set The entire Sun Fire X2100 M2 documentation set is avaiable online to view or download at http docs sun com app docs prod sf x2100m2 x2100m2 The documentation set is comprised of the following documents m Embedded Lights Out Manager Administration Guide for the Sun Fire X2100 M2 and Sun Fire X2200 M2 Servers m Sun Fire X2100 M2 Server Installation Guide m Sun Fire X2100 M2 Server Service2. iol ie locka mozilla 2 Open the Firefox 1 5 browser and drag the mozactivex ff 15 xpi file from its location to the open browser OCX is installed automatically 3 Open the file C installation_path defaults perf activex js The default path is c programfiles MozillaFireFox defaults perf activex 4 Change pref security classID allowByDefault false to pref Security classID allowByDefault true 5 Save the text file and exit the text editor 6 Restart the browser 7 Go to Tools gt Options and click on Content 8 On the Content page make sure that Enable Java and Enable Java Script are selected Disabling the Web GUI Timeout Function It is best to disable the web GUI timeout function when performing remote installations To disable the web GUI timeout function 1 Login to the ELOM web GUI 2 Click the Control Tab 3 Set timeout to disabled Sun Fire X2100 M2 Server Product Notes 17 18 Pop up Blocker Must Be Disabled to Run Remote Console on Firefox If you have a pop up blocker enabled in Firefox and you try to run the remote console through the ELOM web GUI the blocker may prevent the remote console from launching If the remote console does not launch check to see if the pop up blocker has blocked it Remote Console and Virtual Devices on Solaris If you are running Solaris on your remote console system you must log into the operating system as root superuser to mount any vir
3. 06 1 Edit the boot solaris bootenv rc file to read setprop console ttyb setprop ttyb mode baudrate 8 n 1 baudrate 9600 default value or the baud rate set in the BMC and BIOS Edit the boot grub menu 1st file to read kernel platform i86pc multiboot B console ttyb Edit the kernel drv asy conf file and add the following name asy parent isa reg 1 0x2f8 interrupts 3 Edit the var svc manifest system console login xml file to read lt propval name label type astring value baudrate gt baudrate 9600 default value or the baud rate set in the BMC and BIOS Save and exit the file Use the following command to Reboot the system reboot r 12 Sun Fire X2100 M2 Server Product Notes August 2007 The Sun Splash Screen in the Serial Console Does Not Display When booting the system with the console output directed to the serial port the Sun splash screen will not appear and you will not see the prompt to press F2 to enter the BIOS Use the following procedure to disable the Sun splash screen 1 Press the F2 key to enter the BIOS Setup Utility 2 Select Boot and then select Boot Setting Configuration 3 Set the boot setting to quiet boot disable This will enable a prompt to press F2 System Management Virtual Device Issues The following issues are related to a virtual device connected to the ELOM remote console system m Virtual CD ROM Appears To Be Unmounted i
4. Control tab b Select Boot Option BIOS Setup c Click the Submit tab If you are using the ELOM CLI use the following commands SP SystemInfo Ctrlinfo Set BootCtrl BIOSSetup Sun Fire X2100 M2 Server Product Notes 29 Emulex HBA Errors Bus uncorrectable errors will appear in SEL log with the Emulex host bus adapter HBA Testing has found no functional issues Network Boot Moves to the Top of the Boot Order After Unmounting the Virtual CD ROM After unmounting the virtual CD ROM Network will move to the top of the boot order replacing the CD ROM if one is present Workaround Enter the BIOS and change the boot order Virtual Storage Device Is Not Readable When you are using the web GUI with Mozilla or Firefox on a Solaris operating system the virtual storage device is not readable in some instances Workaround Restart the browser Sometimes a Virtual Device Does Not Mount After Unmounting on Mozilla or Firefox on Solaris In some instances the virtual device will not remount after it has been unmounted Workaround Reboot the system that is running the remote console Remote Console Screen Appears White or Gray m In some instances after launching the Remote Console on a Solaris 10 or Windows system the console window will change to white m After performing a remote firmware update the Sun Fire X2100 server will reboot to flash the system BIOS During the reboot the Remote Console windows will appea
5. added in the web GUI Sun Fire X2100 M2 Server Product Notes 25 Issues Fixed With Tools and Drivers CD v1 3 If you encounter any of the following system issues update your system firmware with the Tools and Drivers CD v1 3 m Security Risk Remote Console Does Not Automatically Close on page 26 m Updated Embedded Lights Out Manager Functionality on page 26 m Remote Power Control Options on page 26 m Option to Preserve or Clear CMOS Settings During Update on page 27 m Firmware Update Options on page 27 m Web GUI Changes on page 27 Security Risk Remote Console Does Not Automatically Close If you are running the web GUI on Windows with an Internet Explorer browser and the web GUI times out or you log out with the remote console window still open a dialog box will appear stating If remote console is opened it will be closed Click OK Clicking OK will not close the remote console window You will need to close the window manually Updated Embedded Lights Out Manager Functionality The Embedded Lights Out Manager ELOM service processor SP functionality has been updated with the Tools and Drivers v1 3 CD For more information about updating and managing the ELOM SP refer to Embedded Lights Out Manager Administration Guide for the Sun Fire X2100 M2 and Sun Fire X2200 M2 Remote Power Control Options The remote power control options in the ELOM have changed m If you are using CLI
6. page 18 m Remote Console and Virtual Devices on Solaris on page 18 m Remote Console Mouse Performance on Solaris on page 18 More information about the ELOM remote console system is available in the Embedded Lights Out Manager Administration Guide for the Sun Fire X2100 M2 and Sun Fire X2200 M2 New ELOM Web GUI Available The Tools and Drivers CD v1 5 includes a new easy to use ELOM web GUI with a look and feel that more closely matches other Sun products The Tools and Drivers CD v1 5 is available at http www sun com servers entry x2100 downloads jsp More information about the new ELOM web GUI is available in the Embedded Lights Out Manager Administration Guide for the Sun Fire X2100 M2 and Sun Fire X2200 M2 http www sun com products n solutions hardware docs Servers x64_servers x2100m2 index html Sun Fire X2100 M2 Server Product Notes 15 Minimum Supported Version for a Remote Sparc System When running the web GUI from a Sparc based system the minimum supported Solaris OS is Solaris 10 Solaris Remote Console Session Requires Java Plug in When you launch a Remote Console session on a Solaris system the system will prompt you for a decision regarding the javaRKVM jn1p file You have the following two options m If you are logged in as root Select the option to open this file using its default application m If you are logged in as a user other than root do the following 1 Select the op
7. CMOS settings are preserved PowerNow disabled by default 1 1 1 4 Optimized defaults are loaded and all customized BIOS settings are lost 1 2 1 4and The update process will require user intervention see newer Updates From v1 2 to v1 4 and Greater Not Recommended for Remote Updates on page 4 1 3 1 4and Option exists to either load optimized defaults or newer preserve the CMOS settings see Option to Preserve or Clear CMOS Settings During Update on page 27 1 4 1 5 Option exists to either load optimized defaults or preserve the CMOS settings see Option to Preserve or Clear CMOS Settings During Update on page 27 Sun Fire X2100 M2 Server Product Notes 3 4 Table 2 shows the BIOS and SP versions available on each version of the Tools and Drivers CD TABLE2 Tools and Drivers CD Software Versions Image Version BIOS SP 1 1 3A05 1 80 1 2 3A07 1 91 1 3 3A12 2 70 1 4 3A15 2 91 1 5 3A16 3 09 Updates From v1 2 to v1 4 and Greater Not Recommended for Remote Updates During the update from BIOS v1 2 to BIOS v1 4 a checksum error occurs which requires user intervention To avoid user intervention when remotely updating multiple systems with a script or N1SM you should update to v1 3 before updating to v1 4 Firmware Downgrade Information Due to the new implementation requiring SP and BIOS changes use the option to preserve CMOS settings when downgrading firmware from release v1 4 to an earli
8. Manual a Where to Find Sun Fire X2100 M2 Server Documentation m Sun Fire X2100 M2 Server Operating System Installation Guide m Sun Fire X2100 M2 Server Safety and Compliance Guide Download this Book m Sun Fire X2100 M2 Server Product Notes Translated versions of some of these documents are available by going to http docs sun com changing the language setting and navigating to the x64 Servers procduct category 2 Sun Fire X2100 M2 Server Product Notes August 2007 Latest Firmware Update The latest Sun Fire X2100 M2 Server firmware update is available on the Tools and Drivers CD v1 5 You can download the ISO image of this Tools and Drivers CD at http www sun com servers entry x2100 downloads jsp The following sections describe the changes resulting from the latest firmware update m Firmware Update General Information on page 3 m New Features in Tools and Drivers CD v1 5 on page 5 m Issues Fixed With Previous Tools and Drivers CD Updates on page 24 Firmware Update General Information Table 1 describes what happens when you update the BIOS and SP remotely that is not booting from the Tools and Drivers CD You should test and monitor the update on one system before performing a remote multiple system update TABLE1 Remote BIOS SP Updates When upgrading from to the following will occur 1 1 1 3 Optimized defaults are loaded and all customized BIOS settings are lost 1 2 1 3 The
9. OS For example the new kernel boot parameter line should look similar to this kernel vmlinuz 2 x x ro root LABEL 1 rhgb quiet console ttyl console ttyS1 9600 Edit the etc securetty file a Add ttyS1 to the bottom of the file b Save and Exit the file Edit the etc inittab file a Change id 5 initdefault to id 3 initdefault b Under the section Run gettys in standard runlevels add the following as the first line co 2345 respawn sbin agetty ttyS1 baudrate vt100 c Save and exit the file Reboot SUSE Linux Enterprise Server SLES Minimum versions for this procedure SLES 9 SP3 1 2 3 Use a text editor to edit the boot grub menu 1st file Append the following to the kernel boot parameter line console ttyS1 baudrate baudrate 9600 default value or the baud rate set in the BMC and BIOS For example the new kernel boot parameter line should look similar to this kernel boot vmlinuz root dev sda2 resume dev sdal splash silent showps console tty0 console ttyS1 9600 Edit the etc securetty file Sun Fire X2100 M2 Server Product Notes 11 4 5 6 a To the bottom of the file add ttys1l b Save and exit the file Edit the etc inittab file a Change id 5 initdefault to id 3 initdefault b Under getty programs for normal runlevels add the following line S0 12345 respawn sbin agetty L baudrate ttyS1 vt100 Save and exit the file Reboot Solaris 10 6
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11. Switches Out of Sync Following Solaris Installation on page 22 Baud Rates for Installing the Solaris OS Using ssh console To install the Solaris OS on ttyb using ssh console use the web GUI to set the internal serial port baud rate to 9600 In the BIOS set the COM2 baud rate to 9600 To be able to set the internal serial port baud rate you must have updated your server to BIOS v3A16 and BMC v3 09 Patch Available for Solaris nge Connect Issues During initialization Solaris might fail to properly clear the RX_EN register As a result TCP UDP connections via the nge ports will fail Patch 122530 06 which requires patch 118855 03 will resolve this issue Reconfigure the system immediately after installing the patches Both patches are available at http www sun com sunsolve Use Patchfinder to locate the patch Telnet Security Vulnerability The Solaris 10 6 06 and 11 06 OS distributions have a telnet security vulnerability issue A patch is available on the Tools and Drivers CD v1 4 see Solaris 10 Telnet Security Patch on page 24 Solaris Xserver and NIC Interfaces In order to start the Solaris Xserver you must connect all of the configured network interface cards NIC to the network If a NIC is not configured you do not need to connect it Some KVM Switches Out of Sync Following Solaris Installation When installing Solaris 10 6 06 in a rack with a KVM switch the monitor might go out of sync when the xserver start
12. ard Limitations on page 8 m Front USB Port Cable Limitations on page 8 Baud Rate for the Internal Serial Port and COM2 Must be the Same Value With the update available on the Tools and Drivers CD v1 5 BIOS v3A16 allows you set the COM2 baud rate and BMC v3 09 allows you to set the internal serial port The default baud rate setting for both COM2 and the internal serial port is 9600 If changed the setting for both these values must match Scripting the SP BIOS Flash Process The SP BIOS flash process includes an Update Successful message This message signals the end of the SP flash activity only At this point in the process the BIOS has not been flashed and premature termination of the process for example a manual reboot will result in BIOS corruption Review the sequence below to avoid accidentally corrupting the BIOS Note Before writing a script to flash the BIOS SP remotely observe the sequence in real time and test the script on a single system before updating all systems 1 SP begins the flash process 2 SP finishes the flash process 3 CLI returns an Update Successful message 4 The system reboots and the BIOS begins the flash process 5 The BIOS flash process finishes Sun Fire X2100 M2 Server Product Notes 7 8 PCI Express Card Limitations Please note the following issues regarding PCI Express PCle card installation m For the Ultra 320 PCIe card SG XPCIE2SCSIU320Z there is a sl
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14. er version see Option to Preserve or Clear CMOS Settings During Update on page 27 Note Some downgrade paths might require user intervention due to checksum errors Always test the downgrade on one system before performing a remote multiple system downgrade Sun Fire X2100 M2 Server Product Notes August 2007 New Features in Tools and Drivers CD v1 5 The following is a list of new features available in the Tools and Drivers CD v1 5 a SP BMC ELOM m Redesigned BMC web graphical user interface see BMC Web GUI Improved on page 5 a Strengthened BMC security see BMC Security Strengthened Recommended Upgrade on page 5 BMC supports setting internal serial port baud rate a BIOS supports setting COM 2 baud rate m Drivers a Solaris AST 2000 video driver updated to v0 84 05 a Linux Nvidia chipset drivers updated to v1 23 m SNMP a Updated OIDs m Pc Check a Update to v6 05d BMC Web GUI Improved The BMC web GUI has been redesigned for ease of use and to align its look and feel with other Sun products See the revised Embedded Lights Out Manager Administration Guide for the Sun Fire X2100 M2 and Sun Fire X2200 M2 Servers This and other Sun Fire Server documentation is available at http docs sun com app docs coll x2100m2 BMC Security Strengthened Recommended Upgrade Installing BMC firmware v3 09 strengthens system security and is a recommended upgrade The X2100 M2 is suscept
15. hen Running Nic2 Tests on page 21 m Pc Check Fails to Identify RAID Devices on page 21 m Pc Check Will Hang When Running Keyboard LED Test on page 21 20 Sun Fire X2100 M2 Server Product Notes August 2007 Limited Connectivity to Service Processor When Running Nic2 Tests When running the Pc Check Network Test access to the service processor shared network port might become sluggish or stop Pc Check Fails to Identify RAID Devices After creating a RAID 1 device in the BIOS the Pc Check diagnostics software fails to identify the device as a RAID device Pc Check Will Hang When Running Keyboard LED Test The text for the keyboard LED test is not included in the diagnostics scripts You can only run the test manually This issue is under investigation Workaround Do not run the test Operating Systems Issues This section contains the following operating systems related issues m Solaris Issues on page 21 m Linux Issues on page 23 Solaris Issues This section contains issues that apply to Sun Fire X2100 M2 servers running the Solaris 10 operating system Issues contained in this section Baud Rates for Installing the Solaris OS Using ssh console on page 22 m Patch Available for Solaris nge Connect Issues on page 22 m Telnet Security Vulnerability on page 22 Sun Fire X2100 M2 Server Product Notes 21 m Solaris Xserver and NIC Interfaces on page 22 m Some KVM
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17. ia Quadro Plex Support Support for Nvidia Quadro Plex is available via the Nvidia Quadro Plex Interface Card QPIC and the x16 PCle card and riser assembly A BIOS option is available to direct the video to either the onboard AST2000 or the Nvidia PCle card The video will default to the AST2000 until this BIOS option is changed To change this option do the following Sun Fire X2100 M2 Server Product Notes August 2007 Caution When changing the BIOS option to direct video to the PCIe card all remote access to the system console is temporarily lost 1 Enter the system BIOS by pressing F2 at the Sun splash screen 2 Select Advanced tab gt Onboard Device Configuration gt Primary Graphics Adapter 3 Change to PCI Express and hit F10 to save changes LSI Logic SAS3041E R Card Support You can use a system BIOS option to set the write cache for the LSI card to Enable or Disable By default the option is Disable To change the default to Enable follow these steps Caution Enabling the write cache increases the risk of corrupting data when an unexpected power outage occurs However enabling the write cache will improve the install rebuild performance 1 Enter the system BIOS by pressing F2 at the Sun splash screen 2 Select Advanced gt Onboard Device Configuration gt LSI 3041E disk cache 3 Change to Enable and press the F10 key to save changes Non Maskable Interrupt NMI Support for NMI has been
18. ible to unauthorized access when the BMC firmware is at v2 91 Security vulnerability is greatly reduced by upgrading to BMC v3 09 For more information see Security Vulernability in BMC Email on page 9 Sun Fire X2100 M2 Server Product Notes 5 6 Documentation Issues The following issues apply to the Sun Fire X2100 M2 documentation set Incorrect Sun N1 System Manager Version Stated in the ELOM Administration Guide A note on page four of the Embedded Lights Out Manager Administration Guide for the Sun Fire X2100 M2 and the Sun Fire X2200 M2 Servers 819 6588 12 December 2006 incorrectly states the Sun N1 System Manager version The note should read Version 1 3 1 of Sun N1 System Manager does not support Sun Fire X2100 M2 or Sun Fire X2200 M2 servers Although these systems are recognized by the software customers should upgrade to v1 3 2 or later versions of Sun N1 System Manager for Sun Fire X2100 M2 or Sun Fire X2200 M2 server support This note will be corrected in the next revision of the Embedded Lights Out Manager Administration Guide for the Sun Fire X2100 M2 and the Sun Fire X2200 M2 Servers Sun Fire X2100 M2 Server Product Notes August 2007 Hardware and BIOS The following issues apply to the Sun Fire X2100 M2 server hardware and or BIOS a Baud Rate for the Internal Serial Port and COM2 Must be the Same Value on page 7 m Scripting the SP BIOS Flash Process on page 7 m PCI Express C
19. lla or Firefox on a Solaris operating system you can only mount one device at a time This issue is under investigation Sun Fire X2100 M2 Server Product Notes August 2007 Issues Fixed With Tools and Drivers CD v1 1 If you encounter any of the following system issues update your system firmware with the Tools and Drivers CD v1 1 to fix the issues Power Control Enhancement on page 29 Emulex HBA Errors on page 30 Network Boot Moves to the Top of the Boot Order After Unmounting the Virtual CD ROM on page 30 Virtual Storage Device Is Not Readable on page 30 Sometimes a Virtual Device Does Not Mount After Unmounting on Mozilla or Firefox on Solaris on page 30 Remote Console Screen Appears White or Gray on page 30 Web GUI Remote Console Might Close Out on Solaris and Linux Operating Systems on page 30 The Hostname Mismatch Dialog Box Is Hidden After Logging Into the Web GUI on page 31 SP Connectivity Might Be Lost During a Remote Installation of Solaris Using the Virtual CD ROM on page 31 System Time with SP CLI Commands on page 31 Power Control Enhancement With the Tools and Drivers CD v1 1 there is an updated power control enhancement in the Embedded Lights Out Manager ELOM web GUI and CLI functionality that allows remote users to reboot the system and have it enter the system BIOS automatically If you are using the ELOM web GUI a Click the Power
20. mand on page 10 m Changing the SP netmask Causes Routing Table Flush on page 10 m No Output When Running the start SP AgentInfo console command on page 10 m The Sun Splash Screen in the Serial Console Does Not Display on page 13 Information about the ELOM is available in the Embedded Lights Out Manager Administration Guide for the Sun Fire X2100 M2 and Sun Fire X2200 M2 Security Vulernability in BMC Email Sun Fire X2100 M2 server systems with SP BMC firmware v2 91 have susceptibility to unauthorized access via the BMC An open port in BMC email provides the potential for unwanted traffic Upgrading the BMC to v3 09 using the Tools and Drivers CD v1 5 will close this open port and strengthen system security Sun recommends this upgrade for all Sun Fire X2100 M2 servers Download the Tools and Drivers CD v1 5 ISO image at http www sun com servers entry x2100 downloads jsp IPMItool 1 8 9 Returns Incorrect Memory Information Direct Reading of the SPD memory is not supported in IPMItool 1 8 9 Using the IPMItool fru print command will result in a return of incorrect memory information An updated IPMItool utility is required for this to work properly Software support has been added on the server Sun Fire X2100 M2 Server Product Notes 9 Service Processor Reset When Issuing a Remote Power on Command With firmware versions 1 2 and lower the SP might reset when you issue a power on command following a power
21. n SLES 9 SP3 on page 13 m Some Virtual USB Flash Devices Do Not Mount in Solaris on page 14 More information about the ELOM remote console system is available in the Embedded Lights Out Manager Administration Guide for the Sun Fire X2100 M2 and Sun Fire X2200 M2 Virtual CD ROM Appears To Be Unmounted in SLES 9 SP3 The virtual CD ROM appears to be unmounted when the remote console is run on a SLES 9 SP3 system This is because the dialog box does not pop up when the CD is mounted SLES 10 handles this much better Workaround Access the virtual CD ROM from the media directory Sun Fire X2100 M2 Server Product Notes 13 Some Virtual USB Flash Devices Do Not Mount in Solaris For some USB flash devices the virtual device will appear mounted in the ELOM when it is not actually mounted This issue is under investigation 14 Sun Fire X2100 M2 Server Product Notes August 2007 System Management Web GUI or Remote Console Issues The following issues are related the Embedded Lights Out Manager ELOM Remote Console and web GUI m New ELOM Web GUI Available on page 15 a Minimum Supported Version for a Remote Sparc System on page 16 m Solaris Remote Console Session Requires Java Plug in on page 16 m Web GUI Supports Firefox Versions 1 and 2 on Windows on page 17 a Disabling the Web GUI Timeout Function on page 17 Pop up Blocker Must Be Disabled to Run Remote Console on Firefox on
22. off command via IPMItool or the command line interface CLI Workaround 1 Update the Sun Fire X2100 M2 firmware with v1 3 or later You can download firmware from the following site http www sun com servers entry x2100 downloads jsp 2 Power down the system gracefully before powering it back on Use the appropriate command m If you are using IPMItool ipmitool A password H IP_address I lan U user P password chassis power soft IP_address The SP IP address user The SP user name password The SP password m If you are using CLI set PowerCtrl gracefuloff Changing the SP netmask Causes Routing Table Flush If you change the IP address or netmask of the BMC the routing table will change after you update the BMC network configuration Therefore you will need to re enter the gateway information or reset the BMC No Output When Running the start SP AgentInfo console command When running the start SP AgentInfo console command you must configure the OS to see the output Refer to the procedures below for configuring each OS 10 Sun Fire X2100 M2 Server Product Notes August 2007 Red Hat Linux Enterprise Server RHEL Minimum versions for this procedure RHEL 3U7 and RHEL 4U3 1 2 5 Use a text editor to edit the etc grub conf file Append the following to the kernel boot parameter line console tty1 console ttyS1 baudrate baudrate 9600 default value or the baud rate set in the BMC and BI
23. ot restriction associated with this card This card is limited to the top x8 slot PCIe 0 slot Do not insert this card into the lower PCle 1 slot There are mechanical clearance issues associated with the cabling if you insert this card into the bottom slot m For the Infiniband card X1236A Z there is a slot restriction for early generations of the riser assembly If you have an early version of the riser assembly you can only install this card in the lower PCIe x8 slot PCle 1 slot Cabling to the card causes a mechanical interference when this card is used in the top slot This restriction is limited to a small amount of early systems and has been corrected in subsequent systems To identify an early version of the riser assembly check if the riser assembly is protruding out the back of the system beyond the top cover approximately 2 5 mm m The x16 PCle card and riser assembly only supports Nvidia Quadro Plex graphics cards Front USB Port Cable Limitations The front USB ports will only support a 3 meter cable to an attached device Sun Fire X2100 M2 Server Product Notes August 2007 System Management General Issues The following issues apply to the Sun Fire X2100 M2 Server Embedded Lights Out Manager ELOM Service Processor SP a Security Vulernability in BMC Email on page 9 a IPMItool 1 8 9 Returns Incorrect Memory Information on page 9 m Service Processor Reset When Issuing a Remote Power on Com
24. preserve the SP settings The options are m Method A Updating firmware clears the system BIOS CMOS data and loads optimized defaults Method A is recommended for users that would like no manual interaction following the update However the downside of this method is that any customized BIOS settings are lost and user interaction is required to restore these settings Some examples of customized settings are OS set to Windows a NVRAID configured a Customized settings for performance m Method B Update firmware preserving the system BIOS data Method B is recommended for users that would like the firmware to preserve the user s customized BIOS settings Sun Fire X2100 M2 Server Product Notes 27 28 CLI Changes There is a new option to use before updating the BIOS CMOS UpdateMethod To clear the system BIOS CMOS and load optimized defaults use set UpdateMethod ClearCmos To update the firmware and preserve the system BIOS date use set UpdateMethod PreserveCMOS Refer to the Embedded Lights Out Manager Administration Guide for the Sun Fire X2100 M2 and Sun Fire X2200 M2 for more information about updating the firmware using the web GUI and the CLI Issues Fixed With the Tools and Drivers CD v1 2 If you encounter any of the following system issues update your system firmware with the Tools and Drivers CD v1 2 to fix the issues Multiple Devices Cannot be Mounted Within the Web GUI on Solaris When running either Mozi
25. r gray with no text on a non Windows system Web GUI Remote Console Might Close Out on Solaris and Linux Operating Systems In some instances the web GUI will suddenly disappear 30 Sun Fire X2100 M2 Server Product Notes August 2007 The Hostname Mismatch Dialog Box Is Hidden After Logging Into the Web GUI When logging into the web GUI the Hostname Mismatch dialog box is displayed for a few seconds and then it moves behind the web browser window If Run is not clicked in the Hostname Mismatch dialog box the web GUI will not react to any mouse clicks until the other dialog box is closed Workaround Minimize the web browser windows and click Run on the Hostname Mismatch dialog box SP Connectivity Might Be Lost During a Remote Installation of Solaris Using the Virtual CD ROM This issue only happens on a small number of remote installations If the connectivity is lost a new installation is required System Time with SP CLI Commands You will not be able to see the system time when using CLI commands with the ELOM SP You will need to use the ELOM web GUI to view the system time Sun Fire X2100 M2 Server Product Notes 31 32 Sun Fire X2100 M2 Server Product Notes August 2007
26. s gt Keyboard from the desktop menu 2 Uncheck the selection keyboard repeats when key is held down Sun Fire X2100 M2 Server Product Notes 23 24 Issues Fixed With Previous Tools and Drivers CD Updates The following issues have been fixed with Tools and Drivers CD updates to the system BIOS and BMC Issues listed as fixed are maintained with each release m Issues Fixed with the Tools and Drivers CD v1 4 on page 24 m Issues Fixed With Tools and Drivers CD v1 3 on page 26 m Issues Fixed With the Tools and Drivers CD v1 2 on page 28 m Issues Fixed With Tools and Drivers CD v1 1 on page 29 Issues Fixed with the Tools and Drivers CD v1 4 Solaris 10 Telnet Security Patch on page 24 Nvidia Quadro Plex Support on page 24 LSI Logic SAS3041E R Card Support on page 25 Non Maskable Interrupt NMI on page 25 Solaris 10 Telnet Security Patch The Solaris 10 6 06 and 11 06 OS distributions have a security vulnerability in the in telnetd 1M daemon that might allow unauthorized remote users to gain access to a Solaris Host Patch ID 120069 02 addresses this issue The patch is available on the Sun Fire X2100 M2 Tools and Drivers ISO image 1 4 Apply the patch manually or run the install sh script on all Solaris 10 6 06 and 11 06 systems For more information refer to Sun Security Alert 102802 You can also access this patch and related patches at http www sun com sunsolve Nvid
27. s to log into the OS Possible Workarounds Install Solaris in text mode then do the following a Run the install sh script from the Tools and Drivers CD 22 Sun Fire X2100 M2 Server Product Notes August 2007 b Reboot the server Running install sh resolves the issue as it installs the updated AST2000 VGA driver See the Sun Fire X2100 M2 Server Operating System Installation Guide 819 6592 for additional instructions on running the install sh script for Solaris Use KVMS over IP with the Embedded Lights Out Manager ELOM GUI See the Embedded Lights Out Management Administration Guide 819 6588 for additional instructions on KVMS over IP Install Solaris in GUI mode then do the following a Boot failsafe or kill the Xserver prior to starting b Run the install sh script on the Tools and Drivers CD See the Sun Fire X2100 M2 Server Operating System Installation Guide 819 6592 for additional instructions on running the install sh script for Solaris Linux Issues The following issue applies to Sun Fire X2100 M2 servers running the supported Red Hat or SUSE operating systems Keystrokes Auto Repeat When typing characters on a Linux operating system running on the Sun Fire X2100 M2 server the keystokes will auto repeat You can use the following workaround or install an updated kernel from Red Hat see RHSA 2006 0710 7 at http rhn redhat com errata RHSA 2006 0710 html Workaround 1 Select Preference
28. te 7 for Mozilla and Firefox browsers 1 Go to http www java sun con 2 Click on the Get Java Software button 3 Click Download Now in the new window that opens The web site will display the appropriate plug in options for the operating system that you are running Sun Fire X2100 M2 Server Product Notes 19 4 Click Download to download the appropriate plug in Installation instructions and plug in verification are also available on this site Error Message When Launching the Remote Console Using JRE 1 6 0 The error message Cannot Connect to Host occurs when launching the remote console using JRE v1 6 0 This is a known bug As a workaround for this issue you have two options m Use JRE v1 5_10 m Change the default to Direct Connection in JRE v1 6 0 To change the default in JRE v1 6 0 follow these steps 1 Launch the java control panel path to jre jre1 6 0 bin jcontrol 2 Select the General tab gt Network Settings and click on Direct Connection 3 Click OK Streaming Video and KVMS Over IP The keyboard video mouse and storage KVMS over IP feature of the ELOM SP is designed for administering your system Applications requiring heavy video bandwidth for example watching videos will not perform well with KVMS over IP Diagnostics Issues The following issues in this section apply to the Pc Check diagnostics software v6 05d m Limited Connectivity to Service Processor W
29. the options for the PowerCtr1 property for the following command have changed SP SystemInfo CtrliInfo The new options for PowerCtr1 are a To shut down the system gracefully use PowerCtrl gracefuloff To force a system shut down use PowerCtrl forceoff a If you are using the Remote Console web GUI the following four options now exist in the Control gt Power Control menu 26 Sun Fire X2100 M2 Server Product Notes August 2007 a To force a system shut down use Force Power Off To reset the system use Reset To shut down the system gracefully use Graceful Shutdown a To set up BIOS boot options use Boot Option BIOS Setup Option to Preserve or Clear CMOS Settings During Update The Tools and Drivers v1 3 CD implements functionality during the update process that provides the option to either preserve or clear the CMOS The default is set to Clear CMOS This avoids BIOS checksum errors and facilitates remote updates The option to preserve CMOS settings has no use when updating from v1 3 to v1 4 because the CMOS layout has changed Firmware Update Options The firmware update options in the ELOM have changed Included in the Tools and Drivers CD v1 3 there are two methods for updating the firmware remotely m Web GUI Changes on page 27 m CLI Changes on page 28 Web GUI Changes Changes in the web GUI include two additional options in the Control gt Firmware Update screen Both methods described below
30. tion to save the file The javaRKVM jnlp file is downloaded 2 Run the file manually The download manager will display the location of this file 3 Move the javaRKVM jnlp file to the tmp directory mv location_of_javaRKVM JNLP javaRKVM JNLP tmp location_of_javaRKVM JNLP The directory where javaRKVM JINLP resides 4 To find the location of the javaws application enter the following in a terminal window 2 which javaws 5 Execute the following command from the terminal window location_of_javaws javaws tmp javaRKVM JNLP location_of_javaws The directory where javaws resides Example Assume the javaws application is run from the usr bin directory usr bin javaws tmp javaRKVM JNLP This will open a Remote Console session Once the remote console window is closed the tmp javaRKVM jnlp is removed 16 Sun Fire X2100 M2 Server Product Notes August 2007 Web GUI Supports Firefox Versions 1 and 2 on Windows Web GUI 3 xx which is available on the Tools and Drivers CD v1 5 supports Firefox versions 1 and 2 on Windows systems Additionally when using web GUI 3 xx an ActiveX plugin is no longer a requirement for Firefox v1 x Upgrade to web GUI 3 xx to use Firefox versions 1 or 2 or to continue running remote console and using Firefox v1 x without upgrading to web GUI 3 install the ActiveX plugin by performing the following workaround 1 Retrieve the latest ActiveX plugin mozactivex ff 15 xpi at http
31. tual devices Remote Console Mouse Performance on Solaris When running the remote console on the Solaris 10 operating system the mouse performance might be slow To fix this issue 1 Log in to the ELOM web GUI and start the Remote Console 2 Using the Remote Console window run the following in a Solaris terminal window on the Sun Fire X2100 M2 system type xset m 1 1 Sun Fire X2100 M2 Server Product Notes August 2007 System Management Browser Issues The following issues are contained in this section m Minimum Supported Browsers on page 19 a Configuring Java Runtime Environment for Each Browser on page 19 m Error Message When Launching the Remote Console Using JRE 1 6 0 on page 20 m Streaming Video and KVMS Over IP on page 20 Minimum Supported Browsers The following table shows the minimum versions that are supported for running the ELOM web GUI for the Sun Fire X2100 M2 server on Solaris and Linux operating systems TABLE3 Version Numbers for Browsers Solaris X86 RHEL 32 bit RHEL 64 bit SLES 32 bit SLES 64 bit Windows Mozilla 1 7 1 7 12 1 7 13 1 7 8 1 7 13 N A Firefox 1 5 0 4 1 0 7 1 5 0 4 1 5 0 4 1 5 0 4 1 5 0 4 Internet N A N A N A N A N A 6 Explorer Configuring Java Runtime Environment for Each Browser Java Runtime Environment JRE 5 Update 7 is the minimum supported version for the browsers to run the ELOM web GUI Follow the steps below to download the JRE 5 Upda
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