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1. Preface xi Hardware and Firmware Information and Issues 1 1 1 1 Versions of the Servers 1 1 1 2 Notes for Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers 1 3 12 1 BIOS Chipkill Function Not Working 1 3 1 2 2 Create LSI IM Volumes Before Installing the OS 1 3 1 2 3 Failure During LSI IME RAID Auto Rebuild of Swapped Drives 1 4 1 2 4 POCI Port Conflicts 1 5 1 2 5 Additional SP Commands enable and disable SSHD Protocol Version1 1 6 1 2 6 BIOS Does Not Use the Correct Sensor Number in the System Firmware Progress SEL Entries 1 6 12 7 BIOS Update Failure Due to an Error in Transmit ting the File 1 6 1 2 8 System Will Not Boot to a USB Floppy Disk if Internal Floppy Drive is Enabled 1 7 129 Configuring PowerNow for Your OS 1 7 1 2 9 1 PowerNow on Solaris 1 7 1 2 9 2 PowerNow on Linux 1 8 1 2 9 3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 1 8 1 2 10 1 2 11 1 2 12 1 2 13 1 2 14 1 2 15 1 2 16 1 2 17 1 2 18 1 2 19 1 2 20 1 2 9 4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 1 8 Sensor Fan Alerts 1 10 LSI Option Defaults and Automatic Rebuild of Swapped Drives 1 10 Four Function PCI X Option Cards 1 11 1 2 12 1 Sun Fire V40z Server 1 11 1 2 12 2 Sun Fire V20z Server 1 11 Serial Concentrator Failures at Speeds Faster Than 9600 Baud 1 12 Workaround 1 12 Intel Dual Port Ethernet PCI Card Linux Only 1 13 Workaround 1 13 Possible Rx ERR on Intel PCI Network Interface Card Port to Port Connection Only 1 14 LSI U320 PCI Car
2. standoffs can cause the spring assembly to bind on the washer or on the heat sink This can cause improper spring tension and can damage the threads of the spring assembly or the standoff FIGURE 1 1 Relationship of Heat Sink Spring Assy Washer and Standoff Sr TP of Spring Nut H mn md 0000000 S Base of Heat Sink Standoff 5 Carefully press down firmly and evenly on the heat sink to hold it securely in place while you install the spring assemblies Continue to press down on the heat sink 1 26 Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers Release Notes August 2008 10 11 12 13 14 Place the rear spring assembly the one nearest the PCI support post over the rear standoff and without the use of any tools hand tighten it as far as the spring assembly allows Still pressing down firmly and evenly on the heat sink place the front spring assembly over the front standoff and hand tighten it as far as the spring assembly allows After both spring assemblies have been hand tightened you can release the downward pressure you applied on the heat sink To ensure that the spring assemblies center properly in the holes grasp the top of the heat sink and gently wiggle it both left and right until the spring assemblies center into the holes After you wiggle the heat sink in to place hand tighten the spring assemblies again use no other tools to ensure that they are snug against the wa
3. Sensor CPU VDDA voltage reports 0 00 Volts but should be between 2 25 and 2 75 Volts Sensor Bulk 12v supply voltage cpu0 reports 1 33 Volts but should be between 10 20 and 13 80 Volts Sensor CPU 0 core voltage reports 0 76 Volts and has returned to normal Sensor CPU 0 VDDIO voltage reports 0 00 Volts but should be between 2 25 and 2 75 Volts Sensor CPU 1 core voltage reports 0 76 Volts and has returned to normal Sensor CPU 1 VDDIO voltage reports 0 00 Volts but should be between 2 25 and 2 75 Volts TABLE 2 3 Sample Event Log for a Sun Fire V40z Server ID Last Update Component Severity 1 11 04 2004 14 31 ps1 informational 2 11 04 2004 14 31 ps2 informational 3 11 04 2004 15 03 planar critical 4 11 04 2004 15 03 cpuplanar critical Message Power supply 1 has resumed normal operation Power supply 2 has resumed normal operation Sensor Bulk 1 8V S0 voltage reports 0 00 Volts but should be between 1 62 and 1 98 Volts Sensor CPU 2 VDDA 2 5V SO voltage reports 0 00 Volts but should be between 2 25 and 2 75 Volts 2 24 Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers Release Notes August 2008 TABLE 2 3 Sample Event Log for a Sun Fire V40z Server Continued 5 11 04 2004 15 03 ps1 critical Sensor Bulk 12V S0 voltage at CPU 0 reports 0 01 Volts but should be between 10 20 and 13 80 Volts 6 11 04 2004 15 03 ps2 critical Sensor Bulk 12V S0 voltage at CPU 0 reports 0 01 Volt
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5. The BIOS does not notify you that the bus is clocked down from 133MHz to 100MHz You cannot override this setting in the BIOS Sun Fire V20z Server This server has one 133MHz PCI X slot Four function PCI X option cards are not supported on the Sun Fire V20z because this slot cannot be clocked down If the four function option card is installed in this slot the system displays the following warning message during the boot process Caution Due to AMD 8131 Errata 56 the 133MHz PCI X card in Slot02 has been disabled Please shut down move the card to a 100MHz or 66MHz PCI X slot and reboot Refer to the AMD 8131 Revision Guide for more details If you wish to use this card at 133MHz with a full understanding of Errata 56 please enter Setup and enable the 8131 Errata 56 PCLK option Press lt F1 gt to resume Press lt F2 gt to go to Setup If you chose not to remove the card as prompted take the following steps 1 In the Setup menu choose Settings gt Advanced 2 Set the 8131 Errata 56 PCLK option to Enabled By default this is set to Disabled a Disabled The boot up warning message displays each time you boot the server and the option card itself is disabled a Enabled The warning message does not appear when you boot the server and you can use the option card at 133MHz but with the risk of data corruption Chapter 1 Hardware and Firmware Information and Issues 1 11 Caution Choosing to enable
6. processors follow the instructions in this section to configure the OS appropriately Also refer to the documentation for your operating system Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 RHEL 4 64 Bit and RHEL 4 Update 1 64 Bit PowerNow is not supported on RHEL 4 64 bit and must be disabled as follows 1 Enter the command chkconfig level 12345 cpuspeed off 2 Reboot the system RHEL 4 32 Bit and RHEL 4 Update 1 32 Bit PowerNow is not supported on RHEL 4 32 bit at this time and is already disabled by default No action is needed SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 PowerNow is supported on some SLES 9 versions as described in this section SLES 9 SP2 64 Bit PowerNow is enabled by default on all systems No action is necessary to enable PowerNow functionality SLES 9 SP1 64 Bit PowerNow is not supported on SLES 9 SP1 64 bit at this time and must be disabled by doing the following procedure 1 Open the following file in a text editor etc sysconfig powersave common 1 8 Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers Release Notes August 2008 2 Change POWERSAVE_CPUFREQD_MODULE to POWERSAVE_CPUFREQD_MODULE o0f 3 Reboot the system SLES 9 SP2 32 Bit To enable and use PowerNow on SLES 9 SP2 or higher 32 bit 1 Add the boot parameter clock pmtmr to the file boot grub menu lst 2 Reboot the system SLES 9 SP1 32 Bit For Dual core Processors PowerNow is not supported fo
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8. 5 Caution PCI PCI X Hot Plug is not supported by Sun and is not supported under Linux or Solaris The following sections are for your informational purposes Enabling PCI PCI X Hot Plug Feature To use the PCI PCI X Hot Plug feature with 2 4 0 6 and later releases enable the feature in BIOS by doing the following 1 Press the F2 key to enter the BIOS Setup Utility 2 In the Advanced menu choose the PCI Configuration submenu 3 Choose PCI PCI X Hot Plug Enable The default value displays as Disabled 4 Press the down arrow key to toggle this value to Enabled 5 Press the F10 key to save your changes 6 Reboot the system Verifying PCI PCI X Hot Plug Is Enabled To verify that the PCI PCI X Hot Plug feature is enabled 1 Press the F2 key to enter the BIOS Setup Utility 2 In the Advanced menu choose the PCI Configuration submenu The toggle should show as Enabled Topspin Infiniband Host Channel Adapter Note This issue is resolved in the BIOS included with NSV 2 2 0 6h and later releases Note The Boot Over InfiniBand feature is not supported at this time On a Sun Fire V40z Server running BIOS version 2 18 11 or below support for the Topspin Infiniband Host Channel Adapter HCA Sun PN X9270A is limited to Slots 2 and 3 Chapter 1 Hardware and Firmware Information and Issues 1 23 1 4 6 1 4 7 PCI Option Card Sun Dual Gigabit Ethernet Dual SCSI PCI Card You can in
9. E 4 e AMD Opteron 885 E 6 Version 2 4 0 12 3 4 Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers Release Notes August 2008 3 4 2 TABLE 3 4 NSV 2 4 0 12 Components Continued Component Change or Addition 2100 V20z Platform BIOS Version 1 35 2 2 4300 V40z Platform BIOS Version 2 35 2 2 SP Base Software Version 2 4 0 10 Diagnostics Software Version 2 4 0 6 Resolved Issues The following known issues are resolved in NSV 2 4 0 12 TABLE 3 5 Issues Resolved in NSV 2 4 0 12 Component Issue Software Slow DIMMs in Node 0 cause Multi Bit ECC Error due to initialization not completing Drivers TDU The tdulog naming convention changed in version 2 3 0 11 This is corrected in version 2 4 0 12 BIOS CD diagnostics sporadically reboots if a bad DIMM is encountered BIOS IPMI KCS code might hang if BMC PIP stops responding There were inadequate provisions for time out or failure handling in the KCS stack This usually appeared as a hang at postcode D9 BIOS Command used to instruct BIOS to PXE boot works only if the boot image is on the network connected to eth0 If the image is available using eth1 the server boots from the local disk 3 9 3 5 1 NSV Release 2 4 0 8 New Features This release includes the following software features m Support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Update 5 32 bit and 64 bit m Support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Update 6 32 bit and 64 bit Chapter 3 NSV SP and BIOS C
10. Processor Replacement Kit to scrape any thermal grease from the heat sink and from the top of the processor 7 Use the pre moistened anti static wipe from your Processor Replacement Kit to wipe any residual grease from the heat sink from the top of the processor and from the plastic card You can replace the processor if necessary Follow the instructions in your server guide or the document that came with the new part Continue with the heat sink installation instructions below Chapter 1 Hardware and Firmware Information and Issues 1 25 1 5 1 2 Heat Sink Installation 1 Use the syringe from your replacement kit to apply approximately 0 1 ML CC of the thermal grease in a circular pattern to the top of the processor case 2 Use the plastic card from your Processor Replacement Kit to carefully distribute the grease Scrape off any excess grease until only an extremely thin and uniform layer remains Any voids or crevices can create air pockets so ensure that coverage is thin but thorough 3 Carefully position the heat sink on the processor Align the holes on either side of the heat sink over the standoffs for the spring assemblies Ensure that both heat sink holes are centered over their respective standoffs 4 Place the spring assembly washers over the heat sink holes and ensure that they also are centered over their respective standoffs Caution Failure to center the heat sink holes and washers over their respective
11. address of the SP ssh 1 setup IP ADDRESS IP ADDRESS The IP address of the SP when it comes back online 3 Follow the prompts to create a manager account 4 Log in to the manager account you just created 5 Mount the SP containing the Server Diagnostics software 6 Verify your access to the latest revision dates of the installed software inventory get software The correct installation dates for the latest software revisions are now displayed For more information about creating a manager account or mounting the SP see the Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers Installation Guide 2 22 Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers Release Notes August 2008 2 4 12 2 4 13 2 4 14 sp get tdulog and sp ssh1i Commands The sp get tdulog command has been enhanced and the sp ssh1 commands have been added For details see the Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers Server Management Guide Do Not Access the SP While Diagnostics Are Loaded Note This issue appears in NSV versions 2 1 0 16 and earlier It is resolved in NSV 2 2 0 6 and later versions While running diagnostics on your server do not interact with the service processor SP through the command line interface or IPMI The sensor commands cannot be used reliably while the diagnostics are running Issuing sensor commands while diagnostics are loaded might result in false or erroneous critical events being logged in the events log The va
12. are about to update Volume Settings Y N 4 Enter Y The following message appears Warning Proceeding with this operation changes the behavior of IME volumes dependencies on hex value set Are you sure you want top roceed Y N 5 Enter Y POCI Port Conflicts The Solaris POCI driver was originally set to port 6789 This caused a conflict with another service on the Solaris OS This conflict in turn caused a binding error during the Solaris system boot To resolve this issue a new command was added to the SP command set The new command allows you to change the the port value sp set pociport nnnn nnnn A port number value between 1 and 65535 The command will change the port on both the SP and the platform OS Solaris The command only works with Solaris and has no effect on Linux or Windows distributions The command also only works when the platform is fully powered up and booted into Solaris Once issued the command will persist through SP and platform Solaris reboots and power cycles On the SP the port configuration is stored in the pstore jnet_config file and on Solaris the configuration is stored in the etc init d poci sh file Use the following command to retrieve the current value for the POCI port sp get pociport Chapter 1 Hardware and Firmware Information and Issues 1 5 1 2 5 Additional SP Commands enable and disable SSHD Protocol Version 1 These commands allow enabling and disabling accesses to
13. does not default to enable on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 x86 so requires no action 2 2 Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers Release Notes August 2008 2 1 3 3 2 1 3 4 2139 2 1 3 6 SLES 9 SP2 or Newer AMD64 AMD PowerNow defaults to enable on all systems so requires no action to enable AMD PowerNow functionality SLES 9 SP2 x86 To enable and use PowerNow 1 Add the boot parameter clock pmtmr to the file boot grub menu 1st 2 Reboot the system SLES 9 SP1 AMD64 AMD PowerNow must be disabled on all systems To disable AMD PowerNow 1 In the etc sysconfig powersave common file replace POWERSAVE_CPUFREQD_MODULE with POWERSAVE_CPUFREQD_MODULE o0f 2 Reboot the system SLES 9 SP1 x86 Servers with dual core processors This OS does not support AMD PowerNow for dual core processors To disable AMD PowerNow 1 In the etc sysconfig powersave common file replace POWERSAVE CPUFREQD MODULE with POWERSAVE_CPUFREQD_MODULE o0f 2 Reboot the system Chapter 2 Software Information and Issues 2 3 2 1 4 2 1 5 2 1 6 Servers with single core processors To enable and use PowerNow 1 Add the boot parameter clock pmtmr to the file boot grub menu lst 2 Reboot the system OpenSSH Version Modification Trusted hosts might not work on some implementations without a modification to the OpenSSH script etc ssh s
14. run the insta11 sh script on all Solaris 10 6 06 and 11 06 distributions For more information please refer to Sun Security Alert 102802 This patch will be incorporated into the Solaris preinstall image at a later date GUI Based Solaris 10 1 06 OS Installation Fails on Systems Fully Populated With 4 Gbyte DIMMS Solaris 10 1 06 OS GUl based installation fails on Sun Fire V40z servers with 64 Gbyte of memory installed fully populated with 4 Gbyte DIMMs Workaround The installation does not fail if you use the console text mode installation Solaris 9 OS Limited to 32 Gbyte Memory Solaris 9 OS is a 32 bit OS and is limited to 32 Gbyte of memory However addressing 32 Gbyte of physical memory requires a large portion of the 32 bit address space Applications might not have access to sufficient physical memory Workaround Sun recommends running the Solaris 10 OS for applications requiring large amounts of physical memory 2 12 Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers Release Notes August 2008 225 Preinstalled Solaris 10 OS Some versions of the Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers ship with a preinstalled version of the Solaris 10 OS If you want to remove the preinstalled version of the Solaris 10 OS from your server you can simply overwrite it by installing a version of the Linux OS During the Linux installation process a warning message that begins as follows might display Warning Unable to align partition pro
15. the following drives and firmware levels are not supported Data miscompare issues have been observed with these types of drives using the firmware levels indicated Drive Firmware Level Seagate ST336607LSUN36G 0407 and earlier Seagate ST336753LSUN36G 0349 and earlier Seagate ST373307LSUN73G 0407 and earlier Seagate ST373453LSUN73G 0349 and earlier To resolve this issue update the firmware of these drives to 0507 or later for 10K rpm drives and to 0449 or later for 15K rpm drives Synchronization Time for On board RAID Mirroring You must install the LSI drivers provided by Sun for the Linux operating system You can find the Linux drivers in the directory support on the Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers Documentation and Support Files CD Chapter 1 Hardware and Firmware Information and Issues 1 15 1 2 18 1 1 2 18 2 1 2 18 3 Note The Solaris operating system already includes the proper drivers Estimating Synchronization Times The duration of the synchronization operation depends on the size of the hard disk drives and whether the OS and LSI drivers are loaded If you reboot the server before the synchronization operation completes the synchronization operation resumes after the server finishes rebooting OS and Drivers Not Loaded on Server Without the LSI drivers loaded typically the OS is not yet installed on the server the data transfer for synchronizing the hard disk drives operates in as
16. till jordat uttag xi Using UNIX Commands This document might not contain information about basic UNIX commands and procedures such as shutting down the system booting the system and configuring devices Refer to the following for this information a Software documentation that you received with your system m Solaris Operating System documentation at http docs sun com xii Shell Prompts Shell C shell C shell superuser Bourne shell and Korn shell Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers Release Notes August 2008 Prompt machine name machine name Typographic Conventions Typefaces Meaning Examples AaBbCc123 The names of commands files Edit your login file and directories on screen Use 1s a to list all files computer output You have mail AaBbCc123 What you type when contrasted su with onscreen computer output Password AaBbCc123 Book titles new words or terms Read Chapter 6 in the User s Guide words to be emphasized These are called class options Replace command line variables You must be superuser to do this with real names or values To delete a file enter rm filename The settings on your browser might differ from these settings Related Documentation The document set for the Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z servers is available at http docs sun com app docs coll v20z v40z Preface x
17. to connect an SP port to a switch or other network device Refer to the Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers Installation Guide for further information 4 3 Manuals Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers User Guide Some versions of the User Guide show the incorrect BIOS Boot menu options TABLE 2 6 shows the correct options that are available from the BIOS Boot menu TABLE 4 1 BIOS Boot Menu Menu Option Description Default Boot Order Removable Devices Floppy Boot from the diskette drive First boot device CD ROM Drive Boot from the CD DVD ROM Second boot device Hard Drive Boot from the hard disk Third boot device Network Boot Boot from a networked device Networked boot device MBA v7 0 x Slot 0210 Boot from the on board NIC 1 eth0 Fourth boot device MBA v7 0 x Slot 0211 Boot from the on board NIC 2 eth1 Fifth boot device Chapter 4 Documentation Issues 4 3 4 4 Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers Release Notes August 2008
18. 1 3 6 3 2 TABLE 3 8 Issues Resolved in NSV 2 4 0 6 Continued Component Issue System The dates returned from the get sel info command Most recent Management addition timestamp and Most recent deletion timestamp are not IPMI persistent across SP boots System When the SP boots if it is already configured for DHCP and the Management network is unplugged or non functional the SP will become unusable Op Panel when Opexec times out and resets the networking to DHCP mode Executive System Add sp commands to modify SNMP community string The sp snmp Management set get community string commands were added System If pstore is filled to near capacity the access add trust SM Management command gives no indication of a failure even though an event SM Commands System Management SM Commands warning displays Error persisting user information It is likely that the persistent filesystem is full The ipmi get sel command does not display all sel entries appropriately System Op panel server menu does not show reboot option when going in Management reverse direction Op Panel Known Issues in NSV 2 4 0 6 HPET Timer Off Might Cause System Clock to Lose Ticks When the HPET timer is off the system clock might lose ticks This loss of timer ticks might result in timing errors in the kernel and in user applications Symptoms might include timers that prematurely time out and the time of day clock appearing
19. 9 2 4 10 Empty README and RESCUECD Files 2 16 CD Based Diagnostics and Remote Access 2 17 Diagnostic Tests Fail to Load 2 18 Diagnostic Fan Tests are Platform Power Dependent 2 19 Fan 10 Falsely Reports During Reboot Cycle 2 19 Packet Corruption Might Cause Failure of Diagnostic Download 2 19 diags Fan Tests 2 20 diags SSH Connection and nic Test 2 20 Firmware Downgrades 2 20 sp snmp community Commands 2 20 Contents vii 2 4 10 1 sp set snmp community 2 21 2 4 10 2 sp get snmp community 2 21 2 4 11 Incorrect Install Date Returned With inventory get software Command 2 21 2 4 12 sp get tdulog and sp ssh1 Commands 2 23 2 4 13 Do Not Access the SP While Diagnostics Are Loaded 2 23 2 4 14 diags terminate Command Generates False Critical Events 2 23 Workaround 2 25 2 4 15 Other Diagnostics Issues 2 26 3 NSV SP and BIOS Changes By Version 3 1 3 1 NSV Release 240 28 3 1 3 1 1 New Features and Resolved Issues 3 1 3 2 NSV Release 240 26 3 2 3 2 1 New Features 3 2 3 2 2 Resolved Issues 3 2 3 3 NSV Release 240 18 3 3 3 3 1 New Features 3 3 3 3 2 Resolved Issues 3 3 3 4 NSV Release 240 12 3 4 3 41 New Features 3 4 3 4 2 Resolved Issues 3 5 3 5 NSV Release 2 4 0 8 3 5 3 5 1 New Features 3 5 3 5 2 Resolved Issues 3 6 3 6 NSV Release 2 4 0 6 3 7 3 6 1 Features in NSV 2 4 0 6 3 7 3 6 2 Resolved Issues in NSV 2 4 0 6 3 8 3 6 3 Known Issues in NSV 2 4 0 6 3 9 viii Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40
20. Configuration Installation of certain platform OS SNMP agents might cause a review of SP GROUP MIB mib 1 3 6 1 4 1 9237 2 1 1 7 to time out in the reverse proxy configuration To avoid this problem install platform OS SNMP agent net snmp v5 1 2 only Subcommand savedump Causes Watchdog Timeout Error With more than 4 Gbyte of memory if you use the savedump subcommand of 1crash the 4300 and the 2100 hang and a watchdog timeout error occurs To prevent this problem do not use the savedump subcommand Instead use the 1kcd dump command SUSE Memory Bandwidth Performance on Dual Core In order to obtain optimal performance for dual core systems customers should ensure that they use the latest kernel patch The patch is included in SP1 or later If you prefer to install the patch rather than upgrade to SP1 or later follow the instructions below 1 Log on to the SUSE Portal at http www novell com linux suse portal 2 Select the Patch Support Database link in the right column of the SUSE Linux Portal page 3 Select By Product on the SUSE Patch Support Database page Chapter 2 Software Information and Issues 2 5 2 1 11 2 1 12 4 Select SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 for AMD64 x86_64 on the Distributions page 5 Select the most recent kernel patch 6 Follow the instructions to download and install the packages for SUSE CORE 9 for AMD64 and Intel EM64T x86_64 Trident Video Driver with RHEL 3 Might Ca
21. E Linux Enterprise Server 8 Install From CD media using the X windows based Installation Utility 2 7 SCSI HD Installation 2 7 SUSE Memory Bandwidth Performance on Dual Core Systems 2 8 Translation Look Aside Buffer TLB Reload Causes Errors With Certain Linux Software 2 8 SLES 9 64 bit in Failsafe Mode Does Not Install on Sun Fire V40z Dual Core 2 9 Workaround 2 10 Installing RHEL4 FCS 32 bit on Sun Fire V40z Chassis 380 1010 With NSV 2 4 0 6 Requires Disabling HPET 2 10 Workaround 2 10 2 2 Solaris Operating System Issues 2 10 vi Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers Release Notes August 2008 2 3 2 4 2 2 1 222 2 2 3 2 2 4 2 2 5 Create LSI IM Volumes Before Installing the OS 2 12 Solaris 10 Telnet Vulnerability Patch 2 12 GUI Based Solaris 10 1 06 OS Installation Fails on Systems Fully Populated With 4 Gbyte DIMMS 2 12 Workaround 2 12 Solaris 9 OS Limited to 32 Gbyte Memory 2 12 Workaround 2 12 Preinstalled Solaris 10 OS 2 13 Sun Installation Assistant Issues 2 13 2 3 1 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 3 4 2 3 5 2 3 6 Sun Installation Assistant CD ROM 2 13 Linux Versions Supported by the Sun Installation Assistant SIA 2 14 Using Logical Volume Manager With the Sun Installation Assistant 2 15 Platform Drivers 2 15 LSI Driver 2 15 OpenIPMI Linux Kernel Driver Conflict During Diskette Access 2 15 Diagnostics Issues 2 16 2 4 1 2 4 2 2 4 3 2 4 4 2 4 5 2 4 6 2 4 7 2 4 8 2 4
22. IC tests again a When the diagnostics are launched on the platform the system tries to mount the floppy drive The following error is returned mount Mounting dev fd0 on mnt floppy failed No such device You can safely ignore this error message Note The floppy disk drive issue is resolved in the diagnostics included with NSV 2 2 0 6h and later releases 2 26 Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers Release Notes August 2008 CHAPTER 3 NSV SP and BIOS Changes By Version This chapter lists the features known issues and workarounds in the latest major NSV versions m Section 3 3 NSV Release 2 4 0 18 on page 3 3 m Section 3 4 NSV Release 2 4 0 12 on page 3 4 m Section 3 5 NSV Release 2 4 0 8 on page 3 5 m Section 3 6 NSV Release 2 4 0 6 on page 3 7 3 1 NSV Release 2 4 0 28 3 1 1 New Features and Resolved Issues NSV release 2 4 0 28 is a maintenance release that contains a fix for the chipkill function issue Release 2 4 0 28 contains no other changes and is provided solely for the resolution of this issue For more information see Section 1 2 1 BIOS Chipkill Function Not Working on page 1 3 3 1 3 2 NSV Release 2 4 0 26 3 2 1 New Features NSV 2 4 0 18 includes the following hardware and software features TABLE 3 1 NSV 2 4 0 26 Components Component Change or Additions Red hat Enterfprise Linux 4 Update 4 2 6 Kernel 32 bit amp 64 bit NS
23. M with taped pin Other Removed ssh version 1 from service processor Chapter 3 NSV SP and BIOS Changes By Version 3 3 TABLE 3 3 Component Continued Issues Resolved in NSV 2 4 0 18 Issue BIOS Resolved diagnostics memory tests giving false error indications with 4 GB DIMMs Delivered the proper NVData image for Sun Fire V40z with chassis 380 1010 and 380 1206 onboard LSI 1020 1030 controller Added support for Opteron 890 CPUs LSI MegaRAID card qualified but remote console feature is planned in future release Added SLES 10 support for POCI TDU Implemented AMD errata 169 for Sun Fire V40z Resolved bad memory not always detected when in upper 64 bits of bank or causes hang in lower 64 bits With certain configuration including a megaRAID card and 875 CPUs unable to run diagnostics Server does not post with a MegaRAID card installed 3 4 3 4 1 NSV Release 2 4 0 12 New Features NSV 2 4 0 12 includes the following hardware and software features TABLE 3 4 NSV 2 4 0 12 Components Component Change or Addition RoHS 5 compliance BIOS supports RoHS compliant Sun Fire V40z Servers Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Update 7 2 4 Kernel 32 bit and 64 bit support Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Update 3 2 6 Kernel 32 bit and 64 bit support SUSE Linux Enterprise Server9 Support for SP3 2 6 Kernel 64 bit AMD Opteron Processor Sun Fire V40z Server Support NSV e AMD Opteron 856
24. SSHD via protocol version 1 which is older and less secure than protocol version 2 The configuration setting that these commands issue persists through Service Processor reboots sp disable ssh1 This command disables protocol version 1 sp enable sshl This command enables protocol version 1 accesses to SSHD This is the default setting sp get ssh1 This command queries the current state of the level 1 access of SSHD 1 2 6 BIOS Does Not Use the Correct Sensor Number in the System Firmware Progress SEL Entries When certain errors occur during system boot such as keyboard or floppy errors the system BIOS generates a System Firmware Progress SEL entry and sends it to the SP The BIOS uses an incorrect sensor number 0x00 when creating these SEL entries 1 2 7 BIOS Update Failure Due to an Error in Transmit ting the File BIOS Update might fail due to an error in transmitting the file If this occurs retry the update Note To update the BIOS you must first set jumpers JP11 and JP12 1 6 Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers Release Notes August 2008 1 2 8 1 29 1 2 9 1 System Will Not Boot to a USB Floppy Disk if Internal Floppy Drive is Enabled If you want to boot the system to a USB floppy disk you must first disable the floppy controller and the floppy drive Disable the floppy controller in the BIOS setup under the Advanced menu Disable the floppy drive in the BIOS setup under the Main menu Conf
25. V Version 2 4 0 26 SP Base Software Version 2 4 0 18 Diagnostics Software Version 2 4 0 14 B22 Resolved Issues The following known issues are resolved in NSV 2 4 0 26 Component Issue SP BIOS Added Service Processor command to enable changing the network port that the POCI driver uses Software Fixed issue with POCI driver with newer 64 bit Solaris release 3 2 Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers Release Notes August 2008 J3 3 3 1 3 3 2 NSV Release 2 4 0 18 New Features NSV 2 4 0 18 includes the following hardware and software features TABLE 3 2 NSV 2 4 0 18 Components Component Change or Addition Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Update 8 2 4 Kernel 64 bit support SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 2 6 Kernel 64 bit 10 AMD Opteron Processor Sun Fire V40z Server Support e AMD Opteron 890 E 6 NSV Version 2 4 0 18 4300 V40z Platform BIOS Version 2 35 3 2 SP Base Software Version 2 4 0 14 Diagnostics Software Version 2 4 0 14 Resolved Issues The following known issues are resolved in NSV 2 4 0 18 TABLE 3 3 Issues Resolved in NSV 2 4 0 18 Component Issue SP Remote console access to LSI MegaRAID firmware fixed delete entry function fixed Diagnostics Resolved I2C conflict causing erroneous and faulty DIMM topology gathering Resolved high failure when 4 GB DIMM installed on Sun Fire V40z with chassis 380 1378 Resolved triple faults when diagnostics with ECC encounter DIM
26. ally through the command ifconfig or automatically due to the NETDEV watchdog timing out When this problem occurs you will see in the network statistics an increased error count for dropped packets you can view the network statistics by running the ifconfig command Workaround To resolve this issue follow this procedure to set the Maximum Memory Read Byte Count value to 512 Chapter 1 Hardware and Firmware Information and Issues 1 13 1 To determine the correct bus IDs for your dual port card run the following command as the root user lspci grep Intel The bus ID depends on the number and location of the PCI card s installed in your server The bus ID displays as bus device function in the format of bb dd The following lines show sample output from this command 03 01 0 Ethernet controller Intel Corp Unknown device 1079 rev 03 03 01 1 Ethernet controller Intel Corp Unknown device 1079 rev 03 The bus ID appears at the beginning of each line In this example the bus IDs are 03 01 0 and 03 01 1 2 Add the following two commands to the end of the boot script for your operating system These commands set the maximum byte count to 512 usr X11R6 bin pcitweak w bb dd 0f Oxe4 0x0002 007 usr X11R6 bin pcitweak w bb dd 0f Oxe4 0x0002 007 bb dd 0f The bus ID determined in Step 1 Note In these two commands add a 0 zero before the single digit value and change the peri
27. are the array might fail to rebuild after swapping drives out of an IME RAID Use the cfggen exe utility and the following procedures to turn on the automatic rebuilding of a 1E array on systems with no existing RAID volumes or on systems with existing RAID volumes To update IME volume settings so that hot swapped drives automatically configure themselves into a RAID IM or IME array on systems with no existing RAID volumes 1 Shut down the server 2 Insert a bootable floppy disk that contains the cf ggen exe utility 3 At the command prompt enter the following command A gt cfggen 0 vsime 0x00000014 The following message appears Warning You are about to update Volume Settings Y N 4 Enter Y The following message appears Warning Proceeding with this operation changes the behavior of IME volumes dependencies on hex value set Are you sure you want top roceed Y N 5 Enter Y To update IME volume settings so that hot swapped drives automatically configure themselves into a RAID IM or IME array on systems with existing RAID volumes 1 Shut down the server 2 Insert a bootable floppy disk that contains the CFGGEN exe utility 1 4 Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers Release Notes August 2008 1 2 4 3 At the command prompt enter the following command A gt cfggen 0 vsime 0x00000014 volume ID volume ID The ID of the existing RAID array The following message appears Warning You
28. ated Chapter 1 Hardware and Firmware Information and Issues 1 19 If you still encounter this issue you can redirect the console over the serial port using the following procedures You can also find these procedures in Chapter 4 of the Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers Server Management Guide Caution Redirecting the console over serial is a procedure intended for advanced users of Solaris only You can disrupt the proper functioning of the server or make the server unbootable if you introduce a problem in the bootenv rc file Note The default setting for the output device is screen the default setting for the input device is keyboard 1 3 2 2 Changing and Verifying the Settings in Solaris To enable Console Redirection over Serial on a Solaris based server 1 In a terminal window run the eeprom command to change the settings for the output and input devices as shown here eeprom output device ttya eeprom input device ttya Note For Solaris 10 1 06 and later use the command eeprom console ttya 2 To verify your changes run the eeprom command in a terminal window with no arguments The contents of the bootenv rc file display in the terminal window 3 Locate the following lines and verify that they display the correct values output device ttya input device ttya 1 3 2 3 Resetting to the Default Settings in Solaris To reset the output and input devices to the default settings
29. choose the Baud Rate option and choose your desired baud rate the default is 9600 4 Select the Flow Control option and choose CTS RTS 5 Select the Console Type option and choose your desired terminal type 6 Press the F10 key to save your changes Perform the following procedure on the serial concentrator console 1 12 Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers Release Notes August 2008 1 2 14 1 Choose the desired port number 2 Choose the baud rate that matches the baud rate you selected for the server 3 For the Flow Control option select Hardware 4 For the DCD Sensitive option choose Yes or No depending on your preference 5 Verify that you have the correct RJ 45 female to DB 9 female adapter refer to your serial concentrator user documentation If you still encounter a few framing errors check the cabling between the server and the serial concentrator Intel Dual Port Ethernet PCI Card Linux Only On a server running a Linux operating system OS one of the ports on a dual port Ethernet PCI card Pro1000MT might stop transmitting and receiving data During periods of high traffic over the dual port PCI card at some point one port on the card might stop transmitting and receiving data while the other port continues to function Usually the port remains out of service until the PCI card is reset Occasionally the NETDEV watchdog times out and thus resets the card The PCI card can be reset either manu
30. d Addition Causes Benign Error 1 15 LSI U320 PCI Card Not Supported With External Arrays Using Certain Drives 1 15 Synchronization Time for On board RAID Mirroring 1 15 1 2 18 1 Estimating Synchronization Times 1 16 1 2 18 2 OS and Drivers Not Loaded on Server 1 16 1 2 18 3 OS and LSI Drivers Are Loaded on Server 1 16 SP Platform Shutdown or Power Cycle Command Requires f Argument 1 17 PCI Card Addition Causes POST Error Message 1 17 1 2 20 1 Disabling Option ROM Scan to Avoid POST Error Message 1 18 1 2 20 2 Disabling an On board NIC Option ROM Scan to Boot From a SCSI Controlled Card 1 18 1 3 Notes Specific to Sun Fire V20z Servers 1 19 1 3 1 1 3 2 Incorrect BIOS Version Displays After Update 1 19 Spurious Interrupts on Serial Port 1 19 iv Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers Release Notes August 2008 1 3 2 1 Using the Serial over LAN 1 19 1 3 2 2 Changing and Verifying the Settings in Solaris 1 20 13 23 Resetting to the Default Settings in Solaris 1 20 1 3 2 4 Changing the Settings in Linux 1 21 1 4 Notes Specific to Sun Fire V40z Servers 1 22 1 4 1 890CPU 1 22 142 Super FRU Replacement Procedure 1 22 143 4 Gbyte DIMMs 1 22 14 4 PCI PCI X Hot Plug Enable Disable 1 22 1 4 4 1 Enabling PCI PCI X Hot Plug Feature 1 23 1 4 4 2 Verifying PCI PCI X Hot Plug Is Enabled 1 23 145 Topspin Infiniband Host Channel Adapter 1 23 1 4 6 PCI Option Card Sun Dual Gigabit Ethernet Dual SCSI PCI Card 1 24 147 SP Even
31. dual core DDR 400 380 1206 370 7808 F4 El F370 7746 DDR 333 F370 7747 2 3 0 11c 2 33 7 2 DDR 400 1 2 Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers Release Notes August 2008 TABLE 1 1 Compatibility Between Components and Software for Each Server Version Continued Type of Memory Required Minimum FRU Chassis Motherboard CPUStepping Required CPU DIMM Memory VRM Minimum Required PN PN Version VRM PN DDR PN Required NSV BIOS 380 1206 370 7808 E6 E4 El F370 7746 DDR 333 F370 7747 2 4 0 6 2 34 4 2 CG C0 DDR 400 380 1206 370 7808 E6 E4 El F370 7746 DDR 333 F370 7747 2 4 0 8 2 34 6 2 CG CO DDR 400 380 1378 375 3438 E6 E4 E1 F371 1463 DDR 333 F371 1464 2 4 0 18 2 39 3 2 CG C0 DDR 400 1 2 1 2 1 122 Notes for Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers BIOS Chipkill Function Not Working The BIOS Chipkill function might not work with servers running BIOS versions 1 35 3 2 and 2 35 3 2 To resolve this issue upgrade to NSV release 2 4 0 28 For more information about release 2 4 0 28 see Section 3 1 NSV Release 2 4 0 28 on page 3 1 Create LSI IM Volumes Before Installing the OS To prevent data corruption on Solaris ZFS or Linux operating systems create IM volumes before you install the OS To create IM volumes use the LSI Configuration Utility Chapter 1 Hardware and Firmware Information and Issues 1 3 123 Failure During LSI IME RAID Auto Rebuild of Swapped Drives On some earlier versions of LSI firmw
32. dversely affect the platform file system This is the equivalent to shutting down the server by pressing the Power button on the front panel Note If you use the service processor SP to power down a server remotely you should install the nps package With the nps package installed you can use the SP Platform Shutdown or Power Cycle command to perform a graceful shutdown of the server without using the f argument The nps package is on the Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers Documentation and Support Files CD shipped with the product or from the download center at http www sun com download index jsp tab 2 If the nps package is not installed on the server you must add the f argument when you run either of these SP commands from the SP command line The f argument forces the server to shut down or to power cycle In this case the SP command line syntax to shut down the server is platform set power state off f The SP command line syntax to power cycle the server is platform set power state cycle f PCI Card Addition Causes POST Error Message If you add a PCI card to the server you might encounter an error message during the power on self test POST such as the following example Error Message Expansion ROM not initialized PCI Mass Storage Controller in Slot 01 Bus 02 Device 05 Function 00 If you press the F1 key at this point the OS loads normally Chapter 1 Hardware and Firmware Information a
33. e V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers Release Notes August 2008 1 3 1 3 1 1 3 2 1 3 2 1 Notes Specific to Sun Fire V20z Servers This section discusses known issues and considerations on both the original and the updated releases of the Sun Fire V20z Server For more information about the releases see the document Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers Differences Between Server Versions Incorrect BIOS Version Displays After Update After you perform a BIOS update the SP might display the older BIOS revision To resolve this issue reboot the platform using the following command platform set os state reboot Spurious Interrupts on Serial Port Floating interrupt pins on the serial port cause spurious interrupts on the serial port on the motherboard of the Sun Fire V20z Server This issue appears only when you are using the serial over LAN feature If you are not using the serial over LAN feature you can avoid this issue by doing the following 1 Turn on or reboot the server 2 Press the F2 key to enter the BIOS Setup Utility 3 Disable the Console Redirection option Using the Serial over LAN If you are using the serial over LAN feature perform the following step 1 Update your server to the latest BIOS release available as part of the NSV 2 2 0 8 or later from the Sun Download Center If you are running a system running the Solaris OS you do not need to make any special changes after the BIOS is upd
34. eases see the Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers Differences Between Server Versions 890 CPU The Sun Fire V40z server supports the Opteron DC 890 CPU 2 8 GHz E6 stepping Super FRU Replacement Procedure If you replace the Super FRU the chassis motherboard and certain CRUs on the Sun Fire V40z server and the server fails to boot due to a PCI ID mismatch see the Procedure for Resolving a Failure to Boot Due to a PCI ID Mismatch in Chapter 4 of the Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers User s Guide 4 Gbyte DIMMs The Sun Fire V20z and V40z servers support 4 Gbyte DDR1 400 DIMMs To order go to the Sun Store at http store sun com PCI PCI X Hot Plug Enable Disable The PCI PCI X Hot Plug feature reserves resources for Hot Plug PCI and PCI X slots Because the feature reserves memory for PCI PCI X Hot Plug capability this memory is not available for other uses In systems with less than 4 GB the loss is negligible However in systems with memory 4 Gbyte and above the user might find the trade off in memory loss to be unacceptable In NSV releases earlier than 2 4 0 6 the PCI PCI X Hot Plug feature was enabled by default and you could not disable it In NSV 2 4 0 6 and later releases the feature is disabled and you are allowed to enable or disable the feature as described in the following subsections 1 22 Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers Release Notes August 2008 1 4 4 1 1 4 4 2 1 4
35. following in shell or Perl diags start sleep 240 rc diags get state if rc 0 then run desired tests using diags run tests command Chapter 2 Software Information and Issues 2 17 2 4 3 else echo Diagnostics not loaded in expected time re rc fas re diags get state timer 0 while rc 25 device error and timer lt MAX WAIT do sleep SLEEP_TIME timer time SLEEP_TIME rc diags get state done if timer lt MAX WAIT then run desired tests using diags run tests command else echo Error loading platform diagnostics rc rc fi To determine if the diagnostics tests are available to run you can execute the command diags get state The command returns either a success message The Service Processor and the platform diagnostics systems are available to receive test requests Or an error message The platform diagnostics system is not available end if re 0 diags run tests a Diagnostic Tests Fail to Load In some releases after you ve entered the command to execute diagnostics diags start some diagnostic tests might fail to load You can check on the status of the diagnostics by entering the following command 2 18 Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers Release Notes August 2008 2 4 4 2 4 5 2 4 6 diags get state If the diagnostics have loaded the above command will return the following message The SP and Platform Diagnostics systems are available
36. for Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers running supported Linux operating systems For all items check the product web sites for future enhancements 2 1 2 11 2 1 2 2 13 2 1 3 1 2432 Create LSI IM Volumes Before Installing the OS To prevent data corruption on Linux operating systems create IM volumes before you install the OS To create IM volumes use the LSI Configuration Utility RHEL 4 U1 64 bit and NSV 2 4 0 2a If you run RHEL 4 U1 64 bit with NSV 2 4 0 2a it is necessary to modify the Makefile to point to the correct directory for the kernel source The source code for the kernel in RHEL4 U1 64 bit is not located in the common area usr src linux that usually points to the correct version To create a soft link to the correct version of the kernel source code enter the following command ln s full path to kernel source usr src linuxi Linux and AMD PowerNow Capable Processors If HPET is disabled on a system with AMD PowerNow processors and a Linux operating system follow the instructions below to configure the OS appropriately RHEL 4 AMD64 RHEL 4 U1 AMD64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 does not support AMD PowerNow at this time AMD PowerNow must be disabled on all systems To disable AMD PowerNow 1 Enter the following chkconfig level 12345 cpuspeed off 2 Reboot the server RHEL 4 x86 RHEL 4 U1 x86 RHEL 4 does not support AMD PowerNow at this time AMD PowerNow
37. hanges By Version 3 5 m Network Share Volume NSV 2 4 0 8 including the updated components in TABLE 3 6 TABLE 3 6 NSV 2 4 0 8 Components Component Change 2100 V20z Platform BIOS 4300 V40z Platform BIOS SP Base Software Diagnostics Software 2100 PRS for V20z 4300 PRS for V40z Version 1 34 6 2 Version 2 34 6 2 Version 2 4 0 8 Version 2 4 0 4 Version 102 Version 18 3 5 2 Resolved Issues TABLE 3 7 lists issues resolved in the NSV 2 4 0 8 release TABLE 3 7 Issues Resolved in NSV 2 4 0 8 Component Issue BIOS Customers configuring Sun Fire V40z Servers with one or more Endace DAG 4 3GE cards must update to NSV 2 4 0 8 BIOS Deliver the proper NVData image for the V40z onboard LSI 1020 1030 controller Diagnostics Some V40z Rev E super FRUs fail to load platform diagnostics if a daughtercard is not installed Service Software inventory is reporting factory installed in error Processor Diagnostics Memory diags sometimes reports incorrect configuration or cannot identify a failing DIMM Service Value for MIB entry for SP SP MIB spPort80 is always zero Enable Processor the appropriate value BIOS Set the Maximum Outstanding Split Transactions MOST to 1 in PCI configuration space to work around LSI 53C1020 B2 Device Errata Listing 865 item 10 3 6 Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers Release Notes August 2008 3 6 361 NSV Release 2 4 0 6 The followi
38. higher Chapter 2 Software Information and Issues 2 15 If you are using in band IPMI functionality with your server you must unload the OpenIPMI Linux kernel driver before accessing a diskette floppy disk If you do not unload the OpenIPMI Linux kernel driver before you access a diskette diskette writes and management data that is handled by the OpenIPMI Linux kernel driver will be corrupted 1 To unload the OpenIPMI Linux kernel driver authenticate as root then enter the following commands rmmod ipmi_kcs_drv rmmod ipmi_devintf rmmod ipmi_msghandler 2 After diskette access is complete restore the in band IPMI functionality by entering the following commands modprobe ipmi devintf modprobe ipmi kcs drv 2 4 2 4 1 Diagnostics Issues The most current version of diags contains multiple bug fixes and is available at the following URLs http www sun com downloads http www sun com servers entry v20z support jsp http www sun com servers entry v40z support xml Empty README and RESCUECD Files In previous versions of the Diagnostics CD the README and RESCUECD files served two purposes m Provide user related information m Serve as tag files for the diagnostics kernel to verify and match the diagnostics application with the correct version of the Linux diagnostics kernel In current and future versions of CD based diagnostics these files no longer need to contain user related information Howe
39. hoose RAID Properties from the menu then press Enter 4 In the Device Identifier list locate the drive that you want to add as a hot spare This typically has the same SCSI ID as the drive that failed but was replaced with a functional disk This example uses SCSI ID 0 5 Highlight the Hot Spare field for the drive you located in Step 4 then press minus to add the drive as a hot spare The value in the Hot Spare field changes from No to Yes 6 Press Delete to incorporate this drive as a hot spare The drive is erased so the drive can be synchronized with the other drives 7 Press Esc A menu displays 8 Choose Save changes and Exit Menu to confirm your selection then press Enter The drive is synchronized into the current IME RAID array Note Boot the system into the operating system for faster synchronization results 1 10 Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers Release Notes August 2008 1 212 1 2 12 1 1 2 12 2 Four Function PCI X Option Cards Four function PCI X option cards such as the X9273A Gigabit Quad Ethernet card from Sun are not supported for Sun Fire V20z or Sun Fire V40z Servers when running at 133MHz If you install this type of card your options are different depending on which server you use Sun Fire V40z Server This server has four PCI X 133MHz slots You can install a four function option card into one of these four slots however the BIOS clocks the card down to 100 MHz
40. iguring PowerNow for Your OS NSV release 2 4 0 6 and later include PowerNow technology developed by AMD to reduce power consumption and heat dissipation PowerNow accomplishes this by lowering the CPU frequency and voltage when the kernel load is low Note Changes in CPU frequency and voltage with PowerNow cause fluctuations in the clock speed Depending on how you utilize system resources the indicated speed might be substantially lower than the actual maximum rating of your CPU For example if you installed a 2 2 GHz processor at times of low demand the CPU could clock down and indicate only 1 0 GHz This is normal and indicates that you are in a power saving mode Caution PowerNow is not supported on all operating systems On some operating systems which do support it PowerNow is enabled by default Read the following information carefully for your particular operating system If you do not want to use this feature or if it is not supported on your operating system you should disable it Check the documentation for your particular operating system PowerNow on Solaris PowerNow is not currently supported on the Solaris Operating System Chapter 1 Hardware and Firmware Information and Issues 1 7 1 2 9 2 1 2 9 3 1 2 9 4 PowerNow on Linux PowerNow is not supported on all Linux operating systems For those which do support it HPET must be enabled If HPET is disabled on a system with PowerNow
41. iii Product Updates Documentation Support Training and Warranty URLs Sun provides updates to documentation drivers firmware and CD ROM iso images through the Sun web site The web site also provides access to technical support training services and more Use the links below to access these Sun services Sun Function URL Documentation http docs sun com app docs prod sf v40z v20z v40z Updates including firmware http www sun com servers entry v20z support jsp drivers and CD ROM iso images ht tp www sun com servers entry v40z support xml Technical support Training Warranty http www sun com service contacting http www sun com training http www sun com service support warranty index html Third Party Web Sites Sun is not responsible for the availability of third party web sites mentioned in this document Sun does not endorse and is not responsible or liable for any content advertising products or other materials that are available on or through such sites or resources Sun will not be responsible or liable for any actual or alleged damage or loss caused by or in connection with the use of or reliance on any such content goods or services that are available on or through such sites or resources xiv Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers Release Notes August 2008 Sun Welcomes Your Comments Sun is interested in improving its documentation and welcomes your comments a
42. ith the Sun Installation Assistant The Sun Installation Assistant does not support using Logical Volume Manager LVM with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 and updates or SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 or 9 and service packs The current release available from the download site supports LVM with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Future releases will support LVM with SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 and service packs Platform Drivers If you do not install the platform drivers and a correctable ECC error occurs duplicate error messages of the most recent ECC failure are reported indefinitely To avoid this issue ensure that you install the appropriate level of platform drivers on your server For more information refer to the Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers Installation Guide LSI Driver Note This issue is resolved in the BIOS update within NSV 2 2 0 6h and newer releases If you installed the SUSE Linux Professional 9 0 or SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 SLES8 OS on your server and are running the LSI driver version 2 05 11 and firmware version 1 03 15 you might encounter performance issues on the internal hard disk drives HDDs Sun recommends updating to LSI driver version 2 05 16 and firmware version 1 03 23 You can use these versions of the driver and firmware for all supported operating systems OpenIPMI Linux Kernel Driver Conflict During Diskette Access Note This issue is resolved in NSV versions 2 2 0 6h and
43. led This disables TLB reloading and eliminates the error message SLES 9 64 bit in Failsafe Mode Does Not Install on Sun Fire V40z Dual Core SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 64 bit currently does not work with the boot option of maxcpus 0 the default option for failsafe mode for the Sun Fire V40z dual core Chapter 2 Software Information and Issues 2 9 2 1 20 Workaround After the BIOS finishes booting a graphical boot screen appears with three options Linux Floppy or Failsafe 1 Select Failsafe 2 Click in the small text edit box below the options 3 Scroll to the end of the line 4 Edit the text change from maxcpus 0 3 to maxcpus 3 Do not remove the number 3 Installing RHEL4 FCS 32 bit on Sun Fire V40z Chassis 380 1010 With NSV 2 4 0 6 Requires Disabling HPET To install Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 FCS 32 bit on Sun Fire V40z chassis 380 1010 with NSV 2 4 0 6 the High Precision Event Timer HPET must be disabled in the BIOS This modification is not necessary with RHEL4 Update 1 Workaround To disable the HPET in the BIOS 1 Press the F2 key to enter the BIOS Setup Utility 2 In the Advanced menu select the HPET Timer option g Change the value to Disabled 4 Press the F10 key to save your changes 2 2 Solaris Operating System Issues This section lists issues and considerations regarding Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z servers using the Solaris opera
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45. lues returned by the sensors are not reliable in this case diags terminate Command Generates False Critical Events Note This issue appears in NSV versions 2 1 0 16 and earlier It is resolved in NSV 2 2 0 6 and later versions Terminating the diagnostics generates critical events on the sensors and system errors After the diagnostics are terminated and the platform is powered off the diags terminate command does this automatically Sun recommends that you clear these events from the event log so that you do not mistake them for actual critical events The diagnostics provided with the Sun Fire V20z or Sun Fire V40z Servers are designed for a user who is watching the screen or for the output to be saved to a file Chapter 2 Software Information and Issues 2 23 TABLE 2 2 and TABLE 2 3 generated by the SP command sp get events show the events generated when you run the command diags terminate on your server You can ignore all of the critical errors TABLE 2 2 Sample Event Log for a Sun Fire V20z Server ID Last Update Component Severity 50 11 04 2004 16 49 Platform informational 5I 11 04 2004 16 49 planar critical 52 11 04 2004 16 49 ps critical 53 11 04 2004 16 49 cpu0 vrm informational 54 11 04 2004 16 49 cpu0 memvrm critical 55 11 04 2004 16 49 cpul vrm informational 56 11 04 2004 16 49 cpul memvrm critical lt Log file continues gt Message The platform has been powered off
46. m For ICTS SDR sensor tests Management 1 Return data that specifies that unreadable sensors have no data IPMI rather than IPMI_ILLEGAL_COMMAND_FOR_SENSOR 2 Return IPMI_ILLEGAL_COMMAND_FOR_SENSOR instead of IPMI_SENSOR_DATA_NOT_PRESENT if a request is made for a sensor that does not exist System Commands for setting community strings show incorrect help message Management SM Commands System The ipmi get sel command should understand manufacturer ID and Management display sel record type consistent with other data SM Commands System Node Busy message is not returned after the set command during Management time when the command is executing IPMI System In SNMP MIB SP inventory install dates display Uninstalled Management SNMP System The ipmi get sel command should analyze timestamp before Management converting it to time SM Commands System Management SM Commands System Management System Management SM Commands System Management IPMI System Management IPMI The ipmi get sel command does not display all sel entries appropriately Cannot change DHCP setting with same IP address Support forced option for platform update bios command when OS is in on state Add set get system information commands The ipmi get supported cipher suites should address specification clarification 3 8 Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers Release Notes August 2008 3 6 3 3 6 3
47. m These servers do not have UHCI hardware on board Devices that are operated by USB drivers written to run on prior Solaris x86 environments using the original USBA framework require either a A 3rd party UHCI based USB PCI card to use their existing driver a A USBA 1 0 driver to work with on board OHCI hardware m The network interface LEDs might not function properly with the current build of Solaris software however the network connections are fully functional m If you halt a system with a USB console keyboard the keyboard is disabled after the following message is displayed Syncing file systems done Type any key to continue It is then safe to power off the server m As patches for Solaris x86 software become available for these servers you can find the latest downloads at http www sun com servers entry v20z downloads html http www sun com servers entry v40z downloads html Chapter 2 Software Information and Issues 2 11 221 2 2 2 2 2 9 2 2 4 Create LSI IM Volumes Before Installing the OS To prevent data corruption on the Solaris ZFS operating systems create IM volumes before you install the OS To create IM volumes use the LSI Configuration Utility Solaris 10 Telnet Vulnerability Patch Solaris 10 6 06 and 11 06 security vulnerability in the in telnetd 1M daemon might allow unauthorized remote users to gain access to a Solaris Host Patch 120069 02 addresses this issue Apply the patch manually or
48. mation about the differences between the servers see Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers Differences Between Server Versions available on the Sun documentation web site 1 1 Note The chassis part number PN is labelled on the front panel of the server near the DVD ROM Diskette Drive assembly TABLE 1 1 Compatibility Between Components and Software for Each Server Version Type of Memory Required Minimum FRU Chassis Motherboard CPU Stepping Required CPU DIMM Memory VRM Minimum Required PN PN Version VRM PN DDR PN Required NSV BIOS Sun Fire V20z Server 380 0979 370 6730 Co F370 6680 DDR 333 F370 6646 2 1 0 9f 1 27 11 380 1168 370 7691 CG F370 6680 DDR 333 F370 6646 2 1 0 16b 1 30 5 380 1194 370 7788 E6 E4 F370 7746 DDR 333 F370 7747 2 2 0 6h 1 32 7 2 single core DDR 400 380 1194 370 7788 E6 E4 F370 7746 DDR 333 F370 7747 2 3 0 11 1 33 5 2 DDR 400 380 1194 370 7788 E6 E4 E1 F370 7746 DDR 333 F370 7747 2 3 0 11 1 33 7 2 DDR 400 380 1194 370 7788 E6 E4 E1 F370 7746 DDR 333 F370 7747 2 4 0 6 1 34 4 2 DDR 400 380 1194 370 7788 E6 E4 E1 F370 7746 DDR 333 F370 7747 2 4 0 8 1 34 6 2 DDR 400 380 1194 370 7788 E6 E4 E1 F370 7746 DDR 333 F370 7747 2 4 0 12 1 35 2 2 DDR 400 Sun Fire V40z Server 380 1010 370 6929 CG F370 6680 DDR 333 F370 6646 2 1 0 16b 2 22 4 380 1206 370 7808 E6 El F370 7746 DDR 333 F370 7747 2 2 0 6h 2 32 8 2 single core DDR 400 380 1206 370 7808 E1 F370 7746 DDR 333 F370 7747 2 3 0 11 2 33 5 2
49. nd suggestions which you can submit at http www sun com hwdocs feedback Please include the title and part number of your document with your feedback Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers Release Notes 819 1771 25 Preface xv xvi Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers Release Notes August 2008 CHAPTER 1 Hardware and Firmware Information and Issues This chapter describes issues related to the Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z hardware including these topics m Section 1 1 Versions of the Servers on page 1 1 m Section 1 2 Notes for Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers on page 1 3 m Section 1 3 Notes Specific to Sun Fire V20z Servers on page 1 19 m Section 1 4 Notes Specific to Sun Fire V40z Servers on page 1 22 m Section 1 5 New or Revised Hardware Procedures on page 1 24 1 1 Versions of the Servers Sun has released different versions of the Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers Not all hardware and software components are compatible with all versions of each server In particular memory VRMs and CPU VRMs might not be compatible with certain hardware configurations See TABLE 1 1 for hardware and software compatibility information through each release of the Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers Note that if multiple versions of the BIOS and NSV are compatible with a particular hardware configuration the configuration is listed multiple times For more infor
50. nd Issues 1 17 1 2 20 1 1 2 20 2 Disabling Option ROM Scan to Avoid POST Error Message Perform this procedure to prevent the error message from appearing After you complete the steps you will not see the POST error message during boot Note The server will not boot from the add in card after you perform this procedure Do the procedure in the next section to disable the error message and boot from the add in card applicable for SCSI controlled cards only 1 Press the F2 key to enter the BIOS Setup Utility 2 In the Advanced menu choose the PCI Configuration submenu 3 Choose PCI Device Slot 1 or 2 select the slot in which you installed the new device 4 Change the Option ROM Scan value to Disabled 5 Press the F10 key to save your changes Subsequent POST runs will not produce the error message Disabling an On board NIC Option ROM Scan to Boot From a SCSI Controlled Card Perform this procedure to prevent the error message from appearing After you complete the procedure you can boot from the SCSI controlled card without seeing the POST error message 1 Press the F2 key to enter the BIOS Setup Utility 2 In the Advanced menu choose the PCI Configuration submenu 3 Choose Embedded Broadcom Gbit 0 or Embedded Broadcom Gbit 1 select the port that does not connect to your networked PXE server 4 Change the Option ROM Scan value to Disabled 5 Press the F10 key to save your changes 1 18 Sun Fir
51. ng is a list of the features and fixes contained in BIOS v1 34 4 2 Sun Fire V20z Server and v2 34 4 2 Sun Fire V40z Server as well as the service processor SP firmware v2 4 0 6 Features in NSV 2 4 0 6 AMD PowerNow Technology Release 2 4 features AMD Opteron processors that include AMD PowerNow Technology with Optimized Power Management This feature allows IT and workstation customers to decrease overall power consumption by enabling optimization of performance on demand It also aids in platform investment protection for demanding enterprise server environments by lessening strain on data center cooling and ventilation systems PCI PCI X Hot Plug Enable Disable This new option was added in the BIOS Configuration Advanced menu If enabled it reserves resources for Hot Plug PCI X slots If Disabled it allocates resources only for cards that were installed at boot This option applies only to Sun Fire V40z Servers The default is Disabled CMOS Save Restore Release 2 4 includes a CMOS Save Restore feature that saves any CMOS setting changes you initiate for boot order time date and so on If the CMOS becomes corrupted the saved settings are restored rather than the default settings Chapter 3 NSV SP and BIOS Changes By Version 3 7 3 6 2 Resolved Issues in NSV 2 4 0 6 TABLE 3 8 lists issues resolved in the NSV 2 4 0 6 release TABLE 3 8 Issues Resolved in NSV 2 4 0 6 Component Issue Syste
52. od to a colon From the example given above 03 01 0 changes to 03 01 00 and 03 01 1 changes to 03 01 01 For Red Hat Enterprise Linux RHEL 3 the path and boot script file is etc rc d rc local For SUSE Linux distributions the path and boot script file is etc rc d boot local 3 After you modify the boot script file save the file and then reboot your server 1 2 15 Possible Rx ERR on Intel PCI Network Interface Card Port to Port Connection Only Data receiving errors Rx ERR might be observed only when servers are connected directly with no switch or router in between port to port through the ports on the Intel PCI Network Interface cards NICs The port to port connection is not normally configured in a network server environment 1 14 Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers Release Notes August 2008 1 2 16 1217 1 2 18 LSI U320 PCI Card Addition Causes Benign Error After adding the LSI U320 PCI card LSI22320 R to the server and rebooting you might see the following error message Initializing Adapter configuration may have changed reconfiguration is suggested You can safely ignore this message The server will boot up successfully Even if you restore defaults you will still see this message when using this card LSI U320 PCI Card Not Supported With External Arrays Using Certain Drives When attaching an external SCSI array to the add on LSI U320 PCI card Sun part number X9265A
53. ons of the Linux OS an updated iso image will be posted to this site Chapter 2 Software Information and Issues 2 13 Information about using the Sun Installation Assistant CD ROM can be found in Chapter 2 of the current version of the Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers Linux Operating System Installation Guide 29 2 Linux Versions Supported by the Sun Installation Assistant SIA At the time of this printing the following versions of the Linux OS are supported by the Sun Installation Assistant TABLE 2 1 Linux OS Versions Supported by the Sun Installation Assistant 32 bit Linux Distribution Version Supported 64 bit Single Core Systems Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 WS ES AS Updates 1 4 32 bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 WS AS Updates 1 4 64 bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 WS ES AS 32 bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 WS ES AS Update 1 32 bit 64 bit SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 SLES9 SP 1 SP2 64 bit SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 SP 3 64 bit Dual Core Systems Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 AS ES WS Update 1 32 bit 64 bit SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 SLES9 SP 1 SP2 64 bit Note Sun Installation Assistant does not support Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Update 8 and SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 These operating systems can be installed directly without using SIA 2 14 Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers Release Notes August 2008 2 3 3 2 3 4 2 35 2 3 6 Using Logical Volume Manager W
54. perly Incorrect partition labels from the preinstalled Solaris 10 OS cause this message but you can safely ignore it The error is corrected after a Linux installer changes the partition table 2 3 PAGNI Sun Installation Assistant Issues An operating system can be installed on the server without configuring the service processor or the network share volume NSV software However if you choose to skip configuration of the service processor and the NSV software you will not be able to use the remote management capabilities of the system or the diagnostics Sun Installation Assistant CD ROM The Sun Installation Assistant CD ROM helps you to install a supported Linux operating system OS It provides a set of Sun supported drivers that are tested for quality assurance By using the Sun Installation Assistant CD you can install the operating system the appropriate drivers and additional software on your system The Assistant eliminates the need to create a Drivers Update diskette The Sun Installation Assistant for Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers CD ROM might be included in your accessory kit You can download the iso image for this CD ROM from the product web sites at http www sun com servers entry v20z downloads jsp http www sun com servers entry v40z downloads jsp Note Sun encourages customers to visit the Downloads web site When the Sun Installation Assistant is updated to support additional versi
55. r dual core processors under SLES 9 SP1 32 bit Follow this procedure to disable PowerNow 1 Open the file etc sysconfig powersave common in a text editor and replace POWERSAVE CPUFREQD MODULE with POWERSAVE_CPUFREQD_MODULE off 2 Reboot the system SLES 9 SP1 32 Bit For Single core Processors PowerNow is supported for single core processors under SLES 9 SP1 32 bit Follow this procedure to enable PowerNow 1 Open the boot grub menu 1st file in a text editor and add the boot parameter clock pmtmr 2 Reboot the system Chapter 1 Hardware and Firmware Information and Issues 1 9 1 2 10 Sensor Fan Alerts Sensor Fans 5 through 12 might report 0 rpm during a platform power on condition but quickly reports a return to normal If SNMP email or other alerts are configured for critical events this issue generates notices if a fan alert does occur This problem does not affect the performance of the fans or any other part of the system 1 2 11 LSI Option Defaults and Automatic Rebuild of Swapped Drives The LSI Option defaults interfere with the ability of RAID 1E IME to automatically rebuild swapped drives The following workaround will enable you to rebuild failed drives in an IME RAID array 1 While the system boots and the on board LSI SCSI controller initializes press Ctrl C to enter the LSI Configuration Utility 2 Select the SCSI adapter on PCI Bus 2 then press Enter 3 C
56. re V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers Server Management Guide for detailed instructions on installing this customized OpenIPMI driver Operating Systems Distributed on DVD Rather than on CD ROM For the Sun Fire V20z Server it is recommended that you obtain the optional CD DVD drive X9260A to install software from DVD media Note The Sun Fire V40z Servers have only the DVD diskette drive as an option SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 Install From CD media using the X windows based Installation Utility If SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 SLES 8 is installed from the CD media using the X windows based installation utility a problem might occur during the post installation steps The X windows based installation utility might revert control to the primary console and display an error message about the ps command If this happens you can return control to the X windows based installation utility by pressing Ctr1 Alt F7 simultaneously on your keyboard At this point you can proceed with normal post installation setup with SLES 8 SCSI HD Installation If you have a single SCSI hard drive the drive can be inserted in any slot If you have two or more hard disk drives install the drive with the OS boot sector in the lowest numbered slot among the populated slots Chapter 2 Software Information and Issues 2 7 24107 2 1 16 SUSE Memory Bandwidth Performance on Dual Core Systems To obtain the best performance for dual core sy
57. re V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers the zoom window highlighting the PS 2 mouse and PS 2 keyboard connectors incorrectly shows Y cables for the mouse and keyboard It should show standard PS 2 cables 4 1 4 2 2 4 2 2 1 4 2 2 2 CD ROMs Documentation is not included on a CD ROM with Sun Fire V40z Servers with chassis part number 380 1378 See Related Documentation on page xiii for the documentation download URL The setup posters show several CD ROMs included with the servers The accessory kit shipped with your system might have three or four CD ROMs Both servers ship with Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers Network Share Volume Depending on the version of the server that you purchased your accessory kit might also contain Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers Documentation and Support Files documentation not included on CD ROM with Sun Fire V40z servers with chassis part number 380 1378 a Sun Installation Assistant for Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers The Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers Bootable Diagnostics CD See Product Updates Documentation Support Training and Warranty URLs on page xiv for information about downloading the CD ROM iso images from the product web sites Information about using the Sun Installation Assistant CD ROM is in the Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers Linux Operating System Installation Guide Information abou
58. run the eeprom command with the following arguments eeprom output device screen eeprom input device keyboard 1 20 Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers Release Notes August 2008 1 3 2 4 Note For Solaris 10 1 06 and later use the command eeprom console text Changing the Settings in Linux If you are running a Linux based system make the following changes Add the following line to the end of the etc securetty file ttyso Add the following line to the list of gettys in the etc inittab file co 2345 respawn sbin agetty L ttySO 9600 vt100 The list of gettys in the inittab file should read as follows HE H 1 2 3 4 5 6 getty programs for the normal runlevels lt id gt lt runlevels gt lt action gt lt process gt id field MUST be the same as the last The characters of the device co 2345 respawn sbin agetty 22345 22345 22345 2345 22345 22345 respawn respawn respawn respawn respawn respawn sbin mingetty sbin mingetty sbin mingetty sbin mingetty sbin mingetty sbin mingetty Chapter 1 Hardware and Firmware Information and Issues after tty L ttySO 9600 vt100 noclear ttyl tty2 tty3 tty4 tty5 tty6 1 21 1 4 1 4 1 1 4 2 1 4 3 1 4 4 Notes Specific to Sun Fire V40z Servers This section discusses issues on both the original and the updated releases of the Sun Fire V40z Server For more information about the rel
59. s but should be between 10 20 and 13 80 Volts 7 11 04 2004 15 03 fan5 critical Sensor Fan 5 measured speed reports 60 RPM but should be greater than 2000 RPM 8 11 04 2004 15 03 fan6 critical Sensor Fan 6 measured speed reports 60 RPM but should be greater than 2000 RPM lt Log file continues gt Workaround The following steps provide a workaround to clear the false critical events from the event log Note For a complete list of the SP commands refer to the Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers Server Management Guide 1 Before running the diagnostics clear the SP events log 2 Start the diagnostics Wait for the diagnostics to come up 3 Run any or all of the diagnostics tests 4 Check the SP event log for any errors The event log can be stored away for future investigation 5 Terminate the diagnostics with the command diags terminate 6 Clear the SP event log This step eliminates all of the false critical events that were generated in the previous step Note For more information about clearing the event log enter the command sp delete event help Chapter 2 Software Information and Issues 2 25 2415 Other Diagnostics Issues m The diagnostics x86 64 kernel hangs when legacy USB is enabled To work around this issue turn off legacy USB for the diagnostic mode a After running the NIC tests once the bcm5700 device is not freed this prevents the user from running the N
60. sS amp o SUN microsystems Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers Release Notes Sun Microsystems Inc www sun com Part No 819 1771 25 August 2008 Revision A Submit comments about this document at http www sun com hwdocs feedback Copyright 2004 2008 Sun Microsystems Inc 4150 Network Circle Santa Clara California 95054 U S A All rights reserved Sun Microsystems Inc has intellectual property rights relating to technology that is described in this document In particular and without limitation these intellectual property rights may include one or more of the U S patents listed athttp www sun com patents and one or more additional patents or pending patent applications in the U S and in other countries This document and the product to which it pertains are distributed under licenses restricting their use copying distribution and decompilation No part of the product or of this document may be reproduced in any form by any means without prior written authorization of Sun and its licensors if any Third party software including font technology is copyrighted and licensed from Sun suppliers AMD Opteron HyperTransport and PowerNow are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices Inc Parts of the e product may be derived from Berkeley BSD systems licensed from the University of California UNIX is a registered trademark in the U S and in other countries exclusively licensed through X Open Company Ltd Sun
61. set snmp community COMMUNITY_STRING Successful output is localhost sp set snmp community private sp get snmp community This command returns the community name that is currently being used by the service processor For example with command sp get snmp community Successful output is localhost sp get snmp community public Incorrect Install Date Returned With inventory get software Command In rare cases when the user enters the inventory get software command the wrong date is displayed for the latest revision of the server diagnostics software This does not affect functionality or performance of the product and can be safely ignored Chapter 2 Software Information and Issues 2 21 For example inventory get software Name Revision Diagnostics V2 BIOS V20z V1 servers Operator Panel V1 0 1 Firmware SP Value Addv2 SP Base V2 Workaround 32029 233 2552 Install Date Description Thu Feb 17 19 17 16 1938Server Diagnostics Mon Jun 06 14 00 11 2005Platform BIOS for V20z 2Mon Jun 06 13 43 06 20050perator Panel Mon May 16 14 36 32 2005SP Value Add Software Mon May 16 14 36 32 2005SP Base Software If you need to access the correct install date for the server diagnostics software perform the following command sequence 1 Revert to the default settings of the SP by entering sp reset to default settings a 2 Wait for the SP to reboot then create a manager account by connecting to the IP
62. sh_ config Currently the machine uses this version OpenSSH_3 6 1p2 SSH protocols 1 5 2 0 OpenSSL 0x0090701 To modify it add this to the script EnableSSHKeysign yes PCI X Hot plug Support on Linux PCI X hot plug support on Linux requires kernel support as well as a driver to enable the hot plug capabilities of the AMD 8131 PCI X chipset element Linux support of PCI X hot plug is an evolving area and a tight interdependency exists between kernel versions and hot plug drivers Therefore be careful to use the correct configuration for your systems hardware software combination To download the AMD 8131 PCI X Tunnel Standard Hot Plug Controller SHPC driver go to http www amd com us en Processors TechnicalResources 0 30_182_871_9034 9504 00 html1 Within the kernel source of your distribution read the file named pci txt for additional information about the PCI support layer in Linux PRS in This Release The PRS version included in this software release impacts new products only because PRS is not field update able 2 4 Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers Release Notes August 2008 2 1 7 2 1 8 2 19 2 1 10 Service Processor and Platform Clocks To ensure that the Service Processor and the platform OS time zone data are in sync set the platform RTC in Greenwich Mean Time GMT and use an OS mechanism to adjust platform time to the local time zone SNMP Platform OS Agent Recommended Reverse Proxy
63. shers and the heat sink Attempt to wiggle the heat sink again You should notice only a small amount of side play if the spring assemblies have fully centered in the holes Lightly hold the heat sink in place as you complete the installation with the appropriate tool Tighten the rear spring assembly three turns Tighten the front spring assembly three turns Continue to alternate the tightening of the rear and front spring assemblies until both spring assemblies bottom out on the standoffs Chapter 1 Hardware and Firmware Information and Issues 1 27 1 28 Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers Release Notes August 2008 CHAPTER 2 Software Information and Issues This chapter contains information related to software To update your server to the latest available software go to m http www sun com servers entry v20z support jsp m http www sun com servers entry v40z support xml To determine operating systems certified or supported for the servers go to m http www sun com servers entry v20z os jsp m http www sun com servers entry v40z os jsp This chapter contains the following sections m Section 2 1 Linux Operating System Issues on page 2 1 m Section 2 2 Solaris Operating System Issues on page 2 10 m Section 2 3 Sun Installation Assistant Issues on page 2 13 m Section 2 4 Diagnostics Issues on page 2 16 2 1 Linux Operating System Issues This section lists issues
64. stall more than one Sun Dual Gigabit Ethernet Dual SCSI PCI option card in the Sun Fire V40z Server However you cannot install two of the option cards in PCI slot 2 and slot 3 at the same time For example if you install a Sun Dual Gigabit Ethernet Dual SCSI PCI option card in PCI slot 2 you can install one or more of the same option cards in slots 4 5 6 or 7 but not in slot 3 For more information about this option card go to http www sun com products networking ethernet dualgigabitethernet details xml Supported 20Platforms 12 SP Event Log Messages When One Power Supply Is Disconnected If your Sun Fire V40z Server has two power supplies installed operate the server with an AC power cord attached to each power supply If you disconnect one power cord the SP event log will fill with messages indicating that the power supply is disconnected You can ignore the messages but other events in the log might not be seen 1 5 1 5 1 New or Revised Hardware Procedures Heat Sink Removal and Installation Note If you remove original heat sink hardware and replace it with new hardware follow the instructions provided with your replacement kit Improper removal and installation of the heat sink can strip the threads on the heat sink spring assemblies To ensure that this does not occur remove and install the heat sink according to the instructions below 1 24 Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers Release No
65. stems running SLES 9 install SP1 or a later service pack If this is not an option install patch 9962 released 21 March 2005 The patch is available on the Novell web site at http support novell com techcenter search search do cmd displayKC amp external1d 2558830537429cdedb543926fd6344a8html Note Patch 9962 is not required for systems running SLES9 SP1 or later Translation Look Aside Buffer TLB Reload Causes Errors With Certain Linux Software Note If you use Red Hat Enterprise Linux RHEL 3 0 install the most recent OS update on the server to minimize this issue In the BIOS Advanced menu the No Spec TLB Reload option is disabled by default This setting allows the Translation Look Aside Buffer TLB to reload With the default setting errors similar to the following were observed on systems running any 64 bit version of Red Hat Linux and also SUSE Linux with Service Pack 1 Northbridge status a60000010005001b GART error 11 Lost an northbridge error NB status unrecoverable NB error address 0000000037ff07 8 Error uncorrected To avoid these errors disable TLB reloading 1 Reboot the server and press the F2 key to enter BIOS setup 2 Navigate to the Advanced gt Chipset Configuration BIOS menu 2 8 Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers Release Notes August 2008 2 1 19 3 Use the arrow keys to scroll down to the option No Spec TLB reload and change its setting from Disabled to Enab
66. t Log Messages When One Power Supply Is Disconnected 1 24 1 5 New or Revised Hardware Procedures 1 24 1 5 1 Heat Sink Removal and Installation 1 24 1 5 1 1 Heat Sink Removal 1 25 1 5 1 2 Heat Sink Installation 1 26 2 Software Information and Issues 2 1 2 1 Linux Operating System Issues 2 1 2 1 1 Create LSI IM Volumes Before Installing the OS 2 2 2 1 2 RHEL 4 U1 64 bit and NSV 2 4 0 2a 2 2 2 13 Linux and AMD PowerNow Capable Processors 2 2 2 1 3 1 RHEL 4 AMD64 RHEL 4 U1 AMD64 2 2 2 1 3 2 RHEL 4 x86 RHEL 4 U1 x86 2 2 2 1 3 3 SLES 9 SP2 or Newer AMD64 2 3 2 1 3 4 SLES 9 SP2 x86 2 3 Contents v 2 1 4 2 1 5 2 1 6 2 1 7 2 1 8 2 1 9 2 1 10 2 1 11 2 1 12 2 1 13 2 1 14 2 1 15 2 1 16 2 1 17 2 1 18 2 1 19 2 1 20 2 1 3 5 SLES 9 SP1 AMD64 2 3 2 1 3 6 SLES 9 SP1 x86 2 3 OpenSSH Version Modification 2 4 PCI X Hot plug Support on Linux 2 4 PRS in This Release 2 4 Service Processor and Platform Clocks 2 5 SNMP Platform OS Agent Recommended Reverse Proxy Configuration 2 5 Subcommand savedump Causes Watchdog Timeout Error 2 5 SUSE Memory Bandwidth Performance on Dual Core 2 5 Trident Video Driver with RHEL 3 Might Cause a System Lockup 2 6 The 32 bit version of RHEL 3 0 Does Not Recognize More Than 4 Gbytes of Physical Memory 2 6 Linux Server Management Requires a Customized OpenIPMI Linux Kernel Driver 2 7 Operating Systems Distributed on DVD Rather than on CD ROM 2 7 SUS
67. t using the Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers Bootable Diagnostics CD ROM is in the Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers Guide for the Bootable Diagnostics CD Sun Fire V20z Server Poster part number 817 5336 10 01 2004 1 The Contents section on the poster shows a power cord A power cord no longer ships with any of the configurations of the Sun Fire V20z Server The accessory kit for the updated releases of the Sun Fire V20z Server chassis PNs 380 1168 and 380 1194 includes a Solaris OS update package The package contains a Solaris 9 OS Install Time Update ITU floppy diskette and a short installation document Sun Fire V40z Server Poster part number 817 5337 10 05 2004 4 2 Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers Release Notes August 2008 1 The Contents section on the poster incorrectly shows a power cord power cord does not ship with the Sun Fire V40z Server 2 The accessory kit for the updated release of the Sun Fire V40z Server chassis PN 380 1206 includes a Solaris OS update package The package contains a Solaris 9 OS ITU floppy diskette and a short installation document Poster part number 817 5337 11 09 2004 The poster calls out crossover Ethernet cables for each of the SP port connectors Use a crossover Ethernet cable only when you are daisy chaining together the SP connectors of two different Sun Fire V20z or Sun Fire V40z Servers Otherwise use a regular Ethernet cable
68. tarted might not be detected by fan tests which are dependent on platform power If you use Service Processor based no platform mode diags start n set the desired platform state before you load diagnostics diags SSH Connection and nic Test Users might lose SSH connection with the platform when the retention allDimms test runs Diagnostics continues to run but the user cannot SSH into the platform after the connection is lost To avoid this problem if you use an SSH connection do not run the nic test Firmware Downgrades Generally downgrading firmware to a version lower than the version shipped with the machine is not supported sp snmp community Commands NSV releases 2 4 0 6 and later support the following SP commands m sp set snmp community m sp get snmp community 2 20 Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers Release Notes August 2008 2 4 10 1 2 4 10 2 2 4 11 sp set snmp community This command enables you to set the community name to be used by the service processor SP itself as opposed to the proxy community string that is used between the SP and the platform There are no restrictions on the length of the community string Typical names are private and public The factory default name of the community string is public so if you run the command sp get snmp community before you set a value public is returned Set the value to any string without spaces For example for sp
69. tes August 2008 1 5 1 1 There are two types of thermal devices used to cool the system processors in model 2100 and 4300 4300 E products The first type is a heat pipe which is used in the model 4300 and 4300 E products for the processors on the main system board The second type is a low profile finned heat sink which is used on the model 2100 product to cool the main system processors and on the auxiliary CPU board of the model 4300 and 4300 E products to cool the expansion processors The following instructions refer to the low profile finned heat sink only Refer to your hardware service documentation for instructions pertaining to the heat pipe Heat Sink Removal 1 With the appropriate screwdriver alternately loosen the back and front spring assemblies not more than three turns each until the heat sink screws are completely loose 2 Carefully remove the spring assemblies and the washers that lie beneath each of the assemblies and set them aside 3 Remove the heat sink by wiggling the heat sink slightly to free it from the thermal grease Caution Be careful not to bend or damage the heat sink fins Damaged fins will degrade the performance of the heat sink 4 Inspect the heat sink for lint and dust If necessary clean it with a vacuum or with compressed air 5 Place the heat sink upside down on a flat surface so that the thermal grease does not contaminate other components 6 Use the plastic card from your
70. the 133MHz slot when a four function PCI X option card is installed in the V20z Server is not recommended and could result in data corruption For more information refer to the public AMD document at http www amd com us en assets content_type white_papers_and_tech_docs 26310 pdf 1 2 13 Serial Concentrator Failures at Speeds Faster Than 9600 Baud Because of framing errors some serial concentrators fail to work with the server when the server is set to a baud rate greater than 9600 The problem occurs because the server has very fast processors and UARTS with 16 byte FIFOs causing the transmit bandwidth to become completely saturated There is no empty space left between one asynchronous byte and the next the stop bit of one byte is followed immediately by the start bit of the next byte As a consequence the terminal or other device on the receiving end of this treatment must be fast enough to keep up without missing a single byte When a serial concentrator clears its receiver overflow and begins to receive once again it can no longer detect where the start and stop bits are This results in an endless stream of framing errors both detected and undetected Workaround Perform the following procedure on the Sun Fire V20z or Sun Fire V40z Server 1 Press the F2 key to enter the BIOS Setup Utility 2 In the Advanced menu choose the Console Redirection submenu then press Enter 3 In the Console Redirection menu
71. ting system For all items check the product web sites for future enhancements 2 10 Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers Release Notes August 2008 The first compatible version of the Solaris OS is Solaris 9 OS 4 04 or later for the Sun Fire V20z Server and Solaris 9 OS HW 4 04 for the Sun Fire V40z Server However certain functionality might be phased in after the initial product release of the server a RAID functionality is not supported in the initial release m The ECC check driver and IPMI support on the Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers Documentation and Support Files CD m Use the VESA driver for Solaris installations requiring onboard graphic support When installing the Solaris 9 OS 4 04 with a monitor use the kdmconfig utility to select VESA Generic Driver for VESA Compatible Video Cards a You might see problems when connecting a USB mouse to the server The kdmconfig utility might fail to detect the USB mouse and the video might fail To avoid this problem manually select USB mouse in the Pointing Device Selection screen with kdmconfig m The Solaris boot disk must be installed in SCSI slot 0 Some distributions of operating systems might be on DVD media rather than on CD ROM For the Sun Fire V20z Server Sun recommends that you obtain the optional DVD ROM diskette drive X9260A to install software from DVD media Note The Sun Fire V40z servers have only the DVD diskette drive as an option
72. to behave erratically The HPET timer must be enabled when using the PowerNow feature on a SMP kernel Incorrect Sensor Number Used in BIOS for System Firmware Progress SEL Entries BIOS does not use the correct sensor number when generating System Firmware Progress SEL entries If certain errors occur during system boot such as keyboard or floppy disk errors the system BIOS generates a System Firmware Progress SEL entry and send it to the service processor Currently the BIOS incorrectly uses a sensor number of 0x00 when creating those SEL entries Chapter 3 NSV SP and BIOS Changes By Version 3 9 3 6 3 3 BIOS Update Failure Updating the BIOS might fail due to an error in transmitting the file If this occurs retry the update 3 10 Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers Release Notes August 2008 CHAPTER 4 Documentation Issues This chapter contains the following sections m Section 4 1 SP and BIOS Update Procedures on page 4 1 m Section 4 2 Setup Posters on page 4 1 m Section 4 3 Manuals on page 4 3 4 1 SP and BIOS Update Procedures The SP and BIOS update procedures are available on the product web site in HTML and PDF formats Refer to the Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers SP and BIOS Update ReadMe at http docs sun com app docs prod sf v40z v20z v40z 4 2 4 2 1 Setup Posters The setup posters have the following issues Cables On posters for both the Sun Fi
73. to receive test requests If the diagnostics haven not loaded the above command will return the following message The Platform Diagnostics system is not available To resolve this issue install NSV 2 4 0 6a Diagnostic Fan Tests are Platform Power Dependent Platform state changes that are made after diags has been started night not be detected by fan tests which are dependent on platform power If you use service processor based non platform mode diags start n set the desired platform state before you load diags Fan 10 Falsely Reports During Reboot Cycle The sensor for Fan 10 reports 0 RPM during the reboot cycle but then quickly reports a return to normal operation Packet Corruption Might Cause Failure of Diagnostic Download Packet corruption might happen during diagnostics download If this happens platform side diags never comes up To resolve the issue follow this procedure 1 Stop all diagnostics by entering the command diags terminate Chapter 2 Software Information and Issues 2 19 2 4 7 2 4 8 2 4 9 2 4 10 2 Verify that the server power is off by entering the command platform get power state 3 Start diagnostics by entering the command diags start 4 Repeatedly check the status of diags by entering diags get state If the problem persists call Sun Service for further assistance diags Fan Tests Any platform state changes made after the diags command has been s
74. use a System Lockup The Trident server video driver shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux RHEL 3 0 might cause a system lockup under certain conditions These conditions are described in Red Hat s Bugzilla database at https bugzilla redhat com bugzilla show_bug cgi id 113533 To avoid this issue use the VESA X server video driver bundled with RHEL 3 0 To select the VESA driver during installation proceed normally until the Graphical Interface X Configuration screen appears Then expand the Other drivers menu and select VESA driver generic To select the VESA driver after installation switch from using a Trident driver to a VESA driver For detailed steps see the RHEL documentation The 32 bit version of RHEL 3 0 Does Not Recognize More Than 4 Gbytes of Physical Memory The 32 bit version of RHEL 3 0 does not recognize more than 4 Gbyte of physical memory even when more than 4 Gbyte is installed This is a limitation of the default kernel Some other 32 bit versions of Linux have trouble recognizing more than 4 Gbyte of memory because of limitations of their default kernels If your OS demonstrates this issue contact your OS vendor for instructions to get the correct kernel to support your memory configuration 2 6 Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers Release Notes August 2008 2 1 13 2 1 14 2 1 15 2 1 16 Linux Server Management Requires a Customized OpenIPMI Linux Kernel Driver See the Sun Fi
75. ver the diagnostics kernel still requires the files to verify the match between the kernel and diagnostics application As a result the files remain intact but have no content 2 16 Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers Release Notes August 2008 2 4 2 CD Based Diagnostics and Remote Access Remote access requires the prior creation of a manager level user on the platform See Create Trusted Host Relationships in the Systems Management Guide for instructions To establish a remote command line interface for CD based diagnostics tests use SSH network access 1 SSH to the platform IP address as the user setup If you created a manager level user on the Service Processor you are prompted for a username and password to create a new account You can use any username except diagUser setup or root When your username and password validate you are logged off of the system Now use your username and password to SSH to the platform To enable only platform diagnostics tests without loading the Service Processor tests execute the command diags start n Note For Service Processor based diagnostics the n argument specifies Do not boot the platform with diagnostics To enable both Service Processor and platform diagnostic tests execute the command diags start This command reboots the platform into diagnostics mode Wait at least two or three minutes before you attempt to run the tests Implement one of the
76. ynchronous mode The transfer speed in this case is over 10 times slower than in synchronous mode The average time necessary to synchronize two hard disk drives in asynchronous mode is approximately one hour per Gbyte of storage This means that without the OS installed it takes about 73 hours just over three days to synchronize two 73 Gbyte hard drives The server is not out of service during the synchronization process You can still access the hard disk drives OS and LSI Drivers Are Loaded on Server When the OS is installed on the server with the proper SCSI drivers the data transfer operates in synchronous mode allowing for transfer speeds up to 3 MB sec To calculate the approximate time necessary to synchronize two hard disk drives use the following formula Vol represents the volume size in Gigabytes resync time Hours Vol 1024 3 MB sec 3600 In the case of two 73 Gbyte hard disk drives the synchronization time is 73 1024 3 3600 6 92 hours or 6 hours 55 minutes 1 16 Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers Release Notes August 2008 1 2 19 1 2 20 SP Platform Shutdown or Power Cycle Command Requires f Argument Caution Before running this command perform a sync up in the platform file system To do so enter syne in the console or at the command line prompt The command platform set power state off f immediately powers down the power supply of the platform OS which might a
77. z Servers Release Notes August 2008 3 6 3 1 HPET Timer Off Might Cause System Clock to Lose Ticks 3 9 3 6 3 2 Incorrect Sensor Number Used in BIOS for System Firmware Progress SEL Entries 3 9 3 6 3 3 BIOS Update Failure 3 10 Documentation Issues 4 1 41 SP and BIOS Update Procedures 4 1 42 Setup Posters 4 1 4 2 1 Cables 4 1 42 2 CD ROMs 4 2 4 2 2 1 Sun Fire V20z Server 4 2 4 2 2 2 Sun Fire V40z Server 4 2 43 Manuals 4 3 Contents ix x Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers Release Notes August 2008 Preface These Release Notes summarize new information including features known issues and workarounds as well as important safety guidelines for the Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z servers This document also contains information about past updates to the servers hardware and software Safety Guidelines You can safely connect the Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z servers to an IT Power System The use of the black on yellow exclamation point in a triangle symbol on the product indicates a reference to the following important safety information concerning National Deviations for Finland Norway and Sweden a English The earthed style attachment plug on the power supply cord requires the socket outlet to be an earthing type m Finnish Laite on liitett v suojamaadoituskoskettimilla varustettuun pistorasiaan Norwegian Apparatet m tilkoples jordet stikkontakt m Swedish Apparaten skall anslutas

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