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SPARC Enterprise
M4000/M5000 Servers
Product Notes
For XCP version 1041
Order No. U41739-J-Z816-4-76
October 2007, Revision A
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Copyright 2007 Sun Microsystems, Inc., 4150 Network Circle, Santa Clara, California 95054, U.S.A. and FUJITSU LIMITED, 1-1, Kamikodanaka 4-chome, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken 211-8588, Japan. All rights reserved. Sun Microsystems, Inc. and Fujitsu Limited each own or control intellectual property rights relating to products and technology described in this document, and such products, technology and this document are protected by copyright laws, patents and other intellectual proper
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Copyright 2007 Sun Microsystems, Inc., 4150 Network Circle, Santa Clara, California 95054, U.S.A. et FUJITSU LIMITED, 1-1, Kamikodanaka 4-chome, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken 211-8588, Japon. Tous droits réservés. Entrée et revue tecnical fournies par Fujitsu Limited sur des parties de ce matériel. Sun Microsystems, Inc. et Fujitsu Limited détiennent et contrôlent toutes deux des droits de propriété intellectuelle relatifs aux produits et technologies décrits dans ce document. De mêm
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Contents Preface vii Technical Support vii Software Resources vii Accessing Documentation viii Fujitsu Siemens Computers Welcomes Your Comments viii SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000 Servers Product Notes 1 Supported Versions of Firmware and Software 1 Patch Information 2 Solaris Patch Information 2 Known Issues 3 General Functionality Issues and Limitations 3 Hardware Installation and Service Issues 4 Specific Issues and Workarounds 4 About the interference of nut 5 Hardware Documentation Updates 7
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DIMM Replacement 11 Software Issues 13 XCP Issues and Workarounds 13 Solaris Issues and Workarounds 16 Identifying Permanent Memory in a Target Board 26 Software Documentation Updates 27 vi SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000 Servers Product Notes for XCP Version 1041 � October 2007
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Preface ® These product notes contain late-breaking information about the SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000 server hardware, software, or documentation that became known after the documentation set was published. Technical Support If you have technical questions or issues that are not addressed in the SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000 servers documentation, contact a sales representative or a certified service engineer. Software Resources The Solaris™ Operating System and Sun Java™ Enterprise System
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Accessing Documentation Instructions for installing, administering, and using your SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000 servers are provided in the SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000 servers documentation set. The documentation set is available for download from the following website: http://manuals.fujitsu-siemens.com/ Note – Information in these product notes supersedes the information in the SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000 servers documentation set. Solaris documentation is available at: http://www.sun.co
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SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000 Servers Product Notes ® These product notes contain late-breaking information about the SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000 server hardware, software, or documentation that became known after the documentation set was published. ■ Supported Versions of Firmware and Software ■ Patch Information ■ Known Issues ■ Hardware Installation and Service Issues ■ Hardware Documentation Updates ■ Software Issues ■ Software Documentation Updates Supported Versions of Firmware and So
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Caution – CR ID #6534471: Improper handling of large page in kernel memory may cause random panics. Implement the workaround for CR ID #6534471 or check for the availability of a patch and install it immediately. This bug has been fixed by 125100-06. ■ The first version of the Solaris™ Operating System (OS) to support these servers is the Solaris 10 11/06 OS. ■ XCP 1041 supports the External I/O Expansion Unit. ■ This XCP release does not support the Capacity-On-Demand (COD) feature. Note –
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Known Issues This section describes known issues in this release. General Functionality Issues and Limitations ■ Because the term, admin, will be reserved for the system use in next version of XCP, please avoid using it to user account name. If you use the term, admin, to user account name, you have to delete it before upgrading the XCP. ■ Dynamic Reconfiguration (DR) is not recommended in cases below, due to the following restrictions on the DR addboard(8), deleteboard(8), and moveboard (8)
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■ For 4447A-Z/X4447A-Z, PCIe Quad-port Gigabit Ethernet Adapter UTP cards, these maximum limits apply: ■ No more than two cards per I/O boat ■ No more than four cards in a SPARC Enterprise M4000 server ■ No more than eight cards in a SPARC Enterprise M5000 server Hardware Installation and Service Issues This section describes hardware specific issues and workarounds. Specific Issues and Workarounds TABLE 1 lists known hardware issues and possible workarounds. TABLE 1 Hardware Issues and Workaro
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About the interference of nut When you mount the SPARC Enterprise M4000 or M5000 server on the 19-inch rack, as you insert it all the way seated in the rack, the nut anchoring the bezel may interfere with the rack column and the server may fail to be seated correctly. In such a case, please replace the bezel anchoring nut and ring with the E-Ring. 1. Remove the interfering bezel anchoring nut and ring. M5000 (6 places) M4000 (4 places) Ring Bezel Anchoring nut SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000 S
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2. In place of the removed nut and ring, attach the E-Ring, included in the rack mount kit. E-Ring 3. Insert the server all the way seated in the rack, to lock it in place. 6 SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000 Servers Product Notes for XCP Version 1041 � October 2007
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Hardware Documentation Updates TABLE 2 lists known documentation updates. TABLE 2 Documentation Updates Title Page Number Update All SPARC Enterprise All DVD references are now referred to as CD-RW/DVD-RW. M4000/M5000 Servers documentation Updated glossary terms: External I/O Expansion Unit — A rack mountable device to add-on PCI slots. It is connected to the system’s I/O unit through the PCIe connection and contains one or two I/O boats. I/O boat — An I/O unit in the External I/O Expansion U
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TABLE 2 Documentation Updates (Continued) Title Page Number Update SPARC Enterprise 4-11 4.4.3, "Powering the Server Off Manually" Step 4 M4000/M5000 Servers "Verify the state of the status XSCF STANDBY LED on the Service Manual operator panel is off" should be replaced with the following description: "Verify the state of the status Power LED on the operator panel is off." SPARC Enterprise 8-5 8.1.2, "Removing the PCI Cassette" M4000/M5000 Servers The cable management arm of the SPARC Ente
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TABLE 2 Documentation Updates (Continued) Title Page Number Update SPARC Enterprise 9-1 CHAPTER 9, "XSCF Unit Replacement" M4000/M5000 Servers 15-1 CHAPTER 15, "Operator Panel Replacement" Service Manual The following important message will be added. Note – If you replace the XSCF unit and the operator panel simultaneously, system will not operate normally. Execute the showhardconf command or the showstatus command to confirm that the component replaced earlier is operating normally, befor
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Cable Connections The following changes belong in the SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000 Servers Installation Guide. TABLE 4 Powercords System Location Powercord Type SPARC Enterprise M4000 Americas, Taiwan NEMA L5-15 125V 15A Server Japan, Korea NEMA L6-20 250V 20A RoTW IEC60309 16A 250V, 3PIN with IEC320 C20 SPARC Enterprise M5000 Americas, Taiwan NEMA L5-15 125V 15A Server Japan, Korea NEMA L6-20 250V 20A RoTW IEC60309 16A 250V, 3PIN with IEC320 C20 10 SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000 Servers Pr
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Updates of the SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000 Servers Service Manual The following information supersedes the information in the SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000 Servers Service Manual. Installing the PCI Cassette Caution – Do not force the PCI cassette into a slot. Doing so can cause damage to the cassette and server. 1. Align the PCI cassette on the gray plastic guide and install it into the slot. 2. Lock the lever into place to seat the cassette. Note – As the lever is moved pressure will build
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Here are the DIMM mount conditions: DIMM mounting rules: ■ Four(4) DIMMs per group can be mounted. ■ Capacity of the DIMMs in group A must be equal to or larger than the capacity of the DIMMs in group B. ■ The capacity of the DIMMs in group B must be equal to or less than the capacity of the DIMMs in group A. DIMMs in group B are optional. ■ For both groups, DIMMs must be of the same capacity and rank within a group. DIMMs of different capacity cannot be mixed in a group. 12 SPARC Enterprise
