Sun Fire X4100/X4200 Servers Release Notes for Software Release
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1. Recovering from a Failed Flash Update Several issues have been identified with the firmware update that could result in a failed or incomplete firmware update This section describes how to recover from a failed ILOM firmware update Note If no output is displayed on the SP serial port the Graphics Redirect and Service Processor GRASP board must be replaced Prerequisites a A trivial file transfer protocol TFTP server is required to reload the ILOM firmware m The host system must also remain powered off for the duration of the recovery process Recovery Steps 1 Determine if the ILOM SP first level booter called U Boot is intact Connect to the SP serial port for details see the ILOM Administration Manual apply power to the system and observe the initial ILOM boot messages Refer to the Sun Fire X4100 4100 M2 and X4200 4200 M2 Servers Installation Guide 819 1155 for details m If no screen output is displayed stop here The GRASP board must be replaced Refer to the Sun Fire X4100 4100 M2 and X4200 4200 M2 Servers Service Manual 819 1157 for instructions m If screen output is displayed continue to the next step 2 Enter the ILOM SP U Boot command interpreter with xyzzy When you see Booting linux in 2 seconds during ILOM initial boot type xyzzy to enter the U Boot command interpreter Note The characters you type are not echoed Cutting and pasting the characters improves the2. mount nfs_server nfs_directory mnt Remove any current coredump files using the following commands cd coredump rm f coredump Run the preflash script cd mnt sh preflash_script_name where preflash_script_name is the name of the script When done the script displays one of the following two messages Success If this message is displayed the ILOM SP can be safely updated using any of the firmware update methods CLI GUI Sun N1 System Manager with or without configuration preservation Return to Step 3 of Updating Your Server Firmware on page 10 Fa ilure If this message is displayed reset the SP and then apply the preflash script again see Resetting the ILOM SP on page 27 20 Sun Fire X4100 X4200 Servers Release Notes for Software Release 1 4 June 2007 Automated Solaris and Linux Procedure For Running the Script Using Expect and Tcl Tk Software Required tools 1 Tool Command Language Tcl and Tk toolkit programming language software Expect software application Install Tcl Tk and Expect software if not already installed You can download Expect at http expect nist gov Download the preflash script and save it in the same directory in which you saved the Expect files Open the Start menu Run dialog and type cmd exe to open a command shell Change directory to the directory where you saved the Expect files and the preflash script Download the apply pr
3. Required Tools 1 ssh scp Download the preflash script and save it in a known directory Copy the script to the SP using the following commands ssh sunservice sp ip address rm f coredump sep preflash_script_name sunservice sp_ip_address core ump where sp_ip_address is the IP address of the server s ILOM SP and preflash_script_name is the name of the script Run the script using the following command ssh sunservice sp_ip_ address sh coredump preflash_script_name When done the script displays one of the following two messages wee Success If this message is displayed you can safely update the ILOM SP using any of the firmware update methods CLI GUI Sun N1 System Manager with or without configuration preservation Return to Step 3 of Updating Your Server Firmware on page 10 RP Ware FF If this message is displayed reset the SP and then apply the preflash script again see Resetting the ILOM SP on page 27 18 Sun Fire X4100 X4200 Servers Release Notes for Software Release 1 4 June 2007 Transferring and Running the Script using TFTP Required Tools a Trivial file transfer protocol TFTP server 1 Set up a TFTP server or use an existing one Refer to your OS documentation for instructions on setting up a TFTP server 2 Download and save the preflash script to your TFIP root directory 3 Log in as the sunservice account Use sunservice as the user name and the r
4. 2 Download the preflash script and save it in the same directory in which you saved the Expect files 3 Use the Start menu Run dialog and run cmd exe to open a command shell 4 Change directory to the directory where you saved the Expect files and the preflash script Sun Fire X4100 X4200 Servers Release Notes for Software Release 1 4 June 2007 5 Download the apply preflash 1 x windows tcl script from the following URL and save it in the same directory as the preflash and Expect files http www sun com servers entry x4100 downloads jsp Run the apply preflash 1 x windows tcl file on the command shell with the following command and options expect apply preflash 1 x windows tcl options Note To automate running the script on multiple SPs put all the SP IP addresses into a file that can be read by the apply preflash 1 x unix tcl script List only one SP IP address per line Then supply the file name to the script with the splist option See Table 0 2 for all script options TABLE 0 2 Script Options Option Description sp ip_address The IP address of the server s ILOM SP or splist file_name The file that lists all the SPs to update for automated multiple server updates password password The root password if the default password is not used scriptname name The preflash script name if the default is not used query Query whether the preflash script has already been run 7 When done
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8. see Running the Preflash Script on page 16 and refer to the Sun Fire X4100 X4200 Server Release Notes for Software Release 1 1 819 5033 Updating Your Server Firmware This section summarizes the steps needed for updating the server firmware Note The firmware and BIOS must always be of the same version and must always be updated together Caution Do not load backflash ILOM service processor and BIOS firmware older than release 1 2 Newer systems require more current firmware to operate properly The format of FRU data has also been extended and is not displayed properly with older ILOM firmware Caution If your current software is earlier than release 1 2 you must use the preflash script see Running the Preflash Script on page 16 to avoid possible corruption of the SP The flash recovery process from this corruption is complicated and might not succeed requiring replacement of the SP hardware see Recovering from a Failed Flash Update on page 28 for details 1 Determine the current version of the ILOM firmware See Verifying the Firmware Version on page 14 2 If your current software is earlier than release 1 2 download and run the ilom X4100 preflash_1 2 sh or later preflash script file to prepare your server for the flash update For detailed instructions including automated procedures for running the preflash script on multiple servers see Running the Preflash Sc
9. sp_ip_address is the IP address of the server s ILOM SP After you have successfully logged in the SP displays its default command prompt gt 3 Type the version command which returns output similar to the following gt version SP firmware version 1 0 SP firmware build number 10644 SP firmware date Tue Sep 13 12 50 37 PDT 2006 SP filesystem version 0 1 13 The ILOM firmware build version is the build number listed above 14 Sun Fire X4100 X4200 Servers Release Notes for Software Release 1 4 June 2007 Verifying the Firmware Version Using the CLI Through the Serial Port 1 Configure your terminal device or the terminal emulation software running on a laptop or PC to the following settings m 8N1 eight data bits no parity one stop bit 9600 baud m Disable hardware flow control CTS RTS m Disable software flow control XON XOFF 2 Connect a serial cable from the RJ 45 SER MGT port on your server s back panel to your terminal device or PC 3 Press Enter on the terminal device to establish a connection between that terminal device and the server s SP The SP displays a login prompt SUNSP0003BA84D777 login In this example login prompt 0003BA84D777 is the Ethernet MAC address of the SP This will be different for each server 4 Log in to the ILOM SP and type the default user name root with the default password changeme After you have successfully logged in the SP displays its default command promp
10. the script displays one of the following two messages x Success If this message is displayed the ILOM SP can be safely updated using any of the firmware update methods CLI GUI Sun N1 System Manager with or without configuration preservation Return to Step 3 of Updating Your Server Firmware on page 10 eee Pai lure F If this message is displayed reset the SP and then apply the preflash script again see Resetting the ILOM SP on page 27 Chapter Updating Your Server Firmware 25 Verifying the Preflash Script There are several methods you can use to determine whether the preflash script has been applied m The preflash script prints the following messages at the conclusion of a successful preflash process Patch installed You may now upgrade your firmware Please ensure you upgrade to the latest version available Success ssh sunservice sp_ip_address 1s var patchit If the text returned does not contain the following message the patch is applied and running No such file or directory m The automated methods for applying the preflash script provide a query option that you can use to determine whether the preflash script was applied See Automated Solaris and Linux Procedure For Running the Script Using Expect and Tcl Tk Software on page 21 and Automated Windows Procedure for Running the Script Using Expect and PuTTY Software on page 24 26 Sun Fire X4100 X4200 S
11. 0 Server Version Version 1 0 5 build 12029C OABGA034 fw1 10 00 bios6 06 06A 501 7514 RoHS compliant TABLE 5 Software Release 1 1 Component Versions Component Name ILOM FW BIOS LSI Firmware Motherboard Sun Fire X4100 Server Version Version 1 0 1 build 9306 OABGA031 fw1 08 01A bios6 40 70A 501 7261 Sun Fire X4200 Server Version Version 1 0 1 build 9306 OABGA031 fw1 08 01A bios6 40 70A 501 6974 TABLE 6 Software Release 1 0 Component Versions Component Name ILOM FW BIOS LSI Firmware Motherboard Sun Fire X4100 Server Version Version 1 0 build 6169 OABGA022 fw1 04 00 bios6 02 0A 501 7261 Chapter Sun Fire X4200 Server Version Version 1 0 build 6169 OABGA022 fw1 04 00 bios6 02 0A 501 6974 New Features and Support 3 4 Software Release Special Considerations This section describes considerations that might affect the firmware update RHEL5 Some Drivers Not Available 6560361 For software release 1 4 RHEL5 drivers are not available for the following option cards m Sun 10 GbE 133 MHz PCI X X5544A 4 a Sun Dual Port 4x IB Host Channel Adapter PCI X X1333A 4 Do Not Downgrade LSI Firmware Version 1 16 6495476 Once you update to version 1 16 downgrading the firmware to a previous version is not supported Doing so can cause the LSI card and SCSI devices to become undetectable Sun Fire X4100 X4200 Servers Release Notes for Software Release 1 4 June 2007
12. 4f 44212120 LCECE CE FW_VERSION 1 0 1 FW DATE Mar 3 t Il SC WARNING FFICIAL BUILD Caution Interrupting the flash recovery process from this point onwards or entering an incorrect U Boot command might result in a disabled service processor which will require replacement DO NOT stop or remove power from the system from this point onward a Erase the exiting flash image using the following commands erase ff380000 ffffffff erase Oxfe200000 Oxff37ffff You will a series of dots showing progress followed by a confirmation b If a failure occurs retry the erase command repeatedly until it succeeds Note If a persistent failure occurs the service processor is not flash updatable and must be replaced Refer to the Sun Fire X4100 4100 M2 and X4200 4200 M2 Servers Service Manual 819 1157 for details on replacing the GRASP board Sun Fire X4100 X4200 Servers Release Notes for Software Release 1 4 June 2007 9 Program the new ILOM firmware image a Use the U Boot cp b command to copy the new ILOM firmware image from the download location at 100000 to ff380000 until end address ffffffff For example gt cp b 100000 380000 ffffffff Copy to Flash b Use the fmh command to verify the new ILOM firmware image Before resetting make sure the copy succeeded using the fmh command which should display firmware sections For example gt fmh Listing FMH Modules Flash Siz
13. HE HE HE HE HE HE E HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE H HE HEH HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE E HE HE HE HE HE HE FE HE HE HE E HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE E HE HE FE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE H HE HEH HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE FE FE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE FE HE HE HE HE HE HE FE TE HE HE HE HE E HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE E HE HE H HE HHH HHH done Bytes transferred 13107200 c80000 hex 6 Confirm that the download succeeded The tftp command output should end with Bytes transferred ByteCount Chapter Updating Your Server Firmware 29 30 7 Use the md command and confirm that its output displays strings from the beginning of the firmware image file For example gt md 100000 00100000 244d4f44 SMODULES 00100010 00000000 00100020 01000200 00100040 46575 56 00100050 0a46575 00100060 32303036 2006 FW_BUILDTIM 00100070 453d3130 10 56 07 FW_DE 00100080 53433d57 UNO 00100090 46464943 001000a0 Oaffffff 554c4524 000000 2 40000000 00000100 45525349 44415445 0a46575 3a35363a 41524e49 49414c20 fELLLLLEL 01004000 67726173 61000000 00000000 4f4e3d31 3d4d6172 4255494c 30370a46 4e47203a 4255494c fEELELLE 8 Erase the existing ILOM flash image 00000200 70000000 OOOOFLEE 0000aa55 2e302e31 20203320 44544944 575 4445 20554e
14. Special Considerations Regarding the ILOM Firmware 1 1 1 Update This section describes considerations that might affect the firmware upgrade For issues on ILOM in general refer to the Sun Fire X4100 X4200 Servers Product Notes Fixed ILOM Upgrade Might Fail BIOS Flash 6499287 The ILOM service processor might not successfully update the BIOS version if a previous flash upgrade has failed If the BIOS version is not correct after ILOM flash upgrade completes use the force flag on the ILOM CLI load command to force the BIOS flash upgrade This issue applies to ILOM 1 1 1 and earlier FRU Information Appears Empty After Updating the ILOM Firmware and the BIOS 6406138 The host CPU and DIMM FRU information shown by the service processor is provided to the service processor during each BIOS power on self test POST Therefore after a BIOS ILOM upgrade this FRU information is empty until the first host BIOS POST Workaround This is expected behavior Reset the server and allow it to complete POST during boot to repopulate the FRU lists Chapter New Features and Support 5 Serial Console on Host System Might Stop Working After BIOS Update Until CMOS Settings Are Cleared 6489959 After updating the system BIOS you might need to clear CMOS settings to get serial console output from the host This is because CMOS defaults might be changed from your existing settings in the new BIOS Workaround If you cannot get seria
15. chance of success You might need to try applying power to the system and entering xyzzy several times 28 Sun Fire X4100 X4200 Servers Release Notes for Software Release 1 4 June 2007 3 Disable automatic reboot Set the U Boot environment variable bootretry to 1 to temporarily disable automatic reboot set bootretry 1 4 Configure the network for TFTP access a Copy the ILOM SP firmware image to a TFIP server that is accessible on the same IP subnet as the ILOM SP network port b Set the IP address for the ILOM SP and the TFTP server IP address by setting the ethaddr and serverip U Boot variables set ipaddr nnnn set serverip n n n n 5 Use the U Boot tftp command to download the ILOM firmware image tftp 100000 firmware image Note If the TFTP server or filename is incorrect you might need to enter Ctrl C to halt the tftp command and then repeat this recovery procedure Be sure that the complete flash image is actually downloaded successfully before proceeding You should see a message similar to gt tftp 100000 r10644 rom ima Using FCC1 ETHERNET device TFTP from server 10 6 154 8 our IP address is 10 6 154 99 Filename r10644 rom ima Load address 0x100000 Loading FE FE HE HE HE AH HE HE HE HE E E E E HE HE HE HE HE EH EE HE HE E E E E E E E E E E RHE HEHE EHH HEH HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE FE HE HE HE HE HE HE FE HE FE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE FE
16. e 32768 KB Erase Size 64 KB Sector Count 512 FMH Located at O0xff380000 of Size 0x00020000 Name grasp Ver 1 0 Type 0x0002 Flags 0x0000 Size 0x00000061 Location 0xff380040 LoadAddr Oxffffffff CheckSum Not Computed Chapter Updating Your Server Firmware 31 FMH Located at O0xff3a0000 of Size 0x00120000 Name sysbios Ver ee eee h Type 0x0000 Flags 0x0100 Size 0x00100000 Location Oxff3c0000 LoadAddr Oxffffffff CheckSum Valid FMH Located at Oxff4c0000 of Size 0x000c0000 Name osimage Ver 440 Type 0x0006 Flags 0x0119 Size 0x000ac9c8 Location Oxff 4c0040 LoadAddr 0x00c00000 CheckSum Valid Note If the command output does not show anything you may have entered an incorrect memory address Repeat the tftp erase and cp b commands until the image is properly copied Note that you must erase the existing firmware image before attempting to copy a new image 10 Reset the ILOM service processor Once you are certain that the service processor firmware image has been recovered you can restart the service processor with the reset command gt reset 32 Sun Fire X4100 X4200 Servers Release Notes for Software Release 1 4 June 2007 11 Recover the system BIOS Note This manual ILOM SP recovery process does not reflash the system BIOS Repeat the firmware update process using the ILOM GUI or CLI procedures as described in Updating Your Server Fi
17. e BIOS 6406138 5 Serial Console on Host System Might Stop Working After BIOS Update Until CMOS Settings Are Cleared 6489959 6 New ILOM Flash Update Layout 6 User Cannot Log In to ILOM WebGUI Sometimes After Flashing New Image 6513809 7 Updating Your Server Firmware 9 Updating Your Server Firmware 10 Methods for Updating the LSI Firmware 12 Verifying the Firmware Version 14 Verifying the Firmware Version Using the CLI Through the Management Ethernet Port 14 Verifying the Firmware Version Using the CLI Through the Serial Port 15 Verifying the Firmware Version Using the Web GUI 16 Running the Preflash Script 16 Summary Preflash Script Procedure 17 Detailed Preflash Script Procedures 17 Verifying the Preflash Script 26 Locating ILOM SP Addresses 27 Resetting the ILOM SP 27 Recovering from a Failed Flash Update 28 Downgrading to a Previous ILOM Release 33 Updating LSI Firmware and BIOS 33 iv Sun Fire X4100 X4200 Servers Release Notes for Software Release 1 4 June 2007 Preface This document contains procedures and special information for updating Sun Fire X4100 X4200 servers to software release 1 4 Related Documentation For a description of the document set for these servers see the Where To Find Documentation sheet that is packed with your system and also posted at the product s documentation site See the following URL then navigate to your product http www sun com products n solutions hardware docs Se
18. eflash 1 x unix tcl script from the URL below and save it in the same directory as the preflash and Expect files http www sun com servers entry x4100 downloads jsp Run the apply preflash 1 x unix tcl file on the command shell with the following command and options expect apply preflash 1 x unix tcl options Note To automate running the script on multiple SPs put all the SP IP addresses into a file that can be read by the apply preflash 1 x unix tcl script List only one SP IP address per line Then supply the file name to the script with the splist option See the Table 0 1 for all script options TABLE 0 1 Script Options Option Description sp ip_address The IP address of the server s ILOM SP or splist file_name The file that lists all the SPs to update for automated multiple server updates password password The root password if the default password is not used scriptname name The preflash script name if the default is not used query Query whether the preflash script has already been run Chapter Updating Your Server Firmware 21 7 When done the script displays one of the following two messages FAX Success If this message is displayed the ILOM SP can be safely updated using any of the firmware update methods CLI GUI Sun N1 System Manager with or without configuration preservation Return to Step 3 of Updating Your Server Firmware on page 10 AeA Hal lure If t
19. ervers Release Notes for Software Release 1 4 June 2007 Locating ILOM SP Addresses There are several methods you can use to locate ILOM SPs and their IP addresses m Sun N1 System Manager Provides the capability to display the ILOM SP addresses of managed systems with the nlsh command For example the following command can be used to create a list of Sun Fire X4100 and X4200 servers nish show server grep X4 12 00 m DHCP server Refer to the Integrated Lights Out Manager ILOM Administration Guide for ILOM 1 1 1 for instructions on how to determine the IP address of a single server m Linux and Solaris open source nmap command The open source nmap command provides a p port option to scan for port 623 which can be used to quickly detect IPMI enabled devices on a network For example nmap p 623 10 6 154 1 24 Resetting the ILOM SP You can use any of the following methods to reset the ILOM SP m From the ILOM SP Web GUL navigate to the Maintenance tab then use the Reset SP action a From the ILOM CLI use the following command reset SP m Using IPMItool use the following command ipmitool U root P password H sp_ipaddress bmc reset cold m You can also reset the ILOM SP by shutting down the host and then removing and restoring AC power cords to the system For more on this topic refer to the Integrated Lights Out Manager ILOM Administration Guide for ILOM 1 1 1 Chapter Updating Your Server Firmware 27
20. followed by detailed instructions for supported operating system platforms Summary Preflash Script Procedure on page 17 m Detailed Preflash Script Procedures on page 17 m Verifying the Preflash Script on page 26 a Locating ILOM SP Addresses on page 27 m Resetting the ILOM SP on page 27 16 Sun Fire X4100 X4200 Servers Release Notes for Software Release 1 4 June 2007 Summary Preflash Script Procedure This ilom X4100 preflash_1 2 sh or later preflash update script prepares the ILOM SPs for safe update from version r10664 rom ima or earlier to the latest release The preflash script is only required for updating from version r10664 rom ima or earlier To use this script copy the script to each ILOM SP using the secure copy command scp 1 then execute the script using the secure remote shell command ssh 1 Use the sunservice shell account which has the same password as the root account on the ILOM SP See the sample commands below ssh 1 sunservice sp_ip_address rm f coredump scp preflash_script_name sunservice sp_ip address coredump ssh 1 sunservice sp_ip_address sh coredump preflash_script_name Caution The ILOM SP includes the sunservice user account which shares the same password as the root account It is provided solely to allow Sun Services personnel to perform diagnosis and recovery tasks Customer use of the sunservice account might interfere with the correct operation of
21. his message is displayed reset the SP and then apply the preflash script again see Resetting the ILOM SP on page 27 Options for Windows Platforms m Transferring and Running the Script Using PuTTY on page 22 Transferring and Running the Script using TFTP on page 23 a Automated Windows Procedure for Running the Script Using Expect and PuTTY Software on page 24 Transferring and Running the Script Using PuTTY Required Tools a PuTTY software including plink exe command line and pscp exe 1 Download PuTTY plink exe and pscp exe files and save them in a directory You can download these files at http www chiark greenend org uk sgtatham putty 2 Download the preflash script and save it in the same directory in which you saved the PuTTY files 3 Use the Start menu Run dialog and run cmd exe to open a command shell 4 Go to the directory where you saved the PuTTY files and the preflash script 5 Copy the preflash script to the SP with the following PuTTY commands plink sunservice sp_ip address rm f coredump pscp preflash_script_name sunservice sp_ip_address coredump where sp_ip_address is the IP address of the server s ILOM SP and preflash_script_name is the name of the script 22 Sun Fire X4100 X4200 Servers Release Notes for Software Release 1 4 June 2007 6 Run the preflash script on the SP with the following PuTTY command plink sunservice sp_ip_ address sh coredump p
22. l console output clear the CMOS settings To clear CMOS settings use the following commands in this example the default username root and the default password changeme are used ipmitool U root P changeme H SP IP chassis power off ipmitool U root P changeme H SP IP chassis bootdev disk clear cmos yes where SP IP is the IP address of the service processor New ILOM Flash Update Layout The ILOM 1 1 1 and above firmware provides a new more reliable flash layout Because of the layout changes special steps might be required to downgrade to previous ILOM 1 0 x releases You might have to perform the flash downgrade to 1 0 x process twice to reformat the flash layout to the old format If the flash downgrade through GUI CLI or N1 System Manager does not succeed the first time retry a second time to complete the process The new ILOM flash process only powers off the host if a new BIOS version is needed The ILOM CLI load command provides the f option to force update of all components Use the following command to force updating all firmware components load f tftp tftpserver firmware ima where tftpserver is a trivial file transfer protocol TFTP server and firmware ima is the name of the image file such as ILOM X4100 1 1 1 ima 6 Sun Fire X4100 X4200 Servers Release Notes for Software Release 1 4 June 2007 User Cannot Log In to ILOM WebGUI Sometimes After Flashing New Image 6513809 Sometimes after fla
23. le responds with a new prompt 12 In the JavaRConsole window select Devices gt CDROM Image to detach the LSI firmware update iso file 13 Select JavaRConsole Keyboard gt Control Alt Delete 14 On system boot up you will notice the new LSI firmware version 12 Sun Fire X4100 X4200 Servers Release Notes for Software Release 1 4 June 2007 Local Method 1 Download the LSI firmware ISO file from the Sun Fire X64 servers website and burn it to a bootable CD Note The bootable CD will appear blank when viewed using the operating system but that is expected behavior CR6554839 2 Insert the bootable CD and reboot the server The firmware is upgraded 3 Reboot the system Chapter Updating Your Server Firmware 13 Verifying the Firmware Version There are three alternate procedures in this section that you can use m Verifying the Firmware Version Using the CLI Through the Management Ethernet Port on page 14 m Verifying the Firmware Version Using the CLI Through the Serial Port on page 15 m Verifying the Firmware Version Using the Web GUI on page 16 Verifying the Firmware Version Using the CLI Through the Management Ethernet Port 1 Connect an RJ 45 Ethernet cable to the NET MGT Ethernet port on the back panel 2 Establish an SSH connection using the following command then enter the default password changeme when you are prompted ssh 1 root sp_ip_address changeme where
24. oot password for the password ssh sunservice sp_ip address rm f coredump where sp_ip_address is the IP address of the server s ILOM SP 4 Transfer the preflash script to the SP using TFTP and the following commands cd coredump rm f coredump tftp tftpserver_ip_address c get preflash_script_name where tftpserver_ip_address is the address of the server containing the script and preflash_script_name is the name of the script 5 Run the preflash script sh coredump preflash_script_name where preflash_script_name is the name of the script 6 When done the script displays one of the following two messages Success If this message is displayed the ILOM SP can be safely updated using any of the firmware update methods CLI GUI Sun N1 System Manager with or without configuration preservation Return to Step 3 of Updating Your Server Firmware on page 10 eee Failure If this message is displayed reset the SP and then apply the preflash script again see Resetting the ILOM SP on page 27 Chapter Updating Your Server Firmware 19 Transferring and Running the Script Using NFS Required tools a A network file system NFS directory 1 2 Export an NFS directory if none is available Copy the preflash script to the exported NFS directory Log in to the SP as the sunservice account Use sunservice as the user name and the root password for the password Mount the NFS directory
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26. r name and the root password for the password Chapter Updating Your Server Firmware 23 24 6 Transfer and run the preflash script on the SP with following commands plink sunservice sp_ip address rm f coredump cd coredump tftp tftpserver_ip_address c get preflash_script_name sh preflash_script_name where sp_ip_address is the IP address of the server s ILOM SP tftpserver_ip_address is the server that contains the update and preflash_script_name is the name of the script 7 When done the script displays one of the following two messages Success If this message is displayed the ILOM SP can be safely updated using any of the firmware update methods CLI GUI Sun N1 System Manager with or without configuration preservation Return to Step 3 of Updating Your Server Firmware on page 10 eee Failure If this message is displayed reset the SP and then apply the preflash script again see Resetting the ILOM SP on page 27 Automated Windows Procedure for Running the Script Using Expect and PuTTY Software Note This procedure and the sample automated script text are also included in the README file that is included with the preflash script Required tools Tool Command Language Tcl and Tk toolkit programming language software a Expect software application 1 Install Tcl Tk and Expect software if not already installed You can download Expect at http expect nist gov
27. reflash_script_name where sp_ip_address is the IP address of the server s ILOM SP and preflash_script_name is the name of the script 7 When done the script displays one of the following two messages Success If this message is displayed the ILOM SP can be safely updated using any of the firmware update methods CLI GUI Sun N1 System Manager with or without configuration preservation Return to Step 3 of Updating Your Server Firmware on page 10 eee Failure If this message is displayed reset the SP and then apply the preflash script again see Resetting the ILOM SP on page 27 Transferring and Running the Script using TFTP Required Tools m TFIP server software tftpd32 exe Optional Tools a PuTTY software including plink exe command line 1 Download the tftpd32 exe file and save it in a directory You can download this file at http tftpd32 jounin net Note This TFTP server does not require installation The tftpd32 software will make all the files in the directory it is launched from available for TFTP It can be started and stopped as desired 2 Download and save the preflash script into the same directory in which you saved tftpd32 exe 3 Start tftpd32 exe by running it from a command shell or use File Browser to start it 4 Make note of the IP address of the TFTP server that tftpd32 reports 5 Log in to the SP as the sunservice account Use sunservice as the use
28. ript on page 16 Download the file at http www sun com servers entry x4100 downloads jsp 3 Review the section Software Release Special Considerations on page 4 for known issues and considerations regarding the flash update 4 Download the ilom x4100 1 x x ima flash image at http www sun com servers entry x4100 downloads jsp 10 Sun Fire X4100 X4200 Servers Release Notes for Software Release 1 4 June 2007 5 Use the ILOM GUI the ILOM CLI load command or N1 System Manager to perform the flash update Due to the increased memory use during Web based GUI operations you might need to use N1 System Manager or the ILOM CLI load command to update the ILOM firmware For details refer to the N1 system manager documentation or the Integrated Lights Out Manager Administration Guide for ILOM 1 1 1 From the ILOM CLI use the following command load source tftp tftpserver firmware ima where tftpserver is the server that contains the update firmware ima is the image file for example ilom x4100 1 1 1 r15632 ima Online documentation for Sun N1 System Manager can be found at http docs sun com co11 1283 2 Caution To ensure a successful flash update do not attempt to modify the LOM configuration or use other ILOM GUI CLI SNMP or IPMI interfaces during the flash update process Wait until after the flash update succeeds to make further ILOM configuration changes Note that the ILOM update procedure migh
29. rmware on page 10 and then refer to the Integrated Lights Out Manager ILOM Administration Guide for ILOM 1 1 1 Be sure to reset your service processor and BIOS configuration settings as needed because they might be lost during this recovery Downgrading to a Previous ILOM Release The ILOM flash update in this release has a very new and different structure that is designed to be more reliable However should you use this update and later find that you need to downgrade to a previous release you may need perform the flash downgrade twice to reformat the flash layout to the old format If so a message will prompt you This is not a failure Just repeat the procedure as instructed and the process will succeed Updating LSI Firmware and BIOS For information about the LSI FW and BIOS see the documentation files that accompany the LSI download For LSI firmware versions included in this release see Component Versions by Release on page 2 Chapter Updating Your Server Firmware 33 34 Sun Fire X4100 X4200 Servers Release Notes for Software Release 1 4 June 2007
30. rvers x64_servers index html Translated versions of some of these documents are available at the Web site described above in French Simplified Chinese Traditional Chinese Korean and Japanese English documentation is revised more frequently and might be more up to date than the translated documentation For all Sun hardware documentation visit http www sun com documentation For Solaris and other software documentation visit http docs sun com Typographic Conventions Typeface Meaning Examples AaBbCc123 The names of commands files and directories onscreen computer output AaBbCc123 What you type when contrasted with onscreen computer output AaBbCc123 Book titles new words or terms words to be emphasized Replace command line variables with real names or values Edit your login file Use 1s a to list all files You have mail su Password Read Chapter 6 in the User s Guide These are called class options You must be superuser to do this To delete a file type rm filename Note When viewing HTML documents the settings on your browser might differ from the typeface settings described in the table Product Updates For downloadable product updates visit http www sun com servers entry x4100 downloads jsp This site contains the latest updates for firmware and drivers as well as CD ROM iso images To see all the updates go to http www sun com d
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32. shing an image on SP the I LOM WebGUI will not allow you to log in and gives Authentication fail error Clearing the cache and cookies of the Web browser enables you to log in as usual Chapter New Features and Support 7 8 Sun Fire X4100 X4200 Servers Release Notes for Software Release 1 4 June 2007 Updating Your Server Firmware This chapter describes how to update to software release 1 4 from earlier releases See the following sections m Updating Your Server Firmware on page 10 m Verifying the Firmware Version on page 14 Running the Preflash Script on page 16 m Recovering from a Failed Flash Update on page 28 m Downgrading to a Previous ILOM Release on page 33 Updating LSI Firmware and BIOS on page 33 Note VMware customers If you update to software release 1 4 you must first upgrade your OS to version 3 0 1 Caution Be sure that you apply only Sun Fire X4100 or X4200 updates to your server If your server is a X4100 M2 or X4200 M2 server be sure to get the correct downloads and documentation For details on how to tell which server you have refer to Methods to Differentiate Sun Fire X4100 and X4200 from Sun Fire X4100 M2 and X4200 M2 Servers 820 0373 Caution Do not attempt to update directly from Release 1 0 the initial release to the current release You must update to Release 1 1 first to avoid possible corruption of the SP For details
33. t gt 5 Type the version command which returns output similar to the following gt version SP firmware version 1 0 SP firmware build number 10644 SP firmware date Tue Sep 13 12 50 37 PDT 2006 SP filesystem version 0 1 13 The ILOM firmware build version is the build number listed above Chapter Updating Your Server Firmware 15 Verifying the Firmware Version Using the Web GUI 1 Connect to the ILOM Web GUI by typing the IP address of the server s SP into your browser s URL field For example https 129 146 53 150 2 Log in to the ILOM SP and type the default user name root with the default password changeme The first Web page displayed is the System Information gt Versions page which includes the build number Running the Preflash Script Use the preflash script only if your current firmware is Release 1 2 or earlier the current release You must update to Release 1 1 first to avoid possible corruption of the SP Recovering from such a corruption is complicated and might not succeed requiring replacement of the SP hardware see Recovering from a Failed Flash Update on page 28 For instructions on updating from Release 1 0 to Release 1 1 refer to the Sun Fire X4100 X4200 Server Release Notes for Software Release 1 1 819 5033 Caution Do not attempt to update directly from Release 1 0 the initial release to This section contains a summary of the preflash script process
34. t reset the SP if it detects recent ILOM configuration changes or multiple ILOM users or connections The update runs for about 20 minutes and requires a reset For full instructions on performing a flash update refer to the Integrated Lights Out Manager ILOM Administration Guide for ILOM 1 1 1 at http www sun com products n solutions hardware docs Servers x64 servers x4100 index html 6 If you have any problems with the flash update refer to the section Recovering from a Failed Flash Update on page 28 Chapter Updating Your Server Firmware 11 Methods for Updating the LSI Firmware Caution During an update never power off the system Remote Method 1 Connect to the ILOM and open the ILOM GUI https ilom_ip 2 Select Remote Control gt Redirection 3 Select 8 bit or 16 bit color 4 Select Launch Redirection 5 Respond to all prompts 6 At the login prompt for the JavaRconsole window type root and then type the root password 7 In the JavaRconsole window select Devices 8 Attach to the LSI firmware update image iso file At the pop up screen select the CD ROM Image A check mark is displayed on the drop down menu selection 9 Select Remote Control gt Remote Power Control in the ILOM GUI 10 Select Power gt Action gt Reset 11 When the system reboots select 1 Perform the Update from the JavaRconsole window The update proceeds When complete the conso
35. the ILOM SP and is not supported unless it is used to perform procedures documented by Sun Microsystems When done the script displays one of the following two messages xxx Success If this message is displayed the ILOM SP can be safely updated using any of the firmware update methods CLI GUI Sun N1 System Manager with or without configuration preservation Return to Step 3 of Updating Your Server Firmware on page 10 eae Failure If this message is displayed reset the SP and then apply the preflash script again see Resetting the ILOM SP on page 27 Detailed Preflash Script Procedures This section describes options for transferring the preflash script to the ILOM SP and running it on different OS platforms a Options For Linux and Solaris Platforms on page 18 m Options for Windows Platforms on page 22 Chapter Updating Your Server Firmware 17 Options For Linux and Solaris Platforms Transferring and Running the Script Using SSH and SCP on page 18 Transferring and Running the Script using TFTP on page 19 Transferring and Running the Script Using NFS on page 20 Automated Solaris and Linux Procedure For Running the Script Using Expect and Tcl Tk Software on page 21 Transferring and Running the Script Using SSH and SCP This procedure can be done without logging in to the SP by using the secure remote shell command ssh 1 and the secure copy command scp 1
36. tion and welcomes your comments and suggestions Use the Web based form to provide feedback to Sun at http www sun com secure products n solutions hardware docs feedback Please include the title and part number of your document with your feedback Sun Fire X4100 X4200 Servers Release Notes for Software Release 1 4 820 2547 10 viii Sun Fire X4100 X4200 Servers Release Notes for Software Release 1 4 June 2007 New Features and Support This software release contains the following enhancements a New OS support for RHEL4 5 and RHELS Note RHEL5 Customers Some RHEL5 drivers are not available For details see page 4 m New Resource CD support for a Linux support for MSM IR Version 1 19 a LSI SNMP agent a RHEL5 PXE installation a suncfg utility LSI CFGEN for WinPE a Sun Installation Assistant SIA CD version 2 0 134 adds new OS support Support now includes a RHEL5 64 a RHELA4 5 32 a RHEL4 5_64 a Windows 2003 SP1 Installation Assistant SIA installs a set of Sun supported drivers that have been tested for quality assurance For a current list of supported operating systems for these servers refer to one of the following Web sites http www sun com servers entry x4100 os jsp http www sun com servers entry x4200 os jsp Component Versions by Release The ILOM firmware system BIOS and LSI firmware versions are usually updated in each new software release Refer to the tables belo
37. w for details on the released versions TABLE 1 Software Release 1 4 Component Versions Component Name Sun Fire X4100 Server Version Sun Fire X4200 Server Version ILOM FW BIOS LSI Firmware Motherboard Version 1 1 8 Build 18244 OABIT041 fw1 16 40 bios6 14 04 501 7513 RoHS compliant Version 1 1 8 Build 18244 OABITO41 fw1 16 40 bios6 14 04 501 7514 RoHS compliant TABLE 2 Software Release 1 3 Component Versions Component Name Sun Fire X4100 Server Version Sun Fire X4200 Server Version ILOM FW BIOS LSI Firmware Motherboard Version 1 1 1 build 15632 OABGA039 fw1 16 00 bios6 10 00B 501 7513 RoHS compliant Version 1 1 1 build 15632 OABGA039 fw1 16 00 bios6 10 00B 501 7514 RoHS compliant TABLE 3 Software Release 1 2 1 Component Versions Component Name Sun Fire X4100 Server Version Sun Fire X4200 Server Version ILOM FW BIOS LSI Firmware Motherboard Version 1 0 5a build 12513 OABGA036 fw1 10 00 bios6 06 06A 501 7513 RoHS compliant Version 1 0 5a build 12513 OABGA036 fw1 10 00 bios6 06 06A 501 7514 RoHS compliant Sun Fire X4100 X4200 Servers Release Notes for Software Release 1 4 June 2007 TABLE 4 Software Release 1 2 Component Versions Component Name ILOM FW BIOS LSI Firmware Motherboard Sun Fire X4100 Server Version Version 1 0 5 build 12029C OABGA034 fw1 10 00 bios6 06 06A 501 7513 RoHS compliant Sun Fire X420
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