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1. 8 Use the fmthard command and stored information to complete the recovery root tmp fmthard s tmp vtoc dev rdsk c0t0d0s0 lt raw boot device used to capture vtoc 18 Sun SPARC Enterprise T5140 and T5240 Servers Product Notes February 2012 fmthard New volume table of contents now in place root Verify the success of the recovery root format Searching for disks done AVAILABLE DISK SELECTIONS 0 cOt0d0 lt SUN72G cyl 14087 alt 2 hd 24 sec 424 gt pci 0 pci 0 pci 2 scsi 0 sd 0 0 Specify disk enter its number 0 selecting cOt0d0 disk formatted FORMAT MENU disk select a disk type select define a disk type partition select define a partition table current describe the current disk format format and analyze the disk repair repair a defective sector label write label to the disk analyze surface analysis defect defect list management backup search for backup labels verify read and display labels save save new disk partition definitions inquiry show vendor product and revision volname set 8 character volume name The jumpstart install process lt cmd gt execute lt cmd gt then return quit format gt partition PARTITION MENU change 0 partition change 1 partition change 2 partition change 3 partition change 4 partition change 5 partition change 6 partition chan
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3. Value Correct Value Table for T5240 Server 1 6 GHz CPU 8 disk backplane Operating input voltage range 200 to 240 VAC 100 to 240 VAC Maximum operating input current At 100 VAC lt n a gt At 100 VAC 14 0A Maximum operating input power At 200 VAC 1210 2 W At 100 VAC 1210 2 W Note The operating input voltage range for the DC input model is correct Note The 200 to 240 VAC operating input voltage range is required only for servers equipped with 16 disk capable backplanes All other configurations support the 100 to 240 VAC operating voltage range Note Power and cooling specificaitons are subject to change without notice Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager ILOM 3 0 Daily Management Concepts Guide Lists Incorrect Number of Simultaneous Oracle ILOM Sessions The Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager ILOM 3 0 Daily Management Concepts Guide states that the server can accept up to 10 simultaneous Oracle ILOM sessions However the Sun SPARC Enterprise T5140 and T5240 servers have a limit of five simultaneous Oracle ILOM sessions SPARC Enterprise T5140 and T5240 Product Notes 35 36 Sun SPARC Enterprise T5140 and T5240 Servers Product Notes February 2012
4. all bus bar screws are tightened securely Caution Loose bus bar screws can cause arcing between the bus bar assembly and other internal components potentially damaging the server and posing a fire hazard For detailed motherboard and power distribution board installation procedures see the Sun SPARC Enterprise T5140 and T5240 Servers Service Manual 12 Sun SPARC Enterprise T5140 and T5240 Servers Product Notes February 2012 Firmware Issues This section describes issues present in the system or component firmware SCSI Transport Errors Under Heavy Load in Some Systems Equipped with 4 USB Drives CR 6945900 Under very heavy load to the USB subsystem some SCSI errors might appear Perform a power supply reset to fix the errors Incorrect Margin Voltage 1 320V Exceeded High Limit Warnings Appear After Service Processor Warm Reset CR 6998751 In some cases incorrect margin voltage exceeded errors appear after a warm reset of the service processor For example the following may appear in the vbsc 1og file Nov 6 11 28 28 NOTICE CMPO Adjusted vcore voltage 1 320V The show SYS MB V_VCOREL command also reports the voltage 1 320V exceeded high limit warning gt show SYS MB V_VCOREL SYS MB V_VCOREL Targets Properties type Voltage ipmi_name MB V_VCOREL class Threshold Sensor value 1 320 Volts upper_nonrecov_threshold 1 452 Volts upper_critical_threshold 1 416 Volts uppe
5. make a note of any SP variables that have been modified from the factory default gt showsc 2 Stop Oracle Solaris OS to get the OpenBoot PROM prompt 3 Run the printenv command to make a note of any OpenBoot PROM variables that have been modified 4 Power off the server See the procedure in the SPARC Enterprise T5140 and T5240 Servers Service Manual 5 Remove the server from the rack See the procedure in the SPARC Enterprise T5140 and T5240 Servers Service Manual 6 Attach an antistatic wrist strap 7 Remove the top cover See the procedure in the SPARC Enterprise T5140 and T5240 Servers Service Manual 8 Remove the air duct See the procedure in the SPARC Enterprise T5140 and T5240 Servers Service Manual 9 Remove all PCIe XAUI riser assemblies See the procedure in the SPARC Enterprise T5140 and T5240 Servers Service Manual Sun SPARC Enterprise T5140 and T5240 Servers Product Notes February 2012 IN Note Make note of the location of expansion cards in PCIe XAUI risers 0 and 1 10 Disconnect the motherboard to power distribution board ribbon cable 11 Disconnect the hard drive data cables a Press the latching mechanism on the connector to release the cable plug If you have difficulty releasing the cable plug first push the plug slightly into the connector then press the latching mechanism b Keeping the latching mechanism pressed pull the plug from the connector on the hard drive backplan
6. of the figure shown on page 194 of the Service Manual m FIGURE5 in this manual shows the correct cable routing information for eight or sixteen disk capable T5240 servers Use it in place of the figure shown on page 207 of the Service Manual SPARC Enterprise T5140 and T5240 Product Notes 25 FIGURE 4 HDD Data Cable Routing for SAS RAID Controller Card in Eight Disk Capable SPARC Enterprise T5140 Servers S 26 Sun SPARC Enterprise T5140 and T5240 Servers Product Notes February 2012 FIGURE 5 HDD Data Cable Routing for SAS RAID Controller Cards in Eight or Sixteen Disk Capable SPARC Enterprise T5240 Servers 1e to l fo rr ee TL 1 lo EL amo jam jam ne 1o ol ee Corrections for the HBA Installation Manual The corrections for the HBA Installation Manual are summarized below m Use FIGURE 4 from this manual in place of Figure 7 in the HBA Installation Manual m Use FIGURE 5 from this manual in place of Figure 11 in the HBA Installation Manual m For T5140 servers change all CNO and CN1 routing instructions associated with these figures so that the longer data cable connects CNO to P2 J0301 and the shorter data cable connects CN1 to P3 J0302 m For T5240 servers change all CNO and CN1 routing instructions associated with these figures so that one data cable connects CNO to P2 J0301 and the other data cable connects CN1 to P3 J0302 SPARC Enterpr
7. the disk analyze surface analysis defect defect list management backup search for backup labels verify read and display labels save save new disk partition definitions inquiry show vendor product and revision volname set 8 character volume name The jumpstart install process lt cmd gt execute lt cmd gt then return quit 20 Sun SPARC Enterprise T5140 and T5240 Servers Product Notes February 2012 rebooting Resetting SPARC Enterprise T5240 No Keyboard Copyright 2011 Oracle and or its affiliates All rights reserved OpenBoot 4 30 4 3968 MB memory available Serial xxxxxxxx Ethernet address xx XX XX xx xx xx Host ID xxxxxxxx Boot device pci 0 pci 0 pci 2 scsi 0 disk 0 0 a File and args SunOS Release 5 10 Version Generic_141414 10 64 bit Copyright 1983 2011 Oracle and or its affiliates All rights reserved Use is subject to license terms Hostname host 1 The file system dev rdsk cOt0d0s0 is being checked Reading ZFS config done host 1 console login Boot From SATA DVD Limitation Oracle Solaris 10 10 08 is the first Oracle Solaris OS to support for booting from a SATA DVD Miniroot software in Oracle Solaris 510 8 07 and S10 5 08 lack SATA driver compatibility which prevents successful booting from a SATA DVD Each version of the Oracle Solaris OS requires a different miniroot update procedure They are described separately in an article at the f
8. 4 3 2 Note The Oracle Solaris OS is preinstalled both in root disk Slice 0 for normal operations and in Slice 3 along with Live Upgrade software to provide an Alternate Boot Environment ABE The ABE enables you to upgrade the OS or perform system maintenance tasks without reducing performance An identical bootable copy of the root partition including the OS EIS and applications is installed as an ABE in Slice 3 SPARC Enterprise T5140 and T5240 Product Notes 5 Patch Information This section provides information about patch requirements Note You should install the latest Oracle Solaris OS kernel update KU patch to be certain your system has the most current fixes Patches Required for the Oracle Solaris 10 10 08 OS At the time this document is published no patches are required for this distribution Patches Required for the Oracle Solaris 10 5 08 OS The following table identifies the mandatory patches for the Oracle Solaris 10 5 08 OS TABLE4 Mandatory Patches for the Oracle Solaris 10 5 08 OS Patch ID Description 137111 01 or later Kernel patch 137291 01 or later n2cp driver patch 138048 01 or later nxge patch Sun SPARC Enterprise T5140 and T5240 Servers Product Notes February 2012 Patches Required for the Oracle Solaris 10 8 07 OS The following table identifies the mandatory patches for the Oracle Solaris 10 8 07 OS TABLE5 Mandatory Patches for the Oracle Solari
9. AILABLE DISK SELECTIONS SPARC Enterprise T5140 and T5240 Product Notes 17 0 cOt0d0 lt drive type unknown gt lt drive type unknown is the issue pci 0 pci 0 pci 2 scsi 0 sd 0 0 Specify disk enter its number 0 Format will now present the following menu choose 0 Auto configure AVAILABLE DRIVE TYPES 0 Auto configure 1 Quantum ProDrive 80S 2 Quantum ProDrive 105S 2341 17 Zap 250 18 Peerless 10GB 19 other Specify disk type enter its number 0 cOt0d0 configured with capacity of 68 35GB lt drive type corrected lt SUN72G cyl 14087 alt 2 hd 24 sec 424 gt lt drive type corrected selecting cOt0d0 disk formatted Following Auto configure the correct drive value should be reported FORMAT MENU disk select a disk type select define a disk type partition select define a partition table current describe the current disk format format and analyze the disk repair repair a defective sector label write label to the disk analyze surface analysis defect defect list management backup search for backup labels verify read and display labels save save new disk partition definitions inquiry show vendor product and revision volname set 8 character volume name The jumpstart install process lt cmd gt execute lt cmd gt then return quit format gt label Ready to label disk continue y format gt quit root
10. Sun SPARC Enterprise T5140 and T5240 Servers Product Notes S amp Sun Part No Mfg No E21413 04 February 2012 m re 2008 2012 Oracle and or its affiliates All rights reserved A g ate breaking information about the server An HTML document collection is also available FUJITSU LIMITED provided technical input and review on portions of this material This software and related documentation are provided under a license agreement containing restrictions on use and disclosure and are protected by intellectual property laws Except as expressly permitted in your license agreement or allowed by law you may not use copy reproduce translate broadcast modify license transmit distribute exhibit perform publish or display any part in any form or by any means Reverse engineering disassembly or decompilation of this software unless required by law for interoperability is prohibited The information contained herein is subject to change without notice and is not warranted to be error free If you find any errors please report them to us in writing If this is software or related software documentation that is delivered to the U S Government or anyone licensing it on behalf of the U S Government the following notice is applicable U S GOVERNMENT RIGHTS Programs software databases and related documentation and technical data delivered to U S Government customers are commercial computer software or commercial tech
11. aining These web sites provide additional resources m Documentation http www oracle com technetwork indexes documentation index html m Support https support oracle com m Training https education oracle com Note Information in these product notes supersedes the information in the SPARC Enterprise T5140 and T5240 documentation sets 2 Supported Versions of Oracle Solaris and System Firmware The following table lists the versions of the Oracle Solaris Operating System Oracle Solaris and system firmware supported in this release Your server is preinstalled with the latest supported OS patches and firmware If you decide to install some other supported version be certain to also install the patches required by that version For information on OS patch requirements see the following m Patches Required for the Oracle Solaris 10 10 08 OS on page 6 m Patches Required for the Oracle Solaris 10 5 08 OS on page 6 m Patches Required for the Oracle Solaris 10 8 07 OS on page 7 Sun SPARC Enterprise T5140 and T5240 Servers Product Notes February 2012 Note If you install an OS over the preinstalled OS even if it is the same version you will overwrite the supplementary software that was preinstalled at the factory See Preinstalled Software on page 5 for more information on this additional preinstalled software TABLE1 Supported Versions of the Operating System and Firmware Co
12. and de There is no workaround for this error asserts itself This condition produces errors in the system log such as the following Current MB I_USB1 Predictive Failure Asserted Current MB I_USB1 Predictive Failure Deasserted False Intermittent SATA Errors Seen on SPARC Enterprise T5120 T5220 T5140 and T5240 Systems CR 6880299 While booting some systems with SATA DVD devices intermittently log extraneous port failure errors in var adm messages The following shows an example of typical error messages for the T5x40 server pci 400 pci 0 pci l pci 0 usb 0 1 ohcil Connecting device on port 1 failed pci 400 pci 0 pci l pci 0 usb 0 2 ehci0 Connecting device on port 2 failed Workaround You can ignore these messages 10 Sun SPARC Enterprise T5140 and T5240 Servers Product Notes February 2012 Hard Drives Can Be Difficult to Remove From Right Side Drive Bays Hard drives in the right side drive bays can be difficult to remove Workaround Until a mechanical fix is implemented use the following procedure to remove hard drives from right side drive bays V Hard Drive Removal Procedure 1 Press the drive to the right See Step 1 in the following figure 2 Push in on the drive while holding it pressed to the right See Ste 2 in the following figure 3 Press the drive eject button and pull the eject lever See Step 3 in the following figure 4 Use the eject lever to slide the drive out
13. c Place the hard drive cable end out of the way of the air duct 5 Rotate the air duct up and toward the front of the system 6 Press the Fault Locator button on the motherboard to identify the FB DIMMs that need to be replaced Tip Make a note of the faulty FB DIMM location Note For memory configuration information see the Sun SPARC Enterprise T5140 and T5240 Servers Service Manual 7 Push down on the ejector tabs on each side of the FB DIMM until the FB DIMM is released Caution FB DIMMs and heat sinks on the motherboard may be hot FIGURE Removing FB DIMMs 8 Grasp the top corners of the faulty FB DIMM and lift it out of its slot 9 Place the FB DIMM on an antistatic mat 10 Repeat Step 7 through Step 9 for any other FB DIMMs you intend to remove SPARC Enterprise T5140 and T5240 Product Notes 29 Corrected Motherboard Removal Procedure The motherboard removal procedure published in the Sun SPARC Enterprise T5140 and T5240 Servers Service Manual contains a typo in one of the steps The following provides the corrected motherboard removal procedure See the Sun SPARC Enterprise T5140 and T5240 Servers Service Manual for additional service procedures V Remove the Motherboard Assembly electrostatic discharge This discharge can cause server components to fail Caution This procedure requires that you handle components that are sensitive to 30 1 Run the showsc command and
14. d an 8 disk capable backplane states the wrong operating input voltage value in two places It also does not include the maximum operating current value for this configuration The following table describes the necessary correct values Location of Incorrect Values Incorrect Value Correct Value Table for T5240 Server 1 4 GHz CPU 8 disk backplane Operating input voltage range 200 to 240 VAC 100 to 240 VAC Maximum operating input power At 200 VAC 1116 1 W At 100 VAC 1116 1 W 34 Note The operating input voltage range for the DC input model is correct Note The 200 to 240 VAC operating input voltage range is required only for servers equipped with 16 disk capable backplanes All other configurations support the 100 to 240 VAC operating voltage range Note Power and cooling specificaitons are subject to change without notice Sun SPARC Enterprise T5140 and T5240 Servers Product Notes February 2012 Site Planning Guide Contains Incorrect Operating Input Voltage Value for the 1 6 GHz 8 Disk Configuration The table that describes input power requirements for Oracle s SPARC Enterprise T5240 server configuration with 1 6 GHz CPUs and an 8 disk capable backplane states the wrong operating input voltage value in two places It also does not include the maximum operating current value for this configuration The following table describes the necessary correct values Location of Incorrect Values Incorrect
15. d on servers with one hard drive installed instead of no hard drives Consequently the idle power value for each configuration is too high by 8 Watts The following table provides the correct values as well as the current incorrect values for each SPARC Enterprise T5140 and T5240 server configuration Configurations Described by Tables Incorrect Idle Correct Idle Incorrect Idle Correct Idle Input Power Input Power Input Power Input Power Value Value Value Value AC source AC source DC source DC source T5140 1 2 GHz CPU T5140 1 2 GHz CPU T5140 1 4 GHz CPU T5240 1 2 GHz CPU T5240 1 4 GHz CPU T5240 1 4 GHz CPU T5240 1 6 GHz CPU T5240 1 6 GHz CPU 4 disk backplane 287 0 W 279 0 W 268 1 W 260 1 W 8 disk backplane 287 0 W 279 0 W N A N A 4 disk backplane 329 0 W 321 0 W N A N A 8 disk backplane 315 0 W 307 0 W 294 2 W 286 2 W 8 disk backplane 360 0 W 352 0 W 336 6 W 328 6 W 16 disk backplane 360 0 W 352 0 W 336 6 W 328 6 W 8 disk backplane 418 0 W 410 0 W 390 4 W 382 4 W 16 disk backplane 418 0 W 410 0 W 390 4 W 382 4 W Note Power and cooling specificaitons are subject to change without notice SPARC Enterprise T5140 and T5240 Product Notes 33 Site Planning Guide Contains Incorrect Operating Input Voltage Value for the 1 4 GHz 8 Disk Configuration The table that describes input power requirements for the SPARC Enterprise T5240 server configuration with 1 4 GHz CPUs an
16. dev dsk c0t0d0sl1 is currently used by swap Please see swap 1M FORMAT MENU disk select a disk type select define a disk type partition select define a partition table current describe the current disk format format and analyze the disk repair repair a defective sector label write label to the disk analyze surface analysis defect defect list management backup search for backup labels verify read and display labels save save new disk partition definitions inquiry show vendor product and revision volname set 8 character volume name The jumpstart install process lt cmd gt execute lt cmd gt then return quit format gt disk The jumpstart install process AVAILABLE DISK SELECTIONS 0 cOt0d0 lt drive type unknown gt lt problem indication pci 0 pci 0 pci 2 scsi 0 sd 0 0 Specify disk enter its number 0 C lt quit with lt ctrl gt C format gt quit root host 1 Shut the server down then bring it up in single user mode with root filesystem ounted read only root host 1 init 0 Oct 20 16 26 56 host 1 syslogd going down on signal 15 svc startd The system is down syncing file systems done Program terminated Sun SPARC Enterprise T5140 and T5240 Servers Product Notes February 2012 SPARC Enterprise T5240 No Keyboard Copyright 2011 Oracle and or its affiliates All rights reserved OpenBoot 4 30 4 3968 MB
17. e Caution The hard drive data cables are delicate Ensure they are safely out of the way when servicing the motherboard 12 If you are replacing the motherboard remove the following components m All FB DIMM s Note the memory configuration so that you can install the FB DIMM s in the replacement motherboard m SCC PROM 13 Using a No 2 Phillips screwdriver remove the four screws that secure the motherboard assembly to the bus bar Caution If you touch the heat sink when removing the bus bar screw you might get burned Note Set the four screws aside You must use these screws to attach the motherboard to the bus bar during installation 14 Loosen the captive screw securing the motherboard to the chassis The captive screw is green and is located to the left of the bus bar screws 15 Using the green handle slide the motherboard toward the back of the system and lift it out of the chassis Caution Some components on the motherboard might be hot Use caution when handling the motherboard especially near the CMP heat sinks SPARC Enterprise T5140 and T5240 Product Notes 31 FIGURE 1 Removing the Motherboard Figure Legend Loosen the captive screws 2 Slide the motherboard toward the back of the chassis Lift the motherboard up and out of the chassis 16 Place the motherboard assembly on an antistatic mat Verify Proper Seating of Preinstalled PCle XAUI Cards The serv
18. en the server is plugged in but is idle or not If show environment reports a low turned on it is possible for the internal temperature warning while the server is not temperature sensor to falsely report a low running verify that the ambient temperature is temperature warning This might happen if the within the range specified in the Site Planning ambient temperature is at the low end of the Guide allowed temperature range A 7 degree C offset is built into the sensor circuit to compensate for the influence of heat sources near the thermocouple N A When the system is initialized firmware is Be aware that the banner reports the amount of loaded and occupies approximately 128 MB to memory less the amount used by the firmware 352 MB of the host memory The banner and other software utilities report an amount of memory minus the amount of memory that is occupied by firmware N A When a RAID volume is created using internal This behavior is normal and can be ignored drives the LEDs on the drives configured in the RAID volume all blink simultaneously at an interval of approximately 16 seconds N A The On Standby portion of the service label Note This error appears on all SPARC contains an error It says to press and hold the On Standby button for 5 seconds It should say 4 seconds Enterprise T5140 and T5240 server configurations SPARC Enterprise T5140 and T5240 Product Notes 9 TABLE7 Hardware Related Issues on
19. er installation procedure should include instructions for verifying that any preinstalled PCle and or XAUI cards and their risers have not worked loose during shipping This procedure should also include instructions for verifying that internal cables are properly routed and that their connections are secure Workaround When installing a newly arrived server that has preinstalled PCIe and or XAUI cards open it and verify that the cards and their risers are securely seated Also verify that the internal cables are correctly routed and securely 32 Sun SPARC Enterprise T5140 and T5240 Servers Product Notes February 2012 connected Refer to the SPARC Enterprise T5140 and T5240 Servers Service Manual for information about the PCle XAUI cards and their risers as well as information about internal cable routing Site Planning Guide Contains Incorrect Values for Idle Input Power Requirements in Minimum Server Configurations The Power Source Requirements section of the SPARC Enterprise T5140 and T5240 Site Planning Guide contains tables that identify power specifications for various server configurations These specifications include values for idle power use in minimum server configurations That is server configurations that have the smallest amount of memory possible as well as no hard drives and no PCle I O cards installed The idle power values in the published version of the Site Planning Guide are incorrect because they were calculated base
20. ge 7 partition select select a predefined table modify modify a predefined partition table NYA OP NO H name name the current table print display the current table label write partition map and label to the disk SPARC Enterprise T5140 and T5240 Product Notes l lt cmd gt execute lt cmd gt then return quit partition gt print Current partition table original format gt disk AVAILABLE DISK SELECTIONS 0 cOt0d0 lt SUN72G cyl 14087 alt 2 hd 24 sec 424 gt pci 0 pci 0 pci 2 scsi 0 sd 0 0 Specify disk enter its number 0 selecting c0t0d0 disk formatted format gt quit The drive type recovery is complete reboot the server root reboot syncing file systems done Total disk cylinders available 14087 2 reserved cylinders Part Tag Flag Cylinders Size Blocks 0 root wm 825 3298 12 00GB 2474 07 0 25175424 1 swap wu 0 824 4 00GB 825 0 0 8395200 2 backup wm 0 14086 68 35GB 14087 0 0 143349312 3 unassigned wm 3299 5772 12 00GB 2474 0 0 25175424 4 unassigned wu 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 unassigned wu 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 unassigned wu 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 unassigned wu 0 0 0 0 0 0 partition gt quit FORMAT MENU disk select a disk type select define a disk type partition select define a partition table current describe the current disk format format and analyze the disk repair repair a defective sector label write label to
21. ise T5140 and T5240 Product Notes 27 m Use the following table in place of the table shown in Step 6 on page 14 of the HBA Installation Manual Part Number Hard Drive Cable see label on HBA Backplane Figure Server Model Length cable Connector Connector Reference T5140 4 disk backplane 60 cm 530 3893 CNO P1 Figure 7 8 Disk backplane 45 cm 530 3891 CNO P2 Figure 8 40 cm 530 4077 CN1 P3 T5240 8 disk backplane 40 cm 530 4077 CNO P2 Figure 11 40 cm 530 4077 CN1 P3 16 disk backplane 40cm 530 4077 CNO P2 Figure 11 40 cm 530 4077 CN1 P3 Corrected FB DIMM Removal Procedure In the Sun SPARC Enterprise T5140 and T5240 Servers Service Manual the FB DIMM removal procedure mentions FB DIMM slot fillers FB DIMM slot fillers are not available and are not required Use the following FB DIMM removal procedure instead V Remove FB DIMMs Before beginning this procedure ensure that you are familiar with the cautions and safety instructions described in the Sun SPARC Enterprise T5140 and T5240 Servers Service Manual 1 Extend the server to the maintenance position 2 Remove power from the server 3 Remove the top cover 4 For SPARC Enterprise T5140 servers disconnect and stow the hard drive data cable a Unplug the hard drive data cable from J6401 on the motherboard b Remove the hard drive data cable from its seat on the CMP air duct 28 Sun SPARC Enterprise T5140 and T5240 Servers Product Notes February 2012
22. memory available Serial xxxxxxxx Ethernet address XX XX XX XX XX XX Host ID xxxxxxxx 0 ok boot m milestone none Boot device pci 0 pci 0 pci 2 scsi 0 disk 0 0 a File and args m milestone none Copyright 1983 2011 Oracle and or its affiliates All rights reserved Use is subject to license terms Booting to milestone none Requesting System Maintenance Mode See lib svc share README for more information Console login service s cannot run Root password for system maintenance control d to bypass lt login Single user mode single user privilege assigned to dev console Entering System Maintenance Mode Oct 20 18 06 11 su Su root succeeded for root on dev console Sourcing profile EIS Mount the tmpfs tmp filesystem to provide a working area root mount F tmpfs tmp root cd tmp Capture the boot drive s existing vtoc in a file stored in tmp Use the raw device of the boot device determined at the beginning i e use dev rdsk c t d s not dev dsk c t d s root prtvtoc dev rdsk c0t0d0s0 gt tmp vtoc lt boot disk vtoc saved in tmp vtoc Make a copy of the fmthard utility for use in the tmp work area root cp usr sbin fmthard tmp Set and export the NOINUSE_CHECK variable root setenv NOINUSE_CHECK 1 root export NOINUSE_CHECK Run the format utility to restore the drive s type root format Searching for disks done AV
23. mponent Supported Versions OS Oracle Solaris 10 8 07 OS U supported OS Oracle Solaris 10 5 08 OS U 4 plus mandatory patches Minimum 5 plus patches Oracle Solaris 10 10 08 OS U6 Oracle Solaris 10 5 09 OS U Oracle Solaris 10 5 10 OS U 7 9 Firmware System Firmware 7 1 0 b Minimum supported System Firmware version System Firmware 7 1 0 System Firmware 7 1 3 d System Firmware 7 1 3 e System Firmware 7 1 6 System Firmware 7 1 6 d System Firmware 7 1 8 System Firmware 7 2 0 System Firmware 7 2 2 d System Firmware 7 2 2 e System Firmware 7 2 4 e System Firmware 7 2 7 System Firmware 7 2 10 a preinstalled System Firmware 7 3 0 System Firmware 7 3 0 c or later SPARC Enterprise T5140 and T5240 Product Notes 3 Oracle Solaris OS and Firmware Requirements for Certain Features The following table identifies them minimum OS and firmware versions required to support certain features TABLE 2 Minimum Firmware Version Requirements for Certain Features Feature Minimum Firmware Version Minimum OS Version 12 or 24 FB DIMM system configuration Systems operating with DC power supplies Systems using the External I O Expansion Unit Systems using low voltage LV 1 5V FB DIMMs Different FB DIMM capacities on different CPUs Oracle ILOM 2 0 firmware with 1 2 or 1 4 GHz processors Oracle ILOM 3 0 firmware 1 6 GHz processors LDOMs 1 2 Flash Accele
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25. of the bay See Step 4 in the following figure SPARC Enterprise T5140 and T5240 Product Notes 11 Ax Misalignment of Backplane to HDD Cage in Some 8 and 16 Disk Systems It has been found in some 8 disk and 16 disk systems that SSDs and or disk drives cannot be fully inserted the hard drive bays This problem can result from misalignment between the backplane and hard drive cage If you have a system that exhibits this problem you may be able to correct the backplane misalignment using a retention bracket This is an orderable FRU field replaceable unit part number 542 0355 Instructions for using the retention bracket are included with the part Note In some cases the retention bracket can be installed without removing the HDD cage In cases where the HDD cage must be removed the procedure must be performed by qualified service personnel Note on Bus Bar Assembly Between Power Distribution Board and Motherboard The motherboard is connected to the power distribution board with a ribbon cable and a bus bar assembly When installing a motherboard you must ensure that the bus bar screws are tightened securely In addition when installing a replacement power distribution board PDB you must transfer the bus bar assembly from the old PDB to the new PDB Note The PDB on the SPARC Enterprise T5240 has additional bus bar connections to the power supply backplane When reassembling the system ensure that
26. ollowing BigAdmin location http www sun com bigadmin features articles sparc_sata_patchm ini jsp Product Documentation Errata This section describes errors or omissions in the current product documentation SPARC Enterprise T5140 and T5240 Product Notes 21 Incorrect Data Cable Routing Diagram for Sun SPARC Enterprise T5140 Servers With 4 Disk Backplanes The service manual data cable routing diagram for 4 disk capable backplanes is wrong It shows the cable connected to SAS1 It should be connected to SASO This is the correct diagram FIGURE1 Internal Cables for the Onboard SAS Controller Card Four Disk Capbable SPARC Enterprise T5140 Servers ol ol ol 22 Sun SPARC Enterprise T5140 and T5240 Servers Product Notes February 2012 Incorrect Data Cable Routing Diagram for Sun SPARC Enterprise T5240 Servers With 8 Disk Backplanes The service manual data cable routing diagram for 8 disk capable backplanes in T5240 servers is wrong It shows a single data cable There should be two This is the correct diagram FIGURE 2 Internal Cables for Onboard SAS Controller Cards Eight Disk Capable SPARC Enterprise T5240 Servers ja A o _ I Se SPARC Enterprise T5140 and T5240 Product Notes 23 Fan Module Missing in Data Cable Routing Diagram The service manual cable routing diagram for 8 disk capable backplanes in T5140 servers is missing a fan module in the uppe
27. om this drive type unknown fault mode without the risks associated with the network and media boot methods Workaround Perform the sequence of steps shown in EXAMPLE 1 To simplify tracking of the procedure the steps are organized into nine sections a Determine whether or not the system s boot device is affected m Shut the server down and restart in single user mode with the root file system mounted read only Mount the tmpfs tmp filesystem to provide a working area m Capture the boot drive s existing vtoc in a file stored in tmp a Make a copy of the fmthard utility for use in the tmp work area m Set and export the NOINUSE_CHECK variable to allow the format command full access to the boot drive m Run the format utility to restore the drive s type m Use the fmthard command and stored information to complete the recovery m Verify the success of the recovery SPARC Enterprise T5140 and T5240 Product Notes 15 EXAMPLE1 Procedure for Recovering a Boot Drive s drive type 16 T5 2 m Determine if the boot drive is affected root host 1 uname a SunOS host 1 5 10 Generic _141414 10 sun4v sparc SUNW SPARC Enterprise T5240 root host 1 mount p head 1 dev dsk c0t0d0s0O ufs no rw intr largefiles logging xattr onerror panic root host 1 format cOt0d0s0 lt boot device determined previously dev dsk c0Ot0d0s0 is currently mounted on Please see umount 1M
28. r downloading and installing the required patches go to http www sunsolve sun com Oracle Solaris OS Issues This section describes issues related to the Oracle Solaris OS known to affect this release of the SPARC Enterprise T5140 and T5240 servers 14 Sun SPARC Enterprise T5140 and T5240 Servers Product Notes February 2012 Boot Drive May Report drive type unknown for Oracle Solaris format Command CR 6886514 During a period extending from mid September to early October 2009 approximately 3 weeks a patch was preinstalled on some servers which introduced a latent bug into those systems The bug is described as latent because it is activated only when the Oracle Solaris format command is used Otherwise the bug has no effect on system behavior or performance When a system administrator or other user with root privileges enters the format command on a system containing this bug the boot drive will report drive type unknown This fault condition presents two problems for the administrator a The administrator will be unable to access unused portions of the boot drive because of the unknown drive type error m The presence of mounted partitions blocks use of the format utility s auto configure feature Attempts to bypass this restriction by booting from the network or removable media could put the system in an unbootable state The Workaround section below describes a procedure you can use to recover fr
29. r right corner This is the correct diagram FIGURE3 Internal Cables for the Onboard SAS Controller Card Eight Disk Capable SPARC Enterprise T5140 Servers to 01 o Incorrect SAS RAID HBA Data Cable Routing Information for Systems With 8 or 16 Disk Capable Backplanes CR 6776592 The following manuals contain incorrect descriptions of data cable routing between SAS RAID HBA ports and 8 or 16 disk capable backplanes 24 Sun SPARC Enterprise T5140 and T5240 Servers Product Notes February 2012 m SPARC Enterprise T5140 and T5240 Servers Service Manual m Installing the StorageTek SAS RAID HBA Into the SPARC T5120 and T5220 Servers Corrections for these manuals are described separately below Caution Do not change cable routing in a system that has disk volumes already built and that are being used successfully If you change the data cable connections you will need to swap hard drives in the backplane so the logical mapping of the data stored on the drives will be retained Corrections for the Service Manual Currently the CNO and CN1 port connections are the opposite of what they should be The following list describes the correct SAS data cable connections and provides illustrations of the correct cable routing CNO lt gt P2 J0301 CN1 lt gt P3 J0302 m FIGURE 4 in this manual shows the correct cable routing information for eight disk capable T5140 servers Use it in place
30. r system This card is not allowed in slot 0 This card is not allowed in slot 0 Limit 2 cards per system Internal connectors cannot be used Limit 1 card per system Limit 4 cards per system In 8 disk systems this card is not allowed in slot 0 In 16 disk systems this card is not allowed in slot 0 or slot 3 In 8 disk systems this card is not allowed in slot 0 In 16 disk systems this card is not allowed in slot 0 or slot 3 FB DIMM Voltage Compatibility Servers were originally shipped with 1 8 V FB DIMMs in early 2008 until 1 5 V FB DIMMs were qualified in late 2008 If you want to add additional memory to a server purchased before the release of 1 5 V FB DIMMs you must replace all 1 8 FB DIMMs with 1 5 V FB DIMMs and upgrade to Firmware 7 1 6 or later 8 Sun SPARC Enterprise T5140 and T5240 Servers Product Notes February 2012 Mixing of 1 8 V and 1 5 V FB DIMMs is not supported Known Product Issues This section describes issues that are known to affect the T5140 and T5240 servers The issue descriptions are organized as follows m Hardware and Mechanical Issues on page 9 m Firmware Issues on page 13 m Oracle Solaris OS Issues on page 14 Hardware and Mechanical Issues This section describes hardware issues known to exist at this release of the servers TABLE7 Hardware Related Issues on the Sun SPARC Enterprise T5140 and T5240 Servers CR ID Description Workaround N A Wh
31. r_noncritical_threshold 1 380 volts lower_noncritical_threshold 1 272 Volts lower_critical_threshold 1 224 Volts lower_nonrecov_threshold 1 188 Volts alarm_status cleared This issue causes the system processor s to operate at a reduced voltage SPARC Enterprise T5140 and T5240 Product Notes 13 Resolution Do one of the following m Power cycle the system a Install System Firmware 7 3 0 c or later SATA DVD Device Disappears After Attempted Write CR 7050587 In some situations the SATA DVD device disappears from OBP and the Oracle Solaris OS after an attempted large file write operation to DVD R or DVD RW media Workaround Reboot the server and attempt the DVD write operation with a different media type If the write operation still fails contact Oracle Support for a firmware update for the USB SATA controller SSDs and RAID HBAs Require Firmware Updates To Support RAID Configurations With SSDs To use the Storage 32GB SLC SATA Solid State Drives with StorageTek SAS RAID HBAs the SSD firmware and HBA firmware must be at the following levels m Minimum SSD firmware level 8855 a Minimum RAID HBA firmware level 16732 Note The RAID HBA firmware requirement applies to both StorageTek x8 SAS RAID HBAs and StorageTek SAS RAID External HBAs To do this download and install the patch kits that apply to your platform s operating system For additional patch information and instructions fo
32. rator F20 PCIe Card LDoms 1 3 Oracle VM for SPARC 2 0 7 1 0 7 1 6 d 7 1 6 d 7 1 6 d 7 1 7 f 7 1 8 7 2 0 7 2 2 e 7 2 2 e 7 2 4 e 7 2 7 d 7 3 0 c or later N A Oracle Solaris 10 10 08 OS Oracle Solaris 10 10 08 OS N A N A N A N A Oracle Solaris 10 8 07 OS Oracle Solaris 10 5 09 OS N A Oracle Solaris 10 10 09 OS OpenOracle Solaris 2009 06 OS Oracle Solaris 10 5 10 OS Follow all system memory configuration rules and restrictions as defined in the SPARC Enterprise T5140 and T5240 Servers Service Manual Sun SPARC Enterprise T5140 and T5240 Servers Product Notes February 2012 Note To benefit from the accumulated features enhancements and fixes upgrade your system firmware to the most recent version available Preinstalled Software The following table lists the software preinstalled on your server TABLE3 Preinstalled Software Software Location Function Oracle Solaris 10 10 09 Root disk Slice 0 and on Slice 3 in the Operating system ABE with patches Oracle Studio 1 2 U1 opt sunstudio12 1 C C and Fortran compiler developer tools LDoms Manager 1 3 opt SUNW1dm Manages Logical Domains LDoms MIB opt SUNW1dmib LDoms Management Information Base CMT Tools 1 2 opt sunstudio12 1 bin Sun Studio Developer Tools opt sunstudio12 1 prod bin Code Generator for opt gcc and opt SUNWOscgfss GCC compiler for SPARC Systems SPARC Systems
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34. s 10 8 07 OS Patch ID Description 124235 02 or later 125369 13 or later 125416 06 or later 125476 02 or later 126434 05 or later 127127 11 or later 137111 01 or later libpam so 1 patch Fault Manager patch UFS utilities patch libc_psr_hwcap so 1 patch raidctl patch Kernel patch Kernel patch Patches for Option Cards If you add option cards to your server refer to the documentation and README files for each card to determine if additional patches are needed SPARC Enterprise T5140 and T5240 Product Notes 7 Rules for PCIe Slot Use by Certain HBA Cards Some optional I O cards are restricted to particular PCle slots to enable more effective cooling for themselves and other components in the chassis The following chart identifies the cards that have this restriction TABLE6 PCIe Slot Usage Rules for Certain HBA Cards System HBA Card T5140 Flash Accelerator F20 PCIe Card StorageTek x8 SAS RAID HBA StorageTek SAS RAID External HBA PCI Express Quad Gigabit Ethernet UTP PCI Express Dual 10 Gigabit Ethernet Fiber T5240 Flash Accelerator F20 PCIe Card StorageTek x8 SAS RAID HBA StorageTek SAS RAID External HBA PCI Express Quad Gigabit Ethernet UTP PCI Express Dual 10 Gigabit Ethernet Fiber PCle Slots Allowed 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 5 1 2 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 Notes Limit 2 cards per system Internal connectors cannot be used Limit 1 card per system Limit 1 card pe
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36. the Sun SPARC Enterprise T5140 and T5240 Servers Continued CR ID Description Workaround N A Two illustrations in the service label show the Note This error appears on all SPARC top cover button in the wrong location The Enterprise T5140 and T5240 servers button is near the right edge of the server N A The portion of the service label that cautions Note This error appears on SPARC Enterprise about the weight of the server gives the wrong 15140 server configurations weight It should say 42 lb and 19 kg N A In the Interior Service Label CRU and FRU Note This error appears on all SPARC Procedures portion of the service label the Enterprise T5140 and T5240 servers letters PBD should say PDB N A The FM Status Indicator portion of the service Note This error appears on SPARC Enterprise label has an erroneous statement Where it says T5240 server configurations In front of FM on FanBD it should say on top of FM N A The drawing showing the cable management Note This error appears on SPARC Enterprise arm being rotated represents the wrong server T5240 server configurations model It should show the SPARC Enterprise T5240 server 6793093 When using a Type 6 keyboard attached directly Only Type 7 keyboards are supported for local to the server the server might hang during connections Do not use any other keyboard initial boot type N A A faulty USB port constantly asserts
37. uant aux contenus produits ou services manant de tiers En aucun cas Oracle Corporation et ses affili s ne sauraient tre tenus pour responsables des pertes subies des co ts occasionn s ou des dommages caus s par l acc s des contenus produits ou services tiers ou leur utilisation OS Li Ca Adobe PostScript SPARC Enterprise T5140 and T5240 Product Notes These product notes contain important and late breaking information about the Sun SPARC Enterprise T5140 and T5240 servers from Oracle This information is organized into the following sections General Information on page 1 Supported Versions of Oracle Solaris and System Firmware on page 2 Oracle Solaris OS and Firmware Requirements for Certain Features on page 4 Preinstalled Software on page 5 Patch Information on page 6 Rules for PCle Slot Use by Certain HBA Cards on page 8 FB DIMM Voltage Compatibility on page 8 Known Product Issues on page 9 Product Documentation Errata on page 21 General Information This section contains information of a general interest Major New Features The following new feature has been added to the servers in this release Firmware release 7 3 0 c which includes support for the following new features a Support for the Oracle VM for SPARC 2 0 software Support for new and legacy power supply units PSUs in the same chassis Documentation Support and Tr

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