Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Product Notes
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1. Event ID 5 Chassis 4 Chassis 3 Chassis 2 Chassis Class Type Severity Date Time Description Action major Tue Sep 2 22 11 14 2008 Hot insertion of SYS PS0 Action major Tue Sep 2 22 11 13 2008 Hot removal of SYS PEMO Action major Tue Sep 2 22 11 05 2008 Hot removal of SYS PSO Action major Tue Sep 2 22 11 05 2008 Hot insertion of SYS PEMO You can disregard these events To be sure of hotplug events use the IPMI SEL It should always have the correct hotplug events For example ipmitool H MY BLADE IP ADDR U root P changeme sel elist shows component s PRSNT sensor as Present or Absent SLES 9 Cannot Be Installed with RKVM In GUI Mode On systems equipped with ILOM SLES 9 cannot be installed with RKVM in GUI mode because SLES 9 can t start the X server Workaround Continue the installation in text mode Ignore Data 3 Portion of DIMM Error Message When viewed using IPMItool version 1 8 9 4 or later as provided with the service processor DIMM error messages look like the following 26 Pre Init Time stamp Memory Uncorrectable Error Asserted OEM Data 2 0xb5 OEM Data 3 0x0b The Data 2 value identifies the faulty DIMM channel B slot 5 in this case Ignore the Data 3 portion of the message Chapter6 Service Processor Issues 47 48 Delay Before Green LED Responding to Power Button Push 6721024 After you push the power button there is a 5 to 6 second delay before the green LED2. CPU 50 Watts for the L7345 CPU 80 Watts for the E7220 E7320 and E7340 CPUs DIMM 13 Watts each FEM 15 Watts if FEM is populated REM 15 Watts if REM is populated EM slot PCIe Express Module 2 per blade 15 Watts each static allocation not based on presence of EM module Note Power supply redundancy can be sacrificed to populate more blades in either the 6000 or 6048 chassis For mixed blade configurations visit the Power Calculator web sites at http www sun com servers blades 6000chassis calc index jsp http www sun com servers blades 6048chassis calc index jsp ILOM Service Processor Issues This section describes service processor issues that affect systems with an ILOM service processor ILOM 3 0 Only Supports Five User Sessions ILOM 3 0 memory can only support five user sessions If additional user sessions are created it might terminate existing sessions Also under some conditions it might crash the BIOS Unrecoverable Diskette Failure Message Appears in SEL Log After Upgrade to 3 0 3 33 An unrecoverable diskette failure message appears in the SEL log after upgrading the SP to SP3 0 3 33 This message can be ignored It will be fixed in a future release Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Product Notes September 2010 False Hotplug Chassis Events in SEL Log 6742169 You might occasionally see false hot insertion or hot removal events in the web GUI or the CLI event log For example
3. Mount the device on a new or existing directory For example mount dev scdl mnt The DVD contents appear under mnt CLI Command stop SYS Does Not Work After Upgrade to SW3 0 687471 After upgrading to SW3 0 the CLI command stop SYS does not work 32 Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Product Notes September 2010 Workaround Use the GUI or the stop f SYS command JavaRConsole Does Not Support Swedish or Finnish Keyboards 6781995 and 6824306 Remote JavaRconsole sessions do not support Swedish or Finnish keyboards Workaround Upgrade to SW3 1 JavaRconsole Does Not Support Swiss French Keyboards 6753081 Remote JavaRconsole sessions do not support Swiss French keyboards Workaround 1 Upgrade to SW3 1 Workaround 2 Use a French keyboard Upgrade Succeeded Message Does Not Appear In Event Log 6875008 After upgrading flashing the SP image to 3 0 6 13 the message that the upgrade succeeded does not appear in the event log This is fixed in SW3 1 Chapter 6 Service Processor Issues 33 34 Exiting BIOS while Preserving BIOS Options Causes JRC To Lose Connection 6878636 During a Java Remote Console session if you configure the BIOS then select Save Changes and Exit the JRC session might be disconnected This is fixed in SW3 1 Can Not Set Locate LED To Blink Using ipmitool 6876420 Using ipmitool chassis identify 0 should cause the locate LED to blink but it does not
4. Upgrading or Migrating From EI OM To ILOM 2 0 or ILOM 3 0 36 v To Migrate from ELOM to ILOM 2 0 36 v To Migrate from ELOM to ILOM 3 0 36 The Existing BIOS Version Is Incorrect When Migrating from ILOM 2 0 to ILOM 3 0 37 Simultaneous Firmare Update Flash Sessions Could Cause Both To Fail 37 Use the Video Connector When Migrating from ELOM to ILOM or from ILOM to ELOM 37 socflash ILOM Recovery Utility Might Fail in Some Circumstances 6743159 38 Transition of ELOM to ILOM Does Not Work on Firefox 3 0 1 38 The Remote Console Session Times Out While a Storage Device is Mounted 38 CMM Service Processor Issues 39 Single Sign On from the CMM to the Server Module ILOM Does Not Work CR 6828014 39 CMM Reports Chassis Serial Number in The Wrong Field in a Sun Blade 6000 Chassis CR 6837867 39 CMM Information Missing 40 CMM Shows X6450 Server Module with Hard Disk Drives 41 Incorrect Server Module Power Management Calculation Prevents Server Module From Powering On 6742133 42 vi Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Product Notes September 2010 ELOM Service Processor Issues 43 Mouse Redirection in Remote Console May Not Be Optimal 43 CLI Path Changes With start SYS Command 43 Chassis Fan Failure Is Not Logged in SEL Asa Warning 44 Cannot Access Remote Console From ELOM Web GUI 44 Server Module BMC IP Address Can Be Set From BIOS 44 Server Module Fails to Boot Because Insufficient Power Capacity Is Available 45 ILOM Service
5. responds OK To Remove LED is OFF During Flash Upgrade On systems with an ILOM service processor the OK to remove LED is OFF during a flash upgrade This is unlike the behavior of systems with an ELOM service processor where the OK to remove LED is ON during a flash upgrade Resetting SP Root Password Using J23 Jumper Does Not Work 6742739 The jumper based method of resetting the ILOM root password described in the service processor documentation does not work on the X6450 server module Workaround Either m Use BIOS Setup gt BMC Password Reset to reset the ILOM root password or m Use the socflash ILOM recovery utility to restore the ILOM to the default configuration Graceful Shutdown of Host OS Does Not Work With Some Operating Systems 6723745 The ILOM GUI CLI and IPMI performs a graceful OS shutdown by initiating an ACPI short button press Certain operating systems do not honor the ACPI short button press For example this might be the case when the console is logged in Workaround Modify the operating system configuration or login to the operating system to perform a graceful shutdown Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Product Notes September 2010 Green Power LED Works Differently with ILOM On server modules equipped with an ILOM service processor when the server module is plugged in m The three status LEDs blink three times at 1Hz m The green LED blinks at 1Hz during POST m After post the
6. 0 pcie01 failed with error 1 aer probe of 0000 00 03 0 pcie01 failed with error 2 These messages can be ignored They do not affect system performance Creating SSH Key During Upgrade to SW3 0 Takes Awhile While upgrading to SW3 0 it can take about five minutes to create the SSH key The screen displays SSH RSA Host Key files don t exist Creating Starting sshd Workaround While this might take awhile it should still work No action is necessary Solaris x86 X Server Fails To Start The Solaris x86 X Server might fail to start after it is enabled with the dtconfig e command Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Product Notes September 2010 Workaround Add the following option to the xorg conf file Option NoDDC True Windows 2003 LAN Issue When using Receive Side Scaling RSS in Windows Server 2003 SP2 the interface fails but shows no indication of failure other than a blank IP address 0 packets received from the adapter and a blank ARP table Workaround 1 Disable and re enablethe interface to restore normal operation Workaround 2 Install the Installpack from the SW 2 0 3 or later ISO image For example windows w2k3 packages InstallPack 2 0 3 exe Note SW2 0 3 is released as a downloadable ISO image only It will not be released on physical media DVD or CD For more details please refer to the following Intel doc Intel 82563EB 82564EB Gigabit Ethernet PHY Customer
7. 10 5 09 64 bit OpenSolaris 2009 06 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 2 64 bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 3 64 bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 4 64 bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Update 7 64 bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Update 8 64 bit SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 64 bit SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP3 64 bi SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 SP4 64 bit Windows Server 2003 SE amp EE 32bit 64bit Windows Server 2008 SP2 32bit Windows Server 2008 R2 Win 2003 SE amp EE 64 bit Windows 2008 R2 VMware ESX 3 5 U2 or later VMware ESXi 3 5 u2 or later VMware ESX 4 0 VMware ESXi 4 0 or later Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Product Notes September 2010 Firmware Versions TABLE 1 4 lists the latest released versions of the server module firmware TABLE 1 4 X6450 Firmware Versions Hardware ILOM ELOM BIOS 595 3B28 595 3A08 SP 3 0 6 13 4 0 28 CPLD 5082 5061 REM option card 16795 16732 Documentation Errata The Sun Blade RAID 5 Expansion Module is sometimes referred to as the Sun Blade RAID Expansion Module The Sun Blade RAID 0 1 G2 Expansion Module is sometimes referred to as the Sun Blade RAID 0 1 Expansion Module Tools and Drivers CD Image is Too Large fora CD The tools and drivers image is too large to fit on a CD Instead burn the image to a DVD Chapter 1 Introduction 5 Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Product Notes September 2010 CHAPTER 2 BIOS Issues Thi
8. Health Status is Sometimes Reported Inconsistently 16 VMware ESX 3 5 Process Uses 100 of Core 16 Arrow Keys Do Not Work When Using RKVM on SunRay 16 Keyboard Alt Key Appears Stuck in RKVM on RHEL4 and ESX 3 5 u2 17 When Installing Windows OS Use the Drivers on the Tools and Drivers DVD Exclusively 17 With Solaris 10 8 07 Oracle Floating Point Processes can Generate Unexpected SIGFPE Signals and Exit 18 Pc Check Test User Pattern Test Does Not Finish 18 RHEL 5 0 Panics During Boot With More Than 64 GB Memory 19 Flood of Interrupts with VMware ESX 3 5 19 Solaris OS Will not Install on 1 TByte RAID 20 Reduced Network Performance With Solaris 10 5 08 20 x86 i86_mwait Function Does Not Function as Designed 6736444 20 Ctrl Alt Delete Does not Work for SLES10 SP1 21 5 SIA Issues 23 Installing Windows 2003 on Compact Flash with SIA Is Not Supported 23 iv Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Product Notes September 2010 Installing Windows 2003 on External Storage Using an Emulex PCI EM Card Not Supported 24 Problem With Installing Linux on External Storage if a Compact Flash is in the Server Blade 24 Problem Using Monitor When Installing SLES 10 25 Configuration During Red Hat 4 7 Installation 25 SIA Does Not Install Tools During Post Install Windows 2008 32 64 Bit 26 Installation from Network Location Fails Windows 2008 32 64 Bit 27 Sun Dual 10GbE FEM Driver Not Installed SLES 10 SP1 27 System BIOS and ILOM Upgrade With I
9. Processor Issues 46 ILOM 3 0 Only Supports Five User Sessions 46 Unrecoverable Diskette Failure Message Appears in SEL Log After Upgrade to 3 0 3 33 46 False Hotplug Chassis Events in SEL Log 6742169 47 SLES 9 Cannot Be Installed with RKVM In GUI Mode 47 Ignore Data 3 Portion of DIMM Error Message 47 Delay Before Green LED Responding to Power Button Push 6721024 48 OK To Remove LED is OFF During Flash Upgrade 48 Resetting SP Root Password Using J23 Jumper Does Not Work 6742739 48 Graceful Shutdown of Host OS Does Not Work With Some Operating Systems 6723745 48 Green Power LED Works Differently with LOM 49 Mouse Does Not Work During Remote Session CR 6730145 49 Contents vii viii Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Product Notes September 2010 Preface This document describes hardware issues software issues and documentation issues for the Sun Blade X6450 server module These product notes are intended to providelate breaking information about the system as well as workarounds for problems you might encounter when installing configuring or operating your Sun Blade X6450 server module This information is designed for system administrators who are experienced with the installation and configuration of the basic system components and software Issues include information that you should know about such as prerequisites tips troubleshooting hints and change requests Change requests have tracking numbers shown i
10. SIA does not install tools SSTRM Intel NIC Teaming and Sun IPMITool during post install Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Product Notes September 2010 Workaround Use the Tools and Driver DVD to install tools as described in the Sun Blade X6450 Operating System Installation Guide Installation from Network Location Fails Windows 2008 32 64 Bit Using SIA to install Windows 2008 from an ISO file on a network the Network Share method does not work This issue is fixed in SIA 2 3 10 0 which is included in SW3 1 Sun Dual 10GbE FEM Driver Not Installed SLES 10 SP1 When installing SLES 10 SP1 the driver for the Sun Dual 10GbE Fabric Expansion Module driver is not installed Workaround Download the driver from the sun website and install manually after SLES installation finished System BIOS and ILOM Upgrade With Inband Interface Doesn t Work CR 6893972 The selection System BIOS and ILOM Upgrade uses inband interface does not work This is a new SIA 2 3 feature that is not functional in SW 3 1 SIA 2 3 10 0 Workaround Select System BIOS and ILOM Upgrade uses network to upgrade BIOS and ILOM Chapter5 SIA Issues 27 28 SP Recovery Feature Is Not Functional CR 6894003 This is a new SIA 2 3 feature but it is not functional in SW 3 1 SIA 2 3 10 0 Workaround Use the Tools amp Drivers DVD to recover BIOS and ILOM See the PDF in the firmware directory for instructions The N
11. Service Processor Issues on page 39 Issues that affect the Chassis Management Module CMM m ELOM Service Processor Issues on page 43 Issues that affect systems with ELOM service processors only m ILOM Service Processor Issues on page 46 Issues that affect systems with ILOM service processors only General Service Processor Issues This section describes service processor issues that affect systems regardless of the type of service processor ILOM Does Not Recognize Message From BIOS Warning of Unsupported DIMM 6764365 The ILOM does not recognize messages from the BIOS warning that unsupported DIMMs are installed This is fixed in SW3 1 31 Floppy Image Does Not Appear During Redirection With RHEL Host 6828797 The contents of the floppy drive do not appear during redirection with a RHEL host Workaround 1 Enter the following commands echo 2 gt sys module scsi mod max luns Scat sys module scsi mod max luns 2 Try to select the floppy contents again The floppy contents appear Image Does Not Appear During Redirection of DVD from Solaris to RHEL 6876387 If you redirect a physical DVD or image file from Solaris to RHEL when you select the CDROM icon it appears empty Workaround 1 Use the 1sscsi command to check the device name of the DVD The system displays output similar to this 5 0 0 0 cd dvd AMI Virtual CDROM 1 00 dev scdlil Note the device name dev scdl 2
12. Workaround Use alternative keystrokes or remap the arrow keystrokes in the SunRay X session Keyboard Alt Key Appears Stuck in RKVM on RHELA and ESX 3 5 u2 During RKVM sessions with RHEL4 and ESX 3 5 u2 the Alt key appears stuck Workaround e From the javaRconsole menu m Select Keyboard gt Left Alt Key m Deselect Keyboard gt Left Alt Key When Installing Windows OS Use the Drivers on the Tools and Drivers DVD Exclusively If you are installing the Windows OS with the OLogic Fibre Channel Adapter do not use the drivers on the Windows DVD When the installation wizard informs you The driver you provided seems to be newer than the Windows default driver select S to use the driver on the DVD Chapter4 Software Issues 17 Windows Setup he driver you provided seems to be newer than the Windous default driver Windows already has a driver that you can use for QLogic Fibre Channel Adapter Unless the device manufacturer prefers that you use the driver on floppy disk you should use the driver in Windows With Solaris 10 8 07 Oracle Floating Point Processes can Generate Unexpected SIGFPE Signals and Exit These are not actual floating point errors and the unexpected exit can cause data corruption Solution Two patches to the Solaris OS must be applied in sequence patch 125370 06 followed by 127112 10 Pc Check Test User Pattern Test Does Not Finish The Pc Check test User Pattern Test doe
13. a server module make sure to remove it before closing the door of a rack cabinet The dongle might be damaged if it is not removed before the cabinet door is closed Hot plug of the PCle Express Module X7284A Z Does Not Work Reliably 6687123 Hot plug functionality on the Sun Blade X6450 server module with the PCle Express Module X7284A Z does not work reliably Do not attempt to hot plug this Express Module Hot Plug X1108A Z Does Not Work 6818703 After plugging this board in you must power it off either using the power button on the board or by powering off the chassis Hot Plugging PCle EM Cards Can Cause 10 GbE Ports to be Unavailable If you hot plug the following PCle EM boards into a new slot the IO ports might be unavailable The affected boards include m Sun StorageTek Dual 4Gb FC Dual GbE HBA QLogic SG XPCIE2FCGBE Q Z Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Product Notes September 2010 m Sun StorageTek Dual 4Gb FC Dual GbE HBA Emulex SG XPCIE2FCGBE E Z m 1GbE Quad Port ExpressModule Copper Intel X7284A Z m InfiniBand PEM X4216A Z and X1288A Z Note This problem does not affect boards that are removed then hotplugged into their original slot The following Microsoft white paper provides additional information even though even though this issue affects Linux and Solaris operating systems as well http www microsoft com whdc connect pci bios_hotplugpcie mspx Workaround Place the board in the pr
14. migrate to ILOM 2 0 3 or later Do not migrate to an earlier ILOM We recommend that you migrate to Caution Filenames are sometimes updated more often than the documentation Always use the files that came with the release you are installing unless you receive AN the latest available version V To Migrate from ELOM to ILOM 3 0 1 Migrate from ELOM to ILOM 2 0 as described in To Migrate from ELOM to ILOM 2 0 on page 36 2 Upgrade from ILOM 2 0 to ILOM 3 0 as described in the Sun Integrated Lights Out Manager Supplement for Sun Blade X6450 Server Module and in the ILOM 3 0 documentation collection 36 Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Product Notes September 2010 The Existing BIOS Version Is Incorrect When Migrating from ILOM 2 0 to ILOM 3 0 During the ILOM 2 0 to ILOM 3 0 migration procedure when you are updating the firmware the existing BIOS version is listed as unknown This does not indicate a problem or a failure You can ignore it Simultaneous Firmare Update Flash Sessions Could Cause Both To Fail If you attempt to update flash the SP firmware from two different sessions at the same time they will probably both fail and leave your SP in an unstable state Note An SP firmware update takes about six minutes Once it has started you should not do anything else with the SP until it is finished Workaround If your SP becomes unusable after updating the firmware use the instructions in
15. 9 CMM filesystem version 0 1 22 You can also display the chassis serial number from a server module s ILOM using the show SYS MIDPLANE command For example gt show SYS MIDPLANE SYS MIDPLAN Targets tr Properties type Chassis ipmi_name MIDPLANE product_name SUN BLADE 6000 MODULAR SYSTEM product_part_number 541 1983 07 product serial number 1005LCB O802YMO4JU product manufacturer SUN MICROSYSTEMS Commands cd show This display shows the chassis serial number in the product serial number field Note that this number is identical to the Cru serial number displayed by the CMM product serial number 1005LCB O802YMO4JU CMM Information Missing Earlier versions of the CMM fail to provide the following information m Fan speed m PSU Information m NEM information m CMM FRU information Workaround Upgrade to CMM SW3 0 See the ILOM documentation collection for details Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Product Notes September 2010 CMM Shows X6450 Server Module with Hard Disk Drives When you open the CMM it displays pictures of the chassis and the components in the chassis These pictures include a frontal view that includes pictures of the server modules The picture of the X6450 mistakenly shows the server module with four hard drives This is incorrect In FIGURE 6 1 the CMM displays a chassis with an X6450 server module in BL3 m The chassis inventory sh
16. Expansion Module CRU Cable kit CRU Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Product Notes September 2010 TABLE 1 2 Supported Operating Systems for 7200 and 7300 Series Processors Supported OS Solaris 10 8 07 64 bit Solaris 10 5 08 64 bit Solaris 10 10 08 64 bit Solaris 10 5 09 64 bit OpenSolaris 2009 06 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 1 64 bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 2 64 bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 3 64 bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 4 64 bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Update 6 64 bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Update 7 64 bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Update 8 64 bit SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1 64 bit SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 64 bit SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP3 64 bit SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 SP4 64 bit Win 2003 SE amp EE 64 bit Windows 2008 R2 Windows Server 2003 SE amp EE 32bit 64bit Windows Server 2008 SP2 32bit Windows Server 2008 R2 VMware ESX 3 0 2 or later 7200 series processors only VMware ESX 3 5 or later 7200 series processors only VMware ESXi 3 5 u2 or later VMware ESX 4 0 VMware ESXi 4 0 or later Required Patches ESX 1003524 ESX350 200802412 BG Chapter 1 Introduction 3 TABLE 1 3 Supported Operating Systems and Required Patches for 7400 Series Processors Supported OS Required Patches Solaris 10 5 08 64 bit 127112 12 137112 06 125370 06 and 138076 02 Solaris 10 10 08 64 bit Solaris
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18. SP1 that monitor might shut down with out of frequency after the first boot and YaST starts Once YaST is completed and it boots with the regular login screen the monitor comes back Workaround Use RKVM to view the screen output Configuration During Red Hat 4 7 Installation When installing Red Hat 4 7 kudzu might display a screen asking you to configure one of the following m 4Gb FC Dual Port PCIe EM card SG XPCIE2FC EB4 Z Emulex m IDE controller Intel Co 631xESB 632xESB 3100 Chipset SATA IDE Controller m Keyboard Chapter5 SIA Issues 25 FIGURE 5 1 shows an example of a this screen for a keyboard FIGURE 5 1 Keyboard Screen Hardware Added The following keyboard has been added to your system Sun Microsystems Inc Type 6 Keyboard You can choose to 1 Configure the device 2 Ignore the device No configuration will be added but you will not be prompted if the device is detected on subsequent reboots 3 Do nothing No configuration will be added and the device will show up as new if it is detected on subsequent reboots F2 Configure Unconfigure All F3 Ignore Keep All lt F4 gt Cancel 26 Note This problem is fixed in SIA 2 2 15 0 which is included in SW3 0 Workaround None needed The kudzu configuration is problem free In any case Red Hat boots normally even if no configuration is done SIA Does Not Install Tools During Post Install Windows 2008 32 64 Bit
19. Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Product Notes ss 49 Sun Part No 820 3538 23 September 2010 Revision A Copyright 2010 Sun Microsystems Inc 4150 Network Circle Santa Clara California 95054 U S A All rights reserved This distribution may include materials developed by third parties Sun Sun Microsystems the Sun logo Java Netra Solaris Sun Ray Sun ONE Studio Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Sun StorageTek RAID Manager software and Sun company logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems Inc or its subsidiaries in the U S and other countries Intel is a trademark or registered trademark of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries Intel Xeon is a trademark or registered trademark of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries Intel Inside is a trademark or registered trademark of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries Use of any spare or replacement CPUs is limited to repair or one for one replacement of CPUs in products exported in compliance with U S export laws Use of CPUs as product upgrades unless authorized by the U S Government is strictly prohibited DOCUMENTATION IS PROVIDED AS IS AND ALL EXPRESS OR IMPLIED CONDITIONS REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON INFRINGEMENT ARE DISCLA
20. TAT ET TOUTES AUTRES CONDITIONS DECLARATIONS ET GARANTIES EXPRESSES OU TACITES SONT FORMELLEMENT EXCLUES DANS LA MESURE AUTORISEE PAR LA LOI APPLICABLE Y COMPRIS NOTAMMENT TOUTE GARANTIE IMPLICITE RELATIVE A LA QUALITE MARCHANDE A L APTITUDE A UNE UTILISATION PARTICULIERE OU A L ABSENCE DE CONTREFACON SC BA Adobe PostScript Contents Preface ix Introduction 1 Supported Browsers 1 CRUsand FRUs 1 Firmware Versions 5 Documentation Errata 5 Tools and Drivers CD Image is Too Large foraCD 5 BIOS Issues 7 Checksum Error Message Appears when Updating BIOS and ELOM Firmware 6629176 7 PCle Express Module Option ROM is Disabled by Default 6606356 8 Hardware Issues 9 Fans Run In High Speed Mode 9 ILOM Might Report DIMM Errors Incorrectly 9 Revision 2 Motherboard Supports LV FBDIMMs 10 Dongle Cable Connection 10 Hot plug of the PCle Express Module X7284A Z Does Not Work Reliably 6687123 10 Hot Plug X1108A Z Does Not Work 6818703 10 Hot Plugging PCle EM Cards Can Cause 10 GbE Ports to be Unavailable 10 4 Software Issues 13 Delay Before Server Can Be Powered On After Software Upgrade 6893973 13 PCCheck Cannot Run Multiple Times 6875913 13 SUSE Linux With CF Card Reports HD Errors 14 Creating SSH Key During Upgrade to SW3 0 Takes Awhile 14 Solaris x86 X Server Fails To Start 14 Windows 2003 LAN Issue 15 Server Modules Equipped with Additional Memory Take Longer to Run POST 15 VMware ESX ESXi 3 5 u2
21. This is fixed in SW3 1 Default User Can t Login to SP When check physical presence Is True 6875869 The default user can t login to the SP when check physical presence is true This is fixed in SW3 1 SEL Log Incorrectly Reports Correctable ECC Logging Limit Reached 6855049 The SEL log incorrectly reports Correctable ECC logging limit reached when it encounters a single correctable error It also lights the fault LED indicating incorrectly that a DIMM has failed Workaround Upgrade to SW3 0 or later It continues to report correctable errors when they occur but it does not report that the logging limit is reached until it encounters 24 correctable errors in 24 hours which is normal behavior Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Product Notes September 2010 Delaying BIOS Upgrade During Firmware Update Can Corrupt BIOS CR 6813514 The ILOM SP firmware upgrade procedure includes an option to delay the BIOS update until the host is reset This allows you to update the firmware without resetting the host Three scenarios can cause this to corrupt your BIOS m If you select this option then power down the host and remove the server module from its slot before the BIOS update is complete m If you select this option then power down the host and power on the server module immediately before the BIOS update is complete m If you start another SP firmware update before the BIOS update has been completed Workaroun
22. change to SP AgentInfo This has no impact Chapter 6 Service Processor Issues 43 44 Workaround None needed Chassis Fan Failure Is Not Logged in SEL Asa Warning Chassis fan failures are not logged in BMC system event log SEL as a warning This does not impact the server module Workaround Check the chassis status using the SP Refer to the Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Embedded Lights Out Manager Administration Guide for more information Cannot Access Remote Console From ELOM Web GUI The Remote Console Java application fails to launch through the ELOM web GUI Workaround The Remote Console application requires JRE 1 6 or later Update the Java version on the host running the web browser and try again Server Module BMC IP Address Can Be Set From BIOS To set the IP address from the BIOS 1 Boot the Sun Blade 6450 Server Module and enter the BIOS set up menu 2 Select the Server tab and press Enter 3 Select Set AST2000 LAN Configuration and press Enter 4 Select IP Address and press Enter Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Product Notes September 2010 5 Choose the desired IP Address Mode DHCP or Static 6 If Static then enter the IP address in the IP Address field 7 Press the Escape key to go back then select Subnet Mask 8 Press F10 to save the settings then reboot Note The IP Address Mode does not change to the default DHCP when optimal defaults are loaded in the BIOS b
23. connection to the mounted remote storage might be lost Workaround Disable the session time out in the web GUI when using remote storage device using remote console application Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Product Notes September 2010 CMM Service Processor Issues This section describes service processor issues that affect the Chassis Management Module CMM Single Sign On from the CMM to the Server Module ILOM Does Not Work CR 6828014 The single sign on feature from the CMM to the server module ILOM does not work Workaround Sign on directly to the server module s ILOM CMM Reports Chassis Serial Number in The Wrong Field in a Sun Blade 6000 Chassis CR 6837867 On a Sun Blade 6000 chassis when you enter the show CH d property command the CMM displays the chassis serial number in the Cru serial number field The information in the product serial number field is irrelevant For example gt show CH d property CH Properties type Chassis ipmi_name CH product_name SUN BLADE 6000 MODULAR SYSTEM product_part_number 541 1983 07 product serial number O111APO O814YTO6B4 product manufacturer SUN MICROSYSTEMS fru serial number 1005LCB O802YMO4JU fault state OK clear fault action none power state On gt version Chapter 6 Service Processor Issues 39 40 CMM firmware 3 0 3 32 CMM firmware build number 43452 CMM firmware date Mon Mar 23 13 43 16 PDT 200
24. d 1 Do not select the Delay BIOS Update option Workaround 2 If you use the Delay BIOS Update option ensure that no one removes the server module from its slot powers on the host or attempts to update the SP firmware until after the host has been reset and the BIOS update is complete After the host is powered off the BIOS update might take three to four minutes Command to Clear CMOS Doesn t Work The ILOM and ELOM documentation states that you sould clear CMOS if you can t get output to the serial console after updating your ILOM firmware This command does not work It will be fixed in the next release Workaround Use the procedure in the Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Service Manual Chapter 6 Service Processor Issues 35 Upgrading or Migrating From ELOM To ILOM 2 0 or ILOM 3 0 Your server module might be equipped with one of three service processors ELOM ILOM 2 0 or ILOM 3 0 If you wish you can upgrade migrate your ELOM service processor to ILOM 2 0 or ILOM 3 0 V To Migrate from ELOM to ILOM 2 0 Use the instructions in the ELOM to ILOM Migration User s Guide Some of the file names in the ELOM to ILOM Migration User s Guide are out of date For example the following files have been updated for SW2 0 3 6450i20 bin has been replaced by 64501203 bin 3B16 bat has been replaced by 3B19 bat specific instructions to do otherwise Caution When you migrate from ELOM to ILOM 2 0 always
25. erver 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition Windows Server 2003 Standard x64 Edition Windows Server 2008 x64 Edition Windows Server 2008 x86 Edition Windows Server 2008 R2 Installing Windows 2003 on Compact Flash with SIA Is Not Supported You cannot install Windows 2003 on compact flash using SIA This is fixed in SIA 2 3 10 0 which is included in SW3 1 23 24 Installing Windows 2003 on External Storage Using an Emulex PCI EM Card Not Supported Installing Windows 2003 on external storage using the 4Gb FC Dual Port PCI EM card SG XPCIE2FC EB4 Z Emulex is not supported with SIA Workaround You can use a different card the 4Gb FC Dual Port PCI EM card SG XPCIE2FC OB4 Z Qlogic to install Windows 2003 on external storage Problem With Installing Linux on External Storage if a Compact Flash is in the Server Blade When installing Red Hat or SLES on external storage with a compact flash in the blade the boot loader is written by default to the compact flash If you prefer to have the boot loader on the external disk you can choose one of two alternative workarounds Workaround 1 Remove the compact flash from the server blade Then the Master Boot Record MBR is written to external storage by default Workaround 2 Configure the MBR during Linux installation Example configuration for Red Hat 1 In the Boot Loader Configuration window a Check the Configure advanced boot loade
26. ext Button on the System Information Page Doesn t Work Correctly When Clicked Multiple Times CR 6891807 The System Information page can take a long time to display its information If you click the Next button while waiting the SIA CD hangs and the Next button fails to respond Workaround Don t click any buttons until the System Information page has displayed all its information If the system hangs reboot it System Information Error Can t Show the Storage Device Information of the CF Card CR 6891791 If you insert a CF card into the CF slot then remove other storage and launch SIA the Storage Device section on the System Information page is empty There is no workaround at this time Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Product Notes September 2010 It Takes a Long Time to Enter the Next Step on Some Pages CR 6890464 While doing an OS installation after SIA identifies the OS and lists the option cards when you click Next it can take a long time to display the next page This problem is intermittant Workaround Reboot the system and try again Chapter5 SIA Issues 29 30 Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Product Notes September 2010 CHAPTER 6 Service Processor Issues This chapter describes the service processor issues It is divided into the following sections m General Service Processor Issues on page 31 Issues that affect systems with both ILOM and ELOM service processors m CMM
27. green LED either Stays on if the server module is powered on m Blinks 2 9 sec off 1 sec on if the server module is on standby power Mouse Does Not Work During Remote Session CR 6730145 Older versions of Linux do not support the ILOM s default absolute mouse mode With older versions of Linux on your server if you configure a remote management session and the mouse doesn t work you must reset the ILOM mouse mode from absolute to relative Workaround 1 Click the Mouse Mode Settings tab 2 Select Relative Mouse Mode 3 Select Save The ILOM displays a message then reboots itself When the ILOM has rebooted you can re establish the remote session and the mouse will work Note In order to switch control between the local mouse and the host mouse press Alt m Chapter 6 Service Processor Issues 49 50 Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Product Notes September 2010
28. ight be duplicated in many of the server modules in the chassis If the total requested power exceeds the power allowance for the chassis when a server module is inserted cold booted or the SP is reset the host will fail to power on This problem is fixed in SW3 0 Workaround 1 1 Power off the host 2 Either reseat the server module or reset the SP See the service processor documentation for details Workaround 2 Enter the following CMM command gt set CMM powermgmt advanced reserve_psus 0 See the service processor documentation for details Note Because fully configured X6450 server modules do not use more than 50 of the available power the PSU can still be safely hotplugged 42 Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Product Notes September 2010 ELOM Service Processor Issues Mouse Redirection in Remote Console May Not Be Optimal Mouse activity on the Remote Console may be unstable Workaround For Solaris and Linux 1 2 In the X Window user interface open a terminal session Disable the hardware acceleration function with this command xset m 0 Press the mouse sync icon in the RKVM application For Windows In the Control Panel select Mouse Setting Select the Pointer Option tab Deselect Enhance Pointer Precision Press the mouse sync icon in the RKVM application CLI Path Changes With start SYS Command With ELOM when the command start is issued in SYS the CLI path will
29. is installer OS doesn t support it Workaround There is no workaround for this issue Reduced Network Performance With Solaris 10 5 08 Servers running the Solaris 10 5 08 OS may experience reduced network performance Workaround Add patch 137112 06 x86 186 mwait Function Does Not Function as Designed 6736444 Systems with the Intel Xeon Processor MP7400 series running the Solaris 10 10 08 OS might experience slightly reduced performance or increased power consumption under light utilization due to an issue where the CPUs might not idle fully No error message is displayed Workaround Add the following line to etc system file set idle cpu prefer mwait 0 Reboot the system Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Product Notes September 2010 Ctrl Alt Delete Does not Work for SLES10 SP1 When using RKVM the Ctrl Alt Delete hot key does not function for the SLES10 SP1 OS Workaround Use SP to reset your system or reboot it using OS commands Chapter 4 Software Issues 21 22 Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Product Notes September 2010 CHAPTER D SIA Issues This chapter describes issues related to the Sun Installation Assistant SIA SIA supports the following operating systems Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Update 6 7 and 8 32 bit and 64 bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 1 2 and 3 64 bit SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1 and SP2 64 bit Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Windows S
30. le Product Notes September 2010 CHAPTER 3 Hardware Issues This chapter describes hardware issues related to the Sun Blade X6450 server module Fans Run In High Speed Mode Under some conditions the fans run in high speed mode when the temperature conditions do not require it This causes excess noise power consumption and wear on the fans Workaround Upgrade to ILOM 3 0 as described in Upgrading or Migrating From ELOM To ILOM 2 0 or ILOM 3 0 on page 36 ILOM Might Report DIMM Errors Incorrectly The ILOM provides DIMM FRU information in the web GUI the CLI and the IPMI interfaces In some cases if you do not follow the DIMM population rules the ILOM might report the DIMM FRU information incorrectly For example the DIMM FRU might be blank or the memory location might be reported inaccurately Workaround Look at the DIMM information in IPMItool 10 Populate the DIMMs correctly as described in the service label and in the Sun Blade X6450 Service Manual Revision 2 Motherboard Supports LV FBDIMMs The X6450 hardware now has a second version a new motherboard that supports LV FBDIMMs The original version does not support these DIMMs The version 2 motherboard is physically different with a new 3 pin jumper Its FRU ID is F540 7821 01 Refer to the Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Service Manual part number 820 3539 for details Dongle Cable Connection If you have a dongle cable connected to
31. letter for ESB2 Gilgal issues Customer Communications 07 Nov 2008 Server Modules Equipped with Additional Memory Take Longer to Run POST A server module that is fully populated with DIMMs can take up to three additional minutes to boot due to the time required to run POST tests on the DIMMs Chapter 4 Software Issues 15 VMware ESX ESXi 3 5 u2 Health Status is Sometimes Reported Inconsistently VMware ESX ESXi releases provide a health status and monitoring feature Incompatibility between the ILOM and VMware IPMI interfaces causes ILOM IPMI sensors to be partially displayed in the VMware health status window Sensors might also appear and disappear and updates occur slowly Workaround Use the ILOM GUI CLI SNMP or IPMI interfaces to monitor server health Also the ILOM provides remote syslog and remote alert interfaces to enable remote monitoring VMware ESX 3 5 Process Uses 100 of Core The VMware ESX 3 5 process occasionally uses 100 of a core For example cat proc vmware interrupts Vector PCPU 0 PCPU 1 PCPU 2 PCPU 3 PCPU 4 PCPU 5 PCPU 6 PCPU 7 0x21 7442833 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 VMK ACPI Interrupt Workaround 1 Edit the file etc vmware esx conf and add the line vmkernel mpsIntRouting TRUE 2 Reboot the system Arrow Keys Do Not Work When Using RKVM on SunRay The arrow keys do not work when using an RKVM on a SunRay 16 Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Product Notes September 2010
32. n parentheses Product Updates and Drivers For product updates for the Sun Blade X6450 server module go to http www sun com servers blades downloads jsp Related Documentation For a description of the document set for the Sun Blade X6450 modular system 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 netp docs sun com 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 freguently and might be more up to date than the translated documentation For all Sun hardware documentation go to http docs sun com For Solaris and other software documentation go to http docs sun con Sun Welcomes Your Comments Sun is interested in improving its documentation and welcomes your comments and suggestions Send feedback to http sun com hwdocs feedback Please include the title and part number of your document with your feedback Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Product Notes 820 3538 23 Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Product Notes September 2010 CHAPTER 1 Introduction This chapter provides a brief summary of software available on your server and other features This chapter covers the following topics Sup
33. nband Interface Doesn t Work CR 6893972 27 SP Recovery Feature Is Not Functional CR 6894003 28 The Next Button on the System Information Page Doesn t Work Correctly When Clicked Multiple Times CR 6891807 28 System Information Error Can t Show the Storage Device Information of the CF Card CR 6891791 28 It Takes a Long Time to Enter the Next Step on Some Pages CR 6890464 29 6 Service Processor Issues 31 General Service Processor Issues 31 ILOM Does Not Recognize Message From BIOS Warning of Unsupported DIMM 6764365 31 Floppy Image Does Not Appear During Redirection With RHEL Host 6828797 32 Image Does Not Appear During Redirection of DVD from Solaris to RHEL 6876387 32 CLI Command stop SYS Does Not Work After Upgrade to SW3 0 687471 32 JavaRConsole Does Not Support Swedish or Finnish Keyboards 6781995 and 6824306 33 JavaRconsole Does Not Support Swiss French Keyboards 6753081 33 Upgrade Succeeded Message Does Not Appear In Event Log 6875008 33 Contents v Exiting BIOS while Preserving BIOS Options Causes JRC To Lose Connection 6878636 34 Can Not Set Locate LED To Blink Using ipmitool 6876420 34 Default User Can t Login to SP When check_physical_presence Is True 6875869 34 SEL Log Incorrectly Reports Correctable ECC Logging Limit Reached 6855049 34 Delaying BIOS Upgrade During Firmware Update Can Corrupt BIOS CR 6813514 35 Command to Clear CMOS Doesn t Work 35
34. oper slot then power cycle the host Chapter 3 Hardware Issues 11 12 Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Product Notes September 2010 CHAPTER 4 Software Issues This chapter describes software issues related to the Sun Blade X6450 server module Delay Before Server Can Be Powered On After Software Upgrade 6893973 After performing a software upgrade there is a delay of about three minutes before the server can be powered on Workaround Wait three minutes or more before powering on a server after a software upgrade PCCheck Cannot Run Multiple Times 6875913 If you stop and start the host more than once PCcheck does not run after the first time and an error message appears in dmesg BotReqHandler BOT Reset Request Called ERROR UsbWriteData Transmission timeout for Device 0 DataSize OxD Error in Sending CSW for EP2 ERROR UsbWriteData Transmission timeout for Device 0 DataSize 0x24 Error in Sending SCSI_INQUIRY EP 2 for WARNING Wakeup for Sleep Struct 0xc71lbe6dc Called after timeout EP 2 for 14 Workaround Retry several times until it runs SUSE Linux With CF Card Reports HD Errors On systems with a CF card SUSE 10 9 reports errors For example dmesg grep i fail hda drive cmd status 0x51 DriveReady SeekComplete Error hda drive cmd error 0x04 DriveStatusError or you might see Error attaching device data aer probe of 0000 00 02
35. ows an X6450 server module in BL3 m The picture of the front of the chassis shows incorrectly a server module with hard disk drives in BL3 FIGURE 6 1 CMM With Incorrect Picture of X6450 Server Module L Sun TM Integrated Lights Ou Log tn Sun TM mtegsteduh ABOUT L REFRESH LOG our User root Role aucro CMMH ame nsg h dhcp 167 d Sun Integrated Lights Out Manager Java CMM Blade 0 Blade 3 Blade 4 Blade 6 11 i ii Component Name Part Number Serial Number ICH SUN BLADE 6000 MODULAR SYSTEM 541 1983 07 1005LCB O802YMO4JU ICHICMM CMM 01 7379 07 1005LCB 0732YD03E5 ICHIBLO ICHIBL3 Sun Blade X6450 Server Module 594 5397 01 0823QAH009 ICHIBL4 ASSY BD GEMINI X6220 371 1592 16 0000000 7001 ICHIBLE ASSY BD PEGASUS X6420 540 7541 03 0000000 0830YP135A ICHINEMO ASSY BD NEM 6000 371 1451 04 0000000 0752YF0939 SCHINEM1 SUN BLADE 6000 MULTI FABRIC NEM 540 7589 01 0000000 08340CM00D Chapter 6 Service Processor Issues 41 Incorrect Server Module Power Management Calculation Prevents Server Module From Powering On 6742133 The CMM manages the power budget for the chassis When an X6450 server module is inserted cold booted or the SP is reset it reports its power requirements to the CMM Occasionally the CMM incorrectly records that a X6450 server module requires 593W Normally this will not cause any problems However in certain rare circumstances this problem m
36. ported Browsers on page 1 CRUs and FRUs on page 1 Firmware Versions on page 5 Documentation Errata on page 5 Tools and Drivers CD Image is Too Large for a CD on page 5 Supported Browsers The Integrated Lights Out Manager ILOM web GUI and the Embedded Lights Out Manager ELOM web GUI are supported by Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer running on Linux Solaris and Windows platforms CRUS and FRUS The following table shows the CRUs and FRUs TABLE 1 1 CRU and FRU List Part CRU or FRU FRU Blade No CPU Memory motherboard FRU Quad Core Intel Xeon L7445 2 13GHz 1066FSB 12MB L3 cache 50W FRU Six Core Intel Xeon L7455 2 13GHz 1066FSB 12MB L3 cache 65 W FRU Quad Core Intel Xeon E7440 2 40GHz 1066FSB 16MB L3 cache 90W FRU Six Core Intel Xeon E7450 2 40GHz 1066FSB 12MB L3 cache 90W FRU CPU chip Dual Core 2 93GHz 1066 MHz 80W Xeon E7220 FRU CPU chip Quad Core 1 86GHz 1066MHz 50W Xeon L7345 FRU CPU chip Quad Core 2 13GHz 1066MHz 80W Xeon E7320 FRU CPU chip Quad Core 2 40GHz 1066MHz 80W Xeon E7340 FRU 32GB SATA SSD FRU 2 x 2GB DIMM kit CRU 2 x 4GB DIMM kit CRU 2 x 8GB DIMM kit CRU 16GB Compact Flash CRU 32GB Compact Flash CRU Coin battery CRU Sun Blade RAID 5 Expansion Module card without battery CRU Battery for Sun Blade RAID 5 Expansion Module CRU Sun Blade RAID 0 1 Expansion Module CRU Sun Dual 10GbE Fabric Expansion Module CRU PCle Pass Through Fabric
37. r options check box on the bottom of the page b Click the Next button 2 Click the Change Drive Order button in the next window 3 Use the arrow keys to move the boot disk device you want to the top of the list and then choose OK Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Product Notes September 2010 4 In the Install Boot Loader record on list select the Master Boot Record MBR device click Next and then follow the installation instructions Example configuration for Sles10 SP1 1 Inthe Installation Settings dialog box choose the Expert tab 2 Check the Partition section check box and change the configuration if needed 3 Select Booting section for Boot Loader Settings Choose the Boot Loader Installation tab and click the Other button Select Edit Configuration Files 4 In the Contents section of boot grub device map change the order of the devices by changing the number in hd lt x gt For example edit hd0 and change it to hdl for dev hda edit hd1 and change it to hd0 for dev sda Then save the configuration 5 Next click Filename list and select the file boot grub menu 1st Change all hd0 and hd1 entries in the file according to the new boot grub device map for example to hd1 and hd0 6 Save the new configuration and proceed with the OS installation Problem Using Monitor When Installing SLES 10 If a Sun monitor is directly attached to a system on which SIA is being used to install SLES 10
38. s chapter describes BIOS issues related to the Sun Blade X6450 server module Checksum Error Message Appears when Updating BIOS and ELOM Firmware 6629176 During the BIOS and ELOM firmware update the screen might display the message Error 0005 CMOS Checksum Bad Press F2 to run SETUP Press F1 to load default values and continue Note The checksum error is not a problem The message just indicates that the checksum for the new BIOS is different from the original If the RKVM screen does not display a checksum message you are finished the system boots If the RKVM screen does display a checksum message m To load the default optimal values and continue do nothing The system resets the BIOS settings back to defaults and boots after 5 seconds or m To change settings in the BIOS follow these steps 1 Press F2 2 When the BIOS main menu appears press F9 m Pressing F9 loads the defaults You must do this prior to editing the settings 3 Change the settings as you wish 4 Save your settings and exit PCIe Express Module Option ROM is Disabled by Default 6606356 To boot from a PCle Express Module enable the PCle Express Module option ROM in the BIOS Use the following steps 1 During system startup press F2 to change BIOS settings The BIOS main menu appears 2 Navigate to Boot gt Boot Settings Configuration 3 Select Enable PEM 0 1 FUN Option ROM Sun Blade X6450 Server Modu
39. s not finish 18 Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Product Notes September 2010 Workaround There is no functional impact If this problem is seen simply exit the test RHEL 5 0 Panics During Boot With More Than 64 GB Memory The message Panic on CPUO Not enough RAM for domain 0 allocation is displayed This panic is caused by certain allocations taking up too much memory in the lower memory of the kernel Solution To fix the problem update the OS with Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA 2007 0099 or later which contains a fix for this issue https rhn redhat com errata RHSA 2007 0099 html Workaround If you are unable to update the kernel successfully there is a workaround available Boot with the system with the kernel parameters dom0_mem 512M mem 64G For example in boot grub grub conf file enter the parameter like this title Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 2 6 18 8 el5xen root hd0 0 kernel xen gz 2 6 18 4 el5 dom0_mem 512M mem 64G module vmlinuz 2 6 18 4 el5xen ro root LABEL module initrd 2 6 18 4 el5xen img Flood of Interrupts with VMware ESX 3 5 When using ESX 3 5 there is an interrupt flooding at vector 0x21 which results in more than 90 usage of one core This issue has been fixed with BIOS version 3A08 of SW release 1 0 1 Chapter4 Software Issues 19 20 Solaris OS Will not Install on 1 TByte RAID The Solaris OS cannot be installed on a RAID array larger than one terabyte The Solar
40. the corresponding documentation collection and in the ILOM supplement documentation collection to recover Use the Video Connector When Migrating from ELOM to ILOM or from ILOM to ELOM The Elom to Ilom Migration Guide states that you should connect a serial terminal to the dongle to do conversions This is incorrect Instead connect a video monitor to the video connector on the dongle when doing the conversions Workaround Connect a video monitor to the dongle cable to do the conversions Chapter 6 Service Processor Issues 37 38 socflash ILOM Recovery Utility Might Fail in Some Circumstances 6743159 The ILOM supports the socflash recovery utility which can be used to recover ILOM from DOS on newer server modules However in some circumstances for example when upgrading from ELOM to ILOM socflash might fail with write errors Workaround Use the afudos tool to flash the ILOM BIOS first If the problem persists retry the socflash See the Sun Integrated Lights Out Manager for Sun Blade X6450 Server Module for details Transition of ELOM to ILOM Does Not Work on Firefox 3 0 1 You cannot use Firefox 3 0 1 to transition from the ELOM to the ILOM Workaround Use Firefox 2 x x or IE 7 0 5730 11 The Remote Console Session Times Out While a Storage Device is Mounted After you have mounted a storage device through the web GUI remote console application the web GUI session might time out and the remote console
41. y pressing the F9 key If the mode has been changed to Static you can change it to DHCP manually from the Server tab of the BIOS set up menu Server Module Fails to Boot Because Insufficient Power Capacity Is Available When you add a server module to a chassis the CMM calculates the amount of power it requires If the chassis cannot provide sufficient power m The CMM prevents the server module from booting and places an entry in its error log m The amber service required LED on the front panel of the server module blinks If your X6450 server module does not boot after initial installation m Check to see if the amber service required LED is blinking m Check the X6450 error log to see if the CMM is preventing the X6450 server module from booting due to insufficient power capacity m Reconfigure the X6450 or the chassis to provide sufficient power Note Previous releases of the X6450 server module required that you calculate the amount of power available and the amount of power required by the X6450 server module The CMM now does this automatically Calculating Power Consumption for Arbitrary Configurations For any arbitrary configuration you can use the power consumption per component information immediately below to calculate the power consumption per blade With this you can determine the number of blades that can be powered up simultaneously Base Blade 80 Watts Chapter 6 Service Processor Issues 45 46
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