Sun Netra CP3260 Blade Server Product Notes
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1. etc init d volmgt stop opt SUNWvts bin sunvts 2 System Requirements Software and firmware on the servers must be at least version ATCA R3 or newer Use the VTS6 4ps2 SPARC or newer Toolkit and Documentation Download and install SunVTS For instructions refer to the Sun Netra CP3260 User s Guide 820 0457 Sun Netra CP3260 Blade Server Product Notes January 2010 Related Documentation The following documents ship with the Netra CP3260 blade server m Important Safety Information for Sun Hardware Systems m Sun Netra CP3260 Blade Server Getting Started Guide Refer to the Sun Netra CP3260 Blade Server Getting Started Guide for information on obtaining the rest of the Netra CP3260 blade server documentation or go to the following web sites http docs sun com app docs prod cp3260 brd hic http docs sun com app docs prod n900 srvr hic Enhancements The R3U3 release provides the following enhancements m Retaining custom IPMC configurations during upgrades a Upgrading Linux RedHat 5 3 firmware for BIOS Retaining Custom IPMC Configurations Across Upgrades IPMC configuration variables are now retained across firmware upgrades and downgrades as long as the version being downgraded to supports this feature IPMC has a group of parameters that are stored in SEEPROM NV Storage All variables are part of one data structure Each of these variables performs a function and can be set or read via commands Th2. so installing the patches out of order could result in error messages and corrupted software Refer to the patchadd 1M man page for instructions on using the command 16 Sun Netra CP3260 Blade Server Product Notes January 2010 Applying Sun Netra Patches to a Solaris 10 OS Boot Server for Diskless Clients These patches are required for the diskless client boot server installation process documented in the Sun Netra CP3260 Blade Server User s Guide 820 0457 Note Refer to the Solaris 10 OS System Administration Guide Basic Administration documentation for more information on managing diskless services Following are the instructions for downloading and installing the Sun Netra patches that are being applied to a Solaris 10 OS diskless service V To Apply Patches to Solaris 10 OS Diskless Clients 1 If you have not already done so go to SunSolve web site and download the following mandatory patches listed in TABLE 2 TABLE2 Patches Required for a Solaris 10 Diskless Service Patch ID Patch Location 126143 01 http www sun com sunsolve 128593 01 http www sun com sunsolve point 118843 01 http www sun com sunsolve 125416 05 http www sun com sunsolve 2 Move the patch zip files into the patch download dir directory Where patch download dir is the path to the directory where the Solaris 10 OS patches are stored The patch download dir directory might already contain patches that were copied d
3. download 2 After the compressed package is downloaded expand the files by entering the following commands gunzip Rx_Ux_ tar gz tar xvf Rx_Ux_ tar where Rx_Ux_ is the release s version and update number 3 Check the current firmware versions on your blade server using the bcfutool g command All firmware versions are listed in the results from this command Individual commands for checking system IPMC and MMC firmware are also available 4 Perform the procedures for upgrading system firmware IPMC firmware and MMC firmware as applicable V To Upgrade System Firmware 1 Update the system firmware by entering the bcfutool command as follows befutool c sysfw f Sun_System_Firmware lt x_x_x_g gt Netra_CP3260 pkg where lt x_x_x_g gt is the newest system firmware version that you are replacing the earlier version with 2 Enter yes or y to continue Entering yes will continue the process of upgrading the firmware 3 When the upgrade is complete check the system firmware version befutool g c sysfw i rel ped Ore If the upgrade was successful the newest version will be returned after you enter the command 12 Sun Netra CP3260 Blade Server Product Notes January 2010 If you encountered problems during the upgrade see Troubleshooting Upgrades on page 19 V To Upgrade IPMC Firmware 1 Update the IPMC firmware by entering the bcfutool command as fol
4. for this situation Return the blade to Sun Service for repair or replacement 22 Sun Netra CP3260 Blade Server Product Notes January 2010 Removing and Installing Blade Servers To remove and replace a blade server safely manually shut down Solaris from the Solaris prompt For detailed instructions refer to the Solaris Operating System documentation and the Sun Netra CP3260 Blade Server User s Guide 820 0457 sync halt When the shutdown is completed the ok prompt is displayed Sun Netra CP3260 Blade Server Product Notes 23 24 Sun Netra CP3260 Blade Server Product Notes January 2010
5. CT 900 Server Administration and Reference Manual 819 1177 Upgrading Linux RedHat 5 3 Firmware for BIOS Support was added for the Linux BIOS Update Utility This utility is a stand alone application for Linux that incorporates the BIOS payload and application required to perform a BIOS update The utility uses the dev mem interface to access the BIOS For this application to work on a Linux system m The LPC interface driver must be configured within the kernel to allow writes to the BIOS a The BIOS must be mapped into dev mem m CP32x0 BIOS version 1 03 or newer must be installed to perform a BIOS update Sun Netra CP3260 Blade Server Product Notes January 2010 The CP32x0 BIOS consists of three regions 1 Boot BIOS Region which contains the lowest level system initialization 2 NVRAM Region which stores system specific configuration data 3 Main BIOS Region which includes system configuration code The utility can be used to update any or all of these regions Typically only the main BIOS region needs to be updated but in some cases it might be necessary to update the Boot BIOS region For detailed instructions refer to the README file New Features This release provides the following new features Low power FBDIMM sensor support a Multiplexing to zones 2 or 3 on Sun Netra CP3260 blade servers m Firmware upgrade from payload for blade only customers m System firmware progress sensor SFPS Low Po
6. ING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON INFRINGEMENT ARE DISCLAIMED EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT SUCH DISCLAIMERS ARE HELD TO BE LEGALLY INVALID Copyright 2010 Sun Microsystems Inc 4150 Network Circle Santa Clara California 95054 Etats Unis Tous droits r serv s Cette distribution peut comprendre des composants d velopp s par des tierces parties Des parties de ce produit pourront tre d riv es des syst mes Berkeley BSD licenci s par l Universit de Californie UNIX est une marque d pos e aux Etats Unis et dans d autres pays et licenci e exclusivement par X Open Company Ltd Sun Sun Microsystems le logo Sun Netra Sun Ray le logo Netra et le logo Solaris sont des marques de fabrique ou des marques d pos es de Sun Microsystems Inc ou ses filiales aux Etats Unis et dans d autres pays Toutes les marques SPARC sont utilis es sous licence et sont des marques de fabrique ou des marques d pos es de SPARC International Inc aux Etats Unis et dans d autres pays Les produits portant les marques SPARC sont bas s sur une architecture d velopp e par Sun Microsystems Inc see above L utilisation de pieces detachees ou d unites centrales de remplacement est limitee aux reparations ou a l echange standard d unites centrales pour les produits exportes conformement a la legislation americaine en matiere d exportation Sauf autorisation par les autorites des Etats Unis
7. able on the main SunSolve web site http www sun com sunsolve If you specify the base Patch ID number the first six digits in the Search SunSolve window you see the most recent version of the patch m Point patches are available on the point patch SunSolve web site http www sun com sunsolve point If you specify the base patch ID number the first six digits in the SunSolve point patch web page you can download the most recent version Always install point patches after you have installed the regular patches Note Whenever patches are updated the revision number increases 117530 02 117530 03 and so on To find the latest version of a patch perform the search without the revision number For example if this document asks you to download patch 117530 03 search for 117530 to find the most recent version of the patch Before you start downloading identify or create a directory on your system for receiving the downloaded patches This directory will be referred to as the patch download dir in the following procedures There are two procedures for downloading and installing patches for the Sun Netra CP3260 blade server m If you are applying patches to a boot device if you installed Solaris onto an AMC disk external hard drive Compact Flash or other bootable device go to Applying Sun Netra Patches to a Boot Device on page 16 a If you are applying patches to a network installation image for diskless cl
8. ages it is usually not mandatory to update both of them Because most of features are part of the main image you typically only apply the main image update Refer to the README files to check which components need to be updated 2 Enter yes or y to continue Entering yes will continue the process of upgrading the firmware When the service processor has been successfully updated the user will be presented with the Solaris login prompt 3 When the upgrade is complete check the MMC firmware version bcfutool g c mmc MMC main code version 00 01 09 MMC boot code version 00 01 02 If the upgrade was successful the newest versions will be returned after you enter the command If you encountered problems during the upgrade see Troubleshooting Upgrades on page 19 Applying Patches This section provides information on the Sun Netra patches that you must download from the SunSolve web site for the Sun Netra CP3260 blade server and instructions on how to apply these patches If the Solaris OS was pre installed on your system these patches might already be installed verify that they are present Note Refer to the System Administration Guide Basic Administration documentation for the Solaris OS that you are using for more information on managing and applying patches 14 Sun Netra CP3260 Blade Server Product Notes January 2010 There are two types of patches to download m Regular patches are avail
9. e instructions in these Product Notes System Firmware Progress Sensor SFPS A new systems firmware progress sensor SFPS is available on the Sun Netra CP3260 blade server The purpose of the sensor is to model the firmware running on the payload and provide various states to the external management software ShMM on Sun Netra CT 900 servers This occurs via a standard IPMI event mechanism The firmware states are Progress Hang and Error with various substates The sensor generates an IPMI event message for each state You can verify the messages by using clia sel command on the ShMM through HPI event and SNMP traps for each state of a sensor event Refer to the following documentation m For information about this feature Sun Netra CP3260 Blade Server User s Guide 820 0457 http docs sun com app docs prod cp3260 brd m For detailed command syntax and options Sun Netra CT 900 Software Developer s Guide 819 1178 Even if you are using a third party chassis the SFPS commands and options apply and this document is available online http docs sun com app docs prod n900 srvr hic Sun Netra CP3260 Blade Server Product Notes 7 Solaris Operating System Versions The Sun Netra CP3260 blade server supports the Solaris 10 8 07 OS and subsequent compatible versions with supported Sun Netra patches The Solaris OS software can be downloaded from the Sun download center at http www sun com download For informat
10. ese variables are stored across IPMC resets However previously these variables were reset to default values when new or upgraded firmware was installed Sun Netra CP3260 Blade Server Product Notes 3 This enhancement retains any custom values you configured for the following variables TABLE 0 1 IPMC Variables for Which You Can Retain Configurations Variable Description log_level Controls the log level of the debug messages Payload Controls the timeout for payload response IPMC after sending payload timeout alert expects OS to respond within this time Used in graceful reboot and graceful shutdown features Payload Controls the payload shutdown timeout as described in the graceful shutdown reboot shutdown specification This is the time that an OS would take to timeout shutdown its applications before IPMC shuts it down or resets the payload Verbosity Controls the debug mode verbosity of the messages Selectively messages AMC power up timeout IPMC Control from to a particular interface can be enabled disabled Used for debugging only Controls the time it would take for the AMCs ARTM to come up before the payload is brought to M4 state Reflects IPMC s control bits Currently two bits Bit 0 and Bit 1 control LED2 and LED1 on the boards If you want to reset these variables to their default use the new Reset IPMC configuration variables command For detailed command information refer to the Sun Netra
11. eview the following information Caution There are vulnerability windows during the firmware upgrade operation that might corrupt the blade firmware causing the blade not be able to boot In these cases these blades can only be recovered by board external chassis vendor supplied tools if available If not recoverable these blades have to be returned to SunService for repair or replacement To avoid firmware corruption prevent the following events from occurring while the firmware is being upgraded m Latch open causing blade power off m Chassis power outage m Sudden extraction of the blade from chassis A recommendation for avoiding failures during ugrade vulnerability periods is to monitor the upgrade manually or by using a script If you encounter any issues during an upgrade when using the bcfutool command see the following tables for information helpful when troubleshooting the issue TABLE3 System Firmware Troubleshooting Error Message or Description Probable Cause Possible Fix send receive failed An incomplete firmware image Retry bcfutool command Fail to start FW update download caused the upgrade to abort PCP FW Download After successful transfer of sysfw image Retry bcfutool command Auto bcfutool was invoked but the invocation failed off Service processor tried to power off the Retry bcfutool command FAIL to power host System Sparc processor and checked for Firmware is not success
12. ful poweroff Poweroff failure updated caused upgrade to abort FAIL to update System Service processor invoked the update Retry bcfutool command Firmware sequence to update flash components Power on host and encountered an error The Sparc is powered on again Sun Netra CP3260 Blade Server Product Notes 19 TABLE3 System Firmware Troubleshooting Continued Error Message or Description Probable Cause Possible Fix FAIL to reset SP An error occurred when the service processor invoked the reset to complete the update Latch opened during An open latch event will be detected by upgrade IPMC and after negotiating with ShMM the blade can be brought down to MO state which will cause the system firmware update to fail Because the new firmware is not fully activated the blade will come up with original firmware on the next boot up However there is a small vulnerability window less than two minutes where the non redundant firmware portion is updated If the latch is opened during this window the non redundant firmware becomes corrupted Retry bcfutool command after power cycling the blade Power cycling the blade server can be done either by hotswapping the blade server or from ATCA standard ShMM using deactivate activate sequence Close the latch then retry bcfutool command If the upgrade fails then the redundant firmware is probably corrupted If the system will not power on ultraSparc T2 and boot So
13. ients go to Applying Sun Netra Patches to a Solaris 10 OS Boot Server for Diskless Clients on page 17 Sun Netra CP3260 Blade Server Product Notes 15 Applying Sun Netra Patches to a Boot Device Following are the instructions for downloading and installing the patches on a boot device V To Apply Patches to a Boot Device 1 Go to SunSolve web site and accept the onscreen agreement 2 Locate and download the mandatory Solaris 10 08 07 OS patches listed in TABLE 1 TABLE 1 Patch ID Patch Location Sun Netra Patches Required for the Solaris 10 08 07 OS 126143 01 128593 01 118843 01 125416 05 http www http www http www http www sun sun sun sun com sunsolve com sunsolve point com sunsolve com sunsolve 3 Use the unzip command on the patches that you downloaded to extract the contents of the downloaded zip files Refer to the unzip 1 man page for additional information 4 Review the patch README files for specific Install Instructions and follow those instructions 5 To install a patch become superuser and type the patchadd and the full path to the patch patchadd patch download dir patch id 6 Perform a patchadd for each of the patches in the order listed in Step 2 Caution You must install the patches using the patchadd command in the order listed Some of the patches require software that was added through previous patches
14. ion on these versions of the Solaris OS including installation see the appropriate Solaris Documentation Collection at the Sun Documentation web site at http docs sun com app docs prod solaris Note Users might experience an incomplete download due to the 2 9 GB size of the Solaris 10 netinstall1 image file If you are using a Mozilla browser be sure to disable Mozilla s download manager which prevents larger file downloads To disable it choose Edit gt Preference gt Navigator gt Downloads Next uncheck the default Open the download manager option After you download the Solaris OS check the downloaded file to ensure that it downloaded correctly sum Netra_CP3260_S10U4_RR cpio 1795 5823104 Netra_CP3260_S10U4_RR cpio Checking Firmware Versions Systems With Blades To display current version information preview required upgrades and to perform an upgrade of the Sun Netra CT 900 system and installed blade servers invoke the autofwupgrade command from the ShMM The command syntax is as follows autofwupgrade h vp f lt FTP server IP address gt lt release archive root dir gt lt user name gt lt password gt s lt board slot number gt t board type 8 Sun Netra CP3260 Blade Server Product Notes January 2010 Tip We recommend that you use the p option to preview the required updates before performing the upgrade Vv To Display Firmware Ver
15. l utilisation d unites centrales pour proceder a des mises a jour de produits est rigoureusement interdite LA DOCUMENTATION EST FOURNIE EN L ETAT 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 LD Li Ca Adobe PostScript Contents Sun Netra CP3260 Blade Server Product Notes 1 Known Issues 2 SB Flash Drive Type Unknown 2 System Requirements 2 Related Documentation 3 Enhancements 3 Retaining Custom IPMC Configurations Across Upgrades 3 Upgrading Linux RedHat 5 3 Firmware for BIOS 4 New Features 5 Low Power FB DIMM 5 Multiplexing to Zones 2 or 3 on Sun Netra CP3260 Blade Servers Firmware Upgrade From Payload for Blade Servers 7 System Firmware Progress Sensor SFPS 7 Solaris Operating System Versions 8 Checking Firmware Versions 8 Systems With Blades 8 v To Display Firmware Versions for Systems 9 Blades Only 9 v To Display Firmware Versions for Blades Only 9 6 Upgrading the Software and Firmware 10 Upgrading Systems Sun Netra CT 900 Servers With Sun Netra CP3260 Blade Servers 10 Upgrading Blade Servers Only 11 v To Download Firmware 12 v To Upgrade System Firmware 12 v To Upgrade IPMC Firmware 13 v To Upgrade MMC Firmware 14 Applying Patches 14 Applying Su
16. laris OS then the firmware is corrupted Recover as follows If using a Sun Netra CT 900 chassis use the autofwupgrade utility from the ShMM If using a third party chassis return the blade to Sun Service for repair or replacement 20 Sun Netra CP3260 Blade Server Product Notes January 2010 TABLE 3 System Firmware Troubleshooting Continued Error Message or Description Probable Cause Possible Fix Shelf power outage Sudden blade extraction Flash hardware issues If Shelf lost power during the system firmware update the blade is booted with the old image However there is a small vulnerability window less than two minutes where the non redundant firmware portion is updated If Shelf power is lost during this window the non redundant firmware becomes corrupted The blade was extracted suddenly without following standard PICMG hotswap procedures The service processor will function normally with old image booted up on next insertion However there is a small vulnerability window less than two minutes where the non redundant firmware portion is updated If the blade is extracted during this window the non redundant firmware becomes corrupted If any of the flash devices used to store system firmware components are broken unlikely the blade will not come up after the update After power is returned to the Shelf retry bcfutool command If the upgrade fails then the redundant firmware i
17. lows befutool c ipmc f 3260 ipmc boot _ lt x x x gt hpm bc futool c ipmc f 3260 ipmc main lt x x x gt hpm where lt x x x gt is the newest IPMC boot and main firmware versions that you are replacing the earlier versions with Note Even though IPMC has boot and main images it is usually not mandatory to update both of them Because most of features are part of the main image you typically only apply the main image update Refer to the README files to check which components need to be updated 2 Enter yes or y to continue Entering yes will continue the process of upgrading the firmware When the service processor has been successfully updated the user will be presented with the Solaris login prompt 3 When the upgrade is complete check the IPMC firmware version befutool g c ipmc Main Flash version Boot Flash version 02 00 08 01 00 05 If the upgrade was successful the newest versions will be returned after you enter the command If you encountered problems during the upgrade see Troubleshooting Upgrades on page 19 Sun Netra CP3260 Blade Server Product Notes 13 V To Upgrade MMC Firmware 1 Update the MMC firmware by entering the bcfutool command as follows befutool c mmc f XCP32X0 HDD MMC lt x x x gt hpm where lt x x x gt is the newest MMC firmware version that you are replacing the earlier version with Note Even though MMC has boot and main im
18. munication a service processor reset will disrupt the upgrade If a user interrupts the upgrade for example abruptly terminating bcfutool or rebooting Solaris OS the upgrade will abort There might not be any message displayed If the latch is opened the event is ignored and the upgrade is completed If Shelf lost power during the firmware update IPMC firmware is corrupted The blade was extracted suddenly without following standard PICMG hotswap procedures The IPMC firmware is corrupted and the blade will not power up If any of the IPMC MMC flash devices used to store system firmware components are broken unlikely the blade will not come up after the update Retry bcfutool command Retry bcfutool command Retry bcfutool command If the upgrade fails then the firmware is probably corrupted If the system will not power on and boot Solaris OS then recover as follows If using a Sun Netra CT 900 chassis use the upgradefw utility from the ShMM If using a third party chassis check with the vendor for a recovery method or tool If the upgrade fails then the firmware is probably corrupted If the system will not power on and boot Solaris OS then recover as follows If using a Sun Netra CT 900 chassis use the upgradefw utility from the ShMM If using a third party chassis check with the vendor for a recovery method or tool Because it is a hardware issue there is no recovery
19. n Netra Patches to a Boot Device 16 v To Apply Patches to a Boot Device 16 Applying Sun Netra Patches to a Solaris 10 OS Boot Server for Diskless Clients 17 v To Apply Patches to Solaris 10 OS Diskless Clients 17 Troubleshooting Upgrades 19 Removing and Installing Blade Servers 23 iv Sun Netra CP3260 Blade Server Product Notes January 2010 Sun Netra CP3260 Blade Server Product Notes The Sun Netra CP3260 Blade Server Product Notes contain important and late breaking information about the Sun Netra CP3260 blade server This document includes information about upgrading to ATCA R3U2 This document contains the following System Requirements on page 2 Related Documentation on page 3 Enhancements on page 3 New Features on page 5 Solaris Operating System Versions on page 8 Checking Firmware Versions on page 8 Upgrading the Software and Firmware on page 10 Removing and Installing Blade Servers on page 23 The most recent versions of the Sun Netra CP3260 blade server and Sun Netra CT 900 server documentation are available at http docs sun com app docs prod cp3260 brd hic http docs sun com app docs prod n900 srvr hic Known Issues SB Flash Drive Type Unknown If the SB flash disk appears as drive type unknown with format perform the following Turn off Volume Management before starting sunvts test Disktest CF will be in the test menu under USB device
20. oduct Notes This tool upgrades the following automatically a System firmware a IPMC firmware a MMC firmware on Sun Netra CP32x0 ARTMs A typical firmware update takes about seven minutes and during this time the service processor will be fully operational because it is running an earlier image The following firmware are not upgraded by the bcfutool tool and must be upgraded manually For upgrade instructions refer to README files included in the release download package a NIC and BIOS firmware a ATCA switch card firmware Although this tool does not currently support downgrading automatically to back out of an upgrade future releases might support downgrading back to R3U2 For detailed instructions on how to roll back an upgrade refer to the README included with the R3U2 package Be sure to follow the upgrade sequence documented in the README file Caution Asynchronous events such as power outage latch opening or blade extraction during a firmware upgrade might corrupt the blade server firmware such that the blade will not be able to boot and you will not be able to retry the upgrade Be careful not to cause any these events during upgrades For more information see Troubleshooting Upgrades on page 19 Sun Netra CP3260 Blade Server Product Notes 11 vV To Download Firmware 1 Download the most recent package listed at the SDLC site http www sun com download Find the package for the release you want to
21. ra CP3260 blade server README files and Sun Netra CT 900 Server Product Notes Be sure to follow the upgrade sequence documented in the README files This tool upgrades the following automatically from the SoMM a IPMC firmware m System firmware a MMC firmware on Sun Netra CP32x0 ARTMs a Midplane FRUID image You can use this tool to upgrade firmware from R3 and R3HW1 releases Note To access and use the automated firmware upgrade tool you must upgrade the ShMM firmware to R3U2 before running the automated upgrade tool The following firmware are not upgraded by the autofwupgrade tool and must be upgraded manually For upgrade instructions refer to README files included in the release download package m NIC and BIOS firmware a ATCA switch card firmware a ShMM firmware 10 Sun Netra CP3260 Blade Server Product Notes January 2010 Although this tool does not currently support downgrading automatically to back out of an upgrade future releases might support downgrading back to R3U2 For detailed instructions on how to use the firmware upgrade tool and how to roll back an upgrade refer to the README included with the R3U2 package Upgrading Blade Servers Only A single bundled software and firmware package is available to apply the applicable portions to your blade servers To download the release package and upgrade your Sun Netra CP3260 blade servers refer to the Sun Netra CP3260 blade server README files and these Pr
22. s not have the Sun Netra CT 900 chassis SOMM management software implemented can save MUX configurations in a configuration file or in a persistent storage managed by system management software When a system management software detects blade server activation it sends the command to set MUX to the programmed state Because management software sends the command during every blade server activation the configuration is persistent across blade server deactivation and activation Refer to the following documentation m For information about this feature Sun Netra CP3260 Blade Server User s Guide 820 0457 m For ShMM commands refer to the Sun Netra CT 900 Server Administration and Reference Manual 819 1177 For IPMI commands refer to the Sun Netra CT 900 Software Developer s Guide 819 1178 Sun Netra CP3260 Blade Server Product Notes January 2010 Firmware Upgrade From Payload for Blade Servers The R3U2 release introduces the Blade Centric Firmware Update Tool bcfutool which provides support for customers who use Sun Netra CP3260 blade servers in a third party ATCA chassis instead of a Sun Netra CT 900 chassis This tool consolidates the functionality from existing utilities and provides an easy to use interface for upgrading the IPMC MMC and system firmware from the Sun Netra CP3260 blade server payload running Solaris OS For more information refer to the README file included in the R3U2 release package and th
23. s probably corrupted If the system will not power on ultraSparc T2 and boot Solaris OS then the firmware is corrupted Recover as follows If using a Sun Netra CT 900 chassis use the autofwupgrade utility from the ShMM If using a third party chassis return the blade to Sun Service for repair or replacement After blade is reinserted retry bcfutool command If the upgrade fails then the redundant firmware is probably corrupted If the system will not power on ultraSparc T2 and boot Solaris OS then the firmware is corrupted Recover as follows If using a Sun Netra CT 900 chassis use the autofwupgrade utility from the ShMM If using a third party chassis return the blade to Sun Service for repair or replacement Because it is a hardware issue there is no recovery for this situation Return the blade to Sun Service for repair or replacement Sun Netra CP3260 Blade Server Product Notes 21 TABLE 4 IPMC and MMC Firmware Troubleshooting Error Message or Description Probable Cause Possible Fix IPMC communication Failure aborting upgrade IPMC communication Failure aborting upgrade User interruption during upgrade Latch opened during upgrade Shelf power outage Sudden blade extraction Flash hardware issues If IPMC is reset during firmware update for example an internal WDT reset the upgrade will abort Because the service processor is a proxy for payload com
24. sS amp o SUN microsystems Sun Netra CP3260 Blade Server Product Notes Sun Microsystems Inc www sun com Part No 820 0455 14 January 2010 Revision A Submit comments about this document at http www sun com hwdocs feedback 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 Parts of the product may be derived from Berkeley BSD systems licensed from the University of California UNIX is a registered trademark in the U S and in other countries exclusively licensed through X Open Company Ltd Sun Sun Microsystems the Sun logo Netra Sun Ray the Netra logo and the Solaris logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems Inc and its subsidiaries in the U S and other countries All SPARC trademarks are used under license and are trademarks or registered trademarks of SPARC International Inc in the U S and other countries Products bearing SPARC trademarks are based upon architecture developed by Sun Microsystems Inc Use of any spare or replacement CPUs is limited to repair or one for one SEA 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 INCLUD
25. sions for Systems Use the following command at the cli prompt cli gt showhost lt slot gt or use the autofwupgrade command Blades Only For users who do not have access to the ShMM or who want manual control of the FW upgrade process use the bcfutool upgrade tool instead of the ShMM autofwupgrade Refer to the README and these Product Notes for information and instructions The Sun Netra CP3260 blade server firmware should be at the versions listed in the README The command syntax is as follows befutool h gl l c sysfw ipmc mmc m lt site_id gt f lt file_name gt y v Y To Display Firmware Versions for Blades Only Use the bcfutool command at the Solaris prompt gt bcfutool g Sun Netra CP3260 Blade Server Product Notes 9 Upgrading the Software and Firmware This release contains the most up to date features enhancements and bug fixes Using an earlier release could limit your use of features and enhancements and could affect your blade servers and systems with known issues Note R3U2 includes changes from previous releases Upgrading Systems Sun Netra CT 900 Servers With Sun Netra CP3260 Blade Servers A single bundled software and firmware package is available to apply the applicable portions to your chassis and blade servers To download the release package and upgrade your Sun Netra CP3260 blade server and Sun Netra CT 900 servers refer to the Sun Net
26. uring the OS installation 3 Use the unzip command on all of the patches that you downloaded to extract the contents of the downloaded zip files Refer to the unzip 1 man page for instructions on using the command 4 Change directories to the usr sadm bin directory cd usr sadm bin Sun Netra CP3260 Blade Server Product Notes 17 5 Install the required patches to the diskless service Use the smosservice patch command to install the patches to the installation image Install the software patches on the server in the order shown where root password is the root password of the server and patch download dir is the path to the directory where the Solaris 10 OS patches are stored Note Note that you must add an additional U option when you install the last patch smosservice patch u root p root password a patch download dir 126143 01 m smosservice patch u root p root password a patch download dir 128593 01 m smosservice patch u root p root password a patch download dir 118843 01 m smosservice patch u root p root password a patch download dir 125416 05 m U 6 Refer to the instructions in the Sun Netra CP3260 Blade Server User s Guide 820 0457 to complete the installation procedures for diskless clients 18 Sun Netra CP3260 Blade Server Product Notes January 2010 Troubleshooting Upgrades To prevent issues during bcfutool command upgrades r
27. wer FB DIMM The Sun Netra CP3260 blade server now supports a low power FB DIMM 1 55 volts in addition to the currently supported FB DIMM 1 8 volts The FB DIMM sensor accommodates the new voltage range with the following thresholds m Critical range 1 44 lt gt 1 93 volts LC UC m Non recover 1 39 lt gt 1 98 volts LNR UNR Note These critical and non recoverable voltage ranges are threshold ranges For information about sensors refer to the Sun Netra CT 900 Software Developer s Guide 819 1175 Sun Netra CP3260 Blade Server Product Notes 5 Multiplexing to Zones 2 or 3 on Sun Netra CP3260 Blade Servers A new multiplexer MUX controller and ShMM configuration is available for use on Sun Netra CP3260 blade server to multiplex 10GbE network interface unit NIU ports to Zone 2 backplane and or to Zone 3 ARTM You can configure both ports independently Note The host must be configured to match the MUX configuration For customers using the blade servers in a Sun Netra CT 900 chassis a complete end to end solution is provided This new feature is implemented through the ShMM firmware and new IPMI commands on the IPMC These commands extend MUX configuration access to the management software so that during blade server hot swaps the MUX configuration is persistent across blade server activations and deactivations Customers who use Sun Netra CP3260 blade server in a third party chassis which doe
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