Problems

Cannot discover a provisionable server.

Cause:

The provisionable server firmware might be too old.

Solution:

Verify the firmware version and, if necessary, update the firmware as described in Provisionable Server Firmware.

Firmware update for Sun Fire V20z or Sun Fire V40z fails.

Cause:

Auto-negotiate link speed has not been enabled on the management network switch.

Solution:

Enable auto-negotiate link speed on the management network switch for all management network connections.

management server IP address resolves to 127.0.0.1 instead of a real IP address

Cause:

/etc/hosts does not contain an IP address and server name assignment for the management server.

Solution:

Update the /etc/hosts file as described in To Update the /etc/hosts File.

Unable to log onto a provisionable server management processor.

Cause:

The service processor account and password are not known.

Solution:

Reset the service processor accounts to the factory defaults as described by the hardware documentation