Description of Software 2.0.1, 2.1, 2.2, and 2.3

C H A P T E R 1

This chapter describes the contents of Software 2.0.1, 2.1, 2.2, and 2.3. It has the following sections:

AMD Opteron Quad-Core Processor Support

Operating System Support

Software Versions and Enhancements

Component Versions By Release

Drivers for Option Cards

Supported DIMMs

Software Release Special Considerations

Software Issues Resolved in This Release

AMD Opteron Quad-Core Processor Support

Release 2.0.1 adds support for AMD Opteron quad-core processors. If you plan to replace your dual-core processor with a quad-core processor, you must upgrade the system firmware to the versions included in this release before replacing the processor.

Operating System Support

For a current list of supported operating systems for these servers, refer to the following web pages:

http://www.sun.com/servers/entry/x4100/os.jsp
http://www.sun.com/servers/entry/x4200/os.jsp

Release 2.0.1

Software release 2.0.1 supports the following operating systems:

Solaris 10 OS 8/07

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, and 5 Update 1 (64-bit)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Update 5, and Update 6 (32-bit and 64-bit)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Update 9 (64-bit, Opteron quad-core not supported)

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1 (64-bit)

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 SP3 (64-bit, Opteron quad-core not supported)

Windows 2003 Server SP2 (32-bit and 64-bit)

VMware ESX 3.0.2 Update 1 (Opteron quad-core not supported)

Release 2.1

Software release 2.1 supports the following operating systems in addition to the operating systems in the previous release:

Solaris 10 OS 5/08

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 5 Update 1 (64-bit), and 5.2 (64-bit).

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Update 5

Linux 4 Update 6 (32-bit and 64-bit)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Update 9 (64-bit, Opteron quad-core not supported)

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1 and 10 SP2 (64-bit)

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 SP4 (64-bit)

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 SP3 (64-bit, Opteron quad-core not supported)

Windows 2003 Server SP2 (32-bit and 64-bit)

Windows 2008 Data Center (32-bit and 64-bit)

VMware ESX 3.0.2 Update 1 and 3.5.0 Update 1

Release 2.2

Software release 2.2 supports the following operating systems in addition to the operating systems in previous releases:

Solaris 10 OS 10/08

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Update 9 (64-bit)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Update 6, and 4 Update 7 (32-bit and 64-bit)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 2 (64-bit)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 1 (64-bit)

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 (quad-core, 64-bit)

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1 (quad-core, 64-bit)

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 SP4 (quad-core)

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 SP3 (dual-core, 64-bit)

Windows 2003 Server SP2 and Windows 2008 (32-bit and 64-bit)

VMware ESX 3.0.3 and 3.5 Update 2 (quad-core)

Release 2.3

Software release 2.3 supports the following operating systems in addition to the operating systems in previous releases:

Solaris10 OS 5/09

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Update 8

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 (quad-core, 64-bit)

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11

Windows 2003 Server SP2 and Windows 2008 SP2 (32-bit and 64-bit)

VMware ESX 4.0 (quad-core)

VMware ESX 3.5 Update 3 and 4 (quad-core)

Software Versions and Enhancements

Release 2.0.1

Software Release 2.0.1 includes the following software:

Intel network teaming

LSI MPT SAS firmware 1.23.90 and MPT BIOS 6.18.01 (Phase 11)

BIOS 79 (0ABJX079)

ILOM Service Processor firmware 2.0.2.5, build 30859

Bootable Diagnostics CD 2.3.1 which includes SunVTS 6.4ps2

Sun Installation Assistant (SIA) for Linux and Windows CD version 2.0.150, with thumb drive support

Tools and Drivers CD version 2.0

MSM 2.29 for Linux and Windows

LSI SNMP agent

LSI cfggen utility (DOS version) for configuration of RAID arrays on internal disks

SunCFG utility (DOS version) for configuration of BIOS and ILOM

IPMItool and IPMIflash 1.8.9

Release 2.1

Software Release 2.1 includes the following software:

Intel network teaming

LSI MPT SAS firmware 1.23.90 and MPT BIOS 6.18.01 (FW12390_B61801.iso)

BIOS 81 (0ABJX081)

ILOM Service Processor firmware 2.0.2.10, build 35249

Bootable Diagnostics CD 2.3.1 which includes SunVTS 7.0ps2

Sun Installation Assistant (SIA) for Linux and Windows CD version 2.1.6, with thumb drive support

Tools and Drivers CD version 2.1

MSM 2.63 for Linux and Windows

LSI SNMP agent

LSI cfggen utility (DOS version) for configuration of RAID arrays on internal disks

SunCFG utility (DOS version) for configuration of BIOS and ILOM

IPMItool and IPMIflash 1.8.9.4

Release 2.2

Software Release 2.2 includes the following software:

Intel network teaming

LSI MPT SAS firmware 1.23.90 and MPT BIOS 6.18.01 (FW12390_B61801.iso)

BIOS 102 (0ABJX102)

ILOM Service Processor firmware 2.0.2.10, build 38793

Bootable Diagnostics CD 7.0 PS4 which includes SunVTS 7.0ps4

Sun Installation Assistant (SIA) for Linux and Windows CD version 2.2.2, with thumb drive support

Tools and Drivers CD version 2.2

MSM 2.88 for Linux and Windows

LSI SNMP agent

LSI cfggen utility (DOS version) for configuration of RAID arrays on internal disks

IPMItool and IPMIflash 1.8.9.4

Release 2.3

Software Release 2.3 includes the following software:

Intel network teaming

LSI MPT SAS firmware 1.27.00 and MPT BIOS 6.26.00 (FW12700_B62600.iso)

BIOS 104 (0ABJX104)

ILOM Service Processor firmware 2.0.2.10, build 44276

Bootable Diagnostics CD 7.0 PS4 which includes SunVTS 7.0ps4

Sun Installation Assistant (SIA) for Linux and Windows CD version 2.2.20.0, with thumb drive support

Tools and Drivers CD version 2.3

MSM 2.9 for Linux and Windows

LSI SNMP agent

LSI cfggen utility (DOS version) for configuration of RAID arrays on internal disks

IPMItool and IPMIflash 1.8.9.4

HERD 2.0

Component Versions By Release

This section lists the component versions for the various releases of the Sun Fire X4100 M2/X4200 M2 servers.

TABLE 1-1 Server Release 2.3 Component Versions
Component Name	Version and Build
Component Name	X4100 M2 Server Versions	X4200 M2 Server Versions
ILOM	Version 2.0.2.10, build 44276	Version 2.0.2.10, build 44276
BIOS	Version 104 (0ABJX104)	Version 104 (0ABJX104)
LSI Firmware/BIOS	Version 1.27.00, Version 6.26.00	Version 1.27.00, Version 6.26.00

TABLE 1-2 Server Release 2.2 Component Versions
Component Name	Version and Build
Component Name	X4100 M2 Server Versions	X4200 M2 Server Versions
ILOM	Version 2.0.2.10, build 38793	Version 2.0.2.10, build 38793
BIOS	Version 102 (0ABJX102)	Version 102 (0ABJX102)
LSI Firmware/BIOS	Version 1.23.90, Version 6.18.01	Version 1.23.90, Version 6.18.01

TABLE 1-3 Server Release 2.1 Component Versions
Component Name	Version and Build
Component Name	X4100 M2 Server Versions	X4200 M2 Server Versions
ILOM	Version 2.0.2.10, build 35249	Version 2.0.2.10, build 35249
BIOS	Version 81 (0ABJX081)	Version 81 (0ABJX081)
LSI Firmware	Version 1.23.90, Version 6.18.01	Version 1.23.90, Version 6.18.01

TABLE 1-4 Server Release 2.0.1 Component Versions
Component Name	Version and Build
Component Name	X4100 M2 Server Versions	X4200 M2 Server Versions
ILOM	Version 2.0.2.5, 30859	Version 2.0.2.5, build 30859
BIOS	Version 79 (0ABJX079)	Version 79 (0ABJX079)
LSI Firmware	Version 1.23.90, Version 6.18.01	Version 1.23.90, Version 6.18.01

TABLE 1-5 Server Release 2.0 Component Versions
Component Name	Version and Build
Component Name	X4100 M2 Server Versions	X4200 M2 Server Versions
ILOM	Version 2.0.2.5, 30859	Version 2.0.2.5, build 30859
BIOS	Version 77 (0ABJX077)	Version 77 (0ABJX077)
LSI Firmware	Version 1.23.90, Version 6.18.01	Version 1.23.90, Version 6.18.01

TABLE 1-6 Server Release 1.4 Component Versions
Component Name	Version and Build
Component Name	X4100 M2 Server Versions	X4200 M2 Server Versions
ILOM	Version 2.0.2.1, build 27740	Version 2.0.2.1, build 27740
BIOS	Version 44 (0ABJX044)	Version 44 (0ABJX044)
LSI Firmware	Version 1.22.01, Version 6.16.00	Version 1.22.01, Version 6.16.00

TABLE 1-7 Server Release 1.3a Component Versions
Component Name	Version and Build
Component Name	X4100 M2 Server Versions	X4200 M2 Server Versions
ILOM	Version 2.0.2.1, build 26075	Version 2.0.2.1, build 26075
BIOS	Version 44 (0ABJX044)	Version 44 (0ABJX044)
LSI Firmware	Version 1.22.01, Version 6.16.00	Version 1.22.01, Version 6.16.00

TABLE 1-8 Server Release 1.2 Component Versions
Component Name	Version and Build
Component Name	X4100 M2 Server Versions	X4200 M2 Server Versions
ILOM	Version 1.1.8, build 18244	Version 1.1.8, build 18244
BIOS	Version 39 (0ABJX039)	Version 39 (0ABJX039)
LSI Firmware	Version 1.16.40, Version 6.14.04	Version 1.16.40, Version 6.14.04

TABLE 1-9 Server Release 1.1 Component Versions
Component Name	Version and Build
Component Name	X4100 M2 Server Versions	X4200 M2 Server Versions
ILOM	Version 1.1.1, build 16057	Version 1.1.1, build 16057
BIOS	Version 34 (0ABJX034)	Version 34 (0ABJX034)
LSI Firmware	Version 1.16, Version 6.10.00b	Version 1.16, Version 6.10.00b

TABLE 1-10 Server Release 1.0 and 1.0.1 Component Versions
Component Name	Version and Build
Component Name	X4100 M2 Server Versions	X4200 M2 Server Versions
ILOM	Version 1.0.7, build 13141	Version 1.0.7, build 13141
BIOS	Version 24 (0ABJX024)	Version 24 (0ABJX024)
LSI Firmware	Version 1.16, Version 6.06.06	Version 1.16, Version 6.06.06

Drivers for Option Cards

Option cards supported by operating systems are listed on the platform-specific product webpage under Companion Products. To check if the driver of your option card is available for download, check the Option Cards link on the Product Page.

For example, Sun Fire X4100 M2 platform page and related option card are:

http://www.sun.com/servers/entry/x4100/
http://www.sun.com/servers/entry/x4100/optioncards.jsp

For complete platform listings:

http://www.sun.com/servers/index.jsp?tab=2

Supported DIMMs

For a list of supported DIMMs on the system, see section “Replacing DIMMs“ in the chapter “Maintaining the Sun Fire Servers” in Sun Fire X4100/X4100 M2 and X4200/X4200 M2 Servers Service Manual.

Software Release Special Considerations

Caution - Solaris Users: Refer to Product Notes for critical issues 6556867 and 6490454.

Reset CMOS After Upgrade or Downgrade Past 2.0 (6684888)

The system BIOS in Software 2.0 contains significant changes designed to support AMD Opteron quad-core CPUs. These changes make it necessary to reset the CMOS after upgrading from a pre-2.0 BIOS to a BIOS contained in Software 2.0 or later. You also need to reset the CMOS after a downgrade from 2.0 or later to a pre-2.0 BIOS.

To reset the CMOS, enter the BIOS setup menu, load the default settings, and then save the changed settings.

If you cannot enter the BIOS setup screen, or cannot boot the system after resetting the CMOS, you must clear the CMOS. Refer to “Using the Clear CMOS Jumper TP51/TP52 or J9” in the Sun Fire X4100/X4100 M2 and X4200/X4200 M2 Servers Service Manual.

ILOM Upgrade Must Be Done Twice (6700194)

ILOM 2.0.2.5, 30859 contains a fix for a problem that occurs with the ILOM console. In order to ensure that this fix is properly installed, perform the ILOM upgrade twice.

For more information on this issue, see the Sun Fire X4100 M2/X4200 M2 Servers Product Notes, “Resetting SP Without Rebooting the OS Disables Console (6673674).”

Firmware Downgrade Might Require Special Steps

If you downgrade the firmware while using the GUI, CLI, or N1 System Manager, a message might prompt you to repeat the process. This does not indicate a problem; simply repeat the procedure as instructed and it will succeed.

The new ILOM flash process does not power off the host unless a new BIOS is required. To force the updating of all components (including the BIOS) and therefore power off the host, use the CLI load command as shown below:

load -f -source tftp://tftpserver/ilom.firmware.ima

where ilom.firmware.ima is the image file, for example, ilom.x4100.1.1.1-r15632.ima.

Software Issues Resolved in This Release

Cannot Log in to ILOM Web Interface After Flashing New Image (6513809)

(Fixed in Software 1.3a.)

After flashing a new image, you may not be able to log in to the ILOM web interface. This can happen if the Ilom web interface is open when the new image is flashed.

Workaround

Clear the browser’s cache and cookies.

Cannot Log in to the Service Processor with 16-Character Passwords using ILOM Web Interface or CLI (6286187)

(Fixed in Software 1.3a.)

If your password contains exactly 16 characters, you will not be able to log in to the service processor (SP) using either the ILOM web interface or CLI.

Workaround

Choose a password containing fewer than 16 characters.

ILOM Upgrade Might Fail BIOS Flash (6499287)

(Fixed in Software 1.1.)

ILOM service processor might not successfully update the BIOS version if a previous flash upgrade has failed.

This issue applies only up to ILOM 1.1.1.

Workaround

If the BIOS version is not correct after ILOM flash upgrade completes, force the BIOS flash upgrade using the -f force flag on the ILOM CLI load command.

SIA Upgrade of BIOS/LSI Firmware Not Supported (6683735)

Upgrading the BIOS and LSI firmware using the Sun Installation Assistant (SIA) utility is not supported in release 2.0. Upgrading the Service Processor (ILOM) firmware is supported.

For more information on SIA, refer to the Sun Installation Assistant for Windows and Linux User's Guide.