Sun Blade 2500 Product Notes (Red) 816-1001-15


Sun Blade 2500 Product Notes

The Sun Blade 2500 Product Notes (Red), 816-1001, contain late-breaking information about changes to hardware, software, and documentation that became known after the documentation set was published.


Note - This publication describes the changes made to hardware, software, and documentation for Sun BladeTM 2500 workstations with red bezels. If you have a Sun Blade 2500 workstation with a silver bezel, refer to Sun Blade 2500 Product Notes (Silver), 817-5121.



Note - Both red- and silver-bezeled versions of the Sun Blade 2500 documentation are available at:
http://www.sun.com/products-n-solutions/hardware/docs/


These product notes include:

Hardware Information


Note - Before removing or installing any hardware, software, or firmware components read all of the Sun Blade 2500 Product Notes, and the documentation for that component.



Note - Before removing or installing any hardware components, read all of the contents of the Sun Blade 2500 Workstation Safety and Compliance Guide, 816-2061.


CD-RW and DVD-ROM Optical Drives

Refer to Chapter 12.2.3, "Installing the DVD-ROM Drive" in the Sun Blade Service, Diagnostics, and Troubleshooting Manual, 816-0996. All Sun Blade 2500 workstation optical drives must have their jumpers configured for MA (MASTER) mode operation. If necessary, configure the drive by placing the jumper in the MA (MASTER) position.

Memory Upgrade and Firmware Compatibility


Note - If a memory upgrade is not compatible with the system OpenBoottrademark PROM, the workstation will beep three times and power off.


Checking Firmware Version

When your workstation boots, OpenBoot PROM checks for system compatible DIMM pairs. Before upgrading memory, verify the version of OpenBoot PROM installed on your system by typing the following command from a terminal window: 


% prtconf -V

For example: 


% prtconf -V

OBP 4.9.4 2003/05/14 19:12

In this example, OpenBoot PROM version 4.9.4 is installed.

Determining Proper DIMM Pair Part Numbers

Use TABLE 1 to determine which DIMM pair memory upgrades to order for your system.


TABLE 1 DIMM Pair Memory Upgrades

OpenBoot PROM Version

DIMM Pairs

Sun Part Number

4.9.4

2 x 512 MB DIMMs

595-6874-01 (x-option)

 

2 x 1 GB DIMMs

595-6875-01 (x-option)

4.9.5

2 x 512 MB DIMMs

595-7498-01 (x-option)

 

2 x 1 GB DIMMs

595-7499-01 (x-option)

4.9.7

2 x 512 MB DIMMs

595-7498-01 (x-option)

 

2 x 1 GB DIMMs

595-7499-01 (x-option)


SCSI Host Adapter Cable

An UltraSCSI host adapter cable is now available from Sun. This cable supports the 72 GB DAT tape drive and the single channel, single ended UltraSCSI PCI host adapter card. TABLE 2 describes the part numbers for the UltraSCSI host adapter cable, 72 GB tape drive assembly, and UltraSCSI PCI host adapter card.

 


TABLE 2 SCSI Host Adapter Cable, 72 GB DAT Tape Drive and UltraSCSI PCI Host Adapter Card Part Numbers

Part Name

Part Number

SCSI Host Adapter Cable

370-7629-01

72 GB DAT Tape Drive

595-7384-01 (x-option)

UltraSCSI PCI Host Adapter Card

595-5377-01 (x-option)


Sun XVR-600 Graphics Accelerator Monitor Cable

The monitor cable included with the Sun XVR-600 graphics accelerator installation kit has been changed from a DVI-I to 13W3 monitor cable to a DVI-I to VGA monitor cable.

For additional information about the Sun XVR-600 graphics accelerator go to: http://www.sun.com/desktop/products/graphics/xvr600/

Software and Firmware Information


Note - Before installing any software onto the Sun Blade 2500 hard drive(s), read the documentation for that software.


Verifying Workstation Configuration With the Sun Install Check Tool


Note - Install Check is an optional tool for verifying workstation configuration. Sun Microsystems encourages its use for customer satisfaction.


The Install Check tool verifies and provides information about your Sun Blade 2500 workstation's configuration. To run Install Check, you need to download it from the web.

Downloading Install Check

1. As superuser of the Sun Blade 2500 system, open a web browser and go to the Install Check URL:

http://wwws.sun.com/software/installcheck/index.html


Note - Documentation on the use of Install Check is available at this URL.


2. Click Get the Software.

3. Click Download Sun Install Check Tool.

4. Log in with your My Sun, Sun Store, or SunSolveSM username and password.


Note - If you are not a registered user, click Register Now and register.


5. Read and agree to the licensing terms.

6. Click the Sun Install Check Application, English link and save the sunic.zip file to a download directory.

7. Go to the download directory and unzip the sunic.zip file. 


# unzip sunic.zip

A sunic subdirectory is created, containing a README file.

Read the README file for further instructions to install and run the Sun Install Check tool.

Software Optimization

Software for the Sun Blade 2500 workstation is continuously improved throughout the life cycle of the product. TABLE 3 lists the latest patches as of December 2004.


TABLE 3 Latest Patches as of December 2004

Solaris Operating Environment

Patch

Synopsis

Solaristrademark 8 2/04

108528-29

(or later)

Kernel update patch

 

108576-48

(or later)

SunOStrademark 5.8: Sun XVR-500 graphics accelerator patch

 

108974-41

(or later)

DADA, UATA, DAD, SD, SCSI patch

 

108975-08

(or later)

rmformat and format patch

 

108977-04

(or later)

libsmedia patch

 

109793-25

(or later)

su patch

 

109873-26

(or later)

prtdiag and platform libprtdiag_psr.so.1 patch

 

109883-02

(or later)

/usr/include/sys/ecppsys.h patch

 

109887-18

(or later)

Smart card and usr/sbin/ocfserv patch

 

109889-07

(or later)

usr platform links and libc_psr patch

 

109892-04

(or later)

/kernel/drv/sparcv9/ecpp patch

 

109896-28

(or later)

SunOS 5.8: USB and audio framework patch

 

109920-09

(or later)

pcic and busra driver patch

 

110320-03

(or later)

/kernel/misc/sparcv9/s1394 patch

 

110609-04

(or later)

USB header patch

 

110835-07

(or later)

/platform/sun4u/kernel/misc/sparcv9/gptwo_cpudriver patch

 

111325-02

(or later)

/usr/lib/saf/ttymon patch

 

111804-03

(or later)

update_drv,rem_drv patch

 

111808-02

(or later)

/usr/lib/adb/devinfo patch

 

113680-04

BGE driver patch

 

113681-03

mc-us3i patch

 

113886-26

(or later)

OpenGL® 1.3: OpenGL patch for Solaris (32-bit)

 

113887-26

(or later)

OpenGL 1.3: OpenGL patch for Solaris (64-bit)

 

114537-26

(or later)

SunOS 5.8: Sun XVR-100 graphics accelerator patch

 

114554-17

(or later)

SunOS 5.8: Sun XVR-1200 graphics accelerator patch

 

114152-01

(or later)

SunOS 5.8: Japanese SunOS 4.x Binary Compatibility (BCP) patch (Only for Japanese locale)

 

114583-01

(or later)

I2C driver patch

 

116042-12

(or later)

SunVTS 5.1: Patch Set 5

 

117000-05

(or later)

Kernel update patch

 

117005-01

(or later)

PICL-D patch

 

117350-13

(or later)

Kernel update patch

 

117365-01 (or later)

OpenBoot PROM 4.9.5: Firmware upgrade

Solaris 9 4/04

 

 

 

112233-12

(or later)

Kernal update patch

 

112540-22

(or later)

SunOS 5.9: Sun XVR-500 graphics accelerator patch

 

112926-05

(or later)

Smart card patch

 

112954-09

(or later)

uata driver patch

 

113077-14

(or later)

su patch

 

113277-26

(or later)

sd and ssd patch

 

113447-23

(or later)

libprtdiag_psr patch

 

113490-04

(or later)

Audio device driver patch

 

113886-20

(or later)

OpenGL 1.3: OpenGL Patch for Solaris (32-bit)

 

113887-20

(or later)

OpenGL 1.3: OpenGL Patch for Solaris (64-bit)

 

114128-02

(or later)

sd_lun patch

 

114538-26

(or later)

SunOS 5.9: Sun XVR-100 graphics accelerator patch

 

114555-17

(or later)

SunOS 5.9: Sun XVR-1200 graphics accelerator patch

 

114153-01

(or later)

SunOS 5.9: Japanese SunOS 4.x Binary Compatibility (BCP) patch (Only for Japanese locale)

 

114584-01

(or later)

I2C driver patch

 

115553-13

(or later)

USB and audio framework patch

 

116042-12

(or later)

SunVTSTM 5.1: Patch Set 5

 

116472-01

(or later)

reformat patch

 

116474-02

(or later)

libsmedia patch

 

116476-01

(or later)

pcic driver patch

 

116478-01

(or later)

usr platform links patch

 

116480-01

(or later)

IEEE 1394 patch

 

116482-01

(or later)

modload utils patch

 

116665-01

(or later)

BGE driver patch

 

117171-12

(or later)

Kernel update

 

117365-01 (or later)

OpenBoot PROM 4.9.5: Firmware upgrade



Note - Additional information about the latest patches may be found at:
http://sunsolve.sun.com



Note - Patch 117365 can be installed to upgrade the OpenBoot PROM firmware to a version later than 4.9.4.


Updating the OpenBoot PROM Firmware

1. As superuser of the system that requires the firmware update, go to the SunSolve web site:

http://www.sunsolve.sun.com

2. Click the Patchfinder link.

The SunSolve Patch Access page appears.

3. Type 117365 into the Patch ID field and click Find Patch.

The patch README file is displayed.

4. Read the README file for instructions on downloading and installing the firmware.

Checking Your Installed Patches

single-step bulletType this command to see which patches are installed on your system: 


% patchadd -p

The installed patches are listed in ascending order.

Installing the Patches Using the patchadd Command

1. Go to the Sun Solve web site:

http://sunsolve.sun.com

2. Click the Patchfinder link.

3. Enter a patch ID from TABLE 3, Latest Patches as of December 2004 into the field and click Find Patch.

4. Download the patch to a temporary location.

5. Repeat Step 3 and Step 4 for each patch required.

6. Become superuser of the system to receive the patch.

7. Transfer and unzip each patch.

For example: 


# unzip xxxxxx-x


Note - Where xxxxxx-x represents a patch ID number.


8. Install each patch.

For example: 


# patchadd xxxxxx-x

9. Repeat Step 7 and Step 8 for each patch required.

10. If requested by a patch, reboot the system after installing all of the patches.

For example: 


# reboot -- -r

11. Verify the system configuration by running the Sun Install Check tool.

See Verifying Workstation Configuration With the Sun Install Check Tool.

Documentation Information

This section describes changes to the Sun Blade 2500 documentation.

Getting Started With Additional Preinstalled Software

Note the following correction to the Sun Blade 2500 Getting Started Guide, 816-1005-11.

Power Management Features

The Sun Microsystems web site does not list the workstation configurations that are Energy Star compliant. From the following Energy Star web site you can download a PDF file of the configurations that are Energy Star compliant.
http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?=computers.pr_computers

From the Energy Star web site select the following links to download the PDF file:
Products>Office Equipment>Computers>For Consumers: Product List

Service, Diagnostics, and Troubleshooting Manual

Note the following corrections to the Sun Blade 2500 Service, Diagnostics, and Troubleshooting Manual, 816-0996-11.

Service, Diagnostics, and Troubleshooting Manual Revision

The Sun Blade 2500 Service, Diagnostics, and Troubleshooting Manual has been revised to include all of the information contained within the original service manual and the following Sun Blade 2500 Product Notes:

Refer to the Sun Blade 2500 Service, Diagnostics, and Troubleshooting Manual, 816-0996-11, and this product note for the latest service information.

ShowMe How Multimedia Movie Links Might Not Work

The Sun Blade 2500 Service, Diagnostics, and Troubleshooting Manual on the Sun Blade 2500 Hardware Documentation CD, part number 704-7736, contains links to multimedia service procedures. Sometimes, if you read the manual with an Adobe® Acrobat Reader that has been launched from a web browser, the links may not work correctly, while the rest of the manual content displays properly. If this happens, perform one of the following steps to see the movies:

The Sun Blade 2500 Service, Diagnostics, and Troubleshooting Manual PDF files are located on the hardware documentation CD at:

/cdrom/cdrom0/Docs/ServiceManual/ (for Solaris users)

or

/sblade2500doc/Docs/ServiceManual/ (for users on other platforms)

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