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Sun Fire X4640 Server Product Notes
-14, September 2012
This document contains late-breaking information and issues for the Sun Fire X4640 server.
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Overview of the Sun Fire X4640 Server Product Notes
Supported Software and Firmware
System Software Release Summary
Tools and Drivers CD
Supported Operating Systems
Solaris 10 Operating System
Sun Java Enterprise System
Sun xVM Ops Center
MegaRAID Storage Manager (MSM)
Bootable Diagnostics CD-ROM
Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM)
LSI Firmware Phase
Hardware Issues
Limited Support for PCI Express Cards (6879524)
Mixing DIMMs Impacts Memory Performance
Sync Flood Error Before POST (6772148)
Workaround
1 GB and 2 GB DIMMs are Not Supported
Spontaneous Reboot With "
OEM 0#x12 SEL
" Messages and No Memory Errors (6652566)
Remedial Steps
System Does Not Boot With 6 QGE Cards (6555627)
USB Ports Become Disabled (6424279)
Workaround
Mouse and Keyboard Hang During Stress Test (6499312)
Workaround
Errors for SLES 11 Systems and the Sun QDR InfiniBand PCIe Low Profile Host Channel Adapter Card (CR 6948303)
(Fixed in SW 1.1) System Hangs When a DIMM UE Occurs on CPU0 (6891319)
Workaround
(Fixed in SW 1.1) DIMM Correctable Error Causes System Hang During POST (6902398)
Workaround
(Fixed in SW 1.2) Use USB Full Speed to Boot System With USB External Devices (6880116)
Workaround
Solaris Operating System Issues
Benign
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Error Messages Might Appear on a Solaris OS System (6789972)
Panic Might Occur During SunVTS ramtest or High Load Situation on a Solaris OS System (6896920)
Link Status Might Be Incorrect on a Solaris OS System (6774715)
Workaround
Configuring Solaris to Support 10 5/09 48 Cores (6830736)
Workaround
Error Message Is Displayed With Solaris 10 5/09 and Certain Adapter Cards (6838860)
Error Messages Are Displayed With Solaris 10 5/09 and Sun Dual 10GbE XFP 2 SR PCI Express Card (6804557)
Cannot Install Solaris OS Under VMware With More Than Two Virtual NICs (6548384)
Workaround
Linux Operating System Issues
SLES 11 Systems Unable to Start
openibd
and
opensmd
and Unable to Load HCA Driver (6812736)
Workaround
SLES 11 Systems and the Sun QDR InfiniBand PCIe Low Profile Host Channel Adapter Card (6948303)
Workarounds
RHEL 5 Systems Likely to Enumerate PCIe Ethernet Ports First (6758623)
Virtual Floppy and DVD Drives Not Detected (6570949)
Workaround
Front Panel USB Ports Disabled When Running SLES 10 64-bit (6516732)
Workarounds
Windows Operating System Issues
On-Board Network Ports Cannot Be Used to Initiate Teaming in Windows Server 2008 R2 (6868558)
Workaround
VMware ESX and VMware ESXi Issues
lspci Command Shows Unknown Devices on VMware ESX 4.0
Network Interface Enumeration Changes After HBA Installed (6541032)
Benign Error Messages (6486386)
Incorrect CPU Family Reported in ESX/ESXi 4.0 (6843753)
Sun Installation Assistant Issues
Logs for Red Hat OS Installation Using SIA Are Not Available (6812783)
SIA Does Not Support Unattended Installation for RHEL 4.8 and RHEL 5. 3 Drivers (6886086)
Workaround
MegaRAID Storage Manager (MSM) Issues
Loading Saved Configuration File Hangs MSM Under Windows OS (6713250)
Workaround
MSM Might Not Update Status Log When Disk Is Removed
Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) Issues
Service Processor Does Not Log Event or Provide Visual Alert After Hard Disk Is Removed
Recovery for Accidentally Flashing the Wrong Platform Firmware on the Sun Fire X4640 Server
Recovery Steps
Unimplemented Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Traps (6300437)
SNMP Agent Does Not Handle All Sets (6255301)
Workaround
(Fixed in SW 1.1) FRU List Is Not Updated When Power Supply Is Hot-Swapped (6894442)
Workaround
BIOS Issues
Cannot Boot From Internal Disk With Sun Multithreaded 10 GbE Card in Slot 2, 3, or 4 (6711405, 6764001)
Workaround
Option ROM Space for PXE Booting Can Be Exhausted Before All Devices Can Be Scanned (6453144, 6403173, 6272514, 6393809, 6439856, 6462303)
Workaround Option 1
Workaround Option 2
Server Does Not Boot With Sun Multithreaded 10G Networking Card (6706575)
Workaround
Documentation Issues
Installation Guide and Getting Started Guide Contain Incorrect SIA Information
Workaround
Incorrect Documentation Link on Sun Fire X4640 Server System Overview Label
Workaround
ILOM Supplement Missing How to Prove Physical Presence (6881237)
Workaround