Hardware Memory Problems on Sun Fire V20z and V40z Managed Servers

Memory problems on the Sun Fire V20z and V40z managed servers are handled differently by the N1 System Manager. Sun Fire V20z and V40z memory problems, if they occur, are detected by polling through the managed server's service processor.

A memory error has occurred on a Sun Fire V20z or V40z server if all of the following are true:

• The Sun Fire V20z or V40z managed server's status in the Server Details of the browser interface shows a warning or critical state

• No sensors for the managed server are in the warning or critical state

• No detail about the event is provided in the event log, but there is a memory event error shown by the server's service processor.

If a memory error has occurred, see the example on how to correct it. To avoid false warning statuses in the future, the service processor's event log must be cleared after the defective memory has been replaced or repaired.

Example 6–1 Examining Memory Errors on Sun Fire V20z or V40z Managed Servers

If a memory error has occurred on a Sun Fire V20z or V40z managed server, log into the server's service processor.

# ssh -l admin 10.0.3.2

Enter the password and check the managed server's status.

# sp get status

Check the service processor's event log.

# sp get events
ID Last Update      Component Severity      Message
1  01/01/1970 00:02 SP        informational SP localhost.localdomain IP is now set to 0.0.0.0
2  01/01/1970 18:47 SP        informational SP localhost.localdomain IP is now set to 0.0.0.0
3  01/01/1970 18:47 SP        informational SP localhost.localdomain IP is now set to 10.0.3.2 

Clear the service processor's event log.

# sp delete event -a