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Sun Datacenter InfiniBand Switch 36 Product Notes for Firmware Version 2.1

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Updated: March 2017
 
 

Known Problems

Bug
Description
Workaround
20714591
All Subnet Managers segfault at 54 ip 080ba543 sp xxxxxxxx error 4 displayed.
An InfiniBand fabric that is not a pure Fat Tree topology might experience a segmentation fault across all Subnet Managers in the fabric. This can occur when cabling or decabling an active switch configured for Fat Tree topology, as the actual topology at that instant is not pure Fat Tree.
Workaround: Either use the setsmrouting command to set the Subnet Managers to Min Hop routing, or ensure a pure Fat Tree topology and power off the switch before cabling or decabling it. See Replace a Switch.
20649071
Fabric Director is filling up the switch root file system.
If the hostname of a management controller exceeds 26 characters, the Fabric Director incessantly writes errors to the log file which can fill the root filesystem if left unchecked.
Workaround: Do not use more than 26 characters for the hostname of the management controller.

Note -  The maximum number of characters for the node description field is 17.

18129290
smpartition command fails from firmware version 2.0 switch with firmware version 2.1 peer.
In a mixed firmware fabric where the master Subnet Manager is on a switch with firmware version 2.0 and other switches in the fabric are firmware version 2.1, issuing the smpartition commit command fails.
Workaround: When you use the smpartition commands to partition the mixed firmware fabric, issue the commands from a master Subnet Manager on a switch with firmware version 2.1.
17408412
connector command not fully functional from Fabric_Mgmt restricted shell.
When the –info or –dump options of the connector command are issued in the Fabric_Mgmt or Switch_Diag restricted shells, the command fails.
Workaround: Use the Fabric Monitor feature of the Oracle ILOM web interface to retrieve connector information.
16847481
Setting time zone changes permissions of time zone file.
After setting the time zone, the permissions of the time zone file are set to be highly restricted. Consequently, the fwverify command receives an error when it attempts to read the file.
Workaround: Open the permissions on the time zone file.
  1. After setting the time zone, become the root user.

  2. Open the permissions for the time zone file.

    # chmod 644 /conf/localtime

15755727
Need tool to display InfiniBand topology with physical InfiniBand entities.
At present, no command provides the relationship of InfiniBand fabric GUIDs, LIDs, and IB ports to each other in a simplified manner.
Workaround: Use the ibnetdiscover command.
15703751
No way to set Fabric Monitor console timeout.
The Fabric Monitor will timeout after 15 minutes of idle time.
Workaround: You must log in to the web interface and start the Fabric Monitor again.
15667851
Time zone setting is not preserved.
When upgrading from or downgrading to the 1.1.3 firmware version, the time zone setting is lost.
Workaround: Reconfigure the time zone setting after the firmware upgrade or downgrade. Refer to the Sun Datacenter InfiniBand Switch 36 Administration Guide for Firmware Version 2.1 for instructions on setting the time.
15560533
Setting an alert rule to ipmipet sometimes does not work.
There is no impact to the InfiniBand fabric.
Workaround: After setting the alert rule to ipmipet, set the level to disable, and then set the level to the desired value.