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Sun Blade X4-2B Product Notes
December 2014
This document contains late-breaking information and issues for your server.
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Sun Blade X4-2B Product Notes
Summary of Changes Releases
Supported Hardware
Supported CPUs
Supported Memory
Supported Storage Drives
Supported Firmware and Software
Supported Firmware Revisions
Firmware Release History
Supported Operating Systems
Sun Blade 6000 Modular System Environment
Supported Components with A90-B Chassis
Supported Components with A90-D or 7105379 Chassis
Supported PCIe ExpressModules
FEMs and REMs Required for NEMs
Server Update Information
Related Information
Server Management Tools
Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM)
Related Information
Important Operating Notes
Do Not Install Windows 2012 R2 / Windows 2012 on Ganymede-E FCoE Target in Legacy Boot Mode (19274563)
Sun Blade X4-2B Server Module Fails When Launching Remote Console (18962552)
Do Not Use Sun Blade 6000 Virtualized Multi-Fabric 10GbE M2 Network Express Module 10G Ports Without FEM (18297744)
Dual 16 Gigabit/Sec Fibre Channel / 10Gbps FCoE Host Adapter, Emulex
BIOS MPS Setting Added (18364710 and 18317148 and 15752501)
Dual 8Gb Fibre Channel and Dual 1 GbE or Sun InfiniBand QDR Host Channel Adapter PCIe EM in Slot 0 Causes SP Fault During Reset
System Reset and qla2xxx Error When Removing and Installing Certain PCIe ExpressModules (17605363 and 17763884)
Warm Reset With Certain PCIe ExpressModules in PCIe EM Slot 0 Might Cause Error (16798624 and 17210462)
Do Not Use Operating System Tools or Utilities to Manage UEFI Boot Variables (15818528)
One DIMM in a Channel Has an Uncorrectable Error, Other DIMMs Might Have Errors (16181966)
Hot-plugging 2 PCIe EMs Can Cause Correctable Error Messages (15752501)
Do Not Reboot the SP and Host Simultaneously (16346073 and 17013976)
Oracle ILOM restore_status Parameter Shows Partial Status (7167938)
Oracle ILOM 3.1 Might Not Support the Clearing of Faults Diagnosed by the Oracle Solaris 10 1/13 and Solaris 11.1 Operating Systems (7170842)
Oracle Recommendations for Drive Slot Population and Virtual Drive Creation (7124194)
PXE-booting Fails When Using Cisco Switch (7149683)
UEFI Boot List Settings Might Be Lost When Transitioning Between UEFI and Legacy Boot Modes (7080526)
When Running an Emulex HBA in UEFI BIOS Boot Mode, the
Oracle System Assistant Issues
Firmware Update Task Fails if There Are No Hard Disks in the Server (7178868)
User Must Have Full Administrator Role Privileges to Update SP (7158820)
Some Operating Systems Do Not Mount the Oracle System Assistant USB Device
Oracle System Assistant Does Not Support Username “user” (7153741)
The Virtual Ethernet Device is Reported as Not Installed in Windows 2008 (7129124)
Oracle System Assistant Cannot be Used to Update a Sun Storage 6 Gb SAS PCIe HBA From Legacy BIOS Firmware to UEFI BIOS Firmware (7123372)
'Path too Long' Errors When Unzipping Windows Downloads (7116803)
Popup Message Appears in the Oracle ILOM Web Interface When Launching Oracle System Assistant With the Launch Button (7126194)
Oracle Solaris Issues
Oracle Solaris 10 1/13 Required Patches
Oracle Solaris 10 and Solaris 11 OS Current Issues
Upgrade the Preinstalled Oracle Solaris 11.1 Operating System With SRU 11 Before Using FMA 2 HA (17243186)
Solaris 11.1 With Desktop Package Cannot Be Powered Off Using ILOM (16816951)
Solaris 11.2 With Desktop Package Cannot Be Powered Off Using ILOM (16816951)
System Seems Hung After Running sys-unconfig (16353003
Oracle Solaris 11.1 Cannot Be Installed on a Linux iSCSI Target (16274469)
Hotplug of QDR IB-HCA PCI-E Gen2 Mellanox ConnectX-2 Base EM Might Fail in Oracle Solaris 10 1/13 and 11.1 (7074000, 7098279)
Warning Appears During System Boot (6913723)
Oracle VM and VMware ESXi Issues
Oracle VM Current Issues
Oracle VM 3 Does Not Support PCIe EM Hotplug (16566061)
Oracle VM Install for Large Memory Configurations Requires Additional Steps (7195262)
Unable to Mount Oracle System Assistant USB Device on Oracle VM 3.0.x (7149878)
Date Incorrect on Oracle VM 3.0 (7061790)
VMware ESXi Current Issues
Can Not install VMware ESXi5.1 on an Erie-INT Configuration When Non-RAID Volumes Exist (16373075)
Can Not Install VMware ESXi 5.1 On SG-SAS6-REM-Z Configuration When Non-RAID Volumes Exist (16373075)
ESXi Cannot Mount the Oracle System Assistant USB Device (7154313)
Linux Current Issues
Oracle Linux OS Reports Multiple CE Messages After Hot-plugging 2 PEMs with Different MPS Values Into Same Slot Sequentially (17035011 and 15752501)
Kernel Panic Occurs With BurnInTest 3.1 on a RHEL or OL 6.4 System With Unbreakable Linux Kernel Release 2 (17047864)
Oracle Linux 6.3 and 6.4 Cannot Be Installed on iSCSI Using UEFI Boot Mode (15807672)
hwmgmtd Service Does Not Start Successfully on RHEL 6.4 (16975947)
Oracle Linux 6.4 System Might Hang During Reboot With Sun Blade 6000 Virtualized 40 GbE NEM (16632764)
SLES 11 SP2 and 3 Systems Might Not Boot in UEFI BIOS Mode (16817765)
ACPI C-State Does Not Work on Servers Running Oracle Linux 6.4 (16870068)
CPU Remains at Low Frequency After Oracle Linux 5.9 or 6.4 Reboot or Power Cycle (16728705, 17181067)
Oracle Linux 6.1 Installation Fails During Libparted Disk Probe (15770848)
Host Reset Might Cause a Linux System to Hang (16009236)
Oracle ILOM Not Getting System Information After Oracle Linux 6.2 (7175441)
Unable to Mount Oracle System Assistant USB Device on Some Versions of Linux
Windows Issues
Sun Blade 6000 40 GbE Virtualized NEM Cannot Support Windows Server 2012 and 2012R2 (18463407)
Hotplugging Dual 16Gb FibreChannel or Dual 10 GbE HBA (QLogic) Card Can Cause Windows 2012 Crash (17058802)
Reset BIOS to Factory Defaults Before Installing a Windows OS on a Preinstalled Linux System (15890512)
Error Message When Starting hwmgmtcli Tool (15909859)
Document Errata
Incorrect SLES11 SP Version in README of Sun Blade X4-2B OSA Release 1.2 (19557543)
Service Animations Released
REM Cable Shown on Service Label
Getting Server Firmware and Software Updates
Firmware and Software Updates
Firmware and Software Access Options
Software Releases
Getting Firmware and Software From MOS or PMR
Download Firmware and Software Using My Oracle Support
Requesting Physical Media
Gathering Information for the Physical Media Request
Request Physical Media (Online)
Request Physical Media (By Phone)
Installing Updates Using Other Methods
