| Sun Blade X6220 Server Module Product Notes |    
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Introduction |
This chapter provides a brief summary of software available on your server and other features. It covers the following topics:
The Sun Blade and server module service processors must all be upgraded to the latest firmware release. Make sure to update the server modules first, then the chassis to the latest firmware, using ILOM CLI, Web interface, or IPMI interfaces. Refer to the Sun Blade X6220 Server Module Release Notes for more information on updating the server firmware.
You can download updates for the Sun Blade X6220 software and firmware as follows:
1. Go to the Sun download site:
http://www.sun.com/download/index.jsp
2. Locate the Hardware Drivers under View Categories.
3. Click X64 Servers and Workstations.
4. Click on the Sun Blade X6220 Server Module release that you wish to download.
6. Enter your Username and Password.
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7. Click Accept License Agreement.
The following topics describe the software updates that are currently available for the Sun Blade X6220 server module:
The Sun Blade X6220 server module software release 3.0 contains ILOM service processor firmware version 3.0.3.34, build 42258. The BIOS version is 0ABJT114.
In addition, software release 3.0 contains the following updates:
The Sun Blade X6220 server module software release 2.1 contains ILOM service processor firmware version 2.0.3.10, build 36968. The BIOS version is 0ABJT110 (same as software 2.0).
In addition, software release 2.1 contains the following updates:
The Sun Blade X6220 server module software release 2.0 contains ILOM firmware version 2.0.3.3, service processor build 34514. The BIOS version is 0ABJT110.
The Sun Blade X6220 server module software release 1.2 contains ILOM firmware version 2.0.3.2, service processor build 30997. The BIOS version is 0ABJT106. The LSI firmware version is the same as the Release 1.1.
The Sun Blade X6220 server module software release 1.1a contains ILOM firmware version 2.0.3.1 and BIOS version 30, as well as additional utilities. Refer to Available Utilities for information on utilities that are included with this release.
Software Release 1.0.2 contains all of the features of release 1.0.1, and also includes an update from BIOS 25 to BIOS 26.
Chapter 6 the issues that have been fixed with software release 1.0.1.
The Sun Blade X6220 software release 1.0.1 provides the following updates:
Chapter 6 lists the issues that have been fixed with software release 1.0.1.
Refer to the Sun Blade X6220 Software Release Notes for more information.
The following software might be included with your Sun Blade X6220 server module:
Some server modules are shipped with the preinstalled Windows Server 2003 operating system.
Servers shipped with the factory-installed Windows Server 2003 R2 operating system include a Getting Started Guide. Read this guide before performing the initial setup of the Windows Server 2003 R2 operating system. For initial setup procedure, refer to the Sun x64 Servers Windows Server 2003 R2 Operating System Preinstall Release Notes.
If you need to restore your system to the default factory-installed Windows operating system, follow the directions in the Sun x64 Servers Windows Server 2003 R2 Recovery Installation Guide enclosed in the optional recovery media kit and posted online. If you do not have the recovery media kit, contact your support representative.
Some server modules are shipped with the preinstalled Solaris
10 Operating System (OS). The Solaris 10 Operating System (OS) delivers the security, manageability, and performance that IT professionals need to help increase service levels and decrease costs and risk. It also serves as the foundation for the Sun Java Enterprise System, an integrated, open, standards-based software system delivered using a new predictable approach for development, testing, and servicing. The Solaris OS might preinstalled on your server, depending on your server configuration.
If you need to re-install the Solaris 10 OS after removing it, you can download the DVD image.
To download the DVD image, see:
http://www.sun.com/software/downloads
The raidctl patch for Solaris OS (119851-13) can be downloaded from the SunSolve web site at:
Online documentation for Solaris 10 OS can be found at:
http://docs.sun.com/documentation
Sun Java Enterprise System (Java ES) is a set of software components that provide services needed to support enterprise-strength applications distributed across a network or Internet environment. The Sun Java ES is preloaded on your server is the Solaris OS is also preinstalled.
Online documentation for Java ES can be found at:
http://docs.sun.com/documentation
The highly scalable, unified management platform for physical and virtual environments. Use Sun xVM Ops Center to manage multi-platform x64 and SPARC systems distributed throughout a global datacenter and integrate with existing toolsets. Ready to facilitate many aspects compliance reporting (ITIL) and data center automation, Sun xVM Ops Center enables management of thousands of systems simultaneously.
Refer to the following URLs for more information:
http://wikis.sun.com/display/xVM/Sun+xVM+Ops+Center
http://www.sun.com/software/products/xvmopscenter/index.jsp
| Note - Sun N1 System Manager is no longer included with the Sun Blade X6220 server. This software has been replaced by Sun xVM Ops Center. |
Sun N1 System Manager is an aggregated system manager that helps administrators reduce cost and complexity while providing the agility to manage hundreds of systems. Using the N1 System Manager software, administrators can discover, provision, patch, monitor and manage anywhere from one to hundreds of Sun systems. The benefits of the N1 System Manager software include a centralized, interactive, easy-to-use browser and command line interface (CLI), allowing administrators to make quick and accurate changes to single systems or groups of systems. The Sun N1 System Manager is shipped in the system box as a DVD or is shipped as part of an optional accessory kit.
Online documentation for Sun N1 System Manager can be found at:
http://docs.sun.com/documentation
http://www.sun.com/software/products/system_manager
Utilities available for Software Release 1.1a include the following:
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Further information on these utilities can be found from the following sources:
A new ipmiflash utility is introduced on the Tools and Drivers CD. This utility provides additional methods to upgrade the ILOM service processor and BIOS remotely over the management network and locally from the server. This utility is available for Linux and Solaris operating systems.
Note that local flash upgrade requires root access, and may require pre-loading of kernel modules, depending on the OS.
See the ipmiflash man page for more information.
Use the commands that are appropriate for your operating system and interface:
To perform a remote flash upgrade on a Solaris client, use the network interface with the following command:
$ ipmiflash -U root -P changeme -H service_processor_ipaddress write ilom.firmwareversion.ima
service_processor_ipaddress is the service processor IP address
firmwareversion is the version of the firmware that you are upgrading to. For example: ilom.X6220-2.0.3.1.ima
To perform a local flash upgrade on a Linux client with the Keyboard Controller Style (KCS) interface, use the following commands:
# /usr/share/ipmitool/ipmi.init.basic
# ipmiflash write ilom.firmwareversion.ima
To perform a local flash upgrade on a Linux client with the USB SCSI interface, without preserving the ILOM configuration, use the following commands:
# ipmiflash -I usb write ilom.firmwareversion.ima noconfig
firmwareversion is the version of the firmware that you are upgrading to. For example: ilom.X6220-2.0.3.1.ima
The server is shipped with a bootable diagnostics CD-ROM. This CD-ROM is designed so that the server will boot using the Solaris OS on the CD-ROM and start SunVTS software. Diagnostic tests will run and write output to log files that the service technician can use to determine the problem with the server.
To use the bootable diagnostics CD, you must have a keyboard, mouse, and monitor attached to the server on which you are performing diagnostics.
You can attach these peripherals directly to the server dongle or to a remote system. See the Sun Blade X6220 Server Module Service Manual for more information.
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