Introduction

C H A P T E R 1

Introduction

This chapter provides a brief summary of software available on your server and other features. This chapter covers the following topics:

Software Included With Your System

New CRUs and FRUs

Fixed and Open Issues

Tools and Drivers CD Image is Too Large for a CD

Software Included With Your System

The following software is included with every Sun Blade X6250 server module shipped with a hard disk drive:

Oracle Solaris 10 Operating System

Service Processor

Oracle Solaris 10 Operating System

The Oracle® 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 Oracle Solaris OS is preinstalled on your server.

If you need to re-install the Oracle Solaris 10 OS, you can download the DVD image.

See your Oracle 10 Solaris documentation for download instructions. Online documentation for Oracle Solaris 10 OS can be found at:

http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E19253-01/index.html

Service Processor

The Sun Blade X6250 server module’s service might be equipped with one of two versions of the service processor software:

Older systems might be equipped with an Embedded Lights Out Manager (ELOM).

Newer systems or those that have been upgraded are equipped with an Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM).

The ILOM can be ILOM 2.0 or ILOM 3.0.

The chassis is also equipped with a service processor, known as the Chassis Monitoring Module Integrated Lights Out Manager (CMM ILOM).

Note - Throughout this document, the letters ILOM refer to the service processor on the server module. The chassis service processor is referred to as the CMM ILOM.

New CRUs and FRUs

The following table shows the CRUs and FRUs.

TABLE 1-1 CRU and FRU List
Part	CRU or FRU
FRU, Blade, No CPU/Memory (motherboard)	FRU
CPU chip - dual core, 3.50 GHz, 1333 MHz (Xeon X5270)	FRU
CPU chip - quad core, 3.33 GHz, 1333 MHz (Xeon X5470)	FRU
CPU chip - quad core, 2.66 GHz, 1333 MHz (Xeon L5430)	FRU
CPU chip - quad core, 2.50 GHz, 1333 MHz (Xeon E5420)	FRU
CPU chip - quad-core, 1.86 GHz, 1066MHz (Xeon E5320)	FRU
CPU chip - quad-core, 1.60 GHz, 1066MHz (Xeon L5310)	FRU
CPU chip - quad-core, 2.33 Ghz, 1333MHz (Xeon E5345)	FRU
CPU chip - quad-core, 2.66 GHz, 1333MHz (Xeon X5355)	FRU
CPU chip - dual-core, 3.0 GHz, 1333 MHz (Xeon X5160)	FRU
CPU chip - quad-core, 3.0 GHz, 1333 MHz (Xeon X5365)	FRU
CPU chip - dual-core, 3.33 GHz, 1333 MHz (Xeon X5260)	FRU (see Note)
CPU chip - quad-core, 2.5 GHz, 1333 MHz (Xeon L5420)	FRU (see Note)
CPU chip - quad-core, 2.33 GHz, 1333 MHz (Xeon E5410)	FRU (see Note)
CPU chip - quad-core, 2.83 GHz, 1333 MHz (Xeon E5440)	FRU (see Note)
CPU chip - quad-core, 3.16 GHz, 1333 MHz (Xeon X5460)	FRU (see Note)
CPU chip - quad core, 3.00 GHz 1333 MHz (Xeon E5450)	FRU (see Note)
2 x 1GB, DIMM kit	CRU
2 x 2GB, DIMM kit	CRU
2 x 4GB, DIMM kit	CRU
80 GB SFF SATA disk drive	CRU
73 GB 10K SFF SAS disk drive	CRU
73 GB 15K SFF SAS disk drive	CRU
146 GB SFF SAS disk drive	CRU
200 GB SFF SATA disk drive	CRU
300 GB 10K SFF SAS disk drive	CRU
Sun Blade RAID 5 Expansion Module (REM) (with or without battery)	CRU
Battery for Sun Blade RAID 5 Expansion Module	CRU
Sun Blade 10 GigabitEthernet Multi-Fabric Network Express Module (FEM)	CRU
PCIe Pass Through Fabric Expansion Module (FEM)	CRU
Coin battery	CRU
Cable kit	CRU

Note - In servers with these CPUs, the Oracle Solaris 10 U4 OS requires patch 127112-05 or later, which must be added when the operating system is installed, as the server cannot boot without it. Servers with the Red Hat Linux must have RHEL 4.6 or newer.

Table of Supported OS With Required Patches

TABLE 1-2 Operating Systems and Required Patches
Supported OS	Required Patches
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Update 6 64-bit	No patches required
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Update 7 64-bit
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Update 8 64-bit
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 1 64-bit
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 2 64-bit
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 3 64-bit
Oracle Solaris 10 5/08 (64-bit)
Oracle Solaris 10 10/08 (64-bit)
Oracle Solaris 10 5/09 (64-bit)
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1 64-bit
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 64-bit
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP3 64-bit
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 SP3 64-bit
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 SP4 64-bit
VMware ESX 4.0
VMware ESXi 4.0
VMware ESX 3.0.2 u1 or later
VMware ESX 3.5 or later
VMware ESXi 3.5 u2 or later
Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition
Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition
Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition
Windows Server 2003 Standard x64 Edition
Windows Server 2008 x64 Edition
Windows Server 2008 x86 Edition
Windows Server 2008 R2 64-bit

Firmware Versions

TABLE 1-3 lists the latest released versions of the server module firmware.

TABLE 1-3 X6250 Firmware Versions for SW3.4
Hardware	ILOM	ELOM
BIOS	S90_3B27	1ADPI040
SP	3.0.6.13	4.0.54
CPLD (see Note)	140 or 307	140
REM (option card)	16795	16795

Note - Systems with older motherboards (375-3501-05 or older) can support CPLD levels up to 140. Systems with newer motherboards (375-3501-06 or newer) can support CPLD levels up to 307.

Systems with ILOM check the motherboard level and install the correct CPLD version. For systems with ELOM, you must check the motherboard level manually before updating the CPLD.

Fixed and Open Issues

TABLE 1-4 lists the latest issues, and identifies whether they are open or fixed. .

Note - Every software download includes a readme.txt file that lists the issues fixed in that release. For a list of specific issues associated with earlier releases, see the corresponding readme.txt file.

TABLE 1-4 Fixed and Open Issues
Issue	Status
BIOS
After Upgrading to BIOS 3B26, prtconf Command Reports Lower Available RAM (CR 7013124)	Fixed in BIOS 3B27
REM Card Reports Firmware Corruption After BIOS/ILOM Upgrade (CR 6985415)	Workaround Available
System With SW2.0.2 Won’t Boot With Serial Ports Disabled in BIOS	Fixed in SW2.0.3
Systems with 64GB DIMMS and PCIe EM Card Boot Slowly	Fixed in SW2.0.3
BIOS Asks For User Intervention if No Boot Device is Available (CR 6711002)	Fixed in BIOS version 1ADPI40 of software release 1.3.1
Checksum Error Message Appears when Updating BIOS and SP Firmware (CR 6629176)	Advisory
Adaptec RAID Utility Displays Characters Incorrectly (CR 6610180)	Workaround available
ELOM BIOS 21 Screen Might Display Incorrect Processor Frequency (CR 6568226)	Workaround available
PCIe ExpressModule Option ROM is Disabled by Default (CR 6606356)	Workaround available
Hardware
PCIe Express Modules Don’t Work After Hotplugging Server Modules (6831944)	Workaround available
NMI Button Doesn’t Work (CR 6892309)	Fixed in SW3.2
Fans Run in High Speed Mode (CR 6804550)	Fixed in ILOM 3.0
You Must Reseat Your Server Module After Upgrading to Software Release 2.0.4 from 2.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2 or 2.0.3	Advisory
Hot-plug of the PCIe Express Module X7284A-Z Does Not Work Reliably (CR 6687123)	Open, workaround available
Hot Plug X1108A-Z Does Not Work (CR 6818703)	Open, workaround available
Hot Plugging PCIe EM Cards Can Cause Some Ports On the PCIe EM Card to be Unavailable (CR 6818674)	Open, workaround available
Server Module Might Hang When Used With a Specific Chassis and NEM	Workaround available
Sun Dual 10GbE Fabric Expansion Module Support on Sun Blade X6250 Server Module.	Fixed by installing newer motherboard and CPLD
Check Hardware Release Before Installing CPLD Update	Advisory
Dongle Cable Connection	Advisory
LEDs on SATA Hard Disk Drives Connected to Onboard Controller Stay ON (CR 6680708)	No workaround available
The Operating System Cannot Detect the SAS Hard Disk Drives (CR 6843115)	Workaround available
General Service Processor Issues
ILOM Does Not Recognize Message From BIOS Warning of Unsupported DIMM (6764365)	Fixed in SW3.1
Floppy Image Does Not Appear During Redirection With RHEL Host (6828797)	Open, workaround available
Image Does Not Appear During Redirection of DVD from Oracle Solaris to RHEL (6876387)	Open, workaround available
CLI Command stop/SYS Does Not Work After Upgrade to SW3.0 (687471)	Open, workaround available
JavaRConsole Does Not Support Swedish or Finnish Keyboards (6781995 and 6824306)	Fixed in SW3.1
JavaRconsole Does Not Support Swiss-French Keyboards (6753081)	Fixed in SW3.1
‘Upgrade Succeeded’ Message Does Not Appear In Event Log (6875008)	Fixed in SW3.1
Exiting BIOS while Preserving BIOS Options Causes JRC To Lose Connection (6878636)	Fixed in SW3.1
Can Not Set Locate LED To Blink Using ipmitool (6876420)	Fixed in SW3.1
Default User Can’t Login to SP When check_physical_presence Is True (6875869)	Fixed in SW3.1
SEL Log Incorrectly Reports “Correctable ECC Logging Limit Reached” (6855049)	Fixed in ILOM 3.0
Delaying BIOS Upgrade During Firmware Update Can Corrupt BIOS (CR 6813514)	Workarounds available
Command to Clear CMOS Doesn’t Work	Workaround available
Upgrading or Migrating From ELOM To ILOM 2.0 or ILOM 3.0	Advisory
The Existing BIOS Version Is Incorrect When Migrating from ILOM 2.0 to ILOM 3.0	Advisory
Simultaneous Firmware Update (Flash) Sessions Could Cause Both To Fail	Workaround available
Use the Video Connector When Migrating from ELOM to ILOM or from ILOM to ELOM	Advisory, workaround available
socflash ILOM Recovery Utility Might Fail in Some Circumstances (CR 6743159)	Fixed in SW3.0
Transition of ELOM to ILOM Requires SW2.0.2 Or Newer	Advisory
Transition of ELOM to ILOM Does Not Work on Firefox 3.0.1	Workaround available
The Remote Console Session Times Out While a Storage Device is Mounted	Workaround available
CMM Service Processor Issues
Fans Run At High Speed After Host Reboot (6829945)	Fixed in SW3.1
CMM Information Missing	Fixed in CMM SW3.0
Incorrect Server Module Power Management Calculation Prevents Server Module From Powering On (CR 6742133)	Workarounds available
Chassis Management Module (CMM) Cannot Identify Server Module (CR 6592944)	Open
ELOM Service Processor Issues
Changing ELOM Root Password Makes Server Module Become Unusable (CR 6713761)	Fixed in ELOM version 4.0.54
ELOM Does Not Support Setting Time Zone (CR 6681098)	Workaround available
Chassis Fan Failure Is Not Logged in SEL As a Warning (CR 6558236)	Workaround available
Cannot Access Remote Console From ELOM Web Interface	Workaround available
ILOM Service Processor Issues
ILOM 3.0 Only Supports Five User Sessions (CR 6824144)	Open
False Hotplug Chassis Events in SEL Log (CR 6742169)	Fixed in SW2.0.2
SLES 9 Cannot Be Installed with RKVM In GUI Mode	Workaround available
Ignore Data-3 Portion of DIMM Error Message	Advisory
Delay Before Green LED Responding to Power Button Push (CR 6721024)	Advisory
ILOM Provides Faulty UUID (CR 6742030)	Fixed in SW2.0.1
OK To Remove LED is OFF During Flash Upgrade	Advisory
Resetting SP Root Password Using J23 Jumper Does Not Work (CR 6742739)	Open, workaround available
Graceful Shutdown of Host OS Does Not Work With Some Operating Systems (CR 6723745)	Open, workaround available
Green Power LED Works Differently with ILOM	Advisory
Mouse Does Not Work During Remote Session (CR 6730145)	Workaround available
Software
Delay Before Server Can Be Powered On After Software Upgrade (6893973)	Workaround available
PCCheck Cannot Run Multiple Times (6875913)	Fixed in SW3.1
Upgrading to ILOM 3.0.3.33 Changes Onboard NIC Numbering and Breaks VMware Network Configuration (6853562)	Workaround available
Multiple RKVM Sessions Hang and Reconnect Automatically (6846082)	Fixed in SW3.1
SUSE Linux With CF Card Reports HD Errors (CR 6850576)	Open, advisory
Creating SSH Key During Upgrade to SW3.0 Takes Awhile (CR 6805802)	Open, advisory
Intel Errata AX30 and AX52 Are Resolved with SW2.0.3 (CR 6826490)	Fixed in SW2.0.3
OS Fails to Detect 146 or 300GB Hard Drives During Warm Boot	Workaround available
62GB of DIMM Available to OS on Systems with 64GB of DIMMs Installed	Advisory
Oracle Solaris Reboots When PCIe EM is Hotplugged in Slot 0 (CR 6794631)	Fixed in SW2.0.4
System Hangs when Booting	Workaround available
Server Modules Equipped with Additional Memory Take Longer to Run POST	Advisory
VMware ESX/ESXi 3.5 u2 Health Status is Sometimes Reported Inconsistently	Workaround available
Arrow Keys Do Not Work When Using RKVM on SunRay	Workaround available
Keyboard Alt Key Appears Stuck in RKVM on RHEL4 and ESX 3.5 u2	Workaround available
Platform-Specific Drivers Installation Fails During Windows Installation	Workaround available
Networking Performance Regression With Oracle Solaris 10 5/08 (CR 6666472)	Fixed in Oracle Solaris 10 5/08 patch 137112-06
The Oracle Solaris OS Will Not Install On Systems Configured with RAID Arrays Larger Than One Terabyte	Advisory
Error Message Appears When Finished Updating Platform-Specific Drivers and Optional Components (CR 6701068)	Advisory
Systems with Red Hat Linux Might Hang	Fixed in various Red Hat Linux updates
Question Mark in Device Manager When Sun Blade RAID 5 Expansion Module is Present	Advisory
Driver Download Required Before Using StorageTek RAID Manager (CR 6606963)	Fixed by downloading driver
PC-Check Hangs on Startup	Workaround available
VMware ESX 3.5 Process Uses 100% of Core (CR 6692155)	Fixed in SW2.0.3
SIA
Installing Windows 2003 on Compact Flash with SIA Is Not Supported	Fixed in SW3.0
Installing Windows 2003 On SSD with SIA is Not Supported	Fixed in SW3.1
Problem With Installing Linux on External Storage if a Compact Flash is in the Server Blade	Workaround available
SIA Does Not Install Tools During Post Install (Windows 2008 32/64 Bit)	Open, workaround available
Firmware Upgrades Not Supported	Fixed in SW3.0
System BIOS and ILOM Upgrade With Inband Interface Doesn’t Work (CR 6893972)	Workaround available
SP Recovery Feature Is Not Functional (CR 6894003)	Workaround available
The Next Button on the System Information Page Doesn’t Work Correctly When Clicked Multiple Times (CR 6891807)	Workaround available
System Information Error - Can't Show the Storage Device Information of the CF Card (CR 6891791)	Open
It Takes a Long Time to Enter the Next Step on Some Pages (CR 6890464)	Workaround available

Documentation Errata

The Sun Blade RAID 5 Expansion Module is sometimes referred to as the Sun Blade RAID Expansion Module.

Tools and Drivers CD Image is Too Large for a CD

The tools and drivers image is too large to fit on a CD. Instead, burn the image to a DVD.