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Netra 440 Server Release Notes

The Netra 440 Server Release Notes contain important and late-breaking information about the Netratrademark 440 server, including:

Solaris 10 and Solaris 9 9/04 Support

The Solaristrademark 10 and Solaris 9 9/4 Operating Systems (OS) are now supported on the Netra 440. Both operating systems come preinstalled on the Netra 440 server. Visit the www.sun.com Web site for information about the Solaris 10 and Solaris 9 9/4.

Operating Systems and Required Patches

TABLE 1 lists the Solaris OS versions and the required patches for this release.


TABLE 1 Solaris OS versions and Required Patches

Operating System

Patch ID

Description

Solaris 10

118833-09

SunOS 5.10: kernel patch

 

Solaris 9

116488-03

SunOS 5.9: Lights Out Management (lom) patch

 

118558-26

Kernel Update Patch (KUP)

 

Solaris 8 HW 2/04

116098-08

Point Patch to support tsalarm & ntwdt (ALOM) for Netra 240 and 440

 

116099-07

Point Patch to fruid/PICL plug-ins for Netra 240 and 440

 

116102-02

Point Patch to libprtdiag_psr.so.1 for Netra 440

 

Solaris 8 HW 7/03

116098-04

Point Patch to support tsalarm for Netra 240 and 440

 

116099-05

Point Patch to fruid/PICL plug-ins for Netra 240 440

 

116102-01

Point Patch to libprtdiag_psr.so.1 for Netra 440

 

117254-03

Point Patch to lomwd driver for Netra 44


Downloading Patches from SunSolve

Regular patches are available on the main SunSolve Web site, http://www.sun.com/sunsolve. Point patches are available on the point patch SunSolve web site, http://www.sun.com/sunsolve/point. If you specify the base Patch ID number (the first six digits) in the search window, you see the most recent version of the patch.


procedure icon  Patch Installation Procedure

1. Go to www.sunsolve.sun.com/point, accept the onscreen agreement, then locate and download the appropriate patches. (See TABLE 1 for Patch IDs)


Note - To get the most recent version of the point patches, enter in the patch numbers without the dash level.


2. Move all of these patches to the /var/spool/patch directory.

Note that older versions of several of these patches might be preinstalled in the /var/spool/patch directory; ignore those older versions.

3. Perform an unzip on all of the patches that you downloaded.

4. Review the patch README files for Special Install Instructions and follow those instructions.

5. To install a patch, become superuser and type the patchadd and the full path to the patch: 


# patchadd /var/spool/patch/patch-id

6. Replace patch-id with the patch ID number of the patch you are installing, and repeat the command to install each patch.

Refer to the README files located in the patch directories, the Solaris documentation, and the patchadd(1M) man page for additional information about installing patches.

7. Reboot the Netra 440 server.

Refer to the Netra 440 Server Installation Guide (817-3882) for those instructions.

Obtaining Product Part Numbers

The part numbers for the various components of the Netra 440 server are no longer listed in the product documentation. For the latest part numbers for this product, including new RoHS-compliant part numbers, refer to Product Change Notification (PCN) documents or contact your Sun Sales Representative for assistance.

Installing the DVD-RW Drive Software

Before you can use the optional DVD-RW drive, you must first install the CDRW software package (SUNWcdrw) from the Supplement CD that came with the Solaris software. You must also download and install the appropriate DVD-RW software patch, depending on the operating system you use:

For instructions about installing the CDRW software from the Supplement CD, refer to the documentation that shipped with the Solaris software. Specifically, refer to the Solaris Sun Hardware Platform Guide. You can view and download this manual from:

http://docs.sun.com/

You can download the patch required by the operating system you are using from the SunSolve Web site:

http://www.sun.com/sunsolve

Refer to the README file located in the patch directory, the Solaris documentation, and the patchadd(1M) man page for instructions on installing these patches.


Note - If your Netra 440 server does not have the optional DVD-RW drive, you do not need to install this optical media writing software.


Firmware and Software Versions

The following firmware and software are supported on this release of the Netra 440 server:


Note - OpenBoot PROM 4.16.x and newer enable the use of mixed memory speeds; however, mixed memory speeds are not supported with OpenBoot PROM versions 4.13 through 4.15.


Memory Versions

The following DIMMs are supported for use on this release of the Netra 440 server.


TABLE 2 DIMM Memory Options

Option Number

Description

X7603A

1GB, DDR1 PC2100 (2 x 512MB)

X7604A

2GB, DDR1 PC2100 (2 x 1GB)

X7703A

1GB, DDR 333 (2 x 512MB)

X7704A

2GB, DDR 333 (2 x 1GB)

X7711A

4GB, DDR 333 (2 x 2GB)


 

Known Issues

TABLE 3 shows the known issues with this release.


TABLE 3 Known Issues

Bug ID

Problem

Workaround

4962592

The power supply IDs shown in the Solaris prtdiag and prtpicl outputs (PSU0, PSU1, and so on) are different from those shown in the ALOM showenvironment output (PS0, PS1, and so on).

No workaround necessary; just be aware the PSU# outputs from the prtdiag and prtpicl Solaris commands map to the PS# outputs from the ALOM showenvironment command.

4962593

The alarm LED IDs shown in the Solaris prtdiag and prtpicl outputs (red, amber, or green) are different from those shown in the ALOM showenvironment output (OFF or ON).

No workaround necessary.

4966319

Output from the prtfru command on a system running on Solaris 8 is different from the output from that of a system running on Solaris 9.

No workaround necessary; just be aware that the prtfru command on a system running on the Solaris 8 OS will give additional information on SEGMENT: OA and SEGMENT: ED that will be missing if the same command is executed on a system running on the Solaris 9 OS.

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If you are running the OBDiag tool in the non-interactive (script) mode, you might see the following warning message (note that each message below is shown as one long text string on the screen):

Testing /pci@1e,600000/isa@7/i2c@0,320:tests={temperature-sensor@0.9c}

 

WARNING: Device temperature-sensor@0,9c not found in device tree

 

DEVICE: /pci@1e,600000/isa@7/i2c@0,320:tests={temperature-sensor@0.9c}

No workaround necessary. Ignore this warning message.

5006317

The prtfru output incorrectly shows a second fan slot in fan tray 1 (FT1), when only one slot exists. Following is the output from the prtfru command; the incorrect output is shown in bold italics:

# prtfru

...

/frutree/chassis/FT1?Label=FT1/F0?Label=F0

/frutree/chassis/FT1?Label=FT1/F0?Label=F0/fan (fru)

/frutree/chassis/FT1?Label=FT1/F1?Label=F1

/frutree/chassis/FT2?Label=FT2

/frutree/chassis/FT2?Label=FT2/F0?Label=F0

...

No workaround necessary. Ignore the line from the output showing the second fan slot in FT1.

5023787

The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Agent for the Netra 440 server gives incorrect frequency values for PCI slots 1-4.

No workaround necessary. The frequency values shown in the SNMP model for PCI slots 1-4 for the Netra 440 server are incorrect and do not reflect the true frequencies for those PCI slots. Ignore the frequency values shown in the SNMP model for PCI slots 1-4 for the Netra 440 server; the frequency values shown on the server chassis and in the documentation are the correct values.

5025223

The watchdog timer expires unexpectedly if you set the time-out value to 1 second.

Do not set the watchdog timer value to 1 second. Refer to the Netra 440 Server System Administration Guide for more information on the watchdog timer.

6203886

SunVTS, ssptest reports failures with Netra 440 installed with SC/ALOM F/W 1.5.2

None

6233348

The Device Information/Media Devices/Operational Status doesn't get updated after re-insert the disk.

None

6234346

None of the *fru-prom appears in the "Device Information/Other Devices" table

None


Hardware Watchdog Timer No Longer Supported

The hardware watchdog timer (lomwd) is no longer supported for the Netra 440 server; use the Advanced Lights Out Manager, or ALOM, watchdog timer instead (ntwdt). If your applications were written to pat or reset the hardware watchdog timer, you must port them over to the ALOM watchdog timer instead. Refer to the most recent Advanced Lights Out Manager Software User's Guide for more information on the ALOM watchdog timer (817-5481-11 or later).

The original version of the Netra 440 Server System Administration Guide gave information on the hardware watchdog timer (817-3884-10); that information has since been removed from the 817-3884-11 version of that document and later. If you are using the 817-3884-10 version of that document, ignore all references to the hardware watchdog timer, or download the most recent version of that document from the Netra 440 documentation Web site:

http://www.sun.com/products-n-solutions/hardware/docs/Servers/
Netra_Servers/Netra_440

Additional Advanced Lights Out Manager Information

If the ALOM firmware is deleted from your system or is somehow corrupted, follow these instructions to reinstall the ALOM firmware:

1. Locate and download the ALOM firmware at the following web site:

http://www.sun.com/software/download

2. Login to the system.

Refer to the Netra 440 Server Installation Guide for those instructions.


Note - Do not attempt this procedure while logged into the system through the SERIAL MGT port.


3. Change directories to the /usr/platform/`uname -i`/lib directory.

4. If there is not a subdirectory named images, then create it: 


# mkdir images

5. Change directories to the images directory.

6. Move the gzipped tar file of the ALOM firmware to the images directory.

7. Uncompress the gzipped tar file: 


# gunzip ALOM_1.6_fw.tar.gz

8. Unpack the tar file: 


# tar xf ALOM_1.6_fw.tar

The following files will be created:

9. Load the boot image file alombootfw into the ALOM: 


# /usr/platform/`uname -i`/sbin/scadm download boot alombootfw

Wait one minute after the scadm command completes before going to the next step.

10. Load the main image file alommainfw into the ALOM: 


# /usr/platform/`uname -i`/sbin/scadm download alommainfw

Approximately two minutes after the scadm command completes, ALOM will be available for use.

11. Delete the tar file: 


# rm ALOM_1.6_fw.tar

Technical Support

If you have any technical questions or issues that are not addressed in the Netra 440 server documentation, contact your local Sun Services representative. For customers in the U.S. or Canada, call 1-800-USA-4SUN (1-800-872-4786). For customers in the rest of the world, find the World Wide Solution Center nearest you by visiting the web site:

http://www.sun.com/service/contacting/solution.html

Returning Your Netra 440 Server to Sun Services

You must get Return Material Authorization (RMA) numbers from Sun Services or the World Wide Solution Center for each part you intend to return.

Sun Services will give you specific details on the return procedure for your geographic area. In addition, follow these guidelines in packaging the hardware and addressing the package:



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