New Features and OS Support

This software release contains the following enhancements:

New OS support for the following:

Solaris 10 11/06

RHEL3_U8 (64-bit only)

SLES10 (64-bit only)

VMware ESX 3.0.1

Existing OS support for the following:

RHEL4 U4 (32- and 64-bit)

SLES9 SP3 (64-bit only)

Windows 2003 Server SP1 (32- and 64-bit)

PXE support for supported Linux operating systems

New downloadable image containing PXE support for Linux operating systems, software tools, and drivers

New MegaRAID Storage Manager - Integrated RAID utility with a SAS-IR SNMP agent for Windows. For details, refer to X64 Servers Utilities Reference Manual, 820-1120.

For a current list of supported operating systems for these servers, refer to the following web sites:

http://www.sun.com/servers/entry/x4100/os.jsp

http://www.sun.com/servers/entry/x4200/os.jsp

Component Versions By Release

TABLE 1 lists the component versions for Release 1.1 of the Sun Fire X4100 M2/X4200 M2 servers.

TABLE 1 Server Release 1.1 Component Versions
Component Name	Version and Build
Component Name	X4100 M2 Server Version	X4200 M2 Server Versions
ILOM	Version 1.1.1 Build 16057	Version 1.1.1 Build 16057
BIOS	Version 34	Version 34
LSI Firmware	Version 1.16 Build 6.10.00b	Version 1.16 Build 6.10.00b
Motherboard	501-7668-0X	501-7590-0X

TABLE 2 lists the component versions for the Releases 1.0 and 1.1 of the Sun Fire X4100 M2/X4200 M2 servers.

TABLE 2 Server Release 1.0 and 1.0.1 Component Versions
Component Name	Version and Build
Component Name	X4100 M2 Server Version	X4200 M2 Server Versions
ILOM	Version 1.0.7 Build 13141	Version 1.0.7 Build 13141
BIOS	Version 24	Version 24
LSI Firmware	Version 1.16 Build 6.06.06	Version 1.16 Build 6.06.06

Software Release Special Considerations

Cannot Log in to WebGUI After Flashing New Image (6513809)

After flashing a new image, you may be unable to log in to the WebGUI. This can happen if the Web GUI is open during the flash upgrade. Therefore, it is best that the GUI and all other functions related to the firmware be shut down before a firmware upgrade is performed.

Workaround

Clear the browser's cache and cookies.

Cannot Log in to the Service Processor with 16-Character Passwords with ILOM Web GUI or CLI (6286187)

If your password contains exactly 16 characters, you will not be able to log in to the service processor (SP) using either the ILOM web GUI or CLI.

Workaround

Choose a password containing fewer than 16 characters.

Flash Downgrade Might Require Special Steps

If you downgrade the flash, you might be required to repeat the process. If this becomes necessary, a message will prompt you. This does not indicate a problem; simply repeat the procedure as instructed and it will succeed.

If the flash downgrade using the GUI, CLI, or N1 System Manager does not succeed the first time, retry a second time to complete the process.

The new ILOM flash process does not power off the host unless a new BIOS is required. To force the updating of all components (including the BIOS) and therefore power off the host, use the CLI load command with the -f option, as shown below:

load -f tftp://<tftpserver>/ILOM.ima

ILOM Upgrade Might Fail BIOS Flash (6499287)

ILOM service processor might not successfully update the BIOS version, if a previous flash upgrade has failed. If the BIOS version is not correct after ILOM flash upgrade completes, use the -f force flag on the ILOM CLI load command, to force BIOS flash upgrade.

This issue applies to up to ILOM 1.1.1, and will be addressed in future releases.