Description of Software 1.3a

C H A P T E R 1

This chapter describes the contents of Software 1.3a. It has the following sections:

Operating System Support

Software Versions and Enhancements

Component Versions By Release

Software Release Special Considerations

Software Issues Resolved in This Release

Note - This release replaces Software 1.3, which contains a serious bug and has been withdrawn. To work around this bug, refer to ILOM in Software 1.3 Causes FRU Data to be Lost (6631275). If you have not installed Software 1.3, you can ignore the information in that section.

Operating System Support

This software release supports the following operating systems:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (64-bit only)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Update 4 and 4 Update 5 (both 32-bit and 64-bit)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Update 8 and 3 Update 9 (64-bit only)

Solaris 10 OS 8/07

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 and 10 SP1 (64-bit only)

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 SP3 (64-bit only)

Windows 2003 Server SP2 (both 32-bit and 64-bit)

VMware ESX 3.0.1

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

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

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

Software Versions and Enhancements

Software Release 1.3a includes the following software:

LSI MPT SAS firmware 1.22.01 and MPT BIOS 6.16.00

BIOS 44 (0ABJX044).

ILOM Service Processor firmware 2.0.2.1

Bootable Diagnostics CD version 2.3, which includes SunVTS 6.4ps1

Sun Installation Assistant (SIA) for Linux CD version 2.0.139.

Tools and Drivers CD version 1.3a.

MSM 2.18 for Linux and Windows

LSI SNMP agent

LSI cfggen utility (DOS version) - for configuration of RAID arrays on internal disks.

IPMItool and IPMIflash 1.8.9

Component Versions By Release

This section lists the component versions for the various releases of the Sun Fire X4100 M2/X4200 M2 servers.

Note - If your ILOM software is build 23233, then you have installed the faulty ILOM firmware provided with Software 1.3. You will need to take the remediation steps described in ILOM in Software 1.3 Causes FRU Data to be Lost (6631275).

TABLE 1-1 Server Release 1.3a Component Versions
Component Name	Version and Build
Component Name	X4100 M2 Server Version	X4200 M2 Server Versions
ILOM	Version 2.0.2.1	Version 2.0.2.1
BIOS	Version 44 (0ABJX044)	Version 44 (0ABJX044)
LSI Firmware	Version 1.22.01, Build 6.16.00	Version 1.22.01, Build 6.16.00
Motherboard	501-7668-0X	501-7590-0X

TABLE 1-2 Server Release 1.2 Component Versions
Component Name	Version and Build
Component Name	X4100 M2 Server Version	X4200 M2 Server Versions
ILOM	Version 1.1.8	Version 1.1.8
BIOS	Version 39 (0ABJX039)	Version 39 (0ABJX039)
LSI Firmware	Version 1.16.40, Build 6.14.04	Version 1.16.40, Build 6.14.04
Motherboard	501-7668-0X	501-7590-0X

TABLE 1-3 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 (0ABJX034)	Version 34 (0ABJX034)
LSI Firmware	Version 1.16, Build 6.10.00b	Version 1.16, Build 6.10.00b
Motherboard	501-7668-0X	501-7590-0X

TABLE 1-4 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 (0ABJX024)	Version 24 (0ABJX024)
LSI Firmware	Version 1.16, Build 6.06.06	Version 1.16, Build 6.06.06

Software Release Special Considerations

Caution - Solaris Users: Refer to Product Notes for critical issues 6556867 and 6490454.

Firmware Downgrade Might Require Special Steps

If you downgrade the firmware, 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 firmware downgrade using the GUI, CLI, or N1 System Manager does not succeed the first time, simply repeat 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 as shown below:

load -f -source tftp://tftpserver/ilom.firmware.ima

where ilom.firmware.ima is the image file, for example, ilom.x4100.1.1.1-r15632.ima.

Software Issues Resolved in This Release

Current Issues

ILOM in Software 1.3 Causes FRU Data to be Lost (6631275)

Software 1.3 for the Sun Fire X4600 M2 contains a build of ILOM 2.0.2.1 with a serious bug. Upgrading to this ILOM version causes FRU data to be lost. Because of this, Software 1.3 has been withdrawn and replaced by Software 1.3A.

If you have not yet upgraded to the ILOM provided with Software 1.3, this issue does not affect you. Simply discard any copies of Software 1.3 and obtain Software 1.3A, which contains ILOM firmware with the fix.

If you have upgraded to the ILOM provided with Software 1.3, you must install the ILOM firmware provided with Software 1.3A. Doing so will both remove the bug and recover some of the lost FRU data. The remaining FRU data must be re-entered manually.

Caution - If you have installed the ILOM firmware included in Software 1.3 do not downgrade to an older version of the ILOM firmware. Doing so will prevent any of the lost data from being recovered. The only recovery mechanism is to install the ILOM build provided with Software 1.3A.

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

(Fixed in Software 1.3a.)

After flashing a new image, you may not be able to log in to the WebGUI. This can happen if the Web GUI is open when the new image is flashed.

Workaround

Clear the browser’s cache and cookies.

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

(Fixed in Software 1.3a.)

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.

ILOM Upgrade Might Fail BIOS Flash (6499287)

(Fixed in Software 1.1.)

ILOM service processor might not successfully update the BIOS version if a previous flash upgrade has failed.

This issue applies only up to ILOM 1.1.1.

Workaround

If the BIOS version is not correct after ILOM flash upgrade completes, force the BIOS flash upgrade using the -f force flag on the ILOM CLI load command.