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Sun Fire X4100 M2/X4200 M2 Servers Release Notes for Software Release 2.0.1, 2.1, 2.2, and 2.3

820-5023-15



Contents

Preface

1. Description of Software 2.0.1, 2.1, 2.2, and 2.3

AMD Opteron Quad-Core Processor Support

Operating System Support

Release 2.0.1

Release 2.1

Release 2.2

Release 2.3

Software Versions and Enhancements

Release 2.0.1

Release 2.1

Release 2.2

Release 2.3

Component Versions By Release

Drivers for Option Cards

Supported DIMMs

Software Release Special Considerations

Reset CMOS After Upgrade or Downgrade Past 2.0 (6684888)

ILOM Upgrade Must Be Done Twice (6700194)

Firmware Downgrade Might Require Special Steps

Software Issues Resolved in This Release

Cannot Log in to ILOM Web Interface After Flashing New Image (6513809)

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

ILOM Upgrade Might Fail BIOS Flash (6499287)

SIA Upgrade of BIOS/LSI Firmware Not Supported (6683735)

2. Software Update Procedures

Updating Your Server Firmware

Updating the BIOS and ILOM Firmware

Updating the LSI Firmware

Remote Method

Local Method

More on Updating the LSI Firmware

Verifying the Firmware Version

Verifying the Firmware Version Using the CLI Through the Management Ethernet Port

Verifying the Firmware Version Using the CLI Through the Serial Port

Verifying the Firmware Version Using the ILOM Web Interface

Locating ILOM SP IP Addresses

How to Reset the SP

Recovering From a Failed Flash Update

Prerequisites

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Recover From a Failed Flash Update