Description of Software 1.5 and 1.5.1
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This chapter describes the contents of Software 1.5 and 1.5.1. It has the following sections:
Operating System Support
This software release supports the following operating systems:
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (64-bit only)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.5 (32- and 64-bit)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.8 (32- and 64-bit)
- Solaris 10 OS (64-bit)
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (64-bit only)
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 SP 3 (64-bit only)
- VMware ESX 2.5.3.
- Windows 2003 Server SP2 (both 32-bit and 64-bit)
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 EnhancementsSoftware Release 1.5
Software Release 1.5 includes the following software:
- LSI MPT SAS firmware 1.16.40 and MPT BIOS 6.14.04
- BIOS 42 (0ABGA042).
- 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 2.0.134.
- Tools and Drivers CD version 1.5.
- MSM 1.19 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 for Solaris and Linux; IPMItool 1.8.8 for Windows.
Software Release 1.5.1
Software Release 1.5.1 includes the following software:
- LSI MPT SAS firmware 1.16.40 and MPT BIOS 6.14.04
- BIOS 42 (0ABGA042).
- ILOM Service Processor firmware 2.0.2.5
- Bootable Diagnostics CD version 2.3, which includes SunVTS 6.4ps1
- Sun Installation Assistant (SIA) for Linux CD version 2.0.134.
- Tools and Drivers CD version 1.5.1.
- MSM 1.19 for Linux and Windows
- LSI SNMP agent
- LSI cfggen utility (DOS version) - for configuration of RAID arrays on internal disks.
- IPMItool and IPMIflash 1.8.9.4 for Solaris and Linux; IPMItool 1.8.8 for Windows.
Component Versions by Release
The ILOM firmware, system BIOS, and LSI firmware versions are usually updated in each new software release. Refer to the tables below for details on the released versions.
Note - Upgrading from software release 1.0 to 1.1 and from 1.1 to 1.2 are mandatory. Any subsequent upgrades can skip a release, including directly to the latest release.
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TABLE 1-1 Software Release 1.5.1 Component Versions
Component Name
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Sun Fire X4100 Server Version
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Sun Fire X4200 Server Version
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ILOM FW
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Version 2.0.2.5, Build 32265
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Version 2.0.2.5, Build 32265
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BIOS
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0ABGA042
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0ABGA042
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LSI Firmware
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fw1.16.40-bios6.14.04
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fw1.16.40-bios6.14.04
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Motherboard
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501-7513 (RoHS compliant)
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501-7514 (RoHS compliant)
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TABLE 1-2 Software Release 1.5 Component Versions
Component Name
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Sun Fire X4100 Server Version
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Sun Fire X4200 Server Version
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ILOM FW
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Version 2.0.2.1, Build 23233
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Version 2.0.2.1, Build 23233
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BIOS
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0ABGA042
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0ABGA042
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LSI Firmware
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fw1.16.40-bios6.14.04
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fw1.16.40-bios6.14.04
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Motherboard
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501-7513 (RoHS compliant)
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501-7514 (RoHS compliant)
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TABLE 1-3 Software Release 1.4 Component Versions
Component Name
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Sun Fire X4100 Server Version
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Sun Fire X4200 Server Version
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ILOM FW
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Version 1.1.8, Build 18244
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Version 1.1.8, Build 18244
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BIOS
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0ABGA041
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0ABGA041
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LSI Firmware
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fw1.16.40-bios6.14.04
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fw1.16.40-bios6.14.04
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Motherboard
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501-7513 (RoHS compliant)
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501-7514 (RoHS compliant)
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TABLE 1-4 Software Release 1.3 Component Versions
Component Name
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Sun Fire X4100 Server Version
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Sun Fire X4200 Server Version
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ILOM FW
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Version 1.1.1, build 15632
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Version 1.1.1, build 15632
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BIOS
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0ABGA039
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0ABGA039
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LSI Firmware
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fw1.16.00-bios6.10.00B
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fw1.16.00-bios6.10.00B
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Motherboard
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501-7513 (RoHS compliant)
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501-7514 (RoHS compliant)
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TABLE 1-5 Software Release 1.2.1 Component Versions
Component Name
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Sun Fire X4100 Server Version
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Sun Fire X4200 Server Version
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ILOM FW
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Version 1.0.5a, build 12513
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Version 1.0.5a, build 12513
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BIOS
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0ABGA036
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0ABGA036
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LSI Firmware
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fw1.10.00-bios6.06.06A
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fw1.10.00-bios6.06.06A
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Motherboard
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501-7513 (RoHS compliant)
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501-7514 (RoHS compliant)
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TABLE 1-6 Software Release 1.2 Component Versions
Component Name
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Sun Fire X4100 Server Version
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Sun Fire X4200 Server Version
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ILOM FW
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Version 1.0.5, build 12029C
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Version 1.0.5, build 12029C
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BIOS
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0ABGA034
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0ABGA034
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LSI Firmware
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fw1.10.00-bios6.06.06A
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fw1.10.00-bios6.06.06A
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Motherboard
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501-7513 (RoHS compliant)
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501-7514 (RoHS compliant)
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TABLE 1-7 Software Release 1.1 Component Versions
Component Name
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Sun Fire X4100 Server Version
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Sun Fire X4200 Server Version
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ILOM FW
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Version 1.0.1, build 9306
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Version 1.0.1, build 9306
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BIOS
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0ABGA031
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0ABGA031
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LSI Firmware
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fw1.08.01A-bios6.40.70A
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fw1.08.01A-bios6.40.70A
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Motherboard
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501-7261
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501-6974
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TABLE 1-8 Software Release 1.0 Component Versions
Component Name
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Sun Fire X4100 Server Version
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Sun Fire X4200 Server Version
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ILOM FW
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Version 1.0, build 6169
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Version 1.0, build 6169
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BIOS
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0ABGA022
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0ABGA022
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LSI Firmware
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fw1.04.00-bios6.02.0A
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fw1.04.00-bios6.02.0A
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Motherboard
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501-7261
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501-6974
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Software Release Special Considerations
This section describes considerations that might affect the firmware update.
Current Issues
Do Not Downgrade LSI Firmware Version 1.16 (6495476)
Once you update to version 1.16, downgrading the firmware to a previous version is not supported. Doing so can cause the LSI card and SCSI devices to become undetectable.
Special Considerations Regarding the ILOM Firmware 1.1.1 Update
This section describes considerations that might affect the firmware upgrade. For issues on ILOM in general, refer to the Sun Fire X4100/X4200 Servers Product Notes.
Current Issues
FRU Information Appears Empty After Updating the ILOM Firmware and the BIOS (6406138)
The host CPU and DIMM FRU information shown by the service processor is provided to the service processor during each BIOS power-on-self-test (POST). Therefore, after a BIOS/ILOM upgrade, this FRU information is empty until the first host BIOS POST.
Workaround
This is expected behavior. Reset the server and allow it to complete POST during boot to repopulate the FRU lists.
Serial Console on Host System Might Stop Working After BIOS Update (6489959)
After updating the system BIOS, you might need to clear CMOS settings to get serial console output from the host. This is because CMOS defaults might be changed from your existing settings in the new BIOS.
Workaround
If you cannot get serial console output, clear the CMOS settings. To clear CMOS settings, use the following commands :
ipmitool -I lan -H SP chassis power off
ipmitool -I lan -H SP chassis bootdev disk clear-cmos=yes
where SP is the IP address of the service processor.
New ILOM Flash Update Layout
The ILOM 1.1.1 and above firmware provides a new, more reliable flash layout. Because of the layout changes, special steps might be required to downgrade to previous ILOM 1.0.x releases.
You might have to perform the flash downgrade to 1.0.x process twice to reformat the flash layout to the old format. If the flash downgrade through 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 only powers off the host if a new BIOS version is needed. The ILOM CLI load command provides the -f option to force update of all components. Use the following command to force updating all firmware components:
load -f -source tftp://tftpserver/firmware.ima
where tftpserver is a trivial file-transfer protocol (TFTP) server and firmware.ima is the name of the image file, such as, ILOM.X4100-1.1.1.ima.
Resolved Issues
BIOS Update Might Fail (6499287)
(Fixed in Software 1.3.)
A firmware upgrade might fail to install a new BIOS if a previous upgrade has failed. This occurs because the ILOM incorrect interprets the BIOS version information.
Workaround
Check the BIOS version. If it is not the version that goes with your ILOM firmware version, use the ILOM command load with the -f flag to force the BIOS update.
Sun Fire X4100/X4200 Servers Release Notes for Software Release 1.5 and 1.5.1
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820-3834-11
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