The Sun Blade 150 Product Notes contain late-breaking information about changes to software, hardware, and documentation that became known after the Sun Blade 150 workstation was released:

• Software Changes and Patch Information
• Hardware Changes
• Documentation Changes

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Software Changes and Patch Information

New Preinstalled Software

New software and patches are available with newly shipping Sun Blade 150 systems:

• Dual-Boot Hard Drive Images
• Solaris Operating System Patches

Dual-Boot Hard Drive Images

For a brief period, the Sun Blade 150 workstation includes the choice of two different dual-boot images.

• The old Solaris 9 and Solaris 8 dual-boot image is available until August 2005.
• The new Solaris 10 and Solaris 8 dual-boot image is available in May 2005.

You can choose only one Solaris OS. After you choose one OS, the system automatically erases the other Solaris Operating System.

Information About the New Solaris 10 and Solaris 8 Dual-Boot Hard Drive Image

Hard Drive Partitions

These are the partitions that remain after you choose either the Solaris 10 Operating System or the Solaris 8 Operating System.

• Hard drive root partition - 14.0 Gbytes
• Hard drive swap partition - 2.0 Gbytes
• Hard drive space partition - the remainder of the primary hard drive

Solaris 10 OS and Sun Java^TM Desktop System

The Solaris 10 Operating System on this workstation comes preinstalled with the Sun Java Desktop System which includes StarOffice. For more information, see:

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

Sun Grid Engine

Sun Grid Engine is not preinstalled on the Solaris 10 and Solaris 8 dual-boot image. For more information see:

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

Mozilla and Netscape Communicator

For the Solaris 10 OS hard drive image, Mozilla is preinstalled. For the Solaris 8 OS hard drive image, Netscape Communicator 4.x and Netscape Communicator 7.x are both installed on the hard drive image. They are not spooled on the hard drive.

Information About the Old Solaris 9 and Solaris 8 Dual-Boot Hard Drive Image

Hard Drive Partitions

These are the partitions that remain after you choose either the Solaris 9 OS or the Solaris 8 OS.

• Hard drive root partition - 10.0 Gbytes
• Hard drive swap partition - 0.5 Gbytes
• Hard drive space partition - the remainder of the primary hard drive

Sun Grid Engine

Sun Grid Engine is spooled on your hard drive at:

/opt/spool/sge/

Before using Sun Grid Engine, see the Sun Grid Engine documentation at:

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

Click the following links: Use Documentation

Netscape Communicator Installation Script

Netscape Communicator 4.x is installed on the hard drive image.

Netscape Communicator 7.x is spooled on the hard drive in the following directory:

/opt/spool/NSinstaller

To install Netscape Communicator 7.x, type the following command in a terminal window:

% /opt/spool/NSinstaller/NSinstaller

Information About Both Hard Drive Images

PC File Viewer Not Supported

PC File Viewer is no longer supported in the Solaris Operating System. Use StarOffice software to access PC file types.

Sun ONE Studio 4, Community Edition

Sun ONE Studio is a Java programming environment. Sun ONE Studio is set on the foundation of the NetBeans open tools platform and augmented with J2EE support. Sun ONE Studio makes the development and deployment of J2EE applications easy for the professional and accessible to the novice.

More information is available at this web site:

http://wwws.sun.com/software/sundev/jde/index.html

XMCD Audio Player

XMCD is no longer preinstalled on the Sun Blade 150 workstation. You can download XMCD or obtain more information from the following web sites:

http://www.ibiblio.org/tkan/xmcd/

http://www.amb.org

This information updates page 24 of the Sun Blade 150 Getting Started Guide,
816-1161.

Verifying System Configuration With the Sun Install Check Tool

The Install Check tool verifies and provides information about your Sun Blade 150 workstation's configuration. Before you can run Install Check, you need to download it from the web.

Downloading Install Check

1. As superuser of the Sun Blade 150 system, open a web browser and go to the Install Check URL:

http://www.sun.com/software/installcheck/index.html

2. Click Get the Software.

3. Click Download Sun Install Check Tool.

4. Log in with your My Sun^SM, Sun Store, or SunSolve^SM username and password.

5. Read and agree to the licensing terms.

6. Click on the download icon and save the icapp.bin file to a download directory.

7. Go to the download directory and set the icapp.bin file as executable:

# chmod +x icapp.bin

Running Install Check

1. Log in as superuser of the system and in a terminal window, run the icapp.bin application:

# ./icapp.bin -i cli

2. If this is the first time Install Check is run, register your system information:

a. Complete all information marked with an asterisk (*).

b. Select 1. Return to the Main Menu.

3. From the Main Menu, select 1. Check System.

The application checks the system. A message states that a report is available in the /var/opt/SUNWinchk/reports directory. The report name is a date and time stamp.

4. From the Main Menu, select 4. Exit.

The Install Check application ends.

5. Use a text editor to read the Install Check report.

Solaris Operating System Patches

TABLE 1 shows a partial list of patches that are preinstalled on the Sun Blade 150 workstation. If you remove and reinstall any of these Solaris Operating Systems, you must also reinstall the appropriate patches.

If you install one of these Solaris Operating Systems on a new hard drive, you must also install the appropriate patches.

Installing Patches From SunSolve of these product notes describes how to determine which patches are installed on your system. You can also use the automated Install Check tool described in Verifying System Configuration With the Sun Install Check Tool.

For information about smart card reader patches, see Smart Card Reader II.

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Installing Patches From SunSolve

1. Check your Solaris release date:

% cat /etc/release |grep So

Solaris 8 2/02 s28s_u7wos_08a SPARC

In this example, the release date is 2/02.

2. Check your installed patches:

% showrev -p|nawk '{print $2}'|sort

This command lists all installed patches in ascending numeric order.

3. If any patches are outdated or missing, go to the SunSolve web site at:

http://www.sunsolve.sun.com

4. Click the Patchfinder link or the Patches link.

5. Find and download the newest versions of the patches for the Solaris OS installed on your workstation.

Newer patches are signified by higher dash (-) numbers.

6. As superuser, install the patches with the patchadd command.

For example:

# patchadd -M /download-directory 109887-13 110457-05

Where download-directory is the directory where you are downloading the patches.

Avoiding Colormap Flash With the Sun XVR-100 Graphics Accelerator

The Sun XVR-100 graphics accelerator ships configured to 24-bit color depth.

If you experience colormap flashing (incorrect colors or color changes), your Sun XVR-100 graphics accelerator might be incorrectly configured. Perform one of the following procedures to set 24-bit or 8+24-bit color depth.

Setting to 24-bit Color Depth

1. Using the fbconfig command, set the Sun XVR-100 graphics accelerator to 24-bit color depth.

% fbconfig -dev pfb0 -depth 24

2. Log out, then log back in for the change to take effect.

Setting to 8+24-bit Color Depth

If you require that both 8-bit and 24-bit graphics be run simultaneously (8+24-bit color depth), the Sun XVR-100 graphics accelerator patch must first be installed.

• Solaris 8: 114537-19 or later
• Solaris 9: 114538-20 or later

1. As superuser, download and install the appropriate patch.

a. Go to the Sun web site:

http://sunsolve.sun.com

b. Click the Patchfinder link.

c. Enter patch id 114537 for Solaris 8, or 114538 for Solaris 9 into the field and click Find Patch.

d. Download the patch.

e. Unzip the patch.

This example unzips the Solaris 8 version of the patch:

# unzip 114537-19.zip 

f. Install the patch. For example:

# patchadd 114537-19

g. After the patch installation is complete, reboot the system:

# reboot

2. Using the fbconfig command, set the Sun XVR-100 graphics accelerator to 8+24-bit color depth.

% fbconfig -dev pfb0 -fake8 enable

3. Log out, then log back in for the change to take effect.

For more information on the Sun XVR-100 graphics accelerator, read the
Sun XVR-100 Graphics Accelerator Installation Guide, 816-7560, at this web site:

http://www.sun.com/documentation/

Unsupported OpenBoot Diagnostics Commands

The Sun Blade 150 workstation does not support the following commands in OpenBoot Diagnostics:

• versions
• printenvs

These commands were replaced with similar OpenBoot PROM commands, version and printenv.

.version Command

This is the sample output of the .version OpenBoot PROM command:

ok .version

Release 4.10.6 Created 2003/06/06 12:30OBP 4.10.6 2003/06/06 12:30POST 2.0.1 2001/08/23 17:13OBDIAG 4.10.6 2003/06/06 12:32

Printenv Command

This is the sample output of the printenv command:

ok printenv

Variable Name         Value                          Default Value

test-args                                            

diag-passes           1                              1

local-mac-address?    true                           true

fcode-debug?          false                          false

silent-mode?          false                          false

...

This information updates the Sun Blade 150 Service Manual, 816-4379.

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Hardware Changes

CPU Thermal Monitoring

On Sun Blade 150 workstations, thermal management is not supported by the Solaris Operating System.

New circuitry on the motherboard provides thermal management independent of the Solaris Operating System. This circuitry automatically initiates a shut-down sequence if the CPU temperature is too high.

If the system is rebooted while the CPU is too hot, OpenBoot PROM issues an over-temperature warning and OpenBoot PROM will prevent the system from booting and remains at the ok prompt.

Sun XVR-600

The Sun XVR-600 graphics accelerator is now available for the Sun Blade 150 workstation. For more information, see this web site:

http://www.sun.com/desktop/products/graphics/XVR600/

http://www.sun.com/products-n-solutions/hardware/docs/html/817-2195-10/

Maximum PCI Card Power Consumption

Maximum power consumption for all three PCI connectors is 50 watts. Do not install a combination of PCI cards and/or graphics accelerators that exceed 50 watts power consumption. To determine power consumption levels, check the specifications supplied with each PCI card or graphics accelerator.

Memory Requirements for SunPCi IIIpro Coprocessor Cards

Before installing a SunPCi IIIpro card into a Sun Blade 150 workstation, ensure that a minimum of 256 MB of SDRAM is installed on the workstation motherboard.

SunPCi IIIpro Coprocessor Card

The SunPCi IIIpro card drivers are preinstalled on the hard drive. You can find more information about the Sun PCi IIIpro coprocessor card at the following web site:

http://www.sun.com/desktop/products/sunpci/articles.html

Correct Slot Placement for the SunPCi IIIpro Coprocessor Cards

For optimal cooling, install the SunPCi IIIpro coprocessor card into PCI card connector PCI-2 (J3) on the riser board.

If you install an XVR-100 graphics accelerator with the SunPCi card, install the
XVR-100 graphics accelerator into connector PCI-3 (J1). Install the SunPCi IIIpro card into connector PCI-2 (J3) on the riser board.

FIGURE 1 SunPCi IIIpro Coprocessor Card With Both Optional Backplates

FIGURE 2 Installing the SunPCi IIIpro Coprocessor Card With Both Backplates

If you are using both backplates, install the firewire backplate in PCI-2, and the parallel/serial backplate in PCI-1. See FIGURE 2.

FIGURE 3 XVR-100 Graphics Accelerator With SunPCi IIIpro Coprocessor Card and Serial/Parallel Port Backplate

For complete installation instructions refer to the SunPCi IIIpro Quick Start Installation Guide, 817-4343.

This information updates Chapter 8, "Replacing a PCI Card", in the Sun Blade 150 Service Manual, 816-4379.

CPU Jumpers Misidentified

The CPU jumper label is JP6, not JP3. The CPU jumpers on the motherboard were incorrectly identified in the Sun Blade 150 Service Manual, 816-4379, on pages 8-4,
C-3, C-5, and C-15. FIGURE 4 shows the correct jumper labeling.

FIGURE 4 CPU Jumper, JP6

IEEE 1394 High-Speed Digital Interface

Before using a 1394 high-speed digital interface (firewire) to connect a camera or video device to a Sun Blade 150 workstation, ensure that a minimum of 256 MB of SDRAM is installed on the workstation motherboard.

Installing or Replacing DIMMs

The Sun Blade 150 Service Manual, 816-4379, stated that the Sun Blade 150 workstation cannot be operated with three DIMMS. This information was incorrect.

You can install one, two, three, or four DIMMs in the Sun Blade 150 workstation.

The Sun Blade 150 workstation currently supports 128 MB, 256 MB, and 512 MB SDRAM DIMM densities. You can mix DIMM sizes. (You can install DIMMs of any supported density in any DIMM connector on the workstation motherboard.)

Monitors

Some monitors require installation of the Sun 13W3 to VGA adapter cable. This optional adapter cable (X471a) can be obtained from your Sun marketing representative or from the Sun store at:

http://store.sun.com/catalog/doc/BrowsePage.jhtml?catid=26828

Smart Card Reader II

Sun Blade 150 systems released after November 2003, do not require the smart card patches below. Older Sun Blade 150 systems require these patches if you are running the Solaris 8 02/02 OS.

Smart card reader II also requires installation of Java Development Kit (JDK) v1.2.2 build 11. To obtain this software update visit the Java web site at:

http://java.sun.com/products/jdk/1.2/download-solaris.html

Smart Card Reader II LED Indicator

Smart card reader II for the Sun Blade 150 workstation has a two-color LED indicator. This LED indicates the operational status of the smart card and its reader.

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Documentation Changes

Ethernet LED

The Sun Blade 150 Service Manual contains an error about the Ethernet LED states in Section C.5.5.1 and Figure C-2. The corrected information is shown in TABLE 3 and FIGURE 5 below.

FIGURE 5 shows the motherboard with the corrected Ethernet LED information.

FIGURE 5 Ethernet LED on Motherboard

System Power-On

When the system is powered on you should hear a single beep. If you do not hear a beep upon power-on, diagnostics might be required.

This information updates page 10 of the Sun Blade 150 Getting Started Guide,
816-1161.

Documentation for the Sun Blade 150 Workstation

The following table is a summary of the documentation supporting the Sun Blade 150 workstation:

Crossover Serial Cable for Tip Connections

The Sun Blade 150 workstation has a 9-pin serial connector. The Sun Blade 150 Service Manual incorrectly showed two 25-pin connectors for Tip crossover cable connections. FIGURE 6 and FIGURE 7 below show Tip crossover cable wiring for:

• 9-pin serial cable connector to 9-pin serial cable connector
• 9-pin serial cable connector to 25-pin serial cable connector

FIGURE 6 Crossover Serial Cable Wiring for Tip Connections, 9-pin to 9-pin

FIGURE 7 Crossover Serial Cable Wiring for Tip Connections, 9-pin to 25-pin

Cables and adapters are available from most computer supply stores or from your Sun Microsystems sales representative. The following URL provides part numbers for adapters and other Sun cables:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/handbook_pub/Devices/Cables/cables_ext_data.html

This information updates page 3-3 of the Sun Blade 150 Service Manual, 816-4379.

SDRAM Address Multiplexing

Refer to Appendix C, "SDRAM Address Multiplexing", in the Sun Blade 150 Service Manual, 816-4379.

Table C-4 incorrectly added signal names BA1 and BA0 to the SDRAM Address Multiplexing Scheme. Table C-4 was also missing the column labeled "512 Mbit".

The information originally contained within Table C-4 is now divided into tables C-4a and C-4b.

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