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Sun SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Product Notes for XCP 1081

For XCP Version 1081

820-7236-11



Contents

Preface

Product Notes

General Information About XCP 1081

What’s New in XCP 1081

Supported Firmware and Operating System

Solaris Patch Information

Patches for Solaris 10 10/08

Patches for Solaris 10 5/08

Patches for Solaris 10 8/07

Patches for Solaris 10 11/06

Patches for Emulex PCI Express (PCIe) Cards

Patches for QLogic PCIe Cards

Obtaining Solaris Patches

Using the Update Manager GUI to Obtain Patches

Using the smpatch CLI to Obtain Patches

Upgrading to XCP 1081

Resetting the XSCF Firmware

Updating the OpenBoot PROM Firmware

Updating From a Version Earlier Than XCP 1050

Updating From a Version Earlier Than XCP 1081

Functionality Issues and Limitations

Limitations for SPARC64 VII Processors

General Functionality Issues and Limitations

Additional Information and Procedures

Logging Into the System

XSCF Web Browser Issues

Booting From a WAN Boot Server

Sun Java Enterprise System

DVD Drives and cfgadm

Sun Crypto Accelerator 6000 Cards

U320 PCIe SCSI Card

Identifying System Memory

procedure iconsmall spaceIdentifying Degraded Memory in a System

procedure iconsmall spaceUsing showdevices to Identify Memory Size

procedure iconsmall spaceUsing prtdiag to Identify Memory Size

procedure iconsmall spaceIdentifying Permanent Memory in a Target Board

CPU Upgrade (Service Representatives Only)

SPARC64 VII CPU Modules Added to a New Domain

SPARC64 VII Processors Added to an Existing Domain

procedure iconsmall spacePreparing to Add SPARC64 VII Processors to an Existing Domain

procedure iconsmall spaceAdding a SPARC64 VII CPU Module to a Domain Configured With SPARC64 VI

procedure iconsmall spaceUpgrading a SPARC64 VI CPU Module to SPARC64 VII on an Existing Domain

Information About Hardware

Notes on the Use of 200V Power Supply

Hardware Issues and Workarounds

DVD Drives and cfgadm

Sun Crypto Accelerator 6000 Cards

Hardware Documentation Updates

Updates of the SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Site Planning Guide

Updates of the SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Overview Guide

Updates of the SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Service Manual

Maintenance Tools

Powering the Server Off From the Maintenance Terminal

Explanation of DIMM Information

Mounting the PCI Card

Information About Software

XCP Issues and Workarounds

Solaris OS Issues and Workarounds

Solaris Issues for All Supported Releases

Solaris Issues Fixed in Solaris 10 10/08

Solaris Issues Fixed in Solaris 10 5/08

Solaris Issues Fixed in Solaris 10 8/07

Documentation Updates