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This document contains release notes for Oracle’s Sun Management Center 4.0 Version 7 add-on software (also known as the ELP Config-Reader or Common Config-Reader) for Oracle’s SPARC Enterprise, Sun Fire, Sun Blade, Sun Ultra, Netra, Sun Netra, SPARC T3 systems, and the Netra SPARC T4-1 server.

The document includes the following sections:

What’s New in This Release

Sun Management Center 4.0 Version 7 Update 4 add-on software provides support for the Oracle Netra SPARC T4-1 server.

Related Documentation

Use of the functionality provided by the Sun Management Center 4.0 Version 7 add-on software is described in Sun Management Center 3.6 Supplement for the Sun Fire, Sun Blade, and Netra Systems (819-1153). That document applies to systems that are using this software with Sun Management Center 4.0.

These release notes contain information to supplement the Sun Management Center 4.0 Installation and Configuration Guide (820-2215). Also refer to the preface of that document for a full list of related documentation for Sun Management Center 4.0.

You can find Sun Management Center 4.0 documentation and add-on software release notes at:

http://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?ctx=Sun_MC4.0

Supported Software Environments

The following table lists the software versions required for Sun Management Center 4.0 Version 7 add-on software.


Note - The Sun Management Center server and agent systems must use the same version of the add-on software. Sun Management Center does not run on Solaris 11.


TABLE 1 Minimum Required Software Versions

Host

Required Software

Version

Server

Oracle Solaris Operating System [1][2]

8, 9, 10.

For x86 support, server and console require Oracle Solaris 10 11/06 or higher versions of Solaris 10.

 

Sun Management Center server base software

4.0 release.

 

Sun Management Center ELP Config-Reader Monitoring add-on product software

4.0 Version 7 or later.

Monitored platform

Oracle Solaris Operating System*†

8, 9, 10.

 

Sun Management Center base software

4.0 release.

 

Sun Management Center ELP Config-Reader Monitoring add-on product software

4.0 Version 7 or higher.

Workstations or common network location (for console layer)

Oracle Solaris Operating System* for SPARC

8, 9, 10.

Oracle Solaris Operating System* for x86

Server supported Oracle Solaris 10 11/06 OS or higher versions of Solaris 10.

Console Oracle Solaris 9 & Oracle Solaris 10 11/06 OS or higher versions of Solaris 10.

 

Sun Management Center console base software

4.0 release.


Supported Systems

Sun Management Center 4.0 Version 7 add-on software supports the following platforms.

Netra platforms:

Sun Blade platforms:

Sun Ultra platforms:

Sun Fire platforms:

Sun SPARC Enterprise platforms:

SPARC T3 platforms:

Recommended Patches

Oracle Solaris software patches and Sun Management Center patches are available for the core Sun Management Center 4.0 application and for the add-on software. You must install all the patches required for your operating system before installing Sun Management Center 4.0 software and this add-on.

To download the latest version of these patches, and to find the current list of required patches, go to the My Oracle Support web site:

https://support.oracle.com/

Refer to the hardware and software documentation for current information about required patches and updates on those systems or software.

For more information about the patches required for the latest update to Sun Management Center, see the Sun Management Center 4.0 Software Release Notes (820-2216).

Obtaining the Add-On Software

The Sun Management Center add-on software packages are provided as a zipped file on the software download site:

https://support.oracle.com/

To download the software Update, follow this procedure:

1. Select a language and click the Sign In button.

2. Type your username and password and Click the Go button. (Or press the Return or Enter key.)

3. Click the Patches & Updates tab.

4. In the Patch Search menu, click Product or Family (Advanced Search).

The Product, Release and Platform options and other menus are displayed.

5. In the Products field, type Sun Management Center.

In the drop down menu, the Sun Management Center products are displayed.

6. In the Release menu, click the arrow next to the Sun Management Center folder.

a. In the release field, click the box to select Sun Management Center 4.0.

b. Click the Close button.

7. For the platform, leave the left menu set at Platform.

a. Use the right menu to click and select Oracle Solaris on SPARC 64-bit.

b. Click Close.

8. Select the yellow Search menu.

9. Click the box to select Sun Management Center 4.0 Version 7 Add-On Software - Solaris 8/9/10 SPARC.


Note - If you see two versions of the same add-on software you can select either package. The packages are identical.


Note - Although these software packages have “Patch IDs, they are not patches: they are the zip files with the Sun Management Center add-on software.

10. Click the yellow Download button.

Installation

You must install the core Sun Management Center 4.0 software before installing this Version 7 add-on software. Only install the Sun Management Center 4.0 Version 7 add-on software on core Sun Management Center 4.0 or later.

This Sun Management Center 4.0 Version 7 add-on software is installed using a separate zip file.


caution icon Caution - Use the installation and setup scripts provided with the Sun Management Center software. Do notmanually add packages or change configuration files.


procedure icon  Uninstall Previous Versions of the Add-On Software

single-step bullet  Uninstall your previous version.

Refer to the Sun Management Center 4.0 Installation and Configuration Guide (820-2215).

The appendixes of the guide provide instructions for uninstalling add-on products using the es-guiuninst wizard or the es-uninst command-line script. Uninstall only the ELP Config-Reader Monitor add-on software.


procedure icon  Install Sun Management Center 4.0 Software

1. Prepare for installation.

Refer to the Sun Management Center 3.6 Supplement for the Sun Fire, Sun Blade, and Netra Systems (819-1153) for information about preparing for installation.

2. Install the core Sun Management Center software.

Refer to the Sun Management Center Installation and Configuration Guide (820-2215).

If you are updating a previous release of Sun Management Center software, read the information about updating the software from your currently installed release.


Note - During installation, a dialog box is displayed. The dialog box allows you to select from a list of add-on products. Do not select the ELP Config-Reader add-on product (also called the Common Config Reader). You will install the ELP Config-Reader in Install Sun Management Center 4.0 Software.

3. Install the add-on software.

See Install the Sun Management Center 4.0 Version 7 Add-On Software.


procedure icon  Install the Sun Management Center 4.0 Version 7 Add-On Software

1. Download the software.

See Obtaining the Add-On Software for information about obtaining the software.

2. Unzip the zip file to a directory.

In this procedure, the path to that directory is named downloadpath.

3. Log in as superuser on the host system.

4. Change the directory to the path where the core Sun Management Center 4.0 software is installed.

The directory will look similar to this:

installed_directory/SUNWsymon/sbin

5. Run the es-guiinst or es-inst installation script.

You are prompted to enter a pointer to the path named:

downloadpath/disk1/image/

where downloadpath is the directory path described in Step 2. You then see a list of add-on products that you can install.

6. Choose the ELP Config-Reader Monitoring add-on product.

7. Complete the remaining steps included in the installation script.

8. Follow the steps to set up the software.

The installation wizard prompts you to set up the software. For more information, refer to the Sun Management Center Installation and Configuration Guide (820-2215).

Issues and Workarounds

This section describes software issues and workarounds known at the time of this release that you might notice or that can affect the operation of Sun Management Center 4.0 Version 7 add-on software. These issues are in addition to those identified in the Sun Management Center Release Notes for your version of core software.

Physical Components Fan Table is Empty on Netra SPARC T3-1 Servers (CR 7019466)

On Netra SPARC T3-1 servers, Sun Management Center does not report fan and Tachometer information.

Workaround: System firmware version 8.0.5 or later resolves this issue. Install the firmware update.

Error Message: Unable to Launch the Application due to Unavailable Sunconnection.sun.com URL (CR 7029129)

Two messages are displayed: “Unable to launch the application” and “Error: could not load the file/URL specified.”

Workaround: None. You can ignore these messages. This does not affect Sun Management Center performance.

Netra SPARC T3-1 and Netra SPARC T4-1 Servers Indicator Table Reporting Incorrect Status for HDD Hot-plugged Event (CR 7020337)

When hot-plugging any hard disk drives in a Netra SPARC T3-1 and Netra SPARC T4-1 servers, incorrect status of the hot-plugged HDD may result. The status of the disk LEDs in the Indicators table continues to show a blue alarm even though the disk has been removed from the server.

Workaround: None.

Netra SPARC T3-1 and Netra SPARC T4-1 Servers Voltage/Current Sensors Reporting Incorrect Operational Status Following a Power Supply Fan Fault (CR 7020508)

On Netra SPARC T3-1and Netra SPARC T4-1 servers, during a Power Supply (PS) Fan fault, Sun Management Center reports Operational Status as "Not Present" in the Voltage/Current Sensor table.

Workaround: None. You can ignore the "Not Present" report in the Voltage/Current sensor table.

Netra SPARC T3-1 and Netra SPARC T4-1 Servers, Additional Information Field Reports Incorrect Fatal Threshold When the Power Supply is Removed (CR 7029653)

The additional information field in the Voltage Sensor table reports: “Lower fatal Threshold exceeded” when the Power Supply (PS) is removed from Netra SPARC T3-1 and Netra SPARC T4-1 servers.

Workaround: None. You can safely ignore this message.

Alarm Tab in Details Window Is Not in Sync With Agent (CR 6548517)

This issue occurs when an alarm is already available against an item (such as a processor status, a disk error count, or a particular sensor value) and a new alarm occurs on the same item. The Alarm tab does not update the new alarm unless there is a change in the status value.

Workaround: None

Console Falsely Displays Description Information (CR 6585734)

When you create a new object without specifying description information, the Sun Management Center Console’s Info tab displays a Description field that includes another existing object’s description information, rather than displaying a blank Description field.

Workaround: Ensure that you include information in the Description field when creating new objects.

XAUI Cards Are Not Listed in All Applicable Tables (CR 6604020 and 6971521)

XAUI card interfaces are listed in the Network Interfaces table, but are not included in the Expansion Cards table or Other Components table. Also, the Locations table lists a PCI-E slot as Empty when a XAUI card is plugged into that slot.

Workaround: None.

Console Does Not Display SAN (MPXIO) Disks on Certain Systems (CR 6655853)

Sun Management Center is unable to show SAN disk info for certain systems, such as the Sun Fire V440 server.

Workaround: None.

Processors Table Does Not Appear in Web Console (CR 6662409)

If you use the Web Console (browser based https://server_system:6789) to view an agent system, the Hardware -> Config Reader -> Device Information node might not expand to show the tables within that node (Processors, Media Devices, Network Interfaces, Indicators, and Other Devices). No triangle icon appears beside the Device Information node, so it cannot be expanded.

Workaround: Use the Java GUI Console instead of the Web Console.

System Table and Media Devices Table Show the Wrong Number of HDD (CR 6665401)

A Sun Netra T2000 server configured with two HDD incorrectly displays four HDD on the system table and media devices table. The server displays the two nonexistent HDD in unconfigured status.

Workaround: Treat HDD2 and HDD3 as nonexistent on a Sun Netra T2000 server configured with two HDD.

Sun Management Center Displays All Disks as Not Configured With Logical Domains Set Up (CR 6666611)

With logical domains set up, the Sun Management Center Media Devices table shows Not Configured as the Availability status for all disks. The physical path and type of the disk are also not displayed on the table. Without logical domains set up, the correct status (Running/Full power) is displayed. This issue occurs on Sun SPARC Enterprise T2000 servers.

Workaround: Use the cfgadm -al command to determine the status of the disks in a logical domains environment.

Sun Management Center Updates Spare/No-intr Processors Incorrectly on Logical Domains System (CR 6730867)

When a CPU is made no-intr or spare (via psradm -n and psradm -s), the status returned by the logical domains controller software is incorrect. When the CPU is no-intr, the returned status is online. When the CPU is spare, the returned status is offline.

Workaround: To determine the exact status of processors in a logical domains system, use the psrinfo command.

ILOM Should Convert PS Input Voltage Correctly Before Sending It (CR 6735038)

The Voltage Sensor table displays incorrect values for the input voltage of power supplies in SPARC T3 Series servers.

Workaround: Find the input voltage with this ILOM command: 


-> show /SYS/PSx/V_IN value

Environmental Sensor Faults Not Reported Correctly at Threshold Values (CR 6738914)

When a temperature or voltage is a threshold value, a fault is not reported for a LowWarn (noncritical) value. A Lower non-critical threshold exceeded message is reported for a LowSoft (critical) value.

Workaround: None.

Processors Table Changes With Configuring Primary Domain (CR 6751418)

On a system with logical domains, Sun Management Center dynamically updates the Processors table while configuring the primary domain. The processors unallocated to the primary domain are forced to Unknown state in the configuration mode itself. Since Sun Management Center makes the changes dynamically and logical domains software makes the changes only on a subsequent power cycle, this leaves the two logical domains out of sync.

Workaround: Use the psrinfo command to check the correct state of processors in the configuration mode.

Network Interfaces Table Does Not Update When NIC Is Hot-Plugged (CR 6756972)

The Network Interfaces table is not updated when a network interface card (NIC) is hot-plugged into or out of a modular system.

Workaround: Restart the Sun Management Center agent after a NIC is hot-plugged to obtain a valid Network Interfaces table.

Information In Media Devices Table Is Incomplete for all T3 Series Servers and Netra SPARC T4-1 Server (CR 6963594)

For SPARC T3 Series servers, and the Netra SPARC T4-1 server, the Media Devices table does not display correct information on Availability (Configured/Not Configured) or Physical Path. In that table, the Operational Status information is correct. The Operational Status shown is correct if the device is Present or Not Present, along with a blue alarm if the device is not plugged in.

Workaround: None.

ILOM Sends Truncated Serial Numbers for FRUs (CR 6967351)

The serial numbers of FRUs are truncated to nine characters when ILOM sends the data via PCPDAQ to Sun Management Center. As a result, the Other Components table only lists the first nine characters of the serial number for each component (with the exception of the midplane of a server module).

Workaround: Obtain the complete serial number for a component with this ILOM CLI command.

The example below shows how to find the fru serial: 


-> show component-NAC-name fru_serial_number

For example to find the serial number of the motherboard, type: 


-> show /SYS/MB_ENV
 
/SYS/MB_ENV
		Targets:
 
   Properties:
       type = PROM
       fru_name = ES-SEG
       fru_description = Madrid ES Segment
       fru_manufacturer = 5030 CELESTICA CORP. SRIACHA CHONBURI TH
       fru_version = 01
       fru_part_number = 999-9999
       fru_serial_number = 0810SCA-1033SCA001

DIMM Serial Numbers Returned Incorrectly (CR 6981291)

When a DIMM serial number is reported in the Memory Modules table, a vendor string might be included in the serial number.

Workaround: Obtain the correct serial number for the DIMM with this ILOM CLI command: 


-> show DIMM-NAC-name fru_serial_number

 

1 (TableFootnote) Oracle Solaris Operating System distribution installed on the system must be at least “End User Systems Support.”
2 (TableFootnote) The Oracle Solaris Operating System version is dependent on the supported platform. Refer to the platform documentation for details of the Oracle Solaris version supported by your platform.
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