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Solaris 10 Installation Guide for IBM BladeCenter Servers

Solaris 10 1/06 Bugs and Issues

This a list of bugs and issues that you should be aware of when installing and using the Solaris 10 1/06 OS on IBM BladeCenter servers:

This is a list of bugs and issues that apply to the Solaris 10 1/06 and the Solaris 10 6/06 releases:

For a complete description of these bugs and issues, see Solaris 10 6/06 Bugs and Issues.

6232859: System Reboot Hangs on Some IBM BladeCenter HS20 Servers

Description: On some IBM BladeCenter HS20 servers, attempts to reboot the system result in an apparent hang. In most cases, the last screen output you see is the following:


Rebooting...

Workaround: Download and apply the latest revision of patch 118855 or install at least the Solaris 10 6/06 OS.

6245431: Xorg Server Fails to Start

Description: The Xorg server might fail to start under the following conditions:

Scenario #1: This problem occurs when the IBM BladeCenter server does not own the Keyboard Video Mouse (KVM). If a mouse is not attached when the Xorg server starts, and you attempt to plug in a mouse afterward, it is not recognized and is unusable.

Scenario #2: Regardless of whether the system owns the KVM, or whether a mouse is attached, if the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file does not exist when the Xorg server starts, Xorg fails to start.

Workaround: Download and apply the latest revision of patch 118966 or install at least the Solaris 10 6/06 OS.

6334271: Partial Login Failure Occurs After Canceling First Login Attempt

Description: On newly-installed systems with no previous login session, when you log in as the root user, a screen is displayed, giving you the choice of the Solaris Common Desktop Environment (CDE), or the Sun JavaTM Desktop System (Java DS). If you click Cancel, the system resets to the dtlogin screen. The Solaris CDE and JDS desktop login choices are not displayed on subsequent attempts to log in to system as the root user. Instead, after a moment, the screen resets to the dtlogin screen, preventing you from logging in to the system as the root user.

Workaround: Download and apply the latest revision of patch 119279 or install at least the Solaris 10 6/06 OS.

6337341: Sideband NIC Usage Is Destroyed When bge Driver Attaches

Description: The IBM BladeCenter HS20 and LS20 servers have an onboard Broadcom network interface card (NIC) that is supported by the bge driver. This driver requires an update to support serial over LAN connections.

Workaround: To update the bge driver to support SOL connections, download and apply the latest revision of patch 122028 or install at least the Solaris 10 6/06 OS.

For step-by-step instructions on how to set up an SOL connection, see How to Set Up a Serial Over LAN Connection.

6339315: Bad Compiler Induces IBM BladeCenter HS20 Resets

Description: Spontaneous resets occur when the JDS is entered on IBM BladeCenter servers that are equipped with RADEON VE/7000 (an R100-based GPU), Intel Xeon processors, and the Solaris 10 1/06 OS installed. The reset occurs immediately after the GNOME splash screen disappears, and the desktop is painted. The cursor changes to a watch, the system freezes for approximately 10 seconds, and BIOS POST is displayed, indicating a system reset has occurred.

Workaround: Download and apply the latest revision of patch 118966 or install at least the Solaris 10 6/06 OS.

Note –

The installation of patch 118966 introduces the problem that is described in 6396086: Absolute Mouse Type Event Not Delivered to Xorg Server Startup During Hot-Plug of Mouse.

6339376: Hot-Plugged Mouse Undetected if Not Present Prior to Xorg Server Startup

Description: If an IBM BladeCenter server owns the KVM and no physical mouse is attached prior to the Xorg server startup, /dev/mouse is unusable if the mouse protocol in the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file is set to auto. Any attempt to hot-plug a mouse is refused.

Workaround: Download and apply the latest revision of patch 121803 or install at least the Solaris 10 6/06 OS.