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Suntrademark SPARC® Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Product Notes

For XCP Version 1070

820-4293-10



Contents

Preface

Sun SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Product Notes

New in XCP 1070

Supported Firmware and Software Versions

Using a WAN Boot Server

Solaris Patch Information

Installing the Solaris Patches

Upgrading to XCP 1070

General Functionality Issues and Limitations

Limitations for SPARC64 VII Processors

General Functionality Issues and Limitations

Hardware Installation and Service Issues

Software and Firmware Issues

XCP Issues and Workarounds

Solaris OS Issues and Workarounds

Solaris Issues for All Supported Releases

Solaris Issues Fixed in Solaris 10 5/08

Solaris Issues Fixed in Solaris 10 8/07

Sun Management Center Software Issues and Workarounds

Software Documentation Updates

Upgrading From XCP 1041 or Lower

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Prepare to Upgrade

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Upgrade From XCP 1041 or Lower

Additional Software Procedures

Booting From a WAN Boot Server

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Upgrade the wanboot Executable

Identifying Degraded Memory in a System

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Identify Degraded Memory in a System

Identifying Different Memory Sizes in a System Board

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Use the showdevices Command

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Use the prtdiag Command to Identify Memory Size

Identifying Permanent Memory in a Target Board

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Identify Permanent Memory in a Target Board