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Suntrademark SPARC® Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Product Notes

For XCP Version 1071

820-5186-11



Contents

Preface

Sun SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Product Notes

New in XCP 1071

Supported Firmware and Software Versions

Using a WAN Boot Server

Solaris Patch Information

Required Patches for Solaris 10 8/07 with SPARC64 VII CPUs

Required Patches for Solaris 10 11/06 OS

Upgrading to XCP 1071

Resetting the XSCF Firmware

Updating the OpenBoot PROM Firmware

Upgrading From XCP 104n

General Functionality Issues and Limitations

Limitations for SPARC64 VII Processors

General Functionality Issues and Limitations

Hardware Installation and Service Issues

Sun Crypto Accelerator 6000 Cards

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

Additional Software Procedures

Booting From a WAN Boot Server

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

Adding SPARC64 VII Processors to Your Server -- Service Representatives Only

Installation Notes

Updating the OBP Firmware With Processor Upgrade

Adding SPARC64 VII CPUs to a Domain Using DR

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Add a New SPARC64 VII-Equipped CMU as a New Domain

Adding SPARC64 VII Processors to an Existing Domain

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Prepare to Add SPARC64 VII Processors to an Existing Domain

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Add a New SPARC64 VII-Equipped CMU to a Domain Configured With SPARC64 VI

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Upgrade an Existing CMU to SPARC64 VII on an Existing Domain