C H A P T E R 4 |
Information About Hardware |
This chapter describes issues about M3000/M4000/M5000/M8000/M9000 server hardware as related to this XCP release. Unless otherwise noted, the information in this chapter applies to all of the above platforms.
See also Compatible Hardware, Firmware, and Software Matrix.
The WAN boot installation method enables you to boot and install software over a wide area network (WAN) by using HTTP. To support booting the M4000/M5000 servers from a WAN boot server, you must have the appropriate wanboot executable installed and OpenBoot version 4.24.10 or above to provide the needed hardware support.
For information about WAN boot servers, refer to the Solaris 10 Installation Guide: Network-Based Installations for the version of Oracle Solaris 10 OS that you are using. You can find Oracle Solaris 10 OS documentation here:
http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/prod/solaris.10
If you do not upgrade the wanboot executable, the server will panic, with messages similar to the following:
krtld: load_exec: fail to expand cpu/$CPU krtld: error during initial load/link phase panic - boot: exitto64 returned from client program |
Sun Storage J4200 SAS JBOD arrays have six general-purpose SAS connectors. With FW version 3A32 or higher, each of them can be connected to separate SAS initiators, therefore up to six systems can be connected to the array. Each system can use a different disk on the array as its boot device. J4200 arrays have 12 disks, so each boot device can be mirrored for higher reliability. J4200 arrays can be configured into multiple zones to provide a more secure environment.
For related information, see Sun StorageTek Common Array Manager Software documentation, at:
http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/prod/stor.arrmgr#hic
To execute the dumpconfig(8), restoreconfig(8) or snapshot(8) command, if you specify USB memory as the destination to store data, prepare the USB memory as a medium in advance.
The data stored will include the information about the system. To use USB memory, you need to pay attention to the management of the USB memory in which the data stored, from the data security viewpoint.
We do not provide guarantees on the proper operation and connectivity to the XSCF of every USB memory currently manufactured on the market. Depending on the USB memory in use, defects such as the XSCF firmware error or reset may occur. In case such defects occurred, stop the use of USB memory immediately.
To connect the USB memory to the USB port for the XSCF, connect the USB memory directly to the USB port. If connected via the USB hub or USB extension, it might cause errors.
This section describes known issues in this release.
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The following Emulex cards require drivers supplied in patch 120222-27:
This section describes known issues in this release.
The Oracle Solaris cfgadm(1M) command does not always unconfigure a DVD drive from a domain on SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 servers.
Disable the Volume Management Daemon (vold) before unconfiguring a DVD drive with the cfgadm(1M) command. To disable vold, stop the daemon by issuing the command /etc/init.d/volmgt stop. After the device has been removed or inserted, restart the daemon by issuing the command /etc/init.d/volmgt start.
This release supports Sun Flash Accelerator F20 PCIe cards on M4000/M5000 and M8000/M9000 servers. These cards are not supported on M3000 servers.
On M4000/M5000 servers, configure the F20 card only in slots 1 and 3. This restriction does not apply to M8000/M9000 servers.
For more information see the F20 documentation:
http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/prod/flash.pcie?l=en&a=view
If you are not using the correct version of the Sun Crypto Accelerator (SCA) 6000 card driver, hot-plug operations on SCA 6000 cards can cause SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 servers to panic or hang. Version 1.1 of the SCA6000 driver and firmware supports hot-plug operations after the required bootstrap firmware upgrade has been performed. Version 1.0 of the SCA6000 driver does not support hot-plug and should not be used.
The U320 PCIe SCSI card, part number 375-3357-01/02, is not supported in PCI cassettes for Sun SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 servers. Customers must use part number 375-3357-03 at a minimum.
The following QLogic cards require drivers supplied in patch 125166-10:
The following Emulex cards require drivers supplied in patch 120222-27:
This section describes known issues in this release.
This section contains late-breaking hardware information that became known after the documentation set was published and corrections in the M3000 server hardware documentation.
The following table lists known documentation updates.
The height of container box indicated in TABLE 2-2 "Physical Specifications" and FIGURE 2-3 "Server Container Box" will be corrected. The correct value is 289 mm/11.4 in.. |
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The rush current and leakage current values will be added to TABLE 3-3 "Electrical Specifications". See Electrical Specifications for detail. |
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The article on "Power Consumption Monitoring Function" and "Airflow Indicator" is added. |
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Section 1.4.5.2, "CD-RW/DVD-RW Drive Unit" will be changed. See CD-RW/DVD-RW Drive Unit for detail. |
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The article on "SAS Port" will be replaced by the following. The SAS port connects the server to an external device, such as a tape drive, which has an SAS interface. For information on which devices can be connected, contact a service engineer. Note that the transfer rate of this port is up to 600MB/s (3Gbps x 2wide). |
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"Accessing the CD-RW/DVD-RW Drive Unit," in Section 11.1, will explain and identify the type of drive unit. See CD-RW/DVD-RW Drive Unit for detail. |
The following information supersedes the information in the SPARC Enterprise M3000 Server Site Planning Guide.
This section explains the electrical specifications of the M3000 server.
Note - The electrical power values in TABLE 3-3 are the maximum values based on the fully configured server. The actual values may differ from these values, depending on the server configuration. |
Rated current[1] |
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Rush current[2] |
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The following information supersedes the information in the SPARC Enterprise M3000 Server Overview Guide and the SPARC Enterprise M3000 Server Service Manual.
There are two types of CD-RW/DVD-RW drive units: slot-loading type and tray-loading type.
FIGURE 4-1 Types of CD-RW/DVD-RW Drive Unit
This section contains late-breaking hardware information that became known after the documentation set was published and corrections in the M4000/M5000 servers hardware documentation.
All M4000/M5000 hardware documents were up-to-date as of this release.
This section contains late-breaking hardware information that became known after the documentation set was published and corrections in the M8000/M9000 servers hardware documentation.
All M8000/M9000 hardware documents were up-to-date as of this release.
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