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Power Management Important Operating Notes
Updated: July 2018
Sun Fire X4170 M2 and X4270 M2 Servers Product Notes
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Sun Fire X4170 M2 and X4270 M2 Servers Product Notes
Supported Firmware Versions
Versions of Intel Microcode and Reference Code Used in the BIOS Firmware
Supported Operating Systems
Downloading an OS or Software Applications
Important Operating Notes
Software and Critical Patch Updates
Server Security, Software Releases, and Critical Patch Updates
Important – Install Latest OS Updates, Patches, and Firmware
Hardware Important Operating Notes
SP Might Reboot Under Heavy Workload
Diagnosing SAS Data Path Failures on Servers Using MegaRAID Disk Controllers
Oracle ILOM Deprecation Notices and Important Operating Notes
Deprecation Notice for IPMI 2.0 Management Service
Deprecation Notice for Default Self-Signed Certificate
Oracle ILOM Important Operating Notes
Oracle ILOM Enhancement Allows Enabling IPv4 only, IPv6 only, or Dual Stack
Ensuring Successful File Transfers from Oracle ILOM
Power Management Important Operating Notes
Reset Takes a Long Time and Causes the Server to Power Cycle Due to Delayed BIOS Update
Documentation for Sun Fire X4170 M2 and X4270 M2 Servers
Known Issues
Hardware Known Issues
System Might Shut Down Due to a Fan Module Failure
Active LED does not flash when using on-board SATA controller (ICH10) with an SSD
Fan could fail if AC power is removed then restored in five seconds or less
Fan OK/Fault status LED is not lit when host power is off
Errors logged if Sun QDR InfiniBand Host Channel Adapter is installed in certain slots
Error displayed when a Sun Storage 6 Gb SAS PCIe internal HBA is installed in the server
Memory initialization warning message shows mixed LV/RV DIMM population
Using <CTRL-N> with the Sun Storage 6 Gb SAS PCIe Internal HBA installed might bypass network boot and not load the HBA Option ROM
Systems with the Sun Storage 6 Gb SAS PCIe Internal HBA become unbootable after upgrading ILOM/BIOS firmware from SW 1.3 to 1.6, 1.7, or 1.8
Software and Operating Systems Known Issues
New SP IP setting is not displayed in BIOS utility
SP network setting changes are not saved in the system
System fails to boot after upgrading from SW 1.3 to SW 1.6 or SW 1.7
Resetting the System During POST Might Generate Spurious DIMM Faults
Warning messages appear when booting Oracle Solaris
Solaris 10 U11 Installation Might Fail with InfiniBand Option Card Installed
"EHCI BIOS handoff failed" message appears
PXE boot might fail after running Pc-Check diagnostics
After running Pc-Check diagnostics, an operating system install or boot might hang at the GRUB menu
Oracle Linux 5.8 might hang when starting Bluetooth service
Oracle Linux or RHEL OS boot fails after one or more Sun Flash Accelerator F20 PCIe HBAs are added
Disk address changes after warm reboot of Oracle Linux 6.1
Error messages appear in RHEL 6.1 related to PCI and GHES
During a reboot of the system, a kernel panic might occur
InfiniBand Host Channel Adapter might fail after Oracle Linux 6.5 is installed
Oracle Linux might panic at boot time
System experiences frequent hard resets with freeipmi-bmc-watchdog installed
Alignment message appears in System Log
Oracle ILOM Known Issues
Error message is displayed upon launching the Remote System Console from Oracle ILOM
Oracle ILOM SP reboot might occur due to memory limitation
In-chip connectivity between the SP and host OS is not supported when using sideband network port sharing
Multiple Oracle ILOM Remote Console sessions on the same SP can cause the KVMS interface to fail
SP restore is only partially successful and logs an error
BIOS is not updated when using IPMIflash to upgrade the SP
Unable to launch Oracle ILOM Remote Console using JRE 1.6.0 U14, U15, and U16
Mouse pointer does not work with MegaRAID Storage Manager in Oracle ILOM Remote Console
Attempts to set the flow control setting on the external serial port fail
CPU power-state cannot be capped on host reboots if hard cap is enabled
Windows Server 2008 R2 generates system event log warning when power is limited by Oracle ILOM power management
Documentation Known Issues
Broken Links in Sun Server X4170 M2 and X4270 M2 Documentation Library
Service manual incorrectly states that Sun Storage 6 Gb SAS PCIe External HBA can only be installed in slot 3
Resolved Issues
Oracle ILOM Resolved Issues
Oracle ILOM SNMP v3 traps are not delivered after SNMP engine ID change
Oracle ILOM Remote Console might hang on Windows client when redirecting a CD-ROM image or floppy image
Oracle ILOM CLI shows incorrect HDD PRSNT value after storage drive has been hot removed or hot inserted
Hardware Resolved Issues
Correctable memory errors are interpreted incorrectly when using the fmdump -V commands
Getting Server Firmware and Software
Firmware and Software Updates
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