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Sun Server X2-8 (formerly Sun Fire X4800 M2) Product Notes

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Updated: September 2018
 
 

NEM0 Failover and Subsequent Replacement Causes Incorrect Fallback Order

In a system that is operating normally, NEM0 is the primary, and NEM1 acts as a hot spare.

If NEM0 fails, the failover mechanism causes NEM1 to take over. This is expected behavior.

When you replace NEM0, NEM1 continues to operate as the primary, and NEM0 remains the spare. The system is now configured abnormally.


Note -  This should not happen on systems with a Sun Storage 6Gbps SAS-2 RAID Expansion Module equipped with SW 3.0 v2.120.203–1440 10M09 patch 21 or newer.

If this is a problem, use the following workaround to make NEM0 the primary and NEM1 the spare.

Workaround

  1. Power down the system.

  2. Remove NEM1 while leaving NEM0 in place.

  3. Boot the system.

    The system makes NEM0 the primary. There is not yet a hot spare.

  4. Insert NEM1.

    NEM1 becomes the hot spare.