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Sun Network QDR InfiniBand Gateway Switch Product Notes for Firmware Version 2.2

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Updated: October 2019
 
 

Known Problems

Bug
Description
Workaround
25371165
The IB firmware upgrade is not supported in the BUI.
When running firmware 2.2, the BUI in the firmware upgrade does not work. The BUI also does not work for upgrades and downgrades between 2.2 firmware versions or downgrades to the 2.1 firmware. However, the BUI in the firmware upgrade from 2.1 to 2.2 works.
Workaround: Use the ILOM CLI upgrade and downgrade tool as a workaround.
25219512
The /conf/lag.conf file gets deleted when upgrading the firmware from 2.1.6 to 2.2.2.
When upgrading from firmware 2.1 to 2.2.2 or 2.2.4, LAGs are not preserved and need to be recreated. This issue was fixed in firmware version 2.2.5, so you will not experience this issue when you upgrade from 2.1 to 2.2.5 (or later).
Workaround:
Step 1. Prior to the upgrade from 2.1.x, perform the following:
  • Step a. Execute showlag to find which LAGs are created to find the parameters for the LAGs.

  • Step b. Execute showlag lag name for each LAG in Step 1a. to find the connector members for the LAGs.

The output of these commands have all the required information for recreating the LAGs after the firmware upgrade to 2.2.2 or 2.2.4.
Step 2. After the upgrade to 2.2.2 or 2.2.4 from 2.1.x, perform the following:
  • Step a. To recreate the LAGs, use the command createlag for the LAGs in Step 1b,with the parameters from the output in Step 1a.

    • 0xffff is default for Discover PKey

    • NA is default for data SL

    • static (i.e. no LACP) is default for LACP

    • 1k is default for VNIC limit and Default is default for Pkey

    If the showlag command in Step 1a shows the use of the default values for a LAG,only the LAG name and the connectors need to be provided as parameters for the createlag command.

  • Step b. Reboot the NM2 GW to enable the VLANs and VNICs on top of the LAGs.

24665004
The default location for the toolbox config files (cli and fabric conf) are not correct.
The default location for the toolbox config files are not in the config directory, so if using this default location, future firmware updates will overwrite the configuration and the user will need to re-enter the configuration.
Workaround: Do not use the default location for the toolbox config files, instead specify the location that will be used for future firmware versions, which is /config/conf/ using the toolbox CLI.
18129290
smpartition command fails from firmware version 2.0 switch with firmware version 2.1 or 2.2 peer.
In a mixed firmware fabric where the master Subnet Manager is on a gateway with firmware version 2.0 and other gateways or switches in the fabric are firmware version 2.1 or 2.2, issuing the smpartition commit command fails.
Workaround: When you use the smpartition commands to partition the mixed firmware fabric, issue the commands from a master Subnet Manager on a switch or gateway with firmware version 2.1 or 2.2.
17159243
VNICs with MAC addresses having eight leading zeros are disabled after a reboot.
VNICs with MAC addresses having four or more leading bytes which are zero (00:00:00:00:12:34) are not persistent after a reboot, including reboots that occur during a firmware downgrade or upgrade.
Workaround: Do not create VNICs with MAC addresses having four or more leading bytes which are zero (eight or more leading zeros).
15703751
No way to set Fabric Monitor console timeout.
The Fabric Monitor will timeout after 15 minutes of idle time.
Workaround: You must log in to the web interface and start the Fabric Monitor again.