Server Sun Fire 280R

Hello,
I want to upgrade server from subject line from one processor to dual processor. My question is: what modifications must be make on software? I have Sun Solaris 5.8, Veritas Netbackup, LUM Licence Server installed on this machine.
Any help will be apreciated.

Get the Sunfire 280R's Service Manual.
It's linked from the system's resource page in the Sun System Handbook.
http://sunsolve.sun.com/handbook_pub/Systems/SunFire280R/SunFire280R.html
Chapter #2 will guide you through the procedures.
Glance through the rest of the documentation that's offered there, as well.
Solaris is already a multi-processor aware operating environment.
You do not need to do anything to it when you add the correct cpu component.
By that I mean that you cannot mix different cpu speed modules in the same chassis,
nor can you mix UltraSPARC-III with UltraSPARC-III+ modules at the same time.
With the right parts, it will just work immediately at the next POST.

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Sun Fire 280R

Can I install a HP Dat 72 usb internal into the sun fire 280r with solaris 8? Is it possible to work ok?
If it is possible, how do I install this?
Excuse by my poor english, because I am from Argentina.
Could you help me please?
Thanks
Jorge

Followup:
We ended up opening up a case with sun to get the problem resolved. Once we submitted the same information as above, without any questions they overnighted us 2 new rsc cards. I just popped them in and without any software changes I was able to get them configured. They are working great now. Apparently both cards were faulty at the same time :)
D.

Question regarding Sun Fire 280R

I am having a problem with a SunFire 280R Server. The server reboots at random times by itself. I have two other 280Rs that do not do this. We went ahead and upgraded the OS to Solaris 10 and still have the same problem. All that this currently on it is the OS.
Does anyone know where I can get firmware updates for this server or know of any commands that I could perform to research my problem?
Thanks
Chris

Michael, if the system is caught in a crash loop you can't access the /var partition, the system just constantly reboots over and over. However, there will be console output if attached and there is a possibilty of sending a break signal to bring the system to obp. From there they can try to recover the system from a DVD image or install server. The patch can't be installed until they get a mountable root partition. I also suggest that they make a service call if the system is on support contract.

Failed to install solaris on new "Sun Fire V100"

Hi All,
I'm new to solaris. I have a new server Sun Fire v100. Just after power on the server I got a following message on the console screen
*" No memory Detected! Cannot proceed further !!!"*
Actually I want to install solaris 10 update 4 on this server.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Sachin

That system may be new for you, but Sun stopped selling them in March 2006.
Now, as for the "No memory Detected" message ?
There are four DIMM slots on the systemboard.
Make sure they actually have RAM installed to them.
The manuals for your "new" V100 can be found at:
http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/coll/v100

A1000 continue to Fire 280R

Can any one help?
Do I need an additional ultra SCSI adapter for Sun Fire 280R to continue to StorEdge A1000?
Also do I need any software?
Thanks

You need a HVD - High Voltage Differential SCSI HBA (375-0006) and Raid Manager (RM6) Software. http://sunsolve.Sun.COM/handbook_pub/Systems/A1000/A1000.html
Check "Full Components List" -> SCSI for HBA and read the "Related Documentation" for RM6 info.

Sun Fire v440 - which OBP Patch to use?

Hello,
According to this page: http://sunsolve.sun.com/handbook_private/Systems/SunFireV440/SunFireV440.html
There are several Flash PROM Patches to choose from:
118319 OBP 4.17.2
119240 OBP 4.16.6
119245 OBP 4.18.10
121685 OBP 4.22.x
The page does not really say which one I should use. Also, when I go to each patch page, it says "RELEASED" ....obviously not "OBSOLETED".
My OBP version is:
$ /usr/sbin/prtconf -V
OBP 4.17.2 2005/07/21 12:29
Do I want the highest numbered patch? Why are multiple OBP patches listed as "current" with no direction on which one to install?
Thanks,
Phil

Hello Phil,
maybe the following thread can give a clue
Sun Fire 280R firmware upgrade
I think you have to review the readme of each of these patches and read which bugs are fixed and what features are added...
Michael

Oracle VM Server 2.0 for Sun Fire v240?

Hi all,
I am searching and trying all day long to install Oracle VM Server on SPARC 64 Sun Fire v240.
I still can not find information is it supported or not?
I have Oracle Solaris 10 5.10 Generic_142909-17 sun4u sparc
the CPUs are UltraSPARC-IIIi (portid 0 impl 0x16 ver 0x34 clock 1503 MHz).
I installed OVM_Server_SPARC-2_0 from https://edelivery.oracle.com/
Anyway the command ldmconfig returns that This is not supported by my platform!
In the release notes of Logical Domain Manager 1.2, 1.3 and VM Server 2.0 is written the supported hardware and I can not see the v240, but I see
Supported Platforms:
Sun Fire and SPARC Enterprise T1000 Servers
Sun Fire and SPARC Enterprise T2000 Servers
Probably this sun fire is not Sun fire v240 but it is sun fire t1000?!
What do you think - is my server supported for any of these versions? Is virtualization possible?
Also I can not download version 1.3 because it's moved to oracle my support section but it was free?
Need your help and support :)
Thanks a lot.

A T1000 servers does not show V240.
uname -a on T1000 output below
bash-3.00# uname -a
SunOS xxxx 5.10 Generic_142909-17 sun4v sparc SUNW,SPARC-Enterprise-T1000
Thanks,
Sudhir

How to install Oracle VM server on Sun Fire v100 server

Hi All
I have just a Sun Fire V100 Server.
How to install Oracle VM server on Sun Fire v100 server?
Thankyou and best regards,
Thiensu

user8248216 wrote:
I have install Oracle VM Server successful on PC Core 2 dual 2.93Ghz.
But Oracle VM Server does not detect onboard Network card.Your NIC needs to be supported by Oracle Linux 5 Update 3 to work with Oracle VM Server 2.2. If it's too new, then it will not be seen. Also, please start a new topic for each question. This new question is not relevant to the original topic.
Edited by: Avi Miller on Aug 19, 2011 12:46 PM

How to install windows 2012 R2 in Sun Fire X4140 server

I want to install Windows server 2012 R2 in Sun Fire X4140 server. But SIA not supporting this OS. So I installed windows 2008 using SIA in server and after that upgrade to 2012. But now the server is very slow and network gets hanged frequently.

Hello Arun,
Sun Fire X4140 server certified and supports only below windows operating systems.
https://wikis.oracle.com/display/SystemsComm/Sun+Fire+X4140+Server+Product#SunFireX4140ServerProduct-MicrosoftWindowsServer
Best Regards
Bavyesh

Problems with Sun Fire 280 Server...

Hi
I am facing a problem in sun-fire 280 server. It
consists of two 80 GB scsi HDD and a DVD ROM. When i
rebooted the server, it throwed some following scsi
error.
unknown scsi: WARNING: /pci@8, 700000/scsi
@6 (glm0):
SCSI bus DATA IN phase parity eror
SCSI bus DATA IN phase parity eror
WARNING: Device PSO failure detected by sesor
PSO_FAULT_SENSOR
The out put of show-disks cmd is as follows
a) /pci@8,600000/SUNW,qlc@4/fp@0,0/disk
b) /pci@8,700000/scsi@6,1disk
c) /pci@8,700000/scsi@6/disk
The output of probe-scsi-all is as follows.
/pci@8,600000/SUNW,qlc@4
/pci@8,700000/scsi@6,1
Fatal SCSI eror at script address 8 Illegal
instruction
Fatal SCSI eror at script address 8 Illegal
instruction
/pci@8,700000/scsi@6
Fatal SCSI eror at script address 8 Illegal
instruction
Fatal SCSI eror at script address 8 Illegal
instruction
Pls help me out, I desparetly need to up the this
server.
thanx in advance
skm my friend

Hi
Thanks for replay, but according to you replay i check my all sutaible HW problems like cable PSU etc but alls are fine for work, If you have any other possible couse please tell me....
Thank you
Mohammed Tanvir

On Sun fire v490 - Solaris 10 with Oracle 8.1.7.4 & Sybase 12.0

Hi,
We are going to upgrade our server with this configuration -
Sun Fire V490     2 x 1.05 GHz UltraSPARC IV CPU
8096MB RAM     2 x73GB local disk
2x FC 2GB Sun/QLogic HBAs
DAT72
On one machine we will have Sun Solaris v10 with
Oracle DB v8.1.7.4 & Second one will be Sun Solaris v10 with Sybase DB v12.0.0.6.
Now our question is - Sun fire have Hyper-thread CPUs �� will the O/S and databases (Oracle and Sybase) view the proposed system as a true 4 CPU platform? Will parameters used to tune the database such as Sybase max online engines still operate in the same manner as before?
Our old machine configuration was - Sun E450     4x400MHz CPU     1024MB RAM     2 x18; 8x36GB disks

Questions on Oracle and Sybase should be directed to a database forum, this forum is for Sun hardware support.
Here is a link to a DB forum I look at from time to time:
http://www.dbforums.com/index.php
The topic of tuning Oracle or Solaris is way beyond the scope of this forum, I have attempted to go into it before but didn't get any feedback and I would only like to spend lots of time on it if I was being paid!!! On the memory side, keep in mind that Oracle 9i 64-bit can address a maximum of 2 ^ 64 ( 16777216 TB ) memory, prior to that the DBA had to define memory parameters in init.ora. To be honest the last time I worked with a Oracle 8 database I shut a HP K class server down permanently that had been migrated to Oracle 9i on Solaris by an Oracle consultant and I can't remember all the tuning trick etc.

"Memory Sizing" error on Sun Fire V65x

Hello.
I have some trouble with my old Sun Fire V65x and i hope that you guys can help me out.
I had 2,5GB RAM installed in my server, working flawless. 2 x 256MB and 2 x 1GB modules. 256-modules in Bank 1 and 1GB´s in Bank 2.
To get rid of the boot up warning of wrong memory configuration i moved the 2 1GB modules to bank 3 (as stated in the manual) but that was when the problem started.
In this configuration the server won't go to POST, i tried moving the 1GB modules around between bank 1, 2 & 3 without any result.
The server will not go to POST. No beeps, no nothing. When turning the server on line it starts up, the fans starts running on at maximum speed and that's all, no picture and no POST and the system warning LED turns to red. After a couple of minutes in this state the fans slow down for a couple of seconds and then back to 100% (repeating cycle)
The POST diagnostics LEDs at the back of the main board indicates POST code 13h, "Memory sizing". The main board does not report any defective DIMMs, also worth mentioning is that the 2 256MB DIMMs are working flawlessly in all banks.
I have tried:
Resetting the memory config in BIOS (using the 2x256 DIMMs and then installing the 2 1GB modules.
Moving the memory modules around between different banks, both alone and with the 2 256MB DIMMs present.
Clearing the CMOS settings.
Searching manuals and Google for hours without answer to my problem or what "memory sizing " means in this situation.
System:
Sun Fire V65x
1 CPU
If anyone know the answer to my dilemma and are willing to help me, i would be really grateful.
Sadly i do not have the possibility to test the memory modules in another system.
Best regards. Erik Järlestrand, Sweden.

Hardware. A reboot will probably not do anything. From what I can tell, it's a CPU cache problem. If you do anything, shut the system down completely, turn the power off for a minimum of 20 seconds to let any residual electricty go away, the turn it back on. If the problem returns, you'll most likely need to either get a new CPU module or a new V100. I don't know if the CPU can be removed from the V100 motherboard, but since there are jumper settings for the speed I would assume that you can.

How can I connect to sun fire v125 with serial mgr port by hyperterminal

Hi there!
My c.o. got a sun fire v125 server.My mission is finish setting up the server.But as I followed the sun
fire v125's document, it aint be connected to this server with serial mgr port by using windows xp hyperterminal .
My step as:
step1. Find the original RJ45 net cable from the v125 box, and put one side into
Serial MGR Port of V125.
step2. Combined the RJ45 net cable's other side with DB-9 converter,
then plug the DB-9 converter into the PC's serial port(9 pins).
step3. start the pc(windows xp sp2), and then creat a hyperterminal link in COM1 as:
Bits/Sec--9600, DataBits--8, Parity--None, Stop bits--1, Flow control--Xon/Xoff
And then pause connect. make it hang up.
step4. push the sun fire v125 power button. after 1mins, resume the hyperterminal,
connect to the v125.
as above all is all my step here. Somewhere incorrect?if theres no problem, why can't I receive the
"sc> " promote?
Theres only one thing what i can do is input from keyboard....?
I had known that there will be promoted the "sc> " after you start the connection of hyperterminal with the correct steps?
BTW,I had input "#." with enter key, but it doesnt work!
Is there anybody met this problem as mine? Or can you give me some hits?
Thank you for your reading.
Sinceley Regards
Maqintoshi. 2008.2.7 pm4:10
Edited by: maqintoshi on Feb 6, 2008 11:51 PM

Im sorry for replying so late.
I'd solved it long time ago.
finally I found I made a mistake that I connect the Serialport Cable which came from PC
to the RJ45(NIC) port which came from Sun Server :-@
If you still can not get the prompts, check these parameters of your hyperterminal:
connect a terminal or a terminal emulator (PC or workstation) to the SC serial management port.
Configure the terminal or terminal emulator with these settings:
* 9600 baud
* 8 bits
* No parity
* 1 Stop bit
* No handshaking

Sun Fire x4100

I recently got a Sun fire x4100 server, which does not have an OS loaded. I am able to connect to ILOM (version 2.0.2.1) through the Serial management port and using SSH in Putty. I can also get to the web admin page and launch the remote java console.
However, when I enter the start /SP/console command from a Serial or SSH session the session hangs at "Serial console started. To stop, type ESC (" It will return to the -> prompt if you press the escape characters, however, it doesn't bring up another prompt (such as ok>) and it doesn't respond to any other input. I can't get anything except a blank black screen from the locally attached monitor or the java remote console. I also can't get a BIOS screen to show up for the system, though I can watch the full ILOM boot process in the serial connection.
The machine doesn't seem to detect any hardware problems. How can I check what it is using for a console output device? I just need to change the boot order so that it uses the OS install CD?
Thank you

Ok, that makes more sense and an important distinction for anyone who isn't used to Sun hardware to realize (This is my first experience with a Sun server)....I think I have been starting the system board using start /SYS because the fans, etc in the server would really take off after issuing that command. However, still no output to the local monitor, the javarconsole, or any change in the serial console (It is still hanging at the Escape sequence notice).
Just to make sure I'm doing this correctly, (if its not available through the local monitor) console access is usually achieved by:
1) starting ILOM (plug in server)
2) establish either a serial or SSH terminal session
3) fire up the system board using start /SYS (or restart it, when necessary, if it started when the server was plugged in using stop -f /SYS and then start /SYS)
4) allow console access using start /SP/console (Can you specify where console access is allowed/directed with this command?)
5) check javarconsole or local monitor for BIOS screen/system board boot up
Is there another way to start the system board or if it is starting, which it seems to be, is there a way to figure out what it is using for an output?

How Can I shutdown SUN FIRE 4800 Machine?

Dear IT Experts,
I maintain a SUN Server. It is SUN Fire F4800. To login , I must use HyperTerminal, serial cable , and Laptop.
I have a plan to shutdown this machine for about 30 minutes for hardware maintenance checking.
But, I can not shutdown it using command "power-off" at "OK" prompt.(before, I use "init 0" to "OK" prompt)
I got this message :
{13} ok power-off
ERROR: do_interpret: no such symbol "power-off"
ERROR: undefined word
Could any body tell me what step can I do to shutdown this machine properly,please?
Here is the machine description :
- F4800 Server Base � Factory Rack
- CPU / MEM BD BNDL � 2CPU @750/6GMEM
- Red. Kit for Sun Fire 4800
- PCI GIGABIT Ethernet 2.0 Card
- PCI I/O Assy for F4800-6800
- Media Tray HD2, DVD1, TP1
- OPT INT PCI 10/100 Base NIC
- Continental Europe PWR CRD KIT
- 15 m Fiber Cable (multi-mode) and connector
- JNI 64 Bit PCI adapter Non � OFC
- Sun Fire Cabinet
- Solaris 8 Std English - Only
- OPT PWR Cord for ENTERPR. (INT)
- SUN Trunking Software v 1.2.1
- WS SB_100PGX64 128/15GB/CDROM
- NORTHAMERICAN COUNTRY KIT
Please help this newbie person.
Thanks for any response
Regards,
Ferianto

Dear All,
Sorry, if I ask this question to this forum again. Yesterday, I tried to shutdown SUN Fire 4800 machine. It is the same machine which I asked to all of you before.
At "OK" prompt, I typed *#.* in order to go to SC (System Controller) to shutdown the Machine. (As I know that "OK" prompt just shutdown the OS level)
But, I got the Error message.. These are commands that I have typed, but still did not work
{12} ok ~#
ERROR: do_interpret: no such symbol "~#"
ERROR: undefined word
{12} ok ~.
ERROR: do_interpret: no such symbol "~."
ERROR: undefined word
{12} ok #.
ERROR: do_interpret: no such symbol "#."
ERROR: undefined word
{12} ok ~#
ERROR: do_interpret: no such symbol "~#"
ERROR: undefined word
{12} ok #
ERROR:
I also tried to type command :(This comamand I got from SUN Firev4800 manual reference)
OK ctrl - ]
I connect to SUN Fire 4800 using serial cable (DB25) to USB port at my laptop, using either "Hyperterminal" or "TeraTerm"
-Bit persecond : 9600
-Data Bit : 8
-Parity : None
-Stop Bits : 1
-Flow Control : None
I can see the screen and typed "init 0" to go to "OK" prompt.But it still does not work. What happen? What should I do? For this case, is there any influence from "keyboard" layout (because I use my laptop keyboard) ?
Note : I also tried typed *"init 5"* to shutdown the server, but it still go to "OK" prompt
Please suggest...
Thanks for any help
Regards,
Ferianto
Edited by: Ferianto on Mar 10, 2008 9:05 PM

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