Solaris 10 system hangs

hi,
I have installed solaris 10 on V880 box and have applied 10_Recommended.zip & 10_SunAlert_Patch_Cluster.zip and something strange happens to the server. After a couple of hours the server goes in a kind of screensaver or standby mode and it has some strange characters on the console with Sun logo in the background.
# cat /var/adm/messages
Sep 5 11:24:41 jupiter pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] pseudo-device: mem_cache0
Sep 5 11:24:41 jupiter genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] mem_cache0 is /pseudo/mem_cache@0
Sep 5 11:25:10 jupiter sendmail[514]: [ID 702911 mail.crit] My unqualified host name (jupiter) unknown; sleeping for retry
Sep 5 11:25:10 jupiter sendmail[515]: [ID 702911 mail.crit] My unqualified host name (jupiter) unknown; sleeping for retry
Sep 5 11:25:23 jupiter metadevadm: [ID 209699 daemon.error] Invalid device relocation information detected in Solaris Volume Manager
Sep 5 11:25:23 jupiter metadevadm: [ID 912841 daemon.error] Please check the status of the following disk(s):
Sep 5 11:25:23 jupiter metadevadm: [ID 702911 daemon.error] c1t5d0
Sep 5 11:25:24 jupiter fmd: [ID 441519 daemon.error] SUNW-MSG-ID: PCIEX-8000-5Y, TYPE: Fault, VER: 1, SEVERITY: Critical
Sep 5 11:25:24 jupiter EVENT-TIME: Tue Sep 2 13:30:20 EST 2008
Sep 5 11:25:24 jupiter PLATFORM: SUNW,Sun-Fire-880, CSN: -, HOSTNAME: jupiter
Sep 5 11:25:24 jupiter SOURCE: eft, REV: 1.16
Sep 5 11:25:24 jupiter EVENT-ID: 4a9d4712-9c3c-e52f-8bd6-fe8396a83c3d
Sep 5 11:25:24 jupiter DESC: The transmitting device sent an invalid request.
Sep 5 11:25:24 jupiter Refer to http://sun.com/msg/PCIEX-8000-5Y for more information.
Sep 5 11:25:24 jupiter AUTO-RESPONSE: One or more device instances may be disabled
Sep 5 11:25:24 jupiter IMPACT: Loss of services provided by the device instances associated with this fault
Sep 5 11:25:24 jupiter REC-ACTION: Ensure that the latest drivers and patches are installed. Otherwise schedule a repair procedure to replace the affected device(s). Use fmdump -v -u <EVENT_ID> to identify the devices or contact Sun for support.
Sep 5 11:25:27 jupiter md_mirror: [ID 104909 kern.warning] WARNING: md: d6: (Unavailable) needs maintenance
Sep 5 11:25:39 jupiter pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] pseudo-device: pm0
Sep 5 11:25:39 jupiter genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] pm0 is /pseudo/pm@0
Sep 5 11:26:13 jupiter sendmail[514]: [ID 702911 mail.alert] unable to qualify my own domain name (jupiter) -- using short name
Sep 5 11:26:13 jupiter sendmail[515]: [ID 702911 mail.alert] unable to qualify my own domain name (jupiter) -- using short name
# ls /var/crash/jupiter
can anyone please advise what could be causing the issue

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I had the same problem with my sparc after updating.

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Homework, homework, homework...many of us now look around the net for others who have already built systems around a certain motherboard not being the first pioneers to venture into the unknown...saving ourselves countless hours because we've taken the time to talk to the experienced out there as to what will and will not work...
Some of us who do build a lot of systems for other folx out there take the time to buy different brands of memory, PSU's, CPU's, MB's, etc...and play with different configs in order to find "what works" and then post results in different forums in order to let others know what they've tried and not tried...this usually takes a bit of capital in order to buy what's known as "troubleshooting parts" and can get quite expensive...
To the occasional home builder: The days of buying and building with no problems is long past...with todays high speed systems, a lot of these home builders only remember the brand names that they used in the past thinking that they can go out and buy a really full featured high end MB, cheap generic or "Value" RAM memory, use the same case (usually 3 to 5 yrs old with a PSU in it that couldn't jump start someone's heart if they were dying, much less start up a power hungry high end gaming rig), as well as other peripherals...
Then they head on down to the MB mfg's website (if they even have one these days) and (thankfully not in your case) begin to trash and bash the company about how they have a crappy product, blah, blah, blah...
See where I'm going with this? In any case, as long winded as I've been here, you must now rise above the "occasional home builder" status and approach building with a new outlook as to "how to" and do that homework if you don't want to end up in this boat each and everytime...technology advances and it's up to us humans to advance our thought processes with it...
I wish you luck in your build here...my biggest advice I can give you atm is to go read the sticky posts at the top of the forum for some excellent tips on Memory, troubleshooting, etc, in order to gain some insight into how to do what you're doing...also, as Raven here points out, that PSU is way out of it's league in being able to supply the power needed for the build you're doing...take a step up into the world of high speed computing and lay down some cash for some higher end components that will leave you tearing out less of your hair and give you some peace of mind...
Apacer, OCZ, Corsair, Infineon, and, of course, Mushkin are all decent memory lines that have been known to work with these MB's...DO NOT buy cheap "Value" RAM memory for your board, it's likely to only give you more headaches...Mid to high end memory will cost you considerably more money but will save you countless hours of time trying to troubleshoot which to me is more valuable these days...a PSU with AT LEAST the amperage specs that Raven lists in his post, +3.3v-28, +5v-35A, +12V-18A, or even better is in most cases a requirement these days...and yes you're going to spend 60 to 100 dollars US or more to get one that gives you that spec...sales are a good thing to watch for all of this...
Sorry to go on for so long but I just wanted to give you some insight into the "new age" of computer building! Hope I've enlightened some things for you...if not sorry I rambled on so much *chuckles*
Good luck and let us know if you need any more help!

SYSTEM HANGS WHILE RUNNING EXP COMMAND IN ORACLE 10G

WHEN WE ARE RUNNING THE EXP (EXPORT) COMMAND IN ORACLE 10G
TO TAKE THE BACKUP IT GETS HANGED FOR A LONG TIME AND THEN IN THE LOG FILE WE FIND THE FOLLOWING ERROR MESSAGE.
SOMETIMES AFTER RESTARTING THE SERVER WE ARE ABLE TO RUN THE EXP COMMAND.
Connected to: Oracle Database 10g Enterprise Edition Release 10.1.0.2.0 - Production
With the Partitioning, OLAP and Data Mining options
Export done in WE8MSWIN1252 character set and AL16UTF16 NCHAR character set
About to export specified users ...
. exporting pre-schema procedural objects and actions
. exporting foreign function library names for user MANHAR
. exporting PUBLIC type synonyms
. exporting private type synonyms
. exporting object type definitions for user MANHAR
About to export MANHAR's objects ...
. exporting database links
. exporting sequence numbers
. exporting cluster definitions
*********************************** AT THIS POINT THE SYSTEM HANGS FOR A LONG TIME.
EXP-00056: ORACLE error 24324 encountered
ORA-24324: service handle not initialized
EXP-00056: ORACLE error 24324 encountered
ORA-24324: service handle not initialized
EXP-00000: Export terminated unsuccessfully
THE EXP COMMAND THAT WE USE IS AS FOLLOWS:
EXP MANHAR/MANHAR FILE=F:\BACKUP\MANHAR.DMP LOG=F:\BACKUP\MANHAR.LOG BUFFER=1000000 GRANTS=Y CONSTRAINTS=Y
WE ARE RUNNING THE EXP COMMAND ON THE SERVER ITSELF.
THE SERVER OPERATING SYSTEM IS WINDOWS 2003 SERVER.
Kindly give us a solution at the earliest.

You should ask Oracle support for help. There's only one entry for this error stack (Bug 3361288 - Export of XMLSCHEMA may fail with ORA-24324 in UTF8), but it should have been fixed for your DB version and , as far as I can see, you don't have a Unicode database.
Werner

Are FF4.0.12 and Adobe win,2,159,1 compatable? Since I updated both 5 days ago, I cannot use Facebook or play games. Adobe says it is a FF4 problem so I downloaded 3.6.17 but no help. System hangs.

XP, 128 bit,ff3.6.17 now but no help.
Since I updated both, in Facebook my system hangs repeatedly
Only hard reboot and open new session will let me back on. I have been talking to Adobe support for 3 days and got the advice to put FF3.6.17 back on. It is worse when trying to scroll or trying to play a game. Cursor freezes and system hangs. I need some help pls. Which plugin is best when trying to use facebook and games on FF4.12? DOESN'T ANYONE KNOW OF ANY HELP? Just give me the name of a plugin that FF likes and a Web address. I need to be able to use my browser and would like to play some of my games. PLEASE!!!

Hey, I really need some help. Doesn't anyone know?
Just tell me a plugin that will work and not hang FF and give me a website. PLEASE.

Strange system hang using rmi

Hi, I read for several hours now, but I can't find a hint what problem I'm experiencing. Perhaps someone has an idea?
I have a small java application (jdk1.3.1_08) which starts a RMIRegistry, binds an object name. It then starts another java application in another jvm using Runtime.exec(...).
Everything fine until here. The second application starts and works fine.
BUT: Now I close app2 and start it again from app1. Basically everything works also this time. But there is a delay at startup from app2 which I cannot explain. App2 hangs for 10 secondes up to 70 seconds, between two debug outputs!!!
Every little hint is appreciated!!
Torsten.

I think the hanging of app2 is not depending on what it actually does. But I try to explain some more, you're right:
App1 is kind of a starter environment, a launch center for several applications. One of these applications is my app2. The reason for using rmi and the second jvm is that I now can use a System.exit(0) in app2 without killing the launch center (app1). When I start app2 standalone from command line without rmi, then it starts without the strange system hang.
What does app2 do?
App2 has a starting time of about 30 seconds (standalone) where several things are initialized. In detail, it is a Swing application using the oracle framework JClient for data binding of Swing components and the oracle framework BC4J for mapping to an oracle database. The system hang when started in the second jvm occurs in the startup process, but not at a specific point in the programm. This means: on PC1 it hangs everytime between the same two debug outputs, on PC2 (a bit faster) it hangs later in the code. Thats the reason why I think, there could be a rmi problem.
What I did not mention yet: The launch center (app1) builds a kind of transfer object which is passed via rmi to app2 in the second jvm.
Does this help to solve my problem? I really run out of ideas what to do...

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