Installation guide
Note – To best utilize the latest rmware features and bug xes, run the most recent SC rmware
on your Sun Fire midrange system. For the latest patch information, see
http://sunsolve.sun.com.
TABLE 3–1 Minimum SC Firmware for Each Platform and Solaris Release
Platform Solaris Release Minimum SC Firmware
Sun Fire E6900/E4900 with
UltraSPARC IV+
Solaris 10 3/05 HW1 (a limited
release) or Solaris 10 1/06
5.19.0
E6900/E4900 without UltraSPARC
IV+
Solaris 9 4/04 5.16.0
Sun Fire 6800/4810/4800/3800 Solaris 9 4/04 5.16.0
Sun Fire 6800/4810/4800/3800 Solaris 9 5.13.0
You can upgrade the system rmware for your Sun Fire midrange system by connecting to an
FTP or HTTP server where the rmware images are stored. For more information, refer to the
README and Install.info les. These les are included in the rmware releases that are
running on your domains. You can download Sun patches from
http://sunsolve.sun.com.
Known DR Software Bugs
This section lists important DR bugs.
Network Device Removal Fails When a Program Is Holding the Device
Open (5054195)
If a process is holding open a network device, any DR operation that would involve that device
fails. Daemons and processes that hold reference counts stop DR operations from completing.
Workaround: As superuser, perform the following steps:
1. Remove or rename the /rplboot directory.
2. Shut down NFS services.
# sh /etc/init.d/nfs.server stop
3. Shut down Boot Server services.
# sh /etc/init.d/boot.server stop
4. Perform the DR detach operation.
5. Restart NFS services.
Dynamic Reconguration on Sun Fire Midrange Systems
Chapter 3 • System-Specic Issues 111