Server User Manual
Table Of Contents
- SPARC® Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Product Notes
- Contents
- Preface
- General Information about XCP 1072
- Information about Hardware
- Information about Software
- XCP Issues and Workarounds
- Solaris OS Issues and Workarounds
- Software Documentation Updates
- Identifying Degraded Memory in a System
- Identifying Different Memory Sizes in a System Board
- Identifying Permanent Memory in a Target Board
- CPU Upgrade
- Installation Notes
- Adding a New CMU Equipped with SPARC64 VII as a New Domain
- Upgrading an On-CMU SPARC64 VI to SPARC64 VII, or Adding SPARC64 VII to an Existing CMU, to an Existing Domain Configured with SPARC64 VI
- Adding a New CMU Equipped with SPARC64 VII to an Existing Domain Configured with SPARC64 VI
4 SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Product Notes for XCP Version 1072 • September 2008
Updating from a Version Earlier Than XCP 1050
■ You cannot update to XCP 1071 or later directly.
If you are currently running a version earlier than XCP 1050, you must first
update to an interim version of XCP between 1050 and 1070 (inclusive) before
updating to XCP 1071 or later. Refer to the product notes document for the
interim version for instructions.
■ Delete any accounts named "admin".
Any accounts named admin must be deleted prior to updating to XCP 1050 or
later. This account name is reserved in XCP 1050 and higher. Use the
deleteuser(8) command to delete the account.
Updating from a Version Earlier Than XCP 1070
On a domain which has been in operation during the XCP update to XCP 1071 or
later, when you perform Dynamic Reconfiguration (DR) to add or replace the
SPARC64 VII processors, you need to update the OpenBoot™ PROM firmware. The
OpenBoot PROM firmware is updated as you update the XCP and restart the
domain. For this reason, it is strongly recommended to restart all the domains after
you update the firmware to XCP 1071 or later, regardless of whether you added or
replaced the SPARC64 VII processors.
Functionality Issues and Limitations
This section describes the known issues and limitations at the time of this release.
Limitations for SPARC64 VII Processors
Caution – You must complete the upgrades to the XCP firmware and to Solaris OS
before inserting the CPU/memory board unit of SPARC 64 VII processors into the
chassis.
On a SPARC Enterprise M9000 server, if a single domain includes 16 boards
containing SPARC64 VII processors, then SunVTS 7.0ps2 software will not start.
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