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Sun Blade X6270 Server Module Product Notes This document contains late-breaking information and issues for the Sun Blade X6270 Server Module. Each issue is associated with an internal change request (CR) number that is provided as a reference for Sun Service personnel. When necessary, Sun Service personnel can refer to the CR number for additional information about the issue. Topics Description Link General information • “Firmware Supported in Supplemental Software Release 2.
Topics Description Link Resolved issues • • • • • “Hardware Resolved Issue” on page 8 “BIOS Resolved Issue” on page 8 “ILOM Resolved Issues” on page 9 “Solaris Resolved Issue” on page 10 “Linux Resolved Issue” on page 11 Known open issues • • • • • • • • • “Hardware Known Issue” on page 13 “BIOS Known Issue” on page 14 “ILOM Known Issues” on page 14 “VMware Known Issues” on page 17 “Solaris and OpenSolaris Known Issues” on page 19 “Red Hat and SUSE Linux Known Issues” on page 23 “Windows Known Issues
Firmware Supported in Supplemental Software Release 2.1 TABLE 1 identifies the ILOM and BIOS firmware versions that are supported in Supplemental Software Release 2.1. TABLE 1 X6270 Server Module Firmware Available in Supplemental Software Releases Supplemental Software Release ILOM SP Firmware for X6270 Server Module ILOM CMM1 Firmware BIOS Firmware for X6270 Server Module 2.1 (latest update for systems running ILOM 3.0) 3.0.6.10 2.0.3.10 (minimum supported) and 3.0.3.32* 07.06.02.15 2.0.1 3.0.
Versions of Intel Microcode and Reference Code Used in the BIOS Firmware TABLE 2 lists the versions of the Intel Microcode and RC Reference Code used in the BIOS firmware images for Supplemental Releases 1.4 and 2.1. TABLE 2 Intel Microcode and Reference Code Used in BIOS Firmware for Supplemental Releases 1.4 and 2.1 Intel Software Versions Intel CPU Microcode SRV_C_81 Intel RC 1.05 Intel CPU Reference Code 1.02 Intel QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) Reference Code 1.
Tools and Drivers DVD for Sun Blade X6270 Server Module A Tools and Drivers DVD for the Sun Blade X6270 Server Module is shipped with your order. This DVD includes device drivers, RAID management software, and other software utilities for use with your server module. If you need a copy of this DVD, or require updates to the software provided on this DVD, you can download the latest Tools and Drivers DVD for the Sun Blade X6270 Server Module at: ■ http://www.sun.com/servers/blades/downloads.
New Hardware and Software Features Topics Description Link Performance enhancement • “Enhanced Performance for Certain DIMM Configurations” on page 6 Additional operating systems supported • “Additional Operating Systems Supported” on page 6 Enhanced Performance for Certain DIMM Configurations It is now possible to achieve enhanced performance when using 4GB 1333-MHz DIMMs in 2 DIMM-per-channel configurations (up to six DIMMs per processor). Prior to Supplemental Software Release 2.
Note – The Solaris 10 or OpenSolaris Operating System is available as a preinstalled option on a server disk drive. For configuration instructions for the preinstalled Solaris 10 or OpenSolaris Operating System, refer to the Sun Blade X6270 Server Module Installation Guide (820-6175). Resolved Issues as of Supplemental Release 2.
Hardware Resolved Issue TABLE 3 Hardware Resolved Issue CR Description 6853524 The Sun x4 PCIe Quad Gigabit Ethernet Express Module (X7284A-Z) Might Fail to Be Discovered Issue: In very rare circumstances the Sun x4 PCIe Quad Gigabit Ethernet Express Module (X7284A-Z) might fail to be discovered. This means that the module will be unusable. Affected Hardware and Software: • Sun Blade X6270 Server Module • Supplemental Software Releases 1.0, 1.0.1, 1.1, 1.2, and 2.0.
ILOM Resolved Issues TABLE 5 ILOM Resolved Issues CR Description 6850424 Power Measurements Reported by ILOM Are Lower After Upgrading Server From ILOM 2.0 to ILOM 3.0.3.35 Issue: After upgrading your server from ILOM 2.0.x.x to ILOM 3.0.3.35, the power measurements for permitted_power and available_power are lower. The amount that the measurements decrease will vary depending on the number of memory DIMMs that are installed in your server.
Solaris Resolved Issue TABLE 6 Solaris Resolved Issue CR Description 6821501 JumpStart Installation Freezes When Using a Serial Console Issue: When performing a Solaris JumpStart Installation using the serial console (/SP/console), the installation might freeze during package installation. When this occurs, the installation cannot be completed and the host must be rebooted.
Linux Resolved Issue TABLE 7 Linux Resolved Issue CR Description 6808230 Storage Drive LEDs Are Incorrectly Illuminated When Using ICH10 Onboard HBA With SATA Drives Without a REM Issue: On a server without a RAID Expansion Module (REM), the storage drive Fault and OK-to-Remove LEDs are incorrectly illuminated on storage drive slots 1 through 3. Affected Operating Systems and Software: • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5.3 • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11 • Supplemental Software Releases 1.
Known Open Issues Topics 12 Description Link Hardware known issue, description, and workaround • “Hardware Known Issue” on page 13 BIOS known issues, descriptions, and workarounds • “BIOS Known Issue” on page 14 ILOM known issues, descriptions, and workarounds • “ILOM Known Issues” on page 14 VMware known issues, descriptions, and workarounds • “VMware Known Issues” on page 17 Solaris and OpenSolaris known issues, descriptions, and workarounds • “Solaris and OpenSolaris Known Issues” on page 19
Hardware Known Issues TABLE 8 Hardware Known Issues CR Description 6890913 Active LED Does Not Illuminate When Solid State Disk (SSD) Is Idle Issue: Active LEDS do not illuminate when the blade powers on using the latest SSD and Controller firmware versions with onboard SATA controller, Adaptec RAID controller, and LSI RAID controller. Affected Hardware and Software: • Sun Blade X6270 Server Module • Supplemental Software Software Releases 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.4, 2.0, 2.0.1, 2.
BIOS Known Issue TABLE 9 BIOS Known Issue CR Description 6757722 LSI Utility Drive Enumeration Is Misleading Issue: Drive enumeration is misleading. Slot enumeration should be 0,1,2,3, or 1,2,3,4. LSI utility shows drives in slots 4 and 5, which are the top two drives (2 and 3). Affected Operating Systems and Software: • All supported operating systems • Supplemental Software Software Releases 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.4, 2.0, 2.0.1, 2.1 Workaround: There is no workaround. Check for the availability of a patch.
TABLE 10 ILOM Known Issues (Continued) CR Description 6806444 Sun ILOM Remote Console Might Hang on Windows Client When Redirecting a CD-ROM Image or Floppy Image Issue: When using a Windows client to redirect a CD-ROM image or floppy image from the Sun ILOM Remote Console, the Sun ILOM Remote Console might not respond. Affected Operating Systems and Software: • ILOM 2.0 or later and ILOM 3.0 or later • Sun ILOM Remote Console • Java 1.6.
TABLE 10 ILOM Known Issues (Continued) CR Description 6800702 64-bit JRE Fails to Launch the Sun ILOM Remote Console Issue: An attempt to start Storage Redirection in ILOM might fail when using a 64-bit JRE. Since the 64-bit JRE is the default on a 64-bit system, you might also need to download a 32-bit JRE. When using a 64-bit JRE to start Storage Redirection, an "Unsupported platform" error appears. Affected Software: • Supplemental Software Releases 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.4, 2.0, 2.0.1, 2.
VMware Known Issues TABLE 11 VMware Known Issues CR Description 6779112 Misleading Status for Power Supplies Is Reported by VMware Health Status Screen Issue: The VMware Virtual Infrastructure client Health Status screen under the Power component reports the server power supplies in an Off-Line Disabled state and 0 watts, even though the power supplies are on-line and enabled. Affected Operating Systems and Software: • VMware ESX 3.5u4 • Supplemental Software Releases 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.4, 2.0, 2.0.1, 2.
TABLE 11 VMware Known Issues (Continued) CR Description 6837645 Local Storage Drive Is Not Seen After Installing VMware ESXi 3.5 Update 4 Issue: If the Sun Blade X6270 Server Module has a local storage drive attached to a Sun Blade RAID 0/1 RAID Expansion Module (X4607A-Z), the local storage drive is not seen by the system after installing VMware ESXi 3.5 Update 4. Affected Operating Systems and Software: • VMware ESXi 3.5u4 • Supplemental Software Releases 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.4, 2.0, 2.0.1, 2.
Solaris and OpenSolaris Known Issues TABLE 12 Solaris and OpenSolaris Known Issues CR Description 6882233 On Systems Running the OpenSolaris OS, Setting the Power Management Hardcap Power Limit Prior to Booting the System Does Not Control System Power Issue: If you set a power limit with timelimit=0 (none) prior to booting the system and the operating system (OS) is OpenSolaris 2009.06, the power limit is not adhered to by the system. Affected Operating Systems and Software: • OpenSolaris 2009.
TABLE 12 Solaris and OpenSolaris Known Issues (Continued) CR Description 6731637 Boot Disk Size Limitation Issue: Solaris 10 05/09 will not install on a disk device that is greater than 1 TB in size. Affected Hardware and Operating Systems: • Sun Blade X6270 • Solaris 10 05/09 Workaround: This issue will be resolved in the next release of Solaris. Install the OS on a boot device that is 1 TB or smaller.
TABLE 12 Solaris and OpenSolaris Known Issues (Continued) CR 6764573 (continued) 6767389 Description Workaround (continued) 4. Press 'e' to edit the entry. 5. Append -Bintel-iommu=no to the line so that it looks like this: kernel$ /platform/i86pc/kernel/$ISADIR/unix -Bintel-iommu= no 6. Press Enter then press 'b' to boot. If you are adding this boot option to a list of existing options, note that the delimiter for boot options is a comma.
TABLE 12 Solaris and OpenSolaris Known Issues (Continued) CR Description 6783710 ExpressModule (X1028A-Z) Is Not Supported by Solaris and OpenSolaris Issue: The Solaris 10 10/08 and OpenSolaris 2008.11 operating systems do not support the Sun x8 PCI Express Dual 10 Gigabit Ethernet ExpressModule (X1028A-Z and 1108A-Z). Affected Operating Systems and Software: • Solaris 10 10/08 • OpenSolaris 2008.11 • Supplemental Software Releases 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.4, 2.0, 2.0.1, 2.
Red Hat and SUSE Linux Known Issues TABLE 13 Red Hat and SUSE Linux Known Issues CR Description 6817764 ILOM Power Budget Feature Does Not Work Unless RHEL 5.3 Errata CPUSPEED Package Is Used Issue: The speedstep-centrino cpufreq driver was built into the RHEL kernel, and the acpi-cpufreq driver was included as a module. The two cpufreq scaling drivers conflict due to Red Hat init scripts. This conflict causes the RHEL kernel to not honor CPU power capping directives from ILOM.
TABLE 13 Red Hat and SUSE Linux Known Issues (Continued) CR Description 6830785 SLES XEN Host (Dom 0) Using igb.ko Driver Will Drop XEN Guest (Dom U) Packets When IPv4 TX Checksum Offload Is Enabled Issue: The XEN Host (Dom 0) will corrupt XEN Guest (Dom U) network traffic during transmission to and from the physical interface under the following conditions: 1. XEN Host (Dom 0) is SLES 10 SP2 operating system. 2. The inbox SLES 10 SP2 Intel igb.ko driver is being used on the XEN Host (Dom 0). 3.
TABLE 13 Red Hat and SUSE Linux Known Issues (Continued) CR Description 6763570 Preferred Method for Preventing RHEL 4.7 to Load Hot-Plug Driver Issue: On the Sun Blade X6270 Server Module, it is necessary for the administrator to choose a preferred method and to explicitly prevent Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 from loading the hot-plug driver (acpiphp or pciehp). Affected Operating Systems and Software: • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4.7 • Supplemental Software Releases 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.4, 2.0, 2.0.
TABLE 13 Red Hat and SUSE Linux Known Issues (Continued) CR Description 6766163 6766172 6771124 Legacy PCIe Hot-Plug Is Not Supported by SLES10 SP2 Issue: SLES10 SP2 is not able to do legacy hot-plug on the Sun Blade X6270 Server Module. During boot up the kernel loads the PCIE_AER driver. This driver gains native (pciehp) control of PCIe hot-plug slots using the BIOS/ACPI _OSC method. After this occurs, the legacy (acpiphp) hot-plug driver should never be loaded.
TABLE 13 Red Hat and SUSE Linux Known Issues (Continued) CR Description 6800672 ixgbe (1.3.53) Driver Is Not Supported on RHEL 5.3 Issue: The latest ixgbe (1.3.53) driver from Intel cannot compile on RHEL 5.3 for PCI Express Single (1106A-Z) or Dual (1180A-Z or 1107A-Z) 10-Gigabit Ethernet unless the setting for Large Receive Offload is disabled. Affected Operating Systems and Software: • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5.3 • Supplemental Software Releases 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.4, 2.0, 2.0.1, 2.
TABLE 13 Red Hat and SUSE Linux Known Issues (Continued) CR Description 6803871 RHEL 5.3 Might Experience an Interrupt Storm Under Certain Conditions Issue: If the following HBA devices are simultaneously configured with the server, the Sun Blade X6270 Server Module running RHEL 5.3 can experience an interrupt storm when the kernel installs the Emulex driver.
Windows Known Issues TABLE 14 Windows Known Issues CR Description 6879304 Windows Server 2008 R2 Generates System Event Log Warning Messages When Power Is Being Limited by ILOM Power Management Issue: When power is being limited by the ILOM Power Management feature, the Windows Server 2008 R2 operating system will generate warning messages in the System Event Log informing the user that the processor(s) are being restricted.
TABLE 14 Windows Known Issues (Continued) CR Description 6756232 CompactFlash Card Might Not Be Detected by Windows Setup Utility Issue: The Windows Server 2003 Setup Utility copies the system boot files to the first disk found in the boot order. Windows detects the CompactFlash (CF) device as an ATA class device but, it is attached using the USB bus. The drives attached using USB are not supported by Microsoft for Windows Server as system boot devices.
TABLE 14 Windows Known Issues (Continued) CR Description 6783538 Blue Error Screen Might Appear When InfiniBand PCIe ExpressModule Is Disabled in Windows Device Manager Issue: If the option for the Sun Dual Port 4x QDR IB Host Channel Adapter PCIe ExpressModule (X4219A-Z) is disabled in Windows Device Manager, Windows Server 2008 stops and displays a Blue Screen with the following bug check 0x122 - General WHEA Error.
TABLE 14 Windows Known Issues (Continued) CR Description 6863766 Install Will Fail When Using a Diskette Made From the Tools and Drivers DVD or the Floppy Image (QLogic64.img) on the Tools and Drivers DVD to Install Windows Server 2003 64-bit to a Fiber Channel Array Over a QLogic Fiber Channel HBA Issue: If you use a diskette made from the Tools and Drivers DVD or the QLogic64.
Sun Installation Assistant Known Issues TABLE 15 Sun Installation Assistant (SIA) Known Issues CR Description 6861956 SIA Will Cause Kudzu to Be Run for RHv4.7 x64 Installations With Emulex Cards Issue: When an installed system is booting for the first time SIA unintentionally causes Kudzu, a Red Hat hardware configuration utility, to be run for RHv4.7 x64 installations with Emulex cards. Affected Operating Systems and Software: • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4.
TABLE 15 Sun Installation Assistant (SIA) Known Issues (Continued) CR Description 6851222 SIA Does Not Include Drivers for the Sun Blade 6000 Virtualized Multi-Fabric 10GbE Network Express Module Issue: When SIA is used to install an operating system to the Sun Blade X6270 Server Module in a chassis which contains a Sun Blade 6000 Virtualized Multi-Fabric 10GbE Network Express Module, drivers for this device are not installed.
TABLE 15 Sun Installation Assistant (SIA) Known Issues (Continued) CR Description 6805366 SIA Might Not Install AHCI Device Driver for Windows 2003 Issue: If you are installing to an LSI device or Sun StorageTek Raid Host Bus Adapter, SIA might not automatically install the AHCI device driver for Windows 2003 installations. SIA will copy the AHCI device driver to disk (install target) but you might need to install the AHCI driver using Windows Device Manager.
Documentation Known Issues TABLE 16 Documentation Known Issues CR Description 6851878 Missing Content for Server Ambient Temperature Sensors Issue: The sensor descriptions in the Sun Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) 2.0 Supplement for Sun Blade X6270 Server Module (820-6180) do not indicate where the /SYS/MB/T_AMB and /SYS/T_AMB sensors are located.
