Sun Microsystems B100X, B1600, AND B100S manual Using the Sun Fire B10n Content Load Balancing Blade

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1.3.2Using the Sun Fire B10n Content Load Balancing Blade

The Sun Fire B10n Content Load Balancing Blade is now available to provide load balancing across server blades in the Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis and other horizontally scaled Sun platforms.

To use the B10n Content Load Balancing Blade, you need to upgrade the firmware on the System Controller to version 1.1 or later. To perform the upgrade of the System Controller firmware, refer to the Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Administration Guide (Chapter 10).

To configure and use the B10n Content Load Balancing Blade, refer to the Sun Fire B10n Content Load Balancing Blade Administration Guide. For the latest information on version 2.1 of the Sun Fire B10n Content Load Balancing Blade, see Sun Fire B10n Content Load Balancing Blade Version 1.2 Update Product Notes (817-6211-10)

1.3.3Downloading New Firmware for Chassis Components

For the latest publicly available firmware, check the following websites:

http://wwws.sun.com/software/download/network.html

http://sunsolve.sun.com

http://www.sun.com/servers/entry/b100x/

http://www.sun.com/servers/entry/b200x/

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Contents Page Page Contents Sparc Solaris Contents Page Documentation and Miscellaneous Information Before Installing Solaris x86 Onto a Blade Upgrading the Bios on a B200x Server BladeUsing N1 Provisioning Software Miscellaneous InformationDownloading New Firmware for Chassis Components Using the Sun Fire B10n Content Load Balancing BladeDocumentation in this Release Documentation Errata Page Linux Installing Linux Onto a B100x or B200x Blade To Upgrade the Bios Upgrading the Bios on B200x Server BladesBlade prompt returns when the update is complete Issues Affecting the B200x Server Blade Only B100x and B200x Linux Server Blade IssuesIssues Affecting the B100x Server Blade Only Solaris Preparing to Install Solaris x86 Onto a BladeSolaris x86 Drivers and Documentation Overview of the Solaris x86 Installation Process # mkdir -m 755 /var/tmp/blades Proceed to Creating a Network Install Server on Creating a Network Install Server # ./modifyinstallserver -d installdirpath Page Need Support for Soft Poweroff in Solaris Workaround Workaround Page Consconfig complains on servers with no frame buffer Error Messages That Can be Safely IgnoredPage Solaris x86 Acpi Resource Conflicts Unnecessarily Reported Other Issues1The Network Interfaces on a B200x Blade Base MAC + 1, snet1 Solaris x86 Page Sparc Solaris B100s Sparc Solaris Server Blade Issues Installing Sparc Solaris Onto a B100s Server Blade# share -F nfs /cdrom/solaris8hw1202suppcd Installation of SUNWidecr failed System Controller Upgrading the System Controller SC Firmware Set up a new user name and password for yourself System Controller Firmware System Controller Software IssuesScreset -x -y sn Scremovefru -y psn scpoweron psn System Chassis’s Integrated Switch Switch Firmware Issues Console#configure Consoleconfig#vlan database Consoleconfig#no vlan vlanid System Chassis’s Integrated Switch Page Console#configure Page Consoleconfig#no bridge-ext gvrp Aggregated Links Switch-to-switch Tagged Vlan Trunk Connections Setting up a Tagged Vlan Trunk With Cisco Switches