Sun Microsystems B1600, B100X, AND B100S, B200X BLADE manual Sparc Solaris

3.1	Preparing to Install Solaris x86 Onto a Blade 3–1
	3.1.1	Solaris x86 Drivers and Documentation 3–2
	3.1.2	Overview of the Solaris x86 Installation Process 3–3
3.2	Applying Mandatory Software Patches to the Solaris x86 Install Image 3–
	3

3.2.1Downloading the B100x/B200x Mandatory Software for the

Network Install Server 3–4

3.2.2 Creating a Network Install Server 3–6

3.3Issues Affecting B100x and B200x Server Blades That are Running Solaris x86 3–8

3.3.1Issues for Which You Must Apply a Workaround or Perform an Operational Procedure 3–8

3.3.2 Error Messages That Can be Safely Ignored 3–13

3.3.3Other Issues 3–16

4.SPARC Solaris 4–1

4.1	Installing SPARC Solaris Onto a B100s Server Blade 4–2
4.2	B100s (SPARC Solaris) Server Blade Issues 4–2

5.System Controller 5–1

5.1	Upgrading the System Controller (SC) Firmware 5–2
5.2	What To Do If You Lose Your Password for the System Controller			5–2
5.3	System Controller Software Issues	5–4
	5.3.1 System Controller Firmware 1.2		5–4
	5.3.2 System Controller Firmware 1.1		5–4
	5.3.3 System Controller Firmware 1.0		5–6
6. The System Chassis’s Integrated Switch		6–1
6.1	Switch Firmware Issues 6–2
6.2	Issues Affecting the Web Graphical User Interface to the Switch			6–8

6.3The Term “Trunk” Meaning Either an Aggregated Link Or a Tagged VLAN Connection 6–10

iv Sun Fire™ B1600 Chassis and B100s, B100x, and B200x Blade Product Notes • May 2004