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Sun Blade™ X6440 Server Module Product Notes

Version 2.0

Sun Microsystems, Inc.

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Part No. 820-3965-15, Rev. A

November 2009

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Version Sun Blade X6440 Server Module Product NotesSun Microsystems, Inc Part No. 820-3965-15, Rev. A NovemberPlease Recycle The following is covered in these product notes Sun Blade X6440 Server Module Product NotesSupport and Patches for Sun Blade Server Modules General InformationSupported Operating Systems http//sunsolve.sun.comSupport documentation for the Sun Blade X6440 server module DocumentationSun ILOM 3.0 Documentation Collection Sun Blade X6440 Server Module Tools & Drivers DVD Latest Firmware UpdatesIntegrated Lights Out Manager Newly Supported Featureshttp//docs.sun.com/app/docs/prod/int.lights.mgr30#hic Sun ILOM Power Management Hardware and BIOS IssuesSun ILOM Remote Console Lock ILOM IP address is not updated ILOM BIOS settings issuePower LED issue BIOS does not accept the ipmitool clear CMOS command Power supply redundancy must be set to non redundant modeBlade server module fails to link up at 1GbE 8 Sun Blade X6440 Server Module Product Notes NovemberCertain devices’ boot option ROM fails to load Sun Installation Assistant IssuesNEM model X4238 requires latest BIOS firmware SIA will not install Infiniband drivers for Windows operating systems SLES 9 SP4 operating system is not supported using SIA10 Sun Blade X6440 Server Module Product Notes November RHEL installed using SIA reports a MPT Fusion ctl drivers error SIA will not install FEM drivers for WindowsSIA displays ILOM version as Unknown SIA displays incorrect chassis informationSIA Update function fails SIA displays error when installing using PXE methodSIA does not display storage controllers “SIA update failed…”SIA does not install operating systems via PXE server Integrated Lights Out Manager Issues14 Sun Blade X6440 Server Module Product Notes November Delaying BIOS Upgrade During Firmware Update Can Corrupt BIOSMinimum Supported Browsers No warning when password length is exceededSolaris Remote Console session requires Java plugin TABLE 1 Version Numbers for Browsers5. Execute the following command from the terminal window Service processor might take up to 3 minutes to startIf you are logged in as a user not root, do the following 1. Choose the option to save the fileimpitool session info all command fails Error message appears during service processor startupFRU data for the hard disk drives is not passed via ipmitool Hard disk error message in the SP event log Diagnostics IssuesPc-Check Diagnostics Software Issues DIMM SPD data are reported incorrectly in the FRU dataSunVTS Diagnostics Software Issues Operating System IssuesHard disk information is unknown Serial port test failsSolaris OS installation halts during the installation Solaris IssuesWarning message might appear during startup USB device errors reported in Red Hat Linux Issues2. Navigate to the /boot directory. cd /boot 3. Rename the initrd.img file by typing the commandIGB error message might appear PCI BIOS error message might appearError messages might appear in SLES 10 OS dmesg Only 8 of 16 CPU cores being reportedSLES OS driver installation takes a long time to complete Post OS driver update script fails to runSLES 9 SP4 hangs during installation or startup NIC drivers are not supported by SLES11 OSWindows Autorun does not install drivers Windows Issues2. Install the latest kernel update to version 2.6.5-7.311 or newer USB devices are not recognized in RHELUse the StorageTek BIOS setup utility Sun StorageTek RAID Expansion Module REM IssuesSystem does not boot from floppy drive image 2. Reboot the system for the changes to take effectUpgrade path for data merging LSI RAID Expansion Module REM Issues