Sun Microsystems X6440 manual Operating System Issues, SunVTS Diagnostics Software Issues

Hard disk information is unknown

When running the Pc-Check hard disk diagnostics, the hard disk information, hard disk firmware, and serial number are listed as unknown.

Serial port test fails

The Pc-Check serial port test fails because Pc-Check does not support the RJ-45 serial port connector.

SunVTS Diagnostics Software Issues

The following issue applies to SunVTS™ diagnostics software.

SunVTS I/O port test fails

The SunVTS I/O port test fails when the system is in exerciser mode. This occurs because the test fails to read written bytes at various baud rates when the system is under heavy stress.

Workaround:

Run the SunVTS I/O port test in standalone or in component mode.

Operating System Issues

This section contains the following:

■“Solaris Issues” on page 20

■“Warning message might appear during startup” on page 20

■“Solaris OS installation halts during the installation” on page 20

■“Linux Issues” on page 21

■“USB device errors reported in Red Hat 5.1” on page 21

■“Unable to hot plug PCI-E expansion modules (PEM)” on page 21

■“PCI BIOS error message might appear” on page 22

■“IGB error message might appear” on page 22

■“Error messages might appear in SLES 10 OS dmesg” on page 22

Sun Blade X6440 Server Module Product Notes 19