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Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers--Release Notes

Release Notes

817-5252-18



Contents

Sun Firetrademark V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers Release Notes

Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Installation Information

Possible Keyboard Lock with Sun Installation Assistant

Important Notes and Considerations For Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers

AMD Errata #56

Serial-Concentrator Failures At Speeds Faster Than 9600-Baud

Intel Quad-Port Ethernet PCI card

Intel Dual-Port Ethernet PCI card

Issue

Work-around

Possible Rx-ERR on Intel PCI Network Interface Card (Port-to-Port Connection Only)

LSI U320 PCI Card Addition Causes Benign Error

LSI U320 PCI Card Not Supported With External Arrays Using Certain Drives

Synchronization Time for On-board RAID Mirroring

LSI Driver

Service Processor Configuration

SP Platform Shutdown or Power Cycle Command Requires the -f Argument

SP Event Log Automatically Purges Records When Full

OpenIPMI Linux Kernel Driver Conflict During Diskette Access

PCI Card Addition Causes POST Error Message

Translation Look-Aside Buffer (TLB) Reload Causes Errors With Certain Linux Software

Setup Posters

Sun Fire V20z server

Sun Fire V40z server

Console Redirection and LILO

Diagnostics Issues

Do Not Access the SP While Diagnostics Are Loaded

Command diags terminate Generates "False" Critical Events

Other Diagnostics Issues

Important Notes and Considerations Specific To Sun Fire V20z Servers

Safety Guidelines

Spurious Interrupts on Serial Port

No Mixing of CPU Stepping Versions

Verifying the Stepping Version

Setting Console Redirection Baud Rate to 115.2K Can Cause System Hang During POST

Ethernet Port Labelling

PCI Slot Labelling

Support Guide for Half-Length PCI Card Removed

PCI Card Installation

Server Top-Cover Installation

Cooling Fans

SCSI ID Assignments

Sun Fire V20z Clear-CMOS Jumper Location

Reduced Number of Voltage and Temperature Sensors

Voltage Sensors

Temperature Sensors

Important Notes and Considerations Specific To Sun Fire V40z Servers

Power-Supply Handles Must Be Fully Open Before Installation

Topspin Infiniband Host Channel Adapter

DVD/Diskette Drive Cable Must Be Secured in Clip

Rear Fan-Cage Connector Must Fully Engage Motherboard Connector To Ensure Cooling

SCSI ID Assignments

SP Event Log Messages When One Power Supply Is Disconnected

Sun Fire V40z Clear-CMOS Jumper Location

Linux Operating System Considerations

Solaris Operating System Considerations