e 3000 and monitor

323 byte By bbatman at 2007-11-25 22:38:43
hello everybody, i have a simple question we want to buy an used e 3000 but i dont know is it possible to use an simple 19 lcd screen on this maschiene or not? because if not i dont know how to install the maschine thanks ...

x2100 with slow bios draw

394 byte By cvncpu at 2007-11-25 22:38:44
When my x2100 boots, it draws the bios incredibly slow, is there a solution this problem? it's not to much of a hassel, just when I have to edit a value in the bios, and it lags since it take so long to draw what is going on, but it is very fast when running an OS, is there a reason the bios ...

x2100 spud bracket and drive compatibility

346 byte By trackrabbit at 2007-11-25 22:38:45
Hi support, I'm considering an x2100 for a staging site, and would like to know if my numerous, unused spud brackets from an old e250 will fit. Also, can I just pop in any Sata I/II drive? For example, the 400GB Western Digital 4000YR (400GB)? Regards, Mike ...

Sunos 5.9

325 byte By thecrozz at 2007-11-25 22:38:46
Hello how do I properly shutdown the sunos5.9 that is housing my mailserver. We are going to be upgrading our power to the server room and all the machines need to be off. Please help. Thanks <img src="images/smiley_icons/icon_smile.gif" border=0 alt="Smile"> ...

OBP ( OpeBootProm ) compliancy

116 byte By DakotaRobert at 2007-11-25 22:38:48
Does anyone know how I can tell if my OBP level is "PCI Specification 2.1" compliant?

prtdiag field descriptions

969 byte By DakotaRobert at 2007-11-25 22:38:49
Can someone tell me specifically what "Func" and "Dev" stand for from production of prtdiag -v: ========================= IO Cards ========================= Bus Max IO Port BusFreq Bus Dev, Type ID Side Slot MHz Freq Func State NameModel - - - - - - - -- -- - PCI8B23333 ...

IO Card Anomaly

309 byte By DakotaRobert at 2007-11-25 22:38:50
When running prtdiag -v, I see two devices with the same "slot, dev, and func". I do not think that this should happen. Why would this occur? Alos, can someone please define exactly what 'dev' and 'func' is. ...

Recovering mirror-stripe disk with solstice after a disaster

1153 byte By ezekiel at 2007-11-25 22:38:52
Deal All, I have a mirror stripe on a sun server.we had a power failure which made the primary and the secondary boot disks to fail. There was no data at all on the root file system on the two boot disks after the disaster. So, there was no way i could boot from any of the disks. The ...

V890 CPU temps

1035 byte By bradd@xxxxxxxx.xxx at 2007-11-25 22:38:53
what are the normal operating temps for V890? Our V890 temps are 20 degrees higher than that of a V880. Also the V890 is not under any load yet and the V880 is running under heavy load. V890 temp System Temperatures (Celsius): - Device TemperatureStatus CPU0 71 OK CPU1 69 OK CPU2 72 OK ...

slow graphics on W1100z

693 byte By EM at 2007-11-25 22:38:54
Hello, I am running windows xp on a W1100z. The graphics card is a Nvidia Quadro FX 500. I am experiencing extremely slow graphics performance when I use Ansoft's HFSS. I also have the same problem when I use the 3D visualisation module in Agilent's Momentum. The performance is so poor ...

220r

200 byte By kyleg at 2007-11-25 22:38:55
Hi I have a 220r that when I issue init 6 or reboot the system hangs but if I physically power off then on it comes up ok. Any ideas Thanks

Reporting a bug in the X2100?

667 byte By at 2007-11-25 22:38:56
Well I hope someone on the X2100 dev team sees this. Just got a X2100 in and the default BIOS settings it ships with prevent Serial Console Redirection from working. Two BIOS settings are in question - 1) Console redirection is set to go to the SDMC, not COM1 by default. 2) When ...

Debug Driver

290 byte By DakotaRobert at 2007-11-25 22:38:57
Where do I get the device driver referenced here: <a href=" http://sunsolve.sun.com/handbook_pub/Systems/Example/documents/72402.html " target="_blank"> http://sunsolve.sun.com/handbook_pub/Systems/Example/documen ts/72402.html</a>

V20z and Qlogic QLA2200F FCAL Card

366 byte By moyes_boy at 2007-11-25 22:38:58
We are running Windows Server 2003 on a V20z and trying to connect to a T3 array using a Qlogic QLA2200F/X6799A PCI-FCAL card. We can't see the card at OS start-up and can't install the Win2003 drivers. Any ideas anyone? Cheers, Paul. ...

Smartcards (Sunblade 100,1000,150,SR1)

1084 byte By gentimjs at 2007-11-25 22:38:59
What I've got: SunBlade 1000 SunBlade 100 SunBlade 150 2 SunRay 1 thin clients all with original builtin smart card readers I also have a single smart card which came with one of the sunrays. What I'd like to get working: I'd like to get the smartcard based auth working on the ...

Solaris on AMD64 Athlon/GigabyteK8Triton

771 byte By chinni at 2007-11-25 22:39:00
I bought an assembled desktop system comprising Gigabyte K8 Triton Motherboard, AMD 64 Athlon Processor(2800+) model,512 MB DDR, 80GB HDD, ATX Cabinet and other necessary things. Now what i would like to know is: 1. Can I install Solaris OS on this System? I tried checking the AMD site but ...

Rack900 power

432 byte By pierre_1 at 2007-11-25 22:39:01
Can the Sun Rack900 support 5 x V490 servers and a single E2900, without exceeding the power redundancy rating of the Rack900. Power required by 5 x V490 = 5 x 8 amps = 40 amp Power required by E2900 = 15 Amp If one of the four power feeds trip, will the power rating on the remaining feeds by ...

boot problem

1091 byte By jandro at 2007-11-25 22:39:02
I have a station SunBlade 150. At the boot time, the system stop with this message: ======================================= Sun Blade 150 (UltraSparc-IIe 650MHZ), Keyboard Present Copyright 1998-2003 ..................... OpenBoot 4.10.6, 1024 MB memory installed .................... Ethernet ...

EU 450

681 byte By whiteSox at 2007-11-25 22:39:03
We add 4 x 400 MHz new processors to our E 450 mother board rev 501-5270 after installing the processors I corrected the jumper settings the jumper J2701 is on pin 2-3..After installing the processor i boot the system boot -r .The system is on solaris OS ver 5.9 .When i run the command psrinfo ...

firmware info

153 byte By min2 at 2007-11-25 22:39:04
Hi Anyone can tell me how to find a firmware version of the HBA card connected to a SUN 480 machine in OS or OK prompt

Can't mount ATA CD-ROM on Netra X1

671 byte By JEL at 2007-11-25 22:39:07
I have a Netra X1. I have an ATA CDROM attached to the secondary controller. I was able to install Solaris 10 using this. I can boot from the CDROM using the following: boot /<a href="mailto:pci&#64;1f" target="_blank">pci@1f</a>,0/<a href="mailto:ide&#64;d" ...

Difference in partition size reported by df and metastat.

2166 byte By xemir at 2007-11-25 22:39:08
Hi everyone, We are using df tool for obtaining partitions free space, and based on this information we can report an alert if the partition usage grows beyond the set threshold. The threshold is a percentage value therefore after the resize of one of ours partition the disk usage went into ...

Polish keyboard on SunRay Server Software

928 byte By pielciu at 2007-11-25 22:39:09
Hi all I have a anoying probem with Sun USB Keyboard working on SunRay. I've installed SunRay Server Software 3.1 on CentOS 4.2 Everything works fine but the keyboard on terminal client. Keyboard pluged into the server (CentOS) works good, i can press ALT+key to see polish letter, but it ...

System rear fan1 fault :-(

962 byte By Wurgl at 2007-11-25 22:39:10
Hi! Since yesterday evening the box does not want to start up. It seems that I can access the BIOS and when I look at the DMI info, the only thing I see is a lot of entries with a date and then this very bad message "System rear fan1 fault" I already downloaded supplemental disk ...

NETRA 7 segment display H E L P, any ideas?

227 byte By litr0x at 2007-11-25 22:39:11
when turn on the Netra t1 105 inside diplay (7 segment leds) display a sequence H, E, L, P but i no have a idea why happen this, any idea? thanks sorry my bad english

SunFire 280R 33/66 or 66?

1167 byte By DakotaRobert at 2007-11-25 22:39:12
I have found the following information on the SunFire 280R stating the PCI solot one is 33/66: PCI Slot 1/<a href="mailto:pci&#64;8" target="_blank">pci@8</a>,600000/<a href="mailto:pci&#64;1" target="_blank">pci@1</a>,* 33/66mhz-32/64bit-3.3V from ( ...

DAT DRIVE NOT BEING DISCOVERED

1007 byte By Vassilios at 2007-11-25 22:39:13
DEAR ALL: I have a SUN Server: E450 running Solaris 5.8 [I think this must be Solaris 8.0]. I've added an external DAT drive, and its not being picked up by the system: i've tried the following: a) boot -r [result does nothing] b) devfsadm [result: with -C with -v ...

Upgrade linux kernel

1083 byte By ivancette81 at 2007-11-25 22:39:14
Hello. I have a v20z server with Red Hat Enterprise V3 installed(kernel 2.4.21) and I want to upgrade to 2.6.14 kernel for real time reasons. I just compile and install this kernel(using <a href=" http://www.digitalhermit.com/linux/Kernel-Build-HOWTO.html" ...

PCI SERR errors

139 byte By DakotaRobert at 2007-11-25 22:39:18
I'm looking for good documentation for troubleshooting PCI SERR errors. Any links? Thanks.

quad network card in x86 server?

148 byte By dropadrop at 2007-11-25 22:39:19
Has anyone tried to get a Sun quad network card working in a normal x86 box? The card I'm refering to is part number 501-5406.

E 450 unable to see new 36 GB drives

1193 byte By whiteSox at 2007-11-25 22:39:20
Hello, We just bought 4 Hitachi ultra SCSI 320 HDD to add to 8 9.0 GB ultra scsi 2 drives that were in there already when I try to run the probe-scsi-all I get this error message {0} ok probe-scsi-all /<a href="mailto:pci&#64;1f" target="_blank">pci@1f</a>,4000/<a ...

Hardware monitoring

176 byte By mehuldesai at 2007-11-25 22:39:21
I have sun E2900 server. How to monitor/implement hardware events? Are there any commands to get the status of devices (e.g. FAN) etc.

Gigabit Ethernet controller (INTEL 82573L) and Solaris 10

443 byte By Mickal at 2007-11-25 22:39:22
Hello ! I need to integrate an gigabit Ethernet controller in an industrial computer. The Operating System will be Solaris 10. I am making tests and I need to know how to install this controller (INTEL 82573L) under Solaris 10. Is this INTEL controller supported by Solaris 10 ? Which drivers or ...

V40 bios update stand alone server

173 byte By earl at 2007-11-25 22:39:23
is there a quick way to update bios and NSV on a stand alone V40 I have the latest update, but am having issues connecting to the servers SP using ssh.

Sun 420 install - media error

20225 byte By firebuy at 2007-11-25 22:39:24
I am new to Sun equipment. Trying to install Solaris 9 on a Enterprise 420R Server. Installation fails and I get the following error. Are the drives bad? Any advice would be appriciated: Sun ( Requested Block: 12 vn_rdwr failed with error 0x5Block: 1209984Sense Key: M WARNING: /<a ...

X2100/4G + linux 2.6.14 + sata_nv problem?

412 byte By pafisher at 2007-11-25 22:39:25
Just wanted to see if anyone else is running into to the sata_nv + 4G problem on newer Linux kernels on the X2100 boxes? I backed the box down to 2G and then the driver worked just fine. Is there anyone up-to-date on this problem? I just got my boxes and this is the first time I've run ...

Sun PCi II and Chip Temperature and Fan Speed

551 byte By at 2007-11-25 22:39:26
Dear All, I have just installed a Sun PCi II card and am running it under Solaris 10 all seems to be working fine. Looking at the environmental stuff in the BIOS revealed that the CPU Temperature is 94*C and the CPU Fan Speed is 0 RPM. Should I be worried ? Do you think the fan has failed ...

New x2100 not loading Solaris

335 byte By vtofa at 2007-11-25 22:39:27
I just turned on my new x2100. It boots, brings up a boot menu, and solaris 10 starts loading. Then after a while the screen goes blank except for a blinking cursor in the upper left corner. I've waited for hours, but nothing happens. What should I do? Thanks! ...

Sun Netra i Need Help

722 byte By mikeh1960 at 2007-11-25 22:39:28
Hi All I just aquired a Sun Netra i server Has , sound, cdrom, floppy etc. Seems to be running Sparc Station 5 Sun OS 5.5.1 Problem is (other than I know nothing about it) It loads to a preset web setup from the previous owner, My work place. It loads to a host that requires a login. ...

Swapping DVD between V40z and V20z

1256 byte By gemini at 2007-11-25 22:39:29
Hello Recently we bought a new V40z and a new V20z. One to run Windows(40) (boo! <img src="images/smiley_icons/icon_smile.gif" border=0 alt="Smile"> ) and one to run Solaris(20) However, the V20z only came with a CDROM drive and I only have the latest version of Solaris 9 on DVD. The ...

Sun Graphics Card

798 byte By Rafid at 2007-11-25 22:39:30
Hi I have questions related to the following of your Graphics card mfg part # X3689A mfg part # 5011996 mfg part # X3680A mfg part # X3671A mfg part # X3678A The data available for these graphics cards on the internet is very conflicting and I was unable to find any info related to these ...

V480R

406 byte By paulhulley at 2007-11-25 22:39:31
One of my 480's keeps rebooting itself. The first time it did it there was a kernel 796976 error FATAL error in /var/adm/messages, but on reboot it seemed ok and there don't seem to be any memory issues. The next few times there have been no messages in messages or syslog. Even keeping the ...

Apple 30" Cinema Display

658 byte By yao at 2007-11-25 22:39:32
I have a Blade 1000 running Solaris 8 with the latest OpenGL software/patches and an XVR-1000 graphics card with the latest patches installed. What I'd like to do is run an Apple 30" Cinema Display as an extra monitor on the card. The xserver seems to be real unhappy about having the ...

COD boards help?

385 byte By sunteam at 2007-11-25 22:39:33
We have purchased a few CPU boards that we cant access as they are COD boards. Do we need to purchase an RTU license to use these? Is the block for these boards held on the SunFire server itself or is it held on the boards. Any info on the subject of COD would be appreciated. Thanks ...

Uncorrectable error detected by pci0... during DVMA read transaction

1249 byte By ceci at 2007-11-25 22:39:36
hi people... at first, sorry for my english. I hava a Sun Fire 280R with Solaris 8 and today it boot aparently without a reason, it boot 5 or 6 times. The error before the fall is: WARNING: Uncorrectable error detected by pci0 (safari id 00000000.00000008) during DVMA read transaction ...

cfgadm problems

747 byte By =sasha= at 2007-11-25 22:39:37
Hello all, I am have couple of problems with E2900 which I would like to share with you in case someone can help. Problem 1. E2900 has 2 port FC card connected to Sanbox to wich are connected two SE3511. When I execute cfgadm -c configure cx it takes a really long time (15 minutes or ...

x2100 loud fans

520 byte By at 2007-11-25 22:39:39
hello i just buyed a sun fire x2100 server, and when i mounted a harddisk that had already installed on it windows2003 (sp1) the fans are very noisy in BIOS and with a small difference in OS. are there any settings to moderate the fans? guys its like a vacuum cleaner <img ...

Sun PCI III and Solaris 10

339 byte By Hughc at 2007-11-25 22:39:40
Dear All, Can someone give me the latest on Sun PCI 3.2.2.running Solaris 10. I have it running very nicely using Windows XP Pro on Solaris 9. Will the software /hardware work on Solaris 10 without problem. What is the best way of upgrading? Thanks in advance, Hugh ...

V20z CPU Upgrade

611 byte By stephan at 2007-11-25 22:39:41
Hi, i've got an opteron 244 (HW-Revision: X02 - Serial #:M0451LT9Part #: S00374) and 2 DDR 333 (512 MB) RAM bars (HW-Revision: X03 - Serial #: 51TTZ - Part #: S00376). A locla HW dealer send me an opteron 244 stepping e4, but it's incompatible with my existing CPU. And now i'm ...

x2100 keeps locking up

1167 byte By akrherz at 2007-11-25 22:39:42
Howdy, Yeah, I hate these sorts of posts. 'My machine keeps locking and I don't know why.' Well, this is one of those. I am trying to roll with rhel4u2 x86_64. The machine basicly does nothing accept run pulse/nanny (RedHat Cluster Suite) as a redundant backup. The machine will just ...