I have purchased Sun Ultra 5 through ebay and tried to connect to my flat screen. That time, I see key board lights and also system always up and fan running. But I did not see any information on screen. Then I figured out that I need to have sun 17' monitor and I bought that too. Now the ...

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Is the LVD SCSI connector on the back of the V440 on a separate controller from the internal disk bays? Thanks, -wMessage was edited by: wsanders

Good afternoon,I have a Sun Fire V440 server, in which there are 4 Fujitsu "MAY2073RCSUN72G" disks and 8 Seagate "ST373207LSUN72G" disks.I would like to boost the performance of that server by replacing the mentioned disks, which turn at 10,000 Tours/Minute, by other disks which turn at 15,000 ...

I got a bad surprise when running some code on a T-1000 .The code called sqrt rarly, but even then it turns out that my code usesa huge fraction in trap handling.Investigating I found that my T-1000 used 25000 cycles to calculate a sqrt.I have a few questions:Where were we told that niagara did ...

Hello,I've got a V20Z with an opteron 244 installed. I wish to know if it's possible to upgrade with a pair of 270 (dual core). I've read somewhere that not every V20Z can accept dual core CPUs. Can you help me, or address me to the right place to find information about my question? Thanks, ...

Hi,need some help here.I have a Sun server p.n. 1071396-1. That is all i know. I am sarching for server specifications.I know i can get it once i turn the computer on but at this moment i cannot because of an old school connector for monitor.Anybody got any idea?plz let me ...

Hello,I have a Sun Netra T1 ultrasparc with Linux (Ubuntu Server) installed.Every night the machine stops working. I don't know what just happens. Is it a crash? Is it a network problem? When this happens, I can access the computer with the "lom" and I can get the "ok" prompt but I can not ...

We have a new v125 server with 2GB memory, DVD drive and an XVR-100 graphics card. We had to power down the system (after approximately 10 days of constant running) due to fixed electrical testing. Now I can't even get to the ok> prompt. This is the output after a reboot at the sc> ...

Hi,I have some problems..So, there's one system I'm working with. It's made of 2 parts (both written in Java):- "normal" application, that works as a business logic server,- web application (build on Turbine framework, running on a Resin Application Server) - it works as a presentation ...

I just installed a C2 AutoLoarder and I plan on using it to do system backups daily. I am having problems unloading the tape from the drive via a SCSI/mt command. Does anyone know the scsi commands to unload the tape drive and load the next tape once backup is complete?Curent Solaris Version: ...

can anybody tell me how to assign IO boards in SUN15K server to a domain?whether the domain will reboot or need reboot after assigning?is there any concernt to be noted before this process?i have two IO boards in Available state with Unconfigured status. both are HPCI boards. this is my most ...

HiSorry for hte very basic question but this is my first time working with sun equipment, i need ot install solaris on my sun blade 100 and was wondering how do i boot the cd to install it.Thanks

hey all,my new x4100s running linux sit at a load average of 8+, even when idle.this page http://www.mail-archive.com/linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il/msg45814.htmlmentions a workaround, by rmmodding ohci_hcd - however that kills usb, which i need.any ideas?

Hi.I have a problem with my Ultra 45 workstations: the root disk seems to spin down when the system isn't used for a while, and then takes a few seconds to spin up before the system responds. I have experienced this in both Sol10 6/06 and Sol9 9/05.This is from /var/adm/messages when disk is ...

Just wondering if any of you professionals out there can help me with an issue.I was given a NETRA 1125 and have been trying to console to it without success, though I know its not the cable as I can successfully console using the same kit to an SF280r. The box seems to powers up up okay, can ...

HelloFirst porst with a really annoying problem which i can't seem to find a solution for. Here is the situation ; I've set up my resolution using fbconfig to 1280x1024, the problem is that the mentioned resolution kicks in only after x-windows and the X Login screen have loaded...Now i am ...

Hey guys i really need some help im new to sun servers. Its a enterprise 250 and when i boot up it says drive not ready cant read disk label cant open disk label package than it says Boot device: net File and Args: than it just keeps saying timeout waiting for arp/rarp packet and just keeps ...

I upgraded an x4100 from SLES9 to SLES10 with 4 SAS drives which were configured as 2 RAID-1 volumes in hardware and am having problems with the names that these devices get.The root file-system was installed on the 1st volume, /dev/sda, and the other volume, /dev/sdb, was mounted at ...

We currently have a Sun Enterprise 450 that we would like to use as a fileserver. However, the condition is that we need to be able to get something faster than the Sun-shipped UltraSCSI-1 (40 MB/s) interfaces. We don't care about the bottom 4 drive slots (on-board controller). I'm fairly ...

I have nice sun branded harddriveand I put it in the blade 100 just fine. I ran an ide cable from the primary connector to the drive. I tried setting the jumpers on it to slave, got nothing, cable select made the blade want to try to boot from it and primary lead to no booting. is there a ...

Hey, I have an Ultra 5 that I got without a HD, I put in a 36GB SCSI and forgot the mouse at home (I'm at College now) anyhow I need to install Solaris, and was wondering if that was possible without my mouse.I tried to boot and got the the select language, but I can't change anything because ...

Hello,I have v40z runing on SLES 9 SP3 with 2 x 146GB 10K. The storage SE3510 is also attached.When i measure internal hdd's transfer (LSI mirroring) it is so slow.Timing buffer-cache reads:4148 MB in 2.00 seconds = 2072.24 MB/sec Timing buffered disk reads:12 MB in 3.26 seconds =3.68 ...

I have a Blade 1500 that says Sun Special on the back sticker. I was checking the CPU to try to identify the speed and found "UltraSparc IIIi, D3140202 0331, PG2.4 980 USA, SME 1603 uPGA". According to our records this system was recorded when we purchased it as 800Mhz, but there was never an ...

Hello, For some reason I can't seem to get any audio from the rear line-in port on my Ultra 20. I've tried enabling it through sdtaudiocontrol and raising the levels but I get nothing. Other audio works fine so this seems to be just an issue with this one jack. Does anyone know if this is a ...

And load averages reported by "uptime" show 5-12 vice normallywe see .01.Will happen over and over for 24+ hrs and then suddenly goes normal for 2 or more hrs.While the server is hung for 30s, can ping both Ethernet addresses from an external machine. Have a background "sar -o sar.out 5 ...

Hello,I have a Sunfire V210 and I am connected this server from its SERIAL MGT port. I can see the sc prompt and do everything in it. However, when I use the "break" and "console -f" I can't can get the console mode; it just freezez. If the output-device of the BOP is different than LOMS ...

We would like to have a few VMware workstations installed on a server for product testing purposes in our company. These VMwares will include mostly MS Windows OS's and at most IIS installations too. Would the Sun Fire X2100 M2 be suitable for this purpose? How many VMware workstations could ...

What is the purpose of the /SP/console? When I do:cd /SP/consolestartit asks me if I want to "Are you sure you want to start /SP/console (y/n)? y".I hit "y" and it says "To stop, hit ESC ("Then it just hangs. I can't type anything, and nothing else ever comes up.The only thing I can do is hit ...

Hello,I run a computational cluster of a mix of different machines, with all the compute nodes netbooted off of the head node.We were very pleased with our V20zs, so when time came to order more, we ordered x2200s.However, we're seeing random network dropouts from the machines, where we cannot ...

Hi All ,I am not much clear about hardware errors. Kindly go through the below error messages from /var/adm/messages and give your explanation.Messages from /var/adm/messagesDec 8 07:18:48 ORAPRN2 rmclomv: [ID 512354 kern.error] Input power unavailable for PSU @ PS0.Dec 8 07:18:48 ORAPRN2 ...

I don't have much experience with servers and this thing is really kicking my butt.We have a Sun StorEdge 3310a which is currently not even being recognized.It says the device/hardware is not recognized.We have tried to find the driver it needs, but have had no luck.A search on this site ...

I have Cobalt Linux 6.0 installed on my old Qube 3. However, I am trying to install Cobalt Linux 6.4. I go ahead and try installing via NFS (netboot) and it goes through all of the steps, I power down, power back up, only to find that 6.0 is still installed. Am I missing something here? Any ...

I got a Sun Ultra 10 With a type 6 kb and a crossbow mse and am using a 13w3 to HD15 adapter and when I hit the power switch on the back the kb beeps and the lights on it flash once, but the front led on the system never comes on and there is no video on the monitor. I've replaced the memory.. ...

Was given 2 U5 boxen, and a monitor (ProView 564D). At power on, no output to the screen, keyboard seems inoperative.I've checked these fora, and the on-line docs for solutions, but to no avail (so far).Details:At power on, there is a beep, keyboard LEDs flash. On one machine (machine 1 for ...

Hi Support,I cannot see the tape drive 0 in /dev/rmt/ folder after connecting SDLT 600 tape drive to a sun StorEdge PCI dual Ultra320 SCSI host adapter installed in Sun Fire V440 Server.I did download the latest cluster patch and driver patches for solaris 9 (sparc) from Sun site and install ...

Hi everybody,in my company we have a Sun Enterprise 3500 that is not used anymore.One of our server has Tomcat 5.5 for an internal application, it runs on a double Pentium 4 3.0Ghz with serial ata HDs.I'm wondering if it could be better migrate tomcat 5.5 with our application under Sun ...

Hello,We are running a couple of SunFire V210. These servers are doing their job and we never have to touch them, this is the main reason why we have no expertise on these servers.One of the servers indicators is actually yellow, so I reckon I must have some Hardware issue with it. Is there any ...

I have several x4100's with RHEL4 and Centos installed on it.I am trying to monitor the hardware and the raid via nagios but can not find any kind of cli's to pull the information from to make a check script.can anyone help ?

I just got a new Ultra 20, and there's about 8 patches that won't apply, most having to do with compilers, but also one or two dealing with System Administration Applications. Is this normal?Also, and actually more importantly, neither sound nor screensavers work on my workstation, and with ...

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I have a dual proc X2200 and I'm wanting to expand the memory in it.I know I have to at least upgrade the server in pairs, my question isdo I have to do it in pairs for both processors at the same time, orcan I do one bank at a time? It appears that each processor has accessto it's individual ...

Hello all,I found the following message on one our E450 Server, runningSolaris 8:Dec 10 14:59:37 revera dptelog: [ID 295267 daemon.notice] The Battery Status Change Trickle Charging => Predictive Failure at Sun Dec 10 14:59:23 2006. Can anyone out there shed some light on what this message ...

Hi everybody,I'm trying to install Sun solaris 10 on a Sun Enterprise 3500.Boot CD is ok, then after i set my country region , time and date, the installation begins and soon it tells me "No Disks found check to make sure disks are cabled and powered up".Well I check the HDs cables seems to be ...

FOr some reason my raq 4r will not display the virtual sites in the control panel.. instead, i get "The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request."Also, when sending and receiving email, i get this error. "Task 'mydomain.com - Receiving' ...

I have a 420R server that is being setup for multiboot to both Solaris2.5.1 and 2.6. Unfortunately the installation of those OS's onto a 80/420R requires the use of "Solaris Operating Environment CD", aka "CD0" - PN: 704-7076-10. I really need to get this CD and am willing to pay for it or a ...

Hi there,I have an ultra 10 and I had to change the hard drive. Is there some way to tell if the system sees the new drive? Do I have tell it somehow that it has a new drive or will it just see it when it boots?Thanks

Customer installed new java application on a T2000 and the application seems to be very slow compared to a S25K where the same application is also installed and runs correctly.

I have an Ultra 20 with an Opteron 148. As mich as I remember those had the 939 socket.QUESTION: Any know about if I just can replace that chip with for example the AMD Dual-Core model 170 ? (That guy also has 939 Socket)ThanxB-)

Hi there, I would like to make my windows laptop pc communicating with a Solaris9/Ultra 10 through a crossover cable. I tried to connect assigning a static IP to both of them but with no chance as the laptop detects something through the port but nothing else. ping also does not work on both ...