HiI've three X4600 servers that I need to build up. Unfortunately, I've fallen at the first hurdle - getting the local disks mirrored before installing Windows. I thought I'd done it - I'd synchronized the disks using the RAID Configuration utility. However, even after synchronizing, I ...

In our lab we have 2 t2000 servers and we are unable to push the processor past 21% giving us about 20,000 queries per second on our database with sun x4200 machines we can get upwards of 70,000 queries per second on both mysql and oracle. Is there something that I am missing in terms of ...

On a running system, is there a way to identify the type of the SCSI HBA connected to the system wether the built-in or the cards using Solaris commands? or if not possible using Solaris commands is it possible to get the type then lookup that type on sun.com ?By the type I mean SCSI-2 , Ultra ...

Hi All,I would like to know whether the memory from Sun Fire V240 server (or any other like V440 etc. from entry level) will work/fit in Sun Fire V280R.Thanks.

When I try to turn on my Ultrasparc 60, it just makes a click noise that seems to be coming from the power supply, and nothing else happens. Do I have a bad power supply? If I do, can I use an ATX power supply with some sort of modification? Thanks

Hi all,I need to install Solaris 10 on the old E450 and E5500 , do I have to update the OBP first ? if yes what is the recommended way to do the upgrade to the OBP?

Dear all,I am having problem accessing Netra 20 (Netra T4) Server. I can access that through lom Port but as I power on the system I do not get any display neither for Serial Port not from the Lom Port. I have attached the error herewith and environment output of lom too. I am not much familiar ...

Hi there,Just need a few information here...Can Solaris 10 x86 support the following:1) SATA2) SASbecause all the server now c/w above new standards, instead of the long supported SCSI or IDE Thanks for any feedback...

I was hoping someone could shed some light on some unexplained shutdowns we are experiencing on both a v20 and v40 server. The shutdowns appear to be completely random, servers are stored in a dedicated data center so heat shouldn't be an issue.We've identified pociwin32server.exe as a ...

I can't seem to set the server/system time so that it stays the same upon reboot.For example, I set the correct time in SP, and using 'date'.But when I reboot, the date is wrong. It seems to me like the hardware clock is not set properly.How do I set the hardware clock properly so that time ...

Hi thereDoes anybody know what the biggest capacity disk I can get into a Sunfire 280RI currently have two 73gb disks , but I need to get these up to the biggest availableAny help would be greatly appreciated

Have tried everything I can think of to get her to boot. She'll power on and seem to wind everything up. All hardware devices show green. But still no OBP or any type of output. Any thoughts?

Hi,I have installed a Sun qfe card on my Sun Ultra 5 running Solaris 10.ifconfig -a shows the ports configured, running, up and with the correct IP and netmask. It's using local MAC address so each card has it's own MAC.I cant ping or ping from the qfe interfaces, the onboard hme is ...

I have a v20z which I'm trying to get the console up on the sp interface.I get output at boot but then nothing when it starts the OS.I've tried updating the BIOS and SP but no success and also tried changing the bios entry for "Console Redirection" and changing it from both off to on for to ...

When installing an Ultra160 LVD SCSI HBA on a PCI slot, what will be the difference when installing it in a 33MHz PCI slot or 66 MHz OCI slot?

I'm trying to install Solaris on several Netra machines that I have. None of them have CD-ROMs and none of them have an OS installed. I've been trying to setup an Ultra 80 as an install server per the instructions found in "Solaris 10 Installation Guide: Network-Based Installations" part ...

I was wondering if anyone had found a DVD writer that will work with the Sun Fire V440. I would like an internal drive if possible but an external device would also be acceptable.

Hi Everyone!!I want to ask that how can i detect a Modem through a Java programme.Please send me a reply.

Dear friendsToday My sunE250 abnormally rebooted.Following are the logs.It look like some thing went wrong with CPU1 so it crashed.IF not then please explain what could be the other reason and what can i do to avoid it againJan 28 10:43:47 db1 ^Mpanic[cpu1]/thread=3004cb55d20:Jan 28 10:43:47 ...

Hi.I have some questions about old SUN TYPE 5 keyboard and mouse. I have got an very old ULTRA 5 machine just for little "playing" with just such type of keyboard and mouse ( SUN type 5).I am wondering , if this input devices will fail, is it possible to get some other compatible type of ...

I've got a netra X1 that wont boot. I thought it might be a memory issue, but I've tried many sticks of sdram in many slots with no luck. Here is my log. I force a shutdown or else it just endlessly spits out these pstate things. Any recommendations?poweronlom>LOM event: +0h2m46s host ...

debug: FATAL: no exception frames available, NESTED ERRORs, going interactive

I was wanting to know if Sun had a programme where you get discount on the hardware because your testing/developing against it and not using it as a production system. HP have a programme where you get 42% offIBM have a programme where you get 60% offother hardware vendors have also had similar ...

Hi I have a Ultra60 machine which crashes every night. I saw following message on the console today.[AFT1] Uncorrectable Memory Error on CPU2 Data Access TL=0, errID 0x000002c2,c38b81c1AFSR 0x00000000.80200000 <PRIV,UE> 0x00000000.bf46aAlsoI did not find anything related to this errors ...

When does support for the E4500 end? I see that the EOL is 01/2003 but I can't find any info on when support goes away. Thanks.Russ

Somebody know what mean "GA Date"?Also when is EoL and EoS of SFv240 servers?

We have (had) a great workhorse SPARCengine Ultra AXmp server with a 4324 motherboard. One of our techs accidentally plugged in the floppy drive into J0505 (SROMBO) instead of the J0602 and turned on the server. The sever begins to boot and we get lights on all of the drives but nothing comes ...

Hi.Recently I decided to buy a notebook, and due to there is no point to play games on that "low-life-battery" thing, thus I was wondering if there are any sort of Sun notebooks?Or at least any notebook which can support Solaris with all the hardware working perfectly strait out of the ...

According to the manual once i've booted the service processor and set the IP address etc I should be able to open a web page and type in the IP address of the box and be presented with a Web Interface that prompts for a login.I do not get this, I get:-Sun Microsystems IPMI v2.0 Service ...

Can anyone help?I am trying to get a Cobalt RaQ 550 up and running for a project.As soon as power is applied the system fault spanner is lit. Upon power on no text is displayed on the LCD screen.Any ideas?Thanks

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We are having problems with a secondary graphics card installed in a SunBlade 150 machine. We are running a two monitor setup on the machine. The right monitor is driven from the video output on the motherboard. The left monitor is driven from an XVR-100 graphics card installed on the ...

PPC macs used open firmware to boot, and their videocards contained forth code in their rom. There are even custom roms for PC video cards which contain code for the PPC mac open firmware.Could such a card be initialized as the primary display device on an Ultra 5?I'm betting I'm going to be ...

Just baught a C2 autoloader to connect to a V440. No Ultra-3 controller purchased. Will it connect to V440's Ultra-4 connector in the back OK? Any known issues doing this?

We recently purchased an x4500 and have installed Solaris 10 11/06. What I want to do is create 6 raidz groupings so that I have no more than 2 disks in each group on the same controller. This is easy enough to do from reading the documentation but what I'm concerned about is identifying the ...

hi;While starting, Sun L100 library is giving an error: CHK 262F. and hanging. it's a pysical error about X -Axis. what can i do for this ?thanks.

We have a v210 system having single cpu operating at 1002 MHz and a v240 with 2 cpu's operating at 1280 MHz. We want to swap the hdd's between the two machines or the processors. Is this possible? If so what are the possible problems that could be encountered? What are the things to watch out ...

Hello *,after I upgraded the Firmware for the ILOM Systemboard to 1.1.1. The RemoteControl Redirection doesnt worked....I have check this with JRE 5.0 update 10 firefox / Iexplorer and 2 different hosts.The error message is:Exception in thread "Thread-12" ...

I have a new Ultra 45 that will not boot up. Once you hid the power button the green light comes on for about 5 seconds then the box powers off. I have looked through the entire service manual to try and figure out what has failed. Any ideas?

Hi all,I am a bit disapointed with my new Ultra 20 M2.A requirement for serial communications has just come up in my job. I use the U20 almost exclusively for my work and when I had a quick look I noticed that Solaris 10 said the system had serial port. So does the BIOS. I can see the COM port ...

I have a Sun Ultra 20 station which has 4 GB of memory installed. (4 X 1 GB DIMM's). Since I installed the 4 GB of memory the station will only startup if I turn off the power button followed by turning it back on while holding in the front power button. It will work fine if I only put in two ...

I have a doubt about installation of Oracle 10G DB + NetBackup 6.0 SW. I was supposed to install both Oracle and NetBackup 6.0 in a single V440 machine (4 disks , 73G each). I wonder if it is more efficient to install the DB and the NetBackup software in two different machines: NetBackup 6.0 in ...

I was wondering if the PCI slots in the Sun Blade 100/150 are truly 3.3v/5v switching, or 5v only. The documentation says conflicting things:"PCIThree full-size PCI slots, 33 MHz, 5/3.3 volt" http://sunsolve.sun.com/handbook_private/Systems/SunBlade150/spec.html"The PCI signaling is 5V, 32Bits, ...

I have come into control of a Cobalt CacheRaq 4, but I am unable to reset the password by holding down the reset button with a paper clip. If I hold down the button for any length of time, it still does not signal that the password has been reset. Does anyone know why this might be? Or how to ...

I ve got an ULTRA 5, I installed a NEC USB PCI card in it, in works no problemo, I can use USB keyboard and mouse under X-WINDOWS (openbsd unix). But this works ONLY if I have classical SUN TYPE 5c keyboard attached.Then the system boots, starts X and I can use the USB devices (key/mouse) under ...

I have a E250 dual 400mhz with single power supply can anyone tell me what would be involved to make it a dual power supply ?Thanks in advanceChris

I just received a Sun Blade 1000 workstation. I connected the keyboard, mouse, monitor, and power cable. Upon powering on the machine, I can hear the hdd starting to spin and then 4 "beeps". Shortly after, the workstation powers off. I tried reseating the memory and cpu's with no success. I ...

I just purchased a E250 server and was wondering if you can use a SUN RAY THIN CLIENT TERMINAL on it I will be running either solaris 7 or 8 will this combination be fine ?ThanksChris

Hi,I just got new T2000 box. I know to diagnise the server using different commands and gui tools provided by SUN OS. But I am curious to know if there is any specefic/prefered tool is available for T2000 boxthat can be run either by console or UI?Thanks

Can someone please clear this up for me.We've just bout a Sun Fire V120 and I'm desperatly trying to configure the LOM port so it can be accessed over the network.I was under the impression that the LOM port could be used as a serial or ethernet port. Whilst at the lom> prompt I can 'set ...