Hello,I have a Sun Fire V240 server system that reports a memory error.Is it possible to know which memory module needs replacement, without having to physically open the server?Here's the error message at boot time :NOTICE: CPU 1 has 2048/4096 MB of memory disabledERROR: The following devices ...

hello.I'm new in sun solaris....yesterday i have download solaris 10...i came from windows ....i try to install solaris in my pc ...but during installation process, i receved error message: 1)sistem time is not valid2)error memory becouse , memory is interleaved..what can i do for resolve ...

HiMy PC recently died, and I'm looking for a replacement. The main two candidates are a Ultra 40 M2 and an HP xw8/9400. I won't ask any HP questions here ;-)There are a couple of things that bother me a little about the Sun machine.1) No serial port. I've seen in another thread that it ...

hi,Server: Sun Fire v210OS: Solaris 10 6/06 + lastest Recommended patches kernel patch level: 118833-361. OS coredumped2. last dump lines:WARNING: /pci@1d,700000/SUNW,emlxs@1/fp@0,0/sst@w50017a44c2ca7000,0 (sst3):Error for Command: <undecoded cmd 0xb8>Error Level: FatalRequested Block: 0 ...

Hello all, I have created on a sun storedge se 3310 an RAID 5 array matrix with 4 disks (73 GB) for logical drive and a 5th disk (73 GB) for local spare. It seems that is taking a long time to be created and i can not see any activity on the servers leds.Can anyone tell me how long it should ...

Hi there,I have a SFE25K with several domains. Some domains with Solaris 9 and others with Solaris 10. They have ISP2312 HBAs with firmware from 1.14.09 to 1.14.15, these are connected to a Director 4800 with the following version info:Kernel:2.4.19Fabric OS: v5.1.0dMade on:Tue Aug 8 18:35:50 ...

I read somewhere that the T1000 does not scale java apps very well with muliple threads if those threads do a lot of floating point arithmetic. Can some one explain and provide a simple situation in java that would manifest this problem.I am testing a multithreaded java app on the T1000 and it ...

Hi.i just got a 250 server and i can't get the serial console to work. I connected with a null modem cable to a pc and trying to access it with putty, but the screen is blank. Is is possible to disable the serial console on the server? (i have zero info what happened with this server in the ...

I need to get a replacement fan on the 3 fan assembly the lower fan that cools the HD's is frozen feels like a shot bearing im trying to find out if I can replace it with any 12v DC 120mm fan or does it have to be the same exact fan I cant locate any fans that draw .49 amps is it ok to put in ...

I'm trying to install a GDM-5010PT connected to a PC. When I use the high resolutions, like 1024/768 and higher, the fonts apears with a dark line near the font, i mean as all dark lines has somethink like a dark shadow on the right, 1 or two milimetes away from the original lines. I've tried ...

A friend recommended that I update the bios and drivers on my ultra 20 m2 (A88-GGZ1-AA-2GBGA), that runs Solaris 10 11/06, to get rid of some excessive fan noise.I downloaded the tools_and_drivers 1.5 disk and updated the bios. This solved my noise problem, but I think the driver update screwed ...

HiWould anyone know if I can relocate memory from a v440 to a v880? I have 20GB (in 512GB DIMMs) worth of memory in a v440 and would like to use them in a v880. And is there anywhere on the Sun site that i can look look up this kind of compatability? I couldn't find anything...I found ...

Hello,our T2000 has four internal 73gb disks configured with two raid1 sets. The first raid1 set is for solaris and the second for applications.Now we want to replace the second raid1 set with 146gb disks and my question is it possible to replace the first disk of the second raid with a 146gb ...

I've got a Sun Fire X2200 M2 with WinTerminalServer 2003 running.And the Fault-LED is flashing.How can i find out more about what kind of fault it is?Are there tools for a first diagnosis or logs i can read while the OS is running?What kind of failures does the fault LED ...

Good day, I'm trying to boot a ultra 80 elite 3D.The memory's are the same.It used to work until I added an extra CPU(same Rev.).The machine powers on then after 30 second I get a low beep sound and thats it,nothing appens :(Is there something im missing?thanks in ...

Hi,I would like to know if anyone is using LSI SAS controllers in older SPARC servers (with 66 MHz 3.3v PCI slots):From the Sol-Sparc readme: The LSI Solaris SPARC driver supports the following LSI host adapters: Fibre Channelo LSI7104XPLSI7204XPLSI7404XPo LSI7104XLPLSI7204XLPo ...

Dear All,I am having problem with my Sun Fire V890. The system had rebooted more than 2 times after having some panic in the system. I had checked all the log file and collected information and just want to know what problem it is having. I am sending only the selected logs, and please feel ...

Hi @all,did anybody tried to use non-original RAM for a X4600? We are thinking to do so, because the RAM is a little bit expensive and we have an offer for the same typ of RAM from a local vendor for 1/4 of the SUN price. Anybody have any experiences?Thanks in ...

Hi All,I am developing a web based application for my client based on java. Teh application has realtime transaction as well as batch processing also. Most of the modules for this application are open source.I need to sizing Sun boxes for the same. Can any one send me some documents which can ...

I am trying to clear the password on a System controller via the RTOS procedure.However, when I run the javaConfig command I get the following error:-> javaConfigLoading JVM...ERROR: failed to load JVM (S_errno_EINVAL)value = -1 = 0xffffffff = _func_taskRegsShowRtn + 0xfff08103Thanks in ...

Im looking for a DVD-drive compatible with Sun E3500. The model is called 1711. What Sun-retailer could provide these? RegardsOlov

Hi there I am wanting to know wehter the qlogic card I have from an Wintel server will be compatible with a SunFire V480. I can see that Qlogic do have the Solaris 9 drivers for this card. I just wanted to check before I move this over and wether there are any gotchas?Many thanks

Hi all,With help from this forum,I managed to build myself a nice machine.Ultra80.I need to setup my dual heads...?I've been browsing the manual but cannot see instructions :( I have a second elite3D. total:2 elite3d.Can anyone gimme a hand on seting up my monitors please?Thx in ...

Hello-I know that powering up an Ultra 10 with a keyboard/monitor attached will prevent the serial port from activating.I am testing both IP-enabled KVMs and serial consoles, so I would really like to access the machine using a KVM and the Serial Port, but I cannot figure out how to activate ...

Hi,Need advise here, what is the solution for the sPARC solaris v240. After connect to the monitor, and switch on. There is no output to the screen. But from the front panel, it telling you that it is booting. I can telnet afterthat, just only no display on the monitor. Need help here.Thank ...

I wander if Netra 240 can support 4CPU and if so ,how to do it

Hello dear Sun community,I am currently working on a Sunfire V240 machine. I have these two queries:Is it possible to disable or alter the temperature sensors at the ALOM?andWhen I connect a monitor and a keyboard to the machine, nothing happens. The monitor will simply stay saying that it has ...

Hello,I am getting a white screen after boot up. All I can do is writing down characters. Nothing else.I am using Sunfire V240 with Solaris 8 V2/04Thanks will

Does anyone know if it is possible to connect a Screen and keyboard to a Sunfire V1280? I have tried an XVR100 graphics card which it seems to recognise, and put in a PCI USB card with keyboard attached. The latter doesn't get detected.I know these things are normally run from a terminal ...

Hi,Scenario:Suppose I have an X4500 running with Solaris and ZFS . I configured RAID5 configuration with the ZFS tools. The RAID is working fine, but after x months/years I need to make a new Solaris installation from scratch on the X4500 machine.Will my ZFS data located in the RAID be in ...

Hi,Does anybody know if the Sun Ultra 5 requires a firmware update for the DST timezone change? I'm guessing not and only solaris patches required.Thanks!!

I'm trying to reset the LOM module on a SunFire V100 running Solaris 10. I can use JP13 to temporarily get into LOM, but when I attempt to delete the previously established user accounts the LOM prompt hangs. I am unable to create a new user because there are already 4 users configured. After ...

Hi all,I'm seeing a wierd problem on a new v890 server...I've installed a FCAL dual channel HBA in slot 8, and during boot, it reports error:ERROR: /pci@9,600000/pci@1/<Unnamed>: Last Trap: Data Access ErrorError -256Dictionary overflow - here f00f7184 limit f0400000After this error it ...

Hi, I am working on a way to perform a diskless boot from a Ultra 10 to SPARCstation 20 server. I installed Debian Linux on the Ultra 10 and I set up the RARP server and tftp server. I also created the ethers file with the MAC address and IP of the SPARCstation 20. Both seem to be running fine ...

Hi guysI need a little advice. I bought a Sun Ultra 10 a little over a year ago and used it for a college project. I ran Solaris 10 on but I found it a bit sluggish. As we all know the Ultra 10 isn't the newest piece of hardware and a few releases of Solaris have passed since its birth.So my ...

I am trying to jumpstart a t1000 to U3. From what I have seen everything appears to be configured properly. When booting the t1000, it get the IP, and then only posts "Timed out waiting for TFTP reply" Running a snoop -v on the boot server shows this:ETHER: -- Ether Header --ETHER:ETHER: Packet ...

I have failed drive in a 280R that is part of a mirror. The drive that failed is the bottom slot ( 0 drive ). Can I simply replace the drive and run metareplace or do I have to run luxadm first?Thanks

i have a sun blade 2000 and i need to add some external storage to install oracle financials. i have been offered a s1 storedge unit at a knock down price, but i can't seem to find any info to say if the s1 is compatible with the blade.has anyone attached an s1 to a sun blade 2000?Message was ...

I have an X4100 with the original 1.0 firmware. I would like to update and from the docs I read I must upgrade to v1.1 prior to any newer version. All docs I've read point to this url for downloads: http://www.sun.com/servers/entry/x4100/downloads.jspThis url no longer seems to have the v1.1 ...

hi,Server: Sun Fire 280ROS: Solaris10 11/06OBP version: 4.5.16In the handbook i see Flash PROM Patch 118323 which upgrades flash to 4.16.4Question:Is it OK to jump from 4.5.x to 4.16.x version of firmware?--mpech

Hi Everyone,What might be the problem which shows following output while connecting from console. As the system shows no display at all while booting.Is this error with CPU fan or something other.Please login:Please login:RSC Alert: CPU0 exceeds shutdown temperature. Temperature equals 109 ...

So I've replaced the two old HDs with new ones, and I now need to setup the OS again.I connected the server to another PC with a cross-over LAN cable.I inserted the Sun Cobalt OS Restore CD into the PC, it does boot but fails the initialization by giving a tons of errors.Am I missing ...

Hi,Is it possible to put two opteron 285 on a w2100z workstation (252 original processor) ?Thanks for your answerRomain

Hi there, I have an old ultra 2 I want to install on with a type 6 keyboard. It seem to recognize the keyboard however when I try to hit stop to get into open boot it just continues on its merry way and tries to net boot, of course this fails... How do I get it to let me into open boot? Do I ...

I am trying to install a PGX64 graphic card in a E 220R running Solaris 8 , the server has a video card in it that works fine but now I have a new PGX64 that I want to install and when I plug one of my monitors into it the screen goes blank and when I plugged a different monitor into the card ...

Dear reader, I am planning to replace my current 4.3 gb harddisk (ST34371WC) in my Sun Ultrasparc 2 enterprise with a disk with a larger storage capacity, for example the 73 gb ST373307LC. I searched several FAQ's on the internet and found out that a LVD (low voltage differential) SCSI disk ...

Hi!I'm very new to SUN Platform. I would like to check whether can i use a normal LCD used for x386 Desktop for SUN V240?How about the mouse and keyboard? Is it compatible with those used in normal x386 desktop?The KVM switch used by SUN V240, can it be used by a Windows Server?Thanks.Message ...

Folks, I have may posted this before but have not received any feedback. I have a Sun x4200 whose ILOM I need to configure remotely. Unfortunately I am running Windows2003 on this server and it seems that Sun does not have an IPMITOOL specific to Windows. Is there anybody out there who has used ...

Hi all,I'm installing the Ultra 20 M2 with RHEL3 Update5. There are a few problems related to drivers. For the display adapter, anyway, I have got the expected resolution-1600x1200-using the driver in the provided CD. But, I cannot resolve a problem related to the network controller. In the ...

I own a "Sun Cobalt Qube 3. Pro Plus" Or at least thats what the sticker says lol. Awhile ago I did a OS restore and everything worked great! My brother now would like me to set it up so that he can use it for his businesses website. So I did a OS wipe/restore and now it seems different, almost ...