Hi all,I'm trying to reset the SP password to the default because the current admins forgot the password, so what I'm trying to do is to power up the machine and go to the bios to reset the SP password for BMC.Right now, I'm facing a problem is that the video is not output to my LCD at all, ...

Small overview what's running on the system controllers:Solaris 8 02/04 Solaris Security Toolkit 4.1.1SMS Version: 1.4.1Patches:108434-17108528-24108964-10110826-09110836-05110837-04111335-18115829-01115831-01SMS 1.4.1 ...

Does Solaris 10 support running on the old E450 and E5500 SPARC servers?

Hello Everyone,I have an identical problem with 2 identical machines. They both are SunFire-280R running solaris 8 (exact version below). I can't seem to get the rsc cards on them configured. I am using the newest software that supports them (as far as i know) from the package ...

Hello, I have inherited a SunFire v240 server with Solaris 9 running on it. I'm trying to install Solaris 10 on this machine via terminal connection. However, I have been unsuccessfully at my attempts. I have booted the machine into single user mode and tried changing the root password but ...

I've got a SUN E3500 that's been running perfectly for the past year. However, We lost power and my UPS didn't last long enough and the machine shut down "uncleanly". When I rebooted, it said "invalid WWN number 0 0", or something to that effect. After doing some reading, does that mean the ...

We have a 420R with two CPUs running Solaris 2.6. One of the CPUs is flaky and may fail.Our management have decided that the quote we have for replacing the faulty CPU is too expensive and so we will just keep running as is, and if the CPU fails we will just remove it and run the box on one ...

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.

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?

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...