Software release 2.1 for the Sun Fire X4600 M2 is now available for download.

Asset ID:	1-73-1019435.1
Update Date:	2010-09-15
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Solution Type FAB (standard) Sure

Solution 1019435.1 : Software release 2.1 for the Sun Fire X4600 M2 is now available for download.

Impact

Failure to update Sun Fire X4600 M2 to Software release 2.1 exposes system to any issue corrected by this release as identified in the Symptoms section below.

Contributing Factors

Sun Fire X4600 M2 system running Software release below 2.1.

Symptoms

Software release 2.1 for the X4600M2 contains the following fixes and enhancements:

. Added fix for Quad-core Opteron Erratum# 326: 'Misaligned Load Operation May Cause
Processor Core Hang'.

. Fixed problem where the system would not boot when 6 PCI-express quad NICs were
installed.

. Fixed problem with MTRR which could cause lower performance in X Window.

. Added support for SPMI ACPI Table, allowing Windows 2008 to recognize the KCS
interface and install IPMI driver for BMC.

. Changed SMBios Type 1 System UUID to match the IPMI system GUID.
Previously the IPMI Device GUID was used.

. Improved SMBIOS content.

. Added support for SVM Locking supporting AMD-V on Opteron processors.

. Enable "forward progress" bits in the AMD8132 and adjust the "non-posted request
buffer count" to resolve problems of Hypertransport Watchdog Timeout fatal errors
(and resulting reboot) with heavy IO to the PCI-e and PCI-x busses.

. Implemented option to enable nVidia erratum #34. The symptoms are that USB2.0
traffic may cause hangs. Since this problem has not been reported on the X4600 M2
platform and may cause performance loss, the option is disabled by default.

. Corrected problem when Ctrl+N, used to invoke PXE Network Boot under Serial Console
Redirection, also caused the LSI Option ROM to unload, thereby preventing hard disks
to not be reported as boot devices.

Root Cause

For more details of each issue, refer to the BugIDs listed in the References section below.

Corrective Action

Workaround:

No workaround available - see Resolution section below.

Resolution:

SW 2.1 should be available shortly for download at the below URL;

http://www.sun.com/servers/x64/x4600/downloads.jsp

If you do not see SW 2.1 on the above link, it can be acquired via the below *internal only* URL for now;
https://cds.sun.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/WFS/CDS-CDS_SMI-Site/en_US/-/USD/ViewProductDetail-Start?ProductRef=SF_x4600-m2-2.1-G-F@CDS-CDS_SMI

We recommend that all customers that have Sun Fire X4600 M2 servers upgrade to the latest software to take advantage of the fixes and enhancements contained in this release.

References:

Bug ID's: 6682364, 6671847, 6674651, 6671845, 6686529, 6702359

For information about FAB documents, its release processes, implementation strategies and billing information, go to the following URL:

http://tns.central/fab

For Sun Authorized Service Providers go to:

http://tns.central/SPE/fab/

In addition to the above you may email:

FAB-Manager@sun.com

Internal Contributor/submitter
Jake.Bell@Sun.COM

Internal Eng Responsible Engineer
Alex.Jerusalimsky@Sun.COM Responsible Manager: Daniel.Benefiel@Sun.COM

Internal Services Knowledge Engineer
Joe.Davis@Sun.COM

Internal Eng Business Unit Group
NSG (Network Systems Group)

Internal Sun Alert & FAB Admin Info
10-Jul-2008: Started draft - put on-hold awtg BugIDs from submitter.
11-Jul-2008: Rcvd BugIDs, sending to Extended Review.
17-Jul-2008: No feedback from Ext Rvw - sending to Publish.
24-Jul-2008: added internal link to SW 2.1 until it is available via the download link.
30-Jul-2008: rePublished now that IBIS publishing working again.
17-Dec-2009: Replaced Product with Swordfish Nomenclature

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