Sun Ultra[TM] 60/80 workstation, Sun Enterprise[TM] 220R/420R Server: Invalid or missing EEPROM values after OBP upgrade

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Update Date:	2009-12-02
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Solution 1002263.1 : Sun Ultra[TM] 60/80 workstation, Sun Enterprise[TM] 220R/420R Server: Invalid or missing EEPROM values after OBP upgrade

Related Items


Sun Ultra 80 Workstation
 Sun Enterprise 220R Server
 Sun Ultra 60 Workstation
 Sun Enterprise 420R Server

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GCS>Sun Microsystems>Desktops>Workstations
 GCS>Sun Microsystems>Servers>Entry-Level Servers

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Symptoms
After upgrading OBP (Open Boot Prom) on either a Sun Ultra[TM] 60/80 workstation, or Sun
Enterprise[TM] 220R/420R Server, some EEPROM values are left blank, or contain
invalid information:

banner-name contains no or invalid information;
("prtdiag" also reports wrong system type)
enclosure-type contains no or invalid information;
energystar-enabled? contains invalid information.

Resolution
To fix these values, login as "root" (UID 0) and use the command "eeprom" to
enter new information, or to correct invalid entries.
Sun Ultra[TM] 60 workstation:

 - eeprom banner-name="Sun Ultra 60 UPA/PCI"
- eeprom enclosure-type="540-3251-03"
- eeprom energystar-enabled?="true"

Sun Enterprise[TM] 220R Server:

 - eeprom banner-name="Sun Enterprise 220R"
- eeprom enclosure-type="540-4284"
- eeprom energystar-enable?=false"

Sun Ultra[TM] 80 workstation:

 - eeprom banner-name="Sun Ultra 80 UPA/PCI"
- eeprom enclosure-type="540-3871-05"
- eeprom energystar-enabled?="true"

Sun Enterprise[TM] 420R Server:

 - eeprom banner-name="Sun Enterprise 420R"
- eeprom enclosure-type="540-4115"
- eeprom energystar-enabled?=false"

In all cases, a reboot(init 6) of the machine is needed to activate
the new settings.

Relief/Workaround

Additional Information
Additional Information on OBP Settings.

The issues described in this document are caused by Bug ID 4346332 & Bug ID 4375264.
The U60/220R bug is fixed since the release of Patch ID 106455-10.
The U80/420R bug is fixed since the release of Patch ID 109082-05

For details on patches and bugs, please visit Sunsolve.

For additional information on OBP settings go to

http://sunsolve2.central.sun.com/handbook_internal/General/OBP.html

Product
Ultra 80 Workstation
Ultra 60 Workstation
Sun Enterprise 420R Server
Sun Enterprise 220R Server

Internal Comments
Audited/updated 12/02/09 - Ian.Macdonald@Sun.COM, Entry Level SPARC Content Team Member

For internal Sun use only.

Be aware that the "uname" command is looking at different OBP values.

Uname -i looks at the mfg-name, which cannot be modified manually.

To also fix mfg-name 4 different OBP patches should be created.

Given the age of the product, do not expect that to ever be fixed.

Uname will still report U60/U80 for E220R/E420R.

U60, U60, E220R, E420R, OBP, EEPROM, banner-name, enclosure-type, energystar-enabled
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Change History
Date: 2005-09-28
User Name: 18392
Action: Approved
Comment: Added product names, product noun, trademarking, did some formatting.
Version: 6
Date: 2005-09-26
User Name: 18392
Action: Accept
Comment:
Version: 0
Date: 2005-09-26
User Name: 75329
Action: Approved
Comment: Ready for final review.
Version: 0

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