Status: RELEASED

Patch Id: 115703-01

Summary: Sun-Fire B1600 System Controller (1.1) Firmware Update

Date:  Jun/18/2003

Installation Requirements:

Additional instructions may be listed below

Solaris Release: 8

Sun OS Release: 5.8

Unbundled Product: B1600

Unbundled Release: 1.1

Xref: 

Topic: 

Relevant Architecture: 

BugId's fixed with this patch:

4781074 4790557 4794310 4796848 4802220 4805743 4806948 4807784 4810785 4811911 4814318 4814804 4816593 4818721 4822022 4824838 4826948 4828864 4832749 4834051 4836645 4837071 4840145 4840760 4841404 4841444 4841780 4842177 4842875 4843648 4844867 4844871 4845569 4847123 4849213 4849237 4849275 4852496 4852589 4854886 4857013 4857634 4857682 4859094 4860335 4862944 4866753 4871123 4871806

Changes incorporated in this version:

4781074 4790557 4794310 4796848 4802220 4805743 4806948 4807784 4810785 4811911 4814318 4814804 4816593 4818721 4822022 4824838 4826948 4828864 4832749 4834051 4836645 4837071 4840145 4840760 4841404 4841444 4841780 4842177 4842875 4843648 4844867 4844871 4845569 4847123 4849213 4849237 4849275 4852496 4852589 4854886 4857013 4857634 4857682 4859094 4860335 4862944 4866753 4871123 4871806

Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch:

Patches which conflict with this patch: 

Required Patches:

Obsoleted by:

Files Included in this Patch: 

SunFireB1600-sc-v1.1.14.flash
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Problem Description: 

4871806	 corner case handling could leak iterator
4871123	 blades not advertising 'bootrestart' fail
4859094	 Spurious Critical Temp and Voltage Faults
4860335	 Service Required LED not switched on after three resets on boot failure
4866753	 setupsc "automatic restart" response ignored if next blade has 0 Boot Timeout
4857013	 Blade timeout parameter configuration/reporting is confusing
4862944	 showfru output differs from sc1.0 output
4849237	 Fan fault not cleared after being reconnected on Scimitar 2P blade
4852496	 Cougar image version string not correctly matched preventing flashupdate
4857634	 networking plumbing for private and alias ip in wrong order
4857682	 nvram data misaligned by 1 byte
4849275	 SC partition Block too big message appearing on sc console
4852589	 scimtar blade unavailable after bsc flashupdate
4814804	 steps affect PS showplatform output on most systems
4854886	 .bscdiag output truncated to 64 bytes
4841444	 flashupdate: typo in user message needs to be corrected
4843648	 flashupdate -b with SC ap image writes to boot sector of ROM
4842875	 Changing SC IP addr to 255.255.255.255 resets ip addr to 0.0.0.0
4822022	 userperm usage misleading
4847123	 When SPD section is unavailable, user is not told poweroff is req to enable this
4844867	 DT_BOOTMODE_FORCE_NOBOOT feature not implemented in SC Bootmode CLI command
4842177	 SCIMITAR blade: INIT 0 => SC turns blade Ready to Remove
4845569	 New sensors on new blade types don't log faults
4802220	 reset of peer switch does nothing but reports success
4849213	 Switch CPU Core of 1.9V should be used to calculate thresholds
4828864	 The operational status is not updated accordingly on sunmc console for blades
4845569	 New sensors on new blade types don't log faults
4844871	 resetsc required to apply timeout changes to BSC
4841780	 Blade 5V sensor UpperThresholdNonCritical & LowerThresholdFatal vals reversed
4810785	 Some recovered fault messages not being displayed on console
4840760	 SC DHCP client identifier text SUNW,SC_ID=,0 from factory
4841404	 System Controller CLI "setdate" accepts invalid date entry
4781074	 Reset command has mis-leading error output
4802220	 reset of peer switch does nothing but reports success
4840145	 .bscdiag sN "reset -l" does not work from the sc>
4836645	 Blades are unavailable after .fruid_ul command
4837071	 Removal and reinsertion of blade causes SC panic
4826948	 removefru without -y to valid present FRU hangs SC if session killed at prompt
4834051	 #### pointer dereference in i2c_find_slave_driver()
4814318	 Proxy does not reconnect after a long management network connection break
4811911	 MISMI events for firmware upgrades have incorrect TargetOperatingSystem value
4806948	 Blade and Fan Status reported as "Ok" for Blade CPU Fan failure
4807784	 PS & SSC Fan TACH Status reported as Error when Threshold crossed
4794310	 logging in with space after username denies user (allowed in Solaris)
4796848	 setupsc "CLI timeout" prompt should have better checks for invalid user input
4805743	 setfailover -y -F throws error, usage says it is valid
4790557	 userpassword should have same error messages as userdel and userperm
4818721	 RFE: Improvements to RMC/ALOM-B build environment
4816593	 changes to "auto restart when hung" policy require SC reset to take effect
4832749	 Hostname not propergated from blade to the sc (build 25c)

Revision History: 

Patch Installation Instructions: 

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This is not an OS patch and is not installed with the standard
patchadd(1M) command.  After unpacking the patch, follow the "Special
Install Instructions" below to upgrade the system controller firmware.
 
This patch is not OS-dependent.  The list of releases shown under the
"Solaris Release" and "SunOS Release" sections may not be complete.
The absence of the running Solaris or SunOS release from the lists
above does not preclude the installation of this patch on the
hardware.  The patch may be used under any OS release which the
platform is capable of running.

Special Install Instructions: 

-----------------------------
The System Controller Firmware update requires a TFTP server to be
enabled on the same subnet as the System Controller being updated.  To
set up the TFTP server, follow the instructions on "Setting up a TFTP
Server" in the Blade System Chassis Administration Guide.
 
 
1.  Copying the System Controller Firmware File
    -------------------------------------------
 
Download or copy this patch to the TFTP server and place in a suitable
temporary directory, e.g. /tmp.  If the patch is supplied in
compressed (zip) format, extract it into a directory:
 
  $ cd /tmp
  $ unzip 115703-01.zip
 
As root, copy the binary file from the patch directory to the TFTP
root directory and make the file readable:
 
  % su root
  Password:
 
  # cd /tmp/115703-01
  # cp SunFireB1600-sc-v1.1.14.flash /tftpboot
  # chmod +r /tftpboot/SunFireB1600-sc-v1.1.14.flash
 
 
2.  Updating the System Controller Firmware
    ---------------------------------------
 
Log on to the System Controller console as user 'admin'.
 
Establish that the upgrade is necessary by checking the current
version of the System Controller, by typing:
 
  sc> showsc
 
  Sun Advanced Lights Out Manager for Blade Servers 1.0
  Copyright 2003 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
  ALOM-B 1.0
 
  Release: 1.0.xx
 
  Parameter                              Running Value      Stored Value
  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  Bootable Image :                       1.0.xx (MMM DD YY)
  Current Running Image :                1.0.xx (MMM DD YY)
 
If the version shown is "1.0.xx" (System Controller 1.0), or "1.1.xx"
(System Controller 1.1 where "xx" is lower than 14, the firmware
version included in this patch), an upgrade is necessary.  If this is
the case, upgrade the firmware by typing:
 
  sc> flashupdate -s <ipaddress> -f <path> SSC<n>/SC
 
where:
 
  <ipaddress> specifies the IP address of the tftpboot server.
 
  <path> specifies the path and filename of the new firmware.
 
  <n> is either 0 or 1 depending on whether you want to upgrade the System
  Controller on SSC0 or SSC1.
 
For example:
 
  sc> flashupdate -s 129.156.204.163 -f /tftpboot/SunFireB1600-sc-v1.1.14.flash SSC0/SC
  Warning: Are you sure you want to flashupdate the SSC0/SC flash image (y/n)? y
  SSC0/SC: Preparing to flashupdate.
  flashupdate: erasing segment 32 programming address ffb1fffe
  SSC0/SC: flashupdate complete.
  The system must be reset (using resetsc) for the new image to be loaded
 
After the flashupdate is complete, reset the System Controller:
 
  sc> resetsc
  Are you sure you want to reset the SC? All user sessions will be lost (y/n)? y
  Resetting ...                           
 
After the reset has completed, log in again and check the version:
 
  sc> showsc
 
  Sun Advanced Lights Out Manager for Blade Servers 1.1
  Copyright 2003 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
  ALOM-B 1.1
 
  Release: 1.1.14
 
  Parameter                              Running Value      Stored Value
  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  Bootable Image :                       1.1.14 (MMM DD YY)
  Current Running Image :                1.1.14 (MMM DD YY)
 
 
If the shelf is fitted with two SCs, repeat this step 2 to upgrade the
firmware on the other System Controller.
 
 
For further information, see the "Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis
Administration Guide" (part number 816-4765-11), Chapter 10 "Firmware
Upgrade Procedures".

README -- Last modified date:  Wednesday, June 18, 2003