Sun Microsystems Fire X4600 User manual

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Sun Fire™X4600 to Sun Fire X4600
M2 Server Migration
Part No. 819-5040-11
August 2009, Revision A

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Contents
Preface xi
Sun Fire X4600 to Sun Fire X4600 M2 Server Migration 1
Upgrade Procedure 1
Planning and Preparation 2
▼To Plan and Prepare 2
Populating a Server With CPU Modules 3
CPU Module Matching Requirements 3
Population Procedures 3
Interacting with the System 6
Interacting Directly 6
Interacting Over The Network 7
Resetting SP and BIOS Passwords Using Jumper P20 8
▼To Reset the Administration Password Back To the Default 8
Powering Off the Server 10
▼To Remove the Main Cover 11
▼To Replace the Cover 12
▼Accessing the Web GUI 13
Firmware: Planning and Downloading 14
▼To Upgrade the Firmware Images 15

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▼To Replace the CPU Modules 17
▼To Replace a CPU Module or CPU Filler Board 18
Updating the Firmware 22
▼To Update the ILOM and System BIOS 23
▼To Update From the ILOM Command Line 23
▼To Update From the Web Interface 23
Cleanup Steps, Post ILOM Update 24
▼To Perform the Cleanup Steps 24
Forcing the ILOM Update 25
▼To Force the ILOM Update 25
Clearing CMOS Jumper P2 25
▼To Clear a Server’s CMOS Settings With Jumper P2 26
Updating the LSI HBA BIOS 26
▼To Update the LSI HBA BIOS 26
CPU Modules and Memory DIMMs 27
CPU Module Models 27
Sun Fire X4600 CPU Module 28
Physical Layout 28
DIMM Usage 30
Sun Fire X4600 M2 4-DIMM CPU Module 31
Physical Layout 31
DIMM Usage 32
Sun Fire X4600 M2 8-DIMM and 8-DIMM Split Plane CPU Modules 33
Physical Layout 33
DIMM Usage 35
Populating a Server With CPU Modules 36
CPU Module Matching Requirements 36
Population Procedures 36

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Locating Faulty CPUs and DIMMs 39
▼To Locate Faulty CPU’s and DIMMs 39

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Figures
FIGURE 1 CPU Module Population rules and numbering 5
FIGURE 2 Location of Jumpers on the Motherboard 10
FIGURE 3 Removing the Main Cover 12
FIGURE 4 ILOM Login Screen 13
FIGURE 5 Login to Redirected System Console 14
FIGURE 6 Removing a CPU Module From a CPU Module Bay 19
FIGURE 7 Removing a DIMM 20
FIGURE 8 Installing a CPU Module 22
FIGURE 9 Physical Layout of Sun Fire X4600 CPU Module 29
FIGURE 10 Physical Layout of Sun Fire X4600 M2 4-DIMM CPU Module X4600 M2 8- 31
FIGURE 11 Physical Layout of Sun Fire X4600 M2 8-DIMM CPU Module and Sun Fire X4600 M2 8-DIMM
Split Plane CPU Modules 34
FIGURE 12 Sun Fire X4600/X4600 M2 CPU Module Slots 37
FIGURE 13 CPU Module Population Rules and Numbering 38

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Tables
TABLE 1 Firmware Update Worksheet 15
TABLE 2 Firmware Update Example 16
TABLE 3 Sun Fire X4600 CPU Module LEDs 30
TABLE 4 DIMM Slots in Sun Fire X4600 CPU Module 30
TABLE 5 LEDs on Sun Fire X4600 M2 CPU 4-DIMM Module 32
TABLE 6 DIMM Slots in Sun Fire X4600 CPU Module 33
TABLE 7 LEDs on Sun Fire X4600 M2 CPU 4-DIMM Module 34
TABLE 8 Sun Fire X4600 M2 8-DIMM and 8-DIMM split plane CPU Module DIMM Slots 35

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