Only mseries servers are having xscf prompt for dynamic domain configuration. Just upgraded the firmware on a t2000 and found this article extremely helpful. Information about the sparc enterprise t2000 server 1 supported versions of firmware and software 1 updating system firmware 2 patch information 2 mandatory patches 2 patches for option cards 2 known issues and workarounds 2 mandatory etc. After the system rebooted we started getting kernel panics and the system would not boot up. Prepare the system for update of the sun system firmware. An endofservicelife announcement can spell trouble for it managers.
A limited number of sun fire t2000 and sparc enterprise t2000 servers may experience a system shutdown after the system controller sc alert. Before proceeding to the blades firmware upgrade, operating system should be halted. You should probably try applying firmware patch 12475008. After the solaris os boots, the cards will be missing from the output of the prtdiag vcommand, as well. In this article, we are going to see how to upgrade the system ilom firmware and bios for x86,openboot prompt for sparc on oracle sun blade servers. All information and opinions in this blog website are purely personal and do not reflect any opinions or information from tivit. T2000,netra t2000 sun system firmware update ldoms apl obp 4. Does anyone have in storage said firmware package updates, rather then beating about the bush with oracle. Sun alert 102543 security vulnerability on sun fire t2000. Sun oracle tells me i need tp apply this patch 943408 to the firmware.
The latest firmware at the time of writing for the sunfire t2000 can be found with the following patch id on sunsolve. I dont see where you downloaded the host firmware, then powered the system off, then. Make sure your t2000 has the latest firmware on it. The crypto provider in solaris 10 305 hw2 when running on sun fire t2000 platforms might incorrectly verify a dsa signature. I have some image files to update bios alombootfw boot image file and alommainfw main image file, but i found only one manual to update. To determine the current system firmware revision installed on the system, from the system controller commandline interface. Did you follow the instructions in the sysfwdownload.
The sun4v processors released as of september 2010 are the ultrasparc t1, the ultrasparc t2, the ultrasparc t2 plus and the ultrasparc t3 2. I want to do a firmupdate on server sunfiret2000 using patch number 943510 which include firmware package and flashupdate command. Firmware downloads and release history for oracle server. How to upgrade system firmware of t2000 server free download as. Gigaswift driver patch without sun trunking utility 3. This section describes the required patches for the sun fire t2000 server with part number 5016843.
Part of the sun fire line, the t2000 was among the first servers to leverage sun s coolthreads processing technology. How do i upgrade the software firmware of the humax. So today, i am working on a nice little sun microsystems t2000 server. It was purchased used by my customer and i am setting it up. Consult the or other system documentation to determine the systems sun system firmware version. Chassis cover removed is displayed on the console, causing system downtime. A security vulnerability in the sun system firmware on. Sun fire t2000 with system firmware patch 12348201 will not allow dvdboot or netboot of solaris 10 106 or solaris 10 606 product. Determine the systems current revision of sun system firmware. Im assuming you are using 692701 as the firmware patch. Today we will see how to upgrade firmware on a t2000 box. Application notes the firmware is made publicly available as required. Xcp stands for xscf extended system control facility control package. This topic page provides information about different releases and updates aka patches of sun system firmware.
Sun fire t server sun fire t2000 server sun netra t2000 server sun netra cp3060 atca blade server sun blade t6300 server module date of resolved release 05nov2008 a security vulnerability in the sun system firmware on certain sparc systems may allow unauthorized data access 1. Go into the tv portal by pressing the tv portal button on the remote control. View and download fujitsu sparc enterprise t2000 product notes online. If the currently installed firmware is an older version, you must upgrade the firmware to the required version. Upgrading the firmware on a sunfire t2000 martello. Existing firmware sc showhost sun fire t2000 system firmware 6. Firmware upgrade on solaris t 5240 obp upgrade in t52405220 sun fire server below are the steps for upgrading firmware on t5240 t2000 and other t series 1 take the existing firmware by using prtconf v or prtdiag v note down the sw version. How to upgrade ilom firmware on oracle sun servers. Earlier hardware needs to be updated through the service processor which is fairly easy to do. To check for new software and perform an upgrade you will need to ensure that the humax is connected to the internet, when ready please follow these steps. Note the firmware patches should be applied to each sun fire t2000 system with pcie cards installed in one or more of the pcie slots.
If the version of sun system firmware is older than 6. I am having a sunfiret2000 server which is having solaris os running on it. Solaris 10 update 3 hw 1106 or solaris express build 57 or higher installed. Once you have downloaded the zip file, publish the appropriate.
Analyzing boot error messages on a sun firetm t and. The sparc hypervisor runs in the hyperprivileged execution mode, which was introduced in the sun4v architecture. Sun fire t2000 systems running system firmware prior to version 6. Patch information mandatory patches at this time, there are no mandatory patches for sparc enterprise t2000 servers. By continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies. Before you update the alom cmt firmware using the flashupdate command. Flash update the downloaded sun system firmware image. I am having a sun fire t2000 server which is having solaris os running on it. Here is an example of the available firmware patches for the sun fire t2000 system. Wireless home phone t2000 is designed to operate anywhere within the verizon coverage area and should provide coverage thats consistent with your current verizon wireless device experience. The instructions are for installing the upgrade in this was described in this patch, but the newest firware at time of writing is here. Note updating your system firmware also updates your alom cmt software and openboot firmware.
An enterprise t2000 running solaris 10 was updated with an extensive patch set, including kernel patches. C h a p t e r 3 notes for servers with part number 5016843. Information about the sparc enterprise t2000 server 1 supported versions of firmware and software 1 updating system firmware 2 patch information 2 mandatory patches 2 patches for option cards 2 known issues and workarounds 2 mandatory etcsystem file entry 3. Use the sysfwdownload utility to download the sun system firmware image to the system controller. Compare the current sun system firmware revision with the latest available revisions. Note contact a sales representative or a certified service engineer for the latest patch information. The version of sun system firmware running on the system to be flashupdated must be 6. Installing solaris 10 version 0708v01 on sun netra t2000. How to upgrade system firmware of t2000 server command line. I have to upgrade the the firmware in order to patch it with latest kernel patch. The sun fire t2000 server code named ontario is a system engineered by sun microsystems for applications including web 2. If the current sun system firmware revision is lower than the latest available sun system firmware revision in this patch, then proceed to the next step. These errors may be caused by missing patches, downlevel firmware or missing etcsystem file settings.
In preparation for installing a newer release of solaris 10 on a sunfire t2000, we first decided to bring the system to the most recent version of firmware. These patches must be installed on the server before you deploy the server. You must install these patches on servers that use the factory preinstalled solaris os, and on servers where the solaris os is installed at the site. The requirnment is that firmware should be at least 6.
This post describes how to select the firmware, the firmware upgrade method and upgrade the system firmware on sun fire t and sun fire t2000 server firmware verification 1. Sparc enterprise tt2000 servers firmware installation. I need to do something with service controller and in the process i found out that there is no scadm utility on t2000. Sun netra t2000 server version not applicable to not applicable release na all platforms goal. Caution to run the solaris operating system successfully, without errors, the sun netra t2000 must run the required version of the firmware, which is 6. Service is not necessarily equivalent to landline phone service. Could you please send me the packages to update the t2000 sparc64 firmware im. For t2000, patch 12475007 for system firmware version 6.
How to determine the system firmware version on tt2000. Right away i ran into a snag, naturally, because i didnt have the alom advanced lights out management or sc system controller password for this machine go to this website. Applications which depend on the results of this dsa signature verification might be vulnerable to trusting data which could have been tampered with. You can monitor the upgrade progress in current update progress tab. Solaris 10 0508 update 5 patch bundle oracle solaris blog. The xcp firmware procedure exclusively runs on the active xscf unit. In that case u have to put the firmware package in some other server. Last week, the solaris 10 0508 update 5 patch bundle was released on sunsolve. Description this document describes how to select the firmware, the firmware upgrade method and upgrade the system firmware on sun fire t and sun fire t2000 server. It was a great supplement to the file that was provided with the firmware patch. Not so long ago i had to flash firmware on sunfire t2000. This software update has been tested to optimize device performance, resolve known issues, and apply the latest security patches. I have a sun t2000 solaris 10 do not know how to update firmware it says to power the system off then ftp the patch to the system i dont know how you do that.
The required version is included in sun netra t2000 patch 943601. Oracle is mainly focusing on ilom hardware console for their x86 and sparc blade servers. Unix linux, aix, solaris, hpux specialist at tivit note. Verify the sun system firmware supports this utility. The patch bundle provides another option to customers when deciding their patching strategy to maintain their solaris systems. Debian linux and sunfire t2000 aandcp it solutions. Oracle server product patches, updates and firmware are now available on my oracle support, from the patches and updates tab. Information on accessing and using my oracle support can be found at the my oracle support welcome center for oracle customers and partners to find your download on my oracle support 1. Firmware downloads and release history for oracle server systems. Sun fire t2000 server sun fire t server all platforms purpose description errors are generated and reported to the console or the varadmmessages file during the boot sequence.
The patch is the 943406, and it worked for other t2000 alom upgrade. Here is how we got on personally, i have upgraded firmware on many different types of systems in the past and whilst the technique is invariably the same, there are always minor differences that catch you out. Sun sparc enterprise t2000 server requires sysfw 6. Verizon wireless home phone t2000 software update verizon wireless is pleased to announce a software update for your device. The firmware release hub provides links to downloads, firmware faqs, historical information about available firmware releases, and other resources to help you manage your server systems.
Periodically new software firmware is released by humax with fixes and additional features. Firmware release chart per platform for sun systems check the netra t2000 product notes for information on new features and open issues. When sun oracle decides it will no longer support its storage, server, or network hardware, it teams are left scrambling trying to figure out what they can do to deal with the problem without breaking the budget. Example of showfru command output on a sun sparc enterprise t2000.
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