Sun Microsystems, Inc.   Oracle System Handbook - ISO 7.0 May 2018 Internal/Partner Edition
   Home | Current Systems | Former STK Products | EOL Systems | Components | General Info | Search | Feedback

Sun Fire 4800 : How To


The How To documents are presented with two different sections. Select the section of interest below.

Canned Action Plan (CAP) Documents

Non CAP Knowledge Documents


How To Canned Action Plan (CAP) Documents Last Modified Date
1681967.1 How To Replace a PCI Card in a Sun Fire 3800, 4800, 4810, 6800, E4900, and E6900 Systems:ATR:1681967.1:2 2017-10-18
1521779.1 How To Remove a RTS in a Sun Fire 4800, 4810, 6800, E4900, and E6900 Systems:ATR:1521779.1:2 2017-04-05
1501652.1 How to Replace ID Board for Sun Fire 4800, E4900 Systems:ATR:1501652.1:4 2017-10-18
1501649.1 How to Replace Centerplane for Sun Fire 4800, E4900 Systems:ATR:1501649.1:4 2017-10-18
1342756.1 How to Perform On Site Diagnosis for a Down System for Sun Fire 1280, 3800, 4800, 4810, 6800, E2900, E4900, E6900 and Netra 1280/1290 Systems:ATR:1342756.1:4 2017-03-29
1307193.1 How to Replace a Repeater Board (RP) for Sun Fire V1280, E2900, 3800, 4800, 4810, 6800, E4900, E6900, and Netra 1280, 1290 Systems:ATR:892:4 2017-04-05
1306585.1 How to Replace Memory DIMM for Sun Fire 3800, 4800, 4810, 6800, E4900, and E6900 Systems:ATR:1805:4 2017-04-05
1306577.1 How to Replace System Board for Sun Fire 3800, 4800, 4810, 6800, E4900, and E6900 Systems:ATR:1804:4 2017-04-05
1306576.1 How to Replace an IO Board (IB) for Sun Fire 3800, 4800, 4810, 6800, E4900, and E6900 Systems:ATR:886:4 2017-10-18
1306552.1 How to Replace System Controller (SC) for Sun Fire 3800, 4800, 4810, 6800, E4900, and E6900 Systems:ATR:887:4 2017-04-05
1271936.1 How to replace a Power Supply for Sun Fire V1280, E2900, 3800, 4800, 4810, 6800, E4900, E6900, and Netra 1280, 1290 Systems [VCAP] 2017-10-18
1002102.1 Sun Fire[TM] 12K/15K/E20K/E25K/SFxx00/Ex900 servers: How to replace a COD CPU/memory board 2017-03-29
How To Non CAP Knowledge Documents Last Modified Date
2178942.1 Sun Fire[TM] 3800, v1280, e2900, 4800, 4810, e4900, 6800 and e6900 and Netra 1280, 1290: Unable to boot Server in SC/lom prompt with "Waiting for SC to respond to mbox msg: type 10XX" 2017-10-11
1586234.1 Guidance on install order for Firmware and latest recommended patches for Solaris on Sun Fire 280R/V480/V490/V880/V890 and Sun Fire v1280, 3800, 4800, 4810, 6800, E2900, E4900, E6900, and Netra 1280, 1290 systems 2018-02-16
1415160.1 Sun Fire [TM] SF3800/SF4800/SF4810/SF6800 - E4900/E6900: connecting to a domain shell console which is already in use 2014-09-23
1333828.1 How to identify SCSI JBOD arrays commonly used as boot device for disk-less Starcat (12K/15K/E20K/E25K) and Serengeti (3800/48x0/6800/4900/6900) platforms 2017-09-29
1325039.1 DIMM Size Reference Sheet for Sun Fire Midrange and Highend Servers 2017-10-18
1316607.1 Sun Fire[TM] 3800, 4800, 4810, 6800, E4900, and E6900: Sun Fire Segments, Domains, and Power Grids 2017-10-18
1297294.1 Sun Fire [TM] 3800/4800/4810/6800/E2900/E4900/E6900/V1280 and Netra[TM] 1280/1290 Server: Best Practices 2017-10-18
1275396.1 Sun Fire[TM] 3800/4x00/4810/6x00 - Auto diagnostic Fault Codes 2017-10-18
1211643.1 Sun Fire[TM] 3800, 4800, 4810, 6800, E4900, E6900, E2900, V1280, Netra[TM] 1280 or 1290 Servers Daylight Savings Time Update Policy 2017-02-02
1101554.1 Solaris 10 Floating Point Unit Scrubber (FPScrubber) Daemon 2017-10-18
1020467.1 Sun Fire 3800/4800/4810/6800/E2900/E4900/E6900/V1280 and Netra[TM] 1280/1290 Server: how To manage "Unable to send ECC event message to System Controller" messages 2017-02-02
1019337.1 Introduction to cache-line retirement feature for Ultrasparc-IV+ (USIV+) processors 2017-10-18
1019218.1 Sun Fire[TM] v1280, E2900, 3800, 4800, 4810, E4900, 6800, E6900 and Netra 1280, 1290: How to identify pin or socket damage. 2017-10-18
1019066.1 Sun Fire[TM] v1280, 3800, 4800, 4810, 6800, E2900, E4900, E6900 and Netra[TM] 1280, 2900 servers: How to collect scextended or 1280extended Explorer 2017-06-28
1019028.1 Sun Fire[TM] 3800, 4800, 4810, 6800, E4900, E6900 servers: How to backup and restore the System Controller (SC) and Domain configuration 2017-02-02
1018930.1 Sun Fire[TM] 3800-6800: Switching from domain console to domain shell using ssh 2017-02-02
1018898.1 Sun Fire[TM] 4800/E4900/6800/E6900: How to Check for System Controller v2 (Version 2 System Controller) 2017-02-02
1018762.1 Sun Fire[TM] 3800, 4800, 4810, 6800, e4900, and e6900: How to Reset a Lost SC Domain Shell Password 2017-03-29
1018592.1 Sun Fire[TM] servers: PCI IOMMU TLB ERROR 2017-02-02
1018123.1 StorEdge[TM] PCI Dual Ultra3 SCSI Host Adapter Requirements 2016-11-01
1017499.1 Sun Fire[TM] 3800/48x0/6800/E4900/E6900/E2900/V1280 and Netra[TM] 1280/1290 server: Understanding Memory Interleaving 2015-04-13
1017491.1 Sun Fire[TM] 3800/48x0/6800/E4900/E6900/E2900/v1280 or Netra[TM] 1280/1290 server: showcomponent indicates something is disabled 2017-02-02
1012868.1 How to Flashupdate a Single board on Sun Fire[TM] v1280, E2900, 3800, 4800, 4810, 6800, E4900, E6900, or Netra 1280, 1290 servers 2017-02-02
1012638.1 Sun Fire[TM] 12K/15K/E20K/E25K, Sun Fire V1280/4800/6800/E2900/E4900/E6900, Netra 1280/1290 servers: UltraSPARC IV+ DR restrictions on Solaris9 Update8 2017-03-29
1012585.1 Sun Fire[TM] V1280/E2900/3800/48x0/E4900/6800/E6900: What timezones are supported by the SC? 2017-02-02
1012582.1 Sun Fire[TM] System Controller: setupplatform is unable to configure linkspeed and linkmode 2017-02-02
1012546.1 System controller replacement for Sun Fire[TM] 3800, 4800, 4810, 6800 E4900, and E6900 systems 2017-02-02
1012392.1 How to isolate a processor from a running system ? 2017-11-14
1012194.1 Sun Fire[TM] Servers: Memory Placement Optimization (MPO) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) 2013-09-27
1012186.1 Sun Fire[TM] Server: How to Use Dynamic Reconfiguration (DR) in a Sun Cluster[TM] 3.x Environment 2017-03-29
1012185.1 Sun Fire[TM] 4800, 4810, 6800, E4900, and E6900: Physical Device Mapping for 8 slot PCI+ I/O boards with XMITS 2017-02-02
1012029.1 Converting a Sun Fire[TM] Server from a single segment/single domain configuration into a dual segment/dual domain configuration. 2017-02-02
1011930.1 Sun Fire[TM] 3800, 4800, 4810, 6800, E4900, and E6900 System Controller Application (ScApp) How To's. 2017-10-18
1011893.1 Sun Fire [TM] 3800, 4800, 4810, E4900, 6800, E6900 AC/DC Power Distribution 2017-02-02
1011212.1 Sun Fire[TM] Midrange Servers: How to setup Persistent Console logging? 2017-02-02
1011148.1 Sun Fire[TM] 3800/48x0/E4900/6800/E6900: Unscheduled System Controller (SC) Failover upon generation of SSH DSA hostkey 2017-02-02
1011084.1 Filter Maintenance for Sun High-End/Midrange/Telco Servers 2017-02-02
1010919.1 Understanding and Troubleshooting VCMON & CSTH-LITE errors 2017-02-02
1010861.1 Sun Fire[TM] servers: ScApp firmware logs periodic "I'm Alive" message 2017-02-02
1010756.1 Sun Fire[TM] Mid-Range Servers ScApp Features and Requirements Matrix 2017-06-06
1010726.1 Sun Fire[TM]: Replacing CPU / Memory or I/O boards requires that the firmware matches existing boards 2017-03-29
1010655.1 Where can I get the service mode password for a Sun Fire[TM] 3800/48x0/6800/E4900/E6900/E2900/V1280 and Netra[TM] 1280/1290 server? 2017-02-02
1010353.1 Sun Fire[TM] 6800, 4800, 4810, 3800: How are MAC addresses assigned to domains? 2017-02-02
1009465.1 Sun Fire[TM] 12K/15K/E20K/E25K, Sun Fire V1280/4800/6800/E2900/E4900/E6900, Netra 1280/1290 servers: UltraSPARC IV+ DR restrictions on Solaris10 HW1 2017-02-02
1009350.1 Sun Fire[TM] servers : DR attach of USIV+ system board yields error: "WARNING: sbd_connect: no devices present on board X" 2017-02-02
1009318.1 How are interrupt levels assigned to PCI devices on SPARC[R] based machines? 2017-03-29
1009290.1 Obtaining FRU Data information from a Sun Fire[TM] 3800, 4800, 4810, 6800, E4900 or E6900 Server 2017-06-06
1009194.1 Sun Fire[TM] 3800, v1280, E2900, 4800, 4810, E4900, 6800 and E6900 and Netra 1280, 1290: Can't boot from cdrom 2017-02-02
1009108.1 Sun Fire[TM] 3800, v1280, E2900, 4800, 4810, E4900, 6800 and E6900 and Netra 1280, 1290: 'LED write value' message from OBP at boot time 2017-03-29
1009098.1 Sun[TM] Fire 3800/4800/4810/6800/E2900/E4900/E6900/V1280 and Netra[TM] 1280/1290 Server: Using testboard to run extended POST diagnostics [Video] 2017-10-18
1008702.1 Console Logging Options to capture Fatal Reset output for Sun systems 2017-03-29
1008676.1 Sun Fire[TM] 3800,4800,4900,6800, and E6900 servers: 'Best Practices and loghost configuration [Video] 2017-10-18
1008263.1 How to Troubleshoot CPU/Memory faults with Solaris[TM] FMA 2017-10-18
1007997.1 Entry-Level and Midrange UltraSparc III, IIIi, and IV Sun Fire[TM] and Netra Servers System Controller SSH Security 2017-02-02
1007945.1 Sun Fire[TM] 3800/48x0/6800/E4900/E6900/E2900/v1280 Servers: Capacity on Demand (COD) 2.0 Installation FAQ 2017-10-18
1007858.1 Sun Fire[TM] Midrange System: UltraSPARC[R] IV+ (USIV+) System Board Upgrade Requirements 2017-02-02
1007833.1 How to clear selective settings of the Sun Fire[TM] system controller 2017-02-02
1006645.1 What is a Solaris[TM] PCI IOMMU error telling me? 2017-07-03
1006441.1 FRUID capture and collection through Oracle Explorer Data Collector 2018-01-10
1006342.1 Sun Fire [TM] SF4800/SF6800 - E4900/E6900 - V1280/E2900 Servers: UltraSPARC[R] IV System Board Requirements 2017-10-18
1006281.1 Firmware Download and update procedure for Sun Fire[TM] v1280, 3800, 4800, 4810, 6800, E2900, E4900, E6900, and Netra 1280, 1290 systems. 2017-02-02
1006258.1 Sun Fire[TM] System Controller Application (ScApp): error writing response: S_errno_EPIPE 2017-02-02
1006136.1 Sun Fire[TM] V1280/E2900/3800/4800/4810/6800/E4900/E6900 & Netra 1280/1290: How to add CPUs and System Boards to a running domain 2017-06-06
1006063.1 Non-Cacheable Address Space tables for Sun[TM] Fire 3800/4800/4810/6800/E2900/E4900/E6900/V1280 and Netra[TM] 1280/1290 Server 2017-02-02
1005907.1 SPARC Platforms: Matrix of Recognized Device Paths 2018-02-28
1005873.1 Sun Fire [TM] SF3800/SF4800/SF4810/SF6800 - E4900/E6900 - V1280/E2900, Netra 1280/1290 Server: flashprom update shortcut 2017-02-02
1005531.1 Verify Disk is Present When Booting From Alternate Media 2017-03-29
1005403.1 Sun Fire[TM] 3800-6800/12K-E25K servers: Capacity on Demand (COD) How to activate CPU's into a domain? 2017-02-02
1005247.1 Proper usage of post-tolerate-ce and mpr-support-enable on Midrange Servers 2017-02-02
1005186.1 Usage of the console device (/sgcn) on SunFire[TM] High and MidRange Servers 2017-10-18
1004922.1 Sun Fire[TM] servers: Trouble-shooting RCM failures events in DR operations 2017-06-06
1004879.1 Sun Fire[TM] 3800, 48x0, 6800, E2900, E4900, E6900, v1280 or Netra[TM] 1280, or 1290: Resetting a component's CHS status using setchs 2017-06-06
1004877.1 Breakdown of non-cacheable address space in 3800/4800/4810/6800/E2900/E4900/E6900/V1280 and Netra[TM] 1280/1290 Server 2017-02-02
1004870.1 Sun Fire[TM] V1280-E15000:Tech Tip:An offlined processor can be involved in a panic in rare cases 2017-02-02
1004845.1 Sun Fire[TM] Midrange and HighEnd Servers: Discussion of Component Health Status (CHS) 2017-08-22
1004720.1 Sun Fire[TM] 3800, 4800, 4810, 6800, E4900, E6900: How do the clocks work? 2017-02-02
1004573.1 FAQs about Dynamic Reconfiguration (DR) on Sun Fire[TM] V1280, E2900, 3800, 4800, 4810, 6800, E4900, E6900, and Netra[TM] 1280, 1290 servers. 2017-02-02
1004390.1 Hard Disk Drive (HDD) Part Number Identification. 2017-10-18
1004126.1 Sun Fire [TM] SF4800/SF6800 - E4900/E6900 : "Serial number mismatch" error when firmware is at ScApp 5.20.x 2017-02-02
1003932.1 Physical device mapping for PCI-X I/O Boards (Sun Fire[TM] 4800, E4900, 6800, E6900) and PCI-X IB_SSC (Sun Fire[TM] v1280, E2900 and Sun Netra[TM] 1280, 1290). 2017-02-02
1003867.1 Memory DIMM Replacement Management Tool - cediag FAQ 2016-02-11
1003656.1 Sun Fire[TM] 1280,2900,3800,4800,4810,4900,6900: Action plan when a [DOM] message is reported by the System Controller 2017-02-02
1003529.1 Procedure to manually collect System Controller (SC) level failure data on Sun Fire[TM] v1280, E2900, 3800, 4800, E4900, 6800, E6900, and Netra 1280, 1290 servers. 2017-02-02
1003456.1 STMS (MPxIO) degraded path messages seen at Solaris[TM] 8, 9, 10, or 11 boot time. 2017-11-30
1003441.1 Sun Fire[TM] 3800/4800/4810/6800: Server I/O Card Probe Order 2017-02-02
1003347.1 Sun Fire[TM] 6800/4810/4800/3800 CPU & Memory Document 2017-02-02
1003333.1 Sun Fire[TM] 6800: What happens if one power grid fails? 2017-02-02
1003332.1 Sun Fire[TM] v1280, E2900, 3800, 4800, 4810, 6800, E4900, E6900, and Netra 1280, 1290 Server: CPU/Memory Board Dynamic Reconfiguration (DR) Considerations 2017-02-02
1003315.1 Sun Fire[TM] 3800/4800/4810/6800/4900/6900: How to display the serial number remotely 2017-02-02
1003245.1 Sun Fire[TM] 3800-6900: System Controller failover functionality 2017-02-02
1003150.1 Sun Fire[TM] 3800, 4800, 4810, 6800, E4900, and E6900: Navigating Between Shells on Sun Fire Mid-range Servers [Video] 2017-02-02
1003034.1 Flash PROM patches / Minimum Supported Operating Environment Versions for Sun systems 2016-11-29
1002710.1 Sun Fire[TM] v1280, 3800, 4800, 4810, 6800, E2900, E4900, E6900, and Netra[TM] 1280, and 1290 systems: Incoming versus Outgoing errors. 2017-10-18
1002557.1 How to configure Solaris[TM] 8 Operating System and Solaris[TM] 9 Operating System for aggressive page retirement. 2015-03-11
1002430.1 Diagnose Sun Fire[TM] Uncorrectable Error(s) from Memory on Solaris[TM] 8 and 9 2017-10-04
1002033.1 Sun Fire[TM] v1280, E2900, 3800, 4800, 4810, 6800, E4900, E6900, and Netra 1280, 1290 Server: How to Recover from a Hung System Controller 2017-02-02
1001915.1 Sun Fire[TM] V1280/E2900/3800/48x0/E4900/6800/E6900: Interrupting a Domain/System Board POST sequence 2017-02-02
1001867.1 Sun Fire[TM] 3800-6800/12K-E25K servers: What is Capacity on Demand (COD) and what are its commands? 2017-02-02
1001850.1 Sun Fire[TM] 3800, 4800, 4810, 6800, E2900, E4900, E6900 and V1280/Netra 1280/1290 Servers: Cabling and Installation of Hardware Consoles 2017-02-02
1001778.1 Sun Fire[TM] 3800, 4800/4810, 6800, E2900, E4900, E6900, V1280 or Netra[TM] 1280, 1290 server: How to Gather Data from a Hung Domain [Video] 2017-10-18
1001704.1 Setting up SNTP Client on a SunFire[TM] 3800-6800 2017-10-18
1001700.1 Emulex HBA on same bus as PGX32[TM] may cause system panics 2017-02-02
1001696.1 Sun Fire [TM] 3800-6900 Frame Manager FAQ 2017-06-06
1001653.1 Understanding Oracle Solaris Time Sharing(TS) Dispatch Tables for Midrange and High-end Servers 2018-05-08
  Copyright © 2018 Oracle and/or its affiliates.  All rights reserved.
 Feedback