Slow Memory Leak Issue for Ethernet Modules Firmware on Certain Systems May Cause Network Outage

Asset ID:	1-77-1622661.1
Update Date:	2014-02-17
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Solution Type Sun Alert Sure

Solution 1622661.1 : Slow Memory Leak Issue for Ethernet Modules Firmware on Certain Systems May Cause Network Outage

Applies to:

Sun Ethernet Adapter
Sun Hardware - Generic
Sun Blade 6000 System
Sun Netra 6000 System
Sun Netra 6000 Modular System M2
Information in this document applies to any platform.
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Date of Resolved Release: 10-Feb-2014
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Description

A slow memory leak happens with each login/logout (by a system administrator) on the Sun Blade 6000 24-Port 10-Gigabit Ethernet Switched Network Express Module (NEM) (2073A-N) and Sun Network 10GE Switch 72p (2074A-F). Over time this will result in a switch application crash.

Occurrence

This issue can occur on the following platforms:

Sun Blade 6000 24-Port 10-Gigabit Ethernet Switched Network Express Module (NEM)(2073A-N) with firmware versions 1.2.2.1 or earlier
Sun Network 10GE Switch 72p (2074A-F) with firmware versions 1.2.2.1/1.2.2.3 or earlier

Notes:

      1. No other platform is affected by this issue.
      2. This issue only occurs on systems that are not configured for High-Availability (HA)

To determine the current firmware, do the following from the ILOM prompt:

      -> version
      SP firmware 3.0.5.2
      SP firmware build number: 72156
      SP firmware build date: Mon Sep 2 10:00:21 PDT 2013
      SP firmware install date: Tue Sep 3 06:58:38 GMT 2013
      SP filesystem version: 1.2.2.3

If the SP filesystem version shows 1.2.2.3 or lower for Sun Network 10GE Switch 72p, it is recommended to upgrade to the latest release (see Resolution section below).

If the SP filesystem version shows 1.2.2.1 or lower for Sun Blade 6000 24-Port 10-Gigabit Ethernet Switched NEM, it is recommended to upgrade to the latest release (see Resolution section below).

Symptoms

Should the described issue occur, the switch will reboot causing periodic network outages.

Workaround

There is no workaround for this issue.

This issue is addressed in the following releases:

Sun Network 10GE Switch 72p Firmware 1.2.2.5 (as delivered in patch 13255111) or later
Sun Blade 6000 24-Port 10-Gigabit Ethernet Switched NEM Firmware 1.2.2.5 (as delivered in patch id 13255101) or later

Note: It is STRONGLY recommended to upgrade to Firmware version 1.2.2.5 (or later) at the earliest opportunity.

Patches

<SUNPATCH:13255111>
<SUNPATCH:13255101>

History

10-Feb-2014: Document released; status is Resolved
17-Feb-2014: Maintenance update; additional product attribution (6000 series added)

Questions regarding this document should be addressed to
sunalertpublication_us_grp@oracle.com and copy the
responsible engineer/submitter listed below.

Internal Contributor/Submitter: mehdi.bonyadi@oracle.com
Internal Eng Responsible Engineer: mehdi.bonyadi@oracle.com
Oracle Knowledge Analyst: david.mariotto@oracle.com
Internal Eng Business Unit Group: Network

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