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Asset ID: 1-79-1621779.1
Update Date:2018-03-26
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Solution Type  Predictive Self-Healing Sure

Solution  1621779.1 :   Sun Blade X3-2B (formerly X6270 M3 Server Module) Symptoms and Solutions  


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Applies to:

Sun Blade X3-2B - Version All Versions to All Versions [Release All Releases]
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Purpose

This document outlines the top non-hardware issues our customers encounter on the Sun Blade X3-2B (formerly X6270 M3 Server Module), with the firmware version which fixes that issue or the workaround


These issues are outlined in more detail on the internal Sun Blade X3-2B  Current Product Issues <Document: 1448425.1> page

Details

Documentation X3-2B  -  Patches&Firmware X3-2B  -  My Oracle Support Community (MOSC) Sun x86 Systems  -  Oracle System Handbook X3-2B

 

SymptomDetailsResolution/Workaround

X6270M3 (X3-2B) blades exhibiting FMA faults SPX86-8003-PD on both CPUs.

On power up the blade will see FMA fault fault.io.intel.iio.misc-vpp-fail on either or both CPUs at the same time.

Workaround: Clear the faults in ILOM using following procedure.

1. First start a fault management shell:

-> start /SP/faultmgmt/shell

2. Then clear the fault on both CPUs:

faultmgmtsp> fmadm acquit /SYS/MB/P0
faultmgmtsp> fmadm acquit /SYS/MB/P1
faultmgmtsp> exit

The faults should be gone after this.

Resolution: Update system to the Latest ILOM Firmware (SW 1.2 or later)

VMware ESXi 5.0 will not load sxge driver on X6270M3 and SOL NEM.

The blade appears to load correctly but then resets and does not load. Resolution: Install driver version 5.0.0.3 or later
BIOS update in SW1.1.0 breaks ILOM PCI device slot inventory information With BIOS update in SW1.1.0 the slot inventory information changed as follows:

Before: PEM0 = 1, PEM1 = 2, REM = 3, FEM0 = 4, FEM1 = 5
After: PEM0 = 1, PEM1 = 2, FEM0 = 3, FEM1 = 4, REM = 5

This causes the /System/IO_Modules data to be missing or wrong:

/System/PCI_Devices/Add-on/Device_2
Targets:

Properties:
part_number = Not Available
description = Not Available
location = REM (RAID Expansion Module)
pci_vendor_id = Not Available
pci_device_id = Not Available
pci_subvendor_id = Not Available
pci_subdevice_id = Not Available

Resolution: Update system to the Latest ILOM Firmware (SW 1.2 or later)
X3-2B receiving false FMA SPX86-8003-QH faults with X1110A-Z installed When blade is booted with the X1110A-Z PEM card installed the PEM is faulted by FMA with one or both of these errors:

fault.io.intel.iio.pcie-downstream-devices
fault.io.intel.iio.pcie-fatal

This issue has been root caused to incorrect BIOS settings for PEM1 in the BIOS code.

Workaround: Clear the faults in ILOM using fault management shell

Note: The errors will return when the blade is rebooted or power cycled.

Resolution: Update system to the Latest ILOM Firmware (SW 1.2 or later)


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