How to configure Solaris[TM] 8 Operating System and Solaris[TM] 9 Operating System for aggressive page retirement.

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Solution 1002557.1 : How to configure Solaris[TM] 8 Operating System and Solaris[TM] 9 Operating System for aggressive page retirement.

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Applies to:

Sun Enterprise 3500 Server - Version Not Applicable and later
Sun Fire V440 Server - Version Not Applicable and later
Sun Enterprise 6500 Server - Version Not Applicable and later
Sun Fire V1280 Server - Version Not Applicable and later
Sun Fire V240 Server - Version Not Applicable and later
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Goal

This document provides the minimum requirements to enable aggressive page retirement on Sun servers. There are also links to related documentation and tools.

Solution

To take advantage of page and aggressive page retirement functionality the following minimum kernel patch revisions need to exist in your environment:

Solaris 8 <SunPatch:117000-05>
Solaris 9 <SunPatch:112233-12>

The patch versions in the document are at the time of writing, the latest versions can be obtained from My Oracle Support

More information on Aggressive Page Retirement
A copy of the Implementing Sun's Enhanced DIMM Management Policy for UltraSPARC II, III, IV and T1 Systems (pdf) whitepaper is attached at the very bottom of this article. It provides detailed information on Aggresive Page Retirement and Sun's memory DIMM replacement policy.

Use the cediag tool to monitor, diagnose and manage ECC events and DIMM replacement. A cediag FAQ and download information can be found in Document: 1003867.1 Memory DIMM Replacement Management Tool - cediag 1.2.1 FAQ and download information

See also:
<Document: 1009256.1> Solaris[TM] 8/9: When Is Page Retirement Enabled?
<Document: 1004934.1> Solaris[TM]: How to Display Retired Memory Pages

Product
Sun Fire V880/890
Sun Fire V1280 Server
Sun Fire E6900 Server
Sun Fire E4900 Server
Sun Fire E2900 Server
Sun Fire 6800 Server
Sun Fire 6200

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Internal Only References

The Implementing Sun's Enhanced DIMM Management Policy for UltraSPARC II, III, IV and T1 Systems (pdf) whitepaper is attached to the bottom of this article

See also:
Document: 1006520.1 How to identify whether you have a Memory or CPU ECC Uncorrectable Fault
Document: 1007988.1 RCE/FRC error handling on UltraSPARC[R] IIIi

Other useful diagnostic tools:
Document: 1010934.1 Findaft - an AFT, CPU, Memory and PCI ECC error message ummary
Sun Systems Management and Diagnostic Tools (Doc ID 870962.5)

Keywords: page, retirement, aggressive

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