Recent update: 2008-5-9

Configure Ultra 10 with D1000

333 byte By Jay421 at 2008-2-26
Hi I running Solaris 10 on ULTRA 10 installed.I want to configure D1000 with ULTRA 10.I inserted scsi diff card(x6541) in slot.I hooked up D1000 with Ultra 10, but the system does't see disk array. I tried with devfsadm amd boot -rv. THANKS.......... ...

Sun Ultra 10 Boot Failure

676 byte By smh123 at 2008-2-22
Hello Support, I have a Sun Ultra 10 used as a workstation for medical equipment/applications. Every morning when it is turned on, it begins to boot up and gives a Boot Failure message for a:. All I do is cycle power and unit comes up correctly. What could be causing this?, Bad sector on ...

E6900 - Infrastructure

139 byte By andrewgarland at 2008-2-15
I'm trying to figure out what tile cut-out size to use in my data center for these servers. Is the whole bottom open?

Uncorrectable error detected by pci0... during DVMA read transaction

1249 byte By ceci at 2008-2-4
hi people... at first, sorry for my english. I hava a Sun Fire 280R with Solaris 8 and today it boot aparently without a reason, it boot 5 or 6 times. The error before the fall is: WARNING: Uncorrectable error detected by pci0 (safari id 00000000.00000008) during DVMA read transaction ...

System rear fan1 fault :-(

962 byte By Wurgl at 2008-1-21
Hi! Since yesterday evening the box does not want to start up. It seems that I can access the BIOS and when I look at the DMI info, the only thing I see is a lot of entries with a date and then this very bad message "System rear fan1 fault" I already downloaded supplemental disk ...

Compose LED

585 byte By purl at 2007-12-30
We are custom keyboard designers, and we manufacture a variety of Sun compatible Type 5 & 6 keyboards. I need to test the function of the Compose LED on a USB keyboard, and have a Blade 100 running Solaris 9. I can't get the Compose LED to light (even on a branded Sun keyboard), using ...

W2100z and third SCSI drive

766 byte By woody65 at 2007-12-24
Hello I'm trying to add a third SCSI drive to the W2100z. The first is a 73GB Seagate, the second is a 147GB Seagate and the third is a 147GB Fujitsu. The first (ID 1) and the second (ID 0) are on the same connector connected to the B channel. The third (ID 0) is on the A channel. When ...

RHEL305 x86_64 on W2100z X logout kernel crash

3313 byte By at 2007-12-21
When I logout of an Xsession (gnome/kde/fvwm2) the system hangs (power cycle required) fairly often. This happens when using the nv or nvidia (x86_64-1.0-7667) drivers and kdm or gdm. When I'm using the nvidia driver, after the logout the nvdia splash screen stays permanently up. This ...

Multi-volume ufsrestore is spanning 2 days

420 byte By Rickeroo at 2007-12-19
I am trying to get some data off of some tapes that span two volumes. I put in the 2nd tape and it says wrong dump date and proceeds not to read it. The volumes seem to cross the day boundary. First volume starts at 10pm next one is 12:45am the next day. Does anyone know of a way to get ...

Sun notebook

507 byte By Bi0Za at 2007-12-17
Hi.Recently I decided to buy a notebook, and due to there is no point to play games on that "low-life-battery" thing, thus I was wondering if there are any sort of Sun notebooks?Or at least any notebook which can support Solaris with all the hardware working perfectly strait out of the ...

Wyse-term

423 byte By hspaans at 2007-12-15
In one datacenter we have a terminal from IBM that works without any problems on our Sun-servers, but we also we have a terminal from Wyse. This terminal has a slight problemen, because someone start playing with the settings. I tried to set the setting back as found for the serial console, but ...

V20z LSI raid problems

398 byte By cc0004 at 2007-12-15
Hi All, We have a v20z which had a mirrored array configured. One disk failed and now we are having problems installing a replacement. The LSI BIOS gives an incompatible partition error when we try to set the disk from the original array as the primary.. Help please... Thanks Sidney ...

netra t1 105 keeps going into init 0 everynight without reason

2843 byte By jlim0930 at 2007-12-13
I have Solaris 9 installed on a netra t1 105 which goes into half every night. I have turned off the power management and the logs in /var/adm/messages does not show anything unusual. <div class="pre"><pre>Oct 19 14:16:25 dev-sol9 pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] ...

Pull Sun video card and install in PC?

300 byte By criscarter at 2007-12-13
Hello. Is it possible to take the video card from a Sun system and install it in a PC? It has VGA hookups. Someone mentioned the BIOS on the video card being stamped with Sun information, so it wouldn't work. I know nothing about Sun stuff, but I wasn'y quite ready to take his word. ...

RAM disks/Virtual disks

331 byte By da_flower at 2007-12-10
Hi.I am looking for information about RAM disks. How big they are, costs, performance etc. Where can i find such information. Is there somebody here, which have information about RAM disks (virtual disks).My problem is that i need big disks (70 - 80 GB) and need real fast access.Reg ...

Server V20 a way to reset install wizard

943 byte By sweetieEloise at 2007-12-2
Is there a way to go back through the configuration wizard that is launched on pre-installed machines shipped from solaris? We have recieved a v20z server. The steps we took include: Setting the SP to DHCP, logging in through a SSH client, creating a manger username and password by typing ...

Enough power in cabinet to support Netra 240s

1052 byte By JBB303 at 2007-12-2
I want to mount (14) Netra 240's in a single cabinet if possible. I need redundant power. Looking at the power specs for the 240's, it appear they have a max draw of about <a href="mailto:3A&#64;220V." target="_blank">3A@220V.</a> The 900 & 1000 Series cabinets ...

Power Down needed for adding extra disk

261 byte By johncon at 2007-11-16
I have a sun netra 240 which currently has one 72GB disk, I am adding an extra 72GB disk, my question is do I need to power down the server to insert the new disk or can I insert it while power is on ?

2nd StorEdge 3510 not visible to OS solaris 9

487 byte By kunzia at 2007-11-15
Added 2nd 3510 array via daisy chain to existing 3510. First one has been in operation, now after adding the second one the OS does not see the new LUNS. One logical drive 4.2 TB with 5 partitions each under 900 GB. Thought that maybe a reboot -- -r might fix it, but not true. Mapped the LUNS ...

USB external DVD drive

340 byte By hpssma at 2007-11-15
I have a customer who wants to use a USB external DVD drive to upgrade software a lot of Sunblade 150 workstations. The machines have internal CDROMs but he doesn't want to change all for DVDs. He wants to know if the addonics AEPDVRW888UM is compatible with these machines ie will it work on ...

10GE Multithreaded Network Adapter drivers missing?

680 byte By sfdonnellya at 2007-11-15
The Sun Multithreaded 10GbE Networking Card does not have drivers available on Sun's site for either Solaris or Linux.The user manual is ...

Solaris 10 hang during boot

2270 byte By peterwang_60a at 2007-11-15
Don't know if this is a right place, if it's not, please direct me, thanks!I had a SPARC Ultra 10 machine running under Solaris 10, it wasrunning for couple months. Recently when I reboot it, it was hang at"Use is subject to license terms."I press STOP+A to bring me to ok prompt, then type ...

XVR-500

421 byte By jb.javalaba at 2007-11-14
After downloading Sun XVR-500 Graphics Accelerator Driver with Sun Download Manager, it is impossible to extract the file. The download manager shows a file conflict error. Trying to extract the zip-file with winzip, it shows a problem with extracting the install script. There is a problem ...

hw support

367 byte By marcoboscoa at 2007-11-14
hello.I'm new in sun solaris....yesterday i have download solaris 10...i came from windows ....i try to install solaris in my pc ...but during installation process, i receved error message: 1)sistem time is not valid2)error memory becouse , memory is interleaved..what can i do for resolve ...

Cobalt RaQ 550 System Fault

246 byte By eric_clappa at 2007-11-14
Can anyone help?I am trying to get a Cobalt RaQ 550 up and running for a project.As soon as power is applied the system fault spanner is lit. Upon power on no text is displayed on the LCD screen.Any ideas?Thanks

StorEdge 3511 - HTTP Service unusable

302 byte By westadma at 2007-11-14
Hello,after an Firmware Upgrade from 4.12 to 4.15F the HTTP-Service responses with error 404.The service was inactive before the upgrade and activated a week after the upgrade was installed. I can't tell if the service ever worked like it should.Any suggestions what to ...

Sun Cabinet FrameManager service LED

94 byte By SCSA-Ia at 2007-11-14
Can anyone help me avoiding Sun Cabinet FrameManager service LED on Sun Fire 4900 Rack.

Raq4r Getting config error in control panel, also not sending email...help!

590 byte By Mnemonica at 2007-11-14
FOr some reason my raq 4r will not display the virtual sites in the control panel.. instead, i get "The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request."Also, when sending and receiving email, i get this error. "Task 'mydomain.com - Receiving' ...

SunPCi Wishlist

1517 byte By gmack@leeloo at 2007-11-14
(just dreaming...)Here's what I want:(I know, "people in hell want ice water" :-) ) - Solaris x86 support for my SunPCi IIIpro card. I want to run both Solaris SPARC andSolaris x86 on my Sun SPARC workstation; - SunPCi 3.2x for x86 Solaris. I want to run Solaris x86 AND Windows (don't ...

qla2300 FC card problem

303 byte By 98024870 at 2007-11-14
Hi there,I have a sun fire v440 server. Recently, qlogic qla2300 card started to give "invalid nvram" error and i get replaced the card with a new one. But when i connect the card to system and power up no drivers see and attach the card. neither qla and qlc attach the hba. What can i ...

Solaris 10 and XVR-100 using DVI output

368 byte By dvmak at 2007-11-14
I'm trying to configure the Blade 1500 running Solaris 10 to use the DVi output. Still haven't got a signal.Anyone successfully do this? I followed suggestions for modifying the Servers file and adding :0Local local_uid@console root /usr/X11/bin/Xserver :0 -nobanner -dev /dev/fbs/pfb0a -dev ...

T3 Battery Status Unknown

281 byte By glyncashwell at 2007-11-14
The T3 power supply has a green LED for AC power, but has a blinking amber LED for the PS LED. When we connect to the T3 it shows the battery status for this Power supply as unknown. We can't seem to figure out what the problem is. Any suggestions?Thanks,Glyn

Configure Sun XVR-100 Accelerator

438 byte By DCMetroSunAdmin at 2007-11-14
I am having trouble getting my SunFire V240 system to show its graphics display through a AVO console monitor. I have tried numerous resolutions, but I keep getting this blue striped screen. Is there any good documentation, besides the guide which comes with the graphics cards. I need to get 3 ...

configuring HP Deskjet 932c printer(parallel port) to Sol 10 X86 machine

3932 byte By Deepakkamal at 2007-11-14
Hi,Greetings!I am an engineer from RVSI Inspection, NY, US. I need your support in configuring HP Deskjet 932c printer (parallel port) to Solaris 10 X86 machine. We are facing difficulties in printing ASCII documents on Solaris 10 x86 with default printer settings (Content types: simple; ...

HDS 9960 + Mcdata sperion 4500

283 byte By Aarti-Shenoy at 2007-11-14
Hello Everyone,I have HDS 9960 consolidated storage being used by hetrogenous servers through Mcdata Sperion 4500.I would like to introduce SUN Fire V440 in this enviornment.Please help me in choosing the RIGHT HBA for the same.Regards,Aarti

Ultra 5 audio device

99 byte By PhiChen at 2007-11-13
On Sun Ultra 5 workstation, does the audio device process 8k bytes per second?

Drivers for Sun Floppy under Win 2000 on SUN Pci card.

311 byte By nerbonne at 2007-11-13
Hi, I'm running a Sun Blade 150 with Solaris 8. I have a Sun Pci card with Windows 2000 loaded. When Win2k boots, it asks for drivers for a "sun floppy". I've looked around for these drivers but I can't find them. Can anyone point me to them. Thanks. ...

Rackability of T2000 servers in HP 10842 (10000 serires) racks

265 byte By supnova at 2007-11-13
Hi All I'd like to know if anyone has racked a T2000 in an HP 10000 series rack.... I know that as long as the racks comply to EIA 310 then all should be ok, but I'd like so be safe Thanks

storedge tape

207 byte By pat98usb at 2007-11-13
Hello, did anyone managed to use a storedge tape autoloader under red hat linux , maybe using bacula ? Thanks, Patrizio

Does Enterprise 220R support Gigaswift Ethernet VTP Adapter card?

526 byte By qn at 2007-11-13
In the document "Sun Gigaswift Ethernet Adapter Installation & User's Guide" there is a list of all the other models of Sun servers except 220R which can support the Gigaswift Ethernet VTP Adapter card. My colleague said that the 220R might support the card but due to it is ...

Change keyboard configuration

381 byte By eads_sn at 2007-11-13
Hi, I'm a new useer in this forum and i need help to change my keyboard configuration. I've a SB1500 workstation on solaris 10 with an AZERTY keyboard. I change it by an QWERTY but when I use it, it still appear to be an AZERTY. How can I change the keyboard configuration... ? ...

hp dat72 and SunFire 280R

158 byte By upct at 2007-11-13
Hi, does anyone know if I can install an external HP tape DAT72 StorageWorks on my SunFire 280R? Thanks!

Diskimage for SunPC

315 byte By neofitidis at 2007-11-13
Hello, how can I mount on a Windows / MAC OS X System an damaged diskimage for SunPC. Is there any change? Can I mount the diskimage on for Solaris to change some files in this diskimage. # Thanks alex ...

Sun/Sony GDM-5010PT Monitor problems

937 byte By drhemi83 at 2007-11-13
Can somebody please help me. I bought a refurbed GDM-5010pt two or three years ago. Probably two years ago. And it has been the best monitor i've had. How ever, around a month ago i had to retire it because the picture went wonky, it constricts the image in the center like an hour glass and ...

NIS authentication

289 byte By Britto at 2007-11-13
In my office somebody is sending a bulk packet continously. Our environment consist of NIS server for authentication and Cisco routers and switches.How can I trace the source of this packets ? What are the steps ? Thanks, Britto

Opteron 175 Or 275 In W1100Z Workstation

350 byte By at 2007-11-13
Hey all, I would like to upgrade my workstation to the new Opteron 175 processor (with dual core goodness). Is the W1100Z capable of supporting such a processor. It is only sold with the maximum of an Opteron 150... Does anyone have any ideas? Iain ...

L25 Tape Library

392 byte By paulhulley at 2007-11-13
One of my L25's has been power cycled and after it starts initializing the following message appears: CHK 262F library.c Line 4529 Path 0000 The manual says "the X axis friction is too high for normal operation". Can this be dealt with or is it a harware call to Sun! ...

Ultra 60 won't boot

248 byte By atlsysadmin at 2007-11-13
When booting this Ultra 60, it gets to the 'Initializing memory' message and it doesn't go any further. I can see the disk when I get to the 'ok' prompt and do a 'probe-scsi-all'. What kind of problem does this point to?

v20z BIOS update fails

1013 byte By noe at 2007-11-13
Hi, I'm having trouble updating the BIOS on a v20z. The update procedure fails with timeout: % platform set os state update-bios \ /mnt/sw_images/platform/firmware/bios/V1.34.4.2/bios.sp This command may take several minutes. Please be patient. Bios started Error. The operation ...

Upgrading UltraSparc III processor board to UltraSparc IV on 15K

450 byte By TBA at 2007-11-13
Can the UltraSparc III processor boards on a 15K server be swapped out and upgraded to the UltraSparc IV processor boards? Also, can MIXED processor boards be used on the 15K? In other words, can I use both UltraSparc III and IV boards on a 15k?If so what are the parameters? Are separate ...