Chapter 13 Motherboard Unit Replacement 13-19
Note – If the Oracle Solaris automatic booting is set, use the sendbreak -d
domain_id command after the display console banner is displayed but before the
system starts booting the operating system to get the ok prompt.
4. Confirm the hardware.
This step includes running programs to be certain all components are mounted
again and then booting the operating system.
Refer to Section 4.3.2, “Verifying Hardware Operation” on page 4-9 for more
information.
13.3 Motherboard Unit Upgrade
This section describes the procedures to upgrade the motherboard unit (MBU) on the
M4000/M5000 server.
The description covers the following:
■ Section 13.3.1, “Notes on Upgrading” on page 13-19
■ Section 13.3.2, “Replacing a Motherboard Unit as an Upgrade in an Existing
Domain” on page 13-20
13.3.1 Notes on Upgrading
■ Supported firmware and software
For new upgrades, ensure that you have the minimum supported XCP firmware
and Oracle Solaris software version.
For the SPARC64 VII/SPARC64 VII+ processor, the XCP version to be used varies
by the CPU operating frequency.
For details on the minimum software and firmware requirements, see the latest
Product Notes for your server.
Prior to upgrading the MBU on the M4000/M5000 server, first update of XCP
firmware and Oracle Solaris OS.
To mount a new FRU as an upgrade to a domain on which the XCP version has
been updated from XCP 1070 or earlier, restart the domain to complete the
OpenBoot PROM firmware update of the target domain.
■ FRUs with processors of multiple versions
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