Sun Fire[tm] 3800 Server: Repair Procedures
This section provides the most common repair procedures for the
Sun Fire 3800, which are included in the  Sun
Fire 6800/4810/4800/3800 Systems Service Manual (805-7363).
Clustered Hardware Note: When repairing a clustered system,
you should replace server components by first switching over the data services
to the functioning server, halting the host to be serviced, powering down the
host, and then performing the hardware procedure to replace the component. Following
the procedure, the logical hosts should be switched back to the default masters.
The following table provides the page numbers for each procedure.
| Component |
Remove
|
Install
|
Tips |
| AC Input Box |
8-14
|
8-15
|
|
| Centerplane |
10-29
|
10-37
|
|
| Compact PCI (cPCI) I/O Assembly |
5-5
|
5-6
|
- Sun Fire x800 systems are subject to a "panic" problem at
boot time when a cPCI Dual FC Network Adapter (FRU or X-option) is installed
for the first time (FIN I0708-1)
- Sunfire 3800 systems with 540-4591-02 (or lower) cPCI I/O Assemblies
will not support Hot Swapping of cPCI cards (FCO A0190-1).
|
| Compact PCI (cPCI) Cards |
5-7
|
5-8
|
- Sun Fire x800 systems are subject to a "panic" problem at
boot time when a cPCI Dual FC Network Adapter (FRU or X-option) is installed
for the first time (FIN I0708-1)
|
| CPU/Memory Board |
3-7
|
3-10
|
- Under certain conditions, flashupdate -u command can create incompatible
firmware versions between boards, rendering system unusable until problem
is corrected (FIN I0731-1)
- 900MHz CPUs operating at 750MHz (FIN I0759-1)
- Issue with diagnosing of "send mondo" panics (FIN I0765-1)
|
| Fan Tray |
9-7
|
9-8
|
|
| Memory |
3-13
|
3-14
|
- Overview of ECC and criteria for replacing DIMMs in Sun Fire 3800-6800
(FIN I0760-1)
|
| Power Supply |
8-10
|
8-12
|
|
| System Controller Board |
6-9
|
6-12
|
- Unexpected behavior from SCs due to downrev firmware (FIN I0756-1)
- Systems with redundant SCs may experience failed domains after clock
failure (FIN I0762-1)
|
| System LED Board |
10-40
|
10-42
|
|
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