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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2008.0306 -- [Solaris] Upgrading the X6220 Server Module to SW1.1 Causes Device Paths to be Reenumerated 25 March 2008 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: Sun Blade X6220 Server Module Publisher: Sun Microsystems Operating System: Solaris Impact: Denial of Service Access: Existing Account Original Bulletin: http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/printfriendly.do?assetkey=1-66-201512-1 - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- Solution Type: Sun Alert Solution 201512 : Upgrading the X6220 Server Module to SW1.1 Causes Device Paths to be Reenumerated Previously Published As: 103202 Product Sun Blade X6220 Server Module Bug ID: 6648545 Date of Preliminary Release: 15-Jan-2008 Date of Resolved Release: 20-Mar-2008 SA Document Body Upgrading the X6220 Server Module to SW1.1 Causes Device Paths to be Reenumerated 1. Impact Upon upgrading the Sun Blade X6220 Server module with SW1.1 or later, device paths may be reenumerated, causing NIC ports to not work correctly, thereby affecting the applications which use those ports (iSCSI, SANs, etc.) 2. Contributing Factors This issue can occur on the following platform: * Sun Blade X6220 Server Module with ILOM/BIOS upgrade SW1.1 The ILOM/BIOS version on a system can be determined by logging in to the SP of the server blade and running the 'version' command as in the following example: SP-> version SP firmware 2.0.3.1 SP firmware build number: 23240 SP firmware date: Fri Oct 12 18:13:55 PDT 2007 SP filesystem version 0.1.14 The ILOM/BIOS versions are linked, so if you running a certain ILOM version you have a certain BIOS level as well. The version above indicates this system has SW1.1 installed with ILOM 2.0.3.1/BIOS 30. 3. Symptoms After upgrading the ILOM/BIOS, NIC ports can no longer be accessed and a new NIC device shows up within the device files. Checking the device files indicates the paths have changed: Old path: /pci@7b,0/pci10de,cb84@a New path: /pci@7c,0/pci10de,cb84@a 4. Workaround If the server module is upgraded to SW1.1, new ports will need to be configured as well as the associated software which uses those ports. 5. Resolution There is no final fix to this issue, as the changes incorporated in the ILOM/BIOS upgrade SW1.1 are permanent to support future platform releases. Please see the Workaround section above as the final resolution for this isssue. This Sun Alert notification is being provided to you on an "AS IS" basis. This Sun Alert notification may contain information provided by third parties. The issues described in this Sun Alert notification may or may not impact your system(s). Sun makes no representations, warranties, or guarantees as to the information contained herein. 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