Sunfire v100 Reinstall Problems

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I own two Sunfire v100 servers, and I use hyperterminal to connect to them.

I am trying to re-install Solaris on one of them, so I put in the LOM cable and unplugged the harddrives.

Here's the current console text:

LOMlite starting up.

CPU type: H8/3437S, mode 3
Ram-test: 2048 bytes OK
Initialising i2c bus: failed (0xfe held busy)
OK
Searching for EEPROMs: none
Will use eeprom address 50
I2c eeprom @50: failed
i2c bus speed code 00... OK
Probing for lm80s: none
Probing for lm75s: none
System functions: PSUs fans breakers gpio temps host CLI ebus clock
Unexpected reset

LOMlite console
lom>

I am trying to get to the OK prompt, through lom> console except it says this:

Console is not shared

I've tried resetting this:

lom> bootmode reset_nvram

That does nothing, I'm still not able to get into OK for OpenBoot.

Also tried:

lom> bootmode forth

I will be installing Solaris 11 Text-Version from a CD-ROM in the drive.

Best Answer

You're missing the SCC, or it's damaged.

You cannot boot a server with a missing / damaged SCC.

Tell-tale sign;

Searching for EEPROMs: none

It should say something like;

Searching for EEPROMs: 50(cfg)

Check the back of the v100. There's a big purple credit-card reader thing, called a "System Configuration Card Reader"

Is there a white card zip-tied into it? No? That's the EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory)

Search eBay for "system configuration card". Don't pay more than $20 USD for it. Shouldn't matter what kind of system it's from. All SCCs were the same form factor and size (to my knowledge).

Side-Note: You will not be able to install Solaris 11 on there. Support for that CPU has been discontinued. (All 32-bit support was chopped in Solaris 11, along with the older SPARC64 systems).

If you want to run Solaris 11 on a SPARC, your best bet MIGHT be a T-1000 or T-2000 (haven't tried it, personally). Stick with Solaris 10 for SPARC.

Solaris 11 x86 runs decent on most newer 64-bit x86 CPUs (I use Virutalbox on a AMD Phantom)

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