Sun Fire X4170, X4270, and X4275 Servers Service Manual |
A P P E N D I X E |
Configuring BIOS Settings |
Screen | Description | See This Section |
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Main | General product information, including BIOS type, processor, memory, and time/date. | |
Advanced | Configuration information for the CPU, memory, IDE, Super IO, trusted computing, USB, PCI, MPS and other information. | |
PCI | Configure the server to clear NVRAM during system boot. | |
Boot | Configure the boot device priority (storage drives and the DVD-ROM drive). | |
Security | Set or change the user and supervisor passwords. | |
Chipset | View the configuration of server chipsets. | |
Exit | Save changes and exit, discard changes and exit, discard changes, or load optimal or fail-safe defaults. |
Note - The screens shown are examples. The version numbers and the screen items and selections shown are subject to change over the life of the product. |
Note - The confirmation dialog box is only shown below for the Save Changes and Exit option screen. The other confirmation screens work in a similar way. |
Event | Cause | Boot continues on host? |
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User password violation | Attempt to enter password fails three times | No |
Setup password violation | Attempt to enter password fails three times | No |
Correctable ECC | Correctable ECC (error correction code) error detected | Does not apply |
Uncorrectable ECC | Uncorrectable ECC error detected | Does not apply |
No system memory | No physical memory detected in the system | No |
No usable system memory | All installed memory has experienced an unrecoverable failure | No |
Hard disk controller failure | No disk controller found | Yes |
Keyboard failure | Keyboard cannot be initialized | Yes |
Boot media failure | No removable boot media is found | Yes |
No video device | No video controller is found | No |
Firmware (BIOS) ROM corruption | BIOS checksum fails and the boot block is not corrupted | No |
System restart | System boot initiated | Yes |
Initiated by hard reset | Boot process started by hard reset | Yes |
Memory initialization | Memory sizing is occurring. System firmware progress | Does not apply |
Primary processor initialization | Primary CPU initialization System firmware progress | Does not apply |
Initiated by warm reset | Boot process started by warm reset | Does not apply |
Embedded controller management | Management controller initialization | Does not apply |
Secondary processor(s) initialization | Secondary CPU initialization asserted System firmware progress | Does not apply |
Video initialization | When BIOS initializes keyboard | Does not apply |
Keyboard controller initialization | When BIOS initializes keyboard | Does not apply |
Option ROM initialization | BIOS initializes Option ROMs System firmware progress | Does not apply |
Option ROM space exhausted | BIOS cannot copy an option to the memory | Yes |
User initiated system set up | End user initiated access to BIOS Set Up Utility System firmware progress | Does not apply |
User initiated boot to OS | System boot initiated System firmware progress | Does not apply |
No bootable media | Nothing to boot from | No |
PXE server not found | Boot error - PXE server not found F12 key was pressed but BIOS fails to boot from PXE server | No |
ACPI Power state | Soft-off power applied | Does not apply |
Interface | NET0 | NET1 | NET2 | NET3 |
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BIOS | slot 108 | slot 109 | slot 110 | slot 111 |
Solaris 10 10/09 | igb0 | igb1 | igb2 | igb3 |
RHEL 5.4 (64-bit) | eth0[1] | eth1 | eth2 | eth3 |
Oracle Enterprise Linux (OEL) 5.4 (64-bit) | eth0[2] | eth1 | eth2 | eth3 |
SLES 10 SP3 (64-bit) and SLES 11 (64-bit) | eth0[3] | eth1 | eth2 | eth3 |
Windows 2008 | net1 | net2 | net3 | net4 |
Oracle VM 2.2.1 | xenbr0 | xenbr1 | xenbr2 | xenbr3 |
VMware ESX 4.0 and ESXi 4.0 | vmnic#[4] | vmnic# | vmnic# | vmnic# |
BIOS POST Error Message | Error Type | Resolution |
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Uncorrectable Error Detected on Last Boot:IOH(0) Protocol Error (Please Check SP Log for more Details) | IOH error |
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Uncorrectable Error Detected on Last Boot:IOH(0) QPI [x] Error (Please Check SP Log for more Details) | IOH error |
Note - Where QPI [x] equals 0 for QPI Link 0 or 1 for QPI Link 1. |
Uncorrectable Error Detected on Last Boot:IOH(0) PCI-E [x] Error (Please Check SP Log for more Details) Gta 5 crack download. | IOH error |
Note - Where PCI-E [x] port number can range from 1 to 10 depending on the PCI root port on IOH. |
Uncorrectable Error Detected on Last Boot:IOH(0) ESI Error (Please Check SP Log for more Details) | IOH error |
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Uncorrectable Error Detected on Last Boot:IOH(0) Thermal Error(Please Check SP Log for more Details) | IOH error |
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Uncorrectable Error Detected on Last Boot:IOH(0) DMA Error (Please Check SP Log for more Details) | IOH error |
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Uncorrectable Error Detected on Last Boot:IOH(0) Miscellaneous Error (Please Check SP Log for more Details) | IOH error |
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Uncorrectable Error Detected on Last Boot:IOH(0) VTd Error (Please Check SP Log for more Details) | IOH error |
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BMC Not Responding | ILOM error |
Note - This error message might display if during the SP/BIOS communication an internal error occurs. This error might require you to restart the SP. |
| IDE/ATAPI error |
Note - These type of error messages display when the BIOS is attempting to configure IDE/ATAPI devices in POST. |
Timer Error | 8254 timer error |
Note - This type of error typically indicates an error while programming the count register of channel 2 of the 8254 timer. This could indicate a problem with system hardware. |
RAM R/W test failed | Memory test failure |
Note - This type of error typically indicates that the RAM read/write test failed. |
KBC BAT Test failed | Keyboard controller basic assurance test error |
Note - Keyboard controller BAT test failed. This error might indicate a problem with keyboard controller initialization. |
Display memory test failed | Video display error |
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CMOS Battery Low | CMOS battery error |
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Password check failed | Password check error |
Note - This type of error indicates that the password entered does not match the password specified in the BIOS Setup Utility. This condition might occur for both Supervisor and User password verification. |
Keyboard/Interface Error | Keyboard controller error |
Note - This type of error indicates that the Keyboard Controller failure. This error might indicate a problem with system hardware. |
S.M.A.R.T error on the drive | S.M.A.R.T device error |
Note - S.M.A.R.T. failure messages might indicate the need to replace the storage device. |
Sun Fire X4170, X4270, and X4275 Servers Service Manual | 820-5830-13 |