HP DL785 Sun Solaris 10 Deployment Guide for HP ProLiant Servers - Page 4

Solaris stops responding on HP ProLiant DL580 G5 server

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Prerequisites for DHCP/PXE preparation 26 Preparing the DHCP/PXE server ...27 Rapid Deployment Pack server preparation 28 Overview of Rapid Deployment Pack server preparation 29 Prerequisites for Rapid Deployment Pack server preparation 29 Configuring the Rapid Deployment Pack deployment server 29 GRUB preparation ...30 Overview of GRUB preparation ...30 Booting Solaris from GRUB ...31 Examples: booting Solaris from GRUB...32 Custom bootable ISO image creation...33 Prerequisites for creating a custom bootable ISO image 33 Creating a custom bootable ISO image 33 Optional configuration tasks ...34 Enabling iLO virtual serial port ...34 Mirroring disks with DiskSuite ...34 Unmirroring disks with DiskSuite ...36 Troubleshooting ...38 Known issues...38 Write cache not flushed on shutdown...38 Solaris stops responding on HP ProLiant DL580 G5 server 38 RAID mode not supported ...39 Kernel Panic after disabling PCI devices in RBSU 39 Network configuration fails during interactive installation 39 iLO boot hang ...40 AMD memory scrubber...40 SNMP master agent ...40 bcme fails to attach ...41 System panics and reboots during installation 42 Embedded Ethernet not configured ...42 Hard Drives not seen after CPQary3 added to Miniroot 42 Basic troubleshooting techniques ...43 Shell prompt ...43 Network verification ...43 GRUB command line ...44 Kernel debugger ...44 Common issues...44 System does not boot to GRUB ...44 GRUB does not display a menu ...44 GRUB cannot boot Solaris ...45 JumpStart deployment ignores GRUB command line arguments 45 System becomes unresponsive using remote console 45 Rapid Deployment Pack job fails ...45 Installation terminates prematurely ...46 JumpStart reverts to interactive configuration 46 Installation succeeds but server fails to boot 47 Installation succeeds but no network availability after reboot 47 Additional documentation ...48 Where to go for additional help ...48 HP documentation ...48 Free Software Foundation documentation 48 Intel documentation ...48 Contents 4

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Contents 4
Prerequisites for DHCP/PXE preparation
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26
Preparing the DHCP/PXE server
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27
Rapid Deployment Pack server preparation
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28
Overview of Rapid Deployment Pack server preparation
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29
Prerequisites for Rapid Deployment Pack server preparation
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29
Configuring the Rapid Deployment Pack deployment server
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29
GRUB preparation
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30
Overview of GRUB preparation
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30
Booting Solaris from GRUB
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31
Examples: booting Solaris from GRUB
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32
Custom bootable ISO image creation
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33
Prerequisites for creating a custom bootable ISO image
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33
Creating a custom bootable ISO image
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33
Optional configuration tasks
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34
Enabling iLO virtual serial port
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34
Mirroring disks with DiskSuite
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34
Unmirroring disks with DiskSuite
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36
Troubleshooting
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38
Known issues
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38
Write cache not flushed on shutdown
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38
Solaris stops responding on HP ProLiant DL580 G5 server
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38
RAID mode not supported
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39
Kernel Panic after disabling PCI devices in RBSU
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39
Network configuration fails during interactive installation
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39
iLO boot hang
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40
AMD memory scrubber
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40
SNMP master agent
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40
bcme fails to attach
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41
System panics and reboots during installation
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42
Embedded Ethernet not configured
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42
Hard Drives not seen after CPQary3 added to Miniroot
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42
Basic troubleshooting techniques
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43
Shell prompt
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43
Network verification
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43
GRUB command line
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44
Kernel debugger
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Common issues
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44
System does not boot to GRUB
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44
GRUB does not display a menu
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44
GRUB cannot boot Solaris
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45
JumpStart deployment ignores GRUB command line arguments
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45
System becomes unresponsive using remote console
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45
Rapid Deployment Pack job fails
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45
Installation terminates prematurely
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46
JumpStart reverts to interactive configuration
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46
Installation succeeds but server fails to boot
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47
Installation succeeds but no network availability after reboot
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47
Additional documentation
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48
Where to go for additional help
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48
HP documentation
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48
Free Software Foundation documentation
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48
Intel documentation
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48