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Chapter 6 Replacement of CPU/Memory Board Unit (CMU), CPU, and DIMM 6-5
6.2 CPU Upgrade
This section describes the procedure to mount the SPARC64 VII processor on the
SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 server.
Caution – The SPARC64 VII processors are supported by the XCP firmware
(beginning with XCP 1070) and Solaris software. For more information about these
minimum software and firmware requirements, see the latest version of the Product
Notes (no earlier than the XCP 1070 edition) for your server.
Caution – You must complete the upgrades to the XCP firmware and to Solaris
before inserting SPARC 64 VII processors into the chassis. When they have the
minimum requirements of the XCP firmware and Solaris OS , it is not necessary to
update them.
For more information about configuring combinations of processors in domains,
refer to Section 2.2.13, "Domain Mode Configuration," in the SPARC Enterprise
M3000/M4000/M5000/M8000/M9000 Servers XSCF User’s Guide. In particular, see the
section "SPARC64 VI and SPARC64 VII Processors and CPU Operational Modes."
6.2.1 SPARC64 VII CPU Modules Added to a New
Domain
Note – If you want to install Solaris 10 8/07 on the new domain, you must install
from a patched image on the installation server. (See Step 18.)
1. Log in to the XSCF on an account with platform administrative privileges.
2. Use the showstatus(8) command to confirm that a component in Faulted or
Deconfigured status doesn't exist.
3. Change the key position on the operator panel from Locked to Service.
XSCF> showstatus