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Hypersparc Module Installation Guide E ROSS Technology, Inc TM hyperSPARC Module Installation Guide E ROSS Technology, Inc. 5316 Highway 290 West Austin, Texas 78735 U.S.A. All rights reserved. This product and related documentation is protected by copyright and distributed under licenses re- stricting its use, copying, distribution, and decompilation. No part of this product or related documentation may be repro- duced in any form by any means without prior written authorization of ROSS Technology and its licensors, if any. Portions of this product may be derived from the UNIXR and Berkeley 4.3 BSD systems, licensed from UNIX Systems Laboratories, Inc. and the University of California, respectively. Third party font software in this product is protected by copyright and licensed from Sun’s Font Suppliers. RESTRICTED RIGHTS LEGEND: Use, duplication, or disclosure by the government is subject to restrictions as set forth in subparagraph (c)(1)(ii) of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at DFARS 252.227-7013 and FAR 52.227-19. The product described in this manual may be protected by one or more U.S. patents, foreign patents, or pending applica- tions. TRADEMARKS: ROSS, ROSS Technology, and the ROSS Technology, Inc. logo are registered trademarks of ROSS Technology, Inc. hyperSPARC is a trademark of SPARC International, Inc. and is licensed exclusively to ROSS Technology, Inc. Sun, Sun Microsystems, and the Sun logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. UNIX, and OPEN LOOK are registered trademarks of UNIX System Laboratories, Inc. All other product names mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners. All SPARC trademarks, including the SCD Compliant Logo, are trademarks or registered trademarks of SPARC Interna- tional, Inc. SPARCstation, and SPARCserver, are licensed exclusively to Sun Microsystems, Inc. Products bearing SPARC trademarks are based upon an architecture developed by Sun Microsystems, Inc. Portions of this document are used with permission from Sun Microsystems, Inc. Part # 830–0001–02 Contents Chapter 1. Before Installing the hyperSPARC Module. 1-1 1.1 Before You Begin the Installation. 1-1 1.2 Hardware Installation Overview. 1-1 Shutting Down the System. 1-1 Tools Required for Module Installation. 1-2 Electrostatic Discharge Precautions. 1-3 1.3 Using the Disposable Wrist Strap. 1-3 Chapter 2. Preparing to Install the hyperSPARC Module. 2-1 2.1 Overview . 2-1 Typographic Conventions. 2-1 2.2 Before You Begin the Installation. 2-1 2.3 Software Installation. 2-2 Installing the Kernel Patch (for machines running Solaris 1.1 (SunOS 4.1.3) and Solaris 1.1.1 (SunOS 4.1.3_U1) only). 2-2 Contents of the Patch. 2-3 Installing from Local CD-ROM:. 2-3 Installing from Remote CD-ROM: Part 1: On the system with the CD-ROM drive (upgrade server). 2-6 Part 2: On the system being upgraded with the hyperSPARC module (client) . 2-6 2.4 Hardware Installation Overview. 2-9 Shutting Down the System. 2-9 Tools Required for Module Installation. 2-10 Electrostatic Discharge Precautions. 2-10 2.5 Using the Disposable Wrist Strap. 2-10 Chapter 3. Installing the hyperSPARC Module in the SPARCstation 10. 3-1 3.1 Removing the System Unit Cover. 3-2 3.2 Removing a Module. 3-3 3.3 Setting the MBus Clock Speed Jumpers. 3-4 Board with Three Jumpers. 3-4 Board with One Jumper. 3-4 3.4 Removing and Replacing the Boot PROM. 3-5 3.5 Installing or Replacing a Module. 3-7 Installing the hyperSPARC Module in MBus Slot 0 (Lower Slot). 3-7 Installing the hyperSPARC Module in MBus Slot 1 (Upper Slot). 3-8 3.6 Replacing the System Unit Cover. 3-10 3.7 Starting Up the System and Verifying Installation. 3-11 iii Chapter 4. Installing the hyperSPARC Module in the SPARCstation 20. 4-1 4.1 Removing the System Unit Cover. 4-2 4.2 Removing a Module. 4-3 4.3 Setting the MBus Clock Speed Jumper. 4-4 4.4 Removing and Replacing the Boot PROM. 4-5 4.5 Installing or Replacing a Module. 4-7 Installing the hyperSPARC Module in MBus Slot 0 (Lower Slot). 4-7 Installing the hyperSPARC Module in MBus Slot 1 (Upper Slot). 4-8 4.6 Replacing the System Unit Cover. 4-10 4.7 Starting Up the System and Verifying Installation. 4-11 Chapter 5. Installing the hyperSPARC Module on the 600MP System Board. 5-1 5.1 Handling System Boards and Assemblies. 5-1 5.2 Removing the System Board from the Enclosure. 5-2 5.3 Removing and Replacing the Boot PROMs. 5-4 5.4 Removing the Module. 5-5 5.5 Installing or Replacing a Module. 5-6 5.6 Installing the System Board in the Enclosure. 5-8 5.7 Starting Up the System and Verifying Installation. 5-9 Appendix A. Troubleshooting Guide (Potential Upgrade Problems). A-1 A.1 Correct Patches for Solaris 1.1 Operating System. A-1 A.2 Correct Patches for Solaris 2.3 and 2.4 Operating System. A-1 A.3 hyperSPARC Operating System (OS) Compatibility. A-2 A.4 Operating Systems NOT Compatible with hyperSPARC:. A-2 A.5 SunOS 4.1.4 Issues. A-3 A.6 Peripheral Problems. A-5 Appendix B. Miscellaneous Technical Information. B-1 B.1 How to identify the CPU(s) already installed in your machine:. B-1 B.2 Current boot PROM Revision Levels for Sun SPARCstation 10, 20, and SPARCserver 600MP Machines. B-1 B.3 Recommended Kernel Jumbo Patches:. B-1 B.4 Identifying the CPU Configuration of hyperSPARC Modules. B-2 B.5 Identifying the Speed of a hyperSPARC Module. B-2 Appendix C. Warranty and RMA Information. C-1 C.1 ROSS Technology Limited Warranty. ..
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