Sun Fire[tm] 280R Server: Repair Procedures

This section provides the most common repair procedures for the Sun Fire 280R. The following links are located in the Sun Fire 280R Server Service Manual (806-4807).

Component	Remove	Install	Tips
Air Guide	X	X
CPU Module	X	X	Service procedures for replacement of early-release UltraSPARC[tm] III modules with pre-fetch pipeline problems (FIN I0658-1). Guidelines for understanding and diagnosing UltraSPARC III Level 2 (L2) SRAM Cache Memory Errors (FIN I0887-1). Checking torque on Sun Fire [TM] 280R, Sun Blade [TM]1000 and 2000 CPU modules (Infodoc 48429).
Disk Drive	X	X	Power management issue causes loss of access to internal fiber channel disks on the Sun Blade 1000/2000, Sun Fire V880, V480, and 280R (FIN I0888-1). Seagate ST336605FC 36GB and ST373405FC 73G drives could be susceptible to label corruption (FIN I0816-1). Error installing Solaris on ST318304 FC-AL disk drives: Could not create Solaris disk label (VTOC) (SRDB 24407). Recovering from a failed FCAL boot disk (SRDB 17643). VxVM - procedure to replace internal disks in SunFire 280R systems (Infodoc 40842). Correcting device paths when replacing fiber boot disks after a ufsrestore (Infodoc 40133).
Disk Drive (Hot-Plug Operation)	X	X	Power management issue causes loss of access to internal fiber channel disks on the Sun Blade 1000/2000, Sun Fire V880, V480, and 280R (FIN I0888-1). Removing and Replacing the Sun Fire 280R (Littleneck), 480R (Cherrystone), or 880R (Daktari) hot-pluggable internal disk drives (SRDB 40517). VxVM - procedure to replace internal disks in SunFire 280R systems (Infodoc 40842). Correcting device paths when replacing fiber boot disks after a ufsrestore (Infodoc 40133).
DVD-ROM Drive	X	X
Fan Tray Assembly	X	X	Some Sun Fire 280R A35-AA ATO systems do not need fan tray upgrades when migrating to 900MHz or 1050MHz processors (FIN I0894-1).
FC-AL Backplane	X	X
ID SEEPROM Module	X	X
Memory	X	X	Too many Memory DIMMs are being unnecessarily replaced on UltraSPARC III family of systems utilizing NG-DIMM memory (FIN I0760-1). New 256MB and 512MB LC1 DIMMs are now available ONLY for the Sun Blade 1000/2000 and Sun Fire 280R platforms (FIN I0883-1).
PCI Card	X	X	UltraSPARC III systems may panic due to a conflict between the Schizo 2.4 ASIC and the GigaSwift Ethernet PCI Card (FIN I0874-1). SunPCi II and SunPCi IIpro cards may not respond after rapid/successive power cycling (FCO A0186-1).
Power Distribution Board	X	X
Power Supply	X	X
Removable Media Assembly	X	X
RSC Card	X	X
System Board	X	X	UltraSPARC III and III+ based platforms could be susceptible to UCC errors that may cause system panics (FIN I0856-1).
Tape Drive	X	X