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Asset ID: 1-72-1004425.1
Update Date:2009-06-23
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Solution Type  Problem Resolution Sure

Solution  1004425.1 :   Sun Enterprise[TM] 450 reports Ultra[TM] 450 instead of Enterprise 450  


Related Items
  • Sun Enterprise 450 Server
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  • Sun Ultra 450 Workstation
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Related Categories
  • GCS>Sun Microsystems>Desktops>Workstations
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  • GCS>Sun Microsystems>Servers>Entry-Level Servers
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PreviouslyPublishedAs
206114


Symptoms
When you install:

This patch is a point patch meant for tazmo ( E 450 ) systems Only.
Terminating Patch Installation.
Patch ID: 106191-01 or later, it may fail with an error
message of:



Resolution
If you run /usr/platform/sun4u/sbin/prtdiag -v you will see that the
system configuration sees this system as a Sun Ultra[TM] 450 instead of
reporting it as a Sun Enterprise[TM] 450.
  System Configuration:  Sun[TM] Microsystems  sun4u Sun Ultra 450
(2 X UltraSPARC-II 296MHz)
You will also notice this same description from the OBP prompt
by typing banner at the OK.
You can change the nvram description from Ultra to Enterprise by
changing the variable mfg-options to a value of 49.
The change can be made in two different ways.
1. While the system is booted.
# /usr/platform/sun4u/sbin/eeprom mfg-options=49
2. While at the OK prompt.
OK setenv mfg-options 49
OK reset-all
Rerun usr/platform/sun4u/sbin/prtdiag -v you will see that the
system configuration sees this system as a Sun Enterprise 450
and the patch will install normally.


Product
Sun Enterprise 450 Server
Ultra 450 Workstation

Sun, Enterprise, 450, reports, Ultra, instead
Previously Published As
17048

Change History
Date: 2003-05-20
User Name: Administrator
Action: Migration from KMSCreator
Comment: updated by : Laurie Hutchins
comment : Verified technically accurate by Hardware-systems.
Reviewed and editied by KE.
date : Jun 6, 2000



updated by : Karen Vergakes
comment : Doc is ok.
date : May 30, 2000



updated by : Dan Auga
comment : No comment
date : Apr 30, 1998
Version: 0

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