Sun Fire[TM] T2000 hangs during boot.

Asset ID:	1-72-1009829.1
Update Date:	2012-07-30
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Solution Type Problem Resolution Sure

Solution 1009829.1 : Sun Fire[TM] T2000 hangs during boot.

Applies to:

Sun Fire T2000 Server - Version: Not Applicable and later [Release: N/A and later ]
All Platforms

Symptoms

When booting or rebooting a Sun Fire[TM] T2000 the boot process hangs at "checking ufs volumes" but before "/dev/... logging" messages. Machine was fine until modem was attached to the serial port (ttya). Machine is running Solaris[TM]10 11/06.

Cause

T2000 is running Solaris[TM]10 11/06.

Solution

Resolution
The following should help address:
Problem only appears with those T2000's running Solaris[TM]10 11/06 (S10_u3).
Installing Patch ID :120011-14 or later will fix the problem.

Relief/Workaround
Remove modem or serial device from serial port prior to booting/rebootin then re-attach after machine has fully booted.

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