[SunRescue] RE: Sparc 10 and SM512 Module

Earl Baugh earl at baugh.org
Thu Jun 8 23:24:10 CDT 2000


Typing "module-info" at the PROM monitor says:
With one of the SM51's I had installed along with the SM512 module it
says: 

MBus    : 40 MHz
SBus    : 20 MHz
CPU#0   : 50 MHz SuperSPARC / SuperCache 3.1/3.3
CPU#2   : 50 MHz SuperSPARC / SuperCache 2.x

The SM512 board is in the bottom MBUS slot, which I believe
is for processors 0 and 1, and the SM51 is in the top MBUS slot 
which I believe is for processors 2 and 3.

If you take out the other SM51, you just lose "CPU#2".
Trying psrinfo gives equivalent results.  Checking the messages
file, also show only 2 cpu's found.

Peter indicated that this module was for the 4/6x0 MP. 
According to Sun, it's also for the SS10:

http://www.sun.com/spares/pricebook/Desktop5.html

(trimming off discount category and stocking levels...)

>Spare parts for SPARCstation 10
>
> Configuration Overview
>
>Description                    Order           List
>                               Number          Price 
>System Boards and Modules
>SM51 SPARC MODULE              #501-2754       $1,495
>SM512 SPARC MODULE             #501-2780       $2,995
>SM61 SPARC MODULE              #501-2825       $2,495
>50MHZ HYPERSPARC MODULE        #370-2162       $2,995
>HS21 125MHZ MODULE             #370-1865       $1,995
>HS11 100MHZ HYPERSPARC MODULE  #370-1866       $1,495

So it's considered a "spare part" for the SS10.  That implies
to me that it works in it.  What's the latest PROM revision for 
a SS10??  I'm at 2.25 (that's the latest version I have) Could 
that be the issue?  I've booted with a -r and tried also /reconfigure
(grasping at straws here...)  No difference.

Also, James, perhaps you can shed some light, for a SS10 trying to
get to 4 modules, what are the correct ones to get? 
(if the SM512 indeed isn't the correct one...)

Earl


>Subject: Re: [SunRescue] Sparc 10 and SM512 Module
>From: "Patrick Giagnocavo" <a222 at redrose.net>
> 
>> What does it report at the PROM?  I'm not sure, but maybe you have to
>> convince Solaris that you have more than 2 processors?  Those are my
>> guesses...
>>  Greg
>
>And further to this, did you "touch /reconfigure" and reboot, or "boot -r"
>to tell Solaris to reconfigure itself?
>
>./patrick
>
>--__--__--
>
>From: koch at pz.pirmasens.de (Peter Koch)
>Subject: Re: [SunRescue] Sparc 10 and SM512 Module
>
>Hi!
>
>The SM512 is for the 4/6x0 MP. 
>This might be the reason, why it doesn't work propperly in the SS10.
>
>On the other hand, the SM-100 modules work ok in a SS10, despite
>the fact that Sun says these were 4/6x0 only. But of course only
>under SunOS. This is not too bad, since the SM-100 are dreadly
>slow under Solaris...
>
>Tschuess
>
>Peter





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