SRDB ID   Synopsis   Date
15799   WARNING: Firmware does not support CPU power off   29 Aug 1997

Status Issued

Description
Enterprise server gives the following warning messages at boot time
after going to Solaris 2.6:

WARNING: Firmware does not support CPU power off
WARNING: Automatic CPU shutdown on over-temperature disabled
WARNING: Firmware does not support CPU restart from power off
WARNING: The ability to restart individual CPUs disabled
SOLUTION SUMMARY:
Use patch 103346 of at least rev -06 to update the flashprom
so that the system has OBP version 3.2.8.

This version of the flashprom adds functionality to support 
processor power control for Solaris 2.6.
INTERNAL SUMMARY:
 
SUBMITTER: Mark Danico APPLIES TO: Operating Systems/Solaris/Solaris 2.6 ATTACHMENTS:


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