Notes

1. The minimum OS for the Ex000 is Solaris 2.5.1.
2. The minimum OS for the Ex500 is 2.5.1 HW: 11/97 or 2.6 HW: 3/98.
3. OBP >=3.2v14 is required when 83MHz and 100MHz boards are mixed.
4. OBP >=3.2v23 is required when 256MB DIMMs are installed.
   OBP 3.2v29 fixes mirrored SRAM identification BugID 4427581.
   See Patch 103346.
5. The message "status `fail - Downrev AC' " is displayed when CPU Board <501-2976-03 is installed. The message indicates that the Address Controller is pre-FCS and lower than revision 5.
6. Refer to the Install.info file of any Firmware patch for information on firmware verification and compatibility.

Compatibility Notes

1. The 501-2976 was shipped in the E3000 - E6000.
2. The 501-2976 was not shipped in the E3500 - E6500.
3. The 501-2976 is supported in the E3000 - E6000 and E3500 - E6500.

Flash PROM Notes

1. Use the Flash PROM Programming Utility to update the flash PROM.
2. Use the prom-copy (src dst -) command to copy a flash PROM.
   

   ok 2 b prom-copy (copies from board 2 to board 11)

3. Use the update-proms command to synchronize the latest version of flash PROM installed in the system to all boards of the same type.

Module Notes

1. The 501-2976 supports up to 2MB of cache per module. If modules with greater than 2MB are installed, only 2MB will be addressed.
2. The 250MHz 1MB module requires OBP 3.2 Version 6.
3. The 250MHz 4MB module requires OBP 3.2 Version 7.
4. The 336MHz 4MB module requires OBP 3.2 Version 12.
5. The 400MHz 4MB module is not supported.
6. The 400MHz 8MB module requires OBP 3.2 Version 21.