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Sun Fire[TM] V880 and V890 servers installed with metacluster SUNWCreq only, will panic after patching with kernel patch 118833-36 or higher due to missing metacluster SUNWCefc with a message like

   panic[cpu6]/thread=180e000: mod_hold_stub: Couldn't load stub module misc/pcicfg.e 

   000000000180af10 genunix:mod_hold_stub+1f0 (0, 185f800, 18accd8, 3000011cd28, 1818868, 0)
%l0-3: 000003000034a260 0000000000000000 000003000034a260 0000000000000000
%l4-7: 0000000000000000 000000000000000c 00000600008d6a60 0000000000000000
000000000180afc0 unix:stubs_common_code+30 (3000034a1f8, 2, 238, 0, 13a6800, 0) 

   "cluster SUNWCefc add" 

For a system is already setup and even productive this is not a solution.

The metacluster SUNWCefc consists of the following packages:

   CLUSTER=SUNWCefc
NAME=Embedded FCode Interpreter (64-bit)
DESC=Embedded FCode Interpreter (64-bit)
VENDOR=Sun Microsystems, Inc.
VERSION=1.0
SUNW_CSRMEMBER=SUNWefcl
SUNW_CSRMEMBER=SUNWefcu
SUNW_CSRMEMBER=SUNWefc
END 

NOTE: Information about metacluster can be found on the Solaris[TM] CD/DVD:

     /cdrom/sol_xxxxxx_xxxx/s0/Solaris_xx/Product/locale/C/.clustertoc.default

To view which metacluster is installed on a system:

     # cat /var/sadm/system/admin/CLUSTER
CLUSTER=SUNWCreq

See: Technical Instruction <Document: 1010025.1> (What Solaris[TM] Operating System software group is installed on my system?) for more detailed information

You can add the missing packages manually.

If the new kernel patch 118833-36 is not installed yet go to the DVD directory:

   # cd /cdrom/sol_10_1106_sparc/s0/Solaris_10/Product

   # pkgadd -d ./SUNWefc.u (or SUNWefc.us depending on the architecture)
# pkgadd -d ./SUNWefcl
# pkgadd -d ./SUNWefcu

Then go to your patch directory and add the latest kernel patch:

   # patchadd 118833-36

If you have patched already but the system has NOT been rebooted then:
first remove the patch:

   # patchrm 118833-36

If the system is panicing, the break and boot from DVD in single user mode (e.g. boot cdrom -s)and mount your root disk

   # mount /dev/dsk/cxtxd0s0 /a

NOTE: If you have SVM mirrored root disks, then follow the instructions in Problem Resolution ; (Solaris[TM] Volume Manager Software and Solstice DiskSuite[TM] Software: Mounting Metadevices) for mounting the full mirror when booted from the dvd.

Mount the slice 0 from your DVD

   # mount -F hsfs -o ro /dev/dsk/cytxd0s0 /mnt

Go to the Product directory

   # cd /mnt/Solaris_10/Product

And add packages with the "-R" option (alternate root patch)

   # pkgadd -R /a -d ./SUNWefc.u (or SUNWefc.us depending on the architecture)
# pkgadd -R /a -d ./SUNWefcl
# pkgadd -R /a -d ./SUNWefcu

and then reboot in since mode and install the latest patches including kernel patch 118833-36

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