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Solution  1002557.1 :   How to configure Solaris[TM] 8 Operating System and Solaris[TM] 9 Operating System for aggressive page retirement.  


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Description
This document provides the minimum requirements to enable aggressive page retirement on Sun servers. There are also links to related documentation and tools.
To take advantage of page and aggressive page retirement functionality the following minimum kernel patch revisions need to exist in your environment:

• Solaris[TM] 8 Patch ID# 117000-05
  
• Solaris[TM] 9 Patch ID# 112233-12
  

The patch versions in the document are at the time of writing, the latest versions can be obtained from My Oracle Support

Steps to Follow
Information on Aggressive Page Retirement.
A copy of the Implementing Sun's Enhanced DIMM Management Policy for UltraSPARC® II, III, IV and T1 Systems (pdf) whitepaper is attached at the very bottom of this article. It provides detailed information on Aggresive Page Retirement and Sun's memory DIMM replacement policy.

Use the cediag tool to monitor, diagnose and manage ECC events and DIMM replacement. A cediag FAQ and download information can be found in <Document: 1003867.1> Memory DIMM Replacement Management Tool - cediag 1.2.1 FAQ and download information

See also:
<Document: 1009256.1> Solaris[TM] 8/9: When Is Page Retirement Enabled?
<Document: 1004934.1> Solaris[TM]: How to Display Retired Memory Pages


Product
Sun Fire V880/890
Sun Fire V1280 Server
Sun Fire E6900 Server
Sun Fire E4900 Server
Sun Fire E2900 Server
Sun Fire 6800 Server
Sun Fire 6200

Internal Comments
Internal Only References

The Implementing Sun's Enhanced DIMM Management Policy for UltraSPARC II, III, IV and T1 Systems (pdf) whitepaper is attached to the bottom of this article and is located online internally at https://onestop.sfbay.sun.com/qco/dimm/docs/DIMM_Policy_Whitepaper.pdf

Many other customer ready docs can be found at: https://onestop.sfbay.sun.com/qco/dimm/index_dimm.shtml

See also:
<Document: 1006520.1> How to identify whether you have a Memory or CPU ECC Uncorrectable Fault
<Document: 1007988.1> RCE/FRC error handling on UltraSPARC[R] IIIi 

Other useful diagnostic tools:
<Document: 1010934.1> Findaft - an AFT, CPU, Memory and PCI ECC error message summary
<Document: 1003297.1> CPU Diagnostic Monitor (CDM): installing, starting, and removing includes download of cdm v2.0

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