Patch ID: OpForce5.0MP1+p1477220
Release Date: 15 Dec 2008
Synopsis: x4240 SunFire Server Ethernet Driver support
Apply to Release: 5.0 MP1 
Affected Architecture(s): x86, x86_64
Resolves Bug ID(s): 1477220
Also Includes: N/A
Conflicting Patches: None
Other Required Patches: None
Keywords: nVidia NIC support


Rollback possible: Yes

Description: 

  
  The patch addresses the following issues:
   - 1477220 x4240 Sun Fire Server Ethernet Driver support

  This patch updates the following files :
     upgrade-i686-Linux-2.6.tgz,
     default-2.6.krn,
     default-autoeth-65536-2.6.gz,
     default-autoeth-131072-2.6.gz
  The patch only provides support for x4240 for the 2.6 AOS. 2.4 AOS does not support the x4240

Patch Installation Instructions:  

  If you have already applied this patch once already, use the backed up
  upgrade-i686-Linux-2.6.tgz-Pre-Opforce5.0MP1+p1477220,
  instead of the newly created backups(listed above).


To apply this patch on a Linux or Solaris OpForce server:


  1. Create a patch directory, and extract:
       OpForce5.0MP1+p1477220.tgz
  2. Change directory to the patch directory.
  3. Execute
  	chmod +x installpatch.sh
  4. Run 
  	./installpatch.sh
  5. Select the 2.6 Kernel AOS for the targets and reboot to Admin State 



Rollback Procedure: 

  1. Execute
  	chmod +x installpatch.sh
  2. run the script as
     ./installpatch.sh -uninstall