OBSOLETE Patch-ID# 113277-05
Keywords: sd disk drive failures Oracle IO retry CDRW ssd
Synopsis: Obsoleted by: 113277-08 SunOS 5.9: sd and ssd Patch
Date: Mar/13/2003

Install Requirements: None                      
Solaris Release: 9

SunOS Release: 5.9

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Topic: SunOS 5.9: sd and ssd Patch
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	NOTE: This patch may contain one or more OEM-specific platform ports.
	      See the appropriate OEM_NOTES file within the patch for
	      information specific to these platforms.
	      DO NOT INSTALL this patch on an OEM system if a corresponding
	      OEM_NOTES file is not present (or is present, but instructs not
	      to install the patch), unless the OEM vendor directs otherwise.
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Relevant Architectures: sparc sparc.sun4u

BugId's fixed with this patch: 4500536 4651386 4655315 4656322 4656416 4725656 4770566

Changes incorporated in this version: 4770566

Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch: 

Patches which conflict with this patch: 

Patches required with this patch: 

Obsoleted by: 

Files included with this patch: 

/kernel/drv/sd
/kernel/drv/sparcv9/sd
/kernel/drv/sparcv9/ssd
/kernel/drv/ssd
/usr/include/sys/buf.h
/usr/include/sys/scsi/targets/sddef.h

Problem Description:

4770566 VTOC error: write a block that is out of range .
 
(from 113277-04)
 
4725656 Solaris 9 does not attach inactive disk devices
 
(from 113277-03)
 
4651386 System crashes accessing a freed softstate structure during errors.
 
(from 113277-02)
 
4655315 Empty CDRW at boot cause continuos device failed to power-up messages
 
(from 113277-01)
 
4500536 sd: improve driver error handling of timeout events
4656322 Need to enhance scsi_reset() interface to support LUN reset.
4656416 FC Disk driver does not support Maserati

Patch Installation Instructions:
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For Solaris 2.0-2.6 releases, refer to the Install.info file and/or
the README within the patch for instructions on using the generic
'installpatch' and 'backoutpatch' scripts provided with each patch.
 
For Solaris 7-9 releases, refer to the man pages for instructions
on using 'patchadd' and 'patchrm' scripts provided with Solaris.
Any other special or non-generic installation instructions should be
described below as special instructions.  The following example
installs a patch to a standalone machine:
 
       example# patchadd /var/spool/patch/104945-02
 
The following example removes a patch from a standalone system:
 
       example# patchrm 104945-02
 
For additional examples please see the appropriate man pages.

Special Install Instructions:
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Note: In order for the changes contained in this patch to take effect, please
      reboot your system immediately after installation has completed.

README -- Last modified date:  Monday, March 31, 2003

