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OpenBoot[TM] PROM (OBP) watch-net-all test fails with "ethernet chip initialization failed" message (Doc ID 1017478.1)

Last updated on AUGUST 29, 2019

Applies to:

Sun Enterprise 4500 Server - Version Not Applicable and later
Sun Enterprise 5500 Server - Version Not Applicable and later
Sun Ultra 1 Workstation - Version Not Applicable and later
Sun Ultra 10 Workstation - Version Not Applicable and later
Sun Ultra 2 Workstation - Version Not Applicable and later
All Platforms

Symptoms

Machines with OBP 3.x such as the Ultra[TM] 1, 2, 5, 10, 30, 60, 450 and Sun
Enterprise[TM] servers (E3000, E3500, etc) may fail Open Boot[TM] PROM tests such as watch-net, watch-net-all or test net.

Cause

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