Failed to decompress Open Firmware image error causing Unknown status for SB during Testing - Sun Fire E2900 (Doc ID 2359835.1)

Last updated on APRIL 05, 2022

Applies to:

Symptoms

Unable to test System Board (in this case SB0) .

lom>poweron

/N0/PS0: powered on
Sat Feb 10 20:53:41 abc-sc lom: SysEvent 5 /N0/PS0, power state, On (5,1)
/N0/PS1: powered on
Sat Feb 10 20:53:42 abc-sc lom: SysEvent 5 /N0/PS1, power state, On (5,1)
/N0/PS2: powered on
Sat Feb 10 20:53:43 abc-sc lom: SysEvent 5 /N0/PS2, power state, On (5,1)
/N0/PS3: powered on
Sat Feb 10 20:53:44 abc-sc lom: SysEvent 5 /N0/PS3, power state, On (5,1)
/N0/FT0: powered on
Powering boards on ...
Sat Feb 10 20:53:59 abc-sc lom: /N0/FT0, fan speed, Low (4,1)
Testing CPU Boards ...
{/N0/SB0/P0/C0} Unknown
{/N0/SB0/P1/C0} Unknown
{/N0/SB0/P0/C1} Unknown
{/N0/SB0/P1/C1} Unknown
{/N0/SB0/P2/C0} Unknown
{/N0/SB0/P3/C0} Unknown
{/N0/SB0/P2/C1} Unknown
{/N0/SB0/P3/C1} Unknown
{/N0/SB0/P0} Unknown
{/N0/SB0/P1} Unknown
{/N0/SB0/P2} Unknown
{/N0/SB0/P3} Unknown
Sat Feb 10 20:55:02 abc-sc lom: Excluded unusable, unlicensed, failed or disabled board: /N0/SB0
Sat Feb 10 20:55:02 abc-sc lom: No usable Cpu board in domain.

lom>showcomponent -v

Component Status Pending POST Description
--------- ------ ------- ---- -----------
/N0/SB0/P0 enabled - untest UltraSPARC-IV+, 1800MHz, 32M ECache
/N0/SB0/P1 enabled - untest UltraSPARC-IV+, 1800MHz, 32M ECache
/N0/SB0/P2 enabled - untest UltraSPARC-IV+, 1800MHz, 32M ECache
/N0/SB0/P3 enabled - untest UltraSPARC-IV+, 1800MHz, 32M ECache

 lom>showsc -v

SC: SSC1
System Controller V2

SC date: Sat Feb 10 20:19:46 GMT-08:00 2018
Custom GMT-08:00
SC uptime: 2598 days 13 hours 10 minutes 14 seconds

ScApp version: 5.20.16 Build_01
Version build: 1.0
Version String: 5.20.16
RTOS version: 49

Changes

 lom>showlogs -v

Sat Feb 10 18:42:04 abc-sc lom: [ID 965595 local0.warning] Keyswitch was interrupted on domain A. Recovering....

Sat Feb 10 18:42:06 <SCHostname>: [ID 871039 local0.error] ERROR: Failed to decompress Open Firmware image ({/N0/SB0/P0/C0} failed to decompress Open Firmware image)
Sat Feb 10 18:42:09 <SCHostname>: [ID 169589 local0.error] ERROR: Failed to decompress Open Firmware image (Sram access failed: sun.serengeti.CommUnavailableException: ProxySramComm: Sram not available for access)
Sat Feb 10 18:42:09 <SCHostname>: [ID 169589 local0.error] ERROR: Failed to decompress Open Firmware image (Sram access failed: sun.serengeti.CommUnavailableException: ProxySramComm: Sram not available for access)
Sat Feb 10 18:42:09 <SCHostname>: [ID 887858 local0.error] Sram access error: sun.serengeti.CommUnavailableException: ProxySramComm: Sram not available for access
Sat Feb 10 18:42:09 <SCHostname>: [ID 416528 local0.error] TestDomain.invoke: IoSram unavailable
Sat Feb 10 18:42:09 <SCHostname>: [ID 925090 local0.error] Unable to find a memory address for OBP
Sat Feb 10 18:42:23 <SCHostname>: [ID 356713 local0.error] Keyswitch.detachBoards: sun.serengeti.HpuFailedException: RepeaterHpu.setArbSync: sun.serengeti.FailedHwException: No Board Power: RP0.ar.60 (13480060)
Sat Feb 10 18:43:25 <SCHostname>: [ID 797835 local0.warning] Aborting poweron ...
Sat Feb 10 18:43:39 <SCHostname>: [ID 257719 local0.error] Keyswitch.internalSet: Domain is not in testable state
Sat Feb 10 18:43:39 <SCHostname>: [ID 319358 local0.warning] Poweron aborted.

Sat Feb 10 18:44:01 <SCHostname>: [ID 324119 local0.warning] CAUTION: Physically removing the last power supply will cause the system to lose power.
Sat Feb 10 18:44:01 <SCHostname>: [ID 578102 local0.warning] System is in standby
Sat Feb 10 18:48:51 <SCHostname>: [ID 677327 local0.warning] Excluded unusable, unlicensed, failed or disabled board: /N0/SB0
Sat Feb 10 18:48:51 <SCHostname>: [ID 304509 local0.error] No usable Cpu board in domain.
Sat Feb 10 18:59:54 <SCHostname>: [ID 677327 local0.warning] Excluded unusable, unlicensed, failed or disabled board: /N0/SB0
Sat Feb 10 18:59:54 <SCHostname>: [ID 304509 local0.error] No usable Cpu board in domain.
Sat Feb 10 19:16:43 <SCHostname>: [ID 677327 local0.warning] Excluded unusable, unlicensed, failed or disabled board: /N0/SB0
Sat Feb 10 19:16:43 <SCHostname>: [ID 304509 local0.error] No usable Cpu board in domain.

Cause

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