We got, just today, a Sun SPARC T5-2 with some pretty decent specs, only to find.... a rather bad thing: The thing *will* not* boot. running `fmadm faulty`, shows
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Time UUID msgid Severity
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2024-12-18/02:23:59 6fd7ed8c-28d5-66b6-c4ae-bc8e50dabb43 SPT-8000-DH Critical
Problem Status : open
Diag Engine : fdd 1.0
System
Manufacturer : Oracle Corporation
Name : SPARC T5-2
Part_Number : 33940907+1+1
Serial_Number : AK00336245
System Component
Firmware_Manufacturer : Oracle Corporation
Firmware_Version : (ILOM)4.0.4.3,(POST)5.3.15,(OBP)4.38.17,(HV)1.15.17
Firmware_Release : (ILOM)2019.01.25,(POST)2019.01.25,(OBP)2019.01.25,(HV)2019.01.25
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Suspect 1 of 1
Problem class : fault.chassis.voltage.fail
Certainty : 100%
Affects : /SYS/MB
Status : faulted
FRU
Status : faulty
Location : /SYS/MB
Manufacturer : Oracle Corporation
Name : ASY,MB+TRAY+CPU,T5-2
Part_Number : 8200636
Revision : 02
Serial_Number : 465769T+1534UL0N26
Chassis
Manufacturer : Oracle Corporation
Name : SPARC T5-2
Part_Number : 33940907+1+1
Serial_Number : AK00336245
Resource
Location : /SYS/MB/CM0
Description : A chassis voltage supply is operating outside of the
allowable range.
Response : The system will be powered off. The chassis-wide service
required LED will be illuminated.
Impact : The system is not usable until repaired. ILOM will not allow
the system to be powered on until repaired.
Action : Please refer to the associated reference document at
http://support.oracle.com/msg/SPT-8000-DH for the latest
service procedures and policies regarding this diagnosis.
In short, we're lost. We have zero idea how to fix this, apparently the machine was fine when it was shipped to us. It'd be very nice to know what voltage rail is out of spec, and why, but we don't seem to be able to get that
