| Requests For Enhancement | ||||
| Project: SNEEP | ||||
| Last Update: 2005/05/12 | ||||
| Status | ||||
| Open | RFE under consideration | |||
| Accepted | RFE will be implemented | |||
| Complete | RFE has been integrated into code base | |||
| Out Of Scope | RFE does not apply to this project. See Notes. | |||
| Closed | No further work to be done. Generally for rejected RFE. | |||
| Priority1 (high) RFEs | ||||
| RFE | Synopsis | Priority | Status | Notes |
| 00052 | auto-restore eeprom if sneep backup is valid for this system | 1 | complete 20050502 | Requires hostid in backup file for validation Helps with pre-staged system where eeprom reset is final action. See RFE 00050 Release 2.5 1.63 |
| 00050 | at system startup, automatically repair problems if possible | 1 | complete 20050419 | Release 2.5 1.47 |
| 00047 | log old and new serial values when changed | 1 | complete 20050408 | Release 2.5 1.47 |
| 00046 | create a way to find and set all stored tags (recovery) | 1 | complete 20050408 | see RFE 00043 Release 2.5 1.48 |
| 00041 | allow 5000 bytes in sun4u and sun4m | 1 | complete 20050214 | Release 2.4 |
| 00040 | set other tags only after serial tag | 1 | complete 20050214 | Release 2.4 |
| 00035 | auto-install explorer tool, adapting to explorer version | 1 | complete 20050407 | |
| 00033 | submit request to register SUNWsneep as package name | 1 | complete | Release 2.5 |
| 00032 | startup script to report when serial has changed | 1 | complete 20050408 | |
| 00031 | dont allow dashes, spaces, quotes, etc in serial | 1 | complete 20050211 | Release 2.3 |
| 00030 | log changes to eeprom for SOX auditing | 1 | complete 20050211 | Release 2.3 |
| 00028 | Have NetConnect use the serial from eeprom | 1 | Out Of Scope | Depends on NetConnect engineering. Requires NetConnect RFE |
| 00026 | integrate into explorer | 1 | Out Of Scope | example plugin exists: See RFE00035. Requires RFE for explorer. Release 2.1 20050131 SUNWsneep_SUNWexplo_tools_csn |
| 00023 | integrate with EIS INSTINFO tool (gets serial, configs explorer) | 1 | Out Of Scope | Requires RFE for EIS |
| 00022 | Get Manufacturing buy-in to use sneep | 1 | Out Of Scope | mfg buyin should be after OBP support is better |
| 00020 | Check eeprom capacity | 1 | complete 20050211 | implemented: 500 bytes (sparc2), more if already larger implemented: can override (with warning) Release 2.4 |
| 00014 | Move sneep site to FCA | 1 | complete 20050112 | webhome.central/fca-eng/solutions/sneep.html Release 2.1 |
| 00013 | provide aliases for sneep | 1 | complete 20050126 | sneep-support@sun.com sneep-announce-ext@sun.com Release 2.1 |
| 00011 | Provide backup file in case explorer and CST are not loaded | 1 | complete 20050212 | Release 2.4 |
| 00010 | Integrate sneep into Solaris | 1 | Out Of Scope | depends on Solaris Engineering |
| 00009 | Deliver sneep in Solaris package | 1 | complete 20041208 | Release 2.1 |
| 00008 | Provide support for uded/CST | 1 | complete 20041202 | Release 1.16 |
| 00004 | use FORTH comment/print command for storage (not devalias) | 1 | complete 20040129 | solution provided by bob.hillard@sun.com, jacob.kirsch@sun.com Release 1.2 |
| Priority 2 (medium) RFEs | ||||
| RFE | Synopsis | Priority | Status | Notes |
| 00055 | at startup, restore all sneep values, not just serial | 2 | complete 20050512 | Release 2.5 1.65 |
| 00054 | save copy of old backup data if it is inconsistent with eeprom | 2 | complete 20050512 | Release 2.5 1.65 |
| 00053 | Provide a way to change default syslog facility.priority | 2 | complete 20050502 | upgrade of RFE 44: add a way to change logging fac.pri Release 2.5 1.63 |
| 00051 | provide a way to delete all tags and values | 2 | Complete 20050421 | Release 2.5 |
| 00048 | If possible, get CSN from the SC when sneeping the domains, spare | 2 | OPEN 20050411 | See RFE 00017 (basic SMS integration as data source) |
| 00039 | Update local CST user_data file so that it is a better source | 2 | complete 20050213 | Release 2.4 1.38 |
| 00038 | allow x86 to boot when /boot/solaris/bootenv.rc too large | 2 | Out Of Scope | Depends on Solaris Engineering |
| 00037 | allow x86 eeprom command to read multiline entries it makes | 2 | Out Of Scope | Depends on Solaris Engineering |
| 00036 | allow x86 nvramrc to hold more than one line | 2 | Out Of Scope | Depends on OBP engineering |
| 00029 | Have NetConnect SET the serial in eeprom using sneep format | 2 | Out Of Scope | Depends on NetConnect engineering Requires NetConnect RFE |
| 00027 | Have SMT check for duplicate serial on non-domainable platforms | 2 | Out Of Scope | |
| 00017 | integrate with SMS (as data source) | 2 | OPEN | |
| 00016 | integrate with FRUID ? if possible | 2 | OPEN | |
| 00012 | provide TOI or other presentation | 2 | complete 20050120 | 20050120 sneep_intro.sxi 200504 sneep_value.pdf sneep_tech.pdf Release 2.1 |
| 00007 | Get OBP to support a real field for serial number | 2 | Out Of Scope | |
| 00006 | Get software into proper location like OpenProject | 2 | Complete 20041123 | Release 1.11 first OP |
| 00005 | allow optional whitespace in EEPROM for manual entries | 2 | complete 20040204 | in case of manual entries which are not quite right Release 1.6 |
| 00001 | How to get serial from the system? (BigAdmin Forum 20031105) | 2 | NA | Release 1.1 |
| Priority 3 (low) RFEs | ||||
| RFE | Synopsis | Priority | Status | Notes |
| 00049 | save default priority search path in defaults file | 3 | complete 20050512 | Release 2.5 1.64 |
| 00045 | add an option to format the output as hostname,hostid,serial | 3 | complete 20050408 | Release 2.5 1.49 |
| 00044 | add a way to change logging fac.pri | 3 | Complete 20050418 | Release 2.5 |
| 00043 | provide a way to show all stored tags | 3 | complete 20050408 | subset of RFE00046 Release 2.5 1.48 |
| 00042 | keep default settings in backup file, e.g. logger fac.pri | 3 | complete 20050502 | See RFE 00044 Release 2.5 1.63 |
| 00034 | see how F15K sysid does idprom images | 3 | OPEN | |
| 00015 | update OpenProject to point to FCA | 3 | accepted 20050128 | http://webhome.central/fca-eng/solutions/sneep.html http://openproject.eng.sun.com/projects/sneep/ |
| 00003 | create program to do setcsn/showplatform | 3 | complete 20040129 | Release 1.1 |
| 00002 | add serial-in-eeprom to EIS process | 3 | Out Of Scope | see RFE00023 |
| Priority 4 (rejected) RFEs | ||||
| RFE | Synopsis | Priority | Status | Notes |
| 00024 | validate serial number [platform, mfg date ] | 4 | closed | pending delivery of SN rules to make this possible |
| 00021 | set serial only by authorized personnel | 4 | closed | cannot control use of eeprom Release NA |
| 00019 | Can be faked | 4 | closed | cannot verify serial correctness. some sun service is honor system Release NA |
| 00018 | Error-prone due to manual nature (typos, etc); | 4 | closed | cannot verify serial correctness Release NA |