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Sun Enterprisetrademark 10000 SSP 3.5 Installation Guide and Release Notes

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Contents

Preface

Before You Read This Book

How This Book Is Organized

Using UNIX Commands

Typographic Conventions

Shell Prompts

Related Documentation

Accessing Sun Documentation Online

Sun Welcomes Your Comments

1. SSP 3.5 Release Notes

General Issues

Alternate Pathing Functionality

Sun Netra T1 Server

Changes to the SSP Software

Changes to DR and SSP Commands and Behavior

Where to Find DR Information

Known SSP Bugs

snmpd Memory Leaks During ADR Operations (4486454)

machine_server Memory Leaks During Multiple hpost Operations (4493987)

Known DR Bugs

DDI_RESUME Failure Results in Failure of Subsequent DR Operations (4353719)

deleteboard(1M) Operation on a Board with no Memory Causes a Domain Running the Solaris 7 or Solaris 8 Operating Environment to Crash (4468171)

Problem with oprom_checknodeid() during DR (4474330)

showdevices(1M) Memory Information Displayed by showdevices Might Be Incorrect (4495747)

Bugs Fixed Since SSP 3.4

Requests for Enhancement Completed in SSP 3.5

Patches

Reference Manual (man pages) Errata

2. Preparing for SSP 3.5 Installation or Upgrade

Getting Started

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Determine Your Current SSP Version

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Obtain SSP Software From the Web

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Obtain SSP Software From the CD-ROM

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Create an SSP Backup File

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Verify the Control Board Network Connection Between the Main and Spare SSP

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Verify that the rsh(1) Command is Enabled

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Establish a Floating IP Address

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Prepare for SSP 3.5 Upgrade or SSP Patch Installation

SSP 3.5 Hardware and Software Requirements

Failover Configurations

Installation and Upgrade Options

3. Installing SSP 3.5 on a New Disk

SSP 3.5 Installation Process

Using Solaris Web Start

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Create a New SSP 3.5 Disk Using Solaris Web Start

Using the ssp_install Command

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Create a New SSP 3.5 Disk Using the ssp_install Command

4. Upgrading to SSP 3.5

SSP Upgrade Process Title

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Upgrade from SSP 3.4 to SSP 3.5

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Upgrade from SSP 3.2 or SSP 3.3 to SSP 3.5

5. After SSP Installation or Upgrade

Editing Initialization Files

Configuring the Network Time Protocol Daemon

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Create the ntp.conf File

6. Falling Back to a Previous SSP Release

SSP Fall Back

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Fall Back to a Previous SSP Release

7. Running an OpenSSP

Impact of Third-Party Applications on the SSP

Required Resources for an OpenSSP

Keeping Current with Recommended Patches

Using the Solaris 8 or 9 Operating Environment

Estimating SSP and Third-Party Software Memory Usage

Calculating Memory Usage by Third-Party Applications

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Obtain the Virtual Memory Amount Used by an Application

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Calculate the Memory Requirements For an SSP Using the OpenSSP Memory Worksheet

Verifying That You Have Sufficient Real Memory

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Determine Whether a System is Thrashing

Calculating CPU Utilization

SSP CPU Requirements

Determining Hardware for an OpenSSP

Using a Faster Processor

Adding More Memory

Adding More Swap Space

Adding More Disk Space

8. Installing the Solaris 8 or 9 Operating Environment on Sun Enterprise 10000 Domains

Overview of Domain Installation Tasks

What You Need to Start the Domain Install

Domain Pre-Installation Tasks

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Create the eeprom.image File

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Create a New Domain on the SSP

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Configure Domain Network Information

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Set up the SSP as an Installation Server

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Bring Up the Domain to the OpenBoot PROM Level

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Set Up the OpenBoot PROM Environment

Domain Installation Tasks

procedure iconsmall spaceTo boot net the Operating Environment to the Domain

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Finish the suninstall Process

Domain Post-Installation Tasks

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Configure the Default Boot Disk

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install Additional Software Packages

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Configure the NTP Packages

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Verify the Installation

Licensing Your Software

FLEXlm-Based Licensing

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Obtain the Sun Enterprise 10000 System Domain Host ID

Other Software Licensing

9. Upgrading to the Solaris 8 or 9 Operating Environment on Sun Enterprise 10000 Domains

Overview of Domain Upgrade Tasks

Resources Needed to Start the Domain Upgrade

Domain Pre-Upgrade Tasks

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Prepare the Domain for the Upgrade

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Verify the Domain Network Information

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Set Up the SSP as an Installation Server

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Bring Up the Domain to the OpenBoot PROM Level

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Set Up the OpenBoot PROM Environment

Domain Upgrade Tasks

procedure iconsmall spaceTo boot net the Operating Environment to the Domain

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Finish the Upgrade Process

Domain Post-Upgrade Tasks

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Configure the Default Boot Disk

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install Additional Software Packages

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Configure the NTP Packages

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Verify the Upgrade

Licensing Your Software

FLEXlm-Based Licensing

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Obtain the Sun Enterprise 10000 System Domain Host ID

Other Software Licensing

A. Configuring the SSP Network

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Configure Your SSP Network

B. OpenSSP Memory Worksheet

Blank OpenSSP Memory Worksheet

How Memory Sizing Values are Derived

Process Private Resident Memory

Process Private Virtual Memory

System Memory (Line 1)

Base SSP Memory (Line 2)

Each Domain SSP Memory (Line 3)

Hostview Memory (Line 4)

Sun Management Center Memory (Line 5)

Kernel Buffer Memory (Line 8)

swapfs (Line 12)

Index