Solaris 9 OS 

SPARC Platform only 

All versions of Solaris 9 OS are supported. 

Solaris 9 OS requires Sun Cluster 3.0 U3 or later. 

Solaris 9 OS includes Solaris Logical Volume Manager (LVM).

Solaris 8 OS 

SPARC Platform only 

Solaris 8 Maintenance Update 7 (MU7) OS or later plus required patches.

Sun Cluster 3.1 

Sun Cluster software must be installed and configured on all nodes in the cluster. 

To install Sun Cluster 3.1, use the Java Enterprise System installer by following the installation process in the Sun Java Enterprise System 2005Q4 Installation Guide.

After you install the Sun Cluster software, you must configure the cluster. For information, refer to the Sun Cluster System Administration Guide for Solaris OS. For related documentation, see HA Related Documentation.

Sun Cluster Patches

For Solaris 8 and 9, you can download patches from SunSolve Online.

Solstice DiskSuite 4.x 

Solstice DiskSuite is available for Solaris 8 OS only. 

Solstice DiskSuite is not required for Solaris 9 OS, which includes the Logical Volume Manager (LVM).

Veritas Volume Manager (VxVM) 3.x 

Solaris 8 OS requires version 3.2 or later plus required patches. 

Solaris 9 OS requires version 3.5 or later plus required patches. 

Veritas File System (VxFS) 3.x 

Solaris 8 OS requires version 3.4 or later plus required patches. 

Solaris 9 OS requires version 3.5 or later plus required patches. 

HAStoragePlus requires patch 110435-08 or later.