Sun N1 System Manager 1.3 Site Preparation Guide

Manageable Server Requirements

N1 System Manager manageable server hardware and operating software requirements are listed in the following tables.

Table 2–4 Manageable Server Disk Space and RAM Requirements

Disk Space 

RAM 

12 Gbytes minimum for all manageable servers 

512 Mbytes minimum, 1 Gbyte recommended for all manageable servers 

Table 2–5 SPARC-Based Manageable Server Supported Hardware and Operating Systems

Type 

Provisionable OS 

Sun NetraTM 240 and 440

Solaris 10 GA and later 

Solaris 9 Update 7 and Update 8 

Sun FireTM V210, V240, and V440

Solaris 10 GA and later 

Solaris 9 Update 7 and Update 8 

Sun FireTM V490

Solaris 9 9/05 

Solaris 10 3/05 

Sun FireTM V890

Solaris 9 9/05 

Solaris 10 3/05 

Sun Fire T1000 and T2000 

Solaris 10 HW2 and later 

Table 2–6 X86 and X64 Based Manageable Server Supported Hardware and Operating Systems

Type 

Provisionable OS 

Sun Fire V20z and V40z 

Solaris x64 Version 10 HW1, 64 bit 

Solaris x64 Version 10 Update 1, 64 bit 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 WS, ES, and AS, Updates 1 through 4, 32-bit and 64-bit, single core only 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 WS, ES, and AS, Updates 5 through 6, 32-bit and 64-bit 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 WS, ES, and AS, 32-bit, single core only 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 WS, ES, and AS, update 1, 32-bit and 64 bit 

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 SP1 and SP2, 64–bit 

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 4/05 HW, 9/05, and 9/05 HW, 32 bit 

MS Windows 2003 SE, 2003 EE, 2003 WE 32-bit only 

Windows 2003 SE, 2003 EE 64-bit only 

Windows 2000S, 2000AS 32-bit only 

Sun Fire X2100 with the 8081A IPMI 1.5 Remote Management Card: Part Number: 371-0743 

Solaris x64 Version 10 HW1. 64 bit 

Solaris x64 Version 10 Update 1, 64 bit 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 WS, ES, and AS Update 6 or greater, 32–bit and 64–bit 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 WS, ES, and AS Update 2, 32–bit and 64–bit 

SUSE Linux Professional 9.2 and 9.3, 64–bit 

Windows 2003 SE, 2003 EE 64-bit 

Windows 2003 SE, 2003 EE, SP1 32-bit 

Sun Fire X4100 and X4200 

Solaris x64 Version 10 HW1, 64 bit 

Solaris x64 Version 10 Update 1, 64 bit 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 WS, ES, and AS, Update 5 and Update 6, 32–bit and 64–bit 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 WS, ES, and AS Update 1 and Update 2, 64–bit 

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 SP1 through SP3, 64 bit 

Windows 2003 SE, 2003 EE 64-bit 

Windows 2003 SE, 2003 EE, SP1 32-bit 


Note –

OS discovery, OS monitoring, and software update management are not supported for managed servers running the Windows operating system. For further information about OS discovery, see Chapter 4, Discovering Manageable Servers, in Sun N1 System Manager 1.3 Discovery and Administration Guide. For further information about OS monitoring, see Chapter 6, Monitoring Servers and Server Groups, in Sun N1 System Manager 1.3 Discovery and Administration Guide.