Sun N1 System Manager 1.3 Site Preparation Guide

Manageable Server Firmware Requirements

The following tables list the supported manageable server firmware versions by machine type. Refer to each server's hardware documentation for firmware verification and upgrade procedures.


Note –

You can also verify a managed server's firmware version as described in To List the Firmware Updates Installed on a Managed Server in Sun N1 System Manager 1.3 Operating System Provisioning Guide. This requires that Sun N1 System Manager 1.3 has been installed and configured, and the server has been discovered.


Table 2–7 SPARC-based Manageable Server Firmware Requirements

Provisionable Server 

Management Port 

Minimum 

Best Practice 

Netra 240 and 440 

ALOM 

1.4 

1.5.3 

Sun Fire T1000 

ALOM 

6.1.0 

6.1.1 

Sun Fire T2000 

ALOM 

6.0.1 

6.1.1 

Sun Fire V210, V240, and V440 

ALOM 

1.4 

1.5.3 

Sun Fire V490 and V890 

RSC 

RSC 2.2.3 

RSC 2.2.3 

See Managed Server Limitations

Sun Fire V490 and V890 RSCboot 

 

2.2.2 

2.2.2 

Sun Fire V490 and V890 Open Boot Prom (OBP) 

 

4.18.6 

4.18.6 

Table 2–8 x86-based Manageable Server Firmware Requirements

Provisionable Server 

Management Port 

Minimum 

Best Practice 

Sun Fire V20z and V40z 

SP 

Service Processor: 2.1.0.5 

Service Processor: 2.4.0.8 

Sun Fire V20z BIOS 

 

1.33.5.2 

1.34.6.2 

Sun Fire V40z BIOS 

 

1.27.4 

2.34.6.2 

Sun Fire X2100 

SP 

4.0.9 

4.11 

Sun Fire X2100 BIOS 

 

1.0.0 

1.0.9 

See Managed Server Limitations

Sun Fire X4100 and X4200 

ILOM 

1.0.0 

1.1 

Sun Fire X4100 and X4200 BIOS 

 

0ABGA022 

0ABGA031 

Sun Fire X4100 and X4200 SP 

 

6464 

9306