System Firmware Versions and Oracle Solaris OS Versions
This section describes the system firmware versions and Oracle Solaris OS versions to use with the current Oracle VM Server for SPARC software.
You can run the Oracle VM Server for SPARC 3.3 software with at least the minimum versions of the system firmware and Oracle Solaris OS. In such a configuration, you might not have access to all the features of the latest Oracle VM Server for SPARC software. For the best results in production environments, run with the fully qualified system firmware version described in Fully Qualified System Firmware Versions and with the Oracle Solaris OS version described in Fully Qualified Oracle Solaris OS Versions.
 | Caution - Do not downgrade to older versions of individual system firmware, Oracle Solaris OS or software components. Such downgrades might lead to unexpected behavior and failures. |
System Firmware Versions
This section includes information about the system firmware versions that you need to run the Oracle VM Server for SPARC 3.3 OS, and covers the following topics:
Minimum System Firmware Versions
You can apply the latest Oracle VM Server for SPARC package to a system that runs at least the following versions of the system firmware, which are platform specific and depend on the requirements of the CPU in the machine.
Fujitsu M10 servers: XCP2210
SPARC M7 Series servers: 9.4.3
SPARC M6 servers: 9.4
SPARC M5 servers: 9.4
SPARC T7 Series servers: 9.4.3
SPARC T5 servers: 9.4
SPARC T4 servers: 8.7
SPARC T3 servers: 8.3.10
UltraSPARC T2 Plus servers: 7.4.8.a
UltraSPARC T2 servers: 7.4.8.a
Fully Qualified System Firmware Versions
To enable all the Oracle VM Server for SPARC 3.3 features, you must run the fully qualified system firmware versions on the following platforms:
Fujitsu M10 server: XCP2260
SPARC M7 Series server: 9.4.3
SPARC M6 server: 9.5.1
SPARC M5 server: 9.5.1
SPARC T7 Series server: 9.4.3
SPARC T5 server: 9.5.1
SPARC T4 server: 8.8.1
SPARC T3 server: 8.3.10
SPARC T2 Plus server: 7.4.8.a
SPARC T2 server: 7.4.8.a
Fully Qualified System Firmware Patches
To take advantage of all features of Oracle VM Server for SPARC 3.3, ensure that your SPARC T-Series server or M-Series server from Oracle runs at least the system firmware versions listed in Fully Qualified System Firmware Versions. You can access these patches from Firmware Downloads and Release History for Oracle Systems.
Oracle Solaris OS Versions
This section includes information about the Oracle Solaris OS versions that you need to run the Oracle VM Server for SPARC 3.3 OS, and covers the following topics:
Minimum Oracle Solaris OS Versions
The minimum Oracle Solaris OS version for Oracle VM Server for SPARC 3.3 is Oracle Solaris 11.3. The minimum Oracle Solaris OS version for a given CPU type applies to all domain types (control, service, I/O, and guest). For information about the minimum versions of the Oracle Solaris OS for supported server platforms, see the data sheet for your server platform at http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/documentation/oracle-sparc-ent-servers-189996.html.
Note - On a guest domain, you can run any OS version that is supported by the platform.
Fully Qualified Oracle Solaris OS Versions
All domains. Oracle Solaris 11.3.0.0.0 OS
Guest domains only. At least the Oracle Solaris 11.3.0.0.0 OS or the Oracle Solaris 10 1/13 OS plus the following patches
To use all features of the Oracle VM Server for SPARC 3.3 software, install or upgrade to at least the following operating system (OS):
125555-15
146582-05 (fmd)
148322-12 (ixgbe)
148888-05 (kernel update)
149167-06
149173-04
149175-10
149638-04
150025-01
150031-09
150107-03 (ds)
150400-25 (kernel update for dynamic I/O virtualization)
150435-03
150510-03
You must apply the following patches to the Oracle Solaris 10 1/13 OS to have the Oracle VM Server for SPARC 3.3 functionality available for Oracle Solaris 10. For information about the minimum Oracle Solaris OS versions for supported server platforms, see the data sheet for your server platform at http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/documentation/oracle-sparc-ent-servers-189996.html.
Note - This patch list includes the minimum patch revisions. You can install later revisions of the same patch.
Location of the Oracle VM Server for SPARC Software
The Oracle VM Server for SPARC 3.3 software is installed by default when you install at least the Oracle Solaris 11.3.0.0.0 OS or upgrade to an Oracle Solaris 11.3 SRU.
You can also obtain the ldomsmanager package from the Oracle Solaris 11.3 Support Repository or from My Oracle Support.
Also see “How to Update Oracle Solaris 11 Systems Using Support Repository Updates” and “How to Update to Oracle Solaris 11.1 Using the Image Packaging System”.
Location of Documentation
Late-breaking information and known issues for this product are included in the documentation library at http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/documentation/vm-sparc-194287.html.
The Oracle VM Server for SPARC 3.3 man pages and the Japanese translations are installed on your system as part of the ldomsmanager package.
The following table shows the documentation that is available for the Oracle VM Server for SPARC 3.3 release. These documents are available in HTML and PDF formats unless indicated.
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