Required Critical Solaris Patches For Sun Blade 8000 Server Modules

The Solaris operating systems 10 06/06 and 11/06 require critical patches to properly operate on a Sun Blade Server Module. These patches should be installed after completing the Solaris operating system installation. All updates and patches required for Solaris are freely available at: http//sunsolve.com

Install the following critical patches after installing the Solaris operating system on a Sun Blade Server Module.

Critical Solaris Patch

For Solaris OS Release

Patch Description

119131-22 (or later)

Solaris 10 06/06

Includes the following fibre channel fixes that are pertinent to the Sun Blade 8000 and 8000 P Modular Systems:

  • 6300113 - doing update_drv st does not cause conf to be re-read when mpxio enabled

118855-36 (or later)

Solaris 10 06/06

Solaris 10 11/06

Fixes the following critical e1000g network driver bugs, as well as Fibre Channel hot-plug support:

  • 6423041 - mdi interfaces to support pHCI driver locking

  • 6436387 e1000g panic while using cfgadm to unconfigure the pcie slot

  • 6462893 HCTS network test failed on thumper machine due to e1000g issue

123776-03 (or later)

Solaris 10 06/06

Solaris 10 11/06

Fixes the following critical MSI interrupt migration bug:

  • 6474602 MSI interrupt migration broken for e1000g

125101-09 (or later)

Solaris 10 06/06

Solaris 10 11/06

Fixes critical bugs 6488621,6446729,6480953 where kernel hangs when booting with -v.

120223-14

Solaris 10 06/06

Solaris 10 11/06

Includes latest driver recomended for Emulex patch. Note that later versions of this patch may not work with the FC NEM.