SunVTS 6.3 Patch Set 3 Release Notes |
The SunVTS 6.3 Patch Set 3 (PS3) software is designed for the Solaris
10 6/06 Operating System (OS) and is compatible with the Solaris 10 3/05 or later OS.
For the latest version of this document (820-2544-10), go to: http://www.sun.com/documentation
SunVTS 6.3 Patch Set 3 supports Sun Dual 10GbE XFP PCIe ExpressModule and Sun Quad GbE UTP x8 PCIe ExpressModule driver version 1.100. (Driver version 1.100 is not supported nor backward compatible with SunVTS 6.3 patch set 2.)
SunVTS 6.3 Patch Set 3 supports AtlasQGC (nxge). You can find the latest updates for the nxge driver software at this web site:
For AtlasQGC, you can find the latest Sun x8 Express Quad Gigabit Ethernet UTP Low Profile adapter documentation at this web site:
http://www.sun.com/products-n-solutions/hardware/docs/Network_Connectivity
Starting with the Solaris 10 OS, the SunVTS infrastructure and core diagnostics are available for x86 platforms. Starting with Solaris 10 3/05 HW1, SunVTS diagnostics for x86 platforms are supported in the AMD 64-bit environment for the SunVTS kernel (vtsk). All diagnostics except the System Test (systest) are ported to 64-bit.
SunVTS is supported and tested on the following Sun x86 platforms:
Note - If you perform SunVTS on an unsupported platform, a warning message appears and SunVTS stops. |
You must install the x86 version of the SunVTS packages to perform SunVTS on x86 platforms. The software packages use the same names as in the SPARC® environment. The SunVTS packages delivered separately for both x86 and SPARC Solaris platforms are as follows:
The SunVTS components available for x86 Solaris platforms are as follows.
Use the following command to display SunVTS package information:
You can also use either of the following commands to display additional SunVTS package information:
Use either of the following commands to display SunVTS version information:
Use the same tool or utility for installation and removal of the SunVTS software. If you use pkgadd for installation, use pkgrm to uninstall; if you use Web Start for installation, use the Product Registry to uninstall.
libmtsk has some potential issues that appear as an SEGV error in systest. Installing the latest libmtsk patches alleviates this issue (applies to both x86 and SPARC systems).
This bug is attributed to the libmtsk bug (CR 6559584) above. systest has been updated in SunVTS 6.3 Patch Set 3 to also alleviate this issue.
SunVTS 6.3 Patch Set 3 saiptest requires SUNWsaip, SUNWsaipu packages 3.0,REV=2005.03.28.10.0, patch 124020-02.
Retrieve the instance number of the active SAI/P cards. To do this, type:
Invoking the saipconfig script provides [smaller] instance number from the prtconf command when it asks for the starting instance number. To invoke the script, type:
Note - There are two "VERSION: 3.0" SUNWsaip, SUNWsaipu packages with different release dates:
1. VERSION: 3.0,REV=2005.01.24.10.0 2. VERSION: 3.0,REV=2005.03.28.10.0, needs patch 124020-02 |
SUNWsaip, SUNWsaipu packages VERSION: 3.0,REV=2005.01.24.10.0 is needed for earlier SunVTS releases (SunVTS 6.0, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3ps2).
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