This section details the supported hardware for this release of N1 System Manager.
N1 System Manager management server hardware and operating software minimum requirements are listed in the following table.
Dedicate the N1 System Manager management server only to the N1 System Manager software. Do not install other applications on the management server. The management server must not be managed by any system management software such as N1 System Manager, Sun Management Center, Sun Control Station, or any other management system.
Disk Space |
RAM |
---|---|
72 Gbytes minimum for all management servers |
4 Gbytes minimum for all management servers |
Table 4–2 SPARC-based Management Server Supported Hardware and Operating Systems
Type |
Operating System |
---|---|
NetraTM 240, 440 |
Solaris Version 10, 64-bit Solaris Version 10 Update 1, 64-bit |
Sun FireTM T1000, T2000 |
Solaris Version 10 HW2, 64-bit Solaris Version 10 Update 1, 64-bit |
Sun Fire V210, V240, V440 |
Solaris Version 10, 64-bit Solaris Version 10 Update 1, 64-bit |
Sun Fire V490 |
Solaris Version 10, 64-bit Solaris Version 10 Update 1, 64-bit |
Table 4–3 X86 and X64–based Management Server Supported Hardware and Operating Systems
Type |
Operating System |
---|---|
Sun Fire X2100 |
Solaris Version 10 HW1, 32-bit and 64-bit Solaris Version 10 Update 1, 32-bit and 64-bit Solaris Version 10 Update 2, 32-bit and 64-bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 AS Update 6, 32-bit and 64-bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 AS Update 2, 32-bit and 64-bit |
Sun Fire X4100 and X4200 |
Solaris x64 Version 10 HW1, 64-bit Solaris x64 Version 10 Update 1, 64-bit Solaris x64 Version 10 Update 2, 64-bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 AS Update 5, 32–bit and 64–bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 AS Update 1 and Update 3, 64–bit |
Sun Fire V20z and V40z |
Solaris x64 Version 10 HW1, 64-bit Solaris x64 Version 10 Update 1 and Update 2, 64-bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 AS Updates 2 through 4, 32-bit and 64-bit, single core only Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 AS Update 5, 32-bit and 64-bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 AS Update 1, 32-bit and 64-bit |
A minimum of 3.0 Gbytes should be allocated for each OS distribution you plan to provision.
On a Solaris-based management server, OS distributions are stored as follows:
Linux OS distributions are stored in /var/opt/SUNWscs/share/allstart
Solaris OS distributions are stored in /var/js
On a Linux-based management server, OS distributions are stored as follows:
Linux OS distributions are stored in /var/opt/sun/scs/share/allstart/
Solaris OS distributions are stored in /var/opt/sun/scs/share/allstart/jumpstart/
If the server you have chosen for the management server has only two network interfaces, consider installing a third 10/100 or 10/100/1000 NIC in N1 System Manager. A third NIC enables you to assign the management, provisioning, and data networks to separate network interfaces, and simplifies administrative tasks. The example diagrams and configurations in this document assume that an additional NIC has been installed in the management server.
N1 System Manager manageable server hardware and operating software requirements are listed in the following tables.
Table 4–4 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 4–5 SPARC-Based Manageable Server Supported Hardware and Operating Systems
Type |
Provisionable OS |
---|---|
Sun Netra 240 and 440 |
Solaris 10 GA and later Solaris 9 Update 7 and Update 8 |
Sun Fire V210, V240, and V440 |
Solaris 10 GA and later Solaris 9 Update 7 and Update 8 |
Sun Fire V490 |
Solaris 9 9/05 Solaris 10 3/05 |
Sun Fire V890 |
Solaris 9 9/05 Solaris 10 3/05 |
Sun Fire T1000 and T2000 |
Solaris 10 HW2 and later |
Table 4–6 X86 and X64 Based Manageable Server Supported Hardware and Operating Systems
Type |
Provisionable OS |
---|---|
Sun Blade X8400 Server Module |
Solaris x64 Version 10 Update 2, 64-bit Red Hat Enterprise 4 AS, Update 3 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 SP3, 64-bit Windows 2003 SE, 2003 EE 64-bit Windows 2003 SE, 2003 EE, SP1 32-bit |
Sun Fire V20z and V40z |
Solaris x64 Version 10 HW1, 64-bit Solaris x64 Version 10 Update 1, 64-bit Solaris 9 04/05 32-bit Solaris 9 09/05 HW 32-bit Solaris 9 09/05 32-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
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 Version 10 HW1. 32-bit and 64-bit Solaris Version 10 Update 1, 32-bit and 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 SP3 or greater, 32-bit and 64-bit Windows 2003 SE, 2003 EE, 64-bit Windows 2003 SE, 2003 EE, SP1, 32-bit |
Sun Fire X4100 and X4200 including Sun Fire X4100 M2 and Sun Fire X4200 M2 |
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 |
Sun Fire X4500 |
Solaris 10 Update 1, 64-bit |
Sun Fire X4600 and Sun Fire X4600 M2 |
Solaris 10 Update 1, 64-bit, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 WS, ES, and AS Update 3, 64-bit, Windows 2003 SE, SP1, 32-bit |
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.
The upgrade procedure to N1 System Manager 1.3.1 from N1 System Manager 1.3 is identical to the upgrade procedure to N1 System Manager 1.3 from N1 System Manager 1.2. See Upgrading to Sun N1 System Manager 1.3 in Sun N1 System Manager 1.3 Installation and Configuration Guide for details.