Introduction

The Solaris 10 Operating System (OS) delivers the security, manageability, and performance that IT professionals need to help increase service levels and decrease costs and risk. It also serves as the foundation for the Sun trademark Java Enterprise System, an integrated, open, standards-based software system delivered using a new predictable approach for development, testing, and servicing. The Solaris OS is preinstalled on your server.

If you need to reinstall the Solaris 10 OS after removing it, you can download the DVD image.

To download the DVD image, visit:

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/indexes/downloads/sun-az-index-095901.html#S

You can download the raidctl patch for Solaris OS (119851-13) from the SunSolve web site at:

http://support.oracle.com

Online documentation for Solaris 10 OS can be found at:

http://docs.sun.com

Solaris Adds Support For GRUB-Based Booting

Starting with the Solaris 10 1/06 OS release, the open-source GNU Grand Unified Bootloader (GRUB) has been implemented on x86-based systems that are running the Solaris OS. GRUB is the boot loader that is responsible for loading a boot archive into a system's memory. The boot archive contains the kernel modules and configuration files that are required to boot the system. For more information on GRUB, you can see the grub(5) man page.

For information on how to boot a server that is running Solaris 10 1/06 OS or later in a GRUB-based environment, refer to the Solaris 10 System Administration Guide: Basic Administration (817-1985).

Sun Java Enterprise System

Sun Java Enterprise System (Java ES) is a set of software components that provide services needed to support enterprise-strength applications distributed across a network or Internet environment. The Java ES is preloaded on your server.

Online documentation for Java ES can be found at:

http://docs.sun.com

suncfg Utility

This utility performs SP and BIOS configuration tasks that are useful in automated deployment. For more information, refer to the Sun LSI 106x RAID User’s Guide (820-4933).

Hardware Error Report and Decode (HERD) Utility

HERD is a tool for monitoring, decoding, and reporting correctable hardware errors. For more information, refer to the x64 Servers Utilities Reference Manual, 820-1120.

LSI cfggen Utility

The cfggen utility manages Integrated Mirroring (IM) on internal drives. Refer to the x64 Servers Utilities Reference Manual, 820-1120.

LSI SNMP Utility

The LSI (SAS-IR) SNMP utility is used over SAS connections to monitor MSM-IR activity from a remote station. It is available on the Tools and Drivers CD or the Tools and Drivers CD image on the product download site.

These servers support the LSI SNMP utility on the Windows Server 2003 OS and on Linux.

For more information on LSI SNMP utility, see the Sun LSI 106x RAID User’s Guide (820-4933).

MegaRAID Storage Manager

MegaRAID Storage Manage (MSM) configuration setup utility works in conjunction with the appropriate libraries and drivers to enable you to configure, monitor, and maintain storage configurations on SAS106x Integrated RAID controllers. The graphical user interface (GUI) makes it easy for you to create and manage storage configurations. The application is available on the Tools and Drivers CD or the Tools and Drivers CD image on the product download site.

MSM enables you to easily configure the controllers, disk drives, and virtual disks on your system. The Configuration Wizard greatly simplifies the process of creating disk groups and virtual disks. The Configuration Wizard guides you through several simple steps to create your storage configurations.

For details, refer to Sun LSI 106x RAID User’s Guide (820-4933).

Sun xVM Ops Center

Sun xVM Ops Center is a highly scalable, unified management platform for physical and virtual environments. Sun xVM Ops Center manages multi-platform x64 and SPARC systems distributed throughout a global datacenter and integrates with existing toolsets. Sun xVM Ops Center facilitates many aspects of compliance reporting (ITIL), data center automation, and enables the simultaneous management of thousands of systems.

Sun VTS On Bootable Diagnostics CD

The Sun Fire X4100 M2/X4200 M2 Servers Bootable Diagnostics CD (705-1439) includes SunVTS diagnostic software. This CD enables the server to boot using the Solaris OS on the CD, and then start the SunVTS software. Diagnostic tests are run and output is written output to log files that the service technician can use to determine the problem with the server.

The Bootable Diagnostics CD is shipped with the server.

Requirements

To use the Bootable Diagnostics CD, you must have a keyboard, mouse, and monitor attached to the server on which you are performing diagnostics.

Supported DIMMs

For a list of supported DIMMs on the system, see section “Replacing DIMMs“ in the chapter “Maintaining the Sun Fire Servers” in Sun Fire X4100/X4100 M2 and X4200/X4200 M2 Servers Service Manual.

Windows BIOS Option to Save Network Configuration

On Windows, when updating a system from BIOS 44 (SW 1.4) (and also from other early versions) to BIOS 74 (SW 1.5), the system’s network configurations get erased. This is CR 6778969.

To fix this issue, BIOS 104 has added the following option to save the IP configuration after a firmware update: Chipset -> SouthBridge Configuration -> nVidia NIC RevID. To use this option do the following:

1. Update system to BIOS 104.

2. Start a remote console and see that IP addresses have changed and are now incorrect.

3. Reboot the OS, log into BIOS setting by using the F2 key. Choose the option, Chipset -> SouthBridge Configuration -> nVidia NIC RevID, choose Axh [default is Fxh].

4. Select the F10 key to save configuration changes. Exit setup.

5. After the OS bootup, see that the host IP addresses are now correct.