Sun SPARC® Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Product Notes
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Preface |
These product notes contain important and late-breaking information about the Sun SPARC® Enterprise M8000/M9000 servers hardware, software, and documentation.
If you have technical questions or issues that are not addressed in the Sun SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 servers documentation, contact your local Sun Service representative.
For customers in the U.S. or Canada, call 1-800-USA-4SUN (1-800-872-4786). For customers in the rest of the world, find the World Wide Solution Center nearest you by visiting the following web site:
http://www.sun.com/service/contacting/solution.html/
The Solaris Operating System and Sun Java Enterprise System software are preinstalled on your Sun SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 servers.
The Sun Java Enterprise Server is a comprehensive set of software and lifecycle services that make the most of your software investment. For an overview and documentation, go to:
http://www.sun.com/service/javaes/index.xml
| Note - Due to an issue that arises from the installation of the Java Enterprise System 5 Update 1 on your system (CR 6644798), it might be necessary to enable the WebConsole SMF service. |
Log in to a terminal as root, then type the following command:
# svcadm enable svc:/system/webconsole:console
If it becomes necessary to reload the software, go to the following web site for download and installation instructions:
http://www.sun.com/software/preinstall
If you download a fresh copy of software, that software might not include patches that are mandatory for your server. After installing the software, refer to Solaris Patch Information for information about required patches and to Latest Solaris Patches for information about checking for and installing required patches.
Mandatory Solaris patches for the SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 servers should be preinstalled on your system. See Solaris Patch Information for the list of patches required on your version of the Solaris OS. Currently, patches are required only for servers running Solaris 10 11/06 OS.
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Caution - For Sun SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 servers running Solaris 10 11/06 OS, patches 123003-03 and 124171-06 must be installed on your system prior to using Sun Connection Update Manager. These patches can be downloaded from http://sunsolve.sun.com/if needed. These patches are not required for servers running later versions of Solaris 10 OS. |
The Sun Connection Update Manager can be used to reinstall the patches if necessary or to update the system with the latest set of mandatory patches. For more Information about the Sun Connection Update Manager, refer to the Sun Update Connection System Administration Guide at:
http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/prod/updconn.sys
http://wikis.sun.com/display/SunConnection/Update+Manager
There are two options available to register your system and to use the Sun Connection Update Manager to obtain the latest Solaris OS patches:
Installation information and README files are included in the patch downloads.
1. As root, launch the Update Manager from either of the following:
Click Launch->Applications->System Tools->Update Manager
| Note - If you are unable to complete registration using the the Sun Connection Update Manager GUI , use the command-line interface (CLI) option to obtain patches. See Using the smpatch CLI to Obtain Patches. |
3. In the Available tab in the Update Manager, open the Update Collection drop-down menu and select Sun SPARC(R) Enterprise M4000/M5000/M8000/M9000 Servers.
Update Manager analyzes your system for any patches that are needed.
4. If a kernel patch, such as 118833-xx, is recommended, select it by clicking the box to the left of the patch ID, then click the Install button.
The patch is downloaded to /var/sadm/spool.
5. For a kernel patch such as 118833-xx, ontinue by typing:
6. Follow the installation instructions in the file
/var/sadm/spool/patchid-xx/README.patchid-xx.
7. After installing patchid-xx, restart the system with the shutdown command.
The reboot command does not complete installations of patches that require a restart. You must use instead the Update Manager or the shutdown command.
8. Launch the Update Manager again, and select the collection again, as in Step 3.
9. If the Update Manager does not automatically start a new analysis, click the Check for Updates button.
10. Select any patches that are listed by checking the boxes to the left of the patch IDs.
Update Manager downloads and installs the patches.
12. If any of the patches requires a system restart, follow the instructions in Step 7.
If any patches are installed that require restart, Update Manager offers to restart the system. Alternatively, you can use the shutdown command, as described in Step 7. For patches that require restart, you must perform the restart in order for the installation to take effect.
The patch installation is now complete.
1. Copy the file /usr/lib/breg/data/RegistrationProfile.properties to your /tmp directory.
2. Edit the file /tmp/RegistrationProfile.properties to add your user name, password, network proxy (if necessary), and port (if required).
| Note - The user name and password is a Sun Online Account. To create an account, go to http://sunsolve.sun.com. |
3. Register your system by typing:
4. Obtain the correct patches for your system by typing:
5. Install kernel patch 118833-xx:
This patch can be downloaded through the Sun Connection Update Manager.
a. Download the patch to your /var/sadm/spool directory by typing:
c. Install the patch by following the installation instructions in the file: /var/sadm/spool/118833-xx/README.118833-xx.
6. After installing patch 118833-xx, restart the system using the shutdown command.
The reboot command does not complete installation of patches that require a restart.
7. Display a list of patches to be installed by typing:
8. Download and install the patches by typing:
9. If any of the patches requires a system restart, see Step 6.
The patch installation is now complete.
For additional information, see the release notes for the version of the Solaris OS that you are using, as well as the Big Admin web site:
Instructions for installing, administering, and using your Sun SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 servers are provided in the Sun SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 servers documentation set. The entire documentation set is available for download from the following web sites:
| Note - Information in these product notes supersedes the information in the Sun SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 servers documentation set. |
Solaris 10 Operating System (Solaris OS) documentation is located at:
http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/prod/solaris.10
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