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Solaris 10 Sun Hardware Platform Guide

This document covers the following topics:

Appendix A covers the following topics for customers with hardware products running the temporary, limited-release Solaris 10 3/05 HW1 Operating System:

Appendix B covers the following topics for customers with hardware products running the temporary, limited-release Solaris 10 3/05 HW2 Operating System:



Note - This is the final edition of the Solaris 10 Sun Hardware Platform Guide. For more recent information about supported Sun hardware products, refer to the Solaris Hardware Compatibility List, found online at: http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/hcl




Solaris Software Installation

Before installing the Solaris 10 software, check TABLE 1-1 for other manuals that might also apply to your situation.



Note - If you are using a Solaris 10 update release that followed the original Solaris 10 3/05 OS release, check if there are manuals specific to that update release in a Solaris 10 Release and Installation Collection at http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/prod/solaris.10




TABLE 1-1   Manuals with Specific Installation Information 
Installation Task Document Part Number
Beginning the installation process from the Solaris CD or DVD Solaris 10 Installation Guide: Basic Installations 817-0544
Performing a basic installation using a GUI Solaris 10 Installation Guide: Basic Installations 817-0544
Installing the Solaris Operating System (OS) on server systems Solaris 10 Installation Guide: Basic Installations 817-0544
Upgrading your Solaris OS from CD or DVD, or use Live Upgrade Solaris 10 Installation Guide: Solaris Live Upgrade and Upgrade Planning 817-5505
Performing an unattended custom JumpStarttrademark installation, or create RAID-1 volumes during a JumpStart installation Solaris 10 Installation Guide: Custom JumpStart and Advanced Installations 817-5506
Creating Solaris Flash archives to install the Solaris OS on multiple systems Solaris 10 Installation Guide: Solaris Flash Archives (Creation and Installation) 817-5668
Knowing about late-breaking news Solaris 10 Release Notes 817-0552


Solaris 10 3/05 HW1 and HW2 OS

Prior to the release of the Solaris 10 1/06 OS, a few Sun hardware platforms were shipped with one of two temporary Solaris releases called the Solaris 10 3/05 HW1 and HW2 release. Such systems now support, and should be upgraded to, the latest version of the Solaris 10 software that supports them, the earliest of which is the Solaris 10 1/06 OS.

If your system is still running the Solaris 10 3/05 HW1 or HW2 OS and you do not wish to upgrade to a later, standard release of Solaris OS, refer to the additional release notes and lists of integrated patches in Appendix A or Appendix B.


Supported Sun SPARC Platforms



Note - This is the final edition of the Solaris 10 Sun Hardware Platform Guide. For more recent information about supported Sun hardware products, refer to the Solaris Hardware Compatibility List, found online at: http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/hcl



You need to know your system architecture (platform group) if you are performing one of the following tasks:

The following tables list and categorize the SPARC platform names and platform groups of various Sun hardware systems supported by the Solaris 10 release. All SPARC platforms are 64-bit, but can run both 64-bit and 32-bit applications. These platforms require no special installation or upgrade instructions to use the Solaris 10 release.



Note - Platforms listed in TABLE 1-2 are part of the sun4v platform group. Platforms listed in TABLE 1-3 are part of the sun4u platform group. Refer to the Solaris 10 Installation Guide for information on platform groups for other systems.




TABLE 1-2   Supported Sun SPARC Systems: sun4v Platform Group 
Category System Platform Name Minimum Solaris 10 Version Required (if not supported since Solaris 10 3/05)
Midrange Servers Sun SPARC Enterprise T5220 SUNW,SPARC-Enterprise-T5220 Solaris 10 8/07
  Sun SPARC Enterprise T5120 SUNW,SPARC-Enterprise-T5120 Solaris 10 8/07
       
Entry/Workgroup Servers Sun SPARC Enterprise T2000 SUNW,SPARC-Enterprise-T2000 Solaris 10 11/06
  Sun SPARC Enterprise T1000 SUNW,SPARC-Enterprise-T1000 Solaris 10 11/06
  Sun Firetrademark T2000 SUNW,Sun-Fire-T200 Solaris 10 1/06 or Solaris 10 3/05 HW2;

Solaris 10 6/06 for 2.1 Ghz processor

  Sun Fire T1000 SUNW,Sun-Fire-T1000 Solaris 10 1/06
       
Server Module Sun Blade T6320 SUNW,Sun-Blade-T6320 Solaris 10 8/07
       
Netra™ Servers Sun Netra T5220 SUNW,Netra-T5220 Solaris 10 8/07
  Sun Netra T2000 MATT ??? Solaris 10 1/06


TABLE 1-3   Supported Sun SPARC Systems: sun4u Platform Group 
Category System Platform Name Minimum Solaris 10 Version Required (if not supported since Solaris 10 3/05)
High-End Servers Sun Fire E25K SUNW,Sun-Fire-Enterprise-25K See Support Issues for UltraSPARC IV+ Processors
  Sun Fire E20K SUNW,Sun-Fire-Enterprise-20K See Support Issues for UltraSPARC IV+ Processors
  Sun Fire 15K SUNW,Sun-Fire-15000 See Support Issues for UltraSPARC IV+ Processors
  Sun Fire 12K SUNW,Sun-Fire-12000 See Support Issues for UltraSPARC IV+ Processors
  Sun Enterprise 10000 SUNW,Ultra-Enterprise  
       
Midrange Servers Sun Fire E6900 SUNW,Sun-Fire See Support Issues for UltraSPARC IV+ Processors
  Sun Fire E4900 SUNW,Sun-Fire See Support Issues for UltraSPARC IV+ Processors
  Sun Fire E2900 SUNW,Sun-Fire See Support Issues for UltraSPARC IV+ Processors
  Sun Fire 6800 SUNW,Sun-Fire  
  Sun Fire 4810 SUNW,Sun-Fire  
  Sun Fire 4800 SUNW,Sun-Fire  
  Sun Fire 3800 SUNW,Sun-Fire  
  Sun SPARC Enterprise M9000 SUNW,SPARC-Enterprise Solaris 10 11/06
  Sun SPARC Enterprise M8000 SUNW,SPARC-Enterprise Solaris 10 11/06
  Sun SPARC Enterprise M5000 SUNW,SPARC-Enterprise Solaris 10 11/06
  Sun SPARC Enterprise M4000 SUNW,SPARC-Enterprise Solaris 10 11/06
  Sun Enterprise 6500 SUNW,Ultra-Enterprise  
  Sun Enterprise 6000 SUNW,Ultra-Enterprise  
  Sun Enterprise 5500 SUNW,Ultra-Enterprise  
  Sun Enterprise 5000 SUNW,Ultra-Enterprise  
  Sun Enterprise 4500 SUNW,Ultra-Enterprise  
  Sun Enterprise 4000 SUNW,Ultra-Enterprise  
  Sun Enterprise 3500 SUNW,Ultra-Enterprise  
  Sun Enterprise 3000 SUNW,Ultra-Enterprise  
  Sun Fire V1280 SUNW,Netra-T12 See Support Issues for UltraSPARC IV+ Processors
  Sun Fire V890 SUNW,Sun-Fire-890 See Support Issues for UltraSPARC IV+ Processors
  Sun Fire V880 SUNW,Sun-Fire-880  
  Sun Fire V490 SUNW,Sun-Fire-490 See Support Issues for UltraSPARC IV+ Processors
  Sun Fire V480 SUNW,Sun-Fire-480  
       
Entry/Workgroup Servers Sun Fire V445 SUNW,Sun-Fire-V445 Solaris 10 6/06
  Sun Fire V440 SUNW,Sun-Fire-V440  
  Sun Fire V250 SUNW,Sun-Fire-V250  
  Sun Fire V245 SUNW,Sun-Fire-V245 Solaris 10 6/06
  Sun Fire V240 SUNW,Sun-Fire-V240  
  Sun Fire V215 SUNW,Sun-Fire-V215 Solaris 10 6/06
  Sun Fire V210 SUNW,Sun-Fire-V210  
  Sun Fire V125 SUNW,Sun_Fire-210  
  Sun Fire V120 SUNW,UltraAX-i2  
  Sun Fire V100 SUNW,UltraAX-i2  
  Sun Fire 280R SUNW,Sun-Fire-280R  
  Sun Fire B100s SUNW,Serverblade1  
  Sun Enterprisetrademark 450 SUNW,Ultra-4  
  Sun Enterprise 250 SUNW,Ultra-250  
  Sun Enterprise 420R SUNW,Ultra-80  
  Sun Enterprise 220R SUNW,Ultra-60  
  Sun Enterprise Ultra 5S SUNW,Ultra-5_10  
  Sun Enterprise Ultra 10S SUNW,Ultra-5_10  
  Sun Enterprise 2 SUNW,Ultra-2  
       
Netra Servers Netra 1280 SUNW,Netra-T12  
  Netra 440 SUNW,Netra-440  
  Netra 240 SUNW,Netra-240  
  Netra 120 SUNW,UltraAX-i2  
  Netra 20 SUNW,Netra-T4  
  Netra T1 AC200/DC200 SUNW,UltraAX-i2  
  Netra X1 SUNW,UltraAX-i2  
  Netra ct 800 SUNW,UltraSPARC-IIi-Netract  
  Netra ct 400 SUNW,UltraSPARC-IIi-Netract  
  Netra CT 820 SUNW,Netra-CP2300  
  Netra CP3260 ATCA Blade SUNW,Netra-CP3260 Solaris 10 8/07
  Netra CP3010 SUNW,Netra-SP3010 Needs Solaris 10 6/06 to use IPMI drivers
  Netra CP2300 SUNW,Netra-CP2300  
  Netra t1 100 SUNW,UltraSPARC-IIi-cEngine  
  Netra t1 105 SUNW,UltraSPARC-IIi-cEngine  
  Netra t 1120 SUNW,Ultra-60  
  Netra t 1125 SUNW,Ultra-60  
  Netra t 1400 SUNW,Ultra-80  
  Netra t 1405 SUNW,Ultra-80  
       
Workstation Systems Sun Bladetrademark 2500 SUNW,Sun-Blade-100  
  Sun Blade 2000 SUNW,Sun-Blade-100  
  Sun Blade 1500 SUNW,Sun-Blade-1000  
  Sun Blade 1000 SUNW,Sun-Blade-1000  
  Sun Blade 150 SUNW,Sun-Blade-1000  
  Sun Blade 100 SUNW,Sun-Blade-1000  
  Ultratrademark 450 SUNW,Ultra-4  
  Ultra 80 SUNW,Ultra-80  
  Ultra 60 SUNW,Ultra-60  
  Ultra 45 SUNW,A70 Solaris 10 1/06
  Ultra 30 SUNW,Ultra-30  
  Ultra 25 SUNW,A70 Solaris 10 1/06
  Ultra 10 SUNW,Ultra-5-10  
  Ultra 5 SUNW,Ultra-5_10  
  Ultra 2 SUNW,Ultra-2  



Note - This is the final edition of the Solaris 10 Sun Hardware Platform Guide. For more recent information about supported Sun hardware products, refer to the Solaris Hardware Compatibility List, found online at: http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/hcl



Support Issues for UltraSPARC IV+ Processors

Some systems are available with UltraSPARC IV+ processors. If a system includes this style of processor, the system might require a later version of Solaris than is required on other models of that system. The system must use a Solaris version that satisfies the highest minimum requirement of any processor in the system.


Processor Type Minimum Solaris Version
UltraSPARC IV+ 1.8 GHz Solaris 10 1/06 or Solaris 10 3/05 HW1
UltraSPARC IV+ 2.1 GHz Solaris 10 6/06


Supported Graphics

The Sun Graphics Platform Matrix (817-6969) lists the graphics accelerators and the Sun hardware and software platforms supported by each. You can access all graphics accelerator documentation, including the Sun Graphics Platform Matrix, at:

http://docs.sun.com

See the Solaris Handbook for Sun Frame Buffers, included in the Solaris 10 on Sun Hardware collection, for information on previously released cards.


Power Management on Sun Hardware

The United States Environmental Protection Agency created the Energy Star® guidelines for computer products to encourage the use of energy-efficient computer systems and to reduce air pollution associated with energy generation.

To meet these guidelines, Sun Microsystems, Inc. designs hardware to use power efficiently. It also provides Power Management™ software with which to configure the power management settings. Refer to the Solaris Common Desktop Environment: User’s Guide in the Solaris 10 documentation collections for more information on Power Management software features, defaults, and commands to determine which version works with your system.


Former Supplement CD Contents

The CD labeled Solaris x Software Supplement, also called the Supplement CD, is no longer provided with Solaris releases and is no longer a separate portion of the Solaris DVD. The software items formerly found there during Solaris 9 releases are now incorporated in the main Solaris 10 packages or are available for download from the Sun Microsystems software download site. The manuals formerly included on the Supplement CD are available at: http://sun.com/documentation

TABLE 1-4 shows the status and new locations of the software items formerly found on the Supplement CD.


TABLE 1-4   Former Supplement CD Contents 
Product Last Version on a Solaris 9 OS Supplement CD New Location for Solaris 10
Java 3Dtrademark 1.3.1 http://java.sun.com
OpenGL® software 1.3 OpenGL software is included in the main Solaris packages
Sun Enterprise 10000 SSP 3.5 http://sun.com/software/download
Sun Enterprise 10000 Capacity on Demand 1.0 http://sun.com/software/download
Sun Fire 15K SMS 1.4 http://sun.com/software/download
Lights Out Management 2.0 http://sun.com/software/download
Netra ct Platform 1.0 http://sun.com/software/download
Netra t11xx Alarms 2.0 http://sun.com/software/download
Sun Fire 880 FC-AL Backplane Firmware 1.0 http://sun.com/software/download
SunForumtrademark 3.2 http://sun.com/software/download
Sun Remote System Control (RSC) for Sun Enterprise Servers 2.2.2 http://sun.com/software/download
SunATMtrademark driver 5.1 http://sun.com/software/download
SunHSItrademark PCI driver 3.0 http://sun.com/software/download
SunVTStrademark software 5.1 SunVTS software is included in the main Solaris packages, starting with Solaris 10 5/08. In earlier Solaris 10 releases, SunVTS is in the ExtraValue directory of the Solaris DVD
WBEM Dynamic Reconfiguration (WDR) 1.0 http://sun.com/software/download (Solaris 10 does not support this software.)


Solaris 10 on Sun Hardware Document Collection

The Solaris 10 on Sun Hardware document collection, formerly found on the Supplement CD, can now be found with other Solaris 10 documentation at:

http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/prod/solaris.10

The documents available on the web are the most recent.


Network Adapter Driver Platform Notes

The Solaris 10 on Sun Hardware document collection includes manuals with more detailed information about some network adapters that are supported by drivers included in Solaris 10.

To determine which network adapter device driver a system is using, use the ifconfig -a command. This command displays a list of all network connections that have been plumbed.

TABLE 1-5 lists the device names and Platform Notes for network adapters whose device drivers are supplied with the Solaris media. For information on other device drivers, see the System Administrator Collection for your Solaris version at:

http://docs.sun.com


TABLE 1-5   Network Adapter Device Driver Documentation 
Device Name Platform Note
ge Platform Notes: The Sun GigabitEthernet Device Driver
hme Platform Notes: The hme FastEthernet Device Driver
eri Platform Notes: The eri FastEthernet Device Driver
ce Platform Notes: Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Device Driver
qfe Platform Notes: Sun Quad FastEthernet Device Driver


Sun Validation Test Suite (SunVTS) Software

The SunVTS validation test suite is a diagnostic tool designed to test Sun hardware. Its multiple diagnostic hardware tests verify the connectivity and functionality of most hardware controllers and devices for SPARC and x86 architectures. SunVTS also provides an infrastructure for programmers to develop their own tests and run them using the SunVTS interface.

SunVTS software was included on the Supplement CD for releases prior to Solaris 10. Solaris 10 5/08 is the first release to include SunVTS software in the main Solaris packages. In earlier Solaris 10 releases, SunVTS software packages were delivered on the Solaris 10 DVD in:ExtraValue/CoBundled



Note - For example, the Solaris 10 6/06 release includes SunVTS 6.2 in this directory. That SunVTS 6.2 software can be used with any earlier Solaris 10 release.



Software provided in the ExtraValue/CoBundled directory is not installed automatically when Solaris is installed.

Recent SunVTS releases are also available at:

http://sun.com/software/download

To find and use the latest version of the SunVTS software, refer to the Sun Validation Test Suite documentation at:

http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/prod/test.validate


OpenBoot Information

The information about OpenBoottrademark emergency procedures, formerly found in editions of the Solaris Sun Hardware Platform Guide, can be found in the OpenBoot 4.x Command Reference Manual (part number 816-1177) at:

http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/816-1177-10