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Sun SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Product Notes for XCP Version 1090

Product Notes for XCP Version 1090

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Contents

Preface

1. Sun SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Product Notes for XCP 1090

What’s New in XCP 1090

Airflow Indicator

Minimum Supported Firmware and Operating Systems

Solaris Patch Requirements

Solaris 10 5/09 with SPARC64 VII 2.88 GHz Processors

Solaris 10 10/08 with SPARC64 VII 2.88 GHz Processors

Solaris 10 5/08 with SPARC64 VII 2.88 GHz Processors

Solaris 10 5/08 with SPARC64 VII 2.52 GHz Processors, SPARC64 VI Processors, or Both

Solaris 10 8/07 with SPARC64 VII 2.88 GHz Processors

Solaris 10 8/07 with SPARC64 VII 2.52 GHz Processors

Solaris 10 8/07 with SPARC64 VI Processors

Solaris 10 11/06

Patches for Emulex PCI Express (PCIe) Cards

Patches for QLogic PCIe Cards

Obtaining Solaris Patches

Upgrading and Downgrading XCP

Upgrading to XCP 1090

Upgrading From a Version Earlier Than XCP 1050

Domain Restart Required After Certain Type of XCP Upgrade

Downgrading XCP Firmware

Functionality Issues and Limitations

Limitations for SPARC64 VII Processors

General Functionality Issues and Limitations

Additional Information and Procedures

Logging In to the System

Booting From a WAN Boot Server

Sun Java Enterprise System

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2. Information About Hardware

Hardware Issues and Workarounds

Booting Multiple Systems From a Single J4200 JBOD Storage Array

DVD Drives and cfgadm

Sun Crypto Accelerator 6000 Cards

U320 PCIe SCSI Card

Hardware Documentation Updates

Ambient Environmental Requirements

Initializing the XSCF

Antistatic Wrist Strap Information

External Dimensions and Weights

Cooling (Air-Conditioning) Requirements

Electrical Specifications

CPU Types and Server Maximum Power Consumption

Electrical Specifications

3. Information About Software

XCP Issues and Workarounds

Solaris OS Issues and Workarounds

Solaris Issues for All Supported Releases

Solaris Issues Fixed in Solaris 10 10/09

Solaris Issues Fixed in Solaris 10 5/09

Solaris Issues Fixed in Solaris 10 10/08

Solaris Issues Fixed in Solaris 10 5/08

Solaris Issues Fixed in Solaris 10 8/07

Documentation Updates