1. Oracle VM Server for SPARC 2.0 Release Notes
Required Logical Domains Manager
Required and Recommended Oracle Solaris OS
Required Software to Enable Oracle VM Server for SPARC 2.0 Features
Required and Recommended System Firmware Patches
Minimum Version of Software Required
Direct I/O Hardware and Software Requirements
Direct I/O Hardware Requirements
Direct I/O Software Requirements
Location of Oracle VM Server for SPARC 2.0 Software
Software That Can Be Used With the Logical Domains Manager
System Controller Software That Interacts With Logical Domains Software
I/O MMU Bypass Mode Is No Longer Needed
Service Processor and System Controller Are Interchangeable Terms
Logical Domain Channels and Logical Domains
Booting a Large Number of Domains
Cleanly Shutting Down and Power Cycling a Logical Domains System
Memory Size Requested Might Be Different From Memory Allocated
Logical Domains Variable Persistence
Oracle's Sun SNMP Management Agent Does Not Support Multiple Domains
Containers, Processor Sets, and Pools Are Not Compatible With CPU Power Management
Bugs Affecting the Oracle VM Server for SPARC 2.0 Software
Logical Domains Manager Does Not Validate Disk Paths and Network Devices
Hang Can Occur With Guest OS in Simultaneous Operations
Behavior of the ldm stop-domain Command Can Be Confusing
Cannot Set Security Keys With Logical Domains Running
Logical Domains Manager Does Not Retire Resources On Guest Domain After a Panic and Reboot
Guest Domain With Too Many Virtual Networks on the Same Network Using DHCP Can Become Unresponsive
The scadm Command Can Hang Following an SC or SP Reset
Simultaneous Net-Installation of Multiple Domains Fails When in a Common Console Group
Logical Domains Manager Can Take Over 15 Minutes to Shut Down a Domain
Logical Domains Manager Displays Migrated Domains in Transition States When They Are Already Booted
Logical Domains Manager Does Not Start If the Machine Is Not Networked and an NIS Client Is Running
Migration Can Fail to Bind Memory Even If the Target Has Enough Available
Migration Does Not Fail If a vdsdev on the Target Has a Different Back End
Constraint Database Is Not Synchronized to Saved Configuration
Explicit Console Group and Port Bindings Are Not Migrated
VIO DR Operations Ignore the Force (-f) Option
ldmconfig Might Cause the Root File System of the Control Domain to Become Full and Halt the System
Guest Domain Sometimes Fails to Make Proper Domain Services Connection to the Control Domain
Virtual Network Devices Are Not Created Properly on the Control Domain
Cannot Connect to Migrated Domain's Console Unless vntsd Is Restarted
I/O Domain or Guest Domain Panics When Booting From e1000g
Guest Domain Might Fail to Successfully Reboot When a System Is in Power Management Elastic Mode
ldm Commands Are Slow to Respond When Several Domains Are Booting
Spurious ds_ldc_cb: LDC READ event Message Seen When Rebooting the Control Domain or a Guest Domain
Confusing Migration Failure Message for Real Address Memory Bind Failures
Newly Added NIU/XAUI Adapters Are Not Visible to Host OS If Logical Domains Is Configured
Dynamically Removing All the Cryptographic Units From a Domain Causes SSH to Terminate
Atlas PCI Express Dual 10-Gigabit Ethernet Fiber Card Shows Four Subdevices in ldm list-io -l Output
ldm set-domain -i Command Fails to Completely Configure the Domain as Specified by the XML File
ldmp2v Command: ufsdump Archiving Method Is No Longer Used
ldmp2v convert Command: VxVM Warning Messages During Boot
Dynamic Reconfiguration of MTU Values of Virtual Network Devices Sometimes Fails
Active Guest Domain Erroneously Shown to Be in Transition Mode
ldmconfig -c Command Fails Silently
Memory DR Is Disabled Following a Canceled Migration
Migrated Guest Domain Hangs If It Has CPUs That Are Offline, Faulted, or Spare
ldmconfig Command Does Not Save Virtual Disk Service Devices for Bound Domains
Uncooperative Oracle Solaris Domain Migration Can Be Blocked If cpu0 Is Offline
Sometimes DR Requests Fail to Remove All Requested CPUs
Guest Domain Might Panic After the Domain Is Started With the ldm start Command
ldmp2v convert Command: The drd Daemon Is Not Always Enabled
ldc_close: (0xb) unregister failed, 11 Warning Messages
Direct I/O Configuration Is Not Properly Rebuilt by the ldm init-system Command
Guest Domains Cannot Boot From an Exported DVD Device
Emulex HBA Permanently Destroyed If the Firmware Upgrade Is Interrupted
Block of Dynamically Added Memory Can Only Be Dynamically Removed as a Whole
Cryptographic Units Cannot Be Removed From the primary Domain
SPARC T3-1: Detect And Handle Disks That Are Accessible Through Multiple Direct I/O Paths
System Powers Off When a Memory Request Results in a Hypervisor Abort
nxge Driver Supports Only Eight Hybrid I/O Shares in a Guest Domain
Incorrect Parameter Names in the Input/Output Bus Table
virtinfo(1M) and Related API Man Pages Missing From the Oracle Solaris 10 9/10 Release
Cannot Upgrade From Logical Domains 1.0 to Oracle VM Server for SPARC 2.0
Oracle VM Server for SPARC 2.0 RFEs and Bugs Fixed in Oracle Solaris 10 9/10
RFEs and Bugs Fixed for Oracle VM Server for SPARC 2.0 Software
Caution - Do not downgrade to older versions of individual software and firmware components. Such downgrades are not recommended and might lead to unexpected behavior and failures. |
Starting with the Logical Domains 1.0.1 release, you can upgrade to the Oracle VM Server for SPARC 2.0 software, see Upgrade to the Oracle VM Server for SPARC 2.0 Software in Oracle VM Server for SPARC 2.0 Administration Guide.
Note - You cannot upgrade to the Oracle VM Server for SPARC 2.0 software from an UltraSPARC T1 system that runs the Logical Domains 1.0 software. The UltraSPARC T1 platform is not supported by the Oracle VM Server for SPARC 2.0 software.