Solaris 7 11/99 Release Notes Supplement for Sun Hardware

General Issues

This section contains general issues that involve AP on the Sun Enterprise 10000 server. You should read this section before you attempt to install or configure AP.

Supported Devices

The following devices are supported by the AP software on Sun Enterprise servers:

SPARCstorage(TM) Arrays recognized by AP using the pln, soc, and ssd ports
Sun(TM) StorEdge(TM) A5000 recognized by AP using sf, soc, and ssd ports
SunFastEthernet(TM) 2.0 (hme)
SunFDDI(TM) 5.0 (nf) SAS (Single-Attach Station) and DAS (Dual-Attach Station)
SCSI-2/Buffered Ethernet FSBE/S and DSBE/S (le)
Quad Ethernet (qe)
Sun(TM) Quad FastEthernet(TM) (qfe)
Sun GigabitEthernet 2.0 (ge)

The following table lists which network devices are supported in which releases:

Table 4-1 Supported Network Devices


	AP 2.0	AP 2.1	AP 2.2
Solaris 2.5.1	`hme`, `le`, `nf`, `bf`, `hi`, `qe`, `qfe`	N/A	N/A
Solaris 2.6 (5/98)	N/A	`ge`, `hme`, `le`, `nf`, `qe`, `qfe`, `vge`	N/A
Solaris 7 11/99	N/A	N/A	`ge,hme`, `le`, `nf`, `qe`, `qfe`

SunFDDI Devices

AP 2.2 validation tests were performed on SunFDDI (revision 6.0). If you install this device, you must use the revision level that was tested, unless a higher revision level exists. In addition, you must install all of the available patches for this device. Refer to http://www.sunsolve.sun.com for more information about the patches.

Sun StorEdge A3000

The Sun StorEdge A3000 supports failover capabilities that are similar to those provided by AP. Because of this, AP does not support the Sun StorEdge A3000. See that product's documentation for more information about its failover support.

Sun StorEdge A5000

AP supports the Sun StorEdge A5000 for this release.

Sun StorEdge A7000

AP 2.2 does not support the Sun StorEdge A7000 for this release.

Software Compatibility

The following figures show the possible combinations of SSP, AP, and Solaris software you can install on a Sun Enterprise server. Note that the Sun Enterprise 10000 can have any combination of domains with the operating environment and software listed on the right of the figures. The version of the Solaris operating environment on the SSP and the version on the domain do not need to match.

Note -

In the following figures, "base only" means no AP and no DR, unless otherwise noted. Mainly, "base only" refers to a domain that has only the Solaris operating environment installed. In addition, some of the scenarios below are possible only if you install a patch, or a set of patches, on the SSP or on the domain. For more information about what patch, or patches, refer to the patch descriptions at http://sunsolve.sun.com.

Figure 4-1 SSP 3.0, AP 2.0, and Solaris 2.5.1 on the Sun Enterprise 10000

Figure 4-2 SSP 3.1, AP 2.1, Solaris 2.5.1, Solaris 2.6 3/98, Solaris 2.6 5/98, and Solaris 7 on the Sun Enterprise 10000

Figure 4-3 SSP 3.1, AP 2.2, AP 2.1, Solaris 2.5.1, Solaris 2.6 3/98, Solaris 2.6 5/98, Solaris 7, Solaris 7 3/99, Solaris 7 5/99, and Solaris 7 11/99 on the Sun Enterprise 10000