Chapter 3 Supported Hardware and Operating Systems
This chapter details the supported hardware and operating systems up to this release of Sun N1 System Manager.
Supported Hardware and Operating Systems
This section details the supported hardware and operating systems up to this release of N1 System Manager.
Management Server Requirements
N1 System Manager management server hardware and operating software minimum requirements are listed in the following table.
Caution – Dedicate the N1 System Manager management server only to the N1 System Manager software. Do not install other applications on the management server. The management server must not be managed by any system management software such as N1 System Manager, Sun Management Center, Sun Control Station, or any other management system.
Table 3–1 Disk Space and RAM Requirements
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Disk Space |
RAM |
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5 Gbytes minimum for a management server with one Solaris 10 3/05 OS distribution. However, you will need to increase the available disk space when you have more than one OS distribution or when you need to manage OS updates, firmware updates or when you have a large number of managed servers. The recommended disk space is 35 Gbytes. After the OS is installed, the disk space requirement will reduce by 5 Gbytes. |
4 Gbytes minimum for all management servers |
Table 3–2 SPARC-based Supported Hardware and Operating Systems
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Type |
Operating System |
|---|---|
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NetraTM 240, 440 |
Solaris 10 3/05, 64-bit Solaris 10 1/06, 64-bit |
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Sun FireTM T1000, T2000 |
Solaris 10 3/05, 64-bit Solaris 10 1/06, 64-bit |
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Sun Fire V210, V240, V440 |
Solaris 10 3/05, 64-bit Solaris 10 1/06, 64-bit |
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Sun Fire V490 |
Solaris 10 3/05, 64-bit Solaris 10 1/06, 64-bit |
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SunFire V445 |
Solaris 10 6/06 |
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Sun Fire V215 and Sun Fire V245 |
Solaris 10 6/06 |
Table 3–3 x86 and x64–based Supported Hardware and Operating Systems
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Type |
Operating System |
|---|---|
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Sun Fire X2100 |
Solaris 10 3/05 HW1, 32-bit and 64-bit Solaris 10 1/06, 32-bit and 64-bit Solaris 10 6/06, 32-bit and 64-bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 AS Update 6, 32-bit and 64-bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 AS Update 2, 32-bit and 64-bit |
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Sun Fire X4100 and X4200 |
Solaris x64 Version 10 HW1, 64-bit Solaris x64 Version 10 1/06, 64-bit Solaris x64 Version 10 6/06, 64-bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 AS Update 5, 32–bit and 64–bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 AS Update 1 and Update 3, 64–bit |
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Sun Fire V20z and V40z |
Solaris x64 Version 10 HW1, 64-bit Solaris x64 Version 10 1/06 and Solaris 10 6/06, 64-bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 AS Updates 2 through 4, 32-bit and 64-bit, single core only Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 AS Update 5, 32-bit and 64-bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 AS Update 1, 32-bit and 64-bit |
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Sun Fire X2100M2 |
Solaris 10 6/06 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 AS Update 8, 32-bit and 64-bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 AS Update 4, 32-bit and 64-bit |
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Sun Fire X2200 M2 |
Solaris 10 6/06 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 AS Update 8, 32-bit and 64-bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 AS Update 4, 32-bit and 64-bit |
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Sun Fire X4100 M2 and Sun Fire X4200 M2 |
Solaris x64 Version 10 HW1, 64-bit Solaris x64 Version 10 1/06, 64-bit Solaris x64 Version 10 6/06, 64-bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 WS, ES, and AS Update 1and above, 64-bit |
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Sun Fire X4600 |
Solaris 10 1/06, 64-bit Solaris 10 6/06, 64-bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 WS, ES, and AS Update 4, 64-bit, |
A minimum of 3.0 Gbytes should be allocated for each OS distribution you plan to provision.
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On a Solaris based management server, OS distributions are stored as follows:
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Linux OS distributions are stored in /var/opt/SUNWscs/share/allstart
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Solaris OS distributions are stored in /var/js
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On a Linux based management server, OS distributions are stored as follows:
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Linux OS distributions are stored in /var/opt/sun/scs/share/allstart/
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Solaris OS distributions are stored in /var/opt/sun/scs/share/allstart/jumpstart/
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Note –
If the server you have chosen for the management server has only two network interfaces, consider installing a third 10/100 or 10/100/1000 NIC in N1 System Manager. A third NIC enables you to assign the management, provisioning, and data networks to separate network interfaces, and simplifies administrative tasks. The example diagrams and configurations in this document assume that an additional NIC has been installed in the management server.
Manageable Server Requirements
N1 System Manager manageable server hardware and operating software requirements are listed in the following tables.
Table 3–4 Manageable Server Disk Space and RAM Requirements|
Disk Space |
RAM |
|---|---|
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500 Mbytes minimum for all manageable servers considering that the OS is already installed |
512 Mbytes minimum, 1 Gbyte recommended for all manageable servers |
Table 3–5 SPARC-Based Manageable Server Supported Hardware and Operating Systems
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Type |
Provisionable OS |
|---|---|
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Sun Netra 240 and 440 |
Solaris 10 3/05 GA and later Solaris 9 Update 7 and Update 8 |
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Sun Fire V210, V240, and V440 |
Solaris 10 3/05 GA and later Solaris 9 Update 7 and Update 8 |
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Sun Fire V490 |
Solaris 9 9/05 Solaris 10 3/05 |
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Sun Fire V890 |
Solaris 9 9/05 Solaris 10 3/05 |
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Sun Fire T1000 and T2000 |
Solaris 10 3/05 HW2 and later |
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SunFire V445 |
Solaris 10 6/06 |
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Sun Fire V215 and Sun Fire V245 |
Solaris 10 6/06 |
Table 3–6 X86 and X64 Based Manageable Server Supported Hardware and Operating Systems
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Type |
Provisionable OS |
|---|---|
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Sun Blade X8400 Server Module |
Solaris x64 Version 10 6/06, 64-bit Red Hat Enterprise 4 AS, Update 3 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 SP3, 64-bit Windows 2003 SE, 2003 EE 64-bit Windows 2003 SE, 2003 EE, SP1 32-bit |
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Sun Fire V20z and V40z |
Solaris x64 Version 10 HW1, 64-bit Solaris x64 Version 10 1/06, 64-bit Solaris 9 04/05 32-bit Solaris 9 09/05 HW 32-bit Solaris 9 09/05 32-bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 WS, ES, and AS, Updates 1 through 4, 32-bit and 64-bit, single core only Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 WS, ES, and AS, Updates 5 through 6, 32-bit and 64-bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 WS, ES, and AS, 32-bit, single core only Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 WS, ES, and AS, Update 1, 32-bit and 64-bit SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 SP1 and SP2, 64-bit MS Windows 2003 SE, 2003 EE, 2003 WE 32-bit only Windows 2003 SE, 2003 EE 64- bit only Windows 2000S, 2000AS 32-bit only |
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Sun Fire X2100 with the 8081A IPMI 1.5 Remote Management Card: Part Number: 371-0743 |
Solaris Version 10 HW1. 32-bit and 64-bit Solaris Version 10 1/06, 32-bit and 64-bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 WS, ES, and AS Update 6 or greater, 32-bit and 64-bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 WS, ES, and AS Update 2, 32-bit and 64-bit SUSE Linux Professional 9 SP3 or greater, 32-bit and 64-bit Windows 2003 SE, 2003 EE, 64-bit Windows 2003 SE, 2003 EE, SP1, 32-bit |
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Sun Fire X4100 and X4200 |
Solaris Version 10, 64-bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 WS, ES, and AS, 32-bit and 64-bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 WS, ES, and AS, 64-bit SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 SP1 through SP3, 64-bit Windows 2003 SE, 2003 EE, 32–bit and 64-bit |
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Sun Fire X4100 M2 and Sun Fire X4200 M2 |
Solaris Version 10, 64-bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 WS, ES, and AS, 64-bit Windows 2003 SE, 2003 EE, 32–bit and 64-bit |
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Sun Fire X4500 |
Solaris 10 1/06, 64-bit |
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Sun Fire X4600 |
Solaris 10 1/06, 64-bit, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 WS, ES, and AS Update 3 and Update 4, 64-bit, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9, 64-bit Windows 2003 SE, SP1, 32-bit and 64–bit Windows 2003 EE, 32-bit and 64–bit |
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Sun Fire X4600 M2 |
Solaris 10 1/06, 64-bit, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 WS, ES, and AS 64-bit, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 WS, ES, and AS, 32-bit, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 WS, ES, and AS Update 4, 64-bit, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9, 64-bit Windows 2003 SE, SP1, 32-bit and 64–bit Windows 2003 EE, 32-bit and 64–bit |
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Sun Fire X2100M2 |
Solaris 10 6/06 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 Update 8, 32-bit and 64-bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 Update 4, 32-bit and 64-bit SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 SP3, 64-bit |
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Sun Fire X2200 M2 |
Solaris 10 6/06 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 Update 8, 32-bit and 64-bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 Update 4, 32-bit and 64-bit SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 SP3, 64-bit |
Note –
OS discovery, OS monitoring, and software update management are not supported for managed servers running the Windows operating system. For further information about OS discovery, see Chapter 4, Discovering Manageable Servers, in Sun N1 System Manager 1.3 Discovery and Administration Guide. For further information about OS monitoring, see Chapter 6, Monitoring Servers and Server Groups, in Sun N1 System Manager 1.3 Discovery and Administration Guide.
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