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Oracle VM Server for SPARC 2.1 Release Notes Oracle VM Server for SPARC |
1. Oracle VM Server for SPARC 2.1 Release Notes
Required and Recommended Oracle Solaris OS
Required Software to Enable Oracle VM Server for SPARC 2.1 Features
Required and Recommended System Firmware Patches
Minimum Version of Software Required
Direct I/O Hardware and Software Requirements
Live Domain Migration Requirements
Location of Oracle VM Server for SPARC 2.1 Software
Software That Can Be Used With the Logical Domains Manager
System Controller Software That Interacts With Logical Domains Software
Assigning Physical Resources to Domains
Managing Physical Resources on the Control Domain
Restrictions for Managing Physical Resources on Domains
Upgrading to Oracle VM Server for SPARC 2.1 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
ldmp2v convert Command: VxVM Warning Messages During Boot
Extended Mapin Space Is Only Available in the Oracle Solaris 10 8/11 OS and Oracle Solaris 11 OS
Graphical Configuration Assistant Tool Has Been Removed
Upgrade Option Not Presented When Using ldmp2v prepare -R
Block of Dynamically Added Memory Can Be Dynamically Removed Only as a Whole
ldmp2v Command: ufsdump Archiving Method Is No Longer Used
Version Restrictions for Migration
CPU Restrictions for Migration
Oracle VM Server for SPARC MIB Issues
Incorrect ldomCryptoRpReserved Property Value
The snmptable Command Does Not Work With the Version 2 or Version 3 Option
Bugs Affecting the Oracle VM Server for SPARC 2.1 Software
init-system Does Not Restore Named Core Constraints for Guest Domains From Saved XML Files
Named Cores Can Power Off All CPUs When in Bind Mode
Partial Core primary Fails to Permit Whole-Core DR Transitions
ldmconfig Is Only Supported on Oracle Solaris 10 Systems
Oracle VM Server for SPARC MIB Is Only Supported on Oracle Solaris 10 Systems
Removing a Large Number of CPUs From a Guest Domain
CPU Threading Mode Is Not Restored After a Domain Migration Is Canceled
A Large-Memory Domain in Elastic Mode Might Take a Long Time to Stop
Cannot Use Solaris Hot Plug Operations to Hot Remove a PCIe Endpoint Device
install-ldm Hangs When Run By Using an Absolute Path From Another Directory
ldm add-dev Can Create a Device Alias That is Longer Than Supported by OpenBoot
Virtual Disk Validation Fails for a Physical Disk With No Slice 2
When incoming_migration_enabled=false, Outgoing Migrations Fail
Do Not Use the Sun Management Console Software to Monitor an Oracle VM Server for SPARC System
Incorrect SP Configuration Is Used as the Default
All ldm Commands Hang When Migrations Have Missing Shared NFS Resources
ldmd Fails to Remove Cores From a Domain That Has Partial Cores
Incorrect Return Status for a Failed CPU DR Operation on a Domain Booted in Single User Mode
Logical Domains Agent Service Does Not Come Online if the System Log Service Does Not Come Online
Kernel Deadlock Causes Machine Hang During a Migration
Virtual CPU Timeout Failures During DR
Domain Bind Fails When XML File Has an Invalid Network or Disk Back End
Migration Failure Reason Not Reported When the System MAC Address Clashes With Another MAC Address
Simultaneous Migration Operations in "Opposite Direction" Might Cause ldm to Hang
Removing a Large Number of CPUs From the Control Domain
SPARC T3: Oracle VM Server for SPARC Hangs When Performing Memory Operations
System That Has the Elastic Policy Set and Is Running the Oracle Solaris 10 8/11 OS Might Hang
pkgadd Fails to Set ACL Entries on /var/svc/manifest/platform/sun4v/ldmd.xml
SPARC T3-1: Detect And Handle Disks That Are Accessible Through Multiple Direct I/O Paths
ldmd Falsely Reports 100% CPU Utilization on a Domain
Guest Domains Cannot Boot From an Exported DVD Device
Cryptographic Units Cannot Be Removed From the primary Domain
An In-Use MAC Address Can be Reassigned
ldmconfig Cannot Create a Domain Configuration on the SP
Uncooperative Oracle Solaris Domain Migration Can Be Blocked If cpu0 Is Offline
Memory DR Is Disabled Following a Canceled Migration
Dynamic Reconfiguration of MTU Values of Virtual Network Devices Sometimes Fails
Memory DR Is Not Supported With Some Physical Memory Configurations
Confusing Migration Failure Message for Real Address Memory Bind Failures
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 Commands Are Slow to Respond When Several Domains Are Booting
Guest Domain Might Fail to Successfully Reboot When a System Is in Power Management Elastic Mode
Spurious ds_ldc_cb: LDC READ event Message Seen When Rebooting the Control Domain or a Guest Domain
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
Newly Added NIU/XAUI Adapters Are Not Visible to Host OS If Logical Domains Is Configured
I/O Domain or Guest Domain Panics When Booting From e1000g
Explicit Console Group and Port Bindings Are Not Migrated
Constraint Database Is Not Synchronized to Saved Configuration
Migration Does Not Fail If a vdsdev on the Target Has a Different Back End
Migration Can Fail to Bind Memory Even If the Target Has Enough Available
Logical Domains Manager Does Not Start If the Machine Is Not Networked and an NIS Client Is Running
Logical Domains Manager Displays Migrated Domains in Transition States When They Are Already Booted
Cannot Connect to Migrated Domain's Console Unless vntsd Is Restarted
Logical Domains Manager Can Take Over 15 Minutes to Shut Down a Domain
Simultaneous Net-Installation of Multiple Domains Fails When in a Common Console Group
The scadm Command Can Hang Following an SC or SP Reset
ldc_close: (0xb) unregister failed, 11 Warning Messages
Guest Domain With Too Many Virtual Networks on the Same Network Using DHCP Can Become Unresponsive
Logical Domains Manager Does Not Retire Resources On Guest Domain After a Panic and Reboot
Cannot Set Security Keys With Logical Domains Running
Behavior of the ldm stop-domain Command Can Be Confusing
Hang Can Occur With Guest OS in Simultaneous Operations
Sometimes DR Requests Fail to Remove All Requested CPUs
Incorrect Cross Reference to Required Software Information
ldm stop Command Description Is Misleading
Logical Domains Manager Package Name Incorrect in Upgrade Procedure
ILOM load Command Synopsis Uses Incorrect Character
Oracle VM Server for SPARC 2.1 RFEs and Bugs Fixed in Oracle Solaris 10 8/11 OS
RFEs and Bugs Fixed for Oracle VM Server for SPARC 2.1 Software
RFEs and Bugs Fixed for Oracle VM Server for SPARC 2.1 Software Patch
Oracle VM Server for SPARC Management Information Base (MIB) software can help you enable third-party applications to perform remote monitoring and a few control operations. For more information, see Chapter 15, Using the Oracle VM Server for SPARC Management Information Base Software, in Oracle VM Server for SPARC 2.1 Administration Guide.
This section details the software that is compatible with and can be used with the Logical Domains software. Be sure to check the software documentation or your platform documentation to find the version number of the software that is available for your version of the Logical Domains software and your platform.
SunVTS functionality is available in the control domain and guest domains on certain Logical Domains software releases and certain platforms. SunVTS is a validation test suite that provides a comprehensive diagnostic tool that tests and validates Oracle's Sun hardware by verifying the connectivity and proper functioning of most hardware controllers and devices on Oracle's Sun servers. For more information about SunVTS, refer to the SunVTS 7.0 Software.
Explorer Data Collector can be used with the Logical Domains Manager software enabled on the control domain. Explorer is a diagnostic data collection tool. The tool comprises shell scripts and a few binary executables. For more information, see the Oracle Explorer User’s Guide.
Oracle Solaris Cluster software can be used in a guest domain with some restrictions. See the Oracle Solaris Cluster documentation for more information about any restrictions and about the Oracle Solaris Cluster software in general. Starting with the Logical Domains 1.2 release and the Oracle Solaris Cluster 11/09 release, you can also manage logical domains as a resource by using the Oracle Solaris Cluster failover agent.
Oracle Enterprise Manager Ops Center enables you to manage physical and virtual system resources. This solution simplifies resource discovery and monitoring, provides operating system and firmware provisioning, performs comprehensive update and patch management, manages virtual environments such as Solaris Containers and Logical Domains, and supports hardware management from power up to production. For more information, see http://www.oracle.com/us/products/enterprise-manager/opscenter/index.html.
The following system controller (SC) software interacts with the Oracle VM Server for SPARC 2.1 software:
Sun Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) 3.0 is the system management firmware that you can use to monitor, manage, and configure UltraSPARC T2, UltraSPARC T2 Plus, SPARC T3, and SPARC T4 server platforms. ILOM is preinstalled on these platforms and can be used on supported servers with the Oracle VM Server for SPARC 2.1 software enabled. Refer to the Sun Integrated Lights Out Manager 3.0 User's Guide for features and tasks that are common to Oracle's Sun rackmounted servers or blade servers that support ILOM. Other user documents present ILOM features and tasks that are specific to the server platform that you are using. You can find the ILOM platform-specific information within the documentation set that accompanies your system.
Netra Data Plane Software Suite is a complete board software package solution. The software provides an optimized rapid development and runtime environment on top of multithread partitioning firmware for Sun CMT platforms. The Logical Domains Manager contains some ldm subcommands (add-vdpcs, rm-vdpcs, add-vdpcc, and rm-vdpcc) for use with this software. Refer to the Netra Data Plane Software Suite 2.0 User’s Guide for more information about this software.