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1. Oracle VM Server for SPARC 2.2 Release Notes
Required and Recommended Oracle Solaris OS
Required Software to Enable Oracle VM Server for SPARC 2.2 Features
Required and Recommended System Firmware Patches
Minimum Version of Software Required
Direct I/O Hardware and Software Requirements
PCIe SR-IOV Hardware and Software Requirements
Location of the Oracle VM Server for SPARC 2.2 Software
Software That Can Be Used With the Logical Domains Manager
System Controller Software That Interacts With Logical Domains Software
Upgrading to the Oracle VM Server for SPARC 2.2 Software
Upgrading From Oracle Solaris 10 OS Older Than Oracle Solaris 10 5/08 OS
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
Oracle Hard Partitioning Requirements for Software Licenses
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
Only One CPU Configuration Operation Is Permitted to Be Performed During a Delayed Reconfiguration
Version Restrictions for Migration
CPU Restrictions for Migration
Oracle VM Server for SPARC MIB Issues
The snmptable Command Does Not Work With the Version 2 or Version 3 Option
Bugs Affecting the Oracle VM Server for SPARC 2.2 Software
PCIe Fabrics Are Not Accessible by Guest Domains When 11 or More Domains Have PCIe Devices
ldmd Terminates Abnormally on Operations After Canceling a Delayed Reconfiguration
Unbound Domain That Has Disabled CPUs Reports Incorrect Number of CPU Resources
Re-creating a Domain That Has PCIe Virtual Functions From an XML File Fails
ldm init-system Command Cannot Correctly Re-create a Domain That Has Virtual Function Devices
ldm init-system Reports a disk server not found Error
Setting Unicast Slots to a Number That Exceeds the Maximum Causes the Value to Be Reset to 0
Control Domain Requires the Lowest Core in the System
ldmd Daemon Does Not Come Online
After Canceling a Migration, ldm Commands That Are Run on the Target System Are Unresponsive
Some Emulex Cards Do Not Work When Assigned to I/O Domain
Guest Domain Panics When Running the cputrack Command During a Migration to a SPARC T4 System
Oracle Solaris 11: DRM Stealing Reports Oracle Solaris DR Failure and Retries
Limit the Maximum Number of Virtual Functions That Can Be Assigned to a Domain
A Domain That Uses Cross-CPU Migration Reports Random Uptimes After the Migration Completes
ldm init-system -r -i XML-file Does Not Reboot the primary Domain
Version 8.2.0 of the System Firmware Contains a New Version of the scvar Database
panic: BAD TRAP: occurred in module "pcie" due to an illegal access to a user address
Control Domain Reconfigured From an XML File Fails to Remove I/O Devices Properly
An Invalid vdsdev Backend Is Seen as a Valid Path
After Disabling the Whole-Core Constraint, the Constraint Reappears After a primary Domain Reboot
ldm start Erroneously Returns 0 Instead of 1 on Failure to Start a Guest Domain
ldm remove-io of PCIe Cards That Have PCIe-to-PCI Bridges Should Be Disallowed
ldm stop Command Might Fail If Issued Immediately After an ldm start Command
Using ldm set-io to Change pvid Value Twice in Succession Might Cause a Configuration Failure
Vague SR-IOV Error Message: Create vf failed
Partial Core primary Fails to Permit Whole-Core DR Transitions
ldmconfig Is Only Supported on Oracle Solaris 10 Systems
ldm list-io Command Shows the UNK or INV State After Boot
Cannot Detach Network Interface Card Driver
Oracle VM Server for SPARC MIB Is Only Supported on Oracle Solaris 10 Systems
Removing a Large Number of CPUs From a Guest Domain
A Large-Memory Domain in Elastic Mode Might Take a Long Time to Stop
Cannot Use Oracle Solaris Hot Plug Operations to Hot Remove a PCIe Endpoint Device
Virtual Disk Validation Fails for a Physical Disk With No Slice 2
All ldm Commands Hang When Migrations Have Missing Shared NFS Resources
ldmd Fails to Remove Cores From a Domain That Has Partial Cores
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
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
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
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
Confusing Migration Failure Message for Real Address Memory Bind Failures
Dynamically Removing All the Cryptographic Units From a Domain Causes SSH to Terminate
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
Guest Domain Sometimes Fails to Make Proper Domain Services Connection to the Control Domain
Oracle Solaris 11: Zones Configured With an Automatic Network Interface Might Fail to Start
Oracle Solaris 10: 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
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 2.2 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 Oracle 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 2.2 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 2.2 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.