Minimum Supported Versions of the Firmware, OS, and Software (SPARC M8)
You must install the latest available and supported versions of the system
firmware, OS, and patches for optimal performance,
security, and stability.
Oracle Solaris 11 is the recommended OS for the SPARC M8-8 server. Oracle Solaris
11 provides simplified installation and maintenance, enhanced virtualization
capabilities, and performance improvements. A more detailed list of Oracle Solaris
11 advantages is available at http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/server-storage/solaris11/overview/solaris-matrix-1549264.html.
Note -
If you configure the server with Oracle VM Server for SPARC, you can install
various combinations of OS versions. For example, you must run Oracle Solaris
11.3 in the control domain, but you can run Oracle Solaris 11.3 or Oracle
Solaris 10 1/13 in a guest domain.
Note -
By default, the Oracle Solaris OS
AI server
installer selects the first drive it finds as the boot disk and installs the OS
on it. Since SPARC M8-8 servers do not include integrated drives, the
installation might fail or the installer might install the OS on the first drive
of an external storage device, even if that first drive is not appropriate for
your environment. To ensure that the OS is installed on the correct drive,
always specify the target drive in the AI manifest file. For instructions, refer
to
Installing Oracle Solaris 11.3 Systems in the Oracle Solaris documentation and
the
ai_manifest(4) man page.
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Oracle System Firmware
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9.8.0 includes Oracle ILOM 4.0.x
support on M8-8 servers.
9.10.3 includes 128 GB DIMM support and Oracle ILOM 5.0.2.2
support on M8-8 servers.
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Oracle Solaris 11
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Oracle Solaris 11.3 SRU 24.
For the control domain, guest domains, and nonvirtualized
configurations.
Includes these software components:
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Oracle Solaris 10
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Oracle Solaris 10 1/13 SPARC Bundle and patches.
For virtual guest domains only.
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Java Development Kit
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Java applications running on this product require one of these minimum JDK versions:
For information about running older versions of the JDK on SPARC servers, refer to Doc ID 2564392.1 on My Oracle Support.
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Oracle Database Enterprise Edition
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12.2.0.1
Required on Oracle Solaris 11.3 for in-memory features.
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Note -
Always update optional
PCIe card
firmware to the latest supported version. Some PCIe cards and devices have other
minimum requirements. For details, including what is required for a device to be
bootable, refer to the product notes and other documentation for that
device.