The following Oracle VM Server for SPARC features have been removed from this release of the software:
The Oracle VM Server for SPARC 3.3 produce no longer supports the running of the Oracle Solaris 10 OS in control domains. You can continue to run the Oracle Solaris 10 OS in guest domains, root domains, and I/O domains when using future releases. Oracle Solaris 10 patches will continue to be provided for Oracle VM Server for SPARC based on the documented support policy.
Setting the threading property to manage single-thread workloads on SPARC T4 platforms has been deprecated previously. By default, domains are created for maximum throughput, and the Oracle Solaris OS automatically uses the critical thread API to optimize for single-thread workloads. This feature has been removed from the Oracle VM Server for SPARC 3.3 release.
Before you install or upgrade to the Oracle VM Server for SPARC 3.3 software, ensure that all domains have the threading property set to max-throughput.
Using the –c option of the add-vcpu, set-vcpu, and rm-vcpu subcommands to manage hard partitioning has been deprecated previously. Instead, use the add-core, set-core, or rm-core subcommand to assign whole cores. Also, use the add-domain or set-domain subcommand to specify the CPU cap (max-cores). This feature has been removed from the Oracle VM Server for SPARC 3.3 release.
This Oracle VM Server for SPARC release no longer includes the ldmconfig utility as it runs only on Oracle Solaris 10 control domains. This utility will no longer be updated to address bug fix or enhancement requests.
The network interface functionality of an Oracle VM Server for SPARC vsw driver was deprecated in Oracle Solaris 11.1. The Oracle VM Server for SPARC vsw driver continues to provide virtual network switching functionality for guest domains. See Oracle Solaris 11 Networking Overview in Oracle VM Server for SPARC 3.3 Administration Guide .
The SR-IOV feature is no longer supported on a control domain that runs the Oracle Solaris 10 OS.
The following Oracle VM Server for SPARC features are deprecated in this release of the software and might be removed from the product in a future release:
Using the Hybrid I/O feature is deprecated in favor of using the single-root I/O virtualization (SR-IOV) feature.
The Netra Data Plane software suite, which includes the vdpcc and vdpcs virtual devices, is no longer supported by Oracle VM Server for SPARC.
The ldmp2v utility will no longer be updated to address bug fix or enhancement requests. This utility will no longer be supported, but will continue to be included and documented as part of the Oracle VM Server for SPARC software.
Using the ldm migrate-domain -p filename command to initiate a non-interactive migration operation is deprecated. Instead, use SSL certificate-based authentication. See Configuring SSL Certificates for Migration in Oracle VM Server for SPARC 3.3 Administration Guide .
The Logical Domains Manager auditing implementation is deprecated pending replacement and is turned off by default.