This section describes the system firmware versions and Oracle Solaris OS versions to use with the current Oracle VM Server for SPARC software.
You can run the Oracle VM Server for SPARC 3.6 software with at least the minimum versions of the system firmware and Oracle Solaris OS. In such a configuration, you might not have access to all the features of the latest Oracle VM Server for SPARC software.
For the best results in production environments, run with the system firmware version described in System Firmware Versions and with the Oracle Solaris OS version described in Supported Oracle Solaris OS Versions.
Caution - Do not downgrade to older versions of individual system firmware, Oracle Solaris OS or software components. Such downgrades might lead to unexpected behavior and failures. |
This section includes information about the system firmware versions that you need to run the Oracle VM Server for SPARC 3.6 OS.
To take advantage of all features of Oracle VM Server for SPARC 3.6, ensure that your SPARC T-series server, SPARC M-series server, or SPARC S-series server from Oracle runs at least the system firmware versions listed in System Firmware Versions. You can access these patches from Firmware Downloads and Release History for Oracle Systems (http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/systems/patches/firmware/release-history-jsp-138416.html).
You can apply the latest Oracle VM Server for SPARC package to a system that runs at least the following versions of the system firmware:
SPARC S7 Series servers: 9.7.2
Fujitsu M10 servers: XCP2012
Fujitsu SPARC M12 servers: XCP3021
SPARC M8 Series servers: 9.8.x
SPARC M7 Series servers: 9.7.1
SPARC M6 servers: 9.5.4.b
SPARC M5 servers: 9.5.4.b
SPARC T8 Series servers: 9.8.x
SPARC T7 Series servers: 9.7.1
SPARC T5 servers: 9.5.4.a
SPARC T4 servers: 8.8.4
This section includes information about the Oracle Solaris OS versions that you need to run the Oracle VM Server for SPARC 3.6 OS, and covers the following topics:
You must run at least the Oracle Solaris 11.4 OS in the Oracle VM Server for SPARC 3.6 control domain. You must run this Oracle Solaris OS version in all domain types that access physical I/O (control, service, root, and I/O). For information about the minimum versions of the Oracle Solaris OS for supported server platforms, see the data sheet for your server platform at http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/server-storage/sun-sparc-enterprise/overview/index.html.
The Oracle VM Server for SPARC 3.6 software is installed by default when you install or upgrade to at least the Oracle Solaris 11.4 OS.
You can also obtain the ldomsmanager package from the Oracle Solaris 11.4 Support Repository.
Also see Updating an Oracle Solaris 11.3 System to Oracle Solaris 11.4 in Updating Your Operating System to Oracle Solaris 11.4 and “How to Update Oracle Solaris 11 Systems Using Support Repository Updates” (http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/articles/servers-storage-admin/o11-018-howto-update-s11-1572261.html).
Late-breaking information and known issues for this product are included in the documentation library at http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/documentation/vm-sparc-194287.html.
The Oracle VM Server for SPARC 3.6 man pages are installed on your system as part of the ldomsmanager package.
The following table shows the documentation that is available for the Oracle VM Server for SPARC 3.6 release. These documents are available in HTML and PDF formats unless indicated.
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