To install Oracle VM Server for SPARC, you need a SPARC T-series, SPARC M-series, or SPARC S-series server. See Supported Platforms in the Oracle VM Server for SPARC Installation Guide.

The software required to configure your SPARC server so that it is discoverable by Oracle VM Manager is as follows:

Oracle VM Server for SPARC has the same basic network requirements as specified for x86 hardware in Section 2.1.1.3, “Network Requirements”.

Oracle VM Server for SPARC has the following additional network requirements:

Network Configuration Profile.  In Oracle Solaris 11.3, the Oracle VM Agent for SPARC requires the control domain to be configured with the DefaultFixed network configuration profile. If this network configuration profile is not enabled on the control domain then, during the installation of the Oracle VM Agent for SPARC software, the Oracle VM Agent for SPARC setup tool offers the opportunity to enable this network configuration profile and to reconfigure the network.

Alternatively, you can manually configure the DefaultFixed network configuration profile and the network on the control domain before installing the Oracle VM Agent for SPARC. For more information about network configuration profiles, see Configuring and Administering Network Components in Oracle Solaris 11.3 available at:

http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E53394_01/

Server Hostname.  The server hostname should be different from "localhost" and it should resolve to an IP address different from 127.0.0.1.

You can check the hostname of the server with the hostname command:

# hostname
  foo.example.com

If the command returns "localhost" then use the hostname command to change the hostname.

You can check that the hostname resolves to an IP address with the getent command:

# getent hosts `hostname`
  192.168.1.1

If the command does not return an IP address or returns 127.0.0.1 then update the /etc/hosts file or your name service so that the hostname resolves to a valid IP address. For more information about naming services, see the Working With Oracle Solaris 11.3 Naming and Directory Services: DNS and NIS documentation at:

http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E53394_01/

Although not a strict requirement, Solaris I/O Multipathing should be enabled for all storage used on the server (SAS, FC, iSCSI). Solaris I/O Multipathing provides higher availability for storage devices through the use of multipathed connections. On a default Solaris installation, Solaris I/O Multipathing is enabled only for SAS controllers using the mpt_sas driver, but it is not enabled for Fibre Channel and iSCSI controller ports. For more information about Solaris I/O Multipathing, refer to Managing SAN Devices and Multipathing in Oracle Solaris 11.3 at:

http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E53394_01/

Enabling Solaris I/O Multipathing.  To enable Solaris I/O multipathing on all supported multipath capable controller ports, use the stmsboot command:

# stmsboot -e

Third-Party Storage Devices.  Using Solaris I/O Multipathing with a third-party storage device may require additional configuration. If you have enabled Solaris I/O multipathing using the stmsboot and you are using a third-party storage device and Solaris I/O Multipathing is not effectively enabled for that storage device, then refer to Configuring Third-Party Storage Devices in Managing SAN Devices and Multipathing in Oracle Solaris 11.3 available at:

http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E53394_01/html/E54792/gfjtx.html#scrolltoc

Before you install the Oracle VM Agent for SPARC, ensure that the server is in the factory-default configuration. During installation, the Oracle VM Agent for SPARC setup tool creates and stores a configuration that is suitable for use with Oracle VM Manager.

Use the following procedure to configure the platform with the factory-default configuration:

If you do not already have the Oracle VM Agent for SPARC software, download Oracle VM Agent for SPARC from the Oracle Software Delivery Cloud:

https://edelivery.oracle.com/oraclevm

See Section 1.2, “Getting Installation ISOs and Packages”, in the appendix, for more information.

Use of Oracle VM Agent for SPARC is licensed under the GNU General Public License, version 2 license at:

http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

Since SPARC systems already include a hypervisor within the firmware by default, installation of Oracle VM Server for SPARC does not replace the existing operating system. Therefore, it is possible to perform the installation from within the existing control domain. Save the Oracle VM Agent for SPARC archive file in the control domain.

The setup tool checks if all disks are configured with Solaris I/O Multipathing. If some disks are not configured with Solaris I/O Multipathing, then the tool prints warning messages, and displays instructions for enabling Solaris I/O Multipathing.

Storage Configuration
*** WARNING: disk c6t216000C0FF8089D5d4s2 is not configured with I/O multipathing
*** WARNING: disk c5t216000C0FF8089D5d4s2 is not configured with I/O multipathing
*** WARNING: disk c3t4d0s2 is not configured with I/O multipathing
*** WARNING: disk c3t0d0s2 is not configured with I/O multipathing
*** WARNING: disk c3t1d0s2 is not configured with I/O multipathing

*** WARNING: Some disks are not configured with I/O multipathing, the usage of Solaris
I/O multipathing is recommended.

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Solaris I/O Multipathing
The usage of Solaris I/O multipathing is recommended. To enable Solaris
I/O multipathing on all supported multipath capable controller ports, run
the following command:
    stmsboot -e
Note that a device will have a different name from its orginal name when
it is under Solaris I/O multipathing control, and a reboot is required for
changes to take effect.
Refer to the stmsboot(1M) man page for more information.
Press <return> to continue...

The setup tool checks the clustering software is correctly configured.

If the clustering software is not correctly configured then its configuration is automatically updated.

Cluster Configuration
Cluster Configuration OK

If the Oracle VM Agent password is not defined then the Oracle VM Agent password menu is displayed.

*** ERROR: The Oracle VM Agent password is not defined.

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Oracle VM Agent password

Enter a password for the Oracle VM Agent (ovs-agent)
This password is used in Oracle VM manager to manage
and monitor this server and its guest VMs. You must
type it twice to ensure you know what it is and
didn't make a mistake in typing.

Password:
Password (confirm):

Enter a password to be used for the Oracle VM Agent. This password is used by Oracle VM Manager to manage and monitor the Oracle VM Server for SPARC, and the guests created and running within it. This is the password you use when discovering Oracle VM Servers in Oracle VM Manager.

Then re-enter the password.

The password characters are not echoed to the screen. If the two passwords do not match, the tool prompts you to enter them again.

The setup tool checks if the Logical Domains Manager is correctly configured.

If the Logical Domains Manager is not correctly configured then its configuration is automatically updated.

LDoms Manager Configuration
*** WARNING: The LDoms Manager is not configured for outgoing migration.
Configuring the domain manager
LDoms Manager Configuration OK

The setup tool checks if the logical domain configuration is correct. If the logical domain configuration is not correct then it is automatically updated and saved on the Service Processor:

LDoms Configuration
*** ERROR: The vcc service is not configured on the primary domain.
*** ERROR: The vds service is not configured on the primary domain.
*** WARNING: The primary domain is configured with too many cpus for creating guest virtual
  machines.
*** WARNING: The primary domain is configured with too much memory for creating guest
  virtual machines.
*** WARNING: The primary domain is not configured with the recommended number of cpus (8).
*** WARNING: The primary domain is not configured with the recommended amount of memory (8GB).
*** WARNING: The system is not using the ovm-initial configuration.
Configuring the vcc service
Configuring the vds service
Configuring the primary domain
Saving the ovm-initial configuration on the service processor
LDoms Configuration OK

If the logical domain configuration has been updated then the logical domain configuration menu is displayed.

LDoms Configuration

The LDoms configuration has been created and stored on the
service processor. To activate this configuration, you need
to reboot the system.

Do you want to reboot the system now?

  1) Yes, reboot the system now
  2) No, I will reboot the system later

Choice (1-2):

Select 2 to exit the installer so that you can manually reboot the system to activate the logical domain configuration.

The setup tool checks that virtual I/O services are correctly configured.

If a virtual I/O service is not correctly configured then its configuration is automatically updated.

Virtual I/O Services Configuration
*** ERROR: The virtual disk service (vds) is not configured to be disabled at boot time.
*** ERROR: The virtual switch service (vsw) is not configured to be disabled at boot time.
Configuring the virtual disk service
Configuring the virtual switch service
Virtual I/O Services Configuration OK