1. Oracle VM Server for SPARC 3.6 Administration Guide
  2. Using Virtual Networks
  3. Maximizing Virtual Network Performance
  4. Hardware and Software Requirements

Hardware and Software Requirements

Meet the following requirements to maximize the network performance for your domains:

  • Hardware requirements. These performance improvements are available starting with the SPARC T4 server.

  • System firmware requirements. These SPARC systems must run the latest system firmware. See System Firmware Versions in Oracle VM Server for SPARC 3.6 Installation Guide.

  • Oracle Solaris OS requirements. Ensure that the service domain and guest domain run the following Oracle Solaris OS versions.

    Note:

    Running the fully qualified Oracle Solaris OS version provides you with access to new features. See Oracle Solaris OS Versions in Oracle VM Server for SPARC 3.6 Installation Guide.

    • Service domain. At least the Oracle Solaris 11.1 SRU 9 OS or the Oracle Solaris 10 OS with the 150031-03 patch.

    • Guest domain. At least the Oracle Solaris 11.1 SRU 9 OS or the Oracle Solaris 10 OS with the 150031-03 patch.

  • CPU and memory requirements. Ensure that you assign sufficient CPU and memory resources to the service domain and the guest domains.

    • Service domain. Because the service domain acts as a data proxy for the guest domains, assign at least 2 CPU cores and at least 16 Gbytes of memory to the service domain.

    • Guest domain. Configure each guest domain to be able to drive at least 10-Gbps performance. Assign at least 2 CPU cores and at least 4 Gbytes of memory to each guest domain.