SPARC M7 Series Servers
Tasks
See the Product Notes for late-breaking information and:
- Minimum supported versions
- Firmware updates
- Mandatory patches for Solaris 11 OS
- Mandatory patches for Solaris 10 OS
Note: Some content requires secure access.
Plan and Install
- Review physical specifications
- Review power requirements
- Plan network addresses
- Plan storage devices
- Prepare for cooling
- Configure PCIe cards
- Gather tools and equipment
- Install a rackmounted server
- Install a stand-alone server
- Power on the server for the first time
- Next steps: SPARC M7-8
- Next steps: SPARC M7-16
Administer
- Access the server
- Control the server and domains
- Locate PCIe card device and service paths
- Locate Oracle ILOM service paths
- Configure PDomains and hosts
- Create virtualized environments
- SPARC LDOM CLI cheat sheet
- Install Solaris on a PDomain with VersaBoot - iSCSI over IPoIB
- Monitor the server
- Update the firmware
- Identify faults with fmadm faulty
- Identify disabled components
- Enable diagnostic testing
- Diagnose problems with fault management shell