The software required to configure your SPARC server so that it is discoverable by Oracle VM Manager is listed below.
Oracle Solaris 11.1 OS
A control domain running Oracle Solaris 11.1 OS. Installing Oracle Solaris 11.1 is outside the scope of this guide. For a full list of the Oracle Solaris 11.1 OS requirements see the Required Software Patches section in the Oracle VM Server for SPARC 3.1 Release Notes:
http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E38405_01/
For information on installing or upgrading the Oracle Solaris OS, see the Installing and Enabling Software section in the Oracle VM Server for SPARC 3.1 Administration Guide:
http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E38405_01/
SPARC Firmware
The firmware for your SPARC servers must match the required version to support Oracle VM Server for SPARC. The required firmware version numbers are described in the Required Software to Enable Oracle VM Server for SPARC 3.1 Features section in the Oracle VM Server for SPARC 3.1 Release Notes:
http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E38405_01/
For information on upgrading the system firmware, see the Upgrading the System Firmware section in the Oracle VM Server for SPARC 3.1 Administration Guide:
http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E38405_01/
Oracle VM Server for SPARC Release 3.1.1
Oracle VM Server for SPARC Release 3.1.1 or later (the
ldomsmanager package). Oracle VM Server for SPARC
Release 2.2 is included by default with the Oracle Solaris 11
OS, so you do not need to manually install this software. You
do, however, need to update it to Release 3.1.1 or later. This
is usually achieved by upgrading Solaris 11.1 to the most
current Stable Release Update (SRU). Upgrading Oracle VM Server for SPARC
is outside the scope of this guide. For information on
upgrading Oracle VM Server for SPARC to Release 3.1.1 or later, see the
Upgrade LDOMs System section in the
Oracle VM Server for SPARC 3.1 Administration Guide:
http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E38405_01/
Oracle VM Agent for SPARC
Oracle VM Agent for SPARC must be installed in the control domain. Oracle VM Agent for SPARC enables systems running Oracle VM Server for SPARC to be discovered and managed by Oracle VM Manager. See Section 2.2.1.6, “Getting the Oracle VM Agent for SPARC Software” for information on downloading and installing Oracle VM Agent for SPARC.