Steps to verify pre-requisites have been followed in LDOM environment

Asset ID:	1-71-1020007.1
Update Date:	2011-01-03
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Solution 1020007.1 : Steps to verify pre-requisites have been followed in LDOM environment

Applies to:

Sun Blade T6300 Server Module - Version: Not Applicable and later   [Release: N/A and later ]
Sun Blade T6320 Server Module - Version: Not Applicable and later    [Release: N/A and later]
Sun Blade T6340 Server Module - Version: Not Applicable and later    [Release: N/A and later]
Sun Netra T2000 Server - Version: Not Applicable and later    [Release: N/A and later]
Sun Netra T5220 Server - Version: Not Applicable and later    [Release: N/A and later]
All Platforms

Goal

This document would explain the details of how to verify pre-requisites have been followed.

Solution

To work, LDoms perfectly that need to be installed on the supported platform and supported OS with required firmware and patches. This document would provide the required details of the same.

Supported platform :

Sun UltraSPARC T2 Plus–based Servers:
Sun SPARC Enterprise(R) T5140 and T5240 Servers

Sun UltraSPARC T2–based Servers:
Sun Blade T6320 Server Module
Netra CP3260 Blade
Netra T5220 Server

Sun UltraSPARC T1–based Servers:
Sun Fire™ or SPARC Enterprise T1000 Server
Sun Fire or SPARC Enterprise T2000 Server
Netra™ T2000 Server
Netra CP3060 Blade
Sun Blade™ T6300 Server Module

Correct Build of the Solaris[TM] OS :

You must obtain the correct version of the Solaris OS that supports the Logical Domains Manager and advanced features like dynamic reconfiguration. You can check the release of the Solaris OS present on your system by running the following command:

# more /etc/release

Use one of the following configurations of the Solaris 10 operating system on the control domain and any dependent domain:
■ Solaris 10 5/08 OS
■ Solaris 10 8/07 OS with Patch ID 127127-11, which contains bug fixes and LDoms
1.0.3 features
■ Solaris 10 11/06 OS with Patch ID 127127-11, which contains bug fixes and
LDoms 1.0.3 features

Required Patches :

The following three patches must be applied to the Solaris 10 11/06 OS in order to run Logical Domains
software (LDoms networking will not function correctly without 124921-02):
•118833-36, Kernel update patch
•124921-02, which contains updates to the Logical Domains 1.0 drivers and utilities
•125043-01, which contains updates to the qcn (console) drivers.

These patches are available from http://support.oracle.com under Patches & Updates.

Required Firmware :

Machine should be on the mentioned firmware to support LDom environment

Sun UltraSPARC T2 Plus–based servers       7.1.x
Sun UltraSPARC T2–based servers              7.1.x
Sun UltraSPARC T1–based servers             6.6.x

Required System Firmware Patches :

This patches need to be applied based on the machine type

136927-01 Sun Fire and SPARC Enterprise T2000 Servers
136928-01 Sun Fire and SPARC Enterprise T1000 Servers
136929-01 Netra T2000 Server
136930-01 Netra CP3060 Blade
136931-01 Sun Blade T6300 Server Module
136932-01 Sun SPARC Enterprise T5120 and T5220 Servers
136933-01 Sun Blade T6320 Server Module
136934-01 Netra T5220 Server
136935-01 Netra CP3260 Blade
136936-02 Sun SPARC Enterprise T5140 and T5240 Servers

Cards Not Supported :

The following cards are not supported in LDOM environment :
■ Sun XVR-200 Graphics Accelerator
■ Sun XVR-300 Graphics Accelerator
■ Sun Dual Port 4x IB Host Channel Adapter PCI-X Card
■ Dual Port 4x PCI Express Infiniband Host Channel Adapter - Low Profile

Memory Size Requirements :

Logical Domains software does not impose a memory size limitation when creating a domain. The memory size requirement is a characteristic of the guest operating system. Some Logical Domains functionality might not work if the amount of memory present is less than the recommended size. For recommended and minimum size memory requirements, refer to the installation guide for the operatingsystem you are using. The default size for a swap area is 512 megabytes

Product
Sun Fire T2000 Server
Sun Fire T1000 Server
Sun Netra T2000 Server
Sun Netra T5220 Server
Sun Netra T5440 Server
Netra T5220 AC
Sun SPARC Enterprise T5220 Server
Sun SPARC Enterprise T5240 Server
Sun Blade T6300 Server Module
Sun Blade T6320 Server Module
Sun SPARC Enterprise T5120 Server
Sun SPARC Enterprise T5140 Server
Sun Blade T6340 Server Module
Sun SPARC Enterprise T2000 Server
Sun SPARC Enterprise T5440 Server
Sun SPARC Enterprise T1000 Server

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normalized, ldom, pre-request, patch, firmware, memory

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