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1 2007 Oracle CorporationProprietary and Confidential

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Sun Fire X4170 M3, X4270 M3, X4275 M3Operating Systems

Diana Klashman

Manager, x86 East, Host OS Bringup & Integration


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The following is intended to outline our generalproduct direction. It is intended for information

purposes only, and may not be incorporated into any

contract. It is not a commitment to deliver any

material, code, or functionality, and should not berelied upon in making purchasing decisions.

The development, release, and timing of any features

or functionality described for Oracles products

remains at the sole discretion of Oracle.


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X4170 M3, X4270 M3 OS Agenda

Supported Operating Systems

OSA drive & Installs

Oracle Solaris

Oracle Linux (& Red Hat Enterprise Linux) SuSE Linux

Oracle VM

Windows

VMware

3TB HDDs


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Supported Operating Systems

OS

Oracle Solaris 11 11/11 Yes RROracle Solaris 10 8/11 (U10) RR

Oracle Linux 6.1 Yes RR

Oracle Linux 5.7 RR

Oracle VM 3.0.2 Yes RRWindows 2k8 R2 SP1 Yes RR

Windows 2k8 SP2 Yes RR

SLES 11 SP1 Yes RRVMware ESXi 5.0 Yes RR+1mo

RHEL 6.1 Yes RR+1mo

RHEL 5.7 RR+1mo

UEFICapable

Pre-InstallAvailable

CertificationPlan


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OracleSystem Assistant (OSA) and Installs

OSA facilitates OS installations

Recommended for Linux, Oracle VM, and Windows installs Automatically installs required drivers

OSA USB flash drive included in all systems unlessopted out at time

of system order

Refer to OSA TOI for full capabilities and more information

Installing an OS without using OSA Warning! Linux and virtual machine OSs view the OSA USB flash

drive as an ordinary disk

If default install options are used

The OSA drive will likely be corrupted The corrupted drive will become the default boot drive

General disk, partition or file system maintenance may also corrupt OSA

Refer to the Restore Oracle System Assistant section of the Server

Administration Guide


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Example: Boot list with an invalid OSA USB flash

driveNote ORACLE SSM at the top of the list




Example: Correct Boot list



Oracle Solaris Bug Fixes

Bugster CR Summary S10 Patch S11 SRU7097919 Onboard 10GbE ports lose link 148170-02 SRU2

6986256 FMA for Intel E5-2600 processors 147706-02 SRU2

6893274

147441-11

SRU1

7001739 AVX issue N/A

7034757 Power management issue for E5-2600 SRU4

7058497 Fixes for E5-2600 PCIe root port errata 148172-01 N/A

6956660 147156-01 N/A

7052663 147150-01 N/A

7026372 Errors with retried SCSI DMA transfers 148099-03 SRU3

unowned mutex panic inturnstile_block() during thread

migration

Performance counters for Intel E5-2600processors

Panic during boot after install toRAID 1 using SGX-SAS6-INT-Z HBA



Oracle Solaris 11 11/11

Required: SRU2 or later

Pre-install option available

Includes SRU4

Not available for 3TB hard drives Known issue: 4-minute delay for login prompt at

first boot



Oracle Solaris 11 11/11 continued

Known Solaris 11 issues and workarounds

CR 7097919 fixed in SRU2

Resolves issue with onboard 10GbE ports.

Before installing Oracle Solaris 11 11/11 on your

server, you must update it to include SRU2 or

later.Add SRU2 to AI installer or use SRU2 iso.

CR 7123018 Installs to 3TB drives fail if default

disk partitioning is acceptedWorkaround: Select Use a partition of

the diskinstead of Use the whole disk


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Known Solaris 11 issues and workarounds (continued)

CR 7112301 Xorg GUI might fail to start in some

system configurationsWorkaround: set pcie:pcie_br_flags=0 in

/etc/system. Fix expected in SRU5

CR 7146324 FMA topology does not include USB

controllers

If an FMA ereport is generated for an EHCI USB

controller, fmadm faultywill generate an"unexpected_telemetry" fault.

Workaround: Consult /var/adm/messagesfor more

information on the source of the error.


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Known Solaris 11 issues and workarounds (continued)

CR 7095128 qlge driver (for SG-XPCIEFCOE2-Q-*

FCoE adapters) panics on reboot

Workaround: none.

Monitor CR status for SRU availability.


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Oracle Solaris 10 8/11 (U10)

Refer to earlier slide with list of required patches

Patch 148170-2 for CR 7097919 resolves an ethernet

issue with the onboard 10GbE links and must be

incorporated into the miniroot image for Jumpstart.Refer to the platforms Server Product Notes for

further information.


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Solaris Path-to-Slot Reference: X4170 M3Slot Device Path Comment

PCIE1 /pci@78,0/pci8086,3c08@3 x16 gen3

PCIE2 /pci@0,0/pci8086,3c06@2,2 x8 gen3PCIE3 /pci@0,0/pci8086,3c08@3 x8 gen3PCIE4 /pci@0,0/pci8086,3c0a@3,2 x8 gen3 internal slot

NET0 /pci@0,0/pci8086,3c04@2/pci108e,484d@0:ixgbe0 ixgbe0NET1 /pci@0,0/pci8086,3c04@2/pci108e,484d@0,1:ixgbe1 ixgbe1

NET2 /pci@78,0/pci8086,3c02@1/pci108e,484d@0:ixgbe2 ixgbe2NET3 ixgbe3

SATA DVD /pci@0,0/pci108e,484d@1f,2 optional/pci@0,0/pci108e,484d@1a/hub@1:1.2

/pci 0,0/pci108e,484d 1d/hub 1:1.5 usb3/1.5USB rear left /pci@0,0/pci108e,484d@1d/hub@1:1.1 usb3/1.1

USB rear right /pci@0,0/pci108e,484d@1d/hub@1:1.2 usb3/1.2USB front left /pci@0,0/pci108e,484d@1d/hub@1:1.4 usb3/1.4USB front right /pci@0,0/pci108e,484d@1d/hub@1:1.3 usb3/1.3Redirected DVD /pci@0,0/pci108e,484e@1d/hub@1/hub@7:1.7.2 usb3/1.7.2USBECM link /pci@0,0/pci108e,484e@1d/hub@1/hub@7:1.7.3 usb3/1.7.3

/pci@0,0/pci108e,484e@1d/hub@1:1.8 usb3/1.8

/pci@78,0/pci8086,3c02@1/pci108e,484d@0,1:ixgbe3

USB internal lower usb2/1.2 OSA device

USB internal upper

Redirected virtual

keyboard & mouse

Note: PCIe device paths can be found with /usr/lib/fm/fmd/fmtopo -V

USB paths can be found withcfgadm -lv usb


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Solaris Path-to-Slot Ref: X4270/X4275 M3

Slot Device Path Comment

PCIE1 /pci 78,0/pci8086,3c04 2 x16 PCIe gen3

PCIE2 /pci 78,0/pci8086,3c0a 3,2 x8 gen3PCIE3 / ci 78,0/ ci8086,3c08 3 x8 en3PCIE4 /pci 0,0/pci8086,3c06 2,2 x8 gen3PCIE5 / ci 0,0/ ci8086,3c04 2 x8 en3PCIE6 /pci 0,0/pci8086,3c0a 3,2 x8 gen3NET0 / ci 0,0/ ci8086,3 c08 3/ ci108e,484e 0:ix be0 ix be0NET1 /pci 0,0/pci8086,3 c08 3/pci108e,484e 0,1:ixgbe1 ixgbe1NET2 / ci 78,0/ ci8086,3c02 1/ ci108e,484e 0:ix be2 ix be2NET3 ixgbe3SATA DVD /pci 0,0/pci108e,484e 1f,2 optionalUSB internal right /pci 0,0/pci108e,484e 1a/hub 1:1.2 usb2/1.2 OSA deviceUSB internal left /pci 0,0/pci108e,484e 1d/hub 1:1.5 usb3/1.5USB rear lower / ci 0,0/ ci108e,484e 1d/hub 1:1.1 usb3/1.1USB rear upper /pci 0,0/pci108e,484e 1d/hub 1:1.2 usb3/1.2USB front left / ci 0,0/ ci108e,484e 1d/hub 1:1.3 usb3/1.3

USB front right /pci 0,0/pci108e,484e 1d/hub 1:1.4 usb3/1.4Redirected DVD / ci 0,0/ ci108e,484e 1d/hub 1/hub 7:1.7.2 usb3/1.7.2USBECM link /pci 0,0/pci108e,484d 1d/hub 1/hub 7:1.7.3 usb3/1.7.3

/pci@0,0/pci108e,484d@1d/hub@1:1.8 usb3/1.8

/pci 78,0/pci8086,3c02 1/pci108e,484e 0,1:ixgbe3

Redirected virtualKeyboard &mouse


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Oracle Solaris Documentation

Sun Fire [X4170 | X4270 | X4275] Server Installation

Guide for Oracle Solaris Operating System

Sun Fire [X4170 | X4270 | X4275] Server Product

Notes

Oracle Solaris 11 Documentationhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/documentation/solar

is-11-192991.html

Oracle Solaris 10 Documentationhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/documentation/solar

is-10-192992.html


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Oracle Linux 6.1 & RHEL 6.1

Oracle Linux 6.1 supported at RR RHEL 6.1 to be certified and supported post-RR

Known 6.1 issues

CR 7096052 Network boot (PXE) servers based

on 6.1 will cause UEFI Linux clients to panic whenbooting over the network

Workaround: To support UEFI network boot

clients, update the Oracle 6.1 distributiongrub.efibootloader package on your PXE boot

server. Updates available at Unbreakable LinuxNetwork (ULN): http://linux.oracle.com


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Oracle Linux 5.7 & RHEL 5.7

Oracle Linux 5.7 supported at RR RHEL 5.7 to be certified and supported post-RR

Known 5.7 issues

None


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SuSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11

Minimum release: SLES 11 SP1 Driver for onboard 10GbE ports is available

separately

Use OSA to install SLES 11 SP1 with the correct

SLES ixgbe driver version or Obtain ixgbe from the OSA media or

SLES_11SP1 OS pack on MOS

Refer to the Platform Linux OS Installation Guide

for further information


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Linux Documentation

Sun Fire [X4170 | X4270 | X4275] Server Installation

Guide for Linux Operating Systems


Notes

Oracle Linux Documentationhttp://www.oracle.com/linux

SLES 11 SP1 Documentationhttp://www.suse.com/documentation/sles11

RHEL Documentation

http://www.redhat.com/resourcelibrary


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Oracle VM 3

Minimum Release: Oracle VM 3.0.2 Pre-install option available

Oracle VM 3.0.2 Server only

(no Manager or Templates)

After adding server to existing Oracle VM 3infrastructure, upgrade as-needed to match Oracle

VM Server and Oracle VM Manager versions.

Pre-install Not available for 3TB hard drives


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Oracle VM 3 Documentation

Documentation Sun Fire [X4170 | X4270 | X4275] Server

Installation Guide for Oracle VM


Notes Oracle VM 3

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/documentation/vm-

096300.html


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Windows Server 2008

Supported versions

Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1

Windows Server 2008 SP2

Use OSA to install all necessary up-to-date Windows

components


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Windows Server 2008

Known Windows Server 2008 SP2 / R2 SP1 Issues

CR 7129124 Virtual Ethernet device is reported as

Not Installed

Workaround: Use OSA to install the Oracle

Hardware Management Pack, and obtain the driver.

Alternatively, use ilomconfig disable interconnect todisable this device and prevent it from appearing in

the Device Manager.

CR 7116803 Path too Long errors when unzipping

Windows downloads obtained from MOSWorkaround: Decrease path length by unzipping

package as close as possible to root directory


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Windows Certifications (Planned)

Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 64-bit(Includes Hyper-V) This covers all Editions(including Datacenter, Enterprise, and

Standard)

Windows Server 2008 SP2 64-bit(Includes Hyper-V) This covers all Editions(including Datacenter, Enterprise, and

Standard)


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Windows 2008 Documentation


Installation Guide for Windows Operating Systems


Notes


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VMware ESXi 5.0

Driver for onboard 10GbE ports is available

separately

Obtain the ixgbe driver for the Intel X540 either from the OSA

media or from the VMWARE_ESXI_5 OS pack on MOS

(OSA does not facilitate VMware installs, but the driver isavailable in the SW 1.0.1 OSA image)

Add the driver into the ESXi installation ISO image using the

driver offline depot ZIP file. Refer to platform installation

guide for URL for instructions.


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VMware ESXi 5.0 Documentation


Installation Guide for VMware ESXi


Notes VMware ESXi Documents

http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/vsphere-esxi-

vcenter-server-pubs.html


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3TB HDD Support

Three server configurations support 3.5 disk drive bays

Sun Fire X4170 M3 4x3.5


Sun Fire X4270 M3 12x3.5 + 2x2.5

Two 3.5 HDD capacities offered: 3TB and 600GB

Some operating systems have issues with 3TB drives

The following slides summarize restrictions for 3TB as

Boot drives Data drives

OS pre-install drives


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3TB HDD Support continued

OSSGX-SAS6-INT-Z SGX-SAS6-R-INT-Z

Oracle Solaris 11 11/11 1TB unused N/A N/A

Oracle Solaris 10 8/11 (U10) 1TB unused N/A N/A

Oracle Linux 6.1 / RHEL 6.1 Recommended Recommended

Oracle Linux 5.7 / RHEL 5.7 N/A N/A N/A

Oracle VM 3.0.2 N/A N/A N/A

Windows 2k8 SP2 / R2 SP1 Recommended Recommended

SLES 11 SP1 Recommended Recommended

N/A N/A* Recommended

LegacyBoot

UEFIBoot

LegacyBoot

UEFIBoot

UseVD


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OS SGX-SAS6-INT-Z SGX-SAS6-R-INT-ZOracle Solaris 11 11/11 Supported with SRU3Oracle Solaris 10 8/11 (U10) Supported with 148099-03

Oracle Linux 6.1 / RHEL 6.1Supported

Oracle Linux 5.7 / RHEL 5.7 SupportedOracle VM 3.0.2 Supported

Windows 2k8 SP2 / R2 SP1 Supported

SLES 11 SP1 SupportedNOT Supported* SupportedVMware ESXi 5.0

* Fix may be available in next ESXi 5.0 update

Limitations for 3TB Data Drives


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Pre-Installs

Oracle Solaris 11 and Oracle VM Pre-Installs require a drive

smaller than 3TB


3.5 600GB HDD required

Sun Fire X4270 M3 12x3.5 no rear drives3.5 600GB HDD required

Sun Fire X4270 M3 12x3.5 + 2x2.5 rear drives

Either a 3.5 600GB HDD OR a 2.5 drive required


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The preceding is intended to outline our generalproduct direction. It is intended for information

purposes only, and may not be incorporated into any

contract. It is not a commitment to deliver any

material, code, or functionality, and should not berelied upon in making purchasing decisions.

The development, release, and timing of any features

or functionality described for Oracles products

remains at the sole discretion of Oracle.


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