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Sun Fire X4170 M3, X4270 M3, X4275 M3

Operating Systems
Diana Klashman
Manager, x86 East, Host OS Bringup & Integration
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The following is intended to outline our general

product 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 be
relied 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
Oracle Solaris 10 8/11 (U10)
Oracle Linux 6.1
Oracle Linux 5.7
Oracle VM 3.0.2
Windows 2k8 R2 SP1
Windows 2k8 SP2
SLES 11 SP1
VMware ESXi 5.0
RHEL 6.1
RHEL 5.7

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UEFI Pre-Install Certification

Capable Available
Plan
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

RR
RR
RR
RR
RR
RR
RR
RR
RR+1mo
RR+1mo
RR+1mo

Oracle System 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 unless opted 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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Oracle System Assistant (OSA) and Installs

Example: Boot list with an invalid OSA USB flash
drive
Note ORACLE SSM at the top of the list

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Oracle System Assistant (OSA) and Installs

Example: Correct Boot list

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Oracle Solaris Bug Fixes

Bugster CR

Summary

S10 Patch S11 SRU

7097919

Onboard 10GbE ports lose link

148170-02

SRU2

6986256

FMA for Intel E5-2600 processors

unowned mutex panic in
turnstile_block() during thread
migration
AVX issue
Power management issue for E5-2600
Fixes for E5-2600 PCIe root port errata
Performance counters for Intel E5-2600
processors
Panic during boot after install to
RAID 1 using SGX-SAS6-INT-Z HBA
Errors with retried SCSI DMA transfers

147706-02

SRU2

6893274
7001739
7034757
7058497
6956660
7052663
7026372

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SRU1
147441-11
N/A

SRU4
148172-01

N/A

147156-01

N/A

147150-01

N/A

148099-03

SRU3

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

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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 accepted
Workaround: Select Use a partition of
the disk instead of Use the whole disk

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continued

Known Solaris 11 issues and workarounds (continued)

CR 7112301 Xorg GUI might fail to start in some
system configurations
Workaround: 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 faulty will generate an
"unexpected_telemetry" fault.
Workaround: Consult /var/adm/messages for 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 M3

Slot

Device Path

Comment

PCIE1
/pci@78,0/pci8086,3c08@3
x16 gen3
PCIE2
/pci@0,0/pci8086,3c06@2,2
x8 gen3
PCIE3
/pci@0,0/pci8086,3c08@3
x8 gen3
PCIE4
/pci@0,0/pci8086,3c0a@3,2
x8 gen3 internal slot
NET0
/pci@0,0/pci8086,3c04@2/pci108e,484d@0:ixgbe0
ixgbe0
NET1
/pci@0,0/pci8086,3c04@2/pci108e,484d@0,1:ixgbe1 ixgbe1
NET2
/pci@78,0/pci8086,3c02@1/pci108e,484d@0:ixgbe2 ixgbe2
NET3
/pci@78,0/pci8086,3c02@1/pci108e,484d@0,1:ixgbe3 ixgbe3
SATA DVD
/pci@0,0/pci108e,484d@1f,2
optional
USB internal lower /pci@0,0/pci108e,484d@1a/hub@1:1.2
usb2/1.2 OSA device
USB internal upper /pci@0,0/pci108e,484d@1d/hub@1:1.5
usb3/1.5
USB 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
usb3/1.2
USB front left
/pci@0,0/pci108e,484d@1d/hub@1:1.4
usb3/1.4
USB front right
/pci@0,0/pci108e,484d@1d/hub@1:1.3
usb3/1.3
Redirected DVD /pci@0,0/pci108e,484e@1d/hub@1/hub@7:1.7.2
usb3/1.7.2
USBECM link
/pci@0,0/pci108e,484e@1d/hub@1/hub@7:1.7.3
usb3/1.7.3
Redirected virtual
/pci@0,0/pci108e,484e@1d/hub@1:1.8
usb3/1.8
keyboard & mouse

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

USB paths can be found with cfgadm -lv usb
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Solaris Path-to-Slot Ref: X4270/X4275 M3

Slot

PCIE1
PCIE2
PCIE3
PCIE4
PCIE5
PCIE6
NET0
NET1
NET2
NET3
SATA DVD
USB internal right
USB internal left
USB rear lower
USB rear upper
USB front left
USB front right
Redirected DVD
USBECM link
Redirected virtual
Keyboard &
mouse

Device Path

/pci@78,0/pci8086,3c04@2
/pci@78,0/pci8086,3c0a@3,2
/pci@78,0/pci8086,3c08@3
/pci@0,0/pci8086,3c06@2,2
/pci@0,0/pci8086,3c04@2
/pci@0,0/pci8086,3c0a@3,2
/pci@0,0/pci8086,3c08@3/pci108e,484e@0:ixgbe0
/pci@0,0/pci8086,3c08@3/pci108e,484e@0,1:ixgbe1
/pci@78,0/pci8086,3c02@1/pci108e,484e@0:ixgbe2
/pci@78,0/pci8086,3c02@1/pci108e,484e@0,1:ixgbe3
/pci@0,0/pci108e,484e@1f,2
/pci@0,0/pci108e,484e@1a/hub@1:1.2
/pci@0,0/pci108e,484e@1d/hub@1:1.5
/pci@0,0/pci108e,484e@1d/hub@1:1.1
/pci@0,0/pci108e,484e@1d/hub@1:1.2
/pci@0,0/pci108e,484e@1d/hub@1:1.3
/pci@0,0/pci108e,484e@1d/hub@1:1.4
/pci@0,0/pci108e,484e@1d/hub@1/hub@7:1.7.2
/pci@0,0/pci108e,484d@1d/hub@1/hub@7:1.7.3
/pci@0,0/pci108e,484d@1d/hub@1:1.8

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Comment

x16 PCIe gen3

x8 gen3
x8 gen3
x8 gen3
x8 gen3
x8 gen3
ixgbe0
ixgbe1
ixgbe2
ixgbe3
optional
usb2/1.2 OSA device
usb3/1.5
usb3/1.1
usb3/1.2
usb3/1.3
usb3/1.4
usb3/1.7.2
usb3/1.7.3
usb3/1.8

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 Documentation
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/documentation/solar
is-11-192991.html

Oracle Solaris 10 Documentation

http://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 when
booting over the network
Workaround: To support UEFI network boot
clients, update the Oracle 6.1 distribution
grub.efi bootloader package on your PXE boot
server. Updates available at Unbreakable Linux
Network (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
Sun Fire [X4170 | X4270 | X4275] Server Product
Notes
Oracle Linux Documentation
http://www.oracle.com/linux

SLES 11 SP1 Documentation

http://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 3
infrastructure, 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
Sun Fire [X4170 | X4270 | X4275] Server Product
Notes
Oracle VM 3
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/documentation/vm096300.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 to
disable this device and prevent it from appearing in
the Device Manager.
CR 7116803 Path too Long errors when unzipping
Windows downloads obtained from MOS
Workaround: 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

Documentation
Sun Fire [X4170 | X4270 | X4275] Server
Installation Guide for Windows Operating Systems
Sun Fire [X4170 | X4270 | X4275] Server Product
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 is
available 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

Documentation
Sun Fire [X4170 | X4270 | X4275] Server
Installation Guide for VMware ESXi
Sun Fire [X4170 | X4270 | X4275] Server Product
Notes
VMware ESXi Documents
http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/vsphere-esxivcenter-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

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

Limitations for Install and Boot with 3TB Drives

OS

SGX-SAS6-INT-Z
Legacy
UEFI
Boot
Boot

1TB unused
N/A
Oracle Solaris 11 11/11
N/A
Oracle Solaris 10 8/11 (U10) 1TB unused
Recommended
Oracle Linux 6.1 / RHEL 6.1
N/A
N/A
Oracle Linux 5.7 / RHEL 5.7
N/A
N/A
Oracle VM 3.0.2
Recommended
Windows 2k8 SP2 / R2 SP1
Recommended
SLES 11 SP1
N/A
N/A*
VMware ESXi 5.0
Blank entries are Not Recommended
* Fix may be available in next ESXi 5.0 update

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SGX-SAS6-R-INT-Z
Legacy
UEFI
Boot
Boot
Use
VD<2TB

N/A
N/A
Recommended

Use
VD<2TB

N/A
N/A
Recommended
Recommended
Recommended

3TB HDD Support

continued

Limitations for 3TB Data Drives

OS
Oracle Solaris 11 11/11
Oracle Solaris 10 8/11 (U10)
Oracle Linux 6.1 / RHEL 6.1
Oracle Linux 5.7 / RHEL 5.7
Oracle VM 3.0.2
Windows 2k8 SP2 / R2 SP1
SLES 11 SP1
VMware ESXi 5.0

SGX-SAS6-INT-Z

Supported with SRU3

Supported with 148099-03
Supported
Supported
Supported
Supported
Supported
NOT Supported*
Supported

* Fix may be available in next ESXi 5.0 update

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SGX-SAS6-R-INT-Z

3TB HDD Support

continued

Pre-Installs
Oracle Solaris 11 and Oracle VM Pre-Installs require a drive
smaller than 3TB
Sun Fire X4170 M3 4x3.5
3.5 600GB HDD required

Sun Fire X4270 M3 12x3.5 no rear drives

3.5 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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product 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 be
relied 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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