Part I Oracle VM Server for SPARC 2.2 Software
1. Overview of the Oracle VM Server for SPARC Software
Installing Oracle VM Server for SPARC Software on a New System
Updating the Oracle Solaris OS
Downloading the Logical Domains Manager
How to Download the Logical Domains Manager Software (Oracle Solaris 10)
Installing the Logical Domains Manager
(Oracle Solaris 10) Automatically Installing the Logical Domains Manager Software
Manually Installing the Logical Domains Manager Software
Enabling the Logical Domains Manager Daemon
How to Enable the Logical Domains Manager Daemon
Upgrading a System That Is Already Using Oracle VM Server for SPARC
Upgrading the Oracle Solaris OS
Saving and Restoring Autosave Configuration Directories
Saving and Restoring the Logical Domains Constraints Database File
Upgrading the Logical Domains Manager and the System Firmware
How to Stop All Domains Running on the Platform, Except the Control Domain
Upgrading to Oracle VM Server for SPARC 2.2 Software
How to Upgrade to the Oracle VM Server for SPARC 2.2 Software (Oracle Solaris 10)
How to Upgrade to the Oracle VM Server for SPARC 2.2 Software (Oracle Solaris 11)
Factory Default Configuration and Disabling Logical Domains
How to Remove All Guest Domains
How to Remove All Logical Domains Configurations
How to Restore the Factory Default Configuration
How to Disable the Logical Domains Manager
How to Remove the Logical Domains Manager
How to Restore the Factory Default Configuration From the Service Processor
3. Oracle VM Server for SPARC Security
4. Setting Up Services and the Control Domain
11. Managing Domain Configurations
12. Performing Other Administration Tasks
Part II Optional Oracle VM Server for SPARC Software
13. Oracle VM Server for SPARC Physical-to-Virtual Conversion Tool
14. Oracle VM Server for SPARC Configuration Assistant (Oracle Solaris 10)
15. Using the Oracle VM Server for SPARC Management Information Base Software
16. Logical Domains Manager Discovery
17. Using the XML Interface With the Logical Domains Manager
This chapter describes how to install or upgrade the different software components required to enable the Oracle VM Server for SPARC 2.2 software. Using the Oracle VM Server for SPARC software requires the following components:
Supported platform, refer to Supported Platforms in Oracle VM Server for SPARC 2.2 Release Notes for a list of supported platforms.
Control domain running an operating system equivalent to at least the Oracle Solaris 11 OS and the appropriate Support Repository Update (SRU), if applicable, or the Oracle Solaris 10 8/11 OS with any patches recommended in Required Software and Patches in Oracle VM Server for SPARC 2.2 Release Notes. See Upgrading the Oracle Solaris OS.
At least system firmware version 7.4.2 for your Sun UltraSPARC T2 or T2 Plus platform, or version 8.2.0 for your SPARC T3 platform and SPARC T4 platform. See Upgrading the System Firmware.
Oracle VM Server for SPARC 2.2 software installed and enabled on the control domain. See Installing the Logical Domains Manager.
(Optional) The Oracle VM Server for SPARC Management Information Base (MIB) software package, which is available only in the Oracle Solaris 10 OS. See Chapter 15, Using the Oracle VM Server for SPARC Management Information Base Software.
The Oracle Solaris OS and the system firmware must be installed or upgraded on your server before you install or upgrade the Logical Domains Manager. If your system is already using Oracle VM Server for SPARC software, see Upgrading a System That Is Already Using Oracle VM Server for SPARC. Otherwise, see Installing Oracle VM Server for SPARC Software on a New System.
This chapter covers the following topics: