Patching Solaris[TM] 10 5/08 Operating System to run on Sun SPARC Enterprise(R) M3000 Server

Asset ID:	1-71-1019888.1
Update Date:	2018-05-08
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Solution Type Technical Instruction Sure

Solution 1019888.1 : Patching Solaris[TM] 10 5/08 Operating System to run on Sun SPARC Enterprise(R) M3000 Server

Applies to:

Sun SPARC Enterprise M3000 Server - Version All Versions and later
Solaris Operating System - Version 8.0 and later
SPARC

Goal

How to patch Solaris[TM] 10 5/08 Operating System to run on Sun SPARC Enterprise(R) M3000 Server
Sun SPARC Enterprise M3000 Server with SPARC64 VII @ 2.52GHz requires Solaris 10 10/08 Operating System as described in the document 1145383.1.
If that version cannot be used, it is possible to use Solaris 10 5/08 Operating System with a set of patches added.

Solution

Please download these patches (minimum patch revision are listed):

The important patch is Patch ID 137137-09, the others are prerequisites.

Patch ID 113254-59 SunOS 5.10: Install and Patch Utilities Patch
Patch ID 138866-01 SunOS 5.10: sharetab patch
Patch ID 137137-09 SunOS 5.10: kernel patch
Patch ID 138504-04 SunVTS 7.0 Patch Set 3 if you plan to use Sun VTS

Please install Solaris 10 5/08 Operating System from your favorite medium.

After that, the procedure is as follows:

1. install Patch ID 119254-59
2. reboot
3. install Patch ID 138866-01
4. reboot to single user mode
5. install Patch ID 137137-09
6. reboot
7. install Patch ID 138504-04 if you plan to use Sun VTS

This is the tested and supported procedure as it will go into to the release notes for XCP 1081.Sun SPARC Enterprise M3000 Server, Solaris 10 5/08 Operating System, Solaris 10 Update 5, s10u5, IK Ikkaku, Solaris 10 10/08 Operating System, Solaris 10 Update 6, s10u6

References

<NOTE:1145383.1> - SPARC Enterprise M3000/M4000/M5000/M8000/M9000 Server Matrix for Hardware, Firmware and Software

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