Sun Microsystems CP3260 manual Software Installation, Operating Systems and Patches

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Software Installation

This chapter contains the following sections:

■Section 3.1, “Operating Systems and Patches” on page 3-1

■Section 3.2, “Configuring Payload OS NIU Driver for Multiplexing to Zones 2 and 3” on page 3-2

■Section 3.3, “Installing as a Diskless Clients” on page 3-4

■Section 3.4, “Firmware Updates” on page 3-8

■Section 3.5, “Configuring for 1-GbE or 10-GbE Switches” on page 3-8

■Section 3.6, “Downloading and Installing SunVTS Software” on page 3-9

■Section 3.7, “Formatting the Optional Compact Flash Card” on page 3-10

3.1Operating Systems and Patches

The Sun Netra CP3260 blade server uses the Solaris 10 8/07 OS and subsequent compatible versions, with associated patches. Refer to the Netra CP3260 Blade Server Product Notes (820-0455) for the Solaris OS version and the patches and patch installation procedures. Theses notes are available online at:

http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/prod/netra.brds

The Solaris OS software and patches can be downloaded from SunSolveSM or the Sun Download Center (SDLC) at:

http://www.sun.com/download

Note – For information on versions of the Solaris OS, including installation, see the appropriate Solaris Documentation Collection at the Sun Documentation web site at http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/prod/solaris.

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