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Chapter 7

Software Operating Environment
The Sun Fire X4600 server supports multiple 32-bit and 64-bit operating systems, including Solaris, Linux, and
Windows. The pre-installed Solaris 10 01/06 image also includes the patch 119851-13 to enable the use of the
raidctl command for RAID configuration. VMware ESX Server compatibility and certification is planned for inclu-
sion in the ESX Server 3.01 release in Q3CY06. Table 7-1 lists the different operating systems supported on the
Sun Fire X4600 server.
Table 7-1: Sun Fire X4600 Supported Operating Systems
Operating System Sun Supported
Solaris 10 01/06 on x64 64-bit Yes
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 U3 64-bit Yes
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 SP3 64-bit Yes
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 64-bit Planned
Microsoft Windows Server EE/SE 2003 32-bit Yes
Microsoft Windows Server EE/SE 2003 64-bit Yes
VMware ESX Server 3.0.1 64-bit Yes, Nov 2006
Table 7-1: Sun Fire X4600 M2 Supported Operating Systems
Operating System Sun Supported
Solaris 10 01/06 on x64 (U1) 64-bit Yes
Solaris 10 06/06 on x64 (U2) 64-bit Yes
Solaris 10 11/06 on x64 (U3) 64-bit Yes
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 U8 64-bit Yes (128GB limit, 8 cores)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 U3 64-bit Yes
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 U4 32/64-bit Yes
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0 64-bit Yes
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 SP3 64-bit Yes
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 64-bit Yes
Microsoft Windows Server EE/SE 2003, SP1, SP2 32-bit Yes
Microsoft Windows Server EE/SE 2003 64-bit Yes
VMware ESX Server 3.0.1 32/64-bit Yes
Solaris 10 on x64, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and SuSE Linux Enterprise Server operating systems can be
ordered from Sun. Sun provides support contracts for these operating systems running on the Sun Fire X4600
as well as Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise/Advanced Server Editions 32/64-bit, SP1, and SP2.

Solaris Operating System Features

Solaris 10 delivers performance advantages for database, Web, and Java technology-based services, as well
as massive scalability with price/performance advantages. The following are features of the Solaris 10 operat-
ing system:
• Real-time troubleshooting of system problems
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