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Logical Domains 1.2 Release Notes
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Preface
Chapter 1 Logical Domains 1.2 Release Notes
What's New in This Release
System Requirements
Supported Platforms
Required Software and Patches
Required and Recommended Solaris OS
Required Solaris 10 5/09 Patches
Required Software to Enable LDoms 1.2 Features
Minimum Version of Software Required
Required System Firmware Patches
Location of LDoms 1.2 Software
Location of Patches
Location of Documentation
Related Software
Additional Recommended Software
Optional Software
Software That Can Be Used With the Logical Domains Manager
System Controller Software That Interacts With Logical Domains Software
Known Issues
General Issues
Service Processor and System Controller Are Interchangeable Terms
Cards Not Supported
In Certain Conditions, a Guest Domain's SVM Configuration or Metadevices Can Be Lost
Find a Guest Domain's SVM Configuration or Metadevices
Logical Domain Channels (LDCs) and Logical Domains
Memory Size Requirements
Booting a Large Number of Domains
Cleanly Shutting Down and Power Cycling a Logical Domains System
Power Off a System With Multiple Active Domains
Power Cycle the System
Memory Size Requested Might Be Different From Memory Allocated
Logical Domain Variable Persistence
Sun SNMP Management Agent Does Not Support Multiple Domains
The sysfwdownload Utility Takes Significantly Longer to Run While LDoms Is Enabled on Certain Systems
Containers, Processor Sets, and Pools Are Not Compatible With CPU Power Management
CPU Power Management Does Not Occur When Any Domain Is in a Transition State
Fault Management
Delayed Reconfiguration
Domain Migration in Elastic Mode Is Not Supported
Cryptographic Units
Bugs Affecting LDoms 1.2 Software
Logical Domains Manager Does Not Validate Disk Paths and Network Devices
Disk Paths
Recover From an Errant net-dev Property Specified for a Virtual Switch
Recover From an Errant Virtual Disk Service Device or Volume
Network Devices
Recover From a Disk Device Being Used by Other Software
Hang Can Occur With Guest OS in Simultaneous Operations
Behavior of the ldm stop-domain Command Can Be Confusing
Cannot Set Security Keys With Logical Domains Running
Logical Domains Manager Forgets Variable Changes After a Power Cycle
Using the server-secure.driver With an NIS Enabled System, Whether or Not LDoms Is Enabled
Recover by Resetting Your System
Network Performance Is Worse in a Logical Domain Guest Than in a Non-LDoms Configuration
Logical Domain Time-of-Day Changes Do Not Persist Across a Power Cycle of the Host
OpenBoot PROM Variables Cannot be Modified by the eeprom(1M) Command When the Logical Domains Manager is Running
Emulex-based Fibre Channel Host Adapter Not Supported in Split-PCI Configuration on Sun Fire T1000 Servers
Starting and Stopping SunVTS Multiple Times Can Cause Host Console to Become Unusable
Virtual Disk Timeouts Do Not Work If Guest or Control Domain Is Halted
Logical Domains Manager Does Not Retire Resources On Guest Domain After a Panic and Reboot
Guest Domain With Too Many Virtual Networks on the Same Network Using DHCP Can Become Unresponsive
Fault Manager Daemon Dumps Core On a Hardened, Single Strand Control Domain
The scadm Command Can Hang Following an SC or SP Reset
Simultaneous Net-Installation of Multiple Domains Fails When in a Common Console Group
Sometimes, the prtdiag(1M) Command Does Not List All CPUs
SVM Volumes Built on Slice 2 Fail JumpStart When Used as the Boot Device in a Guest Domain
If the Solaris 10 5/08 OS Is Installed on a Service Domain, Attempting a Net Boot of the Solaris 10 8/07 OS on Any Guest Domain Serviced by It Can Hang the Installation
Cryptographic DR Changes Incompatible With Pre-LDoms Firmware
Logical Domains Manager Can Take Over 15 Minutes to Shut Down a Logical Domain
With Elara Copper Card, the Service Domain Hangs on Reboot
Sometimes, Executing the uadmin 1 0 Command From an LDoms System Does Not Return the System to the OK Prompt
Logical Domains Manager Displays Migrated Domains in Transition States When They Are Already Booted
Logical Domains Manager Does Not Start If the Machine Is Not Networked and an NIS Client Is Running
Newly Configured Virtual Network Fails to Establish a Connection With the Virtual Switch
Do Not Migrate a Guest Domain That Is at the kmdb Prompt
Cannot Export a ZFS Volume as a Single-Slice Virtual Disk From Service Domain Running Up to the Solaris 10 5/08 OS to Guest Domain Running Solaris 10 10/08 OS
Migration Can Fail to Bind Memory Even If the Target Has Enough Available
Migration Does Not Fail If a vdsdev on the Target Has a Different Backend
Constraint Database Is Not Synchronized to Saved Configuration
Explicit Console Group and Port Bindings Are Not Migrated
Pseudonyms for PCI Buses on Sun SPARC Enterprise T5440 Systems Are Not Correct
Cancelling Domain Migration With Virtual Networks Using Multiple Virtual Switches Might Cause Domain Reboot
VIO DR Operations Ignore the Force (-f) Option
libpiclsnmp:snmp_init() Blocks Indefinitely in open() on primary Domain
Deadlock Occurs Rarely With CPU DR Operations
FMA Status Failures
ldmconfig Might Cause the Root File System of the Control Domain to Become Full and Halt the System
Guest Domain Sometimes Makes Improper Domain Services Connection to the Control Domain
Spurious Domain Services Invalid Handle Warning Messages Are Logged to the Console
ldm: Autosave Feature Should Identify and Allow the Downloading of Damaged Configurations
Canceling a Pending Delayed Reconfiguration Operation Does Not Discard Changes Made to the Configuration
Configuration Autorecovery: ldm add-config -r oldcfg newcfg Should Leave oldcfg in Previous State
Unable to bind memory; limit of 31 segments reached
ldmd Dumps Core If a rm-io Operation Is Followed by Multiple set-vcpu Operations
Domain Can Lose CPUs During a Migration If Another Domain Is Rebooting
Migration Does Not Clean Up a Target If the Virtual Network MAC Address Clashes With an Existing Domain
Migration Dry-Run Check Should Detect Inadequate Memory
Virtual Network Devices Are Not Created Properly on the Control Domain
Configuration Autorecovery: Improve Warning Messages for Broken Autosave Configurations
Logical Domains Domain Services Module Needs to Support More Than 64 Ports
Cannot Connect to Migrated Domain's Console Unless vntsd Is Restarted
I/O Domain or Guest Domain Panics When Booting From e1000g
ldm stop Reports Timeout Too Soon For Large Domains
set-vdisk and set-vnet Operations Place Guest Domains in Delayed Reconfiguration Mode
Guest Domain Might Fail to Successfully Reboot When a System Is in Power Management Elastic Mode
CPU failed to start Panics Seen on Reboots in Elastic Mode
ldmd Shows Domain State as transition When the Domain Is Running After a CPU DR Operation
Possible Issues After a Failed add-vdisk Command
Reboot Stops at OpenBoot Prompt When Services Cannot Be Initialized
ldm Commands Are Slow to Respond When Several Domains Are Booting
Spurious dl_ldc_cb: LDC READ event Message Seen When Rebooting the Control Domain or a Guest Domain
ldm list -l Causes ldmd to Dump Core After Upgrading From Logical Domains 1.1 to Logical Domains 1.2
UltraSPARC T2 and UltraSPARC T2 Plus Based Systems: Domain Might Panic When Adding New CPUs
Documentation Errata
Incorrect Parameter Names in the Input/Output Bus Table
Resolved Issues
LDoms 1.2 RFEs and Bugs Fixed in Solaris 10 5/09
RFEs and Bugs Fixed for LDoms 1.2 Software
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