Installation Guidelines; List Of Currently Unsupported Features For S5000Pslsatar And S5000Xvnsasr In Solaris 10 U4 08/07; Solaris 10 U4 (08/07) Requires Kernel Patch In Order For E54Xx And E52Xx Devices To Function Properly; Drivers For Solaris 10 U4 (08/07) - Intel S5000PSLROMB Hardware Manual

Intel® Server Boards S5000PSL/S5000XSL, Intel® Workstation Board
S5000XVN, and Intel® Server System SC5400RA
6.

Installation Guidelines

6.1 List of currently unsupported features for S5000PSLSATAR and
S5000XVNSASR in Solaris 10 U4 08/07
Issue: This release of Sun* Solaris 10 includes basic support for chipset features. Many
advanced features are not working. These features include:
Implication: These features are not currently supported under Sun Solaris.
Guideline: System stability is not impacted; however, these features are not supported.
Status: Intel is currently working with Sun to include support for these features in an
upcoming release of Sun Solaris.
6.2 Solaris 10 U4 (08/07) Requires Kernel Patch in order for E54xx and
E52xx devices to function properly
Issue: The Sun Solaris 10 U4 kernel will not boot into 64-bit mode with any E54xx and
E52xx processors installed.
Guideline: After install, reboot into 32-bit mode and install the kernel patch. Follow the
instructions listed at the following website in order to accomplish this.
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-127112-11-1
Status: This issue was resolved in Solaris 10 U5 (05/08).
6.3

Drivers for Solaris 10 U4 (08/07)

Device
Chipset
AHCI
®
NIC (Intel 82563EB)
SAS (LSI* 1064e)
Video (ATI* ES1000)
Audio (RealTek*)
Revision 2.9
ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) sleep states
®
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology(EIST) Processor Throttling
Virtualization Technology(VT) extensions
I/OAT (Input/Output Acceleration Technology)
Description
Operating System embedded
Operating System embedded
Operating System embedded
Operating System embedded
Operating System embedded
Not currently supported under Sun Solaris
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