About Software; Solaris Os Functions - Fujitsu SPARC Enterprise M8000 Overview Manual

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C H A P T E R

About Software

This chapter explains the following software functions.
Section 3.1, "Solaris OS Functions" on page 3-1
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Section 3.2, "XSCF Firmware Function" on page 3-2
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Solaris OS Functions

The Solaris OS has the following features:
Solaris reliability that has been built over the years
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Affinity that fully brings out the hardware performance of the SPARC
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architecture.
A variety of products from ISVs (application software and middleware)
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Resource optimization using the partitioning and DR functions
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Dynamic addition/change of IO device using PCI hot plug
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Resource management with Solaris zones using Solaris container technology
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Advanced system management in cooperation with XSCF
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For details of the Solaris OS, see the manual on the following URL.
http://docs.sun.com
Irrespective of the capabilities of the software suite, the Solaris OS has the following
functions for communicating with the SPARC Enterprise server hardware:
Domain Management
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PCI Hot-plug
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