Firmware Versions And Their Impact On Installation; Solaris 10 Os Installation Methods - Sun Microsystems Fire X4150 Installation Manual

Firmware Versions and Their Impact on
Installation
The way ttya and ttyb are handled in some procedures depends on the level of
firmware installed on the system. These instances are noted in the corresponding
procedures.
Systems with newer firmware use ttya
■
Systems with older firmware use ttyb
■
Use to identify whether your system has newer or older firmware:
TABLE 3-2
Release Levels for Newer and Older Firmware
TABLE 3-2
System Firmware
Tools and Drivers 1.3 and later, including DVD 2.0.
X4150
SP 4.0.08 or later
BIOS v022 or later
X4250 All X4250 systems have newer firmware
Tools and Drivers v1.1d or later
X4450
SP v4.18 or later
BIOS v3B17 or later
Tools and Drivers CD v1.2 or earlier
X4150
SP v4.0.06 or earlier
BIOS v1ADQW020 or earlier
X4250 No X4250 systems have older firmware
Tools and drivers CD v1.1c or earlier.
X4450
SP v4.1.6 or earlier
BIOS v3B16 or earlier

Solaris 10 OS Installation Methods

This section describes the methods you can use to install the Solaris OS on a Sun Fire
X4150, X4250, and X4450 servers server.
Systems with newer firmware
Systems with older firmware
Chapter 3 Solaris 10 Operating System Installation 17