Supported Operating Systems; Preinstalled Software; Firmware Updates; Features Of The Tools And Drivers Dvd V1.4.0 - Sun Microsystems Ultra 27 Product Notes

Firmware Updates

Supported Operating Systems

Sun supports the following operating systems for the Sun Ultra 27 workstation:
Solaris
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Open Solaris 2008.11 and 2009.06
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.8, 32-bit and 64-bit
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3, 32-bit and 64-bit
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop (SLED) 10 SP2, 64-bit only
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Windows 2008 DataCenter, 32-bit and 64-bit (WHQL certified)
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Windows Vista Ultimate 32-bit and 64-bit (WHQL certified)
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For an up-to-date listing of supported operating systems for the Sun Ultra 27 workstation, go
to:
http://www.sun.com/desktop/index.jsp

Preinstalled Software

Depending on the configuration of your workstation, the following software might be
preinstalled:
Solaris 10 5/09
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StarOffice 8
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Sun Studio 12
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Net Beans 5.5.1 IDE and 6.0.1 IDE
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Firmware Updates
Versions of the Tools and Drivers DVD contain:
Platform-specific drivers for Linux, Windows, and the Solaris 10 operating systems
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Hardware drivers
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Patches, drivers, and fixes
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Hardware diagnostics software
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Features of the Tools and Drivers DVD v1.4.0

The following are some of the features included on the Tools and Drivers DVD v1.4.0:
BIOS v1.07
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Fixed: BIOS 1.05 causes slow performance on Vista SP2 64–bit (CR 6868609)
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10 Sun Ultra 27 Workstation Product Notes • December 2009, Revision A
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