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Quick tip: Efficient deployments—Sun Solaris 10 for x86/x64 Systems
To successfully deploy Sun Solaris 10 for x86/x64 on HP ProLiant Servers, thoroughly read the following documentation:
 The Deployment Guide for HP ProLiant Servers Sun Solaris 10 for x86/x64 Systems, which is available at
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportMan
ual/c01153970/c01153970.pdf?jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN.
 The user guide appropriate for your HP Smart Array controller, available at
http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/proliantstorage/ar
raycontrollers/documentation.html?jumpid=reg_R1002_
USEN.
IMPORTANT:
Using ProLiant technologies and applying Solaris deployment mechanisms to ProLiant servers
involves complex technologies. If questions arise during the deployment, record the questions
and research them after the deployment completes. During the deployment, carefully follow the
processes outlined in the deployment guide. To successfully configure these technologies, you
must follow the deployment guide carefully and completely.
Common issues
The following two issues commonly arise during deployment:
 Entering commands and creating configuration files—When typing long command-line strings or manually creating
configuration files, make sure to follow the syntax exactly as shown in the deployment guide. The commands and files must
be typed precisely as shown.
 Drivers not available on the Solaris media—The Smart Array driver and the Broadcom NetXtreme II network driver are not
included on the Solaris media. These drivers must be available on the system during the operating system installation as
follows:
– When installing to disks attached to a Smart Array controller, the miniroot must have the array driver so that the Solaris
software can be installed onto the disks. See the deployment guide for information on installing the Smart Array driver,
cpqary3, into the miniroot.
– For network-based deployments, the miniroot must have a driver before the network interface can be used. See the
deployment guide for information on installing the Broadcom NetXtreme II driver, bnx, into the miniroot.
Before beginning the deployment, review the “Known issues” section of the deployment guide for issues that may occur during
the deployment, particularly the following:
 Hard drives not seen after CPQary3 added to miniroot
 “No Driver bind” or “No Disks found” message seen after HP drivers are added to the miniroot
Tuning and best practices
The deployment guide does not cover ProLiant tuning for Solaris nor best practices for Solaris Zettabyte File System (ZFS) or
Fault Management Architecture (FMA). For information on tuning and best practices, see the Sun Microsystems BigAdmin
System Resources and Community website at
www.sun.com/bigadmin/home/index.jsp?baMainView=solaris&baSubView
=solaris.