Technical data
6. Edit the Size column entry for the /var le system to twice the disk space size.
For example, if the installation program assigns 40 Mbytes of space, change the Size
value to 80.
7. Complete the installation.
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If you are using the custom JumpStart program, use the filesys prole keyword to set the
size of the /var le system. The following example sets the size of the /var le system on
slice 5 to 256 Mbytes.
filesys c0t0d0s5 256 /var
x86: Do Not Upgrade Hewlett-Packard (HP)Vectra XU
Series Systems With BIOS Version GG.06.13
The Solaris 10 software includes a feature that enables you to install large partitions. The system
BIOS must support logical block addressing (LBA). BIOS Version GG.06.13 does not support
LBA access. The Solaris boot programs cannot manage this conict. This issue can also aect
other HP Vectra systems.
If you perform this upgrade, your HP system can no longer boot. Only a blank black screen with
a ashing underscore cursor is displayed.
Workaround: Do not upgrade HP Vectra XU Series systems with the latest BIOS Version
GG.06.13 to the Solaris 10 release. This version no longer supports these systems.
You can still boot your system by using the boot diskette or boot CD because the boot paths do
not use the hard disk code. Then select the hard disk as your bootable device instead of the
network or CD-ROM drive.
SPARC: Older Firmware Might Need Boot Flash PROM
Update
On SPARC based systems, Solaris 10 OS runs in 64–bit mode only. Some Sun4U systems might
need to be updated to a higher level of OpenBoot rmware in the ash PROM to run the OS in
64-bit mode. The following systems might require a ash PROM update:
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Ultra 2
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Ultra 450 and Sun Enterprise 450
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Sun Enterprise 3000, 4000, 5000, and 6000 systems
The following table lists the UltraSPARC systems and the minimum rmware versions that are
required to run the 64–bit Solaris 10 OS. System type is the equivalent of the output of the uname
-i command. You can determine which rmware version you are running by using the
prtconf -V command.
BeforeYou Begin
Chapter 1 • Installation Issues 23