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SPARC T7 / M7 Servers : How to Install Solaris on a Physical Domain Using VersaBoot - iSCSI Over IPoIB (Doc ID 2094649.1)

Last updated on MARCH 02, 2022

Applies to:

SPARC T7-1 - Version All Versions and later
SPARC T7-4 - Version All Versions to All Versions [Release All Releases]
SPARC T7-2 - Version All Versions to All Versions [Release All Releases]
SPARC M7-8 - Version All Versions to All Versions [Release All Releases]
SPARC M7-16 - Version All Versions to All Versions [Release All Releases]
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Goal

VersaBoot introduces a new boot model that enables Solaris to store its root filesystem on storage that is not directly bootable by firmware,
such as iSCSI/IPoIB. The aspect of VersaBoot that enables this capability is that the boot archive is stored in separate storage that is directly
bootable by firmware, on the M7 platform the eUSB device on each CMIOU board can be used.

 

Solution

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