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CHAPTER
3
About Software
This chapter explains the following software functions.
■ Solaris Operating System Functions
■ XSCF Firmware Function
3.1 Solaris Operating System Functions
The Solaris Operating System (Solaris OS) has the following features:
■ Solaris reliability that has been built over the years
■ Affinity that fully brings out the hardware performance of the SPARC
architecture.
■ A variety of products from ISVs (application software and middleware)
■ Resource optimization using the partitioning and DR functions
■ Dynamic addition/change of IO device using PCI hot plug
■ Resource management with Solaris zones using Solaris container technology
■ Advanced system management in cooperation with XSCF
For details of the Solaris Operating System, see the manual on the following URL.
http://docs.sun.com
Irrespective of the capabilities of the software suite, the Solaris Operating System has
the following functions for communicating with the SPARC Enterprise server
hardware:
■ Domain Management
■ PCI Hot-plug
