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Contents
1. Sun Fire V890 Server Product Notes 1
Document Revision History 1
Available Online Documentation 1
Preinstalled Software 2
Software and OpenBoot Firmware Requirements 2
OpenBoot PROM Enhancements for Diagnostic Operation 3
CPU/Memory Board Hardware Requirements 3
Required and Recommended Software Patches 4
Required Software Patches for Solaris 9 4
Recommended Software Patches for Solaris 9 5
Required Software Patches for Solaris 8 5
Recommended Software Patches for Solaris 8 6
Hardware and Firmware Issues 7
Sun PCI Cards That Support PCI Hot-Plug 7
Caution on the Use of PCI Cards Not Specifically Qualified by Sun on the
Sun Fire V890 Server 8
FC-AL Disk Drive Firmware Issues 8
Installing Sun Fire V890 FC-AL Backplane Firmware 9
Hardware Watchdog Mechanism and XIR 11