Notes

1. The minimum operating system is 2.5.1 HW: 11/97 or 2.6 HW: 3/98.
2. Solaris 2.5.1 patch >=103640-27 and 2.6 patch >=105181-14 are required.
3. OBP 3.2 Version 21 is required. OBP 3.2 Version 24 is recommended.
4. OBP 3.2 Version 29 fixes mirrored SRAM identification BugID 4427581.
   See Patch 103346.
5. Use the limit-ecache-size OBP command before installing Solaris 2.5.1 and before booting Solaris 2.5.1 without patch 103640-27.
6. Use the limit-ecache-size OBP command before installing Solaris 2.6 and before booting Solaris 2.6 without patch 105181-14.
7. Mixing module speeds within a system is not supported.
8. The 8-slot Gigaplane operating at 100MHz with seven CPU/Memory boards and 400MHz modules does not support N+1 Power.

Compatibility Notes

1. Clock 501-2975 is not supported.
2. The E6000 and E6500 require Clock 501-5365 for a 5:1 clock ratio.
3. The E3x00, E4x00, and E5x00 require Clock 501-5365 for a 5:1 clock ratio if 84MHz system boards are installed.
4. Clock 501-4286 or 501-4946 is supported in the E3x00, E4x00, and E5x00 if the centerplane and all system boards are 100MHz.
5. Clock 501-5365 is supported if 84MHz or 100MHz system boards are installed in the E3x00, E4x00, and E5x00.

E10000 Notes

1. The minimum SSP release is 3.3.
2. Patch >=108885-09 (SSP 3.3) or >=110304-05 (SSP 3.4) is required.
   (No patching is required for SSP 3.5.)
3. Mixing module speeds within a system is supported.
4. A minimum of one processor per System Board is required.
5. Set the clock multiplier to 2:1 with the command:sys_clock -p two-to-one -s -i 100000000
   Caution: Using sys_clock with command line options can crash a running system.
6. System Boards 501-4347, 501-4786, and 501-4903 are not compatible with the 400MHz UltraSPARC module.
7. System Boards 501-5240, 501-5278, 501-5279, and 501-5693 are compatible with the 400MHz UltraSPARC module.