Solaris 10 Operating System for x86 platforms – Workstation 5.5.3, 5.5.4, 5.5.5, 5.5.6, 5.5.7, 5.5.8, 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.2, 6.0.3, 6.0.4, 6.0.5
Solaris 10 1/06 (Update 1) – Workstation 5.5.3, 5.5.4, 5.5.5, 5.5.6, 5.5.7, 5.5.8, 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.2, 6.0.3, 6.0.4, 6.0.5
Solaris 10 6/06 (Update 2) – experimental support on Workstation 5.5.3
Solaris 10 6/06 (Update 2) – Workstation 5.5.4, 5.5.5, 5.5.6, 5.5.7, 5.5.8, 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.2, 6.0.3, 6.0.4, 6.0.5
Solaris 10 11/06 (Update 3) – experimental support on Workstation 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.2, 6.0.3, 6.0.4, 6.0.5
SMP – 2-way experimental support on Workstation 5.5, 5.5.1, 5.5.2, 5.5.3, 5.5.4, 5.5.5, 5.5.6, 5.5.7, 5.5.8, 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.2, 6.0.3, 6.0.4, 6.0.5
Solaris 10 Operating System for x86 platforms – ACE 1.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2, 1.0.3, 1.0.4, 1.0.5, 1.0.6, 1.0.7, 2.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.0.3, 2.0.4, 2.0.5
Solaris 10 Operating System for x86 platforms – VMware Server 1.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2, 1.0.3, 1.0.4, 1.0.5, 1.0.6, 1.0.7
Solaris 10 1/06 (Update 1) – VMware Server 1.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2, 1.0.3, 1.0.4, 1.0.5, 1.0.6, 1.0.7
Solaris 10 6/06 (Update 2) – VMware Server 1.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2, 1.0.3, 1.0.4, 1.0.5, 1.0.6, 1.0.7
SMP – 2-way support on VMware Server 1.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2, 1.0.3, 1.0.4, 1.0.5, 1.0.6, 1.0.7
Solaris 10 Operating System for x86 platforms – ESX 3.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 3.0.3, 3.5
, 3.5 U1, 3.5 U2
Solaris 10 1/06 (Update 1) – ESX 3.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 3.0.3, 3.5
, 3.5 U1, 3.5 U2
Solaris 10 6/06 (Update 2) – ESX 3.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 3.0.3, 3.5
, 3.5 U1, 3.5 U2
Solaris 10 11/06 (Update 3) – ESX 3.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 3.0.3, 3.5
, 3.5 U1, 3.5 U2
Solaris 10 8/07 (Update 4) – ESX 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 3.0.3 (Patch ESX303-200808405-BG), 3.5
, 3.5 U1, 3.5 U2
Solaris 10 05/08 (Update 5) – ESX supported on 3.0.1 (ESX-1005108), 3.0.2 (ESX-1005110), 3.0.3 (ESX303-200808405-BG), 3.5
, 3.5 U1, 3.5 U2
SMP – full support on ESX 3.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 3.0.3, 3.5
, 3.5 U1, 3.5 U2
Solaris 10 11/06 (Update 3) – Fusion 1.0, 1.1, 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.1.3
Solaris 10 Operating System for x86 platforms – Workstation 5.5.3, 5.5.4, 5.5.5, 5.5.6, 5.5.7, 5.5.8, 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.2, 6.0.3, 6.0.4, 6.0.5
Solaris 10 1/06 (Update 1) – Workstation 5.5.3, 5.5.4, 5.5.5, 5.5.6, 5.5.7, 5.5.8, 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.2, 6.0.3, 6.0.4, 6.0.5
Solaris 10 6/06 (Update 2) – Workstation 5.5.4, 5.5.5, 5.5.6, 5.5.7, 5.5.8, 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.2, 6.0.3, 6.0.4, 6.0.5
Solaris 10 11/06 (Update 3) – experimental support on Workstation 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.2, 6.0.3, 6.0.4, 6.0.5
SMP – 2-way experimental support on Workstation 5.5.2, 5.5.3, 5.5.4, 5.5.5, 5.5.6, 5.5.7, 5.5.8, 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.2, 6.0.3, 6.0.4, 6.0.5
Solaris 10 Operating System for x86 platforms – ACE 2.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.0.3, 2.0.4, 2.0.5
Solaris 10 Operating System for x86 platforms – VMware Server 1.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2, 1.0.3, 1.0.4, 1.0.5, 1.0.6, 1.0.7
Solaris 10 6/06 (Update 2) – VMware Server 1.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2, 1.0.3, 1.0.4, 1.0.5, 1.0.6, 1.0.7
SMP – 2-way support on VMware Server 1.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2, 1.0.3, 1.0.4, 1.0.5, 1.0.6, 1.0.7
Solaris 10 Operating System for x86 platforms – ESX 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 3.0.3, 3.5
, 3.5 U1, 3.5 U2
Solaris 10 1/06 (Update 1) – ESX 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 3.0.3, 3.5
, 3.5 U1, 3.5 U2
Solaris 10 6/06 (Update 2) – ESX 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 3.0.3, 3.5
, 3.5 U1, 3.5 U2
Solaris 10 11/06 (Update 3) – ESX 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 3.0.3, 3.5
, 3.5 U1, 3.5 U2
Solaris 10 8/07 (Update 4) – ESX 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 3.0.3 (Patch ESX303-200808405-BG), 3.5
, 3.5 U1, 3.5 U2
Solaris 10 05/08 (Update 5) – supported on ESX 3.0.1 (ESX-1005108), 3.0.2 (ESX-1005110), 3.0.3 (ESX303-200808405-BG), 3.5
, 3.5 U1, 3.5 U2
SMP – full support on ESX 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 3.0.3, 3.5
, 3.5 U1, 3.5 U2
Solaris 10 11/06 (Update 3) – Fusion 1.0, 1.1, 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.1.3
Be sure to read General Guidelines for All VMware Products as well as this guide to installing your specific guest operating system.
The easiest method of installing the Solaris 10 Operating System in a virtual machine is to use the standard Solaris 10 for x86 installation media. The notes below describe an installation using the CD set or DVD. If your VMware product supports it, you can also install from a PXE server.
VMware Server or ESX Server: Solaris 10 requires more memory for successful installation than previous Solaris versions. For x86-based systems:
Before upgrading a virtual machine’s guest operating system to the Solaris 10 1/06 release or later, increase the virtual machine’s RAM to at least 256MB. See your VMware product documentation for instructions. For more information see the System Requirements and Recommendations for Solaris 10 Installation, on the Sun Web site at:
http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/817-0544/6mgbagb0v?a=view
ESX 3.0.1: For a description of the guest kernel fault reports, see the knowledgebase article at
kb.vmware.com/kb/3605018.
Solaris 10, 32-bit guests supports the Flexible network adapter driver. If VMware Tools is installed on the guest, the adapter driver identifies itself as Vmxnet. If VMware Tools has not been installed on the guest, the adapter driver identifies itself as pcn.
On a 64-bit host, when you install or run Solaris 10 as a guest operating system, Solaris 10 automatically attempts to install or boot up in 64-bit mode. To force Solaris 10 to boot up in 32-bit mode on a 64-bit host, see the knowledge base article at
kb.vmware.com/kb/2074. To force Solaris 10 to install as a 32-bit guest on a 64-bit host, see the knowledge base article at
kb.vmware.com/kb/1975.
VMware Tools is currently supported only for ESX Server 3.x. If you are using another VMware product that does not support VMware Tools for Solaris, you can switch to the Xsun X server to get a 1024 x 768 display (256 colors). To make this change, take the following steps:
VMware Workstation 5.0: If you are installing the guest operating system on a VMware Workstation, 5.0 or lower, on a host computer that has PAE technology, you might get an error message. The error message indicates the guest operating system is trying to use PAE. Discontinue the installation process if this occurs, and enable PAE for the affected virtual machine.
ESX Server 3.x: On ESX Server 3.x hosts with CPU hyperthreading, Solaris 10 1/06 (Update 1) virtual machines with four virtual processors experience significant degradation in performance, in both the time it takes for installation and the time it takes to write to disk. To minimize the impact on performance for Solaris 10 1/06 (Update 1) virtual machines with four virtual processors, VMware recommends that you use a host machine with four physical processors, rather than a host with two hyperthreaded processors.
ESX Server 3.x: When you halt a Solaris 10 virtual machine, it might become unresponsive. This occurs because, while halting, the guest is unable to enter VGA screen mode and remains in SVGA screen mode. If the virtual machine remains unresponsive, you can work around this problem by powering off the virtual machine and powering it back on again.
Virtual machines running Solaris 10 1/06 (Update 1) or Solaris 10 6/06 (Update 2), with Virtual SMP and either two or four virtual processors might occasionally hang when powering on. If this happens, reboot the virtual machine. This should fix the problem with no data loss.
In CDE and Java Desktop Environments, when an ISO image is mounted as a CDROM device, the file manager (in CDE) and Nautilus (in Java Desktop) programs let you view the contents of the CDROM. Ejecting the device using any of these programs fails. In CDE, the File Manager program menu has an Eject option. Clicking that option does not eject the CDROM. In Java Desktop, right-clicking the CDROM icon (on the desktop) and then clicking
Eject does not eject the CDROM.
This problem occurs not only in virtual machines but also when you attempt to run Solaris 10 1/06 (Update 1) and Solaris 10 6/06 (Update 2) directly on Intel Pentium M-Based Merom, Woodcrest, and Conroe systems. It is expected that Sun will correct this problem in a future update of Solaris 10. In the meantime, Sun has provided a patch, Kernel Update 118855-19, to correct this problem. Depending on your Solaris installation, this patch may require any or all of the following dependent patches: 121264-01, 118844-30, 118344-13, 117435-02, 119255-27. Information on downloading and installing Solaris patches is in the article “Adding a Solaris Patch,” available (at the time this document was published) from the Sun Web site at:
http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/816-4552/6maoo30pu?a=view.
