Using the Oracle VM Server for SPARC software requires the following components:
A supported platform. Refer to Supported Platforms for a list of supported platforms. For information about the system firmware versions, see System Firmware Versions and Upgrading the System Firmware.
A control domain that runs at least the Oracle Solaris 11.4 OS. See Upgrading the Oracle Solaris OS.
For information about the minimum versions of the Oracle Solaris OS for supported server platforms, see the data sheet for your server platform at http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/server-storage/sun-sparc-enterprise/overview/index.html.
For information about stopping an unneeded service, see Stopping a Service in Managing System Services in Oracle Solaris 11.4.
Oracle VM Server for SPARC 3.6 software installed and enabled on the control domain.
(Optional) The Oracle VM Server for SPARC Management Information Base (MIB) software package. See Oracle VM Server for SPARC 3.6 Management Information Base User’s Guide.
Note that you must manually install the Oracle VM Server for SPARC MIB software package after you install the Oracle VM Server for SPARC packages. It is not automatically installed with the other packages.
(Optional) The Oracle VM Template Utilities software package. See Chapter 2, Using Oracle VM Server for SPARC Templates in Oracle VM Server for SPARC 3.6 Developer’s Guide.
Note that you must manually install the Oracle VM Template Utilities software package after you install the Oracle VM Server for SPARC packages. It is not automatically installed with the other packages.