[cfgeeks] LDOMS

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Anyone try these Sun T1000/T2000 Solaris 10 LDOM's yet?

http://news.com.com/2100-1010_3-6126484.html

http://www.computerwire.com/industries/research/?pid=5C7BEE3F-E1DA-4B95-8858-0536D3AE02A3

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Logical Domains Features

The following logical domains features and enhancements have been added to 
the Solaris 10 11/06 release.

Logical Domains (LDoms) 1.0 Software

* The Logical Domains (LDoms) 1.0 software enables system administrators 
to create and manage logical domains. This software provides multiple 
software partition support and the following features for Sun4v-based 
platforms:

* Software upgrade to UltraSPARC T1 systems (Solaris 10 11/06 and firmware 
upgrade)

* Up to 32 logical domains per system, managed by a CLI, the Logical 
Domains (LDoms) Manager 1.0 software, which is a separate download

* Each guest domain can be created, destroyed, reconfigured, and rebooted 
independently

* Virtual console, Ethernet, disk, and cryptographic acceleration

* Live dynamic reconfiguration of virtual CPUs

* Fault management architecture (FMA) diagnosis for each logical domain