Storage Module Drives Might Not Be Listed In the Sun Storage 6Gb SAS REM BIOS Topology Menu (6951183)

Sun Storage 6Gb SAS REM HBA (SGX-SAS6-REM-Z) BIOS might not be able to view all of the drives assigned to a Sun Blade X6270 M2 server module when attempting to view them in the SAS Topology menu of the Sun Storage 6Gb SAS REM HBA BIOS utility. Furthermore, the list of drives can change with each invocation of the Sun Storage 6Gb SAS REM HBA BIOS utility.

Due to this issue, Sun Blade Storage Module M2 drives should not be used as OS boot drives in this configuration (Sun Blade X6270 M2 server module with the Sun Storage 6Gb SAS REM HBA connected to the storage module). However, Sun Blade X6270 M2 internally attached drives do not have this issue and can be used as boot drives.

Workaround

To ensure that your boot drive is a server module internal drive use the following procedure:

1. Log into the CMM ILOM and run the Sun Blade Zone Manager (found under the Storage tab), unassign any Sun Storage Module M2 drives assigned to the Sun Blade X6270 M2 server as outlined in the Sun Blade Storage Module M2 Administration Guide.

   This will make it easier for you to identify internally attached server module drives for the next step in this process.

2. Use the Sun Storage 6Gb SAS REM HBA BIOS utility to assign an internally attached hard disk drive in the Sun Blade X6270 M2 server module as the Boot device.

   Follow the instructions in the Sun Storage 6Gb SAS REM HBA Installation Guide to create a RAID volume on the drive.

3. Install a supported OS on the Sun Blade X6270 M2 server module internal drive.

4. Return to the CMM ILOM Sun Blade Zone Manager and reassign Sun Storage Module M2 drives that were previously assigned to the Sun Blade X6270 M2 server module as outlined in the Sun Blade Storage Module M2 Administration Guide.

5. Use the Sun Storage 6Gb SAS REM HBA OS tools to create the RAID assignments as described in the Sun Storage 6Gb SAS REM HBA Installation Guide.