This chapter provides a basic overview of Oracle’s Sun StorageTek ATCA 4Gb FC Dual Port host bus adapter (HBA), which uses Emulex technology. This chapter also describes the various operating systems, host platforms, storage, and infrastructure configurations that support the HBA.
This chapter contains the following topics:
Kit Contents
- Sun StorageTek ATCA 4Gb FC Dual Port HBA
- Accessing Documentation document (part number: 820-2299-10)
HBA Features and Specifications
The Sun StorageTek ATCA 4Gb FC Dual Port HBA (SG-XPCIE2FC-ATCA-Z, SG-PCIE2FC-ATCA-Z, SG-XPCIE2FC-ATCA-N, SG-PCIE2FC-ATCA-N) is a single-width, midsize, Advanced Mezzanine Card with a 4-lane PCI Express bus. The board supports two independent FC buses operating at 4.25 Gbits/sec. It is also backward compatible with 2.125-Gbit/sec and 1.0625-Gbit/sec devices. See TABLE 1-1 for a list of the HBA features.
TABLE 1-1 HBA Features and Specifications
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Feature
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Description
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AMC connector
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B+
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PCI signaling environment
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PCI Express x4 (4 active lanes)
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PCI transfer rate (maximum)
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PCI Express Generation One (2.5 Gbits/sec) x4
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Number of FC buses
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Two
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Number of devices supported
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126 devices per FC loop; 510 devices in Fabric mode
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FC bus type (external)
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Fiber-optic media, short-wave, multi-mode fiber (400-M5- SN-S)
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FC transfer rate
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400 MBps per port maximum, half-duplex
800 MBps per port maximum, full-duplex
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RAM
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1.5 MB, parity protected, per port
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BIOS ROM
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One 4-MB flash ROM, field-programmable
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NVRAM
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One 2-KB EEPROM, field-programmable
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External connectors
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Two Small-Form Factor (SFF) multimode optic with LC-style connectors
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Maximum FC cable length
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1 Gbps: 500 meters using 50/125  m core fiber
300 meters using 62.5/125 m core fiber
2 Gbps: 300 meters using 50/125 m core fiber
150 meters using 62.5/125 m core fiber
4 Gbps: 150 meters using 50/125 m core fiber
70 meters using 62.5/125 m core fiber
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LED indicators
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Two LEDs per channel (yellow and green) on the front panel as status indicators. Three AMC LEDs: one blue LED for hot-swap, one red LED for out-of-service, and one green LED for in-service.
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Form Factor
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AdvancedMC, single wide
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Operating System Requirements
The HBA requires the operating system (OS) levels, at minimum, listed in TABLE 1-2.
TABLE 1-2 Supported Operating System Versions
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Operating System
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Supported Versions (minimum)
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Solaris 10 OS for the x64 and x86 platform
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Solaris 10 8/07 (s10u4), 11/06 (s10u3), 6/06 (s10u2), and 1/06 (s10u1) and latest patches 119131 and 120223
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Solaris 10 First Customer Shipment (FCS), packages SUNWemlxs and SUNWemlxu and latest patches 119255, 119131, and 120223
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Solaris 10 OS for the SPARC platform
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Solaris 10 8/07 (s10u4), 11/06 (s10u3), 6/06 (s10u2), and 1/06 (s10u1) and latest patches 119130 and 120222
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Solaris 10 FCS, packages SUNWemlxs and SUNWemlxu and latest patches 119254, 119130, and 120222
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Linux OS
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Wind River PNE 2.0 Carrier Grade Linux
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5.2
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System Interoperability
This section provides information about selected platforms, storage systems, and switches that are compatible with the heterogeneous FC network design of the HBA. This section contains the following topics:
Host Platform Support
The HBA is supported by the platforms and operating systems (OSs) listed in TABLE 1-3.
TABLE 1-3 Platform and Operating System Support
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Platform
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Supported OS
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Netra ACTA 3060 and 3220 servers
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Solaris, Linux
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The system must have an available AdvancedMC slot in which you can install the HBA.
Storage System Support
The HBA supports the following storage systems:
- Sun StorageTek 2540 FC array
- Sun StorEdge 3510 and 3511 FC arrays (RAID configurations only)
- Sun StorageTek 6140 array
Fibre Channel Switch Support
The HBA is supported with the following FC switches:
- 2 Gb QLogic SANbox 5200 switch
- 4 Gb QLogic SANbox 5600 and 5602 Stackable FC switches
- 2 Gb Brocade SilkWorm 3200 and 3800 switches
- 2 Gb Brocade SilkWorm 3250 and 3850 switches
- 2 Gb Brocade SilkWorm 3900 switch
- 2 Gb Brocade SilkWorm 12000 and 24000 Core Fabric switches
- 4 Gb Brocade SilkWorm 4100 switch
- 4 Gb Brocade SilkWorm 48000 and 200E
- 4 Gb Brocade 4900
- 4 Gb Brocade 5000
- 4 Gb Brocade 7500
- 10 Gb Brocade M6140 Director
- 10 Gb Brocade Mi10K Director
- 2 Gb McDATA Sphereon 4300 switch
- 2 Gb McDATA Sphereon 4500 switch
- 2 Gb McDATA Intrepid 6064 Director
- 4 Gb McDATA Sphereon 4400 and 4700 switches
- Cisco MDS 9120 Fabric switch
- Cisco MDS 9124 24-Port Multilayer Fabric switch
- Cisco MDS 9140 Fabric switch
- Cisco MDS 9216A Multilayer Fabric switch
- Cisco MDS 9216i Multilayer Fabric switch
- Cisco MDS 9509 Multilayer Director
- Cisco MDS 9513 Multilayer Director
Software Support
The HBA is supported by the software applications listed in TABLE 1-4.
TABLE 1-4 Software Support
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Software (Minimum Versions)
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Supported OS
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SunCluster 3.x
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Solaris
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VERITAS Software Foundation 5.0
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Solaris
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Sun StorEdge Enterprise Backup Software 6.0B/7.0/7.1
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Solaris
Note - Supported on the client only.
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VERITAS Cluster Server 3.5/4.0
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Solaris
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VERITAS NetBackup 6.0
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Solaris
Note - Supported on the client only.
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