System Requirements

The software and hardware products that have been tested and qualified to work with Sun Storage 2500-M2 arrays are described in the following sections.

• Firmware Requirements

• Supported Disk Drives and Tray Capacity

• Array Expansion Module Support

• Data Host Requirements

Firmware Requirements

The Sun Storage 2500-M2 arrays firmware version 07.84.53.10 is delivered with Sun Storage Common Array Manager (CAM), Version 6.10. The firmware is bundled with the CAM software download package. Download the latest version of CAM as described in the Sun Storage Common Array Manager Release Notes, Version 6.10.

Before you perform an online controller firmware upgrade, read the article “Recommended Settings for the fcp_offline_delay Variable When Upgrading a Sun Storage 6000, 2500, or 2500-M2 Controller Firmware“ (Doc ID 1569976.1) located on MOS. This article describes how to modify fibre channel timeout values for Solaris SPARC and x86 hosts.

Supported Disk Drives and Tray Capacity

See Hardware Specifications in the Oracle System Handbook for the latest disk drive information:

https://support.oracle.com/handbook_private/Systems/2530_M2/2530_M2.html

https://support.oracle.com/handbook_private/Systems/2540_M2/2540_M2.html

Array Expansion Module Support

The Sun Storage 2530-M2 and 2540-M2 arrays can be expanded by adding Sun Storage 2501-M2 array expansion trays. To add capacity to an array, refer to the following Service Advisor procedures:

• Adding Expansion Trays

• Upgrade Firmware

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Caution - To add trays with existing stored data, contact My Oracle Support for assistance to avoid data loss.

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Table 1-1 IOM Code for Sun Storage 2501-M2 Expansion Tray

¹Only 2501-M2 expansion trays are supported with a 2500-M2 controller tray

Data Host Requirements

• Multipathing Software

• Supported Host Bus Adaptors (HBAs)

• Supported FC and Multilayer Switches

Multipathing Software

You must install multipathing software on each data host that communicates with the Sun Storage 2500-M2 arrays.

• Download the latest RDAC/MPP or MPIO failover driver from MOS. You can link to the failover drivers and get additional multipathing information from the following documents:

  • Sun Storage 2540-M2 Multipath Software Compatibility Matrix (Doc ID 1508701.1) https://support.oracle.com/epmos/faces/DocContentDisplay?id=1508701.1

  • Sun Storage 2530-M2 Multipath Software Compatibility Matrix (Doc ID 1509474.1) https://support.oracle.com/epmos/faces/DocContentDisplay?id=1509474.1

  • MPxIO driver is included with the Solaris OS

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  Note - Single path data connections are not recommended. For more information, see Single Path Data Connections.

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Table 1-2 Supported Data Host OS and Multipathing Software

¹Oracle recommends installing the latest Solaris update.

Supported Host Bus Adaptors (HBAs)

• HBAs must be ordered separately from Oracle or its respective manufacturers.

• To obtain the latest HBA firmware:

  • For Fibre Channel HBAs, download firmware from My Oracle Support using keyword “HBA”.

  • For SAS HBAs, go to http://www.lsi.com/sep/Pages/oracle/index.aspx

Table 1-3 Supported Fibre Channel HBAs for Solaris Data Host Platforms

Table 1-4 Supported Fibre Channel HBAs for Linux Data Host Platforms

Table 1-5 Supported Fibre Channel HBAs for Windows Data Host Platforms

¹For generic HBA support, contact the HBA manufacturer.

Table 1-6 Supported SAS HBAs for Solaris and Linux Data Host Platforms

¹See Restrictions.

Table 1-7 Supported SAS HBAs for Microsoft Windows Data Host Platforms

Supported FC and Multilayer Switches

The following FC fabric and multilayer switches are compatible for connecting data hosts and the Sun Storage 2540-M2 array. See the release notes for your switch hardware for firmware support information.

• Brocade SilkWorm 200E/300/4100/4900/5000/5100/5300/7500/48000/DCX

• Cisco 9124/9134/9216/9216i/9222i/9506/9509/9513

• QLogic SANBox 5602/9000