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Sun Storage 6 Gb SAS PCIe HBA, Internal Installation Guide For HBA Models SGX-SAS6-INT-Z and SG-SAS6-INT-Z
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Chapter 1 HBA Overview
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HBA Features
SAS/SATA Features
Valid Drive Mix Configurations With HDDs and SSDs
Operating System and Technology Requirements
System Interoperability
Host Platform Support
Storage System Support
Software Support
Boot Support
Chapter 2 Hardware Installation and Removal
Observing ESD and Handling Precautions
Installing the HBA
To Prepare for Hardware Installation
To Install the HBA
To Connect the HBA to Internal Storage Devices
To Complete the Installation
Next Steps
Removing the HBA
To Remove the HBA:
Chapter 3 Creating a Bootable Drive in a Preboot Environment
Overview of Creating a Bootable Drive in a Preboot Environment
Utilities Overview
Methods For Creating a Bootable Drive
Creating a Bootable Drive (SPARC)
To Create a Bootable Drive (SPARC)
Using the FCode Utility to Create a Bootable Drive (SPARC)
To Prepare to Use the FCode Utility (SPARC)
To Create a RAID Volume With the FCode Utility (SPARC)
Creating an Alias for a Bootable Drive (SPARC)
To Create an Alias for a Bootable Drive (SPARC)
Creating a Bootable Drive (x86)
Using the UEFI Menu to Create a Bootable RAID Volume (x86)
To Verify the Drives and Their Slots (x86)
To Create a RAID Volume (x86)
To Confirm the RAID Volume Creation (x86)
Using the BIOS Configuration Utility (Legacy BIOS Booting) to Create a Bootable Drive (x86)
To Prepare to Use the BIOS Configuration Utility
To Create a RAID Volume With the BIOS Configuration Utility (x86)
Selecting a Bootable Drive (x86)
To Select a Bootable Drive (x86)
Validating the Label of the HBA Drive
To Verify That the Label of a RAID Volume Is Valid
Next Steps
Installing the Oracle Solaris OS
To Prepare to Install the Oracle Solaris OS
To Install the Oracle Solaris OS:
Next Steps
Chapter 4 HBA Software Installation
Installing the Oracle Solaris Driver and Firmware
Firmware Updates
Installing the Linux Driver and Firmware
To Install the Linux Driver
Firmware Updates
Installing the Windows Server Driver and Firmware
To Install the Windows Driver
Firmware Updates
Installing the VMware Driver and Firmware
Installing the RAID Configuration Utility
Chapter 5 Activating Volumes
Overview of Volume Activation
Activating a Volume (SPARC)
To Activate a Volume (SPARC)
Activating a Volume (x86)
To Activate a Volume (x86)
Activating a Volume (From an OS)
To Activate a Volume (From an OS)
Chapter 6 Known Issues
MegaRAID Storage Manager GUI-Related Issues
Cannot Hotplug the HBA Card Through the MSM GUI
Cannot Assign a Global Hot Spare Through the MSM GUI
Cannot Upgrade Firmware on the HBA Therough the MSM GUI
Utility-Related Issues
Sun Storage 6 Gb SAS PCIe HBA, Internal is Not Displayed in the BIOS Setup Utility
A Hard Drive is Not Displayed in the BIOS Setup Utility
Non-Alphabetical Characters Are Displayed in RAID Volume Names
Cannot Delete a RAID Volume Using the SAS2IRCU Utility
There Is No FCode Utility Command for Creating a RAID 10 Volume
Storage-Related Issues
The Oracle Solaris Operating System Installation Hangs
The System Hangs After Deleting a RAID Volume
Pressing Ctrl+N Might Bypass Network Boot and HBA Option ROM Load
Blue Ready-to-Remove LED Does Not Illuminate After Issuing the cfgadm -c unconfigure Command
Determine the Physical Location, and Then Hot Plug, a Disk
Only 24 Devices Are Displayed In The System BIOS Boot List
Appendix A HBA Specifications
Physical Dimensions
PCI Performance
SAS Port Bandwidths
HBA Card Layout
Connectors
Environmental Specifications
Glossary
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