System Interoperability

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This section provides information about selected platforms and storage 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 listed in Figure 3, Table 3, Platform and Operating System Support.For up-to-date information, see your server Product Notes and web pages.

For supported operating system and technology versions, see Figure 2, Table 2, Supported Operating System/Technology Versions (Minimum) .

Table 3 Platform and Operating System Support

Platform	Supported OS/Technology
Oracle Chassis
Sun Blade 6000	Oracle Solaris
Sun Blade 6048	Oracle Solaris
Oracle SPARC Servers
SPARC T4-1B	Oracle Solaris
SPARC T4-4	Oracle Solaris
SPARC T5-1B	Oracle Solaris
Sun Blade T6300	Oracle Solaris
Sun Blade T6320	Oracle Solaris
Sun Blade T6340	Oracle Solaris
Oracle x86 Servers
Sun Blade X3-2B	Oracle Solaris, Linux, VMware, and Windows
Sun Blade X4-2B	Oracle Solaris, Linux, VMware, and Windows
Sun Blade X6220	Oracle Solaris, Linux, VMware, and Windows
Sun Blade X6240	Oracle Solaris, Linux, VMware, and Windows
Sun Blade X6250	Oracle Solaris, Linux, VMware, and Windows
Sun Blade X6270	Oracle Solaris, Linux, VMware, and Windows
Sun Blade X6275	Oracle Solaris, Linux, VMware, and Windows
Sun Blade X6440 In order for the HBA to support this server, the BIOS version on the server must be later than version 1.17. For information about the BIOS version installed on the server, go to the server web page.	Oracle Solaris, Linux, VMware, and Windows
Sun Server X2-8	Oracle Solaris, Linux, VMware, and Windows

The system must have an available ExpressModule slot in which you can install the HBA.

Storage Support

This section lists the arrays and tape storage supported by the HBA. This section contains the following topics:

Array Support

The HBA supports connecting to, using a supported switch, the following arrays:

StorageTek 2540
StorageTek 6140
StorageTek 6540
StorageTek 6780
StorageTek 9970
StorageTek 9980/9985
StorageTek 9990

Tape Storage Support

The HBA supports connecting to, using a supported switch, the following tape storage:

StorageTek 9970 system
StorageTek 9980/9985/9985V system
StorageTek 9990/9900V system
StorageTek SL24 tape autoloader
StorageTek SL48 tape library
StorageTek L1400 tape library
StorageTek virtual tape library (VTL): VTL Value and VTL Plus
StorageTek SL500 modular library
StorageTek SL8500 modular library
StorageTek SL3000 modular library
IBM and HP LTO3 tape drives
IBM and HP LTO4 tape drives
StorageTek T10000A and T10000Btape drive
StorageTek T9840C tape drive
StorageTek T9840D tape drive

Switch Support

Note - For technical support issues with any switches, refer to the product documentation or contact the switch manufacturer.

The HBA supports connecting to any 8 Gb/s Fibre Channel (FC) switch from any vendor that follows standard FC specifications, with the following considerations:

Direct Access Storage for FC is supported with COMSTAR.

Note - This documentation lists switches that are specifically not supported by the HBA, when applicable.

The NIC portion of this adapter is supported by all 1-Gb Ethernet switches.

Software Support

The HBA is supported by the software applications listed in Figure 4, Table 4, Software Support .

Table 4 Software Support

Software (minimum version)	Supported OS
Sun Cluster 3.x	Oracle Solaris
Sun StorEdge Enterprise Backup Storage 7.2/7.3/7.4	Oracle Solaris
VERITAS NetBackup 5.1/6.x	Oracle Solaris
VERITAS Software Foundation (VxSF) 4.1/5.0	Oracle Solaris
VERITAS Cluster 5.0	Oracle Solaris
VERITAS File System 5.0	Oracle Solaris
VERITAS Volume Manager VxVM 5.0	Oracle Solaris
Validation Test Suite (SunVTS)	Oracle Solaris
FMA	Oracle Solaris
HBAnyware management utility	Oracle Solaris, Linux, VMware, and Windows
OneCommand Manager application	Oracle Solaris, Linux, and Windows
AutoPilot Installer	Windows