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Sun Storage 6580 and 6780 Arrays
Hardware Release Notes, Release 6.9.x Update
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Sun Storage 6580 and 6780 Arrays
Hardware Release Notes, Release 6.9.x Update
February 2013
Review latest firmware updates for the Sun Storage 6580 and 6780 arrays.
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1. Sun Storage 6580 and 6780 Array Hardware Release Notes
What's In This Firmware Release
Platform and Firmware Patch IDs
Downloading Patches and Updates
Cache Battery Expiration Notification
About the Array
System Requirements
Firmware Requirements
Updating Controller Firmware
Disk Drives and Tray Capacity
Array Expansion Module Support
Data Host Requirements
Multipathing Software
Supported Host Bus Adaptors (HBAs)
Supported FC and Multilayer Switches
Supported Premium Features
Tier 1 Support
Tier 2 Support
ALUA/TPGS with VMware
Procedure (Offline)—for ESX4.1U2, ESXi5.0 and prior
Procedure (Offline)—starting at ESX4.1U3, ESXi5.0U1 and above
Notable Fixes
Restrictions and Known Issues
Installation and Hardware Related Issues
Single Path Data Connections
Setting the Tray Link Rate
Controller Issues
Log Events Using SLES 11.1 With smartd Monitoring Enabled
After Re-Installing the Oracle Virtual Machine (OVM) Manager, International Standards Organizations (ISO) Files Are Listed by Universally Unique Identifier (UUID) Rather Than by Friendly Name
After Un-Mapping a Volume from an Oracle Virtual Machine (OVM) Server, the Volume Continues to Appear in the Storage Database on the Server
In the Oracle Virtual Machine (OVM) Manager User Interface, Only One Drive at a Time Can Be Selected for Deletion
Kernel Panics During Controller Firmware (CFW) Download
BCM Driver Fails to Load
Kernel Panics During Controller Firmware Download
Network Interface on Device eth0 Fails to Come Online When Booting a Host
When Over 128 Volumes are Mapped to a Host, Paths to Only the First 128 Volumes are Restored after the Controller is Reset
Unable to Add More Than 117 Volumes to the Oracle Virtual Machine (OVM) Manager Database
Write-Back Cache is Disabled after Controllers Reboot with Multiple Failed Volumes in a Storage Array
During Multiple Node Failover/Failback Events, Input/Output (I/O) Operations Time Out Because a Resource is Not Available to a Cluster
After an NVSRAM Download, a Controller Reboots a Second Time when the NVSRAM is Activated
When a Controller is Not Set Offline Before Being Replaced, an Exception Occurs when the Replacement Controller is Brought Online
Input/Output (I/O) Errors Occur when a Cable is Disconnected between a Host and a Controller, and the Alternate Controller is Unavailable
Backup Failure or I/O Errors with Snapshot Creation or Mounting Failure During Backup of Cluster Shared Volumes (CSV)
Data is Misread when a Physical Drive Has an Unreadable Sector
Solaris 10 Guest in Fault Tolerant Mode Is Unable to Relocate Secondary Virtual Machine (VM) Upon Host Failure
Documentation Issues
Total Cache Size Specification for Sun Storage 6780 Array
Inaccurate Cabling Diagrams in Hardware Installation Guide
Product Documentation
Documentation, Support, and Training