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Sun Storage 6580 and 6780 Arrays

Hardware Release Notes, Release 6.10

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1.  Sun Storage 6580 and 6780 Array Hardware Release Notes

What's In This Firmware Release

Downloading Firmware

Cache Battery Expiration Notification

About the Array

System Requirements

Firmware Requirements

Updating Controller Firmware

Supported 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 Multipathing with VMware

Procedure for ESX4.1U2 and ESXi5.0

Procedure for ESX4.1U3 and ESXi5.0U1

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

Product Documentation

Product documentation for the Sun Storage 6580 and 6780 arrays is available at:

http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E19373-01/index.html

http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E19373-01/index.html

Product documentation for Sun Storage Common Array Manager is available at:

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/documentation/disk-device-194280.html

Application
Title
Site planning information
Site Planning Guide for Sun Storage 6580 and 6780 Arrays
Regulatory and safety information
Sun Storage Regulatory and Safety Compliance Manual
Installation overview for rack-mounted arrays
Getting Started Guide for Sun Storage 6580 and 6780 Rack Mounted Arrays
Getting Started Guide for Sun Storage 6580 and 6780 Rack Ready Arrays
Rack installation instructions
Sun Rack II User's Guide
Rail kit installation instructions
Sun Modular Storage Rail Kit Installation Guide
PDU installation instructions
Power Distribution Unit Installation Guide for Sun Storage 6580 and 6780 Arrays and Sun StorageTek 2500 and 6000 Array Series
Array installation instructions
Hardware Installation Guide for Sun Storage 6580 and 6780 Arrays
Upgrade a Sun StorageTek 6540 array to a Sun Storage 6580 or 6780 array
Sun Storage 6000 Series Hardware Upgrade Guide
Release-specific information for the Sun Storage Common Array Manager
Sun Storage Common Array Manager Release Notes
CAM software installation and initial configuration instructions
Sun Storage Common Array Manager Quick Start Guide

Sun Storage Common Array Manager Software Installation and Setup Guide

Command line management interface reference
Sun Storage Common Array Manager CLI Guide