System Specifications and Requirements
This section describes the following system specifications:
Current and Legacy Systems
Two versions of the Sun Storage F5100 flash array exist: the current system
and the legacy system. Legacy systems support SAS1 HBAs and current systems support
SAS1 and SAS2 HBAs. For specific HBA support, see Supported Hosts, HBAs, and OSs.
You can determine the system version by the manufacturing date and serial number.
Systems manufactured after 12/14/2010 are current systems and have a serial number that
starts with “1049BD”, or greater, which appears in this format:
1049BDXXXX or greater
Legacy systems serial numbers start with any combination less than “1049BD”.
The system serial number (SysSN) is located on the front of the system,
left side.
Note - At this time, upgrading a legacy Sun Storage F5100 flash array to a
current Sun Storage F5100 flash array is not supported.
Supported Hosts, HBAs, and OSs
The following sections describe which combinations of hardware, software, and firmware are supported
with the Sun Storage F5100 flash array.
Supported SPARC Configurations
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Sun SPARC Enterprise M3000 Sun SPARC Enterprise M4000 Sun SPARC Enterprise M5000 Sun SPARC
Enterprise M8000 Sun SPARC Enterprise M9000 Sun SPARC Enterprise T5120 Sun SPARC Enterprise T5220 Sun SPARC
Enterprise T5440 |
SG-XPCIE8SAS-E-Z SG-SAS6-EXT-Z |
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Sun SPARC Enterprise T5140 Sun SPARC Enterprise T5240 |
SG-XPCIE8SAS-E-Z |
Current or legacy |
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Sun
SPARC Enterprise T3-1 Sun SPARC Enterprise T3-2 |
SG-SAS6-EXT-Z |
Current |
- Oracle Solaris 10 9/10 SPARC (64-bit) plus patches
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Sun SPARC Enterprise T3-1B Sun SPARC Enterprise T3-4 |
SG-SAS6-EM-Z |
Current |
- Oracle Solaris 10 9/10 SPARC (64-bit) plus patches
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Supported Oracle x86 Configurations
Third-party servers are not supported.
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Sun Fire X2100 Sun Fire X2100 M2 Sun Fire X2200 Sun Fire X2200 M2 Sun
Fire X2250 Sun Fire X2270 Sun Fire X4100 M2 Sun Fire X4140 Sun Fire X4150 Sun Fire
X4200 M2 Sun Fire X4240 Sun Fire X4250 Sun Fire X4440 Sun Fire X4450 Sun Fire X4600 Sun
Fire X4600 M2 |
SG-XPCIE8SAS-E-Z |
Current or legacy |
- Oracle Solaris 10 5/08 x86 (64-bit) plus patches
Oracle Linux 5.5 (64-bit)
Oracle Linux 5.4 (64-bit)
SUSE 11 (64-bit)
SUSE 10 SP3 (64-bit)
RHEL5.5 (64-bit)
RHEL5.4 (64-bit)
Windows 2008 SP2 (64-bit)
Windows 2008 R2 (64-bit)
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Sun Fire X4640 Sun Fire X4275 |
SG-SAS6-EXT-Z |
Current |
- Oracle Solaris 10 5/08 x86 (64-bit) plus patches
Oracle Linux 5.5 (64-bit)
Oracle Linux 5.4 (64-bit)
SUSE 11 (64-bit)
SUSE 10 SP3 (64-bit)
RHEL5.5 (64-bit)
RHEL5.4 (64-bit)
Windows 2008 SP2 (64-bit)
Windows 2008 R2 (64-bit)
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Sun Fire X4170 Sun Fire
X4270 Sun Fire X4540 |
SG-SAS6-EXT-Z SG-XPCIE8SAS-E-Z |
Current or legacy |
- Oracle Solaris 10 5/08 x86 (64-bit) plus patches
Oracle Linux 5.5 (64-bit)
Oracle Linux 5.4 (64-bit)
SUSE 11 (64-bit)
SUSE 10 SP3 (64-bit)
RHEL5.5 (64-bit)
RHEL5.4 (64-bit)
Windows 2008 SP2 (64-bit)
Windows 2008 R2 (64-bit)
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Sun Fire X4170 M2 Sun Fire X4270 M2 |
SG-SAS6-EXT-Z |
Current |
- Oracle Solaris 10 9/08 x86 (64-bit) plus patches
Oracle Linux 5.5 (64-bit)
Oracle Linux 5.4 (64-bit)
SUSE 11 (64-bit)
SUSE 10 SP3 (64-bit)
RHEL5.5 (64-bit)
RHEL5.4 (64-bit)
Windows 2008 SP2 (64-bit)
Windows 2008 R2 (64-bit)
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Sun Fire
X6220 Sun Fire X6240 Sun Fire X6250 Sun Fire X6270 Sun Fire X6275 Sun Fire X6440 Sun Fire
X6450 |
PCIE8SAS-EB-Z |
Current or legacy |
- Oracle Solaris 10 5/08 x86 (64-bit) plus patches
Oracle Linux 5.5 (64-bit)
Oracle Linux 5.4 (64-bit)
SUSE 11 (64-bit)
SUSE 10 SP3 (64-bit)
RHEL5.5 (64-bit)
RHEL5.4 (64-bit)
Windows 2008 SP2 (64-bit)
Windows 2008 R2 (64-bit)
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Sun Fire X6270 M2 Sun Fire X4800 |
SG-SAS6-EM-Z |
Current or legacy |
- Oracle Solaris 10 5/08 x86 (64-bit) plus patches
Oracle Linux 5.5 (64-bit)
Oracle Linux 5.4 (64-bit)
SUSE 11 (64-bit)
SUSE 10 SP3 (64-bit)
RHEL5.5 (64-bit)
RHEL5.4 (64-bit)
Windows 2008 SP2 (64-bit)
Windows 2008 R2 (64-bit)
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Sun Fire X4470 |
SG-SAS6-EXT-Z |
Current |
- Oracle Solaris 10 9/08 x86 (64-bit) plus patches
Oracle Linux 5.5 (64-bit)
Oracle Linux 5.4 (64-bit)
SUSE 11 (64-bit)
SUSE 10 SP3 (64-bit)
RHEL5.5 (64-bit)
RHEL5.4 (64-bit)
Windows 2008 SP2 (64-bit)
Windows 2008 R2 (64-bit)
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Supported HBA Firmware
The following table describes the supported firmware version for each HBA, and which
HBA works in which Sun Storage F5100 system (current or legacy).
Download HBA firmware at http://www.lsi.com/support/sun
Note - Before you connect your flash array to a SGX-SAS6-EXT-Z or SGX-SAS6-EM-Z HBA, you
must install CAM 6.7 and apply the latest CAM patches for your host
OS. The patches are required to ensure proper support for this configuration and
may be found at https://support.oracle.com/CSP/ui/flash.html.
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Current |
SGX-SAS6-EXT-Z |
Oracle’s Sun
Storage 6 Gb SAS PCIe HBA provides 6 Gbyte/sec SAS performance and supports
up to 40 Fmods on the array. |
MPTFW-05.00.17.00, or greater |
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SGX-SAS6-EM-Z |
Oracle’s Sun Storage 6 Gb
SAS PCIe Express Module HBA provides 6 Gbyte/sec SAS performance and supports up to
40 Fmods on the array. |
MPTFW-05.00.17.00, or greater |
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SG-XPCIE8SAS-E-Z |
Sun StorageTek PCIe SAS host bus
adapter that provides 2x4 lanes of 3 Gbyte/second SAS performance and supports up to
20 FMods on the array. |
MPTFW-01.29.06.00-IT, or greater |
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SG-XPCIE8SAS-EB-Z |
Sun StorageTek SAS ExpressModule HBA for Sun
Blade Servers. Provides 2x4 lanes of PCIe 3Gb/s per ports. Supports up to
20 FMods on the array. |
MPTFW-01.29.06.00-IT, or greater |
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SG-XPCIE8SAS-E-Z |
Sun StorageTek PCIe SAS host bus
adapter that provides 2x4 lanes of 3 Gbyte/second SAS performance and supports up to
20 FMods on the array. |
MPTFW-01.29.06.00-IT, or greater |
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SG-XPCIE8SAS-EB-Z |
Sun StorageTek SAS ExpressModule HBA for Sun
Blade Servers. Provides 2x4 lanes of PCIe 3Gb/s per ports. Supports up to
20 FMods on the array. |
MPTFW-01.29.06.00-IT, or greater |
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Supported System Firmware
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SAS expander firmware |
LSI FW
05.03.73.00 |
LSI FW 05.04.05 |
Flash Module firmware |
MP1F |
D129 |
FPGA firmware |
2.2 |
2.4 |
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Note - CAM 6.7 provides the latest SAS expander firmware and the latest Flash Module
firmware.
Required Patches
The following patch identifiers represent the minimum level of the patches that must
be installed. Use the following table to locate the appropriate patches for your
system.
Oracle Solaris Performance Patch
Download and install the following mandatory performance patch on your Oracle Solaris host:
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For Oracle Solaris 10 SPARC U4-U7, 138881-01 or later with MPT patch 141736-05
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For Oracle Solaris 10 x86 U4-U7, 138881-01 or later with MPT patch 141737-05
Available for download from the following web site:
https://support.oracle.com/CSP/ui/flash.html
Note - To enable maximum throughput from the MPT driver, add mpt_doneq_thread_n_prop=8; to /kernel/drv/mpt.conf
and reboot the system.
Note - Refer to the CAM software release notes to identify the Oracle Solaris patches
required by the CAM software.
HBA Firmware Patch
You must update your HBA firmware to support Oracle’s Sun Storage F5100
flash array. For the supported HBAs firmware versions, see Supported HBA Firmware.
HBA firmware is available for download from the following web site:
http://www.lsi.com/support/sun
Windows 2003 Patch
On Windows 2003 platforms, you must install the Windows 2003 SP2 HotFix (KB943545)
patch. You will be unable to register the storage device using the CAM
software until you install this patch.
The patch is available for download from the following web site:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943545/en-us
If you are unable to access this web site, contact your Oracle Account
Representative for assistance.
Persistent Log Message Patch
If you are experiencing persistent log messages such as command slot is full, and other problems
associated with known issue 6807120 (Known Issues ), download the appropriate patch, listed in the
following section, Oracle Solaris Performance Patch.
Supported Disk Management Software
The following software is supported for use with the Sun Storage F5100
flash array.
Table 1-1 Supported Disk Management Software for Current Systems
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Oracle’s Sun Storage Common Array Manager 6.7 with patch:
145965-03 CAM 6.7.0 Firmware Release 5.4.5 for F5100 (for Oracle Solaris)
145966-03 CAM 6.7.0 Firmware Release 5.4.5 for F5100 (for Windows)
144861-01 Windows platform fix
145967-03 CAM 6.7.0 Firmware Release 5.4.5 for F5100 (for Linux RHEL SuSE)
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Enclosure management software |
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Table 1-2 Supported Disk Management Software for Legacy Systems
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Oracle’s StorageTek
Common Array Manager 6.5.0 with patch:
No patches are needed for Oracle Solaris or
Linux |
Enclosure management software |
Oracle’s StorageTek Common Array Manager 6.4.1 with patch:
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Enclosure management software |
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To download the software, and find more information about the CAM software, refer
to the following web site:
http://www.oracle.com/us/products/servers-storage/storage/disk-storage/031603.html