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Sun Storage 2500-M2 Arrays Hardware Release Notes, Release 6.10 |
1. Sun Storage 2500-M2 Arrays Hardware Release Notes
Supported Disk Drives and Tray Capacity
Array Expansion Module Support
ALUA/TPGS Multipathing with VMware
Procedure for ESX4.1U2 and ESXi5.0
Procedure for ESX4.1U3 and ESXi5.0U1
SAS Host Ports on the Sun Storage 2540-M2
Log Events With smartd Monitoring Enabled
Kernel Panics During Controller Firmware (CFW) Download
Kernel Panics During Controller Firmware Download
Network Interface on Device eth0 Fails to Come Online When Booting a Host
Tasks Aborts Are Logged During a Controller Firmware Upgrade
Unable to Add More Than 117 Volumes to the Oracle Virtual Machine (OVM) Manager Database
After an NVSRAM Download, a Controller Reboots a Second Time when the NVSRAM is Activated
Input/Output (I/O) Errors Occur when Disconnection of Devices from a SAS Switch Is Not Detected
Host Operating System Logs "Hung Task" During a Path Failure
Data is Misread when a Physical Drive Has an Unreadable Sector
The software and hardware products that have been tested and qualified to work with Sun Storage 2500-M2 arrays are described in the following sections.
The Sun Storage 2500-M2 arrays firmware version 07.84.53.10 is delivered with Sun Storage Common Array Manager (CAM), Version 6.10. The firmware is bundled with the CAM software download package. Download the latest version of CAM as described in the Sun Storage Common Array Manager Release Notes, Version 6.10.
Before you perform an online controller firmware upgrade, read the article “Recommended Settings for the fcp_offline_delay Variable When Upgrading a Sun Storage 6000, 2500, or 2500-M2 Controller Firmware“ (Doc ID 1569976.1) located on MOS. This article describes how to modify fibre channel timeout values for Solaris SPARC and x86 hosts.
Note - Each array should be managed by one CAM management host only. Installing the management software on more than one host to manage the same array can cause discrepancies in the information reported by CAM.
See Hardware Specifications in the Oracle System Handbook for the latest disk drive information:
https://support.oracle.com/handbook_private/Systems/2530_M2/2530_M2.html
https://support.oracle.com/handbook_private/Systems/2540_M2/2540_M2.html
The Sun Storage 2530-M2 and 2540-M2 arrays can be expanded by adding Sun Storage 2501-M2 array expansion trays. To add capacity to an array, refer to the following Service Advisor procedures:
Adding Expansion Trays
Upgrade Firmware
![]() | Caution - To add trays with existing stored data, contact My Oracle Support for assistance to avoid data loss. |
Table 1-1 IOM Code for Sun Storage 2501-M2 Expansion Tray
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1Only 2501-M2 expansion trays are supported with a 2500-M2 controller tray
You must install multipathing software on each data host that communicates with the Sun Storage 2500-M2 arrays.
Download the latest RDAC/MPP or MPIO failover driver from MOS. You can link to the failover drivers and get additional multipathing information from the following documents:
Sun Storage 2540-M2 Multipath Software Compatibility Matrix (Doc ID 1508701.1) https://support.oracle.com/epmos/faces/DocContentDisplay?id=1508701.1
Sun Storage 2530-M2 Multipath Software Compatibility Matrix (Doc ID 1509474.1) https://support.oracle.com/epmos/faces/DocContentDisplay?id=1509474.1
MPxIO driver is included with the Solaris OS
Note - Single path data connections are not recommended. For more information, see Single Path Data Connections.
Table 1-2 Supported Data Host OS and Multipathing Software
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1Oracle recommends installing the latest Solaris update.
HBAs must be ordered separately from Oracle or its respective manufacturers.
To obtain the latest HBA firmware:
For Fibre Channel HBAs, download firmware from My Oracle Support using keyword “HBA”.
For SAS HBAs, go to http://www.lsi.com/sep/Pages/oracle/index.aspx
Table 1-3 Supported Fibre Channel HBAs for Solaris Data Host Platforms
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Table 1-4 Supported Fibre Channel HBAs for Linux Data Host Platforms
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Table 1-5 Supported Fibre Channel HBAs for Windows Data Host Platforms
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1For generic HBA support, contact the HBA manufacturer.
Table 1-6 Supported SAS HBAs for Solaris and Linux Data Host Platforms
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1See Restrictions.
Table 1-7 Supported SAS HBAs for Microsoft Windows Data Host Platforms
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The following FC fabric and multilayer switches are compatible for connecting data hosts and the Sun Storage 2540-M2 array. See the release notes for your switch hardware for firmware support information.
Brocade SilkWorm 200E/300/4100/4900/5000/5100/5300/7500/48000/DCX
Cisco 9124/9134/9216/9216i/9222i/9506/9509/9513
QLogic SANBox 5602/9000