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Sun Blade X3-2B (formerly Sun Blade X6270 M3) Administration Guide |
Sun Blade X3-2B Model Name Change
Getting the Latest Firmware and Software
About the User Administration Guide
Planning the System Management Environment
Choosing Tools for Single System Management
Choosing Tools for Multiple System Management
System Management Tools Overview
Common System Management Tasks
Common System Administrative Tasks
Evaluating the Server Environment
Accessing System Management Tools
Access Oracle System Assistant
Access Oracle Hardware Management Pack
Setting Up Oracle System Assistant and Updating the Server
Setting Up Oracle System Assistant
Provisioning the Server for Operation
Oracle System Assistant Administrative Tasks
Troubleshooting and Verifying Oracle System Assistant
Performing Advanced Maintenance, Security, and Configuration Tasks
Setting Up Software and Firmware
Set Up Software and Firmware Using Oracle System Assistant
Set Up Software and Firmware Using Oracle ILOM
Set Up Software and Firmware Using Oracle Hardware Management Pack
Managing Server Policies Using Oracle ILOM
Oracle ILOM Features for x86 Sun Servers
Service Processor Power-On Policies
Power Management Policies Supported
Diagnostics Using Pc-Check and NMI
Switch Serial Port Output to Host Management Console
Back Up and Restore BIOS Configuration
Configure Management Policies Using Oracle ILOM Web Interface
Configure Management Policies Using Oracle ILOM CLI
Oracle Recommendations for Drive Slot Population and Virtual Drive Creation
Creating a RAID Volume Before Installing an Operating System
Creating a RAID Volume After Installing an Operating System
Setting Up the Server With BIOS Setup Utility
Access BIOS Setup Utility Menus
Navigate BIOS Setup Utility Menus
BIOS Setup Utility Menu Overview
Selecting Legacy and UEFI BIOS
Configuring the UEFI BIOS Boot Mode
Selecting Legacy BIOS or UEFI Boot Mode
Configuration Utilities for Add-In Cards
Select UEFI or Legacy BIOS Boot Mode
Common BIOS Setup Utility Tasks
Verify BIOS Factory Default Settings
Legacy BIOS Option ROM Allocation Considerations
Configuring Option ROM Settings
Enable or Disable I/O Resource Allocation
Configuring iSCSI Virtual Drives
BIOS Setup Utility Screen Reference
BIOS UEFI Driver Control Menu Selections
BIOS Save & Exit Menu Selections
BIOS LSI MegaRAID Configuration Utility Screen Reference
Accessing BIOS LSI MegaRAID Configuration Utility Controller Management Menus
BIOS LSI MegaRAID Configuration Utility Controller Management Selections
BIOS LSI MegaRAID Configuration Utility Drive Management Menu Selections
BIOS LSI MegaRAID Configuration Utility Virtual Drive Management Menu Selections
BIOS LSI MegaRAID Configuration Utility Enclosure Management Menu Selections
Identifying Hardware Components and SNMP Messages
Identifying System Hardware Components
System Board Components (Sensors)
Field Replaceable Units (FRUs)
Getting Server Firmware and Software
Firmware and Software Access Options
Available Software Release Packages
The Sun Blade X3-2B supports two host bus adapter (HBA) RAID expansion modules (REMs). REMs can be ordered with the server or ordered separately. Refer to Servicing Sun Blade X3-2B Components in Sun Blade X3-2B (formerly Sun Blade X6270 M3) Service Manual for instructions on installing the REMs and connecting hard drives.
The following table lists the available HBA Express Module disk controllers for the Sun Blade X3-2B and the RAID levels available for each controller.
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Drives located in the Sun Blade X3-2B are considered to be in a separate "failure domain" from the drives that are in the Sun Blade Storage Module M2 disk enclosure. A failure domain is an enclosure or group of enclosures that connect to the drives in the same way.
Because the Sun Blade X3-2B connects to the drives using a single wire and the Sun Blade Storage Module M2 connects to the drives using two wires, they are different failure domains. Thus:
The drives in different failure domains should not be part of the same RAID volume (or be hot spares for that volume).
Since two or more Sun Blade Storage Module M2 disk enclosures are considered to be in the same failure domain, RAID volumes and hot spares can be composed of drives from multiple storage modules.
Disks that only use a single wire (port) connection are not supported in the Sun Blade Storage Module M2 because it connects to disks using two wires. These unsupported drive types include SATA and SATA SSD drives. Both single wire and two wire drives are supported in the Sun Blade X3-2B.