Supported
Operating System Limitations
This section provides information about limitations and recommendations
for the supported operating systems when the Sun Server X3-2 is configured
with 3-terabyte (3-TB) 7200-RPM 3.5-inch SAS hard disk drives (HDDs).
To use the following operating systems without installation
and boot drive limitations on servers with the 3.5-inch SAS drive
configuration, you should obtain and use a 600-GB, 3.5-inch SAS
HDD.
The following table lists the operating system limitations
and recommendations for 3-TB drive boot support when the system
is configured with either the SGX-SAS6-INT-Z or the SGX6-SAS6-R-INT-Z
host bus adapter (HBA).
Table 2 Limitations and Recommendations for 3-TB Install and Boot
Support
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Oracle Solaris 10 |
2 TB used, 1 TB unusable |
Not applicable |
Use virtual drive that is less than 2.19
TB |
Not applicable |
Oracle Solaris 11 11/11 |
2 TB used, 1 TB unusable |
Not applicable |
Use virtual drive that is less than 2.19
TB |
Not applicable |
Oracle Solaris 11.1, 11.2, 11.3 |
Not recommended |
Recommended |
Not recommended |
Recommended |
Oracle Linux 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 6.6, 6.7, and 7
RHEL 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 6.6, and 7 |
Not recommended |
Recommended |
Not recommended |
Recommended |
Oracle Linux 5.7, 5.8, 5.9, 5.10, and 5.11
RHEL 5.7, 5.8, 5.9, 5.10, and 5.11 |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Use virtual drive that is less than 2.19
TB |
Not applicable |
SLES 11 SP1, SP2, and SP3 |
Not recommended |
Recommended |
Not recommended |
Recommended |
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Windows Server 2008 SP2/R2 SP1
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Not applicable
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Recommended
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Not recommended
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Recommended
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Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2012 R2 |
2 TB used, 1 TB unusable |
Not applicable |
Use virtual drive that is less than 2.19
TB |
Recommended
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Oracle VM 3.0, 3.1, 3.2, and 3.3 |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Use virtual drive that is less than 2.19
TB |
Not applicable |
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VMware ESXi 5.0
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Not applicable
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Not applicable
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Not recommended
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Recommended
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VMware ESXi 5.0 Update 1, Update 2, and Update 3
VMware ESXi 5.1, 5.1 Update 1, and Update 2
VMware ESX 5.5, 5.5 Update 1, and Update 2 |
Not recommended |
Recommended |
Not recommended |
Recommended |
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The following table lists limitations for the preinstalled
operating systems that use 3-TB boot drives when the system is configured
with either the SGX-SAS6-INT-Z or the SGX6-SAS6-R-INT-Z host bus
adapter (HBA).
Table 3 Preinstalled Operating System Support for 3-TB Drives
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Oracle Solaris 11 11/11 |
Not supported
600-GB HDD required |
Oracle VM 3.x |
Not supported
600-GB HDD required |
Oracle Linux 6.x |
Not supported
Less than 2TB HDD required |
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The following table lists operating system support for 3-TB
data drives when the system is configured with either the SGX-SAS6-INT-Z
or the SGX-SAS6-R-INT HBA.
Table 4 Data Drive Support for 3-TB Drives
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Oracle Solaris 10 |
Patch 148099-03 required (CR 7026372) |
Both HBAs supported |
Oracle Solaris 11 11/11 |
SRU required (CR 7026372) |
Both HBAs supported |
Oracle Solaris 11.,1, 11.2, 11.3 |
Supported |
Both HBAs supported |
Oracle Linux 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 6.6, 6.7, and 7
RHEL 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 6.6, and 7 |
Supported |
Both HBAs supported |
Oracle Linux 5.7, 5.8, 5.9, 5.10, and 5.11
RHEL 5.7, 5.8, 5.9, 5.10, and 5.11 |
Supported |
Both HBAs supported |
SLES 11 SP1, SP2, and SP3 |
Supported |
Both HBAs supported |
Windows Server 2008 SP2/R2 SP1 |
Supported |
Both HBAs supported |
Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2012 R2 |
Supported |
Both HBAs supported |
Oracle VM 3.0, 3.1, and 3.2 |
Supported |
Both HBAs supported |
VMware ESXi 5.0 |
Supported, but only with the SGX-SAS6-R-INT-Z HBA
installed |
SGX-SAS6-R-INT-Z supported only |
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VMware ESXi 5.0 Update 1, Update 2, and Update 3
VMware ESXi 5.1, 5.1 Update 1, and Update 2
VMware ESX 5.5, 5.5 Update 1, and Update 2
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Supported |
Both HBAs supported |
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