System Interoperability
This section provides information about platforms and switches
that are compatible with the universal host bus adapter. This section
contains the following topics:
Host Platform Support
The universal HBA is supported by the platforms listed in Figure 4, Table 4, Host Platform Support. For the most up-to-date
information about supported platforms, see your system Product Notes and
web pages.
For information about supported OS/technology versions, see Figure 2, Table 2, Supported Operating System/Technology Versions (Minimum).
Table 4 Host Platform Support
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Oracle's SPARC
Servers
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Fujitsu M10-1, M10-4, and M10-4S
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Oracle Solaris
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Fujitsu M10 PCI Expansion Unit
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Oracle Solaris
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SPARC T4-1 and T4-2
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Oracle Solaris
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SPARC T5-2, T5-4, and T5-8
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Oracle Solaris
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SPARC T7-1, T7-2, and T7-4
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Oracle Solaris
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SPARC M5-32 and M6-32
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Oracle Solaris
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SPARC M7-8 and M7-16
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Oracle Solaris
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SPARC 7-2 and 7-2L
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Oracle Solaris
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Oracle SuperCluster M6-32
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Oracle Solaris
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Oracle's x86 Servers
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Sun Server X4-2, X4-2L, X4-4, and X4-8
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Oracle Solaris, Windows, Linux, VMware
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Oracle Server X5-2, X5-2L, X5-4, and X5-8
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Oracle Solaris, Windows, Linux, VMware
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Oracle Server X6-2 and X6-2L
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Oracle Solaris, Windows, Linux, VMware
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Oracle Exalytics In-Memory Machine X4-4 and X5-4
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Oracle Solaris, Windows, Linux, VMware
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Zero Data Loss Recovery Appliance X4, X5, and X6
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Oracle Solaris, Windows, Linux, VMware
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Oracle's Telco
Servers
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Netra SPARC T4-1
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Oracle Solaris
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Netra SPARC S7-2
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Oracle Solaris
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Netra X4270 M3
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Oracle Solaris, Windows, Linux, VMware
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Netra Server X3-2 and X5-2
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Oracle Solaris, Windows, Linux, VMware
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Switch Compatibility
Note - For technical support issues with any of these switches,
refer to the product documentation or contact the switch manufacturer.
The universal HBA supports connecting to any 16 Gb/s Fibre Channel (FC) switch and
all Fibre Channel Over Internet (FCoE) switches from any vendor that follows
standard FC specifications, and follows 10GbE NIC/FCoE specifications, with the
following considerations:
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Direct Access Storage for FC is supported with COMSTAR.
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FC-SW switched fabric is supported when the HBA is connected to a 16 Gb/s
FC switch.
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FC point-to-point (FC-P2P) (N_Port) is supported.
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FC-AL is not supported at 16 Gb/s or faster.
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An FCoE-capable switch is always required for FCoE connections.
Note -
This documentation lists switches that are specifically
not supported by the universal HBA, when applicable.
Note -
If you are using a switch to connect to the Universal HBA in CNA Operating
Protocol Mode, keep in mind that Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) cannot
be used on the same port as FCoE or iSCSI.