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SPARC M8 and SPARC M7 Servers Installation Guide

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Updated: September 2017
 
 

Oracle Flash Accelerator PCIe Cards

The optional Oracle Flash Accelerator PCIe Card provides solid-state storage on a low-profile PCIe card. When ordered with the server, the Oracle Solaris OS, and other required software, will be preinstalled on this card. Each server PDomain can contain at least one card in order to boot the OS for the first time.


Note -  If you did not order Oracle Flash Accelerator PCIe Cards with your server, you must configure each server PDomain to boot off an external storage device.

The number and location of optional preinstalled Oracle Flash Accelerator PCIe cards depend on your server configuration. Depending on the options you selected during your order, your server could contain additional Oracle Flash Accelerator PCIe Cards. However, the Oracle Solaris OS will be installed on only one card per PDomain.


Note -  Each Oracle Flash Accelerator 640 PCIe card has two device paths, which is different compared to the previous generation of the cards. See Oracle Flash Accelerator PCIe Card Device Paths for more information.
Server
Default Factory-Installed Locations
Device Paths
SPARC M8-8 server or SPARC M7-8 server (one PDomain)
CMIOU0, PCIe slot 3
F160 and F320: /pci@301/pci@1/nvme@0
F640: /pci@301/pci@1/pci@0/pci@0/nvme@0 and /pci@301/pci@1/pci@0/pci@1/nvme@0
SPARC M8-8 server or SPARC M7-8 server (two PDomains)
CMIOU0, PCIe slot 3
F160 and F320: /pci@301/pci@1/nvme@0
F640: /pci@301/pci@1/pci@0/pci@0/nvme@0 and /pci@301/pci@1/pci@0/pci@1/nvme@0
 
CMIOU4, PCIe slot 3
F160 and F320: /pci@315/pci@1/nvme@0
F640: /pci@315/pci@1/pci@0/pci@0/nvme@0 and /pci@315/pci@1/pci@0/pci@1/nvme@0
SPARC M7-16 server (one to four PDomains)
CMIOU0, PCIe slot 3
F160 and F320: /pci@301/pci@1/nvme@0
F640: /pci@301/pci@1/pci@0/pci@0/nvme@0 and /pci@301/pci@1/pci@0/pci@1/nvme@0
 
CMIOU4, PCIe slot 3
F160 and F320: /pci@315/pci@1/nvme@0
F640: /pci@315/pci@1/pci@0/pci@0/nvme@0 and /pci@315/pci@1/pci@0/pci@1/nvme@0
 
CMIOU8, PCIe slot 3
F160 and F320: /pci@329/pci@1/nvme@0
F640: /pci@329/pci@1/pci@0/pci@0/nvme@0 and /pci@329/pci@1/pci@0/pci@1/nvme@0
 
CMIOU12, PCIe slot 3
F160 and F320: /pci@33f/pci@1/nvme@0
F640: /pci@33f/pci@1/pci@0/pci@0/nvme@0 and /pci@33f/pci@1/pci@0/pci@1/nvme@0

Note -  You can order the SPARC M8-8 or SPARC M7-8 server with one static PDomain populated with CMIOUs and one empty static PDomain empty. In this configuration, the SPARC M8-8 or SPARC M7-8 server will not ship with an Oracle Flash Accelerator PCIe Card installed in CMIOU4, PCIe slot 3.

For complete information about the Oracle Flash Accelerator PCIe Card, including specifications, optimization guidelines, and troubleshooting procedures, refer to the card documentation.

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