Fibre Channel PCIe Card Overview
Note - The optional Fibre Channel PCIe cards are not included in standard configurations and must be purchased separately.
These cards are supported:
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StorageTek 8 Gb* and 16 Gb FC PCI-Express HBA, Qlogic
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StorageTek 8 Gb* and 16 Gb FC PCI-Express HBA, Emulex
Fibre Channel PCIe cards facilitate migration of data from legacy storage subsystems to these SuperCluster M8 and SuperCluster M7 subsystems:
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Storage servers for Database Domains
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SAN-based storage for Application Domains
The optional Fibre Channel PCIe cards can be installed in CMIOUs in any PCIe card slot 1 that is not populated by a 1GbE NIC. However, for a SuperCluster system with I/O Domains, there are software and firmware requirements, and slot dependencies. For details, refer to MOS document 2180265.1 at https://support.oracle.com.
 | Caution - PCIe cards are not hot-pluggable in SuperCluster M8 or SuperCluster M7. Plan a shutdown of the physical domain to add PCIe cards. For shutdown instructions, refer to the Oracle SuperCluster M8 and SuperCluster M7 Administration Guide. |
Once you have installed the optional Fibre Channel PCIe card, it will be associated with a specific domain, depending on the slot it was installed in and your domain configuration. Refer to the Oracle SuperCluster M8 and SuperCluster M7 Overview Guide for more information.
Note the following restrictions when using the optional Fibre Channel PCIe cards:
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When installed in slots associated with Application Domains, the Fibre Channel PCIe cards can be used for any purpose, including database file storage for supported databases other than Oracle Database 11gR2.
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When installed in slots associated with Database Domains, the Fibre Channel PCIe cards can be used for data migration only, and not for storage of Oracle Database 11gR2 data.
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Oracle discourages the use of additional network interfaces based on the GbE ports on the Fibre Channel PCIe cards. Oracle does not support questions or issues with networks based on these ports.
* Supported, but no longer orderable.