The Oracle 3.2 TB NVMe SSD runs with the minimum required firmware package listed below:
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The following improvements and changes are included in SW 1.3 firmware KPYAIR3Q release of the Oracle 3.2 TB NVMe SSD:
For known issues, see Known Issues.
Issues fixed in KPYAIR3Q (BugId's fixed with this firmware update are listed below.)
CR 23331860: Early life customer failure with controller device not ready, aborted I/O
CR 25659092: Early life customer failure with controller device not ready, aborted I/O, with CS3.3.1
CR 25138105: Flash I/O abort and recovery, but cell failed for poor performance
CR 25415323: F320 CS2.9 - Device not ready; aborting reset - reboot did not recover
Randomized Seed Table Corruption
Command pending issue when chunk size is larger than MDTS.
Wrong drive status when format is rejected by reset.
Format command pending when multiple format came during IO command.
Do not check open failure when FW is activated by Controller Reset.
CR 23331860: Early life customer failure with controller device not ready, aborted I/O
CR 25659092: Early life customer failure with controller device not ready, aborted I/O, with CS3.3.1
CR 25138105: Flash I/O abort and recovery, but cell failed for poor performance
CR 25415323: F320 Device not ready; aborting reset - reboot did not recover
Randomized Seed Table Corruption
Command pending issue when chunk size is larger than MDTS.
Wrong drive status when format is rejected by reset.
Format command pending when multiple format came during IO command.
Do not check open failure when FW is activated by Controller Reset.
CR 25993898: CS3.3.1 data corruption
CR 22869779: Namespace not Ready on Get Log SMART/Health Page during Power Cycle
Enhancement: Device Recovery Failure Protocol (with Hardware Reset)
There have been many fixes in this latest firmware release in order to increase quality and stability of the F320 PCIe Card and 3.2 TB NVMe SSD. For a list of fixed issues, refer to the readme. Recommend users update to the new firmware as soon as possible.
The SW1.3, KPYAIR3Q.bin, package includes the firmware file and associated metadata.xml files that automate the update process. Once the device has been upgraded, you cannot down grade to an earlier firmware. It is locked to protect the device from regressing to known issues.
The following improvements and changes are included in SW 1.2 firmware KPYAGR3Q release of the Oracle 3.2 TB NVMe SSD:
For known issues, see Known Issues.
Issues 23307921 and 23537941 – Enhancement of NVMe Driver NVMe Device Handling to Prevent I/O Timeouts
Issue 24305796 – nvmeadm getlog -s Command Initiates Panic on SPARC M7 Series Servers
The following improvements and changes are included in SW 1.0.1 firmware CS2.9 KPYA8R3Q release of the Oracle 3.2 TB NVMe SSD:
The CS2.9_KPYABR3Q firmware version additionally supports SPARC S7 series servers, SPARC T7 series servers, and SPARC M7 series servers.
The CS2.6 KPYA8R3Q firmware version supports Oracle Server X6-2, Oracle Server X6-2L, Oracle Server X5-4, and Oracle Server X5-8.
For known issues, see BugId's fixed with this firmware update listed below and Known Issues.
Issue 22893868 - Enhancement of backend RAID recovery to avoid timeouts
Issue 23100303 - Performance improvements
If you install the Oracle 3.2 TB NVMe SSD as an x-option on a SPARC system, you must update the firmware from CS2.6 to CS2.9, or a subsequent release if available. Servers ordered with this option already have the updated firmware.