Oracle^® Flash Accelerator F320 PCIe Card and Oracle 3.2 TB NVMe SSD Product Notes Release 1.3

Verify Oracle 3.2 TB NVMe SSD Operation

This topic provides instructions to verify Oracle 3.2 TB NVMe SSD operation on the host for supported Oracle Solaris and Linux operating systems. Verify Oracle 3.2 TB NVMe SSD operation using Oracle Hardware Management Pack utility CLI tools.

Before You Begin

• Verify that Oracle Hardware Management Pack is installed on the host.

  Refer to the Oracle Hardware Management Pack documentation for instructions at http://www.oracle.com/goto/ohmp/docs.

• Ensure that you have access to the server (either directly or over the network).

1. Observe the Oracle 3.2 TB NVMe SSD status indicators (LEDs).

   Verify that the Service Action Required 3.2 TB NVMe SSD status indicator is not lit and that the green power status indicator is lit on the 3.2 TB NVMe SSDs that you updated.

   Green (operational), Amber (faulty disk ), Blue (SSD has been prepared for removal). Refer to Status Indicators in Oracle 3.2 TB NVMe SSD User Guide.

2. Log into the target system.

   For example, to log into the target system through SSH or through Oracle ILOM Remote System Console, do one of the following:

   • If you are using an SSH client connection, perform these steps.
     1. From a shell command line in a terminal window, establish an SSH connection to the server host.

        Type: ssh root@hostname, where hostname can be the DNS name or the IP address for the server host.

     2. Log into the system using an account with root access.
     3. Proceed to Step 3.
   • If you are using a KVM console, refer to the server administration guide and perform these steps.
     1. Access the host console locally or remotely:

        To establish a local connection to the host console, perform the following steps:

        1. Connect a VGA monitor to the VGA port on the server.
        2. Connect a USB keyboard and mouse to the USB connectors on the server.
        3. To establish a remote connection to the host console:

           Launch an Oracle ILOM Remote System Console Plus session.

           For instructions, see Launching Remote KVMS Redirection Sessions in the server administration guide.

     2. Ensure that the server is powered on and booted.
     3. Access the operating system command-line interface.

        You issue Oracle Hardware Management Pack commands from the operating system command-line interface.

3. Identify all 3.2 TB NVMe SSDs and verify that the latest firmware packages are installed.
   1. Type the following command:

      # fwupdate list controller

      # fwupdate list controller
      
      ==================================================
      CONTROLLER
      ==================================================
      ID    Type   Manufacturer   Model     Product Name              FW Version     BIOS Version   EFI Version    FCODE Version  Package Version  NVDATA Version    XML Support
      -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      c0    NVMe   Samsung        0xa821    MS1PC2DD3ORA3.2T          KPYAIR3Q       -              -              -              -        
      c1    NVMe   Samsung        0xa821    MS1PC2DD3ORA3.2T          KPYAIR3Q       -              -              -              -        
      c2    SAS    LSI Logic      0x005d    LSI MegaRAID 9361-8i      4.230.40-3739  6.17.04.2      06.06.10.05    4.16.08.00     -         
      c3    FC     Qlogic         0x8031    QLE8362                   7.03.00        3.24           5.50           4.06           -        
      c4    NET    Intel          0x1528    Intel(R) Ethernet Control -              -                                            80000479 
      c5    NET    Intel          0x1528    Intel(R) Ethernet Control -              -                                            8000047A 

   2. Verify host recognition of all 3.2 TB NVMe SSDs by checking controller ID enumeration.

      In the above example, 3.2 TB NVMe SSD controllers c0 and c1 are enumerated in the output returned by the above command.

   3. Ensure that all 3.2 TB NVMe SSD firmware versions are current in the output returned by the above command.

      See Minimum Supported Oracle 3.2 TB NVMe SSD Firmware Version.

4. Check NVMe device status.

   To identify NVMe controllers and current firmware versions type:

   # nvmeadm list -v

   To identify NVMe controllers that have updated firmware, view the Firmware Revision: row in the output from the nvmeadm list -v command.

   Ensure that all 3.2 TB NVMe SSD firmware revisions are current.

   In the following example, controllers SUNW-NVME-0 and SUNW-NVME-1 show Firmware Revision: KPYAIR3Q.

   # nvmeadm list -v        
   SUNW-NVME-0
           PCI Vendor ID:                  144d
           Serial Number:                  S2ETNYAG800224
           Model Number:                   MS1PC2DD3ORA3.2T
           Firmware Revision:              KPYAIR3Q
           Number of Namespaces:           1
   SUNW-NVME-1
           PCI Vendor ID:                  144d
           Serial Number:                  S2ETNYAG800063
           Model Number:                   MS1PC2DD3ORA3.2T
           Firmware Revision:              KPYAIR3Q
           Number of Namespaces:           1

5. Check health of the Oracle 3.2 TB NVMe SSD.

   To check the selected 3.2 TB NVMe SSD health and SMART information, type:

   # nvmeadm getlog -h

   Ensure the 3.2 TB NVMe SSDs have remaining drive life in the output returned by the above command.

   # nvmeadm getlog -h 
   SUNW-NVME-0
   SMART/Health Information:
           Critical Warning: 0
           Temperature: 313 Kelvin
           Available Spare: 100 percent
           Available Spare Threshold: 10 percent
           Percentage Used: 0 percent
           Data Unit Read: 0xc41f27 of 512k bytes.
           Data Unit Written: 0xc8559e of 512k bytes.
           Number of Host Read Commands: 0x4f661e5
           Number of Host Write Commands: 0x1603ecd0
           Controller Busy Time in Minutes: 0xdd
           Number of Power Cycle: 0x21f
           Number of Power On Hours: 0x72a
           Number of Unsafe Shutdown: 0x1ea
           Number of Media Errors: 0x0
           Number of Error Info Log Entries: 0x0
   
   SUNW-NVME-1
   SMART/Health Information:
           Critical Warning: 0
           Temperature: 312 Kelvin
           Available Spare: 100 percent
           Available Spare Threshold: 10 percent
           Percentage Used: 0 percent
           Data Unit Read: 0x33620e of 512k bytes.
           Data Unit Written: 0x529336 of 512k bytes.
           Number of Host Read Commands: 0x183cc9d
           Number of Host Write Commands: 0x7f730a0
           Controller Busy Time in Minutes: 0x53
           Number of Power Cycle: 0x1dd
           Number of Power On Hours: 0x976
           Number of Unsafe Shutdown: 0xbb
           Number of Media Errors: 0x0
           Number of Error Info Log Entries: 0x0

   The critical warning parameters are described in the following list.

   • 0 - Available spare space has fallen below threshold.

   • 1 - Temperature exceeded critical threshold.

   • 2 - Reliability has degraded due to significant media related errors or any internal error that degrades device reliability.

   • 3 - Media has been placed in read only mode.

   • 4 - Volatile memory backup device has failed.

Related Information

• Minimum Supported Oracle 3.2 TB NVMe SSD Firmware Version

• Oracle Server CLI Tools User's Guide at: http://www.oracle.com/goto/ohmp/docs