Oracle Flash Accelerator F640 PCIe Card v1s run with the minimum required firmware package listed in the following table.
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The following improvements or changes were included in firmware QDV1RF35 release of Oracle Flash Accelerator F640 PCIe Card v1:
Support for SPARC T8-4 servers.
If you install Oracle Flash Accelerator F640 PCIe Card v1s as an option, you must update 8DV1RD30 firmware to QDV1RD35 (the metadata will automate this process). Recommended firmware update improves quality of product for Oracle Flash Accelerator F640 PCIe Card v1.
The AIC Firmware RF35 package includes the firmware files and associated metadata.xml files that automate the Oracle Flash Accelerator F640 PCIe Card v1 update process.
The following improvements or changes were included in firmware 8DV1RF30 release of Oracle Flash Accelerator F640 PCIe Card v1 and Oracle 6.4 TB NVMe SSD:
Merged firmware for Oracle Flash Accelerator F640 PCIe Card v1 and Oracle 6.4 TB NVMe SSD. Recommended firmware update improves quality of product and merges into one binary for both Oracle Flash Accelerator F640 PCIe Card v1 and Oracle 6.4 TB NVMe SSD.
The AIC Firmware RF30 package includes the firmware files and associated metadata.xml files that automate the Oracle Flash Accelerator F640 PCIe Card v1 and 6.4TB NVMe PCIe SSD update process.
If you install Oracle Flash Accelerator F640 PCIe Card v1s as an option, you must update 8DV1RD22 or 8DV1RD24 firmware to 8DV1RD27, and then to 8DV1RD28 or to 8DV1RF30 (the metadata will automate this process).
Key Fixes include:
Bug ID 28244670 – Oracle ILOM incorrectly faults the device with message "Fault fault.io.scsi.cmd.disk.dev.rqs.baddrv on FRU /SYS" (Oracle 6.4 TB NVMe SSD)
Oracle ILOM Software Release 4.0.4.21.a is required on x86 platforms using firmware release 8DV1RF30 to reduce device read failures. The SMbus can take up to 30 seconds to respond after a firmware update (Bug ID: 28708331 – Device Monitor: Extend jitter check to cover device read failures).
Bug ID 27759886 – Oracle 6.4 TB NVMe SSD SFF Asserting on RE14 – when device sits unpowered for several weeks, device may report UE errors or assert
To immediately ensure the fix is implemented, perform the Secure Erase Cards Before Use erase sequence, otherwise after two weeks of device power-on the issue will be fully resolved. See Secure Erase Cards Before Use.
Assert codes HI149 and DE003 (DRAM Memory Access Error), and NDA (no device attached) due to NAND channel timeout and sidetrace corruption
The following improvements or changes were included in firmware 8DV1RD28 release of Oracle F640 Flash Card:
If you install Oracle Flash Accelerator F640 PCIe Card v1s as an option, you must update 8DV1RD22 firmware to 8DV1RD24, and then to 8DV1RD28, or a subsequent firmware release if available.
The following improvements or changes were included in firmware 8DV1RD24 release of Oracle F640 Flash Card:
Support for Oracle X7 series servers.
If you install Oracle Flash Accelerator F640 PCIe Card v1s as an option, you must update the firmware to 8DV1RD24, or a subsequent release if available.
The following improvements or changes were included in firmware 8DV1RD22 release of Oracle F640 Flash Card:
Support for SPARC S7 series servers.
Support for SPARC T7 series servers.
Support for SPARC T8 series servers.
Support for SPARC M7 series servers.
Support for SPARC M8 series servers.
If you install Oracle Flash Accelerator F640 PCIe Card v1s as an option in SPARC T7, T8, M7, M8 series servers, you must update the firmware to 8DV1RD22, or a subsequent release if available.