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Oracle® Flash Accelerator F640 PCIe Card v2 User Guide

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Updated: June 2020
 
 

Characteristics

Oracle Flash Accelerator F640 PCIe Card v2 has the following hardware and software characteristics.

Characteristic
Value
Minimum operating system versions
Refer to Supported Hardware and Software in Oracle Flash Accelerator F640 PCIe Card v2 and Oracle 6.4 TB NVMe SSD v2 Product Notes for minimum operating system versions, hardware, firmware, and software compatibility.
Oracle X8 series servers
Minimum operating system versions:
  • Oracle Linux 7 Update 6 with the Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel Release 5 Update 2 (UEK5U2) or the Red Hat Compatible Kernel

  • Oracle Linux 6 Update 10 with the Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel Release 4 Update 7 (UEK4U7) or the Red Hat Compatible Kernel

  • Oracle VM 3.4.6

  • Oracle Solaris 11.4

  • Windows Server 2016

  • Windows Server 2019

  • VMware ESXi 6.7 Update 1

Oracle X7 series servers
Minimum operating system versions:
  • Oracle Linux 7.3

    With Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel Release 4 Update 4 (UEK R4u4) or the Red Hat Compatible Kernel

  • Oracle Linux 6.9

    With Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel Release 4 Update 4 (UEK R4u4) or the Red Hat Compatible Kernel

  • Oracle VM 3.4.4

  • Oracle Solaris 11.3 SRU 23, Oracle Solaris 11.4

  • Windows Server 2016

  • Windows Server 2012 R2

  • VMware ESXi 6.5 Update 1

Life monitoring capability
Provides alerts for proactive replacement of the drive before the endurance is depleted. Provides endurance remaining in NVMe SMART logs.
High Endurance Technology (HET)
Includes HET NAND silicon enhancements. Includes SSD NAND management techniques to extend SSD write endurance up to 5 drive writes per day for five years.
End-to-end data-path protection
T10 DIF (data integrity field) end-to-end data protection includes multiple levels of data-path protection.
Enhanced power-loss data protection
Energy storage components complete buffered writes to the persistent flash storage in case of a sudden power loss.
Device advanced power loss protection provides robust data integrity. During IOs, the SSD's integrated monitoring enables the integrity of already committed data on the media and commits acknowledged writes to the media.
Power loss protection capacitor self-test
Supports testing of the power loss capacitor. Power is monitored using SMART (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) attribute critical warning.
Out-of-Band Management (SMBUS)
Managed through the SMBUS. Provides out-of-band management by means of SMBUS interface. This requires 3.3V auxiliary voltage. SMBUS access includes the VPD page and temperature sensor.
Hot-Plug Support
Supports PCIe presence detect and link-up detect. Device advanced power loss protection provides robust data integrity. During IOs, the storage drive integrated monitoring enables the integrity of already committed data on the media and commits acknowledged writes to the media.
Management utilities
Refer to Server Management Tools in Oracle Flash Accelerator F640 PCIe Card v2 and Oracle 6.4 TB NVMe SSD v2 Product Notes. For more information about management utilities, refer to the server documentation.

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