Table of Contents Table of Contents Title and Copyright Information Preface Product Documentation Library Feedback 1 HBA Overview Ship Kit Contents HBA Features SAS/SATA Features Valid Drive Mix Configurations With HDDs and SSDs Operating System and Technology Requirements System Interoperability Host Platform Support Storage System Support Software Support Boot Support 2 Hardware Installation and Removal Observing ESD and Handling Precautions Installing the HBA To Prepare for Hardware Installation To Install the HBA To Connect the HBA to External Storage Devices To Complete the Installation Removing the HBA To Remove the HBA 3 HBA Software Installation Installing the Oracle Solaris Driver and Firmware Firmware Updates Installing the Linux Driver and Firmware To Install the Linux Driver Firmware Updates Installing the Windows Server Driver and Firmware To Install the Windows Driver Firmware Updates Installing the Oracle VM Driver and Firmware To Install the Oracle VM Driver Installing the VMware Driver and Firmware 4 Important Information and Known Issues From the BIOS Setup Utility, the State of a Drive Is Not Updating HBA Product Accessibility HBA Hardware Accessibility Oracle ILOM Accessibility BIOS Accessibility Documentation Accessibility Diversity and Inclusion 5 HBA Specifications Physical Characteristics Environmental Specifications Fault Tolerance Electrical Characteristics