Supported Hardware and Software

These sections describe the software and firmware supported for Oracle Flash Accelerator F640 PCIe Card v3s.

• Supported Servers and Locations
  
• Minimum Supported Card Firmware Version
  
• Required Host Firmware
  
• Keep Drivers and Firmware Up to Date
  
• Server Management Tools
  

Supported Servers and Locations

This section lists the servers that support Oracle Flash Accelerator F640 PCIe Card v3s. For detailed information about using this card with your server, see the product notes for your server, available at https://docs.oracle.com .

The following servers are supported for Oracle Flash Accelerator F640 PCIe Card v3.

x86 Servers	Number of Cards	Slots Supported for Installing Cards
Oracle Server X9-2L	1 to 4 1 to 8	Slots 4,5,6,10 Slots 2,3,4,5,6,8,9,10

Other servers and processors might be added to this list in the future, if they qualify. Check your server product notes for confirmation that your server has subsequently been qualified for device support.

Caution:

Any unsupported configuration causes the host to power off as soon as it is powered on. A fault is generated on the service processor when an unsupported configuration is detected. The fault clears after the unsupported configuration is fixed and the host is powered on.

Note:

Refer to your server product notes for up-to date information on supported servers, operating systems, and required patchsets.

Minimum Supported Card Firmware Version

Oracle Flash Accelerator F640 PCIe Card v3s run with the minimum required firmware package listed in the following table.

Firmware	Minimum Required Card Firmware Version	Recommended Card Firmware Version
Oracle 6.4 TB NVMe SSD v3 Package	2CV1R105 F640 1.0.0 - FIRMWARE	2CV1RC50 F640 1.0.8 - FIRMWARE Patch 35155817: Oracle Flash Accelerator F640 v3 PCIe Card SW 1.0.8 - FIRMWARE PACK

Note:

Important

You cannot downgrade from Firmware Version 2CV1RC50.

Note:

For best practice, install the latest device firmware versions.

• Summary of Changes in Firmware 2CV1R105 Release
  

Summary of Changes in Firmware 2CV1R105 Release

The following improvements or changes were included in firmware 2CV1R105 release of Oracle F640 Flash Card:

• If you install Oracle Flash Accelerator F640 PCIe Card v3s as an option, you must update firmware to 2CV1RC50, or a subsequent firmware release if available.

Required Host Firmware

Oracle Flash Accelerator F640 PCIe Card v3s run with the minimum required host firmware listed in the following table.

Note:

Refer to Firmware Downloads and Release History for Oracle Systems (https://www.oracle.com/servers/technologies/firmware/release-history-jsp.html)

x86 Driver	Minimum Required Host Firmware Version (Patch No.)	Recommended System Firmware Version (Patch No.)
Oracle Server X9-2L	Patch 29811557: Oracle Server X9-2L SW 1.2.2 - FIRMWARE PACK	Patch 34614448: Oracle Server X9-2L SW 3.4.0 - FIRMWARE PACK or later

Keep Drivers and Firmware Up to Date

Refer to the server documentation to check for updates to the device firmware. For information on updating drivers and firmware for Oracle Flash Accelerator F640 PCIe Card v3s, see Accessing Software Updates and Firmware Downloads.

Note:

Refer to Firmware Downloads and Release History for Oracle Systems (https://www.oracle.com/servers/technologies/firmware/release-history-jsp.html)

Server Management Tools

The following management tools are available for the server:

• Oracle Integrated Lights Out Management (ILOM). Preinstalled service processor (SP) with integrated firmware. No installation required. Some initial configuration is required.

  For information, refer to the product information page at: Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager. For documentation, refer to Oracle ILOM Documentation.

• Oracle Hardware Management Pack, available with the Oracle Solaris OS or as a standalone product with other OS. Monitor hardware through the host operating system, either remotely using SNMP or locally using command-line interface tools.

  For information, refer to the product information page at: Oracle Hardware Management Pack. For documentation and OS support matrix, refer to Oracle Hardware Management Pack Documentation at: Servers Documentation Systems Management

• Oracle Enterprise Manager Ops Center, available software to manage multiple systems in a data center. For information, refer to the product information page at: Oracle Enterprise Manager. For documentation, refer to Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control Documentation at: Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control.