Supported Disk Shelf Combinations and HBAs
Disk shelves are supported by specific HBAs in the controller, and can be combined in certain configurations within an Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance system. Use the following table to determine the HBA type required by each disk shelf model.
Table 1-1 Required HBA per Disk Shelf Model
| Disk Shelf Model | Required HBA |
|---|---|
|
Oracle Storage Drive Enclosure DE3-24P All-Flash |
SAS-3 4x4 port HBA |
|
Oracle Storage Drive Enclosure DE3-24 Disk Shelf |
SAS-3 4x4 port HBA or SAS-2 4x4 port HBA |
|
Oracle Storage Drive Enclosure DE3-12C Disk Shelf |
Oracle ZFS Storage ZS9-2 controllers: SAS-3 4x4 port HBA |
|
Oracle Storage Drive Enclosure DE2-24 Disk Shelf |
SAS-3 4x4 port HBA, SAS-2 4x4 port HBA or SAS-2 2x4 port HBA |
|
Sun Disk Shelf |
SAS-2 4x4 port HBA or SAS-2 2x4 port HBA |
|
Oracle Storage Drive Enclosure DE2-24 and Sun Disk Shelf together |
SAS-2 4x4 port HBA SAS-2 2x4 port HBA for only Sun ZFS Storage 7120 |
The following table describes the disk shelf models that can be used together for each controller configuration, starting with software release OS8.7.0. Oracle Storage Drive Enclosure DE2-24 disk shelf connection to Oracle ZFS Storage ZS9-2 controllers is supported for specific drive types (see Cabling Mixed Oracle Storage Drive Enclosure DE3-24 and DE2-24 Disk Shelves to Oracle ZFS Storage ZS9-2 High-end (HE) Controllers). Oracle Storage Drive Enclosure DE2-24 disk shelf connection to Oracle ZFS Storage ZS7-2 controllers is supported in software release OS8.8.4 and later. See Cabinet and Cabling Guidelines for disk shelf intermixing guidelines and all-flash disk shelf usage. To understand which controllers support which HBA types, see Maximum Disk Shelves per Controller Configuration.
Table 1-2 Supported Disk Shelves per Controller Configuration
| Controller Configuration | DE3-24P All-Flash Disk Shelves | All DE3-24 Disk Shelves (except All-Flash) | DE3-12C Disk Shelves | All DE2 Disk Shelves | DE3 and DE2 Disk Shelves | DE2 and Sun Disk Shelves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Oracle ZFS Storage ZS9-2 with SAS-3 4x4 port HBAs |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
Oracle ZFS Storage ZS7-2 with SAS-3 4x4 port HBAs |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
Oracle ZFS Storage ZS5-4 with SAS-3 4x4 port HBAs |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
Oracle ZFS Storage ZS5-4 with SAS-2 4x4 port HBAs |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
Oracle ZFS Storage ZS5-2 with SAS-3 4x4 port HBAs |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
Oracle ZFS Storage ZS5-2 with SAS-2 4x4 port HBAs |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
Oracle ZFS Storage ZS4-4 with SAS-3 4x4 port HBAs |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
Oracle ZFS Storage ZS4-4 with SAS-2 4x4 port HBAs |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
Oracle ZFS Storage ZS3-4 with SAS-2 4x4 port HBAs |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Oracle ZFS Storage ZS3-2 with SAS-3 4x4 port HBAs |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
Oracle ZFS Storage ZS3-2 with SAS-2 4x4 port HBAs |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Sun ZFS Storage 7420 with SAS-2 4x4 port HBAs |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
|
Sun ZFS Storage 7420 with SAS-2 2x4 port HBAs |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
|
Sun ZFS Storage 7320 with SAS-2 4x4 port HBAs |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
|
Sun ZFS Storage 7320 with SAS-2 2x4 port HBAs |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
|
Sun ZFS Storage 7120 with SAS-2 2x4 port HBAs |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |