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Flash Accelerator F160 PCIe Card
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Part No: E54947-03
April 2016

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  • Page 1 Oracle Flash Accelerator F160 PCIe Card ® User Guide Part No: E54947-03 April 2016...
  • Page 3 Oracle. Oracle Corporation and its affiliates will not be responsible for any loss, costs, or damages incurred due to your access to or use of third-party content, products, or services, except as set forth in an applicable agreement between you and Oracle.
  • Page 4 Oracle Corporation et ses affiliés déclinent toute responsabilité ou garantie expresse quant aux contenus, produits ou services émanant de tiers, sauf mention contraire stipulée dans un contrat entre vous et Oracle. En aucun cas, Oracle Corporation et ses affiliés ne sauraient être tenus pour responsables des pertes subies, des coûts occasionnés ou des dommages causés par l’accès à...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Product Documentation Library .................  7 Feedback .......................  8 Change History .................... 8 Product Overview .................... 9 Oracle Flash Accelerator F160 PCIe Card Overview .......... 9 About the Oracle Flash Accelerator F160 PCIe Card ........ 9 Key Features .................. 11 Characteristics .................. 11 Status Indicators .................. 13 Specifications .................... 14 Product Specification ................ 14 Environmental Specifications .............. 16...
  • Page 6 ▼ Replace Oracle F160 Flash Card (Server Power-On) .......  45 Technical Support ..................  48 Troubleshooting Oracle F160 Flash Card Cooling ........ 49 Servicing the Oracle F160 Flash Card Using Oracle Hardware Management Pack .. 50 Oracle Hardware Management Pack Documentation ........ 51 Index ........................ 53 Oracle Flash Accelerator F160 PCIe Card User Guide • April 2016...

  • Page 7: Using This Documentation

    For specific installation instructions, refer to your server documentation. For information Note - about restrictions and use of the Oracle Flash Accelerator F160 PCIe Card on your server, see the most recent version of the server product notes. Documentation Link All Oracle products (Including servers.)

  • Page 8: Feedback

    The following lists the release history of this documentation set: April 2016. Edit revision. ■ October 2015. Added SPARC Server M7 support. Revised electrical specifications. ■ July 2015. Initial publication. ■ Oracle Flash Accelerator F160 PCIe Card User Guide • April 2016...

  • Page 9: Product Overview

    Review specifications and capabilities. “Specifications” on page 14 Oracle Flash Accelerator F160 PCIe Card Overview These topics provide an overview of Oracle Flash Accelerator F160 PCIe Card features and functions: “About the Oracle Flash Accelerator F160 PCIe Card” on page 9 ■...
  • Page 10 440K and random write IOPS of 70K for 4KB operations. Taking advantage of the direct path from the storage to the CPU by means of NVMe, Oracle Flash Accelerator F160 PCIe Card exhibits low latency of less than 20 μsec for sequential access to the storage drive.

  • Page 11: Key Features

    Related Information “Specifications” on page 14 ■ “Product Overview” on page 9 ■ Characteristics The Oracle Flash Accelerator F160 PCIe Card has the following hardware and software characteristics: Characteristic Value Device name ■ 1.6 TB NVMe PCIe Flash Card Product Overview...
  • Page 12 Refer to: “Oracle Flash Accelerator F160 PCIe Card Product Notes” in Oracle compatibility Flash Accelerator F160 PCIe Card and Oracle 1.6 TB NVMe SSD Product Notes Life monitoring capability ■ Provides alerts for proactive replacement of the drive before the endurance is depleted ■...

  • Page 13: Status Indicators

    Oracle Flash Accelerator F160 PCIe Card Overview Status Indicators Use the Oracle Flash Accelerator F160 PCIe Card status indicators to determine the status of each drive and perform service actions as required. Four status indicator LEDs are located on the drive bracket to indicate status and diagnose NVMe storage drive issues.

  • Page 14: Specifications

    “Physical Dimensions” on page 19 ■ For server specifications, see the most recent version of the server product notes. Note - Product Specification Oracle Flash Accelerator F160 PCIe Card general specifications are shown in the following table: Specification Value Capacity Usable capacity 1.6 TB...
  • Page 15 “Electrical Specifications” on page 17 Certifications and declarations UL, CE, C-Tick, BSMI, KCC, Microsoft WHQL, VCCI Compliance For compliance specifications, refer to the Oracle Flash Accelerator F160 PCIe Card Safety and Compliance Guide. ■ NVM Express 1.0c ■ PCI Express Base Specification Rev 3.0 ■...

  • Page 16: Environmental Specifications

    Performance specifications apply to both compressible and incompressible data. Related Information “Product Overview” on page 9 ■ Environmental Specifications The Oracle Flash Accelerator F160 PCIe Card operates and is stored in an environment defined by the parameters and specifications in the following table: Specification Value Operating temperature 0 to 55°...

  • Page 17: Electrical Specifications

    ■ Active Write - Average = 22W ■ Active Read - Average = 10W ■ Idle = 4W The Oracle Flash Accelerator F160 PCIe Card receives electrical power from the PCI Express +12 VDC and +3.3 VDC power rails as shown in the following table: Specification 12 V Operating 3.3 V Operating...

  • Page 18: Reliability Specifications

    1 mA Related Information “Product Overview” on page 9 ■ Reliability Specifications The Oracle Flash Accelerator F160 PCIe Card reliability specifications are shown in the following table: Specification Value Uncorrectable Bit Error Uncorrectable bit error rate will not exceed one sector in the specified number of bits read.

  • Page 19: Physical Dimensions

    “Servicing the Oracle F160 Flash Card” on page Related Information “Product Overview” on page 9 ■ “Servicing the Oracle F160 Flash Card” on page 37 ■ Physical Dimensions The following diagram shows Oracle Flash Accelerator F160 PCIe Card physical dimensions: Product Overview...
  • Page 20 (2) Width 56.15 +/- 0.25 mm (2.21 +/- 0.0098 in.) (3) Height 118.74 mm (4.67 in.) Weight 195 g maximum (6.87 oz) Related Information “Product Overview” on page 9 ■ Oracle Flash Accelerator F160 PCIe Card User Guide • April 2016...

  • Page 21: Preparing The Oracle F160 Flash Card For Installation

    Preparing the Oracle F160 Flash Card for Installation These topics contain information about preparing an Oracle Flash Accelerator F160 PCIe Card for installation: Description Links Prepare for installation (task). “Prepare for Installation” on page 21 Gather the required tools. “Required Tools” on page 22 Unpack the shipping kit.

  • Page 22: Required Tools

    “Preparing the Oracle F160 Flash Card for Installation” on page 21 ■ “ESD Safety Measures” on page 25 ■ Ship Kit Contents The Oracle Flash Accelerator F160 PCIe Card ship kit contains the components shown in the following illustration: Oracle Flash Accelerator F160 PCIe Card User Guide • April 2016...
  • Page 23 2. Antistatic wrist-strap (Note: Not included in some ship kits) 3. Foam 4. Antistatic bag 5. Bracket screw 6. Oracle Flash Accelerator F160 PCIe Card with low profile PCIe mounting bracket 7. Packaging Related Information “Preparing the Oracle F160 Flash Card for Installation” on page 21 ■...

  • Page 24: Observing Safety Precautions

    Hot surface. Avoid contact. Surfaces are hot and might cause personal injury if Caution - touched. Hazardous voltages are present. To reduce the risk of electric shock and danger to Caution - personal health, follow the instructions. Oracle Flash Accelerator F160 PCIe Card User Guide • April 2016...

  • Page 25: Esd Safety Measures

    Attach an antistatic wrist strap (not provided). When servicing or removing server components, attach an antistatic strap to your wrist and then to a metal area on the chassis. Related Information “ESD Safety Measures” on page 25 ■ Preparing the Oracle F160 Flash Card for Installation...

  • Page 26: Oracle Flash Accelerator F160 Pcie Card Optimization Guidelines

    128k or smaller. For optimal performance, transfer sizes should be limited to 128k to avoid additional overhead associated with breaking into smaller transfer sizes. The Oracle Flash Accelerator F160 PCIe Card should be formatted using a label of type EFI ■ (format -e command).

  • Page 27: Drive Volume Management

    Oracle Flash Accelerator F160 PCIe Card firmware automatically updates. Check the “Minimum Supported Oracle 1.6 TB NVMe SSD Firmware Version” in Oracle Flash Accelerator F160 PCIe Card and Oracle 1.6 TB NVMe SSD Product Notes for the latest firmware requirements, available at: http://www.oracle.com/goto/oracleflashf160/docs.
  • Page 28 “Downloading the SSD Software Package” in Oracle Flash Accelerator F160 PCIe Card ■ and Oracle 1.6 TB NVMe SSD Product Notes “Update the NVMe Storage Drive Firmware” in Oracle Flash Accelerator F160 PCIe Card ■ and Oracle 1.6 TB NVMe SSD Product Notes “Verify Oracle Oracle Flash Accelerator F160 PCIe Card Operation”...

  • Page 29: Installing The Oracle F160 Flash Card

    “Oracle F160 Flash Card Installation Overview” on page 30 ■ For information on how to install your Oracle F160 Flash Card, refer to your server documentation. Your server chassis might contain a card carrier or other configuration. Refer to the server's service manual for PCIe card installation instructions.

  • Page 30: Oracle F160 Flash Card Installation Overview

    Install a New Oracle F160 Flash Card (Server Power-Off) Oracle F160 Flash Card Installation Overview To install your Oracle 1.6TB NVMe PCIe 3.0 Flash Card into a system, refer to the following table: Steps Task Prepare the Oracle F160 Flash Card for installation.
  • Page 31 Record the serial number of the Oracle F160 Flash Card and PCIe slot number where the card will be installed. This server slot information can be used at a later time for identifying Oracle F160 Flash Cards from the console.
  • Page 32 Install a New Oracle F160 Flash Card (Server Power-Off) The following figure shows how to insert the Oracle F160 Flash Card in a PCI Express slot: Note - Your server chassis might contain a card carrier or other configuration. Refer to the server's service manual for PCIe card installation instructions.

  • Page 33: Install A New Oracle F160 Flash Card (Server Power-On)

    ■ Install a New Oracle F160 Flash Card (Server Power-On) To install a new Oracle Flash Accelerator F160 PCIe Card into a supported server when the card is hot plug inserted into an empty PCIe carrier: Refer to the server's service manual for PCIe card installation instructions.
  • Page 34 Record the serial number of the Oracle F160 Flash Card and PCIe slot number where the card will be installed. This server slot information can be used at a later time for identifying Oracle F160 Flash Cards from the console.
  • Page 35 Oracle F160 Flash Card. Verify successful installation of the Oracle F160 Flash Card through your system's OS. When the installation is complete, the Oracle Flash Accelerator F160 PCIe Card is visible to your server operating system. Configure the system to maximize flash technology.
  • Page 36 Oracle Flash Accelerator F160 PCIe Card User Guide • April 2016...

  • Page 37: Servicing The Oracle F160 Flash Card

    Oracle F160 Flash Card. Oracle F160 Flash Card Service Overview For service, the Oracle Flash Accelerator F160 PCIe Card contains updatable flash ROM for storing the BIOS and firmware, as well as NVRAM for storing nonvolatile configuration data. Use Oracle Hardware Management Pack to monitor and service the Oracle F160 Flash Card.

  • Page 38: Component Serviceability

    Oracle F160 Flash Card is designed with energy storage components to complete buffered writes to the persistent flash storage in case of a sudden power loss. These energy storage components are designed for the life of the Oracle F160 Flash Card and do not require periodic maintenance.

  • Page 39: Replace Oracle F160 Flash Card (Server Power-Off)

    Replace Oracle F160 Flash Card (Server Power- Off) Replace an existing Oracle Flash Accelerator F160 PCIe Card if the drive fails or the usable drive life has been exceeded. Possible data loss. Exceeding the maximum number of Oracle 1.6TB NVMe PCIe...
  • Page 40 Hazardous voltages are present. To reduce the risk of electric shock and danger to Caution - personal health, follow the instructions. Your server chassis might require a PCIe carrier extension for each installed Oracle Flash Note - Accelerator F160 PCIe Card to facilitate air flow. Your server chassis might contain a card carrier or other configuration.
  • Page 41 Your server chassis might use another configuration. Refer to the server's service manual for instructions. Identify the physical location of the Oracle F160 Flash Card that you want to remove. Your server chassis might require a PCIe carrier extension for each installed Oracle Flash Accelerator F160 PCIe Card to facilitate air flow.
  • Page 42 Locate the proper PCIe slot for the card you are replacing. If necessary, remove the PCIe filler panel from the slot. Insert the replacement card in the supported PCIe slot. Oracle Flash Accelerator F160 PCIe Card User Guide • April 2016...
  • Page 43 Replace Oracle F160 Flash Card (Server Power-Off) Your server chassis might require a PCIe carrier extension for each installed Oracle Flash Accelerator F160 PCIe Card to facilitate air flow. Your server chassis might contain a card riser or other configuration. Refer to the server's service manual for card installation instructions.
  • Page 44 Power on the system. The card hardware insertion is complete. Configure the Oracle F160 Flash Card and verify drive availability. Follow the server's service manual instructions for Oracle F160 Flash Card NVMe storage ■ drive configuration and identification. Use appropriate software commands to return the system to an operational state: ■...

  • Page 45: Replace Oracle F160 Flash Card (Server Power-On)

    Replace Oracle F160 Flash Card (Server Power-On) Replace Oracle F160 Flash Card (Server Power- Replace an existing Oracle Flash Accelerator F160 PCIe Card if the drive fails or the usable drive life has been exceeded. Possible data loss. Exceeding the maximum number of Oracle 1.6TB NVMe PCIe...
  • Page 46 Replace Oracle F160 Flash Card (Server Power-On) Identify the physical location of the carrier and Oracle F160 Flash Card that you want to remove. Your server chassis might contain a card riser or other configuration. Refer to the server's service manual for instructions.
  • Page 47 Engage the server retention mechanism to secure the card to the carrier. Insert the carrier into the server chassis. For hot plug service actions, configure the Oracle F160 Flash Card and verify drive availability. Follow the server's service manual instructions for Oracle F160 Flash Card NVMe storage ■...

  • Page 48: Technical Support

    Contacting Technical Support “Product Overview” on page 9 ■ Technical Support For assistance installing, configuring, or running the Oracle Flash Accelerator F160 PCIe Card, contact My Oracle Support (MOS). Related Information “Contacting Technical Support” on page 48 ■ “Oracle Flash Accelerator F160 PCIe Card Product Notes” in Oracle Flash Accelerator ■...

  • Page 49: Troubleshooting Oracle F160 Flash Card Cooling

    Use the status indicators to determine the status of the Oracle Flash Accelerator F160 PCIe Card. The LEDs provide key status indicators to diagnose Oracle F160 Flash Card issues. See “Status Indicators”...

  • Page 50: Servicing The Oracle F160 Flash Card Using Oracle Hardware Management Pack

    The Oracle Hardware Management Pack utilities provide command line interface (CLI) tools to service the Oracle Flash Accelerator F160 PCIe Card. Oracle Hardware Management Pack tools provide commands and agents that operate at the operating system level and can be used across multiple systems.

  • Page 51: Oracle Hardware Management Pack Documentation

    Access Command Line Interface (CLI) in Oracle Hardware Management Pack Utility “Access Command Line Interface (CLI) in Oracle Hardware Management Pack ■ Utility” on page 51 Oracle Hardware Management Pack Documentation Documentation for Oracle Hardware Management Pack can be found at: http://www.oracle.com/goto/ohmp/docs...
  • Page 52 Connect an Ethernet cable to the Gigabit Ethernet (NET) connectors as needed for OS ■ support. Connect to the service processor's Oracle ILOM over the network, connect an Ethernet ■ cable to the Ethernet port labeled NET MGT. Access the Oracle ILOM command-line interface (CLI) locally using the management port, ■...

  • Page 53: Index

    Index feedback, 8 firmware, 37 access CLI in Oracle Hardware Management Pack, 51 FRU, 37, 38 access Oracle Hardware Management Pack, 51 activity, 13, 49 hardware, 11 host system, 27 capacity, 11 hot service, 38 characteristics, 11 cold service, 38...
  • Page 54 ESD, 25 service, 37, 37 service overview, 37 serviceability, 38 ship kit, 22 specifications, 14 SSD description, 9 status, 13, 49 storage drives, indicators, 13 style, 11 task map, 30 Oracle Flash Accelerator F160 PCIe Card User Guide • April 2016...

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