Switch Compatibility - Oracle Sun Storage HBA Installation Manual

Platform
Fujitsu M10 PCI Expansion Unit
SPARC T4-1 and T4-2
SPARC T5-2, T5-4, and T5-8
SPARC T7-1, T7-2, and T7-4
SPARC M5-32 and M6-32
SPARC M7-8 and M7-16
SPARC 7-2 and 7-2L
Oracle SuperCluster M6-32
Oracle's x86 Servers
Sun Server X4-2, X4-2L, X4-4, and X4-8
Oracle Server X5-2, X5-2L, X5-4, and X5-8
Oracle Server X6-2 and X6-2L
Oracle Exalytics In-Memory Machine X4-4 and X5-4
Zero Data Loss Recovery Appliance X4, X5, and X6
Oracle's Telco Servers
Netra SPARC T4-1
Netra SPARC S7-2
Netra X4270 M3
Netra Server X3-2 and X5-2

Switch Compatibility

For technical support issues with any switches, refer to the product documentation or
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contact the switch manufacturer.
The universal HBA supports connecting to any 16 Gb/s Fibre Channel (FC) switch and all
Fibre Channel Over Internet (FCoE) switches from any vendor that follows standard FC
specifications, and follows 10GbE NIC/FCoE specifications, with the following considerations:
Direct Access Storage for FC is supported with COMSTAR.
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FC-SW switched fabric is supported when the HBA is connected to a 16 Gb/s FC switch.
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FC point-to-point (FC-P2P) (N_Port) is supported.
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FC-AL is not supported at 16 Gb/s or faster.
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An FCoE-capable switch is always required for FCoE connections.
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This documentation lists switches that are specifically not supported by the universal
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HBA, when applicable.
Supported OS/Technology
Oracle Solaris
Oracle Solaris
Oracle Solaris
Oracle Solaris
Oracle Solaris
Oracle Solaris
Oracle Solaris
Oracle Solaris
Oracle Solaris, Windows, Linux, VMware
Oracle Solaris, Windows, Linux, VMware
Oracle Solaris, Windows, Linux, VMware
Oracle Solaris, Windows, Linux, VMware
Oracle Solaris, Windows, Linux, VMware
Oracle Solaris
Oracle Solaris
Oracle Solaris, Windows, Linux, VMware
Oracle Solaris, Windows, Linux, VMware
Chapter 1 • Universal HBA Overview
System Interoperability
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