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Sun Flash Accelerator F40 PCIe Card
User's Guide
Part No.: E29741-06
June 2014

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  • Page 1 Sun Flash Accelerator F40 PCIe Card User’s Guide Part No.: E29741-06 June 2014...
  • Page 2 Corporation and its affiliates are not responsible for and expressly disclaim all warranties of any kind with respect to third-party content, products, and services. 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.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Using This Documentation vii Sun Flash Accelerator F40 PCIe Card Overview Card Overview About the Sun Flash Accelerator F40 PCIe Card 1 Key Features 2 Characteristics 3 Card Hardware Components 3 Card Software and Firmware Components 5 Card LEDs 5...
  • Page 4 List All Command 31 List Command 32 Update Flash Package Command 35 Health Reporting Command 36 Locate Card Command 38 Format Card Command 39 Show the Vital Product Data Command 40 Sun Flash Accelerator F40 PCIe Card User’s Guide • June 2014...
  • Page 5 Extract SMART Logs Command 42 Help Command 44 Troubleshooting Using Card LEDs 45 Error Messages 46 Exception Handling 47 Firmware Exception Error Messages 48 Reason Codes 49 Index 51 Contents...
  • Page 6 Sun Flash Accelerator F40 PCIe Card User’s Guide • June 2014...

  • Page 7: Using This Documentation

    Note – For specific installation instructions, see your server installation guide. For information about restrictions and use of the Sun Flash Accelerator F40 PCIe Card on your server, see the most recent version of the server product notes.

  • Page 8: Related Documentation

    Feedback Provide feedback about this documentation at: http://www.oracle.com/goto/docfeedback Access to Oracle Support Oracle customers have access to electronic support through My Oracle Support. For information, visit http://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?ctx=acc&id= or visit info http://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?ctx=acc&id=trs if you are hearing impaired.

  • Page 9: Sun Flash Accelerator F40 Pcie Card Overview

    “Card LEDs” on page 5 ■ About the Sun Flash Accelerator F40 PCIe Card The Sun Flash Accelerator F40 PCIe Card is a turnkey PCI-E 2.0, host bus adapter (HBA), low-profile, half-height, and half-length PCIe board form factor flash memory storage card.

  • Page 10: Key Features

    Per server. PCIe standard PCI Express– 2.0, x8, PCIe low-profile bracket. LED status indicators Three board-mounted, right-angle LEDs shine through the PCI bracket to indicate activity, drive life, and status. Sun Flash Accelerator F40 PCIe Card User’s Guide • June 2014...

  • Page 11: Characteristics

    The Sun Flash Accelerator F40 PCIe Card is a block storage device, with block sizing optimization capabilities. You can use the card for either nonpersistent or persistent data. The card offers high-performance with low latency and a low CPU burden. The...
  • Page 12 The controller connects to up to four embedded flash memory modules. For example, one Sun Flash Accelerator F40 PCIe Card displays as follows in an Oracle Solaris operating system: 5. c0t500051610010E810d0 <ATA-3E128-TS2-550B00-T3EM cyl 65533 alt 2 hd 16 sec 186>...

  • Page 13: Card Software And Firmware Components

    “Card Hardware Components” on page 3 ■ Card LEDs Use the Sun Flash Accelerator F40 PCIe Card LEDs to determine the status of the card. Three LEDs that are located on the PCI bracket indicate drive life, card status, and card activity.

  • Page 14: Card Specifications

    Note – For information about specifications on your server, see the most recent version of the server documentation. For compliance specifications, refer to the Sun Flash Accelerator F40 PCIe Card Safety and Compliance Guide. Sun Flash Accelerator F40 PCIe Card User’s Guide • June 2014...

  • Page 15: Physical Dimensions

    0.5 lb / 10 oz maximum (283.5 g) Related Information “About the Sun Flash Accelerator F40 PCIe Card” on page 1 ■ Environmental Specifications The Sun Flash Accelerator F40 PCIe Card operates and is stored in an environment defined by the following parameters: Specification Measurement Temperature •...

  • Page 16: Electrical Specifications

    “About the Sun Flash Accelerator F40 PCIe Card” on page 1 ■ Electrical Specifications The Sun Flash Accelerator F40 PCIe Card receives power from the PCI Express +12 VDC and +3.3 VDC power rails as shown in the following table: Specification Value 3.3 Vdc...
  • Page 17 1.65 A rms +3.3 V aux: 30 mA rms 30 mA rms Total power: 11.5 W 25 W max Related Information “About the Sun Flash Accelerator F40 PCIe Card” on page 1 ■ Sun Flash Accelerator F40 PCIe Card Overview...
  • Page 18 Sun Flash Accelerator F40 PCIe Card User’s Guide • June 2014...

  • Page 19: Preparing The Card For Installation

    Required Tools You need the following tools to install or service the Sun Flash Accelerator F40 PCIe Card: Antistatic wrist strap ■...

  • Page 20: Ship Kit Contents

    Documentation ESD wrist strap (Note: Not included in some ship kits) Foam Antistatic bag Bracket screw Sun Flash Accelerator F40 PCIe Card with low profile PCIe mounting bracket Packaging Sun Flash Accelerator F40 PCIe Card User’s Guide • June 2014...

  • Page 21: Observing Safety Precautions

    Related Information “Installing the Card Into a Server” on page 18 ■ Observing Safety Precautions This section contains information about safeguarding the equipment and personnel from damage: “General Safety Information” on page 13 ■ “Safety Symbols” on page 13 ■ “ESD Safety Measures”...

  • Page 22: Esd Safety Measures

    1. Prepare an antistatic surface to set parts on during the removal, installation, or replacement process. Place ESD-sensitive components such as the printed circuit boards on an antistatic mat. The following items can be used as an antistatic mat: Sun Flash Accelerator F40 PCIe Card User’s Guide • June 2014...

  • Page 23: Update The Host Operating System

    “ESD Safety Measures” on page 14 ■ ▼ Update the Host Operating System Check the Sun Flash Accelerator F40 PCIe Card Product Notes for the latest firmware requirements, available at the Sun Flash Accelerator F40 PCIe Card Documentation Library: http://oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?ctx=SunFlashF40.
  • Page 24 Sun Flash Accelerator F40 PCIe Card User’s Guide • June 2014...

  • Page 25: Installing The Card

    “Preparing the Card for Installation” on page 11 ■ “Sun Flash Accelerator F40 PCIe Card Overview” on page 1 ■ Installation Overview To quickly install your Sun Flash Accelerator F40 PCIe Card into a system, refer to the following table: Step Task Prepare the card for installation.

  • Page 26: Installing The Card Into A Server

    Block size can be configured through a server OS or file system, and is set to a default size with Oracle databases. The Sun Flash Accelerator F40 PCIe Card is designed to provide best performance for data transfers that are multiples of 8k size, and using addresses that are 8k aligned.

  • Page 27: Install A New Card

    The system meets the physical, environmental, and electrical specifications listed ■ “Card Specifications” on page The Sun Flash Accelerator F40 PCIe Card functions in x4 and x2 active width slots, but with reduced performance. Related Information “Card Hardware Components” on page 3 ■...
  • Page 28 4. Identify a supported and available PCI Express slot in the server. Refer to the Sun Flash Accelerator F40 PCIe Card Product Notes. Note – Exceeding the maximum number of Sun Flash Accelerator F40 PCIe Cards or placing cards in unsupported slots results in host platform error report and shutdown.
  • Page 29 Sun Flash Accelerator F40 PCIe Card Installation FIGURE: Figure Legend Bracket screw Press here Press here 32-bit slot (3.3 V only) PCI express x8 slot 64-bit slot (3.3 V only) Motherboard Note – Your server chassis may contain a card riser or other configuration. Refer to the servers service manual for card installation instructions.

  • Page 30: Remove An Existing Card From A Server

    8. If applicable, perform any required commands for your system to recognize the new card. For the Oracle Solaris OS, reboot with the reconfiguration option. Refer to your server’s administration guide. 9. Verify successful installation of the card through your systems OS.
  • Page 31 Carefully lift the card out of the PCIe slot to remove the card. Caution – Hot surface. Avoid contact. Surfaces are hot and might cause personal injury if touched. Hazardous voltages are present. Sun Flash Accelerator F40 PCIe Card Removal FIGURE: Figure Legend...
  • Page 32 4. Install the new card, as required. Refer to “Install a New Card” on page Related Information “Installation Overview” on page 17 ■ Sun Flash Accelerator F40 PCIe Card User’s Guide • June 2014...

  • Page 33: Servicing The Card

    These energy storage components are designed for the life of the Sun Flash Accelerator F40 PCIe Card and do not require periodic maintenance.

  • Page 34: Update The Card Software

    The Sun Flash Accelerator F40 PCIe Card has two sets of firmware. Both firmware sets are updated as a single F40 firmware package using the ddcli utility, or MSM: NAND flash controller firmware ■ SAS controller firmware (host PCIe to SAS controller) ■...
  • Page 35 The Patch 16005846 download page is displayed. F40 (AURA 2) SW1.1 Release fw (08.05.01.00) and cli utility update (Patch) 2. Use the -listall command to identify the selected Sun Flash Accelerator F40 PCIe Card. “List All Command” on page 31 3.

  • Page 36: Technical Support

    Technical Support For assistance installing, configuring, or running the Sun Flash Accelerator F40 PCIe Card, contact My Oracle Support (MOS). Please have your CSI Customer Support ID ready. Go to My Oracle Support: https://support.oracle.com Sign in to My Oracle Support to open a service request.

  • Page 37: Accessing The Ddcli Utility

    “Access Command Line Interface (CLI) in ddcli Utility” on page 30 ■ Note – The term WarpDrive refers to the Sun Flash Accelerator F40 PCIe Card in the menu and CLI text. ▼ Access Text Menu Interface in ddcli Utility To access the ddcli utility in text menu mode: 1.

  • Page 38: Access Command Line Interface (Cli) In Ddcli Utility

    “Access Text Menu Interface in ddcli Utility” on page 29 ■ ▼ Verify Card Status To assess if the Sun Flash Accelerator F40 PCIe Card is ready to be used: 1. Run the ddcli utility. “Access Text Menu Interface in ddcli Utility” on page 2.

  • Page 39: List All Command

    PCI address ■ Text Menu Interface Usage: The ddcli utility lists seven commands. Type 1 to list all installed Sun Flash Accelerator F40 PCIe Cards installed in a server, as shown in the following example: # ddcli List WarpDrive Information...

  • Page 40: List Command

    The -listall command runs without any command line parameter. You need not specify the -c option on the command line. Sample Output: When the -listall command runs, the ddcli utility outputs the following text. Two Sun Flash Accelerator F40 PCIe Cards are shown in the following example: WarpDrive...
  • Page 41 Extract SMART Logs Select Operation [1-7 or 0:Quit]: 1 Command Line Interface Usage: In CLI mode, select a Sun Flash Accelerator F40 PCIe Card by including its card number (adapter index). Enter the following line of text in the CLI to run the -list command: ddcli -c 1 -list...
  • Page 42 SSD Slot # Cage Location : Lower Capacity (in bytes) : 100030242304 Manufacturer ID Model Number : 3E128-TS2-550B00 Serial Number 5L0010RY Firmware Revision : PRO6TI35 Link Rate : 6.0 Sun Flash Accelerator F40 PCIe Card User’s Guide • June 2014...

  • Page 43: Update Flash Package Command

    ■ Update Flash Package Command The -updatepkg command updates Sun Flash Accelerator F40 PCIe Cards with the specified firmware package file. You select a card by typing the card ID, or all cards in the server are updated if you do not select any card ID using the command line interface or text interface.

  • Page 44: Health Reporting Command

    Text Menu Interface Usage: The following top-level menu lists the cards in the system and prompts you to select a card on which to perform an operation. Two Sun Flash Accelerator F40 PCIe Cards are shown in the following example: # ddcli...
  • Page 45 PCIe slot number in server. Logical disk number assigned as cards are discovered. For example: 0-3 for card ID 1, 4-7 for card ID 2. Refer to the Sun Flash Accelerator F40 PCIe Card Product Notes for supported slots. Cage Flash stack 1 or 2 on the card.

  • Page 46: Locate Card Command

    Locate Card Command The -locate command initates blinking on the Status LED of the selected Sun Flash Accelerator F40 PCIe Card. Use this command to locate a selected card in a rack of servers. The Status LED turns off after 60 seconds.

  • Page 47: Format Card Command

    Text Menu Interface Usage: The following top-level menu lists the cards in the system and prompts you to select a card on which to perform an operation. Two Sun Flash Accelerator F40 PCIe Cards are shown in the following example: # ddcli...

  • Page 48: Show The Vital Product Data Command

    The -showvpd command display s the VPD information on the selected Sun Flash Accelerator F40 PCIe Card. The VPD (Vital Product Data) definitions are: Item Definition Product Name Full description of the card Part Number ECO or Revision level Serial Number Sun Flash Accelerator F40 PCIe Card User’s Guide • June 2014...
  • Page 49 Text Menu Interface Usage: The following top-level menu lists the cards in the system and prompts you to select a card on which to perform an operation. Two Sun Flash Accelerator F40 PCIe Cards are shown in the following example: # ddcli...

  • Page 50: Extract Smart Logs Command

    Note – Do not use this command unless directed by service personnel. The -getsmartlog command extracts SMART logs for the selected Sun Flash Accelerator F40 PCIe Card. Use the -getsmartlog command when requested to assist Oracle support in debugging and resolution. This command extracts two specific files for each single card or all cards in the server if the -slot option is not used.
  • Page 51 Select the WarpDrive [1-2 or 0:Quit]: 1 List WarpDrive Information Update Flash Package Display WarpDrive Health Locate WarpDrive Format WarpDrive Show Vital Product Data Extract SMART Logs Select Operation [1-7 or 0:Quit]: 7 Get Log for single or all SSDs[ Enter 1:All or 0:Single]: 1 Enter Log File Path: /root Successfully collected SSD Event Logs for Cage = 01 Location = Upper...

  • Page 52: Help Command

    - Show Vital Product Data -getsmartlog - Extract SMART Logs -help - Display help(does not need controller number) <parameters> are: Command specific values Related Information “ddcli Utility Command Summary” on page 30 ■ Sun Flash Accelerator F40 PCIe Card User’s Guide • June 2014...

  • Page 53: Troubleshooting Using Card Leds

    Troubleshooting Using Card LEDs Use the Sun Flash Accelerator F40 PCIe Card LED indicators to determine the status of the card. The Life, Status, and Activity LEDs, shown in the following image, provide key status indicators to diagnose card issues.

  • Page 54: Error Messages

    “Verify Card Status” on page 30 ■ “Card LEDs” on page 5 ■ Error Messages The following sections contain service information for the Sun Flash Accelerator F40 PCIe Card. This section includes: “Exception Handling” on page 47 ■ “Firmware Exception Error Messages” on page 48 ■...

  • Page 55: Exception Handling

    Exception Handling The following table lists all of the input validation errors for the Sun Flash Accelerator F40 PCIe Card ddcli utility. Message LSI WarpDrive Management Utility: Invalid command format specified on the command line. LSI WarpDrive Management Utility: Invalid argument: %s.

  • Page 56: Firmware Exception Error Messages

    <warning threshold> Temperature <current temp> on sensor <sensor#> has exceeded critical temperature threshold <critical threshold> Percent Power Throttled <throttle%> PCI Slot Available Power <max slot power> Sun Flash Accelerator F40 PCIe Card User’s Guide • June 2014...

  • Page 57: Reason Codes

    Diagnostic trigger fired Related Information “ddcli Utility Command Summary” on page 30 ■ Reason Codes The following table lists the Reason Codes for the Sun Flash Accelerator F40 PCIe Card ddcli utility. Health Reason Code Description Backup rail monitor failure...
  • Page 58 Related Information “ddcli Utility Command Summary” on page 30 ■ Sun Flash Accelerator F40 PCIe Card User’s Guide • June 2014...

  • Page 59: Index

    Index feedback, viii firmware, 5 access CLI in DDCLI, 30 firmware exception error messages, 48 access DDCLI, 29 format command, 39 access text menu in DDCLI, 29 FRU, 25 activity, 5, 45 Fusion MPT interface, 3 antistatic wrist strap, 14 assess card readiness, 30 getsmartlog command, 42 capacity, 3...
  • Page 60 SNMP, 5 software, 5 specifications, 6, 7 environmental, 7 physical dimensions, 7 SSD flash modules, 3 SSDFW, 5 status, 5, 45 system status LEDs location of, 5 technical support, 28 Sun Flash Accelerator F40 PCIe Card User’s Guide • June 2014...

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