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Sun Storage 6 Gb SAS ExpressModule HBA

Installation Guide For HBA Models SGX-SAS6-EM-Z and SGSAS6-EM-Z

Part No: E22492-07 December 2014

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Using This Documentation .................................................................................. 7

1  HBA Overview ................................................................................................. 9

Kit Contents ................................................................................................... 9

HBA Features ................................................................................................. 9

Valid Drive Mix Configurations With HDDs and SSDs ......................................... 11

Operating System and Technology Requirements ................................................. 12

System Interoperability ................................................................................... 12

Host Platform Support ............................................................................ 13

Storage System Support .......................................................................... 13

Software Support ................................................................................... 14

Boot Support ................................................................................................. 14

2 Hardware Installation and Removal ............................................................... 15

Observing ESD and Handling Precautions .......................................................... 15

Installing the HBA ......................................................................................... 16

▼  To Prepare for Hardware Installation .................................................... 16

▼ To Install the HBA ........................................................................... 16

HBA LEDs ................................................................................................... 19

Port to Phys Mapping ..................................................................................... 21

▼ To Complete the Installation ............................................................... 21

Next Steps .................................................................................................... 22

Removing the HBA ........................................................................................ 22

▼ To Remove the HBA ......................................................................... 23

3 Creating a Bootable Drive in a Preboot Environment .................................... 25

Overview of Creating a Bootable Drive in a Preboot Environment .......................... 25

Creating a Bootable Drive (SPARC) .................................................................. 26

▼ To Create a Bootable Drive (SPARC) ................................................... 26

Using the OBP Environment to Set Up a Bootable Drive (SPARC) .................. 26

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Contents

Creating an Alias for a Bootable Drive (SPARC) ......................................... 27

Creating a Bootable Drive (x86) ....................................................................... 28

▼  To Create a Bootable Drive (x86) ........................................................ 28

Using the BIOS Configuration Utility to Set Up a Bootable Drive (x86) ........... 29

Selecting a Bootable Drive (x86) .............................................................. 32

Validating the Oracle Solaris Labels of the HBA Drives ........................................ 33

▼ To Verify That the Oracle Solaris Label of a Drive is Valid ....................... 33

Next Steps ............................................................................................ 35

Installing the Oracle Solaris OS ........................................................................ 35

▼ To Prepare to Install the Oracle Solaris OS ............................................ 36

▼ To Install the Oracle Solaris OS .......................................................... 36

4 HBA Software Installation .............................................................................. 37

Installing the Oracle Solaris Driver and Firmware ................................................ 37

Firmware Updates .................................................................................. 37

Installing the Linux Driver and Firmware ........................................................... 38

▼ To Install the Linux Driver ................................................................. 38

Firmware Updates .......................................................................................... 38

Installing the Windows Server Driver and Firmware ............................................. 38

▼ To Install the Windows Driver ............................................................ 39

Firmware Updates .......................................................................................... 39

Installing the VMware Driver and Firmware ....................................................... 39

5  Known Issues ................................................................................................ 41

MegaRAID Storage Manager GUI-Related Issues ................................................ 41

Cannot Hotplug the HBA Card Through the MSM GUI ................................ 41

Cannot Assign a Global Hot Spare Through the MSM GUI ........................... 42

Cannot Upgrade Firmware on the HBA Through the MSM GUI ..................... 42

Cannot Reboot After Upgrading Firmware on the HBA ................................ 42

Storage-Related Issues .................................................................................... 43

Only 24 Devices Are Displayed In The System BIOS Boot List ...................... 43

Kernel Panic During Oracle Solaris Operating System Installation ................... 43

The Oracle Solaris OS Installation Hangs ................................................... 44

The System Hangs After Deleting a RAID Volume ...................................... 44

A HBA Specifications ....................................................................................... 45

Physical Characteristics ................................................................................... 45

PCI Performance ............................................................................................ 45

SAS Port Bandwidths ..................................................................................... 46

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Contents

Environmental Requirements ............................................................................ 46

HBA Connectors ............................................................................................ 47

Glossary ............................................................................................................. 49

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Using This Documentation

This installation guide describes how to install and remove Oracle's PCIe, eight-channel Sun Storage 6 Gigabit (Gb) per second Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) ExpressModule host bus adapter (HBA). It also explains how to install any software required by the HBA and provides known issues about the product.

The document is written for technicians, system administrators, application service providers (ASPs), and users who have advanced experience troubleshooting and replacing hardware.

This preface contains the following topics:

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“Related Oracle Documentation” on page 7

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“Related Third Party Documentation” on page 7

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“Documentation Feedback” on page 8

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“Support and Accessibility” on page 8

Documentation Feedback

Provide feedback on this documentation at:

http://www.oracle.com/goto/docfeedback

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Learn about Oracle's commitment to accessibility.

http://support.oracle.com

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http://www.oracle.com/accessibility/support.html

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HBA Overview

This chapter provides a basic overview of Oracle's Sun Storage 6 Gigabit per second (Gb) Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) ExpressModule host bus adapter (HBA), which uses LSI technology. The chapter also describes the various operating systems, host platforms, storage, and infrastructure configurations that support the HBA.

This chapter contains the following topics:

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“Kit Contents” on page 9

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“HBA Features” on page 9

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“Operating System and Technology Requirements” on page 12

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“Valid Drive Mix Configurations With HDDs and SSDs” on page 11

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“System Interoperability” on page 12

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“Boot Support” on page 14

Kit Contents

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Sun Storage 6 Gb SAS ExpressModule HBA

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Accessing Documentation document

Note - The Accessing Documentation document in the HBA ship kit provides instructions

on how to access Oracle HBA installation documentation. For information about accessing non-Oracle documents that are related to this HBA, see “Related Third Party

Documentation” on page 7.

HBA Features

The Sun Storage 6 Gb SAS ExpressModule HBA (SGX-SAS6-EM-Z, SG-SAS6-EM-Z) provides eight serial Phys for connection to SAS and/or Serial ATA (SATA) devices. Each Phy

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HBA Features

is capable of 1.5 Gb, 3 Gb, or 6 Gb SAS and SATA link rates. The PCI-Express interface is capable of 5 GT/s per lane in each direction. With eight fully duplexed links, the total becomes 80 GT/s. Note that actual transfer rates are a function of the host system environment. The card is packaged in a single-wide PCIe Module that conforms to the PCIe ExpressModule Electromechanical Specification, Rev. 1.0.

The HBA contains on-board Flash ROM for storing the firmware. The board also includes Hot Plug architecture which allows insertion and removal of the module when the system has been alerted via the Attention Switch. The light-emitting diodes (LEDs) on the HBA report a heartbeat, activity, and fault conditions when detected by the firmware. Fusion-MPT firmware operates the HBA.

The functionality of the HBA comes from the LSISAS2008 controller ASIC. The HBA connects up to eight direct connected SAS/SATA devices to a computer system through the PCIe ExpressModule interface. The HBA controller uses eight PCIe Phys.

The HBA supports the following features:

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Serial SCSI protocol (SSP), serial ATA tunneling protocol (STP), and serial management protocol (SMP), as defined in the Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) Specification, version 2.0

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Simplified cabling with a point-to-point, serial architecture

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Smaller and thinner cables that promote unrestricted airflow

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A serial, point-to-point, enterprise-level storage interface

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Data transfers using SCSI information units

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Compatibility with SATA target devices

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Narrow and wide ports (See Table 1-1)

TABLE 1-1

Half Duplex Full Duplex

Narrow Port (1 Lane), 600 MB/s Narrow Port (1 Lane), 1200 MB/s

Wide Port (2 Lanes), 1200 MB/s Wide Port (2 Lanes), 2400 MB/s

Wide Port (4 Lanes), 2400 MB/s Wide Port (4 Lanes), 4800 MB/s

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Hot-plug insertion in ExpressModule enclosures, as defined in the PCIe ExpressModule

6 Gb SAS Bandwidths

Electromechanical Specification, version 1.0

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Several LEDs routed through the front of the enclosure: an Activity LED and Fault LED for each mini-SAS connector, and a Power LED and Attention LED for the HBA

Figure 1-1 depicts the physical features of the HBA.

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Valid Drive Mix Configurations With HDDs and SSDs

FIGURE  1-1

Oracle's Sun Storage 6 Gb SAS ExpressModule HBA

Valid Drive Mix Configurations With HDDs and SSDs

The HBA supports connectivity using SATA II drives, SAS drives, or both. Within an enclosure (SAS expander), you can mix any drive types, subject to any restrictions imposed by the enclosure.

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Operating System and Technology Requirements

The HBA requires the operating system (OS) and technology levels listed in Table 1-2, at minimum.

TABLE 1-2

Operating System/Technology Recommended Versions (minimum)

Oracle Solaris OS for the x86 (32bit and 64-bit) platform

Oracle Solaris OS for the SPARC (32-bit and 64-bit) platform

Linux OS (64-bit) ■ Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5.9 and 6.4

Virtual Machine OS Oracle VM 3.2.1

Microsoft Windows OS (64-bit) ■ Window Server 2008 R2 including SP1 (64-bit)

VMware Technology ■ VMware ESX/ESXi 5.0

†

Oracle supports the Oracle Solaris 10 10/09 OS with patches 142676-02 (x86) and 143523-02 (SPARC) as the minimum Oracle Solaris OS

level. However, if issues occur with the HBA, Oracle Support requires that you update to the recommended OS levels listed in Table 1-2.

Supported Operating System/Technology Versions 

†

■ Oracle Solaris 11.1 with SRU7

■ Oracle Solaris 10 01/13 with patches 149176-02 and 145649-04, at minimum

To obtain the latest patches and SRUs, go to http://support.oracle.com

■ Oracle Solaris 11.1 with SRU7

■ Oracle Solaris 10 01/13 with patches 149175-02 and 145648-04, at minimum

To obtain the latest patches and SRUs, go to http://support.oracle.com

■ SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11SP2

■ Oracle Enterprise Linux 5.9 and 6.4 (Red Hat Compatible Kernel (RHCK) and Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel (UEK) 2, at minimum)

■ Windows Server 2012

■ VMware ESX/ESXi 5.1

System Interoperability

This section provides host platform, storage, and software support information. This section contains the following topics:

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“Host Platform Support” on page 13

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“Storage System Support” on page 13

■

“Software Support” on page 14

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System Interoperability

Host Platform Support

The HBA is supported by the platforms listed in Table 1-3. For up-to-date information, see your Oracle system product notes and web pages.

For supported operating system and technology versions, see Table 1-2.

TABLE 1-3

Platform Supported OS/Technology

Oracle SPARC Servers

Sun Blade T6320 Oracle Solaris

Sun Blade T6340 Oracle Solaris

SPARC T3-1B Oracle Solaris

SPARC T3-4 Oracle Solaris

SPARC T4-4 Oracle Solaris

SPARC T5-1B Server Module Oracle Solaris

Oracle x86 Servers

Netra 6000 Oracle Solaris, Linux, Virtual Machine, VMware, and Windows

Sun Fire X4800 Oracle Solaris, Linux, Virtual Machine, VMware, and Windows

Sun Blade X3-2B Oracle Solaris, Linux, Virtual Machine, VMware, and Windows

Sun Blade X4-2B Oracle Solaris, Linux, Virtual Machine, VMware, and Windows

Sun Blade X6270 M2 Oracle Solaris, Linux, Virtual Machine, VMware, and Windows

Sun Server X2-8 Oracle Solaris, Linux, Virtual Machine, VMware, and Windows

Host Platform Support

Storage System Support

The HBA supports the following storage:

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Sun Storage F5100 Flash Array, 1.0, running version 5.4.5 Expander Firmware, at minimum

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LT04HH SAS 1U Rackmount

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LTO-3 HH 1U Rackmount Media Tray

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LTO-4HH Desktop

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LTO-4 HH 1U Rackmount Media Tray

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LTO-5HH Desktop

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Boot Support

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LTO-5 HH 1U Rackmount Media Tray

Software Support

Install, Flash, and BIOS configuration utilities are provided. The HBA uses the FusionMPT architecture for all major operating systems, which allows for thinner drivers for better performance. To obtain the most up-to-date device drivers, firmware, and boot code that support

your operating system, go to: http://www.lsi.com/sep/Pages/oracle/index.aspx

Boot Support

Booting through the HBA is supported in the following operating system and technology environments:

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Oracle Solaris 10 01/13 OS for the SPARC and x86 platforms

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Oracle Solaris 10 11.1 OS for the SPARC and x86 platforms

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RHEL 5.9 and 6.4 OSes

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SLES 11 SP2 OS

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Oracle Linux 5.9 and 6.4 OSes

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Oracle VM 3.2.1 OS

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Windows Server 2008 R2 including SP1 OS

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Windows Server 2012 OS

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ESX and ESXi Server, version 5.0 and 5.1 technology

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Hardware Installation and Removal

This chapter explains how to install and remove the HBA. You do not need to turn off system power or disconnect power cords during the installation, since the enclosures fully support hotplugging.

This chapter contains the following topics:

■

“Observing ESD and Handling Precautions” on page 15

■

“Installing the HBA” on page 16

■

“HBA LEDs” on page 19

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“Port to Phys Mapping” on page 21

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“Next Steps” on page 22

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“Removing the HBA” on page 22

Observing ESD and Handling Precautions

Caution - Damage to the HBA can occur as the result of careless handling or electrostatic

discharge (ESD). Always handle the HBA with care to avoid damage to electrostatic-sensitive components.

To minimize the possibility of ESD-related damage, use both a workstation antistatic mat and an ESD wrist strap. You can get an ESD wrist strap from any reputable electronics store or from Oracle as part number #250-1007.

Observe the following precautions to avoid ESD-related problems:

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Leave the HBA in its antistatic bag until you are ready to install it in the system.

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Always use a properly fitted and grounded wrist strap or other suitable ES protection when handling the HBA and observe proper ESD grounding techniques.

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Always hold the HBA by the metal enclosure.

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Place the HBA on a properly grounded antistatic work surface pad when it is out of its protective antistatic bag.

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Installing the HBA

Before you start, read the instructions in this section as well as the installation instructions for the storage devices to be connected to the HBA. This section contains the following topics:

■

“To Prepare for Hardware Installation” on page 16

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“To Install the HBA” on page 16

To Prepare for Hardware Installation

Read and observe the safety information for this product.

See the Safety and Compliance documentation for this HBA.

Make a backup of your data.

Familiarize yourself with the physical features of the HBA.

See “HBA Features” on page 9.

Ensure you have the proper cables for the HBA.

The HBA has two external x4 mini-SAS connectors, each connecting to four 6Gb SAS ports. You will need to use the appropriate cable to connect the HBA to SAS versus SATA storage devices.

For connection to external drives or backplanes, you must use an external cable with a standard mini-SAS connector (SFF-8088) on the controller side of the cable.

Use only Oracle-provided SAS cables. For more information or to purchase cables for your Oracle system, go to http://www.oracle.com. Cable connectors are keyed so that you cannot

insert them incorrectly.

Unpack the box containing the HBA in a static-free environment and inspect it for damage.

Note - Leave the HBA in its protective bag until you are ready to install it. If there is damage,

contact Oracle customer support.

To Install the HBA

Attach an ESD wrist strap and remove the HBA from its protective bag.

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To Install the HBA

See “Observing ESD and Handling Precautions” on page 15.

Refer to your system installation or service manual to determine how to locate an empty PCIe ExpressModule slot in which you can insert the HBA.

Grasp the button (the latching mechanism at the end of the ejection lever) on the front of the HBA and pivot the lever downward.

Insert the HBA into an available PCIe ExpressModule slot in the chassis, as shown in Figure 2-1.

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To Install the HBA

FIGURE  2-1

Installing the HBA into a PCIe Slot

Figure Legend

Chassis

Ejection Lever (Open)

Note - The configuration of the enclosure in your system might not be the same as shown in this

illustration.

When the HBA is fully inserted in the slot, pivot the ejection lever up to the locked position.

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HBA LEDs

Connect SAS cables to the two external x4 mini-SAS connectors and attach the other end of the cables to the disk drives or other SAS/SATA devices, per your requirements.

Use only Oracle-provided SAS cables (530-3887-01), available for purchase at: http://

www.oracle.com

Observe the LEDs to ensure normal operation of the HBA.

For more information about the LEDs, see “HBA LEDs” on page 19.

There are six LEDs on the front of the enclosure. For each port, there is one green Activity LED and one yellow Fault LED that indicate any activity or fault of a Phy in that port. There is also one green Power LED and one yellow Attention LED on the HBA. The Power and Attention LEDs are both controlled by the host system and show through the PCIe ExpressModule enclosure and functionality (see Table 2-1).

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HBA LEDs

FIGURE  2-2

External Connectors and LEDs.

Figure Legend

Port 1 Activity Green LED

Port 1 Fault Yellow LED

Port 2 Activity Green LED

Port 2 Fault Yellow LED

Green Power LED

Yellow Attention LED

Mini SAS Connectors, or Ports (Port 1 on top and Port 2 below)

Attention Button

The different states of the Attention and Power LEDs are listed in Table 2-1

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Port to Phys Mapping

TABLE 2-1

State Meaning

Attention LED

Off Operations are normal.

On There are operational problems at the slot.

Blinking The slot is being identified at the request of the user.

Power LED

Off Insertion or removal of the HBA is permitted.

On Insertion or removal of the HBA is not permitted.

Blinking Removal of the HBA is not permitted because a hot-plug operation is in progress.

Attention and Power LEDs for the HBA

Port to Phys Mapping

Figure 2-2 shows the location of ports 1 and 2 on the HBA. When connecting phys to the HBA

ports, ensure you connect to the correct port:

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Phys 4-7 connect to port 1.

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Phys 0-3 connect to port 2.

To Complete the Installation

Refer to your system installation or service manual for instructions on how to replace the system cover, reconnect the AC power cords, and turn power on to the system, if required.

Note - If you do need to return power to the system, ensure that the power is turned on to the

SAS devices, SATA II devices, or both before or at the same time that the power is turned on to the host system. If the system is powered up before these devices, the devices might not be recognized.

If you need to install an OS on your system, complete the procedures in

Chapter3, “Creating a Bootable Drive in a Preboot Environment”, and then go to the

next step.

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Next Steps

If you already have an OS installed on an x86 system, during the power-up process of the system, review the BIOS bootup messages and look for the LSI BIOS initialization banner and the BIOS utility prompt (pressing Ctrl+C).

If you see the banner and are prompted for the utility, it means the BIOS has detected the HBA card.

If you already have an OS installed on a SPARC system, during the power-up process of the system, use the probe-scsi-all command at the OpenBoot Prom (OBP) ok prompt to verify that the system recognizes the HBA.

The probe-scsi-all command displays the SCSI devices that are connected to the host, as shown in the following example.

{0} ok probe-scsi-all /pci@0/pci@0/pci@8/pci@0/pci@a/LSI,sas@0 MPT Version 2.00, Firmware Version 4.00.00.00 Target 9 Unit 0 Disk SEAGATE ST914602SSUN146G0603 286739329 Blocks, 146 GB SASAddress 5000c5000b305b4d PhyNum 0 Target a Unit 0 Disk SEAGATE ST914602SSUN146G0603 286739329 Blocks, 146 GB SASAddress 5000c5000b304cad PhyNum 1 Target b Unit 0 Disk HITACHI H101414SCSUN146GSA23 286739329 Blocks, 146 GB SASAddress 5000cca000310015 PhyNum 2 Target c Unit 0 Disk HITACHI H101414SCSUN146GSA23 286739329 Blocks, 146 GB SASAddress 5000cca0002cf035 PhyNum 3 {0} ok

This example shows a SAS 2 controller (LSI,sas@0) connected to four physical drives.

Next Steps

Install any software required by the HBA, specific to your operating system, as described in

Chapter4, “HBA Software Installation”.

Removing the HBA

If you need to remove the HBA, for any reason, follow these steps:

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To Remove the HBA

Prepare your operating system for HBA removal.

Attach an ESD wrist strap.

See “Observing ESD and Handling Precautions” on page 15.

Disconnect all SAS cables from the external mini-SAS connectors.

Press the Attention button on the exposed end of the HBA (see Figure 2-2).

When the green Power LED next to the Attention button goes out, pull the ejection lever downward.

Note - If you decide after pressing the Attention button that you do not want to remove the

HBA, you can cancel the operation by pressing the button again within 5 seconds of when the power LED starts blinking.

Pull the HBA out of its slot in the enclosure.

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Creating a Bootable Drive in a Preboot Environment

This chapter describes how to use the HBA for your boot device prior to installing an operating system (OS) on the system.

Note - If you are installing the HBA into a system that already has an OS installed, do not

perform any procedures in this chapter. Instead, complete the HBA installation, as described in

“To Complete the Installation” on page 21.

This chapter contains the following topics:

■

“Overview of Creating a Bootable Drive in a Preboot Environment” on page 25

■

“Creating a Bootable Drive (SPARC)” on page 26

■

“Creating a Bootable Drive (x86)” on page 28

■

“Validating the Oracle Solaris Labels of the HBA Drives” on page 33

■

“Installing the Oracle Solaris OS” on page 35

Overview of Creating a Bootable Drive in a Preboot Environment

You can choose to install the HBA into a system that does not yet have an OS installed. You can then install the OS onto a physical drive to enable you to boot from the HBA. On a SPARC system, you would perform these actions through the OpenBoot Prom (OBP) environment. On an x86 system, you would do so through the BIOS Configuration utility.

Note - Entering the BIOS Configuration utility (even if you make no changes in the utility)

might cause the system boot order list, provided by the system BIOS, to reset. To ensure that the boot order is accurate after exiting the utility, access the server mainboard BIOS during the next reboot of the system. Review the boot order list to verify that the order is correct, and make any changes, if necessary. This will occur each time you enter the utility.

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Creating a Bootable Drive (SPARC)

Based on the type of system in which you are installing the HBA, follow the procedures in one of the following sections:

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If you are installing the HBA into a SPARC system, go to “Creating a Bootable Drive

(SPARC)” on page 26.

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If you are installing the HBA into an x86 system, go to “Creating a Bootable Drive

(x86)” on page 28.

Creating a Bootable Drive (SPARC)

Follow these steps to create a bootable drive in a preboot environment on an SPARC system:

To Create a Bootable Drive (SPARC)

Determine a drive on which you want to install the Oracle Solaris OS, as described in “Using the OBP Environment to Set Up a Bootable Drive

(SPARC)” on page 26.

Create an alias for the selected drive and make the drive bootable, as described in “Creating an Alias for a Bootable Drive (SPARC)” on page 27.

Using the OBP Environment to Set Up a Bootable Drive (SPARC)

This section describes how to use the OBP environment to select a drive that you can use as your boot drive upon which to install the Oracle Solaris OS. This section contains the following topic:

■

“To Prepare to Create a Bootable Drive (SPARC)” on page 26

To Prepare to Create a Bootable Drive (SPARC)

At an xterm or gnome terminal window, enter the OBP environment by doing one of the following:

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Press STOP+A on a Sun keyboard from Oracle.

■

Issue a break from a remote console.

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Use the show-devs command to list the device paths on the system and select the device path for the HBA.

The mpt_sas-based controllers will end with LSI,sas@number.

{0} ok show-devs <...> /pci@1e,600000/pci@0/pci@3/LSI,sas@0 /pci@1e,600000/pci@0/pci@3/LSI,sas@0/disk /pci@1e,600000/pci@0/pci@3/LSI,sas@1 <...>

Use the select command to select the HBA card.

{0} ok select /pci@1e,600000/pci@0/pci@3/LSI,sas@0

If you were able to determine and select the card that you wanted in the previous step, skip to Step 5. Otherwise, if more than one of the mpt_sas-based cards is displayed in the show-devs output, use the select and .properties commands to determine which card you want and then select that card.

{0} ok select /pci@1e,600000/pci@0/pci@3/LSI,sas@0 {0} ok .properties … subsystem-id 000031c0

The ExpressModule facing cards contain a subsystem-ID of 000031c0. To further specify the card, you can also display the SAS addresses of any connected drives by using the show- children command.

Go to “Creating an Alias for a Bootable Drive (SPARC)” on page 27.

Creating an Alias for a Bootable Drive (SPARC)

This section describes how to create an alias for the drive that you selected in “To Prepare to

Create a Bootable Drive (SPARC)” on page 26. This section contains the following topic:

■

“To Create an Alias for a Bootable Drive (SPARC)” on page 27

To Create an Alias for a Bootable Drive (SPARC)

Use the nvalias alias-name HBA-drive-path/disk command to create an alias for the drive that you selected in Step 3 (you can press Ctrl+Y to paste the device path).

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Creating a Bootable Drive (x86)

Creating an alias for the drive helps simplify the process of booting the drive later. In the following example, the alias name is mydev.

{0} ok nvalias mydev /pci@1e,600000/pci@0/pci@3/LSI,sas@0/disk

You can now boot from the drive by using the boot alias-name command.

{0} ok boot mydev

To optionally add the drive to the boot-device list and then automatically boot from the drive by controlling the boot device order, issue the following commands, as shown.

{0} ok printenv boot-device boot-device = disk0 disk1 {0} ok setenv boot-device mydev disk0 boot-device = mydev disk0

In this example, the mydev alias is set as disk0, the first disk in the boot device list. This results in the automatic booting of the bootable drive, /pci@1e,600000/pci@0/pci@3/LSI,sas@0/ disk.

Next Steps

Validate the label of the bootable drive that you created (See “Validating the Oracle Solaris

Labels of the HBA Drives” on page 33).

Creating a Bootable Drive (x86)

Follow these steps to create a bootable drive in a preboot environment on an x86 system.

To Create a Bootable Drive (x86)

Set up the bootable drive using the BIOS Configuration utility, as described in

“Using the BIOS Configuration Utility to Set Up a Bootable Drive (x86)” on page 29.

Select the drive that you set up in Step 1 to be the bootable drive from which to boot, as described in “Selecting a Bootable Drive (x86)” on page 32.

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To Prepare to Use the BIOS Configuration Utility

Using the BIOS Configuration Utility to Set Up a Bootable Drive (x86)

This section describes how to use the BIOS Configuration utility to set up a drive on an x86 system prior to installing an OS on the system. You can then use the drive as your boot drive upon which to install the OS. This section contains the following topics:

■

“To Prepare to Use the BIOS Configuration Utility” on page 29

To Prepare to Use the BIOS Configuration Utility

From the Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) software or Video Graphics Array (VGA) video port, access the system console.

Initiate a system boot.

During the boot process, the BIOS initialization banner lists information about the discovered SAS adapters and devices that are attached to the discovered HBAs in the system.

Upon seeing the prompt, Press Ctrl-C to start LSI Corp Configuration Utility..., immediately press Ctrl+C to access the LSI Corp Config Utility menu.

The LSI Corp Config Utility menu is displayed (see Figure 3-1).

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To Prepare to Use the BIOS Configuration Utility

FIGURE  3-1

LSI Corp Config Utility Menu

To change the boot options, use the arrow keys to navigate to the Boot Order field, and use the keys on your keyboard to change the values.

Key Function

Insert Enables booting

Del Disables booting

Plus (+) Increases the numeric value in order to change the boot order

Minus (-) Decreases the numeric value in order to change the boot order

To change other options, use the arrow keys to navigate to the Adapter (HBA) that you want, and press Enter.

The Adapter Properties screen is displayed for the selected HBA (see Figure 3-2).

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FIGURE  3-2

Adapter Properties Screen

Use the arrow keys to navigate to the Advanced Adapter Properties field, and press Enter.

The Advanced Adapter Properties screen is displayed.

Navigate to the Maximum INT 13 Devices for this Adapter field and press Enter to change the field value from 0 to the value of 1 or 2.

This field specifies the number of devices that the HBA will export to the system BIOS for boot. Changing the value to a low number (such as a value of 1 or 2) simplifies boot maintenance.

Press Enter to save your changes and press the Esc key twice to return to the Adapter Properties screen.

To view the devices and logical volumes attached to the HBA, use the arrow keys to navigate to the SAS Topology field, and press Enter.

The SAS Topology screen is displayed (see Figure 3-3).

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To Select a Bootable Drive (x86)

FIGURE  3-3

SAS Topology Screen

You can now use the BIOS Configuration utility to set up a bootable drive, as described in “To

Select a Bootable Drive (x86)” on page 32.

Selecting a Bootable Drive (x86)

After preparing to use the BIOS Configuration utility (as described in “To Prepare to Use the

BIOS Configuration Utility” on page 29), you can select the bootable drive on which to

install the OS on an x86 system. This section contains the following topic:

■

“To Select a Bootable Drive (x86)” on page 32

To Select a Bootable Drive (x86)

From the Adapter Properties screen (Figure 3-3), navigate to the SAS Topology field, and press Enter.

The SAS Topology screen is displayed.

Navigate to the device that you want, and press Alt+B to select the device as the primary boot device.

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Validating the Oracle Solaris Labels of the HBA Drives

If you want an alternate boot device, navigate to the device that you want, and press Alt+A.

Confirm the changes you have made, save the configuration, and then press Esc to exit out of the utility.

Note - Additional boot devices for the HBA might be present in the system BIOS as possible

disk selections. However, these devices are not guaranteed to be consistent through storage configuration changes.

Next Steps

Validate the label of the bootable drive that you created (See “Validating the Oracle Solaris

Labels of the HBA Drives” on page 33).

Validating the Oracle Solaris Labels of the HBA Drives

Note - You do not need to perform the steps in this section if you installed the HBA in a system

that has an OS other than the Oracle Solaris OS installed.

This section describes how to verify the Oracle Solaris labels of any physical raw drives that are attached to the HBA. The drives must have valid Oracle Solaris labels in order to be recognized

by the Oracle Solaris OS. Sometimes, logical drives need to be relabeled using the format command (in the case of SPARC systems) or the fdisk command (in the case of x86 systems)

in order to be recognized. This section contains the following topic:

■

“To Verify That the Oracle Solaris Label of a Drive is Valid” on page 33

To Verify That the Oracle Solaris Label of a Drive is Valid

Note - For your reference, this section provides an example procedure for a SPARC system

that runs the Oracle Solaris OS. For an x86 system that runs a supported OS, you would use the fdisk command for that OS to verify the label of a disk. For more information about labeling disks using the fdisk command, see the documentation for your OS.

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Become a root user on the system and issue the format command.

# format Searching for disks...done AVAILABLE DISK SELECTIONS:

0. c1t0d0 <DEFAULT cyl 24611 alt 2 hd 27 sec 107> /pci@0,0/pci1022,7450@a/pci17c2,10@4/sd@0,0

1. c1t1d0 <DEFAULT cyl 24810 alt 2 hd 27 sec 107> /pci@0,0/pci1022,7450@a/pci17c2,10@4/sd@1,0

2. c3t8d0 <DEFAULT cyl 24619 alt 2 hd 27 sec 107> /pci@0,0/pci1022,7450@b/pci1000,10c0@1,1/sd@8,0

3. c3t9d0 <DEFAULT cyl 24619 alt 2 hd 27 sec 107> /pci@0,0/pci1022,7450@b/pci1000,10c0@1,1/sd@9,0

4. c3t10d0 <DEFAULT cyl 24619 alt 2 hd 27 sec 107> /pci@0,0/pci1022,7450@b/pci1000,10c0@1,1/sd@a,0

5. c3t11d0 <DEFAULT cyl 24619 alt 2 hd 27 sec 107> /pci@0,0/pci1022,7450@b/pci1000,10c0@1,1/sd@b,0

6. c3t12d0 <DEFAULT cyl 24619 alt 2 hd 27 sec 107> /pci@0,0/pci1022,7450@b/pci1000,10c0@1,1/sd@c,0

7. c3t13d0 <DEFAULT cyl 24619 alt 2 hd 27 sec 107> /pci@0,0/pci1022,7450@b/pci1000,10c0@1,1/sd@d,0 Specify disk (enter its number):

When prompted, type the number of a disk drive that is attached to the newly installed HBA card, and press Enter.

The Format menu is displayed.