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B-2 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 2005
B.2 Supported Operating Systems (JBOD Arrays)
The SANnet II 200 FC JBOD array can be used with currently released versions of the
Solaris 8, Solaris 9, and Solaris 10 operating systems.
B.3 Supported Host Platforms and Connection
Methods (JBOD Arrays)
Table B-1 lists the Sun systems that are supported by the JBOD array. The table also
shows the connection methods supported for each of the supported Sun systems.
Supported HBAs include (X)6767A 2-Gbit PCI Single FC HBA and (X)6768A 2-Gbit
PCI Dual FC HBA.
B.4 Known Limitations Affecting SANnet II 200 FC
JBOD Arrays
Limitations affecting the FC JBOD array are listed below.
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Booting from a JBOD disk is not supported in this release.
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The
mpxio
functionality of Sun StorEdge SAN Foundation Suite 4.2 software is not
supported with FC JBOD arrays.
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Only Sun hosts running the Solaris operating system are supported in this release.
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Sun Cluster software is not supported in this release.
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VERITAS Cluster Server (VCS) software is not supported in this release.
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Only direct-attached single-host connections to a single JBOD are supported in this
release. There is no multihost support in this release. Fibre Channel switches are not
supported in this release. Daisy-chaining is not supported in this release.
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The
luxadm
utility should not be used to diagnose or manage FC JBOD arrays.
Table B-1 Supported Sun Servers and Connection Methods (JBOD Arrays)
Server HBA
Sun Enterprise™ 220R server Yes
Sun Enterprise 250 server Yes
Sun Enterprise 420R server Yes
Sun Enterprise 450 server Yes
Sun Fire™ V120 server Yes
Sun Fire V280 server Yes
Sun Fire V880 server Yes