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Solaris Cluster Open Hardware Program

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Sun Cluster and HP X64 ProLiant Servers Interoperability Matrix

Servers¹

Operating System

Cluster Software (SC)

Max # Nodes

VM Software

Multi-Path Driver

Host Adapters⁷

SAN Switches

HP Storage

HP Storage Array Firmware⁶

Network Interface Controller (NIC)

HP ProLiant
  BL460c
  BL465c
  BL480c
  BL680c
  BL685c
  DL360 G5
  DL380 G5
  DL580 G5
  DL385
  DL385 G2
  DL585
  DL585 G2
  ML370 G5

Solaris 10 x86 (64 bit) 11/06 or later

SC 3.1 8/05

SC 3.2²

SC 3.2 2/08²

Solaris SVM

SAN driver bundled in OS for Solaris 10

SG-XPCIE1FC-EM4
SG-XPCIE2FC-EM4
SG-XPCIE1FC-QF4
SG-XPCIE2FC-QF4
SG-XPCI1FC-EM2
SG-XPCI2FC-EM2
SG-XPCI1FC-EM4-Z
SG-XPCI2FC-EM4-Z
SG-XPCI1FC-QF2
SG-XPCI2FC-QF2
SG-XPCI1FC-QF4
SG-XPCI2FC-QF4

"Native" HBAs supported:
Emulex³
QLogic³
HP⁸

Brocade⁴

SilkWorm 3200 3800 3900 12000

McData⁴

Sphereon 4300 4500
Intrepid 6064 6140

Qlogic⁴

Cisco⁴

Sun⁴

HP⁵

EVA
  3000 Series
  5000 Series

EVA
  4000 Series
  6000 Series
  8000 Series

EVA
  4100
  6100
  8100

EVA
  4400

XP128/XP1024

XP10000/XP12000

XP20000/XP24000

EVA
  3000 - 4.001
  5000 - 4.001

EVA
  4x00 - 5.100
  6x00 - 5.100
  8x00 - 5.100

EVA
  4100 - 6.110
  6100 - 6.110
  8100 - 6.110

EVA
  4400 - 9.000

XP128/XP1024 21.14.14.00/00

XP10000/XP12000 50.05.06.00/00 60.01.31.00/00

XP2000/XP24000 60.01.68.00/00

NC370x
NC371x
NC373x
NC374x
NC380x

NC7782

NC7170

X4445

7280A-2

7281A-2

¹ See HP website for more information on ProLiant servers: http://www.hp.com/go/solaris and http://www.hp.com/wwsolutions/solaris

² SC 3.2 and later supports
Solaris 10 11/06 + patches, Solaris 10 8/07 requires patch S10x86 / 126107-01.
Solaris 10 5/08 (please see SunSolve Document id: 237505 when installing S10 5/08).

³ "Native" HBAs supported by Solaris: http://www.sun.com/io_technologies/index.html

⁴ For the latest Brocade, McData, Qlogic and Sun switch offerings: http://www.sun.com/storagetek/networking.jsp

⁵ For a complete list of HP switch offerings, please go to: http://h18006.www1.hp.com/storage/saninfrastructure/switches.html

⁶ Minimum firmware requirement to enable Sun Cluster.

⁷ HP ships ProLiant servers with the option for PCI-X or PCI-E HBAs. PCI-E version is default unless specified on order by customer.

⁸ For a list of HP's HBA offerrings, please go to: http://h71028.www7.hp.com/enterprise/cache/589799-0-0-0-121.html and select the option tab.