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Sun Cluster Open Storage Program

Sun Cluster Interoperability Matrix EMC – Symmetrix family

Servers¹	Operating System	Sun Cluster Software²	Max # Nodes	Multi-Path Driver	Host Adapters⁴	SAN Switches	Storage³
Sun Fire V215 V240 V245 V250 280R V440 V445 V480 V490 V880 V890 V1280 E2900 4800 4810 E4900 6800 E6900 12K 15K 20K 25K T1000 T2000 Netra 210 240 440 1280 1290 T2000 T5220 CT900 w/CP3060 Sun Ultra 220R 420R E250 E450 Sun UE 3000 3500 4000 4500 5000 5500 6000 6500 10000 Sparc Enterprise T1000 T2000 M3000 M4000 M5000 M8000⁹ M9000⁹ T5120 T5140 T5220 T5240 T5440 Sun Blade T6300 T6320 T6340	Solaris 8 Solaris 9 Solaris 10	SC 3.1 10/03 SC 3.1 4/04 SC 3.1 9/04 SC 3.1 8/05 SC 3.2⁷ SC 3.2 2/08⁷ SC 3.2 1/09 ⁷, ^7a	6	Sun StorEdge Traffic Manager Software SAN 4.4.10 and later⁵ SAN driver bundled in OS for Solaris 10	6767A (SG-XPCI1FC-QF2) (SG-XPCI1FC-QL2) 6768A (SG-XPCI2FC-QF2) (SG-XPCI2FC-QF2-Z) SG-XPCI1FC-EM2 SG-XPCI2FC-EM2 SG-XPCI1FC-EM4 SG-XPCI2FC-EM4 SG-XPCI1FC-EM4-Z SG-XPCI2FC-EM4-Z SG-XPCIE1FC-EM4 SG-XPCIE2FC-EM4 SG-XPCI1FC-QF4 SG-XPCI2FC-QF4 SG-XPCIE1FC-QF4 SG-XPCIE2FC-QF4 SG-PCIE2FCGBE-Q-Z SG-PCIE2FCGBE-E-Z SG-XPCIE1FC-QF8-Z SG-XPCIE1FC-EM8-Z SG-XPCIE2FC-QF8-Z SG-XPCIE2FC-EM8-Z LP11000-E LP11002-E LPe11000-E LPe11002-E LPe12000-E LPe12002-E LP10000-E LP10000DC-E LP9802-E LP9002-E LP9002L-E QLA2460-E-SP QLA2462-E-SP QLE2460-E-SP QLE2462-E-SP QLE2560-E-SP QLE2562-E-SP QLA2340-E-SP QLA2342-E-SP	Brocade Silkworm: 12000, 2400, 24000, 2800, 3200, 3250, 3800, 3850, 3900, 4100, 48000 Cisco MDS: 9120, 9140, 9216, 9216A, 9506, 9509, 9513 EMC Connectrix: DS-16B22, DS-16B3, DS-16B5, DS-16M, DS-16M2, DS-24M2, DS-32B24, DS-32M, DS-32M2, DS-4100B, DS-8B, DS-8B2, DS-8B3, ED-10000M, ED-1032, ED-12000B4, ED-140M, ED-24000B, ED-64M, ED48000B MDS: 9216, 9216A, 9216i McDATA: ED-5000, ED-6064, ED-6140, ES-2500, ES-3016, ES-3032, ES-3216, ES-3232, Intrepid 10000, ES4400, ES4500, ES4700	Symmetrix DMX DMX-2 ⁶ DMX-3 DMX-4 Symmetrix 8000 Symmetrix V-Max ¹¹
Sun Fire V20Z V40Z X4100 X4100 M2 X4140 X4150 x4170 X4200 X4200 M2 X4240 x4270 x4275 X4440 X4450 X4600 X4600 M2 Sun Blade x6220 x6240 x6250 x6270 x6440¹² x6450 x8400 x8420	Solaris 10 X86 (64-bit)	SC 3.1 8/05 SC 3.2⁷ SC 3.2 2/08⁷ SC 3.2 1/09 ⁷, ^7a	4	Sun StorEdge Traffic Manager Software S10 X86⁵	6767A (SG-XPCI1FC-QF2) (SG-XPCI1FC-QL2) 6768A (SG-XPCI2FC-QF2) (SG-XPCI2FC-QF2-Z) SG-XPCI1FC-EM2 SG-XPCI2FC-EM2 SG-XPCI1FC-EM4 SG-XPCI2FC-EM4 SG-XPCI1FC-EM4-Z SG-XPCI2FC-EM4-Z SG-XPCIE1FC-EM4 SG-XPCIE2FC-EM4 SG-XPCI1FC-QF4 SG-XPCI2FC-QF4 SG-XPCIE1FC-QF4 SG-XPCIE2FC-QF4 SG-XPCIE1FC-QF8-Z SG-XPCIE1FC-EM8-Z SG-XPCIE2FC-QF8-Z SG-XPCIE2FC-EM8-Z LP11000-E LP11002-E LPe11000-E LPe11002-E LPe12000-E LPe12002-E LP10000-E LP10000DC-E QLA2460-E-SP QLA2462-E-SP QLE2460-E-SP QLE2462-E-SP QLE2560-E-SP QLE2562-E-SP QLA2340-E-SP QLA2342-E-SP SG-XPCIE2FC-EB4-Z (LPem11002) SG-XPCIE2FC-QB4-Z (QEM2462) SG-XPCIE20FC-NEM-Z	Same as above	Same as above
Sun Fire V215 V240 V245 V250 280R V440 V445 V480 V490 V880 V890 V1280 E2900 4800 4810 E4900 6800 E6900 12K 15K 20K 25K T1000 T2000 Netra 210 240 440 V1280 V1290 T2000 T5220 CT900 w/CP3060 Sun Ultra 220R 420R E250 E450 Sun UE 3000 3500 4000 4500 5000 5500 6000 6500 10000 Sparc Enterprise T1000 T2000 M3000 M4000 M5000 M8000⁹ M9000⁹ T5120 T5140 T5220 T5240 T5440 Sun Blade T6300 T6320 T6340	Solaris 8 Solaris 9 Solaris 10	SC 3.0 5/02 SC 3.1 5/03 SC 3.1 10/03 SC 3.1 4/04 SC 3.1 9/04 SC 3.1 8/05 SC 3.2⁷ SC 3.2 2/08⁷ SC 3.2 1/09 ⁷, ^7a	6	EMC PowerPath 5.2, 5.2.1^5,8 5.2.2	6767A (SG-XPCI1FC-QF2) (SG-XPCI1FC-QL2) 6768A (SG-XPCI2FC-QF2) (SG-XPCI2FC-QF2-Z) SG-XPCI1FC-EM2 SG-XPCI2FC-EM2 SG-XPCI1FC-EM4 SG-XPCI2FC-EM4 SG-XPCI1FC-EM4-Z SG-XPCI2FC-EM4-Z SG-XPCIE1FC-EM4 SG-XPCIE2FC-EM4 SG-XPCI1FC-QF4 SG-XPCI2FC-QF4 SG-XPCIE1FC-QF4 SG-XPCIE2FC-QF4 SG-PCIE2FCGBE-Q-Z SG-PCIE2FCGBE-E-Z SG-XPCIE1FC-QF8-Z SG-XPCIE1FC-EM8-Z SG-XPCIE2FC-QF8-Z SG-XPCIE2FC-EM8-Z LP11000-E LP11002-E LPe11000-E LPe11002-E LPe12000-E LPe12002-E LP10000-E LP10000DC-E LP9802-E LP9002-E LP9002L-E QLA2460-E-SP QLA2462-E-SP QLE2460-E-SP QLE2462-E-SP QLE2560-E-SP QLE2562-E-SP QLA2340-E-SP QLA2342-E-SP	Brocade Silkworm: 12000, 2400, 24000, 2800, 3200, 3250, 3800, 3850, 3900, 4100, 48000 Cisco MDS: 9120, 9140, 9216, 9216A, 9506, 9509, 9513 EMC Connectrix: DS-16B22, DS-16B3, DS-16B5, DS-16M, DS-16M2, DS-24M2, DS-32B24, DS-32M, DS-32M2, DS-4100B, DS-8B, DS-8B2, DS-8B3, ED-10000M, ED-1032, ED-12000B4, ED-140M, ED-24000B, ED-64M, ED48000B MDS: 9216, 9216A, 9216i McDATA: ED-5000, ED-6064, ED-6140, ES-2500, ES-3016, ES-3032, ES-3216, ES-3232, Intrepid 10000, ES4400, ES4500, ES4700	Symmetrix DMX DMX-2 ⁶ DMX-3 DMX-4 Symmetrix 8000 Symmetrix V-Max ¹¹
Sun Fire V20Z V40Z X4100 X4100 M2 X4140 x4170 X4150 X4200 X4200 M2 X4240 x4270 x4275 X4440 X4450 X4600 X4600 M2 Sun Blade x6220 x6240 x6250 x6270 x6440¹² x6450 x8400 x8420	Solaris 10 X86 (64-bit)	SC 3.1 8/05 SC 3.2⁷ SC 3.2 2/08⁷ SC 3.2 1/09 ⁷, ^7a	4	EMC PowerPath 5.2, 5.2.1^5,8 5.2.2	6767A (SG-XPCI1FC-QF2) (SG-XPCI1FC-QL2) 6768A (SG-XPCI2FC-QF2) (SG-XPCI2FC-QF2-Z) SG-XPCI1FC-EM2 SG-XPCI2FC-EM2 SG-XPCI1FC-EM4 SG-XPCI2FC-EM4 SG-XPCI1FC-EM4-Z SG-XPCI2FC-EM4-Z SG-XPCIE1FC-EM4 SG-XPCIE2FC-EM4 SG-XPCI1FC-QF4 SG-XPCI2FC-QF4 SG-XPCIE1FC-QF4 SG-XPCIE2FC-QF4 SG-XPCIE1FC-QF8-Z SG-XPCIE1FC-EM8-Z SG-XPCIE2FC-QF8-Z SG-XPCIE2FC-EM8-Z LP11000-E LP11002-E LPe11000-E LPe11002-E LPe12000-E LPe12002-E LP10000-E LP10000DC-E QLA2460-E-SP QLA2462-E-SP QLE2460-E-SP QLE2462-E-SP QLE2560-E-SP QLE2562-E-SP QLA2340-E-SP QLA2342-E-SP SG-XPCIE2FC-EB4-Z (LPem11002) SG-XPCIE2FC-QB4-Z (QEM2462) SG-XPCIE20FC-NEM-Z	Same as above	Same as above
Sparc Enterprise¹⁰ T1000 T2000 M4000 M5000 M8000 T5120 T5140 T5220	Solaris 10 11/06 (U3) 8/07 (U4) 5/08 (U5)	SC 3.2 SC 3.2 2/08⁷ SC 3.2 1/09 ⁷, ^7a	8¹⁰ 16	EMC PowerPath 5.2, 5.2.1 ⁸ 5.2.2	SG-XPCI1FC-EM2 SG-XPCI2FC-EM2 SG-XPCI1FC-EM4 SG-XPCI2FC-EM4 SG-XPCI1FC-EM4-Z SG-XPCI2FC-EM4-Z SG-XPCIE1FC-EM4 SG-XPCIE2FC-EM4 SG-XPCI1FC-QF4 SG-XPCI2FC-QF4 SG-XPCIE1FC-QF4 SG-XPCIE2FC-QF4 SG-XPCI1FC-QL2 SG-XPCI2FC-QF2-Z	Same as above	Symmetrix 800 Symmetrix 1000

¹ See the Sun System Handbook for minimum supported Solaris Operating System versions, HBAs and other supported options for list servers.

² For all Sun Cluster 3.x configurations where TimeFinder or SRDF are being used, please refer to the white papers EMC Symmetrix with Sun Cluster 3.x on Avatar and PowerLink.

³ Please refer to EMC's interoperability matrix at http://www.emc.com/products/interoperability/index.htm for specific configurations, min microcode versions, notes and any restrictions.

⁴ Note that PCI Express HBAs are only supported on the servers that contain PCI Express busses - please see Sun documentation or EMC Support Matrix. For detailed information on supported HBAs with specific servers, please refer to: www.sun.com/servers/index.jsp

⁵ QFS is supported.

⁶ DMX-2 is equivalent to the DMX1000. Please note the Minimum microcode revisions 5669.61.24, 5670.72.69

⁷ SC 3.2 and higher, minimum Solaris support: Solaris 9, 9/05 (Sparc only) , Solaris 10 11/06.
Please see SunSolve Document id: 237505 when installing S10 5/08.
When using VxVM, SC 3.2 requires VxVM 5.0 MP1RP4, download patch 122058-09 (or later qualified version) available on SunSolve.
Also requires the following Sun Cluster patches and higher, available on SunSolve:
Solaris 9 Sparc: 126105-03
Solaris 10 Sparc: 126106-03
Solaris 10 x86: 126107-03

^7a SC 3.2 1/09 minimum VxVM version required is VxVM_5.0_MP3_RP1.

⁸ EMC supports ZFS in a SunCluster environment, i.e.,
- ZFS + MPXIO + Sun Cluster 3.2 and 3.2 2/08 are supported.
- ZFS + PowerPath + Solaris 10 10/08 + SC 3.2 and SC 3.2 2/08 are supported. Please see Sun Alert 245626 and download T139580-02 (x86) and T139579-02 (Sparc) available on SunSolve. For Solaris 10 5/08 support, please download 125514-04, also available on SunSolve.

⁹ M8000 and M9000 are only supported with SC 3.2 2/08 and higher.

¹⁰ Support parameters as follows:
Any combination between 8 and 16 nodes is supported.
Oracle 10g and 11g

Symantec or Sun Cluster limitation:

SVM supported up to 8 nodes
Oracle 10.2.0.3 and 10.2.0.4 (10gR2) including ASM
QFS 4.6.2 (Shared QFS for RAC up to 16 nodes)
CVM 5.0 (up to 8 node only)
VxVM 4.1 (mp2rp2)
VxVM 5.0 (mp1rp4)
Oracle 11g supports VxVM 5.0 on Solaris 9 and Solaris 10. Solaris Cluster versions supported: SC 3.1 8/05, SC 3.2 and higer

Required patches available on SunSolve: