Sun Cluster Open Storage Program

Solaris Cluster and HP StorageWorks Disk Array MSA
Interoperability Matrix
Servers1
Operating System
Sun Cluster Software (SC)
Max # Nodes
VM Software
Multi-Path Driver
Host Adapters3
SAN Switches4,5
Storage
Storage Array Firmware7
Sun Fire
V20Z, V40Z
X2100 M2
X2200 M2
X4100, X4100 M2
X4200, X4200 M2
X4600, X4600 M2
X4140,x4150,x4170
x4240, x4250
x4270, x4275
x4440,x4450,x4540

Sun Blade
x6220, x6240
x6250, x6270
x64409
x6450
x8400,x8420,X8440
x8450

Sun Netra
x4200 M2, x4250
x4450
Solaris 10 X86 (64 bit)
SC 3.2
SC 3.2 2/08
SC 3.2 1/09
4
Solaris SVM
SAN driver bundled in OS for Solaris 10
SG-XPCI1FC-QL2
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-XPCIE1FC-QF4
SG-XPCIE2FC-QF4
SG-XPCI1FC-QF4
SG-XPCI2FC-QF4
SG-XPCIE2FC-QB4-Z
SG-XPCIE20FC-NEM-Z
SG-XPCIE2FC-EB4-Z
SG-XPCIE2FCGBE-E-Z
SG-XPCIE2FCGBE-Q-Z
SG-XPCIE1FC-QF8-Z
SG-XPCIE1FC-EM8-Z
SG-XPCIE2FC-QF8-Z
SG-XPCIE2FC-EM8-Z

"Native" HBAs supported:
Qlogic8
Emulex8
Brocade4
  • SilkWorm 3200
  • SilkWorm 3800
  • SilkWorm 3900
  • SilkWorm 12000
McData
  • Spherson 4300
  • Spherson 4500
  • Intrepid 6064
  • Intrepid 6140
Cisco

Qlogic

Sun

HP
MSA2312fc
MSA2324fc
MSA2312fc - M110R20

MSA2324fc - M110R20
Sun Fire
V20Z, V40Z
X2100 M2
X2200 M2
X4100, X4100 M2
X4200, X4200 M2
X4600, X4600 M2
X4140,x4150,x4170
x4240, x4250
x4270, x4275
x4440,x4450,x4540

Sun Blade
x6220, x6240
x6250, x6270
x64409
x6450
x8400,x8420,X8440
x8450

Sun Netra
x4200 M2,x4250
x4450
Solaris 10 X86 (64 bit)
SC 3.2
SC 3.2 2/08
SC 3.2 1/09
2
Solaris SVM
n/a
All Network Interface Cards (NICs) supported with Solaris 10
None
ISCSI Arrays:6 MSA2312i
MSA2324i
MSA2312i – M110R20

MSA2324i – M110R20
Sun Fire
V20Z, V40Z
X2100 M2
X2200 M2
X4100, X4100 M2
X4200, X4200 M2
X4600, X4600 M2
X4140,x4150,x4170
x4240, x4250
x4270, x4275
x4440,x4450,x4540

Sun Netra
x4200 M2, x4250
x4450
Solaris 10 X86 (64 bit)
SC 3.2
SC 3.2 2/08
SC 3.2 1/09
2
Solaris SVM
n/a
SG-XPCI8SAS-E-Z
SG-XPCIE8SAS-E-Z
None
SAS arrays:6 MSA2312sa
MSA2324sa
MSA2312sa – M110R20

MSA2324sa – M110R20
 

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

2 PCI configs only

3 Note that PCI-Express, Express Module HBAs are only supported on servers that containPCI Express, Express Module busses.

4 For the latest Brocade, Cisco, 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 Only two node cluster is supported at this time on iSCSI and SAS arrays.

7 Minimum firmware requirement to enable Solaris Cluster.

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

9 Sun Blade x6440 supported processors: 8376HE, 8380, 8384. The 8354 processor is not supported.

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