Sun StorageTek[TM] 6540 Multipath Software Compatibility Matrix

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Update Date:	2014-04-04
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Solution 1493652.1 : Sun StorageTek[TM] 6540 Multipath Software Compatibility Matrix

Applies to:

Sun Storage 6540 Array - Version All Versions and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Goal

This article documents various multipath/failover software and their compatibility with Sun Storage 6540 arrays.

Solution

Please check the rightmost column "Whom To Contact". If you know or suspect your problem is related to a specific component, please be sure to engage the appropriate support center to START troubleshooting.

OS	Multipath Software	Minimum Version	Latest Version	Minimum Firmware Supported	Latest Firmware Supported	Download Location(latest)	Host Type Setting	Install/Config Guide	Notes	Whom To Contact
Solaris 8	STMS/MPxIO	SFK 4.4.9	SFK 4.4.13	06.16.81.10	07.50.13.10	MyOracleSupport	Solaris with MPxIO	Install Config	Internal Only: Refer SAN/Switch page for more Release Info . Consider using SFKCHECK	Oracle
Solaris 9	STMS/MPxIO	SFK 4.4.9	SFK 4.4.15(Solaris 9)	06.16.81.10	Current	MyOracleSupport	Solaris with MPxIO	Install Config	Internal Only: Refer SAN/Switch page for more Release Info Consider using SFKCHECK	Oracle
Solaris 10 SPARC	STMS/MPxIO	118833-16	118833-36 120011-14 127127-11 137137-09 139555-08 140919-03	06.16.81.10	Current	Distributed via kernel update	Solaris with MPxIO	Solaris 10 SAN config Solaris 10 Storage Multipathing Admin	Internal Only: Refer SAN/Switch page for more Release Info Consider using SFKCHECK	Oracle
Solaris 10 x86/64	STMS/MPxIO	118855-14	118855-36 120012-14 127128-11 137138-09 139556-08 140920-03	06.16.81.10	Current	Distributed via kernel update	Solaris with MPxIO	Solaris 10 SAN config Solaris 10 Storage Multipathing Admin	Internal Only: ReferSAN/Switch page for more Release Info .Consider using SFKCHECK	Oracle
Solaris 8,9,10 with DMP	Symantec Veritas Dynamic Multi-Pathhing(DMP)	4.1MP2	6.0	06.16.81.10	Current	ASL	Solaris with DMP	Doc	Refer "technote" associated with each ASl for more details on install/config	Symantec ^*
Windows 2000 Non-Clustered	RDAC/MPIO	09.01.32.30(RDAC)	01.03.0302.0609(MPIO)	06.16.81.10	07.15.11.11	MyOracleSupport	Windows 2000/Server 2003 Non Clustered	Install/Configure Guide	Support for RDAC on Windows stops at 6.60 firmware. You must use MPIO for 7.10 and above	Microsoft^**
Windows 2003 Non-Clustered	RDAC/MPIO	09.01.32.30(RDAC)	01.03.0302.0609(MPIO)	06.16.81.10	Current	MyOracleSupport	Windows 2000/Server 2003 Non Clustered	Install/Configure Guide	Support for RDAC on Windows stops at 6.60 firmware. You must use MPIO for 7.10 and above	Microsoft^**
Windows MSCS Cluster	RDAC/MPIO	09.01.32.30(RDAC)	01.03.0302.0609(MPIO)	06.16.81.10	Current	MyOracleSupport	Windows 2000/20003 Clustered	Install/Configure Guide	Assumes single node support is followed for base os	Microsoft^**
Windows 2000/2003 Non-Clustered with DMP	DMP	5.0	6.0	06.16.81.10	Current	ASL	Windows 2000/Server 2003 non-clustered(with Veritas DMP)	Doc	Refer "technote" associated with each ASL for details on Install/Config	Symantec
Windows 2003 Clustered with DMP	DMP	5.0	6.0	06.16.81.10	Current	ASL	Windows 2000/ Server 2003 clustered(with Veritas DMP)	Doc	Refer "technote" associated with each ASL for details on Install/Config	Symantec
Windows 2008, R2	MPIO	01.03.0302.0013	01.03.0302.0609	06.60.11.10	Current	MyOracleSupport	Windows 2000/Server 2003	Install/Configure Guide		Microsoft
AIX 5.2/5.3	SUNdac Plugin	5.2.0.16	5.2.0.16	06.16.81.10	Current	MyOracleSupport	AIX	Install Guide is Included In The Patch		Oracle
AIX 6.1/5.3/5.2	CAMBEX DPF	TBD	TBD	07.50.08.10	Current	AIX-6.1 AIX-5.3 AIX-5.2	AIX(Failover)		Customer who purchased Cambex DPF from Oracle should contact Oracle otherwise contact the respective vendor. To purchase a new license or to transfer existing one please use below link, CAMBEX DPF LICENSE	Oracle
AIX with DMP	DMP	5.0	6.0	06.16.81.10	Current	5.0 ASL	AIX with DMP	Doc	Refer "technote" associated with each ASL for details on Install/Config	Symantec
Red Hat 4/SUSE 9/SUSE 10	RDAC/MPP	09.01.B2.31	09.03.0B02.0439	06.16.81.10	Current	MyOracleSupport	Linux	Install/Config		Oracle
RHEL 5U2 to U7/SUSE 10 SP1 to SP4 /RHEL6.0, U1	RDAC/MPP	09.02.C2.06	09.03.0C02.0642	06.60.11.10	Current	MyOracleSupport	Linux	Install/Config	Oracle Linux(5.3 and above) with the Red Hat compatible kernel is available for all hardware systems considered certified or compatible for the corresponding release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux.	Oracle
SLES 11, 11SP1	RDAC/MPP	09.03.0C02.0439	09.03.0C02.0642	07.60.xx.xx	Current	MyOracleSupport	Linux	Install/Config		Oracle
Red Hat/SUSE with DMP	DMP	4.1	6.0	06.16.81.10	Current	ASL	Linux with DMP	Doc	Refer "technote" associated with each ASL for details on Install/Config	Symantec
HPUX	Veritas DMP	4.1	5.0	06.16.81.10	Current	ASL	HP-UX	Doc	Refer "technote" associated with each ASL for details on Install/Config	Symantec
VMware ESX	VMware VMotion	3.0	5.0	06.19.25.10	Current	Part of ESX	LINUX or VMWARE ->(7.50 and above)	Internal Only: For host type "Linux" follow below doc to setup the NVSRAM. VMware 3.5 NVSRAM setup	Doc	Oracle

* - Customers having support contracts through Oracle for Symantec/Veritas products should contact Oracle technical support for assistance.

** - Only DSM(Device Specific Module) related issues are handled by Oracle. For MPIO framework related issues contact Microsoft.

For any queries related to Symantec/Veritas Compatibility with array H/W refer Symantec HCL. For queries related to Platform/Software compatibility, refer "Compatibility Lists" under Symantec Documentation.

Explanation of Windows MPIO Builds

WS32 = All 32-bit processors
WS64 = Intel Itanium 64-bit processors only
WSX64 = Intel XEON 64-bit /AMD 64-bit (Opteron) processors
WS8X64 = Windows 2012/Intel XEON 64-bit /AMD 64-bit (Opteron) processors

Explanation of Linux RDAC builds.

Linux 2.4 Based Kernels - RHEL3 (x9.0x.A2.xx builds) (not supported with 07.xx firmware)
Linux 2.6 Based Kernels - RHEL4, SLES9, SLES10 (09.xx.B2.xx builds) )(09.xx.xB02.xxxx)
Linux 2.6.16.16 Based Kernels - SLES10 SP1 and above (09.xx.C2.xx builds)(09.xx.xC02.xxxx)
Linux 2.6.18 Based Kernels - RHEL5 and above (09.xx.C2.xx builds) )(09.xx.xC02.xxxx)

Internal Only:

If your troubleshooting has isolated a component that you do not support, please use the following table to ensure the SR is routed to the proper group.

Multipath S/W	Whom To Contact
MPXIO	Storage Drivers - SN-DK :MPXIO or SN-DK:Storage Drivers
RDAC/MPP/SUNDAC Plugin^**	Storage Midvol - SN-DK:<Array PLA>
Veritas DMP	Symantec^*
Cambex DPF	Storage Midvol - SN-DK:<Array PLA>
DMMP	Respective Linux OS vendor
MPIO	Storage Midvol - Only DSM related issues handled by MIDVOL. MPIO framework related issues to be directed to Microsoft.
VMWARE NMP	VMWARE
DMMP/Unbreakable Linux	Oracle Linux

* - All Oracle support for Symantec's Veritas Volume Manager will end in December 2012.

** - To download older version of RDAC other than listed in the matrix use USR_Archive (Internal only)

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