Sun Microsystems 2.0 manual Host Platform Support, Storage System Support

Host Platform Support

The NEM is supported by the platforms and operating systems (OSs) listed in TABLE 1-3.

TABLE 1-3Platform and Operating System Support

Platform	Supported OSs
Sun Blade™ 8000 Modular System	Sun Solaris, Linux, and Windows
Sun Blade 8000 P Modular System	Sun Solaris, Linux, and Windows

You can install the NEM in an available NEM slot of the Sun Blade 8000 Chassis or Sun Blade 8000 P chassis.

For information about updating the ILOM firmware for the chassis monitoring module (CMM) or the service processor (SP) go to http://www.sun.com/servers/blades/8000/downloads.jsp. For firmware upgrade instructions, see Preparing to Upgrade the ILOM Firmware in the Sun Blade 8000 Series Online Information System.

Storage System Support

The NEM supports the following storage systems:

■Sun StorEdge™ 3510 and 3511 FC Arrays (see “Using the NEM With Sun StorEdge 3510 and 3511 Arrays” on page 27)

■Sun StorEdge 6020 and 6120 Arrays

■Sun StorEdge 6130 Array

■Sun StorageTek 6140 Array

■Sun StorageTek 6540 Array

■Sun StorageTek FlexLine™ 380 Storage System

■Sun StorEdge 6320 system

■Sun StorEdge L25 and L100 tape libraries with Fibre Channel / LVD Internal Bridge

■Sun StorEdge C4 tape library with LVD SCSI to Fibre Channel Card

■Sun StorEdge L500 tape library

■Sun StorEdge L180, L700 tape libraries

■Sun StorEdge L5500, L8500 tape libraries

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