Drive Volume Management
Drive Volume Management
A volume manager can present multiple card devices as one larger volume. Use the Automatic
Storage Management (ASM) volume manager or other volume manager to concatenate multiple
flash memory domains. For example, a volume manager can be used to concatenate four 1.6 TB
domains into a single 6.4 TB volume.
Refer to the documentation for more information at
http://docs.oracle.com/cd/B28359_01/
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Update Your System to the Latest Software Release
It is highly recommended that you update your system to the latest software release before
you use the system. Software releases often include bug fixes, and updating ensures that your
server software is compatible with the latest server firmware and other component firmware and
software.
Note -
System firmware update releases include Oracle Flash Accelerator F160 PCIe Card
component firmware updates. When system firmware updates, as described in the server
documentation, the Oracle Flash Accelerator F160 PCIe Card firmware automatically updates.
1.
Check the
“Minimum Supported Oracle 1.6 TB NVMe SSD Firmware Version” in
Oracle Flash Accelerator F160 PCIe Card and Oracle 1.6 TB NVMe SSD Product
for the latest firmware requirements, available at:
http://www.oracle.com/goto/oracleflashf160/docs
.
2.
Download and install any firmware updates required to support the card, host
bus adapter (HBA), drive backplane, system BIOS, or OBP/system (SPARC)
firmware.
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You can get the latest available system BIOS, Oracle Integrated Lights Out
Manager (ILOM), firmware, and drivers from Oracle by performing the
Get
Updates
task in Oracle System Assistant.
An Internet connection is required. For instructions on how to use the
Get Updates
task,
see the server's administration guide.
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You also can download the latest firmware and software updates from My
Oracle Support at
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