
Servicing the Card
The following sections contain service information for the Sun Flash Accelerator F80 PCIe
Card.
This section includes the following sections:
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“Update the Card Software” on page 34
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“Update the Card Firmware” on page 34
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“Technical Support” on page 35
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“Troubleshooting Using Card LEDs” on page 54
Service Overview
For service, the Sun Flash Accelerator F80 PCIe Card contains updatable flash ROM for storing
the BIOS and firmware, and also NVRAM for storing nonvolatile configuration data. Use
DDCLI to monitor and service the card. You can also use the MegaRAID Storage Manager
(MSM) software utility for troubleshooting.
In addition, you can monitor Sun Flash Accelerator F80 PCIe Card health and flash
media life through card bracket LED status indicators. The card has three LEDs on the
PCI bracket to indicate activity, drive life, and status. See
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The Sun Flash Accelerator F80 PCIe Card requires no periodic maintenance. For data
protection, the Sun Flash Accelerator F80 PCIe Card is designed with energy storage
components, such as on-board capacitors, to complete buffered writes to the persistent flash
storage in case of a sudden power loss. These energy storage components are designed for the
life of the Sun Flash Accelerator F80 PCIe Card and do not require periodic maintenance.
The Sun Flash Accelerator F80 PCIe Card is a complete field-replaceable unit (FRU), with no
removeable components. Individual flash disks are not field serviceable, and should never be
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