Chapter 1 Network Express Module Overview 5
Host Platform Support
The NEM is supported by the platforms and operating systems (OSs) listed in
TABLE 1-3.
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
TABLE 1-3 Platform 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