Qualified Hardware Components (Formerly Known as FAQ 1529)

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Overview

This guide lists all hardware components that are qualified by DataCore Software for use with DataCore SANsymphony.

Change Summary

For the latest version of the FAQ, refer to DataCore FAQ 838.

Changes since April 2021

Section(s) Content Changes
Dell 32GB Emulex Branded Fibre Channel HBAs

Added (v.2)

Added support for LPe35000 and LPe35002 HBAs with SANsymphony 10.0 PSP12 and later.
Lenovo 32GB Emulex Branded Fibre Channel HBAs

Added (v.2)

Added support for LPe35000 and LPe35002 HBAs with SANsymphony 10.0 PSP12 and later.
All QLogic 32 GB/s PCI 4.x Entries

Updated

This includes Marvell’s own and all potential OEM Vendors.

Any 32GB/s PCI 4.x QLogic HBA (277x series/2800 chipset) can use the DataCore driver with 10.0 PSP12 update 1.
Notes on FC Drivers, Firmware, and BIOS

Updated

This section has been re-organized to make the information easier to understand. No new technical information has been added.
Host Server Hardware

Updated

This section has been moved to the ‘Important notes’ in the Fibre Channel Qualification Lists section.

See Previous Changes section that lists the earlier changes made to this FAQ.

Fibre Channel Qualification Lists

This section lists all HBA models that SANsymphony can or cannot bind the DataCore Fibre Channel driver to when installed on a DataCore Server.

DataCore does not qualify HBAs used in hosts connected to DataCore Servers. However, any host HBA not listed under Known Issues – Third-Party Hardware and Software is considered supported. DataCore strongly recommends using the latest BIOS, firmware, and drivers provided by the HBA vendor whenever possible. This recommendation also applies to hosts connected via FCoE or iSCSI.


Emulex 16 Gb/s (Gen 5/6) and 32Gb/s (Gen 6)
The minimum Emulex firmware requirement for any HBAs in a DataCore Server is 12.0.257.12.
Emulex 32/64 Gb/s (Gen 7)
The minimum Emulex firmware requirement for any HBAs in a DataCore Server is 12.2.299.11.
  • Users installing DataCore SANsymphonyfor the first time must ensure that all Emulex 16 or 32 GB HBAs have the minimum firmware version (or later) applied before installing DataCore SANsymphony, otherwise DataCore’s Emulex driver may not work as expected.
  • Users installing Emulex HBAs in a server that already has DataCore SANsymphony installed, must ensure that all Emulex HBAs have the minimum firmware version (or later) applied before manually updating to the DataCore Emulex driver (see Replacing a Third-Party Fibre Channel Driver for instructions) or they may not work as expected.
  • Users upgrading an existing version of DataCore SANsymphony, on a server that already has Emulex HBAs installed, do not need to do anything more. DataCore SANsymphony’s upgrade process always checks any Emulex HBA’s firmware version during the upgrade and will update it if necessary. Later versions of Emulex firmware are left unchanged.
Speed Model Minimum DataCore SANsymphony Version Required
8Gb/s 256x Supported
All other 10.0 PSP 7
16Gb/s 267x Supported
269x 10.0 PSP 5
2694L 10.0 PSP 5 update 2 or later
2694U 10.0 PSP 5
All other 10.0 PSP 7
32Gb/s 274x 10.0 PSP 5
276x 10.0 PSP 5
277x 10.0 PSP 12 update 1

Own Brand

Model Minimum DataCore SANsymphony Version Required
Any Vendor driver only - see Notes on FC Drivers, Firmware, and BIOS

ATTO Celerity 16/32 GB HBAs use the DataCore Emulex driver and firmware. Also see Notes on FC Drivers, Firmware, and BIOS.

Own Brand

Speed Model Minimum DataCore SANsymphony Version Required
8Gb/s Any Vendor driver only
16Gb/s (Gen 6) Any 10.0 PSP 8
32Gb/s (Gen 6) Any 10.0 PSP 8

Refer the Broadcom Emulex notes in the Fibre Channel Qualification Lists section.

Emulex Rebranded

Speed Model Minimum DataCore SANsymphony Version Required
8Gb/s (inc. Gen 5) Any Vendor driver only - see Notes on FC Drivers, Firmware, and BIOS
16Gb/s (Gen 6 or 7) Any Vendor driver only - see Notes on FC Drivers, Firmware, and BIOS
32Gb/s (Gen 6 or 7) Any Vendor driver only - see Notes on FC Drivers, Firmware, and BIOS

Refer the Broadcom Emulex notes in the Fibre Channel Qualification Lists section.

QLogic Rebranded

Speed Model Minimum DataCore SANsymphony Version Required
8Gb/s Any Vendor driver only - see Notes on FC Drivers, Firmware, and BIOS
16Gb/s Any Vendor driver only - see Notes on FC Drivers, Firmware, and BIOS
32Gb/s Any Vendor driver only - see Notes on FC Drivers, Firmware, and BIOS

Emulex Rebranded

Speed Model Minimum DataCore SANsymphony Version Required
8Gb/s Any Vendor driver only - see Notes on FC Drivers, Firmware, and BIOS
16Gb/s (Gen 5 or 6) Any 10.0 PSP 7 update 2 1
32Gb/s (Gen 6) Any 10.0 PSP 7 update 2

Refer the Broadcom Emulex notes in the Fibre Channel Qualification Lists section.

QLogic Rebranded

Emulex Rebranded

Speed Model Minimum DataCore SANsymphony Version Required
8Gb/s Any Vendor driver only - see Notes on FC Drivers, Firmware, and BIOS
16Gb/s (Gen 5 or 6) Dell branded LPE31002-M6-D 10.0 PSP 9
Other 10.0 PSP 8
32Gb/s (Gen 6) Any 10.0 PSP 9
32Gb/s (Gen 7) Dell branded LPe35000 10.0 PSP12
Dell branded LPe35002 10.0 PSP12
Other Vendor driver only - see Notes on FC Drivers, Firmware, and BIOS
64Gb/s (Gen 7) Any Vendor driver only - see Notes on FC Drivers, Firmware, and BIOS

Refer the Broadcom Emulex notes in the Fibre Channel Qualification Lists section.

QLogic Rebranded

Emulex Rebranded

Speed Model Minimum DataCore SANsymphony Version Required
8Gb/s Any Supported
16Gb/s (Gen 5 or 6) Any 10.0 PSP 7 update 2 2
32Gb/s (Gen 6) Any 10.0 PSP 7 update 2
32Gb/s (Gen 7) Any Vendor driver only - see Notes on FC Drivers, Firmware, and BIOS
64Gb/s (Gen 7) Any Vendor driver only - see Notes on FC Drivers, Firmware, and BIOS

Refer the Broadcom Emulex notes in the Fibre Channel Qualification Lists section.

QLogic Rebranded

Emulex Rebranded

Speed Model Minimum DataCore SANsymphony Version Required
8Gb/s 456972 - B21 Supported
81E / 82E Supported
84E 10.0 PSP 6
16Gb/s (Gen5 or 6) SN 1200E 10.0 PSP 9
Other 10.0 PSP 7 update 2 3
32Gb/s (Gen 6) SN 1600E 10.0 PSP 9
Other 10.0 PSP 7 update 2 4
32Gb/s (Gen 7) SN1610E 10.0 PSP 13
64Gb/s (Gen 7) SN1700E 10.0 PSP 13

Refer the Broadcom Emulex notes in the Fibre Channel Qualification Lists section.

QLogic Rebranded

Emulex Rebranded

Speed Model Minimum DataCore SANsymphony Version Required
8Gb/s 95Y2375 Supported
16Gb/s (Gen 5 or 6) Any 10.0 PSP 7 update 2
32Gb/s (Gen 6) Any 10.0 PSP 7 update 2
32Gb/s (Gen 7) Any Vendor driver only - see Notes on FC Drivers, Firmware, and BIOS
64Gb/s (Gen 7) Any Vendor driver only - see Notes on FC Drivers, Firmware, and BIOS

Refer the Broadcom Emulex notes in the Fibre Channel Qualification Lists section.

QLogic Rebranded

Emulex Rebranded

Speed Model Minimum DataCore SANsymphony Version Required
8Gb/s Any Vendor driver only - see Notes on FC Drivers, Firmware, and BIOS
16Gb/s Any Gen 5 10.0 PSP 7 update 2
Any Gen 6 10.0 PSP 9
32Gb/s (Gen 6) Any 10.0 PSP 7 update 2
32Gb/s (Gen 7) Lenovo branded LPe35000 10.0 PSP 12
Lenovo branded LPe35002 10.0 PSP 12
Other Vendor driver only - see Notes on FC Drivers, Firmware, and BIOS
64Gb/s (Gen 7) Any Vendor driver only - see Notes on FC Drivers, Firmware, and BIOS

Refer the Broadcom Emulex notes in the Fibre Channel Qualification Lists section.

QLogic Rebranded

Emulex Rebranded

Speed Model Minimum DataCore SANsymphony Version Required
8Gb/s SG-XPCIE2FC-ATCA-Z Supported
16Gb/s (Gen 5 or 6) Any 10.0 PSP 7 update 2
32Gb/s (Gen 6) Any 10.0 PSP 7 update 2
32 or 64Gb/s (Gen 7) Any Vendor driver only - see Notes on FC Drivers, Firmware, and BIOS

Refer the Broadcom Emulex notes in the Fibre Channel Qualification Lists section.

QLogic Rebranded

FCoE and ISCSI HBAs

DataCore do not provide initiator or target drivers for either Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) or iSCSI 'HBAs'. Therefore, this type of hardware cannot be configured for use with any DataCore SANsymphony port roles. They can however still be used as connections to storage using the storage vendor’s own preferred HBA and MPIO drivers.

In this case the FCoE or iSCSI HBA will not be available in the DataCore SANsymphony console, and the storage will appear to the DataCore Server as if it were ‘directly attached’.

Also refer to Storage Hardware Guideline for use with DataCore Servers

Network Cards and iSCSI Connections

DataCore do not explicitly qualify network cards for iSCSI initiator/target connections but will support any NIC not currently listed as having any 'Known Issues'. Always use the NIC Vendor’s latest BIOS/firmware and drivers.

Also, refer to Known Issues - Third Party Hardware and Software FAQ documentation for more information.

DataCore always recommend using the NIC vendor’s latest firmware whenever possible.

Storage Arrays

DataCore do not explicitly qualify storage arrays from specific vendors but any array that presents ‘SCSI-type’ disk devices can be used with DataCore SANsymphony. Storage that presents disk devices as ‘removable’ (within Windows' disk management) cannot be used.

Also, refer to Storage Hardware Guideline for use with DataCore Servers for more information.

SAN and IP Switches

DataCore do not qualify SAN or IP switches but will support any switch not currently listed as having any 'Known Issues'.

Always use the Switch Vendor’s latest BIOS/firmware.

Also, refer to Known Issues - Third Party Hardware and Software FAQ documentation for more information.

Notes on FC Drivers, Firmware, and BIOS

Applies to All HBA Models

For New Installations

The DataCore SANsymphony installation process will query all Fibre Channel HBAs installed in the DataCore Server and try to match them from a list of known PCI/Vendor Hardware IDs. Any HBAs that are matched, will have the native driver replaced with the DataCore driver during the DataCore SANsymphony. Any HBAs that are not matched will remain untouched.

Adding an HBA after DataCore SANsymphony has Already been Installed

HBAs that are inserted into a DataCore Server after DataCore SANsymphony has already been installed will need to apply the DataCore driver manually. For more details, refer to Replacing a Fibre Channel Driver.

Upgrading DataCore SANsymphony

Whenever the DataCore SANsymphony software is upgraded any HBAs that already have the DataCore driver on it will also get updated as well. HBAs that are installed but are not using the DataCore driver will remain untouched.

Never manually upgrade an HBA that is already using the DataCore driver. This will remove the existing DataCore driver and DataCore SANsymphony will report the HBA as if it were ‘offline’ or ‘not present’ within the DataCore SANsymphony Console. If this happens accidentally (for example when updating the Server Hardware using a third-party vendors own tools) then the DataCore driver can easily be reloaded. For more details, refer to Replacing a Fibre Channel Driver.

The version of DataCore’s QLogic driver and firmware is specific to each DataCore SANsymphony release.

For more information, refer to the Server Port Details documentation for more information.

BIOS

The DataCore driver does not include the HBA’s BIOS. DataCore recommend using the vendor’s own tools and processes to upgrade the BIOS to the most current available whenever possible but be careful that the driver or firmware is not also upgraded at the same time. See the above warning.

Applies Only to Emulex 16/32/64GB HBAs

Firmware

DataCore SANsymphony, during installation, will query Emulex HBAs to make sure that there is a always a minimum firmware version installed. If the firmware is too old, then DataCore SANsymphony will attempt to update the firmware on the HBA to a version that is packaged with the DataCore SANsymphony software. Emulex HBAs with later firmware versions will not have their firmware changed.

Also, unlike QLogic HBAs, it is safe to upgrade Emulex HBA firmware using the vendor’s own tools - although be careful about not also ‘updating’ the Windows driver as well (see the above warning). However, unless there is a specific, technical reason from the vendor to upgrade the HBAs firmware, DataCore recommend using the DataCore SANsymphony installed version.

Applies Only to Emulex 8GB HBAs

Firmware

Unlike the newer 16/32/64GB Emulex HBAs, DataCore SANsymphony does not provide any firmware for 8GB HBAs and the firmware that is already on the HBA, when the DataCore driver is installed, will be used.

Also, unlike QLogic HBAs, it is safe to upgrade Emulex HBA firmware using the vendor’s own tools - although be careful about not also ‘updating’ the Windows driver as well (see the above warning).

Vendor Only (Third Party) Drivers

HBAs that are not using the DataCore’ drivers cannot be managed by DataCore SANsymphony and so cannot be used for Front-End (FE) or Mirror (MR) port connections.

If a storage vendor has their own preferred HBA driver and the DataCore Back-End (BE) driver cannot be used, then use the vendor’s own recommended tools to upgrade or replace any HBAs connected to the storage after the installation of DataCore SANsymphony - although be careful about not also ‘updating’ the Windows driver for HBAs that are using DataCore’s driver at the same time (see the above warning).

Troubleshooting Installation Problems

What if the DataCore driver does not bind to the fibre channel HBA?

Check for one of the following:

  • The HBA has a ‘Known Issue’

    Known Issues - Third-party hardware and software

  • The HBA was added after DataCore SANsymphony had already been installed

    The DataCore Fibre Channel Driver will need to be loaded manually. Please refer to Replacing a Fibre Channel Driver.

  • The HBA's PCI/Vendor ID is not recognized by DataCore SANsymphony’s driver installer

    If DataCore SANsymphony cannot identify an HBA from its own list of supported PCI/Vendor Hardware IDs, it will not allow the DataCore driver to be used on it.

    In this case, provide the following information to DataCore Technical Support for further advice:

    1. A standard support bundle from the DataCore Server while the HBA is attached.

    2. The Model and Part Number from the HBA vendor. Provide as much information as possible, especially if the HBA was not ordered directly from Broadcom or Marvell.

    3. The HBA's Hardware ID. From within Windows Computer Management, locate the Fibre Channel HBA under Storage Controllers and then right-click on it and select Properties, then in the Details tab select Hardware Ids from the Property pull-down menu.

What if the HBA is not listed in this FAQ?

Never assume that the DataCore software will recognize an OEM Branded HBA as its Non-OEM branded equivalent or that just because an HBA has 'QLogic' written on the HBA that it will be recognized as a QLogic HBA. For example, while the 'Cisco QLE2672-CSC' uses the QLogic 267x chipset it will identify itself to the DataCore Server as something specific to 'Cisco' and not QLogic. If a non-OEM adaptor is listed as ‘not supported’ its OEM equivalent will always be considered as ‘not supported’ as well.

Can I use a Fibre Channel HBA without the DataCore driver installed?

Yes. Use the HBA vendor’s own preferred driver.

In this case, the fibre channel HBA will not appear in the DataCore SANsymphony console, and any storage connected via the HBA will appear to the DataCore Server as if it was directly attached.

DataCore’s own back-end failover will not be used, use the storage vendor’s own preferred MPIO software instead. It may also not be possible to monitor some DataCore SANsymphony-specific performance counters that maybe using these connections.

Also, refer to Storage Hardware Guideline for use with DataCore Servers for more information.

Can I install the DataCore Fibre Channel Driver on any Windows Server?

No.

The DataCore Fibre Channel driver can only be used by the DataCore SANsymphony software.

Also refer to Known Issues - Third-party hardware and software FAQ for information.

Replacing a Fibre Channel Driver

Before You Start

It might not be necessary to stop the DataCore SANsymphony software before replacing a Fibre Channel Driver. However, if the HBA is being used by DataCore SANsymphony then the Port Role will determine what additional steps are needed before replacing the driver:

Back-End (BE) Port Connections

Physically disconnect the physical disks/storage from the DataCore Server before replacing the Fibre Channel Driver that is managing the connection. DataCore also recommend a manual hardware rescan (i.e. within Windows Device Manager) after the physical disks have been disconnected to make sure that the disk devices are really no longer being seen on those ports to the Windows operating system.

Once the HBA driver has been updated, then reconnect the storage and issue the same manual hardware rescan from within Windows Device Manager, to re-detect the physical disks again.

  • If there is only one Back-End HBA connection to the physical disk, then replacing the HBA driver may, briefly, interrupt the entire Disk Pool and access to some/all Virtual Disks (in that Disk Pool) until the connection to the physical disk has been re-established (i.e. after the HBA driver has been replaced and the physical disk re-connected), so plan this possible downtime accordingly.

  • If there is more than one Back-End HBA connection to the physical disk, then it will be possible to use the remaining connections while each HBA's driver is being updated as DataCore SANsymphony can connect to a physical disk using both a third-party driver and a DataCore driver on different HBAs at the same time. However, in this case Back-End failover will not be possible and any third-party MPIO software that the user intends to install cannot be configured until all the connections are using the third-party driver. Please contact Technical Support if you need further clarification.

Front-end (FE) Port Connections

Never attempt to replace a fibre channel driver on a Front-end port that is being used by one or more Hosts, as this will stop them from being able to access any Virtual Disks using the FE port. Always make sure that any FE ports are removed from all Virtual Disk paths first before attempting to replace the driver.

Mirror (MR) Port Connections

Never attempt to replace a fibre channel driver on a Mirror port that is being used by a DataCore Server, as this will break any mirrored or dual Virtual Disks using the port. Always make sure that any MR ports are removed from all Virtual Disk paths first before attempting to replace the driver. Refer to Modifying Paths for more information.

HBAs that are not in use

If the HBA is not:

  • Serving Virtual Disks to Hosts
  • Mirroring between DataCore Servers
  • Used as a connection to a storage array

Then the driver can be replaced without any impact. After the driver has been replaced the 'DataCore HBA' will be shown as 'not present' in the DataCore SANsymphony Console and can then be safely removed. See the following sections for instructions on how to replace the fibre channel driver.

Mixing DataCore and Native Drivers on One HBA

A fibre channel Host Bus Adapters with more than one port will appear as two separate 'devices' in Windows Device manager and each of these devices can take its own driver. So it is possible to have a single HBA with multiple physical ports each using either a DataCore or third-party driver.

Also, refer to Deleting unavailable server ports for more information.

Replacing the DataCore Fibre Channel Driver

Please make sure you have read the previous section 'Before you start' first.

  1. Locate and identify the Fibre Channel device in the operating system. From the SANsymphony Console the Fibre Channel Port’s PCI location can be obtained from the ‘Info’ tab within the Server port Details.
  2. Any Fibre Channel Ports that have the DataCore Fibre Channel Driver installed on them will be listed under ‘DataCore Fibre-Channel Adapters’. Right-click on one of the DataCore Fibre Channel devices and select Properties from the context menu.
  3. Under the ‘General’ tab, the ‘Location’ field shows the port's PCI location.
  4. Locate the Windows device that matches the same PCI Location values as displayed in the SANsymphony console.
  5. Update the Driver Software. Right-click on the device needing the replacement and select ‘Update driver.’
  6. When prompted to ‘Update Drivers’ select the most appropriate way to install the third-party vendor’s own driver on the Fibre Channel device.
  7. Please refer to the vendor for this information.
  8. Once the third-party Fibre Channel Driver has been installed, the original DataCore Windows device used under the ‘DataCore Fibre-Channel Adapters’ entry will be removed and the third-party Windows device will appear under ‘Storage controllers’.
  9. Clean up the SANsymphony Console. In the SANsymphony Console, select the ‘Common Actions’ tab and click the ‘Refresh All’ button.
  10. It may take a few moments for the SANsymphony Console to update the Fibre Channel port’s status. The Fibre Channel port will now be shown as Not present, and all the values in the ‘Info’ tab for the port will be zero and the ‘Settings’ tab will be greyed out.
  11. Right-click on the fibre channel port in the SANsymphony Console and from the pop-up menu, select ‘Delete Port’.
  12. The Fibre Channel port should now be removed from the SANsymphony Console.

Replacing a Third-Party Fibre Channel Driver

Please make sure you have read the previous section 'Before you start' first.

  1. Locate the correct Storage controller entry in Windows Device Manager.
  2. Update the Driver Software.
  3. Right-click on the device needing the replacement and select ‘Update driver.’
  4. When prompted to ‘Update driver’, e.g.:
  5. Select ‘Browse my computer for driver software’. In the next window that appears click the ‘Browse’ button and locate DataCore SANsymphony’s Install directory - located in C:\Program Files\DataCore\DataCore SANsymphony\Install.
  6. Click ‘Next’.
  7. Once the new Fibre Channel Driver has been installed the device will be removed from under ‘Storage controllers’ in Device Manager and should appear under ‘DataCore Fibre-Channel Adapters’.
  8. Clean up the DataCore SANsymphony Console.
  9. In the DataCore SANsymphony Console, select the ‘Common Actions’ tab and click the ‘Refresh All’ button.
  10. Be patient. It may take a few moments for the DataCore SANsymphony Console to update the new Fibre Channel port’s status. The Fibre Channel port will appear with the default settings - all port roles assigned – and with a default port name. The Fibre Channel port is now ready to use within DataCore SANsymphony.

Previous Changes

Section(s) Content Changes Date
All QLogic 32 GB/s PCI 4.x entries

Updated

This includes Marvell’s own and all potential OEM Vendors. Any 32GB/s PCI 4.x QLogic HBA currently can only use the vendor’s own driver in a DataCore Server. For more details, see Fibre Channel Qualification Lists.

 April 2021
Dell EMC

Updated

Speed Model DataCore SANsymphony 10.x
32Gb/s QLE277x(L)-DEL Vendor driver only - see Notes on FC Drivers, Firmware, and BIOS
January 2021
Marvell QLogic (own brand)

Added

Speed Model DataCore SANsymphony 10.x
32Gb/s 277x Vendor driver only -see Notes on FC Drivers, Firmware, and BIOS
October 2020
Hewlett-Packard

Added

Speed Model DataCore SANsymphony 10.x
32Gb/s SN1610(Q) Vendor driver only - see Notes on FC Drivers, Firmware, and BIOS
Dell EMC

Added

Speed Model DataCore SANsymphony 10.x
32Gb/s QLE2772(L)-DEL Vendor driver only - see Notes on FC Drivers, Firmware, and BIOS

Broadcom Emulex

Updated

Updated entries for 32Gb/s and 64Gb/s Gen 7 HBAs. These are now supported in a DataCore Server as of DataCore SANsymphony 10.0 PSP 11. For more information, refer to Fibre Channel Qualification Lists.

 August 2020

Emulex 16 Gb/s (Gen 5/6) and 32Gb/s (Gen 6)

Updated

The minimum Emulex firmware requirement for any Gen5/6 HBAs in a DataCore Server has been increased to 12.0.257.12 after problems on earlier firmware versions were reported by end users during upgrading from DataCore SANsymphony 10.0 PSP 8, please check your configuration and update your Emulex firmware first before attempting upgrades of DataCore SANsymphony. See Notes on HBA firmware for Emulex HBAs in the Fibre Channel Qualification Lists section.
Emulex - General

Added

Added entries for 32Gb/s Gen 7 and 64Gb/s Gen 7 HBAs.

 October 2019
General

Updated

This document has been reviewed for DataCore SANsymphony 10.0 PSP 9.
General

Removed

All information regarding DataCore SANsymphony-V 9.x as this version is end of life (EOL).

Refer to End of life notifications for DataCore Software products FAQ document for more information.

 July 2019
All Fibre Channel qualification lists

Added

Emulex own and Emulex OEM branded 16/32 Gb/s HBAs

Added a note under each table describing the minimum Emulex firmware requirements for all new and existing DataCore SANsymphony installations.

 February 2019

Emulex rebranded HBAs

Dell EMC

Added

Added a table for all Dell EMC rebranded Emulex HBAs.

Hewlett-Packard

Added

16Gb/s - SN 1200E

32Gb/s - SN 1600E

Lenovo

Added

16Gb/s - ‘Gen 6’ HBAs
All Fibre Channel qualification lists

Updated

Updated the new table to include all Emulex and QLogic rebranded HBAs

 December 2018
All Fibre Channel qualification lists

Updated

This section is now organized by hardware vendor rather than by QLogic/ Emulex rebranding.

 November 2018

All Fibre Channel qualification lists

Hewlett-Packard - QLogic rebranded

Added

Speed Model DataCore SANsymphony 9.x DataCore SANsymphony 10.x
8Gb/s 84Q Vendor driver only

Vendor driver only

Not supported with the DataCore driver

Do not use the DataCore Fibre Channel driver on this HBA.

When the DataCore Fibre Channel driver is applied to this HP, OEM QLogic adapter, it has been reported by users as being unstable. Symptoms include unexplained CRC errors and/or high Transmission and Link error counts.

For more information, refer to the section ‘Fibre channel adaptors’ in the Known Issues – Third-party hardware and software.
Fibre Channel HBAs - General

Updated

The term ‘Vendor driver only’ is now being used in place of ‘Not Supported’ as this was misleading.

 October 2018
ATTO Celerity

Updated

16/32GB ATTO Celerity fibre channel HBAs are supported using the DataCore Emulex driver with DataCore SANsymphony 10.0 PSP 8 or later.

ATTO Celerity

Speed Model DataCore SANsymphony 9.x DataCore SANsymphony 10.x
8Gb/s Any Vendor driver only

Vendor driver only
16Gb/s Any Vendor driver only 10.0 PSP 8 or later
32Gb/s Any Vendor driver only 10.0 PSP 8 or later

Previously, all ATTO HBAs were listed as ‘Vendor driver only’.

DataCore 8GB Emulex driver,

DataCore 16/32GB Emulex driver

Added

Two new sections:

  • The DataCore 8GB Emulex driver
  • The DataCore 16/32GB Emulex driver

These both replace the single, generic ‘DataCore Emulex’ driver section for the new behavior introduced for 16/32GB Emulex HBAs.
Fibre Channel HBAs - Emulex

Added

Added support for 32Gb/s HBAs with DataCore SANsymphony 10.0 PSP 7 update 2

 May 2018
Fibre Channel HBAs - QLogic

Added

Added note for all HBAs that are only supported with 10.0 PSP 7 or later.

“Users with DataCore Servers still running Windows 2008 should contact Customer Support who will be able to help with providing the appropriate software for the QLogic HBA.”
Fibre Channel HBAs - Emulex

Updated

Updated the information regarding 16Gb/s HBAs

Support for 32Gb/s HBAs with DataCore SANsymphony 10.0 PSP 7 update 2

“End users that were already using DataCore's 16Gb/s Emulex Fibre Channel Driver before October 2016 (and were therefore supported by DataCore) should upgrade to PSP 7 update 2 as soon as it is available.”
Fibre Channel HBAs – Emulex and QLogic

Updated

OEM Vendors are now listed underneath each of these HBA manufacturers rather than the other way around. This should make it easier to locate a specific model or part # for a given OEM.

Notes on fibre channel driver, firmware and BIOS

This entire section has been updated to include information specific to DataCore SANsymphony 10 PSP 7 update 2 and Emulex Fibre Channel HBAs
Fibre Channel HBAs - Regarding all Emulex 16GB HBAs

Updated

A footnote throughout the document stated that existing end-users that were already using DataCore's 16Gb/s Emulex Fibre Channel Driver 'before June 2017' would still be supported. This was incorrect. The note should have said 'before October 2016' This has now been corrected.

 February 2018
Fibre Channel HBAs

Added

Agilent, ATTO, Brocade and LSI - not supported with the DataCore Fibre Channel Driver.

HP branded - SN1000E - 16Gb/s - not supported with the DataCore Fibre Channel Driver.

Lenovo branded – QLogic and Emulex families

Four new sections have been added:

  • Fibre Channel Driver firmware and BIOS notes - This contains information that was already stated in this document, but was not all in one place.

  • Troubleshooting Fibre Channel Driver issues - This contains information that was already stated in this document, but was not all in one place.

  • Replacing a Fibre Channel Driver - The information in this section has been copied (and updated) from the document 'Managing fibre channel drivers in a DataCore Server.

 December 2017
Fibre Channel HBAs

Updated

This section has been re-structured to take into account an enhancement in DataCore SANsymphony 10.0 PSP 7. The DataCore SANsymphony will be able to bind the DataCore QLogic Fibre Channel Driver to any QLogic HBAs in a DataCore Server.

Previously the driver would only be allowed to bind to HBAs that could be matched that matched from a 'known' list of maintained PCI_VENDOR strings held internally within the DataCore SANsymphony software, and any QLogic HBAs that were not in this list would be prohibited from using the DataCore QLogic Fibre Channel Driver. Users that are running versions of DataCore SANsymphony earlier than 10.0 PSP 7, please refer as before, to the tables for the list of QLogic HBAs that are supported using the DataCore QLogic Fibre Channel Driver.

This enhancement does not apply to Emulex HBAs. Please refer as before, to the tables for the list of Emulex HBAs that are supported using the DataCore Emulex Fibre Channel Driver.
Emulex Branded Fibre Channel HBAs - 16GB (all Vendors)

Updated

An additional statement has been added regarding these HBAs with regard to Emulex Driver/Firmware versions.

Customers already using the DataCore Emulex Fibre Channel Driver on this family of Emulex HBAs, will continue to be supported but they must not use the firmware that is included with any version 11.x Emulex driver package. Use only the firmware that is provided with the most current version 10.x Emulex driver package.

 June 2017
Emulex Branded Fibre Channel HBAs - LPe11000-M4, LPe11002-M4, LPe111 and LPe1150

Removed

These HBAs could not take the DataCore Fibre Channel Driver and are documented as 'Discontinued' by Emulex.
QLogic Branded Fibre Channel HBAs - All 2Gbps HBAs (22xx and 23xx)

 

Removed

These HBAs are 'Discontinued' by QLogic.
Dell Inc. 16GB QLogic Branded Fibre Channel HBAs

Added

Manufacturing Part #: YH1DK - DataCore SANsymphony 10.0 PSP 6 update 2 and greater

 April 2017
Dell Inc. 32GB QLogic Branded Fibre Channel HBAs

Added

Part #: 0T3TK5 - DataCore SANsymphony-V 10.0 PSP 6 update 2 and greater

 March 2017
What if a listed HBA does not load the DataCore Driver?

Updated

This section has been updated for clarity to help identify problems that users may encounter when an HBA does not automatically load the DataCore HBA driver.

Emulex Branded Fibre Channel HBAs - LPe12000

Updated

This entry has now been changed to 'LPe1200x' – to cover all single, dual and quad port configurations of this model that are available.
Hewlett Packard 8GB Emulex Branded Fibre Channel HBAs

Added

84E – DataCore SANsymphony 10.0 PSP 6 or later

 November 2016
Hewlett Packard 4GB Emulex Branded Fibre Channel HBAs

Updated

FC2242SR - Even though DataCore SANsymphony may still assign a DataCore driver to HBA, it is now considered 'End of Life' by Emulex so will no longer be supported in a DataCore Server.
Emulex Branded 16GB Fibre Channel HBAs - All 16GB Models

Updated

LPe16000-M6, LPe16002-M6, LPe16004-M6, LPe16004-M6-EI, LPe16000B-M6, LPe16002B-M6 and LPe16202-x

The above HBA is not supported. Customers that are already using the DataCore Emulex Fibre Channel Driver with this HBA in their DataCore Servers will continue to be supported. This HBA can still be used with the native driver as a connection to a storage array.

 October 2016
Fujitsu 16GB Emulex Branded Fibre Channel HBAs - All 16GB Models

Updated

LPe16000B-M6-F and LPe16002B-M6-F

The above HBA is not supported. Customers that are already using the DataCore Emulex Fibre Channel Driver with this HBA in their DataCore Servers will continue to be supported. This HBA can still be used with the native driver as a connection to a storage array.
Hewlett Packard 16GB Emulex Branded Fibre Channel HBAs

Updated

All SN1100E models

The above HBA is not supported. Customers that are already using the DataCore Emulex Fibre Channel Driver with this HBA in their DataCore Servers will continue to be supported. This HBA can still be used with the native driver as a connection to a storage array.
QLogic Branded Fibre Channel HBAs - 22xx and 23xx

Updated

These HBAs are considered 'end of life' by QLogic and will no longer be supported using the DataCore Fibre Channel Driver after December 31st 2016.

 September 2016
Emulex Branded Fibre Channel HBAs

Removed

LPe12000, LPe15002B-M8 and LPe15004-M8

This entry previously stated: "Existing customers only: Before upgrading to DataCore SANsymphony 10.0 PSP 5 (no update) please refer to the DataCore SANsymphony 10.0 PSP 5 Release notes." DataCore SANsymphony 10.0 PSP 5 update 1 fixed the problem that this note was for - this note has now been removed.
Emulex Branded Fibre Channel HBAs

Updated

LPe111 and LPe1150

These HBAs were never supported with the DataCore Fibre Channel Driver and are now considered end of life by Emulex.
QLogic Branded Fibre Channel HBAs – 16GB

Added

QLE2694L

Now supported with DataCore SANsymphony 10.0 PSP 5 update 2 and greater

 August 2016
QLogic Branded Fibre Channel HBAs – 32GB

Added

QLE274X and QLE2694U

Now supported with DataCore SANsymphony 10.0 PSP 5 and greater

 July 2016
Emulex Branded Fibre Channel HBAs

Updated

LPe16xxx – 16GB

Use Emulex Firmware 10.x versions only.

Later 11.x Emulex Firmware, when used with the DataCore Emulex Driver, will result in unexpected behavior including random disconnects and HBA driver errors.
LPe12xxx and LPe15xxx – 8GB

Updated

Existing customers only:

Before upgrading to DataCore SANsymphony 10.0 PSP 5 (no update) please refer to the DataCore SANsymphony 10.0 PSP 5 Release notes.
QLogic – 269x

Updated

This chipset is not supported until DataCore SANsymphony 10.0 PSP 5.

This had previously been incorrectly listed as being supported with DataCore SANsymphony-V 10.0 PSP 4 update 1 and greater.

 May 2016
Emulex Branded Fibre Channel HBAs

Updated

LPe11000-M4 and LPe11002-M4

These HBAs are now considered 'end of life' by Emulex and will no longer be supported using the DataCore Fibre Channel Driver after September 30th 2016.

 April 2016
OEM Branded Fibre Channel HBAs

Updated

Hewlett Packard - FC2242SR

These HBA is now considered 'end of life' by Emulex and will no longer be supported using the DataCore Fibre Channel Driver after September 30th 2016.
QLogic Branded HBAs

Added

269x

DataCore SANsymphony-V 10.0 PSP 4 update 1 and greater

 March 2016
OEM Branded Fibre Channel HBAs

Added

IBM - QMI2582

Supported with DataCore SANsymphony-V 10.0 PSP 4 update 1 and greater. This is an 8GB QLogic OEM-branded HBA

Cisco – QLE2672-CSC

Supported with DataCore SANsymphony-V 10.0 PSP 4 update 1 or later. This is a 16GB QLogic OEM-branded HBA.

OEM Branded Fibre Channel HBAs

Updated

Hewlett-Packard – SN1000Q

Supported with DataCore SANsymphony-V 10.0 PSP 4 update 1 and greater. This is a 16GB QLogic OEM-branded HBA

This HBA was previously and incorrectly listed as being supported with DataCore SANsymphony-V 9.0 PSP 4 update 1 and any version of 10.x
OEM Branded Fibre Channel HBAs

Updated

Hewlett Packard - SN1000E

This card is ‘not supported’ with the DataCore Fibre Channel Driver. Ii can still be used as a connection to the storage array but with the Storage Vendor’s preferred HBA driver.

Note: This card was incorrectly marked as being supported.

 September 2015
OEM Branded Fibre Channel HBAs

Added

Hewlett Packard - SN1000E

This is supported for use with the DataCore Fibre Channel Driver using DataCore SANsymphony-V 10.0 PSP 2 and greater

 April 2015

OEM Branded Fibre Channel HBAs

Updated

  • Hewlett Packard - SN1100E2P

    This was incorrectly stated as being supported with DataCore SANsymphony-V 10.0 PSP 1 update 1 and greater This listing now includes all SN1100E models but is only supported for use with the DataCore Fibre Channel Driver using DataCore SANsymphony-V 10.0 PSP 2 and greater.

  • Hewlett Packard - 81E and 82E

    These were incorrectly stated as being QLogic OEM-branded HBAs when they are in fact Emulex OEM-branded HBAS and are 8GB not 16GB as previously documented.
DataCore Server – storage arrays

Added

The DataCore Server – storage arrays

A new section.

 March 2015

OEM Branded Fibre Channel Host Bus Adaptors

Added

  • OEM Branded Fibre Channel Host Bus Adaptors

    Emulex

    The generic entries for LPe15004 and LPe16xxx have been replaced with a more explicit list of models that are supported as of DataCore SANsymphony-V 10.0 PSP 1 update 1.

  • OEM Branded Fibre Channel Host Bus Adaptors

    Fujitsu LPe12000-M8-FJ, LPe16000B-M6-F and LPe16002B-M6-F

    All are supported with DataCore SANsymphony-V 10.0 PSP 1 update 1 and greater

  • Hewlett Packard - SN1100E2P

    This is supported with DataCore SANsymphony-V 10.0 PSP 1 update 1 and greater
DataCore Server - Fibre Channel Host Bus Adaptors

Updated

The information in this section has been completely updated with more explanatory notes and information. The old list of OEM HBA vendors that would not take the DataCore SANsymphony-V driver has been removed and is now covered in the new information at the start of this section.

Emulex:

Non-OEM Branded

OEM Branded

Updated

The following entries have been moved from the Emulex ‘non-OEM Branded’ section to their relevant ‘OEM Branded’ sections:

  • Fujitsu - MC-FC82E (LPe1205-F Blade)

  • IBM – 95Y2375 (LPe1205A-IBM) – supported with DataCore SANsymphony-V 10.x or 9.0 PSP 3 and greater

  • Oracle – SG-XPCIE2FC-ATCA-Z (LPeA11002-S) – supported with DataCore SANsymphony-V 10.x or 9.0 PSP 4
General

Removed

The following entries have been removed:

Emulex - LP9000, LP9800 and LP10000 – These are HBAs that no longer are supported by Emulex.

QLogic - QL*22xx and QL*23xx – These HBAs are no longer are supported by QLogic.

While it is possible these older HBAs will still be recognized by DataCore SANsymphony-V (and that the DataCore Fibre Channel Driver will be loaded) DataCore recommend that they are not used for any critical applications as the adaptors’ firmware was never updated for use in the later versions of the Windows Operating System and so may affect the overall reliability of these in some situations that are out of control of DataCore SANsymphony-V.

Fibre Channel Host Bus Adaptors

Added

Emulex Corp. Added entries for LPe15004 and LPe16xxx.

 July 2014
General

Removed

All references to DataCore SANsymphony 7 have been removed.

DataCore Server - Fibre Channel Host Bus Adaptors

Updated

Hewlett Packard – SN1000Q series. The HBA was erroneously listed as being supported in a DataCore Server for the DataCore Fibre Channel Driver in DataCore SANsymphony-V 9.0 PSP 4. However, while the chipset was supported the PCI_VENDOR strings were not recognized by the installer and so DataCore SANsymphony-V was not able to bind the DataCore Driver. This has now been fixed in DataCore SANsymphony-V 9.0 PSP 4 update 1 and re-documented accordingly.

 January 2014
DataCore Server - Fibre Channel Host Bus Adaptors

Added

A new section ‘On OEM Branded Fibre Channel HBAs’

Cisco Systems Inc

EMC Corp.

Hitachi Data Systems

NetApp Inc.

Oracle Corp.

 December 2013

DataCore Server - Fibre Channel Host Bus Adaptors

Updated

Hewlett Packard – SN1000Q series (Typo. Was previously listed as an SN10000Q)
HP (Emulex) HP-LPe1205A

Added

HP (Emulex) HP-LPe1205A

 July 2013
General

Combined

Combined the two documents: ‘DataCore Server Fibre Channel HBAs’ and ‘Host Fibre Channel over Ethernet CNAs’ together.

 June 2013
General

Added

An Overview section explaining, in detail, the difference between unqualified and unsupported.

Added more explicit clarifications for other hardware components – such as Fibre Channel over Ethernet CNAs for DataCore Servers, Network Interface Cards, iSCSI HBAs etc. - including vendors that are not (and have never been) supported with the DataCore Server port drivers.

Likewise, more explicit clarifications regarding Host servers and the same hardware components have also been added.
DataCore Server - Fibre Channel Host Bus Adaptors

Added

Dell Inc. – 0187V / TC40H, and 9J1RG / 7JKH4 (these are QLogic Model numbers QLE 2662 now supported with DataCore SANsymphony-V 9.0 PSP 4)

Emulex – LPeA11002-S

Hewlett Packard – SN1000Q series (this is a QLogic Model numbers QLE 2662 now supported with DataCore SANsymphony-V 9.0 PSP 4)

DataCore Server - Fibre Channel Host Bus Adaptors

Updated

Emulex – LPe11000x is now two separate entries: LP(e)11000-M4 and LP(e)11002-M4

Emulex – LP1150 is now LP(e)1150

QLogic – QLE 26xx is now QLE 267x

Host Server - Fibre Channel over Ethernet CNAs

All Fibre Channel over Ethernet CNAs are, like Fibre Channel HBAs considered supported unless explicitly stated (including in the Known Issues document)

QLogic 26xx HBA,

HP FC2142SR,

Emulex LPe1150

Added

QLogic 26xx HBA

HP FC2142SR

Emulex LPe1150
QLE824x

Updated

QLE824x
QLogic 22xx

Removed

This HBA is no longer supported for DataCore SANsymphony-V 9.x

 December 2012
Emulex/HP LPe1205-HP HBA

Added

Emulex/HP LPe1205-HP HBA

 October 2012
General

Verified

Verified for DataCore SANsymphony-V 9.x. No new information added.

 July 2012
Emulex LP(e) 111, LPe1250 and LPe12xxx HBAs

Updated

Emulex LP(e) 111, LPe1250 and LPe12xxx HBAs

 December 2011
General

Removed

References to ‘End of Life’ DataCore SANsymphony and SANmelody versions that are no longer supported as of July 31 2011.

November 2011
General

Added

Added mistakenly deleted references to QLE* HBAs.

Added Emulex OCe11102-FX CAN.
General

Added

DataCore SANsymphony-V R8.0 PSP 1.

Emulex LPe12004

 February 2011
General

Removed

All references to NPIV as it no longer is an issue for DataCore Servers
HP Blade BL490 G6

Added

HP Blade BL490 G6

 June 2010
QLogic 4/8Gb HBAs for VMware Application Servers

Updated

QLogic 4/8Gb HBAs for VMware Application Servers
General

Added

QLE824x

Emulex OCe10102-FX CAN

 April 2010

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