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1Mac OS Xconnectivityoverview
HP supports Fib re Channel connectivity of Mac OS X on its Enterprise Virtual Array (EVA) storage systems
using ATTO Technology’s Celerity Fibre Channel Host Adapters.
HP provides Mac OS X users with h igh-throu ghp ut workflows that:
• Minimize data movement and duplication to increase efficiency
• Streamline editing a nd collabora tion to accelerate time-to-market
• Provide highly scalable capacity to accommodate rapid, unpredictable growth
HP and ATTO Technology have partnered to develop a host adapter driver specifically for EV A storage
systems. The driver includes multipath software to utilize the active/active ports on the EVA storage
systems. You can use the ATTO Confi guration Tool to ma nage paths a n d retrieve I/O statistics.
IMPORTANT:
The Celerity FC host adapter 3.10MP and AT TO Configuration Tool 3.13 contain customized drivers for
use with EVA storage systems. Other ATTO drivers are not supported.
Supported hardware and software
Table 2 lists the supported hardware.
Table 2 Suppor ted hardware
Product
Version
Apple systems (PowerPC and Intel)
Power Mac G5, Xserve, Mac Pro
Host adapters
ATTO 4-GB PCIe and PCI-X host adapters:
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Celeri ty FC -41XS, single channel, 64-bit/133 MHz PCI-X
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Celerity FC-42XS, dual channel, 64-bit/133 MHz PCI-X
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Celerity FC-41EL, single channel, x4 PCI Express
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Celerity FC-41ES, single channel, x4 PCI Express
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Celerity FC-42ES, dual channel, x4 PCI Express
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Celerity FC-44ES, quad channel, x8 PCI Express
Fibre Channel switches HP B-Series 2 Gb and 4 Gb SAN switches
EVA storage systems
EVA4x00/6x00/8x00
Mac OS X Fibre Channel connectivity to the HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array storage system
configuration guide
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