.Part 3 Host and Storage System Rules HP SAN Design Reference Guide 785353-001

Heterogeneous SAN support
P6000/EVA HSV-based controller storage systems support shared access with any combination
of operating systems listed in Table 109 (page 222).
Table 109 P6000/EVA heterogeneous SAN support
Operating systems
3
SwitchesFirmware
2
Storage systems
1
Apple Mac
B-series
XCS 6x
EVA4100
Citrix Xen Server
C-series
EVA6100
HP-UX
H-series
EVA8100
IBM AIX
HP FlexFabric
5900CP
4
XCS 09xXCS 10xEVA4400
Microsoft Windows
XCS 095xXCS 10xEVA6400/8400
OpenVMS
B-series
XCS 10xP6300/P6500 EVA
Red Hat Linux
Oracle Solaris
C-series
XCS 11xP6350/P6550 EVA
SUSE Linux
H-series
Tru64 UNIX
5
HP FlexFabric
5900CP
VMware ESX
Note: For the latest information on storage
system support, see the SPOCK website at
http://www.hp.com/storage/spock. You
must sign up for an HP Passport to enable
access.
1
EVA4100/6100/8100 requires XCS firmware 6.2x minimum.
2
Contact an HP storage representative for switch model and operating system support when using XCS 10x, 09x or 6x.
3
For the supported operating system versions, see “Heterogeneous server rules” (page 165). Not all operating systems
listed are supported on all switch series or models.
4
HP FlexFabric 5900CP is not supported with EVA4100/6100/8100 storage systems.
5
The P63xx/P65xx EVA, EVA6400/8400 and EVA4400 are not supported with Tru64 UNIX.
Configuration rules
Table 110 (page 222) describes P6000/EVA storage system SAN configuration rules.
Table 110 P6000/EVA storage system rules
Description
Rule
number
P6000/EVA storage systems are supported in all SAN fabric topology configurations described in this
guide.
1
Unless otherwise specified, P6000/EVA storage systems can be configured in a SAN using the switch
models listed in this guide. See the following tables:
2
• Table 51 (page 142) (H-series switches)
• Table 20 (page 94) through Table 22 (page 95) (B-series)
For SANs with more than 1,024 HBAs, an HSV controller must be zoned for a maximum of 1,024 HBAs.
Add a zone to a SAN to satisfy the 1,024 HBA limit.
3
When using HP P6000 Continuous Access, the zoning limit is 256 HBAs.4
For shared access and heterogeneous platform zoning requirements, see “Heterogeneous SAN storage
system coexistence” (page 208).
5
For EVA4400 storage systems with the EVA4400 Embedded Switch Module, 8 Gb Brocade connectivity
rules, see “B-series Fibre Channel switch fabric rules” (page 104). HP recommends setting the switch port
speed to autonegotiate.
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222 P6000/EVA storage system rules