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14 P9000/XP storage system rules
This chapter describes specific rules for the following storage systems:
• XP12000• XP7
• P9500 • XP10000
• XP24000
• XP20000
This chapter describes the following topics:
• “P9000/XP storage systems” (page 235)
• “P9000/XP SAN boot support” (page 238)
• “LUN Configuration and Security Manager XP support” (page 239)
• “P9000/XP data migration” (page 239)
P9000/XP storage systems
Before implementation, contact an HP storage representative for information about support for
specific configurations, including the following elements:
• Storage system firmware
• HBA firmware and driver versions
• Multipath software
Heterogeneous SAN support
P9000/XP storage systems support shared access with any combination of operating systems listed
in Table 117 (page 235).
Table 117 P9000/XP heterogeneous SAN support
Operating systems
3
Switches
2, 3
Firmware version
1
Storage systems
HP-UX
B-series
80xXP7
IBM AIX
C-series
Microsoft Windows
Red Hat Linux
Oracle Solaris
SUSE Linux
VMware ESX
NonStop
HP-UX
B-series
4
70xP9500
IBM AIX
C-series
Microsoft Windows
H-series
5
OpenVMS
HP FlexFabric 5900CP
Red Hat Linux
Oracle Solaris
SUSE Linux
VMware ESX
NonStop
P9000/XP storage systems 235