.SAN design reference guide Vol. 1-5 785350-001

iSCSI rules, 336
management rules, 338
multipath software, 339
switch support, 339
using iSCSI, 333
with FCIP, 282
with HP P6000 Command View, 338
with P6000/EVA, 337
MSA2000i and MSA2000i G2, 326
multi-protocol long-distance technology, 266
multipath software
MPX200, 339
multipathing coexistence support
HP OpenVMS, 194
HP Tru64 UNIX, 196
HP-UX, 192
IBM AIX, 199
Linux, 201
Microsoft Windows, 203
Oracle Solaris, 206
N
N_Port Virtualization mode, 172
N_Port_ID_Virtualization
HBA NPIV, 177
NAS
configuration and zoning rules, 365
HP ProLiant Storage Servers, 366
SAN fabric rules, 367
SAN integration, 365
network considerations, 267
nonrepudiation, 373
NonStop S-series servers support, 178
normalization, 268
NPIV
B-series switches, 96
NPIV port, zoning method, 388
NPV mode, 172
configuration example, 173
connectivity guidelines, 174
considerations, 174
failover policy, 173
with FlexAttach, 175
NSPOF data protection, 39
NSPOF, EVA, 231
NX-OS, 86
O
operating system
zoning methods, 388
operating system rules
B-series fabric, 103
C-series Fibre Channel switch fabric, 135
H-series switches, 145
heterogeneous, 166
HP-UX, 191
IBM AIX, 198
iSCSI Connectivity Option, 351
Linux, 199
Mac OS X, 196
Microsoft Windows, 201
OpenVMS, 193
Oracle Solaris, 204
Tru64 UNIX, 194
VMware ESX, 207
operating system support
FCoE C-series switches, 87
optical add/drop multiplexers (OADMs), 263
Oracle Solaris
B-series Fibre Channel switch fabric rules, 103
configuration rules, 204
multipathing coexistence support, 206
SAN rules, 204
supported storage systems, 204
oversubscription, design considerations, 22
overview
B-series switches, 91
C-series Fibre Channel and FCoE switches, 123
Fibre Channel routing, 43
H-series switches, 140
HP SVSP, 242
McDATA/M-series switches, 151
SAN design, 16
SAN extension, 257
P
P2000 G3, 326
P6000 storage
configuration rules, 222
heterogeneous SAN support, 222
implementation support, 221
rules, 221
storage management server integration, 230
P6000 storage systems
H-series switches, 145
P6000/EVA connectivity
with MPX200, 337
P9000 storage systems
Continuous Access support, 304
P9000/XP storage systems
configuration rules, 235, 236
heterogeneous SAN support, 235
implementation support, 235
LUN Configuration and Security Manager, 239
tape storage system support, 237
zoning, 237
passive systems, 262
performance
guidelines, 163
maintaining beyond 5/10 km, 259
recommendations, 162
PID parameter bit, B-series switches, 120
ports
covering, 385
zoning method, 389
Q
Quality of Service, 268
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