HP StorageWorks X5500 Network Storage Gateway for Linux setup guide (AP811-96003, October 2009)

1 Configuration information
HP is continually expanding its supported hardware and operating system configurations. Check the
compatibility guide on www.hp.com for the latest compatibility information:
http://h18006.www1.hp.com/products/storage/software/polyserve/support/, then click the
Compatibility Guide link on the right side.
IMPORTANT:
This document applies to customers configuring the HP StorageWorks X5500 Network Storage
Gateway for Linux (formerly known as HP Scalable NAS Clustered Gateway) product. If you are
installing the HP X5500 Storage Gateway for Linux software-only product, see the HP StorageWorks
X5500 Network Storage Gateway for Linux software-only installation guide.
Hardware configuration limits
The configuration limits for hardware used in an HP X5500 Storage Gateway for Linux configuration
are as follows.
Configuration LimitHardware
Two to 16 servers.Servers
Up to four network interfaces per server.Network Interface Cards
Four Fibre Channel ports per server can be connected to the cluster SAN.
Other Fibre Channel ports can be connected to non-cluster SANs.
Fibre Channel Host Bus Ad-
apters
Two levels of cascading switches.Fibre Channel Switches
Up to 508 LUNs.
Fibre Channel Storage Subsys-
tems
Supported HBA drivers
The Host Bus Adapter vendors frequently release HBA drivers for Linux. HP has chosen to narrow the
number of versions that it will validate with HP X5500 Storage Gateway for Linux. Other drivers will
work, but may not produce optimal results during failure or failover situations.
HP will continue to evaluate newer drivers with HP X5500 Storage Gateway for Linux as they become
available from the vendors. Check the compatibility matrix on the HP web site for the supported HBA
driver versions before upgrading to a newer driver from your HBA vendor.
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