HP StorageWorks X5500 Network Storage Gateway for Windows setup guide (AP809-96004, October 2009)

Chapter2:ConfigurationInformation 3
•HPClusteredFileSystemsupportsonlyone“physical”IPaddressper
subnetperNICpernode.IfadditionalIPaddressesareneededonthe
samesubnet,useHPClusteredFileSystemvirtualhostsinsteadof
addingadditionalIPaddressesdirectlytotheNIC.
•ForiSCSIconfigurations,werecommendthatthestorage
beona
separatenetwork.
FibreChannel Switch Guidelines
FollowingareguidelinesforconfiguringFibreChannelswitchestobe 
usedwithHPClusteredFileSystem:
•ForallFCswitches,itisbestpracticetoplaceeachHBAportandits
storageportsinaseparatezone.NootherinitiatorHBAportshould
bepresentinthiszone.
•TheFCswitchesmanaged
bytheclustermustbefromthesame
vendor.SwitchesthatwillnotbemanagedbyHPClusteredFile
Systemcanbefromothervendorsonlyifallofthevendorshave
approvedtheconfiguration.
•MultipleFibreChannelswitchesaresupported;however,theymustbe
configuredinamannerthatmeetsthe
followingrequirements:
– Eachclusterservermusthaveaccesstoallofthediskstobeused
bythecluster.
– Eachservermusthaveexactlyonepathtoeachofthedisks.(This
requirementisnotnecessaryifthedisksarebeingmanagedby
third‐partyMPIOsoftwarethatcanhandlemultiplepaths).
SeeChapter2oftheHPClusteredFileSystemAdministrationGuidefor
moreinformationaboutsupportedclusterconfigurations.Alsosee
“AdministrativeConsiderations”inChapter3forinformationaboutSAN
restrictions.
NOTE: YoucanattachaclusterservertootherSANsthatarenotunder
HPClusteredFileSystemcontrol.TheseSANscanincludetape
drivesandnon‐PSFSfilesystems.YoucanuseWindowsutilitiesor
otherapplicationstoaccessthesedevicesandfilesystems.