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Description
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Unless otherwise specified, the MSA1000 can be configured in a SAN using the switch models
listed in this guide. See:
• Table 10 (H-series)
• Table 18 through Table 22 (B-series)
• Table 41 (C-series)
• Table 60 and Table 62 (M-series)
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Multipathing is supported for the following operating systems:
• HP-UX
• OpenVMS
• Tru64 UNIX
• Linux
• Novell NetWare
• Microsoft Windows
• VMware ESX
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Attachment of single-path servers to a dual-controller MSA1000 configured with Secure Path and
dual HBA servers is supported with the following operating systems:
• Microsoft Windows
• Novell NetWare
However, if the active controller fails, single-path servers lose access to data on the MSA1000.
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If Secure Path for Linux is used on any node or cluster attached to an MSA1000, all nodes must
also have Secure Path installed, regardless of operating system.
For the Secure Path parameters, see
http://www.hp.com/go/securepath .
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To enable or disable LUN access to specific connections, use ACU. 6
Heterogeneous storage system support
HP supports HP storage products on shared hosts, and HBAs in solution environments that also have
third-party storage products. A third-party cooperative support agreement between HP and the third
party is required if HP will provide a single support point of contact that includes the third-party storage.
HP provides technical support for its products and cooperates with the third party's technical support
staff, as needed.
HP provides best-practices recommendations for connecting devices in the SAN (see
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Best practices ” on page 417). These rules apply to configurations that include HP SAN storage products
and heterogeneous third-party SAN storage products:
• Use zones to isolate HP storage ports from third-party storage ports.
• Overlapping zones with multiple storage ports are not supported.
• Third-party storage zones are governed by product-specific configuration guidelines (see the third-
party product documentation).
• See “ Third-party switch support ” on page 179 for third-party fabric and switch support.
• See “ Heterogeneous SAN storage system coexistence ” on page 232 for storage system
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