HP StorageWorks 4000/6000/8000 - Enterprise Virtual Arrays, Reference Manual

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Heterogeneous SAN support
EVA HSV-based controller storage systems support shared access with any combination of operating
systems listed in
Table 127 .
Table 127 EVA heterogeneous SAN support
Operating systems
3
Switches
Firmware
2
Storage systems
1
Apple Mac
HP-UX
IBM AIX
Microsoft Windows
Novell NetWare
5
OpenVMS
Red Hat Linux
Sun Solaris
SUSE Linux
Tru64 UNIX
5
VMware ESX
Note: For the latest information on
storage system support, see the SPOCK
website at
http://www.hp.com/storage/
spock . You must sign up for an HP
Passport to enable access.
B-series
C-series
H-series
4
M-series
VCS 4 x , 3 x EVA3000/5000
XCS 6 x EVA4000/4100
EVA6000/6100
EVA8000/8100
XCS 09 x EVA4400
XCS 0950 x EVA6400/8400
1
EVA4100/6100/8100 requires XCS firmware 6.110 minimum.
2
Contact an HP storage representative for switch model and operating system support when using XCS 09 x or 6 x .
3
For the supported operating system versions, see “ Heterogeneous server rules ” on page 185.
4
The H-series switches are not supported with EVA3000/5000 VCS 3 x and has limited operating system support (see Table
12 on page 87).
5
The EVA6400/8400 and EVA4400 are not supported with Novel NetWare or with Tru64 UNIX.
Configuration rules
Table 128 lists configuration rules for heterogeneous SAN storage with EVA storage systems.
Table 128 EVA storage system rules
Description
Rule
nl
number
EVA storage systems are supported in all SAN fabric topology configurations described in this
guide. 1
Unless otherwise specified, EVA storage systems can be configured in a SAN using the switch
models listed in this guide. See the following tables:
• Table 10 (H-series switches)
• Table 18 through Table 22 (B-series)
• Table 41 (C-series)
• Table 60 and Table 62 (M-series)
Note: Contact an HP storage representative for switch model support for EVA storage systems
when using XCS 09 x or 6 x .
2
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