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Chapter 14. Open systems support and software
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򐂰 There is no support for IBM TotalStorage SAN Volume Controller Storage Software for
Cisco MDS9000 (SVC4MDS) at initial GA.
򐂰 Some legacy operating systems and operating system versions were dropped from the
support matrix. These are either versions which were withdrawn from marketing or
support that are not marketed or supported by their vendors or are not seen as significant
enough anymore to justify the testing effort necessary to support them. Major examples
include:
– IBM AIX 4.x, OS/400 V5R1, Dynix/ptx
– Microsoft Windows NT®
– SUN Solaris 2.6, 7
– HP UX 10, 11, Tru64 4.x, OpenVMS 5.x
– Novell Netware 4.x
– All professional Linux distributions, SUSE SLES7
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Some new operating systems and versions were added, including:
– Apple Macintosh OS X
– IBM AIX 5.3
– IBM i5 OS V5R3
– VMware 2.5.0 (first quarter of 2005)
– Redhat Enterprise Linux 3 IA-64
– SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 (first quarter of 2005)
14.1.4 Boot support
For most of the supported platforms and operating systems you can use the DS6000 as a
boot device. The DS6000 Interoperability Matrix provides detailed information about boot
support. Refer to “The DS6000 Interoperability Matrix” on page 277.
The DS6000 Host Systems Attachment Guide, SC26-7680, helps you with the procedures
necessary to set up your host in order to boot from the DS6000. See “The DS6000 Host
Systems Attachment Guide” on page 277.
The SDD User’s Guide, SC26-7637, also helps with identifying the optimal configuration and
lists the steps required to boot from multipathing devices. For more information refer to 14.2,
“Subsystem Device Driver” on page 280.
14.1.5 Additional supported configurations (RPQ)
There is a process for cases where a desired configuration is not represented in the support
matrix. This process is called
Request for Price Quotation
(RPQ). Clients should contact their
IBM storage sales specialist or IBM Business Partner for submission of an RPQ. Initiating the
process does not guarantee the desired configuration will be supported. This depends on the
technical feasibility and the required test effort. A configuration that equals or is similar to one
of the already approved ones is more likely to get approved than a completely different one.
14.1.6 Differences in interoperability between DS6000 and DS8000
The DS6000 and DS8000 have the same open systems support matrix. There are only a few
exceptions, with respect to the timing.