
Chapter
17.
Attaching
an
SGI
host
system
This
chapter
provides
instructions,
requirements,
and
considerations
for
attaching
an
SGI
host
system
to
a
storage
unit.
Attaching
an
SGI
host
system
with
fibre-channel
adapters
This
section
lists
the
fibre-channel
adapters
supported
for
the
SGI
host
system.
v
PCI-FC-1P-OPT
v
PCI-FC-1P-OPT-A
v
PCI-FC-1P-OPT-B
v
PCX-FC-2P-OPT-B
You
can
attach
an
SGI
host
system
to
a
storage
unit
with
fibre-channel
adapters.
You
can
also
connect
a
nonclustered
SGI
host
system
to
the
storage
unit
using
the
switched
fabric
topology
on
optical
fiber
media,
SGI
fibre-channel
host
bus
adapters,
and
the
IBM
2109
switch.
You
can
also
connect
directly
from
an
SGI
host
system
to
a
storage
unit
with
the
arbitrated
loop
topology.
For
current
information
about
the
servers,
operating
systems,
host
adapters,
and
fabric
connections
that
IBM
supports
for
an
SGI
host
system,
see
the
Interoperability
Matrix
at
http://www.ibm.com/servers/storage/disk/ds6000/interop.html.
Note:
The
steps
to
install
and
configure
adapter
cards
are
examples.
Your
configuration
might
be
different.
Fibre-channel
attachment
considerations
for
the
SGI
host
system
This
section
lists
fibre-channel
attachment
considerations
for
the
SGI
host
system.
Ensure
that
you
have
the
IRIX64
6.5.14
version
or
above
installed
on
your
host
system.
The
SGI
host
system
does
not
support
IBM’s
Subsystem
Device
Driver
(SDD)
because
IRIX
manages
multipathing.
Fibre-channel
attachment
requirements
for
the
SGI
host
system
This
section
provides
fibre-channel
attachment
requirements
for
the
SGI
host
system.
v
Check
the
LUN
limitations
for
your
host
system.
v
Ensure
that
you
can
reference
the
documentation
for
your
host
system
and
the
IBM
TotalStorage
DS6000
User’s
Guide
.
The
IBM
TotalStorage
DS6000
User’s
Guide
is
on
the
TotalStorage
CD
that
you
receive
with
the
storage
unit.
v
See
http://www.ibm.com/servers/storage/disk/ds6000/interop.html
for
details
about
the
release
level
for
your
operating
system.
Either
you
or
an
IBM
service
support
representative
(SSR)
must
perform
the
following
tasks
to
install
and
configure
a
storage
unit.
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Copyright
IBM
Corp.
2004,
2005
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