IBM System storage DS6000 Series, Attachment Manual

Page: 91 / 298

IBM iSeries hardware
This section describes the hardware that you can use with IBM iSeries hosts.
The DS6000 supports the following models for the IBM iSeries hosts:
v Models 270, 800, 810, 820, 825, 830, 840, 870, 890
v The IBM eServer i5 product line consists of model 550, model 520, and model
570.
For more information on supported switches, see the Interoperability Matrix at
http://www.ibm.com/servers/storage/disk/ds6000/interop.html
The IBM iSeries fibre-channel adapter automatically detects the attachment
protocol. You do not need to manually perform a system configuration.
The iSeries fibre-channel adapter operates at 2 Gb on OS/400
®
Version 5 Release
2 or i5/OS Version 5 Release 3.
IBM iSeries software
This section describes the software that you can use with IBM iSeries hosts.
Before you attach a storage unit to the IBM iSeries host using a fibre-channel
adapter, you must install one of the following operating systems:
v i5/OS Version 5 Release 3
v OS/400 Version 5 Release 2
v
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0
v SUSE SLES 9
For more information on supported operating systems, see the Interoperability
Matrix at http://www.ibm.com/servers/storage/disk/ds6000/interop.html
General information for configurations for IBM iSeries hosts
This section contains general configuration information for IBM iSeries hosts.
The following list identifies some general information about connecting the IBM
iSeries host through a switch:
v
The IBM iSeries supports only a homogeneous environment (only IBM iSeries
initiators). You can establish a homogeneous environment by using the logical
zoning of the switch. All host systems within an IBM iSeries zone must be IBM
iSeries systems.
v
CNT: A list of supported environments (servers, operating systems, adapters) and
hardware and software prerequisites for the CNT FC/9000 is available at
http://www.storage.ibm.com/ibmsan/products/directors/index.html.
v Brocade: A list of supported environments (servers, operating systems, and
adapters) and hardware and software prerequisites for the Brocade 2109 M12
and 2109 M14 Fibre Channel Director is available at http://www.brocade.com.
v McDATA: A list of supported environments (servers, operating systems and
adapters) and hardware and software prerequisites for the McDATA ED-6064 is
available at http://www.storage.ibm.com/ibmsan/products/2032/6064/.
Chapter 7. Attaching to an IBM iSeries host
61