
Host
attachment
overview
The
DS8000
storage
unit
provides
a
variety
of
host
attachments
so
that
you
can
consolidate
storage
capacity
and
workloads
for
open-systems
hosts
and
System
z
or
S/390
hosts.
The
DS8000
provides
extensive
connectivity
using
fibre-channel
or
ESCON
adapters
across
a
broad
range
of
server
environments.
You
can
configure
the
storage
unit
for
any
of
the
following
system
adapter
types
and
protocols:
v
Fibre-channel
adapters,
for
support
of
Fibre
Channel
Protocol
(FCP)
and
Fibre
Connection
(FICON
®
)
protocol
v
Enterprise
Systems
Connection
Architecture
®
(ESCON)
adapters
The
DS8100
Models
921
and
931
support
a
maximum
of
16
host
adapters
and
4
device
adapter
pairs,
and
the
DS8300
Models
922,
932,
9A2,
and
9B2
support
a
maximum
of
32
host
adapters
and
8
device
adapter
pairs.
To
reduce
the
possibility
of
interactions
between
system
adapters
in
switched
configurations,
you
can
establish
zones
for
your
fibre-channel
attachments.
You
can
minimize
contention
issues
if
the
zones
contain
a
single
port
that
is
attached
to
a
system
adapter
with
the
desired
number
of
ports
that
are
attached
to
the
storage
unit.
To
establish
zones,
use
either
of
the
following
methods:
v
Port
number
v
Worldwide
port
name
(WWPN)
You
can
configure
switch
ports
that
are
attached
to
the
storage
unit
in
more
than
one
zone.
This
enables
multiple
host
adapters
to
share
access
to
the
storage
unit
fibre-channel
ports.
Shared
access
to
a
storage
unit
fibre-channel
port
might
come
from
host
platforms
that
support
a
combination
of
bus
adapter
types
and
the
operating
systems.
Open-systems
host
attachment
with
fibre-channel
adapters
You
can
attach
a
DS8000
series
to
an
open-systems
host
with
fibre-channel
adapters.
Fibre
channel
is
a
1
Gbps,
2
Gbps,
or
4
Gbps
full-duplex,
serial
communications
technology
to
interconnect
I/O
devices
and
host
systems
that
are
separated
by
tens
of
kilometers.
The
IBM
System
Storage
DS8000
series
supports
SAN
connections
of
up
to
2
Gbps
with
2
Gb
host
adapters,
and
up
to
4
Gbps
with
4
Gb
host
adapters.
The
DS8000
series
negotiates
automatically
and
determines
whether
it
is
best
to
run
at
a
1
Gbps,
2
Gbps,
or
4
Gbps
link
speed.
The
IBM
System
Storage
DS8000
series
detects
and
operates
at
the
greatest
available
link
speed
that
is
shared
by
both
sides
of
the
system.
Note:
4
Gbps
link
speeds
are
only
available
with
4
Gbps
fibre-channel
adapter
cards.
Fibre-channel
technology
transfers
information
between
the
sources
and
the
users
of
the
information.
This
information
can
include
commands,
controls,
files,
graphics,
video,
and
sound.
Fibre-channel
connections
are
established
between
fibre-channel
ports
that
reside
in
I/O
devices,
host
systems,
and
the
network
that
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DS8000
User’s
Guide
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