Expanding Your Virtual Storage Pool With Native Disk Shelves - IBM System Storage N Series Implementation Manual

Expanding your virtual storage pool with native disk shelves

Combining disk and
array LUN storage
with the gateway
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Starting with Data ONTAP 7.3, the gateway expands its interoperability matrix to
include storage for native disk shelves and native disks. The gateway can
virtualize storage from both third-party storage array vendors and native disk
shelves. The Data ONTAP software provides a unified storage software platform
that simplifies managing both native disk shelves and LUNs on storage arrays.
You can add storage when and where you need it, without disruption.
VS1
0a 0 b
z1
Switch 1
z1/z2
VS2 disk shelf
Out In
A
In Out
B
VS1 disk shelf
Out In
A
In Out
B
0 c 0 d
z3
USP-GP1
1A
CLS1 CLS2
Expanding your virtual storage pool with native disk shelves
VS2
0 a 0 b
0 c 0 d
z2 z4
Switch 2
z3/z4
2A
USP