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HP OpenVMS SAN rules

This section describes the SAN rules for HP OpenVMS.
For current storage system support, see the SPOCK website at http://www.hp.com/storage/spock.
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Table 98 describes the SAN configuration rules for HP OpenVMS.
HP OpenVMS multipathing coexistence.
Table 98 HP OpenVMS SAN configuration rules
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Storage systems
All supported
EVA3000 EVA6100
EVA4000 EVA6400
EVA4100 EVA8000
EVA4400 EVA8100
EVA5000 EVA8400
EVA6000
MSA2000fc G2
(MSA2300fc)
MSA1000
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Unlisted but supported storage systems have no additional SAN configuration restrictions. For the latest support information, contact an
HP storage representative.
214 Heterogeneous server rules
Zoning is required when OpenVMS is used in a heterogeneous SAN with other operating systems.
Supports OpenVMS Clusters.
Supports active/active and active/passive failover mode. A multipathing driver is embedded in the
operating system.
Supports boot from SAN. For more information, see
and VA SAN boot support" on page 268.
Supports multipathing high-availability configuration in multiple fabrics or in a single fabric with
zoned paths.
For HP Continuous Access EVA configuration information, see
tegration" on page 254.
Host name profile must be set to OpenVMS.
OpenVMS uid must be set on all volumes mapped to a OpenVMS host.
LUN ID 0 is not available for OpenVMS hosts.
Requires a dedicated MSA1000.
Supports standalone servers or clusters with a maximum of 8 nodes.
Contact an HP storage representative for required operating system patches.
Table 99 describes support for
OpenVMS SAN rules
"EVA SAN boot
"HP Continuous Access EVA SAN in-
support" on page 256 and "XP