Common Server, Common Hba; Server Zoning Rules - HP StorageWorks 4000/6000/8000 - Enterprise Virtual Arrays Reference Manual

For all multipath configurations, all paths for a given LUN must only be accessed by HBAs from the
same vendor (for example, Emulex or QLogic, but not both).
IBM AIX (Table
Sun Solaris
For all other operating systems, connection to a common server with different HBA vendor products
requires separate HBA zones for each storage system:
All Fibre Channel HBA zones must contain HBAs from the same vendor.
A zone can contain different HBA models if they are all from the same HBA vendor.
A Fibre Channel HBA can be a member in more than one zone.
All HBA members in the same zone can reside in different servers, but must be the same operating
system type.
Failure to properly zone different HBA models may result in lost connectivity and instability of the
operating system.
Before implementation, contact an HP storage representative for a configuration review.

Common server, common HBA

Simultaneous access to different storage system types from the same HBA is supported for some storage
systems. Each storage system must support identical:
HBA model numbers
Driver versions
Multipathing software versions or compatible multipathing products
See the multipathing coexistence tables (in each operating system's section) for supported storage
system types using common server access with a common HBA:
HP-UX (Table 97
HP OpenVMS
HP Tru64 UNIX
IBM AIX (Table 104
Microsoft Windows
Novell NetWare
Sun Solaris

Server zoning rules

A SAN configuration must conform to the zoning requirements of the operating system and other SAN
components. For specific information, see:
H-series (Table 16
B-series (Table 35
C-series (Table 52
M-series (Table 69
"Zoning" on page 242 for MSA1500
"Zoning" on page 246 for MSA1000
"Maximums" on page 251 for EVA
"Zoning" on page 256 for EVA
104, page 221)
(Table 111, page 229)
on page 213)
(Table 99 on page 215)
(Table 101 on page 218)
on page 221)
(Table 107 on page 224)
(Table 109 on page 226)
(Table 111 on page 229)
on page 90 and
on page 128)
on page 150 and
and Table 70 on page 165)
Table 17 on page 91)
Table 53 on page 150)
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