Heterogeneous Storage System Support - HP StorageWorks 4000/6000/8000 - Enterprise Virtual Arrays Reference Manual

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9 EVA XL storage systems using XCS 5.100 (or later) or XCS 9.000 (or later) are supported in
configurations with a combination of fabric attached and direct connect servers (direct connect
uses no Fibre Channel switch). This is subject to the system maximum for host connections. EVA
XL storage system support includes support for mixed Fibre Channel speeds on different host ports
(8 Gb/s, 4 Gb/s, and 2 Gb/s) when using 4 Gb/s controllers.
Note the following direct connect restrictions for the EVA6400/8400:
Use the EVA OCP to specify the proper topology setting for the controller host ports
(EVA4000/4100/6000/6100/6400/8000/8100/8400).
See the EVA4000/4100/6000/6100/6400/8000/8100/8400 storage system documentation
for information about the OCP.
See the HP StorageWorks 4400 Enterprise Virtual Array installation guide for information about
configuring direct connect.
10 Supports connection of single HBA servers. Contact an HP storage representative for the white
paper Connecting Single HBA Servers to the Enterprise Virtual Array without Multipathing Software.
Servers without native or layered multipathing software are not supported for HP Continuous
Access EVA.
11 Overlapping zones are supported with disk and tape.
12 Overlapping storage port zones are supported if multiple operating systems share an array port.
13 Use storage system LUN presentation to enable/disable LUN access to specific hosts.
14 All host table entries must have the operating system type parameter set (based on the operating
system accessing the assigned LUNs).
15 Servers that share access to the same storage LUN require special application software (such as
cluster software) to preserve data.
For information about configuring the Storage Management Appliance with storage systems in the
same SAN fabric, see

Heterogeneous storage system support

HP supports HP storage products on shared hosts, and HBAs in HP fabric environments that also have
third-party storage products. A third-party cooperative support agreement between HP Services and
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HP-UX, Linux, and Microsoft Windows are supported for direct connect.
In a Linux environment, direct connect is supported with Emulex HBAs, except when booting
from Itanium servers. Direct connect is not supported with Brocade or QLogic HBAs (except
where listed below.).
In a Windows environment (4 and 8 Gb), direct connect is supported with Emulex HBAs, except
when booting the operating system from the EVA. Direct connect and direct connect boot are
supported with QLogic HBAs. Direct connect is not supported with Brocade HBAs.
In a Linux environment, direct connect is supported with Emulex 4 and 8 Gb HBAs, except
when booting the operating system from the EVA. Direct connect and direct connect boot are
supported with QLogic 8 Gb HBAs. Direct connect is not supported with Brocade HBAs.
In an HP-UX environment, direct connect is not supported with 2 Gb HBAs or Emulex 4 Gb
PCI-e HBAs. Direct connect is not supported with Brocade HBAs.
For fabric—Set the applicable HSV controller host ports to Fabric.
For direct connect—Set the applicable HSV controller host ports to Direct Connect.
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