HP StorageWorks 4000/6000/8000 - Enterprise Virtual Arrays Reference Manual page 6

Model naming .......................................................................................................... 158
Switch models ........................................................................................................... 158
Features .................................................................................................................... 159
Usage ...................................................................................................................... 160
Fibre Channel fabric rules .................................................................................................. 161
Operating systems and storage products ....................................................................... 162
Fabric rules for M-series switches .................................................................................. 162
ISL maximums ........................................................................................................... 163
Zoning limits and enforcement ..................................................................................... 165
8 SAN fabric connectivity and switch interoperability rules ................. 167
SAN fabric connectivity rules ............................................................................................. 167
Switch port interfaces ................................................................................................. 167
Device port interfaces ................................................................................................. 167
Fiber optic cables ...................................................................................................... 168
Fiber optic cable loss budgets ..................................................................................... 168
Storage product interface and transport distance rules .................................................... 171
SAN fabric switch interoperability rules ............................................................................... 177
Interoperable routed fabric .......................................................................................... 177
Dual interoperable, heterogeneous SAN fabrics ............................................................. 177
Interoperable, heterogeneous switch fabrics ................................................................... 179
Third-party switch support .................................................................................................. 179
SAN performance considerations ....................................................................................... 179
Infrastructure factors ................................................................................................... 180
Performance guidelines ............................................................................................... 180
III ..Host and storage system rules ........................................................ 183
9 Heterogeneous server rules ......................................................... 185
SAN platform rules ........................................................................................................... 186
Blade servers ................................................................................................................... 186
HP c-Class BladeSystem Virtual Connect .............................................................................. 187
HP Virtual Connect advantages ................................................................................... 187
HP VC-FC connectivity guidelines ................................................................................. 188
BladeSystem with Brocade Access Gateway mode ................................................................ 189
Failover policy and failback policy ............................................................................... 190
AG mode considerations ............................................................................................ 191
AG mode connectivity guidelines ................................................................................. 191
BladeSystem with Cisco N_Port Virtualization mode .............................................................. 192
Failover policy ........................................................................................................... 193
NPV mode considerations ........................................................................................... 193
NPV mode connectivity guidelines ............................................................................... 194
NPV with FlexAttach ......................................................................................................... 194
HP BladeSystem c3000 enclosure considerations .................................................................. 196
HBA N_PortID Virtualization .............................................................................................. 196
HBA NPIV considerations ............................................................................................ 196
HBA NPIV connectivity guidelines ................................................................................ 197
NonStop servers (XP only) ................................................................................................. 198
HP-UX SAN rules .............................................................................................................. 212
HP OpenVMS SAN rules ................................................................................................... 214
Host-based volume shadowing .................................................................................... 216
HP Tru64 UNIX SAN rules ................................................................................................. 217
Apple Mac OS X SAN rules .............................................................................................. 219
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