Fabric Zoning And Lun Security For Multiple Operating Systems - HP XP1024 System Configuration Manual

Fabric zoning and LUN security for multiple operating systems

You can connect multiple clusters of various operating systems to the same switch and
fabric using appropriate zoning and LUN security as follows:
• Storage port zones may overlap if more than one operating system needs to
share an array port.
• Heterogeneous operating systems may share an XP array port if you use Secure
Manager and set the appropriate host group and mode. All others must connect
to a dedicated XP array port.
• Use Secure Manager for LUN isolation when multiple hosts connect through a
shared array port. Secure Manager provides LUN security by allowing you to
restrict which LUNs each host can access.
Environment
Standalone
SAN (non-
clustered)
Clustered SAN
Multi-Cluster
SAN
OS Mix
homogeneous (a single OS
type present in the SAN)
heterogeneous (more than one
OS type present in the SAN)
homogeneous (a single OS
type present in the SAN)
heterogeneous (more than one
OS type present in the SAN)
homogeneous (a single OS
type present in the SAN)
heterogeneous (more than one
OS type present in the SAN)
Disk Array XP operating system configuration guide: Sun Solaris
LUN Security
Fabric
Zon-
ing
Not re-
Must be used when multiple
quired hosts connect through a
shared port
Re-
quired
Not re-
Must be used when multiple
quired
cluster nodes connect
through a shared port
Re-
quired
Not re-
Must be used when multiple
quired
cluster nodes connect
through a shared port
Re-
quired
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