Planned Future Enhancements; Additional Linux Hba Choices And Windows Server 200X Meta Data Controller; Apple, Windows, And Stornext Support Matrix - IBM SYSTEM STORAGE DS3000 Installation Manual

Planned Future Enhancements

Additional Linux HBA choices and Windows Server 200x Meta data Controller

7. Expand RHEL/SLES connectivity choices
a. Add ATTO HBA‟s for either MDC‟s and/or clients using RDAC MPP
i. This step is not tied to any other steps and may occur at any time after step 3
b. Add ATTO HBA‟s for either MDC‟s and/or clients using ATTO multipathing driver
i. This step is not tied to any other steps and may occur at any time after step 3
8. Add Windows Server 200x as either StorNext clients or as StorNext MDC‟s
a. Windows client Server 200x
i. Using previously supported QLogic and/or Emulex HBA‟s
ii. Using ATTO HBA‟s with either RDAC MPP or ATTO multipathing driver
b. We will NOT add this until AFTER the Windows Clients (XP, Vista, Windows 7) are
added to reduce confusion

APPLE, WINDOWS, and STORNEXT SUPPORT MATRIX

Meta Data Controller
Linux RHEL 5.3
Linux RHEL 5.3
Linux SLES 10.2
Linux RHEL 5.3
Client
Apple Leopard
OSX
Apple Snow Leopard
OSX
Linux RHEL 5.3
Linux RHEL 5.3
Linux SLES 10.2
Linux SLES 10.2
Windows 2003 SP2
Windows 2008 SP2
Windows 2008 R2
Windows Windows 7
Windows Vista
Windows XP
Mixed
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Architecture
O/S
x64
x64
x64
x64
x64
x64
x86, x64
x86, x64
x86, x64
x86, x64
x86, x64
x86, x64
x86, x64
x86
x86
x86
(Planned)
HBA
As currently supported
(Qlogics/Emulex)
ATTO
As currently supported
(Qlogics/Emulex)
ATTO
ATTO
ATTO
As currently supported
(Qlogics/Emulex)
ATTO
As currently supported
(Qlogics/Emulex)
ATTO
As currently supported
(Qlogics/Emulex)
As currently supported
(Qlogics/Emulex)
As currently supported
(Qlogics/Emulex)
ATTO
ATTO
ATTO
As appropriate above
(Planned)
MPF Supported
RDAC (MPP) Yes
ATTO Planned
RDAC (MPP) Yes
ATTO Planned
ATTO Yes
ATTO Yes
RDAC (MPP) Yes
ATTO Yes
RDAC (MPP) Yes
ATTO Yes
MPIO/DSM Planned
MPIO/DSM Planned
MPIO/DSM Planned
ATTO Planned
ATTO Planned
ATTO Planned
As appropriate
above
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