Open Systems Support; Supported Operating Systems And Servers - IBM TotalStorage DS6000 Series Redbooks

14.1 Open systems support

The scope of open systems support of the new DS6000 model is based on that of the ESS
2105, with some exceptions:
No parallel SCSI attachment support.
Some new operating systems were added.
Some legacy operating systems and the corresponding servers were removed.
Some legacy HBAs were removed.
New versions of operating systems, servers, file systems, host bus adapters, clustering
products, SAN components, and application software are constantly announced in the
market. Every modification to any of these components that can affect the interoperability with
the storage system must be tested. The integrity of the customer data always has the highest
priority. A new version or product can be added to the list of supported environments only
after it is proven that all components work with each other flawlessly.
Information about the supported environments changes frequently. Therefore you are strongly
advised always to refer to the online resources listed in 14.1.2, "Where to look for updated
and detailed information" on page 277.

14.1.1 Supported operating systems and servers

Table 14-1 provides an overview of the open system platforms, operating systems, and high
availability clustering applications that are generally supported for attachment to the DS6000.
However, support is given for specific models and operating system versions only. Details
about the allowed combinations can be found in the resources listed in 14.1.2, "Where to look
for updated and detailed information" on page 277.
Table 14-1 Platforms, operating systems and applications supported with DS6000
Server platforms
IBM pSeries, RS/6000, IBM
BladeCenter JS20
IBM iSeries
HP PARisc, Itanium II
HP Alpha
Intel IA-32, IA-64, IBM BladeCenter
HS20 and HS40
SUN
Apple Macintosh
Fujitsu PrimePower
SGI
The DS6000 and DS8000 have the same open systems support matrix. There are only a few
exceptions, with respect to the timing.
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Operating systems
AIX, Linux
OS/400, i5/OS, Linux, AIX
HP UX
OpenVMS, Tru64 UNIX
Microsoft Windows, VMware,
Novell Netware, Linux
Solaris
OS X
Solaris
IRIX
Clustering applications
IBM HACMP™ (AIX only)
IBM HACMP (AIX only)
HP MC/Serviceguard
HP TruCluster
Microsoft Cluster Service, Novell
Netware Cluster Services
Sun Cluster