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EMC Symmetrix DMX-3 Product Guide
Symmetrix DMX-3 Hardware
Symmetrix channel
configurations
EMC offers the following Symmetrix DMX-3 channel directors:
◆ Eight-port ESCON directors
◆ Eight-port Fibre Channel directors
◆ Multiprotocol Channel Director (MPCD) that supports:
• FICON host connections
• iSCSI host connections
• GigE SRDF connections
• GigE IPv4/v6 (IPsec capable) connections
• Fibre Channel connections
Table 17 on page 77 describes DMX-3 channel director configurations.
Supported Fibre
Channel interfaces
The Symmetrix DMX systems Fibre Channel interfaces attach to most
open systems and iSeries hosts that have Fibre Channel connectivity.
Note: Consult your local EMC Sales Representative for the most current list
of supported hosts, models, operating systems, and EMC open systems host
support policies, or refer to the EMC Powerlink website.
Supported cluster
hosts
For the most recent information on supported cluster hosts, refer to
the EMC Powerlink website.
Mainframe serial
channel interfaces
Symmetrix serial channel interfaces attach to IBM S/370, S/390
(ES/9000, 309X, 308X, 43XX, and 9370), the plug-compatible
manufacturer (PCM) equivalent, Amdahl, Unisys, Bull, and Siemens.
Note: “Channel attachments” on page 92 contains a more detailed discussion
of channel attachment options.
Table 10 on page 61 shows the IBM DASD models and controllers
that Symmetrix systems emulate.
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