HP StorageWorks 4000/6000/8000 - Enterprise Virtual Arrays - Apple Mac os X SAN Rules; Apple Mac os X SAN Configuration Rules

Apple Mac OS X SAN rules
This section describes the SAN rules for Apple Mac OS X.
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Table 102 describes the SAN configuration rules for Apple Mac OS X.
Table 102 Apple Mac OS X SAN configuration rules
Apple Mac OS X SAN rulesStorage systems
• Zoning is required when Mac OS X is used in a heterogeneous SAN with other
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operating systems.
• Supports active/active and active/passive failover mode. A multipathing driver is embedded in the host
adapter driver.
• Supports multipathing high-availability configuration in multiple fabrics or in a single fabric with zoned
paths.
EVA4000
EVA4100
EVA4400
EVA6000
EVA6100
EVA6400
EVA8000
EVA8100
EVA8400
EVA rules
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• Celerity FC-82EN, dual channel, x8 PCI Express
• Celerity FC-84EN, quad channel, x8 PCI Express
• XCS 6.100 or later (EVA4000/4100/6000/6100/8000/8100)
• XCS 09000000 or later (EVA4400)
• Command View EVA 6.0.2 or later (EVA4000/4100/6000/6100/8000/8100)
• Command View 8.0 or later (EVA4400)
• Command View EVA host entry operating system: Custom, custom type "00000002024000A8"
Notes:
For XCS 6.100 or later, select Custom from the Operating System Type list, and then enter 00000002024000A8
as the Custom type.
For XCS 09003000 or later, select Apple Mac OS X from the Operating System Type list.
Host adapter rules
• Supported only with ATTO 8 Gb and 4 Gb PCIe and PCI-x host adapters:
• Celerity FC-41XS, single channel, 64-bit/133 MHz PCI-X
• Celerity FC-42XS, dual channel, 64-bit/133 MHz PCI-X
• Celerity FC-41EL, single channel, x4 PCI Express
• Celerity FC-41ES, single channel, x4 PCI Express
• Celerity FC-42ES, dual channel, x4 PCI Express
• Celerity FC-44ES, quad channel, x8 PCI Express
For more information, see http://www.attotech.com/hp.
Multipathing rules
• Zoning single HA port WWPN with single EVA port WWPN is recommended.
• Single HA port WWPN zoned with multiple EVA port WWPNs to the same EVA is supported.
• Single HA port WWPN zoned with multiple EVAs is supported.
• Multiple HA ports support I/O load balancing.
• I/O load balancing can span multiple HA ports.
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