Linux SAN rules
This section describes the SAN rules for Linux.
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Table 105 describes SAN rules for Red Hat Linux and SUSE Linux.
Table 105 Linux SAN configuration rules
Linux SAN rulesStorage systems
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• Supports multipathing high-availability configuration in multiple fabrics or in a single fabric with
zoned paths.
All supported
• Zoning is required when Linux is used in a heterogeneous SAN with other operating systems.
• For HBA parameter settings, see Table 117 on page 237.
• Supports boot from SAN
• Supports Device Mapper
P2000 G3 FC
MSA2000fc G2
(MSA2300fc)
MSA2000fc
• Single controller and dual controller with active/active failover.MSA1000
• Single controller and dual controller with active/active failover.MSA1500
• Zoning is required when Linux is used in a heterogeneous SAN with other operating systems.
• Provides single-path support only.
• Supports clusters (32-bit/64-bit).
• Supports active/active or active/passives failover mode.
• Supports boot from SAN. For more information, see “XP and VA SAN boot support” on page 268.
VA7100
VA7110
VA7400
VA7410
XP48
XP512
XP128
XP1024
XP10000
XP12000
XP20000
XP24000
• Zoning is required when Linux is used in a heterogeneous SAN with other operating systems.
• Supports connection of single HBA servers.
• Supports SteelEye Lifekeeper clusters. For specific version support, contact an HP storage
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representative.
• Supports boot from SAN. For more information, see “EVA SAN boot support” on page 256.
• For HP Continuous Access EVA configuration information, see “HP Continuous Access EVA SAN in-
tegration” on page 254.
EVA6100
EVA6400
EVA8000
EVA8100
EVA8400
EVA3000
EVA4000
EVA4100
EVA4400
EVA5000
EVA6000
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Unlisted but supported storage systems have no additional SAN configuration restrictions. For the latest support information, contact an
HP storage representative.
Linux multipathing coexistence support
HP does not support coexistence of different multipath products on the same server.
Heterogeneous server rules222
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