HP StorageWorks 4000/6000/8000 - Enterprise Virtual Arrays - Configuration Rules; Heterogeneous SAN Support; MSA1000 Homogeneous SAN Support; MSA1000 Heterogeneous SAN Support

Table 123 MSA1000 homogeneous SAN support
Operating systems
2
SwitchesFirmware
1
Storage system
HP OpenVMSB-series
C-series
M-series
7xMSA1000
active/active
HP Tru64 UNIX
Novell NetWare
HP-UXB-series
C-series
M-series
5x, 4x
MSA1000
active/passive or
single controller
VMware ESX (4x firmware only)
1
For the latest firmware support information, contact an HP storage representative.
2
For the supported operating system versions, see “Heterogeneous server rules” on page 185.
Heterogeneous SAN support
A single MSA1000 supports heterogeneous access with the operating systems listed in Table 124.
Standalone servers and clustered servers are supported on the same storage system.
Table 124 MSA1000 heterogeneous SAN support
Operating systems
2
SwitchesFirmware
1
Storage system
HP-UX
Microsoft Windows
Linux
VMware ESX
B-series
C-series
H-series
M-series
7xMSA1000
active/active
Microsoft Windows
Novell NetWare
Linux (4x firmware only)
VMware ESX (5x firmware only)
B-series
C-series
M-series
5x, 4x
MSA1000
active/passive
or single
controller
1
For the latest firmware support information, contact an HP storage representative.
2
For the supported operating system versions, see “Heterogeneous server rules” on page 185.
Configuration rules
Table 125 lists the MSA1000 storage system rules.
Table 125 MSA1000 storage system rules
Description
Rule
nl
number
The MSA1000 is supported in all SAN fabric topology configurations described in this guide.1
P2000 and MSA storage system rules244