IBM DS3000 manual Meta Data, Mdc

	• FC-81EN, Single Port
Windows Servers	ATTO (future support), see current compatibility matrix for
	alternative solutions		In mixed, environments (those
Linux Servers	In mixed MacOS and/or
	Windows Client (XP, Vista,		that include MacOS or Windows
	Windows 7) environments:		: ATTO MultiPath Director
	ATTO Celerity
	•	FC-84EN, Quad Port	In homogenous Linux
	•	FC-82EN, Dual Port	environments: RDAC or MPP as
	•	FC-81EN, Single Port	appropriate for the particular
			Linux implemented

In homogenous Linux environments, any currently supported HBA and failover:

•QLogics, Emulex, and RDAC or MPP multipath as appropriate

Using this table, support can be obtained for IBM DS3400, DS3500 (FibreChannel only), DS5020 (FibreChannel only), DS5100 or DS5300 (FibreChannel only). Some legacy systems such as DS4700 can also be supported. These operating systems platforms can share SAN connectivity as can any supported operating systems. Zoning and partitioning tools should be used to separate dedicated access to volumes on the storage systems.

Supported File Sharing Environments

The above hardware configurations will allow you to have Linux, Apple, and Windows client systems share physical access to the same storage systems. When shared access to Files is required, the same basic hardware connectivity table applies. However, a specific set of file sharing mechanisms and SAN topology are required.

The solutions described in this guide are based upon StorNext software from Quantum. Apple Xsan is a SAN files sharing suite sold by Apple. It was developed to be fully compatible with Quantum StorNext (though it offers a very limited sub-set of the optional software add-on products offered by Quantum). Apple supports only a homogenous Apple environment with Xsan MDCs, Xsan clients, and Apple or Promise Disks. But by replacing the Xsan MDCs with StorNext MDCs a much more robust and flexible solution is possible.

Meta Data	MDC	Supported	Supported Client	Supported Storage
Controller	Operating	Clients	Operating System	Systems
	System
Apple Xsan	Mac OSX	Xsan clients	Mac OSX Only	Apple or Promise
MDC		only		Disk Only
Quantum	Linux (Windows	Xsan and/or	Mac OSX, Windows	Many, including IBM
MDC	Server future	StorNext	Server and Clients	DS3000, DS4000,
	support)	clients	(XP, W7, Vista), Linux	and DS5000
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