Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC service manual Supported Operating Systems Jbod Arrays

B.2 Supported Operating Systems (JBOD Arrays)

The SANnet II 200 FC JBOD array can be used with currently released versions of the Solaris 8, Solaris 9, and Solaris 10 operating systems.

B.3 Supported Host Platforms and Connection Methods (JBOD Arrays)

Table B-1lists the Sun systems that are supported by the JBOD array. The table also shows the connection methods supported for each of the supported Sun systems.

Supported HBAs include (X)6767A 2-Gbit PCI Single FC HBA and (X)6768A 2-Gbit PCI Dual FC HBA.

Table B-1Supported Sun Servers and Connection Methods (JBOD Arrays)

Server					HBA
Sun	Enterprise™ 220R server				Yes
Sun	Enterprise		250	server	Yes
Sun	Enterprise		420R	server	Yes
Sun	Enterprise		450	server	Yes
Sun	Fire™	V120	server		Yes
Sun	Fire	V280	server		Yes
Sun	Fire	V880	server		Yes

B.4 Known Limitations Affecting SANnet II 200 FC JBOD Arrays

Limitations affecting the FC JBOD array are listed below.

■Booting from a JBOD disk is not supported in this release.

■The mpxio functionality of Sun StorEdge SAN Foundation Suite 4.2 software is not supported with FC JBOD arrays.

■Only Sun hosts running the Solaris operating system are supported in this release.

■Sun Cluster software is not supported in this release.

■VERITAS Cluster Server (VCS) software is not supported in this release.

■Only direct-attached single-host connections to a single JBOD are supported in this release. There is no multihost support in this release. Fibre Channel switches are not supported in this release. Daisy-chaining is not supported in this release.

■The luxadm utility should not be used to diagnose or manage FC JBOD arrays.

B-2SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 2005