The Sun StorEdge T3 array and the Sun StorEdge T3+ array can be part of the same SL zone or nameserver zone.

TABLE 2-4Sun StorEdge A3500FC array 1

Feature

Supported

 

 

Cascading

No

Zone Type

SL zone only

Maximum number of arrays per SL zone

4

Maximum initiators per SL zone

2

 

 

1.The Sun StorEdge A3500 FC array is not supported on hosts that have Sun StorEdge Traffic Manager enabled or that have Fabric-connected host ports.

L180 and L700 FC Tape Libraries

Both the L180 and L700 FC Tape Libraries require STK 9840 FC tape drives.

You must upgrade to the most recent software for your L180 or L700 FC-Tape unit. See the release documentation that came with your tape library for more information.

FCIP (NFS/NAS and SNDR)

TABLE 2-5FCIP (NFS/NAS and SNDR)

 

Supported

 

 

Cascading

Fabric nameserver zone

Zone Type

Fabric nameserver zone (HBA as F-Port

 

point-to-point)

Maximum device ports per zone

81,2

1.With the PCI dual Fibre Channel Network Adapter+ , only physical port 2 can be used for FCIP.

2.With the CPCI Dual Fibre Channel Network Adapter , only physical port 1 can be used for FCIP.

Switches

For high availability, configure any two sets of switches in parallel:

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816-0830-12 specifications

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