Attachment requirements for HP 9000 and HP Integrity servers

You must be aware of the requirements for attaching the SAN Volume Controller to HP 9000 and HP Integrity servers.

You must meet the following requirements before you can attach the SAN Volume Controller to your host system:
  • Check the LUN limitations for your host system. Ensure that enough fibre-channel adapters are installed in the server to manage the total LUNs that you want to attach.
    Note: If you want to use more than eight LUNs per SCSI target, you must set the type attribute to hpux when you create the host object. You can use the SAN Volume Controller command-line interface or the SAN Volume Controller Console to set this attribute.
  • SAN Volume Controller versions 4.2.1.4 and later support HP-UX version 11.31 September 2007 (and later 0803) releases. Hosts that attach to SAN Volume Controller and that have 0709 patches must also have the following patches applied:
    • PHKL_37453 (esdisk)
    • PHKL_37454 (esctl)
    • PHCO_37483 (scsimgr)
    The 0803 bundle contains these patches. The following IBM® Web site provides current interoperability information about supported device driver and firmware levels:
    www.ibm.com/storage/support/2145
    Note: An RPQ is required if you are using a version prior to the HP-UX 11.31 September 2007 release.
  • Ensure that you have the documentation for your HP system and the IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller Model 2145-XXX Hardware Installation Guide. All SAN Volume Controller publications are available from the following Web site:

    www.ibm.com/storage/support/2145

  • Ensure that you have installed the correct operating systems and version levels on your host. See the supported software levels for the SAN Volume Controller at the following Web site for details about the release level for your operating system:

    www.ibm.com/storage/support/2145

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