Attachment requirements for hosts running the Linux operating system

This section provides an overview of the requirements for attaching the SAN Volume Controller to a host running the Linux® operating system on Intel® IA32, IA32e, EM64T, or Xeon® processors and AMD 64 or Opteron processors.

The following list provides the requirements for attaching the SAN Volume Controller to your host running the Linux operating system:
  • Check the LUN limitations for your host system.
  • Ensure that you have the documentation for your host 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 are running a supported kernel of Linux.
  • When attaching the SAN Volume Controller to a BladeCenter® platform, refer to the BladeCenter documentation for SAN configuration details.
Parent topic: Attaching to a host running the Linux operating system
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