Configuring HDS Lightning series systems

This section provides information about configuring the Hitachi Data Systems (HDS) Lightning series system for attachment to a SAN Volume Controller.

The information in this section also applies to the supported models of the Sun StorEdge series and the HP XP series.

Supported models of the HDS Lightning
The SAN Volume Controller supports models of the HDS Lightning. Certain models of the HDS Lightning are equivalent to Sun StorEdge and HP XP models; therefore, the SAN Volume Controller also supports models of the Sun StorEdge and the HP XP.
Supported firmware levels for HDS Lightning
The SAN Volume Controller supports the HDS Lightning.
Concurrent maintenance on the HDS Lightning
Concurrent maintenance is the capability to perform I/O operations to an HDS Lightning while simultaneously performing maintenance operations on it.
User interface on HDS Lightning
Ensure that you are familiar with the user interface application that supports the HDS Lightning system.
Sharing the HDS Lightning 99xxV between a host and the SAN Volume Controller
There are restrictions for sharing an HDS Lightning 99xxV between a host and a SAN Volume Controller cluster.
Switch zone limitations for HDS Lightning
There are limitations in switch zoning for the SAN Volume Controller and the HDS Lightning systems.
Quorum disks on HDS Lightning 99xxV
HDS Lightning 99xxV is not an approved host for quorum disks. Therefore, configurations with only HDS Lightning are not possible.
Advanced functions for HDS Lightning
Some advanced functions of the HDS Lightning are not supported by the SAN Volume Controller.
Logical unit configuration for HDS Lightning
Logical unit (LU) configuration for HDS Lightning supports both RAID 1 and RAID 5 arrays.
Configuring settings for HDS Lightning
The Lightning configuration interface provides functions for configuration.

Parent topic: Configuring and servicing storage systems

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