This section provides an overview of the requirements for
attaching the SAN Volume Controller to
a host running the Windows NT® operating system.
The following list provides the requirements for attaching
the
SAN Volume Controller to
your host running the Windows
NT operating system:
- Check the LUN limitations for your host system. Ensure that there
are enough fibre-channel adapters installed in the server to handle
the total LUNs that you want to attach.
- Ensure that you have the documentation for your Windows NT operating 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 supported hardware
and software on your host, including the following:
- Operating system service packs and patches
- Host Bus Adapters (HBAs)
- HBA device drivers
- Multipathing drivers
- Clustering software
The following IBM® Web
site provides current interoperability information about HBA and platform
levels:
www.ibm.com/storage/support/2145