IBM DS5000 - Manual (Page 13)

Digital Media Storage Solution Installation Guide 13
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Hardware Connect
Only
Windows clients
with no shared filed
access
• Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7
• Using ATTO HBAs and ATTO MP Director
• Without StorNext or Xsan support
• This is basic host connectivity support.
Linux Homogenous
Linux StorNext
Clients with Linux
MDC
Multiple Linux Host Client connected to DS3000/DS4000/DS5000
Storage (NOW)
• RHEL/SLES using StorNext Client software
• Using any supported HBA: QLogics, Emulex, or
ATTO HBAs and ATTO MP Director
• With StorNext MDCs running on RHEL/SLES
• Using supported HBA: QLogics, Emulex, or ATTO
HBAs and ATTO MP Director
Heterogeneous
Apple Xsan Clients,
Linux StorNext
Clients, Windows
Clients and Linux
MDC
Mixed Host Apple, Windows Client and Linux Client connected to
DS3000/DS4000/DS5000 Storage
• Apple Leopard and Snow Leopard using Xsan Client
software
• Using ATTO HBAs and MultiPath Director
• Windows XP, Vista, and Windows7 clients using Quantum
StorNext Client software
• Using ATTO HBAs and MultiPath Director
• RHEL/SLES systems using StorNext Client software
• Using ATTO HBAs and ATTO MultiPath Director
• With StorNext MDCs running on RHEL/SLES
• Using ATTO HBAs and ATTO MultiPath Director
APPLE, WINDOWS, and STORNEXT SUPPORT MATRIX
O/S Architecture HBA MPF Supported
Meta Data Controller
Linux
RHEL 5.3 x64 If clients are also
Linux: supported
HBA: QLogics,
Emulex,
If clients are
MacOS, Windows
Client, or mixed:
Supported
ATTO
HBAs
RDAC, MPP,
or ATTO as
appropriate Yes
Linux RHEL 5.3 x64 If clients are also
Linux: supported
HBA: QLogics,
Emulex,
If clients are
MacOS, Windows RDAC, MPP,
or ATTO as
appropriate