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Embedded Fibre Channel switch zoning

HP P6000 SmartStart can be used with HP EVA4400 storage systems that contain embedded
switches. See

Embedded Fibre Channel switches and management software

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Embedded switches can use zoning. However, HP P6000 SmartStart does not identify switch
zoning problems. If you are not familiar with switch zoning, or do not require zoning, HP
recommends not changing the default configuration of no zoning.

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If configured with zones, HP P6000 SmartStart will work with the switches if the zoning is
correctly implemented.

Brocade Web Tools switch management software

You can use Brocade Web Tools Switch Explorer to view embedded switch zoning information.
For the procedure to access zoning information, see

Checking embedded switches with Brocade

Web Tools

The following documents include information on configuring switches and fabrics. See

documentation

for links to these documents.

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Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide supporting Fabric OS 6.1 (for Fibre Channel
switches)

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Brocade SAN Switch for HP BladeSystem c-Class User Guide

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HP Enterprise Virtual Array Installation Guide

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HP Enterprise Virtual Array User Guide

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HP Fabric OS 6.1.x Administrator Guide

Host bus adapters - Fibre Channel

Fibre Channel host bus adapters (HBA) are interface cards with software drivers that connect
servers to a storage area network using Fibre Channel protocol.

HP P6000 SmartStart can check for the presence of supported HBA drivers on servers, but does
not install the drivers. HP recommends that you use

HP ProLiant Support Packs

to install drivers for

HP server hardware, or follow the vendor’s process for non-HP servers.

A server can have two or more HBAs and multipath software to provide redundant paths to storage
systems. See

HP P6000 MPIO DSM multipath software