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Heterogeneous SAN Configurations
Heterogeneous SANs are SANs that include multiple operating system environments.
Each operating system environment must be in a separate zone. However, Windows
NT and Windows 2000 servers can reside in the same or separate zones. NetWare
servers must reside in a separate zone, each PowerVault 530F configuration must
reside in a separate zone, and each MSCS cluster pair must reside in a separate zone.
Table 2-4 lists the maximum number of devices that are supported in a single hetero-
geneous SAN configuration.
NOTE: Windows servers, Windows NT MSCS cluster pairs, Windows 2000 MSCS
cluster pairs, and NetWare servers must all be in separate fabric zones. NetWare
servers cannot share the same storage systems with Windows servers or MSCS
cluster pairs. Windows NT and Windows 2000 servers can share the same zone and
storage systems. Although Windows servers and MSCS cluster pairs must be in sep-
arate zones, they can share the same storage system, but not the same LUN.
Table 2-4. Supported Heterogeneous SAN Configurations
Components Supported Maximums Conditions/Requirements
Servers Maximum of 20 serv-
ers; a maximum of 24
servers for a backup-
only SAN.
Each MSCS pair with its PowerVault
650F, 651F, or 660F storage system
must be in its own zone. All Windows
NT or Windows 2000 servers running
Storage Consolidation must be in
their own zone along with their stor-
age nodes. All NetWare servers must
be in their own zone along with their
associated storage nodes (NetWare
4.2 and 5.1 may exist in the same
zone). See the Release Notes located
on the
Dell PowerVault Fibre Channel
Utilities CD
or the
Dell PowerVault
Fibre Channel Update CD
,the
Dell
PowerEdge Cluster F-Series SAN
Guide,
the
Dell PowerEdge Cluster
FE100/FL100 and FE200/FL200
Installation and Troubleshooting
Guide
,orthe
Dell PowerVault Storage
Area Network (SAN) Version 4.0
Revision Compatibility Guide
at
http://support.dell.com for the
latest list of servers and revision
levels required.
Host bus
adapters
(HBAs)
Maximum of two HBAs
per server.
Allowsamaximumof40HBAsina
SAN and 48 HBAs in a backup-only
SAN.