HP 3PAR X9000 File Serving Software (IBRIX) Implementation Guide (QL226-96987, June 2013)

Supported Configurations
The following types of host connections are supported between the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage
and hosts running the HP StoreAll OS:
Fibre Channel (FC)
Software iSCSI initiator
Fibre Channel connections are supported between the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage and the HP
StoreAll 9300 host server in both a fabric-attached and direct-connect topology.
For information about supported hardware and software platforms, see the HP Single Point of
Connectivity Knowledge (HP SPOCK) website:
http://www.hp.com/storage/spock
For more information about HP 3PAR storage products, follow the links in “HP 3PAR Storage
Products (page 6).
Table 1 HP 3PAR Storage Products
See...Product
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/
Home.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&prodTypeId=12169&
prodSeriesId=5335712&lang=en&cc=us
HP 3PAR StoreServ 7000 Storage
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/
Home.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&prodTypeId=12169&
prodSeriesId=5157544&lang=en&cc=us
HP 3PAR StoreServ 10000 Storage
http://h20180.www2.hp.com/apps/Nav?
h_pagetype=s-001&h_lang=en&h_cc=us&
HP 3PAR Storage Systems
h_product=5044012&h_client=S-A-R163-1&
h_page=hpcom&lang=en&cc=us
http://h20180.www2.hp.com/apps/Nav?
h_pagetype=s-001&h_lang=en&h_cc=us&
HP 3PAR StoreServ Software Device Management
h_product=5046476&h_client=S-A-R163-1&
h_page=hpcom&lang=en&cc=us
http://h20180.www2.hp.com/apps/Nav?
h_pagetype=s-001&h_lang=en&h_cc=us&
HP 3PAR StoreServ Software—Replication
h_product=5053605&h_client=S-A-R163-1&
h_page=hpcom&lang=en&cc=us
HP 3PAR OS Upgrade Considerations
For information about planning an online HP 3PAR Operating System (HP 3PAR OS) upgrade, see
the HP 3PAR Upgrade Pre-Planning Guide, which is available on the HP Support Center website:
http://www.hp.com/go/3par/
For complete details about supported host configurations and interoperability, consult the HP
SPOCK website:
http://www.hp.com/storage/spock
Audience
NOTE: This implementation guide is not intended to reproduce or replace any third-party product
documentation. For details about devices such as host servers, HBAs, fabric switches, and
non-HP 3PAR software management tools, consult the appropriate third-party documentation.
6 Introduction