HP StorageWorks Disk Array XP operating system configuration guide: SGI IRIX (A5951-96075, December 2005)

Fabric zoning and LUN security for multiple operating systems
You can connect multiple clusters of various operating systems to the same switch and
fabric using appropriate zoning and LU N security as follows:
• Storage port zones may overlap if m ore than on e operating system needs to
share an arra
yport.
• Heterogeneous op erating systems m ay share an XP array port if you use Secure
Manager and set the appropriate host group and mode. All others must connect
to a dedicat
ed XP array port.
• Use Secure Manager for LUN isolation when multiple hosts connect through a
shared array por t. Secure Manager provides LUN security by allowing you to
restrict w
hich LUNs each host can access.
Environment OS Mix
Fabric Zoning
LUN Security
homogeneous (a single OS
type present in the SAN)
Not requiredStandalone SAN
(non-clustered)
heterog
eneous (m ore than
one OS ty
pe present in the
SAN)
Require
d
Must be used when multiple
hosts connect through a
shared port
homogeneous (a single OS
type present in the SAN)
Not requiredClustered SAN
heterogeneous (more than
oneOStypepresentinthe
SAN)
Required
Must be used when multiple
cluster nodes connect
through a sha red port
homogeneous (a single OS
type present in the SAN)
Not requiredMulti-Cluster
SAN
heterogeneous (more than
oneOStypepresentinthe
SAN)
Required
Must be used when multiple
cluster nodes connect
through a sha red port
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