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Disk Storage Interoperability Matrix

EMC

HDS


Disk Storage Interoperability Matrix

This chapter lists storage systems qualified by the Original Storage Vendors (OSMs), Cisco's Partners, Cisco's Solution-Interoperability Engineering (iLAB) for supporting seamless deployment of Storage Area Networks using the Nexus 5000 family products.

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Table 6-1 Qualified Storage Systems 

Vendor
Disk Storage Model
Page

EMC

Symmetrix DMX-3

2

 

CLARiiON CX3

3

 

CDL 720

3

HDS

AMS 1000

4

 

USP V

5


EMC

Table 6-2 Symmetrix DMX-3 

Operating System
Multipath Support
(PowerPath)
Converged Network Adapter (CNA)1
NX-OS

Compatible Switch Fabric

Type
Version

Windows 2003

R2 32bit

5.1.0 (build 51)

QLogic: QLE8000

4.0(0)N1(2a)

Cisco MDS 9000

SAN-OS 3.2(3a) & higher

FM 3.4(1a) & higher

Emulex: LP21002-M

R2 64bit

5.1 SP1 (build2)

QLogic: QLE8000

Emulex: LP21002-M

Windows 2008

32bit

5.1 SP2 (build11)

QLogic: QLE8000

Emulex: LP21002-M

64bit

5.1 SP2 (build11)

QLogic: QLE8000

Emulex: LP21002-M

RedHat Linux

RHEL 5.1 32bit

5.0.1 (build 22)

QLogic: QLE8000

Emulex: LP21002-M

RHEL 5.1 64bit

5.1.0 (build 194)

QLogic: QLE8000

Emulex: LP21002-M

SUSE Linux

SLES-10 32bit

5.1.0 (build 194)

QLogic: QLE8000

Emulex: LP21002-M

SLES-10 64bit

5.1.0 (build 194)

QLogic: QLE8000

Emulex: LP21002-M

1 The latest qualified version of the FCoE driver can be downloaded from the support page of the CNA partner website. Direct Attach Storage (DAS) configuration is not supported.


Table 6-3 CLARiiON CX3 

Operating System
Multipath Support
(PowerPath)
Coverged Network Adapter (CNA)1
NX-OS

Compatible Switch Fabric

Type
Version

Windows 2003

R2 32bit

5.1.0 (build 51)

QLogic: QLE8000

4.0(0)N1(2a)

Cisco MDS 9000

SAN-OS 3.2(3a) & higher

FM 3.4(1a) & higher

     

Emulex: LP21002-M

 

R2 64bit

5.1 SP1 (build2)

QLogic: QLE8000

     

Emulex: LP21002-M

Windows 2008

32bit

5.1 SP2 (build11)

QLogic: QLE8000

     

Emulex: LP21002-M

 

64bit

5.1 SP2 (build11)

QLogic: QLE8000

     

Emulex: LP21002-M

RedHat Linux

RHEL 5.1 32bit

5.0.1 (build 22)

QLogic: QLE8000

     

Emulex: LP21002-M

 

RHEL 5.1 64bit

5.1.0 (build 194)

QLogic: QLE8000

     

Emulex: LP21002-M

SUSE Linux

SLES-10 32bit

5.1.0 (build 194)

QLogic: QLE8000

     

Emulex: LP21002-M

 

SLES-10 64bit

5.1.0 (build 194)

QLogic: QLE8000

     

Emulex: LP21002-M

1 The latest qualified version of the FCoE driver can be downloaded from the support page of the CNA partner website. Direct Attach Storage (DAS) configuration is not supported.


Table 6-4 CDL 720 

Operating System
Converged Network Adapter (CNA)1
Backup Application
NX-OS
Compatible Switch Fabric
Type
Version

Windows 2003

R2 32bit

QLogic: QLE8000

 

4.0(0)N1(2a)

Cisco MDS 9000

SAN-OS 3.2(3a) & higher

FM 3.4(a1) & higher

   

Emulex: LP21002-M

NetBackup 6.0

 

1 The latest qualified version of the FCoE driver can be downloaded from the support page of the CNA partner website. Direct Attach Storage (DAS) configuration is not supported.


HDS

Table 6-5 AMS 1000 

Operating System
Multipath Support
Coverged Network Adapter (CNA)1
NX-OS

Compatible Switch Fabric

Type
Version

Windows 2003

R2 32bit

HDLM 6.0

QLogic: QLE8000

4.0(0)N1(1a)

Cisco MDS 9000

SAN-OS 3.3(1c) & higher

FM 3.4(1a) & higher

R2 64bit

Emulex: LP21002-M

Windows 2008

32bit

Emulex: LP21002-M

64bit

QLogic: QLE8000

RedHat Linux

RHEL 5.1 32bit

Device Mapper

QLogic: QLE8000

RHEL 5.1 64bit

Emulex: LP21002-M

SUSE Linux

SLES-10 32bit

Emulex: LP21002-M

SLES-10 64bit

QLogic: QLE8000

1 The latest qualified version of the FCoE driver can be downloaded from the support page of the CNA partner website. Direct Attach Storage (DAS) configuration is not supported.


Table 6-6 USP V 

Operating System
Multipath Support
Converged Network Adapter (CNA)1
NX-OS

Compatible Switch Fabric

Type
Version

Windows 2003

R2 32bit

HDLM 6.0

QLogic: QLE8000

4.0(0)N1(1a)

Cisco MDS 9000

SAN-OS 3.3(1c) & higher

FM 3.4(1a) & higher

R2 64bit

Emulex: LP21002-M

Windows 2008

32bit

Emulex: LP21002-M

64bit

QLogic: QLE8000

RedHat Linux

RHEL 5.1 32bit

Device Mapper

QLogic: QLE8000

RHEL 5.1 64bit

Emulex: LP21002-M

SUSE Linux

SLES-10 32bit

Emulex: LP21002-M

SLES-10 64bit

QLogic: QLE8000

1 The latest qualified version of the FCoE driver can be downloaded from the support page of the CNA partner website. Direct Attach Storage (DAS) configuration is not supported.