IBM SVC for XP10000

[akshaym]

Hi All,
I have a question regarding SVC and XP
I wanted to can IBM SVC device be used to manage HP XP10000 Arrays ? Suppose I buy a SVC device and then hook it to XP10k and then add XP 24k ,can I manage both .(I just want to manage using SVC ,and I don't want IBM Array .

Thanks in advance...

[IBaltay]

Hi,
the SVC compatibility info should be here:
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ssg1S1003277

Support for SAN Volume Controller
http://www-947.ibm.com/systems/support/supportsite.wss/selectproduct?taskind=5&brandind=5000033&familyind=5329743&typeind=0&modelind=0&osind=0&psid=sr&continue.x=1

ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/storage/san/sanvc/V4.3.1/pubs/multi/config_errata.pdf

[akshaym]

Thanks ..I there some article or website where I can know the difference between IBM SVC and differnt virtualisation products like invista ,HDS etc ..

Thanks in advance...

[IBaltay]

the virtualization of the HP XP (e.g. 24000) applies to the following:
A3. HP StorageWorks XP External Storage Software supports a broad variety of disk arrays for HP and other disk array providers. A partial list includes:

HP - MSA 1000/1500, EVA and XP disk array families
IBM- ESS 2105, DS4000 (FAStT) series. DS6000, DS8000 series
EMC - DMX Series, Symmetrix series, CX series
HDS - 7700, 9900 9900V, 9500V (Thunder) series,
SANRISE 2000, AMS series, WMS, USP series, NSC series
SUN - Storage Tek (StorEdge) T3, 6130, 6140, 9900 series, 3510, 3511

manuals are here:
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/DocumentIndex.jsp?contentType=SupportManual〈=en&cc=us&docIndexId=64179&taskId=101&prodTypeId=18964&prodSeriesId=1842567