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08-26-2004 10:08 PM
08-26-2004 10:08 PM
EMC Clariion CX600
DMX800
DMX1000
IBM Shark F20
using FC adapter.
Do I need software like Power Path or SDD
Solved! Go to Solution.
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08-26-2004 10:38 PM
08-26-2004 10:38 PM
SolutionYou just have to be careful in choosing the FC adapter: you'll want the kind that's well supported in Linux. It would be good to have the FC adapter driver available in source form: then you can recompile the driver for new kernels if necessary (for example, if a new security hole is found). You might not want to compile your own kernel, but it's good to have the option, just in case.
If the driver is available in binary form only, you're stuck with the specific kernel versions the driver supports. You can do security upgrades to the kernel only when (or if) you get a new version of the binary driver.
We have a Proliant ML370 G3 connected to EMC Symmetrix with two Emulex LP9002 FC adapters and RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 3.
Active/passive failover from one adapter to another works without PowerPath, but if you want to have both adapters active and still be fault tolerant, you need PowerPath or something similar.
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08-26-2004 11:44 PM
08-26-2004 11:44 PM
Re: Linux FC adapter SAN
About load balancing and high availability software for redundant link, each storage vendor has its own. HP sells Secure Path, EMC power path, and probably so on. I don´t know a software that supports all storages.
Good look.
Cel
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08-27-2004 02:14 AM
08-27-2004 02:14 AM
Re: Linux FC adapter SAN
You don't _need_ PowerPath, but if you intend to do load-balancing, you will need it.
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08-27-2004 02:34 AM
08-27-2004 02:34 AM
Re: Linux FC adapter SAN
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08-29-2004 07:21 PM
08-29-2004 07:21 PM
Re: Linux FC adapter SAN
That info is enough for now :)
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