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Chapter 3 Storage Arrays 3-75
Heterogeneous Hosts Example
Note – IMPORTANT Heterogeneous host settings are only available with SANshare
Storage Partitioning enabled. In Figure 3-32 on page 3-76, the SANshare Storage
Partitioning feature is enabled.
In a heterogeneous environment, you must set each host type to the appropriate
operating system during host port definition (Figure 3-31 on page 3-75). By doing
this, the firmware on each controller can respond correctly for that host's operating
system.
FIGURE 3-31 Host Port Definitions Dialog
In the example shown in Figure 3-32 on page 3-76, four hosts (Omaha A and B, and
KC-A and B) are connected to Storage Array Midwest. Three storage partitions have
been created, allowing these hosts to share access to the volumes on the storage
array.
Hosts Omaha A and Omaha B share access to Volumes Marketing and HResources.
Host KC-A has exclusive access to Volumes Legal and Engineering, and Host KC-B
has exclusive access to Volume Financial. Because there are four hosts running three
different operating systems, the appropriate host types must be defined for each host
port to support these heterogeneous hosts.
After you define the host type for each host port, you can display the host port's host
type in the Topology View by placing your cursor over the specific host port; a
tooltip will display the associated host type.