Configuring NetApp FAS systems

To use this external storage, you must configure the Network Appliance (NetApp) Fibre-attached Storage (FAS) systems for attachment to a IBM Spectrum Virtualize™. Models of the NetApp FAS system are equivalent to the IBM® N5000 series and the IBM N7000 series; therefore, the IBM Spectrum Virtualize also supports models of the IBM N5000 series and the IBM N7000 series.

Attention: You must configure NetApp FAS systems in single-image mode.

The information in this section also applies to the supported models of the IBM N5000 series and the IBM N7000 series.

Supported models of the NetApp FAS system
The IBM Spectrum Virtualize supports models of the NetApp FAS200, FAS900, FAS3000 and FAS6000 series of systems.
Supported firmware levels for the NetApp FAS
The NetApp FAS must use a firmware level that is supported by the IBM Spectrum Virtualize.
User interfaces on the NetApp FAS
Ensure that you are familiar with the user interface applications that support the NetApp FAS.
Logical units and target ports on NetApp FAS systems
For the NetApp FAS systems, a logical unit (LU) is a subdirectory in an internal file system.
Creating logical units on the NetApp FAS
To create logical units, you must identify a volume from which to create the logical unit and specify the amount of space to use.
Deleting logical units on the NetApp FAS
You can delete logical units.
Creating host objects for the NetApp FAS
You can create host objects.
Presenting LUNs to hosts for NetApp FAS
You can present LUNs to hosts.
Switch zoning limitations for NetApp FAS systems
There are limitations in switch zoning for IBM Spectrum Virtualize clustered systems and NetApp FAS systems.
Concurrent maintenance on the NetApp FAS
Concurrent maintenance is the capability to complete I/O operations to a NetApp FAS while simultaneously completing maintenance operations on it.
Quorum disks on the NetApp FAS
The IBM Spectrum Virtualize can use logical units (LUs) that are exported by the NetApp FAS as quorum disks.
Advanced functions for the NetApp FAS
The IBM Spectrum Virtualize copy and migration functions are supported for logical units (LUs) that are presented by the NetApp FAS. Advanced functions on the NetApp FAS are not supported. In particular, only Space Reserved LUNs can be used. If you need to use thin-provisioned disks, use thin-provisioned volumes at the IBM Spectrum Virtualize level (see the mkvdisk -rsize option).

Parent topic: External storage system configuration with Fibre Channel connections