Switch zoning limitations for IBMXIV systems

Switch zoning has limitations for the system and IBMXIV Storage System systems.

Fabric zoning

To avoid a single point of failure, thesystem's switch zone must include at least one target port from each IBMXIV Storage System controller.

Target port sharing

Target ports can be shared between the system and other hosts.

Host splitting

To avoid the possibility of an interaction between multipathing drivers, a single host cannot be connected to both the system and the IBMXIV Storage System system.

Controller splitting

IBMXIV Storage System system LUNs that are mapped to the system cannot be mapped to other hosts. IBMXIV Storage System system LUNs that are not mapped to the system can be mapped to other hosts.