Supported environment

Refer to your product Web site for up-to-date information about the supported environment for your system.

Environmental topics can include updates about the following items:

SAS port usage
Planning during the product placement phase includes considering the specific use of each SAS port.
Supported host attachments
The Lenovo Web sites provide up-to-date information about the supported host attachment operating systems.
Supported storage systems
Ensure you have access to current information about the supported physical disk storage systems.
Supported Fibre Channel host bus adapters
The Lenovo Web site provides up-to-date information about the supported host bus adapters.
Supported switches
The Lenovo Web sites provide up-to-date information about the supported Fibre Channel switches.
Supported Fibre Channel extenders
Fibre Channel extenders extend a Fibre Channel link by transmitting Fibre Channel packets across long links without changing the contents of those packets.
Maximum configurations
Ensure that you are familiar with the maximum configurations that are supported by the system.
Security requirements
The system contains many components that use SSL/TLS, both as clients and servers. The requirement to use only strong SSL/TLS ciphers applies to both.

Parent topic: Planning