Apply these configuration details to Fibre Channel host bus adapters (HBAs).
The system must be configured to export volumes only to host Fibre Channel ports that are on the list of supported HBAs. For more information about specific firmware levels and supported hardware, see the following website:
https://datacentersupport.lenovo.com/
Operation with other HBAs is not supported. You can attach hosts to the system Fibre Channel ports directly or through a SAN fabric. For specific HBA-supported connection methods, see https://datacentersupport.lenovo.com/.
The system does not specify the number of host Fibre Channel ports or HBAs that a host or a partition of a host can have. The number of host Fibre Channel ports or HBAs are specified by the host multipathing device driver. The system supports this number; however, it is subject to the system's configuration rules. To obtain optimal performance and to prevent overloading, the workload to each system port must be equal. You can achieve an even workload by zoning approximately the same number of host Fibre Channel ports to each system Fibre Channel port.
The system supports configurations that use N_port ID virtualization (NPIV) in the host bus adapter when they are connected to a SAN switch. However, these configurations are not supported when they are directly attached to the Fibre Channel ports on the system.