There are restrictions for sharing EMC
VMAX systems between a host and a Lenovo Storage V7000 system.
An EMC VMAX system
can be shared between a host and a
Lenovo Storage V7000 under
the following conditions:
- When possible, avoid
sharing target ports between
the Lenovo Storage V7000 system
and other hosts. If this cannot be avoided, you must regularly check
the combined I/O workload that is generated by the Lenovo Storage V7000 system
and the other hosts. The performance of either the Lenovo Storage V7000 system
or the hosts is impacted if the workload exceeds the target port capabilities.
- A single host must not be connected to a Lenovo Storage V7000 and
an EMC VMAX because the multipathing drivers (for example, subsystem
device driver [SDD] and PowerPath) cannot coexist.
- If
the EMC VMAX is configured in such a way that
other hosts cannot access the LUs that are managed by the Lenovo Storage V7000 system,
other hosts can be directly connected to an EMC VMAX system at the
same time as a Lenovo Storage V7000 system.