Attachment requirements for hosts running the Linux operating system

You can review the requirements for attaching the Lenovo Storage V7000 system to a host running the Linux operating system on Intel IA32, IA32e, EM64T, or Xeon processors and AMD 64 or Opteron processors.

The following list provides the requirements for attaching the Lenovo Storage V7000 system to your host running the Linux operating system:
  • Check the LUN limitations for your host system.
  • Ensure that you have the documentation for your host system and access to the hardware installation information for your Lenovo Storage V7000 model. All Lenovo Storage V7000 system publications are available from the following website:

    http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/products/servers/lenovo-storage

  • Ensure that you have installed the correct operating systems and are running a supported kernel of Linux.
  • When attaching the Lenovo Storage V7000 system to a BladeCenter platform, see the BladeCenter documentation for SAN configuration details.
Parent topic: Hosts that run the Linux operating system