Supported host attachments

The Lenovo Web site provides up-to-date information about the supported host attachment operating systems.

For a list of supported host attachment operating systems, see the following Web site:

Open-systems hosts
You can attach the Lenovo Storage V7000 system to open-systems hosts with several methods.
Logical unit numbers for Fibre Channel ports
The Lenovo Storage V7000 system supports a maximum of 2048 logical unit numbers (LUNs) per I/O group, with a maximum of 2048 LUNs configured to any one host.
Copy Services support
You can use the FlashCopyand Metro Mirror and Global Mirror Copy Services functions for the Lenovo Storage V7000 system across the host storage systems to help simplify operations.
About Fibre Channel port-name identification
The format and content of the Fibre Channel port identifier are determined by the manufacturer of the link control facility for the applicable Fibre Channel port. The identifier is an eight-byte field, which the Fibre Channel protocols use to uniquely identify the Fibre Channel port.
Sample AIXevent log
The AIX audit subsystem allows system administrators to monitor and record security-related events on the system.

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