Attachment requirements for System p and BladeCenter JS hosts

This is an overview of the requirements for attaching the Lenovo Storage V7000 system to a System p or BladeCenter JS host that is running the Linux operating system.

The following list provides the requirements for attaching the Lenovo Storage V7000 system to your System p and BladeCenter JS hosts that are running the Linux operating system:
  • Check the LUN limitations for your host system.
  • Ensure that you have the documentation for your host system and that you have access to the Installing section in this product information. 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 you attach the Lenovo Storage V7000 system to a BladeCenter platform, see the BladeCenter documentation for SAN configuration details.