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Leveraging a Flex System or PureSystems environment: NPIV to FC SAN
Figure 9 shows an example of how a client can use the G8264CS for convergence in a Flex System or
PureSystem environment. This approach can help a client significantly reduces costs inside the chassis
with a single adapter in the compute node using CNA functionality, with a 10Gb Ethernet module, such as
the SI4093/EN4093/EN4093R, in the chassis (no FC adapter or switches necessary). The client can then
use the G8264CS at the top of the rack or somewhere else in the data center, breaking out the FC
connections and connecting to the existing Brocade or Cisco SAN switches, and then in to the storage
devices.
Figure 9. Leveraging G8264CS with a Flex or PureSystem environment
Table 8 summarizes the supported components.
Table 8. Components
Adapter
NIC
configuratio
n
LOM &
pNIC, vNIC1,
CN4054
vNIC2, or
4-port
UFP
adapter
(BE3)
CN4058
pNIC
-8-port
adapter
RackSwitch G8264CS
Transit
FCoE
SAN
switch
switch
SI4093
G8264CS
Brocade
EN4093
NPIV
or Cisco
EN4093
mode
SAN
R
Storage target OS levels
Win2008, WS2012, W@ 2012
Storwize
HyperV + NPIV, ESX
V3700
4/5/5.1/5.5, VMware ESX
Storwize
5.1/5.5 + NPIV
V7000
SVC
DS3K/5K
RHEL 5/6/7, SLES 10/11
DS8K
RHEL 5/6/7, SLES 11/12,
Tape
AIX6/7, VIOS 221/222, IBM I6/7
XIV
VIOS
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