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[. . . ] 9 IBM SYSTEM X BLADESERVERS WITH CNA QMI8142, 10GB ETHERNET PASS-THRU MODULE AND SVC. . . . . . . . . . . 10 IBM SYSTEM X BLADESERVERS WITH CNA QMI8142, CISCO NEXUS 4001I SWITCH MODULE AND SVC . . . . . . . . . . . 10 IBM SYSTEM X BLADESERVERS WITH CNA QMI8142, 10GB ETHERNET PASS-THRU MODULE AND TAPE. . . . . . . . . . 10 IBM SYSTEM X BLADESERVERS WITH CNA QMI8142, CISCO NEXUS 4001I SWITCH MODULE AND TAPE . . . . . . . . . . 11 BLADECENTER SYSTEM P CONNECTIVITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 IBM SYSTEM P BLADESERVERS WITH CNA QMI8142, 10GB ETHERNET PASS-THRU MODULE AND DS8000 . . . . . . 12 IBM SYSTEM P BLADESERVERS WITH CNA QMI8142, 10GB ETHERNET PASS-THRU MODULE AND XIV. . . . . . . . . . . . 12 IBM SYSTEM P BLADESERVERS WITH CNA QMI8142, 10GB ETHERNET PASS-THRU MODULE AND SVC . . . . . . . . . . . 13 IBM SYSTEM P BLADESERVERS WITH CNA QMI8142, 10GB ETHERNET PASS-THRU MODULE AND TAPE . . . . . . . . . . 13 IBM SYSTEM P BLADESERVERS WITH CNA QMI8142, 10GB ETHERNET PASS-THRU MODULE AND DS4000 . . . . . . 14 SYSTEM P CONNECTIVITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 IBM SYSTEM P 9119-MMA, SYSTEM P FC 5708 AND DS8000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 IBM SYSTEM P 9119-MMA, SYSTEM P FC 5708 AND XIV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 IBM SYSTEM P 9119-MMA, SYSTEM P FC 5708 AND SVC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 IBM SYSTEM P 9119-MMA, SYSTEM P FC 5708 AND TAPE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 IBM SYSTEM P 9119-MMA, SYSTEM P FC 5708 AND DS4000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 IBM SYSTEM P 9119-MMA, SYSTEM P FC 5708 AND DS5000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 HETEROGENEOUS SAN SUPPORT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Cisco MDS 9000 for IBM System Storage Interoperability Matrix Page 3 of 17 What has changed 1. Updated NX-OS Nexus 5000 support with 4. 2(1)N2. (1) Updated NX-OS MDS support with 5. 0(1a) Updated NX-OS for BladeCenter Nexus 4000 support with 4. 1(2)E1(1e) Updated Fabric Manager support with 5. 0(1a) Update support for BladeCenter System p BladeServers Notes 1. The Nexus 5000 family of switches latest firmware level is 4. 2(1)N2. (1) Cisco NX-OS Release notes are found http://www. cisco. com/en/US/products/ps9670/prod_release_notes_list. html 2. Installation and upgrade information: http://www. cisco. com/en/US/products/ps9670/prod_installation_guides_list. html 3. [. . . ] No VIOS support. IBM System p BladeServers with CNA QMI8142, 10Gb Ethernet Pass-Thru Module and Tape Storage Software IBM TotalStorage Tape 1 IBM Model TS3500 Tape Library with LTO3 tape drives TS3500 Tape Library with LTO4 tape drives Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. 5 TS3500 Tape Library with TS1130 (E06) SuSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 10 SP3 Operating Systems 2 AIX 6. 1 J AIX 5. 3 TL12 Additional Information IBM TotalStorage TAPE interoperability, see the System Storage Interoperation Center (SSIC) Interoperability Matrix IBM Server Proven Interoperability matrix 1. No VIOS support. Cisco MDS 9000 for IBM System Storage Interoperability Matrix Page 13 of 17 IBM System p BladeServers with CNA QMI8142, 10Gb Ethernet Pass-Thru Module and DS4000 Disk Storage Devices IBM TotalStorage DS4000 Series 1 Operating Systems 2 AIX 6. 1 J AIX 5. 3 TL12 Additional Information IBM TotalStorage DS4000 Interoperability Matrix IBM Model · DS4100 · DS4200 · DS4300 · DS4500 · DS4700 · DS4800 SuSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 10 SP3 1. No VIOS support. Cisco MDS 9000 for IBM System Storage Interoperability Matrix Page 14 of 17 System p Connectivity IBM System p 9119-MMA, System p FC 5708 and DS8000 Disk Storage Devices IBM TotalStorage DS8000 Series 1 Operating Systems AIX 5. 3 AIX 6. 1 Additional Information IBM TotalStorage DS8000 Interoperability Matrix System Storage Interoperation Center (SSIC) Interoperability Matrix IBM System p Interoperability Matrix IBM Model · 8100 Model 921 · 8300 Model 922 · 8300 Model 9A2 · 8700 Model 941 1. No Direct Attachment of Storage to Nexus 5000. IBM System p 9119-MMA, System p FC 5708 and XIV Disk Storage Devices IBM TotalStorage XIV IBM Model · XIV Model 2810 · XIV Model 2812 1 Operating Systems AIX 5. 3 AIX 6. 1 Additional Information IBM TotalStorage XIV interoperability, see the System Storage Interoperation Center (SSIC) Interoperability Matrix IBM System p Interoperability Matrix 1. [. . . ]