ETERNUS SF Express V16.9 / Storage Cruiser V16.9 / AdvancedCopy Manager V16.9 Installation and Setup Guide

2.1 Supported Devices

This section describes devices that are supported by Express, Storage Cruiser and AdvancedCopy Manager.

Devices Supported by Express

Express supports the following storage devices:

• ETERNUS DX60 S5/DX100 S5/DX200 S5

• ETERNUS DX60 S4/DX100 S4/DX200 S4

• ETERNUS DX60 S3/DX100 S3/DX200 S3

• ETERNUS DX60 S2/DX80 S2/DX90 S2

• ETERNUS AF150 S3/AF250 S3

• ETERNUS AF250 S2

• ETERNUS AF250

• ETERNUS DX200F

Note

• The firmware versions of storage devices must be as shown in the table below. However, for unlisted storage devices, there is no limit for the firmware version number.

  Table 2.1 Storage Devices and Compatible Firmware Version

  Storage Device Name	Compatible Firmware Version
  ETERNUS DX60 S2	V20L10 or later
  ETERNUS DX80 S2 ETERNUS DX90 S2	V10L16 or later

• Enable the following settings for the interface to storage devices.

  Table 2.2 Storage Devices and Interface Settings

  Storage Device Name	Interface Settings
  ETERNUS DX60 S5/S4/S3 ETERNUS DX100 S5/S4/S3 ETERNUS DX200 S5/S4/S3 ETERNUS DX80 S2 ETERNUS DX90 S2	SSH connection
  ETERNUS DX60 S2	Telnet connection
  ETERNUS AF150 S3 ETERNUS AF250 S3/S2 ETERNUS AF250 ETERNUS DX200F	SSH connection

Devices Supported by Storage Cruiser

Storage Cruiser supports the following devices.

Device Type	Device Name
Storage devices	ETERNUS DX series ETERNUS AF All-Flash Arrays ETERNUS DX200F ETERNUS AX/HX series ETERNUS AB/HB series ETERNUS VS850 S3 ETERNUS CS800 M1/CS800 S7/CS800 S6 NetApp FAS Series NetApp FAS Series (with clustered Data ONTAP) NetApp AFF series
Tape libraries	ETERNUS LT series ETERNUS CS2000
Fibre Channel switches	PRIMERGY BX600 Fibre Channel Switch Blade Brocade series
Converged Switches	VDX series PRIMERGY BX Ethernet Fabric Switch
Others	Solaris, Windows, Linux, HP-UX, and AIX server nodes VMware vSphere 8 VMware vCenter Server Appliance 8 VMware vSphere 7 VMware vCenter Server Appliance 7 VMware vSphere 6 VMware vCenter Server 6

Note

• The firmware versions of storage devices must be as shown in the table below. However, for unlisted storage devices, there is no limit for the firmware version number.

  Table 2.3 Storage Devices and Compatible Firmware Version

  Storage Device Name	Compatible Firmware Version
  ETERNUS DX80 S2 ETERNUS DX90 S2	V10L16 or later
  ETERNUS DX400 S2 series	V10L16 or later
  ETERNUS CS800 M1	v4.1 or later

• Enable the following settings for the interface to storage devices.

  Table 2.4 Storage Devices and Interface Settings

  Storage Device Name	Interface Settings
  ETERNUS DX series (excluding the ETERNUS DX60 S2)	SSH connection
  ETERNUS DX60 S2	Telnet connection
  ETERNUS AF All-Flash Arrays ETERNUS DX200F	SSH connection

• When using the reporting function, use the following storage devices and firmware version.

  Table 2.5 Storage Devices and Compatible Firmware Version

  Storage Device Name	Compatible Firmware Version
  ETERNUS DX S5/S4/S3 series	All versions
  ETERNUS DX S2 series (excluding the ETERNUS DX60 S2)	V10L40 or later
  ETERNUS AF All-Flash Arrays ETERNUS DX200F	All versions

• When using the Storage Cluster function, use the following storage devices and firmware version. In addition, equalize the firmware version for Primary Storage and Secondary Storage constituting the Storage Cluster environment.

  Table 2.6 Storage Devices and Compatible Firmware Version

  Storage Device Name	Compatible Firmware Version
  ETERNUS DX100 S5/S4 ETERNUS DX200 S5/S4 ETERNUS DX500 S5/S4 ETERNUS DX600 S5/S4 ETERNUS DX900 S5 ETERNUS DX8900 S4 (*1)	All versions
  ETERNUS DX100 S3 ETERNUS DX200 S3 ETERNUS DX500 S3 ETERNUS DX600 S3	V10L20 or later (*2, *3, *4)
  ETERNUS DX8700 S3 ETERNUS DX8900 S3	V10L40 or later (*3, *4)
  ETERNUS AF All-Flash Arrays	All versions (*4)
  ETERNUS DX200F	V10L30 or later (*3, *4)

  *1: The Storage Cluster function cannot be used if "GS License" is registered in the storage device.

  *2: To use the Automatic Failback function or to perform a volume capacity expansion, the firmware version must be V10L30 or later.

  *3: To use the iSCSI host interface or the Automatic Failover function with the REC path of iSCSI port, the firmware version must be V10L60 or later.

  *4: To perform any of the following actions, the firmware version must be V10L70 or later:

  - Setting or displaying the total capacity of TFOVs per storage device

  - Expanding the number of creatable TFO groups up to 32

  - Creating two or more TFO groups in the same direction

  - Using the Automatic Failover function during a RAID close

  - Using the Automatic Failover function triggered by CA port linkdown

Devices Supported by AdvancedCopy Manager

AdvancedCopy Manager supports the following ETERNUS Disk storage systems:

• ETERNUS DX series

• ETERNUS AF All-Flash Arrays

• ETERNUS DX200F

Note

• The firmware versions of storage devices must be as shown in the table below. However, for unlisted storage devices, there is no limit for the firmware version number.

  Table 2.7 Storage Devices and Compatible Firmware Version

  Storage Device Name	Compatible Firmware Version
  ETERNUS DX60 S2	V20L10 or later
  ETERNUS DX80 S2 ETERNUS DX90 S2	V10L16 or later

• Enable the following settings for the interface to storage devices.

  Table 2.8 Storage Devices and Interface Settings

  Storage Device Name	Interface Settings
  ETERNUS DX series (excluding the ETERNUS DX60 S2)	SSH connection
  ETERNUS DX60 S2	Telnet connection
  ETERNUS AF All-Flash Arrays ETERNUS DX200F	SSH connection

Information

With AdvancedCopy Manager CCM, the devices listed below can use Copy command via SAN and via LAN.

Table 2.9 ETERNUS Disk Storage Systems Supporting Copy Command via SAN and/or via LAN

Device Name	Copy Command via SAN		Copy Command via LAN
	Operation	Firmware Version	Operation	Firmware Version
ETERNUS DX series (excluding the ETERNUS DX60 S2)	A	All versions	A	All versions
ETERNUS DX60 S2	A	All versions	N/A	-
ETERNUS AF All-Flash Arrays ETERNUS DX200F	A	All versions	A	All versions

(A=Available, N/A=Not Available)

Refer to "Agent-less Operating Model" in "Overview of AdvancedCopy Manager" of the Overview for information on Copy command via SAN and via LAN.