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The following is a list of operating systems that have been certified for Synchronism Servers, Clients, Agents, and NIC Express. Information about clustering software is included.
Synchronism Server
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Platform
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Certified Versions
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Synchronism Server version 5 - Linux
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SUSE Linux Professional 9.3 (64 bit)
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Kernel 2.6.11.4-21.7-smp (64 bit)
- QLogic 234x HBAs (BIOS v1.34 or above)
- LSI 7202XP-LC
- LSI7102XP-LC
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Synchronism Server (up to and including version 4.5) - Linux
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Red Hat Linux v7.3 with rpm support
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- Kernel 2.4.21-Synchronism (upgraded kernel)
- With Antares Microsystems P-0036, ATTO ExpressPCI FCSW, LSI 7202XP-LC, QLogic 220x, 2300, 2340, 2342, or 2344 HBAs
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Synchronism Server - Solaris
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Solaris 2.8
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- Kernel patch level 108528-12 and above (SPARC)
- With QLogic 220x, 2300, 2340, or 2342 HBAs
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Solaris 2.9
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- Kernel patch level 112233-04 (SPARC)
- With QLogic 220x, 2300, 2340, or 2342 HBAs
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Synchronism Client
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Platform
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Certified Versions
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Synchronism Client (using SAN/IP protocol)
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AIX
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- AIX 4.3.3.0-09 (32-bit)
- AIX 5.1 (32-bit)
- AIX 5.2 (32-bit)
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Debian Linux 3.Or1
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- Kernel 2.4.21smp
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HP-UX
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- HP-UX 11i
- HP-UX B.11.00 (64-bit)
- Patch Bundle XSWGR1100 (Sept. 2001 or later) and PHKL_23329 are required.
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MIRACLE Linux v2.0
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- Kernel 2.4.7-2.24ml
- Kernel 2.4.7-2.24mlsmp
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NetWare
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- NetWare 5.1 with Service Pack 6
- NetWare 6.0 with Service Pack 3
- NetWare 6.5 with Service Pack 1
- NSS must be running
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Red Hat Linux Advanced Server 2.1
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- Kernel 2.4.9-e.3.smp
- Kernel 2.4.9-e.8smp
- Kernel 2.4.9-e.16smp
- Kernel 2.4.9-e.24smp
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Red Hat Linux v9
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- Kernel 2.4.20-8
- Kernel 2.4.20-8smp
- Kernel 2.4.20-31.9smp
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Red Hat Linux v7.3
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- Kernel 2.4.18-5
- Kernel 2.4.18-5smp
- Kernel 2.4.20-28.7.agcom
- Kernel 2.4.19-Synchronism
- Kernel 2.4.21-Synchronism
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Red Hat Linux v7.2
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- Kernel 2.4.7-10
- Kernel 2.4.7-10smp
- Kernel 2.4.7-10enterprise
- Kernel 2.4.9-31
- Kernel 2.4.9-31smp
- Kernel 2.4.9-31SGI_XFS_1.1smp
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Red Hat Linux v7.1
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- Kernel 2.4.2-2
- Kernel 2.4.9smp
- Kernel 2.4.2-2enterprise
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Solaris 6
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- Kernel patch level 105181-29 and above (SPARC)
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Solaris 7
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- Kernel patch level 106541-17 and above (SPARC)
- Kernel patch level 106542-17 and above (x86)
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Solaris 8
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- Kernel patch level 108528-10 and above (SPARC)
- Kernel patch level 108529-10 and above (x86)
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Solaris 9
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- Kernel patch level 112233-04 (SPARC)
- Kernel patch level 112234-04 (x86)
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VMWare
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GSX 3.1 and ESX
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Windows NT
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Server and Workstation with Service Pack 6a.
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Windows 2000
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- Professional, Server, Advanced Server, and Datacenter, including Service Pack 2, 3, and 4
- Supports Windows 2000 Clustering
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Windows 2003
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Standard and Enterprise Server
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Synchronism Client (using Fibre Channel protocol)
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AIX
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AIX 4.3.3.x (32-bit and 64-bit)
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AIX 5.1 (32-bit and 64-bit)
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AIX 5.2 (32-bit and 64-bit)
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With Cambex FibreQuik PC2000, Emulex LP8000, Emulex LP9000, Emulex LP9002, IBM 6228, or IBM 6239 HBAs.
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Emulex HBAs support AIX HACMP/EX v4.4.1 and 5.1
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Compaq Tru64 UNIX (no SAN Client software)
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51.A with Compaq KGPSA-CX FC Adapter (FW rev 6.0) or Compaq KGPSA-C FC Adapter (FW rev 6.0)
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HP-UX
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HP-UX 11.00 or HP-UX 11i with Emulex LP8000, LP9000, LP9002, Tachyon A5158A, or Tachyon A6795A HBAs.
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Quality Pack Sept. 2001 QPK1100
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Hardware enablement and critical patches Sept. 2001 XSWHCR1100
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Macintosh (no SAN Client software)
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9.1 or OSX with ATTO ExpressPCI FC SW HBA .
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NetWare
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NetWare 5.1 with Service Pack 6 and QLogic 2200, 2300, 2340, or 2342
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NetWare 6.0 with Service Pack 3 and QLogic 2200, 2300, 2340, or 2342
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NetWare 6.5 with Service Pack 1 and QLogic 2342
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QLogic 2300 HBA uses driver ver. 6.50.18
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QLogic 2200, 2340, and 2342 HBAs use driver ver. 6.50r
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OpenVMS (no SAN Client software)
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7.2-1
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7.3-1
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Compaq KGPSA-CX or KGPSA-C Fibre Channel Adapter
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7.3-2 with Emulex FCA2354
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Red Hat Linux Advanced Server v3.0
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Kernel 2.4.21-9.0.1.EL
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Kernel 2.4.21-15.0.4.EL
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QLogic 2200, QLogic 2300, Emulex LP8000, or Emulex LP9000 HBAs.
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Red Hat Linux v9
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Kernel 2.4.20-8
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Kernel 2.4.20-8smp
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With QLogic 2200, QLogic 2300, Emulex LP8000, or Emulex LP9000 HBAs.
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Red Hat Linux v7.3
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Kernel 2.4.18-5
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Kernel 2.4.18-5smp
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With QLogic 2200, QLogic 2300, Emulex LP10000DC, Emulex LP8000, Emulex LP9000, LSI 929 or LSI 919 HBAs.
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Red Hat Linux v7.2
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Kernel 2.4.7-10
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Kernel 2.4.7-10smp
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Kernel 2.4.9-31
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Kernel 2.4.9-31smp
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With QLogic 2200, QLogic 2300, Emulex LP8000, Emulex LP9000, LSI 929, or LSI 919 HBAs.
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Red Hat Linux v7.1
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Kernel 2.4.2-2
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Kernel 2.4.2-2smp
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With QLogic 2200, QLogic 2300, Emulex LP8000, or Emulex LP9000 HBAs.
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SCO OpenServer (no SAN Client software)
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SCO OpenServer 5 with LSI LSI40919H (driver v1.03.22) or LSI LSI44929H (driver v1.03.22)
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SGI IRIX (no SAN Client software)
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IRIX v6.5 with Irix v6.5.7f or QLogic 2200 (the Fibre Channel driver is bundled with the IRIX operating system)
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Solaris
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SPARC:
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Solaris 6 Generic with kernel patch level 105181-29 and above with Emulex LP8000, Emulex LP9000, JNI FCE-1473N, JNI FCE-6460N, QLogic 2200, or QLogic 2300 HBAs
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Solaris 7 Generic (32-bit and 64-bit) with kernel patch level 106541-17 and above with Emulex LP8000, Emulex LP9000, JNI FCE-1473N, JNI FCE-6460N, QLogic 2200, or QLogic 2300 HBAs
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Solaris 8 Generic with kernel patch level 108528-10 and above with Emulex LP8000, Emulex LP9000, JNI FCE-1473N, JNI FCE-6460N, QLogic 2200, or QLogic 2300 HBAs
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Solaris 9 Generic with kernel patch level 112233-04 with Emulex LP10000DC, Emulex LP8000, QLogic 2340, or QLogic 2300 HBAs
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QLogic HBAs support Sun Cluster 3.0, Sun HPC ClusterTools 4.0, and Veritas Cluster version 1.3.0
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QLogic 2300 HBA supports Legato cluster version 4.8.1 for Solaris SPARC. No SAN Client is needed.
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Intel:
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Solaris 8 Generic with kernel patch level 108529-10 and above with LSI44929x HBAs.
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Solaris 9 Generic with kernel patch level 112233-04 with Emulex LP10000DC, Emulex LP8000, QLogic 2340, or QLogic 2300 HBAs.
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SUSE Linux
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- Kernel 2.4.21-138-smp
- Kernel 2.4.21-190-smp
- QLogic 2300 HBA.
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VMWare
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GSX 3.1 and ESX
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Windows NT
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4.0 Enterprise Edition with Service Pack 6a
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With any of the following HBAs: Adaptec 9110G, ATTO Express PCI FCSW, Emulex LP850, Emulex LP8000, Emulex LP9000, Emulex LP952L, QLogic 2100, QLogic 2200, or QLogic 2300.
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QLogic HBAs support Microsoft Cluster Server.
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Windows 2000
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Professional, Server, Advanced Server, and Datacenter, including Service Pack 4
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With any of the following HBAs: Adaptec 9110G, ATTO Express PCI FCSW, Emulex LP10000DC, Emulex LP850, Emulex LP8000, Emulex LP9000, Emulex LP9002, Emulex LP952L, LSI 44929, QLogic 2100, QLogic 2200, QLogic 2300, or QLogic 234x.
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QLogic and LSI HBAs support Microsoft Windows 2000 Clustering.
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Windows 2003
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Standard and Enterprise Server
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QLogic 234x, Emulex LP9000, Emulex LP9002, LP952L, LP10000DC or LSI 44929 HBAs.
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Synchronism Client (using iSCSI protocol)
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AIX
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4.3.3.x
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HP-UX
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B.11.11
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NetWare
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- NetWare 5.1 with Service Pack 6, 7, or 8
- NetWare 6.5 with Service Pack 1a
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Red Hat Linux
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- 7.3
- 8.0
- 9.0
- Advanced Server 2.1
- Advanced Server 3.0
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Solaris SPARC
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- Solaris 8
- Solaris 9
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SUSE Linux
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SuSe 9
- Kernel 2.6.5.-7.97-smp
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VMWare
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GSX 3.1 and ESX
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Windows 2000
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With SP 4 or above
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Windows XP Professional
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With SP 1 or above
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Windows 2003
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Standard and Enterprise Server with SP 1 or above
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Clustering Software
Since Synchronism uses the standard SCSI protocol when accessing disk storage, Synchronism is able to support most clustering software. The following is a list of software that has been certified for Synchronism Clients:
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Platform
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Certified Versions
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SAN/IP Environments
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Windows 2000
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- Windows 2000 Clustering
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Fibre Channel Environments
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AIX
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- Emulex HBAs support AIX HACMP/EX v4.4.1
- Emulex HBAs support AIX HACMP 5.1 on AIX 5.2
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HP-UX 11i
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- Emulex HBAs support MC/ServiceGuard vA.11.14
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Solaris 2.6
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- QLogic HBAs support Sun Cluster 2.2
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Solaris 2.7
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- QLogic HBAs support Sun Cluster 2.2 and Sun HPC ClusterTools 3.1
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Solaris 2.8
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- QLogic HBAs support Sun Cluster 3.1, Sun Cluster 3.0, Sun HPC ClusterTools 4.0, and Veritas Cluster version 1.3.0
- QLogic 2300 HBA supports Legato cluster version 4.8.1 for Solaris SPARC. No Synchronism Client is needed.
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Windows NT
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- QLogic HBAs support Microsoft Cluster Server
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Windows 2000
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- QLogic and LSI HBAs support Microsoft Windows 2000 Clustering
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Synchronism Agents and NIC Express
The following is a list of operating systems that have been certified for Synchronism Agents and NIC Express:
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Product
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Certified Operating Systems
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Backup & BareMetal Recovery
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Windows 2003 Standard and Enterprise Server
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Windows 2000 Professional, Server, and Advanced Server
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Windows XP Professional
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Red Hat Linux Advanced Server 2.1 with kernel 2.4.9-e.3smp, 2.4.9-e.9smp, 2.4.9-e.12smp, 2.4.9-e.16smp, or 2.4.9-e.25smp
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Red Hat Linux v9 with kernel 2.4.20-8 or 2.4.20-8smp
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Red Hat Linux v7.3 with kernel 2.4.18-5 or 2.4.18-5smp
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Red Hat Linux v7.2 with kernel 2.4.7-10, 2.4.7-10smp, 2.4.7-10enterprise, 2.4.9-31, 2.4.9-31smp, or 2.4.9-31enterprise
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Red Hat Linux v7.1 with kernel 2.4.2-2, 2.4.2-2smp, or 2.4.2-2enterprise
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Capacity-on-Demand
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- AIX 4.3.3.x
- HP-UX 11.00
- Red Hat 7.3, kernel 2.4.21-Synchronism
- Solaris 7
- Solaris 8
- Solaris 9
- Windows 2003
- Windows 2000 with SP 2 and above
- Windows XP with SP 11
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DiskSafe
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Windows XP Home Edition or Professional with SP 2 or later
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Windows 2000 Professional, Server, and Advanced Server, including SP 4
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Windows Server 2003
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Microsoft iSCSI initiator v2.0 and 2.01
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The following FC HBAs:
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Emulex PCI-Express: LPe11000, LPe11002, LPe1150, LP10000ExDC, LP1050Ex
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Emulex PCI-X: LP101, LP11000, LP11002, LP1150, LP1005DC, LP10000, LP10000DC, LP1050, LP1050DC, LP9802, LP9802DC, LP9402DC, LP982
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Emulex Blade: LP1005DC
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Emulex cPCI: LP9002C
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Emulex PCI: LP9002L
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QLogic: QLE2xxx, QLA24xx, QLA23xx
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DynaPath
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Windows 2003
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Windows 2000 with SP 2 or above
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Windows NT (Server or Workstation) with SP 6
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Solaris 6 SPARC with patch 105181-13 or later
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Solaris 7 SPARC with latest recommended patch cluster
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Solaris 8 SPARC with the latest recommended patch cluster
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Solaris 9 SPARC with the latest recommended patch cluster
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RedHat7.3-2.4.18-3
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RedHat7.x-2.4.18-5
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RedHatAS2.1-2.4.9-e.24
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RedHatAS2.1-2.4.9-e.49smp
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RedHatAS2.1-2.4.9-e.9
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RedHatAS2.1-2.4.9-e24enterprise
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RedHatAS3.0-2.4.21-15.0.4.EL
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RedHatAS3.0-2.4.21-15.EL
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RedHatAS3.0-2.4.21-20.EL
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RedHatAS3.0-2.4.21-27.0.2.ELsmp
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RedHatAS3.0-2.4.21-27.ELsmp
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RedHatAS3.0-2.4.21-32.0.1.ELsmp
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RedHatAS3.0-2.4.21-32.ELsmp
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RedHatAS3.0-2.4.21-9.0.1.EL
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RedHatAS3.0-2.4.21-9.0.3.EL
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RedHatAS3.0-2.4.21-9.EL
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SLES8-2.4.21-304smp
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SuSE8.1-2.4.21-251
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SuSE8-2.4.21-138deflt
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SuSE8-2.4.21-138smp
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SuSE8-2.4.21-190
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SuSE8-2.4.21-266
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AIX4.3.3.x (32-bit)
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AIX 5.3 (64-bit)
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AIX 5.2 (64-bit)
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AIX 5.1 (64-bit)
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HP-UX 11i (64-bit)2 , HP-UX 11.00 (64-bit)3
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FileSafe
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AIX 4.3.3.x, 5.1, 5.2
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HP-UX 11.00
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Red Hat Linux 7.311, kernel 2.4.19 and above
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NetWare 6.5
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NetWare 6.0 with Service Pack 3
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NetWare 5.1 with Service Pack 6
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Solaris 8
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Solaris 9
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Tru64 5.1a (rev 1885)
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Windows NT with Service Pack 4
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Windows 2000 Professional, Server, and Advanced Server, including SP 2 and above
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Windows 2003 Standard and Enterprise Server
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HyperTrac
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Windows 2003 Enterprise and Server
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Windows 2000 with SP 4
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NetWare Server 6.x with SP2
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HP-UX 11.11(11i) and 11.00
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Red Hat Linux 7.3, 7.2, and 7.1
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8
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Solaris 8, 9, and 10g (SPARC)
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NIC Express
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Windows 2003 Standard and Enterprise Server
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Windows 2000 with SP 2 or above
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Windows NT with SP 6a
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Red Hat Linux 7.3, kernel 2.4.21-Synchronism or 2.4.18-5 or 2.4.18-5smp
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Red Hat Linux v7.2, kernel 2.4.9-31 or 2.4.9-31smp
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Solaris 8 SPARC
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Notes:
1 Expansion only
2 Requires patch bundle Dec '04 (11.11 Support Plus)
3 Requires patch bundle Mar '04 (11.00 Support Plus)
All software is certified as of the date it was added to this matrix. Storage Engine is not responsible for any operational problems between the software resulting from modifications made by the manufacturer after the software was certified.
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