The storage system must be fully configured before being attached to the Red Hat Linux host, as described in Configuring the storage system.
- Devices types
The following devices types are supported for Red Hat Linux operations. For details, see Logical device types.
- OPEN-V
- OPEN-3/8/9/E/L
- LUSE (OPEN-x*n)
- VLL (OPEN-x VLL)
- VLL LUSE (OPEN-x*n VLL)
- Cross-OS File Exchange(FX) (3390-3A/B/C, OPEN-x FX oto)
- Host mode
The required host mode for Red Hat Linux is 00. Do not select a host mode other than 00 for Red Hat Linux. For a complete list of host modes for the storage system, see Host modes and host mode options. For instructions on setting the host modes, see the Provisioning Guide for the storage system.
- Host mode options
You may also need to set host mode options (HMOs) to meet your operational requirements. For a complete list of HMOs for the storage system, see Host modes and host mode options. For instructions on setting the HMOs, see the Provisioning Guide for the storage system.
Veritas Cluster Server: See Note on using Veritas Cluster Server for important information about using Veritas Cluster Server.