Before using NVMe over Fibre Channel, review the controller,
host, and recovery restrictions.
About the hardware
For the ThinkSystem SAN OS software 11.60.2 release, only the DE6000H or DE6000F 64GB controller
can be configured for NVMe over Fibre Channel. Each controller must
have the quad 32Gb host port HIC installed.
Controller restrictions
- This protocol can be
used only for an DE6000H or DE6000F controller with a minimum of 64
GB of physical memory. If the minimum memory requirements for the
DE6000H controller are not met during start of day operations, a message
is displayed that helps you diagnose the problem.
Host, host protocol,
and host operating system restrictions
- For an up-to-date listing
of all compatible host, host protocol, and host operating systems,
see the Lenovo Storage Interoperation Center for a complete
list of requirements.
- For a list of supported
host channel adapters see the Lenovo Storage Interoperation Center .
- The only supported host
interface card (HIC) is the dual 32GB Fibre Channel HIC, which also
supports NVMe over Fibre Channel.
- In-band CLI management via 11.50.3 SMcli is not supported in NVMe-oF
modes.
Storage and disaster
recovery restrictions
- Asynchronous and synchronous
mirroring are not supported.
- Thin provisioning (the
creation of thin volumes) is not supported.