The Host Operating System Type field contains the operating system of the host. You can select the recommended host type from the drop-down list or allow the Host Context Agent (HCA) to configure the host and appropriate host operating system type.
Some of the following host types might appear in the list:
Host Operating System type | Operating System (OS) and multipath driver |
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Linux DM-MP (Kernel 3.10 or later) | Supports Linux operating systems using a Device Mapper multipath failover solution with a 3.10 or later Kernel. |
VMware ESXi | Supports VMware ESXi operating systems running the Native Multipathing Plug-in (NMP) architecture using the VMware built-in Storage Array Type Policy module SATP_ALUA. |
Windows (clustered or non-clustered) | Supports Windows clustered or non-clustered configurations that are not running the ATTO multipathing driver. |
ATTO Cluster (all operating systems) | Supports all cluster configurations using the ATTO Technology, Inc., multipathing driver. |
Linux (Veritas DMP) | Supports Linux operating systems using a Veritas DMP multipathing solution. |
Linux (ATTO) | Supports Linux operating systems using an ATTO Technology, Inc., multipathing driver. |
Mac OS (ATTO) | Supports Mac OS versions using an ATTO Technology, Inc., multipathing driver. |
Windows (ATTO) | Supports Windows operating systems using an ATTO Technology, Inc., multipathing driver. |
FlexArray (ALUA) | Supports a NetApp FlexArray system using ALUA for multipathing. |
IBM SVC | Supports an IBM SAN Volume Controller configuration. |
Factory Default | Reserved for the initial start-up of the storage array. If your host operating system type is set to Factory Default, change it to match the host operating system and multipath driver running on the connected host. |
Linux DM-MP (Kernel 3.9 or earlier) | Supports Linux operating systems using a Device Mapper multipath failover solution with a 3.9 or earlier Kernel. |
Window Clustered (deprecated) | If your host operating system type is set to this value, use the Windows (clustered or non-clustered) setting instead. |