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SANtricity 11.5
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How do I know which host operating system type is correct?

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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.

Host Operating System type Operating System (OS) and multipath driver

AIX MPIO

The Advanced Interactive Executive (AIX) OS and the native MPIO driver

AVT_4M

Silicon Graphics, Inc. (SGI) proprietary multipath driver; refer to the SGI installation documentation for more information

Factory Default

This is reserved for the initial startup of the storage array and should be changed to match the host operating system and multipath driver being used for the particular host

HP-UX

The HP-UX OS with native multipath driver

Linux (ATTO)

The Linux OS and the ATTO Technology, Inc. driver (must use ATTO FC HBAs)

Linux (DM-MP)

The Linux OS and the native DM-MP driver

Linux (Pathmanager)

The Linux OS and the SGI proprietary multipath driver; refer to the SGI installation documentation for more information

Mac OS

The Mac OS and the ATTO Technology, Inc. driver

ONTAP

FlexArray

Solaris (version 11 or later)

The Solaris 11 or later OS and the native MPxIO driver

Solaris (version 10 or earlier)

The Solaris 10 or earlier OS and the native MPxIO driver

SVC

IBM SAN Volume Controller

VMware

The ESXi OS

Windows or Windows Clustered

The Windows Server OS and Windows MPIO with a DSM driver

Windows (ATTO)

The Windows OS and the ATTO Technology, Inc. driver

After the HCA is installed and the storage is attached to the host, the HCA sends the host topology to the storage controllers through the I/O path. Based on the host topology, the storage controllers automatically define the host and the associated host ports, and then set the host type.

Note

If the HCA does not select the recommended host type, you must manually set the host type in System Manager.