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Servers, operating systems, and storage products The fabric rules for H-series switches apply to SANs that include the servers, operating systems, and storage products listed in Table 12. Table 12 H-series switches servers, operating systems, and storage system support Servers • HP ProLiant ML-Series and DL-Series servers • HP Integrity nl servers • HP BladeSystem nl c-Class ProLiant Server Blades • HP BladeSystem nl c-Class Integrity Server Blades Operating systems • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper- V • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 • Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 • VMware ESX • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) • HP-UX • Citrix Xen Enterprise • Integrated Citrix XenServer Storage products • EVA8400/6400 • EVA4400 • EVA8100/8000/6100/6000/4100/4000 • MSA2000fc G2 (MSA2300fc)/MSA2000fc • MSA1000/1500 (active/ nl active only) • P2000 G3 FC • XP24000/20000, XP12000/10000 • EBS products:1 • MSL6000 with LTO4 drives • MSL2024, MSL4048, and MSL8096 with LTO4 drives • EML E-Series with LT04 drives • VLS6000, VLS9000, and VLS12000 EVA Gateway 1See the EBS compatibility matrix at http://www.hp.com/go/ebs. For current operating system and storage system support, see the SPOCK website at http:// www.hp.com/storage/spock. You must sign up for an HP Passport to enable access. See "Heterogeneous server rules" on page 185 and the following chapters: • "MSA storage system rules" on page 235 • "EVA storage system rules" on page 247 To support SSCM and other HP software, the server running the SSCM management software (the management station) must meet the following minimum requirements : • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 x64/x86 with SP 2 and Microsoft hotfix QFE932755, available on the Microsoft website at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932755 • Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 x64/x86 with SP 2 and Microsoft hotfix QFE932755, available on the Microsoft website at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932755 • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 x64/x86 operating system with Service Pack 1 SAN Design Reference Guide 87