Apply these Lenovo Storage V7000 configuration details to Fibre Channel host bus adapters (HBAs).
The system must be configured to export volumes only to host Fibre Channel ports that are on the list of supported HBAs. See the following website for specific firmware levels and the latest supported hardware:
http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/products/servers/lenovo-storage
Operation with other HBAs is not supported. You can attach hosts to the Lenovo Storage V7000Fibre Channel ports directly or through a SAN fabric. For specific HBA-supported connection methods, see http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/products/servers/lenovo-storage.
The system does not specify the number of host Fibre Channel ports or HBAs that a host or a partition of a host can have. The number of host Fibre Channel ports or HBAs are specified by the host multipathing device driver. The system supports this number; however it is subject to the configuration rules for Lenovo Storage V7000. To obtain optimal performance and to prevent overloading, the workload to each Lenovo Storage V7000 port must be equal. You can achieve an even workload by zoning approximately the same number of host Fibre Channel ports to each Lenovo Storage V7000Fibre Channel port.
The system supports configurations that use N-port ID virtualization (NPIV) in the host bus adapter when connected to a SAN switch, but not when directly attached to the Lenovo Storage V7000Fibre Channel ports.