Supported Storage List for LifeKeeper for Linux v9

Last updated: May 25, 2021

The table below is a list of LifeKeeper for Linux v9 supported storage and should be considered when configuring your environment.

About Supported Storage

Some types of storage used as shared storage in LifeKeeper require certification.

The following storage must be certified. Make sure the storage you plan to use is listed in the table below. Supported storage should be used for shared storage such as SCSI/FC/iSCSI/SAS that refer to the same data from multiple nodes for which LifeKeeper’s IO fencing with SCSI-2/3 Reservation is required.

Configurations that do not require certification

  • NAS storage (requires the NAS Recovery Kit)
  • All disk devices that make up data replication by DataKeeper (both built-in and external)
  • Virtual disks on shared storage protected by the VMDK Recovery Kit on vSphere
  • Storage which is used in the environment where all of the requirements below are satisfied:
    • OS, hardware and platform has supported the storage
    • The LifeKeeper SCSI reservation feature is disabled
    • The fencing mechanism of LifeKeeper Quorum/Witness is configured

Note: If your shared storage meets the requirements above, it does not require SIOS certification.

Unsupported Hardware

Consumer storage that is connected via USB or IEEE1394 is not supported.

DELL

Vendor
(*1)
Storage Model Bus Type Connect Type
(*2)
Support Status Required ARK
(i.e. Multipath ARK)
Supported LK Version (*4) Notes
DELL Dell EqualLogic:
PS4100
PS4110
PS4210
PS6100
PS6110
PS6210
PS6610
ISCSI Multi Path (DMMP) YES DMMP ARK v9.0 – v9.5.2
With a large number of luns (over 20), change the REMOTETIMEOUT setting in /etc/default/LifeKeeper to REMOTETIMEOUT=600.
Single Path (DMMP) YES DMMP ARK
MD3800f
MD3820f
MD3860f
FC vSphere (RDM) No v9.0 – v9.5.2
Multi Path (DMMP) YES DMMP ARK
Single Path No
MD3400
MD3420
MD3460
SAS vSphere (RDM) No v9.0 – v9.5.2
Multi Path (DMMP) YES DMMP ARK
Single Path No
SCv3000 Series:
SCv3000
SCv3020
FC vSphere (RDM) YES No Multipath ARK v9.0 – v9.5.2
Multi Path (DMMP) YES DMMP ARK
Single Path No
ISCSI Multi Path (DMMP) YES DMMP ARK v9.0 – v9.5.2
Single Path No
SAS vSphere No v9.0 – v9.5.2
Multi Path (DMMP) YES DMMP ARK
Single Path No
SCv2000 Series:
SCv2000
SCv2020
SCv2080
FC vSphere (RDM) YES No Multipath ARK v9.0 – v9.5.2
Multi Path (DMMP) YES DMMP ARK
Single Path No
ISCSI Multi Path (DMMP) YES DMMP ARK v9.0 – v9.5.2
Single Path No
SAS vSphere No v9.0 – v9.5.2
Multi Path (DMMP) YES DMMP ARK
Single Path No
Dell Storage:
SC7020
SC5020
SC4020
FC vSphere (RDM) YES No Multipath ARK v9.0 – v9.5.2
Multi Path (DMMP) YES DMMP ARK
Single Path No
ISCSI Multi Path (DMMP) YES DMMP ARK v9.0 – v9.5.2
Single Path No
Dell Compellent:
SC9000
SC8000
FC vSphere (RDM) No
Multi Path (DMMP) No
Single Path No
ISCSI Multi Path (DMMP) YES DMMP ARK v9.0 – v9.5.2
Single Path No

Fujitsu

Vendor
(*1)

Storage Model
Bus Type Connect Type
(*2)

Support Status
Required ARK
(i.e. Multipath ARK)

Supported LK Version (*4)
Notes
Fujitsu ETERNUS:
DX60 S2
DX80 S2
DX90 S2
DX410 S2
DX440 S2
DX8100 S2
DX8700 S2
DX60 S3
DX100 S3
DX200 S3
DX500 S3
DX600 S3
DX8700 S3
DX8900 S3
DX200F
DX60 S4
DX100 S4
DX200 S4
DX500 S4
DX600 S4
DX60 S5
DX100 S5
DX200 S5
DX500 S5
DX600 S5
DX900 S5
AF250
AF650
AF250 S2
AF650 S2
AF250 S3
AF650 S3
DX8900 S4
FC vSphere (RDM) YES No Multipath ARK v9.0 – v9.5.2

If ETERNUS is used as a boot device, a file system error may occur when the boot device is not accessible from a primary node and switching to a secondary node may fail. In order to avoid this, set a panic when a file system error occurs as shown below.  

Example: for xfs, configure the following and reboot the server.

echo ‘fs.xfs.panic_mask=127’ > /etc/sysctl.d/01-xfs.conf
Multi Path (DMMP) YES DMMP ARK
Multi Path (EMPD) YES No Multipath ARK
Single Path YES No Multipath ARK
ISCSI Multi Path (DMMP) YES DMMP ARK v9.0 – v9.5.2
Multi Path (EMPD) YES No Multipath ARK
Single Path YES No Multipath ARK

Hitachi / Hitachi Vantara

Vendor
(*1)

Storage Model
Bus Type Connect Type
(*2)

Support Status
Required ARK
(i.e. Multipath ARK)

Supported LK Version (*4)
Hitachi / Hitachi Vantara Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G1000
Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G1500
Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform F1500
FC vSphere (RDM) YES No Multipath ARK v9.0 – v9.5.2
Multi Path (HDLM) YES HDLM ARK
Multi Path (DMMP) YES DMMP ARK
Single Path YES
ISCSI Multi Path (HDLM) No
Single Path No
Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform FC vSphere (RDM) YES No Multipath ARK v9.0 – v9.5.2
Multi Path (HDLM) YES HDLM ARK
Single Path YES
ISCSI Multi Path (HDLM) No
Single Path No
Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform Mid Range Family:
Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform F900 (VSP F900)
Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform F700 (VSP F700)
Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform F370 (VSP F370)
Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform F350 (VSP F350)
Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G900 (VSP G900)
Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G700 (VSP G700)
Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G370 (VSP G370)
Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G350 (VSP G350)
Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G150 (VSP G150)
Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G130 (VSP G130)
FC vSphere (RDM) YES No Multipath ARK v9.0 – v9.5.2
Multi Path (HDLM) YES HDLM ARK
Multi Path (DMMP) YES DMMP ARK
Single Path YES No Multipath ARK
ISCSI Multi Path (DMMP) YES DMMP ARK v9.0 – v9.5.2
Single Path YES No Multipath ARK
Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform Mid Range Family:
Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform F800 (VSP F800)
Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform F600 (VSP F600)
Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform F400 (VSP F400)
Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G800 (VSP G800)
Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G600 (VSP G600)
Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G400 (VSP G400)
Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G200 (VSP G200)
Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G100 (VSP G100)
FC vSphere (RDM) YES No Multipath ARK v9.0 – v9.5.2
Multi Path (HDLM) YES HDLM ARK
Multi Path (DMMP) YES DMMP ARK
Single Path YES No Multipath ARK
ISCSI Multi Path (DMMP) YES DMMP ARK v9.0 – v9.5.2
Single Path YES No Multipath ARK
Hitachi Unified Storage VM (HUS VM) FC vSphere (RDM) YES No Multipath ARK v9.0 – v9.5.2
Multi Path (HDLM) YES HDLM ARK
Single Path YES No Multipath ARK
ISCSI Multi Path (HDLM) No
Single Path No
Hitachi Unified Storage 100 Series:
Hitachi Unified Storage 150 (HUS 150)
Hitachi Unified Storage 130 (HUS 130)
Hitachi Unified Storage 110 (HUS 110)
FC vSphere (RDM) YES No Multipath ARK v9.0 – v9.5.2
Multi Path (HDLM) YES HDLM ARK
Single Path YES No Multipath ARK
ISCSI Multi Path (HDLM) No
Single Path No

Hitachi

Vendor
(*1)

Storage Model
Bus Type Connect Type
(*2)

Support Status
Required ARK
(i.e. Multipath ARK)

Supported LK Version (*4)
Notes
Hitachi BR1200 ISCSI Multi Path (HDLM) No
Multi Path (DMMP) No
Single Path No
SAS Multi Path (RDAC) YES No Multipath ARK v9.0 – v9.5.2
Both the single path and multipath configurations require the RDAC driver. Only the BR1200 configuration using the RDAC driver is supported.

The BR1200 configuration using the HDLM (HDLM ARK) is not supported.
Single Path (RDAC)
YES
No Multipath ARK
BR1250 ISCSI Multi Path (HDLM) No
Multi Path (DMMP) No
Single Path No
SAS Multi Path (NECSPS) YES NEC SPS ARK v9.0 – v9.5.2
Both the single path and multipath configurations require the NEC SPS ARK. The BR1250 configuration using HDLM (HDLM ARK) is not supported.

LifeKeeper for Linux v9.1 or later can be used for NEC iStorage StoragePathSavior (NECSPS) Recovery Kit on RHEL7 environment
Single Path (NECSPS)
YES
NEC SPS ARK
BR1650E
BR 1650S
FC vSphere (RDM) YES No Multipath ARK v9.0 – v9.5.2
Multi Path (HDLM) YES HDLM ARK
Single Path YES
ISCSI Multi Path (HDLM) No
Single Path No

HPE

Vendor
(*1)
Storage Model Bus Type Connect Type
(*2)
Support Status Required ARK
(i.e. Multipath ARK)
Supported LK Version (*4) Notes
HPE
Primera A630, A650, A670, C630, C650, C670 FC vSphere (RDM) YES No Multipath ARK v9.0 – v9.5.2
Multi Path (DMMP) YES DMMP ARK
Single Path No
Nimble Storage:
AF20
AF20Q
AF40
AF60
AF80
AF1000
AF3000
AF5000
AF7000
AF9000
CS1000H
CS1000
CS3000
CS5000
CS7000
HF20C
HF20H
HF20
HF40
HF60
ISCSI Multi Path (DMMP) YES DMMP ARK v9.2.2 – v9.5.2
Single Path No
3PAR:
3PAR StoreServ 8200
3PAR StoreServ 8400
3PAR StoreServ 8440
3PAR StoreServ 8450
FC vSphere (RDM) YES No Multipath ARK v9.0 – v9.5.2
Multi Path (DMMP) YES DMMP ARK
Single Path No
3PAR:
3PAR StoreServ 7400
3PAR StoreServ 7400c
3PAR StoreServ 7440
3PAR StoreServ 7440c
3PAR StoreServ 7450
3PAR StoreServ 7450c
FC vSphere (RDM) YES No Multipath ARK v9.0 – v9.5.2
Note: 3PAR StoreServ 7400 returns a reservation conflict with the default path checker setting. To avoid this conflict, set the following parameter in “/etc/default/LifeKeeper”:
DMMP_REGISTRATION_TYPE=hba
User friendly device mapping is not supported. Set the following parameter in “multipath.conf”
“user_friendly_names no”

* When using the vSphere(RDM) for multipath configurations, no configuration parameters need to be set.
Multi Path (DMMP) YES DMMP ARK
Single Path No
ISCSI Multi Path (DMMP) YES DMMP ARK v9.0 – v9.5.2
Note: 3PAR StoreServ 7400 iSCSI returns a reservation conflict. To avoid this conflict, set the following parameter in “/etc/default/LifeKeeper”:
DMMP_REGISTER_IGNORE=TRUE
Single Path No
3PAR:
3PAR StoreServ 7200
3PAR StoreServ 7200c
FC vSphere (RDM) YES No Multipath ARK v9.0 – v9.5.2
Note: 3PAR StoreServ 7200 returns a reservation conflict with the default path checker. To avoid this conflict, set the following parameter in “/etc/default/LifeKeeper”:
DMMP_REGISTRATION_TYPE=hba
Multi Path (DMMP) YES DMMP ARK
Single Path No
ISCSI Multi Path (DMMP) No
Single Path No
3PAR:
3PAR StoreServ 9450
3PAR StoreServ 20800 R2
3PAR StoreServ 20840 R2
3PAR StoreServ 20850 R2
FC vSphere (RDM) YES No Multipath ARK v9.2.1 – v9.5.2
Multi Path (DMMP) YES DMMP ARK
Single Path No
ISCSI Multi Path (DMMP) No
Single Path No
3PAR:
3PAR StoreServ 20450
3PAR StoreServ 20800
3PAR StoreServ 20840
3PAR StoreServ 20850
FC vSphere (RDM) YES No Multipath ARK v9.1 – v9.5.2
Multi Path (DMMP) YES DMMP ARK
Single Path No
ISCSI Multi Path (DMMP) No
Single Path No
3PAR StoreServ 10400 FC vSphere (RDM) YES No Multipath ARK v9.0 – v9.5.2
Multi Path (DMMP) YES DMMP ARK
Single Path No
ISCSI Multi Path (DMMP) No
Single Path No
3PAR StoreServ 10800 FC vSphere (RDM) YES No Multipath ARK v9.0 – v9.5.2
Note: 3PAR StoreServ 10800 FC returns a reservation conflict with the default path checker setting. To avoid this conflict, set the following parameter in “/etc/default/LifeKeeper”:
DMMP_REGISTRATION_TYPE=hba

User friendly device mapping is not supported. Set the following parameter in “multipath.conf”
“user_friendly_names no”

* When using the vSphere(RDM) for multipath configurations, no configuration parameters need to be set.
Multi Path (DMMP) YES DMMP ARK
Single Path No
ISCSI Multi Path (DMMP) No
Single Path No
MSA:
MSA2060
FC vSphere (RDM) YES No Multipath ARK v9.0 – v9.5.1
Multi Path (DMMP) YES DMMP ARK
Single Path No
ISCSI Multi Path (DMMP) No
Single Path No
SAS vSphere (RDM) No
Multi Path (DMMP) No
Single Path No
MSA:
MSA2050
MSA2052
FC vSphere (RDM) YES No Multipath ARK v9.2 – v9.5.2
Multi Path (DMMP) YES DMMP ARK
Single Path No
ISCSI Multi Path (DMMP) YES DMMP ARK v9.2 – v9.5.2
Single Path No
SAS vSphere (RDM) No
Multi Path (DMMP) No
Single Path No
MSA:
MSA2042
FC vSphere (RDM) YES No Multipath ARK v9.1 – v9.5.2
Multi Path (DMMP) YES DMMP ARK
Single Path No
ISCSI Multi Path (DMMP) YES DMMP ARK v9.1 – v9.5.2
Single Path No
SAS vSphere (RDM) YES No Multipath ARK v9.1 – v9.5.2
Multi Path (DMMP) YES DMMP ARK
Single Path No
MSA:
MSA1040
MSA2040
FC vSphere (RDM) YES No Multipath ARK v9.0 – v9.5.2
Multi Path (DMMP) YES DMMP ARK
Single Path No
ISCSI Multi Path (DMMP) YES DMMP ARK v9.0 – v9.5.2
Single Path No
SAS vSphere (RDM) YES No Multipath ARK v9.0 – v9.5.2
Multi Path (DMMP) YES DMMP ARK
Single Path No
StoreVirtual (LeftHand) Series
LeftHand OS version 12.6
FC vSphere (RDM) No LeftHand OS (SAN/iQ) version 12.6 is supported in HPE StoreVirtual (LeftHand) storage.All StoreVirtual series are supported, including HC250 / HC380 and StoreVirtual VSA as the virtual storage appliance.See the release note of each version of
LeftHand OS (SAN/iQ) to know the virtual storage applicance in detail.
Multi Path (DMMP) No
Single Path No
ISCSI Multi Path (DMMP) YES DMMP ARK v9.1 – v9.5.2
Single Path No
HP P9500 FC vSphere (RDM) YES No Multipath ARK v9.0 – v9.5.2
Multi Path (DMMP) YES DMMP ARK
Single Path YES No Multipath ARK
XP7 Storage System FC vSphere (RDM) YES No Multipath ARK v9.0 – v9.5.2
Multi Path (HDLM) YES HDLM ARK
Multi Path (DMMP) YES DMMP ARK
Single Path YES No Multipath ARK

IBM

Vendor
(*1)
Storage Model Bus Type Connect Type
(*2)
Support Status Required ARK
(i.e. Multipath ARK)
Supported LK Version (*4) Notes
IBM IBM SAN Volume Controller* *IBM TotalStorage Proven FC vSphere (RDM) No v9.0 – v9.5.2
Multi Path (DMMP) YES DMMP ARK
Single Path YES No Multipath ARK
ISCSI Multi Path (DMMP) No
Single Path No
IBM Storwize V7000 FC vSphere (RDM) YES No Multipath ARK v9.0 – v9.5.2
Multi Path (DMMP) YES DMMP ARK
Single Path No
ISCSI Multi Path (DMMP) YES
DMMP ARK
Quorum/Witness Server Kit
v9.0 – v9.5.2
The IBM Storwize V7000 (Firmware Version 6.3.0.1) has been certified by partner testing using iSCSI (iscsi-initiator-utils6.2.0.872-34.el6.x86_64) with DMMP (device-mapper-1.02.66-6.el6, device-mapper-multipath-0.4.9-46.el6). The test was performed with LifeKeeper for Linux v7.5 using RHEL 6.2.

Restriction: IBM Storwize V7000 must be used in combination with the Quorum/Witness Server Kit and STONITH. See the online documentation for the LifeKeeper version that you are using for more information.
http://docs.us.sios.com/
Single Path No
IBM Storwize V3700 FC vSphere (RDM) YES No Multipath ARK v9.0 – v9.5.2
Multi Path (DMMP) YES DMMP ARK
Single Path No
ISCSI Multi Path (DMMP) No
Single Path No
SAS vSphere (RDM) No
Multi Path (DMMP) No
Single Path No
IBM XIV Storage System FC vSphere (RDM) YES No Multipath ARK v9.0 – v9.5.2 If you are creating more than 32 LUNs on an IBM XIV Storage System using LifeKeeper, please contact IBM for further details.
Multi Path (DMMP) YES DMMP ARK
Single Path (DMMP) YES DMMP ARK
ISCSI Multi Path (DMMP) No
Single Path No

Lenovo

Vendor
(*1)
Storage Model Bus Type Connect Type
(*2)
Support Status Required ARK
(i.e. Multipath ARK)
Supported LK Version (*4)
Lenovo Lenovo Storage V3700 V2
Lenovo Storage V3700 V2 XP
FC vSphere (RDM) YES No Multipath ARK v9.0 – v9.5.2
Multi Path (DMMP) YES DMMP ARK
Single Path No
ISCSI Multi Path (DMMP) No
Single Path No
SAS vSphere (RDM) No
Multi Path (DMMP) No
Single Path No
IBM Storwize V3700 FC vSphere (RDM) YES No Multipath ARK v9.0 – v9.5.2
Multi Path (DMMP) YES DMMP ARK
Single Path No
ISCSI Multi Path (DMMP) No
Single Path No
SAS vSphere (RDM) No
Multi Path (DMMP) No
Single Path No

NEC

Vendor
(*1)
Storage Model Bus Type Connect Type
(*2)
Support Status Required ARK
(i.e. Multipath ARK)
Supported LK Version (*4) Notes
NEC NEC iStorage:
M10e
M11e
M100
M110
M300
M12e
M120
M320
FC vSphere (RDM) YES No Multipath ARK v9.0 – v9.5.2 LifeKeeper for Linux v9.1 or later can be used for NEC iStorage StoragePathSavior (NECSPS) Recovery Kit on RHEL7 environment.
Multi Path (NECSPS) YES NECSPS ARK
Single Path (NECSPS) YES NECSPS ARK
ISCSI Multi Path (NECSPS) YES NECSPS ARK v9.0 – v9.5.2
Single Path (NECSPS) No
SAS vSphere (RDM) No v9.0 – v9.5.2
Multi Path (NECSPS) YES NECSPS ARK
Single Path (NECSPS) YES NECSPS ARK
NEC iStorage:
M310
M310F
M320F
M500
M510
M700
M710
M710F
M520
M720
M720F
FC vSphere (RDM) YES No Multipath ARK v9.0 – v9.5.2
Multi Path (NECSPS) YES NECSPS ARK
Single Path (NECSPS) YES NECSPS ARK
ISCSI Multi Path (NECSPS) YES NECSPS ARK v9.0 – v9.5.2
Single Path (NECSPS) No

Pure Storage

Vendor
(*1)
Storage Model Bus Type Connect Type
(*2)
Support Status Required ARK
(i.e. Multipath ARK)
Supported LK Version (*4)
Pure Storage FA-400 Series FC vSphere (RDM) YES No Multipath ARK v9.0 – v9.5.2
Multi Path (DMMP) YES DMMP ARK
Single Path No
ISCSI Multi Path (DMMP) No
Single Path No
FlashArray//m Series
//m10
//m20
//m50
//m70
FC vSphere (RDM) No v9.0 – v9.5.2
Multi Path (DMMP) YES DMMP ARK
Single Path No
FlashArray//x Series
//x10
//x20
//x50
//x70
FC vSphere (RDM) No v9.0 – v9.5.2
Multi Path (DMMP) YES DMMP ARK
Single Path No
FlashArray//x Series
//X10R2
//X20R2
//X50R2
//X70R2
//X90R2
FC vSphere (RDM) No v9.3.2 – v9.5.2
Multi Path (DMMP) YES DMMP ARK
Single Path No
iSCSI vSphere (RDM) No v9.0 – v9.5.2
Multi Path (DMMP) YES DMMP ARK
Single Path No

(*1) EMC storage for use


LifeKeeper acquired the E-Lab certification. See the matrix below for the EMC storage support.

https://elabnavigator.dell.com/eln/elnhome

(*2) Connecting Configurations

vSphere (RDM) Connected a shared disk using Raw Device Mapping (RDM) on the VMWare ESX server
Multi Path (DMMP) Multipath configuration of the shared disk using the Device Mapper Multipath driver
Multi Path (EMPD) Multipath configuration of the shared disk using the ETERNUS Multipath Driver
Multi Path (HDLM) Multipath configuration of the shared disk using the Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager driver
Multi Path (RDAC) Multipath configuration of the shared disk using the IBM Redundant Disk Array Controller driver
Multi Path (NECSPS) Multipath configuration of the shared disk using the iStorage StoragePathSavior driver
Single Path (DMMP) Single path configuration of the shared disk using the Device Mapper Multipath driver
Single Path (RDAC) Single path configuration of the shared disk using the IBM Redundant Disk Array Controller
Single Path Single path connection not using a specific multipath driver

(*3) Multipath Software


The support information by maker must be referred about the connectivity information of each Multipath
software.
Please refer to the release notes for the details about Multipath software support by LifeKeeper.

(*4) Supported versions of LifeKeeper


This document is written for LifeKeeper for Linux v9.
If you are using a previous version of LifeKeeper, you must refer to the Release Notes for that version for the
supported storage list.

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