IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller and Storwize V7000 Best Practices and Performance Guidelines

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Back-end storage

This chapter describes aspects and characteristics to consider when you plan the attachment of a back-end storage device to be virtualized by an IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller or Storwize.

This chapter includes the following sections:

•Round-robin path selection

•Considerations for DS88xx series

•Considerations for IBM Storwize V7000/V5000/V3700

•Considerations for IBM FlashSystem 900

•Considerations for third-party storage with EMC VMAX and Hitachi Data Systems

2.1 Round-robin path selection

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