text: **8.1 Host attachment overview**
  
  The IBM Storwize V7000 system supports a wide range of host types (both IBM and 
  non-IBM). This feature makes it possible to consolidate storage in an open systems 
  environment into a common pool of storage. Then, you can use and manage the storage pool 
  more efficiently as a single entity from a central point on the storage area network (SAN). 
  
  The ability to consolidate storage for attached open systems hosts provides the following 
  benefits: 
  
  (cid:2) Easier storage management 
  (cid:2) Increased utilization rate of the installed storage capacity 
  (cid:2) Advanced Copy Services functions offered across storage systems from separate vendors 
  (cid:2) Only one multipath driver is required for attached hosts 
  
  Hosts can be connected to Storwize V7000 system using any of the following protocols: 
  
  (cid:2) Fibre Channel (FC) 
  (cid:2) Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) 
  (cid:2) Internet Small Computer System Interface (iSCSI) 
  (cid:2) iSCSI Extensions over RDMA (iSER) 
  (cid:2) Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe) 
  
  Hosts that connect to the Storwize V7000 system by using fabric switches that use FC or 
  FCoE protocol must be zoned correctly, as described in 3.6, “SAN configuration planning” on 
  page 50. 