Table Of Contents - HP StorageWorks MPX200 User Manual

Contents
1 MPX200 Multifunction Router overview ............................................... 15
MPX200 features ...................................................................................................................... 15
MPX200 configuration options for EVA ........................................................................................ 18
MPX200 configurations for XP24000/20000 .............................................................................. 21
Planning the MPX200 installation ................................................................................................ 24
Total number of initiators ..................................................................................................... 25
Number of paths required per initiator .................................................................................. 25
Use of iSNS ...................................................................................................................... 25
Use of iSCSI ports .............................................................................................................. 25
Balancing the load ............................................................................................................. 25
10-GbE initiators ................................................................................................................ 26
CHAP security .......................................................................................................................... 26
2 Installing the MPX200 ...................................................................... 27
MPX200 components ................................................................................................................ 27
3 Managing the MPX200 using HP Command View EVA ......................... 35
Setting up the MPX200 management port .................................................................................... 35
Fibre Channel zoning ................................................................................................................ 35
Open zoning ..................................................................................................................... 35
Fibre Channel switch-based zoning ....................................................................................... 36
HP Command View EVA discovery .............................................................................................. 37
Setting up the iSCSI IP ports ....................................................................................................... 39
Setting the date and time on the MPX200 .................................................................................... 40
Code load ............................................................................................................................... 41
Shutting down and restarting the MPX200 .................................................................................. 42
Saving or restoring the MPX200 configuration .............................................................................. 42
Locating the MPX200 ................................................................................................................ 43
Removing an iSCSI controller ...................................................................................................... 44
4 Managing the MPX200 for XP 24000/20000 .................................... 47
Setting up the MPX200 management port .................................................................................... 47
Set up the iSCSI ports ................................................................................................................ 48
Fibre Channel zoning ................................................................................................................ 48
LUN management ..................................................................................................................... 49
5 MPX200 iSCSI configuration rules and guidelines ................................ 53
iSCSI rules and supported maximums ......................................................................................... 53
EVA storage system rules and guidelines ...................................................................................... 54
HP Command View EVA management rules and guidelines ............................................................ 54
EVA storage system software ...................................................................................................... 55
Features supported for iSCSI hosts ........................................................................................ 55
Features not supported for iSCSI hosts ................................................................................... 55
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