Iscsi Initiator Rules And Guidelines; Apple Mac Os X Iscsi Initiator Rules And Guidelines; Microsoft Windows Iscsi Initiator Rules And Guidelines; Mpx200-Xp Operating System And Multipath Support - HP StorageWorks MPX200 User Manual

Apple Mac OS X
Microsoft Windows
Server 2008, 2003,
Hyper-V
Red Hat Linux, SUSE
Linux
Solaris
VMware
Table 7 lists XP24000/20000 operating system and multipath software support.
Table 7 MPX200-XP operating system and multipath support
Operating system
MicrosoftWindows Server 2008, 2003

iSCSI initiator rules and guidelines

This section describes the iSCSI initiator rules and guidelines for Apple Mac OS, Microsoft Windows,
Linux, Solaris, and VMware. General iSCSI initiator rules and guidelines follow:
• iSCSI initiators and MPX200 iSCSI ports can be in different IP subnets. This requires setting the
MPX200 iSCSI gateway feature. For more information, see
EVA" on page 18 and
• Both single-path and multipath initiators are supported on the same MPX200.
• Fibre Channel LUNs and iSCSI LUNs are not supported on the same server.

Apple Mac OS X iSCSI initiator rules and guidelines

The Apple Mac OS X iSCSI initiator supports the following:
• Power PC and Intel Power Mac G5, Xserve, Mac Pro
• ATTO Technology Mac driver
• iSNS
• CHAP
iSCSI initiator operating system considerations follow:
• Host-mode setting—Apple Mac OS X
• Multipathing—Not supported

Microsoft Windows iSCSI initiator rules and guidelines

The Microsoft Windows iSCSI initiator supports the following:
• Microsoft iSCSI initiator versions 2.08 and 2.07
• Microsoft iSCSI Initiator for Windows 2008, Vista, and Windows 7
• Multipath on MPX200 single-blade or dual-blade configurations
iSCSI initiator operating system considerations follow:
None None
MPIO with HP DSM
MPIO with Microsoft MSCS
DSM
Device Mapper None
Solaris MPxIO None
VMware MPxIO None
Multipath software
MPIO with Microsoft DSM
Appendix B on page 211.
EVA4400/4400 with embedded switch
EVA4000/4100/6000/6100/8000/8100
EVA6400/8400
XP storage system
XP24000/20000
"MPX200 configuration options for
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