Storage Systems; Fibre Channel Switches; Software Support; Operating Systems And Network Interface Controllers - HP StorageWorks 4000/6000/8000 - Enterprise Virtual Arrays Reference Manual

Storage systems

The following storage systems are supported with the B-series iSCSI Director Blade. Contact an HP
storage representative for specific support information.
MSA1500
EVA3000/5000
EVA4000/6000/8000
XP48/512
XP128/1024
XP10000/12000
NOTE:
HP supports direct connection of storage systems to the Fibre Channel ports on the B-series iSCSI
Director Blade, not to the IP ports.

Fibre Channel switches

The B-series iSCSI Director Blade is supported on the B-series SAN Director 4/256, with a maximum
of four blades per chassis. For more information, see

Software support

This section describes the operating systems and software supported with the B-series iSCSI Director
Blade.

Operating systems and network interface controllers

The following operating systems are supported with the B-series iSCSI Director Blade and iSCSI. Each
operating system's HP-supported NICs are also supported.
Windows 2003 SP1/R2 Standard Edition, Enterprise Edition
Windows 2003 64-bit
Red Hat Linux 4 (32-bit and 64-bit)
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 (32-bit and 64-bit)
NOTE:
The QLogic iSCSI HBA (QLA 4052c) is supported on Windows 2003, Red Hat, and SUSE.

Network Teaming

The B-series iSCSI Director Blade supports Network Teaming for Linux.

B-series management applications

The B-series iSCSI Director Blade management applications are as follows:
"B-series switches and fabric
SAN Design Reference Guide
rules" on page 93.
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